I heard someone complaining that they were “Stuck” in Florence this weekend. Unstick yourself my friend– there is PLENTY to do!
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Florence After Five
September marks what may be our last concert in the Florence After Five series for 2009. We have invited another local favorite to perform blues and R&B. Loose Change is sure to entertain you and provide fun for the entire family. Join us downtown on September 4 at 5:30. Click here to read a great SCNow article about Loose Change. The article describes their music as:
A typical performance moves fluidly between jazz, R&B and classical pop hits, he said. The variety of experience among the band members, who range in age from late-20s to early 60s, provides the group with a wide range of musical interests.
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Art Trail Gallery
Luminosity – The Glass Exhibit
Prepare to see sparkle! The Florence Downtown Development Corporation’s Art Trail Gallery (old Kimbrell’s Furniture Building ,135 South Dargan St.) will open its glass exhibit, Friday, September 4th from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Joy Seif of Glass Works will be doing demonstrations 5:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. See her construct a nuggets wind chime and a candle column! The Earring Lady will be on site during the opening with an array of her colorful works for sale, too! On display will be blown glass, fused glass, engravings, glyphs, stained glass using lead and using copper foil, and glass jewelry! The show will feature the work of David Russell of Russell Glassworks, Barbara Mellon of The Earring Lady, Joy Seif of Glass Works, George and Cathy Martin of Cathy’s Classic Stained Glass, Ed and Barbara Streeter of Pop’s Glass, One Eared Cow, Mike Gann and Laurie Brown, Calvin Yarborough, Bruce Graves, Marcy Kershner, Naomi Scott, Mona Howell, among others, as well as reverse glass painting by Jennifer Renee Johnson. The majority of the works will be available for purchase. The exhibit will run until October 17th. Regular gallery hours are 11:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Come and see one of the few exhibits in South Carolina this year dedicated to glass!! By the way, Friday, September 4th, Florence Downtown Development will be hosting their Friday After Five event next to the Art Trail Gallery. The Metamorphosis Collective gallery will be open that evening in the same block as us, but they are on the Irby side. One block, one night, three things to do and they’re all FREE!!!! Destination? DOWNTOWN!!! I hope we’ll see you on Friday!
The Art Trail Gallery is located at 135 South Dargan. We are the next block to where they are building the new performing arts center. Our website can be found at: http://www.art-trail-gallery.com
3. Downtown Florence Art Exhibit
VISUAL – INSPIRATIONAL
FRI.SEPT.4TH,4PM-9PM
SAT.SEPT.5TH,4PM-9PM
114.S IRBY ST.DOWNTOWN
SPACE PROVIDED BY TREI JOHNSON
FRI.MUSIC BY:
8:OOPM MIKE GAUSE
8:30PM CASSIE CURTIS
PAINTINGS BY:USCHI JEFFCOAT,BETSY PADGETT
JANIE KAYE WILLIAMS,JANA GOSS,JAMIE MCQUEEN
JESS WILLIS,HOLLY JOHNSON,RYAN DAVIS,TRAVIS
PRINCE,DANIEL FLOYD,JUSTIN JAMES,DEVIN FEDORCHUK
BRANHAM OSWALT,COLLEEN APPLETON-CRITCHER,TREI
JOHNSON,HARRY MCFADDEN
PHOTOGRAPHY BY:TONY GLOSTER,MARION BERRY
TONI REETZ
DRAWINGS BY:STEPHANIE MCQUEEN,LISA ROCK
SCULPTURE BY:JOHN WHITMAN,BRUCE GRAVES
PAPER MACHE’ BY:SHIRLEY HOLMES,LEA COOPER
CERAMICS BY:LINDA WIEGERT
FURNITURE BY:ALEX PALKOVICH,MYERS MCKENZIE
TREI JOHNSON
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I love Florence after 5 and I think its great that you and SCNOW cover it. However, I think it would be more popular if there was a single comprehensive website that would inform potential attendees of the line up, locations, and any other pertinent info. There should also be a gallery of pictures from previous events so people know how much fun is going on. The official page lacks any content whatsoever. http://www.florencedowntown.com/florence-after-five.aspx The web should be an integral part of the downtown redevelopment.