By Lanier Laney
A friend told me he can tell fall is coming because his glasses don’t fog up everytime he walks outside these days.  With September only about two or so weeks away, here’s an upcoming events list for you so you can plan good times for your out-of-town friends and family to visit in.

September 1, 2012 
8th Annual River Festival Labor Day Weekend Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Adults $3, kids up to 16 Free. Center stage performers, dancers, singers, choirs, artists and exhibits, food, craft vendors, t-shirts. Riverside Plantation Tabby Ruins & Civil War Exhibit. Lands End Woodland, Lands End Beach, St. Helena Island. 
(843) 838-4503 or visit landsendwoodland.org.

September 3, 2012
Labor Day Celebration at the Penn Center, 16 Penn Center Circle. 
(843) 838-2432 or penncenter.com.

Sept 15: 3rd Annual Lt. Dan Weekend, Beaufort, SC
3rd Annual Lt. Dan Weekend hosted by the Independence Fund to benefit severely injured veterans in Beaufort. Events include a concert featuring Gary Sinise (from the movie Forrest Gump that was filmed in Beaufort) and the Lt. Dan Band at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park on Saturday night, “The Conflict Zone” photography exhibit, the 3rd Annual Golf scramble and a family 5K through historic downtown and a fully-supported bike ride for veterans. For concert tickets and race registration, visit ltdanweekend.com.

September 16, 2012
Community Sing at the Penn Center Frissell Community House, Martin Luther King Jr Dr. 6:30 p.m. 
(843) 838-2432 or penncenter.com.