The city proper is relatively small, with about 115,000 residents. But new arrivals find no shortage of activities. Shops and gourmet restaurants are plentiful; schools reach out to older students (the College of Charleston offers a member-led Center for Creative Retirement with field trips, weekly meetings, study groups and lunches); and art festivals fill the
The College is now offering Microsoft computer certification classes to meet community demand.
Greg Mortenson's "Three Cups of Tea" is the 2010 selection. Check out the research guides, volunteer opportunities and an afternoon with the author.
Friends will celebrate Hootie & The Blowfish's 25th anniversary with a concert and art installation unveiling in Columbia on Oct. 21. Bryan — now a solo artist, producer and music industry instructor at the College of Charleston — says "a light roasting" is expected. http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5i75W5lFNZx3SPbM7qinhVBdC-zkw?docId=4838294
Got “green fatigue”? That’s just what the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art is looking to cure with bluesphere. Through March 27, 35 area organizations are helping present art exhibits, workshops, panel discussions, and more in venues citywide. “We wanted to create a set of experiences that would focus Charleston’s attention on the intersection of visual
Perhaps that's why this work is so powerful, says curator Mark Sloan, director of the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/oct/17/wealth-and-waste/
Whether a not-fully-diluted waste stream could work its way in from 20 miles offshore depends on the Gulf Stream eddies, prevailing winds, density of the discharge and salinity, said Jack DiTullio, a College of Charleston oceanographer who studies ocean currents. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/oct/17/sewage-release-is-cruise-dilemma/
Charleston will be graced by his presence at 8 p.m. Tuesday when Nel appears for the opening act of the 21st season of the College of Charleston School of the Arts International Piano Series at the Sottile Theatre. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/oct/17/nel-to-open-c-of-c-piano-series/
David Shiffman, 26, is a graduate student at the College of Charleston, where he studies sharks. He blogs at Southern Fried Science, www.southernfriedscience.com, and he's working on a book about shark conservation. He tweets as @whysharksmatter. http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/10/18/1769222/hes-all-grown-up-and-he-still.html#ixzz130LpX8s9
Mark Sloan, director of the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, met Lobo at the Houston FotoFest in 2005. Sloan was on the review committee, and, after meeting and talking with Lobo, knew that he wanted to bring him to the Lowcountry. As part of the Bluesphere project, the Halsey invited Lobo to Charleston, where he
