Guests Rub Elbows With Senators, Mayors At 2012 Greenville Dialogue Dinner
Date posted: September 26, 2012
TRIPP MESSICK, GREENVILLE, S.C.
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Towards the end of the program, there was a live calligraphy demo by Turkish calligraphy artist, Aydin Cayir.
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