City of Rock Hill Named First Cultural District in S.C.
February 20, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The S.C. Arts Commission has named Rock Hill’s downtown as the first state-recognized cultural district in South Carolina. A cultural district is an easily identifiable geographic area…
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List Revealed for Columbia Open Studios Tour, Presented by 701 Center for Contemporary Art on April 11-12, 2015
February 18, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The roster of 41 participating visual artists, including 7 newcomers, has been released for Columbia Open Studios, presented by 701 Center for Contemporary Art. The free, self-led…
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List Revealed for Columbia Open Studios Tour, Presented by 701 Center for Contemporary Art on April 11-12, 2015
February 18, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The roster of 41 participating visual artists, including 7 newcomers, has been released for Columbia Open Studios, presented by 701 Center for Contemporary Art. The free, self-led…
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Finalists chosen for USC Chamber Music Day and Competition
February 17, 2015Eight high school string quartets from four states will be coached by the renowned Parker Quartet COLUMBIA, SC – For the second year, University of South Carolina music students…
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City of Columbia Parks and Recreation Department Accepting Band Submissions for 2015 Summer Concert Series
February 16, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The City of Columbia Parks and Recreation Department is accepting submissions for the 24th Summer Concert Series in Finlay Park. Concerts will be held during the months of…
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Academy of Authors to Host 2015 Induction Ceremony
February 15, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – The South Carolina Academy of Authors will honor writers Dorothea Benton Frank, William Ioor, Bret Lott, and Marjory Heath Wentworth on April 11 at 6:00 p.m. at…
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Annual Gospel Fest and Heritage Tea Planned at the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County
February 11, 2015CAMDEN, SC – The Multi-Cultural Committee of the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County (FAC) proudly announces plans for the annual Gospel Fest and Heritage Tea, as part of a celebration…
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Annual Gospel Fest and Heritage Tea Planned at the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County
February 11, 2015
CAMDEN, SC – The Multi-Cultural Committee of the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County (FAC) proudly announces plans for the annual Gospel Fest and Heritage Tea, as part of a celebration…
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One Columbia and University of South Carolina Calls for Artists
February 10, 2015Proposals Accepted through March 13, 2015 COLUMBIA SC – One Columbia for Arts and History, the University of South Carolina and the City of Columbia are proud to announce…
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The Fine Arts Center to Host Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival
February 3, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – – The Fine Arts Center (FAC), a school for gifted high school students in the literary, visual and performing arts, was selected to host the Swannanoa Chamber Music…
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Columbia, S.C. Based RECLAIM Workshop Rebrands as Bricker & Beam
February 2, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – RECLAIM Workshop, LLC, a Columbia based custom furniture design company, has rebranded as Bricker & Beam, LLC. “When I started the company in 2012, it was something…
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South Carolina Attorney Provides Opportunity for Alabama Students to See “Selma” After Their Superintendent Banned Field Trip
February 2, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – When South Carolina attorney, Carl L. Solomon, learned that an Alabama superintendent cancelled a field trip for high school students to see “Selma”, he sprung into action…
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One Columbia and the City of Columbia Install Second Public Art Sculpture: Public Announcement Ceremony on February 5, 2015
January 29, 2015COLUMBIA SC – January 29, 2015 – One Columbia for Arts and History and the City of Columbia are proud to announce the installation of a second sculpture resulting from the public…
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Thousands of K-5 students to attend interactive educational concerts in February
January 21, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – More than 6,000 K-5 students from more than 100 schools are scheduled to participate in Link Up educational concerts with the South Carolina Philharmonic at the Koger…
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Thousands of K-5 students to attend interactive educational concerts in Feb.
January 21, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – More than 6,000 K-5 students from more than 100 schools are scheduled to participate in Link Up educational concerts with the South Carolina Philharmonic at the Koger Center Feb.…
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Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County to present Jesus Christ Superstar
January 21, 2015Thursday, January 29-Sunday, February 1 in the Wood Auditorium The Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County (FAC) is pleased to present the Camden Community Theatre’s production of the rock…
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Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County to present Jesus Christ Superstar
January 21, 2015Thursday, January 29-Sunday, February 1 in the Wood Auditorium The Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County (FAC) is pleased to present the Camden Community Theatre’s production of the rock…
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Mavis Staples Kick Starts Huge Year at Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College, Jan. 31, 2015 at 7:30 p.m.
