Poet Claudia Rankine to explore racism Oct. 12 at USC
September 21, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – NAACP Image Award winner and Los Angeles Times Book Award winner Claudia Rankine will deliver the University of South Carolina’s annual Adrenée Glover Freeman Memorial Lecture Monday,…
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Fine Arts Center’s Bassett Gallery opens season with Manda & Chris McKay exhibition
September 18, 2015
CAMDEN, SC – The Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County (FAC) will hold an opening reception for the first Bassett Gallery Exhibition of the 2015-16 season featuring the works of…
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BJU Symphony Orchestra named as semi-finalist for The American Prize
September 14, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – The Bob Jones University Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Michael W. Moore, has been named as a semi-finalist in the orchestral performance – college/university division…
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Vista shops and galleries open late for September Vista Nights
September 11, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The Congaree Vista Guild, a non-profit, membership-based organization made up of a wide variety of restaurant, shop, business and gallery owners, homeowners and museums in the Vista, announces its…
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Vista shops and galleries open late for September Vista Nights
September 11, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The Congaree Vista Guild, a non-profit, membership-based organization made up of a wide variety of restaurant, shop, business and gallery owners, homeowners and museums in the Vista, announces its…
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Mint Museum Pottery Invitational Invites First S.C. Artist, a Winthrop Professor
September 9, 2015
ROCK HILL, SC – Winthrop University Professor of Fine Arts Jim Connell feels honored to be “an outsider.” The first artist “outside” of North Carolina to be invited to participate…
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FAC to present third annual Dancing With the Stars fundraiser
September 4, 2015
CAMDEN, SC — The Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County (FAC) invites you for an evening of dance and entertainment at its third annual presentation of Dancing With the Stars! A…
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FAC to present third annual Dancing With the Stars fundraiser
September 3, 2015CAMDEN, SC — The Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County (FAC) invites you for an evening of dance and entertainment at its third annual presentation of Dancing With the Stars! A…
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The CMA kicks off Jazz on Main series with special guest Joe Gransden
September 2, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – The Columbia Museum of Art presents the first concert in its 2015-2016 season of CMA Jazz on Main presented by Family Medicine Centers of South Carolina with…
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Paint 5 Points Public Art-Making Series Honors 100 Years of Five Points throughout Fall 2015
September 2, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – As part of its 100th anniversary celebration, Five Points is hosting Paint 5 Points — a public art-making series in the historic village neighborhood — throughout Fall…
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Singin’ in the Rain opens at Town Theatre
September 2, 2015
Town Theatre Opens 97th Season with Beloved Musical WHAT: Singin’ in the Rain WHERE: Town Theatre, 1012 Sumter St., Columbia SC WHEN: September 11 – October 4, Thursday – Saturday at…
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Fifteen years of lectures
August 28, 2015
By Temple Ligon Beginning on the second Friday of February 2000 at the Columbia Museum of Art, I have given monthly lectures on architecture and urban design, and every…
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SC Arts Commission awards $3.2 Million in grants
August 27, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Arts Commission has awarded $3,232,674 in grants to South Carolina communities, artists, arts organizations and schools for the 2016 fiscal year as of Aug.…
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SC Arts Commission awards $3.2 Million in grants
August 27, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Arts Commission has awarded $3,232,674 in grants to South Carolina communities, artists, arts organizations and schools for the 2016 fiscal year as of Aug.…
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Ironside to Serve as Assistant Professor at BJU
August 17, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Brandon Ironside will join the Bob Jones University faculty this fall as an assistant professor in the Division of Music in the School of Fine Arts and Communication…
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Individual Artist Fellowship Applications Due Nov. 2
August 17, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – South Carolina artists working in prose, poetry, dance choreography, and dance performance may apply for a 2016-2017 Individual Artist Fellowship Award from the South Carolina Arts Commission.…
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Individual Artist Fellowship Applications Due Nov. 2
August 17, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – South Carolina artists working in prose, poetry, dance choreography, and dance performance may apply for a 2016-2017 Individual Artist Fellowship Award from the South Carolina Arts Commission.…
