Week of June 22
Ranky Tanky drops a Juneteenth single, Two Blokes Brewing heads downtown, and the IAAM marks its anniversary amid financial strain.
A Juneteenth that carried weight: the IAAM held its annual J.O.Y. celebration on June 19, eleven years after the Emanuel A.M.E. massacre, even as the museum faces six months of staff furloughs beginning in July. Across town, Pop-Up Bagels announced a tentative opening for its first South Carolina location, Danny McBride's Don Gato Tequila swept five medals at a national spirits competition, and Two Blokes Brewing confirmed plans to plant a second flag in a historic building near MUSC.
For your calendar: catch Danny McBride at the Charleston Music Hall on June 29 for a reading from his new short-story collection. Wild Common on Spring Street is the week's food story — James Beard semifinalist Orlando Pagán is weaving his Puerto Rican heritage into the Michelin-starred kitchen, and the City Paper's profile is worth your time before you book. Seewee Restaurant in Awendaw is looking for a buyer as its owners near retirement — if that stretch of Highway 17 means anything to you, now is the time to pay attention.