The Art of Being: Woman exhibit arrives at Richland Library
February 21, 2022
18 Artists to Display Their Work in The Gallery through April 15 Columbia, SC – Richland Library welcomes The Art of Being: Woman to our Main location (1431 Assembly Street)…
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Noble Ruin of the South
February 17, 2022
By Tom Poland When man abandoned it, the traffic diverted west, and the forest began to claim it. Today, sycamores, cedars, and oaks console it, and wind and water…
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UofSC to expand civil rights education with $1.5 million gift from Williams to fund civil rights exhibits, programs and collections
February 17, 2022
A $1.5 million gift from Williams, an energy infrastructure company, will enhance the University of South Carolina’s Center for Civil Rights History and Research’s ability to share South Carolina’s important…
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Congaree Vista Guild installs new sculpture
February 14, 2022
The Congaree Vista Guild has announced the installation of Motherhood, a new sculpture by Nora Valdez, on the corner of Lady and Gadsden Streets in the heart of the Congaree…
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Sculpture shows from Auguste Rodin and Anila Quayyum Agha shine at the Columbia Museum of Art
February 14, 2022
Spring exhibitions offer two unique, radiant visions The Columbia Museum of Art will soon be aglow with two dynamic exhibitions of radiant sculpture from brilliant artists of international renown, both…
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MicroWedding Expo Press Release
February 14, 2022
Prime & Prim Studio of The Arts, is excited to announce next year’s Micro Wedding Expo at the newly renovated historic Hampton Preston Mansion on March 27, 2022. The Micro…
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Miss Lucy, Childhood Legend
February 10, 2022
By Tom Poland “Perhaps you recall a person from childhood whom everyone kept their distance from. Enjoy this glimpse of small-town life in the 1960s.” Small towns have that one…
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CAE announces artists selected for the 2022 – 2023 Art in the Airport Program
February 10, 2022
Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE hereafter) announced the four local artists that have been selected to participate in the 2022 – 2023 Art in the Airport program. The selected artists, an…
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701 Center for Contemporary Art Mill District Public Art Trail opportunities
February 10, 2022
701 Center for Contemporary Art (CCA) is seeking artists to develop and execute site-specific works for five gate houses located on the grounds of the historic Granby and Olympia Mills…
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S.C. Arts Commission to present four Governor’s Awards for the Arts in 2022
February 7, 2022
The South Carolina Arts Commission (SCAC) is happy to announce four recipients who are to be honored in 2022 with South Carolina’s highest award for exceptional achievement in practicing or…
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2022 Southeastern Film & Photo Conference begins Feb. 24
February 7, 2022
The Southeastern Film & Photo Conference is coming to Charleston, February 24–26 Photographers, YouTubers, filmmakers, TikTokers and students will want to attend this three-day conference. Hosted by ASMP South Carolina,…
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SC Philharmonic coming to Irmo Craft and Draft (Irmo)
February 2, 2022
The South Carolina Philharmonic presents the inaugural performance of its new Chamber Crawl Series on February 16, 2022, 7:30 PM at Craft and Draft (7583 St Andrews Rd, Irmo, SC 29063). The concert…
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Bitters, A History In Life And Literature
February 2, 2022
By Tom Poland Among the dusty bottles and vase stand three alcoholic potions. I bought the matador-like bottle in Madrid when I traveled by train through hard, brown Spain. Next…
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Rodin and more coming to the Columbia Museum of Art this year
February 1, 2022
2022 exhibition schedule announced The Columbia Museum of Art announces its schedule of featured exhibitions for 2022, a broad assortment of exclusive, house-organized shows as well as traveling exhibitions, including…
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Crow Tastes Pretty Good In Snow
January 27, 2022
By Tom Poland My last column criticized I-20 as a barrier to snow in the classic South. “Winter after winter, radar reveals blue, pink, and white blotches rolling north…
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The Pitchforks of Duke University return to the Arts Center of Kershaw County
January 24, 2022
The Arts Center of Kershaw County announces the return of the popular all-male a cappella group, The Pitchforks of Duke University, to the Wood Auditorium stage on Friday, February 4…
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The Red Velvet Cake War
