“We have a state that’s changing demographically and culturally” Noble explained, “and we need a leader who is able to work with both sides of government to achieve new results”.
Entertainment takes center stage as this year's music lineup is five times larger than past festivals. Organizers announce new venue at Riverfront Park in North Charleston.
The SC School of the Deaf and the Blind teams up with America's Got Talent Golden Buzzer contestant Mandy Harvey for a benefit concert at Charleston Music Hall.
“That’s a wonderful representation of who we are,” marketing and communications manager Kara Bale says later. “What you witnessed is that these are not domesticated animals. They retain their wild traits. That bird had to choose to listen to Stephen. It wasn’t forced; we use all positive reinforcement.”
The four-day conference featured a lot of awesome local and regional music. My biggest complaint was that there were not enough hours in the day to see and hear it all.
From our city to yours, Charleston and Charleston Grit hope that those affected by Hurricane Irma will receive the aid that they need to recover from this truly horrible natural disaster.