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Get vaccinated. Wear a mask. Social distance from others. Wash your hands. Don’t touch your face. Be kind. Keep calm. Protect your friends. Celebrate life.
This Day
Willem Jan Huisman
Never forget.
2 Hours Free 2nd Sunday Parking Courtesy of the City of Charleston
Parking
Free Parking
Imagine that!
This permit allows you to park free in the City of Charleston parking garage listed for up to two hours between noon and 6 PM on a space available basis, limited to one voucher per visit. Not for use on surface lots. Participating City of Charleston parking garages are located at the Aquarium, Camden Exchange on Hutson St., Concord and Cumberland, 93 Queen (NOT 85 QUEEN), Prioleau Street, 34 Saint Philip St., Majestic Square, Visitor Center, and the Midtown Garage at 558 King St.
Taylor Black will be on the bricks
Look for Artist Taylor Black’s Charleston series, inspired by the historical textures and colors of Charleston, and dancing with morning and evening light.
Will there be music?
Music, ExperiencesRelaunching Great event in uncertain times gives us many opportunities to make it even better. 2nd Sunday has always enjoyed the contributions of local and regional musicians, mostly just talented folks jammin’ on the street. Let’s do that again.
Buskers welcome at 2nd Sunday on King Street!
See 2nd Sunday Return and visit the Sistine Chapel Exhibit too
Art, Experiences
Look for me, I‘ll be the vaccinated one wearing a mask.
Experiences, Shopping, Fine DiningHi Katharine, thank you for your thoughtful message.
Because 2nd Sunday is such a popular event among locals and regionals, it’s become important to business development on the peninsula. We are complying with every city, county and state guideline, including frequent review by the mayors office and special events committee. We will encourage vaccinations, masks, and social distancing according to CDC recommendations.
Look for me, I‘ll be the vaccinated one wearing a mask.
Warmly,
Susan Lucas
KSMG/CPPT
843.303.1113
Guess Who’s Coming…
Guess Who’s Coming, Food
Signature West TN Style Whole Hog BBQ
Guess who’s coming to 2nd Sunday, part two.
Experiences, ShoppingOur friends at Woof Gang Bakery, 340 King Street, are sure to be there. Woof Gang gained popularity during our crazy time which makes us very happy. We love their toys, their excellent dietary choices for our pets, their grooming service (Buddy needs a mani/pedi!) and especially cookies cookies cookies. Dogs are always welcome at 2nd Sunday. Bring your doggy bag please, or pick up a roll while you’re there.
Buddy: frequents Woof Gang Bakery for the cookies.
Margaret, would you like to do a book event in Charleston?
Books, Book EventsSign up! Ok so it’s not lunch at Halls Signature Events to meet the author, but it’s a supremely topical book from a renowned author and you can join the discussion.
Who's coming to 2nd Sunday September 12
Charleston Made, FlowersFirst up, Sweet Jessamine Flower Truck. She likes the Library Society and Buxton Books, plus the village feel of Lower King. Thank you, SJ!
Sweet Jessamine at 2nd Sunday on King Street
The Return of 2nd Sunday
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Charleston Peninsula Preservation Trust
843.303.1113
P O Box 22681
Charleston, SC 29403
susan@kingstreetmarketinggroup.com
www.shop2ndsunday.com
Media Contact: Susan Lucas
2nd Sunday on King Street Returning September 12
CHARLESTON, SC (June 14, 2021) --- 2nd Sunday on King Street will return to its every-month schedule beginning Sunday, September 12th after an 18-month hiatus due to Covid-19 protocols, announced Susan Lucas, President of the Charleston Peninsula Preservation Trust (CPPT), the non-profit that manages and produces the event.
“We’re very excited to re-start 2nd Sunday,” said Lucas. “It’s been sorely missed by the downtown retail and dining establishments and the thousands of local and regional visitors who come to stroll, shop, dine and enjoy Charleston’s “Main Street” on a vehicle-free, pedestrian-only afternoon.”
2nd Sunday on King Street began in October 2010 and this fall will celebrate its 11th anniversary closing King Street from Calhoun to Queen Streets to all vehicular traffic from noon to 5 p.m. Typical attendance ranges from 12 to 18 thousand visitors per 2nd Sunday.
“It’s the most popular and most regularly attended event on the peninsula,” said Karl Krull, Vice-President and Director of Operations for CPPT. “More than 1.5 million guests have patronized 2nd Sunday since its inception. We can’t wait to get it rolling again.”
