Ladies Night Out Sunday Afternoon Tea
March 21, 2016
The Lancaster County Council of the Arts presents Ladies Night Out Sunday Afternoon Tea fundraiser on Sunday, April 17, 2016 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Bradley Arts…
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Across The Savannah
March 17, 2016
By Tom Poland Down In Camellia Land, Part Two Part One left us in the Edgefield General Store, a place with something for everyone, an old fashioned soda fountain,…
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Across The Savannah
March 17, 2016
By Tom Poland Down In Camellia Land, Part Two Part One left us in the Edgefield General Store, a place with something for everyone, an old fashioned soda fountain,…
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Upstate International hosts the Tonda Traditional Puppetry Theater
March 16, 2016
The Tonda Puppet Troupe, founded in the 1830s, is one of the most active groups performing traditional ningyō jōruri or Bunraku puppetry in Japan, and has been officially designated “Living…
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The 2016 Congressional Art Competition and the Congressional Award.
March 16, 2016
By Joe Wilson There are two great opportunities for students in the Second Congressional District to earn recognition for their talents: the 2016 Congressional Art Competition and the Congressional…
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Nickelodeon Theatre hosts Science on Screen
March 16, 2016COLUMBIA, SC – The Nickelodeon Theatre, South Carolina’s only non-profit art house film theater, will host Science on Screen this spring. Each screening in the series pairs a classic, cult…
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Nickelodeon Theatre hosts Science on Screen
March 16, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC – The Nickelodeon Theatre, South Carolina’s only non-profit art house film theater, will host Science on Screen this spring. Each screening in the series pairs a classic, cult…
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Award winning film director Terry Davis has been selected as principal for a day Richland Northeast High School in Columbia,SC.
March 14, 2016
Richland Northeast High School held its annual “Principal for a Day” event on Tuesday, March 8, placing community and business leaders at the high school for a day. Principal Sabrina Suber said,…
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SC film director named Principal for a Day at Richland District 2 High School
March 14, 2016
Award winning film director Terry Davis has been selected as principal for a day Richland Northeast High School in Columbia, SC Richland Northeast High School held its annual “Principal for…
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Blythewood High Choir students earn state recognition
March 14, 2016
Seven students from the Blythewood High School Choir were among the top 425 students selected by audition for the 2016 South Carolina All-State Choir out of nearly 2,000 students who…
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Kershaw County Music Association Scholarship Competition winners announced
March 14, 2016CAMDEN, SC — The Kershaw County Music Association (KCMA) and the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County (FAC) announce the winners of the 2016 KCMA Music Scholarship Competition. Nine talented…
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Kershaw County Music Association Scholarship Competition winners announced
March 14, 2016
CAMDEN, SC — The Kershaw County Music Association (KCMA) and the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County (FAC) announce the winners of the 2016 KCMA Music Scholarship Competition. Nine talented…
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ArtWalk Slated for Thursday, March 17
March 10, 2016
ArtWalk Slated for Thursday, March 17 Spartanburg’s monthly ArtWalk will be Thursday, March 17, 5-9 p.m., and many of the local galleries and museums will have new or continuing exhibits…
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Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County Celebrates Youth Arts Month with Two Events
March 8, 2016It’s Youth Arts Month at the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County featuring the Community Youth Production—Disney’s Winnie the Pooh Kids and “You Gotta Have Art” Youth Arts Month Exhibition CAMDEN, SC…
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Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County Celebrates Youth Arts Month with Two Events
March 8, 2016
It’s Youth Arts Month at the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County featuring the Community Youth Production—Disney’s Winnie the Pooh Kids and “You Gotta Have Art” Youth Arts Month Exhibition CAMDEN, SC…
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Statement of Mayor John J. Tecklenburg on the passing of Lowcountry author Pat Conroy
March 7, 2016
Mayor John J. Tecklenburg of Charleston released the following statement on the passing of Lowcountry author Pat Conroy: In December of 1950, when Pat Conroy was only five years old,…
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The possibilities of the purple pen
March 4, 2016
By Reba Hull Campbell Huh? Write with a pen? On paper? Surely you’re kidding. I write with a pen only when jotting off personal thank-you notes or signing an…
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Artist Mary Edna Fraser, Hootie & the Blowfish to receive Verner Awards
