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DARON-LEE CALHOUN SAYS THAT AVERY CONTINUES TO BE “A PLACE WHERE THE COMMUNITY CAN SEE THEIR HISTORY AND THEIR LEARNED EXPERIENCE ALIVE”

A Grand Reopening

Avery Research Center’s new exhibits dedicated to the Ishango bone, Benny Starr, and Zeta Phi Beta

BY HEATH ELLISON

CHARLESTON CITY PAPER 01.15.2020

The Avery Research Center stands tall in a dignified brick building that housed a secondary school for black men and women for almost a century on Bull Street. In modern times, the structure has been the College of Charleston’s collection department, research facility, and museum dedicated to African-American history and culture.

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From the outside, the building is a monument to the black experience in the Lowcountry, but internally, its collection of historic documents and artifacts was in danger, leading the facility to close in 2016 for renovations.

“We had that big flood where a pipe burst on top of our archives — can’t have that inside of a museum,” says Daron-Lee Calhoun, public outreach coordinator for Avery. “On the roof, we would have different leaks where, randomly, it would start dripping, dripping, dripping. And the next thing you know, we would have tiles on the floor.

It would be the middle of the summer, 90 degrees, and it would be 102 degrees inside of here because we had no air conditioning because the HVAC went out.”

The facility, which reopened to the public on Jan. 15, needed a new roof, windows, and HVAC system, totaling $2.5 million, according to Calhoun. The entire process shut Avery down for roughly three years, far surpassing the eight and a half months originally predicted when the renovations were

announced in February 2017.

“There were some people who felt as if we weren’t going to reopen,” says Calhoun.

In the midst of the renovations, another hurdle appeared in April 2019 when executive director Patricia Williams-Lessane left Avery to become the vice president for academic affairs at Morgan State University in Maryland. A new executive director has not been named, but the search is almost complete and “more than likely,” a new executive director will be announced in April, according to Calhoun.

When tours begin Jan. 16, the day after the facility reopens, guests will experience several new exhibits on black culture and history in the Lowcountry and beyond.

One of the first areas on the tour discusses the importance of the Ishango bone, a 20,000-year-old fossil hypothesized to be used as an early mathematics tool, and local historian Robert “King David” Ross, a descendant of Pharaoh Ramesses III. Along the tour, on the second floor, glass cases display objects about Denmark Vesey, the Gullah culture, Philip Simmons, with paint-

ings by local artist kolpeace lining the walls.

Further into the building, you’ll find impressive exhibits dedicated to rapper Benny Starr’s 2018 live recording of A Water Album at the Charleston Music Hall, Zeta Phi Beta sorority’s centennial in 2020, and a full re-creation of an Avery classroom when it was a school. A different approach to touring complements the new exhibits, as well.

“We serve a purpose here. We are about that community education,” says Calhoun.

“Over the last couple years, we moved into the space of not doing just a scripted tour, but we adopted the rubric from the National Trust [for Historic Preservation] for engaging descendant communities, and that way the people can come in here, tell their stories, and we learn off of their stories, as well.”

Avery’s primary purpose is to serve the people of the Lowcountry, and the tour reflects this, but according to Calhoun, every event in the local area can be expanded through the African diaspora. “Anything that happens in Charleston is bound to happen nationally, internationally at that,” he says.

“When we think about Emanuel, it was bound to happen everywhere else. I said, at that time, ‘I’m hurt, but I’m not surprised. It was festering here.’ Then you see that being replicated across the country.”

The building where the Avery Center resides today has seen several large changes in its 150-year history. Built in the 1860s, the

“This is our community space.

This is our public programming space, telling these stories that are almost taboo today.

Everyone wants to tell the story of African Americans because it’s almost turned into a fad, but we live it.”

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structure housed the Avery Normal Institute, which provided educational and professional development opportunities for the black community in Charleston through 1954.

Avery graduates founded the Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture in the same building in 1978. The modern Avery Research Center was established in 1985 as a part of the College of Charleston.

Calhoun believes that the current iteration continues Avery’s legacy as an education hub.

“This is a place where the community can see their history and their learned experience alive,” he says. “This is our community space.

This is our public programming space, telling these stories that are almost taboo today.

Everyone wants to tell the story of African Americans because it’s almost turned into a fad, but we live it.”

Three Questions With Presidential Candidate …

Andrew Yang Until the S.C. Democratic Party primary on Sat. Feb. 29, we will publish candidate responses to three questions on issues facing local voters along with a brief analysis of each from two CofC professors. For more, visit charlestoncitypaper.com/threequestions 1. What would you do now and in the future to address climate change’s impact, particularly for poor and rural residents of coastal communities?

The devastating effects of climate change are already affecting communities around the world. However, marginalized communities suffering from poverty or living in rural regions are particularly in danger. In his plan to build a sustainable economy that transitions away from fossil fuels to renewable energy, Andrew is committed to being proactive in helping these communities both transition to safer and cheaper sources of energy, while also providing assistance to coastal communities in improving their infrastructure to withstand the impact of climate change or relocate structures or people when necessary.

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Andrew believes that we need to rewrite the rules of our country so that they work equally for all. His Criminal Justice Reform plan ends the use of private prisons, cash bail, and mandatory minimums, and works with law enforcement to change practices that result in inequitable enforcement. He would fight for voting rights, and he’d ensure a diverse and representative Administration at all levels. His Freedom Dividend would provide communities that have lacked access to capital the resources to invest in themselves, and he would invest heavily in the public education system and in HBCUs. Finally, he supports HR40.

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Andrew Yang is a different kind of political candidate. He has not held political office, is not highly partisan, and has proposed a number of entrepreneurial policy ideas. He even dresses differently than other politicians. Yang often shows up at campaign rallies sans tie, sporting a “MATH” lapel pin, and proudly telling the crowd that “MATH” means “Make America Think Harder.”

One of the bright spots for the Yang campaign is how well young people, a portion of the electorate that is often turned off by politics, are responding to his candidacy. According to a recent Morning Consult weekly tracking poll, 74 percent of Yang supporters are between the ages of 18 and 44. As a point of comparison, the polling leader in South Carolina, Joe Biden, only draws 29 percent of his support from this age group. These same data show that Yang polls very well among male voters and Asian-American voters.

Another positive feature of the Yang campaign is his innovative approach to public policy.

Throughout the campaign, Yang has introduced creative ideas for addressing some of our country’s most pressing problems. The most well-known is his “Freedom Dividend” proposal, an initiative that would provide $1,000 a month in universal basic income to every adult in the United States.

Despite his loyal following, known as the “Yang Gang,” he is unlikely to win the South Carolina primary. According to recent polling, Yang is supported by about 2 percent of the state’s Democratic primary voters.

One challenge for Yang is his lack of political endorsements. In our book about the South Carolina primary, First in the South: Why South Carolina’s Presidential Primary Matters, we discovered the importance of endorsements from key political figures in the Palmetto State. These endorsements are a key part of the “invisible primary,” and signal a candidate’s viability and broader base of support.

Perhaps most importantly, there is little evidence that Yang’s message is resonating with African-American voters. Based on a recent national poll of black Democrats, Yang was the preferred candidate for only 3 percent of respondents. This lack of support among AfricanAmerican voters makes winning the South Carolina primary virtually impossible. As we discuss in our book, black voters make up over 60 percent of the state’s primary electorate.

Jordan Ragusa and Gibbs Knotts are political science professors at the College of Charleston.

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3. Why should South Carolina voters support you Feb. 29?

Andrew Yang is the only candidate fighting for universal basic income — a concept embraced by Martin Luther King, Jr. The Freedom Dividend will add nearly $45B per year to South Carolina’s economy, distributed throughout the entire state. The additional income would not only help the 15.4 percent of South Carolinians living in poverty but support the economic growth of our state and local economy while improving the overall quality of life in communities across the state.

In addition to the Freedom Dividend, Yang’s insight and understanding of automationrelated job loss is crucial in a state that relies heavily on manufacturing.

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“We simply must ask our city’s eight-plus million annual visitors, including cruise ship passengers, to help save the city they love.”

—Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg said in his inaugural address on Mon. Jan. 13 that the city will ask state lawmakers to allow Charleston to collect additional fees from visitors to be used on flooding and drainage. Source: City of Charleston

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The number of cameras donated and purchased by outside groups after an August 2019 daytime shooting on Hanover Street in the Eastside neighborhood downtown that left one man dead. Residential camera footage helped lead to a suspect’s arrest six days later. Source: The Post and Courier

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DEBT DISPARITIES PERSIST BETWEEN RACES IN CHARLESTON AND ACROSS S.C.

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In Charleston County, nonwhite residents are twice as likely to have at least one debt in collections as their white counterparts, according to a recent Urban Institute study.

The driving force behind the study, published in late December 2019, isn’t a wage gap between white and nonwhite, but rather the racial wealth gap. While wages measure short-term earnings, wealth is built over time through savings and investments, compounding stark wage gaps into even-more-striking disparities in accumulated wealth over time.

“Both sides of the wealth gap have been increasing, and that’s partly a function of incomes growing inequally,” says Calvin Blackwell, chair of the College of Charleston’s economics department. “One of the things that we know is that the more income you get, the more you’re able to save, so inequality in income is going to be translated into inequality in savings.”

Blackwell cautions that people should be careful to not measure the wealth gap as an absolute value rather than a rate of growth. Doing so can often lead to an overshadowing of the underlying cause of the difference in the first place.

Until relatively recently, it was thought that the lingering effects of slavery and Jim Crow were to blame for the racial wealth gap. That may have been true until the early 1960s, but research in the past five years has found that labor income disparities have enabled and exacerbated the wealth gap that persists today, long after the immediate impacts from institutionalized racism within the nation’s financial and legal system.

“It’s certainly an interesting phenomenon,” Blackwell says. “It does seem to differ substantially by where you are, but if you look at that map, the Corridor of Shame they call it, every one of those counties are in the highest level of debt. I don’t think that’s an accident.”

All of these factors have led to the numbers

shown by the study, with Charleston County stacking up similarly to the state and national averages, albeit with much greater disparity between the communities.

Overall share of communities with any debt in collections: Charleston County - White communities: 28 percent. Communities of color: 58 percent.

South Carolina - White communities: 37 percent. Communities of color: 57 percent.

National - White communities: 26 percent.

Communities of color: 42 percent.

The exact numbers fluctuate, but the pattern of inequality rings true in all three debt categories observed in the study: medical debt, student debt, and auto debt. In all cases, the gap between white and nonwhite communities in Charleston is higher than both state and national averages.

Tax policies that attempt to chip away at wage and wealth disparities have been shuffled through popular policy circles in recent years, from universal basic income to provide a more progressive base income, to Medicare for All or Green New Deal proposals that seek to eliminate one of the root causes of debt and inequality.

Regardless of the policy, Blackwell is quick to point out that a goal of simply closing the gap won’t be the silver bullet.

“I’m not so sure that focusing on the gaps is the most useful thing to do,” Blackwell explains.

“The idea that if you’re growing at the same rate, but have a different base, the gaps are going to increase, implies that you need to slow the rate of growth for the upper level of the community and increase the bottom level. But, it really comes down to if we can raise the rate of growth of the folks at the lower end of the spectrum enough for them to catch up.” —Skyler Baldwin

When the second year of session convenes this week, the S.C. House of Representatives will have a few Senate-passed bills awaiting third reading, while the S.C. Senate could head straight into debate on the House-passed large education package.

IN THE HOUSE On the House’s calendar, up for third reading this week, is Senate-passed bill 11 that expresses the General Assembly’s desire to make Daylight Saving Time be the year-round standard should Congress amend a federal law to allow states to make that change.

Here are some items up for second reading in the House:

• Bans: House Bill 3087 seeks to prohibit approval of an action supporting

seismic testing for oil or natural gas on land or in water of the state of South Carolina; and its rival bill 3471: A ban on state agencies or local governments from impeding plans to deter or prohibit seismic testing infrastructure.

• Servers: The House will take up Senate Bill 342, the proposed Responsible Alcohol Server Training Act that requires training for those serving alcoholic beverages.

IN THE SENATE Senate Education Chair Greg Hembree of Horry County on Thurs. Jan. 9 said the large bill that does everything from teacher pay raises to allowing the state to remove chronically failing school boards will be “the first major debate” of the session.

Meanwhile, the Senate could get a different bill to Gov. Henry McMaster’s desk before that debate results in final votes. It looks at third reading of a Housepassed Bill 3576 that would establish the South Carolina Workforce Industry Needs Scholarship, which would offer scholarships for students attending technical college in certain industry-focused programs.

Other items up for consideration as the Senate returns:

• Higher education: Hembree told reporters on Thursday Jan. 9 that the House-

passed education package will hit the Senate floor in the first few days of session. Last Friday, teacher group SCforEd — which has opposed the measure, along with S.C. Education Association — tweeted a statement opposing the bill coming to the floor, saying that state schools “didn’t need reform in name only.” Also during last week’s meeting with journalists, S.C. House Education and Public Works Chair Rita Allison (R-Spartanburg) said she was unaware of SCforEd’s March 17 deadline for lawmakers to comply with their agenda, which includes a teacher bill of rights.

• Guns: Senate Bill 640 would mandate every clerk of court to report to the state Law Enforcement Division within 10 days of issuance of a restraining order, order of protection or another order that would prevent the possession of a firearm.

• Big budget surplus: During last week’s meeting, state Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office staff offered data showing the current fiscal year is on track to have a $507 million surplus from lowball revenue projections. Add to that another $350 million in surplus funds from the 2018-19 budget. That leaves state legislators with a pot of more than $850 million in surplus funds to be used for non-recurring expenses. Executive Director Frank Rainwater told Charleston City Paper said the agency missed the revenue forecast largely due to “volatile” revenue sources difficult to predict, such as corporate income tax, and due to the state’s new revenue source from online sales. This is in addition to the projected $1 billion in extra revenues predicted for the 20202021 fiscal year.

Other notes from Revenue and Fiscal Affairs, via Rainwater:

• FY 2019 revenue growth more than doubled estimates (projected:

$288.7 million, actual: $696.1 million), and is expected to grow further to make up the $863 million 2020-21 general fund surplus.

• The 20-21 general fund surplus will be about 9 percent higher than expected due to strong economic factors and increased collections, including corporate income tax growth of about $100 million.

Asked how lawmakers could effectively utilize the surplus, State Sen. Vincent Sheheen, (D-Kershaw), said as much as $240 million could be devoted to teacher pay raises, with $50 million more going to state colleges and universities. The state Bureau of Economic Advisers meets on Feb. 15 to formally consider the newest fiscal estimates. —Lindsay Street and Sam Spence

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BLOTTER O’ THE WEEK

The Blotter is taken from Charleston Police Department reports. We’ve added a cartoon and a little commentary. We’ve added a little humor, too. No one has been found guilty. This is not a court of law.

A downtown home burglary victim claims that she didn’t hear the intruder because of the cold and flu medicine she took.

NyQuil’s new slogan: “It’ll rob you of your symptoms and your TV.” On New Year’s Eve, an armed robbery took place at a Daniel Island bank.

According to police, the offender left the bank on foot, which is probably the smart move because I-526 traffic is wildly unpredictable.

At a downtown pizza shop, a chef was accused of intimidating his boss after being fired. The chef did not physically or verbally threaten the victim, according to the report, but he did tap a knife against a cutting board. Man, that guy is totally in his boss’ head.

According to police, a downtown man was very upset that officers were called on him for disorderly conduct. But, what do you expect to happen when you take your shirt off in a store, roll on the ground, and scream “Fuck you, bitch; give me my shirt”?

A vehicle was stolen from its owner’s North Charleston home. It could have been related to having left it there when the owner went on a trip to Myrtle Beach. It could have also been because the doors were unlocked and the keys were inside.

A Charleston resident heard a loud crash outside her home New Year’s night, and when she looked, she saw a large blue truck had collided with a parked car and was then pushing it across the front yard. After parking in his driveway and being confronted by officers, the driver said, “I don’t know … I think I just lost control and hit something.”

During a traffic stop downtown, the responding officer caught a whiff of “fresh marijuana” from the car and the three people inside. Two of them said they didn’t have anything, and the third admitted to having marijuana in his pocket. It’s nice to see people telling the truth.

An officer found a man with a cool bottle of Steel Reserve sitting in an alcove on King Street directly underneath a “No trespassing” sign New Year’s Day. After officers repeatedly asked a drunken James Island man in a ditch to call a friend or an Uber to pick him up, he was eventually placed under arrest for public intoxication. They gave you an out, man.

After a recent outing to IHOP, a woman discovered some charges on her credit card that she didn’t recognize, including an additional $102 charge at the diner. That must have been one hell of a breakfast platter.

A Glock 23 handgun was stolen from a car in a downtown parking garage on Jan. 4.

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Police were involved in a custody battle over an Xbox in West Ashley. One party says that the gaming console was bought with her money while the other party says that it belongs to him.

Always remember that local law enforcement is required when disputing who owns the right to play Fortnite.

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CHARLESTON CITY PAPER 01.15.2020

ore than 50 years after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s death, the fight against racial injustice in the United States resonates as loudly as ever. While King’s work continues to inspire change, the plagues of ignorance and exploitation fester in just about every corner of our democracy, making progress seem as stubborn as ever.

Ferguson. Charlottesville. Baltimore. Charleston.

Americans are still reckoning with demons and confronting injustice. And as the lions of yesterday’s civil rights face mortality, there’s a generational shift that is bridging the fight for equality into the future.

Fortunately, King’s grassroots call to service to right past wrongs is alive in the work of three Charleston-area leaders, each of whom is under the age of 40 and elected in recent years.

