Tammaka Staley is a performance poet, activist, and teaching artist. A resident of Columbia, South Carolina, she has been writing and performing poetry for 10 years. Tammaka actively works in the community with poetry and youth organizations like OneWord Columbia,Read more
Join Grammy-nominated drummer and producer Quentin E. Baxter and Charleston poet laureate Marcus Amaker for a night of poetry and jazz. Joining Amaker on stage will be local and regional poets who were a part of the Poetic Jazz Society, a group of writersRead more
Join us as we partner with Croghan's Jewel Box to host jewelry maker, Temple St. Clair, as she discusses her journey and her most recent book The Golden Menagerie. Temple St. Clair found her passion for creative expression in gold andRead more
Jeffrey Guillaume (aka Mr. Emotional The Poet) is a native of Newark, New Jersey, and currently resides in Columbia, South Carolina. Guillaume discovered his love for the performing arts at Benedict College, where he received a Bachelor of Science inRead more
The staff will lead Halsey Institute members on a fun and exclusive evening tour of the exhibitions on view, "Marc Trujillo: American Purgatory" and "Riccarda de Eccher: Montagna." Trujillo's paintings present an anti-place: scenes that refer not to a specificRead more
Join us at noon Friday October 6 at High Cotton for Blue Bicycle Books Charleston Author Series Luncheon. You'll meet internationally bestselling and award-winning author of contemporary romantic southern fiction Natasha Boyd. Doors open at 11:30 AM with a delightfulRead more
Deep in the Forest Works By Eugene Horne presented by Fabulon On exhibit at Avondale Therapy 815 Savannah Highway, Charleston. September 20th –December 20th, just in time for fall. A special Artist’s Reception as part of the Charleston Gallery AssociationRead more
Featuring Marjory Wentworth (poet laureate of South Carolina), Ed Madden (poet laureate of Columbia, SC) and Marcus Amaker (poet laureate of Charleston, SC). MARJORY WENTWORTH’s poems have been nominated for The Pushcart Prize five times. Her books of poetry include Noticing Eden, Despite Gravity,Read more
Ron Rash, award-winning author of Serena, says about Kimberly Simms: “she writes with eloquence and empathy about an important part of Southern history – too often neglected.” Kimberly’s literary voice is rooted in the Southern tradition of storytelling, informed by herRead more
Javier Colon, Season 1 winner of NBC’s The Voice, performs favorites from Hamilton, West Side Story, Aladdin, The Lion King, Les Mis, and more, along with his original music accompanied by the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Yuriy Bekker. Blessed with a stunningly soulful voice, aRead more
