Join us Friday, August 18 at noon for Blue Bicycle Books Charleston Author Series Luncheon at High Cotton with noted ESPN commentator and journalist Kate Fagan, whose recently released book, What Made Maddy Run tells a fascinating story. It's the heartbreakingRead more
This talk is in correlation to the "Marc Trujillo: American Purgatory" exhibition on view from August 26 - October 7 at the Halsey Institute. Trujillo and Quattlebaum Artist-In-Residence Robert Storr will discuss themes in the exhibition. The paintings of MarcRead more
Why are landscapes so prevalent in art? What is the relationship between landscape and art? From wall drawings in the Lascaux Caves and Chinese ink wash paintings to German Romanticism and American landscape painting, different cultures throughout history have nearlyRead more
Columbia, SC poet Al Black and award-winning Sumter poet Len Lawson will read from the SC poetry anthology Hand in Hand: Poets Respond to Race. After the cases of Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and Tamir Rice became mainstream media, the foundersRead more
The Colour of Music Festival presents the Symposium: An Ode to Leontyne Price, the most famous soprano of her generation and chronicled worldwide as one of the most incredible voices in modern times. Ms. Price celebrated her 90th birthday (FebruaryRead more
In conjunction with her exhibition at the Halsey Institute as a part of the SEA CHANGE initiative, "The Tide is High", Aurora Robson will present a lecture as a part of the South Carolina Aquarium's Holland Lifelong Learning Program. "TheRead more
Artist and filmmaker Chris Jordan will give a public lecture in connection with his SEA CHANGE exhibition on view, "Midway." In this lecture, Jordan will describe his voyages to the Midway Atoll, a remote island in the Pacific Ocean whereRead more
Charleston UK and Charleston SC epitomize the theory of six degrees of separation. Charles Anson and Juliet Nicolson, who live close to Charleston, Sussex, have unexpected local connections. Charles Anson, former British Diplomat and Press Secretary to the Queen, isRead more
The city of Charleston in South Carolina and Charleston, a small farmhouse in Sussex, England, share the reputation of being epicenters of modernism in the first half of the 20th century. Charleston in the UK, the rural home of theRead more
Shakespeare is both omnipresent and mysterious. In his new novel, Fools and Mortals (published in the States early next year), Bernard Cornwell, the internationally bestselling author, explores the legends surrounding Shakespeare by recreating the life of the playwright's younger brother Richard.Read more