S.C. Rep. J.A. Moore (D-Berkeley) traces his drive to run for office in 2018 to his father’s decision to help organize factory workers in Hampton County 20 years before he was born.

“He was a plant worker, so he wasn’t a rich man, but my inheritance was doing the necessary work to continue the movement that he helped activate,” Moore says.

He says the issues facing his constituents every day affect how he follows in the footsteps of his parents, particularly related to wealth disparities and access to power.

“As much as I think there’s value in marching and sitting in, I think that tactic has had its time. I think we have to do it in different ways [now],” Moore says, like by running for office,

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litigating issues in the courts, and starting community groups.

“The tactics are different, but I think some of the same challenges that my father and mother and countless other people fought for, I think we still have those same challenges.”

State Rep. Marvin Pendarvis (D-Charleston), first elected in 2017, agrees “activism has evolved,” shifting toward a fight more straightforwardly about economic fairness.

“At its core, we’re still fighting for justice and equality for African Americans, but I think it’s a different fight. It’s an economic fight now,” Pendarvis says. “You see more activism in the form of influencing policy from the inside out.”

Democratic state Rep. Krystle Matthews, also elected in 2018 from Berkeley County, says younger people are seeing opportunities once they decide to make their voices heard.

“People don’t generally push limits or boundaries where they don’t think they can,” Matthews says. “Now I think we’re starting to cultivate a culture where the young people understand that it is their right to speak up, it is their right to be heard.”

“It’s going to create a wave through the future that will cause us to be more active in the decisions that affect how we live,” says Matthews.

Dramatic change won’t come from politicians or community leaders alone. It won’t come without a radical rethinking of how and why we participate in our society.

Moore, Pendarvis, and Matthews took big steps by running for office. What will you do?

Andy Brack

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Finish the Job It’s time to make 4-year-old kindergarten statewide

CHARLESTON CITY PAPER 01.15.2020

The math is easy. With about about $2 billion in new or surplus tax revenues for the state’s coming fiscal year, there’s more than enough money to do something the state should have long done: Make 4-yearold kindergarten available for all of South Carolina’s poor families.

Traditionally, kindergarten begins in public schools for 5 year olds. But starting school earlier makes a difference, according to study after study. For South Carolina to get more at-risk kids in kindergarten, the state will have to steer about $50 million to 4K programs out of the $1 billion in the state’s new recurring revenues — money that rolls in without raising taxes.

This is a no-brainer. And, it seems, it’s now something on which leaders from both parties actually agree. Gov. Henry McMaster, a Republican, has also called for more 4K money in his proposed budget as the legislature reconvenes.

“We may take it the rest of the way,” said state Sen. Vincent Sheheen, a Kershaw Democrat who for years has been steering more money to help all 4 year olds get kindergarten.

GOP state Sen. Greg Hembree, chair of the Senate Education Committee, said he was for expanding 4K. “We’re not going to make quantum leaps (in education)

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in the eighth grade, but we can make great strides in the earlier grades,” he told reporters last week.

The time for finishing the job is now.

Fifteen years ago as the state was being sued by poor districts for doling out education dollars inequitably, it put together a pilot program to offer 4-year-old kindergarten in those districts. The program had success.

In 2013, Sheheen and other lawmakers worked to expand 4K offerings beyond the 33 pilot districts.

By 2016, about 30 more received money for students based on each district’s poverty rating. If a district had a poverty index of 75 or higher, it got money.

But that left out poor students who lived in more affluent districts where the poverty index could be far below the 75 rating. Those students, from families just as poor as those in so-called Corridor of Shame districts, couldn’t get access to 4K because of their zip codes. It was another inequity. At the time, an estimated 8,250 4-year-olds in S.C. — one in seven of kids this age — were at risk but couldn’t qualify.

Currently in 62 of 79 school districts, the state offers free 4K to at-risk children, who are defined as those who are eligible to receive Medicaid.

According to legislative sources, this translates to 4K

instruction being given to about 13,000 students in the 62 districts. Another 5,000 qualify to attend free 4K classes, but don’t participate in public programs.

In the remaining 17 districts, about 15,000 students still are not served by 4K programs. That would be solved if the state ponied up about $50 million.

Thirty-nine poor school districts filed a lawsuit in 1993 saying they were not receiving fair funding. It took 21 years for the case to wind through the courts and years more to reduce school funding inequities.

There was resistance to the pilot program. The move to expand the program only got funded through a procedural budget move because it wouldn’t have passed on a straight up-or-down vote.

But like a soup that stews for a long time to become more palatable, leaders finally seem to have understood, matured, and accepted that 4K education makes a difference — and to continue to keep it from poor kids who live in more affluent districts isn’t fair.

In this surplus and election year, let’s hope state legislators have the backbone to complete a job that should have been finished long ago.

Andy Brack is publisher of Charleston City Paper.

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And we really need to dig deep and laugh at ourselves. Drop your new year’s resolutions for a night or two, forget about deadlines, take a break from your social feeds. Head to one of this year’s Charleston Comedy Fest shows.

Whether you need a musical reprieve (hello, Reformed Whores), a dirty game night (thanks, Greg Tavares), or just a night full of really good, local stand-up comedy (there are two of those nights, so get those tickets while they’re hot), Charleston Comedy Festival has it all. Let your hair down, drop your shoulders, take a deep breath. It’s time to laugh. Well, at least for four nights. See y’all out there.

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BY DUSTIN WATERS is her earliest major acting credit. In the episode titled “Lost Child/Murder 101,” Stelling appears around the 23-minute mark. I spent $1.99 on the episode, which I now own forever and hope Stelling receives some form of residuals.

In the episode, Stelling portrays a young college student named Greta. Greta has no last name.

Greta is studious. We know this because she is clutching a large textbook to her chest and wearing a sweater over a collared shirt. Greta is questioned by detectives after her former roommate falls under the thrall of a med school classmate. Together, the two students murder a janitor.

Stelling’s on-screen turn as Greta leads to the downfall of the two suspects, but I was curious what the role meant to her. A decade later, after writing for major networks and working on feature films, did this small part matter?

“I remember being so excited that I booked a real TV show. The odd part about this ‘acting’ thing is that you want something so bad, then if you get it, you can’t believe you got it and don’t really feel worthy,” Stelling says. “Maybe I shouldn’t be using the universal ‘you’ and just say me. I didn’t feel worthy and was insecure about my acting ability. Also they flew me to Detroit from Chicago and put me up in a nice hotel — not something I was used to, and it wasn’t a really big part in the show. I remember being thankful it was only a few lines! The fear!”

Rewatching the episode, it’s striking to not only see Stelling portraying a young student involved in a larger scheme, but also to see the earliest stages of a person’s career in the entertainment industry.

Stelling recalls the sweetness of the cast and crew.

She worked at a coffee shop at the time, but they treated her like a crucial part of the production.

Stelling was worried she’d forget her lines, miss her mark. Her makeup wasn’t how she would have worn it normally. She’s been thrust into a network television set. Stelling — like many others — was struck with imposter’s syndrome. She didn’t think she deserved what she had earned. She didn’t believe she was good enough to be where she was. And even after achieving success by being herself and sustaining a career in show business in the 10 years that followed, Stelling still feels those same fears.

Even if she shouldn’t.

“I left wondering if I’d actually done a ‘good’ job, why they chose me, if I’d be cut,” Stelling says of her first TV role, “and I’d like to say that mentality has gone away, but I’m still working on that; feeling like I earned my place and belong among some of the best.”

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FORTE JAZZ LOUNGE SAT. Comedy Marathon feat. Bangin’ and Lena Dunham Charleston natives Dan Hanf and Jessika Stocker return from Brooklyn with an unquenchable thirst for audience suggestions.

What is the purpose of life? Stop thinking about that and come to this two-person improv show, you nerd. Lena Dunham started as an idea to bring together black improvisers in Washington, D.C. who were usually the only black member of their improv team.

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T here is really one main thing that I must ask Beth Stelling.

She has thrived as a stand-up, breaking out of the competitive Chicago comedy scene to tour nationwide and make numerous late-night television appearances. She’s written for the HBO series Crashing and served as associate producer on the 2019 film Good Boys. Unfortunately, I’m a very simple person who just wants to ask Stelling about her brief appearance on one episode of a failed 2010 cop show.

I am not proud of this, nor am I ashamed. I just want to know what it is like to appear on a procedural crime drama, be interviewed by actors portraying homicide investigators, and provide crucial evidence that helps lead to the arrest of a murderer.

I will ask Stelling additional questions about her very impressive career, but my primary concern will be her role as Greta on Detroit 187.

Stelling recently broke into the podcast market with what may “I REMEMBER BEING be the last original idea left up for grabs in the crowded digital SO EXCITED THAT I With We Called Your BOOKED A REAL TV landscape.

Mom, Stelling and her mother SHOW. THE ODD PART phone up the women who raised ABOUT THIS ‘ACTING’ some of their favorite entertainers. At the heart of the series, lies THING IS THAT YOU the intrigue surrounding what these performers were like when WANT SOMETHING were barely people at all.

SO BAD, THEN IF YOU they “My favorite parts of speaking GET IT, YOU CAN’T with artists’ moms are hearBELIEVE YOU GOT IT ing the stories from childhood when their gifts were first made AND DON’T REALLY evident. Of course not everyone has a great relationship with FEEL WORTHY.” their mother and as you can imagine, we haven’t spoken to those moms. Not to mention all the moms we’ve missed out on because they are no longer with us,” says Stelling. “But I think it’s comforting to hear the similarities of these — often the youngest — children being a little bit different and how their moms help, support, and worry about them while they navigate their way of life and how to share what they see through their unique lens.”

Stelling also worked on HBO’s Crashing, a series that starred Pete Holmes as an aspiring comic struggling to navigate show business. As a writer on the series, Stelling recognizes that she was just one voice in the chorus and says she often yearned for a more grounded portrayal of the pursuit and drudgery of a career in standup. At the same time, she recognizes that TV networks “often require a higher entertainment quota than real life.”

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FROM THE RADIO WAVES TO THE CHARLESTON STAGE Comedian and radio personality Pete Dominick heads to the Holy City

BY SAMANTHA CONNORS From warming up the crowds at shows like The Colbert Report and The Daily Show to hosting a 12-year run on SiriusXM, Pete Dominick has done it all. Now, he’s headed South, taking his stand-up on the road for this year’s Charleston Comedy Festival. No stranger to the stage, Dominick has been doing comedy for 20 years.

“After the first 10 years of my career doing stand-up and traveling around the country, I wanted to be home more with my wife and newborn daughter, so my work was more centered in New York doing television and radio,” says Dominick. “But, now that my SiriusXM show is over, I’m getting hardcore back into stand-up.”

Dominick knew from a young age that he wanted to be a comedian, seeking out any and every chance to entertain people. “I was a class clown in high school, never missed a day. And not because I loved school but because every day, there was an audience to perform for,” he explains. After his time in college, he moved to New York City at the age of 18 and starting doing comedy clubs.

As he became more successful, he eventually landed a job with The Daily Show and, later, The Colbert Report.

His role with both of these major comedy news shows was to get on stage before the show began and warm up the audience with his own humor. “I think both of those shows were very special, unique, and important for their time,” Dominick says. After Stephen Colbert left The Daily Show to pursue his own project, The Colbert Report, he asked Dominick to come with him, and while he did not have to spend as much time on set as

others, he fondly recalls the tight-knit nature of the cast and crew. “Stephen created an amazing family atmosphere on that show,” he says. “He’s also probably the greatest comedian and satirist of our time because of what he did as that character.”

During his career with television, Dominick also hosted a three-hour live talk show five days a week for SiriusXM. After 12 years, the show ended this past October, leading Dominick to switch the show to a podcast. The new show, Stand Up! with Pete Dominick, is intended to mimic his original radio show during which he interviews a range of experts from civil rights leader and U.S. Rep. John Lewis to celebrities and comedians like Alyssa Milano and Kevin Hart. Dominick tends to tackle general topics like parenting and social media and while the show is driven by Dominick’s natural curiosity rather than comedic efforts, it’s a way for him to connect with his audience and have a meaningful conversation that, in turn, gives him a better understanding of the world.

When asked what makes his style of comedy unique, he laughs and says, “Nothing.”

And, that’s really the best way to be.

Comedy is all about connection and how we relate to each other and our shared experiences. “I want to be relatable,” he says. “If there’s anything that makes me unique, it’s that I appeal to a wide range of people.”

Pete Dominick Stand-Up $20 Sat. Jan. 18 at 7:30 p.m.

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Francis Ellis never expected to be a comedian. He first discovered his comedic potential while working as a finance intern for the Royal Bank of Scotland, which one can imagine is not the most thrilling way to spend your summer. “It was so boring for me that I started writing jokes on a little notepad in my desk about my experience,” says Ellis. “By the end of the summer, I had enough material that I was curious if anyone else would find it funny.”

Although Francis was always a fan of stand-up comedy, he never considered it as a career path for himself. After his summer with the bank, he decided to organize his own comedy show at a bar in Boston, where he performed his first brief stand-up bit.

“It was so bad,” he laughs. “But, the thrill of it really grabbed me, and I decided that I wanted to see if I could get anywhere with it.” During this time, Ellis was finishing up school at Harvard but still made time to do a few more comedy shows before graduation. Eventually, he packed up that fancy Ivy League degree and headed straight to New York City to see if he could make comedy a career.

Eight years later, Ellis spends time performing stand-up and other types of comedy shows, like the one he’ll be bringing to the Charleston stage this month, but he also enjoys comedic writing. For two and a half years, he worked at Barstool Sports, the wildly popular and controversial media company covering sports and pop culture, where he hosted a radio show and wrote for the website. Now, he’s writing for BroBible, where his work focuses mainly on personal stories using hyperbole to create a comedic effect.

Ellis will make his first venture down to Charleston this January to put on a

stand-up-slash-variety show as part of the 17th annual Charleston Comedy Festival. “I play some music in my act, and I transition between stories and songs to weave it all together. Sometimes I feel like a song is a better way to express where I am or what I’m talking about,” he explains.

And, if you’re unsure what to expect from this description, check out Ellis’ Instagram, where you’ll discover some of his most popular videos — songs written about Game of Thrones. These short videos Ellis recorded during the course of the final Game of Thrones season went viral on the internet as he sang about his love, hopes, and fears for the iconic show, accompanied by piano.

To truly get a sense of Ellis’ comedy style, you’ll need to catch the live show.

Although he’s able to extend and set up jokes in a different way through his writing, he believes his style of comedy shines through both in text and physical form.

“Overall my sense of humor is present in both, which is very self-effacing, somewhat dark, and neurotic. Very neurotic,” he says.

Though his stories and songs focus on his own experiences, he likes to explore more general subjects that his audiences can relate to through these tangents.

And while we’re excited to host Ellis in our city, he has his own high hopes for what his first visit to Charleston will be like.

“I’ve heard incredible things. I know it’s a big bachelorette capital, so I want to take a horse drawn carriage down the cobblestone streets with a bachelorette party.” Sounds good, man. We’ll wave to you as you pass.

Francis Ellis $15 Fri. Jan. 17 at 9:30 p.m.

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The ladies of Mary Kay Has a Posse — Brandy Sullivan, Jennifer Buddin, Camille Lowman, and Jessica Mickey — have been performing together for 17 years. It’s always the same basic format: four ditzy personas take the stage for an improv-based talk show akin to a parody of The View. “Those characters are generally not the sharpest in the tool box,” says Mickey, who becomes “Jessi” during the show.

They get chatty with the audience before moving into a long form improv based on those conversations. “We’re always interacting with the audience during that part of the show. Even though we’ve been doing this for so long and have people who have been coming the whole time, I think it still takes people a minute to realize what the hell is going on,” she laughs.

What makes the show different every time are these ever-shifting conversations. That’s part of the beauty of improv — you can have the same basic outline but you’ll never see the same show twice. “I really like the discovery on stage that comes with improv.

I love that moment and improv is really the only thing that affords you to do that in front of an actual audience for the most part.” And in this case, the audience plays a big role in the direction the show takes.

“We improvise on the spot with whatever gets generated during the talk show process that strikes us as funny or as something we want to explore,” says Mickey. “The thing about Mary Kay Has a Posse is that we’re very strong in our character relationships

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and teamwork. That’s really what shines the most during the long form segment.”

After nearly two decades of friendship and co-performing, their comedic banter comes naturally. “It’s been over one-third of my life that I’ve been doing this show with the same group of people. That’s not a common thing.

We know each other so well, and we work really well together on stage.”

Even though their friendship may give you warm and fuzzy feels, don’t mistake this show as kid-friendly. This show is still very much for the adults. —Melissa Hayes Mary Kay Has a Posse $10 Wed. Jan. 15 at 7:30 p.m. Theatre 99

AND THAT’S A FACT Truth Is Presents Oh S**t, true stories about WTF moments Once a month, a handful of storytellers stand in front of an audience at Gala Desserts in West Ashley and share a true story about themselves. Have you heard of the true storytelling podcast, The Moth?

Same concept, adapted for Charleston.

These stories may be joyful, confessional, tragic ... All they really have in common is their authenticity and their connection to a chosen theme. For Comedy Fest, that theme is “Oh S**t!”

“We chose it because people can take that in so many directions,” says Karen Black, founder and host of Truth Is. “When we participate in Comedy Fest, I help our storytellers curate the story they’re going to tell, and then we work on it and hone it. We know that those stories are funny and will make people laugh.”

Eight storytellers join in for this 90-minute lineup. Each of them has shared a story on the Truth Is stage before. “Our storytellers are very funny and the joy of attending a

show like this is sitting and hearing people tell something that truly happened to them.

It’s different than going to stand-up, but I promise you’ll have a great time.”

