DOWNTOWN (WCSC) - Charleston Ballet Theatre will perform vignette's from Jill Eathorne Bahr's sultry and steamy ballet 'A Streetcar Named Desire', part of the company's upcoming New Orleans-themed ballet The Big Easy, in celebration of The Gibbes exhibition 'In Search of Julien Hudson: Free Artists of Color in Pre–Civil War New Orleans' on Sept. 22nd at 6:30p.m.

The BB&T Charleston Wine + Food Festival is inviting Tri-County residents to submit entries to the seventh annual poster competition. Artists must be 18 years of age or older and an official resident of the Tri-County area (Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester).  All submissions must be original works of art. Designs should encompass the unique culinary culture of Charleston.

The winner will receive a $1,000 cash prize and the title of Official Poster Artist. The design will be featured on official Festival merchandise and showcased in storefronts across the Lowcountry. The official poster design will be unveiled at a later event in the fall.

DOWNTOWN (WCSC) - The Charleston Regional Alliance for the Arts invites you to "taste the arts" at the 2nd annual "OPEN" Arts Expo this Saturday, September 10,  from noon to 5:30 p.m. at Memminger Auditorium.

Experience interactive art booths from over 35 art organizations ready to share the secrets behind the arts and fill your fall calendar with tickets to upcoming performances and events.

You do not want to miss the hands on family fun, a video premiere, street performances and the Charleston Food Truck Federation closing down Beaufain Street. The Alliance breaks down barriers to participation in the joy and festivity of the arts by welcoming residents of Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties to open the door to the Arts at the Region's only Arts Expo.