Cast your vote for the 2020 Cooper River Bridge Run design
July 18, 2019
“People’s Choice” Voting Open Now Through Sunday; Winner Moves Forward to Top 10 final round The Cooper River Bridge Run (CRBR) announced that voting for the “People’s Choice” of the…
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The Daddy with the Sick Boy
July 17, 2019
By Tammy Davis The Outdoor Dreams Foundation takes sick kids fishing and hunting. The adventures take place all year, but in May, there’s a fishing tournament and cook out.…
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Albert The Hitchhiker
July 17, 2019
By Tom Poland For some time now, I’ve stepped back in time to write a book about the custom of taking a Sunday drive. A surprise often made driving…
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The Poster Sale’s van Aswegen taps into business, social opportunity
July 16, 2019
Posters are making a come-back. Again. And they are big business and growing. Again. Long produced and coveted for their reproductions of famous art — they also promoted the plays…
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Gibbes Museum’s Society 1858 announces $10,000 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art
July 16, 2019
The Gibbes Museum of Art announced the 2019 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art. Each year, the 1858 Prize is presented by Society 1858, a member auxiliary group of the…
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A Thirst for Knowledge
July 10, 2019
By Tom Poland June 1 is moving day in Hartsville, South Carolina. That’s when the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM) sends 138 seniors into the…
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“Reconnecting Roots” aims to bridge generation gap by portraying American progress through music, culture and history
July 8, 2019
Half-hour series to premiere on South Carolina ETV July 11 “Reconnecting Roots” – a half-hour series that aims to bridge the generation gap by portraying American progress through music, culture…
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Tickets now available for Brookgreen Gardens’ Nights of a Thousand Candles
July 2, 2019
Brookgreen Gardens announced that tickets are now on sale for Nights of a Thousand Candles 2019. This annual holiday light display features over 2,700 hand-lit candles and countless sparkling lights…
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Darlington County artist receives S.C. Arts Commission fellowship
July 1, 2019
South Carolina artists in Darlington, Pickens, and Richland counties representing four arts disciplines received individual artist fellowships for fiscal year 2020 after approval by the S.C. Arts Commission board of…
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Spoleto Festival USA ends the 43rd season with ticket sales topping $3 million for the fourth consecutive year
June 18, 2019
More than 63,000 seats filled at events in 2019 Despite two weeks of extreme heat followed by a deluge of rain and thunderstorms, the 2019 season of Spoleto Festival USA…
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A world premiere opera by Rhiannon Giddens in 2020
June 13, 2019
Spoleto Festival USA announces its commission of a new full-length opera by MacArthur Fellow and Grammy Award-winner Rhiannon Giddens (pictured left), based on the life and autobiography of Omar Ibn…
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Blue Bicycle Books Charleston Author Series presents Mary Alice Monroe – June 10
June 4, 2019
Charleston’s Own Mary Alice Monroe’s newest novel, “The Summer Guests,” explores the bonds and new beginnings that are born from natural disasters and how, even during the worst of circumstances—or…
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YWCA Greater Charleston launches Toastmasters Art Edition for high school girls
May 30, 2019
YWCA Greater Charleston has launched its second Toastmasters Youth Leadership program for high school girls. Part of the nonprofit’s Career Success Series for women and girls, the free, five-week program…
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Poop in our Path
May 30, 2019
Tammy Davis Step Over It and Let it Go “Forget about it.” “Let it go.” We tell ourselves these things when we are upset, but it’s easier said than…
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The Gibbes Museum of Art offers free admission to military families through Blue Star Museums
May 28, 2019
Today, The Gibbes Museum of Art announced the launch of Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense and…
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David Platts announced as next executive director of South Carolina Arts Commission
May 28, 2019
The South Carolina Arts Commission (SCAC) Board of Directors announced David Platts of Lancaster as the agency’s new executive director effective July 1, 2019. Platts currently serves as arts and…
