Upstate artist receives S.C. Arts Commission business development grant
July 13, 2018Three artists to develop businesses with new S.C. Arts Commission grants The South Carolina Arts Commission continues its commitment to helping the state’s artists build or bolster sustainable arts careers…
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Midlands artists receive S.C. Arts Commission business development grants
July 13, 2018The South Carolina Arts Commission continues its commitment to helping the state’s artists build or bolster sustainable arts careers by awarding three Artists’ Ventures Initiative (AVI) grants for FY2019. AVI…
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Midlands artists receive S.C. Arts Commission business development grants
July 13, 2018The South Carolina Arts Commission continues its commitment to helping the state’s artists build or bolster sustainable arts careers by awarding three Artists’ Ventures Initiative (AVI) grants for FY2019. AVI…
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Town Theatre presents Disney’s Beauty and the Beast – July 19-29
July 2, 2018
Once upon a Town…there was an enchanted castle filled with dancing spoons, a talking teapot and a troubled Beast. Along came a beauty named Belle who desired more than an…
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Sentimental Journey Along Highway 25
June 29, 2018
By Tom Poland I was making my way from Greenville to Lincolnton, Georgia one Saturday afternoon. I had to take a back road, a blessing. The light was bad…
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Teri Leigh Teed’s Healing Spirit Art selected for international HerStory 2018 exhibition
June 26, 2018Teri Leigh Teed’s fine art photograph, “May Flowers”, part of her “Healing Spirit Art©” portfolio, has been selected for an Award of Excellence in Manhattan Arts International’s 18th annual HerStory…
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S.C. Arts Commission honors four with fellowship grants
June 25, 2018South Carolina artists in Charleston, Horry, Richland and Spartanburg counties representing four arts disciplines received individual artist fellowships after approval by the S.C. Arts Commission board in Columbia. Individual artists…
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S.C. Arts Commission honors four with fellowship grants
June 25, 2018South Carolina artists in Charleston, Horry, Richland and Spartanburg counties representing four arts disciplines received individual artist fellowships after approval by the S.C. Arts Commission board in Columbia. Individual artists…
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Family Circle Magazine lists World Famous Hip-Hop Family Day among top 50 family-friendly festivals
June 22, 2018
Family Circle Magazine selected Columbia’s World Famous Hip-Hop Family Day as the top family-friendly festival in South Carolina and among the top 50 in the nation. On newsstands now, the July issue…
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Another conundrum of adulting: Aging or Ageless?
June 21, 2018
By Reba Hull Campbell I suppose part of the adulting process is examining the issue of age. How old do you have to be before you qualify…
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Work Paths
June 21, 2018By Tom Poland Ever stood on Holy ground? Read on. Monday a fellow told me, “If it weren’t for work, I don’t know what I’d do.” I knew what…
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“Amplify: A Cultural Plan for the Columbia Area” to host town hall meeting and seeks public input on planning process early findings
June 20, 2018
One Columbia for Arts & History, which advises, amplifies and advocates for the unified arts and history community, announces that, as a part of“Amplify: A Cultural Plan for the Columbia…
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Eastover writer wins biennial South Carolina Novel Prize
June 19, 2018The South Carolina Arts Commission, Hub City Press, the College of Charleston, and the South Carolina State Library are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2018 South Carolina…
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Eastover writer wins biennial South Carolina Novel Prize
June 19, 2018
The South Carolina Arts Commission, Hub City Press, the College of Charleston, and the South Carolina State Library are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2018 South Carolina…
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Life Without Fathers
June 15, 2018
By Tom Poland There’s something about being a writer that makes people confide in you. Why tell a writer, who uses life as raw material, your deepest secrets. But…
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S.C. Phil names Kristin Morris, Marketing & Communications Director
June 13, 2018
The South Carolina Philharmonic is proud to announce and welcome Kristin Morris as the organization’s new Marketing & Communications Director. Morris joins the Philharmonic staff with ten years of communications…
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Chinaberry’s Rise & Fall
June 7, 2018
By Tom Poland A lovely shade tree, I played beneath its canopy; rolled its berries in my palm. It stood seven yards beyond an old hand-dug well. I sucked…
