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View ArticleWorld-renowned arts festivals open today
The 49th annual Spoleto Festival USA kicks off at noon today at Charleston City Hall, with the main festival focusing on the exploration of truth across its many world-class concerts, plays, speeches...
View ArticleMystery Photo: White man
Here’s an image in South Carolina that seems to have undergone a little bit of graffiti modification. Tell us where you think it is specifically, not just the town. Make sure to add your name and...
View ArticleS.C. budget deal adds $3M for legislative pay raises
With a wary eye on Trump administration tariffs and federal budget cuts that experts warn could blow a hole in South Carolina’s budget next year, state lawmakers moved this week to sock away another...
View ArticleBrack: Good luck, graduates. You’re going to need it.
Dear Ellie: It seems like just yesterday when you donned a navy school shirt and tan skort to head to school. Now, years later, you’re among 3.9 million American high school graduates. The post Brack:...
View ArticleStatehouse Report 24.21: Education, pay raises, graduates
The May 23 issue of Statehouse Report explores what's next for S.C. education advocacy, legislative pay raises and advice for graduates. The post Statehouse Report 24.21: Education, pay raises,...
View ArticleHow a non-traditional tap dance company created its newest show
In “I Didn’t Come to Stay,” Music from the Sole will explore and celebrate the beautiful complexity of Black dance and culture. The show, which is May 23 to May 26 at the Emmett Robinson Theatre at the...
View ArticleHood, Lenderman to crush Southern rock at Cistern show
Rising indie artist M.J. Lenderman and rock veteran Patterson Hood will perform back-to-back sets May 24 in an opening weekend Spoleto Festival USA show beneath the oaks of the College of Charleston’s...
View ArticleSpoleto Festival USA kicks off with music, confetti, cannolis
Mount Pleasant resident Cyndi Nigh has been an usher for Spoleto Festival USA since 2009. But she’d never done what she did at Friday’s opening ceremony of the festival’s 49th edition. Nigh, 67,...
View ArticleReview: Flesh, faith clash in absorbing, gilded “Thaïs”
Gold flashes through “Thaïs,” Spoleto Festival USA’s absorbing world premiere production of Jules Massenet’s 1894 opera, with a libretto by Louis Gallet based on the 1890 book by Anatole France. In...
View ArticlePhoto Essay: “Abominable” community band brightens Marion Square
Seed and Feed Marching Abominable made Marion Square more colorful for hundreds May 24 with a fun pool party-themed performance. The post Photo Essay: “Abominable” community band brightens Marion...
View ArticleWiancko leads Spoleto chamber series for 2nd season
Internationally celebrated cellist Paul Wiancko made his debut last year as the leader of Spoleto Festival USA’s respected Bank of America Chamber Music series. The post Wiancko leads Spoleto chamber...
View ArticleSpoleto Festival USA Orchestra blends past, future in 4 shows
When Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra Music Director Timothy Myers plans the group’s programming, he said he balances the needs of the public, the festival and the orchestra— always aiming to help the...
View Article11 hurt in Sunday night shooting in Little River
MORNING HEADLINES | The 2025 Memorial Day kickoff to summer was bloody in parts of South Carolina where at least five people died and 15 were hurt in gun violence over the weekend. The post 11 hurt...
View ArticlePhoto essay: Art, crafts shine at Marion, Wragg squares
Artists turned Marion Square into an open-air gallery over the weekend during Piccolo Spoleto’s annual Outdoor Art Exhibition, which runs until June 8. Hundreds streamed through the park to enjoy...
View ArticleSalvant to debut newly arranged jazz ballads
French vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant will perform newly arranged jazz ballads May 28 at Spoleto Festival USA this year in ways not done before. The post Salvant to debut newly arranged jazz ballads...
View ArticleFragments” combines lots of classical pieces into a whole
“It took four years for world-renowned cellist Alisa Weilerstein to assemble “Fragments,” an innovative program that will be presented May 26 to May 31 at the College of Charleston’s Sottile Theatre....
View ArticleGas prices hit 4-year national low
The average price of gas in the U.S. was $3.18 per gallon, compared to $4.60 per gallon in 2022, according to an American Automobile Association report. The post Gas prices hit 4-year national low...
View Article“White Box,” based on powerful images, premieres May 29
"White Box," based on an 1897 photograph, has its U.S. premiere on May 29 at Spoleto Festival USA. The post “White Box,” based on powerful images, premieres May 29 appeared first on Charleston City...
View ArticleFederal judge blasts Trump administration in local grants case
A Lowcountry nonprofit won its David-versus-Goliath fight against the Trump administration last week when U.S. District Court Judge Richard Gergel ruled federal officials illegally canceled an $11.4...
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