Bobcat Chorale Brings Young West Ashley Voices to Piccolo Spoleto
Drayton Hall Elementary students performed a dream-inspired concert at Grace Church Cathedral from Staff Reports While Spoleto Festival USA and its little sister Piccolo Spoleto may not have much scheduled west of the Ashley River this year, West Ashley still found a...
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Where There’s Smoke, There’s Talent
Southern Roots Smokehouse wraps up an 8-week singer/songwriter competition by Lorne Chambers | Editor Applause filled Southern Roots Smokehouse on April 9 as the final notes rang out and judges crowned local musician Josh Rowe the first-ever champion of the Smokin’...
Witness Trees
Outdoor dance and music performance explores freedom, resilience, and stories rooted in the land from Staff Reports History, art, and landscape will come together in a unique outdoor performance at Middleton Place later this month as the historic site hosts Witness...
High Water Fest Continues to Find Its Groove
Two days of great weather and better music outshine a few sour notes by Lorne Chambers | Editor There are worse ways to spend a spring weekend than being in Riverfront Park with a breeze coming off the Cooper River, live music in the air, and the sun melting...
For the Love of Books
As the popularity of indie bookstores surge nationwide, a romance-focused shop opens in West Ashley by Hanalei Potempa | Contributing Writer After years of being written off in the age of Amazon, independent bookstores are quietly staging a comeback as shoppers are...
Heading South
Gooseberry set to bring their Brooklyn alt-rock sound to Tin Roof on April 20 from Staff Reports A rising indie rock act out of New York City is making its way to West Ashley later this month, as Gooseberry takes the stage at Tin Roof on Monday, April 20, joined by...
History in Handwriting
Middleton Place hosts interactive ink-and-quill workshop as part of 250th programming from Staff Reports In a time when texts, emails, and keyboards dominate daily life, one of the Lowcountry’s most historic sites is inviting visitors to slow things down—way down—and...
Paint It Positive
Youth Art Gallery returns to West Ashley Library from Staff Reports Young creatives across West Ashley are being invited to put their imagination—and encouragement—on display. The Charleston County Public Library’s West Ashley branch is now accepting submissions for...
Snackin’ & Yakkin’
New local podcast shares a bite with the people behind the city’s creative scene by Lorne Chambers | Editor Before the microphones even warm up, local comedian “Big” Ben Kennedy is already cracking jokes and passing around snacks. It’s the formula—part icebreaker,...
No Filters Needed
Magnolia Plantation to host beginner-friendly photography workshop series from Staff Reports If you’re curious about finally learning what all those camera buttons do, you will have a chance to sharpen your skills this month. Magnolia Plantation & Gardens hosts a...
Real Thick Rock & Roll
Canadian hard-rock band Sparrow Blue brings high-energy riffs and classic influences to The Tin Roof from Staff Reports West Ashley’s Tin Roof will get a dose of loud guitars and old-school rock swagger on Friday, March 20, when Canadian band Sparrow Blue rolls into...
