Spoleto Festival USA announces live broadcast of opera Porgy and Bess in Marion Square Monday, May 30 at 7:30pm
May 9, 2016
CHARLESTON, SC – Festival General Director Nigel Redden announced a live broadcast of opera Porgy and Bess onto a jumbotron screen in Marion Square on Monday, May 30. Thanks to…
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Brad and Jennifer Moranz ‘Let the Good Times Roll’ in summertime variety show
May 9, 2016
CHARLESTON, SC – Some of the country’s most talented performers will join former Broadway stars and Charleston producers Brad and Jennifer Moranz for “Let the Good Times Roll,” a summertime…
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Mobile Homes Like No Others
May 6, 2016
By Tom Poland. All photos by Tom Poland. In the fall of 1967 I entered the University of Georgia and thanks to the Bulldogs I’ve been traveling Highway 378/78…
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Mobile Homes Like No Others
May 6, 2016
By Tom Poland. All photos by Tom Poland. In the fall of 1967 I entered the University of Georgia and thanks to the Bulldogs I’ve been traveling Highway 378/78…
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Build it and they might come. Build it beautifully, and they will come in droves.
May 3, 2016
By Alan Cooper Publisher, MidlandsBiz, UpstateBizSC and LowcountryBizSC The following is based on comments that I made on the South Carolina Business Review hosted by Mike Switzer. What is…
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Build it and they might come. Build it beautifully, and they will come in droves.
May 3, 2016
By Alan Cooper Publisher, MidlandsBiz, UpstateBizSC and LowcountryBizSC The following is based on comments that I made on the South Carolina Business Review hosted by Mike Switzer. What is…
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S.C. Arts gala features Charleston artist Mary Edna Fraser, 2016 Verner Award recipient
May 2, 2016Annual celebration of the arts features art sale, concert and dance party Fans of Charleston artist Mary Edna Fraser can go home from the South Carolina Arts Gala with one…
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S.C. Arts gala features Charleston artist Mary Edna Fraser, 2016 Verner Award recipient
May 2, 2016
Annual celebration of the arts features art sale, concert and dance party Fans of Charleston artist Mary Edna Fraser can go home from the South Carolina Arts Gala with one…
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2016 Coker College Summer Piano Institute accepting applications
April 29, 2016
HARTSVILLE, SC – The Coker College Summer Piano Institute, a summer program for select high school pianists hosted by Coker’s Department of Dance, Music and Theatre, is proud to announce two…
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2016 Coker College Summer Piano Institute accepting applications
April 29, 2016
HARTSVILLE, SC – The Coker College Summer Piano Institute, a summer program for select high school pianists hosted by Coker’s Department of Dance, Music and Theatre, is proud to announce two…
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Columbia Museum of Art Announced as a 2016 Recipient of Nation’s Highest Museum and Library Honor
April 22, 2016
National Medal for Museum and Library Service Recognizes Columbia, SC Columbia Museum of Art’s Community Contributions The Institute of Museum and Library Services today announced the Columbia Museum of Art…
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Columbia Museum of Art Announced as a 2016 Recipient of Nation’s Highest Museum and Library Honor
April 22, 2016
National Medal for Museum and Library Service Recognizes Columbia, SC Columbia Museum of Art’s Community Contributions The Institute of Museum and Library Services today announced the Columbia Museum of Art…
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Savannah’s Flannery O’Connor Day
April 14, 2016
By Tom Poland Savannah has a strong heritage when it comes to books, authors, and writers. Published in 1994 by Random House, John Berendt’s Midnight In The Garden of…
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Savannah’s Flannery O’Connor Day
April 14, 2016
By Tom Poland Savannah has a strong heritage when it comes to books, authors, and writers. Published in 1994 by Random House, John Berendt’s Midnight In The Garden of…
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Dr. Valerie Bullock presents final choral concert Friday
April 14, 2016
Dr. Valerie Bullock the Chair of the Horton School of Music and director of choral activities at Charleston Southern will be retiring at the end of this academic year after…
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Internationally recognized actor, Udo Kier at Myrtle Beach International Film Festival
April 11, 2016
Legendary & Internationally recognized actor, Udo Kier, will have his film, “Courier-X”, making its U.S. Premiere at the Myrtle Beach International Film Festival on Friday, August 22nd at 8:00PM at…
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Award-winning Christian film Only God Can now showing in theaters nationwide
April 7, 2016
The Story Of Women Bound By Friendship And Empowered By Faith Features Greg Evigan And Donna D’Errico MYRTLE BEACH, SC – Only God Can, an award-winning Christian film produced by…
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Myrtle Beach International Film Festival celebrates eleventh year
April 5, 2016
