Staff reports | Black Ink: A Charleston African American Book Festival will feature author Kwame Mbalia as keynote speaker during the three-day online event that amplifies voices of black authors.
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Mbalia told the Charleston City Paper he is honored to be involved in the festival, where his keynote speech will be titled, “Be a Sapper, Not a Gatekeeper.”
Staff reports | Works by local abstract artist Scott Wallace will be on display through the end of the month at a free show at the Park Circle Gallery, 4820 Jenkins Ave., North Charleston.
Staff reports | Charleston philanthropist and business leader Anita Zucker will offer keynote remarks next month at the MLK Annual Business and Professional Summit, the capstone event of a 10-day yearly tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg is honorary chair.
By Skyler Baldwin, Charleston City Paper | The Charleston RiverDogs announced a player development contract Tuesday with the Tampa Bay Rays, a team with a history of cultivating major league talent like Josh Hamilton, Carl Crawford, Roccol Baldelli and Delmon Young.
Staff reports | The Southeastern Wildlife Exposition last week announced provisional plans to hold its 39th annual celebration of wildlife art and the great outdoors in downtown Charleston on Feb. 11 to Feb. 14. For the first time — in recognition of health and safety — the organization will limit the number of tickets to a quarter of its typical capacity and will suspend transportation and shuttle services.
Staff reports | More than 200,000 South Carolinians have been confirmed to have contracted COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic. The news came over the weekend as Palmetto State residents enjoyed Thanksgiving with family and friends in what many believe may signal the trigger of a surge on top of a surge.
Staff reports | Animal lovers donated almost $400,000 Saturday during the Charleston Animal Society’s 20th annual Chili Cook-off, an event that was virtual for the first time due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Sixty five teams participated in the online cook-off to generate donations from 927 people and organizations for a total of $388,716, according to the Animal Society’s website. You can view the event, recorded live Saturday, by clicking here.
At 8 p.m. Nov. 17, the Charleston City Paper will offer a virtual mini-concert called 2020 SUCKS, a City Paper Concert for Charleston with Charleston favorite Edwin McCain as well as Country artist, Lauren Hall.
By Andy Brack | The $200 million spent in South Carolina on the U.S. Senate race between Republican Lindsey Graham and Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison sucked the oxygen out of down-ballot Democratic campaigns. “Nationalizing the election just killed down-ballot races,” said one key Statehouse insider who asked not to be named.
Staff reports | Theatre 99, Charleston’s home for improvisational comedy, is again selling tickets for live shows, now scheduled for 8 p.m. every Wednesday. Seating is socially-distanced and limited.
“We are not giving up on our dream to keep Charleston’s awesome improv theatre alive,” a press release said. “We can’t just quit, so we have reopened to do live shows. Also, we all need to laugh and we need to make you laugh. It is why we got into this business in the first place – to make people laugh.”
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