Five out of seven Greenville Little Theatre resident actors will work triple time this December.
November 15, 2017Greenville Little Theatre’s (GLT) latest MainStage production, Sherlock Holmes and the Christmas Goose, features five actors who have tripled up and are performing in all three of GLT’s December shows.…
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Greenwood Capital unveils art collection at new downtown Greenville location
November 7, 2017
Greenwood Capital announced the grand opening of their new facility in downtown Greenville, located at 201 West McBee Avenue, Suite 300. This expansion provides a beautiful space for Greenwood Capital…
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New John Acorn sculpture exhibit opens Friday at Sift Gallery
November 6, 2017
McMillan Pazdan Smith and Hampton III Gallery are excited to announce John Acorn as the newest exhibit at Sift, a curated gallery at Claussen Bakery in Greenville’s West End District.…
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Crafty Feast announces list of vendors for 9th Annual Indie Craft Fair
November 2, 2017Shop and Stroll on Sunday, Dec. 10 at Crafty Feast, Columbia, S.C.’s One-Stop-Shopping Market for Thousands of Attendees Nearly 100 makers of handcrafted and repurposed goods from across the…
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Posing Possibilities: Drawing Inspiration from and for Charleston’s Parks at City Gallery
November 2, 2017
The City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs presents Posing Possibilities: Drawing Inspiration from and for Charleston’s Parks at City Gallery November 14 through December 18, 2017. This celebration of the beauty…
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Crafty Feast announces list of vendors for 9th Annual Indie Craft Fair
November 2, 2017
Shop and Stroll on Sunday, Dec. 10 at Crafty Feast, Columbia, S.C.’s One-Stop-Shopping Market for Thousands of Attendees Nearly 100 makers of handcrafted and repurposed goods from across the…
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City of Columbia opens new Columbia Art Center
October 30, 2017The 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, 2017One 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, 2017West 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 18, 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 18, 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, 2017Recognize 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, 2017Recognize 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, 2017Highlighting 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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Daniel Zongrone awarded the first ArtsXcelerator grant from Chapman Cultural Center
October 12, 2017Chapman Cultural Center announced that Spartanburg artist, Daniel Zongrone, has been awarded the first $10,000 ArtsXcelerator Grant. This is a brand new grant from Chapman Cultural Center and it…
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Selections from Wofford Fine Arts Collection on exhibit
October 9, 2017With 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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Dan Turner appointed new Music Director for Greenville Concert Band
October 8, 2017
GREENVILLE, SC – Dr. Daniel Turner, professor and Director of Bands at Bob Jones University, has been appointed the new music director for the Greenville Concert Band after the organization conducted…
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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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One Columbia and Palmetto Luna Arts partner to create mural
October 5, 2017
One Columbia for Arts and History and Palmetto Luna Arts have partnered to install a mural on 933 Main Street. The mural will be created on the side of Immaculate…
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Ceramics Invitational
October 2, 2017West 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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Spartanburg artist presents ‘Facades’ exhibit at West Main Artists Co-op
October 2, 2017Spartanburg artist Annette Giaco will present an exhibition of figurative two-dimensional works of art at West Main Artists Co-op Oct. 17-Nov. 11. “Facades” will be a showcase of the human…
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SC Film Commission awards production/training grants
October 2, 2017The 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, 2017The 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, 2017Wells 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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Susan Woodham awarded the 2017 Ray Doughty Arts Integration Award
September 25, 2017Susan Woodham, Ballet Spartanburg Dance Instructor and Outreach Coordinator, will receive the Ray Doughy Arts Integration Award on October 5-6 in Columbia South Carolina, during the Palmetto State Arts Education…
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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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The Footlight Players brings ‘Creepy and Kooky’ Addams Family to life for fall production
September 20, 2017
Everyone’s favorite creepy and kooky family comes to The Footlight Players stage in October with an original story – and it’s every father’s nightmare. The Footlight Players will perform this…
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The Charleston Jazz Orchestra announces its SEASON 10 lineup of concerts
September 20, 2017The Charleston Jazz Orchestra (CJO) announces its SEASON 10 concerts beginning February 24, 2018. “We’re celebrating our 10 Year Anniversary with a stellar line-up of concerts that pay tribute to some of 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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Double dose of classic comedy at USC Lab Theatre – September 23-26
September 18, 2017The UofSC Dept. of Theatre and Dance will present a double-bill of two classic Peter Shaffer one-acts, The White Liars and Black Comedy, September 23-26 at the Lab Theatre. Show times are 8pm nightly. Admission is $10,…
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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 Footlight Players brings Broadway comedy ‘An Act of God’ to the stage in September
September 12, 2017
The Footlight Players is bringing the clever, one-act comedy, “An Act of God,” to the historic theatre from Sept. 22 to Oct. 1. Based on a satirical book and Twitter account,…
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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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Ballet Spartanburg announces formation of Ballet Ensemble as part of 2017-2018 community outreach
September 6, 2017Ballet Spartanburg has formed a new Ballet Ensemble after carefully reflecting the importance of connecting community, service and the art of dance. The new ensemble will connect the community through…
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Lowcountry artist Bob Graham creates winning design for Citadel’s 175th
September 6, 2017The Citadel kicked off a yearlong commemoration of the college’s 175 anniversary during the Bulldogs’ football game against Newberry College at Johnson Hagood Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 2.…
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Slow tempo and silence make for a hyperrealistic experience in The Water Station
September 5, 2017September 21 – 23 The UofSC Department of Theatre and Dance will present the influential Japanese slow-tempo work The Water Station, September 21-23 at the Center for Performance Experiment. Steven Pearson is directing the production. Show…
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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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Robert O’Hara’s Barbecue comes to Trustus Theatre – September 8 – September 23
August 28, 2017
Trustus Theatre kicks off Season 33: EYES OPEN with Robert O’Hara’s Barbecue on the Thigpen Main Stage this September. Leading off with an intervention, not-so-skillfully masquerading as a family get…
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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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