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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The War and Treaty to play the Wells Fargo Festival Finale – June 10
May 15, 2018
Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park | Sunday, June 10 The War and Treaty performs at 6:45pm | The Lone Bellow headlines at 8:30pm Special musical guest The War and Treaty will perform on the…
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Spoleto Festival USA’s 2018 poster features painting by David Hockney
May 15, 2018Festival General Director Nigel Redden revealed the 2018 Spoleto Festival USA poster, featuring the work of renowned British painter, David Hockney. Beginning May 11, the 2018 poster will be available…
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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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Charleston student is Poetry Out Loud national champ
April 26, 2018
Janae Claxton of First Baptist Church School in Charleston wins in Washington Last night in Washington, a Charleston student became the first South Carolinian to win the national finals of…
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The Charleston Museum opens new photo exhibit
April 25, 2018
The Charleston Museum is pleased to announce the opening of a new photo exhibit in its Lowcountry Image Gallery. A Photographic Artist: Morton B. Paine’s Shots of Charleston, on display through November 4,…
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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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The battle of the sexes has begun…
April 20, 2018Who: The Flowertown Players Underground Where: 133 South Main Street Summerville, SC 29483 – Annex Facility What: Bouncers by John Godber, Directed by Daniel Rich Shakers by John Godber &…
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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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West Main Artists Co-op to exhibit retrospective work of Spartanburg’s most celebrated artist
April 18, 2018
A lifetime of work by one of Spartanburg’s most celebrated artists — the late Mayo “Mac” Boggs — will be retrospectively exhibited at West Main Artists Co-op May 1-June 16,…
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Peace Center announces 2018-19 Peace Passport Field Trip Series
April 18, 2018
The Peace Center announces its 2018-2019 Peace Passport Field Trip Series, which invites young learners to become global citizens in an active exploration of world music, dance, theater and science.…
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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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Spartanburg Art Co-op hosts three exhibits – April 3 – May 12
April 9, 2018
West Main Artists Co-op in Spartanburg is hosting three new art exhibits in April: “Living Paper Creatures,” a large collection of life-sized papier maché animals by Grace Jerome Lloyd of…
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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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The Southerner Abroad
April 5, 2018
Spartanburg artist, Elizabeth Bagwell, will exhibit her latest collection of work — The Southerner Abroad: A Modern Lifestyle Installation — at West Main Artists Co-op in Spartanburg May 17-June 16,…
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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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The Charleston Symphony Orchestra announces its 2018-2019 season
March 29, 2018
As part of an ongoing effort to increase accessibility to the Charleston community, the CSO has lowered its base-level ticket price for Masterworks and Pops concerts for the 2018-2019 season.…
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Columbia Art Center to Showcase Congolese Culture in Worlds of Creativity Series – April 5
March 29, 2018
WHAT: The Columbia Art Center will celebrate the Congolese culture during its third event in its Worlds of Creativity series on Thursday, April 5. The event will feature live entertainment and music. The…
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The Queen’s Six at the Newberry Opera House – April 10
March 29, 2018
Direct from England, comes Queen Elizabeth’s own personal six-part male voice acapella group to the Newberry Opera House stage. Don’t miss their only stop in South Carolina! The Newberry Opera…
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The City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs presents WOKE: Rattling Bones, Conversations, Sacred Rites and Holy Places at City Gallery
March 28, 2018
April 3 through May 6 The City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs presents WOKE: Rattling Bones, Conversations, Sacred Rites and Holy Places at City Gallery April 3 through May 6, 2018, curated by Dr.…
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Prime and Prim Studio of the Arts will begin hosting modeling auditions
March 28, 2018Prime and Prim Studio of the Arts is currently recruiting spokesmodels who will be signed representatives of the company. At this time, there are seven contracts waiting to be signed.…
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Prime and Prim Studio of the Arts will begin hosting modeling auditions
March 28, 2018Prime and Prim Studio of the Arts is currently recruiting spokesmodels who will be signed representatives of the company. At this time, there are seven contracts waiting to be signed.…
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The First Ladies of Hip-Hop are coming home to Columbia – April 13
March 27, 2018
In the late 1970s, as young Angela “Angie B” Stone, Cheryl “The Pearl” Cook, and Gwendolyn “Blondy” Chisolm came up in Columbia, SC’s Saxon Homes Projects, rap was hardly even…
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New grant to support S.C. Arts Commission Lowcountry programs
March 26, 2018S.C. Arts Commission programs in coastal counties assisted by new Coastal Community Foundation grant The South Carolina Arts Commission (SCAC) is announcing a new grant awarded by Coastal Community Foundation…
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New grant to support S.C. Arts Commission Lowcountry programs
March 26, 2018
S.C. Arts Commission programs in coastal counties assisted by new Coastal Community Foundation grant The South Carolina Arts Commission (SCAC) is announcing a new grant awarded by Coastal Community Foundation…
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My Atlanta Angel
March 23, 2018
By Tom Poland Writing amounts to solitary confinement. The hours alone reward you though when a book comes out: meeting folks who love books. When book events conclude, people…
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My Atlanta Angel
March 23, 2018
By Tom Poland Writing amounts to solitary confinement. The hours alone reward you though when a book comes out: meeting folks who love books. When book events conclude, people…
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Top Grossing Movies – March 19
March 19, 2018
Theatrical grosses from comScore For the fifth week in a row the top grossing movie is Black Panther. It has warned $200M more in five weeks of release than Jumanji:…
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