Teen Production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Opening October 16
October 1, 2014
October 16-19 on stage in the Wood Auditorium – Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County The Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County (FAC) will present a truly delightful production of…
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Laurie McIntosh & Jim Adams to Partner on Exhibition to Benefit Penland School of Crafts, Opening Oct. 30 at Gallery 80808
October 1, 2014Thursday, October 30, 2014 ~ COLUMBIA, SC – In a collaboration as innovative as the Penland residency where they met, S.C. artist Laurie McIntosh brings N.C. sculptor Jim Adams to…
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New Pops Series Kicks Off Harbison Theatre’s 2014-15 Season: Beloved Broadway with the South Carolina Philharmonic, Oct. 4, 2014 at 7:30 p.m.
September 29, 2014Saturday, Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m. ~ COLUMBIA, SC – Kicking off the new three-show Pops Series at Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College, the South Carolina Philharmonic will perform Beloved Broadway on…
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Love, Loss & What I Wore Coming to the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County
September 29, 2014Thursday, October 23 at 8:00 p.m. ~ CAMDEN, SC – The Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County (FAC) and Trustus Theatre will present Nora and Delia Ephron’s production of Love, Loss,…
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Gibbes Museum of Art and Society 1858 Announce Sonya Clark as the 2014 Winner of the 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art
September 21, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Society 1858, an auxiliary group of the Gibbes Museum of Art, is pleased to announce Sonya Clark as the 2014 winner of the 1858 Prize for Contemporary…
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SC Academy of Authors Announces Annual Fellowships in Fiction and Poetry
September 19, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The SC Academy of Authors (SCAA) announces its annual fellowship competitions in poetry and fiction. Winning authors in each category will receive $1,000 and be invited to the…
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Grammy Award-winning String Quartet Returns to USC
September 17, 2014October 13-20, 2014~ The Washington Post described the quartet as having exceptional virtuosity and imaginative interpretation The Parker Quartet begins its third year as the University of South Carolina’s Quartet-in-Residence. The…
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C Street Brass on campus for a weeklong residency at USC
September 17, 2014September 22–26, 2014 ~ “…a fantastic and imaginative approach to brass quintet music.”– Chris Botti, Soloist Pittsburgh’s C Street Brass loves collaborating with other artists to create new and exciting…
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One Columbia Issuing a Passport for Arts and Culture
September 17, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Based on the principle that passports provide access to new experiences, One Columbia for Arts and History announces the launch of cultural passports for Columbians to utilize…
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Cultural Council Announces 2014-2015 Programs
September 15, 2014COLUMBIA, SC, September 15, 2014 – The Cultural Council of Richland and Lexington Counties has announced its programs for 2014-2015, which includes a change of emphasis on its grant…
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Columbia Classical Ballet to Host Annual Cabaret Night Fundraiser
September 12, 2014Sunday, September 14, 2014 (6:00-8:30 pm) Who: Columbia Classical Ballet What: Columbia Classical Ballet invites you to meet our 2014-2015 company of dancers at their annual Cabaret Night and live auction.…
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DHEC coastal photography contest accepting entries
September 11, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Photographers of all ages and degrees of expertise are invited to ready their cameras and tripods to enter their best photographs of coastal South Carolina scenes in…
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USC’s Southern Exposure Music Series announces 2014-15 season
September 10, 2014The award-winning series of free, innovative concerts opens on Sept. 26 The University of South Carolina’s Southern Exposure Music Series season is a star-studded year filled with the superb artistic quality…
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701 Center for Contemporary Art Presents: The Birth and Rebirth Of A Museum
September 10, 2014
September 18 at 701 CCA, 701 Whaley St, 2nd Floor, YOU GOTTA MAKE SOME PLACE TO BE SOMEBODY! The Birth and Rebirth Of A Museum by Barry Gaither National Juror,…
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One Columbia Unveils New Public Art Piece on Main Street
September 10, 2014Unveiling Event on September 17 at 10:00am on 1400 Block of Main COLUMBIA SC – One Columbia for Arts and History and the City of Columbia announced the installation and…
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Jerryfest in Five Points: A Celebration of the Life and Art of Jerry Garcia
September 8, 2014October 5 at 3:30 p.m. ~ The Five Points Association, in conjunction with alternative clothing store Loose Lucy’s and Concert Promoter Listen Local, will be hosting this year’s Jerryfest,…
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Indie Grits Film Festival, “Future Perfect,” Announces 2015 Festival Dates, Call for Artists
