Spoleto Festival U.S.A. kicks off just in time for Memorial Day weekend.

Spoleto USA is back in Charleston for 17 days of art.

"It's a little bit of everything. We have opera, we have dance, we have music theatre, chamber music, jazz, we run the with every performance art genre," said Spoleto Spokeswoman Paula Edwards. 

Spoleto officials say they want their audiences to be just as diverse and hope a new musical theatre piece will help.

"The music is actually by a British pop band called Gorillaz, so were hoping that name will attract a younger audience," said Edwards.

Discount tickets for students may also attract the younger crowd. For young or old the performances are definitely out of the ordinary.

The festival lasts through June 8th. For more information on Spoleto, click here.

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