The 2018 Festival takes place October 24-28 featuring leading black artists from France, Britain, Colombia, the Caribbean, and the United States performing orchestral and choral works, chamber, piano, organ, vocal recitals, and opportunities for community education. The COMF Baroque to EarlyRead more
Masterworks Showcase J.S. Bach (1685-1750) Brandenburg Concerto grosso No.3. 1. Allegro 2. Adagio 3. Allegro Haydn (1732-1809) Cello Concerto in C, Kevin Phillip Jones, Cello Intermission Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) Primavera Porteña Anyango Yarbo-Davenport, Violin Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) The SymphonyRead more
Marcus Amaker, Charleston's 1st Poet Laureate, will recite two original poems and serve as DJ. Don't forget to bring cash; copies of his music and poetry will be available for sale DANCEFX, Charleston's Premier Nonprofit Adult and Youth Dance Studio willRead more
Our 10 Year Anniversary Gala and Concert will happen on November 3. This fun evening will feature a special CJO concert celebrating 10 Years of Jazz. Maestro Charlton Singleton has 'hand picked' an unforgettable selection of songs from the 10 years ofRead more
Regina Marler, editor of Selected Letters of Vanessa Bell, and Sarah Milroy, curator of the recent Vanessa Bell exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery London, discuss the modernist painter, a pivotal figure in 20th century British art - as innovative as her sister Virginia WoolfRead more
David Hare was recently described by the Washington Post as "the premier political dramatist writing in English." His stage plays include the Tony Award nominated Plenty, Racing Demon, and Skylight, and his screenplays include Damage, The Hours, The Reader, and Denial. His memoir, The Blue Touch Paper, is a frank account ofRead more
Housed in the College of Charleston School of the Arts, Charleston Music Fest will present internationally acclaimed soprano Zoia Rozkok and esteemed faculty duo Natalia Khoma and Volydymyr Vynnytsky for a night of intimate chamber music and operatic arias. AnRead more
Margo Jefferson's memoir, Negroland, won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography. A deeply felt meditation on race, sex, class and American culture, it describes the contradictions of her comparatively privileged upbringing among Chicago's upper-class Black community. She is alsoRead more
Madeline Miller's Circe - an uncompromising portrait of a super-heroine who wields divine power - makes Homer pertinent to the 21st century. The novel has garnered praise equal to her previous work of fiction based on Homer's epic poem, the Orange PrizeRead more
John Avlon, author and Senior Political Analyst at CNN, Elliot Ackerman, novelist and former Marine who served in Afghanistan and Iraq, and Lynsey Addario, photojournalist who has documented every major conflict of her generation, discuss the desire to communicate andRead more
