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.”
THE GIANT LIVES. You can still find some of these old stickers on the backs of street signs around Charleston. Not sure what it is? Send us an email to learn more: editor@charlestoncurrents.com. FOCUS: Charleston has some really bad drivers, study says COMMENTARY, Brack: Scott may face 2022 challenge from his own party IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Magnolia Plantation and Gardens […]
Staff reports | Almost three dozen area restaurants are participating Jan. 7 to Jan. 17 in Charleston Restaurant Week, a period when diners can get special deals at restaurants all over town.
Staff reports | A presidential memorandum that halts offshore drilling and testing off South Carolina waters also puts an end to the burgeoning offshore wind industry, clean energy advocates say.
The memo initially seemed to be good news for conservationists: President Donald Trump recently signed a memo halting new leases for offshore drilling exploration for South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia and Florida from July 1, 2022, until June 30, 2032.Sure, it could easily be undone with another memo, it doesn’t apply to any current leases already issued and it wouldn’t stop seismic testing completely. But it was something and appeared to be in the direction South Carolina officials have pushed: putting an end to chants of “drill, baby, drill” in Palmetto waters.
IN THIS ISSUE of Charleston Currents #10.43
FOCUS, White: A local example of excellence and exceeding expectations
COMMENTARY, Brack: Democrats should lighten up, but GOP shouldn’t be tone-deaf
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
PALMETTO POEM: Two poems by Libby Bernardin
GOOD NEWS: Local governments have two groundbreakings
FEEDBACK: Former state senator gives two shout-outs on voting
MYSTERY PHOTO: Wild blue yonder
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Mark Steadman
CALENDAR: Don’t miss Black Ink on Saturday!
Staff reports | Two of the Lowcountry’s most popular sports mascots will be the grand marshals July 21 during the fifth annual ladybug release at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens.
More than 200,000 ladybugs will be released after a parade of two red Volkswagen Beetles, resembling giant ladybugs, brings mascots Charlie T. RiverDog of the Charleston RiverDogs and Cool Ray of the Charleston Stingrays to the lawn in front of Magnolia’s Main House.
Lowcountry Giving Day is Tuesday, Sept. 19. It’s a community-wide event to allow people to support local nonprofits on a day of giving.
It’s also an event at RiverDogs Stadium from 3 p.m. to 9 pm. The event is expected to be the largest local gathering of nonprofits in the history of Charleston, according to this website. Learn more on how you can make a difference locally.
Charleston Restaurant Week: Through Sept. 17, around the area. The Greater Charleston Restaurant Association presents the annual event to allow people to enjoy world-renowned cuisine at prices a little lower than usual. More.
“An Act of God:” Various times, Sept. 15 to Oct. 1, Footlight Players Theatre, 20 Queen St., Charleston. The Footlight Players will perform this clever, one-act comedy that’s based on a satirical book and Twitter account. Shows are at 8 p.m., except for Sunday matinees at 3 p.m. Tickets are $30 for adults. More.
Love Potion No. 9: Various times, Sept. 15 to Nov. 11, 200 Meeting St., Charleston. The post-apocalyptic doo-wop musical will be presented by 34 West Theater Company at various times on Tuesdays, and Thursdays through Sundays with tickets at $35. More.
Children’s Museum Fam Jam: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sept. 16, Marion Square, Charleston. The free festival, held in conjunction with more than 30 partners, celebrates family, community togetherness and the power of play as Marion Square is transformed into an engaging, innovative playscape. Free.
Staff reports | The American Red Cross has mobilized thousands of trained disaster relief workers, truckloads of supplies and thousands of meals to support the response effort following the hurricane that hit Texas over the weekend.
By Stephen Hoffius, special to Charleston Currents | More than 25 African-American authors will gather at Burke High School on Sept. 17 to take part in Black Ink: A Charleston African-American Book Festival. The event will take place from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
Marcus Amaker, recently named the first poet laureate of the City of Charleston, is the keynote speaker. He’s excited about the festival: “Charleston could use more events that celebrate the literary arts.” He is the author of seven books, the most recent of which, Mantra, is also an app, featuring audio, video, and new poems. Marcus’s poems have been featured on the PBS Newshour, the Huffington Post, several journals, and poetry collections.
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