Town of Irmo’s Jazz on Carlisle this Thursday
September 17, 2026
1st & 3rd Thursdays (September – November), 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM The Town of Irmo is thrilled to launch Jazz on Carlisle this Thursday! Join us for this brand-new…
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Prestigious artist Bob Trotman to speak at Columbia Museum of Art – Sept 24
September 10, 2026
Hear from prestigious North Carolina artist September 24 The Columbia Museum of Art presents a special artist talk(opens in new tab) from renowned North Carolina artist Bob Trotman, whose work is on…
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The Deadly Silo
September 9, 2026
By Tom Poland I’ve always looked at silos with wonderment. Silos fill me with a sense of mystery. Just how do they work? Then I began to notice nearly all…
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From Priscilla Presley to Soul Asylum: Harbison Theatre brings big names to an intimate stage
September 3, 2026
Priscilla Presley. Temple Grandin. Soul Asylum. Donnell Rawlings. Wheel of Fortune Live. The Peking Acrobats. And members of the cast of The Sopranos. This year, audiences can experience them all…
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Jackson Station Rhythm & Blues Club
September 2, 2026
By Tom Poland October 1977—April 1990 Where The Music Died Now and then a kind of gravity draws me to an old building. I’m driving south on SC Highway 25…
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Blink Book Review: “Woe Is I” by Patricia O’Conner”
September 2, 2026
By Reba Hull Campbell I’ve been working my way through some new and not-so-new favorite writing books this summer. One I’ve revisited is the latest edition of Patricia T.…
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Remembering Sacks, Wagons, Indians, & Leather
August 27, 2026
By Tom Poland I visited the Bart Garrison Agricultural Museum of South Carolina in Pendleton a few weeks back. If you’re a product of the rural South as I…
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Blink Book Review: “The Book Club for Troublesome Women” by Marie Bostwick
August 26, 2026
By Reba Hull Campbell After my mom died in April, I started culling through random photos, grocery lists, checkbooks and other memorabilia she had tucked in long forgotten boxes.…
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Come From Away at Town Theatre – Aug 28 – Sept 13
August 24, 2026
Even in the darkest moments, people have an extraordinary capacity for kindness. On September 11, 2001, U.S. airspace was closed, leaving thousands of passengers on 38 planes unexpectedly grounded in…
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A Chain-Smoking Cat Saved My Life
August 19, 2026
By Tom Poland Maybe I Saved Hers Too Summer 2022, St. Simons Island, I’m sitting around the pool when my niece, Harper, and her friend, Stella, ask me to…
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Blink Book Review: “The Irish Goodbye” by Beth Ann Fennelly
August 19, 2026
By Reba Hull Campbell My summer reading challenge continues with another book about writing. But this one doesn’t include a single tip, hint or rule to make my writing better.…
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Columbia Museum of Art September 2026 Calendar
August 16, 2026
EXHIBITIONS Body Matters On view August 22, 2026, through January 3, 2027 The human body is essential to craft. This genre of art is rooted in physical labor, tactile knowledge,…
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Trustus Theatre presents premiere of “Lemonade: A Fresh Pressed Musical” in August 2026
August 14, 2026Trustus Theatre announced the world premiere of LEMONADE: A FRESH PRESSED MUSICAL, a bold and heartfelt new musical from Jesse Corbin about friendship, loss, and self-acceptance. Previews begin August 12,…
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Richard Layman honored with prestigious Governor’s Award in the Humanities
August 12, 2026
South Carolina Humanities Recognizes Layman Publishing Leader in Company’s 50th Year Richard Layman of Layman Publishing Partners was announced as a recipient of the Governor’s Award in the Humanities at…
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A Disastrous Revolutionary War Battle
August 12, 2026
By Tom Poland Old battlefields seem more like parks. Trying to imagine cannon and cries of the wounded? Difficult, but not always. Farmers’ plows unearthed so many Minié balls…
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CMA exhibition celebrates deep connection between craft and body
August 11, 2026
The Columbia Museum of Art presents featured exhibition Body Matters, on view August 22, 2026, through January 3, 2027. Organized by the CMA, this exclusive exhibition explores the reciprocal relationship…
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The Nickelodeon Theater joins the 2026-27 Southern Circuit Tour
August 11, 2026
