Spoleto Festival USA returns with opening ceremony

Spoleto Festival USA kicks off with music, confetti, cannolis - Charleston City Paper

Mount Pleasant resident Cyndi Nigh has been an usher for Spoleto Festival USA since 2009. But she’d never done what she did at Friday’s opening ceremony of the festival’s 49th edition. Nigh, 67, ushered the kickoff for the first time, handing out yellow, white and black stickers to audience members.  The post Spoleto Festival USA kicks off with music, confetti, cannolis appeared first on Charleston City Paper.

Spoleto Festival USA returns with opening ceremony

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A two-week arts festival featuring performances, exhibitions and community celebrations officially kicked off Friday in Charleston. Spoleto Festival USA kicked off with an opening ceremony outside Charleston City Hall on Friday afternoon featuring guest speakers, performances, and The Bell Ringers of St. Michael’s Church. The 17-day festival is held in Charleston each spring with performances from renowned artists and e…