School Performances April 2, 3, 9, & 10, 2019 @ 10am Please call the box office at 843-875-9251 to reserve school performances Follow Horton the Elephant on his exciting journey of Who discovery in a speck of dust as Seussical the MusicalRead more
Praised for being “extraordinary, unconventional, interactive and fun" and for playing that is “bold, personal and masterly” (Royal Academy of Music), Turkish pianist and composer and Turkey’s 2017 Pianist of the Year, AyşeDeniz Gökçin is widely sought-after as an internationalRead more
The Tony Award-winning Tale as Old as Time Be our guest for this musical spectacular with dancing candlesticks, silverware, and teapots. This is an enchanting tale of a young girl trapped in a provincial town and a prince who isRead more
The Arc | Illumination, Ritual and Reflection Curated by Jen Ervin Featuring the work of: Rebecca Drolen, Noelle McCleaf, Jordanna Kalman, Richard McCabe, Neal Casal, Ashley Gates, Michael McCraw and Jesse Koechling April 5th – May 23rd, 2019 Opening reception:Read more
The Charleston Artist Guild Gallery is pleased to present Carolina Sunsets, featuring an all new release of several beautiful original oil paintings from local artist, Betsy Jones McDonald. Betsy is the featured artist at the CAG Gallery during the month of April. Her exhibit will be on displayRead more
Ann Caldwell and the Magnolia Singers will close out the Candlelight Concert season at the Unitarian Church in Charleston at 7:30 on April 5 with a rousing performance of their a capella Gullah spirituals and stories that pay homage toRead more
The Tony Award-winning Tale as Old as Time Be our guest for this musical spectacular with dancing candlesticks, silverware, and teapots. This is an enchanting tale of a young girl trapped in a provincial town and a prince who isRead more
Join the Halsey Institute staff and tour guides for the international celebration of “slow looking” and participate in guided in-depth conversations about a handful of the artworks in Young Contemporaries 2019. Learn more about Slow Art Day here! _______________ SlowRead more
Come enjoy a taste of Louisiana Cajun fun right here in the Lowcountry! The 28th Annual Lowcountry Cajun Festival returns to James Island County Park on Sunday, April 7, 2019 from 12 – 6 p.m. This ragin’ Cajun Festival featuresRead more
The Charleston Music Club will present some of Charleston's finest young musicians at its free annual student awards recital on Sunday, April 7th, at 3 pm in the chapel at Franke at Seaside, 1885 Rifle Range Road. Charleston Music ClubRead more
In 1968, amidst new technologies like computers and video being used in art, theorist Jack Burnham declared the art of that time “is fundamentally concerned with the implementation of the art impulse in an advanced technological society.” Today, over halfRead more
Sibling rivalry, adultery and dungeons are coming to Threshold Repertory Theatre in April as it presents “The Lion in Winter.” “The Lion in Winter” by James Goldman is a modern-day classic often described as a medieval “Who’s Afraid of VirginiaRead more
College of Charleston Theatre and Dance closes its 2018-2019 season with the hilarious, Tony Award-winning comedy “Urinetown,” directed by artist-in-residence Bret Shuford with musical direction by Laura Turner. While the show is lighthearted in nature, it shares with audiences aRead more
The wacky characters from Ken Ludwig’s Lend Me a Tenor are back—this time in Paris, on the eve of a star-studded concert where three famous tenors are scheduled to perform together. Of course, everything that can go wrong does, including clandestine loveRead more
The Taylor Festival Choir collaborates with the Charleston Symphony and the College of Charleston Madrigal Singers in a performance J.S. Bach’s magesterial Mass in B-minor. Completed in 1749, one year before Bach’s death, the work was never heard in itsRead more
The City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs presents The City Luminous: Architectures of Hope in an Age of Fear March 30 to May 5. Curated by the College of Charleston’s Assistant Professor of Art and Architectural History, Jessica Streit,Read more
The Charleston Gospel Choir is pleased to present its 2019 spring performance entitled Queen of Soul and Gospel: A Tribute to Aretha Franklin, Saturday, April 13, 6 p.m. at Charity Missionary Baptist Church, 1544 Montague Avenue, North Charleston, SC underRead more
From Hamilton to Jersey Boys, from The Greatest Showman to Grease and beyond, Citadel cadets take on favorite Broadway melodies old and new under the esteemed co-leadership of Musical Director Nancy Lefter and Choreographer Nakeisha Daniel. Back for a thirdRead more
The Halsey Institute is proud to present a double feature of films by director Olympia Stone. This film screening is free to attend and open to the public. Stone will hold a Q&A after the film screenings. Olympia Stone's latestRead more
The College of Charleston Orchestra will perform a spring concert conducted by Yuriy Bekker. This program includes Claude Debussy’s Petite Suite, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations (featuring cellist/faculty member Natalia Khoma), Antonín Dvořák's Symphony No. 8 in G Major and a world premiereRead more