January 15, 2015Saturday, January 31, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. Legendary gospel and R&B singer Mavis Staples takes the stage at Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College on Saturday, January 31, 2015…
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An Honest To Goodness Fly Swatter
January 15, 2015By Tom Poland My Grandmothers’ Weapon Of Choice The New Oxford American Dictionary defines “fly swatter” as “an implement used for swatting insects, typically a square of plastic mesh…
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Wordless News
January 15, 2015By Maria Fabrizio The story here: For S.C.’s Poet Laureate, An Inauguration Poem Without An Inaugural Audience Read Poet Laureate Marjory Wentworth’s poem here. . . Wordless News is a…
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Mavis Staples Kick Starts Huge Year at Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College, Jan. 31, 2015 at 7:30 p.m.
January 15, 2015Saturday, January 31, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. Legendary gospel and R&B singer Mavis Staples takes the stage at Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College on Saturday, January 31, 2015…
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Irmo High School holds ribbon-cutting, gala for new Center for the Arts
January 12, 2015IRMO, SC – Irmo High School held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and performance on Jan. 9, celebrating the official opening of its new Center for the Arts. The site that includes a 600-plus…
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One Columbia and City of Columbia Name Ed Madden as City Poet Laureate
January 12, 2015COLUMBIA SC – As one of only a few southern cities to create the position, One Columbia for Arts and History and the City of Columbia are proud to announce…
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701 CCA Artist in Residence, Shannon Rae Lindsey, winner of the 701 CCA Prize 2014
January 12, 2015
Residency: January 11 – February 21, 2015 701 CCA Exhibition: May 7 – June 21, 2015 Artist’s Reception: Thursday, May 7, 7-9 pm COLUMBIA, SC – 701 Center for Contemporary…
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Unique concert to explore sights, sounds of the planets
January 12, 2015Saturday, February 7, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. ~ COLUMBIA, SC – The S.C. Philharmonic invites patrons to explore the planets – their sights and sounds – with a unique concert…
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701 CCA Artist in Residence, Shannon Rae Lindsey, winner of the 701 CCA Prize 2014
January 9, 2015
Residency: January 11 – February 21, 2015 701 CCA Exhibition: May 7 – June 21, 2015 Artist’s Reception: Thursday, May 7, 7-9 pm COLUMBIA, SC – 701 Center for…
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Local Musician Generates Buzz with New Album
January 8, 2015
Album Set to Release on January 17, 2015 COLUMBIA, SC – Columbia, South Carolina based singer-songwriter Dave Britt, formerly of The Rival Brothers, has set the release date of his…
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Columbia Museum of Art February 2015 Calendar
January 7, 2015Charles Courtney Curran: Seeking the Ideal On View in the Lipscomb Family Galleries Friday, February 20, through Sunday, May 17, 2015 The CMA presents Charles Courtney Curran: Seeking the Ideal, the first-ever museum…
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Nickelodeon Theatre Hosts Talkbacks with Selma Screenings
January 6, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The Nickelodeon Theatre, South Carolina’s only non-profit art house film theater, will showSelma, the anticipated film based on true stories of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil…
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State Museum Presents Museum Road Show: Winter Edition on Saturday, Jan. 17
January 6, 2015Civil War theme to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Burning of Columbia COLUMBIA, SC – The Museum Road Show: Winter Edition, one of the South Carolina State Museum’s most popular events, is…
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The Newberry Opera House Presents: Classic Rock and Roll Bill Haley and His Comets At the Newberry Opera House
January 5, 2015NEWBERRY, SC – The Newberry Opera House will host Bill Haley & His Comets on Friday night, January 16th. It is a show sure to heat up a cold winter’s evening. The American…
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The HT@MTC Performance Incubator Production Woven: Life in Notes and Steps Debuts at Harbison Theatre Jan. 17th
December 15, 2014
Saturday, January 14, 2015, at 7:30 p.m. ~ COLUMBIA, SC – Experience the beauty of live jazz matched with fluid, contemporary movement when The HT@MTC Performance Incubator debuts Woven:…
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Mavis Staples Brings GRAMMY-Winning Voice to Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College, Jan. 31st
December 15, 2014Jan. 31, 2015, at 7:30 p.m. ~ COLUMBIA, SC – Named one of Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest Singers,” Mavis Staples will rock the house at Harbison Theatre at Midlands…
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Sing-Along Messiah set for Dec. 22
December 12, 2014December 22 | at 7 p.m. in the historic sanctuary of the Washington Street United Methodist Church Columbia churches and choral groups are inviting the public to join them Dec.…
