Charleston Currents #12.02 | Nov. 11, 2019
DRAGONALOOZA: Lights of Magnolia is a brand new nightly light show that starts this week at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. Learn more in Today’s Focus below about what the four-month show will feature and how it was built in collaboration with some talented artisans from China. Images provided.
FOCUS: Lights of Magnolia to feature Chinese lanterns, dragons, much more
BRACK: Time for S.C. to pass hate crimes protections
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Charleston Gaillard Center
GOOD NEWS: City gets $18.1 million grant for bike-walk bridge over Ashley
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO: This puzzler might be almost impossible
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Opera houses
CALENDAR: How you can honor veterans today and beyond
Lights of Magnolia to feature Chinese lanterns, dragons, more
By Herb Frazier, special to Charleston Currents | Chinese lanterns will glow for four months beginning Nov. 15 at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, illuminating America’s oldest garden at night for the first time in its 343-year history.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens has partnered with the Zigong Lantern Group in China to present “Lights of Magnolia: Reflections of a Cultural Exchange.” The lantern festival includes custom-designed installations of large-scale thematically unified lanterns, a fusion of historic Chinese cultural symbols and images that represent the flora and fauna of Magnolia.
The lantern festival, the first ever at a public garden in North America for Zigong, places Magnolia in a position to play a prominent role in supporting Charleston’s tourism traffic, said Tom Johnson, the garden’s executive director.
Lights of Magnolia will take guests on a walking tour of more than 20 neat things to see.
“We are expecting record-breaking attendance for this visually stimulating display of stunning Chinese art that will glow in the night,” he said. “Magnolia is constantly looking for opportunities to enhance the garden experience for our visitors, and I believe we’ve found a unique opportunity with the Zigong Lantern Group.”
The Zigong Lantern Group, based in Zigong, China, is ranked number one internationally and recognized as the industry leader in Chinese lantern festivals around the world.
“This is a great beginning for Magnolia and the whole of Charleston,” said Meng Liu, executive director of China-Overseas for China Lantern International. “We are all excited and confident that this event will get the attention it deserves. Everyone who experiences this unique event will remember it forever.”
Zigong Lantern’s hand-made, three-dimensional sculptures will be illuminated at night throughout the gardens from Nov. 15 to March 15. Magnolia will open its gates during the evening to allow guests to view the colorful lantern displays erected over nine acres of Romantic-style gardens.
The lanterns are placed along a predetermined walking route throughout the historic gardens, Liu said. The design is unique and match Magnolia perfectly, she added.
The lanterns were constructed in China, shipped to Charleston and assembled at Magnolia. Each of the displays has been installed over and around black cypress ponds and lakes. The reflection of the lanterns on the surface of the water will create an optical illusion that will expand their actual size.
“Cultural Chinese lanterns began during the Eastern Han Dynasty of the Chinese Empire from 25 to 220 AD,” said Justin Corsa, executive director of North America for China Lantern International. “They were initially used as lamps and were for Buddhist worship. The art of the lantern festival has been innovated over hundreds of years and is now a combination of traditional and modern materials with ancient craftsmanship.”
- Learn more online. Tickets are $11-$26. On-site parking is limited, but shuttles are available. For more information and frequently asked questions, click here..
Veteran journalist Herb Frazier coordinates public relations and outreach at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens.
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BRACK: Time for S.C. to pass hate crimes protections
By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | South Carolina is just one of four states without a law that punishes people who violently lash out against others or property because of hate. Rep. Beth Bernstein, D-Columbia, is working to build a coalition of lawmakers to change the status quo — and soon.
“Tragic events like the Mother Emanuel church shooting [in Charleston] and the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting highlight the need for hate crimes legislation in our state,” she told Statehouse Report. “Those incidents represent some of the most heinous crimes, and they were committed based solely on who the victim is as a person.”
In 2017, more than 2,000 law enforcement agencies around the country reported 7,175 incidents of hate crimes involving 8,437 offenses, according to FBI data. Incidents included 15 murders and 23 rapes motivated by hate against someone’s race, religion, gender or something else. More than 1,000 incidents reported were because of someone’s sexual orientation.
The bureau says investigating hate crimes is one if its highest priorities because of the “devastating impact” they have on families and communities. But it emphasizes hating isn’t a crime. And thanks to the First Amendment, hate speech is protected. But when hate blends with criminal action, things change.
