Adam Parker
Post & Courier
Charleston, SC, United States
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Dorothea Benton Frank, beloved Lowcountry author, dies
Dorothea Benton Frank has died. She leaves behind 20 best-selling novels. → Read More
Teachers to get schooled on Southern Jewish history so they can take it back to their own class
Southern Jewish history soon will no longer remain a discipline limited to a few institutions in the South. → Read More
Hear, kitty kitty: With ‘Music for Cats,’ is a new industry born?
David Teie still enjoys writing and performing music for people. But lately he’s been a bit preoccupied with making music for a different species. → Read More
Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor, Gullah culture champion, dies at 79
Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor, author of an influential autobiographical food book celebrating Gullah culture and an adventurer of the first order, died Saturday, according to her daughter Kali Grosvenor. She was 79. → Read More
Where’s the religion in the presidential campaign?
For those interested in how religious values influence political elections, this campaign season has been one for the record books. → Read More
Gibbes Museum set to open after 2-year renovation
Arguably, it’s what you can’t see or don’t think about that makes the renovated Gibbes Museum of Art so much better than before. → Read More
Two casts of ‘Porgy and Bess’ meet to celebrate Charleston culture and history
Everyone knows by now that Mayor John Tecklenburg is a musical man. He plays jazz piano and loves a good show. When he was in the flush of youth, he attended the 1970 production of “Porgy and Bess” at the Gaillard Municipal Auditorium. → Read More
Lost and found: The twisted tale of Hobcaw Barony’s stolen art
The famous horse paintings by Alfred Munnings went galloping off in the middle of the night in late July 2003, along with several important folio prints by John James Audubon and works by artist Louis Aston Knight. → Read More
Two artists a world apart find common ground
What happens when a young former ocean lifeguard and an older real estate agent meet in studio art class at the College of Charleston? What happens when they discover a certain shared aesthetic affinity, a similar work ethic, a like-minded willingnes → Read More
Conseula Francis, beloved CofC professor and provost, dies
Conseula Francis, a well-loved professor of English and African-American studies at the College of Charleston, died Monday morning after a brief illness, according to the college. She was 43. → Read More
King in Kingstree: ‘March on ballot boxes’ Mother’s Day speech remembered
Fifty years ago, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. made his first public visit to South Carolina to deliver a speech on a school field in Kingstree about the importance of voting. About 5,000 came out on a rainy day to hear him. → Read More
Comedy for a cause: Theatre 99 introduces new series to benefit local charities
The idea has been percolating for years. After all, the connections between comedy and charity are intricate and well-established. Comedians across the ages have helped to galvanize social action around a cause. → Read More
Spoleto Festival to live-stream ‘Porgy and Bess’ at Marion Square, rebroadcast at West Ashley High School
Tickets for every performance of Spoleto Festival USA’s production of “Porgy and Bess” sold out within about two weeks, leaving many to hope for a miracle. Would the festival schedule additional performances? Were there blocks of → Read More
Spoleto Festival to livestream ‘Porgy and Bess’ at Marion Square, West Ashley High School
Tickets for every performance of Spoleto Festival USA’s production of “Porgy and Bess” sold out quickly, leaving many to hope for a miracle. Would the festival schedule additional performances? Were there blocks of reserved seats → Read More
Gaillard Center announces 2016-17 season
The Gaillard Center has announced its full lineup for the 2016-17 season. The performance venue produces three series: Great Performances, Broadway and Dance. It also hosts other organizations responsible for their own programming. → Read More
Local chamber choir The King’s Counterpoint prepares for a coronation
It’s hard work being a professional choral singer. You have to spend hours at a piano plunking out your notes. You have to sing in ritualized and often very weird ways to warm up the throat and vocal chords, slowly and carefully at first, then → Read More
City announces lineup, unveils poster for Piccolo Spoleto Festival
A month before the festivities begin, Charleston officials announced the program for Piccolo Spoleto Festival 2016, unveiling a poster by local graphic artist Gil Shuler and celebrating the festival’s 38th year. → Read More
On cusp of festival, new North Charleston arts director has reputation for getting the job done
Kyle Lahm is fully committed. → Read More
The life builder: Actress Ellen Burstyn discusses her lasting quest
She’s hoping to direct her first feature film. Seems only right for someone with four Academy Award nominations and one win for Best Actress. → Read More
Artist Mary Edna Fraser is trying to save the planet one batik at a time
When you look at the batiks — these elegant, flowing images of coastlines and canyons dyed into fine silk, their suffuse colors following precisely etched lines, pulling the eye across the surface — you might be forgiven for not noticin → Read More