West Ashley Poet, Acadia Reynolds, Wins Statewide Prize by Hailey M. Williams | Contributing Writer Charleston County School of the Arts (SOA) sophomore Acadia Reynolds recently took the stage to read her poem, “For Jadzia Stern” during the 5th Annual MUSC Septima P....
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Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Next week 4th Wall, the visual arts arm of Jericho Advisors, presents Neighbors, a collection of photography from local photographer and filmmaker Dorian Warneck. Officially opening with a reception on Wednesday, April 20, the evening will begin with an Artist Talk...
The Power of Music
The Pub on 61 is hosting the 2016 Jam Fest Tour from 2 p.m. until 2 a.m. on Saturday, April 9. All proceeds benefit Joy Moja, a non-profit organization that sells handmade products made by artisans in Tanzania in order to provide educational opportunities and fund...
A Parallel Complex Visual Entropy
For the month of April, Fabulon Art Center presents the works of acclaimed visual artist Hampton R. Olfus. Entitled Layers: A Parallel Complex Visual Entropy, the exhibit opens with a reception from 5-8:30 p.m. on Friday, April 1 and will stay on display through the...
Welcome To World Music Café
After playing several gigs in Asheville, N.C. musician Peter Kfoury felt like Charleston needed a true “listening room,” a place where folks could come and simply listen to music without the distractions of pool balls clanging, beer bottles being dropped, or people...
Wildcats Orchestra Receives a Superior Rating
On March 10 and 11, West Ashley High’s Orchestra hosted and participated in the Lowcountry Orchestra Performance Assessment. West Ashley gave an excellent performance which resulted in a Superior Rating. This competition served as this year’s Regional Performance...
Taking Poetic License
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens will award prizes totaling more than $2,000 to poets — young and old — who best capture Magnolia as an idyllic “Garden of Romance.” Magnolia, America's last large-scale romantic-style garden, is seeking poems that emulate the...
Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler
All bars love a good drinking holiday, especially when it falls in the middle of the week, giving folks an excuse to go to the pub on a Tuesday, for example. But this coming Tuesday, Feb. 9 is not just any Tuesday. It’s Fat Tuesday. The official end of the Mardi Gras...
Under the Willow
Home Team BBQ is bringing back its popular Bar-B-Qued Bluegrass Series to their West Ashley location on Saturday, Jan. 30 with a performance by Under the Willow, an original four-piece string band rooted in but not limited to traditional bluegrass instrumentation....
Clucking It Up
Comedy clubs seem to always have funny and ridiculous names, like the Ha Ha Hut, The Laugh Factory, The Funny Bone, so it should not be all that surprising that a chicken wing place named d.d. Peckers’ would have enough of a sense of humor to host a comedy night. It...
Building Sound Sculptures In The Air
Jucifer, founded in Georgia in 1993, are pioneers of the sludge/doom/death metal duo genre. Notorious for their use of massive amplification, and for their entirely nomadic lifestyle, the band has literally been homeless for two thirds of its 23-year existence. Lead...
