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Event at Cone 10 studios raises awareness for Crisis Ministries

Empty Bowls at cone 10 studios “We are excited to host this Empty Bowls event as a way for Charleston Potters and cone 10 studios to join together in the effort to fight hunger in our community,” said Anne John, co-owner of cone 10 studios.  Charleston reported a five percent increase ...
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Review: Threshold Rep’s The Exact Center of the Universe

Review: Threshold Rep’s The Exact Center of the Universe

To the cast crew of Threshold Rep, let me start by saying: bravo. Threshold Rep's presentation of Joan Vail Thorne's The Exact Center of the Universe was captivating, relatable, and quite hysterical. Directed by Lon Bumgarner, Universe tells the story of an overbearing mother, Mrs. Vada Love Powell, whose entire world revolves around her ...
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TED 2013 to stream live in Charleston on Feb. 27, 28

TEDxMarionSquareLive to host TED 2013 webcast; Registration Now Open for Free Event CHARLESTON, SC – January 22, 2013 – The organizers of TEDxMarionSquare, an independently organized event licensed by TED featuring the region's leading thinkers, innovators, artists, philosophers and entertainers, announced today that they have been approved to live stream ...
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Chef Robert Carter Opens Rutledge Cab Company

photos by Rick McKee Celebrated chef debuts second restaurant in Charleston, S.C. CHARLESTON, S.C. (January 22, 2013) – Chef/owner Robert Carter and managing partner Brad Creger are excited to introduce Rutledge Cab Company (RCC), opening tonight for dinner service. Carter ...
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CFW holds its Emerging Designer Kick-Off Party

See more photos here Though Charleston Fashion Week is two months away, the event's planners and designers are already hard at work to make this year the biggest one yet. The folks behind CFW held its first event ...
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Theatre Review: Hat’s Off to PURE Theatre’s Motherf***er With a Hat

Theatre Review: Hat’s Off to PURE Theatre’s Motherf***er With a Hat

On Friday night, PURE opened Motherf***er With a Hat by Stephen Adly Guirgis. Not the company’s first Guirgis production, this show is definitely one Art Mag recommends. It runs through February 2, so you actually have time to see it more than once, and here’s why that would be a ...
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Restaurant Review: The Reincarnation of Acme Lowcountry Kitchen

Restaurant Review: The Reincarnation of Acme Lowcountry Kitchen

The sea islands around Charleston historically have not boasted many choices for quality dining. Especially if you don't feel like overpaying at tourist traps. Fortunately, right in the center of the Isle of Palms, you can get a ...
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Neve Cavanaugh named SCAD 2-D Challenge Scholarship Competition Winner

Savannah College of Art and Design has announced the winners of their 2-D Challenge, and we're thrilled to learn that the 1st place winner is Neve Cavanaugh, daughter of painter Ali Cavanaugh, represented locally by Robert Lange Studios! Clearly a talented family. A panel of ...
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LLF offers Creative Entrepreneurship Class with City of North Charleston and Clemson University

This winter Lowcountry Local First is partnership with the City of North Charleston Cultural Arts Department and Clemson University to bring together a 10 week course that focuses on the business side of the creative industry. Creative production and service requires ...
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