Shubert Foundation, SCTA honor Trustus Theatre
May 29, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Trustus Theatre has received three major awards from prominent national and statewide arts organizations: a national grant award from the Shubert Foundation, the South Carolina Theatre of…
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A Sense of the Midlands
May 29, 2014By Tom Poland If you missed the South Carolina Book Festival earlier in May, you missed a good time. The festival yields insight into authors, their books, and why and…
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The Columbia Museum of Art Reading and Art Program for Third-Graders a Success
May 29, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The Columbia Museum of Art, in collaboration with Richland Library and the South Carolina State Library, provided a special arts and literacy field trip to more than 500 third-grade…
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Southeastern Piano Festival brings Leon Fleisher to South Carolina’s capital city
May 28, 2014Legendary pianist, a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors, is the special guest for 2014 COLUMBIA, SC – The 2014 Southeastern Piano Festival kicks off June 15 for a week…
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Conductors Institute of South Carolina brings renowned maestros and composers to USC
May 28, 2014The International program provides participants the benefit of more than 300 years of combined experience COLUMBIA, SC – The esteemed Conductors Institute of South Carolina, in its 30th year,…
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Nickelodeon Theatre Hosts Come Around My Way: A Youth Media Project
May 27, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – The Nickelodeon Theatre, South Carolina’s only non-profit art house film theater and its Helen Hill Media Education Center, will host Come Around My Way: A Youth Media…
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Newberry Opera House Guild to Host Shag & Line Dance
May 21, 2014Music by THE HEADLINERS! The Newberry Opera House Guild is delighted to announce that it will host a Shag and Line Dance on May 31st. The public is invited to participate in this…
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City of Columbia Art Center Announces New Summer Classes
May 20, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – The City of Columbia Art Center is offering three new classes this summer on jewelry making, quilting and basket weaving. The Steam Punk Jewelry Box Workshop will…
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University of South Carolina home to Pat Conroy’s archive
May 19, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Pat Conroy’s archive, which includes handwritten manuscripts of his 11 books, family scrapbooks and personal diaries packed with story ideas, poems and musings, now belongs to the University…
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Reunion of Friends at SC Book Festival
May 14, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – When the South Carolina Book Festival begins on May 16, there were be a reunion of two friends who haven’t seen each other in forty-four years. “It was…
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One Columbia for Arts and History; South Carolina Book Festival
May 14, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 14 – 24, 2014 – It’s Kind of a Big Deal We can all agree that books are pretty important. The nationally recognized South Carolina Book…
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Newberry Opera House Guild to Host Shag & Line Dance, Music by THE HEADLINERS
May 13, 2014The Party of the Season! NEWBERRY, SC – May 31, 2014 The Newberry Opera House Guild is delighted to announce that it will host a Shag and Line Dance on…
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Congressman Clyburn Announces Sixth District Congressional Art Competition Winner
May 12, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 12, 2014 – Assistant Democratic Leader and South Carolina Congressman James E. Clyburn announced Teena Wilder, a 12th grade student at Scott’s Branch High School in…
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Congressman Clyburn Announces Sixth District Congressional Art Competition Winner
May 12, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 12, 2014 – Assistant Democratic Leader and South Carolina Congressman James E. Clyburn announced Teena Wilder, a 12th grade student at Scott’s Branch High School in…
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Artists’ Passions Lead to Beauty
May 9, 2014By Tom Poland May 9, 2014 And We’re the Better for It Author’s Note: None of the photos here appear in Reflections of South Carolina, Vol. 2.…
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The Art of Small Town Values
May 8, 2014By Joan Brady May 9, 2014 A recent visit to Lake City’s second annual Artfields visual arts competition and festival was intended to be a pleasant opportunity to…
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Five After Five Gets Groovy with Abbey Road LIVE!
