Looking for something spooky to do this Halloween? What about a motor trip to Fall River, Massachusetts? What about a sleepover with the ghost of Lizzie Borden? You remember Lizzie Borden. As in “Lizzie Borden took an ax and gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done she gave her father forty– one.” The little where […]
Columbia Museum of Art launches Baker Baker Art of Music Series
The Columbia Museum of Art announces the 2010–2011 Baker Baker Art of Music Series featuring innovative programs that showcase a cross–exploration of art, music and cultural history. The fall season begins Sunday, October 17 at 3 p.m. with distinguished pianist and composer Jacqueline Schwab of the popular PBS Ken Burns’ documentaries in the Museum’s Lorick Auditorium. Tickets are $7 or […]
Correction
In the October 8 edition of the Columbia Star, the story “Spring Valley High graduate presents world premiere of The New Normal” says that Andrea Caban is a York, S.C. native. It is Anna Warren Schumaucher who is the York, S.C. native whose amazing story of survival inspired Donnetta Grays to write The New Normal. Anna and Grays went to […]
An evening with Hitchcock celebrates Halloween and raises funds for art acquisitions
The Contemporaries, an affiliate group of the Columbia Museum of Art dedicated to engaging young professionals in the arts and philanthropy, hosts its fifth annual Black and White Ball: An Evening with Hitchcock Friday, October 29, from 8 p.m. until midnight at the museum. The black–tie masquerade ball is the Contemporaries’ signature event and a major fundraiser for its art […]
Business Briefs
Graham on Obama Healthcare On Thursday, October 7, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham was at Skylyn Medical Associates in Spartanburg where he entered a discussion of President Obama’s healthcare policies. Graham plans to introduce legislation allowing states to act on their own, according to the South Carolina Radio Network. As Graham put it, “One of the ideas I have is let […]
Journalism takes multiple paths
National Newspaper Week, October 3–9weeks Columbia and USC have been home to an array of offerings in the field of journalism. While the internet continues to both baffle and bolster the profession, three luminaries in print and broadcasting came before local audiences of students and professionals to illustrate the wide variety of pursuits available on a career track in journalism: USC alumna Rita Cosby […]
Folks about town
The Friends of the Richland County Public Library have elected Stacey Haynes president of the board; Christina Auman as vice president; Joan Edwards as secretary; and Jonathan P. Lee as treasurer. Benedict College Gospel Choir (BCGC), under the direction of Darryl Izzard, has won the top award at the 2010 National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame Foundation’s Annual Black […]
Big Lots opens at Seven Oaks
Big Lots (NYSE:BIG), the nation’s largest broadline closeout retailer, opened its third Columbia store on October 8 in the Seven Oaks Shopping Center at 6169 St. Andrews Road, Columbia, one of 80 stores opening in 2010. The Columbia Big Lots boasts 20,900 square– feet of retail space filled with items that typically sell for 20 to 40 percent less than […]
Palmetto Health Baptist completes $57 million expansion and renovation
Palmetto Health Baptist marked the completion of a major three–year renovation project with a dedication ceremony September 24. The $57 million, multi–phase project included expansion and renovation of surgical, obstetrics and neonatal (NICU) services. The project began in November 2006 and was completed last month. It was designed to modernize the facility to better accommodate long–term growth of healthcare services, […]
Kia acquires site in NE Columbia
Colliers International announced that Neel Keenan and Tripp Bradley brokered the sale of five acres at the Killian Road/ I–77 interchange in northeast Columbia, S.C., for use as a car dealership for Kia Motors Corporation. Keenan and Bradley represented Killian Properties, LLC in the transaction. Kia Motors Corporation offers a complete line of vehicles through more than 670 dealers throughout […]