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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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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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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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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Nickelodeon Theatre Seeks Designs for “Design the Sign” Contest
November 12, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – November 12, 2012 – The Nickelodeon Theatre, South Carolina’s only non-profit art house theater, seeks artists’ designs for their Design the Sign contest. The Nickelodeon has moved…
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Tapp’s Arts Center Celebrates its First Anniversary with Wine Festival this Friday
October 31, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – November 2, 2012 – Tapp’s Arts Center, Columbia’s center for art, music and performing arts at 1644 Main Street, will celebrate its first anniversary and a full…
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South Carolina Arts Commission invites award nominations
October 25, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – October 29, 2012 – The public is invited to honor South Carolinians who have enriched the arts by submitting nominations to two awards programs, the Elizabeth O’Neill Verner…
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701 Center for Contemporary Art Announces Call for Artists Deadline of December 1, 2012 for Columbia Open Studios 2013
October 25, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – October 15, 2012 – The Call for Artists has been released for 701 CCA Columbia Open Studios, a free, weekend-long tour of artists’ studios across Richland and…
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South Carolina Arts Commission invites award nominations
October 25, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – October 26, 2012 – The public is invited to honor South Carolinians who have enriched the arts by submitting nominations to two awards programs, the Elizabeth O’Neill…
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Infectiously Southern Comedian James Gregory to Perform at Harbison Theatre on November 16, 2012
October 19, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – November 16, 2012 – Shirt untucked, arms outstretched, and full of rib-tickling reflections on life from the front porch, comedian James Gregory – known as “The Funniest…
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Columbia/Kaiserslautern: The International (Mural) Project
October 2, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – October 3, 2012 – For more than a decade, Columbia, S.C., artists and those of the Kunstlerwerkgemeinschaft (KWG) in Columbia’s German sister city of Kaiserslautern have been…
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Nickelodeon Theatre Celebrates Move up Main Street with Nick Parade This Thursday
October 1, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – October 1, 2012 – The Nickelodeon Theatre, South Carolina’s only non-profit art house film theater, which has moved to its renovated, larger, state-of-the-art space at 1607 Main…
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Philly concertmaster comes home to open USC Symphony season
September 10, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – September 10, 2012 – David Kim, concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra, will return to the city he considers home to kick off the University of South Carolina…
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Nickelodeon Theatre Opens at 1607 Main Street Friday, August 31
August 30, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – August 31, 2012 – The Nickelodeon Theatre, South Carolina’s only non-profit art house film theater, which has been renovating a larger, state-of-the-art building with two movie theaters,…
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Gibbes Museum of Art Showcases Musicians and Music Historians In Art and Fame Lecture Series
August 29, 2012Musician Donovan Joins Sound and Vision Curator at First Lecture CHARLESTON, SC – August 29, 2012 – As a complement to the fall exhibition Sound and Vision: Monumental Rock and Roll…
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GWH attorney to speak at Greenville Chamber young professionals event
August 29, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – August 29, 2012 – David S. Wyatt, Esq., of the Gleaton Wyatt Hewitt, P.A. law firm, will be one of the speakers at PULSE’s “A Higher State…
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Harbison Theatre to Present Story Squad: “Once Upon a Time” Remixed on Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 2 p.m.
August 28, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – September 22, 2012 – There’s a story to be told, and Story Squad is on the job! Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College in Irmo, S.C. will…
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Design 2012 & Beyond: Trends Shaping the Architecture, Hospitality, Lighting and Interiors Industries
August 27, 2012Event will feature the works of world-renowned individuals inthese design fields and a group and audience discussion about keyindustry topics CHARLESTON, SC – September 27, 2012 – Fashion Group International…
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Gibbes Museum of Art Announces Schedule of Exhibitions for Fiscal Year 2013
August 20, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – August 20, 22012 – The Gibbes Museum of Art has announced the schedule of exhibitions on view throughout the museum’s fiscal year which runs through June 30,…
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Community-Wide Arts Open House Planned at Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County
August 16, 2012CAMDEN, SC – August 25, 2012 – Join us at the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County (FAC) along with your neighbors and friends at the 2012 Arts Open House…
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Heather Bauer Joins Nickelodeon Theatre
August 13, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – August 13, 2012 – The Nickelodeon Theatre, South Carolina’s only non-profit art house theater and a leading voice for media arts in the Southeast, has named Heather…
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Three Midlands Artists Awarded Fellowships
July 31, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – July 31, 2012 – The South Carolina Arts Commission Board has awarded Individual Artist Fellowships to three South Carolina artists in the categories of poetry, prose and…
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