9/1: “Ultimate Critics Dinner” at The Cottages of Charleston Harbor 6pm. The dinner of all dinners? Perhaps. A wine dinner by 7 local chefs selected by Charleston food critics as the best local culinarians of 2010. Bacon, Brock, Deihl, Lata, Lee, Weaver, Mitterer. Hosted by “consummate Lowcountry host” winner, Mickey Bakst. $200

9/2: “Wine + Food Festival Ticket Launch & Benefit Party” at Charleston Harbor Resort & Marina 5:30-7:30pm. Preview the 2011 foodie Fest by sampling your way through the signature cuisines and bevvies from 9 different featured Festival events. $35

9/3: “Ryan Cronin | Solo Show 848 Miles” at SCOOP 5-8pm. Ryan Cronin returns to Charleston from a successful tour up north with his colorful Rust-Oleum paint and witty commentary on contemporary culture. Look out for his three foot tall “Peeps” bunnies opening night. $0

9/4: “August: Osage County” at the Village Playhouse 7:30pm. Think you’ve got a dysfunctional family? Chances are, you’ve got nothing on the Westons from Tracy Letts’ Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning play. Don’t miss out as some seasoned local talents bring this play to the region for the first time. $27

9/5: “4th Annual Lowcountry Wine and Beer Festival” at Freshfields Village 4-7:30pm. Wines from all over the world, finely crafted beers, Lowcountry cuisine, prizes, silent auction, and music from Charleston’s own Cobblestone Quartet. Beam me up. $30

9/6: “Featured Wine Tasting” at the Glass Onion 5-9pm. Let’s take a minute to bow down to the Glass Onion’s fierce focus on green, small production wineries. September’s wine of the month? Montinore Borealis. Come for a sampling of this intriguing Oregon white and stay for 1/2 price bottles. $0

9/7: “Michelle Zink Book Signing” at Blue Bicycle Books 4-6pm. Author of Prophecy of the Sisters and its recent sequel, Guardian of the Gate, is coming to Charleston. The official tag for the event is ‘The Ultimate Battle between Sisters of Good and Evil,’ though there’s no reference to the Kardashians. $0

9/8: “Writing Raw” at the Sophia Institute 7-9pm. In a generation where everyone is a writer/blogger/columnist, come get advice from Charleston-based writer and editor Stephanie Hunt on how to properly write about your family without being cut out of someone’s will. $35

9/9: “Mozart in the South” at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church 7pm. This year’s opening concert will feature Mozart’s Oboe Quartet, Debussy’s Dances Sacree & Profane, and Mendelssohn’s Octet. If any of those ring a bell, chances are you won’t want to miss it. If they don’t, there’s always YouTube just before the show. $15-$30

9/10: “Fashion’s Night Out” at Cynthia Rowley 6-8pm. Vogue’s big “Fashion’s Night Out” comes to Charleston, just without Anna Wintour and all the celebs. Come for a fun party with bubbly, giveaways and makeovers by Andrew Peterson & Trish McEvoy. $0

9/11: “OPEN” at Memminger 10am-3pm. The Charleston Regional Alliance for the Arts is going all out for its first ever multi-disciplinary art extravaganza. Every artistic discipline will be represented – comprising 24 arts organizations – with live performances, presentations, and the like. CHARLIE’s a proud sponsor of this biggie. $0

9/12: “Charleston Restaurant Week” at, well, pretty much anywhere. It’s baaack! Undeniably one of the best deals Charleston has to offer, that is. From Sept 8-19, enjoy 3-course menus at every fine restaurant you’ve always wanted to try for just $30. Plan a dinner every night and make reservations early. $30

9/14: “Singles in the City ‘Fun Fall’ Mixer” at Carolina’s 6-8pm. Okay, sometimes a “singles mixer” doesn’t seem like the coolest thing in the world, but there are a lot of single people in Charleston looking to meet others, so let loose and have fun. Freebie apps and steep drink specials included. $10

