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Speaker Series: Heather Lyn Mann

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, United States

Join the Charleston Library Society and the Sophia Institute in experiencing one woman’s death-defying, life-affirming journey on the open ocean. Local author Heather Lyn Mann will share personal stories from Ocean of Insight: A Sailor’s Voyage from Despair to Hope. This eventRead more

Free

Wide Angle Lunch Series Presents Femi Oyediran & Miles White

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, United States

No matter where in the world you are, wine has a magical, mystical power to bring people together. Whether it’s showing up at a dinner party with a beautiful bottle of Cabernet, or sipping Chardonnay on the patio all summerRead more

$20 – $30

Speaker Series: Johanna Neuman

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, United States

Join us as we welcome Johnna Neuman in conversation as she discusses her most recent book Gilded Suffragists: The New York Socialites Who Fought for Women’s Right To Vote. To RSVP, call 843-723-9912 or email dreutter@charlestonlibrarysociety.org. Gilded Suffragists: The New York Socialites WhoRead more

Free

A Conversation With Jon Meacham

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, United States

NY Times Bestselling author Jon Meacham will visit The Charleston Library Society to discuss his latest book, The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels with former Time, Inc. Editor in Chief, John Huey. In this timely look at tumultuousRead more

$30 – $40

“A Carrion Cheer: A Faunistic Tragedy” Artist Talk

Join us to hear from the Germany-based artist duo Böhler & Orendt who will create an immersive installation in the galleries of the Halsey Institute. Naming it a “makeshift transdimensional stopover camp,” the installation will consist of several tents throughRead more

Free

Speaker Series: Dorothea Benton Frank

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, United States

NY Times Bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank dishes the latest Lowcountry dirt on her newest novel, By Invitation Only, at the Charleston Library Society, and despite the title, this ticketed event is open to the public! By Invitation Only tells the tale ofRead more

$30 – $40

Artist Talks for Southbound

City Gallery 34 Prioleau St, Charleston, SC, United States

Join the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art for artist talks with Titus Brooks Heagins, Susan Worsham, Stacy Kranitz, and Thomas Rankin in conjunction with Southbound: Photographs of and about the New South. Southbound: Photographs of and about the New South is anRead more

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 The Demise of Democracy

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, United States

In the era of populism, Christopher Dickey, World News Editor of The Daily Beast, and David Hare, British playwright renowned for his state of the nation dramas, discuss the implications of the Trump regime in the US and Brexit in the UKRead more

$25