Coming Up

Today

Charleston City Council candidates: 7 p.m. Charleston County Main Library, 68 Calhoun St. Candidates for districts 8 and 12 will appear at a forum.

SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD DINNER: 6:30-10 p.m. Wild Olive, 2867 Maybank Highway, Johns Island. $44 plus tax and gratuity. The S.C. Aquarium Sustainable Seafood Initiative and Wild Olive will host a three-course dinner served in a traditional Italian manner. 737-4177.

HOSPICE MEMORIAL SERVICE: 7 p.m. Herndon and Sons' Walterboro Chapel, 1193 Bells Highway. Winyah Hospice Community Care will hold its third annual Memorial Service for the friends and family of the deceased. 549-5166.

Tuesday

EDGAR ALLaN POE POETRY READING: 6 p.m. Fort Moultrie, 1214 Middle St., Sullivan's Island. Free. In honor of Poe's 200th birthday, "Stark Raven Mad," a program sponsored by the University of South Carolina, will come to Fort Moultrie. Participants will enjoy a reading and discussion of nature in Poe's work led by Marjory Wentworth. www.artinstitute.sc.edu.

Wednesday

Charleston City Council candidates: 7 p.m. West Ashley High School, 4060 W. Wildcat Blvd. Candidates for districts 2 and 10 will appear at a forum.

Friday

"SOUTHERN MIRACLES" BENEFIT: 5:30 p.m. reception; 6:30 p.m. dinner. Renaissance Charleston Hotel Historic District, 68 Wentworth St. To benefit the Children's Miracle Network, the hotel will host a five-course meal and silent auction. The dinner will be paired with wines from California, New Zealand, Oregon and Italy. $75 per person. Reservations required. 534-9004.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS FAIR: 6-9 p.m. Goldbug Island. Free. My Sister's House will hold its annual domestic violence awareness fair, which will include music by Rik Cribb and the Problems and The Most Interesting Band in the World, a silent auction, educational exhibits and a meal by The Barbecue Joint. Tickets for the meal are $10-$15. Beer will be available for purchase. 744-3242 or www.mysistershouse.org.

Saturday

BARCAMP CHARLESTON: 8 a.m.- 6 p.m. Lowcountry Innovation Center, 1535 Hobby St., North Charleston. Free. This "unconference" is part of a global movement that promotes creativity and technology by allowing participants to choose topics and lead sessions on those topics. Although the event is free, space is limited to 200 people, so registration is required. For a description of the BarCamp movement, to register or to see a list of possible session topics, visit www.barcampchs.org.

FOLLYPALOOZA: Noon-7 p.m. Center St., Folly Beach. The second annual Follypalooza benefit will raise money for the Hollings Cancer Center Patient Support Fund. The event will feature carnival games, a jump castle, face-painting, a dunk tank, food vendors, live music by Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs and more. www.cityoffollybeach.com.

Editor's note: Earlier published versions of this story gave the wrong date for the Edgar Allan Poe reading. The Post and Courier regrets the error.