April 14 2nd Sunday on King Street nothing but food, fun, art, shopping and our great community

Charleston Vibes is CofC's elite, co-ed a Cappella group will perform!

La Casa Love Aster Boutique Evergarden will be with us. Walsh Woods brings beautiful bowls, vases, and charcuterie boards from locally sourced trees joins 2nd Sunday for the first time.

Look for Kendalls Kandles Beachy Keen by KK Foxy Fossils Earth and Air Studios Zola Jewelry. Thanks for your support Stradley Davidson Linen Collective and Asher Greystar where lovely meets lively.

Stitchen it Charleston Soap Chef Liv Bella Vita Natural Blonde Mix , yes they’re coming.

Tate & Rebecca & Lauren & KJ BBQ & Flowers by Vanessa as always.

Pick up some gourmet popcorn to enjoy from Mr. Poppers, or look for Dizzy Lamb | &Lobster | Heavenly Cheesecakes by Tony | Poppa B’S | Lowcountry Lemonade | Nautical Bowls | Lasaguas | Rodney Scott’s BBQ | Hero Doughnuts | James Brown’s Famous Peanuts. | Welcome back to 2nd Sunday Vibrant Alkaline Vegan Meals!

At 2nd Sunday January 14

Hero Donuts and Buns + Rodney Scott = next level Deliciousness. Look for both this Sunday!

Hero Doughnuts & Buns serves sandwiches, burgers, salads, and, of course, doughnuts. Customers can expect doughnut toppings like Fruity Pebbles, pistachio glaze, maple sea salt, and more. Sandwich options include egg & cheese, fried pork chop, chicken salad, burgers, and more. When it’s not 2nd Sunday, you can visit Hero at 145 Calhoun St.

Rodney Scott (born 1971) is an American chef and whole-hog barbecue pitmaster from Hemingway South Carolina. In 2018 Scott was named Best Chef: Southeast by the James Beard Foundation, only the second pitmaster to win a James Beard chef award. When it’s not 2nd Sunday, you can visit Rodney's at 1011 King St.

Woof Gang Bakery Charleston is here to help your dog keep fit in the new year with 10% off Collars, Leashes and Slow Bowls.  

Rain or Shine: The Holidays are here! 2nd Sunday is the place to dive right in

Is that a magic window opening up in Sunday’s forecast just for us?

Long Awaited Comfort October 18 in our Favorite Courtyard

Blue Bicycle Books Courtyard

420 King Street

October 18, 5:30 pm

Blue Bicycle Books presents A Renkl in Two Weeks' Time

Wed., Oct. 18, 5:30 pm, New York Times columnist Margaret Renkl will be in the courtyard for her new devotional The Comfort of Crows (Spiegel & Grau, 288 pp.,$32).

In 52 chapters, each with original color illustrations, Renkl follows the creatures and plants in her backyard over the course of a year. As we move through the seasons—from a crow spied on New Year’s Day, its resourcefulness and sense of community setting a theme for the year—what develops is a portrait of joy and grief.  

This event is presented by the Charleston Natural History Society (formerly the Charleston Audubon Society).

Click here to preorder a book and/or register for this FREE event

Sunday! 2nd Sunday on King Street

It’s Restaurant Week in Charleston. Come downtown if you’re not already here, and savor the history, culture, cuisine and art that is King Street. Or shop… whatever. Smoosh your face into a flower by Sweet Jessamine or Vanessa.

Before the kickoff: February 12 2nd Sunday on King Street

SEWE is happening next week!

Get the full details on all things SEWE 2023 with the show brochure. Get the show brochure here, or at the 2nd Sunday Information Tent this weekend.

Walk down to Charleston Shoe Co. for snacks, specials and a chance to win a bottle of Veuve Clicquot Champagne!! 161 King Street.

Woof Gang is setting up a Valentines Kissing Booth for 2nd Sunday and will accept donations for a local Animal Rescue. 341 King Street.

Spartina 449 has an excellent jewelry sale happening for Valentines Day. 231 King Street.

From personalizing your Apple Watch to learning to draw on your iPad with Procreate and so much more Apple Store at 301 King Street has free classes all day long. Click the link to schedule yours.

https://www.apple.com/today/calendar/

It never rains on 2nd Sunday… come downtown!

