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...
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Starry Nights Over West Ashley
Local artist shares love of painting with a regional flare by Lorne Chambers | editor For the better part of the last decade, local artist André Singleton has been encouraging others to unlock their inner Van Gogh. In fact, his business, Art with André, even offers a...
Permanent Record
Rocks & Razorbacks podcast serves as a collection of stories from St. Andrew’s High and Middleton High by Donna Jacobs | Contributing Writer Podcasts. Today, everyone has their favorite. For the Rocks and Razorbacks (alumni of St. Andrew’s High School and...
Theatre Dreams Take Wing
Charleston Stage’s apprentice program TheatreWings is now accepting applicants for 2025-2026 by Lorne Chambers | Editor CreWings program continues with its commitment to nurturing the city’s emerging theatrical talent. Open to students in grades 9–12 at no cost, the...
West Ashley’s Littlest Artists
The Youth Art Gallery at West Ashley Branch Library returns with Spring exhibit, summer packets now available by Lorne Chambers | Editor Last year, the recently reopened West Ashley Library in South Windermere began a program that highlighted the work of some of West...
Pulling all the Right Strings
Classical guitarist Alejandro Rowinsky plays Drayton Hall for Piccolo Spoleto by Lorne Chambers | Editor As the 2025 Spoleto Festival USA comes to a close this month, so does its little sister festival, Piccolo Spoleto, which is put on by the City of Charleston’s...
Nature POPs at Magnolia
Sean Kenny’s vibrant outdoor exhibit features over 40 sculptures made from LEGOs from Staff Reports Magnolia Plantation & Gardens is bringing a bold new experience to the Lowcountry starting Memorial Day weekend. Nature POP!, an awe-inspiring exhibition by...
A Group of Comedians Walks into a Dive Bar
Charleston’s comedy community rallies to support one of their own by Lorne Chambers | Editor Hey, did you hear the one about the comedian who gained 30 pounds in one weekend? Well, if you did, then you know local jokester Shawna Jarrett’s recent health scare was no...
A Helping and Healing Hand
Glowing Fest at Woodlands Nature Preserve will raise funds for those impacted by Hurricane Helene from Staff Reports Presented by Gator in the Atmosphere, Glowing Fest, an intimate nature-based music, arts, skill-sharing, and art-making festival, will have its...
On the Record
Vinyl enthusiasts will flock to Monster Music & Movies on April 12 for the 18th annual Record Store Day by Lorne Chambers | Editor Monster Music & Movies in West Ashley will officially open its doors at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 12. But vinyl aficionados and...
The Rebirth of Cool
Local band Rhodium returns to The Garden for a series of shows this spring/summer by Miranda Steadman | Contributing Writer Last month, West Of Free Press celebrated its 20th anniversary at The Garden by Charles Towne Fermentory on Ashley River Road. Local band...
