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!

All the Colors of Spring at 2nd Sunday

Lauren Ridenour really loves you.

Spring fashion from Lauren Ridenour, Sadie & Sutton Boutique, True Lucia, In The Dresser will be on the bricks. Spring flowers from Sweet Jessamine. And there’s such good food! James Brown’s Famous Boiled Peanuts, & Lobster, King of Pops and the return of the MacDaddy Food Truck!

After, you may go home and watch the Oscars. Don’t forget your gown and tiara!

Photo by Mirko Fabian on Unsplash

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

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!

Super Bowl Sunday, Valentine's Day Eve and 2nd Sunday Rolled into One Fun Day

2nd Sunday on King Street continues its monthly schedule Sunday, February 13, announced by Susan Lucas, President of the Charleston Peninsula Preservation Trust (CPPT), the non-profit that manages and produces 2nd Sunday. 

“Covid protocol: Please social distance, wear masks, wash hands, and update your vaccinations to protect yourself, your loved ones and our community. Avoid misinformation. Here’s a link to CDC facts about the pandemic.

“We are back and happy to be on the street every month again. The city is providing two hours of parking free in most city garages, and everyone’s favorite boutiques, restaurants and galleries will be open. 

Shop2ndsunday.com has all the updates for people that want to follow along, as well as the barcode for parking lots and the link to purchase calendars. Come to stroll, shop, dine and enjoy Charleston’s “Main Street” on a vehicle-free, pedestrian-only afternoon. From noon to 5:00 pm.

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!

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.

Tate's Nation: Puzzle Pieces of Charleston

Artist Tate Nation creates a world--one could call it his own nation. It has motion, wobble and bright colors, mostly based on his home town, commissioned houses and local events like the Cooper River Bridge Run and the Piccolo Spoleto Festival. He is as friendly and likable as he is skilled; Charleston's own Mr. Rogers. 

Tate Nation has turned some of his paintings into puzzles, coasters and other needful things. Each of his puzzles measures 18 x 24", with a whopping 550 pieces.

Click to Select A Puzzle

Select from any of Tate's puzzles, toss them in your virtual Shopping Cart, and you'll enjoy three gifts:

• Free Shipping

• 5% off with promo code SUNDAY

• Hours of relaxing, creative fun

As your puzzle comes together, it will almost feel like you're painting with Tate. Post your finished puzzle on Instagram, hashtag #IpaintedwithTate.

When this is all over and you're dying for some real social interaction, 2nd Sunday will be back in downtown Charleston with everybody, including Tate Nation.

Pieces of History: Charleston Nostalgia Reigns

Charleston Rice Beads

Rice has a long history in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. Rice originally came to the United States in 1694, when a ship sailing from Madagascar was blown off course by a storm. 

Landing in Charleston for repairs, the captain expressed his gratitude by giving the governor of the colony a handful of rough rice grains. From this small amount, rice became a dominant commodity and export of the coastal rivers. 

Today, the shape and texture of rice beads symbolize Charleston's long and bountiful history from humble agricultural beginnings.

Like the sun setting over the water, Charleston's own Gold Creations continues to welcome locals, new visitors, and longtime client friends who return year-after-year for irreplaceable mementos of their time here, timeless pieces that add joy and meaning to milestone moments and the treasured gifts of kindness, laughter, and good stories.

Many captivating pieces can be found in Rick Reinert's Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden at 179-181 King Street. Whether you're looking for one of Rick's American impressionist paintings or one of Lorri Acott’s impressionistic figurative sculptures, The Garden is the place to find it. Or online, today.

Rick Reinert's many accolades include a cover story in Time Magazine in 2000, when his commitment to painting caught fire, and he began creating seven days a week, nine hours a day, establishing the unique and passionate style that he is known for today. One of America's most prolific painters, his work has won distinctions across the country. 

Acott's sculptures reside in private and public collections throughout the US and abroad. A favorite of collectors and critics alike, her work receives a powerful emotional response wherever it is placed. Above: Who Rescued Who?

Philanthropic Artist Fer Caggio has made coloring pages available for those of us who are feeling artsy and need a shove in the right direction. Creativity is frequently the way out of depression, boredom, ennui, and a host of other demons. "Clinical psychologists sometimes encourage patients to use artistic expression as a way to confront difficult feelings," Psychology Today.

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Share your co-creations on social media, tagged #Icoloredwithfer. And more will come soon! Mine is at right. I've always had trouble staying inside the lines.

Fer Caggiano shows her work at Lowcountry Artists Gallery at 148 East Bay Street. Open by appointment 843-577-9295.