May 5, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – This Thursday, May 8, 2014, Five After Five invites fans to relive the British Invasion of the 1960’s with the grooviest hits of the Beatles performed by…
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Columbia to Consume 10,000 Pounds of Louisiana Crawfish
May 1, 2014Advance Tickets to Rosewood Crawfish Festival Still Available COLUMBIA, SC – May 1, 2014 – The Greater Rosewood Merchants Association (GRMA) will host the 10th annual Rosewood Crawfish Festival this…
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Indie Puppet Musical “Planet Hopping” Debuts at Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College, Nov. 15-16, 2013
November 5, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – November 5, 2013 – The innovative HT@MTC Performance Incubator will premiere Planet Hopping, a full-length puppet musical with live music by the kindie rock band, Lunch Money,…
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Theatre SC presents Chekhov's Three Sisters November 15-23
November 1, 2013Theatre SC Opens Charming Chekhov Classic Three Sisters November 15Theatre South Carolina will present the Chekhov classic Three Sisters at the University of SC’s historic Longstreet Theatre November 15 –…
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USC Lab Theatre presents New 48 Hour Play Festival Nov. 22 & 24
November 1, 2013The University of SC Theatre program will present two exciting, experimental evenings of brand new short theatre works November 22 and 24 at the Lab Theatre. The short play festival,…
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USC Dance Company Celebrates Classics Old and New Nov. 14-15
November 1, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – November 14-15, 2013 The University of South Dance Company will present Classics Over Time November 14-15 at the Koger Center for the Arts. Classics Over Time will…
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Tapp’s Arts Center Celebrates its 2nd Anniversary with a 1920’s Prohibition Party
October 25, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – November 8, 2013 – Tapp’s Arts Center, Columbia’s Center for Visual and Performing Arts, at 1644 Main Street, will celebrate its second anniversary and two full years…
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Indie Grits Film Festival Seeks Film Submissions
October 22, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – October 21, 2013 – Indie Grits Film Festival, the Southeast’s premier film and culture festival for DIY media-makers in Columbia, S.C., is seeking film submissions in five…
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Cola-Con Releases Schedule of Artists, Panels and Performers for Third Annual Hip-Hop and Comics Con on Oct. 25-26, 2013
October 18, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – October 2013 – Cola-Con has released its schedule of artists, panels and performers for the annual two-day hip-hop and comics con on Oct. 25-26, 2013 at the…
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Nickelodeon Theatre Names New Members to Board of Directors
October 15, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – October 15, 2013 – The Nickelodeon Theatre, South Carolina’s only non-profit art house theater and a leading voice for media arts, has elected new members to its…
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Ailey II Dance Company Comes to the Koger Center November 6!
October 4, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – November 6, 2013 – The University of South Carolina dance program will host the world-renowned Ailey II dance company on Wednesday, November 6 at 7pm, at the…
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Upping the ante on its modern dance programming, Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College books Philadelphia-based Brian Sanders’ JUNK for Oct. 18, 2013 performance
September 24, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – September 24, 2013 – After selling out multiple shows in its first signature season including contemporary dance masters Pilobolus, Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College is bringing…
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Crafty Feast, a Columbia, SC Independent Craft Fair is Now Accepting Applications from Crafters and Artists
September 16, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – September 16, 2013 – Crafty Feast is now accepting applications for their all-handmade, independent craft fair in Columbia, South Carolina to be held on Sunday, December 15th,…
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Have a great night out with your favorite pop classics: National touring vocal group, The Doo Wop Project, hits Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College on October 4
September 11, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – OCTOBER 4, 2013 – Celebrated for their harmonious renditions of contemporary pop songs and classics of yesteryear, the Tony Award-winning cast of The Doo Wop Project will…
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The First Novel Prize is back!
September 4, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – September 4, 2013 – The South Carolina Arts Commission, Hub City Press and The Humanities CouncilSC announce a call for submissions for the biennial South Carolina First Novel…
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The First Novel Prize is back!
