The South Florence High School Choraliers recently performed a Christmas program for the City of Florence's Positive Aging Program Holiday Luncheon. The Choraliers are director by Dr. Erick Figueras

The Florence Center will offer an all-new concert experience, Cirque Musica Presents Holiday Wishes, on Saturday, Dec. 14 The Florence Symphony Orchestra will offer musical accompaniment for the performance. The event brings a holiday story to life in a

Make your season merry and bright with the magic and tradition of The Nutcracker Ballet as the South Carolina Dance Theatre lights up the holiday season as it performs with the Florence Symphony Orchestra. The SCDT will present three performances of The

The National Ballet Theatre of Odessa, Ukraine will present a performance of Swan Lake Dec. 19 at the Francis Marion University Performing Arts Center. The program will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the event start at $30 and can be purchased at the PAC

Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate School recently took home first place in the SCISA Regional One-Act Drama Festival. It is the second year in a row TBCS has earned the honor. Trinity-Byrnes was one out of seven schools to prepare One-Act plays to perform at the

Come hear the sounds of the season by First Presbyterian Church’s Chancel Handbell Choir Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. The performance will take place in the church sanctuary. This free event is a First Presbyterian tradition rich with Christmas melodies from ar

The Florence County Museum will hold a special holiday-themed Family Day on Saturday, Dec. 14 from noon to 3 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. No registration is required. Among the craft and creativity stations planned are: Gingerbread house

Florence-Darlington Technical College’s first student choir will have tuxedos and gowns thanks to a $2,500 grant. The funds to buy the dress clothes came from the Florence Regional Arts Alliance and arrived just in time for two big performances for the ch

High school seniors to be conducted by Coker’s Jorgonson Florence 1 Schools will present the Senior All-City Choral Concert on Monday at 7 p.m. in Chapman Auditorium on the campus of Francis Marion University. The Senior All-City Chorus is the school dis

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