Good fortune continues to smile on the Charleston area, particularly at this time of the year when the city bustles with all manner of artists and creatives.

Yes, it’s our season of two festivals, Spoleto Festival USA and the city’s companion Piccolo Spoleto Festival. As the 17-day celebration of all things arts draws to a close, it’s important to reach out and give a pat on the back to the thousands of visitors and residents who

filled tens of thousands of seats and to the artists whose sweat and toil again energized the Holy City with world-class performances.

By all accounts, this year’s festival season continued to thrill. At mid-week with several days left before the June 8 closing, Spoleto Festival USA reported it issued more than 45,000 tickets in an arts celebration that was end

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