Suitcase Show

Now here's something to look forward to... tomorrow night a bunch of artists and musicians will open a Suitcase Show at Cumberland's on King St. in downtown Charleston. This art in a suitcase takes all kinds of forms - the example above is by the multitalented Jesse Hendrix. She says:

My piece is an altar to Saint Christopher, that patron saint of travelers. It is intended as a wish that all who had to travel from their homes because of Hurricane Katrina will find their way home again.

Even now, one year later there are still displaced people from the Gulf Coast living in FEMA trailers or unfamiliar cities.

The elements in the piece include a mariner’s compass, candles, branches and a St Christopher prayer card.

Saint Christopher is often pictured carrying the baby Jesus on his shoulders across a body of water. It is said that the infant was bone-crushingly heavy due to the fact that he carried with him the weight of the world’s suffering, yet Saint Christopher carried him safely across.

Festivities kick off at 6 p.m. - drop by if you're in the neighborhood...