For Black, storytelling has been her favorite form of expression. She’d trained in improv before, but it didn’t speak to her. The thought of stand-up seemed terrifying. But while living in L.A., friends in the comedy scene convinced her to give storytelling a go.

“To be a good storyteller,” explains Black, “you take the moments in life that might seem banal to somebody else, and you find a streak of something interesting in it that other people can relate to. Then you squeeze the details out of it as you tell the story. You really paint the picture for the audience. It’s a craft.” —Melissa Hayes Truth Is Presents: Oh, S**t! $10 Fri. Jan. 17 at 8 p.m.

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WELCOME TO THE TWILIGHT ZONE A journey into a wondrous land of imagination Rod Serling, the prolific creator of The Twilight Zone, wrote 92 of the 156 episodes of the original series — but there is little evidence that he did so on the spot in front of a live studio audience. That’s where the folks at Impro Theatre wade into a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity to stage their own original tales from the Twilight Zone, completely unscripted.

Over the past 13 months, the troupe has improvised around 120 different episodes, according to Impro Theatre producing artistic director Dan O’Connor. The ultimate goal is that on the night of the show each improviser knows the genre so well that each decision feels like second nature.

“We kind of steeped ourselves in how Twilight Zone was written so that when we get a suggestion on the night wherever we’re doing it, we know that there’s certain themes that come up,” says O’Connor. “The shows are inspired by the series, but they’re not based on the series. If you went and saw 100 shows in 100 days, you’d never see the same episode.”

For their Charleston Comedy Fest appearance, Impro Theatre will be bringing along a technical improviser who will add music

and lighting to color the stage performance, making it as theatrical as possible. And like almost all episodes of The Twilight Zone, which tend to focus on unwitting characters slowly learning of their dark fate, audiences can watch O’Connor and company slowly unravel the poetic justice that awaits them — live in real time — with all the stylized, slow-burn tension that has made The Twilight Zone a lasting piece of popular culture.

“A lot of us have done improv in comedy clubs where if there’s a break in the action you jump in and you make something funny happen. But with Twilight Zone you have to be patient and allow for that moment to sort of sit there for a second,” says O’Connor.

“Just like in the episodes of The Twilight Zone, you have to wait for the sort of portal to open up into whatever weird or science fiction or whatever thing might happen. It requires a level of patience for us as improvisers that’s actually really challenging and really fun because we have no idea what the weird ending is going to be.” —Dustin Waters

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NSFW “I love games. I love creating them. I love playing them. Always have,” says Greg Tavares, co-founder of Theatre 99 and the Charleston Comedy Festival, among many other comedic pursuits.

The idea for Dirty Game Night came to him while playing games with other improv artists around town. They’d get together, play a little Pictionary, and throw some dirty twists into the mix. Think: Cards Against Humanity hilarity meets family game night classics.

It’s not a performance. It’s actually a game night with audience members (and other improv artists from the festival) making up the players. But no pressure to jump in if you’re more of an observer.

Tavares has several dirty game ideas awaiting an audience with good humor.

How many of those games you play depends on how much fun you’re having. “We start the show with really silly games that are basically non-verbal,” he explains. There’s “Dong Pong,” for example, where one player bounces a ping pong ball from the floor to a clipboard attached to the, ahem, crotch region of another player’s pants.

The show isn’t for kids, but the jokes are all in good fun. There’s even a fun song to kick the show off that assures the audience that, despite the dirty jokes, nothing about the games should be offensive or intimidating. “It’s fun and rule break-y but not politically incorrect or anything. It’s not gross. It’s just dirty,” says Tavares. —Melissa Hayes Dirty Game Night $5 Fri. Jan. 17 at 11 p.m. Theatre 99

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GROWING PAINS The local scene is growing and these stand-ups prove it If you want to witness a comedy scene teetering between local and regional recognition before its big break, “before it was cool,” this is your year, Charleston.

Charleston’s comedy scene is making moves, at least according to Josh Bates, one of the city’s more active and high-profile comedians and the organizer of this year’s Charleston Stand-up Showcase.

At the showcase this year you’ll see Bill Davis, who’s opened for Amy Schumer and Todd Barry; Shawna Jarrett, founder of the Charleston Comedy Bus; and Bates, who was nominated for City Paper’s Best Local Comic.

“Last year was the first year that it got to that level [of recognition],” says Bates, “when more visiting comedians from all over came ... because they realized that Charleston’s comedy scene is pretty good.”

Why? “The hustle,” according to Bates. “[Comedians] are working harder. That, and there’s a huge want for comedy. I’m selling out 200-seat theaters. People want it and we’re finally getting recognition from other cities ... because we have the audience for it.”

You can judge that for yourself when 12 local comedians take the stage at the Commodore this Friday and Saturday, mining audiences for laughs about things like Citadel Mall’s transformation, the garbage fire that was 2019, and, inevitably, dicks.

Speaking of dicks, it’s been quite a couple of years for gender power dynamic shifts, not to mention a few uproars in the comedy world itself.

When it comes to gender and racial diversity on stage, our comedy scene has less to boast about.

“We’re a lot of bearded white dudes,” says Bates, “and I’m one of those bearded white dudes.” When asked what would level up the Charleston scene in years to come: “Diversity. One hundred percent. We need women and people of color.”

Shawna Jarrett is one of the two women in this year’s showcase. She’s lived in Charleston since age 12 — “though I can’t say I’m from

here or a native Charlestonian will rise out of the gutter to kill me” — and she is constantly developing new material with the weekly writers group she hosts at Tin Roof, if only because of her “weapons-grade ADHD.” The other woman is Sarah Napier, who “has a dazzling smile that hides her sharp fangs.”

“I’m glad that there are two [women], I’ll say that,” Jarrett concedes.

The myriad obstacles to breaking into comedy, both real and imagined, are responsible for keeping a lot of prospective comics away, Jarrett believes, and it’s one of her resolutions (along with others like Heath Richardson who founded Chucktown Comedy League for up-and-comers) to see more new and diverse comedians on stages around the city.

“Starting everything scary is hard,” she says, “like climbing a wall. But for women starting the wall is made of penises.”

If nothing else, Jarrett hopes more open doors in comedy will lead to an even better scene for everyone — “The better Charleston is, the better Charleston is for me.”

Expect new material, plenty of local digs, and plenty of crowd work at The Commodore this year. Maybe with a bit of new blood this will be the year Charleston really breaks through. As Jarrett tells aspiring comedians: “Talk into every microphone you are allowed to for a while.” —Enid Brenize $12 Fri. Jan. 17 and Sat. Jan. 18 at 8 p.m.

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What are you afraid of? At Tales from the Campfire, The Pushers take your deepest fears and turn them into a series of gutbusting ghost stories right before your eyes.

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Mon. Jan. 20 at 10 a.m. Free to attend. Starts at Burke High School, 244 President St. Downtown. ywcagc.org

Frothy Beard Brewing Co. hosts a drag show with some of Charleston’s top performers. Avaria Giovanni hosts the evening with additional performances from Sapphire Giovanni, Shesha Manson, and Victoria Vixen. There will be spotlights by Aurora and Eros. Swill some good Frothy beer while enjoying the show. The evening is a fundraiser for Palmetto Community Care which helps those affected with HIV/AIDS. Sat. Jan. 18 at 9 p.m. Free to attend.

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Sat. Jan. 18 at 8:30 a.m. $54/day of, $45/adv. Laurel Hill County Park, 1251 Park West Blvd. Mt. Pleasant. ccprc.com

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The Pickers Hullabaloo Head to the first Pickers Hullabaloo flea market this Saturday for treasure hunting, music, food, and drinks.

Sounds pretty great to us. You can shop from Charleston’s leading vintage and antique dealers who will be selling everything from furniture to housewares to vinyl to clothing.

Sat. Jan. 18, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free to attend. The French Eclectic Warehouse, 4244 Scott St. North Charleston

Fields to Families Oyster Roast Enjoy AYCE Bowens Island Restaurant oysters, with yummy side dishes from chef Megan Hutchinson and friends. This event is BYOB, but water will be provided (you’ve gotta stay hydrated, y’all.). Listen to live music from Mark Jackson Music and know that a portion of proceeds from this event help Fields to Families provide fresh fruits and veggies to Charleston area families in need.

Sun. Jan. 19, 2-5 p.m. $30. Bowens Island Restaurant, 1870 Bowens Island Road. James Island. fieldstofamilies.org

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Holy City Vintage Market Holy City Vintage Market returns with all the vintage you want, from faux furs to cozy sweaters to super cool denim.

Brunch at Park Cafe and shop to your heart’s delight.

Sun. Jan. 19, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free to attend. The Park Cafe, 730 Rutledge Ave. Downtown. facebook.com/ holycityvintagemarket

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Charleston Night Bazaar The night bazaar is back and ready for you to spend that new year money. Fuel up with food and drinks from Workshop and Edmund’s Oast Brewing Co., then shop local vendors selling everything from vintage jewelry to soaps to mixed media art.

Sat. Jan. 18, 5-10 p.m. Free to attend.

Pacific Box & Crate, 1503 King St. Downtown

Kickin’ it on King Join downtown bars for a night of celebration — celebrating Bud Light Seltzer that is. Sip on the new product while listening to beats from local DJs. Check out a silent disco at Uptown Social, Midnight City Band at King Street Dispensary, DJ YNot? at Charleston Beer Works, DJ Precise at King Street Public House, and DJ R Dot at Silver Dollar.

DJ NattyHeavy will be the official MC throughout the evening. See y’all there.

Thurs. Jan. 16, 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Free to attend. King Street. Downtown

Taste craft cocktails made by the Folly Restaurants & Bars, then vote for your favorite!

Tickets are $20 in advance/$25 at the door and include free samples of all cocktails. Must be 21 or over.

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- Oyster Shucking Contest - Server Olympics - Live Music and a Kids Area

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Poe’s Birthday Party

The 39th Asbury Short Film Concert

Celebrate everyone’s favorite Lowcountry-adjacent literary figure, Edgar Allan Poe, with this party at Poe’s Tavern. Poe is turning 211 and you’re invited to celebrate with the regular Poe’s menu plus cake. It’s the only time Poe’s has cake.

Sun. Jan. 19, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Free to attend. Poe’s Tavern, 2210 Middle St. Sullivan’s Island

New York’s longest running short film exhibition returns to the Music Hall.

This year, the Asbury Short Film Concert is hosted by Christian Senger aka Holy City Sinner.

Thurs. Jan. 16 at 7 p.m. $10. Charleston Music Hall, 37 John St. Downtown. charlestonmusichall.com

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The Aesthetics of Change The Gibbes’ powerful exhibition Central to Their Lives highlights women of creative vision and resolve

BY MELISSA HAYES Central to Their Lives: Southern Women Artists in the Johnson Collection

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Representing works from the late 1890s to the early 1960s, Central to Their Lives: Southern Women Artists in the Johnson Collection shines a light on women artists who were creating on the cusp of pivotal social change. With the ’60s came equal rights and feminist movements that carved a path for women to gain deserved recognition in the arts, but prior to that revolutionary time, men dominated the art world.

Central to Their Lives features the work of 42 women who persisted in their passions despite social limitations. They come from a diverse range of economic backgrounds, styles,

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and circumstances, but they share creative resilience and a connection to the South, a region where conservative values attempted to immobilize them further. Despite everything, they continued to create because, as featured

artist Nell Blaine said, art is “central to my life.

Not being able to make or see art would be a major deprivation.”

The exhibition hails Blaine as the essence of what these women collectively represent.

Outside of the social constraints on her gender, Blaine faced numerous health issues including vision problems and polio. Her family imposed strict religious traditionalism on her, and the Great Depression caused the family substantial financial strain. Yet her devotion to her work never waned and allowed her to travel widely and display her work in galleries across the world. Life magazine recognized Blaine as one of five “Women Artists in Ascendance” who “won acclaim not as notable women artists but as notable artists who happen to be women.”

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On Fri. Jan. 24 at 8 a.m. head to Redux Contemporary Art Center to hear local basket weaver Corey Alston speak on the topic of Roots at Creative Mornings Charleston (CMCHS). As always, this event is free, just be sure to register by Mon. Jan. 20 at 10 a.m. to reserve your spot.

Every month the breakfast lecture series presents a local speaker talking about a universal topic; the topic is chosen by one of CM’s 207 global chapters and used by each chapter in its own way. Roots, then, seems like the ideal topic for Alston to discuss. As a fifth-generation sweetgrass basket weaver from Mt. Pleasant, his Charleston roots run deep.

CMCHS host Cristy Armstrong says, “The global theme is roots and we want to recognize the Gullah Geechee community’s importance here in the Lowcountry.”

The sweetgrass basket art form was founded on the West Coast of Africa before being brought to America in the 17th century by enslaved Africans. Alston, who was recognized by Mt. Pleasant Magazine as 2018’s “featured weaver,” acknowledges the important history behind his art form, especially when it comes to continuing the tradition of weaving.

Alston told the magazine, “It is truly a blessing to be one of the younger weavers and have my work being put in such noticeable places. I’ve realized the best way for a cultural art to thrive is for the next generation to step up. Hopefully, the historic weavers before me feel that I have.”

—Connelly Hardaway

AUTHORS GATHER TO CELEBRATE ANNE RIVERS SIDDONS

Authors, poets, and educators will gather at Charleston County Public Library’s main branch (68 Calhoun St.) on Fri. Feb. 7, 6-8 p.m., to celebrate the life of Anne Rivers Siddons, a local author who passed away in September at the age of 83.

In a press release Siddons’ friend and colleague Mary Alice Monroe said: “Anne was a pioneer in novels about the New South. She broke the mold writing about women’s struggles with the expectations of Southern society vis-a-vis relationships, careers, marriage, and even appearance.

It’s important that her work be acknowledged and celebrated, and more, introduced to a new generation of readers.”

During the celebration of Siddons’ life, attendees can hear from speakers (6 p.m.) who will share stories, followed by a short video by Henry Hagerty that chronicles the final year of her life. Speakers include Monroe, Cassandra King, Nathalie Dupree, Cynthia Graubart, Alex Sanders, and Marjory Wentworth.

Guests will have a chance to purchase copies of Siddons’ books. —CH

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Light Play Artist Linda Fantuzzo plays with shadows in her latest exhibition

BY GABRIELA CAPESTANY Linda Fantuzzo: Penumbra Opens Jan. 17, 5-7 p.m. Through March 1 Free to attend City Gallery at Waterfront Park 34 Prioleau St. Downtown charleston-sc.gov/citygallery

The City Gallery marks a change of the seasons with a new exhibition featuring an unexpected pairing of painting and poetry.

The gallery’s new exhibition Linda Fantuzzo: Penumbra explores light and shadow represented on canvas through the eyes of artist Linda Fantuzzo.

The title word “penumbra” is a term that references light’s transitions, a theme which Fantuzzo explores in her exhibition — both the literal transitions of light and the metaphorical idea of light in connection to human experience.

“Her work is lovely and atmospheric, it’s beautiful. She uses doorways, ladders, and windows to pull people into the piece and give it tension,” says Anne Quattlebaum, the gallery manager. Abstract interior paintings exploring unseen human presence round out the body of work on display. “Light, bright, low, or poetic, can imbue the image with a sense that something has happened or will momentarily occur,” Fantuzzo says.

With Fantuzzo’s work having such a strong focus on the changing light, the City Gallery thought it would fit well at the

start of the year. “For the entire calendar year of the City Gallery we have a number of proposals coming forward, and we work with each individual artist,” Quattlebaum explains, adding, “When examining the flow of the year to see what would fit best, it seemed like the best period for [the exhibition] since there’s such interesting, changeable light at this time of year.”

Originally from New York, Fantuzzo is a local artist who has been involved with many projects within the Charleston arts community. Her portion of the exhibition will feature more than 50 paintings and large-format drawings depicting both landscapes and interiors.

Alongside Fantuzzo’s artwork, the Long Table Poets of Charleston will be presenting ekphrastic poems.

Greek for “description”, ekphrastic poems are created based on a scene or a work of art.

Fantuzzo invited the Long Table Poets to create pieces of poetry based on her artwork in the exhibition. “It’s art made about another piece of art. All of the poems will be on display together and each will have an image of the work that they refer to,” Quattlebaum says.

Two separate poetry readings will take place on Thurs. Jan. 23 from 7 to 8 p.m., and Sat. Feb. 22 from 2 to 3 p.m.

Both readings are free to the public and will take place at the City Gallery.

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“But they persevered and that is really the story of this exhibition.”

They represent a great variety of artistic styles from sculpture to folk art. Some works are representational. Others relate to domesticity. But there are also interesting pieces that include abstract art and works that, at the time, would have been considered highly avant-garde.

“We decided to host this exhibition at the Gibbes because this year marks the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in the United States, so we thought it was a great opportunity to showcase that and to acknowledge all of these incredible women artists that worked in our region,” says Mack. “There are names that you’ve heard of before as well as artists you may not have heard of, as well as artists of African descent. It’s a fantastic grouping of wonderfully talented women.”

The exhibition includes the work of Alice Ravenel Huger Smith and Anna Heyward Taylor, both painters and printmakers who were prominent figures within the Charleston Renaissance. Smith painted ethereal, often colorful landscapes capturing the beauty of Charleston’s natural surroundings.

She also painted and illustrated cityscapes and glimpses into daily life in Charleston

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around the 1920s. Taylor’s work features similar subject matter but is rendered in bold woodblock prints and watercolors.