9/16: “David Stern: The American Years” at Halsey 11am-4pm. Get an international, introspective look into the Big Apple from the comfort of the sweet streets of Charleston all month long. Inspired by Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Franz Kline, Stern brings us the modern metropolis. $0

9/17: “Ice Storm” at Redux 5:30-9pm. If the summer heat’s been wearing you down, step into Carson Fox’s veritable winter wonderland. Surrounded by mixed media, let the art, people, free munchies and drinks take you to your happy place. Artist lecture 5:30pm, Opening Reception 6pm. $0

9/18: “L.I.M.E.” at an undisclosed location 5-10pm. Welcome to the first installment of Charleston’s newest “underground” supper club. Think Indiana Jones meets the finest of dining. Be transported via blindfold to one of the best dining experiences of your life. Don’t worry, you’ll always have a cocktail in hand and never be thrown into a trunk. $125

9/19: “Michael Pisaro” at Circular Congregational Church 8pm. The New Music Collective brings us a 10-year conspectus of music by LA-based composer Michael Pisaro in a 3-day concert around S.C. We trust anything these cool cats bring us. $10

9/20: “Double Vision Lecture Series” at Redux 5:30-8pm. Ben Timpson kicks off this lecture with his talk on ‘The Infinite Process is Art.’ Partnering with him is Charleston Waterkeeper Cyrus Buffum, discussing the importance of ‘Clean Water and Strong Communities’ in a coastal town. Come to learn and be inspired. $0

9/21: “Sustainable Seafood Progressive Wine Dinner” at 4 restaurants 5:30pm. Hop around from restaurant to restaurant in a progressive dining tour of the best local seafood, complete with wine pairings. Here fishy, fishy. $70.

9/22: “Belgium Progressive Beer Dinner” at 3-4 restaurants 5:30pm. Same as above, but with more casual fare and craft brewskies. To wine or beer? That is the question. $45.

9/23: “D’Vine Affair” at the Charleston Visitor Center 6:30-10:30pm. Gourmet food from Hall’s, Cru, Fulton Five and Blu, fine wine from around the world, silent auction, and live music by local favorite, Moonlight Ale. Swank it up to benefit the Arthritis Foundation. $50

9/24: “Reggae Block Dance” behind the U.S. Custom House 6:30-11pm. It’s MOJA time, our big annual Arts Festival celebrating African-American and Caribbean Arts. Join 12,000 others to kick off the Fest with live reggae, African dancers, ethnic foods and international crafts. $0

9/25: “Fall Fashion with Flair Luncheon” at the Jasmine Porch Restaurant on Kiawah. Let’s be honest ladies, you aren’t anxiously awaiting Fall just for the break in Charleston’s heat wave. Hello fashion! C4W brings you a lavish 3-course luncheon with champagne, fashion show, and a gift certificate to the Sanctuary Spa. $45

9/26: “Charleston Green Fair” at Marion Square 12-6pm. Over 100 exhibitors and non-profits showcasing green products and services, live music, local food vendors, beer, wine, Firefly Sweet Tea Lemonade, KidZones, educational tents, bike parades and more. Flash that green, toothy grin. $5

9/27: “Art & Community | The Birth of jimihatt” at Redux 5:30-8pm. Fast & French owners discuss community based artistic endeavors at this Double Vision Lecture Series. Then comes local legend jimihatt, talking about the start of Guerilla Cuisine and how collaboration can make all the difference. $0

9/28: “I-8-TEE” at the Gaillard 9am-5pm. Visual artists and poets express how they feel about Haiti, its people and culture in this MOJA Arts Festival Exhibition. Time to leave our bubbles. $0

9/29: “Blues with a Feeling featuring Wanda Johnson” at Mad River 7-11pm. MOJA brings us “the new voice of S.C. soul and blues,” who is just back after touring the world on the success of 3 acclaimed albums. Get your tickets early, this will sell out. $11