You can have anything in life if you dress for it. ~ Edith Head

Own Your Roots is dressing for the holidays! Find them near Market & King

Emerald + Jade

Carefully selected trendy, modern, quality children’s clothes. Look for Emerald + Jade near George + King!

Rebecca Illustrated

On the bricks at 2nd Sunday

Tate Nation

Pick up a copy of Belle’s Bath, illustrated by Tate, on the bricks.

Lauren Ridenour

…is fine and on the bricks at 2nd Sunday

Blue Bicycle Book Free Author Event October 19

Join us Wednesday, Oct. 19th at 5:30 pm, as Blue Bicycle Books (corner of King and John Streets in downtown Charleston) welcomes journalist Jack Torry in conversation with historian James Scott on Torry’s newest work of military history, The Last One Out: Yates McDaniel, World War II’s Most Daring Reporter. This is a FREE event.

Jack Torry was the Washington bureau chief for the Columbus Dispatch and Dayton Daily News. Prior to joining the Dispatch in 2000, he was a Washington correspondent for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Toledo Blade covering Congress, the Supreme Court and Ohio politics.

A nationally respected expert on the Ohio political scene, Torry was a frequent guest on CNN and Meet the Press Daily with Chuck Todd.

About the Book
When Yates McDaniel died in Florida in 1983, few outside his family paid much attention. The only hint of his fame came in a brief obituary buried on the inside pages of the New York Times. The obit suggested bravery and a past far more exciting than almost anyone knew. Even those who worked alongside him in the 1960s at the Associated Press were startled to learn what McDaniel had been, what he had done when he was a young man and the world was at war.

Yet, this remarkable reporter covered more of the Asian war than anyone else—from the savage Japanese assault on Nanking in 1937 to the fall of Singapore in 1942 to landing with US Marines on New Britain in 1943. He took risks no other reporter ever accepted, and colleagues joked that Japanese bombers followed him wherever he went.

“The Last One Out,” is Torry’s third book. His other books are “Endless Summers, The Fall and Rise of the Cleveland Indians,” published in 1995, and “Henderson’s Light – Drinking, Driving and a Deadly Encounter” in 2009.

Excellent! Things to do at 2nd Sunday in July

Click on an image to see more info, and join us downtown for 2nd Sunday on King Street in Charleston, the best city! Noon to 5:00 pm, rain or shine.

Your favorite happenings at 2nd Sunday on King Street this weekend, Part One!

Wabi Sabi Food Truck will be there. a.w. Shucks will be alfresco. So will Lib’s Diner. And Lobster—specifically & Lobster! So many food options! Watch your email for Sunday’s schedule of events.

2nd Sunday April Highlights

Second Sunday on King Street is this weekend… FREE Gift with purchase from Tate Nation Studio!

Keep track of every 2nd Sunday on King Street throughout the coming year, with a calendar (including dates through February, 2023!) featuring breathtaking photographs of Charleston water and skies, captured by 2nd Sunday’s very own Susan Lucas … FREE with any purchase of $25 or more (Paintings, prints, posters, & puzzles), this Sunday, at Tate’s tiny gallery (257 King Street).

Watch our website or sign up for News to hear what's going on this weekend! Food, friends, art, culture, shopping, flowers, music, free parking— and Josh Marler predicts a perfect sunny/70 day!

2nd Sunday Guide, Part Deux

Have a lovely December afternoon downtown! 12-5:00 pm + brunch before and dinner after. Lucky you!

See something you like? Click on the image and go there!

Your Guide to 2nd Sunday December 12

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The Boutique Charleston at 302 King Street presents three local authors/artists this Sunday. Jack Alterman is a Charleston native and local photographer with two books, My City and and My Lazy Eye. Both books capture his unique perspective of people and places, with local and global focuses respectively.

Virginia Beach’s book, Rice and Ducks, weaves the beautiful history of the Carolina rice lands. All proceeds go toward the protection of the northern breeding grounds and protection of migratory bird habitats in the Carolina Lowcountry.

Richard Hagerty’s, American Surrealist, it’s chock-full of his stunning dream-based watercolors produced over a series of decades. His most notable pieces are featured on silk scarves, also available for sale that day.

Speaking of Charleston’s own Evening Post Books, The'll give away free copies of 62 Famous Houses with every book purchased at their Society and King “store”. Popular gift titles will be on hand, such as Gullah Cuisine, Seven Days on the Santee Delta, Rice & Ducks, New Charleston Cuisine and more!