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S.C. Arts Commission receives $811,400 NEA grant
May 16, 2019
WASHINGTON – The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announces $80.4 million for 1,114 new awards located in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and four U.S.…
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Temporary art sculpture installed on West Ashley Greenway
May 13, 2019The Charleston Parks Conservancy is bringing public sculpture to the West Ashley Greenway with a temporary art installation by Georgia artist Mike Wsol. The piece was installed May 8 near…
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Charleston Symphony hires Ryan Silvestri as Charleston Symphony Youth Orchestra conductor
May 7, 2019
The Charleston Symphony announced Ryan Silvestri as the conductor for its new education program, Charleston Symphony Youth Strings (CSYS). The program will launch in September of 2019. CSYS will serve…
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2019 Charleston Jazz Series at Piccolo Spoleto has been announced
April 29, 2019
Sponsored by Dockery’s MAY 27-28, 2019 | 7:30PM + 9:00PM | DOCKERY’S CHARLESTON, SC – Charleston Jazz will present four diverse jazz ensembles as part of Piccolo Spoleto Festival on…
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Two Zoos With Civil War Connections
April 26, 2019
By Tom Poland I’ve only been to two zoos, Riverbanks, here in Columbia and the one in Atlanta. I barely remember Zoo Atlanta, but I recall the Cyclorama and…
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Across The Savannah
April 18, 2019
By Tom Poland After The Funeral Family funerals are different from other funerals. A family funeral makes me drift. I look at the flowers and listen to the ministers…
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NEEDTOBREATHE Classic Raises $300,000 for Charleston-Based OneWorld Health
April 12, 2019
Proceeds to fund medical clinics in some of the world’s poorest regions This year’s annual NEEDTOBREATHE Classic raised more than $300,000 for OneWorld Health – far surpassing the $200,000 the…
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From Rose Hill To Brattonsville, Part II
April 11, 2019
By Tom Poland Journey Through Time and Space In Part I Park Manager Nate Johnson led us through Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site. In Part II,…
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The Gibbes Museum of Art awarded $50,000 in grants from Art Bridges Foundation
April 9, 2019
The Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston’s premier art museum, has been selected as a recipient of two grants totaling $50,000 from the Art Bridges Foundation. Through the support of the…
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From Rose Hill To Brattonsville, Part I
April 5, 2019
By Tom Poland Journey Through Time and Space Faulkner was right. The past is not past. It’s hiding. Travel some backroads, and if you know where to look, you…
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Spoleto Festival USA honors Sallie M. Duell, Susan W. Ravenel, and Kathleen Rivers
April 3, 2019
On April 5 at the Governor Thomas Bennett House, Spoleto Festival USA will present its 2019 Mary Ramsay Civic Award to three longtime champions of the Festival and Charleston: Sallie…
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Top Grossing Movies – April 1, 2019
April 1, 2019
Theatrical grosses from comScore Rank Title Rating Distributor Wk Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Dumbo PG Disney 1 4,259 $45,990,748 $45,990,748 2 Us R Universal 2 3,743 $33,229,640…
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Junkyards
March 29, 2019
By Tom Poland Note: This story comes from The Last Sunday Drive—Vanishing Southland, due out fall 2019. Sunday drives carried us past junkyards, past James Dickey’s “parking lot…
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The Gibbes Museum of Art to offer reduced admission this April
March 27, 2019It’s no joke! For the entire month of April, the Gibbes Museum of Art will offer reduced admission of $12 for adults and $10 for seniors. Visitors can explore the…
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Charleston Symphony broadens education offerings with new Youth String Ensemble
March 25, 2019
Today the Charleston Symphony announced the addition of a new initiative related to its already robust education and community engagement programs, the Charleston Symphony Youth Strings Ensemble (CSYS). The program…
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Watkins Miraculous Vanilla Extract Flavoring
March 20, 2019
By Tom Poland Springs creaking, Granddad’s maroon Ford jounces down Mom and Dad’s long dirt driveway. Its washouts make for a rough ride but that doesn’t stop Granddad. Here…
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Myrtle Beach student wins S.C. Poetry Out Loud competition
March 12, 2019
