Christmas on King Street

Santa Claus is Coming to Town and Visits Sugar Snap Pea on December 1st

Santa Clause is coming to Sugar Snap Pea on Thursday, December 1st from 2-5:30PM. Come and get a picture of Santa with your little one! Bring you Christmas wish lists & a $10 donation to support the 23rd Annual American Red Cross Christmas Dinner. This great cause provides anyone in need of a hot meal and holiday cheer a free meal provided through donations to the Coastal South Carolina Chapter of the American Red Cross. 

Carmen Ash Photography will be on hand to take the photos. You will LOVE these snaps of your precious kiddos. While you're there, do some Christmas shopping for all the precious little ones in your life. 

Stop by Sugar Snap Pea at 161 1/2 King Street. You can also shop online in their new online store.

SpiritLine Cruises Offers the Best View of the Holiday Parade of Boats Aboard the Spirit of the Lowcountry

Don’t brave the cold this year for the Holiday Parade of Boats on December 3rd. Experience Charleston’s most unique holiday tradition in comfort aboard the Spirit of the Lowcountry.

The Holiday Parade of Boats is a popular and beloved annual event, and SpiritLine Cruises offers the best view in town! Your whole family will delight in the amazing sites of the parade while enjoying a delicious menu of light hors d’oeuvres as well as rockin’ holiday music from Y102.5's Y Morning Wakeup host, Brian Cleary. A cash bar will also be available on board.

You can enjoy this memorable holiday experience for just $26 per adult, $16 for children 6 to 11 yrs, 5 and under FREE.The Spirit of the Lowcountry boards at 5:30PM at the Aquarium Wharf, 360 Concord Street. The boat will cruise from 6:00PM-8:00PM. Click here to book your reservation today or call (843) 722-BOAT.

Ralph Lauren Black Label Launch Event at Rapport

Don't miss Rapport's Ralph Lauren Women's Black Label Launch on Thursday, December 8th from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. Ten percent of sales during the launch event will benefit Pet Helpers of South Carolina. Come explore the Black Label Early Spring 2012 Collection and support a great cause!

Rapport's beautiful boutique is located at 235 King Street in the King Street Fashion District. 

Board the Spirit of Carolina for a Very Special Cruise with a Donation to Toys for Tots

Begin the Holiday Season with the spirit of giving! SpiritLine Cruises is offering a FREE 90 minute cruise aboard the Spirit of Carolina on Friday, November 26th in exchange for your donation of a new, unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots.The staff and crew at SpiritLine Cruises would like to show their appreciation to the community, while supporting this wonderful local charity.

Boarding time is at 10:45am, cruise time is 11:00am until 12:30pm. The dock is located at Aquarium Wharf, 360 Concord Street in downtown Charleston, next to the SC Aquarium. Please bring one unwrapped toy for each person in your party. Admission is free with the donation to Toys for Tots. No reservations necessary.

A Gift from the City of Charleston: Free Parking for the 2011 Holiday Season!

From Black Friday through New Year's, park in City Garages downtown for two hours free! Click here to download 2011 Holiday Magic in Downtown Charleston Parking Voucher, print as many as you like and bring them with you each time you come downtown for shopping, dining and holiday fun. There's more! Many merchants offer parking stamps with your purchase or service:

Bits of Lace | Bob Ellis Shoes | Brooks Brothers | Caviar & Bananas | Christophe Chocolatier | Croghan's Jewel Box | Hampden Clothing | Lacoste | Phillips Shoes | Roberto Coin | Sugar Snap Pea | Sweet 185 and more.

Butterfly Women's Consignment Boutique and Cos Bar have onsite free parking for their customers.

Here's another parking tip: if you're visiting the Upper King Design District for evening shopping and dining, the Visitors Center Garage is just $2 for the whole evening after 5:00 PM. You'll also find valet parking at John and King, Radcliffe and King, Broad Street and East Bay and Cumberland Street just east of East Bay. 

You can ride the Carta DASH Trolleys all around downtown for free. It's just too easy to enjoy beautiful downtown Charleston this holiday season. Join us for the best shopping, the best dining, the best salons and spas, and Charleston WreathFest!

Rent Out Fish Restaurant For Your Next Holiday Party

Looking for a location for your private party? Obviously Lowndes Grove, the William Aiken House, and the American Theater are magnificent, but have you considered Fish? Not only is Fish a very cool spot, but did you know that there is no rental fee? How great is that!? They can sit down with you and help you plan your menu, prepared by French Master Chef Nico Romo, your wine selection, and any other details to make your gathering extra special! Check out their new Fall menu to see what's tasty.

Fish is booking fast for the 2011 holiday season and beyond, so don't delay! Call their events office at 843.853.1810 to start planning your party today! For more information visit www.fishrestaurantcharleston.com.

