67 items found for your search. If no results were found please broaden your search.
(03/02/17 3:32am)
Multi Grammy award-winner Delbert McClinton will perform at the Newberry Opera House this Saturday. Although he may not be a household name, many are familiar with McClinton’s work with notable artists including Etta James, Bonnie Raitt and Bruce Channel.
(02/19/17 11:21pm)
“Outlaw Song,” an original play written and directed by University of South Carolina student Ryan Stevens, will debut at the Lab Theatre on Feb. 23. The play features comedy, music and Mexican wrestling. It follows the protagonist, marshal Roberta Weiss, as she pursues fugitive Billie Baxter through the western American frontier.
(02/13/17 5:30am)
New Brookland Tavern's Emo Prom Night was a collection of black clothes, somber faces and existentialistic music from the early 2000s. Classic emo music videos played on one wall, there was a photo booth for awkward prom pictures and the Prom King and Queen shared their first dance. There was even a proposal at the event — proving that you don't have to walk alone on the boulevard of broken dreams.
(02/13/17 2:24am)
"La La Land" - Jenna Schiferl
(02/11/17 4:56pm)
On Thursday evening hundreds of people gathered outside the Russell House ballroom for the finale of Campus Movie Fest, a national short film festival for college students. Campus Movie Fest provides students with all of the equipment that they need to create a short film in one week. A total of 56 students teams competed in the event at the University of South Carolina, and 63 films were submitted. A panel of anonymous students, faculty and staff members selected the best 16 movies to be screened at the finale. This panel also selected the four movies that received the Jury Awards. The Campus Movie Fest team selected the Silver Tripod Awards. These awards included categories for best performance, cinematography, editing and director. The genres of the films shown at the finale ranged from documentary-style, drama, thriller, comedy and a myriad of others.
(02/05/17 3:06pm)
In the '80s and '90s, mom jeans were cool. In fact, they weren’t technically "mom" jeans because everyone wore them, including celebrities and socialites. However, during the early 2000s, they quietly faded into the background. This transition coincided with the shift to low-rise bootcut jeans (think of the Britney Spears era). Low-rise jeans were deemed “in,” and they were popular with the younger generation.
(01/30/17 3:36am)
Mel Byars is a design historian, an author, a professor and a collector. He has donated many items to museums across the globe, including the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum and the Prague Museum of Decorative Arts.
(01/23/17 1:26am)
Thousands of people gathered inside Music Farm on Saturday morning to participate in the Women's March on Columbia. The concert venue eventually reached capacity and event participants overflowed onto Senate Street. Hundreds of men, women and children also met on the Statehouse steps despite the inclement weather. This event was a demonstration of support for the Women's March on Washington D.C., and over 600 other sister marches took place across the globe. They aimed to raise awareness of a variety of issues ranging from LGBTQ rights to immigration reform. The marches served as a call to action for individuals to become involved in political activism in their community.
(01/23/17 12:04am)
The Columbia
Museum of Art will host a lecture and open discussion session featuring artist
James Williams on Jan. 27 at 6 p.m. The event, co-sponsored by
the Friends of African-American Art & Culture, aims to highlight the North
Carolina artist’s debut museum collection titled “Making Maps: The Art
of James Williams,” which is on display on the second floor of the museum until
Feb. 5. The exhibit is the final installation
of a three-part series at the Columbia Museum of Art that celebrates African-American art and culture.
(01/21/17 12:21am)
Students, educators and other community members gathered
at Trustus Theatre and Longstreet Theatre on Thursday night to participate
in a nationwide ceremony against intolerance.
The event, known as the Ghostlight Project, promoted messages of inclusivity and hope. Individuals at Longstreet Theatre were encouraged to shine a flashlight from
their phones while Kevin Bush, the marketing director at the USC department of theatre
and dance, sang an a cappella version of the song “Beautiful City” from the
Broadway musical “Godspell.” At Trustus,
Columbia Poet Laureate Ed Madden read an original poem entitled “The Gates.” The ceremonies were brief, but they generated a lasting message of support and empathy.
(01/17/17 2:24am)
The "CUT! Costume and the Cinema” exhibit is currently on view at the Columbia Museum of Art on Main Street. The exhibit features 43 period costumes from 26 films. Notable movies featured in the display include “The Phantom of the Opera,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,” “Sense and Sensibility” and “Sherlock Holmes.”
(01/09/17 4:36am)
Founded in 1979 by two University of South Carolina students, the Nickelodeon Theatre is the only nonprofit art house theater in South Carolina. Commonly referred to as “the Nick,” the theater screens diverse and independent films that aim to invoke discussion and appreciation for cinema and other artistic mediums.
(12/01/16 12:04am)
No: Jenna Schiferl
(11/30/16 10:52pm)
Kanye West is widely regarded as a contemporary icon in both the fashion and music industries. He consistently challenges traditional thinking and cultural norms through his avant-garde album covers and experimental outfits. Additionally, West shifts between minimalist everyday looks and modern high fashion ensembles.
(11/17/16 2:59am)
Meet Your Cremator doesn't sell
urns, but it does sell incredibly spicy hot sauces. Chef Benoit St. Jacques and his wife Diane
Gilbert created the business Meet Your Cremator Hot Sauce three years ago. Gilbert and St. Jacques complete every step of the
production themselves, from making the sauce to bottling and
packaging it.
(11/14/16 1:30am)
Olivia Taylor and Jennifer Austin have been friends since they were 11, so the idea to create a business together came naturally. Gardens of Gaea, after the Greek word for "Mother Earth," sells handcrafted succulent terrariums and fairy gardens. The business started as a fun way to make gifts for friends, and eventually snowballed into an official business partnership. It became a vendor at Soda City Market at the end of April.
(11/07/16 2:46pm)
Musical selections ranging from Frank Sinatra to Sean Kingston echoed throughout the Russell House Ballroom Sunday morning. Choruses of “Wanna Waltz?” and “We Need to Practice Swing” contributed to the high-energy atmosphere. This combination of sounds came from the annual Gamecock Invitational ballroom dancing competition, hosted by the Carolina Ballroom Club.
(11/03/16 1:16am)
The Columbia Museum of Art will
celebrate the beginning of Native American Heritage Month with ArtBreak, a
lecture discussing Catawba heritage on Nov. 8. The event will feature guest speaker Brent
Burgin, the director of archives at the University of South Carolina Lancaster’s Native American Studies program.
(10/27/16 4:10pm)
The Five Points Association will be
holding its final Five After Five concert this evening. This free monthly concert series features live
music, craft beers, food vendors and local artisans. The event also includes
activities for children such as face painting and cornhole. The final event in
the seven-month series will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. outdoors at
the Five Points Fountain.
(10/27/16 4:56am)
A network
of underground utility tunnels lie beneath the University of South Carolina
campus. These service tunnels, commonly
referred to as the catacombs, are rumored to house a mutant creature known as
the Third Eye Man. Entrances to the tunnels can be found under the Gervais
Street Bridge, behind Colonial Life Arena and near the Riverfront Park.