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Restaurant Week Charleston

Jan. 11-17, Charleston diners can enjoy eating in style at some of the area's best restaurants for a fraction of the cost of a regular meal. Restaurant Week Charleston is a seven-day celebration where restaurant lovers can explore a world of dining possibilities within their means.

From fine dining to casual, participating restaurants will feature special menu items, promotions and discounts. Diners can sample new restaurants or dine at old favorites while tasting a variety of dishes.

Participating restaurants range from family friendly to candlelight chic and include 82 Queen, Atlanticville, The Buccaneer, Charleston Crab House, Charleston Grill at Charleston Place, Circa 1886, Fleet Landing, Grill 225, Halls Chop House, High Cotton, Iacofano's Italian Bistro & Bar, Liberty Tap Room, McCrady's Restaurant, North Towne Grill and Seafood, Oak Steakhouse, Old Village Post House, Oscar's Place, Outback Steakhouse, Pearlz Oyster Bar, Queen Anne's Revenge, Red's Icehouse, Saffire Grill at the Charleston Marriott, Slightly North of Broad, Starfish Grille, Sticky Fingers Rib House, Sunfire Grill, Tristan and Zeus Grill & Seafood.

Restaurant Week Charleston is part of Restaurant Week South Carolina, an event developed to showcase the culinary scene throughout South Carolina.

To learn more about Restaurant Week South Carolina or to view the individual restaurant menus, visit www.restaurantweeksouthcarolina.com or become a fan on Facebook. Statewide sponsors for the event include Ben Arnold Beverage Co., SyscoandStayInColumbia.com. Call Kim Asbill at 803-730-6270 for information.

WEEKEND

Civil War Show

The 17th annual Lowcountry Civil War Show and Sale returns to Charleston on Saturday and Sunday at the Gaillard Municipal Auditorium. It will feature more than 300 tables of authentic Civil War memorabilia and artifacts for sale, including firearms, swords, documents, currency, uniforms and books. The hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, and 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $8 for adults, and children 12 and under can get in free. The Gaillard Municipal Auditorium is at 77 Calhoun St.

FRIDAY

Russian-trained painter Kerry Brooks at Robert Lange Studios

Robert Lange Studios will open "Splendor" on Friday. The show showcases the paintings of Kerry Brooks, who studied at the Ukrainian Academy of Art in Kiev, and the renowned Repin Academy in St. Petersburg, Russia. She furthered her studies at the New York Academy of Art. Brooks will be creating a series of fifteen paintings that explore the beauty and dignity of the female form.

On view through the end of January, the exhibit is the artist's second showing of work in the historic French Quarter district of downtown Charleston. A reception open to the public will be held starting at 5:30 p.m. Friday featuring wine, hors d'oeuvres and music.

For information, contact Megan Lange at 805-8052 or info@robertlangestudios.com.

SUNDAY

Trot for the Cure addresses canine health issues on Sunday

People aren't the only ones who suffer from cancer. Dogs do, too.

If you want to help find the cure, join the sixth annual Trot for the Cure this Sunday at Magnolia Plantation. Gates open at 11 a.m., and the trotters go at 11:30. While it is a numbered event, it is not a race. Bundle up, have fun with your pets and get answers to their health issues.

After a guided trot through the gardens, a panel of experts will be on hand to give a presentation on current canine cancer issues and answer questions. On hand will be Dr. Nicole Northrup, oncologist, University of Georgia; Dr. Marc Kent, neurologist, UGA; Dr. Anthony Moore, ophthalmologist, UGA; Dr. Perry Jameson, internist, Mount Pleasant; Dr. Kathryn Taylor, oncologist, Mount Pleasant; Dr. Allison Adams, cardiologist, Mount Pleasant; and Dr. Dennis Feinberg, immediate past chair, National Board of Medical Examiners, and past president, American Animal Hospital Association, Charleston.

The day's events also will feature dog dancing and tricks from the Dixie Dancing Dogs, barbecue from Southern Que-N-Stew and drawing that includes the "one hundred dollar hat," a straw hat filled with 100 $1 bills.

New to this year's Trot will be a dog entertainment contest presided over by local celebrity judges. Participants have 90 seconds to show off to win a spot on the local TV show "Lowcountry Live!" All event trotters, though, get a T-shirt and goody bag.

All of the proceeds will go to funding research at the UGA canine cancer unit.

Admission is a $30 donation at the gate. Magnolia Plantation is at 3550 Ashley River Road. Visit www.k9careunit.org.