Another notable figure in the collection is Loïs Mailou Jones who, on her 90th birthday, said of her work, “It wasn’t easy. There was the double handicap: being a woman and being a woman of color. I kept going on, with determination. As I look back, I wonder how I’ve done it.” Jones was born in Boston but later moved south to rural North Carolina to bring arts education to African-American

youth. She remained adamant throughout her life that it would be her art that would define her, not her race or her gender.

The entirety of the collection comes from The Johnson Collection out of Spartanburg, compiled by Susan and George Dean Johnson Jr. “They’ve been collecting for many years and have put together a wonderful premier collection of works of art that relate to the South,” says Mack. The exhibition takes up the entirety of Gallery 8, the largest of the special exhibition spaces on the third floor.

In nearby Gallery 9, micromosaic jewels from the Collection of Elizabeth Locke are on display. This exhibition is intentionally running concurrent to Central to Their Lives as it is largely made possible through the care and curation of a woman. The collection features tiny mosaics that were created in Italy and were purchased as souvenirs by people who were on the Grand Tour in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Grand Tour refers to the coming-of-age trip abroad taken by wealthy Brits and, later, South and North Americans.

Locke gave her collection to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, and they organized an exhibition that showed this past Spring. Locke, a jewelry maker herself, is represented by Neiman Marcus and locally

by Croghan’s Jewel Box. “Because of her connection to Charleston, in particular the Beaufort area, we’re hosting the exhibition in Charleston,” explains Mack. “We’re very excited to have that show on view as well. It’s going to be all about women at the Gibbes.”

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SISTERS SAMANTHA AND PAULA KRAMER ARE REFRESHING THE EIGHT-YEAR-OLD JAMES ISLAND BAKERY

Wake and Bake Paula and Samantha Kramer discuss becoming the new owners of beloved bakery Baguette Magic

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Paula and Samantha Kramer pushed pause before resolving to purchase Baguette Magic, an uncomplicated French bakery that’s served James Islanders for eight years. They had a good thing going already with Paula working as a digital marketer for area restaurants and Samantha working as chef and part owner of popular Jewish-Mexican hybrid pop-up Matzo y Masa. But then they reexamined the bakery’s potential with a fresh perspective inspired by attending FAB, a conference for women in hospitality in 2019.

“Going to FAB and seeing all of these incredible women who are running their restaurants just a little bit differently and doing different things to support the community around them really made an impact on us,” says Paula. “Bakeries are often the center of the community. We’re excited about the potential of the space as a bakery and a space to host community events outside of our regular business hours.”

In the year ahead, the sisters hope to host area chefs for pop-ups, cooking classes, and other private gatherings. They intend to reinvent the space to create a more commu-

nal environment, add some cozy seating, and give the interior a fresh new look.

“It’s less about the bakery and more about what we can make the bakery,” says Samantha. “There’s a lot of opportunity in the restaurant side of it. We saw that it was already established, people knew of it, and it’s in a great location. We’re just asking ourselves, ‘What can we do to make this an even better situation for James Island?’”

For Baguette Magic loyalists who may be wringing their hands, fear not. Baked goods and menu staples will remain the bread and butter of the operation with fan favorites like the Recovery Baguette sticking around. And Baguette Magic’s head baker, Derek Randall, will remain on staff to continue turning out fresh goods daily just as he has since 2013.

The menu will, however, be freshened up to reflect greater variety and customization. “The former owner made the menu in one night 10 years ago and hadn’t changed a price or an item on it since,” says Paula.

“We’re bringing a fresh take to the menu, reinventing some of the sandwiches, and bringing some new items as well. It’s been

the same six croissants and three breads for several years. One of the biggest changes we’re making is offering specialty breads like rosemary garlic pulls, braided brioche, and seasonal croissants.”

Other additions include mini quiches made with leftover croissant dough, giving the tiny pies a flaky, layered crust. They’re brining and roasting their own roast beef and turkey for sandwiches, a process they have to begin a day in advance. One of their most successful additions to the menu has been a French club made with turkey, muenster cheese, roasted tomatoes, and garlic aioli wedged between slices of house-made bacon cheddar bread. “That one’s been a total smash hit,” says Paula.

The sisters are working with Second State to incorporate a full coffee program, an offering which was surprisingly absent from the bakery beforehand. “We have people come in and ask for a shot of espresso, and we have to tell them we don’t have it. They’d only ever done drip coffee before, so we’re really continued on page 28

Brett Chizinski’s new Meeting Street restaurant, Gale, is set to open next month with a full bar, counter-service, and a range of casual Italian offerings.

Chizinski and his wife, Mari, have worked tirelessly both in the world of fine dining and the similarly exhausting world of farm to table dining (literally, they lived on a farm that directly served a restaurant). Gale will be different, says Chizinski. “The style is fast casual but the place is beautiful, the food will be refined casual in that you want people to have fun — I hate fine dining. I hate feeling awkward and being pressured in a restaurant is weird.”

No pressure in the airy, high-ceilinged, 42 seat space at 601 Meeting St., Ste. 140.

The small open kitchen will churn out dinner six nights a week, with lunch service soon to follow. Chizinski knows a thing or two about Italian fare — he worked under chef/ owners Mike Lombardi and Kevin O’Donnell at Venetian-inspired restaurant SRV in Boston. At Gale, chef will prepare entrees like beef cheek bourguignon over savory bread pudding; sandwiches with chicken, meatball, and eggplant served with parm, pesto, or butter and capers; salads; and pizzas.

And with a degree from Boston University in aerospace engineering, Chizinski is very conscience of the way a restaurant’s design impacts the final menu.

“It’s very advantageous for me as a chef to oversee construction from the beginning,” he says. “I knew how each thing would effect the food program, every measurement affects every item, affects every other item — the width at the bar can affect what garnish you can put on a dish.”

Yes, he wants to get creative (beef tongue, imported ingredients). But he also wants to cater to the “dude looking for a sandwich and a beer.” Chizinski says he has no patience for the head in the cloud cooks who are “pursuing one dream while putting [others’] livelihood at stake.” “My first priority is being able to pay my employees,” says Chizinski. “If some kid is like ‘Oh I can make real money being a server, working in a kitchen,’ they won’t pursue if there’s uncertainty.”

A chef quite certain of himself after years of grinding overtime, Chizinski also urges that his food will not necessarily use “local” ingredients or flavors that are considered “authentic” Italian. “I consider what is best for the dish in terms of actual cuisine,” he says. “I go for what tastes best. Just because I want clam chowder doesn’t mean it has to be the same shitty stuff your mom in Boston makes.” Chizinski’s version may include charred fennel and fried potatoes topped with kimchi.

Keep up to date with Gale’s grand opening by following them on Instagram.

—Mary Scott Hardaway

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Good Food

Chatting with Obstinate Daughter and Wild Olive chef Jacques Larson City Paper: What’s the last thing you fried?

Jacques Larson: I’m glad I looked you up! This is a pretty standard response: Geechie Frites. We created a monster when we came up with these, they’re definitely a hot seller at Obstinate Daughter.

CP: That’s actually my next question: What’s up with those Geechie Frites?

JL: I’m pretty much based in classic Italian cooking and fried polenta is simple Italian street food. When we first opened Obstinate Daughter, it was at the height of “all things Southern” so it’s also a nod to Charleston’s culture, plus we use Geechie Boy products. It was really about doing something new and having fun.

CP: I asked your former employee Steve Seguin this same question: Hog’s head cheese or mortadella?

JL: I do like hog’s head cheese. I’ll never forget when I was living in Park Circle I’d go to that grocery store that closed down a while ago and I’d be fascinated by the pork section there. For me to see pig ears and pig tail and ham hocks, it presented a whole new arsenal of stuff to work with.

However, after traveling to the city of Bologna, Italy, where mortadella hails from, I love that stuff. I swear, the whole city of Bologna smells like mortadella — it’s everywhere.

CP: Charleston’s busting at the seams with Italian food, you’ve been doing it for a while now. What are your thoughts?

JL: That’s tough. For me, pound for pound, we have a great food scene here that I can’t take for granted. That being said, there weren’t a lot of “ethnic” restaurants when I first arrived, especially Italian. Back then people appreciated what we were doing, making fresh pasta, bringing in great wines from Italy, but it really took time for it to grow. There weren’t a lot of highprofile chefs doing it yet. Over time, some have made it and many have failed. You have to think about it: Charleston’s not big and it’s very fickle, so if you’re not one of the “good ones” and on your A game, you’ll fail. Even though more Italian restaurants are opening, it keeps the old ones on their toes. Of course there’s going to be some rumbling in the F&B community when a hot new chef from New York City comes into town and gets in your lane. I don’t mind though. My GM eats at Le Farfalle at least twice a month. Good food is good food.

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CP: What about your Frogmore chowder?

JL: When I moved to Charleston in 2005 it was definitely a learning curve for me. I’ll never forget my first Lowcountry Boil. To me, it’s all about getting together with friends and family to celebrate the spirit of community. If you take the shrimp out of the Lowcountry Boil and it’s just sausage, corn, and potatoes, that’s a staple dish in the Midwest where I’m from. Every time I go to New England, I’m eating the clam chowder, so I told my people: Let’s come up with a kick ass chowder and frame it as Frogmore stew.

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Baguette Magic founder Mathieu Richard first began selling his baked goods at farmers markets in 2009. He opened the James Island brick and mortar a couple of years later and remained a fixture until last year when he decided to move to Kentucky to be closer to family. “He’d already bought land and a backhoe and all the things. He was ready to get out,” says Paula. “When we came in, pretty much everything had green and red dots stuck on it. Everything was marked with what he’d take with him and what he’d leave here for the new tenants.”

Several pieces of equipment remained behind which, in theory, should make the transition easier, but taking over someone else’s space has posed unique challenges for the duo. They have taken some time to familiarize themselves with the unique

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5Church The sister restaurant to 5Church Charlotte, 5Church Charleston is run by exec chef Adam Hodgson and Bravo Top Chef alum Jamie Lynch. While the menu veers pretty standard high-end, approachable, “modern American” fare — think salmon, raw bar items, flatbread — the Market Street spot has made a point to go the extra mile by sourcing ingredients from Lynch’s new six-acre farm located 30 minutes from Charlotte. Lunch, Dinner, & Sun. Brunch. $$$. Dinner. 32 N. Market St. (843) 937-8666.

The Alley Fun bowling alley with games, lanes, great drinks, and good food. Lunch (Thurs.-Sun.), Dinner, Late Night (daily). $$. Lunch, Dinner, Late Night, Live Music, Non-Smoking, Burger Week. 131 Columbus St. (843) 818-4080.

quirks and temperament of a lived-in kitchen. “Just working in a space that was someone else’s for so long has been one of the biggest hurdles that I don’t think we were really prepared for,” says Paula.

“Going in and finding problems that had band aids over them has been kind of difficult. We had our budget all laid out and knew what we were going to do, and then it was like, ‘Oh, actually we need to fix this thing and buy this thing.’ But I think we’ve figured a lot of it out now.”

Getting accustomed to production needs has also proven to have its own learning curve, but the sisters are well equipped to tackle the challenges. In only a couple of months, they’ve managed to find a rhythm.

“Each week is getting better,” says Samantha. “We have our food distribution and paper distribution set up instead of having to go in on days off to meet with people. We have a prep routine down whereas in the first two weeks I was going to Restaurant Depot almost every day because we’d run out of something. It’s getting steadier day by day.”

Boxcar Betty’s Somewhat hidden away on Savannah Highway is Boxcar Betty’s, a simple enough place that means to take a stand on the lack of good fried chicken sandwiches. Because owners Ian MacBryde and Roth Scott, formerly of Magnolias, staked their claim as a niche kind of joint, the menu confidently boasts only a few items. Boxcar Betty’s now has four area locations.

Lunch, Dinner (daily). Lunch, Dinner. 1922 Savannah Hwy. 843-225-7470 114 Holiday Drive. 7800 Rivers Ave. Burtons Grill Classic New England fare, from clam chowder to shrimp scampi with big entrees like barbecue ribs and rib-eyes, plus a local catch. Lunch & Dinner. $$$$.

Lunch, Dinner. 1875 Hwy. 17 N. (843) 606-2590.

Early Bird Diner Biscuits and eggs for breakfast. Patty melts and open faced sandwiches for lunch. Blue plate specials for dinner featuring meat and sides of your choice. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Mon.-Sat.),. Late Night (Fri. & Sat.), & Sun. Brunch. $$. Sunday Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast, Late Night, Parking, Non-Smoking.

1644 Savannah Hwy. (843) 277-2353.

Eli’s Table Benedicts for breakfast, soup and sandwiches for lunch, and crowd-pleasing entrees for dinner like pork chops, lemon chicken, and seafood fra diavolo. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, & Weekend Brunch. $$$$. Sunday Brunch, Lunch, 3, Dinner, Breakfast. 129 Meeting St. (843) 405-5115.

Florie’s at Commonhouse Aleworks Outdoor Dining, Sunday Brunch, Lunch, Dinner. 4831 O’Hear Ave. Harold’s Cabin This Bill Murray-owned restaurant serves

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Visit website to view what will be on tap. Dinner menu available.

Get a free growler bottle with a fill ($6 value). Mention the word of the day on Twitter and get a free appetizer. Each Wed. 5-9 p.m. Laura Alberts Tasteful Options, 891 Island Park Drive #B. (843) 881-4711. lauraalberts.com Thankful Thursdays — One dollar from every pint sold on Thankful Thursdays is donated to a local charity. While sales throughout the day count, the official happy hour is from 5-8 p.m., when the charity will be in the brewery to discuss the good work they do. Learn more on Tradesman’s Facebook page.

Each Thurs. 5-8 p.m. Free to attend. Tradesman Brewing Co., 1647 King St. Ext. 843 410-1315. facebook.com/ Tradesmanbrew/ Weekly Beer and Wine Tastings at Edmund’s Oast Exchange — Edmund’s Oast Exchange offers weekly wine tastings on Thursdays entitled Sarah’s Selections from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

For $5, enjoy a special beer tasting selected by Certified

Sommelier Sarah O’Kelley. All proceeds benefit a selected charity each quarter. Each Thurs.

5:30-7:30 p.m. $5. Edmund’s Oast Exchange, 1081 Morrison Dr. 843-990-9449. edmundsoast.com/exchange Open Mic — acoustic Each Sat. 4-7 p.m. Freehouse Brewery, 2895 Pringle St, Ste B. freehousebeer.com/ Suds and Savasana — Start your Saturday right with Suds and Savasana, a weekly alllevels yoga class held in Low Tide Brewing. After the yoga class, led by Darcy Mahan, enjoy a craft beer. Each Sat. 11 a.m. $15/yoga and beer, $10/ yoga. Low Tide Brewing, 2863 Maybank Hwy. (843) 501-7570. lowtidebrewing.com/ Bendy Brewski Sunday Brunch — 45 minutes of all levels yoga followed by a flight of beer! and brunch offered by Suelto at Holy City Brewing. Mats avail to borrow Each Sun. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $15. Holy City Brewing, 4155-C Dorchester Road. 843-4370846. holycitybrewing.com Bendy Brewski Yoga Frothy Beard — Enjoy all-levels yoga and craft beer along with Zombie Bobs Pizza every Monday inside

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Hen and The Goat This fast/casual spot offers sandwiches, breakfast, and snacks in a family friendly atmosphere. Lunch (daily). Lunch. 869 Folly Rd. Jack’s Cafe A greasy spoon that’s operated on the edge of the college campus forever, serving up burgers, breakfast, and more. Breakfast & Lunch, weekdays. $$. Lunch, Breakfast, Non-Smoking, Wifi. 41 George St. (843) 723-5237.

Kickin’ Chicken 27 varieties of wings, plus great sandwiches, huge salads, and burgers too. Lunch, Dinner, Late Night (Daily). $$. Lunch, Dinner, Late Night, Delivery, Best of Charleston winner. 337 King St. (843) 805-5020 1175 Folly Road. (843) 225-6996 349 W Coleman Blvd. (843) 881-8734 800 N. Main St. (843) 875-6998 1179 Sam Rittenberg Blvd. (843) 766-5292.

the brewery. Mats are available to borrow. Each Mon. 6-7 p.m. $15. Frothy Beard Brewing, 1401 Sam Rittenberg Blvd.

(843) 437-0846. bendybrewskiyoga.com $12 Burger + Beer Night at Félix — Join us every Tuesday at Félix for our Raclette Burger, Frites and a Beer for $12! Tues. $12. Félix Cocktails et Cuisine, 550 King St. (843) 203-6297. felixchs.com

n FOODIE EVENTS Charleston Place Launches World-Class Champagne Tastings — Sip and savor a variety of legendary Champagnes from top Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH) brands including Veuve Clicquot, Krug, and Ruinart. Charleston Grill’s advanced sommelier and wine director Rick Rubel has cultivated two different Champagne flights, served daily at the Thoroughbred Club and Charleston Grill.

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KinFolk A stone’s throw from Kiawah, KinFolk occupies the tiny space once inhabited by Crave Smokehouse.

With snug seating for two dozen, it’s something of a shack in its own right. There’s a welcoming “door’s always open” vibe that permeates everything from the decor to the food. Served on a slice of white sandwich bread and accompanied by three lightly brined breadand-butter pickles, the chicken itself is at once crisp and juicy. Arguably, it’s at the hot level that the dish achieves true Nashville distinction. The melange of black pepper, smoked paprika, and sweet sugar hit first, followed by a slow burn at the back of the throat. The chicken’s inherent blandness helps to temper any real intensity, and the heat lingers for just a few seconds. In other words, order it this way if you can. Lunch, Dinner. 4430 Betsy Kerrison Pkwy.

Krazy Owls Steampunk sports bar and restaurant. L, D, daily. 3157 Maybank Hwy. (843) 640-3844.

