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SUMMARY:Piedmont Natural Gas Downtown Alive (presented by Spectrum)
DESCRIPTION:Piedmont Natural Gas Downtown Alive Presented by Spectrum benefiting Metropolitan Arts Council\n\n \nNOMA Square\n220 North Main Street | Greenville\, SC \nEvery Thursday night from 5:30 – 8:00pm from March 13 – August 28\, 2025 \nEnjoy live music\, food trucks and drinks! Proceeds benefit the Metropolitan Arts Council. \nEvery Third Thursday at DTA will feature Arts After Dark\, which is an art market featuring local artists.\n \n  \nFREE ADMISSION \nMore than 45\,000 people attend this event annually. The event serves as the single largest fundraiser for the Metropolitan Arts Council. \nPiedmont Natural Gas Downtown Alive opens at 5:30 p.m. and closes at 8:30 p.m. Bands play two sets at 5:50 p.m. and 7:20 p.m.
URL:https://www.greenvillearts.com/event/piedmont-natural-gas-downtown-alive-presented-by-spectrum-2/2025-08-28/
LOCATION:NOMA Square\, 220 North Main Street\, Greenville\, SC
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:ARTS AFTER DARK @ Downtown Alive
DESCRIPTION:Every third Thursday\, Arts After Dark at Downtown Alive brings Greenville’s local artists to you. Experience these talented makers’ works on display in the covered tents marked with the “Arts After Dark” logo every month on the 3rd Thursday. Visitors can take advantage of the opportunity to snag a few one-of-a-kind works of pottery jewelry or framed paintings and drawings. Artists will be available to answer questions about their process and may even be providing live demonstrations.
URL:https://www.greenvillearts.com/event/arts-after-dark-downtown-alive/
LOCATION:NOMA Square\, 220 North Main Street\, Greenville\, SC
CATEGORIES:Visual Arts
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SUMMARY:"As I See It" - Lu Wixon
DESCRIPTION:Lu Wixon invites you to the opening reception for her solo show titled “As I see It” at the Metropolitan Arts Council on July 24\, 2025. Come meet the artist\, enjoy light refreshments\, and see her artwork! \nLu grew up in Lafayette\, Louisiana where she earned a BFA from the University of Louisiana.  After graduation\, she spent two years in Trinidad\, West Indies\, quickly earning a reputation as an artist.  She currently lives in Greenville\, South Carolina with her husband where she is involved in the arts community as an artist and former arts educator.  Lu exhibits regularly in the Carolinas and Louisiana and welcomes the community into her studio. \nI paint on wood because I enjoy the organic feel the surface evokes.  Line\, shape\, color\, and negative space\, are the tools I use to portray my feelings of the joy and beauty of the world. The “outlines’ in my work are actually where I don’t paint\, allowing the wood surface to be part of the composition.  My current subjects include figures interacting with the landscape and various aspects of nature.  A partial documentation of my body of work is available at www.LuWixon.com. 
URL:https://www.greenvillearts.com/event/as-i-see-it-lu-wixon/
LOCATION:Dolly F. Pardi Gallery at Metropolitan Arts Council\, 16 Augusta Street\, Greenville\, SC\, 29601
CATEGORIES:Visual Arts
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SUMMARY:“Desde El Rancho Para El Mundo” Orlando Corona
DESCRIPTION:Reception: July 18\, 6:00 – 8:00pm \nOrlando Corona is a professional visual artist specializing in painting\, printmaking\, murals and\nteaching. After finding his passion for printmaking in his high school art class\, he became\ncaptivated by art and began exploring printing and painting. In 2022\, Orlando was accepted into\nthe Brandon Fellowship program at the Greenville Center for Creative Arts\, providing a pivotal\ncatalyst for his career\, and becoming a full-time artist shortly after leaving the program. Orlando\nhas a passion for being involved in the community and helping others\, often working with local\nnon-profits\, artists and organizations. \nOriginally from Guanajuato\, Mexico\, Orlando moved to Greenville\, South Carolina at the age of\n10 with his family. Orlando draws deep inspirations from his roots as a first-generation Mexican\nimmigrant\, often sharing stories and memories of his childhood in rural Mexico. His intentions\nare about creating artwork that captures personal elements through his unique style\, while\nsharing his culture\, telling stories and making fine art everyone can enjoy. He aims to inspire\nothers through his work and be an integral part of his community and the world. \n  \n“Desde El Rancho Para El Mundo” aims to capture the essence of the small Mexican town I\ngrew up in with an exploration through multiple mediums and techniques. The work in this show\ntells personal and cultural tales and shows the beauty of my childhood home- an attempt to\ncapture the magic on paper and canvas. It will be some people’s first introduction to myself and\nmy identity that I am proud to showcase this way. This show is about taking more chances in my\ncraft\, feeling free to explore my art and show the wealth of myself as an artist and individual.
URL:https://www.greenvillearts.com/event/desde-el-rancho-para-el-mundo-orlando-corona/
LOCATION:Centre Stage\, 501 River Street\, Greenville\, SC\, 29601\, United States
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