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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Karaoke Smackdown
October 15, 2013CHARLESTON, SC – October 15, 2013 – Two of Charleston’s youngest and most buzz-worthy theatre companies, What If? Productions and Threshold Repertory Theatre, are teaming up for a monthly event…
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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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Fiddler on the Roof
October 1, 2013WHO: Threshold Repertory Theatre WHAT: Fiddler on the Roof; book by Joseph Stein, music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick WHERE: Threshold Repertory Theatre, 84 1/2 Society Street,…
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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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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 Prize. Guidelines, eligibilty requirements and…
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Carnivalesque September 14
August 23, 2013Date: September 14, 2013Time: 8:00pm and 10:30pmLocation: Threshold Repertory Theatre84 1/2 Society StreetCharleston, SC 29401Tickets: $15 in advance, $20 day of. Vaudeville Revival CHARLESTON, SC – September 14, 2013 –…
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AWAKE: A Video Installation/Performance By John Duckworth
August 22, 2013CHARLESTON, SC – September 7, 2013 Date: September 7, 2013 Performance times: 8:00pm, 8:30pm, 9pm, 9:30 pm with a Q&A with the artist between showings Location: Threshold Repertory Theatre…
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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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Greenville County artist named Fellow by SC Arts Commission
July 3, 2013COLUMBIA, S.C. – Jeff Sumerel of Travelers Rest has been awarded an Individual Artist Fellowship by the South Carolina Arts Commission Board. Sumerel is the Media Production Fellow and receives…
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Twelfth Night at the Rep July 25th through August 11th
June 18, 2013June 18, 2013 WHO: Threshold Repertory Theatre WHAT: Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare WHERE: Threshold Repertory Theatre, 84 1/2 Society Street, Charleston, SC 29401 WHEN: July 25th through August 11th…
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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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Venus in Fur- Piccolo Spoleto 2013
May 9, 2013WHO: Threshold Repertory Theatre & Piccolo Spoleto WHAT: Venus In Fur by David Ives WHERE: Threshold Repertory Theatre, 84 1/2 Society Street, Charleston, SC 29401 WHEN: Friday May 24th…
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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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Friends of the Greenville Zoo add two
March 29, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – March 29, 2013 – The Friends of the Greenville Zoo have added two new board members who will serve as co-treasurers. The new members are Matt Madden…
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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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Charleston County student named state Poetry Out Loud champion
March 19, 2013CHARLESTON, 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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Spartanburg student named Poetry Out Loud runner-up, wins cash, books for school
March 19, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – March 19, 2013 – The South Carolina Arts Commission announces that Justin Fox, a senior at Spartanburg High School, was named state runner-up at the Poetry Out…
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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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South Carolina Arts Commission announces Verner Award recipients
February 12, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – February 12, 2013 – The South Carolina Arts Commission Board announces the 2013 Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Governor’s Awards for the Arts, the highest honor the state presents…
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Charleston Individuals and Business Named Verner Award Recipients
February 12, 2013CHARLESTON, SC – February 13, 2013 – The South Carolina Arts Commission Board announces the 2013 Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Governor’s Awards for the Arts, the highest honor the state presents…
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Tense Courtroom Drama 12 ANGRY JURORS at USC's Benson Theatre
February 5, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – February 28 – March 3, 2013 – The Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of SC invites you to take your place in the jury…
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BLACK SNOW, Theatre Satire, at USC Experimental Theatre Space
February 5, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – February 25 – March 3, 2013 – The USC Department of Theatre and Dance will stage Black Snow, a farcical look at theatrical life behind the curtains,…
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Largest collection of State Art Collection works on tour in the Upstate
January 17, 2013GREENWOOD, SC – January 18, 2013 – For the first time, both installments of the largest traveling exhibition of State Art Collection work are on the road and on display…
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Largest exhibition of State Art Collection works now on tour
January 17, 2013CLEMSON, SC – January 31, 2013 – For the first time, both installments of the largest traveling exhibition of State Art Collection work are on the road and on display…
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Alvin Staley—Voyage: The Quest for the Eternal Exhibition Opens at the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County
January 15, 2013CAMDEN, SC – January 25, 2013 – Alvin Staley, an artist-in-residence for Orangeburg- Wilkinson High School, and adjunct professor at Claflin University will bring his inspiring artwork to the Bassett…
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Independent Craft Fair, Crafty Feast, brings 100 handmade crafters to Columbia on Saturday, December 15th
December 9, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – December 10, 2012 – 100 of the best, most accomplished artisan vendors in the Southeast will flock to Columbia, SC on Saturday, December 15th to sell their exclusively…
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Columbia author receives Military Writers Society of America Award
November 21, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – Columbia author Mary Lee’s children’s book, When Grandma’s False Teeth Fly has recently been awarded the Silver Medal Award from the Military Writers Society of America in…
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Over 40 Regional Artists to Participate in Annual Holiday Sales Show at Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County
November 15, 2012CAMDEN, SC – November 15, 2012 – Are you looking for original, one of a kind gifts? Well, look no further. You’re sure to find that special something for everyone on…
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