"Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in." – Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States

Merry President's Day week everyone! Whether you are for or against President Jackson being born in S.C., more on that here, there are plenty of events this week to make you take action, versus mulling it over on your couch.

Give back this week by eating at The Glass Onion, donating blood in Mt. Pleasant💉, or attending the AMA Go Red For Women Luncheon.

Enjoy a Mexican-Italian mashup on Monday, eat aboard a cruise ship on Wednesday, + ski down a mountain of cheese this Thursday.

Whatever you decide to do this week, be sure to show some extra love to your pets this Tuesday– Love Your Pet Day 🐶 💕.

– Nicole, Engagement Editor

Monday | Feb. 19

Dish:

Mexican-Italian Monday Night Mashup | 5-9 p.m. | Juliet | 654 King St. | first come, first served | Juliet will partner with Semilla Food Truck for a night of cuisine featuring a cross-cultural twist. Italian tacos + Mexican pizza anyone? 🌮🍕
F&B Appreciation Night | 4-9 p.m. | Commonhouse Aleworks | 4831 O’Hear Ave., North Charleston | F&B employees get 20% off of their tab by showing a pay stub

CofC: Beloved: Children of the Holocaust | 7-8 p.m. | College of Charleston Yaschik/Arnold Jewish Studies Program | 96 Wentworth St. | free | Mary Burkett, an untrained artist, has memorialized children who lost their lives in the Holocaust with a portrait series utilizing only one pastel pencil, Q-tips, + cotton balls. The art will be on view at 6 p.m. prior to the lecture at 7 p.m. ✡️

Show: Jeff Caldwell Trio | doors at 4 p.m., show at 6 p.m. | The Charleston Pour House | 1977 Maybank Hwy., James Island | free 🎸

ForKids: Fairy Houses + Gnome Homes | 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. | Caw Caw Interpretive Center | 5200 Savannah Hwy., Ravenel | free with $2 park admission (children under 2 are free) | Construct abodes for fairies and gnomes using natural materials. Park staff will be there to assist in these imaginative creations. 🍄

PlanAhead:

Dinner Theatre- Frederick Douglass… No Turning Back | 7-10 p.m., Feb. 22 | Montague Terrace | 5001 Coliseum Dr., North Charleston | $36 - $40 | A special dinner theatre performance by the Actors Theatre of South Carolina in honor of Black History Month; hosted by The North Charleston Cultural Arts Department. Today is the final day to purchase tickets for this production.

Tuesday | Feb. 20

TodayIs: Love Your Pet Day 🐶 💕

Talk:

Black Men and Mental Health | 6 p.m. | College of Charleston– Robert Scott Small Room 235 | On College Way, off Calhoun St. + St. Phillip St. | free | Discussion led by clinical psychologist Kendall Jasper “whose research has focused on African American children, adolescents, and adults related to ethnic identity, achievement in academic settings, and appropriate treatment for individuals who experience an array of mental health difficulties”
Financing the IAAM | 3:30-5 p.m. | The Citadel– Bond Hall Room 165 | 171 Moultrie St. | free | Class features Pete Selleck, former chairman + president of Michelin North America, + Anita Zucker, CEO of The Intertech Group
Lowcountry: Rare Plants and Botanical Oddities of The Lowcountry Wildlife Refuge | 6:30-8 p.m. | The Citadel– Biology Auditorium | 171 Moultrie St. | free | Talk will focus on unusual and unique species that are usually not given much attention 🌿

Cause: Charity Night for Lowcountry Street Grocery | 5-9 p.m. | The Glass Onion | 1219 Savannah Hwy., West Ashley | 10% of all dinner sales will benefit Lowcountry Street Grocery

Wednesday | Feb. 21

Talk:

Planned Parenthood 2018 Action Forum | 5:30-7:30 p.m. | Charleston County Public Library | 68 Calhoun St. | free | Assist the organization in planning their actions for the year + legislative session
African Americans in Time of War: The Robert Smalls Story | 10:30-11:30 a.m. | Trident Technical College Downtown Palmer Campus | 66 Columbus St. | free | “A presentation by faculty member and Coast Guard veteran Dr. Maureen Whitehurst about Robert Smalls' daring escape from slavery with a Confederate ship, and his subsequent service to the Union forces during the Civil War”
Ask the Expert Central: Charleston Drainage | 11:30 a.m.- 1 p.m. | Charleston Maritime Center | 10 Wharfside St. | $10 | A discussion on the design process of the Master Drainage Plan + future plans for the Lowcountry

Cause: Vibra Hospital Blood Drive | 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. | Vibra Hospital of Charleston | 1200 Hospital Dr., Mt. Pleasant | Click here to select a donation time 💉

Thursday | Feb. 22

TodayIs: National Margarita Day. Head to SOL Southwest Kitchen, any of the downtown, Mt. Pleasant, or Summerville locations, for live music, $5 margarita specials, cash giveaways, + more. 🍹

Cause:

AMA Go Red For Women Luncheon | 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. | Hyatt Place | 560 King St. | $125 | This year’s Go Red for Women Speaker is Dana Vollmer, a 7-time Olympic Medalist 🏅
Nash FM Bartender Bash | 3-11 p.m. | Rusty Bull Brewing Co. | 3005 W. Montague Ave. Ste. 110, North Charleston | A portion of the sales will be donated to St. Jude Children’s Hospital

Arts: Dinner Theatre- Frederick Douglass… No Turning Back | 7-10 p.m.| Montague Terrace | 5001 Coliseum Dr. | $36 - $40 | A special dinner theatre performance by the Actors Theatre of South Carolina in honor of Black History Month; hosted by The North Charleston Cultural Arts Department

Network: WEofC Workshop: How to use Ads for Effective Social Media Marketing | 5:30-6:45 p.m. | Virtual Workshop | $15 for members, $20 for non-members

Show:

Black History Concert | 7:30 p.m. | Simons Center for the Arts Recital Hall | 54 St.Phillip St. | $10 | Performance by the CofC Gospel Choir
La Dolce Vita: Music of Italian Cinema | doors at 6 p.m., show at 7 p.m. | Charleston Music Hall | 37 John St. | $30- $55 | There will be a silent auction for two round-trip economy class passenger tickets to the Nuovo Cinema Italiano Film Festival 💃

Friday | Feb. 23

Art:

Fire & Grace | 6-8 p.m. | Miller Gallery | 149 ½ East Bay St. | free | A collaboration with the New Gallery of Modern Art of Charlotte, NC; exhibit includes work by Shepard Fairey, Hunt Slonem, + Jo Hay 🎨
SFUSA Annual Auction 2018 | 6:30 p.m. | Memminger Auditorium | 56 Beaufain St. | $225/person ($100 tax deductible) | Benefiting the Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra 🎼

Show:

Rocket Man: A Sir Elton John Tribute | doors at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. | Charleston Music Hall | 37 John St. | $20- $25 🚀👨
Mavis Staples | 7:30 p.m. | The Gaillard Center | 95 Calhoun St. | $20- $85
Gabriel Iglesias: One Show Fits All World Tour | 8 p.m. | North Charleston Coliseum & Performing Arts Center | 5001 Coliseum Dr., North Charleston | $50- $85
Dry Powder | 7:30 p.m. | Woolfe Street Playhouse | 34 Woolfe St. | $20 -$28 | A “gripping, razor-sharp play about the price of success and the real cost of getting the deal done.” Runs through March 10.