Art & Literature

The “WOKE: Rattling Bones, Conversations, Holy Rites and Sacred Places” exhibition at the City Gallery is open from April 4 – May 6. A free community event will be held April 16 with a talk by the archaeologists that uncovered the African remains during the Gaillard construction in 2013, Nic Bulter, historian with the Public Library, and…

The Columbia Museum of Art offers two exciting programs that delve deeper into the work of two pioneering female photographers as their exhibitions draw to a close. Renée Cox: Soul Culture closes Sunday, April 22. Seen & Unseen: Photographs by Imogen Cunningham closes Sunday, April 29. Afrofuturism & Beyond Thursday, April 12 | Galleries and cash bar open at…

The Speak Freely Foundation (SFF) presents its inaugural poetry festival on April 12-14, 2018 in North Charleston, SC. The 2018 Speak Freely Foundation Poetry Festival is purposed to raise awareness about poetry’s importance to the arts and youth. Studies have shown that fine arts are therapeutic, and through exposing children to the art of poetry,…

Who says there is no such thing as a free beer?  Swing by Bay Street Biergarten on Tuesday, April 10th , from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for the Charleston Friends of the Library’s 3rd annual Books for Bier event.  This event is in celebration of National Library Week. Like its name implies, bring a gently used book to Bay…

By Damion Smalls Every March 2, the importance of reading to young people around the country is spotlighted with events targeted to instill good habits and intelligence at an early age with the help of the community. ‘Read Across America Day’ is being promoted by Reach Out and Read, an ever-growing organization that uses research to…

Renée Watson, author of “Piecing Me Together,” and Ekua Holmes, illustrator of “Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets,” are the winners of the 2018 Coretta Scott King Book Awards honoring African American authors and illustrators of outstanding books for children and young adults. David Barclay Moore, author of “The Stars Beneath Our Feet,” and Charly…

With uncanny timing for socially charged topics, music mogul Mathew Knowles hits hard right out of the gate with his latest book Racism from the Eyes of a Child (Amazon/Ingram), released just in time for Black History Month. RFEC is a deeply personal reflection on racism in the south, where the Gadsden, AL native was raised, and…

The Pat Conroy Literary Center will hold its second annual March Forth on March Fourth, commemorating the second anniversary of Pat’s death, on Sunday, March 4th, at the Frissell Community House at Penn Center on St. Helena Island. The Penn Center, a place of quiet dignity and rich history, is a perfect setting for the…

Love a bargain?  Come to the Charleston Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale on Friday, March 2nd and Saturday, March 3rd at the Otranto Regional Library, 2261 Otranto Road, Charleston, SC 29406.  Browse through more than 10,000 gently used books, CDs, DVDs, and audio books at prices that can’t be beat. Books, DVDs, and CDs, will be available…