The Nickelodeon Theatre is one of 12 screening partners across the South participating in this year’s Southern Circuit Tour, the longest-running independent film circuit in the region. Presented by South…
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Newberry College launches student mural competition for fitness center
August 11, 2026
Newberry College is inviting elementary, middle, and high school students throughout Newberry County to showcase their creativity through the Strength in Community Mural Competition, a community initiative that will transform…
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Blink Book Review: “This Dog Will Change Your Life” by Elias Weiss Friedman
August 11, 2026
By Reba Hull Campbell Dog people know exactly how this happens. You pick up a book thinking it will be about dogs, and halfway through you’re smiling (or maybe crying)…
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One Columbia opens search for next City Poet Laureate
August 10, 2026
Current City Poet Laureate Will Not Renew Term Jennifer Bartell Boykin has served as the second Poet Laureate of the City of Columbia since 2023. Her four year term ends…
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Memory—The Good, Bad, Ugly & Sad
August 5, 2026
By Tom Poland “You forget what you want to remember, and you remember what you want to forget.” Cormac McCarthy’s words. Lord knows I’d like to forget some things, namely…
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Blink Book Review: “Good Writing: 36 Ways to Improve Your Sentences” by Anne Lamott and Neal Allen
August 5, 2026
By Reba Hull Campbell I’ve never met an Anne Lamott book I didn’t love. Most I’ve read multiple times. Anne’s writing is saucy, insightful, sometimes a little edgy, and…
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Five named S.C. Arts Commission ‘emerging artists’
August 3, 2026
New cohort receives project funding, mentoring Five artists establishing themselves in their artistic pursuits will receive a project-based grant and career mentoring from the South Carolina Arts Commission Emerging Artists…
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Get Some Windshield Therapy
July 29, 2026
By Tom Poland If you need to escape life’s ills, put some glass in front of your eyes and forget your worries on a back road. You’ll discover the bones…
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Blink Book Review: Anna Quindlen’s “More Than Enough”
July 29, 2026
By Reba Hull Campbell Anna Quindlen has long been one of my favorite authors, so I downloaded this audiobook without knowing much about this novel. That turned out to be…
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Central Carolina Community Foundation welcomes six additional leaders to Board of Trustees
July 22, 2026
Central Carolina Community Foundation welcomes six new members to its Board of Trustees for Fiscal Year 2027. Representing education, business, healthcare, finance, and philanthropy, these respected community leaders will help…
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Dirty Laundry
July 22, 2026
By Tom Poland A Personal History My first time home from college I took a bag of dirty laundry to Mom. She tossed it out the door. “You’re education…
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S.C. Arts Commission announces eight FY27 fellows, setting record
July 22, 2026
Dedication, ability earn eight #SCArtists $10,000 grants The South Carolina Arts Commission is excited to announce a record number of South Carolina artists representing five artistic disciplines as recipients of…
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Blink Book Review: Kathryn Stockett’s “The Calamity Club”
July 22, 2026
By Reba Hull Campbell It’s hard to know where to start with what I loved most about “The Calamity Club.” I’m finally becoming a historical fiction fan. Books like “The…
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SC Philharmonic announces new Director of Marketing
July 21, 2026
Drew Baron joined the South Carolina Philharmonic effective July 13, 2026 The South Carolina Philharmonic announces the appointment of Drew Baron as its new Director of Marketing. Baron joins the…
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Winston Wingo to give special lecture at Columbia Museum of Art
July 15, 2026
The Columbia Museum of Art presents a special lecture from notable South Carolina artist Winston A. Wingo, whose work is in the CMA Collection, on Thursday, July 23, from 6:30…
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Shiloh Waits for Help
July 15, 2026
By Tom Poland I call it the Roll Call of The Waiting. Inactive churches in need of friends. Friendship, Dothan Methodist, St. Simon’s Episcopal Church, Halfway Creek, Workman Methodist,…
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Blink Book Review: Allen Levi’s “Theo of Golden”
July 14, 2026
By Reba Hull Campbell Theo of Golden was high on my TBR list for summer this year. From what I’d heard, it needed to be a summer book –…
