The USC Dance Company will present “Classics to Contemporary” at the Koger Center for the Arts, November 18–19. Show times are 7:30 p.m. nightly. Tickets are $10–$16, and available at the Carolina Coliseum Box Office, 777-2551. Charge tickets by phone at 251-2222. Featured in the concert is the delightful contemporary ballet The Great Galloping Gottschalk, the celebrated work of famed ballet and […]
Southern Exposure new music series continues
The University of South Carolina School of Music continues its Southern Exposure New Music Series with a concert by cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Geoffrey Burleson. The concert will take place at the School of Music recital hall at 7:30 p.m., November 20. Admission is free and open to the public. Known as a musical pioneer and one of the […]
USC Lab Theatre presents Bent
Associate Professor Robert Richmond directs Bent, Martin Sherman’s eye–opening script about the atrocities committed upon homosexuals during the Nazi regime in Europe during World War II. The story follows the lead character Max as his life descends from one of careless debauchery in the swinging clubs of Berlin to one of steely resilience as he endures the terror of imprisonment […]
A night with the stars
A few of the names have changed, but their stars still shine bright, and the goal is the same—to raise money to help those who help others. Clyde Wrenn is a former longtime USC and Clemson University recruiter, whose son, Cal, suffered a head injury and was admitted to the Palmetto Health Richland Trauma Unit in 2008. After surgery to […]
Irish Consul General comes to town
universities as Paul Gleeson, the Republic of Ireland’s new Consul General for the South, greeted the guests Saturday night, November 6, at the Clarion on Gervais Street. Gleeson celebrated the opening of his consulate in Atlanta’s Buckhead, Ireland’s first new consulate in the United States since 1936 and its first in the South. Running the show was Columbia’s Jim Lawracy, […]
Briefs
No, says Jenny Sanford Former S.C. First Lady Jenny Sanford received an October 26 letter from Jerry Brewer, USC’s associate vice president for Student Affairs. Sanford was paid $15,000 by USC’s Carolina Productions to speak for an hour on campus. Sanford shared her lessons from husband Mark’s hike along the Appalachian Trail, aka his rendezvous with his soulmate in Argentina. […]
Folks about town
The South Carol ina Depar tment of Heal th and Environmental Control (SCDHEC), Office of Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling, has received the Notable Achievement Award for a state program by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Bob Byorick has assumed the position of sales manager at Mungo Homes. Dr. Pete Sercer of Midlands Technical College Commission has been elected to […]
WIS goes High–Def
As of Thursday November 4, 2010 at 5 pm, WIS unveiled the area’s first local news produced entirely in High Definition (HDTV) following several months of construction work on an entirely new set, running miles of new wires and cables, and the installation of new HD equipment. WIS is the first broadcaster in the Midlands to air all news studio […]
City seeks board member
The City of Columbia is accepting applications for one (1) vacancy on the Richland County Board of Assessment Control. The Richland County Board of Assessment Control is comprised of seven members appointed by the City of Columbia, County Council, and School Districts 1, 2, and 6. The term of service is three years with terms usually beginning in July and […]
Midlands Tech provides training in Fairfield County
The Fairfield Quick- Jobs Center on the MTC Fairfield Campus opened October 19. The 10,600– square–foot facility is located at 1 Tidewater Drive in Winnsboro, SC. A collaboration of Fairfield County and Midlands Technical College, the Fairfield QuickJobs Center will provide area residents with rapid training for high–demand jobs through MTC’s QuickJobs programs that are affordable and offered close to […]