Brynne Hardman is the South Carolina winner of Poetry Out Loud, a national poetry recitation contest. Brynne is a senior at the Academy for Arts, Science, and Technology in Myrtle…
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RIP, Faithful Ones
March 8, 2019
By Tom Poland I had to see it. I heard it was up North Carolina way, and with the aid of my son-in-law’s Garmin GPS I found it, the…
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Tour Artists’ Studios during free Columbia Open Studios, April 6-7
March 6, 2019Presented by 701 Center for Contemporary Art Ticketed Preview Party on Thurs., April 4, 7-9 p.m. at 701 CCA Explore the studios of 69 local artists during Columbia Open Studios,…
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Tour Artists’ Studios during free Columbia Open Studios, April 6-7
March 6, 2019
Presented by 701 Center for Contemporary Art Ticketed Preview Party on Thurs., April 4, 7-9 p.m. at 701 CCA Explore the studios of 69 local artists during Columbia Open Studios,…
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Spoleto Festival USA 2019 poster features work by Los Angeles–based painter Laura Owens
March 1, 2019
Festival General Director Nigel Redden revealed the 2019 Spoleto Festival USA poster, featuring the work of acclaimed painter Laura Owens. The poster is available for purchase online at spoletousa.org or by calling…
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Myrtle Beach, Charleston, Seabrook students reach ‘Poetry Out Loud’ state finals
February 27, 2019
Eight South Carolina high school students reached the March 9 state finals for Poetry Out Loud – an annual, nationwide recitation contest – after regional competitions in Charleston and Spartanburg.…
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Flowers Outlast Us
February 22, 2019
By Tom Poland Despite all those bygone years the memory remains. Having my photograph taken. That was a big deal before phones turned cameras. There I am, circa 1957,…
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Tour nearly 70 artists’ spaces during Columbia Open Studios, April 6-7, 2019
February 14, 2019Explore local artwork, studios in weekend-long event presented by 701 CCA Columbia Open Studios, presented by 701 Center for Contemporary Art, welcomes nearly 70 local artists for the free, self-guided…
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Tour nearly 70 artists’ spaces during Columbia Open Studios, April 6-7, 2019
February 14, 2019
Explore local artwork, studios in weekend-long event presented by 701 CCA Columbia Open Studios, presented by 701 Center for Contemporary Art, welcomes nearly 70 local artists for the free, self-guided…
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Top Grossing Movies – February 11, 2019
February 11, 2019
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 02/08/2019 to 02/14/2019 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part PG Warner…
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Blue Macon
February 7, 2019
By Tom Poland On its way to a confluence with that Georgia river entire, the Altamaha, the Ocmulgee River flows through a place I’ve been to five times. The…
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A Changing Rural Southland
February 1, 2019
By Tom Poland I’ve been writing about how the South is changing for a while now. That’s why I was asked to take part in Smithsonian’s traveling exhibit, “Crossroads,…
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Quitting The Band
January 25, 2019
By Tom Poland I played trumpet in the Lincolnton High School band. Well, that’s not true. I was in elementary school, not high school, so the band must have…
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Spoleto Festival USA tickets on sale to the public Wednesday
January 15, 2019Tickets for the 43rd season of Spoleto Festival USA, held May 24 – June 9, go on sale to the public tomorrow, Wednesday, January 16, at 10:00am EST. Tickets can…
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Ken May to retire from S.C. Arts Commission after 33 years
January 14, 2019
Ken May will retire from leading the South Carolina Arts Commission in 2019 after 33 years working to improve equity in and access to the state’s arts, culture, and traditions.…
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Spoleto Festival USA: 2019 Season
January 4, 2019
May 24 – June 9, 2019 | Charleston, South Carolina Festival General Director Nigel Redden announces the program for the 43rd annual Spoleto Festival USA, taking place May 24 through…
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Winter Warmth
December 14, 2018
By Tom Poland The cold season is upon us. The need for heat is upon us. What type heat do you prefer? As long as I can remember, my…
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My Boyhood Blacksmith
November 29, 2018
By Tom Poland Here’s a tale of a horseshoe that cracked yours truly in the head, a tale that began long ago near the handsome old shack you see…
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