“A hate crime,” the bureau explains, “is a traditional offense like murder, arson, or vandalism with an added element of bias” against someone or their property when motivated by bias due to the color of someone’s skin or their religion, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity.
While there’s a federal law on hate crimes, having a state law would give more authority to local law enforcement officials to investigate alleged hate crimes.
“As a lawmaker, I feel it is incumbent on me to find ways to protect our citizens against these types of crimes,” Bernstein said. “We need to have laws that protect us all from hate-motivated violence, and as the only Jewish member of the General Assembly, this issue is very personal for me.
“Hate crimes take a tremendous physical and emotional toll on the victim and the victim’s community at large, and by remaining silent on this issue, it will ultimately damage the fabric of our society and fragment our communities. Hate crimes legislation should be a priority this session.”
Bernstein says she will pre-file a two-page bill later this month that will emulate a Wisconsin law found to be constitutional. Rather than trying to get a separate hate crimes bill passed — a proposal which hasn’t found success in the past two decades in South Carolina — Bernstein said she would focus on increasing penalties for crimes already on the books if hate is a factor in the offenses.
“This legislation would enhance the penalty for crimes in which a criminal defendant was ‘motivated by’ or had ‘prejudice based on’ the actual or perceived membership of their victim in certain categories,” she said. Under the proposal, anyone convicted of a violent crime with bias would face a “special verdict” of up to an additional five years in jail. And victims could get civil damages up to $25,000 per incident.
Bernstein
Efforts by Bernstein and like-minded lawmakers should have support from SC Equality and its coalition, both of which work to advance human and civil rights of LGBT South Carolinians.
“We’re having conversations one by one with legislators to show with verifiable fact that discrimination exists, it is rampant, and it is a problem that the South Carolina General Assembly must resolve,” said Charleston’s Jeff Ayers, the organizations’ executive director. “I understand the challenges with passing a hate crime bill in Columbia next year. However, I feel strongly that if we use a grassroots approach, we can successfully put pressure on legislators to move a bill forward. And one that includes sexual orientation and gender identity.”
Ayers understands some lawmakers’ religious convictions may be an obstacle to progress.
“As Christians, respecting one’s neighbor and showing compassion for all are fundamentals of the faith. Being respectful of each other, regardless of age, race or sexual identity, does not have to be a religious issue. It simply has to be a human issue. And Christians should be on the front row cheering for love and humility to all.”
Amen.
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Charleston Gaillard Center
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City wins $18.1 million grant for bike-walk bridge over Ashley
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Staff reports | The city of Charleston received an $18.1 million federal grant for a standalone bicycle and pedestrian bridge over the Ashley River, an infrastructure project pushed by a broad array of politicians and leaders for years to broaden transportation options and boost safety on the highway bridges over the river.
“The Ashley River Crossing is a critical addition to our city’s growing mobility infrastructure,” said Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg. “The standalone structure will provide a safe and convenient crossing for citizens traveling between West Ashley and the peninsula, while protecting existing lanes of traffic.
“When built, this crossing will help complete a 12-mile stretch of dedicated bicycle and pedestrian pathway that will strengthen the connectivity of our neighborhoods and job centers, support our ongoing West Ashley Revitalization and improve the quality of life for our citizens.”
“The creation of a separate multi-use path would provide a safe connection between West Ashley and the Charleston peninsula for pedestrians and cyclists who do not have car access or rely on non-motorized means of transportation,” U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., wrote in July in a letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao.
U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham, D-Charleston, called the bridge announcement a “massive victory.” According to the Charleston City Paper, he observed, “This is the sort of 21st century infrastructure project the Lowcountry needs — one that emphasizes environmental sustainability while relieving traffic congestion.”
The bridge is expected to cost about $22 million to build.
In other area news:
Carolina music: The 21st edition of the Oxford American’s music issue focuses on South Carolina artists, including several from the Lowcountry. Take a look to find articles on and music by Lowcountry artists Ranky Tanky, Iron & Wine, Danielle Howle, Jump, Little Children, Shovels & Rope, Bill Wilson, and Benny Starr. More in the Charleston City Paper.