11th Annual Myrtle Beach International Film Festival boasts most impressive lineup yet, according to organizers. The 11th Annual Myrtle Beach International Film Festival (MBIFF), billed as “The East Coast’s…
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A Taste of Beaufort offers a savory retreat
April 1, 2016
One of the Lowcountry’s favorite foodie events, A Taste of Beaufort, returns this May 6-7 to Beaufort’s historic Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. The two-day savory retreat will feature live…
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Preview Party and Pop-Up Artist Exhibition at 701 Center for Contemporary Art kicks off Columbia Open Studios
March 24, 2016Thursday, March 31st from 7-9 p.m. at historic 701 Whaley 701 Center for Contemporary Art will host its annual Preview Party to kick off the Columbia Open Studios tour on…
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Preview Party and Pop-Up Artist Exhibition at 701 Center for Contemporary Art kicks off Columbia Open Studios
March 24, 2016
Thursday, March 31st from 7-9 p.m. at historic 701 Whaley 701 Center for Contemporary Art will host its annual Preview Party to kick off the Columbia Open Studios tour on…
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Across The Savannah
March 17, 2016
By Tom Poland Down In Camellia Land, Part Two Part One left us in the Edgefield General Store, a place with something for everyone, an old fashioned soda fountain,…
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Across The Savannah
March 17, 2016
By Tom Poland Down In Camellia Land, Part Two Part One left us in the Edgefield General Store, a place with something for everyone, an old fashioned soda fountain,…
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Statement of Mayor John J. Tecklenburg on the passing of Lowcountry author Pat Conroy
March 7, 2016
Mayor John J. Tecklenburg of Charleston released the following statement on the passing of Lowcountry author Pat Conroy: In December of 1950, when Pat Conroy was only five years old,…
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Artist Mary Edna Fraser, Hootie & the Blowfish to receive Verner Awards
March 3, 2016The South Carolina Arts Commission announces the 2016 Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Governor’s Awards for the Arts, the highest honor the state presents in the arts. Established in 1972, the annual…
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Artist Mary Edna Fraser, Hootie & the Blowfish to receive Verner Awards
March 3, 2016
The South Carolina Arts Commission announces the 2016 Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Governor’s Awards for the Arts, the highest honor the state presents in the arts. Established in 1972, the annual…
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SC Arts Commission announces 2016 Verner Award recipients
March 2, 2016The South Carolina Arts Commission announces the 2016 Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Governor’s Awards for the Arts, the highest honor the state presents in the arts. Established in 1972, the annual…
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House of Blues Music Forward Foundation
March 2, 2016
Destiny Rambert-Smalls and Jonathan McEachin enjoyed a fun night at the House of Blues in Myrtle Beach where they received their instruments, and were treated to VIP seats at a…
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SC Arts Commission announces 2016 Verner Award recipients
March 2, 2016
The South Carolina Arts Commission announces the 2016 Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Governor’s Awards for the Arts, the highest honor the state presents in the arts. Established in 1972, the annual…
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Developed by The Footlight Players, Inaugural Aston Honor celebrates Arts, Cultural Contributions
March 1, 2016
Former longtime Charleston Mayor Joseph P. Riley and Charleston theater veterans Patricia and Emmett Robinson are the inaugural honorees of the Anthony Aston Honor established by The Footlight Players. Riley…
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Artist to paint mural honoring library employee shot at Emanuel AME
February 22, 2016
A world renowned artist is painting a colorful, wall-sized mural of books on the side of the John L. Dart Branch Library to honor Cynthia Graham Hurd, a 31-year employee…
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Tom Tomlinson, Executive Director, The Gaillard Center
February 22, 2016
LowcountryBizSC Podcast Series’ mission is to support leadership in Giving Back, Diversity, Entrepreneurship, Continuous Education, the Knowledge Economy and the Arts. Thanks to our Sponsor: A Conversation with…
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A Super Getaway
February 19, 2016
By Tom Poland Outer Space, Science, Nature, & More Forget Florida and its sprawling, hot, expensive theme parks. In one non-Florida place you can experience Jurassic Park, Swiss Family…
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A Super Getaway
February 19, 2016
By Tom Poland Outer Space, Science, Nature, & More Forget Florida and its sprawling, hot, expensive theme parks. In one non-Florida place you can experience Jurassic Park, Swiss Family…
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Ben Ham Gallery opens doors after renovations with new look