Come hear about public artwork around the world and its role in vibrant communities as Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt, internationally recognized, Miami-based founding partners of R & R Studios, frame their approach to public art, public architecture or socialRead more
Join African American Literature students from the College of Charleston as we pay homage to Charleston's African American writers and artists. We will be accepting donations of African American literature books as well as money for the Sankofa Free Library.Read more
After becoming an instant hit with the CSO in 2017, beloved pianist Joyce Yang returns to Charleston to close out the season with a night of Russian romantic music. Yang will play Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3, which Prokofiev piecedRead more
The Boy Who Traveled Around the World in an Envelope! — A Charleston Premiere The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley, based on Jeff Brown’s bestselling children’s book, tells the story of Stanley Lambchop, a normal boy who is just likeRead more
A tribute to Ray Charles featuring Manny Houston What’d I Say, Hit the Road Jack, Georgia on My Mind, and Mess Around … were just a few treasures recorded and performed by Ray Charles. Known as the "Genius of Soul,"Read more
Premiered at the 2018 Piccolo Spoleto Festival and showcased this past February at the Center for Performance Research in Brooklyn, New York, Origin was inspired by the movement patterns of Annex Dance Company Artistic Director Kristin Alexander’s young daughter, Anne. For this project, Alexander collaboratedRead more
MADE FROM SCRATCH: A SHOW ABOUT FOOD looks at our relationships to food and the stories that food inspires in us. Everyone has strong memories that are inspired by food, whether they are nostalgic memories of a distant childhood orRead more
Calling all artists, art enthusiasts, history fans and nature lovers! The Daniel Island Historical Society, The Art Guild of Daniel Island and the Daniel Island Community Fund present “Art in the Park: A Celebration of Daniel Island’s Live Oaks." JoinRead more
Join us for a free poetry workshop with Glenis Redmond as part of the Poetry at McLeod reading series. Glenis Redmond is an autobiographical poet with a creative lens focusing on place and people. In her workshop “About People, AboutRead more
A Gospel Stage Play - We grow up trusting our parents, but what happens when one child is taken away and the other is caught up in a love triangle? Mother doesn't always know what's best as lies and secretsRead more
The Poetry at McLeod reading series continues with activist poet Glenis Redmond. This reading series is presented in collaboration with The Poetry Society of South Carolina, Charleston County Parks & Recreation Commission (CCPRC), the SC Humanities Council, the City ofRead more
The debut author, Lydia Fitzpatrick, will discuss her upcoming book Lights All Night Long, a gripping and deftly plotted narrative of family and belonging. Fifteen-year-old Ilya arrives in Louisiana from his native Russia for what should be the adventure of hisRead more
Lydia Fenet will return to CLS to discuss her new book, The Most Powerful Woman In The Room Is You, and we are fortunate to have her provide a taste of her exceptional auctioneering skills to kick off the evening! InRead more
Award-winning sister act Gracie & Lacy makes a dazzling return to the North Charleston Arts Fest in Gloriously Gatsby. The Great Gatsby himself would feel right at home in this Jazz Era throwback performance. Gracie & Lacy showcase the glitzRead more
What If? will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original tribal love-rock musical's Broadway debut with an epic production at the Queen Street Playhouse (20 Queen Street). The musical that introduced rock 'n' roll to the theatre stage, HAIR examinesRead more
The sixth production of their 16th Season: The Agitators by Mat Smart. Directed by PURE Theatre Artistic Director and Co-Founder Sharon Graci, the cast features Emily Wilhoit as Susan B. Anthony and PURE Core Ensemble Member, Michael Smallwood, as FrederickRead more
Midtown Productions presents Andrew Lloyd Webber’s West End and Broadway hit musical Tell Me On A Sunday, starring Allison Sharpley. This dazzling one-woman show follows the romantic misadventures of Emma, a young English hat designer, who pins her hopes onRead more
Dog and Horse Fine Art is pleased to present Spreading Lowcountry Love with Joseph “P-Nut” Johnson. In this exhibition, he bridges poetry and painting, local flavor and outsider influence and upper class and working class through charming colloquial sayings andRead more
Join CLS & Buxton Books as we welcome bestselling author Delia Owens as she speaks about her hit novel Where The Crawdads Sing. Owens will be introduced by bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe for this lecture event. For years, rumors ofRead more