Mainland Container Co. Kitchen & Bar Mainland Container Co. is comprised of a rustic, beachy restaurant, a ground-level bar set in a shipping container, and ample umbrella-covered seating. Bar food offerings range from wings; hushpuppies that are basically savory

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and Thurs. evening at Wild Common enjoy Common Hour with $8 white, red, and rosé wines and $5 Chef’s Selection of ‘bites’ from 5-6:30 p.m. Each Wed. Thurs. 5 p.m. A la carte.

Wild Common, 103 Spring St. cannongreencharleston.com General Tso’s at Kwei Fei — Since Kwei Fei’s menu change last fall they’ve been getting requests for favorites that date back to the pop-up days. That coupled with the demand they saw on Christmas Eve meant they wanted to do something to thank everyone who wasn’t able to make it in to eat that night.

They’re also launching Moody Tongue beer in the Charleston market with their Toasted Rice lager. Each Tues.-Sat. 5 p.m.

Through Jan. 18. A la carte.

Kwei Fei, 1977 Maybank Hwy. (843) 225-0094. kweifei.com Tasting Notes Live! — Spend the afternoon with your favorite podcast hosts while they interview a special guest, and each month will feature a unique touchpoint for authentic engagement, such as a cooking demo or cocktail pairing. The event is free and open to the public.

Wed. Jan. 15, 4-5:15 p.m. and Wed. Feb. 12, 4-5:15 p.m.

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Headquarters, 635 Rutledge Ave. charlestonwineandfood.com Undiscovered Charleston Food Tour — Chef Forrest Parker, the city’s only Palmetto Guild Certified chef guide, leads guests on a three hour experience unlike any other. You’ll begin with a 90 minute walking tour, exploring the complicated history of the Holy City and the culinary influences that shaped Charleston into one of the world’s top food destinations.

The tour concludes at the cozy Bistro A Vin where you’ll relax while Chef Forrest teaches you how to cook three dishes from recipes he wrote interpreting definitive Lowcountry classics, and prepared using techniques he mastered over two decades.

He’ll serve those recipes for lunch while you enjoy a carefully curated wine pairing (or cool, delicious sweet tea if you’d prefer). You’ll go home with Chef Forrest’s recipes as his gift to you. Each Mon. Wed.Sun. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. $125.

Riley Waterfront Park, 1 Vendue Range. Container Bar Late Night Eats — Starting Fri. Aug 9, Container Bar Charleston is extending their food hours on Friday nights to offer a latenight menu provided by Sap-Lai Charleston. From 10 p.m. to 12 a.m., customers will have

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donuts drizzled with honey, and served with hot pepper jelly and pimento cheese; and a beer cheese-covered tater tot extravaganza called The Full Container. Dinner (Mon-Sat.), Weekend Brunch. Sunday Brunch, 3, Dinner.

1528 Ben Sawyer Blvd. (843) 284-8174.

Ms. Rose’s Modern American diner food with classics like meatloaf and fried chicken and newer favorites like kale, polenta, and brussels sprouts. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (daily), Weekend Brunch. $$. Outdoor Dining, Sunday Brunch, Lunch, 3, Dinner, Parking. 1090 Sam Rittenberg Blvd. (843) 766-0223.

Philly’s Cheesesteaks They say don’t be fooled by imitators. We say this is definitely the real deal when it comes to cheesesteaks, whether you take ‘em ‘wi’d or ‘widout.’ Lunch & Dinner, Closed Sun. $$. Lunch, Dinner, Best of Charleston winner. 4650 Ladson Road.

(843) 873-0776.

access to a full menu of southeast asian eats sure to curb all of the nighttime cravings.

The late-night menu will feature Dumplings, Pad Thai, Pad Woonsen, Khao Soi, Hot Pot, and Drunken Noodles with Pho, Ramen, and Soup Dumplings rotating in during the fall. Each Fri. 10 p.m. A la carte. Container Bar, 2130 Mt. Pleasant St. containerbarchs.com Warm up for the Oyster Festival Oyster Roast — The Shelter hosts a pre Lowcountry Oyster Festival oyster roast with $10 buckets of local clusters, $1.75 domestic bottles, and live music on the deck all day and all night.

Sat. Jan. 18, 12-5 p.m. A la carte. The Shelter Kitchen + Bar, 202 Coleman Blvd. (843) 3883625. theshelterkitchenandbar. com Fleet Landing January Oyster Roasts — Fleet Landing will have local cluster buckets during weekly oyster roasts on the front deck. Buckets of oysters will be available for $15. Each Sun. 12-5 p.m. Through Jan. 26. $15/ per oyster bucket. Fleet Landing, 186 Concord St.

E-mail cuisine calendar items to editor@charlestoncitypaper. com or fax to 576-0380 by the Wed. before the week of the event.

The Rarebit A 50s-style cocktail bar with a full menu of diner favorites like chicken noodle soup, patty melts, and triple stack burgers. Breakfast is served all day, every day. Lunch, Dinner, & Late Night. (Tues.-Sun.) Kitchen open until 1 a.m. $$$. Sunday Brunch, Lunch, 3, Dinner, Breakfast, Late Night, Wifi, Burger Week. 474 King St. (843) 974-5483.

Rutledge Cab Co. An all-day menu of burgers, salads, sandwiches and finer fare. Lunch & Dinner. $$$.

Outdoor Dining, Lunch, Dinner, Parking, Burger Week.

1300 Rutledge Ave. (843) 720-1440.

The Shelter Kitchen + Bar Burgers, brunch fare, beer, and a sprawling bar and patio make for a comfortable place to hang and enjoy yourself. Lunch, Dinner, (Daily) & Weekend Brunch. $$$. Outdoor Dining, Sunday Brunch, Lunch, 3, Dinner, Late Night, Burger Week. 202 Coleman Blvd. (843) 388-3625.

Stack’s Coastal Kitchen A small menu focuses on fresh seafood with duck, steak, and pork entree options too. Lunch & Dinner. $$$$. Lunch, Dinner. 1440 Ben

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Toast of Charleston Housemade soups, sandwiches, and desserts “to die for,” according to USA Today.

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, & Sun. Brunch. $$$. Sunday Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast, Delivery, Live Music.

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Uptown Social There are adult slushies with names like High Noon grapefruit frose and Day Rager, plus signature cocktails like the Grape-full Dead and Burning Sensation. The bar food fares well. The sloppy joe sliders are billed as “cafeteria style, but better.” Although not a very high bar, they’ve succeeded. The Armitage pizza makes a case for what Uptown Social does best — bake fresh dough. Lunch, Dinner (Daily). Weekend Brunch. Outdoor Dining, Sunday Brunch, Lunch, 3, Dinner. 587 King St. (843)793-1837.

Vickery’s Bar and Grill Great setting for creative American food with Cuban flair and some of the best bloodys in town. Voted Best Outdoor Patio and Best Happy Hour by CP readers. Lunch, Dinner, (Daily) & Sun. Brunch. $$. Outdoor Dining, Lunch, Dinner, Waterfront, Best of Charleston winner, Parking. 1313 Shrimp Boat Lane. (843) 884-4440.

Warehouse As of early 2019 Warehouse is now serving “noodle bowls for the soul,” offering a ramen-focused menu, small plates, and their neighborhood favorite Sunday brunch. Lunch (Fri.), Dinner (Daily), & Sun. Brunch. $$. Sunday Brunch, Lunch, 3, Dinner, Late Night, Wifi. 45 1/2 Spring St. (843) 202-0712.

The Watch Rooftop Kitchen & Bar The only thing prettier than the views are what’s on the plate at this rooftop restaurant. Think hamachi crudo, lobster rolls, and a huge burger. Lunch, Dinner (Daily) & Sun. Brunch.

Outdoor Dining, Sunday Brunch, Lunch, Dinner. 79 Wentworth St. (843) 518-5115.

n SOUL FOOD Bertha’s Kitchen Classic soul food like you wish your

mama made. Okra soup, mac & cheese, collars, and more. Lunch & Dinner, weekdays. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. $$.

Lunch, Dinner, Top 50. 2332 Meeting Street Rd. (843) 554-6519.

Dave’s Carry-Out Up in Elliotborough on the humble corner of Morris Street, they serve a splendid array of breaded items from both surf and turf. Lunch (Tues.Fri.), Dinner (Tues.-Sat.). Closed Sun. and Mon. $$.

Lunch, Dinner, Late Night, Top 50. 42-C Morris St. (843) 577-7943.

Hannibal’s Kitchen Sautéed crab, fried whiting, or shrimp over grits for breakfast. Plus sandwiches, chicken wings, and more. No frills. True soul. Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner (Mon.-Sat.) 7 a.m.-close. Closed Sun. $$. Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast. 16 Blake Street. (843) 722-2256.

Martha Lou’s Soul food — fried chicken, chitlins, lima beans. Lunch, Early Dinner Lunch (Mon.-Sat.). $$.

Lunch, Dinner, Top 50, Parking. 1068 Morrison Drive.

(843) 577-9583 2000-Q McMillan Ave. Nana’s Seafood and Soul The restaurant’s Instagram is updated daily — sometimes multiple times a day often with an image of Eugene H. Krabs from Spongebob Squarepants shouting “Ay yall boy! Nana’s got dem garlic crabs.” And you should follow Mr. Krabs’ advice. With pork chops, fried whiting, cornbread, and bread pudding, this is real deal comfort food. Check in often to see the full menu of must-try specialties. —Kinsey Gidick Lunch, Dinner, Top 50. 176 Line St. (843) 937-0002.

Workmen’s Cafe Miss Angie will comfort you with her food. We recommend the lima beans and rice plate.

Smoky, meaty, and delicious. Breakfast (Sat.) & Lunch (Tues.-Fri.). $$. Lunch, Breakfast. 1837-A Grimball Road.

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By virtue of a Decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County, heretofore granted in the case of St. Johns Crossing Homeowners Association, Inc., Plaintiff, against Richard S. Colton, Jr., Defendant;

By virtue of a Decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County, heretofore granted in the case of The Lakes Master Association, Inc., Plaintiff v. Andre R. Pryor, Defendant.

I, the undersigned Master-inEquity for Charleston County, will sell on February 4, 2020 at 11:00 o’clock a.m., at the County Council Chambers, Public Services Building, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, to the highest bidder, the following described property, to wit: ALL that certain piece, parcel or tract of land, situate lying and being in Charleston County, State of South Carolina, known and designated as Lot 34, St. Johns Crossing Subdivision as shown on a plat entitled, “FINAL PLAT SHOWING THE SUBDIVISION OF TMS NO. 312-00-00-079 (3.881 AC.) INTO ST. JOHN’S CROSSING PHASE IV CONTAINING LOTS 3446 & 71-76 (1.754 AC.), RIGHT OF WAYS (1.044 AC), AND H.O.A. AREAS (1.083 AC.)”, Property of Baycorp Inc., Located in the City of Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina,” dated June 16, 2012, prepared by HLA, INC. and recorded August 23, 2012 in Plat Book L12 page 0240. Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings, and boundaries as will by reference to said plat more fully appear.

SUBJECT to all restrictions, easements and rights-of-way of record.

BEING the same property conveyed to Richard S. Colton, Jr. by deed of St. Johns Capital, LLC, dated June 14, 2013 and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County June 21, 2013 in Book 0340, Page 117.

TMS No: 312-00-00-721 Property Address: 1743 Bee Balm Road Johns Island, SC 29455

TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH: The Master-in-Equity will require a deposit of Five (5%) Percent of the amount of bid (in cash or equivalent), same to be applied on the purchase price only upon compliance with the bid, but in case of non-compliance within thirty (30) days after the date of the sale, same to be forfeited and applied to costs and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder.

The sale shall be subject to taxes, to existing easements and restrictions of record, and to homeowners association assessments accruing subsequent to the date of the deed issued to the purchaser [Purchaser to pay interest on his bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance at the rate of 6.875% per annum].

The sale shall be subject to that certain mortgage lien held by PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, by assignment from Mortgage Electronic Registration System, Inc., solely as nominee for W.R. Starkey Mortgage, LLP, in the original amount of $178,159.00, dated June 14, 2013, and recorded June 21, 2013, in Book 0340 at Page 120 with the Charleston County Register of Deeds; and that certain mortgage lien held by Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the original amount of $45,660.60, dated April 25, 2018, and recorded June 25, 2018, in Book 0728 at Page 472 with the Charleston County Register of Deeds.

Purchaser shall pay for all costs of recording the deed.

No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of the sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Mikell R. Scarborough Master-in-Equity for Charleston County Attorney for the Plaintiff Derek F. Dean Simons & Dean 147 Wappoo Creek Drive, Suite 604 Charleston, SC 29412

I, the undersigned Master-inEquity for Charleston County, will sell on February 4, 2020 at 11:00 o’clock a.m., at the County Council Chambers, Public Services Building, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, to the highest bidder, the following described property, to wit: ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in the Town of Summerville, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, known and designated as LOT 566, PHASE 3C-II, LAKES OF SUMMERVILLE, as shown on that certain plat of Seamon Whiteside & Associates Surveying, LLC entitled, “A FINAL SUBDIVISION PLAT OF LOTS 552 THRU 571, A 0.140 ACREA H.O.A. COMMON AREA, A 0.173 ACREA H.O.A. AREA 1 AND A 4.309 ACRE RESIDUAL TRACT, PHASE 3C-II, LAKES OF SUMMERVILLE, BEING A PORTION OF TMS #388-0000-048, OWNED BY CHEROKEE VALLEY HOMES, LLC AND LAKES OF SUMMERVILLE, LLC, LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF SUMMERVILLE, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA,” dated July 23, 2014 and recorded September 17, 2014 in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book L-14 at Page 0375. Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully and at large appear.

SUBJECT to any and all applicable easements, restrictions, conditions, right-of-ways and setbacks of record and as may be shown on the above-referenced plat.

BEING the same property conveyed to Andre R. Pryor by deed of LOS Homes, LLC dated June 4, 2015, and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Book 0482, at Page 453 on June 11, 2015.

SUBJECT, to any and all applicable easements, restrictions and reservations of record as set forth in Exhibit A of said deed recorded on June 11, 2015 in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Book 0482, at Page 453.

TMS No.: 388-13-00-968 Property Address: 275 Coosawatchie Street Summerville, SC 29485 TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH: The Master-in-Equity will require a deposit of five (5%) per cent of the amount of bid (in cash or equivalent), same to be applied on the purchase price only upon compliance with the bid, but in case of non-compliance within thirty (3) days after the date of the sale, same to be forfeited and applied to costs and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder.

The sale shall be subject to taxes, to existing easements and restrictions of record, and to homeowners association assessments accruing subsequent to the date of the deed issued to the purchaser [Purchaser to pay interest on his bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance at the rate of 6.875% per annum].

The sale shall be subject to that certain mortgage lien held by Citibank, N.A., in the original amount of $168,730.00, dated June 8, 2015, and recorded June 11, 2015, in Book 0482 at Page 454; that mortgage lien held

by Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America in the original amount of $________, dated June 8, 2015, and recorded June 11, 2015, in Book 0482 at Page 456; and that tax lien held

by South Carolina Department of Revenue in its favor and against

“Andre Pryor”, bearing Tax Lien Number 3-51962399-9, in the original amount of $2,773.63, and filed August 1, 2017, with the Charleston County Register of Deeds with the Charleston County Register of Deeds.

Purchaser shall pay for all costs of recording the deed. Any sale pursuant to this order, is without warranty of any kind. Neither Plaintiff nor the Court warrant title to any third-party purchaser.

All third-party purchasers are made parties to this action and are deemed to have notice of all matters disclosed by the public record, including the status of title.

See Ex parte Keller, 185 S.C. 283, 194 S.E. 15 (1937); Wells Fargo Bank, NA v. Turner, 378 S.C. 147, 662 S.E2d 424 (Ct. App. 2008)

No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of the sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Mikell R. Scarborough Master-in-Equity for Charleston County Attorney for the Plaintiff Derek F. Dean Simons & Dean 147 Wappoo Creek Drive, Suite 604 Charleston, SC 29412 NOTICE OF SALE Docket No. 2019-CP-10-2589 By virtue of a Decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County, heretofore granted in the case of The Lakes Master Association, Inc., Plaintiff v. Stephen McMaster and Meg McMaster, Defendants.

I, the undersigned Master-inEquity for Charleston County, will sell on February 4, 2020 at 11:00 o’clock a.m., at the County Council Chambers, Public Services Building, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, to the highest bidder, the following described property, to wit: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in Charleston County, South Carolina, shown and designated as ‘Lot 112’ as shown on a plat entitled, ‘REVISED FINAL SUBDIVISION PLAT PREPARED OF THE LAKES OF SUMMERVILLE - PHASE II - E SITE LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF SUMMERVILLE, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA PROPERTY OWNED

BY LAKES OF SUMMERVILLE, LLC’ by Associated E & S Inc., dated February 7, 2005 and recorded February 3, 2006 in Plat Book EJ at Page 502 in the RMC Office for Charleston County, South Carolina.

the sale, same to be forfeited and applied to costs and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder.

The sale shall be subject to taxes, to existing easements and restrictions of record, and to homeowners association assessments accruing subsequent to the date of the deed issued to the purchaser [Purchaser to pay interest on his bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance at the rate of 6.875% per annum].

Purchaser shall pay for all costs of recording the deed.

Purchaser shall pay for all costs of recording the deed. Any sale pursuant to this order, is without warranty of any kind. Neither Plaintiff nor the Court warrant title to any third-party purchaser.

All third-party purchasers are made parties to this action and are deemed to have notice of all matters disclosed by the public record, including the status of title.

