Charleston Stage Company presents The Addams Family- A New Musical
Through November 6
Dock Street Theatre
Admission:$36.50-$85.50, plus applicable fees

Macabre mayhem and mischief arrive just in time for Halloween!

From the creators of Jersey Boys, comes one of the most produced ever Broadway musicals in America. It’s the Addams Family musical with its kooky, crazy, spooky, weird and funny cast of characters: Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday, Pugsley, Lurch, and Uncle Fester. Their greatest nightmare comes true when daughter Wednesday, all grown up now, falls in love with Lucas, a “normal” boy! When Lucas and Wednesday’s families meet for dinner, the fractured fun begins.

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PURE Theatre presents Clyde's by Lynn Nottage
October 27 - November 7 Cannon Street Arts Center
Admission:$30-$45, plus applicable fees

Southeast Regional Premiere
Directed by Chad Henderson
Starring Joy Vandervort-Cobb, Michael Smallwood, Tonya Smalls Williams, Addison Dent, and Keith Alston.

Creating the perfect sandwich is the shared quest of the formerly incarcerated kitchen staff of Clyde’s, a truck stop café. Even as the shop’s mischievous owner tries to keep them under her thumb, the staffers are given purpose and permission to dream—finding that “sometimes a hero is more than a sandwich” (The New York Times).

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Charleston Symphony presents CSO Masterworks: Beethoven's Triple Concerto
October 28 at 7:30pm
Charleston Gaillard Center
Admission:$36.50-$85.50, plus applicable fees

Featuring conductor and pianist Andrew Litton, the CSO’s own Yuriy Bekker and cellist Christina Lamprea.

Andrew Litton, Music Director of the New York City Ballet, GRAMMY Award winner, and accomplished pianist, will be conducting from the keyboard while performing Beethoven’s Triple Concerto. Though the violin-cello-piano combination is often heard in chamber music ensembles, it is much rarer as a trio of three soloists with orchestra. The concerto will feature two of the CSO’s principal musicians: Yuriy Bekker and Norbert Lewandowski. Bekker, the orchestra’s concertmaster since 2007, and Lewandowski, principal cellist, will shine in one of Beethoven’s most soulful, challenging, and charming concertos.

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A Meeting Of The Macabre - Edgar Allan Poe and Bram Stoker
October 29 at 7:00pm
Circular Congregation Church Admission: $22-$27, plus applicable fees

Traveling Literary Theatre presents A Meeing of the Macabre - Edgar Allan Poe and Bram Stoker. Two professional actors discuss the lives, works, and inspirations of Edgar Allan Poe and Bram Stoker. Learn how and why they wrote those famous stories. The actors pierce your senses while dramatically reading passages from famous works. You’ll be transported to the spell binding world of the macabre.

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International Piano Series presents Avery Gagliano
November 1 at 7:30pm
Sottile Theatre
Admission: $30, plus applicable fees; FREE admission for College of Charleston students and employees, as well as youth (18 and under)

Having recently made her Carnegie Hall debut and released her debut album “Reflections” on the Steinway & Sons label, 20-year-old pianist Avery Gagliano captures audiences with her sensitivity, emotional depth, and musical expression. She gained international attention as the First Prize and Best Concerto Prize winner of the 10th National Chopin Piano Competition, and was the only American semifinalist at the 18th International Chopin Competition in 2021. Her success has taken her to stages and concert venues such as the Gilmore Festival, Verbier Festival, Ravinia Festival, Warsaw Philharmonic Hall and Carnegie Hall.

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The Gibbes Distinguished Lecture Series with New York Magazine Art Critic Jerry Saltz
November 2 at 6:00pm
Sottile Theatre
Admission: $50* Members | $60* non-Members | $10* Virtual, plus applicable fees

What is art? What makes it good or bad, and who decides? Hailed as a “critic of the people” by Architectural Digest, the Gibbes is thrilled to welcome Jerry Saltz to Charleston as our Distinguished Lecture speaker. Senior Art Critic for New York Magazine, Saltz is a Pulitzer Prize-winner and author of the New York Times best-seller How to be an Artist.

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Charleston Literary Festival
November 4 - 13
Venues: Various
Admission: Varies per event

The Charleston Literary Festival returns this November for 10 days of enlightening and entertaining events!

The experience allows authors and audiences to interact through a curated, transformative program of inspiring books, ideas, and conversations.

Join this event to save the dates: November 4 - 13, 2022 and get tickets at bit.ly/3bSU6j9

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Inaugural AfroSouth Film Festival
November 4-7
Marion Square & Harbor Walk-College of Charleston
Admission: $10-$20, plus applicable fees

The AfroSouth film festival is a 501(c)(3) organization. The premier showcase event highlights the contributions and inclusions of the African Diaspora on Southern Culture through the art of filmmaking. Through a cultural homecoming celebration and Industry education, those engaged will enjoy heighten awareness, deeper field connectivity, and acknowledge all to promote, protect, and honor the historically silenced and disenfranchised contributors within the filmmaking industry with diverse cultural relationships as the dominator.

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