September 4, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – September 4, 2013 – The South Carolina Arts Commission, Hub City Press and The Humanities CouncilSC announce a call for submissions for the biennial South Carolina First…
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Opening to Benefit Palmetto Health Children's Hospital: Tim Floyd’s “Italy, Spain and a Hat Shop in Charleston,” August 1, 6-8 p.m. at City Art Gallery
July 11, 2013Opening to Benefit Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital: Tim Floyd’s “Italy, Spain and a Hat Shop in Charleston,” August 1, 6-8 p.m. at City Art Gallery COLUMBIA, SC – July 11,…
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Two Midlands artists named SC Arts Commission Fellows
July 3, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – July 3, 2013 – Robert F. Lyon and Herbert Robbie Robertson, both of Columbia, have been awarded Individual Artist Fellowships by the South Carolina Arts Commission Board.…
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Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College Releases Ticket Packages for 2013-2014 Performing Arts Season
June 3, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – June 2013 – Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College has released ticket packages for its second performing arts season, which runs from October 2013 to May 2014.…
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Axe Giant: The Wrath of Paul Bunyan by Columbia's Jeff Miller Set for June 8 Premiere at Nickelodeon
May 29, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – June 5, 2013 – AXE GIANT: THE WRATH OF PAUL BUNYAN, the new horror/creature feature from writer/producer Jeff Miller, a Columbia native and University of South Carolina graduate,…
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Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College Produces Sensory-Friendly Performance of ‘Story Squad’ May 19
May 13, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – May 19, 2013 – Harbison Theatre is excited to reprise this Fall’s hit, ‘Story Squad’ for a sensory-friendly performance designed to engage all audiences, particularly those along…
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Top Southeastern Puppeteers Converge for Family-Friendly Matinee at Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College on May 11
April 18, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – April 18, 2013 – What happens when puppet-makers think way, way outside the box? Families with children of all ages will be delighted by a whimsical matinee…
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Seventh Annual Indie Grits Festival Kicks Off Film Competition
April 17, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – April 17, 2013 – Indie Grits Festival, hosted by the Nickelodeon Theatre in Columbia, S.C., kicks off the film competition portion on the festival Wednesday, April 17…
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Becky Shaw at the Lab Theatre
April 10, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – April 25-28, 2013 – The University of South Carolina theatre program will perform Gina Gionfriddo’s razor-tongued comedy Becky Shaw at the Lab Theatre, April 25-28, 2013. Performances…
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King Lear at Drayton Hall Theatre
April 10, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – April 19, 2013 – Theatre South Carolina will stage Shakespeare’s revered tragedy King Lear, the epic tale of a ruler’s loss of power and descent into madness,…
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Velocity: Choreography Showcase at the Koger Center
April 10, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – April 18, 2013 Students and faculty of the dance program at the University ofSouth Carolina will perform their original works April 18 at the Koger Center, when…
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Ballet Stars of New York at the Koger Center
April 10, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – April 19, 2013 The University of SC Department of Theatre and Dance will welcome six of the world’s top ballet talents to Columbia April 19 as they…
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Indie Grits Festival and Cinemovements Awarded Grant from The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
April 1, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – April 1, 2013 – The Nickelodeon Theatre, South Carolina’s only non-profit art house film theater and its annual independent film festival, Indie Grits, have received a $5,000…
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Youth Arts Month Winners Announced
March 26, 2013CAMDEN, SC – March 26, 2013 – More than 140 pieces of art by Kershaw County school children were submitted to the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County’s (FAC) Youth…
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The Four Seasons, Two Ways: Tango meets Traditional with the SC Phil at Harbison Theatre on Saturday, April 6, 2013
March 20, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – March 20, 2013 – Vivaldi gets the tango treatment at Harbison Theatre on April 6, 2013, when Morihiko Nakahara brings his trademark charisma – and a hand-selected…
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Preview Party at 701 CCA on March 21 to Kick Off Columbia Open Studios Weekend
March 20, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – March 21, 2013 – A public preview party with complimentary hors d’oeuvres will be held March 21, 7-9pm at 701 Center for Contemporary Art, as a kick-off…
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S.C. Arts Commission announces Poetry Out Loud state champion
March 19, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – March 19, 2013 – The South Carolina Arts Commission announces Katherine Murchison, a junior at Charleston County School of the Arts, as the state champion for the…
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Neighborhoods across the Midlands represented at Columbia Open Studios, March 23-24, 2013
February 19, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – March 23-24, 2013 – A true city-wide event, the Columbia Open Studios tour – presented by 701 Center for Contemporary Art with major support from the City…
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Call for Artists!
February 12, 2013CAMBEN, SC – February 12, 2013 – The Bassett Gallery at the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County (FAC) is currently accepting artist materials for consideration for exhibition in the…
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