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UPCOMING EVENTS

E.g., April 2024

EDITORS' PICKS

PLANTASIA
Saturday, Apr 27, 2024
BLACK FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL
Saturday, Apr 27, 2024
BLACKSTAR SYMPHONY
Saturday, Apr 27, 2024
NORTH CHARLESTON ARTS FEST
Wednesday, May 01, 2024
Outdoors
May 4
Charleston Farmers Market
Support Lowcountry farmers, artisans, and other vendors in Marion Square through the seasons. Purchase local produce...
Outdoors
May 4
Isle of Paws Music Fest
Bring lawn chairs and four-legged friends for a day of fun at the park. People and their pets can enjoy live music from...
Dance & Theater
May 4
Keys & Conversations: Momentum
Presented by Charleston Jazz and the International African American Museum, this showcase of Lowcountry musicians will...
Family
May 4
Charleston Battery Home Games
Watch the Charleston Battery face off against Hartford Athletic and El Paso Locomotive at Patriots Point. Head coach...
Dance & Theater
May 4
Black Jacket Symphony Presents Purple Rain
For more than a decade, Black Jacket Symphony has faithfully recreated some of the most iconic classic rock albums of...
Outdoors
May 5
Sunday Brunch Farmers Market
The Charleston Pour House hosts local artisans, bakers, and other vendors every Sunday. The market is a Lowcountry...
Dance & Theater
May 5
Brandon Lake
Charleston native and Grammy-nominated gospel artist Brandon Lake presents his Tear Off the Roof tour, featuring chart-...
Family
May 7
Charleston Riverdogs
Grab a hot dog and a cold beer and root for the home team as the Charleston RiverDogs face the Fredericksburg Nationals...

ARTS & EVENTS


June 2022
Why members of the local art scene took note of Kirsten Hoving’s ethereal photographic works soon after she moved to Charleston
Her art is included in four exhibits this month. Find out where you can see it.

June 2022
Summer reads roundup: Four page-turners with a Charleston connection recommended by our editors and the owners of local bookstores
And find out which books you need to read before they become television shows or movies

May 2022
Mountain Made: Amble along the Blue Ridge Craft Trails to discover the creative spirit of the North Carolina mountains
Discover a road map to more than 300 artist studios, galleries, and other cultural points of interest across the 25-...

May 2022
A new era in Charleston arts: meet the dynamic leaders who have taken the helm of four influential institutions
Discover changes coming to Spoleto Festival USA, College of Charleston School of the Arts, Charleston Gaillard Center,...

May 2022
Look Here, Look Again: Get to know local artist David Boatwright, famous for his myriad colorful murals across Charleston
The prolific painter will unveil his first comprehensive exhibition of small pieces in more than a decade this month

May 2022
Pianist Paul Sánchez tops the charts with a collaborative album, “Dreams of a New Day,” that speaks to the Holy City and beyond
Find out about the inspiration behind his next ambitious project

May 2022
The Blue Dogs bring their “Charleston Sound” full circle in June with their new album, Big Dreamers
Read our review and listen to a single from the album

April 2022
Creating murals that sing with McKenzie Eddy Smith and Elliott Smith of Headspace Murals
See their local projects and find out how they’re encouraging more large-scale works

April 2022
Author Virginia Beach explores the nuanced history of Middleton Place in her latest book, “American Landmark”
Read Stephanie Hunt’s review

March 2022
Charleston’s own Shovels & Rope releases a monster album, Manticore, in time for the return of High Water Festival in April
Read our review and watch a video of the duo sing one of their single “Bleed Me”

March 2022
Get a closer look at fine artist Jen Swearington’s intricate paper-cut sculptures inspired by her new home
Discover why the artist is at a turning point and how she landed on Folly Beach

February 2022
Renée Fleuranges-Valdes’s curvy path to finding her voice as a fine arts quilter
See her work on display at City Gallery at Waterfront Park this month

January 2022
Modern-Day Sweetgrass Basket Stand: How a centuries-old traditional craft is getting a tech boost—and a global audience—from Etsy
One Mount Pleasant basket maker says the Uplift Makers program inspired her to keep up the art form

January 2022
Learn what influences painter Katy Mixon’s abstract work and found out why she wants to reveal her artistic process
See Mixon's work next month when she's the visiting artist at Gibbes Museum

December 2021
How abstract artist Susan Altman was influenced by William Halsey and why she paints without fear
See her latest work at December‘s ”Mixtape” show at Meyer Vogl Gallery

December 2021
In his second book, “Gullah Spirit: The Art of Jonathan Green,” the artist showcases his vibrant vision
See how Green's work has evolved over the past 25 years

November 2021
Why assemblage artist Robin Howard seeks to surprise and delight viewers
See her work this month at Miller Gallery

November 2021
SUSTO’s latest album reflects on life, death, and “Time in the Sun”

October 2021
Opera at The Joe? Meet the couple behind Holy City Arts & Lyric Opera
HALO stages nontraditional performances to bring live theatre to everyone

October 2021
With singer Kanika Moore at center stage, Doom Flamingo channels electric ’80s Miami on its new EP
Why the synthwave band has the pieces needed for “wild success”

September 2021
With New Muse Concerts, violinist Lydia Chernicoff aims to make classical music more accessible
Why she thinks Charleston’s art scene is flourishing

September 2021
A Short History of Charleston: The newly expanded edition examines the decades from Mayor Riley’s election to the Emanuel AME church shootings
Attorney and author Robert Rosen stresses the city’s contradictions

August 2021
See the finalists of our 8th Annual Images of Charleston Photo Contest
And help select the Readers’ Choice Award winner!

August 2021
Get an insider’s look at Charleston society through author Gervais Hagerty’s debut novel
With In Polite Company, she joins the coterie of local women novelists writing beach-worthy reads

August 2021
A Cut Above: Illustrator Sam Sidney attracts a strong following with her colorful felt creations
Find out how her pandemic project led to hundreds of commissions

July 2021
Learn about the legacy of artist Alice Ravenel Huger Smith
Exhibitions of her work are spread from the Gibbes Museum of Art to Middleton Place and the Edmondston-Alston House

July 2021
Author David Rogers’s work of devotion documents the city’s oldest neighborhoods and buildings
It’s part comprehensive reference guide and part coffee-table book

June 2021
Black mermaids and goddesses tell empowering stories on Cookie Washington’s quilts
See her latest work at the African American Fiber Arts exhibit at North Charleston City Hall

June 2021
Charleston Music Hall’s Charles Carmody on the joy of live music and anticipating a full house later this summer
Learn about the successful Around the Bend outdoor concert series and what’s to come

June 2021
Lowcountry author Mary Alice Monroe explores family dynamics in her latest summer release that feels written in real time
The Summer of Lost and Found revists the Rutledge family during a pandemic

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