State Museum to Present Business of Art Workshop
January 26, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina State Museum will present a four-day workshop for artists entitled “The Business of Art During Hard Economic Times” on Feb. 14, 15, 22 and 28.…
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New Blockbuster at State Museum Demonstrates Nature's Power
January 26, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – January 26, 2009 – The incredible forces of wind, water and earth are demonstrated vividly in the South Carolina State Museum’s latest exciting blockbuster exhibit Powers of Nature,…
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Sidebottom Named Interim Executive Director of Design Arts Partnership
January 21, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – January 21, 2009 – Richard Sidebottom has been named the interim executive director of the S.C. Design Arts Partnership, a joint initiative of the South Carolina Arts…
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Design Arts Partnership Invites Volunteers and Groups to Help Johnny Walk to School
November 20, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – November 20, 2008 – The S.C. Design Arts Partnership is inviting collaborators to lend a hand with the School Design and Sustainable Communities Initiative, a year-long program…
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Suzette Surkamer Receives 2008 Gary Young Award from National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
November 17, 2008WASHINGTON, DC & COLUMBIA, SC – November 17, 2008 – The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) has named Suzette Surkamer, executive director of the South Carolina Arts Commission,…
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Three Dog Bakery to host book signing Oct. 29 for “A Paw on My Heart”
October 28, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – October 27, 2008 – Three Dog Bakery, the all natural bakery for dogs, is hosting a book signing Wednesday, Oct. 29, for A Paw on My Heart …A…
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AAA Accurate Loses Lesser Player to Lesser League
October 22, 2008Goiters News Service © 2008By: G. Ott Flatulence COLUMBIA, SC – October 22, 2008 – October 16, 2008 – In a stunning development today the “Head” Coach for AAA Accurate (Plumbing)…
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Theatre South Carolina to present ‘The Violet Hour’ Sept. 26-Oct. 5
September 13, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – September 12, 2008 – Theatre South Carolina at the University of South Carolina will present “The Violet Hour” by Tony Award-winning playwright Richard Greenberg, beginning Sept. 26. The…
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Poetry and art come together in museum event
September 13, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – September 12, 2008 – The natural and the supernatural, the personal and the mythic all meet in “Fire and Transformation,” a multi-themed University of South Carolina event featuring…
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Pulitzer Prize-winner to open exhibit of Associated Press photos at University of South Carolina library Sept. 25
September 13, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – September 12, 2008 – Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Scott Applewhite will open an exhibition of Associated Press photos that capture key moments in U.S. presidential history Sept. 25 with…
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EdVenture’s New Exhibit Gives Kids Interactive Look at Famed Painter’s Works
September 9, 2008Getting Creative with Chagall COLUMBIA, S.C. – Children can create mosaics, weave tapestries, paint with touch screen technology and even conduct symphonies in EdVenture’s new exhibit Chagall for Children opening…
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McKissick Museum presents ‘Fall in the Garden’ fundraiser Oct. 10
September 7, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – September 5, 2008 – The University of South Carolina’s McKissick Museum will hold its annual fall fundraiser, “Fall in the Garden,” from 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. Friday,…
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Prestigious National Award to Opera House
July 26, 2008League of Historic American Theatres 2008 Outstanding Theater Award Goes to the Newberry Opera House in Newberry, South Carolina NEWBERRY, SC & BALTIMORE, MD –July 21, 2008 – Celebrating excellence…
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Southern Strutt Sweeps Starpower World Championships
July 25, 2008MYRTLE BEACH, SC-July 24, 2008 – Southern Strutt, Central South Carolina’s premiere dance studio, swept the Starpower World Championships at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center July 10-14. Seventy-three Southern Strutt…
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S.C. Department of Commerce Announces Two New Feature Films Approved to Shoot in the Palmetto State
June 25, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – June 25, 2008 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce today announced two new feature films have been approved to begin filming in South Carolina in 2008. …
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Cayce Announces Amateur Photography Contest
March 12, 2008CAYCE, SC – March 12, 2008 – The City of Cayce is looking for a few great photos, 12 in fact, of life in Cayce for its 2008-2009 citizens’ calendar.…
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Carolyn Ramsay, Jewelry Designer, Columbia Regional Visitors Center – January Artist of the Month
January 14, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – January 14, 2008 – With a background in the arts, it is no wonder Carolyn Ramsay would become a jewelry designer and glass bead artist. She grew…
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Mann’s New Book, WENG, Attitude of Growth After Intellectual Failure, Now Available
December 3, 2007DARLINGTON, SC – November 30, 2007 – WENG, Attitude of Growth After Intellectual Failure, the first book from Jamaica Mann, is now available for purchase at major online booksellers or…
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Shandon Baptist Church to Unveil Whale of a Sculpture
November 29, 2007COLUMBIA, SC – November 29, 2007 – Shandon Baptist Church will dedicate a “whale” of a sculpture Dec. 2 at 11:15 a.m.—Jonah and the whale, that is. The 1500 pound…
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The Newberry Opera House announces its 10th season of bringing the stars to South Carolina
September 8, 2007August 20, 2007 – NEWBERRY, SC – The Newberry Opera House announces its 10th season with some 100 performances for the 2007-2008 calendar. Highlights include a sneak preview of Ken…
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Columbia Museum of Art Shows Photographic Masterworks from the George Eastman House Collection
August 12, 2007COLUMBIA, S.C. – Seeing Ourselves: Masterpieces of American Photography from the George Eastman House Collection opens at the Columbia Museum of Art on September 14, 2007, and runs through January…
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Bubbles and Big Adventures at EdVenture Children's Museum
June 13, 2007Columbia, S.C. – Children will love the hands-on fun and learning this summer at EdVenture’s two newest exhibits, the Big Adventure and Bubbleloosa. The wonderfully wacky challenge game of fun-filled…
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