Thistles, A Prickly Subject
August 4, 2022
By Tom Poland We’d be walking to a farm pond in quest of bream when Grandmom Poland would spot a thistle. “Watch out for that nettle.” She’d hardly break…
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Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College opens colorful 11th season
August 1, 2022
The most colorful seats in town are turning purple, then red-white-and-blue, for Harbison Theatre’s 11th season. Notable performances include the Purple xPeRIeNCE Tribute Show and country music superstar Craig Morgan.…
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Unbound to present “(in)FINITE”
August 1, 2022
August 26 & 27 Eighty-one dancers will take the stage for “(in)FINITE,” a show to be presented by the Columbia dance collective Unbound on Aug. 26 and 27. Performances will…
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Boneyards
July 28, 2022
By Tom Poland Their name belies their beauty, though its definition rings true. “Boneyard, | ˈbōnyärd |Noun, informal, a cemetery.” A cemetery they are, the resting places of maritime…
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Columbia Museum of Art’s board of trustees adds eight new members
July 28, 2022
Talented local leaders bring their skills to the museum The Columbia Museum of Art announces eight new members elected to serve on its board of trustees for the 2022 –…
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Sonya Diimmler painting exhibit to open August 5 at Rob Shaw Framing and Gallery
July 20, 2022
On Friday, August 5, from 6 to 9 p.m., Rob Shaw Framing and Gallery, 324 State Street in West Columbia, will host an opening reception for an August exhibit of…
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A Peach Of A Summer
July 20, 2022
By Tom Poland From my orchard of memories a lonely peach tree stands in the front yard of my youth. The tree looked sickly and produced fruit a tad…
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Porch Sitting
July 14, 2022
By Tom Poland It’s a vanishing art, porch sitting. There was a time, though, when folks retired to the porch just to pass the time. As a boy, I…
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Flavia B. Harton appointed to S.C. Arts Commission board
July 12, 2022
The South Carolina Arts Commission welcomes Flavia B. Harton of Greenville to its nine-member board of directors after her appointment by Gov. Henry McMaster effective July 1. Harton has extensive…
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S.C. Arts Commission names FY2023 fellowship recipients
July 8, 2022
Program changes reinforce the arts’ influence in the creative economy A diverse group of four South Carolina artists working in different artistic disciplines are the latest recipients of new-look $10,000…
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The Rocky Shoals Highway
July 7, 2022
By Tom Poland Come May-June I burn the Rocky Shoals Highway up. I drive from Irmo, South Carolina to McCormick County and on into Georgia. My mission? Visiting two…
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South Carolina State Fair Accepting Entries for 2022 Competitive Exhibits
July 6, 2022
The South Carolina State Fair is now accepting entries for this year’s competitive exhibits, which will be on display Oct. 12-23, 2022, at the S.C. State Fair. The annual exhibits will…
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Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
July 2, 2022
Let’s Go Go Go with Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Don’t miss this high energy song and dance summer spectacular LIVE on the Town Theatre stage. Disco, calypso, rap,…
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Folk Medicine Remedies
June 30, 2022
By Tom Poland Like the Black Crowe’s “Remedy, and its line, I need a remedy”, folks of yesteryear needed remedies and they came up with them. We call their…
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Through Broken Glass
June 16, 2022
By Tom Poland The old church just wanted to be left alone, but that didn’t happen. Someone shot out her windows. Some kid’s BBs shattered panes, leaving sharp jagged…
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A Creek Runs Through It
June 9, 2022
By Tom Poland Writers title works and often they fail to come up with a good one. Half Asleep In Frog Pajamas comes to mind. Sometimes a gem of…
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Arts Grow SC to expand, first executive director named
June 8, 2022
The South Carolina Arts Commission and the South Carolina Department of Education announce the expansion of Arts Grow SC as a permanent fixture in the state’s arts learning landscape. An…
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South Carolina Film Commission and the University of South Carolina partner on a film project to help expand the state’s production industry
June 2, 2022
