French horns, Huguenot oranges and a Moroccan soiree

Maura's Three for the Week in Charleston, March 4 - 10

With Charleston’s longstanding status as a port city, it’s no wonder that in a single week you can travel the world in cultural pursuits. Engage in women-powered exchange with a focus on the textile traditions of Morocco. Lend an ear to a chamber music concert, a local tradition harking back to Charleston’s early days as an international cultural hub. One lucky Culture South reader could get tips on preparing oranges in methods culled from Huguenots who centuries ago fled to Charleston from France.

A Morning with Ibu and A Night in the Medina

Ibu Movement’s annual Global Champions this year honors four standout artisan leaders and ambassadors who work with women in their communities, building a livelihood through the art of their hands. The two March 6 events take place just ahead of the March 8 International Women’s Day, which marks women’s achievements while also calling out inequalities.

“The Impact of Investing with Women,” Charleston Library Society, 164 King St., March 6, 10:30 a.m.

This morning panel discussion features six pioneers exploring the impact of advancing gender equality. Panelists include Moss; Meryanne Loum-Martin, contributing from her experience leading women of the African diaspora; Anne Weston, Ashley Hall Head of School; Kate Nevin from TSWII Capital Advisors; and Dwight L. Bush, Sr., former US Ambassador to Morocco. The discussion is moderated by Carolyn Murray of News 2.

Purchase tickets here. 

“A Night in the Medina,” The Cedar Room, 701 E Bay St., Suite 200, March 6, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Sample Moroccan delicacies and delights, mingle in a medina-marketplace experience and take in the Spring 2024 Charlotte Moss x Ibu Collection. Moss and Ibu partner Nawal El Hariti and Ibu Ambassador Meryanne Loum-Martin will share insights on creating the new collection in partnership with women artisans in Morocco.

For tickets, visit A Night in the Medina.

Listen up for Chamber Music Charleston’s Season Final Concert

College of Charleston Sottile Theatre, 44 George St., downtown Charleston, March 10, 3 p.m.

The ever-rousing Chamber Music Charleston presents a grand finale to its Chamber Music with Friends series at the College of Charleston Sottile Theatre with a Sunday matinee program of music for clarinet, horn, violin, viola, cello and piano. Clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein and french horn player R.J. Kelley will be joined by violinist Amy Schwartz Moretti, violist Matthew Lipman, cellist Raphael Bell and pianist Andrew Armstrong.

For tickets and information, visit chambermusiccharleston.org.

Image: Work in progress for Hirona Matsuda’s “Shadow Party”

Head to Hed Hi Studio for artist Hirona Matsuda’s One-Night-Only Installation

Hed Hi Studio, 654 King St. in downtown Charleston, March 9, from 6 to 10 p.m.

Artist Hirona Matsuda is heading into her 40th birthday with much to celebrate, and what better way than “Shadow Party,” a pop-up one-night installation at Hed Hi Studio. Along with the artist’s always absorbing work that is often made with found objects, guests will enjoy the musical stylings of Dalia Dalili and Mel Willis, the company of kindred culture lovers—and perhaps a slice of cake along the way, too.

For more information, visit Hed Hi Studio

Bonus: Culture South Exclusive to sold-out “delices a l’orange”

The Camden Room at the Charleston Visitor Center, 375 Meeting St. in downtown Charleston, March 5, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Explore Charleston presents a “delices a l’orange” cooking demonstration celebrating the orange, while telling the story of the fruit-filled “pleasure gardens” connected to the Huguenots in early Charleston. Join Linda Gillette, a food and cookbook writer who attended Le Cordon Bleu of Paris, and Elizabeth Gay, executive director of the Huguenot Society of Charleston, as they prepare two dishes and offer fascinating morsels of Huguenot history.

Culture South Exclusive: Culture South has secured a pair of tickets the free-but-sold-out event to the first person to email artsmaurahogan@gmail.com. Attendees must be 21 or older.