March 3, 2016The South Carolina Arts Commission announces the 2016 Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Governor’s Awards for the Arts, the highest honor the state presents in the arts. Established in 1972, the annual…
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Artist Mary Edna Fraser, Hootie & the Blowfish to receive Verner Awards
March 3, 2016
The South Carolina Arts Commission announces the 2016 Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Governor’s Awards for the Arts, the highest honor the state presents in the arts. Established in 1972, the annual…
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City of Greenville and Phifer-Johnson Foundation to receive Verner Awards
March 2, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Arts Commission announces the 2016 Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Governor’s Awards for the Arts, the highest honor the state presents in the arts. Established in…
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Irish music supergroup, ‘Cherish the Ladies,’ at Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College
March 2, 2016All-female ensemble hosts special guests including former lead dancer for ‘Riverdance’ For fans of traditional Irish music, it is big news that Cherish the Ladies, the all-female Celtic music supergroup,…
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S.C. Phil ready to uncork: Tasting Notes 2016
March 2, 2016
The high-end wine, and gourmet food, samplings of Tasting Notes, one of the Midlands’ signature fundraising events, will raise critical support for the S.C. Philharmonic from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.…
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SC Arts Commission announces 2016 Verner Award recipients
March 2, 2016The South Carolina Arts Commission announces the 2016 Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Governor’s Awards for the Arts, the highest honor the state presents in the arts. Established in 1972, the annual…
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Bob Jones University to present Rossini’s “La Cenerentola”
March 2, 2016
Bob Jones University will present Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” in Rodeheaver Auditorium at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 8, Thursday, March 10 and Saturday, March 12. Directed by Jeffrey Stegall, the…
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House of Blues Music Forward Foundation
March 2, 2016
Destiny Rambert-Smalls and Jonathan McEachin enjoyed a fun night at the House of Blues in Myrtle Beach where they received their instruments, and were treated to VIP seats at a…
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Irish music supergroup, ‘Cherish the Ladies,’ at Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College
March 2, 2016
All-female ensemble hosts special guests including former lead dancer for ‘Riverdance’ For fans of traditional Irish music, it is big news that Cherish the Ladies, the all-female Celtic music supergroup,…
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SC Arts Commission announces 2016 Verner Award recipients
March 2, 2016
The South Carolina Arts Commission announces the 2016 Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Governor’s Awards for the Arts, the highest honor the state presents in the arts. Established in 1972, the annual…
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City of Greenville and Phifer-Johnson Foundation to receive Verner Awards
March 2, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Arts Commission announces the 2016 Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Governor’s Awards for the Arts, the highest honor the state presents in the arts. Established in…
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Developed by The Footlight Players, Inaugural Aston Honor celebrates Arts, Cultural Contributions
March 1, 2016
Former longtime Charleston Mayor Joseph P. Riley and Charleston theater veterans Patricia and Emmett Robinson are the inaugural honorees of the Anthony Aston Honor established by The Footlight Players. Riley…
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Grammy Award-winning Parker Quartet joins with Grammy Award-winning composer
March 1, 2016Inspiring performances, luminous sound and exceptional musicianship are hallmarks of USC’s Chamber Music Residency “The joy the Parker Quartet brings to the music-making process is infectious, and their residency…
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Nazi-Looted Cranach Painting comes on loan to M&G
February 29, 2016
A Nazi-looted painting, significant for its role in art restitution history, is now on display at the Museum & Gallery at Heritage Green untilJune 5. Titled “Madonna and Child in…
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Blythewood High School Teacher recognized at local author showcase
February 29, 2016
Blythewood High School German teacher Dr. Arthur Turfa was one of 30 authors at Richland Library’s Local Author Showcase this past weekend. The event, part of the Deckle Edge S.C.…
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Spartanburg Art Museum one of 10 national small museums to participate in Accreditation Academy
February 24, 2016
Spartanburg Art Museum (SAM) has been selected as one of 10 museums from across the country to participate in the Small Museum Accreditation Academy. This is a new initiative funded by…
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Spartanburg guitarist to play at Chapman Sunday
February 22, 2016
