City Center Live: Get in Line (Dancing)

Arts Amplified’s City Center Live program is scheduled to host “Get in Line” on Thursday, Aug. 6, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at City Center at Slack Plaza in downtown Charleston. The event appears on the City Center Live calendar as “Get in Line (Line Dancing) with Dancing DJ,” and Arts Amplified says its City Center Live events are free and open to the public. City Center at Slack Plaza is the outdoor venue for the summer series, which Arts Amplified describes as a family-friendly program built around local entertainment. Parking information posted by Arts Amplified says the Summers Street Parking Garage and Park Place Parking Garage are free during listed evening and weekend periods. ### When does the dancing start, and how long does it run? Thursday’s listing on the City Center Live calendar gives “Get in Line” a 7 p.m. start time and a 9 p.m. end time. The same calendar entry identifies the program as a line-dancing night and names “Dancing DJ” as the featured act for the session. A separate event listing tied to Charleston’s events calendar describes the format as open to all experience levels and says no partner is needed. (portal.cityspark.com) That listing, for a similar “Get in Line Dancing” program presented by Arts Amplified, uses language aimed at beginners as well as returning dancers, indicating the event is meant to function as a public participation night rather than a ticketed performance. ### Where is Slack Plaza, exactly? City Center at Slack Plaza is in downtown Charleston on Summers Street. The preliminary event card for this listing gives the venue as 182 Summers St., while Charleston’s event platform lists City Center at Slack Plaza at 169 Summers St., reflecting a difference between public event pages tied to the same site. (events.charlestonwv.com) Arts Amplified’s venue page describes City Center at Slack Plaza as an outdoor space with green space, swings and room for concerts, food trucks and other public events. Charleston’s tourism site similarly describes the plaza as one of the city’s newer outdoor venues and says it hosts a mix of summer programming. ### Who is putting the event on? (events.charlestonwv.com) Arts Amplified identifies City Center Live as part of its programming at Slack Plaza. On its website, the organization says City Center Live is a production of Charleston Creativity Connections, which it describes as a creative placemaking group focused on opportunities for Charleston’s arts community. Third-party event postings for the Aug. 6 program say the event is presented by Arts Amplified and the City of Charleston. (artsamplifiedwv.com) Those listings also describe the session as a community event intended to bring together families, new dancers and regular participants. ### What should people expect if they show up? Arts Amplified says City Center Live events are free and open to everyone. (artsamplifiedwv.com) The organization’s event page for the broader series tells visitors to bring a lawn chair if they want one, while also noting seating elements around the plaza. The Charleston events listing for a comparable “Get in Line Dancing” session says the program is designed for all experience levels and does not require a partner. (happeningnext.com) That language suggests attendees can join casually, whether they already know line dances or are trying them for the first time. ### What else is on the City Center Live calendar after Aug. 6? (artsamplifiedwv.com) The City Center Live calendar shows “Happy Hour with Duck City Music & Dinosaur Burps” on Aug. 7 and a “MultiFest Collaboration” on Aug. 8 at the same venue. Later August listings include open mic, comedy, theater and live music events, all at City Center at Slack Plaza. Arts Amplified’s calendar also lists more “Get in Line (Line Dancing) with Dancing DJ” dates on Sept. 3, Sept. 17 and Oct. 1. (events.charlestonwv.com) Event details and updates are posted through the City Center Live and Arts Amplified event pages. (portal.cityspark.com)