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Columbia Museum of Art appoints new executive director
July 9, 2026
Dr. Laura Mueller joins the team on August 3 The board of trustees of the Columbia Museum of Art announces the appointment of Laura J. Mueller, Ph.D., as the museum’s…
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Bookhardt Cemetery
July 8, 2026
By Tom Poland On a cool, windy day I drove Old Number 6 through farm country. You’d a thought wild horses had kicked up the pollen-yellow dust drifting over…
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August 2026 exhibitions and events at the Columbia Museum of Art
July 7, 2026
EXHIBITIONS Body Matters August 22, 2026 – January 3, 2027 The human body is essential to craft. This genre of art is rooted in physical labor, tactile knowledge, and material…
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Discover what’s new at Historic Columbia this July
July 7, 2026
Check out Historic Columbia’s upcoming events, local historic preservation and history initiatives, and more. HISTORIC COLUMBIA OPENS NEW SEIBELS HOUSE EXHIBIT: Thanks to grant funding from the Richland County…
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Struggle
June 29, 2026
By Tom Poland Title my photo Struggle. Caption it: Dreams die along the back roads. First two sentences: Can’t even sit in a chair and look forward to better…
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Upcoming CMA exhibition puts the hand in handwork
June 26, 2026
The Columbia Museum of Art announces featured exhibition Body Matters, on view August 22, 2026, through January 3, 2027. Organized by the CMA, this exhibition is part of Handwork 2026,…
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CMA board of trustees adds four new members
June 26, 2026Talented local leaders bring their skills to the museum The Columbia Museum of Art announces Sally H. Caver, Mary Anne Fitzpatrick, Toby Goodlett, and Terry K. Schmoyer as the four…
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Arts Center of Kershaw County receives $15,000 Duke Energy Foundation America250 Grant
June 24, 2026Funding Supports Revolutionary Series Exploring South Carolina’s Role in the American Revolution The Arts Center of Kershaw County has been awarded a $15,000 grant from the Duke Energy Foundation through…
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A Body Of Work
June 24, 2026
By Tom Poland A woman asked what made me the proudest of all I had written. It isn’t books. Maybe one. It’s not the films. It’s not the magazine…
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A Curious Battle For Independence
June 17, 2026
By Tom Poland It’s a battle Britain claimed to have won, and yet it sent the Redcoats to Charleston and back to Britain ending their presence in the Carolina…
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A Rare Sighting
June 10, 2026
By Tom Poland I have seen outhouses, smokehouses, henhouses, doghouses, and all manner of birdhouses. Mankind has its jailhouses, cathouses, flophouses, and roadhouses. A first for me, I saw…
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Stomping Grounds Music and Film Festival debuts June 13-14 in Columbia, S.C.
June 9, 2026
For one weekend only, a former glass warehouse slated for demolition will become one of Columbia’s most unique cultural destinations. Stomping Grounds, a new two-day music and film festival, will…
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Columbia Museum of Art July 2026 Exhibitions and Events
June 8, 2026
EXHIBITIONS Jasper Johns: All Familiar Things On view through August 30, 2026 In 1953, Jasper Johns (b. 1930) moved from Columbia, South Carolina, where he had been stationed at Fort…
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My City Of Dust Calendar
June 3, 2026
By Tom Poland Passport To Preservation John Mulhouse sent me his 2026 Abandoned New Mexico City of Dust calendar, and it’s a keeper. John’s beat is why. “The lost…
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Panel discussion explores abstract art’s political dimensions
June 3, 2026
The Columbia Museum of Art presents Truth in Abstraction, a panel discussion held in connection with featured exhibition Rodney McMillian: A Son of the Soil, on Thursday, June 18, from…
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Reggaetronic’s Lake Murray Palooza returns to Lake Murray July 11 with music, boating, and community impact
June 2, 2026
The Reggaetronic team is bringing a new flavor of music festivals to Lake Murray with the return of Lake Murray Palooza July 11th from 11AM to 7PM. Set against the scenic backdrop…
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Upcoming CMA exhibition puts the hand in handwork
June 1, 2026
The Columbia Museum of Art announces featured exhibition Body Matters, on view August 22, 2026, through January 3, 2027. Organized by the CMA, this exhibition is part of Handwork 2026,…
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