After taking a week off for the first time in years, STUFF TO DO has returned to tell you about the hijinks and shenanigans available for your indulgence in and and around Charleston this weekend. Last week, between the Friends of ‘Berto show and Kentuckiana, your humble blogger’s time was crunched, and something had to go, so I skipped our weekly guide of events and…nobody seemed to miss it. To be honest, the Captain Action post I ran last Thursday brought in about ten times the readers. Still, I will stubbornly persevere this week and tell you about STUFF TO DO, while I’m in Chicago.

Again, remember, if you are attending an outdoor event, stay hydrated and please don’t smoke or vape around any humans who might find the associated stank to be offensive.  Let me tell you about plenty of STUFF TO DO in Charleston and all over the Mountain State and beyond as we burn off the last weekend of July.

As I have been copying and pasting of late, this a good time to remind you that THIS IS NOT A COMPLETE LIST OF EVENTS.  It’s just a starting point, so don’t expect anything comprehensive, and if you feel strongly about me leaving anything out, feel free to mention it in the comments. I won’t be offended if you volunteer to do the work I was too lazy to finish.

Live Music is on tap at Taylor Books. There is no cover charge, and shows start at 7:30 PM.  Friday it’s Nolan Collins. Saturday Jen Howard takes the stage at the beloved bookstore/cafe/art gallery.

The World Famous Empty Glass Cafe has some great stuff this week  to tell you about.  Thursday at 5:30 PM Swingstein and Robin return with music for a cause.  Friday Tim Courts and friends will fill the Happy Hour with music starting at 5:30 PM. Satruday night at 8 PM The Spurgy Hankins Band and Creek Don’t Rise will be playing for Richard Abdalla’s first day of Medicare eligibilty.  Check the graphics below for more weekend shows.

You PopCulteer will be in Chicago for a quick fun trip with his wife as an early tenth anniversary celebration.

Please remember that the pandemic is still not entirely over yet. It’s a going concern with the ‘rona still lurking about. And now there are nasty seasonal allergies, distraught grifters with warehouses full of “FJB” merchandise, walls that bleed ketchup, upended road weiners 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.

Keep in mind that all shows are subject to change or be cancelled at the last minute.

Here we go, roughly in order, but this week with all the theatre stuff going first…