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It has been a busy time at The Purple Moon the past few months. We celebrated the fifth anniversary of the opening in downtown Charleston last month, had the blowout “vault sale”, and participated in the monthly ArtWalks- not to mention Festivall.
The project which has been on our back burner [...]

Richard Loftus designed a line of watches in 1967 for Accurist to be sold at the Apple Boutique owned by the Beatles and located on Baker Street in London’s famous Chelsea section. The bold watches with their PVC plastic straps became all the rage and were worn by not only the Beatles but also other [...]

PM Estate Sales, a service of The Purple Moon, will be holding an estate sale at 805 Montrose Drive in South Charleston on Saturday, February 6th from 10am - 4pm and on Sunday, February 7th from 11am to 4pm.
This small, but high-quality, estate has the treasures you are looking for in the great condition you [...]

Pittsburgh-based artist Melissa J. Tyson will be bringing her versatile work to Charleston in a new show opening at The Purple Moon on Friday, November 27th.
The opening coincides with the November ArtWalk.
Tyson uses ancient metalsmithing techniques such as alloying, soldering, forging, and enameling to make one-of-a-kind and limited edition jewelry pieces. She works with traditional [...]

Visit three countries in one night on November 12, 2009 from 6:00PM to 7:30PM at the following locations:
Callen McJunkin Gallery - 219 Hale Street
The Purple Moon - 906 Quarrier Street
Taylor Books - Annex Gallery - 226 Capitol Street
Each location will feature wines of one country - taste vintages from Italy, Spain and Argentina while you [...]

More than a decade after his death, The Purple Moon will be presenting a very rare offering of sculptures by Charleston artist and architect Robert E. Martens.
Robert E. Martens was born in Illinois in 1919 but lived most of his life in Charleston, West Virginia. Martens studied architecture at Yale University and at the Cranbrook [...]

Generation Charleston is going back to the roaring twenties for the annual Generations Celebration. Saturday, September 26 at 8:00 p.m., Generation Charleston will transform the University of Charleston Rotunda into a 1920’s speakeasy.
“The Generations Celebration is an opportunity for anyone, of any generation, to celebrate all that makes Charleston a great place to live and [...]

Popsies by Pride Creations - circa 1965
These fabulous figurines were produced in Japan for Pride Creations beginning in 1963.  With a host of different characters - each with a generally sarcastic message which “popped” out of their heads when they were pushed down - these little guys were gone by the end of the decade.
I [...]