CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Symphony Designer House
The location this year is 142 Tradd Street, on the north side of Tradd between Limehouse and Greenhill Streets. Black tie preview party Tuesday, March 13 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
The house will be open seven days of the week from Wednesday, March 14 through April 15.
Monday through Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Sundays, 1:00-4:00 p.m. (closed Easter Sunday)

CNA appeared at the Board of Zoning Adjustment’s hearing and asked for certain accommodations, of which one was granted. There will be someone assigned to directing traffic on days for installation and dismantling the décor, as well as the night of the preview party. If anyone has any problems or notices that Tradd Street is being blocked at other times by vehicles associated with the Designer House, please inform one of CNA's board members.

Historic Charleston Festival of Houses and Gardens will begin March 15 and end on April 21. Tours vary in location and time, either in the afternoon or evening. Typically, most of these tourists are on foot, and the Foundation has street marshals spread throughout to monitor the tour and help participants who have questions. Although the tours are named after different streets, houses not on specified streets may be included in the tour. Here is a link to the main brochure: http://www.historiccharleston.org/assets/pdf/HCF%20Festival%20Brochure.pdf

Areas of the Charlestowne Neighborhood will see increased foot traffic as follows:

Broad Street, April 6 & 10
Church Street, April 7 & 11
East Battery, April 4 & 8
King Street, April 14 & 18
Legare Street, April 17 & 21
Meeting Street, March 16 &19
Rutledge Avenue, March 17 & 20
South Battery, March 25 & 29
Tradd Street, March 23 & 27

MARCH 19 – APRIL 6, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. BLOCKING LOWER MEETING STREET BETWEEN LAMBOLL AND SOUTH BATTERY:
The Street will be open to residents to get to their homes. This blockage is necessary to allow the City to make repairs to the storm sewer, with work concentrated in the area of 16 Meeting Street. Sometime during this work period, the crew will block the street to everyone for a day, although when this will occur is unknown at this point.

Charleston Resilience Network Presentation:
Living with Water: Dutch Approaches and Charleston's Future
The Charleston Resilience Network has organized an evening of presentation and conversation with His Excellency Henne Schuwer, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United States, Mr. Bart de Jong, Counselor for Infrastructure and the Environment, Royal Netherlands Embassy, and Mr. Dale Morris, Senior Economist and Coordinator for Water, Royal Netherlands Embassy.

For more information, click on this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/living-with-water-dutch-approaches-and-charlestons-future-tickets-43401377689

Hat Ladies Parade will take place on Saturday, March 31. The strollers will depart Washington Park at 11:00 a.m. heading east to East Bay Street. Upon arrival, they will reverse direction and walk back to Washington Park. Meeting and East Bay Streets will remain open at all times. The group estimates Broad Street will be blocked for less than 30 minutes.

Carolina Day Parade will take place Thursday, June 28. Festivities begin with a service at St. Michael’s at 10:00 a.m. which will recess to Washington Park. At 11:30 a.m., the parade will leave Washington Park (closing Broad St. for less than 10 minutes) and go down Meeting Street to White Point Gardens (estimated time Meeting St. will be closed is less than 20 minutes). A program of music, with firing of muskets and cannon, along with an address by Nicholas Butler will follow. ... See more

Dear Neighbors,

If you are not a current member, please consider joining the Charlestowne Neighborhood Association for 2018. Membership is open to all residents of the Charlestowne neighborhood (south of Broad Street) interested in preserving the livable, historic character of our neighborhood. Members are invited to participate in CNA meetings, attend public forums, and serve on committees. The stronger our membership, the greater the benefit to the neighborhood.

The CNA Board develops policies and strategies to give Charlestowne residents a concerted voice in matters that affect the livability and quality of life. The Board works to ensure that CNA is able to offer input to the City and its various boards and commissions on all projects or proposals that may impact Charlestowne. The Board and its committees also strive to improve relations with City officials and staff in support of our neighborhood’s interests. Joining CNA provides you with:

* Access to neighborhood and City information on our website and Facebook page as well as email alerts and mailings regarding membership renewals and meetings

* Notifications and commentary about issues affecting the neighborhood

* Informational forums on City and neighborhood matters

* Membership Meetings featuring speakers and reports from CNA committees and task forces on matters affecting the neighborhood

* An opportunity to contribute to the welfare of the neighborhood

The next regular Charlestowne Neighborhood Association (CNA) Membership Meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, March 12th at First (Scots) Presbyterian Church, Molly Wier Hall. If you have yet to become a member of CNA or if you have yet to renew for 2018, please do so now! Annual dues are $25 per couple and $15 per individual. Dues may be mailed into:

CNA
P.O. Box 548
Charleston, SC 29402

For more information about CNA, please visit our website at www.chasna.org. ... See more