This weekend I traveled to Greenville , South Carolina
Greenville is a lovely city in the Northwestern corner of the State.
It has a lovely modern skyline with very contemporary architecture
but it has managed to retain the best of all worlds by
keeping its historic areas alive and vibrant
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| Historic Main Street |
The tree lined Main street is filled with gourmet eateries
and interesting artsy shops which appeal to the college students who hang out there
after leaving their nearby classes.
Main Street is also the site of many of the special events that the city sponsors on a regular basis including
Artsphere
which had brought us to town
It is one of the top 10 fine Art Craft Fairs in the Country
featuring both regional and national exhibitors
Main street is blocked off to all vehicular traffic for four blocks just before it crosses the River
Street performers
Mimes
Acrobats
and live bands
entertain the crowds on the bridge
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| On lookers watching a street performance |
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| A Gourd craftsman |
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Booths are set up on either side of the Street beyond the bridge
with a wide fine art and crafts including painting, jewelry, handmade clothing, woodwork, musical instruments, glass, and metal work. CC was a little disappointed in the limited amount of painters, but one certainly could not complain about the quality of what was exhibited. It wall all top notch.
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| This artist makes Wooden Dolls |
Even the area below the Bridge was utilized
Chalk artists rendered lovely but transient renditions of famous works of art
And the amphitheater at the River Park
Was filled with crowds watching at a performance artist quickly creating a painting to music
