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Art After Hours
A new opportunity for York County's "young crowd," under 40 to experience the arts. If you haven't joined yet, but would like to, contact the Arts Council at 803-328-2787 or email us.
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Art After Hours
A new opportunity for York County's "young crowd," under 40 to experience the arts. If you haven't joined yet, but would like to, contact the Arts Council at 803-328-2787 or email us.
make a donation
Downtown Blues Festival
5th Annual Downtown Blues Festival
October 1-3, 2009
Old Town Rock Hill, SC
Tickets sold at the Center for the Arts, 121 E. Main Street (803-328-2787)
OR at door at each venue, each night
1-day pass: $12 2-day pass: $20 3-day pass: $30
Festival Schedule of Entertainment
Kick-off Event
Thursday (October 1) | 7-10pm
Community Performance Center, 249 E. Main St., RH
Sponsored by City of Rock Hill
Robin Rogers
Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year
Friday (October 2) | 7-11pm
Old Town Restaurants, along Main Street Rock Hill
Noel Friedline
Citizen Corners - sponsored by Williams & Fudge, Inc.
Robin Rogers
Thi's Place on Main- sponsored by Coffee News
Willie "The Bluesman" Roach
McHale's - sponsored by CN2
Ironing Board Sam
Old Town Bistro - sponsored by Comporium
Carl Ratlif
Augello's - sponsored by Founders Federal Credit Union
Scott Bristow, Kelly Bristow, Mark Neal,
& Brother Brad Smith
The Cookie Cafe - sponsored by WRHI AM/FM Interstate 107
Grand Finale Event
Saturday (October 3) | 7-11pm
Palmetto Room, 135 E. Main St., Rock Hill
Sponsored by Board of Realtors
Sabra Callas 7-8:30pm
Plair All-Stars 8:30-11pm
Directions:
From Charlotte:
Take I-77 South to SC Exit 79 (Dave Lyle Blvd). Make a RIGHT onto Dave Lyle (122 West).
Make a LEFT on Main Street.
From Columbia:
Take I-77 North to SC Exit 79 (Dave Lyle Blvd). Make a LEFT onto Dave Lyle (122 West).
Make a LEFT on Main Street.
Thank you to this year's Blues Festival Sponsors!
Festival Produced by: Bobby Plair, Jr. GOLD: Board of Realtors, City of Rock Hill, CN2, Comporium Communications, WRHI AM/FM Interstate 107 SILVER: Coffee News, Digisand Print Solutions, Founders Federal Credit Union, Williams & Fudge, Inc. BRONZE: Springs Creative, Elliott Close CONTRIBUTOR: Becca and Harry Dalton, Duke Energy, First Citizens Bank, Rock Hill Coca-Cola Bottling Co., SCBT of the Piedmont FRIEND: Winthrop University College of Visual and Performing Arts GRANTS: York County Hospitality Tax Grant
Support for this project is provided by the SC Arts Commission (which receives funding from the NEA), the Rock Hill Accommodations Tax/Tourism Commission & the United Arts Fund.
Each October, the Arts Council fills downtown Rock Hill with some of the hottest blues entertainment around.
The Downtown Blues Festival has become a tradition that continues to grow each year. Click here to view photos from last year's festival.
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Upcoming Events
- Thread - Ives, Moore, Parker Exhibition
January 09, 2010 (8:00 AM)
Thread
An Exhibition of work by Karen Ives, Dottie Moore, and Sharron Parker
Dalton Gallery, Center for the Arts
121 E. Main Street, Rock Hill
Exhibition Dates: January 9 - February 19
Reception: Thursday, January 21 -... - Winthrop 22nd Annual Undergraduate Juried Exhibition
February 02, 2010 (9:00 AM)
This exhibition will showcase the diverse creative talents of student-artists from the Department of Fine Arts and the Department of Design at Winthrop University. Brent Skidmore, the director of the University of North Carolina Asheville’s Craft... - Winthrop University presents, Walden Twice, Walden Twice: A Father-Son Exhibition
February 02, 2010 (9:00 AM)
This exhibition will feature the two-dimensional artwork of a father,
Jerry Walden, practicing artist and former chair of the Department of
Art and Design at Winthrop and a son, Robert Walden, practicing
artist living in NYC. Exhibiting together for the...
- Murder Mystery Theatre
February 25, 2010 (7:00 PM)
The Arts Council of York County presents:
"Southern Comfort: A Recipe for Murder"
WORLD PREMIERE
Written by Greg Paxton
Produced by Terry Roueche of Main Street Threatre
Thursday, February 25 - 7pm
Doors open at 7pm - Cocktails & Mingling, Cash Bar
Show starts... - Teacher's Choice Youth Art Exhibition
February 27, 2010 (8:00 AM)
The Arts Council of York County and Rock Hill Schools present:
Teacher's Choice - Youth Art Month Exhibition
All Center for the Arts Galleries, 121 E. Main Street, Rock Hill
February 27 - March 19
Reception: March 11, 6pm
