Arts & Entertainment
Local Minister Publishes New Book
The everyday world of Al Capers encompasses a lot of people from the Tri-County area of Charleston, Dorchester, and Berkeley Counties, and beyond, but that is soon to change. As of July 2017, Rev. Dr. Alex Capers, Sr. is now known as a worldwide author with the penning of his new book READY FOR BATTLE,…
Read MoreFilm Review: Girls Trip
By Dwight Brown, NNPA Newswire Film Critic This hilarious and relentlessly bawdy take on a girls’ weekend reunion in New Orleans is following in the footsteps of some very popular female-appeal movies like “Sex In the City” and “Bridesmaids.” But “Girls Trip” is not a copycat. It’s very unique and will leave its own…
Read MoreNative of Charleston Recognized As #1 Best Selling Author
On Saturday, June 24, 2017 in Baltimore Maryland – Indie Legacy Author Awards nominated local author Karen Wright-Chisolm for co-author of the year for her chapter written in the #1 Best Selling Anthropology Book entitled- “Camouflaged Sisters – Silent No More”. The Indie Author Legacy Awards (IALA) is the only of its kind, honoring modern…
Read MoreThe Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art Receives $15,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
Grant will support upcoming exhibition of work by Cuban artist Roberto Diago opening in January 2018 The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston has received a $15,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. The grant is in support of our upcoming exhibition of work by Cuban artist Roberto Diago, which…
Read MoreWalter Brown’s New Album Perfect for the Summer
Walter Brown creates the perfect soundtrack for your summer with his new album—Saturdaze. The LP produced by the Free Thinkers Union music group drops June 24. Brown’s artistry has been inspired and empowered by what this Mt. Pleasant, SC native calls “rock bottom.” He dropped out of high school in the 11th grade, and later served a five…
Read MoreCharles Lloyd, Ayodele Casel and Butler, Bernstein and The Hot 9 Add Luster to Spoleto Festival USA 2017’s Program
By Hakim Abdul-Ali The Spoleto Festival USA has a reputation of showcasing some of the world’s greatest entertainers and performers covering many genres. This year’s programmatic format was definitely a continuation of that process with the inclusion of jazz saxophonist giant Charles Lloyd, tap dancer Ayodele Casel and the esteemed pianist Henry Butler and trumpeter…
Read MoreTerence Blanchard and The E-Collective “Rocks” Spoleto Festival USA
By Hakim Abdul-Ali Saturday night, June 3, 2017, at the College of Charleston’s famous outdoor Cistern was an invigorating and simmering place to be at if you were in attendance while witnessing Terence Blanchard and his The E-Collective band. It was all of that and a bag of chips as the hip and colloquial street…
Read MoreThe Chronicle Interviews Nigel Redden, Spoleto Festival USA’s General Director
By Hakim Abdul-Ali This is Spoleto Festival USA’s forty-first year of operation, and I’ve been covering this gala seventeen day performing arts extravaganza for “The Charleston Chronicle” for almost twenty-eight-years now. I’ve met and interviewed some of the world’s greatest stars and performing artists, and it has been a delightful journalistic ride and an…
Read MorePedrito Martinez Group Wows Spoleto
By Hakim Abdul-Ali The sounds of Afro-Cuban soul hit the Spoleto Festival USA 2017 stage last Saturday night with the appearance of the Pedrito Martinez Group. This dynamic quartet brought traditional and soulful rhythms, mixed with other musical vibrations, to the Spoleto audience with a soulful exuberance that hasn’t been seen nor heard…
Read MoreHistoric Landmark Collection Celebrating 100 Years of African-American Cinema Goes On Sale
San Francisco Art Exchange LLC (SFAE) is pleased and proud to announce that it has been selected to exclusively represent the sale of the Separate Cinema Archive: a comprehensive collection of such singular unprecedented importance that there is no other remotely like it in world. The archive is comprised of 35,000 items, including rare vintage…
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