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Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College reflects sense of community in seventh season lineup
June 1, 2018
2018-2019 Season Brings Renowned Names and Local Art Scene to the Most Colorful Seats in Town During the 2018-2019 Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College (HT@MTC) season, many of the…
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Rural creatives, S.C. Arts Commission to launch program
June 1, 2018The South Carolina Arts Commission and a newly formed team of creative professionals is launching CREATE: Rural S.C. with a networking and informational meeting, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 12, at…
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6 Questions for Ranky Tanky’s Quentin Baxter
May 31, 2018Charleston’s homegrown chart-topping band Ranky Tanky, which includes three College of Charleston alums, will take to Cistern Yard on June 2, 2018, as part of Spoleto Festival USA. Ranky Tanky has had…
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Powerful exhibition shines light on Latino immigrants of South Carolina
May 28, 2018Ecos: Resonancias de Historias Latinas de Carolina del Sur now on view Diana Farfán, Iris, the Coyote Tamer, 2018, acrylics and mixed media on wood panel. The Columbia Museum of Art is…
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Create Photos Like a Pro With Your iPhone – July
May 21, 2018Register for One of the Two Workshops at the Village Artists Art Gallery in Sandhills (next to Panera Bread) Tuesday’s July 10, 17 & 24th from 2pm-4:30pm OR Wednesday’s…
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Squatters
May 17, 2018
By Tom Poland Looking back, I realize they lived like frontiersmen. A squirrel-hunting boy who skirted their wooded encampment, I considered them bums. Looking back that seems harsh. Down…
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Teens Take Town! at Town Theatre – May 19-20
May 11, 2018
TEENS TAKE TOWN Don’t miss a fantastic collection of song and dance from some of Town Theatre’s up-and-coming performers! With selections like “This Is Me” from The Greatest Showman, “Brand…
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The Beauty Of Old Bridges
May 4, 2018
By Tom Poland File this column under “Progress.” I guess. I remain a skeptic of much that is new and better and that includes the new bridges going up…
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The Beauty Of Old Bridges
May 4, 2018
By Tom Poland File this column under “Progress.” I guess. I remain a skeptic of much that is new and better and that includes the new bridges going up…
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Details for Spoleto Festival USA’s Opening-Night Fête on Bedon’s Alley
April 30, 2018
Kicking off the 2018 season, Spoleto Festival USA’s Opening-Night Fête will take place on May 25 at 8:00pm within the picturesque, brick-lined “South of Broad” street, Bedon’s Alley. For many Festival-goers and…
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Spoleto Festival USA’s in-person box office opens May 1
April 30, 2018
Beginning Tuesday, May 1, members of the public can purchase and/or pick up Spoleto Festival USA tickets from knowledgeable box-office agents at the Charleston Gaillard Center, located at 95 Calhoun Street. HOURS:…
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PURE Theatre to Produce Fun Home by Jeanine Tesori, Lisa Kron, & Alison Bechdel and Stages by David Lee Nelson during 2018 Piccolo Spoleto Festival
April 30, 2018
This 2018 Piccolo Spoleto Festival, PURE Theatre is proud to produce the remount of Fun Home by Jeanine Tesori, Lisa Kron and Alison Bechdel, as well as the world premiere…
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Columbia Art Center accepting submissions for Art Along the Trail
April 26, 2018The Columbia Art Center is accepting submissions for its 2018 Art Along the Trail showcase at Riverfront Park. The Columbia Art Center and park rangers with the Columbia Parks & Recreation Department have partnered to offer an interactive visual and performing arts experience scheduled for Saturday, October 13 from 10 a.m.…
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Piccolo Spoleto announces details of 2018 Festival
April 24, 2018Charleston, SC—The City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs today released details of the upcoming 2018 Piccolo Spoleto Festival, which opens on May 25 and runs through June 10, 2018, in Charleston, South…
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Hairspray at Town Theatre – May 11-26
April 20, 2018The 1950s are out, and change is in the air! Hairspray, winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, is a family-friendly musical, piled bouffant-high with laughter, romance and…
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Gov. McMaster to present 2018 S.C. Arts Awards – May 2
April 19, 2018The seven individuals and three groups visiting the State House to receive the 2018 South Carolina Arts Awards Wednesday, May 2 at 10:30 a.m. will do so from a high-profile…
