Tallulah Point Outlook, Part One
July 23, 2020
By Tom Poland An Enduring Icon Endures No More In that precious time of boyhood summers, our family would drive from Lincoln County, Georgia, to the North Carolina…
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Town Theatre announces #AllAroundTown Scavenger Hunt
July 20, 2020
Looking for ways to keep theatre alive in a time when we can’t actually use our stages? We are too! Join us for the #AllAroundTown Scavenger Hunt where small groups…
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Take part in different learning activities at home with Richland Library – July 25
July 16, 2020
Get ready to learn, create and share with Richland Library. Join us for Learn Freely Fest from 10:30 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., Saturday, July 25 on our Facebook Page. This…
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Moving On, The Gift of Forgiveness
July 14, 2020
By Tammy Davis A friend recently saw her ex for the first time in years. It was time to make peace. Past time really. She saw his truck when…
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Ghost Stories
July 14, 2020
By Tom Poland Great Aunt Annie, long buried in some graveyard up Asheville way, told me ghost stories when I was a boy. I’d sit by a hissing wood…
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United Community Bank awarded 2020 Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Governor’s Awards for the Arts
July 14, 2020
United Community Bank is pleased to have been recognized by the South Carolina Arts Commission (SCAC) as a 2020 Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Governor’s Awards for the Arts award recipient. The…
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Old Dogs, New Tricks
July 8, 2020
By Tammy Davis I love it when the universe gives us what we need. Lately, I’ve been trying to grow my audience. I’ve asked several experts for advice, and…
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Saws, Maters, & Men Long Gone
July 8, 2020
By Tom Poland Growing up in eastern Georgia deep in pines, I wakened to the wail of chainsaws six days a week. Yellow McCullochs and red Poulans sliced through…
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Call for artists
July 8, 2020
The Arts Center of Kershaw County’s Bassett Gallery proudly announces their annual call for artists for the 2020-2021 Season. The call is open through August 31, 2020 and the exhibition participants are…
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Richland Library to showcase International Classical Guitarist in online performance – July 10
July 7, 2020
In partnership with the Southern Guitar Festival and Competition 2020, join Richland Library for Evening Arts: International Classical Guitarist Raphaël Feuillâtre from 7 – 8 p.m., Friday, July 10 on…
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South Carolina ETV to launch ‘Palmetto Perspectives’ series with multi-platform racial injustice program July 8
July 7, 2020Viewers encouraged to participate through live stream on social media South Carolina ETV (SCETV) today announced that it will be launching a new, community engagement-focused series with a one-hour discussion…
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From Three Black Men to Two
July 2, 2020
By Tammy Davis 1990. Summer School, a place nobody ever wants to be. One of my first teaching assignments, and nothing from my education classes applied. The students fell…
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Fried Green Tomatoes
July 2, 2020
By Tom Poland My back-road explorations take me to little eateries tucked neatly in the middle of nowhere, whistle-stop places. Country folks run these deep-fried, lonely roadside stops so…
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Artist Minute – James Busby, Visual Artist
July 2, 2020
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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Ariail wins 70th annual Green Eyeshade Award for editorial cartooning
July 1, 2020
Veteran SC editorial cartoonist, Robert Ariail, has won the 70th annual Green Eyeshade Award for editorial cartooning. The awards, presented by the Society of Professional Journalists, recognize the best in…
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Summer camps continue at Town Theatre – virtual AND in-person!
June 29, 2020
Summer Camps Continue at Town Theatre! Let’s go! Summer camp is in full swing ~ virtual AND in person options for ALL ages are available July 6-31. We offer a…
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This Is What We Like – Robert Gardiner, Jazz Musician
June 25, 2020
By Tammy Davis January 2020. Date night, back when folks could actually leave the house. On that rainy evening, I showered, put on make-up, fixed my hair and wore…
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The Outhouse Flower
June 25, 2020
By Tom Poland I remember Mom talked of a flower with a strange name, hollyhocks. She talked flowers a lot mentioning dahlias, Cape jasmines, which go by jasmines, gardenia,…
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Enjoy Some Cool Jazz on a Summer Night with Richland Library – June 26
June 24, 2020
With temperatures rising outside, enjoy a night of cool jazz from the comfort of your home. Join Richland Library for Evening Arts: Ara-Viktoria from 7 – 8 p.m., Friday, June…
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Grace Will Lead Us Home: A Compelling Guide to Understanding the Emanuel Church shootings
June 17, 2020
By Reba Hull Campbell Rarely does a book appeal to all my “reading” senses – well written, important message, compelling story and human connections. “Grace Will Lead Us Home”…
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Sword Drills and The Devil, We’re All Scared to Death
June 17, 2020
By Tammy Davis If you grew up Baptist, you know all about sword drills. At my little church in Bishopville, SC, it went like this: the Sunday school teacher…
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A Childhood, The Biography of a Place
June 17, 2020
By Tom Poland The book is 9.25 inches long, 6.5 inches wide, and less than an inch thick. Its 182 pages present a world well-fed folks can only guess…
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Columbia native nominated for award from prestigious dance academy
June 17, 2020The Royal Academy of Dance in London, UK has nominated Columbia, SC native Cooper Rust for their Community Engagement Dance Teacher Award. This award is considering nominees from all over…
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City Center Partnership unveils HOPE for Columbia
June 17, 2020City Center Partnership (CCP) unveiled its new art installation project called HOPE for Columbia at First Citizens Green space on Main Street. About HOPE for Columbia Artists Danny Harrington and Brandon…
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The Bad Dream, the Book Bag, and the KKK
June 11, 2020
By Tammy Davis 1993 found me at an alternative school with a mixed bunch of students. Trashy kids and nice kids. Plenty of thugs and more than enough rednecks.…
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Just One Great Adventure
June 11, 2020
By Tom Poland On my way back I crossed Clarks Hill Lake twice. In soft early evening light, the water lay like a mirror. Smooth as glass as we…
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The Soundtrack of the Pandemic – Those Voices in My Head
June 11, 2020
By Reba Hull Campbell Hearing someone’s voice encourages a connection that’s completely different than just exchanging a text, an email or even a handwritten letter. A voice is as distinctive…
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Add a little soul to your Friday evening with Richland Library – June 12
June 10, 2020
Fill your Friday evening with a little harmony. Join Richland Library for Evening Arts: IndigoSOUL from 7 – 8 p.m., Friday, June 12 on our Facebook Page. This live performance,…
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Ready or Not, It’s Back to Work.