Enjoy the Holiday Parade of Boats Aboard the Carolina Belle for a Special Blues & BBQ Cruise

Enjoy the Holiday Parade of Boats with Charleston Harbor Tours on a very special Blues and BBQ Harbor Cruise. The cruise will board at 5:30pm on Saturday, December 3rd aboard the Carolina Belle and depart from the Charleston Maritime Center at 10 Wharfside St.

Come aboard for a fun-filled evening with Juke Joint Johnny playing some red HOT blues, plus a delicious Home Team BBQ buffet, all while cruising the harbor and watching the Parade of Boats!

Tickets are just $39.95 per person (tax incl.) and there is a fully stocked cash bar on board. Tickets will go fast so book now! You can book online at  www.CharlestonHarborTours.com, call 843-722-1112, or call their ticketing partner at 800-979-337.

Sercys for Spreading Cervical Cancer Awareness: Cocktails & Silent Auction at Fish December 1st

Please join Fish Restaurant for cocktails & a silent auction to benefit the National Cervical Cancer Coalition on Thursday, December 1st from 6:30-8:30PM. There is no coverage charge for the event. This event is to help encourage the community to advocate cervical cancer screening & prevention by spreading awareness.

Approximately 12,00 cases of invansive cervical cancer are diagnosed in the U.S. each year and 1/3 of those women will die from this disease. Help them change these statistics by spreading the importance of vaccinating early, pap testing regularly, & HPV test when recommended.

A "sercy" is a term, typically used in the Southern U.S., to describe a small, possibly unexpected gift. So join Fish for this wonderful event & find a sercy for a loved one in your life during this holiday season...all for a great cause! If you would like to donate an item and/or service for the silent auction, please contact SC Chapter Leader, Lauren Whiteside at lwhiteside@nccc-online.org. 

 

 Fish I 442 King Street I Charleston

Enjoy a Romantic Getaway This Holiday Season at The Restoration on King

This holiday season, spend a romantic weekend in one of the country's most romantic cities, Charleston, SC, while enjoying luxuriously appointed suite accommodations at The Restoration on King. As part of the hotel's Romantic Charleston Getaway Package enjoy:

• Luxurious accommodations for two nights
• Valet parking
• One dozen roses in your suite upon arrival
• Evening wine and cheese reception
• Evening turndown with truffles and Sparkling wine
• Gourmet continental breakfast

In addition, enjoy a private carriage tour through the historic streets of Charleston and dinner at one of Charleston's most romantic restaurants-Fulton Five-voted Charleston's most romantic restaurant 12 years in row. Book your stay today!

 The Restoration on King is located at 75 Wentworth St. in the King Street Fashion District. Click here to book now.

Introducing Charleston WreathFest!

CHARLESTON, SC --- The Charleston Peninsula Preservation Trust (CPPT) announced Charleston WreathFest, a community business development project to make downtown attractive and festive for holiday shoppers and visitors. Businesses will hang live wreaths on their doors or windows during the season in an expression of holiday hospitality and welcome. This project is coordinated by the CPPT and Thackeray Farms, a locally-owned small farm on Wadmalaw Island.

Thackeray Farms will offer special pricing and free Wednesday delivery on Holiday Wreaths and other greenery to any Charleston peninsula business from November 23 through December 21.

 

The Fraser Fir wreaths, available in three sizes, match the wreaths the City of Charleston will install on lamp posts throughout the downtown area. The wreaths arrive unadorned so each business can apply their personal touch, whether it's a red bow, holiday decor, or something totally individual and creative.

 

There will be a wreath design contest where the most imaginative, beautiful and spirited entries will receive media attention and can win valuable prizes including advertising, sidewalk and window cleaning, gift certificates and meals at local restaurants.

 

The Wreath Order Form, contest information and additional greenery can be found at www.charlestonwreathfest.com.

 

Judges for the wreath contest include David Harrison, Interior Design Department Chair, The Art Institute of Charleston; Artist Carolyn Epperly, President of the South Carolina Watermedia Society and owner of Lowcountry Artists Gallery; Rosanna Giacalone Krekel, Regional Director of the Fashion Group International of Charleston; Melissa Bigner, Editor of Charleston Weddings Magazine and author of Southern Bouquets, Olivia Pool, Publisher of Art Mag Charleston, and other members of Charleston's art and media communities.

Verde Leads Local Effort To Support Small Businesses & Celebrates Grand Opening on Small Business Saturday

 Verde, the new salad-focused restaurant at 347 King Street, is encouraging holiday shoppers to shop and eat small this Saturday, November 26 as part of the Small Business Saturday movement.

To encourage shoppers to eat local and celebrate its Grand Opening that day, Verde will offer several specially priced “Small Business Salads” for only $5 (regularly priced at $8.95). Guests can also sign up to win one of three Verde gift packs, which each include a $20 Verde certificate and a Buy Local Card from Lowcountry Local First. Buy Local Cards will also be available for purchase.

Verde’s owners have recruited other local businesses to join Small Business Saturday in Charleston, including Hampden Clothing which will be offering 20% off all regularly priced items.

