May 2008
Museum of Art Exhibition “Excavating Egypt: Great Discoveries from the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, University College of London,” now through June 8 (www.columbiamuseum.org; [803] 799-2810).
Lobster Race Aiken, downtown, May 2 (www.lobsterrace.com; [803] 649-9500).
Festival on the Round Barnwell, downtown, May 2-3 ([803] 541-6555).
Spring Festival Abbeville, May 2-3 ([864] 459-1433).
Bluegrass Festival Aiken, May 8-10 (www.aikenbluegrassfestival.org; [803] 642-8966).
Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum Exhibition “People Reading: Selections from the Collection of Donald and Patricia Oresman,” Myrtle Beach, May 8-Oct. 5 (www.myrtlebeachartmuseum.org; [843] 238-2510).
Blue Ridge Fest Pickens, May 9-10 (www.blueridgefest.com; 1-800-240-3400).
Italian Festival Fort Mill, May 15-17 (www.saintphilipneri.org; [803] 548-7282).
Garden Tours Cheraw, May 17 ([843] 537-2821); Hilton Head Island, May 17 (www.allsaints-hhi.org; [843] 681-8333); Sumter, May 17 ([803] 775-1091).
Pottery Show Gaffney, Cherokee County History and Arts Museum, May 17 (www.cherokeecountyhistory.org; [864] 489-3988).
Thunder at Fort Jackson Columbia, May 17 (www.celebratefreedomfoundation.org; [803] 772-2945).
Cooks & Books Hilton Head Island, The Mall at Shelter Cove, May 18 (www.lowcountryliteracy.org; [843] 686-6655).
Spoleto Festival USA Charleston, May 23-June 8 (www.spoletousa.org; [843] 579-3100).
Freedom Weekend Aloft Simpsonville, May 24-26 (www.freedomweekend.org; [864] 399-9481).