College cash champs. Academic Magnet High School and Military Magnet Academy have been named champions of Tri-County Cradle to Career Collaborative’s College Cash Campaign for increasing their Free Application for Federal Student Aid completion rates by 5 percentage points or more. Academic Magnet received “MVP” honors after leading the entire school district with 83 percent completion. Military Magnet’s 71 percent completion rate and its 9-percentage-point improvement from last year won them the “Most Improved” designation.
Boone Hall protected. The forests and farmland around Boone Hall Plantation, threatened by increasing development pressures in Mount Pleasant, are now protected thanks to a conservation easement that closed last week. “Boone Hall will now always be Boone Hall,” the 300+-year-old plantation said in this Facebook post. “The protection of Boone Hall is truly ‘community’ conservation. It grounds the region with a sense of place and connects people to the land through masterful storytelling and shared experiences,” said Ashley Demosthenes, president and CEO of the Lowcountry Land Trust, which issued the nearly 600-acre easement. “The commitment of the McRae family to chart proactively the future of Boone Hall demonstrates their passion for this special place and for the thousands of guests they host each year.” Read more here.
Few snags report for new machines. The state Election Commission touted its new paper-based voting system this week after its first real test in Tuesday’s municipal and local elections. In a statement, commission director Marci Andino called the election “successful” and credited a statewide effort to implement the new machines. League of Women Voters of South Carolina Vice President for Issues and Action Lynn Teague released this statement to Statehouse Report: “South Carolina is very fortunate to have had very small local elections for a first test of the new voting systems. We are told that in Richland County there was about 16 percent turnout. A few computers were not working and a few were not calibrated properly. In some cases there were not enough power cords or outlets. With an average of one voter every four minutes in each polling place, and an average of four to five ballot marking devices in each polling place, the problems were accommodated without significant inconvenience to voters. We hope that these issues will be resolved by the time of the first more serious test, the statewide primary, so that voters will not experience delays.” Teague has been among the critics of the new ballot system.
Public input sought on Edisto River basin. South Carolina agencies are looking for public input on one of eight major river basins in the state with two stakeholder meetings: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 18 at Clemson University’s Edisto Research and Education Center in Blackville, and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Lovely Hill Convention Center in St. George. The meetings are part of the state’s effort to draft a comprehensive and forward-looking State Water Plan. Learn more.
Checks are in the mail. Fifty dollar reimbursement checks cut from surplus money in state coffers are being sent this week to about 400,000 homes in South Carolina, according to a press release from the state Department of Revenue. More than 1.2 million households qualify for the rebate, and the checks will be sent in waves, with most receiving checks before Dec. 2. Read the full release.
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This puzzler might be almost impossible
The Mystery Photo for this issue might test the outer boundaries of your sleuthing skills. Hint” It is in Charleston. Send your guess to: editor@charlestoncurrents.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.
Our previous Mystery Photo
Our Nov. 4 mystery, “Under construction” showed the new fire station being built on Savannah Highway a few blocks inside the Interstate 526 interchange.
Congratulations to several alert readers who identified the location: George Graf of Palmyra, Va.; Hunter Wyatt, Michael Boucher and Tim Gray, all of Charleston; Chris Brooks of Mount Pleasant; Jackie Wichmann of Johns Island, Allan Peel of San Antonio, Texas; Jay Altman of Columbia; and Charlie Morrison of James Island.
Peel wrote the station is “being built adjacent to the Charleston Nine Memorial Park on Savannah Highway. The memorial park is located on the site of the tragic fire that leveled the former Charleston Sofa Super Store and claimed the lives of nine dedicated firefighters on June 18, 2007.
According to Wikipedia, the “Charleston Sofa Super Store fire occurred on the evening of June 18, 2007 … and killed nine firefighters. This was the deadliest firefighter disaster in the U.S. since the September 11 attacks. The fire was believed to have started in some discarded furniture in the loading dock area, and though the source of ignition remains undetermined, there is reason to believe it may have been a discarded cigarette.”
“Construction of the new fire station started at its groundbreaking ceremony on Aug. 8, 2018. Construction is actually ahead of schedule, and is expected to be completed by the end of 2019. As construction continues today, the final shape of the building is clearly visible in the mystery photo. Designed by Liollio Architecture, the front and rear of the building each has an arched entryway into the fire station garage, and, as a tribute to the nine firefighters who died battling the Sofa Super Store blaze, the east facade of the building has nine windows that face out to the Charleston Nine Memorial Park.” Thanks Allan!
