SPOLETO SchEduLE

P u l l t h i s o u t a n d ta k e i t w i t h yo u
Charles Ross
performs One-Man
Star Wars
nancy santos
this weekend.
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on p. 24.
SPOLETO
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A c a l e n da r
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o f Spoleto
Festival USA
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Spoleto
MAP of
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Guide
to Piccolo
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How to buy tickets:
Festival box offices are open daily
9 a.m.-8 p.m. • Gaillard Auditorium • 77 Calhoun St.
Spoleto Festival USA • 579-3100 • www.spoletousa.org
Piccolo Spoleto • 554-6060 • www.ticketmaster.com
CP Critics' Pick A — F
K kids' Pick
Our critic's grades — read full reviews online and in this issue
■ Wednesday, June 7
Spoleto Festival USA
CP
11 am Music: Chamber Music VIII. $25, Dock Street Theatre
CP
1 pm Music: Chamber Music IX. $25, Dock Street Theatre
5 pm Discussion: Conversations With Danny Hoch and Mike Daisey. Free, Emmett
Robinson Theatre
K Music: Westminster Choir. $25-$32, Cathedral Church of St. Luke and St. Paul
5 pm
7 pm Music: Wachovia Jazz: Marcus Tardelli. $25, Simons Center Recital Hall
CP
8 pm Theatre: A Beautiful View. $30, Emmett Robinson Theatre
8 pm Dance: Sara Baras Ballet Flamenco. $10-$80, Gaillard Municipal Auditorium
A CP
8 pm Theatre: Tristan & Yseult. $35-$55, Dock Street Theatre
9 pm Music: Wachovia Jazz: Marcus Tardelli. $25, Simons Center Recital Hall
Piccolo Spoleto
K 9:15 am
10 am
K 10:30 am
10:30 am
11 am
noon
B- 1 pm
1 pm
2:30 pm
3 pm
B+ 4 pm
A- CP K 4 pm
4 pm
B 5 pm
B- 5:30 pm
B+ 6 pm
A CP
6 pm
6 pm
6:30 pm
7 pm
A 7 pm
7 pm
7:30 pm
C 8 pm
B K 8 pm
B- CP 8 pm
CP 8 pm
8 pm
A 8:30 pm
9 pm
CP 9 pm
Event: The Emperor’s New Clothes. Free, Charleston County Public Library
Organ Music: Joseph Daniel. Free, Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
Event: The Emperor’s New Clothes. Free, Charleston County Public Library
Visual Arts Demo: Kasey Briggs, polymer clay. Free, Charleston Crafts Gallery
Visual Arts Demo: Carole Carberry, watercolor. Free, Marion Square
Music: Music for Guitar and Strings. $7, Simons Center Recital Hall
Music Theatre: 2 for Broadway. $22-$25, Charleston Music Hall
Film: Lolita. Free, Charleston County Public Library
Visual Arts Demo: Kip McCullough, acrylic. Free, Marion Square
Music: We Be Brethren Gospel Singers — America’s Early Music. $12, First
(Scots) Presbyterian Church
Comedy: The Complete History of Charleston for Morons. $15, Theatre 99
Dance: Buckets & Tap Shoes. $20-$25, Charleston Music Hall
Blues: Rev. Marv Ward Duo. $10, Cumberland’s
Music Theatre: Noel, Cole and We. $12-$15, Footlight Players Theatre
Theatre: Trust. $12-$15, Theatre 220
Theatre: A Little Night Music. $22-$25, Village Playhouse, Mt. Pleasant
Comedy: One Man Star Wars. $15, American Theatre
Music: Mozart in Charleston. $30, Nathaniel Russell House
Poetry: Mary Hutchins Harris. Free, Dock Street Theatre Courtyard
Theatre: Topdog/Underdog. $12-$15, PURE Theatre
Comedy: Improvised Shakespeare Company. $15, Theatre 99
Jazz: Lady Chablis Jazz Showcase. $20, Tonik Club
Theatre: Wolfi. $12-$15, Chapel Theatre
