Live Jazz Returns to The Establishment Every Friday and Saturday Night

  February 8, 2024

The downtown restaurant introduces the Broad Street Live music series, featuring Demetrius Doctor and local jazz musicians   The Establishment proudly announces the return of live music with the Broad Street Live series featuring local…

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Ordering Please, One Big Boy

  February 7, 2024
Tom Poland

By Tom Poland   Daddy set me straight. “If you want some spending money, get a job.” Thus did I work two jobs while going through college at Georgia. I…

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Resiliency, discovery, and revelation on full display in new exhibit coming to Upcountry History Museum

  February 7, 2024

Through a visually compelling presentation of history through art, small moments of ordinary experiences are transformed into extraordinary discoveries of resiliency and revelation in “Vision & Spirit: Black Artists in…

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Folk Artist Leonard Jones

  February 1, 2024
Tom Poland

By Tom Poland   Giving Old Tin New Life During my school days the yellow bus rolled me past chicken houses. In 1972, when I taught creative writing in Lincolnton,…

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The Cottontown Art Crawl returns for its sixth year

  January 31, 2024

The sixth annual Cottontown Art Crawl brings artists and entertainment to front porches, streets, and lawns in a historic downtown neighborhood in Columbia, SC.  This year approximately 200 artists will show and sell their original work. The…

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Last Weekend to Dive Under the Sea with

  January 30, 2024

This upcoming weekend will be your last chance to experience the enchanting magic of the timeless classic, “The Little Mermaid” as performed by the talented cast with the Laurens County…

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Spoleto Festival USA announces 2024 festival season

  January 30, 2024

Spoleto Festival USA, the country’s premier performing arts festival, has announced a star-studded lineup for 2024 including more than one hundred performances across the Holy City for 17 days and…

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Those who influence us

  January 25, 2024

By Jeff Becraft   It is interesting how we can influence one another.  (Interesting is really not the word… it is deeper than that.)  But someone who has greatly influenced…

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Clawfoot Tubs Hold Memories

  January 25, 2024
Tom Poland

By Tom Poland   When I see a clawfoot tub, which is rare, four memories surface. First, I go back to my grandfather’s old homeplace. Next I go back to…

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Artist Minute – Nick Burns aka Ninja Picasso

  January 25, 2024

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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More Than Rhythm: A Black Music Series returns February 2

  January 18, 2024

Dr. Tammy Kernodle opens season 3 with performance of “She Sang Freedom” The Columbia Museum of Art presents More Than Rhythm: A Black Music Series Featuring Tammy Kernodle, the season…

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Ageratum, Wood, & Water

  January 17, 2024
Tom Poland

By Tom Poland On a Sunday walk I spotted a splash of blue. Blue wildflowers. They say blue flowers are sometimes difficult to grow in gardens. “They say.” That was…

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Audition for Something Rotten at Town Theatre

  January 11, 2024

Welcome to the Renaissance and the outrageous, crowd-pleasing musical farce, Something Rotten. Set in the 1590s, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are…

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Moon Over Buffalo at Town Theatre

  January 11, 2024

It’s 1953 in Buffalo where actors, George and Charlotte Hay, are fading faster than a New York minute. Their struggle to keep their name in lights has them performing Cyrano…

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Workplace Friends Best Come Naturally

  January 10, 2024
Tom Poland

By Tom Poland   I stumbled across an old magazine feature of mine and it made me recall stops I’d made along that long, winding road called “Career.” Some memories…

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USC faculty release collaborative collection of music

  January 8, 2024

University of South Carolina School of Music faculty David Kirkland Garner and Greg Stuart are pleased to announce the release of “Short Stories, vol. 1.” The collection is a tapestry…

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Like A Scene From An Old Western

  January 3, 2024
Tom Poland

By Tom Poland   It was 1985 when I spent three days in Reno. I didn’t shoot a man just to watch him die, Johnny, but I conjured up images…

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Improv and Idols at Harbison Theatre this January

  January 2, 2024

Improv and Idols at Harbison Theatre This January: Rumours are stirring that you won’t want to miss this! We’re kicking off the new year with some iconic performances headed to…

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Conifers’ Fragrant Pull On Memory

  December 20, 2023
Tom Poland

By Tom Poland   I read that fragrances stimulate recall more so than any other sense. I knew from experience that it had to be true. You and I, we’re…

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The screening of Nimona by ND Stevenson

  December 19, 2023

Last night, we attended a showing of the movie, Nimona, at a packed Nickelodeon theatre on Main Street. Nimona is a 2023 American animated science fantasy, comedy, drama film based…

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There’s Just Something About A Barn

  December 8, 2023
Tom Poland

By Tom Poland   On Highway 378 between Lincolnton and Washington, Georgia, stands a barn. I say a barn. It’s a home built to look like a barn. Or maybe…

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Christmas card syndrome

  December 7, 2023

By Jeff Becraft   This was actually first put out there in 2020… but I have come across several people who are really down, discouraged and lonely… so I would like…

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Your Special Tree

  December 6, 2023
Tom Poland

By Tom Poland   The Work Behind It When I was a boy, come Thanksgiving, we observed a tradition that’s decidedly different today. Dad would mix some two-cycle gas, sharpen…

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Columbia Museum of Art ~ January 2024 program calendar

  December 6, 2023

Columbia Museum of Art January 2024 Calendar EXHIBITIONS Lee Alexander McQueen & Ann Ray: Rendez-Vous On view through January 21, 2024 Rendez-Vous offers a rare glimpse into the life and…

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