Arts on the Ridge
May 4 and 5, 2012

The Chair of the Town of Ridgeway’s Historical and Cultural Committee, Virginia Lacy, announced the dates for the Town’s upcoming weekend arts event, “Arts on the Ridge.”

“This will be our sixth annual festival and will be held the first weekend in May, Friday evening May 4 and all day Saturday, May 5,” Lacy announced at the monthly Ridgeway Town Council meeting last Thursday. “Arts on the Ridge will have as our theme, ‘Sharing our Voices through Arts, Music and Literature — A Harmony of Cultures.’ We want to focus on the music, artists and authors that have made Fairfield who we are.”

Lacy, who said she is expecting this year’s event to be the largest yet, said Art on the Ridge will tie into other events being held at the Fairfield County Museum and the S.C. Railroad Museum.

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Tour Information:

Bus Tour (Plantations and Pews): 
Reservations are required for this tour.  Enjoy visiting two chapels, Ruff Chapel and St Stephens Episcopal Church and two plantations, Valencia and Mt Hope. During the tours, you will learn about the history of these chapels and homes from docents on site.

Please mail $25 per person ticket fees, payable to Town of Ridgeway, to:
Charlene Herring
PO Box 337
Ridgeway, SC  29130

Questions:  Call Charlene Herring at (803) 337-3316

For Friday evening guided walking tour (If These Buildings and Homes Could Talk):
Reservations are required for this tour.  You will be guided through Ridgeway on an evening walking tour, learning about the history and architecture of the buildings and homes in this historic town, and possibly meeting some of the historic characters that make Ridgeway unique.

Ticket price - $12 adult, $8 children

Mail ticket fees, payable to Town of Ridgeway, to:
Dawn Hendricks
176 Tuckahoe Rd.
Ridgeway, SC  29130

Questions: Call Dawn Hendricks at (803) 361-3442

For Saturday Carriage Ridge Tours:
Please check back later for more information on the Carriage Ride Architectural Tours

For Saturday Self-guided Walking Tours:
While in Ridgeway on Saturday, May 5, pick up a brochure at the old police station for the self-guided walking of the historic buildings in downtown Ridgeway.

Contact Information:

To be a vendor:  Virginia Lacy at 337-3269

For bus tour (Plantations and Pews) tickets:  Charlene Herring at 337-3316

For walking tour (If These Buildings and Homes Could Talk) tickets: Dawn Hendricks at 337-2288

To enter the Arts and Crafts show:  Virginia Lacy at 337-3269

To reserve a vendor space in the Cotton Yard:  Virginia Lacy at 337-3269

For general information or questions:  Town of Ridgeway 337-2213

Information regarding Arts and Crafts Show Entries:

This show is open to all local artists and craftsmen to show their art work and hand crafted items.  Items may be placed for sale and there are no commissions charged on the sales by the Town of Ridgeway or the Arts on the Ridge Festival.  All sales are to be strictly between you and the purchaser.

If you have additional artwork and hand crafted items beyond what will be displayed in the show, there are limited vendor spaces available during the festival hours of 10 am to 4 pm on Saturday.  There is a charge of $15, payable to Town of Ridgeway, to reserve a 10 by 10 space in the Cotton Yard to set up your tables and/or tent on Saturday May 7.  Neither tables nor tents will be provided – you must provide your own.

Contact Virginia Lacy (803-337-3269) with any questions you may have, or to obtain an application for a vendor space.

Schedule for 2012 Arts on the Ridge:

Friday May 4:
• Meet the Artists and Gala Celebration
6:00 pm at Century House
•Come Vote for Peoples’ Choice Award
• Fairfield County Arts Council Friend of the Arts Award Presentation
• ‘If These Buildings and Homes Could Talk’ Walk
7pm—Century House (Tickets Required)

Saturday May 5:
• Art Show and Sales
10am to 4pm, Century House and Cotton Yard
• Historic artifacts and photographs
10am to 4pm, Century House Upstairs
• Plantations and Pews Bus Tours
9am or 1pm (Tickets required)
• Carriage Ride Architectural  History Tour
10am to 3pm (Fee for Ride)
• Self-guided Architectural History Tour
10am to 4pm

Directions to Arts on the Ridge in Ridgeway, SC:
From Columbia:  Take I-77 North to exit 34.  Turn right and take Highway 34 into Ridgeway.
From Charlotte: Take I-77 South to exit 34.  Turn left and take Highway 34 into Ridgeway.
From Winnsboro: Take 321 South to Highway.  Take Highway 34 into Ridgeway.
From Lugoff:  Take Highway 1 South to Highway 34.  Take Highway 34 west into Ridgeway.

Parking will be available in the parking lot of the Charm Building on Church Street as well as in the grassy lots behind Palmer Street businesses.  Side street parking is also permitted in town.

Arts on the Ridge Schedule of Entertainment:
At Century House:  Please check back later for a schedule of entertainment at the Century House

Downtown Merchants: Please check back later for a schedule of entertainment from the Downtown Merchants

Featured Non-Profit Organizations:
At Century House:
•Fairfield County Arts Council
•Fairfield County Library Bookmobile
•Fairfield Memorial Hospital