TJ Wallace
The Chesterfield County Library System will present two special Christmas programs featuring storyteller Tim Lowry during the annual Cheraw Christmas Fest on Saturday, December 3, 2016. “A Charles Dickens Christmas Party” is a family-friendly event that will take place at the Matheson Public Library, and “A Dickens’ Christmas and Dinner Theatre” will take place in the … Read more
The Rensing Center in Pickens will present the Rensing Library Festival on Sunday, November 20, 2016 from 3:00 – 6:00 –p.m. featuring readings and a tour of the facility, including its 4,000-item research library. SC Humanities supported this program with a Fast Track Literary Grant in August 2016. The Rensing Center was established to honor … Read more
SC Humanities is pleased to announce the FY2017 Board of Directors who begin their terms on November 1, 2016. Three new members will join the Board of Directors in 2016: Duff Bruce of Greenville, Mary Ellen Fuller of Alcolu, and Ellen Granberg of Clemson. Duff Bruce was born in Greenville and graduated from Davidson College, where … Read more
An online version of the South Carolina Encyclopedia launched on Wednesday, October 26, 2016. A joint initiative of South Carolina Humanities, the USC Univeristy Libraries, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the South Carolina State Library, the USC Press, the USC Center for Digital Humanities, and Southern Studies, the Digital South Carolina Encyclopedia builds on the … Read more
SC Humanities is offering a grant opportunity for undergraduate students in colleges or universities. Student Research Fellowships support research and scholarship of important topics in the humanities. The deadline for applications for the next round of Student Research Fellowships is Friday, November 18, 2016. Student Research Fellowships are available and awarded on a competitive basis … Read more
2016 marks the 25th anniversary of the 1991 release of Daughters of the Dust by Julie Dash, the first feature length film directed by an African-American woman to receive wide theatrical distribution. To celebrate and explore the film’s legacy, the Nickelodeon will present Daughters: Celebrating Emerging Female Filmmakers of Color, a three-day film festival featuring works by a … Read more
The Heritage Library will present the 2016 Lowcountry Reads for the Holidays Book Fair on Saturday, November 12, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Christ Lutheran Church on Hilton Head Island. The keynote speaker is New York Times bestselling author Mary Kay Andrews, and 40 other authors will also participate. South Carolina … Read more
The South Carolina Humanities Board of Directors awarded over $45,000 in Major Grants to 10 cultural organizations after a September 23, 2016 Board Meeting in Columbia. The awards were selected through a competitive application and review process and are made possible by SC Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Matching community support for the … Read more
The University of South Carolina Press and the University of South Carolina Beaufort Center for the Arts will present the inaugural Pat Conroy Literary Festival on October 20 – 23, 2016 in Beaufort, SC. The immersive event will include writer panels, book signings, live dramatic performances, film screenings, author lunches, receptions, readings, tours, an art … Read more
