City of Columbia opens new Columbia Art Center

  October 30, 2017

The City of Columbia celebrated the opening of the new Columbia Art Center on Saturday, October 28, the Columbia Parks & Recreation Department announced. Mayor Steve Benjamin, Councilman Sam Davis,…

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One Columbia awards 2017 Morrison Visionary Award

  October 24, 2017

One Columbia for Arts and History is proud to announce Dr. Bobby Donaldson, a leader in the preservation of Columbia’s civil rights history, as the recipient of the 2017 Stephen…

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West Main Artists Co-op to exhibit 44 members’ artwork

  October 23, 2017

West Main Artists Co-op will host a month-and-a-half long “Open Doors” exhibit — Nov. 16-Dec. 30 — at which the general public can see the gathered and finished work of 44 local…

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See Rock City

  October 20, 2017

By Tom Poland   In Mom’s back yard stands a red and black birdhouse on a white pole. Its roof holds iconic words. “See Rock City.” If it had not…

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SC Arts Commission invites nominations for local arts heroes

  October 17, 2017

Recognize your local arts hero with a nomination for the Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Governor’s Award for the Arts or the Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award. Both award programs honor…

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SC Arts Commission invites nominations for local arts heroes

  October 17, 2017

Recognize your local arts hero with a nomination for the Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Governor’s Award for the Arts or the Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award. Both award programs honor…

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Veterans exhibition now open at GCMA

  October 14, 2017

Highlighting paintings whose subjects connect to three wars, the exhibition Stephen Scott Young: Veterans features watercolors and sketches from the Museum’s permanent collection of works inspired by the artist’s visits…

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Selections from Wofford Fine Arts Collection on exhibit

  October 9, 2017

With more than 1,200 pieces – paintings; prints, watercolors and sketches on paper; Chinese ink rubbings; and Asian, Middle Eastern and African artifacts and objects – Wofford College’s Fine Arts…

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A Yellow Bus Full Of Kids

  October 6, 2017

By Tom Poland   I look on school buses with fond memories. Rode one most of my public school days. Many a day I stood out in the cold shivering,…

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A Yellow Bus Full Of Kids

  October 6, 2017

By Tom Poland   I look on school buses with fond memories. Rode one most of my public school days. Many a day I stood out in the cold shivering,…

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Ceramics Invitational

  October 2, 2017

West Main Artists Co-op will host its “Ceramics Invitational” exhibition of work by three noted and local potters and ceramists — Amy Goldstein-Rice, Jim Cullen, and David Zacharias — Oct. 3-28.…

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Phantom Nightlight

  October 2, 2017

“Phantom Nightlight,” an exhibit of paintings by Spartanburg artist Jonathan Swift, will will be featured at West Main Artists Co-op (WMAC) Oct. 19-Nov. 11, asking the question: “Do we see…

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SC Film Commission awards production/training grants

  October 2, 2017

The South Carolina Film Commission has announced the selection of three South Carolina short films for their Indie Grants program. Funding the projects creates training environments for emerging crew and…

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SC Film Commission awards production/training grants

  October 2, 2017

The South Carolina Film Commission has announced the selection of three South Carolina short films for their Indie Grants program. Funding the projects creates training environments for emerging crew and…

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Hunting For Arrowheads

  September 29, 2017

By Tom Poland   Growing up with no brothers and no neighbor kids, most days I didn’t have anyone to toss a baseball to me. No problem. I threw it…

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SC Film Commission awards production/training grants

  September 29, 2017

The South Carolina Film Commission has announced the selection of three South Carolina short films for their Indie Grants program. Funding the projects creates training environments for emerging crew and…

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SC Film Commission awards production/training grants

  September 29, 2017

The South Carolina Film Commission has announced the selection of three South Carolina short films for their Indie Grants program. Funding the projects creates training environments for emerging crew and…

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Wells Fargo Pledges $500,000 to International African American Museum

  September 28, 2017

Wells Fargo & Company has pledged $500,000 to the forthcoming International African American Museum (IAAM) in Charleston, South Carolina. The generous leadership investment illustrates Wells Fargo’s deep-rooted commitment not only…

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A Sunday Drive

  September 21, 2017

By Tom Poland   Into the past Used to be customary for folks to take Sunday drives. I don’t think people today tend to do that as much as the…

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Columbia City Ballet announces auditions for Dracula 2017 – September 23

  September 18, 2017

Saturday, September 23 @ 1:00pm Columbia Conservatory of Dance 1545 Main Street Audition Fee: $20.00 1:00-2:00PM                       Male & Female Dancers, ages 7-10 2:00-3:00PM                       Male & Female Dancers, 11 & up…

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Churchill, Johnson Collection exhibitions extended at Wofford

  September 17, 2017

Exhibitions of paintings by Sir Winston Churchill and works by various artists of the Carolina mountains from The Johnson Collection at Wofford College have been extended through Sunday, Sept. 24. The…

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Catching Gators, That Ancient Reptile

  September 15, 2017

By Tom Poland   If you’re going to get ‘et,’ be brave and get ‘et.’ Like a lot of eastern Georgians I grew up with no contact with gators. I…

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Catching Gators, That Ancient Reptile

  September 15, 2017

By Tom Poland   If you’re going to get ‘et,’ be brave and get ‘et.’ Like a lot of eastern Georgians I grew up with no contact with gators. I…

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The Long Way Home

  September 7, 2017

By Tom Poland   Labor Day I reached the end of the road, the end of writing about traveling back roads. I estimate I drove over 10,000 miles deliberately avoiding…

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Blackout

  September 1, 2017

By Tom Poland   Now and then an intriguing topic crosses my path one time too many. That’s when I know I need to look into it. Such is the…

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Blackout

  September 1, 2017

By Tom Poland   Now and then an intriguing topic crosses my path one time too many. That’s when I know I need to look into it. Such is the…

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From A Back Road to Backwaters

  August 25, 2017

By Tom Poland   Dateline Georgetown County, SC, Aug. 15, 2017—Not quite a year later I return to South Island Road and Carolina backwaters. The destination? The Tom Yawkey Center’s…

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From A Back Road to Backwaters

  August 25, 2017

By Tom Poland   Dateline Georgetown County, SC, Aug. 15, 2017—Not quite a year later I return to South Island Road and Carolina backwaters. The destination? The Tom Yawkey Center’s…

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Down By The Catawba River

  August 18, 2017

By Tom Poland   Driving north on US 21 toward a “very small town,” I watch the land change. Hills rise into view. Large rocks protrude from the ground. Boulders.…

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Down By The Catawba River

  August 18, 2017

By Tom Poland   Driving north on US 21 toward a “very small town,” I watch the land change. Hills rise into view. Large rocks protrude from the ground. Boulders.…

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