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NEW LOCATION: FMU Performing Arts Center, Downtown Florence
Preparations for Francis Marion University’s Arts International festival in downtown Florence are underway. The longstanding festival, one of the Pee Dee’s great spring traditions, will bring its regular mix of art, music and food to its new location on April 11. The 38-year-old festival has been held in previous year on FMU’s campus. Activities will now center on FMU’s Performing Arts Center. The festival runs from noon to 6 p.m. There is no admission charge and all the entertainment is free and open to the public. There is a charge for food and craft items that are on sale. The premier event at this year’s festival will be a 2 p.m. performance by the Blue Dogs in the PAC’s amphitheatre. The “Dogs” are an earthy, Southern rock band from South Carolina, and a well-known favorite of Pee Dee music fans. FMU’s Music Industry Ensemble and the Celtic rock band Stirling Bridge are also slated to perform in the PAC amphitheatre. The FMU String Ensemble, Vocal Edition, pianist Paolo Gualdi, violinist Terris Roberts and pianist Sumire Worman are all scheduled to perform in the PAC Black Box. Other scheduled acts include the Jabali African Acrobats, the Chief Kamu Fire and Hula Show and the Chinese Acrobats. They will offer festivalgoers a unique perspective on arts from around the world on the festival’s International Stage. A variety of strolling musicians and performers will patrol the festival area, providing impromptu entertainment throughout the day. Other events will include Florence-Darlington Technical College’s famous welding sculpture competition. The competition will feature teams of experienced craftsmen who will create breathtaking pieces of art on the fly, using a pile of scrap material brought in for the occasion. Also on tap: an arts and crafts fair featuring the work of local and regional artisans, children’s activities, art displays in the Florence County Museum and Waters Building Annex, and an international food court. The City of Florence is joining FMU as a major festival participant for this year’s events. Other sponsors include FDTC; St. John’s Episcopal Church, which is providing space for festival parking and events; Honda of SC; Nan Ya Plastics; Florence County; Pepsi Cola of Florence; and the Florence Convention and Visitors Bureau. The festival is the union of two former festivals, Art’s Alive and the Pee Dee International Festival. Its roots date back to 1977. For more information on this year’s Arts International festival, go to http://www.fmarion.edu/news/artsinternational.
Free admission Age limit: All ages
www.musicfarm.com https://www.facebook.com/musicfarmcola doors: 8:00pm show starts: 8:20pm w/Morgan's Road & Finnegan Bell
$12 advance, $15 day of show, $30 for 4-pack, $10 for anyone who attends "St Practice Day" event at Tin Roof earlier that day, $10 for anyone who attended the USC/Mississippi State men's basketball game earlier that day (must present ticket at door) Age limit: All ages
End the first month of the year with the Blue Dogs in Georgia at the Enterprise Mill! Doors will open at 7 Pm show will start at 830!
$15 ADV $20 DOS Age limit: All ages
The Blue Dogs will be ramping everyone up with local talent Aaron Burdett! Doors will be opening at 7pm Show will start at 8pm.
$12 adv $15 dos Age limit: All ages
Come join the Blue Dogs and Old Habits in Charlotte on a Southern Winter Night! The doors will open at 8 p.m. and the show will start at 9! There are tables to be reserved for $25 a head as well as balcony seating! Make sure you get your tickets today!
$15 ADV $20 DOS Age limit: All ages
The Blue Dogs will be sneaking up stairs to put on a great show in Eddie's Attic! Doors will open at 6 p.m. and make sure you get your tickets in advance and save a group table for $75!
Advanced Tickets $15 - At the door $20 Age limit: All ages
During our 2nd Annual Show weekend we would like you to join us for breakfast and a little bit of music. Proceeds from the show will be sponsoring the MUSC's Children's Hospital and Tito's will be there with some some deals $5.00 Bloody Mary's and Screwdrivers!
$50.00 Age limit: All ages
Thanksgiving Eve at Victor's Downtown
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Victor's Bistro, 126 West Evans Street, Florence, South Carolina
Originally scheduled for an outdoor stage at the corner of Dargan and Evans, the show will now be at Victor's, either outside on the patio or inside in the back room. Event from 6-10pm. Tastes Like Chicken opens 6:30-7:30. Blue Dogs full band from 8-10! Show is free and open to the public!
Come out to Hanahan's Fall Festival Celebrating Veterans! The Blue Dogs will be wrapping up the day playing a two hour set from 5 P.M - 7 P.M.
Come show your support for our U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and Marines!
Age limit: All ages
The Dogs will be appearing with The Occasional Milkshake to make up for the September 5, show that was postponed. This will be a new beginning for the Blue Dogs in Columbia as they are about to emBARK on their 26th Years of shows! 16 and over
$12 - $15