Jul 12, 2018
Portrait unveiling celebrates the life and legacy of Cynthia Graham Hurd On the evening of June 17, 2015, a 21-year-old white supremacist walked into the “Mother” Emanuel A.M.E. Church in downtown Charleston and murdered nine African-Americans. He claimed he did it...
Jul 12, 2018
After a decade, locally-filmed movie Cold soldiers is finally completed Ten years is a long time to wait. For anything. But a handful of moviemakers and actors with West Ashley roots and addresses have waited long enough. Cold Soldiers, an action film that tells the...
May 30, 2018
Boston-based duo Copley Street brings traditional Irish music to West Ashley on June 12 Boston-based Uilleann piper Joey Abarta and fiddler Nathan Gourley are two of America’s great young trad musicians. “Trad” is short for “traditional,” often used to describe folk...
May 8, 2018
Oyster Babe artist Lauren Jane Gift exhibits her whimsical work at The Schoolhouse Raised in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, local painter Lauren Jane Gift developed a love for art as far back as she can recal. “I fondly remember spending summers at the Chagrin Valley Art Center...
Feb 12, 2018
What really matters? Surprisingly, it is Beauty! True beauty, not the glamour that distracts us these days. Each of us bringing beauty into our everyday life can actually help change the world. Why? Practicing “True Beauty” helps to shift our culture from competition...
Feb 12, 2018
Every year the Charleston Music Teachers’ Association (CMTA) holds an audition to encourage and reward students who have demonstrated achievement and dedication to their musical studies. The Louise Mathis Scholarship awarded thereafter allows the students to continue...
