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Spoleto Festival Moving Opening Ceremonies Indoors

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1 year ago

May 25, 2023

Due to the inclement weather forecast for Friday afternoon, the City of Charleston and Spoleto Festival USA today announced that they have moved Opening Ceremonies to Festival Hall (56 Beaufain Street). The event, beginning at 12 pm (doors open at 11:30 am), will still be open to the public.

The ceremony will include the following:

Speakers
- Alicia Gregory, Spoleto Festival USA Board Chair
- Mena Mark Hanna, Spoleto Festival USA General Director & CEO
- Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg
Performers
- Nicole Heaston (soprano, Vanessa) will sing the National Anthem
- Charleston Jazz Academy students perform a composition by 2023 Spoleto artist Abdullah Ibrahim
- Performance by Ingoma Nshya, the Women Drummers of Rwanda, featured in The Book of Life

The 2023 season of Spoleto Festival USA takes place May 26TH to June 11TH in various locations on the downtown peninsula. Tickets can be purchased online at spoletousa.org, by phone 843-579-3100, or in person at the Spoleto ticket kiosk at the Charleston Visitor Center (375 Meeting Street) from 9 am to 5 pm daily.