Bring your BFFs, your own bags and your bargain-hunting antennae to the Junior League Thrift Sale! First day early birds find true treasures; half-price deals start on day two. Friday, 10am-2pm, $5; Saturday, 10am-3pm, $3. 912.790.1022 or jrleaguesav.org.

All your ooey-gooey, melty-creamy dreams come true at this annual dessert event! Dozens of chefs from far and wide line the floor of the MLK Arena with chocolatey concoctions, and you can indulge your sweet tooth knowing 100% of proceeds go to LibLines for local breast cancer research and support. As if unlimited chocolate wasn’t entertaining enough, guitar duo Bucky & Barry will make their way through their repertoire of rock classics, and there’s a cash bar for those of age. A limited number of VIP ticket are available, entitling holders to early entry, separate seating and savory nibbles to offset the cocoa coma. Join the staff of skirt! as we all get our sugar buzz of our lives on – but you might heed the lessons we learned last year: Eat a little protein beforehand, and wear something with an elastic waist. Sponsored by Comcast Spotlight.

Thursday, October 9 * 6-8:30pm * $35 general/$50 VIP (limited availability) * Tickets available only through the SavannahCivicCenter box office: 912.651.6556 or 800.351.7469 * chocoholicfrolic.com

Start off tonight’s SCAD Gallery Hop with Carrie Mae Weems’provocative “Constructing History: A Requiem to Mark the Moment,” on display through Nov. 21 at the Red Gallery, 201 Broughton St., Savannah. Gallery hop: 5-7pm, free admission and shuttle! 912.525.4727 or scad.edu.

There’s a flowering bush with your name on it at the two-day Botanical Gardens Fall Plant Sale, along with Saturday workshops and demonstrations on bee keeping, earthworm farms, healthy roses, herb cultivation and more.9am-3pm,1388 Eisenhower Drive, Savannah. 912.355.3883.

Come set a bit during the 6th annual Art on the Porches, where regional artists sell their wares from the quaint cottages of Palm Key Nature Resort. Porch-pickin’ music, beer tastings and bbq await. 10am-5pm, KnowlesIsland, Ridgeland, SC. $5 donation.843.726.3277 or instituteatpalmkey.com.

Electrify the election spirit with twenty artists, including skirt! homegirls M.A. Mueller, Lisa Annelouise Rentz and Deanna Bowdish and a few token males, as they mix their media with politics at A Literary-Visual Art Show with Issues. Opening reception: 6-8pm, Artworks Gallery, 2127 Boundary St., BeaufortTownCenter. Works on display through November 6. 843.379.2787 or eatgoodbread.com/issues.

Zonta Club of Hilton Head begins its Lowcountry Employment Achievement Program, a free, three-part professional skills workshop for local women entering the workforce for the first time, re-entering the workforce after a long absence, or employed women seeking advancement. Childcare and refreshments provided! Saturdays Oct. 18-Nov. 1, 5:45pm – 8:15pm at the Boys & Girls Club, 151 Gum Tree Road, HHI. 843.301.4762or info@zontahhi.org.

Fusion chanteuse Gwen Hughes - the self-described love child of Muddy Waters and Peggy Lee - livens up the Lowcountry with her Rustic Jazz Quintet. 7pm at the Historic Coligny Theater, ColignyPlaza, HHI. Members $10, non-members $20. 843.689.9495 or jazzloversclub.com.

Attention all embroidery enthusiasts and needlepoint nerds! Today is the entry deadline for Stitch Spectacular, an upcoming exhibition of original, hand-sewn artwork that promises to place Savannah on the map with great contemporary fiber art cities like Austin, TX and Portland, OR. For eligibility and guidelines, go to stitchspectacular.com.

Follow your nose to Flaunt Perfume Boutique’s Open House, where hard-to-find scents, wine, hors d’oeuvres and complimentary spa services will delight every single one of your senses. 4pm-7:30pm, 4519 Habersham, Savannah. 912.352.4296.

Step to the left, jump to right and get your hot patootie over to Cardinal Rep’s production of The Rocky Horror Picture Show! Audience participation strongly encouraged – don’t forget your umbrella. 8pm, Oct. 24-25 and Oct.31-Nov.2, plus a midnight show on Halloween. $20/$15 students, seniors and military. 703 Louisville Rd, Savannah. 912.631.3773 or cardinalrep.org.

Find harmony with The Shore Notes, the Lowcountry’s award-winning all-female barbershop performance group when they present “Kickin’ It Up,” a rousing singalong directed by Larry Mercer featuring the region’s rising a cappella stars. 8pm Saturday, 2pm Sunday at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, HHI. $27. 843.842.ARTS or hiltonheadshorenotes.com.

The Beaufort branch of the American Association of University Women wants your help with their ongoing projects to improve the quality of public school education. 6pm, First Presbyterian Church, 1201 North St., Beaufort. 843.770.0075.

What’s could be so scary about a novelist’s number one fan and her sledgehammer? Find out when AASU’s Masquers’ Theater revives Stephen King’s Misery, adapted for the stage by Simon Moore. Four performances only! 7:30pm, Thurs-Sun at the Chinese Theater in ArmstrongCenter, 13040 Abercorn, Savannah. $10. 912.344.2801 or finearts.armstrong.edu