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The Twitty Triplets are back in “Still Twitty After All These Years”
August 13, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Since 1992, the Twitty Triplets have offered up “melodic tunes from a professional act in a casual atmosphere” and they will once again bring their unique comedy…
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The Twitty Triplets are back in “Still Twitty After All These Years”
August 13, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Since 1992, the Twitty Triplets have offered up “melodic tunes from a professional act in a casual atmosphere” and they will once again bring their unique comedy…
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University of South Carolina School of Music announces the 2015 Cornelia Freeman Concert Series
August 10, 2015
Featuring the university’s renowned music faculty performing a diverse repertoire, this popular chamber music series has been raising scholarship money for more than 20 years and takes place on Sunday…
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Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College doubles season offerings for 2015-16
August 6, 2015New opportunities for families, expanded speaker series and behind-the-scenes learning offer something for everyone Oscar nominees. Broadway’s brightest. Best-selling authors. Deep-sea explorers. Kermit the Frog. Diverse interpretations of excellence are…
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Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College doubles season offerings for 2015-16
August 6, 2015
New opportunities for families, expanded speaker series and behind-the-scenes learning offer something for everyone Oscar nominees. Broadway’s brightest. Best-selling authors. Deep-sea explorers. Kermit the Frog. Diverse interpretations of excellence are…
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Next great Upstate festival is this October – Reedy Reels Film Festival
August 5, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – A group of area film enthusiasts have joined together to create the region’s next great event – Reedy Reels Film Festival. More than 700 entries have been…
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The Newberry Opera House announces Molly Fortune named Executive Director
August 5, 2015
NEWBERRY, SC – Molly Fortune, a former director on the executive staff of the Fox Theater in Atlanta was named executive director of the Newberry Opera House, after an extensive…
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University of South Carolina School of Music Calendar of Events 2015-2016
August 3, 2015Fri., August 28, 2015, 7:30 p.m. Southern Exposure New Music Concert: Classical Discrimination with Argento Chamber Ensemble USC School of Music Recital Hall – Free The Argento Chamber Ensemble, called…
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University of South Carolina’s Southern Exposure New Music Series Announces 2015-2016 Season
August 3, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Southern Exposure’s 2015-16 season, “Classical Collaborations,” expands from its traditional four concerts to five. The year bursts at the seams with the energy and eclecticism that characterizes…
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Possible Dream
July 30, 2015
By Temple Ligon In the late 1980s Columbia opened its Koger Center with a performance by the London Philharmonic. About the same time Greenville opened its new symphony hall, the…
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USC Symphony Orchestra Announces 2015-2016 Concert Season
July 28, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The University of South Carolina’s premier orchestra ensemble, led by acclaimed music director Donald Portnoy, receives accolades for its fine performances. World-renowned guest artists join the ensemble…
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Conductor sought for new S.C. Phil series: YOU
July 27, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Air conductors of all skill and experience levels are hereby on notice. From this September through next spring, the South Carolina Philharmonic is rehearsing, then heading off…
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David Kim Returns to BJU As Artist in Residence
July 15, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Violinist David Kim will be returning to Bob Jones University this fall as an artist in residence in the Division of Music. Kim will be coaching students in…
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Abbey Road LIVE! Beatles Tribute Band Coming to the Fine Arts Center
July 14, 2015CAMDEN, SC — The Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County (FAC) will present Beatles tribute band, Abbey Road LIVE! Saturday, July 25 at 7:00 p.m. in the Wood Auditorium. Called “One…
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Abbey Road LIVE! Beatles Tribute Band Coming to the Fine Arts Center
July 14, 2015CAMDEN, SC — The Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County (FAC) will present Beatles tribute band, Abbey Road LIVE! Saturday, July 25 at 7:00 p.m. in the Wood Auditorium. Called “One…
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Greenville Artists Named SC Arts Commission Fellows
July 13, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – The South Carolina Arts Commission has named Greenville artists Alice Ballard Ross and Jon Jeffrey Grier as Individual Artist Fellows. Ballard has been awarded the fellowship for…
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Pianist Marina Lomazov Named SC Arts Commission Fellow
