An evening to celebrate Charleston’s former mayor of 40 years, Joe Riley, and his recently released memoir, “Windows on Washington Square” will be held Tuesday, Jan. 27th at the Dock Street Theatre in Charleston.
The event, put on by Evening Post and Buxton Books, will feature a panel conversation with influential leaders discussing the legacy of Joe Riley and the city he helped shape. Those panel members include:
- Bratton Riley, Joe Riley’s son
- Brian Hicks, longtime columnist and reporter for the Post and Courier as well as the author of Riley’s biography, “The Mayor”
- Kendra Stewart, head of the Riley Center for Livable Communities at the College of Charleston
- Harry Lesesne, senior advisor to Mayor Joe Riley during his later years
- Jean Toal, former Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court and lifelong friend
- Frances Cantwell, Charleston attorney
- Dr. Bernard Powers, historian and professor emeritus at the College of Charleston. He’s also the inaugural director of the Center for the Study of Slavery and one -time interim director of the International African American Museum
The evening begins at 7 p.m. General admission tickets can be purchased here and seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