Theatre: Hambone. $15-$20, Footlight Players Theatre
Comedy: Wreckage-O-Rama. $15, American Theatre
Music Theatre: The Rock ‘N’ Roll Heaven Show. $26-$29, Charleston Music
Hall
Folk Music: The True Art of the Cowboy Poet. $20, City Gallery at Waterfront Park
Music: Seven Professors in Search of a Composer. Free, Randolph Hall (Alumni
Hall), College of Charleston
Comedy: Skinny White Comics. $12-$15, Theatre 220
Jazz: Lady Chablis Jazz Showcase. $20, Tonik Club
Comedy: The Have Nots! Comedy Improv JAM. $15, Theatre 99
■ Thursday, June 8
Spoleto Festival USA
CP
11 am CP
1 pm 7 pm 8 pm A CP
8 pm CP 8 pm 9 pm CP 9 pm Music: Chamber Music IX. $25, Dock Street Theatre
Music: Chamber Music IX. $25, Dock Street Theatre
Music: Wachovia Jazz: Marcus Tardelli. $25, Simons Center Recital Hall
Dance: Sara Baras Ballet Flamenco. $10-$80, Gaillard Municipal Auditorium
Theatre: Tristan & Yseult. $35-$55, Dock Street Theatre
Music: Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. $35-$60, Sottile Theatre
Music: Wachovia Jazz: Marcus Tardelli. $25, Simons Center Recital Hall
Theatre: Solo Turns: Danny Hoch. $22, Emmett Robinson Theatre
Piccolo Spoleto
K 9:15 am
10 am
10:30 am
11 am
Event: Pig on a Skateboard. Free, Charleston County Public Library
Organ Music: Nancianne Parella. Free, Cathedral of St. Luke and St. Paul
Event: Pictures Into Stories. Free, Charleston County Public Library
Visual Arts Demo: Connie Poulnot, oil. Free, Marion Square
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Thursday, June 8 continued from page 43
noon Music: Piano Recital. $7, Simons Center Recital Hall
K Dance: Brown Bag and Ballet. $20, Charleston Ballet Theatre
noon
CP Music Theatre: Quintango (From the Barrio to the Golden Age). $25, Charleston
1 pm
Music Hall
1 pm Film: Of Mice and Men. Free, Charleston County Public Library
2:30 pm Visual Arts Demo: Bob Graham, drawing. Free, Marion Square
3 pm Music: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons — Charleston Baroque Ensemble. $12, First
(Scots) Presbyterian Church
4 pm Music: John Alden Bauer, pianist, and John Kenneth Adams, violinst. Free,
Franke at Seaside
B- Music Theatre: 2 for Broadway. $22-$25, Charleston Music Hall
4 pm
4 pm Blues: Drink Small. $10, Cumberland’s
4 pm Visual Arts closing reception: Candice Ivy Invitational: Murmur. Free, Old City
Jail, 21 Magazine St.
B+ Theatre: 52 Pick Up. $15, Theatre 99
5 pm
5 pm
A- CP Theatre: A Number. $15, PURE Theatre
5:30 pm Jazz: Ray Michael’s Jazz Band. $10, Tonik Club
B+ Theatre: A Little Night Music. $22-$25, Village Playhouse, Mt. Pleasant
6 pm
CP
6 pm
Music: Chamber Music Society of Charleston. $10, City Gallery at Waterfront Park
6:30 pm Poetry: Chuck Sullivan. Free, Dock Street Theatre Courtyard
7 pm Theatre: Topdog/Underdog. $12-$15, PURE Theatre
B K Comedy: Wreckage-O-Rama. $15, American Theatre
7 pm
CP Comedy: The Have Nots! Comedy Improv JAM. $15, Theatre 99
7 pm
7 pm Jazz: Lady Chablis Jazz Showcase. $20, Tonik Club
K Music: Na Fidleiri. $10, Circular Congregational Church
7 pm
7:30 pm Dance: Great White Way. $20, Charleston Ballet Theatre
B Music Theatre: Noel, Cole and We. $17-$20, Footlight Players Theatre
7:30 pm
7:30 pm Theatre: Wolfi. $12-$15, Chapel Theatre
B- CP Music Theatre: The Rock ‘N’ Roll Heaven Show. $26-$29, Charleston Music