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Area opera update
December 11, 2014By Temple Ligon If you move it, you can still make it to New York City this weekend and sit down in front orchestra center seats Saturday night for…
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S.C. Philharmonic Music Director Signed Through 2019
December 8, 2014Four more years: Nakahara signs contract extension COLUMBIA, SC – South Carolina Philharmonic Music Director Morihiko Nakahara signed a four-year contract extension after negotiations with the orchestra’s board of directors, keeping him…
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S.C. Arts Commission Executive Director Ken May Elected to National Board
December 3, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – South Carolina Arts Commission Executive Director Ken May has been elected to the board of directors for the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA). May is…
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S.C. Arts Commission Executive Director Ken May Elected to National Board
December 3, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – South Carolina Arts Commission Executive Director Ken May has been elected to the board of directors for the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA). May is…
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SC BlueCross Hosts Free Day at Children’s Museum as Holiday Gift to Community
December 1, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Admission to EdVenture Children’s Museum in Columbia will be free to the public on Saturday, Dec. 20, courtesy of BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina as a gift to…
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Clint Black at the Newberry Opera House
November 28, 2014
December 6th at 8 pm at the Newberry Opera House Come share an intimate evening with the legendary CLINT BLACK Saturday, December 6th at 8 pm at the Newberry…
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Palmetto Concert Band to Present Annual November Concert
November 20, 2014Sunday, November 23rd | at 4:00 p.m. Admission is free and the concert is open to the public. The Palmetto Concert Band will present its annual November concert at…
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PeopleMatter Founder, Nate DaPore Named Advantage Media Group Author of the Year
November 18, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Advantage Media Group (AMG) announced Saturday that it has named Nate DaPore as the 2014 Author of the Year. Recognized as Advantage’s “highest honor” for an author to receive, DaPore…
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Trustus Theatre to kick off Trustus Preservation Society campaign
November 17, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – With thirty years of award-winning productions to its credit, Trustus Theatre is banking on its new Trustus Preservation Society to help raise the funds needed to wow…
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Auditions Announced for the Fine Arts Center’s Winter Musical: Jesus Christ Superstar
November 15, 2014Sunday, November 23 at 2:00 p.m. and Monday, November 24 at 6:00 p.m. Camden – Auditions for the musical production, Jesus Christ Superstar will be held in the Wood…
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Brennen Elementary School Students to Perform Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
November 12, 2014
November 13 at 6:30 p.m. Few elementary schools have been known to take on a performance of Shakespeare, but Brennen Elementary School is doing just that and wants everyone to…
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New Art Exhibits at Columbia Metropolitan Airport
November 12, 2014
WEST COLUMBIA, SC – Continuing with our rotating arts program featuring local artists, Columbia Metropolitan Airport is pleased to announce the installation of two new art exhibits. Curran Stone’s exhibit, “Make…
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Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
November 12, 2014Sunday, November 16th at 3&8pm Ricky Skaggs a 14-time Grammy Award winner whose name has become synonymous with both bluegrass and country music. Will be at the Newberry Opera House…
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Richland County Residents, Officials Celebrate Cultural Diversity at Mural Unveiling
November 10, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Decker Boulevard was abuzz with music and dancing Saturday as community members attended the first Decker Boulevard International Block Party, which was centered around the unveiling of a large,…
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Jekyll & Hyde
November 10, 2014Wednesday, November 19th , 3 & 8pm Broadway is coming to Newberry! The Newberry Opera House proudly presents Jekyll & Hyde a gothic musical thriller on Wednesday, November 19th,…
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National Geographic LIVE! Returns with Photojournalist Jodi Cobb at Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College, Nov. 18, 2014
November 10, 2014Nov. 18 | Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College Stories – and images – of adventure and daring will fill Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College when National Geographic…
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