Spartanburg-based guitarist and bass player Corey McDaniels will play a live and free two-hour concert at Chapman Cultural Center Sunday, Feb. 28, 2-4 p.m. The public is invited to enjoy…
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Artist to paint mural honoring library employee shot at Emanuel AME
February 22, 2016
A world renowned artist is painting a colorful, wall-sized mural of books on the side of the John L. Dart Branch Library to honor Cynthia Graham Hurd, a 31-year employee…
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Chapman Cultural Center to celebrate Youth Art Month
February 22, 2016
SPARTANBURG, SC – There will be two separate exhibits held at Chapman Cultural Center to celebrate national Youth Art Month, March. As a venue, Chapman will host one very large…
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Tom Tomlinson, Executive Director, The Gaillard Center
February 22, 2016
LowcountryBizSC Podcast Series’ mission is to support leadership in Giving Back, Diversity, Entrepreneurship, Continuous Education, the Knowledge Economy and the Arts. Thanks to our Sponsor: A Conversation with…
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Nickelodeon Theatre hosts Guest Curated Series by National Book Award winner Nikky Finney
February 21, 2016COLUMBIA, SC – The Nickelodeon Theatre, South Carolina’s only non-profit art house film theater, will host a Guest Curated Series by Nikky Finney, a National Book Award-winning poet. Each film Finney…
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McKissick Museum to host free symposium: Shared Traditions: Sacred Music in the South
February 21, 2016The University of South Carolina’s McKissick Museum will host the music symposium Shared Traditions: Sacred Music in the South Feb. 26 -27, 2016, in Columbia, S.C. The program will feature…
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2016 Gospel Fest set for February 27 in Camden
February 21, 2016Annual Gospel Fest and Heritage Tea Scheduled to Return to the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County CAMDEN, SC – The Multi-Cultural Committee of the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw…
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2016 Gospel Fest set for February 27 in Camden
February 21, 2016
Annual Gospel Fest and Heritage Tea Scheduled to Return to the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County CAMDEN, SC – The Multi-Cultural Committee of the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw…
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Nickelodeon Theatre hosts Guest Curated Series by National Book Award winner Nikky Finney
February 21, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC – The Nickelodeon Theatre, South Carolina’s only non-profit art house film theater, will host a Guest Curated Series by Nikky Finney, a National Book Award-winning poet. Each film Finney…
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McKissick Museum to host free symposium: Shared Traditions: Sacred Music in the South
February 21, 2016
The University of South Carolina’s McKissick Museum will host the music symposium Shared Traditions: Sacred Music in the South Feb. 26 -27, 2016, in Columbia, S.C. The program will feature…
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A Super Getaway
February 19, 2016
By Tom Poland Outer Space, Science, Nature, & More Forget Florida and its sprawling, hot, expensive theme parks. In one non-Florida place you can experience Jurassic Park, Swiss Family…
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A Super Getaway
February 19, 2016
By Tom Poland Outer Space, Science, Nature, & More Forget Florida and its sprawling, hot, expensive theme parks. In one non-Florida place you can experience Jurassic Park, Swiss Family…
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Ben Ham Gallery opens doors after renovations with new look
February 17, 2016The Ben Ham Gallery, a leading exclusive fine-art photography gallery based out of Hilton Head, S.C., has reopened the Charleston gallery after renovations to the interior design. Located at 416 King Street, the new…
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Ben Ham Gallery opens doors after renovations with new look
February 17, 2016The Ben Ham Gallery, a leading exclusive fine-art photography gallery based out of Hilton Head, S.C., has reopened the Charleston gallery after renovations to the interior design. Located at 416 King Street, the new…
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Paul Robeson: Life story of famed performer and civil rights activist offers relevant message for today’s audiences
February 17, 2016
Paul Robeson, a musical and spoken portrayal of the world-famous scholar, actor, singer, lawyer, all-American athlete and civil rights activist, comes to Chapman Cultural Center Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, at…
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Local Celebrities take to the dance floor to honor loved ones, raise awareness for The ARK in Summerville
February 16, 2016
Local celebrities participating in the sixth annual Dancing with The ARK’s Stars on March 12 are learning new dance steps and raising money for a good cause. But for some…
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Four of Broadway’s Hottest Stars Bring ‘Camp,’ ‘Glee’ and ‘Wicked’ Talent to Harbison Theatre
February 15, 2016‘Broadway Back Together’, March 5, 2016 at Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College What happens on Broadway doesn’t stay on Broadway. Four of New York City’s brightest stars are taking a…
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