8 pm
Hall
8 pm Harbor Cruise: Franklin Ashley Quartet. $15, Spirit of Charleston, Fountain Walk Dock
B- Theatre: Trust. $12-$15, Theatre 220
8:30 pm
9 pm Blues: Terry Evans. $10, Cumberland’s
9 pm Jazz: Lady Chablis Jazz Showcase. $20, Tonik Club
CP Comedy: Woo Pig Sooie! with Matt Besser. $15, Theatre 99
9:30 pm
■ Friday, June 9
Spoleto Festival USA
CP
11 am CP
1 pm CP
5 pm CP 5 pm 7 pm
A CP
8 pm A CP
8 pm 9 pm CP
9 pm Music: Chamber Music X. $35, Dock Street Theatre
Music: Chamber Music X. $35, Dock Street Theatre
Theatre: A Beautiful View. $30, Emmett Robinson Theatre
Music: Intermezzo VI. $25, Grace Episcopal Church
Music: Wachovia Jazz: Marcus Tardelli. $25, Simons Center Recital Hall
Opera: Roméo et Juliette. $20-$125, Gaillard Municipal Auditorium
Theatre: Tristan & Yseult. $35-$55, Dock Street Theatre
Music: Wachovia Jazz: Marcus Tardelli. $25, Simons Center Recital Hall
Theatre: Solo Turns: Danny Hoch. $22, Emmett Robinson Theatre
Piccolo Spoleto
9 am
K 10 am
10 am
10:30 am
11 am
noon
K noon
B- 1 pm
1 pm
2 pm
2:30 pm
K 3 pm
CP 4 pm
4 pm
4:30 pm
B+ 5 pm
B- 5:30 pm
5:30 pm
B+ 6 pm
6 pm
B 6 pm
6:30 pm
7 pm
B K 7 pm
CP 7 pm
7 pm
K 7 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
CP 8 pm
8 pm
8 pm
K 8:30 pm
A 8:30 pm
C 9 pm
9 pm
A CP
9 pm
CP
10 pm
Dance: Dance Festival. $10, Footlight Players Theatre
Event: Chas. Farmers’ Market. Free, Marion Square
Organ Music: Brennan Szafron. Free, First (Scots) Presbyterian Church
Visual Arts Demo: Kasey Briggs, beadweaving. Free, Charleston Crafts Gallery
Visual Arts Demo: Laurie Meyer, oil. Free, Marion Square
Music: Piano Recital. $7, Simons Center Recital Hall
Dance: Brown Bag and Ballet. $20, Charleston Ballet Theatre
Music Theatre: 2 for Broadway. $22-$25, Charleston Music Hall
Film: 84 Charing Cross Road. Free, Charleston County Public Library
Lecture: Tibetan Teachings — Renunciation. $5-$12, Charleston Tibetan Society
Visual Arts Demo: Stephanie Hamlet, mixed media. Free, Marion Square
Music: Instruments Through the Ages — Steve Rosenberg and Friends. $12,
First (Scots) Presbyterian Church
Music Theatre: Quintango (Piazzolla’s Revolt). $25, Charleston Music Hall
Blues: Davis Coen. $10, Cumberland’s
Music: Taylor Festival Choir. $5-$7, Cathedral of St. Luke and St. Paul
Theatre: 52 Pick Up. $15, Theatre 99
Theatre: Trust. $12-$15, Theatre 220
Jazz: All Star Jazz Jam. $10, Tonik Club
Theatre: A Little Night Music. $22-$25, Village Playhouse, Mt. Pleasant
Music: Towards the Sea and Other Pastoral Delights. $10, City Gallery at Waterfront Park
Music Theatre: Noel, Cole and We. $17-$20, Footlight Players Theatre
Poetry: Gilbert Allen. Free, Dock Street Theatre Courtyard
Theatre: Topdog/Underdog. $12-$15, PURE Theatre
Comedy: Wreckage-O-Rama. $15, American Theatre
Comedy: The Have Nots! Comedy Improv JAM. $15, Theatre 99
Jazz: Lady Chablis Jazz Showcase. $20, Tonik Club
Music: Praise House. $20, Buxton’s East Bay Theatre
Theatre: Wolfi. $12-$15, Chapel Theatre
Dance: Great White Way. $20, Charleston Ballet Theatre
Music Theatre: The Rock ‘N’ Roll Heaven Show. $26-$29, Charleston Music Hall
Music: Ferintosh. $10-$15, Circular Congregational Church
Music: Choraliers Music Club of Charleston. $12-$15, Emanuel AME Church
Music: Praise House. $20, Buxton’s East Bay Theatre
