Media Coverage
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Why spend the money if you don’t have to? There are plenty of things going on this week in Charleston that you can do for free.
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It doesn't take much to convince Charleston residents to get out and enjoy the city's parks, but the Charleston Parks Conservancy will be hosting Park Week from May 9-13. The nonprofit's second annual event will include unique activities all week long at various parks.
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Park Week center spread in The Daniel Island News
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The Charleston Parks Conservancy is celebrating all things parks with its second annual Park Week. The Conservancy will host free events in various Charleston parks May 9-13. All events are free and open to the public, so take a look below and see what all the Charleston Parks Conservancy has planned.
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The city's best free events from April 24-May 1.
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The second annual Party for the Parks was relocated to the Gaillard Auditorium on Saturday night from its original outdoor locale of Colonial Lake. It was a pity that Mother Nature would not oblige and arrange a forecast of fair weather for the night. After all, the event was benefiting the Charleston Parks Conservancy — you’d think she might cooperate.
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What to do when stormy weather reports threaten a street festival? Move the amusement from the avenue to the auditorium. And that’s exactly what the Charleston Parks Conservancy did to ensure the second annual Party for the Parks was free of wind, rain, and bugs. Accessorized with greenery, park benches, twinkly lights, and even a courtyard in the corner, the Gaillard Auditorium was a more than satisfactory substitute for the street.
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OK, so $55-plus seems like a lot to spend on an afternoon at Colonial Lake. But this isn’t any ordinary Saturday. It’s the Party for the Parks: Amusement on the Avenue, a benefit for the Charleston Parks Conservancy that’s in its second year.
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Get ready to party like a "park star" at the second annual Party for the Parks Amusement on Avenue benefiting the Charleston Parks Conservancy. This street-fair style party, which sold out in its inaugural year, is set for 6-10 p.m. Saturday (April 16) on Ashley Avenue overlooking Colonial Lake in downtown Charleston.
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The executive director of the Charleston Parks Conservancy is looking for a little help—and before you protest, he’s confident you don’t have a black thumb (“some people need a little water!”). “I see the quality of our green spaces becoming comparable to the quality of private gardens in this City.
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