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08.24.11
HUSK stays honest in media hurricane
<p>So what's changed in a seven month media swamp of lists and interviews, all the while keeping up a daily menu change? According to the staff, the center of HUSK is still all about the food and the places and people that have made it.</p>
The jam band Furthur played North Charleston Coliseum on Sat., April 2.
04.14.11
Furthur is the Grateful Dead risen again
<p>No other concert I’ve been to has bridged a generational gap like Furthur did. For some it was a journey down memory lane. For others, it was a privileged glimpse back in time. In short, seeing Bob Weir and Phil Lesh play together again was as moving as it was memorable.</p>
03.31.11
Clark plays final notes of season

The International Piano Series at the College of Charleston will be bringing concert pianist Eric Clark to Memminger Auditorium for a recital on April 5 at 8 p.m.

 

Clark is an accomplished pianist and has performed all across the United States and Europe.  He earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in piano performance at Carnegie Mellon University where he studied under the tutelage of Sergey Schepkin (from 2007 to 2009) and Enrique Graf (2003-2007).  

 

03.31.11
Live every week like it’s Fashion Week

Charleston Fashion Week has come and gone, but the shows, the sights, and the sounds of the whirlwind week are still lingering in many of our minds. And most importantly, the innovations of the brilliant and diverse Emerging and Featured Designers will reverberate in our heads as we dress ourselves this season.

03.23.11
Ruegner. Baker. Kressel.
<p>One of these leaders will be the face of the College of Charleston next year.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px;">With elections just days away, we thought it’d be nice to take a look at the three candidates for Student Body President outside of the realm of College politics, giving you a glimpse into their lives and character.</p>
04.23.10
Rockstock turns three
<p>DJ Tantrum, Fallen Kings, Gas Light Street and Plainfield Project headlined C of C’s Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) third annual Rockstock fundraising music festival April 15 at the Music Farm.</p>
04.23.10
“Pulsera” premieres tonight
<p>Chances are you’ve seen someone sporting a colorful hand-woven bracelet or have bought one yourself from the Pulsera Project. Yes, you know that your purchase is helping some kids somewhere (and looks great with your tan), but now you can learn exactly where your bracelet came from and where your money is going with tonight’s premiere of “Pulsera.”</p>
04.15.10
Conan moves to TBS
<p>One of the perceived snags of Conan O’Brien going to cable was that he wouldn’t get the same kind of big paycheck that he’d gotten at NBC and would probably command from Fox.</p>
04.15.10
Odd and we love it
<p>Need some funk, folk and nasty acoustic all in one? Yes, Keller Williams, everyone’s favorite one-man band, brought nearly three hours of fresh acoustic funk to the Music Farm April 9.</p>
04.15.10
‘Unwritten rules’
<p>The breathy back-and-forth vocals and simmering erotic tension that suffuse the debut album “xx” by the British indie band The xx might lead you to think that singers Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim are more than just friends.</p>
04.15.10
“We Are Family”
<p>When a show starts off with a bodacious drag queen performing “Big, Blonde, and Beautiful” and “Bootylicious” with gyrations that put Beyonce herself to shame, you know it’s going to be good.</p>
04.09.10
A hunt for the perfect house
<p>So, you’re ready to move out of the dorms. It’s time to live without the sign-in sheets, the guest announcements, the routine room checks and the stove-less kitchens. Living off campus is a wonderful thing, in that respect, but finding this wonderful off-campus new home can be tricky if you don’t know where to look and what to look for.</p>
04.09.10
Color everywhere
<p>The Charleston Farmers’ market returned to Marion Square April 3, and there was color everywhere. Between the fresh vegetables, new spring flowers and local arts and crafts there was a lot take in.</p>
04.08.10
The skinny on body image
<p>Think of one thing about your body that you love.<br> If you are like many of the people who visited the C of C chapter of the National Organization for Women’s “Love Your Body” poster signing in October, then you probably couldn’t.</p>
04.08.10
Young Contemporaries
<p>The 25th annual Young Contemporaries, a juried student exhibition, and Salon des Refuses opened April 1. The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, located in the new arts building, showcased 90 works of art ranging from paintings, print and photography to sculpture and video art.</p>
04.01.10
A new life for old clothes
<p>In a world where the oh-so-tempting boutiques of King Street are just around the corner, Love Me Again Clothing offers a shopping alternative where fashionistas can be eco-chic and not wear the same cardigan from Urban Outfitters that everyone else has.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
04.01.10
FUSED opens at Eye Level Art
<p>When does graffiti surpass common scribblings and scrawlings to become art? Eye Level Art begs the question with its latest installation, Fused: A Showcase of Graffiti in Fine Art.</p>
04.01.10
New spring music is sprung
<p>Brooklyn’s MGMT began streaming their sophomore album “Congratulations” on whoismgmt.com a couple weeks ago after it leaked online. There was a lot of speculation as to what their new sound would be following the release of the album’s artwork, a cartoon cat surfing a wave, by Anthony Ausgang.</p>
04.01.10
Ready or not, it’s the real world
<p>Fresno State student Wesley Sheets figures he’s banked more than 200 units in a college career spanning three campuses and nearly a decade. And he’s not done yet.</p>
03.25.10
Charleston Fashion Week 2010
<p>&nbsp;The grown-up circus paid Charleston a visit last week. Under the big top in Marion Square, snow cones were traded for Korbel and lithe acrobats for models in haute couture during Charleston Fashion Week March 16 through 20.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
03.25.10
Meet the Young Contemporaries
<p>It’s that time of year again. Each spring, students have the chance to submit their work to the annual College of Charleston Young Contemporaries competition, an exhibition that the College puts on each year to showcase young talent in the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art. This will be the 25th Young Contemporaries exhibition.</p>
03.25.10
The Bogarden
<p>The city best known for its floral masterpieces on sweeping plantation grounds and prize-winning gardens hidden behind Battery mansions might be missing the point. It’s time to rethink the Charleston garden and The Bogarden wants your help.</p>
03.04.10
Charleston Wine and Food Festival returns
<p>If you’re wondering what those big white tents in Marion Square are for, then get ready for some great news. The annual Charleston Wine and Food Festival begins March 4 and promises four days of intense culinary competition, education, tradition and satisfaction.</p>
03.04.10
Move to the music
<p>Charleston’s only Capoeira group demonstrated and taught the basic techniques of this dancelike Brazilian martial art to the College Feb. 26.</p>
03.04.10
Put on the Red Light
<p>Since the spring semester in Switzerland does not start until the very end of February, I’ve taken the opportunity to use my Eurorail pass to see a few legendary cities. And what city is more legendary for student travelers than Hot Damn Amsterdam?</p>