Join the Berkely County SPCA in it's fundraiser to support the 13,000 animals it serves anually.

The party starts at 6pm on January 22, 2010 at Aster Hall.

Featured at the fundraiser will be contemporary southern artist Alex Leopold, and live funk band The Healing.

Cocktails and hors d'ouvres provided by Avondale Wine & Cheese, SweetWater Brewery, Lana Restaurant & Bar and, Cupcake.

Tickets are $10 each

Aster Hall
481 King Street
Charleston SC 29403

For more information or for ticket purchase please call 843.789.3580

Head to the main event this month—the Lowcountry Oyster Festival. Gates open at 10:30am at Boone Hall Plantation. Proceeds benefit the Ronald McDonald House, Hollings Cancer Center, Travel Council and Charleston County Science Materials Resource Center.

Spend your lunch hour at a Women’s and Gender Studies discussion: Third Thursdays: What Do Men Want? with David Moscowitz. It’s free and open to the public. Noon in Addlestone Library, room 227.

The Charleston Symphony Orchestra, CSO Gospel Choir and CSO Chorus present a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute at Gaillard Municipal Auditorium at 4 pm. charlestonsymphony.com

The proceeds from the Riverfront Race Festival's Half Marathon, 10k, and 5k benefit the R. Keith and Deborah C. Summey Youth Endowment for the Arts, a local non-profit that supports fine arts programming in Charleston County Schools. riverfrontracefestival.com

Classes start tonight for Argentine Tango Fundamentals—learn the legendary dance with or without a partner, singles are welcome. Classes held in Mt. Pleasant, $75/person for a five-week session. Register with dale@tangorojo.com.

Run or walk the Resolution Run for Trident United Way. Do the 5k and then stay and celebrate with music, food, prizes and information on keeping resolutions. $25 for adults, kids and pets welcome. tuw.org

Join us Tuesday, December 1st from 4:00 to 8:00 for the Riverland Terrace Holiday Open House. There will be live music, kids' Christmas crafts, sushi rolling, chair massages, wine tasting, aromatherapy, gift certificates, raffles, an arts and crafts market, elves and other festivities! There' so much to do. You must not miss it!

Come for a night of Bubbly and Brew to benefit My Sister's House. There will be live music, dancing, and auction, food and drinks. Tickets are $35 at the door or in advance at bubblyandbrew.bbnow.org. Location is Omar Shrine Temple 176 Patriots Point Street, Mt. Pleasant.

Feed your brain on your lunch break. Faculty, staff, students and the community are invited to discuss this month’s Third Thursday topic: Media, Materialism, and Feminism. Noon, room 227 in the Addlestone Library, downtown. Sponsored by the Women’s and Gender Studies program.

Speed date for business match-ups: It’s the Center for Women’s 8^th Annual Entrepreneurs Networking Event. You’ll meet 30 women quickly and effectively, light refreshments provided. Bring your business cards, 6-8pm. Registration required, c4women.org.

Attend Women Leading Wellness: Women as Mothers. Women of MUSC will discuss talking to your teen about drugs, drinking and sex. Co-sponsored by the Center for Women, visit musc.edu/women to register. Basic Sciences Auditorium on Ashley Ave. It's free!

Get a free taste of Operation Boot Camp in Hampton Park, 8:30am on the 7th or the 14th. See operationbootcamp.com/hamptonpark for details and info on boot camp cycles.

The 5^th annual Fur Ball Black Tie Gala is held tonight, 6:30, at Memminger Auditorium, downtown. The Fur Ball benefits Pet Helpers Adoption Center and the Spay and Neuter Clinic. Gourmet food, drinks and silent and live auctions. Tickets $150 at the shelter or by calling 795-1110. pethelpers.org