Meet the Author, Buy the Book

Stuart Bennett’s Charleston Gambit published by Evening Post Books

Evening Post Books hosts author Stuart Bennett who will be signing copies of his new book, The Charleston Gambit. It's a love story set during the British occupation of Charleston during the Revolutionary War. In addition, they’ll have some of their classic books on hand with dramatic discounts, some at $20, others as low as $10. Every purchase will receive a free copy of the popular 62 Famous Houses of Charleston.

Margaret, would you like to do a book event in Charleston?

Sign up! Ok so it’s not lunch at Halls Signature Events to meet the author, but it’s a supremely topical book from a renowned author and you can join the discussion.

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Reader Meet Writer with Margaret Renkl. Graceland, At Last: Notes on Hope and Heartache from the American South

Every Day is Cyber Day

Remember the lessons of the pandemic. Watch for the silver linings. Be thoughtful in your holiday gifting. Build back better.

1. Give books for the holidays!
2. Buy them from your local bookstore or Bookshop.org
3. Return to Step 1 until your list is complete!

Free Shipping today! Okay, that’s not “every” day, but it’s a great deal. All orders can be gift wrapped with a custom message on the card! The bookstore you select will receive the full profit margin from your purchase.

Now on to your favorite downtown holiday thing:

2-Hours Free Parking Downtown

Even homebound you have to clean up every once in a while. Here’s the place for all good smelling things and gifts and made-in-Charleston!

Old Whaling Co., now with three retail locations in downtown Charleston and a hefty online catalog as well. We love every single thing!

We love whimsy, happy go lucky, playful designs. This guy…

Davis Foster Designs

Your child/grandchild happens to be an artist. Just ask Daniel Buchmeier, who’s Shmooka turns each child-crafted creation into forever art.

Shmooka

How cool is this… playing cards! Charleston’s queen of lowcountry sky, winding waterways, and colorful marshland, Blakely Little has added fun to her portfolio. Lowcountry Five Card Stud anyone?

Blakely Made

Literally PACKED with Charleston!

Charleston Magazine

Another One for The Books

Steal Like An Artist by Austin Kleon.

Austin Kleon is a master at creativity, offers a great weekly newsletter on all kinds of topics, and wrote the provocatively-titled Steal Like an Artist. It’s classic and you can read about it here.

As we said in a recent post, Bookshop.org is a really great way to get your books (sweet discount included), benefit a local bookstore and keep reading at home where you’re safer from Covid.

Namely, Buxton Books on King Street

We’re pretty darn sure he's the one that told us about Sleep With Me, the podcast that puts you to sleep. So it’s win-win. The book, the bookstore, sleeping well and plotting your creative moves.

Local and Smart Alternatives to Amazon and Audible

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Witch Elm via Bookshop.org

We love win/win. Reading is like that; so is supporting local independent bookstores of which we have two in Charleston and more in the region. While COVID 2020 is trying to wreck the economy, here comes Bookshop.org. With that brilliant site, you can order pretty much any book and designate your bookseller. The book is sent to you via USPS (we love them too) Media Mail, usually with a sweet discount, and your bookseller gets a nice “bump”.

Example, a trusted book buddy recommended The Witch Elm, recently out in paperback, by Tana French, available for $14.29 from Amazon. I went to the Bookshop.org page, entered Witch Elm in the search box, picked a King Street bookstore, (both Blue Bicycle Books and Buxton Books have Bookshop.org pages), and by the end of the week was reading this highly praised can’t-put-it-down novel. Blue Bicycle Books made $5.10 on my purchase, not a huge impact on their operating cost but a much larger margin than if they had offered an Amazon link. I paid just $1.35 more for the book but feel really good about my local independent bookstore purchase. Imagine if we all bought our books that way.

Now about Audible. I have 277 titles in my Audible Library and have loved listening in the car, in line at the DMV, in the middle of the night when I don't want to light up a blue screen. When Amazon bought Audible in 2008 it gave them the capital to do some really great promotions and productions. It's online but it's not free. Here's where Charleston County Public Library comes to the rescue with a huge inventory of audiobooks. All you need is a library card and their Libby App. Done!

Give your Mom something she'll really love!

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