June 4, 2020
By Amy Coward When I came home from work a couple of months ago, I washed my thermos and stared at it. I wondered how long it would be…
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Disasters and Dreams
June 3, 2020
By Tammy Davis It took two disasters to throw me into writing. The first was a natural disaster: the Thousand Year Flood that hit in 2015. Thank you notes…
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Woods, Waters, and Flowers
June 3, 2020
By Tom Poland A botanical superstar lives in the South. It’s exquisite, ephemeral, and periled, in that much of its habitat lies beneath lakes. I’m writing about the rocky…
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City Center Partnership announces plans for inspirational art installation in the Main Street District
June 2, 2020
City Center Partnership (CCP) announced a new art project called HOPE for Columbia that will be installed in the Main Street District to promote hope and positivity during the Covid-19…
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Virtual Theatre Camps with Town Theatre
May 28, 2020
Town Theatre online camps begin on June 1st and are scheduled through June 19. Prices are great and time online is limited, but we promise lots of fun! Please share…
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The Artist Minute – Morihiko Nakahara, South Carolina Philharmonic
May 28, 2020
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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Enjoy a Friday Night Dance Party with Richland Library
May 27, 2020
Richland Library’s current artist-in-residence is taking center stage in an online program, which is free and open to the public. Join us for Evening Arts: Martha Brim’s Dance Party from…
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The Columbia Museum of Art to reopen its doors June 16
May 25, 2020The Columbia Museum of Art will reopen to the public on Tuesday, June 16, with cleaning and physical distancing practices in place to safeguard staff and visitors. Protective measures will…
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Quarantine Heartbreak
May 25, 2020
By Tammy Davis Part Ten of The Corona Chronicles Part Nine here Part Eight here Part Seven here Part Six here Part Five here Part Four here Part Three here Part Two here Part One here After…
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If At First You Don’t Succeed
May 25, 2020
By Tom Poland Among my father’s passions were birds and woodworking. He made bluebird boxes in his workshop and mounted them around home. He loved hummingbirds and looked for…
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A Few Life Lessons for New Graduates
May 21, 2020
By Reba Hull Campbell When May 23 rolls around every year, I put aside all the other renowned celebrations that fall on the same day – Eliza Doolittle Day,…
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Friends and family of Anastasia Chernoff install sculpture
May 21, 2020“Her Heart” by Clayton Wooten honors the artist’s love for Columbia and its artists. On behalf of the family and friends of Anastasia Chernoff, One Columbia for Arts and Culture…
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Parties and Pandemics – Slowing Coming Out
May 18, 2020
By Tammy Davis Part Nine of The Corona Chronicles Part Eight here Part Seven here Part Six here Part Five here Part Four here Part Three here Part Two here Part One here Nothing says…
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Junkyard Beauty
May 18, 2020
By Tom Poland One man’s junk is another man’s treasure. It’s true. We live in a throwaway society and junkyard junkies seek bargains. Making use of discards is frugal.…
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Looking Pretty in a Pandemic
May 13, 2020
By Tammy Davis Part Eight of The Corona Chronicles Part Seven here Part Six here Part Five here Part Four here Part Three here Part Two here Part One here Week eight, and…
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The Pull Of Beauty
May 13, 2020
By Tom Poland Over the last five years, I’ve developed two traditions I plan to never break. Come March and come May, I drop everything and head to three…
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Richland Library’s next Evening Arts program offers humorous escape – May 15
May 11, 2020
Are you in need of a good laugh? Join Richland Library for Evening Arts: The Mothers Comedy Group from 7 – 7:30 p.m., Friday, May 15 on our Facebook Page.…
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Roosevelt Was Right; The Every-Single-Senior Project
May 6, 2020
By Tammy Davis Part Seven of The Corona Chronicles Part Six here Part Five here Part Four here Part Three here Part Two here Part One here Part Seven of The Corona…
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Buzzard Luck
May 6, 2020
By Tom Poland A searing, sweaty summer day … just as my friend leaned over to pick up his dropped keys, his glasses slid onto the asphalt and cracked.…
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One Columbia announces Artist Emergency Fund
May 1, 2020
Funds provided by Knight Foundation to support Columbia-area artists One Columbia for Arts and Culture is privileged to announce an Artist Emergency Fund of $100,000 to provide emergency relief for…
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Love in the Time of Corona, Fishing and First Dates
April 30, 2020
By Tammy Davis Part Six of a Very Long Series, The Corona Chronicles Part Five here Part Four here Part Three here Part Two here Part One here Courting in the midst…
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Had Harry Sat Here
April 30, 2020
By Tom Poland Rain, rain, and more rain. It hasn’t been a biblical forty days and forty nights but sure seems like it. A record sopping-wet winter has creeks…
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