City Center Live — Get in Line (Dancing)

City Center Live is scheduled to host “Get in Line (Dancing)” on Thursday, Aug. 6, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at City Center at Slack Plaza in downtown Charleston, according to Kanawha Valley Update’s community calendar and the City Center Live events listing. The event is presented outdoors at Slack Plaza, a downtown venue tied to the City Center Live summer series. Public event listings describe it as a free community dance night. The program appears on the same City Center Live schedule that includes concerts, open-mic nights and other public events at the plaza. ### Where and when is the dance event happening? Thursday, Aug. 6, is the date listed for “Get in Line (Dancing),” with the event set for 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at City Center at Slack Plaza in Charleston. Kanawha Valley Update’s calendar entry places it at 182 Summers St., while other event listings identify the site as Slack Plaza in downtown Charleston. City Center Live’s own event schedule also shows “Get in Line (Line Dancing) with Dancing DJ” at 7 p.m. on Aug. 6 at City Center at Slack Plaza. (kvupdate.com) That listing places the dance night within a broader run of August programming at the venue. ### Who is putting it on? Arts Amplified describes City Center at Slack Plaza as the home of City Center Live, a summer program built around local entertainment and public events. (kvupdate.com) The organization’s website says the venue hosts music, food trucks and family-friendly programming during the summer months. A separate public event listing says the dance program is presented by Arts Amplified and the City of Charleston and is open to everyone. (portal.cityspark.com) That listing describes the event as a free community gathering centered on line dancing and shared outdoor activity. ### What kind of event is “Get in Line (Dancing)”? Public listings identify the Aug. 6 program as a line-dancing event rather than a concert or ticketed show. (artsamplifiedwv.com) City Center Live’s schedule uses the wording “Get in Line (Line Dancing) with Dancing DJ,” while Charleston’s community events page tags it under recreation and dance lessons. One Charleston events listing for a similar City Center dance night said people of any experience level were invited to take part. (happeningnext.com) While that posting referred to another date in the series, it indicates the format City Center Live has used for these dance sessions at Slack Plaza. ### Is there a cost or ticket requirement? Charleston’s event listing marks the Aug. 6 program as free. (portal.cityspark.com) Third-party event pages also do not show a ticket price and instead frame the event as a public gathering at the outdoor plaza. Slack Plaza itself is described by Charleston’s tourism site as an outdoor downtown venue with green space, swings, a splash pad and public art. (events.charlestonwv.com) That setup fits the open-air format used for City Center Live programming. ### How does this fit into the larger City Center Live schedule? August listings for City Center Live show “Get in Line” alongside other recurring programs at Slack Plaza, including happy hours, open-mic nights, comedy, theater and live music. (events.charlestonwv.com) The schedule posted on the City Center Live events page shows additional “Get in Line” dates later in September and October. (charlestonwv.com) Kanawha Valley Update and City Center Live both list the Aug. 6 dance night as part of that ongoing downtown calendar. Readers looking for updates or changes can find them on the Kanawha Valley Update community calendar and the City Center Live event page for Slack Plaza. (kvupdate.com) (portal.cityspark.com)