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Category Archives: The Back Channel
Muscadine Time
September 2, 2008 – 3:17 pm
 Channeling Bacchus at the Grape Stomping Fest
The scene was downright idyllic at Irvin~House Vineyards on Wadmalaw last Saturday as folks gathered for the annual Grape Stomping Festival. Revelers teetered around gulping cups (and bottles) of the vineyard’s muscadine wine, but kept things pretty much in check and relaxed for this family-friendly affair. Professional picnic-ers were […]
Friday Night’s White Night Party
September 2, 2008 – 2:04 pm
WHO:Â Kudu Coffee Shop Krew
WHAT: White Party
WHEN: 8 p.m. – until the sangria ran out around 1 a.m.
WHERE: Kudu
WHY: To celebrate “creativity, life, LOVE, art music, poetry, you.”
Friday night Kudu was stuffed not like a can of sardines, but more like a stuffed olive. Full of locals. The launch of the first White Night Party […]
Weekend Events: BBQ & Bluegrass, Presence, This is Chucktown
August 29, 2008 – 2:20 pm
COMEDY | Unleashing mayhem
This Is Chucktown is the newest comedy show to come out of Charleston. Straight from the demented mind of local funny man John Brennan, the show is a piping hot helping of everything from interpretive dance and musical comedy to stand-up and improv sketches. The show offers comedians and wannabe comedians a […]
F+W Launch Party
August 29, 2008 – 9:53 am
Thursday night’s Food + Wine Festival Launch Party did a good job of getting folks psyched for the 2009 F+W Fest. The four-day March event includes a charity luncheon with Bobby Flay, winemaker receptions in private homes, a Lowcountry gospel brunch, and annual favorites like the King Street Sip + Stroll and Food + Wine […]
Wit Opens Tonight
August 28, 2008 – 2:21 pm
The Flowertown Players of Summerville will be performing Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Margaret Edson’s Wit, opening Thursday. The play premiered in New York in 1998 and has received praise from audiences nationwide. Originally published in 1993, Wit illustrates the story of Vivian Bearing, a dedicated English professor diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer. When Vivian undergoes treatment, […]
Book Review: Ask for a Convertible
August 27, 2008 – 3:18 pm
Check out my review of Danit Brown’s debut, Ask for a Convertible. Here’s a little taste for ya:
“Ask for a Convertible follows Osnat’s struggle to find her place in America, and later, Israel, along with a handful of other characters that link back to Osnat immediately — like her homesick mother — or later on, […]
Those French Films
August 27, 2008 – 3:01 pm
French films just have that certain … je ne sais quois. Whether they’re set in Paris, Provence, or Senegal, they tend to have a sexy sophistication and charm you just can’t translate into English. Now in its tenth year, the French Film Festival at the College of Charleston exposes students and community members to […]
Furry Affair
August 25, 2008 – 2:39 pm
Saturday night’s Furry Affair at the Memminger was the first event in Charleston where I’ve felt over-dressed. Remembering that last year’s event was a gala, I put on a shiny cocktail dress and heels and headed downtown. When I got there, most folks were in jeans and flip-flops — A tad embarrassing for someone obsessed […]
Right on the Munny
August 25, 2008 – 11:47 am
Redux cashes in on the vinyl doll craze
Friday night Charleston’s scenester elite turned out in full force at Redux Contemporary Art Center for the second annual Munny Show. The art show/auction featured 25 munny dolls painted by local artists like Jarod Charzewski, Sheepman, Ishmael, and Julio Cotto. Don’t know what a munny doll is? (Pshh.) […]
Sad Funnies
August 12, 2008 – 12:24 pm
Where would Jon Arbuckle be without Garfield and Odie? He would be living a sad, sad life. More sad funnies here.
