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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T.A.G. The Art Group of Clinton, S.C.
March 28, 2022TAG is a community of talented local artists who offer a variety of styles & subjects to customers looking for paintings, jewelry, Indigo textiles, and unique hand-crafted gifts for themselves…
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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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The Riviera announces upcoming concert with The Wallflowers
March 28, 2022
Grammy Award-winning American rock band coming to downtown theater this April The Riviera, Charleston’s 1930s Art Deco theater, is excited to announce its upcoming concert next month with The Wallflowers…
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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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Special reception, exhibit openings feature art of Fran Gardner
March 22, 2022
From never-before-seen compositions to works spanning over two decades, the artwork of USC Lancaster Distinguished Professor Emerita of Art and Art History Fran Gardner will be on display at USCL’s…
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Quest for Quasi!
March 16, 2022
Youth Production Opens at the Arts Center of Kershaw County The Arts Center of Kershaw County and the Kershaw County Theatre Guild will present the youth production of Quest for Quasi! written…
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Charleston Heritage Federation announces new events and activities for Spring 2022
March 16, 2022Charleston’s historic sites, museums and cultural organizations that make up the Charleston Heritage Federation (CHF) are pleased to announce a number of exciting activities and events for spring that bring…
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The Best Drink Of Water
March 16, 2022
By Tom Poland Seems to me, as the old folks would say, an aluminum dipper delivered the best drink of water. You’d sink that dipper into a wooden bucket. And…
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Feast on oysters & listen to live music in State Museum’s inaugural Shuck n’ Swing Fundraiser
March 15, 2022
Featuring live performances by Soda City Brass Band and Jim Graddick’s Bluegrass Trio In celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month, the South Carolina State Museum Foundation will present Shuck n’ Swing,…
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Bright Star at Town Theatre
March 15, 2022
March 18 through April 3 From Grammy, Emmy, and Academy Award-winning Steve Martin and Grammy Award-winning Edie Brickell, Broadway’s Bright Star comes to Town Theatre. Be transformed by a sweeping…
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Gail Morrison honored with the CMA’s 2022 John Richard Craft Leadership Award
March 14, 2022The Columbia Museum of Art presented the 2022 John Richard Craft Leadership Award to Dr. Gail M. Morrison. Well-known in Columbia as a philanthropist and long-term supporter of the arts,…
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Read The Fine Print
March 10, 2022
By Tom Poland Note: For Non-Offended Eyes Only Some say we are what we eat and that what we eat these days is killing us. Down in Australia, some…
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Get involved in the City of West Columbia’s Kinetic Derby Day
March 9, 2022
On Saturday, April 23, 2022, the streets of West Columbia will be filled with art, soapbox racing, and an obstacle course with thousands of people gathering together for West Columbia’s…
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Greenville student repeats as S.C. Poetry Out Loud champ
March 9, 2022
Upstate students sweep honors A Greenville high school student is now two-for-two against her statewide Poetry Out Loud peers after repeating as South Carolina champion over the weekend in the…
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Four South Carolina Cultural Districts earn recertification
March 8, 2022
Congaree Vista, Lancaster, Rock Hill and Spartanburg Downtown The first four South Carolina Cultural Districts designated in 2015 after the program’s launch earned recertification based on FY2020 data gathered by…
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Winter In Wambaw Bay
March 3, 2022
By Tom Poland The orchestra is quiet, as winter holds the conductor’s baton. Still, a song comes to mind. “California Dreamin” where much is brown and gray—every shade of…
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The Mill District Public Art Trail RFQ deadline to apply is approaching
March 2, 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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Two Perspectives: Land & Water by Robert Ariail & Tony Scully
March 2, 2022
Opening Reception: March 10, 2022 5:30 p.m. An opening reception for Two Perspectives: Land & Water will be held Thursday, March 10 from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. in the Bassett…
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Ingevity invests $500,000 in International African American Museum
March 1, 2022
The International African American Museum has received a $500,000 pledge from Ingevity, the North Charleston, South Carolina-based specialty chemicals, high-performance activated carbon and engineered polymers company with a mission of…
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State Museum celebrates 50th anniversary of Apollo 16 this April
March 1, 2022
Explore SC astronaut Charles Duke’s moonwalk with new exhibition & more. This April, the South Carolina State Museum will celebrate the 50th anniversary of South Carolina astronaut Charles Duke’s historic…
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Purple Haze: A Conservation Film set to debut at Lexington Amphitheater
March 1, 2022
Naturalist Zach Steinhauser Unveils Film on Global Journey Following Purple Martins Zach Steinhauser will debut his long-awaited documentary on one of the many wonders of the Lake Murray and Lexington…
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Middleton Place Foundation announces the release of “American Landmark: Charles Duell and the Rebirth of Middleton Place”
February 23, 2022
Middleton Place Foundation (MPF), the non-profit educational trust announced the launch of “American Landmark: Charles Duell and the Rebirth of Middleton Place” on March 8, 2022. Charles Duell inherited Middleton…
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Artist Minute – Chris Kelly, Photographer
February 23, 2022
The Who’s on the Move, UpstateBizSC, 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…
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The Emperor’s Hem
February 23, 2022
By Tom Poland In the late 1990s, a time that seems ancient, I touched the emperor’s hem. That is I corresponded with a writer whose words revealed a style…
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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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55 images that awakened civil rights change on display at Upcountry History Museum
February 21, 2022Being in the right place at the right time often means the difference between ordinary and extraordinary. Witness to History: Selma Photography of Stephen Somerstein is a perfect example of…
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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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Spoleto Festival USA announces a robust 46th season
February 16, 2022
International performers return to Charleston for a program exploring themes of faith, migration, intertwining histories, and reclamations of the past Spoleto Festival USA General Director Mena Mark Hanna announced today…
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Inspired by Gullah Geechee history, Yawkey Foundation donates $1MM to International African American Museum
February 14, 2022
Gift Perpetuates the Foundation’s Longstanding Commitment to South Carolina’s Lowcountry The International African American Museum has received a grant of $1 million from the Yawkey Foundation in support of the…
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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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Plans for IAAM’s Gullah Geechee exhibit made possible by Yawkey Foundation
February 10, 2022
Inspired by Gullah Geechee History, Yawkey Foundation donates $1MM to International African American Museum The International African American Museum has received a grant of $1 million from the Yawkey Foundation…
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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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State Museum and the City of Charleston working on an extended loan agreement of the Calhoun Monument
February 7, 2022
Officials with the South Carolina State Museum and the City of Charleston are working collaboratively on an extended loan agreement of the John C. Calhoun Monument statue to the State…
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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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In nostalgic nod to Saturday morning cartoons, Bugs Bunny and friends arrive at Upcountry History Museum
February 7, 2022
On Saturday morning, February 12, 2022, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Road Runner, and Tweety Bird won’t just be cartoons on your television screen, they and fellow Looney Tunes and Merrie…
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Local Author from Book to the Big Screen
February 4, 2022
A local author has turned her book, Seven Shots into a movie. Not only is the author local but the movie is as well! It was filmed right here in…
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International African American Museum receives third grant from FordFoundation
February 3, 2022
Third Round of Funding Sets the Stage for a new Telling of the African American Journey. The International African American Museum has received a grant of $500,000 from the Ford…
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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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Charleston students reach S.C. Poetry Out Loud finals
February 1, 2022
From among statewide submissions, judges selected eight finalists who now have a chance to represent South Carolina this spring in the national finals of Poetry Out Loud—an annual, nationwide recitation…
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