February 17, 2016The Ben Ham Gallery, a leading exclusive fine-art photography gallery based out of Hilton Head, S.C., has reopened the Charleston gallery after renovations to the interior design. Located at 416 King Street, the new…
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Local Celebrities take to the dance floor to honor loved ones, raise awareness for The ARK in Summerville
February 16, 2016
Local celebrities participating in the sixth annual Dancing with The ARK’s Stars on March 12 are learning new dance steps and raising money for a good cause. But for some…
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Musician Mat Kearney, band switchfoot and basketball legend Rick Barry are among the celebrities set to play in NEEDTOBREATHE Classic
February 10, 2016
A number of musicians, sports legends and actors are expected to grab their golf clubs for a good cause as they participate in the fourth annual NEEDTOBREATHE Classic golf tournament…
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Number of participating artists jumps by 70% for Columbia Open Studios Tour, Presented by 701 Center for Contemporary Art on April 2-3, 2016
February 8, 2016The number of artists who will open their studios for Columbia Open Studios, presented by the nonprofit 701 Center for Contemporary Art (701 CCA) on April 2 and 3, 2016,…
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Number of participating artists jumps by 70% for Columbia Open Studios Tour, Presented by 701 Center for Contemporary Art on April 2-3, 2016
February 8, 2016
The number of artists who will open their studios for Columbia Open Studios, presented by the nonprofit 701 Center for Contemporary Art (701 CCA) on April 2 and 3, 2016,…
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McHugh to receive Outstanding Theatre Educator Award
January 25, 2016
Charles McHugh, drama teacher at Stratford High School, was selected by the South Carolina Theatre Education Association to receive the Outstanding Theatre Educator Award. “I am honored to be chosen…
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Remembering A Georgian
January 22, 2016
By Tom Poland Harry Crews, Freak Show Writer A boyhood year spent paralyzed and getting scalded in a kettle of boiling water must do strange things to the mind.…
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S.C. Arts Commission welcomes Ashley Kerns Brown as arts education director
January 14, 2016Ashley Kerns Brown has joined the staff of the South Carolina Arts Commission as arts education program director. “Ashley joins us at a pivotal time for our future work in…
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S.C. Arts Commission welcomes Ashley Kerns Brown as arts education director
January 14, 2016
Ashley Kerns Brown has joined the staff of the South Carolina Arts Commission as arts education program director. “Ashley joins us at a pivotal time for our future work in…
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The Charleston Museum and the Charleston Mercury to present a new exhibit in conjunction with the 2016 Southeastern Wildlife Exposition
January 11, 2016The Charleston Museum is proud to present, in conjunction with the 2016 Southeastern Wildlife Exposition, Hunter’s Habit: A Collection of Hunting Firearms and Accoutrements, a special exhibition sponsored by the…
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Landmark Drama ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ Opens Jan. 22 at Footlight Players Theatre
December 10, 2015
The Footlight Players begin the second half of their season with the Tennessee Williams classic, “A Streetcar Named Desire,” running Jan. 22 to Feb. 7 at the historic Footlight Players…
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2016 Piccolo Spoleto Craft Shows call for artists
November 23, 2015Fine Crafts Shows Charleston, LLC is issuing a call for fine craft artists to participate in the 2016 Piccolo Spoleto Craft Shows, which will be held May 27-29 and June…
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Poet, author to recite poem about Charleston church massacre in A&E show on Nov. 20
November 19, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC — Marcus Amaker, a Charleston poet and author, will read his poem, “Black Cloth,” as part of the televised special “Conversations on Race in America” following the “Shining a Light:…
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New Wideman/Davis Dance Work seeks to encourage dialogue about the legacy of Confederate Symbolism
November 18, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Wideman/Davis Dance, the UofSC Dance Program’s resident professional dance company, will present their original evening-length work, Ruptured Silence: Racist Symbolism and Signs, December 1-4 at Drayton Hall…
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S.C. Arts Commission hosting national meeting on roles of museums and libraries
November 11, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Arts Commission is hosting an invitational community meeting, one of a series to be held across the country, to generate discussion around a new…
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S.C. Arts Commission hosting national meeting on roles of museums and libraries
November 10, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Arts Commission is hosting an invitational community meeting, one of a series to be held across the country, to generate discussion around a new…
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