Beneath the West Ashley Moon
West Ashley native Kent Parker returns home for debut book signing by Lorne Chambers | Editor Growing up in the Northbridge Terrace neighborhood of West Ashley in a home that his parents built, Kent Parker’s upbringing during the transformative 1970s instilled in him...
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Happy Humph Day
The laughs just keep on coming … and they keep on coming to the Tin Roof in West Ashley. The popular dive bar has become the place to catch local and touring stand-up comedians. Last month, Tin Roof welcomed California comic Grant Lyon, who helped provide some...
Big Bang Theory
Former Buddy Guy guitarist Frank Bang makes a pit stop in West Ashley this week when he plays Fiery Ron’s Home Team BBQ on Thursday, July 2. But his musical journey began in his native Chicago. Bang, whose actual surname is Blinkal, saw his first live music at the...
Lyon Will Have Your Roaring
A former collegiate soccer player, comedian Grant Lyon decided to pursue a career on stage instead of on the field. He started his career in the vibrant San Francisco comedy scene, where the San Francisco Weekly described him as “a hilariously sharp observer, not one...
Not Just Mailing It In
Last Sunday the 39th annual Spoleto Festival USA came to its glorious conclusion on our side of the river when it wrapped up with a music-filled grand finale at Middleton Place. But the week before, West Ashley was abuzz with poetry, photography, music, comedy, dance,...
Romance In The Gardens
A British literature teacher in New York and an Indiana high school student took the top prizes in the second Annual Garden of Romance Poetry Contest sponsored by Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. Stacy Pratt, an assistant professor of English at Jefferson Community...
Talking To The Wall
Jericho Advisors is hosting a conversation with artists Hirona Matsuda and Alan Jackson this Thursday, May 28 from 5-7 p.m. The artists will answer questions and share details about their process surrounding Wall Line, a site-specific instillation that transformed the...
E.T. Phones Home To West Ashley
Grab your lawn chairs, blankets, and insect repellent because Charles Towne Landing’s Movies Under The Stars kicks off this Friday, May 29 with a special screening of the Steven Spielberg 1982 classic E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in the courtyard at Founders Hall at...
Piccolo Spoleto Comes to West Ashley
For three days next week, the Avondale Point Business District will join Piccolo Spoleto for the first time ever in a three-day long creative arts celebration from May 26-28. The event will feature art walks, poetry, photography, comedy, dance, submitted art...
Live in Technicolor
After weeks of hard work, more than 70 Honors Drama IV and Drama IV students at West Ashley High School will perform Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat May 21-23 at the WAHS Auditorium. The play, a hit show by Andrew Lloyd Webber, along with Tim Rice, first...
Marches to a Different Drum
Late last year Widespread Panic founding member Todd Nance left the legendary Southern jam band to attend to some personal matters. The longtime WSP drummer resurfaces this weekend in West Ashley when he plays two shows along with The Dyrty Byrds from Colorado. In...
