Do You Hear What I Hear?
Clelia’s Guitar Studio strums into the season with annual student holiday concerts Dec. 13 & 14 from Staff Reports The sounds of the season will ring out once again at Clelia’s Guitar Studio in West Ashley as students take the stage for the studio’s annual holiday...
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Shaking Up The ‘Natural Order’of Things
West Ashley author Ali Akhyari just released his first book, Natural Order, a collection of six works of short-fiction. As a whole, the book calls into question a variety of social norms and cultural biases while ringing a bell of rebellion and a return to simpler...
Return to the Dark Side
Whether you consider yourself goth or not, Tin Roof will be welcoming Charleston’s underground to its foggy dance floors yet again this week when another installment of Oblivion Goth Dance Party returns to the West Ashley bar. Oblivion will take place Friday, April...
Happy Record Store Day
By now, the resurgence of vinyl has been widely reported, with people buying them again in historic numbers. But the story still needs to be told that local record stores play an important role in their local communities. Record Store Day was born out of a debt of...
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Next week 4th Wall, the visual arts arm of Jericho Advisors, presents Neighbors, a collection of photography from local photographer and filmmaker Dorian Warneck. Officially opening with a reception on Wednesday, April 20, the evening will begin with an Artist Talk...
The Power of Music
The Pub on 61 is hosting the 2016 Jam Fest Tour from 2 p.m. until 2 a.m. on Saturday, April 9. All proceeds benefit Joy Moja, a non-profit organization that sells handmade products made by artisans in Tanzania in order to provide educational opportunities and fund...
A Parallel Complex Visual Entropy
For the month of April, Fabulon Art Center presents the works of acclaimed visual artist Hampton R. Olfus. Entitled Layers: A Parallel Complex Visual Entropy, the exhibit opens with a reception from 5-8:30 p.m. on Friday, April 1 and will stay on display through the...
Welcome To World Music Café
After playing several gigs in Asheville, N.C. musician Peter Kfoury felt like Charleston needed a true “listening room,” a place where folks could come and simply listen to music without the distractions of pool balls clanging, beer bottles being dropped, or people...
Wildcats Orchestra Receives a Superior Rating
On March 10 and 11, West Ashley High’s Orchestra hosted and participated in the Lowcountry Orchestra Performance Assessment. West Ashley gave an excellent performance which resulted in a Superior Rating. This competition served as this year’s Regional Performance...
Taking Poetic License
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens will award prizes totaling more than $2,000 to poets — young and old — who best capture Magnolia as an idyllic “Garden of Romance.” Magnolia, America's last large-scale romantic-style garden, is seeking poems that emulate the...
Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler
All bars love a good drinking holiday, especially when it falls in the middle of the week, giving folks an excuse to go to the pub on a Tuesday, for example. But this coming Tuesday, Feb. 9 is not just any Tuesday. It’s Fat Tuesday. The official end of the Mardi Gras...