In an effort to continue growing South Carolina’s film industry, the South Carolina Film Commission is pleased to announce a new partnership with the University of South Carolina (UofSC). The…
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Trustus Theatre presents First Date the Musical
June 1, 2022
The perfect date night show comes to Trustus Theatre this summer. First Date, Broadway’s musical comedy, opens on the Thigpen Main Stage on Friday, June 17th and runs through July…
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More Than Rhythm: A Black Music Series returns with Benny Starr
May 31, 2022
Celebrate Black Music Month with a free talk and concert at the CMA The Columbia Museum of Art presents More Than Rhythm: A Black Music Series with Benny Starr, the…
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The Friends of African American Art & Culture celebrates first-ever art acquisition
May 27, 2022
Honor a major milestone at FAAAC presents Modern Rhythms on June 2 CMA affinity group the Friends of African American Art & Culture (FAAAC) announces their first-ever art acquisition —…
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The Friends of African American Art & Culture celebrates first-ever art acquisition
May 19, 2022
Honor a major milestone at FAAAC presents Modern Rhythms on June 2 CMA affinity group the Friends of African American Art & Culture (FAAAC) announces their first-ever art acquisition — Oliver Lee…
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The Cedars Of Philomath
May 19, 2022
By Tom Poland Long ago it was, in the late 1980s. I was in a hurry to get back to South Carolina. Thus did I take Georgia Highway 22,…
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A New Broom Sweeps Clean
May 18, 2022
By Tom Poland “A new broom sweeps clean, but an old broom knows the corners.” Mom pulled out this old saw when a new preacher attempted wholesale change or…
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Ce Scott-Fitts promoted to deputy director
May 17, 2022
The South Carolina Arts Commission is announcing the promotion of Ce Scott-Fitts, previously artist development director, to its executive leadership team as deputy director. The Detroit native joined the SCAC…
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Former Museum Exec. Director and former Commission Chair awarded Order of the Palmetto
May 16, 2022
On May 10, former State Museum Executive Director, William Calloway, and former State Museum Commission Chair, Gray T. Culbreath, were awarded the Order of the Palmetto by Governor Henry McMaster for their…
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Rediscovering An Old Friend
May 12, 2022
By Tom Poland March 3rd is a day I’ll long remember. A bit earlier I had given a talk to the Kiwanis Club at the Darlington Country Club. Returning home…
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Columbia Museum of Art receives Connected Communities Grant Award from Central Carolina Community Foundation
May 11, 2022
Grant to support More Than Rhythm: A Black Music Series The Columbia Museum of Art (CMA) announces it has been selected as a recipient of a Connected Communities grant from…
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An Old Tree, An Old Academy
May 5, 2022
By Tom Poland A Magnolia and a School of Consequence As you top the Edgefield County rise, that fine word “copse” comes to mind. Copse, a small group of…
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Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical to close Town Theatre’s 102nd season
May 4, 2022
The epic battle between good and evil takes to the stage in the closing show of Town’s 102nd season, Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical. Based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic…
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Sumner Bender named executive director of The Nickelodeon
April 29, 2022
Sumner Bender, an educator in Lexington-Richland School District 5 and president of the board of Trustus Theatre, will become the new executive director of The Nickelodeon arthouse theater on June…
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Cotton Pickin’ Memories
April 27, 2022
By Tom Poland My jaunts around the South take me past old haunts, a cotton gin now and then. I’ve seen gins in Salters, Bishopville, and other rural places.…
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Art Blossoms blooms again with four dazzling days of flowers and fun
April 25, 2022
Annual exhibition fundraiser brings flower power to the Columbia Museum of Art Spring has sprung, Mother’s Day weekend is around the corner, and the Columbia Museum of Art is gearing…
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Announcing the new Artist in Residency
April 21, 2022
We are excited to announce that Adrian Rhodes is our new Artist in Residence. The 701 CCA Prize 2020 winner received a six-week, paid residency at 701 CCA; and a solo exhibition…