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Opera houses
S.C. Encyclopedia | In the period between 1880 and 1920, opera houses flourished in communities across South Carolina. Beginning in the 1880s, as the state recovered from the Civil War, opera houses provided live entertainment for citizens who were able to afford leisure activities. By 1915 there were opera houses in Columbia, Sumter, Greenville, Florence, Newberry, Darlington, Laurens, Marion, Abbeville, and Bishopville, among other communities.
Newberry Opera House
Especially in the larger towns, opera houses were imposing, architecturally distinctive buildings with elaborate interiors. Newberry’s three-story brick opera house, featuring a bell tower, was constructed in 1882. Sumter’s 1893 opera house was a three-story, Richardson Romanesque stone structure with a one-hundred–foot clock tower. Columbia’s second opera house, built in 1900, was three stories with two towers. It had a large stage, concealed overhead machinery for curtains and scenery, an orchestra pit, spectator boxes, and two galleries. In smaller communities, opera houses were more modest and often located on the second floor of multi-purpose buildings. For example, the opera house in Laurens was situated above the city hall, and Marion’s opera house was on the second floor of a building that housed the courtroom, jail, and fire department on the first floor.
“Road shows” that traveled the country provided dramatic productions, musical comedies, operas, minstrel shows, and other live entertainment. Columbia’s opera house booked Broadway hits and stars such as Sarah Bernhardt, Ethel Barrymore, Lillian Russell, and Nat Goodwin. Even in a smaller community such as Abbeville, special trains brought theater patrons from nearby towns to see traveling shows such as the Klansman, Yankee Drummer, the Ziegfeld Follies, or an escape artist. The Marion Opera House featured traveling theatrical companies as well as local talent.
By the 1930s the new sound movies had eclipsed live entertainment, and some of the opera houses converted to motion picture theaters. By 1941 South Carolina: A Guide to the Palmetto State reported, “Most of the old opera houses in the State have now been pre-empted for movie theatres.” In the decades after 1930 most of the opera houses in the state were demolished. A few survived, however, and in the last decades of the twentieth century several of them were restored, including the Abbeville Opera House, the Sumter Opera House, the Marion Opera House, and the Newberry Opera House.
— Excerpted from an entry by Mary W. Edmonds. This entry may not have been updated since 2006. To read more about this or 2,000 other entries about South Carolina, check out The South Carolina Encyclopedia, published in 2006 by USC Press. (Information used by permission.)
How you can honor veterans today and beyond
Staff reports | While North Charleston will have a tribute to veterans starting at 10:30 a.m. today at Park Circle, there are ways you can pay your respects to service over the next few weeks.
In North Charleston today, Mayor Keith Summey and members of city council will meet at Park Circle for an annual Veterans Day tribute. Keynote speaker for the event is retired Amr Force Col. John Dorrian, who currently serves as vice president for communications and Marketing for The Citadel. More.
More than 500 veterans are expected to attend the event, which will last until about 1 p.m. For the ninth consecutive year, the Department of Defense and the Veterans Day National Committee has selected North Charleston as a regional site for Veterans Day 2019, according to a press release. Lunch for all event attendees will be provided immediately following the ceremony with The Old Tickers performing live music during the luncheon.
Other ways you can celebrate the service of veterans:
Art show: Now through Dec. 22, the City Gallery at Waterfront Park in Charleston will showcase We The People: Portraits of Veterans in America by Charleston artist Mary Whyte. Over the last few years, she has traveled across the country to depict what being a veteran truly means through water color.
VIDEO: Whyte was profiled Sunday on CBS Sunday Morning.
Free admission: Veterans on Nov. 11 receive free admission to the Charleston Museum and the Joseph Manigault House.
Flag display: Through Nov. 12, Flags for Heroes will be at the Patriot Point Naval and Maritime Museum. The East Cooper Breakfast Rotary Club is showcasing hundreds of American flags in front of the USS Yorktown.
