Bluegrass and Storytelling
Grammy-nominated musician brings Appalachian traditions to Magnolia from Staff Reports Bluegrass music, mountain folklore, and generations of Appalachian tradition will take center stage at Magnolia Plantation & Gardens on Friday, Aug. 14, when Grammy-nominated...
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A Gullah Gift for the Holidays
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens hosts doll-making workshop with renowned gullah artist Genya Stokes-Watson from Staff Reports Magnolia Plantation & Gardens is adding a meaningful, handmade touch to the holiday season with a special Gullah doll-making workshop...
Growth, Grief, and Light
West Ashley artist Karl Zurfluh’s Avondale mural tells a story by Hanalei Potempa | Contributing Writer West Ashley artist Karl Zurfluh has completed a striking new mural in the Avondale Business District, a vivid addition to his ongoing “Light Pilots” collection....
West Ashley Wanderer — Lions, Tigers & Bears! Oh, My!
Birds, rabbits and elephants, too by Joan Perry | Contributing Writer I’ve accumulated a few of artist Lisa Shimko’s whimsical paintings over the years - bears wearing crowns and scarves, great blue herons and colorful painted buntings. While she has a broad range of...
Humans Gone Wild
Garden Bros Nuclear Circus brings the big top to West Ashley from Staff Reports Local families are in for a high-energy spectacle this October as the Garden Bros Nuclear Circus: Humans Gone Wild rolls into West Ashley for a four-day run under the big top at Citadel...
The Bridge Charts a New Course
West Ashley radio station 105.5 goes against national currents to navigate a format anchored in the Lowcountry by Lorne Chambers | Editor There are more ways to hear music today than there have ever been in human history: internet radio, satellite radio, Spotify,...
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...
