Paintings will be on display in the FMU Gallery Place through Dec. 20. Ashley Arakas of the Grand Strand took “The Best In Show” at the 42nd Annual South Carolina Watermedia Society Exhibition held in Florence last weekend at the new Francis Marion Unive

Madame Arcati, left, played by Lisa Hawkins, and Mrs. Bradman, played by Dawn Porter, take part in a dinner party held in the home of at the home of the Condomines during the first act of Blithe Spirit, performed Thursday at the Florence Little Theatre. A

Writer Tayari Jones, author of the critically acclaimed An American Marriage, will be the headliner at the 14th annual Pee Dee Fiction and Poetry Festival at Francis Marion University. The annual two-day festival will be held on campus Nov. 7-8. It featur

Blithe Spirit, Noel Coward‘s classic stage comedy, will open at the Florence Little Theatre on Friday. The show will run through Saturday, Nov. 9. The production, directed by Meggie Baker, is underwritten by MUSC Health Florence Medical Center. The cast f

The South Carolina Watermedia Society will bring its 41st National Exhibition to Francis Marion University’s new University Place Gallery in downtown Florence, Nov. 2 to Dec. 7. The SCWS’ big annual show, held in conjunction with the organization’s annual

The Drs. Bruce and Lee Foundation Library will host a brunch with New York Times best-selling author Karen White Tuesday, Oct. 29, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets are $35 per person, which includes the book, and can be purchased at www.florencelibrary.org

Margaret and Bob Morgan and other members of the Camden Assembly of English Country Dancers will demonstrate historical dances and teach you how to dance them as well during a program on Wednesday, Oct. 9 at Central United Methodist Church, No experience

The Florence County Library will celebrate TeenTober, an initiative to promote teens and reading during the month of October. The library will host Teen Trivia Thursdays every Thursday night in October. Teens are welcome to visit the Children’s Desk betw

The Florence County Museum invites the public to attend a lunch hour artist talk at the FCM Waters Gallery, Friday, September 27, from noon to 1 p.m. Hartsville artist Jim Boden will be discussing his recent work and current exhibition, Out of Paradise. T

Florence violinists Simran Singh, Isabella Ouyang, and violist Nav Singh were chosen by audition for the prestigious Honors Performance Orchestra at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia. Selected finalists spent six days in Sydney, where they studi

The Florence Little Theatre will hold auditions for Dreamgirls, The Musical Sunday, Sept. 29 and Wednesday Oct. 2. Auditions begin both nights at 7 p.m. Registration begins 30 minutes prior to audition time. All audition materials will be provided. The pr

The Doctors Bruce and Lee Foundation Library is accepting applications for its Pee Dee Author Expo in December. Seventeen local authors will be invited to display and sell their books in the Joseph Stukes Meeting Room from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec.14.

Country music star Gilbert coming in April Country music artist Brantley Gilbert, billed as an artist who “never fails to deliver” by American Songwriter, will bring his ‘Fire’t Up’ tour to the Florence Center April 23, 2020. Tickets start at $40, and

Doko Film Fest, a competitive showcase event featuring the work of student filmmakers ages 15 to 18, is seeking entries for the 2020 festival. This is the second year for Doko Film Fest. The inaugural festival drew more than 60 entries from across the Uni

University Place Gallery, Francis Marion University’s newest art gallery in downtown Florence, opened its doors Sept. 3. Its first event is a visual arts alumni juried exhibit. The exhibit is free and open to the public and will feature recent works fro