For the past quarter-century, the Halsey director and chief curator has taken chances, championing the odd and...  
  
          
  
           
                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          The artist and musician on what fuels her creativity
  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          The group prepares to celebrate its 100th birthday
  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Meet the master of atmosphere and light before her City Gallery exhibit this month
  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          America’s premier performing arts festival returns to the Holy City for its 43rd annual season. Check out our picks for...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Meet the genius, ambassador, advocate, and Lowcountry legend whose many titles and accolades reflect more than half a...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          The exuberant violinist celebrates his 10th season as director of Spoleto’s chamber music series in Charleston—his home...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          What's happening this month
  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Meet Joel Watson, 23 years-old and ready for the spotlight
  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Carolyn Kostopoulos has been supervising the art festival’s wardrobes for 37 years
  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          How her interactive paper gardens will investigate the concept of utopia
  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Meet the self-taught topiary artist who, for nearly four decades, has planted and pruned, nurtured and shaped nursery...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Susan and Gene Massamillo’s downtown garden was designed to transport them—and their many guests—to lush landscapes...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Take a taste-filled walk down memory lane through some of Charleston’s most beloved 20th-century eateries, from seafood...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          When Philip Simmons (1912-2009) began to study the craft of ironwork as a 13-year-old apprentice to Holy City...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          The Charleston to Charleston Literary Festival returns, bigger and better 
  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          In mid-century Charleston, The Book Basement served equally as shop, salon, and safe space
  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Recognizing the makings of a truly luxe life in the Lowcountry
  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Pondering the upsides of steamy August—like boredom...and bingo
  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          As The Footlight Players’ new executive director, Brian Porter has a modern plan for Charleston’s oldest theater...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Annuals that reseed, rain barrels, and events for green thumbs
  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Charleston’s growth has been a boon for, and in part driven by, its creative community. The return of festival season...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
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          How Leigh Webber went from wedding photographer to underwater artist—and what this month’s “Dive In” exhibit is all...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          With evergreen curiosity and a deep-seeded love of plants, Patti McGee cultivates the quintessential Southern garden—a...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          It’s hard to believe that the man who built the successful Indigo Road hospitality group—Oak Steakhouse, O-Ku, The...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Meet a pair of philanthropists making a big impact in their adopted home city
  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Conductor, concertmaster, and violinist Yuriy Bekker kicks off Charleston Symphony Orchestra’s Pops series on October...