September 5, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Indie Grits Film Festival, the Southeast’s premier film and culture festival in Columbia, S.C. for DIY media-makers, will take place April 15-19, 2015, and for the first time, the festival…
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Opening @ if ART Gallery Sept. 5th
September 5, 2014
[row] [col col=8] September 5 – 27, 2014 ~ ERIC MILLER: The Technology of Bricks & MARCELO NOVO: Paintings 2012 – 2014 Artists’ Reception: Friday, Sept. 5, 6 – 9…
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Local Initiative Teaches Teens to Challenge Racial Stereotypes Through Visual Storytelling
August 29, 2014The #NoFilter Project Encourages Empowerment Art In Traditional and Emerging Media COLUMBIA, SC – The #NoFilter Project and Reel2Real Productions are launching a three week youth workshop on the fundamentals of…
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Auditions Announced for Teen Production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
August 27, 2014CAMDEN, SC – Auditions for an exciting Teen Production at the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County (FAC) are fast approaching! William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream has been chosen as…
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August 19, 2014
Wednesday, November 19, 6pm Memminger Auditorium, 56 Beaufain Street $50 Members, $60 Non-Members The Gibbes Museum Distinguished Lecture Series is sponsored by Charleston Magazine and PDA. On November 19, the Gibbes…
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USC Symphony Orchestra opens the season with the music of Russia
August 18, 2014The September Concert features Zuill Bailey, among the most sought after cellists today Donald Portnoy, music director Concerts take place at the Koger Center for the Arts at 7:30 p.m.…
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Lucas the Beaver Brings Home First Prize
August 6, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Lucas the Beaver, star of an engaging children’s book about following one’s dreams, is now a first-place award winner. Lucas’s story recounts the journey of a youngster…
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Lucas the Beaver Brings Home First Prize
August 6, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Lucas the Beaver, star of an engaging children’s book about following one’s dreams, is now a first-place award winner. Lucas’s story recounts the journey of a youngster…
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University of South Carolina School of Music announces the 2014 Cornelia Freeman Concert Series
August 4, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – September 7 – October 5, 2014 ~ Spend your Sunday afternoons with the university’s renowned music faculty at the Cornelia Freeman Concert Series. This popular fall chamber music…
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Crafty Feast, Columbia, S.C.’s Largest Indie Craft Fair, Announces 2014 Date
July 23, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Crafty Feast, the Midlands region’s largest all-handmade indie craft fair, is set to take place on Sunday, December 14, 2014, from 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. at the Columbia Metropolitan…
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Greenville Businessman Elected Chairman of the South Carolina Arts Commission
July 21, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Greenville businessman Henry Horowitz has been elected chairman of the South Carolina Arts Commission Board of Commissioners. Horowitz is the co-founder, principal and managing partner of Oxford…
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Greenville Businessman Elected Chairman of the South Carolina Arts Commission
July 21, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Greenville businessman Henry Horowitz has been elected chairman of the South Carolina Arts Commission Board of Commissioners. Horowitz is the co-founder, principal and managing partner of Oxford…
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District Five Student Starts His Own Art and Apparel Business
July 16, 2014CHAPIN, SC – Joshua Smith always had a passion for creating artwork. But the recent graduate says he never imagined how drastic a role art would take in his life…
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New Biography Tells History of Bull Street’s Babcock Building
July 10, 2014COLUMBIA, SC —Historic Columbia is proud to host the debut of Dr. Charles S. Bryan’s newest book, Asylum Doctor: James Woods Babcock and the Red Plague of Pellagra, with a special…
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Nickelodeon Theatre Hosts Celebration of Stanley Donen
July 8, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – July 26 -27, 2014 ~ The Nickelodeon Theatre, South Carolina’s only non-profit art house film theater, will host “A Lotta Talent and a Little Luck: A…
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Nickelodeon Theatre Hosts Celebration of Stanley Donen
July 8, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – July 26 -27, 2014 ~ The Nickelodeon Theatre, South Carolina’s only non-profit art house film theater, will host “A Lotta Talent and a Little Luck: A…
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State Museum Opens New Civil War Art Exhibit on Saturday, July 12
July 7, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – July 12, 2014~ The South Carolina State Museum presents a new temporary exhibit, Chapman’s Charleston, 1863-1864, which tells the story of the Civil War in Charleston from 1863-1864…
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Richard Buckner, Fulvia Zaninelli, and Family Fun