 Verde, Charleston’s first salad-focused, quick service restaurant, is located at 347 King St. The menu features inventive “signature creations,” and guests can choose to “create their own” salad from over 40, fresh ingredients and 13 house-made dressings. Verde is open Monday through Saturday 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. 

CBT & Charleston Animal Society’s ‘Muttcracker’ Brings Puppy Love to a Holiday Classic

Everyone loves to go home for the holidays and this season some lovable homeless pups will get their chance when the Charleston Ballet Theatre and the Charleston Animal Society join forces for their holiday adoption promotion, The Muttcracker.

During Nutcracker performances both at Gaillard Auditorium and the North Charleston Performing Arts Center, alumni dogs from the Charleston Animal Society will appear in the opening street scenes of the show and possibly in the following party scene. Dancers will be walking the dogs across the stage as part of the holiday market atmosphere of the beginning of the Nutcracker, which takes place in Charleston in the 1850s.

Before the show and at intermission, audience members will have the opportunity to meet the star dogs as well as others who are in search for a home for the holidays. The Charleston Animal Society will be present at all shows, ensuring the safety of their wonderful friends on and offstage.

Audiences can look for the dogs at all of the CBT public performances of The Nutcracker as well as the school matinees at both venues. Performances will be held at the Gaillard Auditorium on Dec. 10 at 7:30pm and Dec. 11 at 3:00pm. Performances will also be held at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center on Dec. 16 at 7:30pm and Dec. 17 at 3:00pm. Tickets to all Nutcracker performances are already on sale and can purchased online at charlestonballet.org or through Ticketmaster and Ticketmaster outlets.

Oxette Winter Collection Launch Event- November 18th

Join Oxette on Friday, November 18th from 5-8PM for their Mysterious Nights Event where they will be launching their 2011 Winter & Holiday Collection. Enjoy some champagne with family & friends as you browse the collection. This is great chance to get gift ideas for the upcoming holidays! Stop by the store on Friday for this wonderful event. 

Oxette is located at 258 King Street in the King Street Fashion District.

Hampden & Cos Bar Host a Holiday Fête Nov. 17th

This Thursday, November 17th from 5pm-8pm, Hampden Clothing & Cos Bar will be co-hosting a Holiday party! Come treat yourself before you treat everyone else for the holidays.

Reasons not to miss this event:

1. Listen to live music from DJ JAZ.
2. Enjoy holiday-inspired champagne cocktails, wine & beer.
3. Score a free gift with purchase from Cos Bar.
4. Get super secret discounts on Hampden Clothing's Fall collctions. 
5. Win a make-up party for six & a gift basket from Cos Bar worth $300.
6. Enjoy validated parking in the convenient lot on George Street adjacent to Hampden.
7. Win a pair of Alexander Wang shoes from Hampden worth over $600.
8. View the top trends for Fall 2011 presented by Stacy Smallwood, Hampden's owner.
9. Stay in the know with Cos Bar's Andrew Petersen presenting the top holiday make-up trends. 
10. Did we mention there's a step & repeat?

Come get pretty for the holidays! The party will be held at Hampden Clothing at 314 King Street in downtown Charleston.

Introducing Charleston WreathFest!

Charleston WreathFest is a community project to make downtown attractive and festive for holiday shoppers and visitors. To participate, businesses will hang live wreaths on their doors or windows during the season in a unified expression of holiday abundance and joy. This project is coordinated by the Charleston Peninsula Preservation Trust together with Thackeray Farms, a locally owned small farm on Wadmalaw Island, and other Charleston community organizations.

Thackeray Farms offers special prices and free delivery on Christmas Wreaths for downtown businesses. The Fraser Fir wreaths are available in three sizes and match the wreaths the City of Charleston will install on streetlamp posts throughout the downtown area. The wreaths arrive unadorned so each business can apply their personal touch, whether it’s a big red bow, holiday decor, or something totally individual and creative. The most imaginative, beautiful and spirited entries will receive media attention and can win great prizes.

If you're a downtown business and wish to order a wreath, click here to download 2011 the Wreath Order Form. Orders placed on Monday will be delivered the following Wednesday.

Every entry will be published at www.charlestonwreathfest.com, so keep checking back to see Charleston's beautiful downtown wreath project take shape during the holidays.

Special Blues & BBQ Cruise with Singer Wanda Johnson Aboard the Carolina Belle

 Charleston Harbor Tours & The Bridge 105.5 proudly offer a very special blues evening with Wanda Johnson, backed by Shrimp City Slim! Come on out on Saturday, November 19th for a very special Blues & BBQ Harbor Cruise.

Board the Carolina Belle at 5:30pm from the Charleston Maritime Center (10 Wharfside St.) and enjoy a 2-hour cruise complete with a delicious Home Team BBQ buffet and live blues by the talented Wanda Johnson.

Tickets are just $39.95. You can book online at www.CharlestonHarborTours.com, call 843-722-1112, or call their ticketing partner at 800-979-337.