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FRIDAY

Ben Timpson's work is 'Around Us'

As part of the Broad Street Merchants Association's "First Friday Art Stroll," SCOOP studios will present a solo show by Ben Timpson, "Around Us." The artist will fill the gallery with handcrafted light boxes that preserve as well as display his slides, new original oil paintings and reproductions of his art.

Timpson will be present at the opening of "Around Us" 5-8 p.m. Nov. 6 at the gallery, 57 1/2 Broad St. This event is free. Light refreshments will be complimentary.

Timpson's process of making art from found organic materials such as flower petals and bug wings keep people talking about his ethereal slides. Call 577-3292 or visit www.scoopcontemporary.com.

SATURDAY

Slide Guitar Festival and Competition

Conrad Oberg is headlining this year's Slide Guitar Festival and Competition at A Dough Re Mi Pizza, 1220 Ben Sawyer Blvd., Suite H, Mount Pleasant. In addition to the music, there will be an auction of items to benefit the Lions Club. Admission is free. The amateur competitions begin at 7 p.m., and Oberg will perform at 9 p.m.

Oberg is a 15-year-old teen who is visually impaired. He recently opened the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, playing a rendition of the "Star-Spangled Banner" in tribute to his hero, Jimi Hendrix.

This is the first time the National Slide Guitar Festival has come to Charleston. It will feature amateur slide guitar players competing in different areas of slide guitar. Admission is $5, but there is no fee for those who want to compete. Call 881-6989 or visit slideguitarfest.com.

SATURDAY

Symphony Tour of Homes

The Symphony Tour of Homes will be 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday on Kiawah Island. The event will also feature a concert by the Lowcountry Youth Orchestra at Freshfields Village; performances by Charleston Symphony Orchestra soloists and ensembles in some of the homes; and at 5:30 p.m., a free concert by David Stahl and the Charleston Symphony Orchestra on the Green at Freshfields. Tickets are $40 in advance and $45 on Saturday. Advance tickets can be purchased at the Kiawah Island Visitors Center and Indigo Books in Freshfields. On the day of the event, tickets will be sold at the ticket exchange on the Freshfields Green. To purchase tickets online or obtain additional information, visit www.csolinc.org. Purchase or exchange tickets for tour maps and passes on the Green at Freshfields.

To reach the Symphony Tour of Homes, take U.S. Highway 17 from downtown Charleston toward Johns Island and turn left on Main Road, which becomes Bohicket Road at the intersection with Maybank Highway. Or take Maybank from James Island toward Johns Island and turn left on Bohicket. Follow road signs to Kiawah Island.

FRIDAY

Robert Lange Studios Presents Amy Lind's "Profile"

Amy Lind's new series of paintings will be on view during November and will open at 5:30 p.m. Friday at Robert Lange Studios during the Charleston Fine Art Dealers' Association's Fine Art Weekend.

Lind, who studied at the Florence Academy of Art under "living master" Maureen Hyde and with Michael Grimaldi at the Bay Area Classical Artist Atelier, has created this series of 15 works to illustrate the subtle beauty of the moment; the detail of lace, the creases of a hand or the light dancing in a reflection. She graduated summa cum laude and received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Savannah College of Art and Design.

This classically trained contemporary painter's exploration of the human profile was inspired by a drawing she recently discovered.

"It's line drawing by John Singer Sargent of Mme. Pierre Gautreax, the same model as in his famous Madame X," says Lind, "I was amazed by how just one line, a simple profile shape, so eloquently describes her form, emotion, likeness and attitude."

Robert Lange Studios is at 2 Queen St., downtown. Call 805-8052 or e-mail info@robertlangestudios.com for information.

THROUGH NOV. 22

'Pirates' combines entertaining dinner and theatre experience

Enjoy pirates, damsels in distress and cuisine in the Lowcountry's newest venue overlooking Charleston Harbor with a special dinner theater presentation of Gilbert and Sullivan's comic operetta, "The Pirates of Penzance."

The Company Company and Charleston Harbor Resort & Marina are combining to present the event, which features a night of operetta, cocktails and Caribbean fare. Audiences may enjoy dining coupled with musical theater at the inaugural performance at the Charleston Harbor Resort & Marina's Lookout Pavilion. This venue overlooks harbor, where famous pirates once ruled the waves during the golden age of piracy.

The opening is Friday, and the show runs through Nov. 22. Dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. each night with the show's curtain at 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 6:30 p.m. Sundays. Also, be sure to catch the special one-day-only $20 "Treasure Special" on Saturday.

Tickets are priced between $30 and $55, including meals, and can be purchased by calling 800-838-3006 or 810-8100 or visiting www.thecompanycompany.com.

The show is held at the new Charleston Harbor Resort & Marina Lookout Pavilion, 20 Patriots Point Road in Mount Pleasant. The show is sponsored by Lucey Mortgage Corp.