Also on the calendar:
Holiday Festival of Lights: Opens 5:30 p.m., Nov. 15 to Dec. 31, 2019, James Island County Park. Now in its 30th year, the Holiday Festival of Lights is open every evening, rain or shine, with closing set for 10 p.m., except Fridays and Saturdays, which close at 11 p.m. The show returns to make merry magical memories with its vibrant light show is one of Charleston’s most cherished holiday events, featuring an estimated two million dazzling lights. More.
Annual Redux benefit: 8 p.m. Nov. 16, 1056 King Street, Charleston. Redux Contemporary Art Center will hold its 17th silent and live auction on Nov. 16 to promote contemporary art and culture in Charleston and to continue to provide opportunities for emerging visual artists. The event is the organization’s primary, annual fundraising event. Funds raised at the Redux auction support for comprehensive exhibitions, education and outreach programs, and robust studio program. Attendees will be able to bid on art by 150-pus artists and enjoy good food, an open bar and dancing with tunes from a special guest DJ. Tickets start at $60. More info.
Coming to the Gaillard. Check out these awesome coming events at the Charleston Gaillard Center, 95 Calhoun St., Charleston:
Goo Goo Dolls: 7:30 p.m., Nov. 17. Charleston is one of 20 cities in which the band is performing on its tour in support of its 12th studio album, Miracle Pill. Formed in Buffalo, N.Y., during 1986 by John Rzeznik and Robby Takac, Goo Goo Dolls quietly broke records, contributed a string of staples to the American songbook, connected to millions of fans, and indelibly impacted popular music for three-plus decades. Tickets start at $25. More.
Rach 2: 7:30 p.m., Nov. 22 and 23. The Charleston Symphony Orchestra will present Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2, which may have been early music therapy for the composer. The Gaillard explains: :”Rachmaninoff was in the midst of a four-year long depression, caused by the near-universal excoriation of his first symphony and the death of his musical idol, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. He found the treatment so helpful that he wrote Piano Concerto No. 2 in only a matter of months, and even dedicated it to the doctor who treated him.” Tickets are $25 to $114.
CofC Orchestra: 7:30 p.m., Nov. 25. The College of Charleston Orchestra will perform a fall concert conducted by Yuriy Bekker. The program will include Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s final scene from “Eugene Onegin)”, J.S. Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins, Astor Piazzolla’s Invierno Porteño and Primavera Porteña from “Four Seasons of Buenos Aires,” Modest Mussorgsky’s “Night on the Bald Mountain,” and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Capriccio Espagnole.” Free, with a suggested donation of $20. More.
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas: 7:30 p.m., Nov. 26. You can celebrate 35 years of holiday magic as the groups bring its annual holiday tour to fans throughout the country. Experience the performance of the #1 Christmas music artist in history and for the first time ever, hear the entire album that started it all, LIVE!” Tickets are $49.50 to $89.50.
Early morning bird walks at Caw Caw: 8:30 a.m. every Wednesday and Saturday, Caw Caw Interpretive Center, Ravenel. You can learn about habitats and birds, butterflies and other organisms in this two-hour session. Registration is not required, but participants are to be 15 and up. $10 per person or free to Gold Pass holders. More: http://www.CharlestonCountyParks.com.
AREA MARKETS
Holiday markets are springing up all over. Click here to read where you can find 20 area holiday markets so you can buy local and be local. More: Charleston City Paper. In other regular markets:
- FRIDAYS/SATURDAYS: Night Market. Every Friday and Saturday from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. for the rest of the year, you can shop with 108 vendors, including artists and craftsmen, at the night market on Market Street between East Bay and Church streets. It’s more than four blocks of local shopping and fun. Free.
- SATURDAYS: Johns Island Farmers Market operates each Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. year-round with more than 50 local farmers and vendors, food trucks, music and more. The market is located on the campus of Charleston Collegiate School, 2024 Academy Road, Johns Island
- SATURDAYS: The Charleston Farmers Market is open 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Marion Square each Saturday through Nov. 30. More info.
MARKET NOTES: To help you keep up:
- The Mount Pleasant Farmers Market weekly market on Tuesdays finished in September. The next opportunity to shop is a special Dec. 7 holiday market and craft show at the market pavillion at Moultrie Middle School, 645 Coleman Blvd., Mount Pleasant. Time: 11 a.m to 4 p.m. Free parking. Lots of activities. More info.
- The West Ashley Farmers Market, typically held every Wednesday, had its last event of the year in October. More.
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