As he heads down the homestretch, Mayor Riley seems to be gaining steam. He may need it  
  
          
  
           
                                      
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Colour of Music festival founder Lee Pringle works to awaken the nation to black classical music  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Checking in with Park Circle Film Society cofounder Nicholai Burton before this month’s Lowcountry Shorts Festival  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Talking hip-hop with dancer, instructor, and choreographer Naquan Villega  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
                                                                                                                
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          May 29, College of Charleston Cistern Yard, George St., Thursday, 9 p.m. $30-$50  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          May 23-June 8, Dock Street Theatre, 135 Church St., Friday, May 23, 1 p.m., then daily, 11 a.m.,...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Dead 27s’ debut EP captures the soul of Southern rock
   
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          A Japanese expat imports a party with a purpose
   
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Julianna Gaillard takes dance to new heights  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Only four years out of college, Michael Smallwood has already found the role he was born to play  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          The DIG SOUTH festival celebrating innovation and the digital economy returns April 9-13. It’s bringing top presenters...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Jacob Lindsey brings equal parts chutzpah and worldly know-how to Charleston’s Civic Design Center  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Catch up with guitarist Lee Barbour, who creates surf jazz, gypsy swing, and more  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          In the Holy City, this month brings a marathon of merriments. Can this writer make it out in one piece?   
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          The latest book in a locally set young-adult series promises infectious fun  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Each spring, azalea blooms turn the Lowcountry landscape into a kaleidoscope of pink, red, purple, magenta, and white....  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Last December, a group of F...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          The Charleston dining scene is always evolving. One day it’s checks in Mason jars, the next it’s bubble tea and bánh mì...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Sharing a laugh with comedian Dusty Slay before this month’s Charleston Comedy Festival   
   
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Celebrating the lives of six remarkable Charleston citizens who left us this year after helping to shape the city we...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Find out what’s shaking at the second annual Charleston Dance Festival
   
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          There’s a romance to rare, decades-old cars—a beauty you don’t have to be a “gearhead” to appreciate. Don’t believe it...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Sharon Cooper-Murray preserves the disappearing language and folk art of the Gullah Geechee culture   
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Putting heart, soul, and a whole lot of can-do spirit into local giving  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          All the Holy City’s a stage for modern dance choreographer Kristin Alexander  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Head for the hills in Western North Carolina to finish off your summer with some fun new outings - plus a few old...