Comedy: Skinny White Comics. $12-$15, Theatre 220
Theatre: Hambone. $15-$20, Footlight Players Theatre
Jazz: Lady Chablis Jazz Showcase. $20, Tonik Club
Comedy: One Man Star Wars. $15, American Theatre
Comedy: Woo Pig Sooie! with Matt Besser. $15, Theatre 99
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s u r ro u n d i n g
areas
Angel Oak
3688 Angel Oak Road, Johns Island
Bowens Island Restaurant
1870 Bowens Island Road,
off Folly Road
Charleston Harbor Resort & Marina
20 Patriots Point Blvd., Mt. Pleasant
Charleston on the Beach Holiday Inn
1 Center St., Folly Beach
Earth Fare
74 Folly Road, West Ashley
Franke at Seaside
Rodenberg Hall, 1885 Rifle Range Road,
Mt. Pleasant
I’On
252 Ponsbury Road, Mt. Pleasant
Isle of Palms Front Beach
Laing Middle School
2213 Hwy 17 North, Mt. Pleasant
Mepkin Abbey
1091 Mepkin Abbey Road,
Moncks Corner
Middleton Place
4300 Ashley River Road
Sanctuary at Kiawah Island
One Sanctuary Beach Dr.
Village Playhouse
730 Coleman Blvd. Mt. Pleasant
D ow n tow n
1. Addlestone Library CofC Campus
205 Calhoun St.
2. American Theater 446 King St.
3. Ansonborough Field corner of Calhoun
and Washington streets
4. Artizom Frame Gallery 334 East Bay St.
5. Ashley Hall Recital Hall 172 Rutledge Ave
6. Avery Research Center 125 Bull St.
7. Baruch Auditorium 284 Calhoun St.
8. Bethel United Methodist Church
57 Pitt St.
9. Bishop Gadsden Blackmer Hall,
1 Gadsden Way
10. Blacklock House College of Charleston, 18
Bull St.
11. Buxton’s East Bay Theatre 184 East Bay St.
12. Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
120 Broad St.
13. Cathedral Church of St. Luke and St. Paul
126 Coming St.
14. Chapel Theatre 172 Calhoun St.
15. Charleston Ballet Theatre 477 King St.
16. Charleston County Public Library 68 Calhoun St.
17. Charleston Crafts Gallery 87 Hasell St.
18. Charleston Library Society 164 King St.
19. Charleston Music Hall 37 John St.
20. Charleston Tibetan Society
12 Parkwood Ave.
21. Charleston Visitor Center 375 Meeting St.
22. Church of the Holy Communion
218 Ashley Ave.
23. Circular Congregational Church
150 Meeting St.
25. Cistern College of Charleston,66 George St.
26. Citadel Square Baptist Church
328 Meeting St.
27. City Gallery at Waterfront Park
34 Prioleau St.
28. Cumberland’s 301 King St.
29. Dock Street Theatre 135 Church St.
30. Emanuel AME Church 110 Calhoun St.
31. Emmett Robinson Theatre Simons Center,
54 St. Philip St.
32. First Baptist Church 48 Meeting St.
33. First (Scots) Presbyterian Church
53 Meeting St.
34. Footlight Players 20 Queen St.
35. Gaillard Municipal Auditorium 77 Calhoun St.
36. Grace Episcopal Church 98 Wentworth St.
37. Hampton Park 30 Mary Murray Blvd.
38. Jewish Studies Center Arnold Hall, 96 Wentworth St.
38. Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim 90 Hasell St.
40. Marion Square Corner of King and
Calhoun streets
41. Memminger Auditorium Corner of Coming
and Beaufain streets
42. Mt. Zion AME Church 5 Glebe ST.
43. Nathaniel Russell House 51 Meeting St.
44. Old City Jail 21 Magazine St.
45. Old Exchange Provost and Dungeon 122
East Bay St. 46. Phoebe Pember House and Studio 297
East Bay St.
47. Physicians Auditorium College of Charleston, Coming and George streets
48. PURE Theatre The Cigar Factory, 701 East
Bay St.
