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Mother’s Day is quickly approaching, are you prepared to make this day a special one?  If you are searching the web for last minute Mother’s Day idea’s for a Charleston mom, maybe I can help! As always, the safe bet is flowers.  Can you go wrong with flowers?  Sound like a winner! Visit this local Charleston florist then.  If you think your mom would enjoy spending the day with you, then check out The North Charleston Arts Festival.  The last day will be May 12, 2007 so you can go before Mothers Day or on the day if you would like.  Lastly, call your mom and just tell her how much you love her!

I stopped by the John Ancrum SPCA off of Leeds Avenue today to browse around. There are oodles of adoptable cats, kittens, dogs, puppies, bunnies, and even a guinea pig available.

Today, I was looking for a kitten, male, robust enough to handle himself around our two older male cats. Sure there will be a bit of hissing in the beginning - territory and dominance establishing behavior, all that good stuff - but the hope is that within a few weeks they will all be buddies.

I noticed while I was there that the SPCA is having a benefit on August 24, 6-9 p.m. “A Furry Affair” art show and auction, packed with appearances by local celebrities, at the City Gallery.

Cool! Sounds like it will be an evening to remember, the cat’s pajamas even.

Fine art photographers and admirers of the same, take note.

William A. Davis III will be at Alterman Studios this evening, as part of the Second Monday Lecture Series (Free, 7 p.m., call 577 0647 for more information).

This lecture will include a showing of his travel photographs from across the Northern United States (New England straight on over to Washington state) as well as from the Southeast.

Charleston’s hep cats and swinging dames are sure to have seen copies of ART Magazine, the latest venture from publisher extraordinaire Olivia Pool, about town.

Ms. Pool, of course, was the driving force behind the late critically acclaimed Domain Magazine and is known to have contributed many a “Special to” piece to the Post & Courier Preview section.

As she is among the most cosmopolitan of Charlestonian cognoscenti, it is only natural that Olivia would be helping to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the birth of the Persian poet Rumi.

The celebration proper, hosted by the Sophia Institute, will be in October but Rumi rejoicers yearning for an early taste of soul can catch a screening of “Rumi: Poet of the Heart” at Charleston County Library on August 14, 7 p.m.

The screening is free, open to the public, and will be a good way to schmooze with the local art and soul minded while grooving to ancient rhymes.