Spoleto Festival USA to partner with area restaurants for Spoleto Signature Cocktail Campaign, #SpoletoSips
May 19, 2017
Menus to include Festival-inspired beverages from May 22 to June 11
In celebration of Spoleto Festival USA’s 2017 season, 14 Charleston restaurants have created Festival-inspired cocktails that will appear on menus May 22 throughout the Festival’s run, ending June 11. Additionally, select restaurants will honor Festival ticket holders with special savings on the purchase of one Festival featured cocktail (exact pricing is at each location’s discretion).
The restaurants—including such lauded establishments as McCrady’s Tavern, Zero Restaurant + Bar, and The Macintosh—were chosen for their proximity to Festival venues, including Dock Street Theatre, College of Charleston Cistern Yard, Charleston Gaillard Center, and the Woolfe Street Playhouse, among others, and many of the featured drinks correspond with specific performances at the nearby theaters. Beverages include Zero Restaurant + Bar’s Black Rabbit, referencing jazz luminary Charles Lloyd; 5Church Charleston’s Lucky of the Irish, inspired by Druid’s production of Waiting for Godot; and McCrady’s Tavern’s Contratto en Travesti, which pays homage to the US premiere of Vivaldi’s opera, Farnace. A full list of participating locations and cocktails follows; additional details can be found at spoletousa.org.
Says Director of Marketing and Public Relations Jessie Bagley: “Our initial goal was to get the broader community involved and excited about the Festival, and the results have been overwhelmingly positive. The mixologists created such imaginative drinks influenced by the wide range of opera, dance, theater, and music programming, and we are thrilled to encourage Festival-goers to experience some of Charleston’s vibrant restaurant scene.” Recipes are available upon request.
#SpoletoSips Participating Restaurants
A price for ticket holders is included when available; prices are subject to change and are at the discretion of each location.
5Church Charleston
Lucky of the Irish
$12; $6 for SFUSA ticket holders
Cocktail Club
Woodwind Road
$12; $6 for SFUSA ticket holders
The Darling Oyster Bar
Spoleto Swizzle
$9
Drawing Room
Godot
$12; $8 for SFUSA ticket holders
Le Farfalle
Spoleto Cobbler
Free with purchase of a meal or 50-percent off a single cocktail, for SFUSA ticket holders
The Living Room at The Dewberry Hotel
The Final Act
$12
The Macintosh
Spoleto Spritz
$11
McCrady’s Tavern
Contratto en Travesti
$12; $9 for SFUSA ticket holders
O-Ku
The Monchichi 75
$11; $9 for SFUSA ticket holders
Pawpaw Southern Plates
Vivaldi Smash
$12
Prohibition
Tapped Out
$11; $8 for SFUSA ticket holders
Thoroughbred Club
Spoleto Sipping Soda
$15
Victor Social Club
The Spoleto Martinez
$8; $6 for SFUSA ticket holders
Zero Restaurant + Bar
Black Rabbit
$15; $10 for SFUSA ticket holders on nights with Charleston Gaillard performances
Spoleto Festival USA
For 17 days and nights each spring, Spoleto Festival USA fills Charleston, South Carolina’s historic theaters, churches, and outdoor spaces with performances by renowned artists as well as emerging performers in dance, music, opera, and theater. The Festival’s 41st season takes place May 26 to June 11. The full 2017 program, including more than 160 ticketed events, can be found at spoletousa.org.
The public can purchase Spoleto Festival USA tickets by visiting spoletousa.org anytime, or by calling the Festival box office at 843.579.3100 from 10:00am to 6:00pm, Mondaythrough Saturday. Additionally, tickets are available at a box office within the Charleston Gaillard Center (95 Calhoun Street): Monday through Sunday from 9:00am to 5:00pm and Sunday, June 11, from 9:00am to 2:00pm.
