This weekend is going to be an amazing weekend to be in Charleston, South Carolina. We have so many great events and it looks like the weather is going to be fabulous!!! Don't miss the Volvo of Charleston Convertible along with all the other Rick Hendrick Cars leading the way on Saturday morning as the runners get their stride in the Cooper River Bridge Run! Current count as of 3/31: 36109. $40 Registration caps at 38,500 registrants. To register after this you must purchase a $150 Charity Connection Registration to be in the race. Event Cap is 40,000.

And also in the Lowcountry this weekend: The Southeast Tourism Society has named the Flowertown Festival in Summerville, SC as one of the Top 20 Events in the Southeast. The annual Summerville Family YMCA Flowertown Festival, a 3 day event celebrated every spring since 1972, celebrates the ushering in of warm weather and the passing of the cold. Held in Azalea Park (map/directions) The festival is the largest in South Carolina and features food vendors, a tour of local historic homes and gardens, arts & crafts, live entertainment, a tennis classic and even a children's carnival complete with events plus art & crafts for the youg ones. Drive your Certified Pre-Owned Volvo to the 2009 Flowertown Festival will run from April 3, 2009 to April 5, 2009 from 9am to 5pm on Friday and Saturday, and 9am to 4pm on Sunday. Admission to the festival is FREE, it is a family event, no alchohol is served and no pets are allowed. For more information call the Summerville family YMCA at (843) 871-9622.