A Pollinator Paradise
New large-scale art installation on the West Ashley Bikeway aims to wow and educate by Lorne Chambers | Editor "TuxedoKat” is more than a moniker, it’s a state of mind for North Carolina-based artist, producer, and entrepreneur Katlyn Cornelius. She has adopted the...
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Art Matters — James Richardson
Graffiti Artist — made the ChART sign in Alycia Alley Describe your art: Graffiti on walls, large canvases, or miniature murals on paper. Graffiti like abstracts. I like shapes and colors. Were you an Artsy Kid: Yes, I liked making something out of nothing with my...
Laughing Outside the Box
All-female comedy show eXcess boXes at Tin Roof on Nov. 17 by Lorne Chambers | Editor This month Tin Roof in West Ashley will stage a variety show written and produced entirely by talented local woman comics. On Sunday, Nov. 17, sandwiched in between brunch and...
Art Matters
Charlotte Fraser Describe your work: I am a representational artist. I use watercolor and acrylic to paint portraits, pets, people, and places. As an artsy person, people expect you can: Write trivia answers in fancy script, make a poster, be a wedding photographer....
Rockin’ The Woodlands
Umphrey’s McGee headlines the first-ever Woodlands Fall Music & Arts Festival by Lorne Chambers | Editor The Charleston Woodlands Nature Reserve is quickly becoming the go-to venue for festivals in Charleston. Not only is it now the home of the Charleston...
A Spoonful of Sugar
Cultural Arts Center Charleston stages a Junior Apprentice performance of beloved classic Mary Poppins by Lorne Chambers | Editor The endless treasure that is Mary Poppins continues to inspire and motivate us all to use our imaginations. And this month, West Ashley’s...
Art Matters — Fiber Artist Kristy Bishop
Describe your art: Tapestry and wall hangings made with wool, silk, cotton, and linen. I use warm colors with blacks and golds, lots of hot pink. I mix bright natural elements with super shiny gaudy glitzy metallics and mix patterns with tassels. The process is...
Tuffy Tiger Comes To Town
Halloween Spooktakular at Frothy Beard Brewery welcomes local mascots for a Halloween fundraiser from Staff Reports Hosted by Frothy Beard and Zombie Bob’s Pizza in the Ashley Landing Shopping center, the Halloween Spooktakular community event will have free arts and...
Re-Entering Orbit
Former Wormbelly members form The Lost Cosmonauts, play first gig at Tin Roof on Saturday, Sept. 7 by Lorne Chambers | Editor Two decades ago, the band Wormbelly broke onto the local music scene with a unique style of genre-bending rock ‘n’ roll and fiery live shows...
A discussion with artist, teacher, milliner Meyriel J. Edge Favorite tool: Pencil Finest of all the colors: Blue, but I rarely use it. Travel wish list: Bruges, Belgium. I went to Provence and enjoyed drawing there, I would go back. Artists of admiration: Vermeer,...
Let’s Get Together and Feel All Right
Sixth annual S.C. Reggae Jerk Festival returns to West Ashley on Aug. 25 from Staff Reports Come on out and celebrate all things Jamaican at the Sixth Annual South Carolina Reggae Jerk Festival. You can feast on the scrumptious jerk-seasoned foods and dance to Reggae...
