An indie flick with all-local roots begins filming in Charleston  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          The new Literary Charleston & the Lowcountry delivers works from 40 local and internationally renowned writers  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Mary Whyte’s portrait of former crabber and oysterman Algernon Varn graced the cover of our February 2011 issue. That...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Two locals make it their biz to teach domestic arts  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Three arts groups collaborate for Ebb & Flow at Piccolo’s Dance Festival  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          As the Gibbes Museum of Art mounts a retrospective exhibition of artist Alfred Hutty's works—some 65 paintings,...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          A revised version of Porgy and Bess stirs controversy as leading lady Audra McDonald visits Charleston  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          The colorful history of America’s trailblazing painter, Henrietta de Beaulieu Dering Johnston  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          JOHN HENRY DICK - a renowned bird painter; hunter-turned-conservationist; global explorer; author; photographer; and “a...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
                                                                                                                
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Whether you’re looking for laughs or award-winning drama, the final days of Piccolo Spoleto have plenty of stellar...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Experts from the College of Charleston weigh in on their picks for 2011 Spoleto  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Family or theater troupe? How about both? Meet three families who make their lives together on stage and off  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Artist and actress Alicia Rhett ventured from the Holy City to Hollywood and back again  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          They are the hardworking people of both small and large communities who make their livings toiling on the water, in the...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Local theater companies play nice this holiday season with a lineup of naughty Christmas characters guaranteed to bring...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Wee Little Arts colors local schools with after-hours visual arts classes  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Celebrate the dynamic artists of the Southeast  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Meet Geoff Nuttall, the exuberant new artistic director for chamber music  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Romancing the stage with sumptuous movement and dramatic beauty  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Masters in the ancient art of string puppetry  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Trace the history of the blues from its African roots  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          A Q&A with costume designer Peter O’Brien  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          En pointe with a smart and sassy dance troupe  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          The sensuous rhythms of Afro-Brazilian samba  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          A Q&A with music director Emmanuel Villaume