Letting Little Artists Shine
A new Library program celebrates the works of talented young artists by Lorne Chambers | Editor The recently re-opened West Ashley Library has undergone a slew of cosmetic improvements and technological upgrades courtesy of a slice of the $108.5 million referendum...
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Dobro Blues
Mississippi John Doude plays Home Team BBQ Mississippi John Doude is a singer-songwriter who often performs as a one-man-band. Most commonly recognized for his dobro playing, and signature story songs, Doude is a bit of an an underground folk icon. His music...
Painting with Passion
Local artist Patrick Prickett’s presence can be felt throughout Avondale Patrick Prickett is finally hitting his stride. After spending several years painting soul-sucking images of boats and bridges, the local painter has quit making “tourist art” and is following...
From Music City to the Holy City
Nashville recording artist Matt Vrba plays Live Wire Wednesday at Home Team BBQ Perhaps the only working musician in the world whose resume includes walking 3,200 miles across America, Nashville-based artist Matt Vrba strolls into West Ashley on Wednesday, Aug. 15 as...
Oh, For Art’s Sake
West Ashley Public Schools Have A Glaring DeficitIn Visual Art Teachers Local parents and art lovers are fed up with the tiny visual arts offerings at West Ashley High School. The school currently has no visual arts teachers on staff and is advertising for only a...
A Life-Long Legacy
Portrait unveiling celebrates the life and legacy of Cynthia Graham Hurd On the evening of June 17, 2015, a 21-year-old white supremacist walked into the “Mother” Emanuel A.M.E. Church in downtown Charleston and murdered nine African-Americans. He claimed he did it...
The Little Action Movie That Could
After a decade, locally-filmed movie Cold soldiers is finally completed Ten years is a long time to wait. For anything. But a handful of moviemakers and actors with West Ashley roots and addresses have waited long enough. Cold Soldiers, an action film that tells the...
Stroll Down Copley Street
Boston-based duo Copley Street brings traditional Irish music to West Ashley on June 12
Babes on a Halfshell
Oyster Babe artist Lauren Jane Gift exhibits her whimsical work at The Schoolhouse
Beauty As Action
What really matters? Surprisingly, it is Beauty! True beauty, not the glamour that distracts us these days. Each of us bringing beauty into our everyday life can actually help change the world. Why? Practicing “True Beauty” helps to shift our culture from competition...
Right On Key
Every year the Charleston Music Teachers’ Association (CMTA) holds an audition to encourage and reward students who have demonstrated achievement and dedication to their musical studies. The Louise Mathis Scholarship awarded thereafter allows the students to continue...