July 13, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Arts Commission has named Columbia resident Marina Lomazov an Individual Artist Fellow in the category of music performance. Fellowships recognize and reward the artistic…
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Artist Jarod Charzewski Named SC Arts Commission Fellow
July 13, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – The South Carolina Arts Commission has named Charleston artist Jarod Charzewski an Individual Artist Fellow in the category of visual arts. Fellowships recognize and reward the artistic…
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Artist Jarod Charzewski Named SC Arts Commission Fellow
July 13, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Arts Commission has named Charleston artist Jarod Charzewski an Individual Artist Fellow in the category of visual arts. Fellowships recognize and reward the artistic…
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Pianist Marina Lomazov Named SC Arts Commission Fellow
July 13, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Arts Commission has named Columbia resident Marina Lomazov an Individual Artist Fellow in the category of music performance. Fellowships recognize and reward the artistic…
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Columbia Museum of Art August 2015 Calendar
July 1, 2015
From Marilyn to Mao: Andy Warhol’s Famous Faces On View in the Lipscomb Family Galleries Friday, June 12 through Sunday, September 13 The CMA presents From Marilyn to Mao: Andy…
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Nickelodeon Theatre Hosts Blaktastik July 24-26
June 30, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The Nickelodeon, South Carolina’s only non-profit art house film theater, will host “Blaktastik,” a three-day film, music, education and art festival celebrating contemporary Black creative culture, July…
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Nickelodeon Theatre Hosts Blaktastik July 24-26
June 30, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – The Nickelodeon, South Carolina’s only non-profit art house film theater, will host “Blaktastik,” a three-day film, music, education and art festival celebrating contemporary Black creative culture, July…
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Columbia Classical Ballet Company Members Medal at World Ballet Competition
June 22, 2015
Dancers take home Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals COLUMBIA, SC – Several company members of the Columbia Classical Ballet traveled to Orlando, F.L. last week to compete in the World…
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WORLD Magazine names Book of the Year Winners
June 22, 2015ASHEVILLE, NC – Every summer since 1999, WORLD’s editors have dedicated an issue of WORLD Magazine to books, authors, and trends in the publishing industry. To be eligible for consideration for…
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Pawleys Island Festival of Music and Art Announces 2015 Scholarship Recipients
June 20, 2015
PAWLEYS ISLAND, SC – The Pawleys Island Festival of Music and Art has announced the recipients of the Kathryn Bryan Metts Visual Arts Scholarships for 2015. Haley Smith, a Massachusetts…
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S.C. Phil recognizes 11 for service
June 15, 2015
Baton passed to incoming board president COLUMBIA, SC – Eleven people were recognized with awards Sunday evening for providing the South Carolina Philharmonic exemplary service and stewardship during its past…
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The Savvy Musician in ACTION announces award winners Peter Ferry and Xuan capture top award at Chamber Showcase
June 15, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – The Savvy Musician in ACTION workshop wrapped up its intensive workshop week with the Arts Venture Challenge and announcement of the Chamber Showcase winners. Sixty participants from…
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Columbia Museum of Art Contemporaries Announce New Board Members and Executive Committee
June 13, 2015
Next generation of museum supporters plan year of cultural and social events COLUMBIA, SC – The Contemporaries, a membership affiliate group of the Columbia Museum of Art dedicated to engaging…
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EdVenture Program Manager Chosen to Present at National Maker Faire
June 12, 2015
Daniel Cummins Represents South Carolina with DIY Kitchen Sink Piano COLUMBIA, SC – Daniel Cummins, the inventor of the Kitchen Sink Piano and EdVenture Children’s Museum’s Maker Program Manager, has…
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Columbia Children’s Author to Present at the 5th World Children’s Festival
June 12, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Columbia Children’s Author and Educator, Darla Davenport-Powell is invited to host “The Wonderful World of Imagination” workshop at the 5th World Children’s Festival in Washington, D.C. on July…
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Columbia Children’s Author to Present at the 5th World Children’s Festival
June 12, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Columbia Children’s Author and Educator, Darla Davenport-Powell is invited to host “The Wonderful World of Imagination” workshop at the 5th World Children’s Festival in Washington, D.C. on July…
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“Blues Doctor” Drink Small Awarded National Heritage Fellowship
June 9, 2015South Carolina singer, songwriter and blues artist Drink Small — known as the Blues Doctor — has been awarded a 2015 National Heritage Fellowship by the National Endowment for the…
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