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From NFTs to kinetic installations, Charleston’s Mike Winkelmann is pushing the boundaries of digital art


Explore a vibrant new theater in Mount Pleasant plus major expansions across the region


The Midwestern transplant helped elevate the city’s cultural identity in the 20th century


Learn Tiffany Reed Silverman is expanding the college's art initiatives beyond its gates


Local artist Hirona Matsuda serves as the company’s director of merchandising


The advocate for Jewish causes was born on May 30, 1882


Find standout midis and maxis to add to your wardrobe this season


Plus, find out Over the Moon’s most-wanted baby registry items


Plus, learn about a new candle collaboration that gives back to local parks


Charleston Artist Collective founder Allison Williamson turned her contemporary abode into a living gallery


"Step into the Japanese tavern dishing out rich ramen bowls, gyoza, and kushyaki (skewers) from a robata grill"


Marie Stitt and Edward Crouse dish on their popular aperitivo hours and the peanut drink


The painting was presented during the dedication ceremony of a new day care center named in her honor in 1978



UPCOMING EVENTS

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LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

May 14, 2026

THAT BIG BOOK SALE

May 15, 2026

AKAASH SINGH

May 15, 2026

Little Stranger

May 15, 2026

SAM BARBER: “THE AMERICAN ROUTE”

May 15, 2026

A MILLENNIA IN NORTH AMERICA

May 15, 2026

The Summer Edit

May 16, 2026

SOUL FLY CHS

May 16, 2026

ATOMACON

May 16, 2026

Spring Family Day: The American Revolution

PHOTO GALLERIES





Fresh Future Farm sells affordable, fresh-as-it-gets fare in the midst of a local food desert 



Celebrate the Kentucky Derby this Saturday, May 6, with a traditional mint julep from Bar Mash’s Teddy Nixon 



A romance—and an album—years in the making formally debuted in February. Here, get to know country duo Sally & George before their Party at the Point performance on May 12


Cookbook author Matt Lee has a lot on his plate—luckily, he has helping hands in his kitchen


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Ebony City Soccer Club has cultivated 33 years of team players


Create an edible container garden with a delicious trio of herbs


Kindling high-tech creativity


The renovation of her 1960s tri-level leads artist Sally Bennett, and her family, down a new path  


Nationally lauded poet Richard Garcia celebrates his new book’s debut at Piccolo Spoleto


Renowned Charleston milliner Leigh Magar follows South Carolina’s textile history to Columbia’s Olympia Mill Village...


Summer-ready clothing and accessories


William Halsey, Jasper Johns, and Shepard Fairey: three South Carolina artists from three generations, whose insistence...


May 30-June 1, TD Arena,  301 Meeting St., Friday, 7:30 p.m., Saturday, 2 p.m., Sunday, 1 p.m., $30-$75  


May 23-June 8, Dock Street Theatre, 135 Church St., Friday, May 23, 1 p.m., then daily, 11 a.m.,...


June 3-4, 6-8, Robinson Theatre, 54 St. Philip St., Tues, 8 p.m.; Wed, 3 & 8 p.m.; Fri, 8:30 p.m., Sat...


June 1, TD Arena, 301 Meeting St., Sunday, 7:30 p.m., $30-$85


May 22-24, 26, 28-30 & June 1-3, 5-6, 8, Dock Street Theatre, 135 Church St., Days & times vary. $35-$105  


May 25, 27, 31, & June 4, 7, Dock Street Theatre, 135 Church St., Days & times vary. $25-$85,


Meet Lily Lei, the Lee Lee’s Hot Kitchen co-owner who splits her time between President Street’s new Chinese restaurant...


A neglected lot gets a makeover, including a new home and private garden that blend seamlessly by design    


Want a plant that provides shade as well as a sweet summertime treat? Try a low-maintenance, high-yielding fig tree


298 King St., (843) 501-7500, leyla-charleston.com


Looking back on American Civil War recipes  


The Lot’s Alex Lira offers three takes on local asparagus


With flowers blooming and the smell of tea olive in the air, spring has officially sprung and with it the perfect...


Jacob Lindsey brings equal parts chutzpah and worldly know-how to Charleston’s Civic Design Center


Magnificent live oaks define our landscape, offering poetic structure to our vistas, shade on scorching summer days,...


A grand community garden opens in West Ashley


As the air fills with the heady scent of spring blooms, so too floral perfumes are sprouting up.  


Hear why pros are happy they’re back  


Toy inventor Dr. David Wyman takes entrepreneurship seriously    


Reach new heights with vertical gardens—living “paintings” for patios, porches, or outdoor rooms