- John Stoehr
Arts Editor
There's more to art than you think. It's not just theater, paintings, books and dance. It's the enterprise of human creativity and it takes vastly different shapes and forms. Here you'll find my thoughts about the arts in Charleston and beyond. Neither of us knows what to expect.
Category Archives: News
How to make money in the music biz? Video games, of course
July 14, 2008 – 10:44 am
Axl Rose isn’t looking so good these days. But his business savvy looks great. The frontman for Guns N’ Roses plans to license a song that’s been in the making for a decade to the new Rock Band 2. According to an anonymous source cited in a report in today’s New York Times, MTV plans […]
New study: Your earnings determine your culture
July 14, 2008 – 8:11 am
So does your mom, according to this study by Statistics Canada, which surveyed how nearly 10,000 Canadians aged 15 and over spend their leisure time. Your mom’s level of education has more impact on you and your siblings than your father’s level of education.
In general, the more money you make and the more education you […]
The Arts and the Whiner Generation
July 11, 2008 – 8:57 am
Consider this the next time you’re trying to raise money for an arts organization or trying to rally support for the creation of an arts center or just trying to see the world in a fresh, new way.
Baby Boomers — those 76 million born between 1946 and 1964 — are the most pessimistic, disappointed, and […]
Redux hires development director
July 10, 2008 – 6:47 pm
Redux Contemporary Art Center has hired a new director of development.
Kaminer Haislip, chairwoman of Redux’s board of directors, said Thursday that Kyle LaGette has accepted an offer to take on the newly established position. She begins in August.
In September, she will serve as development director as well as interim executive director until a new top […]
Indy nukes the fridge
July 7, 2008 – 4:15 pm
It’s moving so fast, this Newsweek article has barely hit the magazine stands.
In the new Indiana Jones film, our hero finds himself in a nuclear test site. To save himself, he hops into a lead-lined refrigerator. The bomb blast hurls him across the desert. He opens the door. Not a scratch on Harrison Ford’s rugged […]
No books in the newspaper? Try radio
July 7, 2008 – 11:05 am
Just when newspapers are cutting books coverage (news, interviews, reviews) and firing book critics, National Public Radio is in the middle of revamping its website to include greater coverage of books and intellectual news. The radio network hired six new book reviewers, including Jessa Crispin, founder of the literary blog Bookslut.com; John Freeman, book critic […]
They know themselves
July 7, 2008 – 11:04 am
Christopher Phillips founded the Socrates Café movement in 1996 in a New Jersey coffeehouse. As a graduate student at Montclair State University, Phillips believed the demise of Socratic Philosophy was an impairment to society. So he inspired the establishment of over 300 Socratic discussion groups in the U.S. If your ideals parallel those of Phillips, […]
A Virtual Exhibition by the Gibbes
July 7, 2008 – 11:04 am
The Gibbes Museum of Art now features an interactive website that offers in-depth views of the artists, subjects, and styles that have shaped the art of Charleston and the South. There’s also a blog discussion where you can share your thoughts. Go to www.gibbesmuseum.org/explore/interactions. —Caitlin Baker
Stage directors wanted
July 7, 2008 – 11:03 am
The Footlight Players are looking for fresh, new shows that have never been performed and local directors to bring them to life. If you’re interested in directing your new play next season, send a resume and three to four examples of your playwriting by Sept. 1. If your show is chosen, you will be asked […]
3-D movies better than they used to be
July 6, 2008 – 4:29 pm
Do consumers really have an appetite for 3-D? Yes, they do. According to a new study reported in the Hollywood Reporter last month, when given a choice between a traditional movie and 3-D, consumers not only chose 3-D, but also a higher price for the ticket, according to a new study by Nielsen. After the […]
