Sculpture in the South Returns

Check out 35 artists Saturday.

Titanic Commemorated Friday with Music

Listen as Summerville Orchestra commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Titanic sinking.

Readers' Choice: Best Place for Live Music

When you want to see a show where do you go?

Some people love massive arena concerts, some people like a crowded dance floor in a dive bar. For the really big concerts in Charleston you're probably going to have to head to the North Charleston Colliseum, but if you like a more intimate environment for your live music there are plenty of great spots in Summerville to catch a show. This week we want to know which one is the your favorite. Vote for your choice for the best spot in Summerville to catch live music in our poll below, and don't forget to leave a review on its directory listing page. Don't see your favorite in the poll? Comment to vote for it! (It worked for C. Coop winning the Best Mother's Day brunch award.) Voting in the poll below is open until 9 a.m. Friday. We will …

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Bottles N Brushes Expands Into West Ashley

Summerville store brings make-your-own-masterpiece to neighboring town.

WEST ASHLEY — You don't have to be an artist to create a masterpiece, and you can have a lot of fun while doing it. The professional artists at Bottles N Brushes are now holding classes of as many as 60 people through the process of making a painting five nights a week at the company's brand new West Ashley location at 1017 Wappoo Road. "We felt like our target market was here," Bottles N Brushes CEO Alyssa Maute said. "We do a ton of stuff for kids and there are a lot of them in West Ashley, and for adults our target market is middle-aged women." The store won Summerville Patch's Best Place to Take Your Valentine readers' contest earlier this year. Bottles N Brushes is a cross between an art class, a working studio and beer and wine mixer…

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Flowertown Players Present 'Charley's Aunt'

Things don't go as planned with Charley's aunt comes over for lunch.

Google Doodler Needs Votes

Dorchester Two student in running for winning Doodle 4 Google contest; voting ends 5 p.m. Thursday.

Windsor Hill Arts Infused Elementary student John Christopher Wright is one of 50 nationwide finalists for the Doodle 4 Google contest. John's work was selected to represent South Carolina from among 114,000 entries. Click here to vote for his doodle! On May 2, representatives from Google visited his school to unveil the artwork of the South Carolina winner of the national contest. Doodle 4 Google is a popular contest where students in kindergarten through twelfth grade are invited to use their artistic talents to think big and redesign Google’s homepage logo for millions to see. This year, students were asked to exercise their creative imaginations around the theme, "If I could travel in time, I'd visit…" One lucky student artist will see…

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Vampire Scribe Harris Excited to Head South

Author Charlaine Harris kicks off her national book tour for the 12th book in her Southern Vampire series in West Ashley

The world that the characters of Charlaine Harris' Sookie Stackhouse novels inhabit is not much different than our own, except that in her world vampires, shape shifters, fairies and demons are real. Harris' Stackhouse books, also called the Southern Vampire novels, one of multiple series she has penned, are the inspiration for HBO's True Blood television series. The urban fantasy series supposes that vampires, and all manner of fantastic creatures are real. A group of Japanese researchers have created a form of artificial blood, initially for medical uses, that turns out to be an acceptable substitute for actual human blood in the vampire diet, thus allowing the blood suckers to openly integrate into human society. That integration does …

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Last Chance, Two Shows: Trace Adkins and New Edition

Busy Thursday in the Lowcounty with the country star and a boy band reunion on the same night.

For this week's Last Chance, we're looking at two shows Thursday at the North Charleston Coliseum and Performing Arts Center.  New Edition will be in the coliseum as part of the R&B boy band's 30th anniversary tour. The group was best known for early hits like "Cool It Now" and "Mr. Telephone Man." Members went on to successful solo careers, including Bobby Brown and Johnny Gill, as well as new group projects like Bell Biv Devoe. New Edition 30th Reunion, with After 7, begins at 7 p.m. Thursday. Tickets are still available, from $46 to $66. But it's an eclectic night for the venue, so if New Edition isn't on your playlist, country star Trace Adkins will be at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center next door. Adkins has been a feature …

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Got Talent?

Summerville's Got Talent is back.

Summerville's got talent — do you? Season Two of Summerville's Got Talent begins this May and Summerville DREAM is seeking contestants.  Those interested in singing and dancing on stage will audition privately for a chance to perform at the May 17 or June 21 Third Thursday event. Advancement to the finals at the July 19 Third Thursday will be based on the judges’ evaluations as well as public voting available the nights of the competitions. Contestants from age 8 and up are invited to participate—musicians, bands, singers and dancers as well other forms of entertainment are encouraged to audition. There will be two age groups — 8-15 years and 16 & older. Open to Dorchester and Berkeley county residents. Preview auditions will be held until…

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