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If you’re a parent, you know it’s hard to spend quality alone time with your spouse or partner. And finding a babysitter on Valentine’s Day weekend can be impossible. But thanks to Valentine’s Day Parents Night Out at  Kids  Play   Garden Mount Pleasant  and  Kids  Play   Garden  South Windermere , parents now can enjoy America’s sweetest holiday. On Saturday, February 13th, drop the kids off any time after 5:00 p.m. for a fun evening of crafts, games,  play , pizza and a movie. Both locations are pajama-friendly, so parents can pick up the children all ready for bed.  It’s one of the most affordable ways to get great, innovative care in an eco-friendly environment. Costs for the evening are $30 for one child, $50 for two children and $75 for three children for three hours (your choice) any time between 5:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. The price includes the pizza dinner. However, there are limited spaces and parents are encouraged to cal...

There’s nothing better than local, salty oysters in the Lowcountry winter. Grab your oyster knives for a shuckin’ good time under the oaks at Firefly Distillery and Deep Water Vineyard (previously Irvin~House Vineyards) Fourth Annual Cork Shuckin’ Festival on Saturday, February 6 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at 6775 Bears Bluff Road on Wadmalaw Island. Admission is $5 per car.   Patrons are encourag ed to bring cash and credit for oysters, wine and Firefly spirits tastings. Oysters will be available and other Food Trucks will be on site including Coastal Crust, Gidget Gourmet, Linen's BBQ, and Sweet Lulu's Bakery. Guests are encouraged to bring their lawn chairs and blankets to enjoy the music of the Don Merkle and the Blacksmiths.  This year, a new aspect has been added to the festival to heat up some competition and fun. A laser skeet shoot will be held in the field next to the distillery. A laser skeet shoot uses specially-modified laser shotguns, reusable ...

  It’s with bittersweet emotions that Jim and Ann Irvin announce that their property and Charleston’s only winery, Irvin~House Vineyards, has been sold to the Freiwald family. Tastings and gatherings at the winery and Firefly Distillery will continue as normal. The Irvin family wish to thank everyone from around the world who made a special trip to their “little piece of heaven” and became a part of the vineyard family. They wish the Freiwald family well as they carry on the legacy of being Charleston’s only estate winery.  Purchased in 2001 by newlyweds, Jim and Ann Irvin, the original land that would become Irvin~House Vineyards was a boarding area for a local carriage company. Together, they had a dream to create a vineyard growing muscadine grapes. Muscadines are the only grapes that will grow in the humid climate of the Lowcountry. So combined with the muscle of Ann’s son, Jay MacMurphy, who is currently the Firefly Master Distiller, the intricacy of Jim’s ch...