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Relaunching a great event
Remember 2nd Sunday? It’s coming back! Starting September 12, 2021 and returning on the second Sunday of every month, we’ll close King Street from Queen to Calhoun, announce wonderful events all over the peninsula, and invite everybody to join us. Just like every month the 10 years before the pandemic, people will walk King Street, pop in to their favorite restaurant for breakfast, brunch or dinner, shop for up an item or two and go home remembering why we’re all here. Musicians will play, painters will paint, locals especially will walk the street with a smile.
Buxton Books on the last Sunday before quarantine, March 8, 2020.
It's Easy Eating Green in Charleston
Food
Italian Flat Parsley from The Twenty Bag
Our favorite local farmer and developer of The Twenty Bag CSA, Harleston Towles, helps us to:
1) Eat more vegetables.
2) Pretend we like vegetables.
3) Support local Farmers.
A House Called Tomorrow
Verse inspired by Alberto Rios A House Called Tomorrow, photos by SL.
Happy Quarantine Valentine Blues
Why do Valentine images have to be lipstick red, when blue is so much more calming? Covid quarantine has changed my preferences; how about you?
Artwork by @lulu_dk at her home in Lyford Cay via @archdigest.
Reinert Safe Harbor ii 36x48
Rick Reinert, Contemporary Impressionist, Charleston SC and East Boothbay, ME. Love his blues.
Blakely Made Valentines Bundle
Every Day is Cyber Day
Books, Shopping
Remember the lessons of the pandemic. Watch for the silver linings. Be thoughtful in your holiday gifting. Build back better.
1. Give books for the holidays!
2. Buy them from your local bookstore or Bookshop.org
3. Return to Step 1 until your list is complete!
Free Shipping today! Okay, that’s not “every” day, but it’s a great deal. All orders can be gift wrapped with a custom message on the card! The bookstore you select will receive the full profit margin from your purchase.
Now on to your favorite downtown holiday thing:
2-Hours Free Parking Downtown
Even homebound you have to clean up every once in a while. Here’s the place for all good smelling things and gifts and made-in-Charleston!
Old Whaling Co., now with three retail locations in downtown Charleston and a hefty online catalog as well. We love every single thing!
We love whimsy, happy go lucky, playful designs. This guy…
Davis Foster Designs
Your child/grandchild happens to be an artist. Just ask Daniel Buchmeier, who’s Shmooka turns each child-crafted creation into forever art.
Shmooka
How cool is this… playing cards! Charleston’s queen of lowcountry sky, winding waterways, and colorful marshland, Blakely Little has added fun to her portfolio. Lowcountry Five Card Stud anyone?
Literally PACKED with Charleston!
Free Parking Downtown Charleston Yes!
Shopping, Parking, Fine DiningPrint as many and use as often as you like. Go on, click the button.
Another Great Drive Through Event in Charleston... with Beer, and Books!
Next Sunday --- Oct. 25, 3 - 6 pm -- Blue Bicycle Books is excited to welcome Vivian Howard, star of A Chef's Life on PBS for a special in-real-life drive-thru book signing at Tradesman Brewing (1647 King St. Extension).
Tickets are $58 and include a signed copy of Vivian's new book This Will Make It Taste Good: A New Path to Simple Cooking, plus a snack-pack from Handy and Hot -- Vivian's new grab-and-go coffee shop on Wentworth Street.
Drive through, meet Vivian, grab a bite and a beer. Happy Sunday. You’re welcome,
Making Whimsy for Shawn Jenkins Children's Hospital with Tate Nation and Marius Valdes
Cruising in the Lowcountry by Tate Nation
This painting (above) was commissioned by the new MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital in downtown Charleston. “Quite an honor for me,” Nation said. “At 48 X 36 it’s a bit larger than most of my paintings. Its new home will be in the lobby of a floor whose theme is ‘Cruising in the Lowcountry.’ It’s my hope that it’ll provide many smiles and much joy to the hospital’s young patients and their families and friends!”
Good news! There's a puzzle coming featuring this print. We’re anticipating November arrival and a quick sell out of the first printing. Even more good news: at check out, the very first box asks you where you heard about these great posts. Enter the word GIFT and you'll get a free gift from Tate along with your appraisal order.
Enter “GIFT” in the “Please tell us…” field for yours.
Hallway of MUSC Shawn Jenkin's Chidren's Hospital by Marius Valdes.
And on the Shawn Jenkins 7th floor you’ll see the work of Marius Valdes, who we discovered on Jack’s Cosmic Dogs Merch, and now has so many fun colorful products in his Zoo Valdes Society6 store and ValdesArt on Etsy. Valdes, a University of South Carolina studio art professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been making affordable, family friendly, and award-winning artwork since 2001.
Funky Fish of the Outer Banks Art Print by Marius Valdes