- 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: Performance Venues
More on Kulture Klash 2, plus video
April 26, 2008 – 5:26 pm
Organizers of Kulture Klash 2 say that about 1,300 people attended the April 19 art party. But last night, I learned that organizers were worried about violating fire codes and were restricting the number of people who were in 10 Storehouse Row at any one time. So that means, maybe, that far more than 1,300 […]
N. Chuck’s old Power House to be an arts center?
April 24, 2008 – 5:02 pm
In light of tonight’s panel discussion at Redux Contemporary Art Center about the lack of venues in Charleston, here’s a bit of significant news.
The city of North Charleston is about to embark on the first phase of plan to renovate the Power House building.
Located on the Old Navy Yard, the building will be made into […]
More venue news, analysis, and a letter of concern
March 19, 2008 – 9:01 am
This week, I follow up with more news and analysis about Charleston’s ongoing venue problem. Last week, I wrote about issues facing the American Theater, Charleston Ballet Theatre, Redux Contemporary Art, PURE Theatre, the Village Playhouse, Spoleto Festival, and Waterfront Memorial Park. For today’s paper, I discuss Buxton’s East Bay Theatre, the Charleston Music Hall, […]
Venue News: Buxton’s East Bay Theatre shuttered
March 14, 2008 – 9:58 am
The former site of ghost storytelling, the Magnolia Singers, and many Piccolo Spoleto concerts (as you can see here with Matthew Bivins of Cabaret Kiki), Buxton’s East Bay Theatre, a tiny nook seating about 70 at the most, closed in December.
Owner Julian T. Buxton III told me the reason was financial. He couldn’t meet the […]
Surprise! We’ve got a venue problem in Charleston
March 12, 2008 – 7:06 am
What’s in This Story: Here, you’ll find news and analysis of the American Theater, the Charleston Ballet Theatre, Redux Contemporary Art, the Village Playhouse, PURE Theatre, Mt. Pleasant’s talk about building a performing arts center, and Spoleto’s renting of the Old Trolley Barn. This is part of an occasional series I’ll write on Charleston’s fascinating, […]
Art v. Dog
February 1, 2008 – 10:40 am
Looks like dogs outrank art in Mt. Pleasant.
Mayor Pro-Tem Kruger Smith said Thursday he thinks a performing arts center would be a good complement to the town’s plans to build a $14 million Memorial Waterfront Park, according to today’s report in the Post and Courier.
The land, just north of Hwy. 17, is currently being turned […]
Summer be damned: Footlight schedules open auditions
July 13, 2007 – 10:15 am
Just because Spoleto’s a month past and summer’s set at full broil doesn’t mean local arts orgs are all in complete hibernation. They take a couple months off following the festival’s three week bender to chill, pat themselves on the back, do a little fundraising and housekeeping, and prepare season announcements and promotional material for […]
Battle royale at the Boston Pops
May 10, 2007 – 3:36 pm
Looks like somebody unwrapped one cough drop too many at the Boston Pops season opener last night. About 20 minutes into a performance of the score to the film Gigi (presumably not the inciting event, but one never knows) a couple of meatheads in a side balcony went all WWF on each other. The cellphone […]
PURE Theatre on ‘Cloud’ Nine
March 21, 2007 – 10:09 am
Purelogo If you haven’t yet managed to catch PURE Theatre’s remarkable production of José Rivera’s play Cloud Tectonics, this weekend marks the official end of the play’s regular-season run at the little theatre in the Cigar Factory. (Note there’s no Saturday evening show, since actor Matt Bivins will be performing with his other stage incarnation, […]
