We’ll be at the bash at Lowndes Grove on Sunday: EVENT | Locavores Delight
Heading to the mall to knock out your holiday shopping might be the easiest option, but not necessarily the best. If City Paper readers spent just $100 at locally-owned stores, we could have a potential $23 million impact on the Charleston community. Plus, it’s a lot more festive and fun to walk down a decked-out King Street browsing the shops — not to mention you’ll score some unique and fashionable gifts you wouldn’t find at the Mega-lo-Mart. Buy Local Week, Dec. 1-7, is a national awareness campaign that emphasizes the importance of local businesses on our economy, every day of the year. The celebrations kick off with a Give Local Holiday Bazaar on Tues. Dec. 2 from 3-8 p.m. at 10 Storehouse Row in North Charleston. The free event will allow guests to browse gifts from local artisans, learn about local charities, and sample homemade cuisine, all while enjoying music. Wed. Dec. 3 is Eat Local Night — all you have to do to participate is go to a locally-owned eatery and stuff your face. On Thurs. Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m., head to the Terrace Theatre for a screening of Independent America: The Two-Lane Search for Mom & Pop ($10/adv., $15/door). The after-party at Zia Taqueria will include appetizers and beer. The week wraps up on Sun. Dec. 7 from 6-10 p.m. at Lowndes Grove Plantation with the Buy Local, Be Local Bash. For $30 you’ll get live entertainment, local beer and wine, and food from some of the best restaurants in town including Fish, Monza, The Fat Hen, FIG, Tristan, and more. But don’t let your locavorism stop there — resolve to take it through 2009 and beyond! Sun., Dec. 7, 6-10 p.m. $40, $30/LLF members, www.lowcountrylocalfirst.org, Buy Local, Be Local Bash. Lowndes Grove Plantation, 266 St. Margaret St., (Downtown), 843-853-1810, www.lowndesgrove.com.