First Baptist Church is pleased to announce that the Anderson University Concert Choir will perform on Sunday, March 31st at 7 p.m. The performance will be held in the First Baptist Church sanctuary located at 300 South Irby Street in Florence. The public

Ed Clements, the 12th Circuit Solicitor, will be a star participating in this year’s Dancing for Our Future Stars of Florence. His partner will be Deysha Miller. Ed and Deysha will be dancing the Cha Cha to Michael Jackson’s 1987 hit “Smooth Criminal”. De

Dr. Veeral Oza from McLeod Digestive Health Care will be a star participating in this year’s Dancing for Our Future Stars of Florence. His partner will be Rachel Fenters. Dr. Oza and Rachel will be dancing the Salsa to a Bollywood inspired remix of Ed She

Something magical is coming to Florence! The Columbia City Ballet is proud to present a sparkling version of the greatest fairy tale ballet of all time, The Sleeping Beauty. Staged an choreographed by Columbia City Ballet Artistic Director William Starret

Florence 1 Schools will display its middle and high school orchestra programs with the annual All-City Orchestra Concert. The All-City Orchestra event features middle and high schools strings students in a concert to be held on Thursday, March 21, at 7 p.

Arawen Brantley, a seventh grade student at Williams Middle School, is the winner of the South Carolina Association of School Librarians (SCASL) bookmark competition in the Junior Nominee Award category. Brantley created a bookmark for the book, We Will N

Nine South Carolinians are to be honored by the South Carolina Arts Commission with the 2019 Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Governor’s Award for the Arts—the state’s highest arts honor. The following recipients from their respective categories are being recogni

Luke Wilcox of Wilcox Office Mart will be a star participating in this year’s Dancing for Our Future Stars of Florence. His partner will be Alexis Kelley McDonald. Luke and Alexis will be dancing the Jive to Travis Tritt’s 1992 hit TROUBLE. Alexis has bee

Signature favorites from the Company’s repertoire and the classical “Paquita” make for an exciting blend of dance for the South Carolina Dance Theatre’s show “To the Pointe!” The depth and versatility of the Company’s repertoire and dancers are brought to

Twenty-seven students participated in a vocal talent competition at Florence-Darlington Technical College’s SiMT recently. The annual program known as District One’s Vocal Star is the culmination of a qualifying event which began with almost 90 students v

Five Southern women, whose friendships began many years ago on their college swim team, set aside a long weekend every August to recharge those relationships. Free from husbands, kids and jobs, they meet at the same beach cottage on North Carolina's Outer

The works of two unique artists are on display in Francis Marion University’s Kassab Gallery in the Hyman Fine Arts on campus.“Beneath the Surface,” a display of specialty ceramics by Russian-born artist Olga Yukhno, is an interesting fusion of old and ne

Pawleys Island--The Pawleys Island Festival of Music & Art has announced its 2019 performance schedule. This year’s event, held October 3-19 at the Reserve Club in Pawleys Island, will feature Blood Sweat & Tears, Pablo Cruise, and more. “We are pleased t

How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice. Nine string students from Florence spent time preparing for a concert at one of the world’s most famous music halls: Carnegie Hall. Performers chosen by international auditions came together i

Nathaniel Lockhart of AccuStaff will be a star participating in this year’s Dancing for Our Future Stars of Florence. His partner will be Connie Mixon. Nathaniel and Connie will be dancing the Cha Cha to Michael Jackson’s 1983 hit P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thi