See Ex parte Keller, 185 S.C. 283, 194 S.E. 15 (1937); Wells Fargo Bank, NA v. Turner, 378 S.C. 147, 662 S.E2d 424 (Ct. App. 2008)

No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of the sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Mikell R. Scarborough Master-in-Equity for Charleston County Attorney for the Plaintiff Derek F. Dean Simons & Dean 147 Wappoo Creek Drive, Suite 604 Charleston, SC 29412

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO: 2019-CP-07-01534 COUNTY OF BEAUFORT SUMMONS And NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT (Non-Jury trial demanded) SOLICITOR’S OFFICE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PLAINTIFF VS. Kevin Hilton ($1,199.85) Steven Thornall ($568.00) Defendant:

TMS Number: 388-13-00-165 Grantee’s Address: 327 Savannah River Drive Summerville, SC 29485

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: A LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED AGAINST YOU, WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER SERVICE OF THEI SUMMONS ON YOU (NOT COUNTING THE DAY OF RECEIVING IT) YOU MUST SERVE ON THE PLAINTIFF AND ANSWER TO THE ATTACHED COMPLAINT OR MOTION UNDER RULE 12 OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE A COPY OF YOUR ANSWER OR MOTION MUST BE SERVED ON THE PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY, ASSISTANT SOLICITOR FRANCINE NORZ: WHOSE ADDRESS IS: OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR P.O. BOX 1880 BLUFFTON, SOUTH CAROLINA 29910. IF YOU FAIL TO DO SO JUDGEMENT BY DEFAULT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE COMPLAINT. YOU MUST ALSO ANSWER OR MOTION WITH THE CLERK OF COURT OF BEAUFORT COUNTY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE ORIGINAL COMPLAIN IN THE ABOVE ENTITLED ACTION WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY ON July 02, 2019.

TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH: The Master-in-Equity will require a deposit of five (5%) per cent of the amount of bid (in cash or equivalent), same to be applied on the purchase price only upon compliance with the bid, but in case of non-compliance within thirty (3) days after the date of

ASSISTANT SOLICITOR FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT P.O. BOX 1880 BLUFFTON, SC 29910 ATTORNY FOR THE PLAINTIFF Email FNorz@scsolicitor14.org Phone: 843-474-4814 PLACE: BLUFFTON, S.C.

Said piece, parcel or lot of land having such size, shape, location, dimensions, buttings and boundings, courses and distances as will by reference to said plat more fully and at large appear.

Being the same property conveyed to Stephen McMaster and Meg McMaster by deed from Frank J. Potter and Margaret A. Potter dated August 28, 2013 and recorded September 4, 2013 in Book 0358 at Page 450 in the Charleston County RMC’s Office.

SUBJECT to any and all restrictions, covenants, conditions, easements, rights of way and all other matters affecting subject property of record in the Office of the RMC for Charleston County, South Carolina.

Free Will Astrology ARIES (March 21-April 19): Comedian John Cleese has an insight I hope you’ll consider. He says, “It’s easier to do trivial things that are urgent than it is to do important things that are not urgent.

It’s also easier to do little things we know we can do than to start on big things that we’re not so sure about.” I hope you’ll make this advice a priority in the coming weeks. You’ll be wise to prioritize important tasks, even those that aren’t urgent, as you de-emphasize trivial matters that tempt you to think they’re crucial. Focus on big things that are challenging, rather than on little things that are a snap.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Author Honoré Balzac (1799–1850) was born with sun and Mercury in Taurus and in the tenth house. Astrologers might hypothesize from these placements that he was ambitious, productive, tenacious, diligent, realistic, and willful. The evidence supporting this theory is strong. Balzac wrote over 80 novels that displayed a profound and nuanced understanding of the human comedy. I predict that 2020 will be a year when you could make dramatic progress in cultivating a Balzac-like approach in your own sphere. But here’s a caveat: Balzac didn’t take good care of his body.

He drank far too much coffee and had a careless approach to eating and sleeping. My hope is that as you hone your drive for success, you’ll be impeccable in tending to your health.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Before he was 21 years old, William Shakespeare and his wife had birthed three kids. When he was 25, while the brood was still young, he started churning out literary masterpieces. By the time Will became a grandfather at age 43, he had written many of the works that ultimately made him one of history’s most illustrious authors. From this evidence, we might speculate that being a parent and husband heightened his creative flow. I bring this to your attention because I want to ask you: What role will commitment and duty and devotion play in your life during the coming months? (I suspect it’ll be a good one.)

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Cancerian-born painter Stanley Spencer (1891–1959) didn’t align himself with any artistic movement. Early on, his work was an odd blend of French Post-Impressionism and 14th-century Italian painting. I appreciate his stylistic independence, and suggest you draw inspiration from it in 2020. Another unique aspect of Spencer’s art was its mix of eroticism and religiosity. I think you’ll enjoy exploring that blend yourself in the coming months. Your spiritual and sexual longings could be quite synergistic. There’s one part of Spencer’s quirky nature I don’t recommend you imitate, however. He often wore pajamas beneath his clothes, even to formal occasions. Doing that wouldn’t serve your interests. (But it will be healthy for you to be somewhat indifferent to people’s opinions.)

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press in the 1440s. In subsequent decades, millions of mass-produced books became available for the first time, making their contents available to a far wider audience than ever before. The printing press caused other changes, too — some not as positive. For instance, people who worked as scribes found it harder to get work.

In our era, big culture-wide shifts are impacting our personal lives. Climate change, the internet, smart phones, automation, and human-like robots are just a few examples. What are doing to adjust to the many innovations? And what will you do in the future? Now is an excellent time to meditate on these issues.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You’re skilled at the art of self-editing. When bright new ideas well up in you, you understand they are not yet ready for prime time, but will need to be honed and finessed.

When your creativity overflows, tantalizing you with fresh perspectives and novel approaches, you know that you’ll have to harness the raw surge. However, it’s also true that sometimes you go too far in your efforts to refine your imagination’s breakthroughs; you over-think and over-polish. But I have a good feeling about the coming weeks, Virgo. I suspect you’ll find the sweet spot, self-editing with just the right touch.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Thomas Love Peacock was a Libran author whose specialty was writing satirical novels that featured people sitting around tables arguing about opinions and ideas. He was not renowned for cheerful optimism. And yet he did appreciate sheer beauty. “There is nothing perfect in this world,” he said, “except Mozart.” So much did Peacock love Mozart’s music that during one several-month stretch he attended six performances of the genius’s opera Don Giovanni. In this spirit, Libra, and in accordance with astrological indicators, I encourage you to make a list of your own perfect things — and spend extra time communing with them in the coming weeks.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Jean-Michel Basquiat started his career as a graffiti artist. When he evolved into being a full-time painter, he incorporated words amidst his images. On many occasions, he’d draw lines through the words. Why? “I cross out words so you will see them more,” he said. “The fact that they are obscured makes you want to read them.” In the coming weeks, you might benefit from discreetly using this strategy in your own life. In other words, draw attention to the things you want to emphasize by downplaying them or being mysterious about them or suggesting they are secret. Reverse psychology can be an asset for you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Because of the onslaught of the internet and social media, lots of people no longer read books. But in 2020, I highly recommend that you not be one of that crowd. In my astrological opinion, you need more of the slow, deep wisdom that comes from reading books. You will also benefit from other acts of rebellion against the Short Attention Span Era. Crucial blessings will flow in your direction as you honor the gradual, incremental approach to everything.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “I love to be surprised by something I have never thought of,” declares Capricorn actor Ralph Fiennes. According to my analysis of the astrological aspects, you’ll be wise to make that one of your top mottoes in 2020.

Why? First, life is likely to bring to your attention a steady stream of things you’ve never imagined. And second, your ability to make good use of surprises will be at an all-time high. Here’s further advice to help ensure that the vast majority of your surprises will be welcome, even fun: Set aside as many of your dogmas and expectations as possible, so that you can be abundantly receptive to things you’ve never thought of.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “I love fools’ experiments. I am always making them.” So said one of the most famous and influential scientists who ever lived, Aquarian-born naturalist Charles Darwin. In accordance with upcoming astrological factors, I invite you to draw inspiration from his approach. Allow yourself to explore playfully as you conduct fun research. Just assume that you have a mandate to drum up educational experiences, and that a good way to do that is to amuse yourself with improvisational adventures.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “How do you get your main pleasure in life?” That question was posed to Scorpio author Evelyn Waugh and Piscean social reformer William Beveridge. Waugh said, “I get mine spreading alarm and despondency.”

Beveridge said, “I get mine trying to leave the world a better place than I found it.” I hope you will favor Beveridge’s approach over Waugh’s in 2020, Pisces — for two reasons. First, the world already has plenty of alarm and despondency; it doesn’t need even a tiny bit more. Second, aspiring to be like Beveridge will be the best possible strategy for fostering your mental and physical health.

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All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the Personal Representative indicated below and also file subject claims on Form #371ES with Irvin G. Condon, Probate Judge of Charleston County, 84 Broad Street, Charleston, S.C. 29401, before the expiration of 8 months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, or else thereafter such claims shall be and are forever barred.

Estate of: WILLIAM DAVID PALMER, JR. 2019-ES-10-1964 DOD: 10/04/19 Pers. Rep: REBECCA P. EDWARDS 2500 CHEYNE WALK VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23454 ************ Estate of: BENJAMIN A. HAGOOD AKA BENJAMIN AMBLER HAGOOD, SR. 2019-ES-10-2002 DOD: 11/09/19 Pers. Rep: JAMES MORROW HAGOOD, II 433 GREENBRIAR LN. CHARLESTON, SC 29412 Pers. Rep: BENJAMIN AMBLER HAGOOD, JR. 2424 RAVEN DR. SULLIVANS ISLAND, SC 29482 Pers. Rep: ROBERT CAMP HAGOOD 137 BROAD ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401 Atty:

T. HEYWARD CARTER, JR., ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401 ************ Estate of: LUCY CLARKE DEAVOR 2019-ES-10-2012 DOD: 10/17/19 Pers. Rep: JAMES P. DEAVOR 153 MANCHESTER RD. CHARLESTON, SC 29407 ************ Estate of: GEORGE POWELL BUSCH 2019-ES-10-2026 DOD: 11/19/19 Pers. Rep: LINDA BUSCH FREYTAG 1504 W. ARBOR ARCH SUFFOLK, VA 23433 ************ Estate of: MICHAEL DUFF ROUMILLAT 2019-ES-10-2034 DOD: 11/21/19 Pers. Rep: LYNNE ROUMILLAT HEADLEY 211 NOTTINGHAM RD. RICHMOND, VA 23221 ************ Estate of: HOWARD FUSON MOORE, JR. 2019-ES-10-2039 DOD: 11/19/19 Pers. Rep: CHARLES R. MOORE 53 STOCKER DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29407 ************ Estate of: BRADLEY GARTH MILLEN 2019-ES-10-2059 DOD: 07/12/19 Pers. Rep: SANDRA ELAINE MILLEN 3296 VON OHSEN RD. SUMMERVILLE, SC 29485 ************ Estate of: ROBERT LEROY JAEGLY AKA BOB JAEGLY, SR. 2019-ES-10-2072 DOD: 11/09/19 Pers. Rep: CATHERINE R. COFFEY 307 LANCASTER RD., SUMMERVILLE, SC 29485 ************ Estate of: RALPH LAMAR MILLER 2019-ES-10-2073 DOD: 11/25/19 Pers. Rep: SANDRA M. RUSS 895 PORTABELLA LN. CHARLESTON, SC 29412

ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES

All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the Personal Representative indicated below and also file subject claims on Form #371ES with Irvin G. Condon, Probate Judge of Charleston County, 84 Broad Street, Charleston, S.C. 29401, before the expiration of 8 months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, or else thereafter such claims shall be and are forever barred.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS 2019-CP-10-2617

Estate of: DAVID CARROLL HARPER 2019-ES-10-2093 DOD: 11/24/19 Pers. Rep: KIMBERLY H. WILKINS 8733 ALEXANDRIA DR. NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29420 Atty: GORDON H. GARRETT, ESQ. 1075 E. MONTAGUE AVE. CHARLESTON, SC 29405 ************ Estate of: ELIZABETH A. HILDEBIDLE 2019-ES-10-2130 DOD: 11/28/19 Pers. Rep: MATTHEW HILDEBIDLE 177 SUGAR MAGNOLIA WAY CHARLESTON, SC 29414 Atty: MELINDA LUCKA KELLEY, ESQ. 4000 FABER PLACE, #450 NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29405 ************ Estate of: JANICE MARIE GLOVER 2019-ES-10-2144 DOD: 09/17/19 Pers. Rep: DORIS GLOVER LEGARE 116 PAMELA LN. SUMMERVILLE, SC 29483 Atty: LYDIA P. DAVIDSON, ESQ. 9 STATE ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401

SUMMONS

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2019-DR-10-2331 Angela N. Dickie Plaintiff, vs.

Robert L. Dickie Defendant.

SUMMONS FOR DIVORCE (One-Year Continuous Separation) To the DEFENDANT AboveNamed: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that you have been sued by the Plaintiff for DIVORCE in the Court indicated above. You must respond in writing to the Complaint for Divorce filed with the Charleston County Clerk of Court 100 Broad St. Charleston, SC 29401 and serve a copy of your Answer on the Plaintiff within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons upon you, not counting the day of service, or thirty-five (35) days if you were served by certified mail, restricted delivery, return receipt requested.

If you wish to retain an attorney to represent you in this matter, it is advisable to do so before submitting your Answer to the Plaintiff.

If you do not answer the Complaint within the required thirty (30) days, the Court may grant a DIVORCE and grant the Plaintiff the relief requested in the Complaint.

Angela N. Dickie CHARLESTON, SC 1/15/20

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ROBERT CHILDS, PLAINTIFF, v.

MORILLO CONSTRUCTION, LLC, JORDAN STUCCO, LLC, BLACKWATER CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, LLC, TORO IRONWORKS, C&C MECHANICAL, LLC, DEFENDANTS.

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and are required to answer the Amended Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the subscribers, at 234 Seven Farms Drive, Suite 111-A, South Carolina, 29492, within thirty (30) days after the service thereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Amended Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Amended Complaint.

BLUNDY LAW FIRM, LLC Amanda M. Blundy, Esq. Bar No. 73069 234 Seven Farms Dr. Ste. 111-A Charleston, SC 29492 ablundy@blundylawfirm.com 843.867.6050 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE#: 19-DR-10-3668

JAMES S, HERNDON. ANGELIA M,M, HERNDON. Plaintiffs, -vsKHLOE, a Minor Under the Age of Nine Years, CHASE, a Minor Under the Age of Five Years, KELLY PETERS, JOSHUA GEORGE, and S.C. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Defendants.

SUMMONS TO THE DEFENDANT KELLY PETERS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Plaintiffs’ Complaint in this action (the object and prayer of which is to adopt the above minor children and to obtain other relief as set fourth in the said Complaint), the original of which has been filed in the office of the Clerk of the Family Court of Charleston County, S.C. (100 Broad Street, Suite 143, Charleston, SC 29483) on October 23, 2019, and a copy of which will be delivered to you upon request being made to the Plaintiffs’ undersigned attorney; and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the undersigned attorney for the Plaintiff, Claude Tackett, Esq, at his office at the address below, within thirty (30) days following the date of last publication, exclusive of the date of such publication.

YOU ARE HEREBY GIVEN NOTICE FURTHER that if you fail to appear and defend and fail to answer the Complaint as required by this Summons within thirty (30) days after service hereof as stated above, exclusive of the day of such service, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

Mount Pleasant, South Carolina Claude Tackett Claude Tackett Law Firm, LLC Attorney for the Plaintiff P.O. Box 429 Mount Pleasant, South Carolina 29465 (843) 800-1126 November 25,2019

ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES

All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the Personal Representative indicated below and also file subject claims on Form #371ES with Irvin G. Condon, Probate Judge of Charleston County, 84 Broad Street, Charleston, S.C. 29401, before the expiration of 8 months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, or else thereafter such claims shall be and are forever barred.

Estate of: ILENE A. DOWNEY 2019-ES-10-2038 DOD: 11/14/19 Pers. Rep: JOHN R. DOWNEY 135 RAW HIDE CT. W. COLUMBIA, SC 29172 *********************** Estate of: GLENN ANTHONY STIEGMAN, JR. 2020-ES-10-0005 DOD: 10/08/19 Pers. Rep: GLENDA ANN HARRISON STIEGMAN 51 GRAND PAVILION DR. ISLE OF PALMS, SC 29451 *********************** STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF DORCHESTER IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO: 2019-DR-18-1403 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSES Melissa Slade, Robert Cook, James Snyder, Charles Slade NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES: You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Dorchester County on October 3, 2019. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Clerk of Court in Dorchester, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the Dorchester County Department of Social Services, at the office of their Attorney, The Legal Department of the Dorchester County Department of Social Service, 216 Orangeburg Road, Summerville, South Carolina 29483, within thirty days of this publication. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2019-DR-10-2859 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS Ridge Murphy NOTICE TO Ridge Murphy: You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Complaint in docket number 2019-DR-102859 this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on August 14, 2019. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Clerk of Court in Charleston, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the Charleston County Department of Social Services, at the office of their Attorney, Regina Parvin, at the Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3366 Rivers Ave., N. Charleston, South Carolina 29405-5714, within thirty days of this publication.

If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO. 2019-CP-10-3949 JAMES MOULTRIE, Plaintiff, vs.

