After all of the pomp and circumstance of a Monday dedication of a statue of retired U.S. Sen. Fritz Hollings, the sculptor and his parents grabbed a quick snapshot for the photo album. Pictured from left are Charlottesville, Va., sculptor Rick Weaver with his mother Deme and father Dick, who live in Florida. You can see more photos by Andy Brack in his commentary about the sculpture and ceremony.
You can see this somewhere around Charleston, but what is it? Send your best guess to: editor@charlestoncurrents.com — and make sure to include the name of the town in which you live.
Not only is this lizard catching some spring sunshine, but lots of Charleston County residents have bugged out of town for spring break to catch rays, visit with family and see other parts of the country. Photo by contributing photographer Michael Kaynard.
If you want proof positive that reading can pay off, just talk to the Charleston Animal Society which last week received a $6938.35 contribution generated by a read-a-thon by elementary students at Charles Towne Montessori in West Ashley.
Each spring, the school, the only internationally-accredited Montessori school in the state, asks student teams to develop a class project. About eight teams of students pick different nonprofits they want to help and follow-up with a research-packed presentation. The class then votes on which charity to support.
Then the students solicit donations from family members, friends and neighbors to sponsor how much they read on a special day of reading at the school. (We’ve learned long ago, thanks to picture books, that it is best to sponsor a set amount, such as $30, instead of a per-page fee.)
This white and black structure is somewhere in South Carolina. By the hints in the picture, Sandlappers ought to be able to figure it out. Send your best guess to: editor@charlestoncurrents.com — and make sure to include the name of the town in which you live.
Here’s a look at a familiar site — the orange house — often snapped by contributing photographer Michael Kaynard. But in this photo, offered by Courtenay Brack, we see a different view — a long shot from a courthouse alley to focus on a Charleston bike with the orange house in the background. Not only is it interesting to look at how people view the same general subject, but the photo reminds us to try to take new looks at everyday object to appreciate them more fully.
Even though last week’s cold snap slaughtered the area’s azaleas, you can spy that spring is on the comeback with bursts of color in area yards from phlox and other flowering plants. In fact, it’s a good time of year to visit this place. It’s not in the Lowcountry, but where is it? Send your best guess to: editor@charlestoncurrents.com — and make sure to include the name of the town in which you live.
North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey, right, talked last year with a vendor at the North Charleston Business Expo, which returns Thursday as the Lowcountry’s largest business-to-business event,. The Expo, which will be held from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Charleston Area Convention Center, will showcase 175 area organizations and businesses. The event, now in its third year, is free. A networking reception will follow from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. There’s also a luncheon earlier with area mayors and leaders, but registration is required.
Since this issue of Charleston Currents seems to be all about birds, we thought it might be fun for the Mystery Photo to be a bird to. What kind of bird is this? Send your best guess to: editor@charlestoncurrents.com — and make sure to include the name of the town in which you live.
Joy Lightstone of Magnolia Plantation and Gardens shows a hand-colored map by 18th century naturalist and artist Mark Catesby that was on display for a special reception Friday for presenters of the attraction’s heirloom plant symposium on Saturday. The rare two-volume Catesby set is kept under lock and key most of the year for preservation and security purposes. Members of the public, however, can see Catesby’s drawings and engravings later this year at a special exhibit at the Gibbes Museum of Art as highlighted in Today’s Focus. (Photo by Andy Brack)
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