Archive for August 2023
The View from Mount Zion
Bringing the “one love” vibez since 1997! Natural Vibrations, better known as “Natty Vibez” your one stop culture shop! Specializing in Reggae/Rasta goods as well as imported goods and crafts from the Caribbean, Africa, Peru, Indonesia, Nepal, and many other regions of the world. The owners of Natty Vibez commissioned artist from Columbia, SC, McClellan…
Read MoreHootie and the Blowfish Monument
“The monument features a granite plaque on the ground in the shape of a guitar pick. It is surrounded by stainless-steel spires which reach 17-feet skyward. Throughout the ribbons are metal musical stanzas. The ceremony was part of Hootie’s 25th Anniversary celebration. The seminal 1990s pop rock band formed at the University of South Carolina…
Read MoreGod Bless America
After the devastating events of September 11, 2001 local artist with strong ties to Five Points, Ralph Waldrop, gathered a group of Vietnam Vets to paint an American flag on the side of the former Yesterday’s Restaurant and Tavern.
Read MorePostcard Mural
Commissioned by the Five Points Association, Drip Coffee, Pecknel Music Co. and One Columbia in 2017 artist Chad Brady brought the essence of Five Points together in a vibrant, breath taking, and colorful neighborhood depiction. “My theme was always somewhat like a postcard. They wanted something that was a landmark and people would want to…
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