On Saturday, October 5th, I attended my first Greek Festival! One of our new pharmacists at work, George, is Greek and belongs to the Greek Orthodox Church in downtown Charleston. He invited us all (gave us free passes) so, what the hey- thought I'd check it out. It's quite the event, spread over 3 days, Fri- Sun. Parking was located over on Lockwood Drive and everyone was bussed over to the church. Which is magnificently gorgeous. It echoes inside because the roof is domed and the building circular- they refer to it as a barrel. The ceiling has a scene painted on it, and the sanctuary has lots of stained glass windows, gold, paintings, just simply spectacular. It's one of those things that is difficult to describe because words fail. Outside, on the church grounds, were a multitude of tents under all these huge, beautiful oak trees providing a shady canopy. In the tents were vendors of every sort = colorful dishes, henna tattoos, jewelry galore, clothing, a mini market, baked goods, wine, beer, and lengthy lines of hungry people waiting to get their share of the Greek fare. On stage were dancers of every age demonstrating native dance and music. Great way to spend a day!
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