The school year’s coming to a close, but summer’s on its way. If you’re staying in S.C., heat things up with G&B’s A-Z guide to summer in the South...not that you’ll have any trouble heating things up. You could practically scramble an egg on the July pavement. But we digress.
A: All-Local Farmers' Market (Saturdays, 8 a.m.-noon), air conditioning
B: "Bored" games (pg. 40), bubble tea (@ Fruiti Cup), beaches
C: Crabs: Blue Crab Festival (Little River, May 14 & 15), Soft Shell Crab Festival (Port Royal, April 23)
D: Dirty Dancing (pg. 12)
E: Education (summer classes), ethnic food tour (start @ Pho Viet)
F: Fireworks (they're legal here), FroYo
G: Grilling out, Greenville Greek Festival (May 13-16), graduation (May 6 & 7)
H: Hammocks, heinous heat, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" (July 15)
I: Internships, Ice cream trucks
J: Jams, jobs, jars of fireflies
K: Kites, kiddie pools, kayaking, Kentucky Derby (May 6 & 7)
L: Lake Murray boat rentals, lemonade, Lady Gaga's new album (May 23)
M: Monetta Drive-In Theatre, MTV summer shows, mosquitoes, music festivals (Bonnaroo, June 9-12)
N: Nascar, nuts: Pelion Peanut Party (Aug. 12 & 12), Nickelodeon Theatre flicks
O: One-piece swimsuits, outlet malls
P: Pontoon boats, popsicles, Peach Festival (Lexington County, July 4), public pools
Q: Quiet afternoons on screen porches, quality time with loved ones, queso (@ Tin Roof)
R: Rivers, road trips, reading (pg. 41), résume-writing
S: Summer storms, star-gazing, Sliding Rock, Spoleto Arts Festival (Charleston, May 27-June 12)
T: Tennis: Family Circle Cup (Charleston, April 2-10), tanning, tubing
U: Unemployment
V: Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (Charlotte, N.C.), volleyball, volunteer work
W: World Series (Omaha, starts June 18), Watermelon Festival (Hampton County, June 18-26), water parks
X: Xtreme sports: windsurfing, skydiving, badminton
Y: You-time, yachting, Y does summer have to end?
Z: Zoo (try Columbiana Centre for a real zoo), Zesto, Zzzzz