July 2, 2014
Richard Buckner LIVE! Thursday, July 10 Happy Hour at 7:00 p.m. Concert at 8:00 p.m. The CMA, in collaboration with The Whig, hosts a concert by critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Richard Buckner. The performance will…
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Columbia Museum of Art August 2014 Calendar
July 2, 2014
Major Exhibitions: Animal Instinct: Paintings by Shelley Reed On View in the Lipscomb Family Galleries through Sunday, September 14 The CMA is the first museum to present a career retrospective of American…
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Broadway Actress, Chryssie Whitehead, is Guest Artist at the Tri District Arts Consortium
July 2, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Star of stage, screen and TV, Chryssie Whitehead, a graduate of Richland Northeast High School, has returned to her alma mater this week to serve as a…
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Local Quilter Semifinalist in International Quilt Show
June 28, 2014CAMDEN, SC – Pearl Nester, a Camden resident has been chosen as a semifinalist for the 2014 American Quilter’s Society (AQS) QuiltWeek® in Charlotte, NC, July 30-August 2 at the…
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Local Quilter Semifinalist in International Quilt Show
June 28, 2014CAMDEN, SC – Pearl Nester, a Camden resident has been chosen as a semifinalist for the 2014 American Quilter’s Society (AQS) QuiltWeek® in Charlotte, NC, July 30-August 2 at the…
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Lexington Educator Named Winner of South Carolina First Novel Prize
June 24, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Arts Commission and Hub City Press of Spartanburg announce James Edwin McTeer II of Lexington as the winner of the 2014 South Carolina First Novel Competition. McTeer’s novelGrave…
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The Columbia Museum of Art Presents Richard Buckner LIVE!
June 24, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – July 10, 2014 – The Columbia Museum of Art, in collaboration with The Whig, hosts a concert by critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Richard Buckner on Thursday, July 10, 2014, at 8:00 p.m. in…
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USC Ph.D Student Launches Photography Camp and Responsible Social Media Initiative for Teen Girls
June 23, 2014The #NoFilter Project Encourages Empowerment Art In Traditional and Emerging Media COLUMBIA, SC – For concerned parents, there is now an added layer to keeping children safe in an increasingly…
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Mary Alice Monroe – Book Signing, The Summer Wind at Opera House
June 5, 2014NEWBERRY, SC – June 16, 2014 – It’s not unusual for an animal to be mixed among the cast of characters in a Mary Alice Monroe novel. It’s become part…
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SC Watermedia Exhibit
June 5, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The Lancaster County Council of the Arts is hosting the South Carolina Watermedia Society’s 36th Annual juried Watermedia Exhibition in the Springs House Galleries for the month…
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One Columbia for Arts and History
June 5, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Best Kind of Busy This week, the Southern Guitar Festival and Competition will be bringing world-class guitar performers and talented young guitarists to Columbia to compete. Not only…
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Loggerhead Apparel partners with Renowned Wildlife Photographer to raise funds for Sea Turtle Conservation Efforts
June 3, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Loggerhead Apparel, based in Greenville, S.C., has partnered with renowned wildlife photographer Ben Hicks, based in Boca Raton, FL, to raise much needed funds for the Gumbo…
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Loggerhead Apparel partners with Renowned Wildlife Photographer to raise funds for Sea Turtle Conservation Efforts
June 3, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Loggerhead Apparel, based in Greenville, S.C., has partnered with renowned wildlife photographer Ben Hicks, based in Boca Raton, FL, to raise much needed funds for the Gumbo…
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Columbia Museum of Art July 2014 Calendar
June 3, 2014MAJOR EXHIBITIONS Animal Instinct: Paintings by Shelley Reed On View in the Lipscomb Family Galleries through Sunday, September 14, 2014 The CMA is the first museum to present a career…
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Bo Bartlett and Herb Parker Exhbitions at 701 CCA
June 3, 2014701 Center for Contemporary Art in Columbia, S.C., presents: Two Exhibitions and Opening Receptions: Bo Bartlett June 12 – August 3, 2014 & Herb Parker: Olympia Dialogue June 12, 2014 – TBA Opening Reception for…
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The Columbia Museum of Art Reading and Art Program for Third-Graders a Success
June 3, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The Columbia Museum of Art (CMA), in collaboration with Richland Library and the South Carolina State Library, provided a special arts and literacy field trip to more than…
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Summer Concert Series Heats Up Finlay Park Starting in June
May 31, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Beginning Saturday, June 7, 2014, the City of Columbia Parks and Recreation Department will be bringing the sounds of summer to Finlay Park, located at 930 Laurel St. The…
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