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Trustus Theatre presents regional premiere of Dance Nation
April 21, 2022
The 2019 Pulitzer Prize finalist runs on the Thigpen Main Stage through May 14th Trustus Theatre’s 37th season continues with the regional premiere of Dance Nation, Clare Barron’s award-winning play…
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Miss Emily’s Oak
April 20, 2022
By Tom Poland She planted the oak some sixty-eight years ago. Miss Emily was around twenty-six then. The years passed, the tree grew, and today it’s a setting Normal…
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Mimi Jones jazzes up More Than Rhythm: A Black Music Series
April 19, 2022
Close out Jazz Appreciation Month in style at the Columbia Museum of Art The Columbia Museum of Art presents More Than Rhythm: A Black Music Series with Mimi Jones, the…
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Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College welcomes Junie B. Jones: The Musical
April 12, 2022
Beloved children’s character comes to life in family-friendly musical. The Columbia Children’s Theatre (CCT) presents two shows of its production of Junie B. Jones: The Musical. Harbison Theatre at Midlands…
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Live on Lincoln presented by LS3P
April 11, 2022
Koger Center for the Arts is proud to present the third annual Live on Lincoln as the finale to Artista Vista 2022. Live on Lincoln with presenting sponsor LS3P, will…
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Arts & Draughts is back – April 22
April 11, 2022
Beloved museum party returns to the Columbia Museum of Art The Columbia Museum of Art announces the epic return of Arts & Draughts, Columbia’s most creative party, on Friday, April…
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Art Blossoms blooms again with four dazzling days of flowers and fun
April 11, 2022
Annual exhibition fundraiser brings flower power to the Columbia Museum of Art Spring has sprung, Mother’s Day weekend is around the corner, and the Columbia Museum of Art announces the…
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Masters Memories
April 11, 2022
By Tom Poland There comes a memory from long ago when Georgia had yet to win 1980 and 2021 national champions. No worries, Georgia was and is an annual…
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The Unumb Center for Neurodevelopment is hosting Happy Glampers, a fundraiser benefiting Camp U at Camp Cole
April 7, 2022
Come glamp with us! The Unumb Center for Neurodevelopment invites the community to join them at Stone River on Tuesday, May 17th from 5-9pm for Happy Glampers, a night of…
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A.C. Flora’s Theatre Department presents Moss Hart’s Act One, April 19-22
April 4, 2022
The A.C. Flora Theatre Department brings to its theatre Act One, the stage production based on the memoir of Broadway playwright, director and lyricist Moss Hart, from April 19-22. The…
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Local father and son authors to release more from new children’s book series
April 4, 2022
The COVID-19 Pandemic brought the world to a standstill in many ways. However, one family deemed it necessary to pivot by exploring entrepreneurial aspirations in a world of employment uncertainties.…
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YouTube sensation brings pop music crossovers to the Midlands
April 4, 2022
Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College presents Postmodern Jukebox “Bringing Pop Music Back in Time” A unique concert for music lovers of all ages is coming to Harbison Theatre at…
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Celebrate poetry with us!
March 30, 2022
Come celebrate poetry with us! Kershaw County high school students are invited to take part in a poetry competition! All participants will be invited to recite their poems at a…
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Something Blue features diverse photographic interpretation of the concept of blue
March 30, 2022
PhotoSC presents Something Blue featuring the work of 15 local photographers interpreting of the concept ‘blue” in a photographic exhibition opening Thursday, April 7, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. in the…
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New gallery exhibit opens April 1 featuring Blackburn, Geddings, Shaw and Thibeault
March 28, 2022
On Friday, April 1, from 6 to 9 p.m., Rob Shaw Framing and Gallery will host an opening reception for a monthlong exhibit of works by artists Jamie Blackburn, Michael…
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Wild Horses
March 24, 2022
By Tom Poland When I hear some determined soul say “wild horses couldn’t pull me away” thoughts race through my mind. First, I think of Muscle Shoals, Alabama. You’d…
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