January 22, 2022
Mix three cups of family drama, two tablespoons of zaniness, a pinch of summer heat & what do you get? The Red Velvet Cake War at Town Theatre! Any way…
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The Great Dividing Line
January 21, 2022
By Tom Poland Yet another dud weather storm forecast teaches me something. When the next Ice Age arrives, its frozen sheet will grind to a halt where I-20 crosses…
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Remembering Smokehouses
January 20, 2022
By Tom Poland I wrote about old hand-dug wells not long ago. Many old wells had a companion nearby, smokehouses. I’ve written about these farm icons before, but a…
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New works by Rob Shaw featured in month-long gallery exhibit opening February 4
January 19, 2022
On Friday, February 4, from 6 to 9 p.m., Rob Shaw Framing and Gallery will host an opening reception for a month-long exhibit of new works by artist and gallery…
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South Arts Southern Prize & State Fellows 2021
January 19, 2022
An exhibition series that in 2019 originated at 701 Center for Contemporary Art in Columbia, S.C., and is rapidly becoming the most important annual show of contemporary art made in…
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2022 Cottontown Art Crawl returns in March
January 19, 2022
CARTER REALTORS is proud to support the fourth annual Cottontown Art Crawl as a Gold Level sponsor. During this safe, totally outdoor event, visitors can stroll the beautiful, historic Cottontown…
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Teri Leigh Teed’s fine art photography featured by SCIWAY.net
January 19, 2022Teri Leigh Teed’s fine art photograph of the mill pond at Goodale State Park at sunset is featured on the homepage of the SCIWAY.net website for the week of January…
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Trustus Theatre presents tick, tick… BOOM!
January 13, 2022
The rock musical returns to the Thigpen Main Stage in February Trustus Theatre brings back the rock musical tick, tick… BOOM! to the Thigpen Main Stage for the first time…
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2022 Cottontown Art Crawl
January 13, 2022
The fourth annual Cottontown Art Crawl will welcome 115 artists to show and sell their original work in the downtown Columbia neighborhood. The event will be held on Saturday, March…
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The Old Hand-Dug Well
January 12, 2022
By Tom Poland Driving a country road, I passed an old well house. It didn’t look like a wishing well. It looked rustic, more like a shed, a practical…
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South Arts Fellows Exhibition at 701 Center for Contemporary Art
January 11, 2022
An exhibition series that in 2019 originated at 701 Center for Contemporary Art in Columbia, S.C., and is rapidly becoming the most important annual show of contemporary art made in…
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Aquila Theatre Company presents a stage version of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s iconic “The Great Gatsby” at the Newberry Opera House
January 10, 2022
Adapted from novel to play, the quintessential American Jazz Age story about millionaire Jay Gatsby and his obsession with former lover Daisy Buchanan will come to the Newberry Opera House…
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Executive Director at The Nickelodeon
January 10, 2022
The Nickelodeon is looking for an inspiring and innovative leader dedicated to positively transforming the community through the arts. Understanding that art house cinemas and arts education programs play a…
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The Allure of Barbed Wire & Cedar
January 6, 2022
By Tom Poland Out in the country skinny metal fence posts rule pasturelands nowadays. I seldom see old cedar-barbed wire fences, but when I do they unleash a flood…
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Trustus Theatre hires new Executive Director
January 4, 2022
Trustus Theatre announced that their new Executive Director, Jessica Francis Fichter, will start on January 4th, 2022. Fichter has a rich theatrical background including a B.A. in theatre education, an…
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Black music series to launch at Columbia Museum of Art
December 16, 2021The Columbia Museum of Art announces the launch of More Than Rhythm: A Black Music Series, hosted by ethnomusicologist Dr. Birgitta Johnson and debuting Saturday, January 15, 2022, during closing weekend…
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No Gas, No Batteries, No Electricity Required
December 16, 2021
By Tom Poland All it requires is a steady hand. It doesn’t disturb the peace on Saturday mornings. So quiet is it, I doubt it’d suffer banning in ever-vigilant…
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2021 Stephen G. Morrison Visionary Award
December 15, 2021