49. Randolph Hall CofC Campus, 66 George St.
50. Robert Mills Manor 20 Franklin St.
51. Second Presbyterian Church 342 Meeting St.
52. Simons Center Recital Hall 54 St. Philip St.
53. Sottile Theatre 44 George St.
54. South Carolina Aquarium
100 Aquarium Wharf
55. Spirit of Charleston/Fountain Walk Dock
360 Concord St.
56. St. Johannes Lutheran Church
48 Hasell St.
57. St. John’s Lutheran Church 5 Clifford St.
58. St. John’s Reformed Episcopal Church 91
Anson St.
59. St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church 405 King St.
60. St. Michael’s Episcopal Church
Meeting and Broad streets
61. St. Philip’s Episcopal Church 142 Church St.
62. Terrace Bar 145 Calhoun St.
63. Theatre 220 54 St. Phillip St.
64. Theatre 99 280 Meeting St.
65. Tonik Club 479 King St.
66. Trott’s Cottage 83 Cumberland St.
67. U.S. Custom House Concord and
Market streets
68. Wragg Square Meeting and Charlotte
streets
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■ Saturday, June 10
Spoleto Festival USA
CP
11 am CP
1 pm 2 pm 3:30 pm CP 5 pm CP 5 pm CP 5 pm 7 pm 8 pm A CP
8 pm 9 pm CP
9 pm Event: Piccolo Spoleto Goes to the Beach — The Circus King. Free, Isle of
Palms Recreation Center
CP K Event: Piccolo Spoleto Finale. Free, Hampton Park
4 pm
B K Comedy: Wreckage-O-Rama. $15, American Theatre
5 pm
CP Comedy: Woo Pig Sooie! with Matt Besser. $15, Theatre 99
5 pm
5:30 pm Jazz: All Star Jazz Jam. $10, Tonik Club
A Comedy: Skinny White Comics. $12-$15, Theatre 220
6:30 pm
CP Comedy: Piccolo Fringe Finale. $15, Theatre 99
7 pm
7 pm Jazz: Lady Chablis Jazz Showcase. $20, Tonik Club
7:30 pm Theatre: Wolfi. $12-$15, Chapel Theatre
7:30 pm Dance: Great White Way. $20, Charleston Ballet Theatre
CP Music Theatre: The Rock ‘N’ Roll Heaven Show. $26-$29, Charleston Music Hall
8 pm
B+ Theatre: A Little Night Music. $22-$25, Village Playhouse, Mt. Pleasant
8 pm
B- Theatre: Trust. $12-$15, Theatre 220
8:30 pm
B- Theatre: Underneath the Lintel. $15, PURE Theatre
9 pm
9 pm Jazz: Lady Chablis Jazz Showcase. $20, Tonik Club
CP Theatre: Piccolo Fringe Finale. $15, Theatre 99
10 pm
4 pm
Music: Chamber Music X. $35, Dock Street Theatre
Music: Chamber Music XI. $35, Dock Street Theatre
Dance: Sara Baras Ballet Flamenco. $10-$80, Gaillard Municipal Auditorium
Discussion: Conversation With Daniel MacIvor. Free, Simons Center Recital Hall
Theatre: A Beautiful View. $30, Emmett Robinson Theatre
Music: Music in Time IV. $20, Grace Episcopal Church
Music: Westminster Choir. $25-$32, Cathedral Church of St. Luke and St. Paul
Music: Wachovia Jazz: Marcus Tardelli. $25, Simons Center Recital Hall
Dance: Sara Baras Ballet Flamenco. $10-$80, Gaillard Municipal Auditorium
Theatre: Tristan & Yseult. $35-$55, Dock Street Theatre
Music: Wachovia Jazz: Marcus Tardelli. $25, Simons Center Recital Hall
Theatre: Solo Turns: Danny Hoch. $22, Emmett Robinson Theatre
K
Piccolo Spoleto
K 8 am
10 am
10:30 am
10:30 am
11 am
11 am
11:30 am
CP noon
noon
K noon
noon
1 pm
2 pm
B+ 2 pm
2 pm
K 2 pm
2 pm
3 pm
B- K 3 pm
3 pm
A CP
3 pm
4 pm
4 pm
B-
Event: Chas. Farmers' Market. Free, Marion Square
Southern Literary Festival: Charleston Poetry Walk. $5-$10, Trott’s Cottage
Southern Literary Festival: Charleston Poetry Walk. $5-$10, Trott’s Cottage
Visual Arts Demo: Regina Semko, origami. Free, Charleston
Crafts Gallery