BESSIE LEWIS, ROSE MARIE MOULTRIE, ANTHONY MOULTRIE, KENDRICK MOULTRIE, TAMEKA PATERSON, GEORGE G. MOULTRIE, JR., MICHAEL MOULTRIE, STANLEY MOULTRIE, JR., STEFAN MOULTRIE, SHERARD MOULTRIE, BENJAMIN WILLIAMS, CONSTANCE LONEY, GEORGE WILLIAMS, JOHN DOE, adults, and RICHARD ROE, infants, insane persons, incompetents and persons in the military service of The United States of America, being fictitious names designating as a class any unknown person or persons or legal entity of any kind, who may be an heir, distributee, devisee, legatee, widower, widow, assign, administrator, executor, creditor, successor, personal representative, issue or alienee of PATRICIA WILLIAMS, deceased, and any and all other persons or legal entities, known and unknown, claiming any right, title, interest or estate in or lien upon the two parcels of real estate described in the Lis Pendens and Complaint filed herein, Defendants.

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVENAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the subscribers at their office located at 858 Lowcountry Blvd., Suite 101, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, 29464, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Civil Action Cover Sheet, Certificate of Exemption, Summons, Lis Pendens, Notice and Complaint in the above entitled action were filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on July 25, 2019.

CISA & DODDS, LLP By: s/John J. Dodds, III 858 Lowcountry Blvd., Suite 101 Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 (P) (843) 881-6530 (F) (843) 881-5433 SC Bar No.: 1707 john@cisadodds.com ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF December 26, 2019.

Mount Pleasant, SC (Filed November 7, 2019 with the Berkeley County Clerk of Court) STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS COUNTY OF BERKELEY NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO. 2017-CP-08-02019 Daniel Island Marina Village Property Owners Association, Inc. , Plaintiff, v.

Charleston Glass & Mirror Company, Inc. d/b/a Charleston Glass Company a/k/a Charleston Glass Co., et al., Defendants.

Charleston Glass & Mirror Company, Inc.

d/b/a Charleston Glass Company a/k/a Charleston Glass Co., Third-Party Plaintiff, v.

Corcoran Caulking & Waterproofing, Third-Party Defendant.

THIRD-PARTY SUMMONS TO THIRD-PARTY DEFENDANT CORCORAN CAULKING & WATERPROOFING: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff, Charleston Glass & Mirror Company, Inc.’s Amended Answer to Plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint and Third-Party Complaint against Corcoran Caulking & Waterproofing in this action, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Defendant’s Third-Party Complaint on the subscribers at their offices, 50 Immigration Street, Suite 200, Charleston, South Carolina 29403 within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service. If you fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the Third-Party Summons and Complaint.

LUZURIAGA MIMS, LLP By: s/Kevin W. Mims, Esquire 50 Immigration Street, Suite 200 Charleston, SC 29403 (843) 410-4713 Attorneys for the Defendant/ Third-Party Plaintiff Charleston Glass & Mirror Company, Inc. Charleston, South Carolina Dated: December 19, 2019 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2019-DR-10-3493 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS Terone Lawson and Shavona Green, et al.

NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES: You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on October 11, 2019. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Clerk of Court in Charleston, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the Charleston County Department of Social Services, at the office of their Attorney, The Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3366 Rivers Ave., N. Charleston, South Carolina 29405-5714, within thirty days of this publication. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.

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A few blown out knees, a broken neck, a stint in film school, freestyle basement rapping, a family tie to Charleston, and meeting just one guy with a similar vision. That was what it took to turn an amateur snowboarder in Colorado named Alex Veazey into a Charleston hip-hop mainstay known as Damn Skippy.

As a rapper, Damn Skippy is very much a student of 1990s hip-hop, and prides himself on fast, colorful one liners. “To me, old school hip-hop was almost like stand-up comedy, like it was about originality, punchlines, individual personalities, and things like that,” he says. “Not to say that I don’t like some of the stuff that’s coming out now. But the way I listen to it, I feel like there was more of an emphasis on creativity back then.”

As evidence of his devotion to past generations of hip-hop, he even included an homage to Blackalicious’ “Alphabet Aerobics” on his upcoming EP. His take on old-school alphabet rapping is titled “ABCDeez.”

Veazey will release The Shove It EP on Jan. 17, the second installment in a trilogy of EPs that began with 2019’s The Ollie EP and will conclude in the near future with The Kick Flip EP. For those unfamiliar with skateboarding techniques, an ollie, shove-it, and

kickflip are usually the first three tricks that skateboarders learn. The novice skateboarding motif for the trilogy is a lot more than just a thematic knot to tie the EPs together for Veazey and musical accomplice DJ Fl!p.

“In a way I feel born again, like going back to being a kid,” Veazey says. “And when I was a kid, skateboarding was the first sport that grabbed my attention.

I don’t think it gets enough credit but skateboarding is one of the hardest sports in the world.”

His rebirth came from a move to Charleston after some time in Colorado where Veazey pursued professional snowboarding. “I loved it, but after I blew my knee out for about the second time I decided to take a break from it and went to film school,” he recalls. “The whole time that I was doing that, I was writing music and raps but I just didn’t have anywhere to put it. This was a little after 8 Mile came out and battle rapping was really beginning to go everywhere. There would be freestyle battles at the University of Denver and I would win, like, a lot. I wanted to take it seriously but again, I didn’t really know where to put all of it.”

After breaking his neck snowboarding, Veazey hung up his bindings, grabbed his lyric

sheets, and set out for the southeast. While he never anticipated living in Charleston, it was more than a simple twist of fate that made the Holy City the perfect stomping ground for his music career. “I think he was my great, great uncle but regardless I’m related to Fud Livingston who was this great saxophone player from Charleston.”

Livingston was one of the great supporting characters of the Jazz Age, having played with Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, and Bix Beiderbecke, to name a few. He also co-wrote the pop standard “I’m Thru With Love,” which has been covered by just about every jazz singer under the sun, including Marilyn Monroe in the film Some Like It Hot. Sure, those are some big shoes to fill but if Veazey was ever going to find his musical foothold and experience that rebirth, Charleston was always going to be the place.

What made the transition to Charleston work so well was that Veazey met Devon Bloodsworth, better known as DJ Fl!p.

Veazey found a sense of community in Fl!p that he had wanted ever since he started writing songs. “I’ve always rapped under the name Damn Skippy, that’s continued on page 43

Pop singer-songwriter Ian Gwinnup surprised fans on Jan. 6 with an unannounced single, titled “Pure Vibes.” According to the singer, the “basic inspiration was just me experimenting with a talk box vocoder, running my vocals and guitar lick through, and then chopping them up a little.”

Once he finished the beat, Gwinnup says he was reminded of “those moments when you just meet someone and click and everything’s so easy.”

With a runtime under two minutes, the new song is brisk, but has plenty of the high energy pop frills people expect from Gwinnup. In the near future, the songwriter plans to drop a new tune “every week or so.”

“I just want to explore and make all sorts of tracks without having to commit to an overarching concept,” he says. “I feel like it’ll be more exciting for me and anyone listening.” —Heath Ellison

KEON MASTERS JUDGES A NEW ROCKSTAR IN VIDEO FOR “FEEL NUTHIN’ ” Keon Masters pulled some surprising talent for his first music video, “FEEL NUTHIN’,” premiering with Relix Magazine on Jan. 10. The video, directed by Gunner Willis and starring Randy Havens from Stranger Things, portrays a man that only wants to be a rockstar trying to wow judges in a low-budget talent show.

“Gunner Willis reached out to me about wanting to work together on a project,” says Masters. “He had an idea for a narrative surrounding a guy that is trying to live his truth even though it may be silly or incomprehensible to others. It’s cute, touching, and funny.”

Originally released as a single in June 2019, “FEEL NUTHIN’” was Masters’ debut song as a solo artist, over one year after his popular indie band, Brave Baby, went on hiatus. He released his first album, Many Thanks, in October 2019, which received positive feedback for its hooks and willingness to break away from his previous project. —HE

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BY KEVIN WILSON Don’t let the Hofner that Jordan Miller, DerPot’s bassist/frontman, holds in publicity photos fool you into thinking he wants to be the next Paul McCartney. His ambitions are slightly louder and darker than that, and his increasingly popular Charleston-based band is probably more akin to Black Sabbath than the Beatles.

“My main influences were Geezer Butler, Jack Bruce, Geddy Lee, and Les Claypool,” Miller tells the City Paper. “I play the Hofner because its hollow body allows for more resonance, and its short scale neck allows me to attack it with more precision.”

Coming of age in this area, Miller was not the least bit interested in writing songs about sunshine and sweetgrass or any other Lowcountry pleasantries. “I grew up around the Bosch plant, and as I saw more places like that popping up, I wanted to make music that reflected the heavy doom and gloom of machinery and factories,” he said.

Miller’s bleak concept for a band led to the formation of DerPot, a hard-hitting, melodic trio, a few years back. Alongside Miller is Montez Drayton on drums and Dylan Wood on guitar. This tight-knit group of friends has been gaining momentum within the scene ever since, and, in Miller’s mind, they couldn’t be any closer as collaborators.

“They’re my brothers. I’ve known Montez since 2011, and I started hanging out with Dylan in 2016. By 2017 we decided to start a band. Montez didn’t even play drums when we asked him to join, but he picked them up and ran with it, and I’m so proud of him for it. There’s no one else I’d rather be in a band with.”

On Jan. 9, DerPot celebrated the release of not one, but two new albums: an LP titled A Bridge to Light and an EP called

Pothead (Larry and Other Assorted Drugs).

“We wanted to be able to give our fans as much new music as possible,” Miller says, adding that there was also “a little bit of procrastination” involved with the group not recording and releasing the songs that comprise the EP sooner.

Miller explains that while the songs for both projects were recorded all at once, the EP is comprised of material they had written earlier, under slightly different circumstances, giving it a distinct vibe of its own. Understandably, Miller is excited about the recent recording process and the resulting products.

“The recording session was amazing. We had more of a say this time in the way we wanted the final product to sound. We also helped with production a little, as well, which was very insightful.” Interestingly, Miller also contributed the cover art that adorns A Bridge to Light. Both releases are already available through all the usual streaming services.

“We’re working on getting hard copies,” Miller says, “but for now everything is solely digital.”

Miller feels that these records demonstrate just how far they’ve come as a creative unit in such a short amount of time.

According to Miller, the DerPot songwriting team has been stretching out of late, inserting more structural changes into their compositions, giving the individual songs more weight, and bringing more breadth of style to their collective body of work.

For example, “there’s an acoustic song on the LP I wrote for my lady, and it’s great because, being an acoustic ballad, it shows our versatility as musicians,” Miller says.

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Although this outrageous outfit is well on its way, Miller acknowledges that the band still has a long journey ahead. “We just want to reach the point to where we can live off of performing, and our long-term goal is to bring relevance and substance back to hard rock.”

“I would love nothing more than to be the next Sabbath,” Miller says. “They are one of our biggest influences, but of course there’s much more to us than just that. We eventually want to be in their position, though, and we’ll get there. These things just take time and dedication.” Ultimately, Miller believes that, “Rock ‘n’ roll is here to stay, and if you believe in yourself and work hard for what you believe in, you’ll be rewarded in time.

You just have to stay persistent.”

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just me as a rapper, but I really don’t think that that would be anything if not for Fl!p.

If it weren’t for the injuries and coming to Charleston and meeting him I probably wouldn’t be doing this, at least not to this degree.”

Relatively speaking, Damn Skippy and DJ Fl!p have not been working together for a particularly long span of time. While they have prided themselves on making oldschool-inspired boom-bap rap music, they acknowledge that they are still trying to find their sound. That’s where the skateboarding analogy comes into the fold.

“We wanted to find our sound together and have it be a process. I don’t want to be a stubborn dinosaur just making boom-bap,” says Veazey. “I wanted to make a type of music that your uncle who heard Sugarhill or Run DMC can like as well as people who listen to the new stuff. We think that we can narrow down our sound by spacing it out and creating a lot of music on the way to figuring out who we are. The idea of three EPs is about progression and not rushing into one big album.”

Like someone who’s learning how to execute their first shove-it, Veazey and Bloodsworth are learning how to grow together as musical partners and what they want to be as they move forward. The Shove It EP is the next step in that cycle of growth.

The division of the three EPs gives them the breathing room that they need to go in whatever direction they see fit. Variety and staying true to themselves are the fuel that keeps Damn Skippy moving. “If you follow a fad, then by the time you’ve mastered it, there’s just going to be another fad,” he says.

“We want people to care about themselves.

The bottom line is having fun and being yourself no matter what, because that’s what we’re doing.”

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The Awendaw Green Barn Jams are an ongoing outdoor original music showcase that manages to bring some of the most interesting singer-songwriters in America to a somewhat obscure area of the Lowcountry. This week’s concert features Stoll Vaughan, a Los Angeles-based folk musician who has been honing his craft for over 20 years now and has played alongside some of the finest in the business. Recently, he co-wrote tunes with the Allman Betts Band for their 2019 debut record, and Vaughan’s latest LP, T ​ he Conversation, was co-produced by Carl Broemel of My Morning Jacket. Vaughan’s material tends to explore human emotions, spirituality, and the larger significance behind everyday encounters. And he takes his vocation seriously. “There’s a certain magic that still exists in music, and it’s present whenever I watch somebody I’ve never met react and connect to a song in someplace I’ve never been,” Vaughan tells the C ​ ity Paper. “Sharing my stories in an intimate way out on the road is a vital part of my life that allows me to be free,” he adds. This Wednesday, fans can expect a career-spanning set that is modeled after some of Vaughan’s musical heroes that include John Prine and the late great Townes Van Zandt. “I’ve worked really hard over the years on crafting a really solid singer-songwriter show. It is completely solo and focused on the acoustic guitar, with lots of open tunings and beautiful arrangements,” Vaughan says. —Kevin Wilson WEDNESDAY

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Americana, folk, 2 p.m.

THE SPARROW On the Cinder w/ Circles, Billy Riot, Blue Ricky, punk,

ers, 3:30 p.m.

melodic hardcore, 9 p.m.

SUSHI BLUE Salsa Night , DJ Luigi, salsa THE TIN ROOF KNGS w/ Current Blue, Inn Vinegar, indie, experimental, 8 p.m.

TOMMY CONDON’S Bograts, folk,

8:30 p.m.

TRAYCE’S TOO Cooper River, covers,

variety, 9:30 p.m.

WINDJAMMER Sol Food, rock ‘n’ roll,

9 p.m.

n SUNDAY, 19 CHARLESTON GRILL Bob Williams Duo,

jazz/classical (guitar and violin), 7 p.m.

CHARLESTON MUSIC HALL St. Paul and the Broken Bones, southern soul, 8 p.m.

COAST Graham Whorley, acoustic duo:

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THE COMMODORE Bad Girls Club w/ Mike Quinn & Friends, dance, covers, 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Honky Tonk Sunday, jams, 9 p.m.

THE DINGHY TAPROOM AND KITCHEN Josh Hughett, singer/songwriter, 7 p.m.

HALLS The Plantation Singers, gospel,

SNAPPER JACK’S SEAFOOD & RAW BAR Foggy Sunday w/ The Fogg, rock covST JAMES GATE Ed “Porkchop” Meyer,

singer-songwriter, 12 p.m.

SURF BAR Destinators, reggae, rock, 10 p.m.

TOMMY CONDON’S Kevin Church, singersongwriter, 7 p.m.

THE WASHOUT Donnie Polk, acoustic, 4 p.m.

KARAOKE

THE TIN ROOF Karaoke, 9 p.m.

n MONDAY, 20 BAR MASH Live Funk/ Mo-town music with Mike Quinn and friends, funk, soul,

9:30 p.m.-1 a.m.

CHARLESTON MUSIC HALL St. Paul and the Broken Bones, southern soul, 8 p.m.

CONTAINER BAR Whitney Hanna, acous-

tic rock, 6 p.m.

K.C. MULLIGAN’S Amanda, jams, 10 p.m.

MUSIC FARM The Dead South, folk,

bluegrass, 8 p.m.

MUSIC FARM - CHARLESTON The Dead South, folk, bluegrass, 8 p.m.

12:30-3:30 p.m.

HIGH COTTON The Bluestone Ramblers,

bluegrass brunch MCCANN’S IRISH PUB Irish Trad Session, Irish, 5:30 p.m.

POUR HOUSE Sodown w/ Artifakts, bass music, 9:30 p.m. Staggers and the Jags, folk, Americana, 6 p.m. On the Deck: Kanika Moore and the Motown Throwdown, gospel, soul, funk, 1 p.m.

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MELODIC HARDCORE | On the Cinder Lamplighter, the most recent album from New York punk trio On the Cinder, tells the listener everything the band is about upfront.

Opening track “Lifeline” kicks the LP off with rolling drums and quick bass stabs, before exploding with a pop-punk melody that carries the rest of the song. It’s not really a hint at the band’s sound — it’s a full taste. Since their 2013 EP, Feed Them to the Children, On the Cinder has specialized in fast rhythm playing, triumphant melodies, some unrestrained feedback, and surgically placed screams for backing vocals. Some sections of Lamplighter, like the dissonant middle break of “#Anarchy,” show an influence from American hardcore pioneers Black Flag. Other tracks, like “Punk Kid” and “Fat, Happy, Poor,” show the band’s knack for finding the sweet spot between pop and punk. The former song is a desperate run through a short chorus, illustrating the character in the lyrics as he is just “scraping by.” On the Cinder’s songs were built with speed in mind, a methodology that crafts music that’s best heard live. —Heath Ellison SATURDAY

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w/ Sunflowers & Sin Thur. Jan. 16 9 p.m. $8 Pour House

POUR HOUSE On the Deck: Holy City Heaters, jam-grass, Americana, roots,

6 p.m.

THE TIN ROOF March Divide w/ Brian Wheat, rock, singer-songwriter TOMMY CONDON’S Open Mic Night,

open mic, 7 p.m.

