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FOCUS: Group plans to plant 3.3 million trees on Earth Day

By Skyler Baldwin | PowerPlantSC is prepping for what may be a record-setting loblolly pine tree planting event across South Carolina. The group estimates more than 3.3 million trees will be planted throughout the Palmetto State on Earth Day, April 22.

Several state groups have signed on to the event, conceived and directed by global expedition leader and S.C. Floodwater Commission Chairman Tom Mullikin of Camden. PowerPlantSC will involve the Boy Scouts, 4-H Club members, Future Farmers of America, schools and other key partners in the state’s 46 counties.

State leaders including Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette will participate in the statewide effort as well. “We are not only planting and growing trees, but this is about growing our economy and growing our state,” Evette said.

by Charleston Currents · 04/12/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news

Jazz at Lincoln Center Septet, photo by Justin Bias.

CALENDAR: Marsalis, septet to bring jazz to Gaillard April 23, 24

Staff reports | The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Septet will perform socially distanced shows at 7:30 p.m. April 23 and 24 at the Gaillard Auditorium under the musical direction of master trumpeter Wynton Marsalis.

by Charleston Currents · 04/12/2021 · Comments are Disabled · calendar

MYSTERY PHOTO: In the distance

You may know generically what is pictured in the distance, but where is it specifically and why is it significant? Send your best guess to editor@charlestoncurrents.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.

Our previous Mystery Photo

Last week’s mystery, “Epic fail,” showed an old, seemingly abandoned church along U.S. Highway 17 in Jacksonboro, S.C. Nearby was a billboard that said “Epic fail,” which seems like what’s happened to the church.

by Charleston Currents · 04/12/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

NEW for 4/12: Planting trees; Shame of redistricting

IN THIS EDITION
FOCUS: Group plans to plant 3.3 million trees on Earth Day
COMMENTARY, Brack: Redistricting delay is a public shame
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: S.C. Ports Authority
FEEDBACK: Special funds being hijacked for regular responsibilities
MYSTERY PHOTO: In the distance
CALENDAR: Marsalis, septet to bring jazz to Gaillard April 23, 24

by Charleston Currents · 04/12/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

MYSTERY PHOTO: Epic fail

This may be tough: Here’s an old church somewhere in the Lowcountry. Where? Send your best guess to editor@charlestoncurrents.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.

Our previous Mystery Photo: Last week’s mystery, “Natural mystery,” showed a close-up of an azalea flower, which Columbia resident Jay Altman told us usually has five stamens per lobe and five lobes in a flower.

by Charleston Currents · 04/05/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

CALENDAR: Tuesday is Bill Murray Trivia Night

Staff reports | The next trivia event for West Ashley’s Mex 1 Coastal Cantina is set up, and this time, the team is honoring its favorite local celebrity, Bill Murray.

by Charleston Currents · 04/05/2021 · Comments are Disabled · calendar

NEW for 4/5: On Brookgreen Gardens; Getting a vaccination

IN THIS EDITION[/button]

FOCUS: Brookgreen Gardens offers a magnificent day trip
COMMENTARY, Brack: Get the vaccine to promote the common good
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: SCIWAY
FEEDBACK: On left lane slowpokes
MYSTERY PHOTO: Epic fail
CALENDAR: Tuesday is Bill Murray Trivia Night

by Charleston Currents · 04/05/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

FOCUS: Park Circle Art Walk set for April 10

Staff reports | Almost four dozen painters, sculptors, musicians and other artists will be participating in an April 10 North Charleston community art show in front yards throughout Park Circle.

According to a press release, the art show, which lasts from 1:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., has been reimagined to take into account social distancing and the coronavirus. “It has been close to impossible to have indoor art shows so our creative minds got together to create a walking, biking, or car riding art show in our community,” the release said.

“Each artist will display, and some will have their works of art for sale, in their front yards throughout our beautiful community. We recommend viewing the show from your car, scooter, golf cart, or whatever mode of transportation you prefer. The weather is perfect and we are excited to be able to safely interact with each other.”

by Charleston Currents · 03/29/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news

MYSTERY PHOTO: Natural mystery

Here’s a photo of something you might see if you look really closely. What is it? Send your best guess to editor@charlestoncurrents.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.

Our previous Mystery Photo

Last week’s mystery, “Old church,” was a little tougher than expected with guesses coming that it was in Summerville, Rockville and all the way to Laurens. Actually, it was Christ Church in Adams Run between Ravenel and Edisto Island.

by Charleston Currents · 03/29/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

Benny Fountain, “windowroom out side (sun and hill),” detail, 2019, Oil on canvas, 60 x 48”

CALENDAR: Quiet Edge exhibit at Redux features Dittenber, Fountain

Staff reports | Next month’s Quiet Edge exhibit at Redux Contemporary Art Center brings together the works of two artists who address rectangular forms that ebb and flow between depiction and abstraction: Suzanne Dittenber of Ashevlle, N.C., with the form of the book and Benny Fountain of Waco, Texas, with the window and room.

by Charleston Currents · 03/29/2021 · Comments are Disabled · calendar