TJ Wallace
The Poetry Society of South Carolina will offer a series of six poetry readings, discussions, and workshops from August 2024 – January 2025 in Charleston and Columbia as part of their “Every Corner, Every County Reading Series.” Featured poets include Jo Angela Edwins, Claire Bateman, Al Black, Quitman Marshall, Adam Houle, and Angelo Geter. SC … Read more
The Oconee Military Museum will host a “Grand Old Flag Celebration” on Saturday, August 10, 2024. The event will include educational displays and exhibits, crafts and activities for youth, a scavenger hunt, and creation of a flag-themed mural. SC Humanities supported this program with a Mini Grant. Several educational exhibits and displays will be available … Read more
The South Carolina New Play Festival will hold a special presentation and town hall event about the life of Josh White, famous musician and Greenville native, as part of their 2024 festival, scheduled for August 8 – 11, 2024. “The Josh White Project” will take place on Thursday, August 8 at 7:00 p.m. at Centre … Read more
The Stone Soup Storytelling Institute will present a series of six collaborative program sessions about the American Revolution. Each event will include a storyteller presenting a story or oral history from the American Revolution, a scholar presentation about the topic, and a moderated audience discussion. The first program will take place on Sunday, January 21, … Read more
SC Humanities is pleased to announce that the maximum award amount for Fast Track Literary Grants will be raised, effective on the September 2, 2024 quarterly deadline. The maximum amount for Fast Track Literary Grants will be $5,000. Previously, the maximum award amount was $3,000. SC Humanities Board of Directors voted to raise the amount of … Read more
Fifty-three South Carolina students whose entries had won first or second place at the South Carolina History Day Contest traveled to Maryland in June to represent the Palmetto State at the 2024 National History Day competition. Seven South Carolina students brought home top honors from this prestigious national event, which is held each June at … Read more
National History Day, Coastal Carolina University, and South Carolina Humanities will offer two free Teacher Development Workshops to explore high-impact, inquiry-based learning in middle and high school classrooms. The workshops will take place on Friday, September 13, 2024 at Beaufort School District in Beaufort and Friday, September 27, 2024 at Claflin University in Orangeburg. Teachers … Read more
The Morris Center for Lowcountry Heritage will present a series of 16 collateral programs from April 2024 – January 2025 to go along with two exhibits that they will have on display: Language of Clay: Catawba Indian Pottery & Oral Traditions and Sandy Islanders: A People of the Land. The proposed programs are diverse and include lectures, guided … Read more
The Georgetown County Library will present a series of free public programs from June – fall 2024 to celebrate their 225th anniversary. The programs will look at both Georgetown County’s past and present and will include topics on ethnic diversity, religious traditions, foodways, civil rights, and more. The first event is a lecture on “Fact and … Read more