Music: Isabella Vocal Ensemble. $5-$7, St. Philip’s Episcopal Church
Southern Literary Festival: Charleston Poetry Walk. $5-$10, Trott’s Cottage
Southern Literary Festival: Charleston Poetry Walk. $5-$10, Trott’s Cottage
Music Theatre: Quintango (From the Barrio to the Golden Age). $25, Charleston Music Hall
Music: Piano Recital. $7, Simons Center Recital Hall
Dance: Brown Bag and Ballet. $20, Charleston Ballet Theatre
Dance: Kenneth Walker Dance Company. $12-$15, Footlight Players Theatre
Music: Houston Chamber Choir. $5-$7, St. Philip’s Episcopal Church
Music: Southern Appalachian Chamber Singers. Free, St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
Comedy: The Complete History of Charleston for Morons. $15, Theatre 99
Lecture: Tibetan Teachings — Schools of Buddhism. $5-$12, Charleston
Tibetan Society
Music: Na Fidleiri. $10, Circular Congregational Church
Theatre: Topdog/Underdog. $12-$15, PURE Theatre
Music: Sumter High School Chamber Choir. Free, Church of the Holy Communion
Music Theatre: The Good Time Variety Hour. $12-$15, Footlight Players Theatre
Music: The King’s Singer — Jose Lemos. $12, First (Scots) Presbyterian Church
Comedy: One Man Star Wars. $15, American Theatre
Music: Marietta Master Chorale and Atlanta Korean Master Chorale. Free, St.
Philip’s Episcopal Church
Music Theatre: 2 for Broadway. $22-$25, Charleston Music Hall
■ Sunday, June 11
Spoleto Festival USA
11 am
noon
1 pm 3 pm
3:30 pm 8:30 pm Music: Chamber Music XI. $25, Dock Street Theatre
Theatre: Solo Turns: Danny Hoch. $22, Emmett Robinson Theatre
CP
Music: Chamber Music XI
CP Theatre: A Beautiful View. $30, Emmett Robinson Theatre
CP
Theatre: Tristan & Yseult. $35-$55, Dock Street Theatre
K Event: Festival Finale. $32, Middleton Place
CP
CP A
CP
Piccolo Spoleto
10 am
noon
1 pm
K CP K
2 pm
2 pm
B+ 2:30 pm
B- CP 3 pm
3 pm
B- 6 pm
B- 7 pm
7:30 pm
Event: Chas. Farmers’ Market. Free, Marion Square
Music Theatre: Quintango (Piazzolla’s Revolt). $25, Charleston Music Hall
Event: Piccolo Spoleto Goes to the Beach — Sol Driven Train, Fettucini Brothers and Almost Recess. Free, Isle of Palms Recreation Center
Event: Philip Simmons’ 94th Birthday Celebration. Free, St. John’s Reformed
Episcopal Church
Theatre: Topdog/Underdog. $12-$15, PURE Theatre
Theatre: A Little Night Music. $22-$25, Village Playhouse, Mt. Pleasant
Music Theatre: The Rock ‘N’ Roll Heaven Show. $26-$29, Charleston Music Hall
Music: Greatest Hits of the Renaissance — Charleston Pro Musica and Madrigal Singers. $12, First (Scots) Presbyterian Church
Theatre: Underneath the Lintel. $15, PURE Theatre
Music Theatre: 2 for Broadway. $22-$25, Charleston Music Hall
Theatre: Wolfi. $12-$15, Chapel Theatre
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A-
William McCullough:
Southern Painter
This retrospective exhibition of works by realist
painter William McCullough takes the viewer from
the farms of rural South Carolina to the studio
lofts of New York City, and from the mountains
of western North Carolina to the changing urban
landscape of Charleston in a visual journey through
over 30 years of McCullough’s professional career.
On view through August 12.Tues-Fri: 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat-Sun: 12-5
p.m. Festival hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. City Gallery at Waterfront
Park, 34 Prioleau St.
