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The Charleston Racial Unity Leadership Summit

The Charleston Metropolitan Church of Christ 4441 Durant Center, North Charleston, SC, United States

Join us for the Racial Unity Leadership Summit as we meet in Charleston, South Carolina, a city that has a rich history and a powerful legacy of endurance!  Scholars and thinkers from around the nation will share insightful presentations regardingRead more

$70

Prints in Clay

Charleston Gaillard Center 95 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC

Prints in Clay is a day-long multimedia artistic and educational exploration into the many significant contributions of African-Americans to the history and culture of the community. The four-part program consists of a historical tour, a visual exhibit, a curated dinner,Read more

$22 – $96

27th Annual Latin American Festival set for Oct. 14

Wannamaker County Park 8888 University Blvd, North Charleston, SC, United States

Dive into the vibrant Latin American culture for a day at the annual Latin American Festival, Sunday, Oct. 14 at North Charleston Wannamaker County Park! This popular event lasts from 12 – 6 p.m. and will feature Latin American music,Read more

$10

Charleston Library Society presents Speaker Series: Adam Parker

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, United States

Join Adam Parker and Cleveland Sellers, Jr. for the launch of Parker's biography on Sellers, Outside Agitator. Additional guests will discuss the history of the freedom movement, the seminal 1968 Orangeburg Massacre, and current challenges facing activists today. Parker's incisive biography detailsRead more

$5 – $10

Charleston to Charleston Literary Festival presents Bloomsbury Muse

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, United States

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

$25

Charleston to Charleston Literary Festival presents The Blue Touch Paper

Historic Dock Street Theatre 135 Church Street, Charleston, SC, United States

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

$25

Charleston to Charleston Literary Festival presents Denial

Historic Dock Street Theatre 135 Church Street, Charleston, SC, United States

Scripted by David Hare, who will give a short introduction, Denial, starring Rachel Weisz, is based on Deborah Lipstadt's History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier.

$20

Charleston to Charleston Literary Festival presents Negroland

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, United States

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

$25