One Columbia Recognizes Morihiko Nakahara with 2021 Award One Columbia for Arts and Culture has announced Morihiko Nakahara, the Music Director and Conductor of the South Carolina Philharmonic, as the…
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S.C. Arts Commission selects five for Emerging Artist Grant
December 9, 2021
Up to $1,500 grant includes mentorship, more A ceramicist, a dancer, a painter and fiber and installation artists make up the five #SCartists receiving South Carolina Arts Commission Emerging Artist…
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A Vanishing Coastal Icon
December 8, 2021
By Tom Poland Photographers love to shoot them at sunrise. Riding a glittering golden sea, shrimp boats strike a classic silhouette with that orb of fire rising behind them.…
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Celebrate the season with jazz musicians Noel Freidline and Maria Howell
December 7, 2021
Powerhouse musical duo returns to the CMA for a holiday concert The Columbia Museum of Art invites you to celebrate the season with pianist and arranger Noel Freidline, vocalist Maria…
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That Legendary Everlasting Plant, Rabbit Tobacco
November 30, 2021
By Tom Poland She smoked it as a kid. Said she smoked grapevines too but it was Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium, one of the everlastings, she talked about most. She and…
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Free First Thursday to feature exhibition opening and soulful coloring party
November 29, 2021
Meet the artists of 22 South Carolinians and Sip & Scribble with FAAAC On opening day of Guignard Gallery exhibition 22 South Carolinians, a companion show to the major exhibition…
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Artist Minute – Cormac Cannon, Director of Bands, University of South Carolina
November 23, 2021
The Who’s on the Move Artist Minute is a quick, two-minute interview in support of the undeniable impact that the arts and local artists have on our communities. One of…
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Grandmom’s Fabulous Fried Pies
November 17, 2021
By Tom Poland She dried sliced apple, peaches, and pears on a slanted wooden table facing the sun. Nails prevented the fruit from sliding to the ground. Once it…
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SC Philharmonic appoints new president and members to the 2021/2022 Board of Directors
November 10, 2021
The South Carolina Philharmonic is delighted to appoint a new President of the Board of Directors, and welcome four members to the 2021/2022 Board of Directors. David Turner, currently the…
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Elusive Butterfly Of Fall
November 4, 2021
By Tom Poland December 1965, that’s when a catchy tune debuted. Bob Lind’s “Elusive Butterfly” used a butterfly as a metaphor for love. Some of you survivors of these…
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Black artists focus of new S.C. Arts Commission program
November 2, 2021
The needs of South Carolina’s entrepreneurial Black artists are the focus of a new program announced by the South Carolina Arts Commission (SCAC). Together, the SCAC and South Carolina Artists…
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Elf The Musical
November 2, 2021
“The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loudly for all to hear.” Buddy, the elf, is coming to Town! After discovering he is not actually an elf, Buddy…
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Apollo Amateur Night champion Brittany Turnipseed, Rod Foster & Company to perform at the Columbia Museum of Art – Nov 7
November 1, 2021
WHAT: Chaye Alexander presents Live on Boyd Plaza: The Soul Jazz Experience Spend the afternoon with sultry soul and jazz songstress and Apollo Amateur Night Champion Brittany Turnipseed, backed by…
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Apollo Amateur Night Champion Brittany Turnipseed, Rod Foster & Company to perform at the Columbia Museum of Art
October 30, 2021
WHAT: Chaye Alexander presents Live on Boyd Plaza: The Soul Jazz Experience Spend the afternoon with sultry soul and jazz songstress and Apollo Amateur Night Champion Brittany Turnipseed, backed by…
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Columbia Museum of Art’s Business Partner Appreciation Reception
October 29, 2021
Columbia Museum of Art hosted an evening of appreciation for the museum’s business partners on Oct 28, 2021. The Capital City Club catered the event. Paella was a highlight as…
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Star Light, Star Bright
October 27, 2021
By Tom Poland Back in the late 1980s and early ’90s, I’d leave on a Friday afternoon and head for the mountains, the Blue Ridge species. My monthly drives…
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Magic In Some Alien World
October 21, 2021
By Tom Poland On a hot, windless Sunday, I found a place where wind swept up and over a cliff to pour through pines. The cooling torrent felt like…
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