B
Eva Carter Invitational:
Songs of the Earth
Combining her love for both nature and classical
music, Eva Carter elaborates on this year’s Piccolo
Spoleto’s Spotlight Concert Series. Her work is a
visual interpretation of musical masterworks by
Mahler, Debussy, Stravinsky, and others and the
spiritual connection that can be drawn between
her paintings, classical music, and the ambience of
the Lowcountry sceneries.
On view through June 11, 10 a.m.-5 p.m and during performances in the theatre. Free. City Gallery at the Dock Street Theatre,
133 Church St.
C
A Global Insight: Through the
Eyes of Kids
This exhibition features black & white and color
photographs taken by kids in Calcutta, India,
through the Kids-with-Camera Organization,
the Born into Brothels documentary and the
"Viewpoint” project.
On view May 26-June 11, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. Addlestone Library,
205 Calhoun St.
C+
Candice Ivy
Invitational: Murmur
This site-specific art installation brings together
natural materials with elements of sound, film,
and drawing. The installation alludes to themes of
family, history and cultural memories, accumulated
within a sensual framework of interactive images
and sound.
Closing reception: Thurs. June 8, 4 p.m.
On view through June 11, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Old City Jail, 21
Magazine St.
Lin Barnhardt Invitational: Homage to
Hopper — A Unique Perspective
North Carolina artist Lin Barnhardt creates
three-dimensional clay models of the buildings
featured in many of Edward Hopper’s paintings
as well as models of Charleston landmarks, such
as Middleton Plantation and various churches.
As depicted from a “bird’s-eye view,” this unique
exhibit allows the artist to explore his fascination
with light and to work in collaboration with other
artists.
On view through June 27, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and during performances in the theatre. Free. Charles Wadsworth Room, Dock Street
Theatre, 135 Church St.
Piccolo Spoleto Outdoor Juried Art Exhibition
Award-winning South Carolina artists display their
works at Marion Square, with free demonstrations
each day.
On view May 26-June 11, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Marion Square,
King and Calhoun streets
Piccolo Spoleto 22nd Annual Juried Art
Exhibition
Coordinated by the Charleston Artist Guild, this
exhibition showcases works of South Carolina artists in painting, photography, and sculpture.
On view May 26-June 9, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Charleston Visitors
Center. 375 Meeting St.
Sages: Wisdom Deepened by Experience
The “In the Spirit” artists of Circular
Congregational Church interpret the meaning of
aging and how we as a society care for our elders.
On view May 26-June 11. Mon-Sat: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun 1-6 p.m.
Free. Circular Congregational Church, 150 Meeting St.
Piccolo Pawcasso: An Animal Art Exhibit at
the S.C. Aquarium
This collection of art created by Aquarium animals
(Maya, a lesser anteater; Joey and Marvin, two
macaws; and Ace, an American river otter) demonstrates how painting is just one type of enrichment
program zoos and aquariums use to build trust
between keepers and animals. A special “Piccolo
Pawcasso Party,” including art-related interactive
animal features, educational activities and special
programs, will be held on May 27 from 11 a.m.-2
p.m.
On view May 26-June 11. Mon-Sat: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun 12-6 p.m.
Free with ticket to SC Aquarium. SC Aquarium, 100 Aquarium
Wharf
A Garden of Piccolo Delights
Come see how Piccolo Spoleto poster artists
interpret the spirit of the festival in their own
unique ways in this retrospective exhibition of
original Piccolo Spoleto poster images, including
the 2006 poster image “Piccolo Garden” by Dennis
Orrin Bernard. Opening reception: Wed. May 24,
5-7 p.m.
On view May 26-June 11. Mon-Sat: 8 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sun 9 a.m.-9
p.m. Free. Earth Fare, 74 Folly Road
Artizom Presents New Works: A Group Show
The owners and staff of Artizom Frame Gallery
are graduates from the College of Charleston
studio art program and have all continued their
careers as local artists. This is the first show representing the entire Artizom group and consists of
recent paintings and photographs. Artists include
Charles Ailstock, Jackie Ailstock, Robin Buell, Katie
Leonard and Krist Mills.
On view through June 11. Mon-Fri: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat: 11 a.m.-5
p.m. Free. Artizom Frame Gallery, 334 East Bay St.