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Gov. McMaster to present 2018 S.C. Arts Awards – May 2
April 19, 2018The seven individuals and three groups visiting the State House to receive the 2018 South Carolina Arts Awards Wednesday, May 2 at 10:30 a.m. will do so from a high-profile…
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The Restoration’s Constance at Trustus Theatre – dates May 4-19
April 17, 2018
A musical a decade in the making, The Restoration’s Constance is coming to Trustus Theatre’s Main Stage this May. It will make its full debut right here in Columbia and…
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First Art in the Parks installation displayed in Hampton Park
April 16, 2018. Sculptures engraved with local children’s drawings, maps of Charleston and images of plant life have been installed in Hampton Park, part of a new Art in the Parks program…
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Tasting Notes raises record $52,000
April 11, 2018The South Carolina Philharmonic had its most successful fundraising event ever March 26, 2018, when the sixth annual Tasting Notes at the S.C. State Museum raised a net of more than $52,000.…
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Greenville Little Theatre announces 2018-2019 season
April 11, 2018
Greenville Little Theatre’s Executive Artistic Director Allen McCalla and Producing Director Suzanne McCalla have announced the much anticipated 2018-2019 season. Featuring six MainStage productions in the beautiful 571-seat Charles E.…
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City of Columbia launches “Enjoy SC: An Experience of South Carolina Arts & Culture at the State House”
April 6, 2018
The City of Columbia, in collaboration with several community organizations, announces that it will use a Knight Cities Challenge grant to host “Enjoy SC: An Experience of South Carolina Arts…
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Leaving Your Mark
April 5, 2018
By Tom Poland Of all the trees down South, beeches and white birches gets picked on the most. The love sick, the egotistical, the passerby, and all manner of…
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Leaving Your Mark
April 5, 2018
By Tom Poland Of all the trees down South, beeches and white birches gets picked on the most. The love sick, the egotistical, the passerby, and all manner of…
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City Poet Laureate spreads poetry across the City for National Poetry Month
April 4, 2018
Month will feature poems on buses, on banners, on sidewalks and in neighborhoods. The City of Columbia Poet Laureate Ed Madden announced a series of new projects in conjunction with…
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Tasting Notes raises record $52,000 for S.C. Phil
April 3, 2018The South Carolina Philharmonic had its most successful fundraising event ever March 26, 2018, when the sixth annual Tasting Notes at the S.C. State Museum raised a net of more than $52,000.…
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International Film Festival celebrates thirteenth year
April 2, 2018The 13th Annual Myrtle Beach International Film Festival (MBIFF), billed as “The East Coast’s answer to the Sundance Film Festival”, has set this year’s Festival dates for April 16-21, 2018. Winner of…
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International Film Festival celebrates thirteenth year
April 2, 2018The 13th Annual Myrtle Beach International Film Festival (MBIFF), billed as “The East Coast’s answer to the Sundance Film Festival”, has set this year’s Festival dates for April 16-21, 2018. Winner of…
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Midlands Arts Conservatory is set to open August 2018
April 2, 2018
Our Chair Rosie Craig and Executive Director J Britt announced that Midlands Arts Conservatory will open in downtown Columbia in August 2018. “We are so excited to bring this revolutionary…
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701 CCA Presents: Columbia Open Studios, April 7-8, Free Weekend-Long Tour of 70 Local Artists’ Workspaces
April 2, 2018Discover the Midlands’ vibrant art scene for free during the eighth annual Columbia Open Studios tour, presented by 701 Center for Contemporary Art (701 CCA), Saturday, April 7 [10 a.m.…
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701 CCA Presents: Columbia Open Studios, April 7-8, Free Weekend-Long Tour of 70 Local Artists’ Workspaces
April 2, 2018
Discover the Midlands’ vibrant art scene for free during the eighth annual Columbia Open Studios tour, presented by 701 Center for Contemporary Art (701 CCA), Saturday, April 7 [10 a.m.…
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Joining the Club
March 30, 2018
By Amy Coward I’ve joined a new club. Inadvertently. You see my daughter had a baby a few months ago and suddenly I was thrust into a group of…
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Living Paper Creatures
March 29, 2018Grace Jerome Lloyd of Charlotte, NC will showcase her menagerie of papier maché animals in the exhibition “Living Paper Creatures” at West Main Artists Co-op in Spartanburg April 3-28, giving…
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