Your PopCulteer is pinched between deadlines, doctor’s appointments and projects this week, so we have a smaller than usual list of suggestions for your local amusement this week. We’ll feature a bonus thing to do tomorrow. Meanwhile, here are a few suggestions of things worth leaving the house for in and around Charleston this weekend…

Live Music is back at Taylor Books. There is no cover charge, and shows start at 7:30 PM.  Friday it’s Sonia Tavi. Saturday nathon Foster entertains the crowd at Charleston’s beloved Bookstore/Coffee Shop/Art Gallery.

The World Famous Empty Glass Cafe has some great stuff this weekend to tell you about. Thursday at 5:30 PM, Swingstein and Robin return with Swing for a good cause. Friday Tim Courts plays during happy hour.  Later on Friday the Glass presents American Jetset, and the first fifteen people through the door get a free CD!  Saturday at 9:30, Virginia groove trio Threesound comes to The Empty Glass. Sunday, Jonathan Foster makes his way from Taylor Books to The Glass at 10 PM. Next Monday it’s Open Mic Night at 9 PM.

Please remember that the pandemic is not over yet. It’s still a going concern. And now there are seasonal allergies, the flu, heatstroke, crazed political candidates, intelligent dogs in flying doghouses, people who care about college sports and other damned good reasons to be careful. Many people who have very good reasons are still wearing masks, and many of us, understandably, are still nervous about being in crowds, masked or not. Be kind and understanding  while you’re out.

If you’re up for going out, here are a few suggestions for Friday and Saturday, roughly in order…