KARAOKE

BIG GUN BURGER SHOP Karaoke, open

mic, 9:30 p.m.

O’BRION’S—JI Karaoke w/ Blaze, kara-

oke during Margarita Mondays

BLUEGRASS | Dallas Baker & Friends There’s an Americanarama going down on Jan. 16. Duo Sunflowers & Sin will be joining the ever-rotating ensemble known as Dallas Baker & Friends for one night at the Pour House. The acts are not only veterans of the venue but also two of Charleston’s most beloved homegrown folk performers.

Sunflowers & Sin have established themselves through seamless vocal harmonies and upbeat acoustic songs that can be found on their debut EP Of Water & Whiskey, which will be turning a year old this March. Dallas Baker will bring his usual merry band along for a bluegrass set infused with a jam band execution. Both are acts that thrive onstage, and in a comfortable environment they’re both bound to cut loose a little. It will likely be full of familiar faces and songs for Pour House regulars as well as a fun night out for those looking for a taste of Charleston panache. —Alex Peeples THURSDAY

OPEN MIC

TOMMY CONDON’S Open Mic: Songwriter Night, open mic, 7 p.m.

n TUESDAY, 21 ART’S Saluda Shoals, country, rock,

Americana, 9 p.m.

CHARLESTON GRILL Kevin Hamilton and Friends, jazz, 6:30 p.m.

THE DINGHY TAPROOM AND KITCHEN Jeff Bateman and Josh Hughett, covers,

jams, 7 p.m.

FILL RESTAURANT AND PIANO BAR Jazz Night with Heather Rice, jazz, 6:30 p.m.

FORTE JAZZ LOUNGE Classical on King,

classical, 7 p.m.

HIGH COTTON James Slater Trio, sax

jazz, 6 p.m.

HOME TEAM BBQ Holy City Confessional, singer-songwriter show-

case, 7 p.m.

K.C. MULLIGAN’S DJ Random, DJ, jams,

10 p.m.

OCEAN COWBOYS Poppa DuPree and JoJo, jams POUR HOUSE Beach Fossils w/ Negative Gemini, Desert Noises, indie

rock, 9 p.m. Fusion Jonez, progressive funk, fusion, 6 p.m.

CHARLESTON GRILL Duda Lucena, Latin

TOMMY CONDON’S Caroll Brown, acous-

jazz, 6:30 p.m.

tic, folk, 7:30 p.m.

PROHIBITION Salsa Night w/ Gino Castillo Cuban Jazz Quartet, Cuban,

CHARLESTON MUSIC HALL Three Dog Night w/ Charlie Farren, rock, 8 p.m.

THE COMMODORE Lady & The Brass,

THE WASHOUT Brady & Dale, bluegrass,

salsa THE ROYAL AMERICAN Persona La Ave w/ DJ Lazercat, dance, electronic, 9 p.m.

TOMMY CONDON’S Kevin Church, acous-

tic, folk, 7:30 p.m.

THE WASHOUT The Ol’ 55s, bluegrass,

funk, soul, 9:30 p.m.

THE DEWBERRY Joe Clarke Big Band,

jazz, 7 p.m.

HOME TEAM BBQ Ed Salisbury, acoustic,

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

HOOKED SEAFOOD Chris Boone,

OPEN MIC

JOHNKING GRILL + BAR Graham Whorley & Friends, blues, roots, rock,

BURNS ALLEY Molly Durnin, open mic,

9 p.m.

LOCAL 616 Sessions at 616, open mic,

9 p.m.

MYNT Locals Open Mic Night, 10 p.m.

THE PUB ON 61 Open Mic, open mic SMOKEY’S PLACE Open Mic, w/ Rock

Pile, 8 p.m.

STONO CAFE Open Mic, 6:30 p.m.

Americana, folk, 5 p.m.

7 p.m.

LOGGERHEAD’S Eric Penrod, jams,

jams, 7 p.m.

WILD WING—NC Matt & Dan, jams

n THURSDAY, 23 ANDELL INN The Joy Project Jazz Quartet, jazz, 6 p.m.

BAR MASH Red Cedar Review, blue-

grass, 7:30 p.m.

BARSA TAPAS LOUNGE & BAR Steve Simon and the Kings of Jazz, jazz,

7 p.m.

CHARLESTON GRILL Richard White Trio,

6 p.m.

jazz, 6:30 p.m.

PLANET FOLLYWOOD Michael Martin Band, Americana, 9 p.m.

POUR HOUSE On the Deck for Dead Wednesday: Reckoning, Grateful Dead

R&B, 9:30 p.m.

covers, 6:30 p.m.

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THE PUB ON 61 The Associates, jams RITA’S SEASIDE GRILLE Bender Funk,

BURNS ALLEY Karaoke Chris

rock, Americana, 6 p.m.

COASTAL COFFEE ROASTERS Acoustic Night, open jam THE COMMODORE The Majestics, funk, THE DEWBERRY Joe Clarke Big Band,

jazz, 7 p.m.

THE DINGHY TAPROOM AND KITCHEN Donnie Polk, jams, 7 p.m.

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INDIE POP | Salti Ray There are new bands who play different styles of music because they’re still trying to define their sound, and then there are new bands who make doing whatever the hell they want their modus operandi.

Spartanburg’s Salti Ray is definitely the latter. The band formed around the nucleus of singer/guitarist Mary Norris and lead guitarist Noelle Taylor back in 2017, with drummer Houston Garrett coming on board shortly after. Norris and Taylor have about a decade’s worth of friendship and collaboration to build on, having met in a guitar class in middle school and eventually attending college together as music majors. And they use that connection to write blissful dream-pop, raw indie-rock, introspective folk, and just about everything else. “We didn’t think too hard in terms of what we wanted to be,” Norris says. “We just let our songs be what they are. We weren’t thinking, ‘Oh, we want our band to be this, or to go in this specific direction.’ We write something, and if we all like it, we go with it. We let ourselves do whatever we’re feeling.”

Having said that, Norris points to some definite musical influences, particularly where Taylor’s fiery, spectacular lead guitar work is concerned.

“We tend to lean toward indie-pop like Alabama Shakes and Lake Street Dive,” she says, “but we also like a lot of alternative rock and grunge.

Noelle was heavily influenced by Mike McCready from Pearl Jam. It’s all over the place.” —Vincent Harris WEDNESDAY

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RUFFINO PROCCESO AND SPARKLING ROSE

Mo Lowda & the Humble is a mouthful of a name for a three-piece band, but then again, these three guys make a sound so big that it’s easy to assume they’re a larger group. The Philadelphia band creates a wall of sound around singer/guitarist Jordan Caiola’s sweet-and-sour vocals, shoring up his heart-on-the-sleeve vulnerability with insistent rhythms and layered guitars. It’s an interesting wide-screen approach for a group that started out doing house shows, where intimacy and stripped-down presentation are often the order of the day. But there’s a definite through line of anthemic, passionate rock running from their 2018 full-length album Creatures to their just-released new single, “Sleeves.” Whatever their indierock roots are, their production is certainly high-quality enough to cut it on mainstream radio. In fact, there are times when the band resembles both NEEDTOBREATHE and Kings of Leon, mixing icy-cool pop choruses with beefy guitars and passionate vocals. “Sleeves” adds some synths to the mix, as well, lending a polished sheen to Mo Lowda’s sound without being distracting. The song isn’t quite as heavy as some of their past material, but it still feels like a natural progression for a group that’s never shied away from big, lump-in-the-throat moments in their music.

It remains to be seen how much Caiola, bassist Jeff Lucci, and drummer Shane Woods have shined up their overall sound on their next full-length album (scheduled for release later this year), but the band certainly hasn’t lost their nose for a strong chorus and appropriately large-scale production. —Vincent Harris SATURDAY

THE DROP IN Stratton Moore & Friends,

Whorley, acoustic soul/rock and jams,

acoustic rock and jamgrass, 10:30 p.m.

ELI’S TABLE Gino Castillo, jazz, 7 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

THE PUB ON 61 Karaoke, 8 p.m.

THE REFUGE Todd Beals Trio, jazz,

K.C. MULLIGAN’S Token Mary, pop,

6:30 p.m.

HALLS Larry Ford, Abe White, and Chris Williams, jams, 6 p.m.

HIGH COTTON Frank Duvall Trio, piano

jams, 10 p.m.

LOCAL 616 DJs: The Selectas, party

THE SOUTHERN BAR AND GRILL Guilt Ridden Troubadour, Americana, rock,

tunes

roots, 9 p.m.

jazz, 6 p.m.

PLANET FOLLYWOOD Karaoke w/ DJ Richburg, 9:30 p.m.

JUANITA GREENBERG’S—MP Graham

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THE WASHOUT Brady & Dale, bluegrass,

AWENDAW GREEN Stoll Vaughan w/ Father is Lost, Tom Mackell, Big Sky Revival Band, Disco Demolition Knights,

WILD WING—NC Matt & Dan, jams

folk, Americana, singer-songwriter, 6 p.m.

BURNS ALLEY Karaoke Chris CHARLESTON GRILL Duda Lucena, Latin

jazz, 6:30 p.m.

THE COMMODORE Lady & The Brass,

funk, soul, 9:30 p.m.

THE DEWBERRY Joe Clarke Big Band,

jazz, 7 p.m.

HOOKED SEAFOOD Chris Boone,

SHOOTER’S Karaoke with Rick, karaoke

at 8 p.m.

SMOKEY’S PLACE Karaoke with Jason,

karaoke, 9 p.m.

OPEN MIC

ART’S Singer-Songwriter Night, rotating

singer-songwriters

ELLIOTBOROUGH MINI BAR Open Mic,

7 p.m.

JOHNKING GRILL + BAR Graham Whorley & Friends, blues, roots, rock,

n THURSDAY, 16

LOGGERHEAD’S Eric Penrod, jams,

6 p.m.

MUSIC FARM Hawthorne Heights w/ Emery, emo, post-hardcore, 7 p.m.

PLANET FOLLYWOOD Michael Martin Band, Americana, 9 p.m.

POUR HOUSE On the Deck for Dead Wednesday: Reckoning, Grateful Dead

covers, 6:30 p.m.

THE PUB ON 61 The Associates, jams RITA’S SEASIDE GRILLE Bender Funk,

rock, Americana, 6 p.m.

THE ROYAL AMERICAN Salti Ray w/ Slark Moan, Hannah O, blues, rock,

folk, 9 p.m.

TOMMY CONDON’S Caroll Brown, acous-

tic, folk, 7:30 p.m.

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jams, 7 p.m.

ANDELL INN The Joy Project Jazz Quartet, jazz, 6 p.m.

BAR MASH Red Cedar Review, blue-

grass, 7:30 p.m.

BARSA TAPAS LOUNGE & BAR Steve Simon and the Kings of Jazz, jazz,

7 p.m.

CHARLESTON GRILL Richard White Trio,

jazz, 6:30 p.m.

COASTAL COFFEE ROASTERS Acoustic Night, open jam THE COMMODORE The Majestics, funk,

R&B, 9:30 p.m.

THE DEWBERRY Joe Clarke Big Band,

jazz, 7 p.m.

THE DINGHY TAPROOM AND KITCHEN Donnie Polk, jams, 7 p.m.

THE DROP IN Stratton Moore & Friends,

acoustic rock and jamgrass, 10:30 p.m.

ELI’S TABLE Gino Castillo, jazz, 7 p.m.

FORTE JAZZ LOUNGE Joe Clarke, jazz, 7 p.m.

HALLS Larry Ford, Abe White, and Chris Williams, jams, 6 p.m.

HIGH COTTON Frank Duvall Trio, piano

jazz, 6 p.m.

JUANITA GREENBERG’S—MP Graham Whorley, acoustic soul/rock and jams,

6:30 p.m.

K.C. MULLIGAN’S Token Mary, pop,

jams, 10 p.m.

LOCAL 616 DJs: The Selectas, party

tunes

PLANET FOLLYWOOD Karaoke w/ DJ Richburg, 9:30 p.m.

POUR HOUSE The Hungry Monks, acoustic, 6 p.m. Sunflowers & Sin w/ Dallas Baker & Friends, Americana, soul, 9 p.m.

THE PUB ON 61 Karaoke, 8 p.m.

THE REFUGE Todd Beals Trio, jazz,

6:30 p.m.

THE SOUTHERN BAR AND GRILL Guilt Ridden Troubadour, Americana, rock,

THE WASHOUT Gracious Day, acoustic,

country, jams, 7 p.m.

KARAOKE

LOCAL 616 Karaoke Chris R PUB Karaoke with Aaron

OPEN MIC

and enjoy a different storewide sale each week. 5-8 p.m.

MUSIC FARM Badfish w/ Tropidelic, Little Stranger, Sublime covers, 8 p.m.

POUR HOUSE Mr. Holland’s Oats, Hall &

Oates covers, 9 p.m.

MAINLAND CONTAINER CO. KITCHEN & BAR Open Mic Night, 7-10 p.m.

THE PUB ON 61 Dead On Time, jams THE ROYAL AMERICAN Drunk Couples w/ Royal Tinfoil, punk, party punk,

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9 p.m.

BAR MASH Jeff Wilson, jazz, 9:30 p.m.

BIG GUN BURGER SHOP Never Better w/ Rex Darling, Celine Dijon, emo,

pop, rock, reggae, 5 p.m.

9 p.m.

CHARLESTON CHARTER SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE Tea & Whiskey,

contra dance, 7:30 p.m.

CHARLESTON GRILL Ron Wiltrout Jazz Quartet, jazz, 7-11 p.m.

THE COMMODORE Funktastics, funk,

soul, 9:30 p.m.

CONTAINER BAR Whitney Hanna & Fancy Kool-Aid, singer/songwriter,

10 p.m.

THE DEWBERRY Joe Clarke Big Band, jazz, 7 p.m. Joe Clarke Trio, jazz, 8 p.m.

THE DINGHY TAPROOM AND KITCHEN Fowl Play, party band, 7 p.m.

DOCKERY’S Crane Style, pop, covers,

roots, 9 p.m.

8 p.m.

SOUTHERN ROOTS SMOKEHOUSE Sound Check: Musical Bingo, bingo, but with

music

songs instead of numbers, 7-9 p.m.

TASTY FUSION Ben Somewhere, singersongwriter THE TIN ROOF Deepfield, rock, postgrunge, acoustic, 8 p.m.

TOMMY CONDON’S The Bograts, folk, acoustic, 7:30 p.m.

Happy Hour, Get a free slice of pizza

DUDLEY’S ON ANN Stream DJ, dance HIGH COTTON James Slater Trio, sax

jazz, 6 p.m.

LOGGERHEAD’S Me and Mr. Jones, cov-

ers, R&B, soul, 6 p.m.

MOE’S CROSSTOWN TAVERN Whitney Hanna & Friends, rock, 10 p.m.

MONSTER MUSIC Listening Party and

SALTY MIKE’S Thomas Champagne, SAND DOLLAR Straight Jacket, rock,

Quartet, jazz, 7:30 p.m.

CHUCKTOWN BAR AND GRILL Back in the Day Saturday, hits from the ’80s,

’90s, and 2000s, 9 p.m.

THE COMMODORE Futurefunk, funk,

9:30 p.m.

THE DEWBERRY Joe Clarke Big Band,

jazz, 7 p.m.

THE DINGHY TAPROOM AND KITCHEN Jeff Bateman Duo, jams, 7 p.m.

DOCKERY’S Graham Whorley, acoustic,

8 p.m.

FORTE JAZZ LOUNGE Mistery Meat,

comedy, rap, 9:30 p.m.

covers, 10 p.m.

HIGH COTTON Frank Duvall Trio, piano

STONES THROW TAVERN The Shakin’ Martinis, party music, 9:30 p.m.

SURF BAR Quentin Ravenel Experience,

LOCAL 616 DJ D-EZ, old and new-school

R&B, groove, 10 p.m.

THE TIN ROOF Curly Blue w/ Super Runaway, Anergy, punk, rock, 8 p.m.

TOMMY CONDON’S Bograts, folk,

8:30 p.m.

TRAYCE’S TOO Strum Dogs, covers,

9:30 p.m.

THE WASHOUT Eddie Bush, acoustic,

rock, jams, 8:30 p.m.

WINDJAMMER Lauren Hall Band, coun-

jazz, 7 p.m. tunes, 10 p.m.

MUSIC FARM Carbon Leaf w/ Red Wanting Blue, Alternative Routes, alt-

country, 8 p.m.

NV DJ Y-Not, dance and party music PALMETTO BREWING CO. Drew Marler,

Americana, 5 p.m.

PLANET FOLLYWOOD The Shakin’ Martinis, party music, 9 p.m.

POUR HOUSE Rare Creatures w/ Mo Lowda & the Humble, 87 Nights, alter-

try, singer-songwriter, 9 p.m.

native rock, 8:30 p.m.

KARAOKE

jazz, 7 p.m.

PROHIBITION New South Jazzmen,

HARBOR BREEZE Karaoke LOGGERHEAD’S Karaoke, 10 p.m.-1 a.m.

MANHATTAN’S Karaoke, 9 p.m.

TRU BLUES Karaoke Night, 9 p.m.

THE PUB ON 61 Cotton Blue, jams THE RUSTY RUDDER Louie D Project,

DJS + DANCE Dudley’s After Dark — Fri. 8 p.m.

THE SHELTER KITCHEN + BAR Josh Hughett w/ Beam Country, DJ Sean Bass, jams, 11 a.m.

n SATURDAY, 18 CHARLESTON GRILL Asa Holgate

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SAND DOLLAR Straight Jacket, rock,

covers, 10 p.m.

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