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SCO prepares for their Musical Travelogue

Summerville Community Orchestra prepares for their Musical Travelogue performance on Friday. Led by Conductor Alexander Agrest and featuring special guest and classical guitarist Christopher Teves, the orchestra performs to a full audience at Summerv ... full story

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Actors turn in compelling performances
Director Sara Armistead found the perfect pair of actors for Dr. Gayle Corneliso ... full story
Red & White Gala planned for Feb. 18
Word in Life Christian Fellowship Ministry is hosting Red & White Gala Event ... full story
Puzzle Palooza has a Winner
Patty Ross and Kathi Santanella have a couple of things in common. They both wor ... full story

Actors turn in compelling performances

Director Sara Armistead found the perfect pair of actors for Dr. Gayle Cornelison’s adaptation of The Cay. Armistead and the Flowertown Players’ staff brought the adaptation of Theodore Taylor’s children’s novel to the stage o ... full story

Red & White Gala planned for Feb. 18

Word in Life Christian Fellowship Ministry is hosting Red & White Gala Event on Feb. 18, 7 p.m.-10 p.m. at Emanuel Baptist Church, 106 Boone St. in Summerville. The Theme this year is, “Dare to Dream: A Red Carpet Affair.” The attire ... full story

Puzzle Palooza has a Winner

Patty Ross and Kathi Santanella have a couple of things in common. They both work at American Home Patients, they both were out at last Third Thursday’s activities and now they have both won Puzzle Palooza. Kathi was last year’s winner an ... full story

Pets

Scarlett is a 6-month-old Retriever/lab mix She is medium in size, black in color, and spayed. She is up to date on shots and very playful. Chuckie is an 8-month-old kitten who likes to play with other cats. He is a Domestic Shorthair mix, small in s ... full story

Players present historic drama

After the hustle and bustle of the Holidays, the Flowertown Players at the Historic James F. Dean community theatre are putting forth their next production of the season. Some may recognize The Cay as a book they, or their children, had to read as a ... full story

SCO presents musical travelogue

Summerville Community Orchestra, Alexander Agrest, Music Director, announces the second concert in the 2011-12 Friday Evening Subscription Series, Musical Travelogue, 7 p.m., Friday, February 3, 2012, at Summerville Baptist Church. The program ... full story

Early Jewish influence on town focus of meeting

The Summerville Preservation Society’s January program will be on “Early Jewish Influence on Summerville.” The meeting is planned for Jan. 26 at 4 p.m. at Old Town Hall, 201 W. Carolina Ave. Among the panelists are Doris Meyers, Ro ... full story

Summerville actress stars in The Last Flapper

Summerville actress Leslie Vicary will use her talents to bring the glorious character of Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald to life this weekend. Vicary, who had head-turning performances during past Flowertown Players’ productions such as Cat on a Hot Ti ... full story

Duke Pitchforks perform a cappella concert to benefit HALOS

Duke University’s premier all male a cappella group, the Pitchforks, are once again travelling to Charleston to perform a benefit concert, helping local children. The performance will be held on Saturday, Feb. 4 at 7:30 p.m. at the Charle ... full story

Habitat oyster roast on for Saturday night.

The Dorchester Habitat for Humanity Oyster Roast and Chili Cook-Off will be offering more bang for the buck on Jan. 21. This year’s fundraiser will be held at Summerville Country Club, 400 Country Club Blvd. In addition to local Bulls Bay oyste ... full story

Summerville Music Club scholarships available

Applications are being accepted for 2012 Summerville Music Club Scholarships. Applicants must live in Dorchester 2 School District. Only 8th to 12th grade students are eligible. Applicants must be taking private lessons – all types ... full story

Charleston Kennel Club doing the Charleston Announces annual all-breed dog show at Exchange Park in Ladson

The oldest kennel club in South Carolina, the 76- year-old Charleston Kennel Club has announced the dates for their annual dog show. The show, drawing over one thousand registered dogs, is scheduled for January 28 and 29 at the Coastal Carolina Fairg ... full story

Summerville singer featured on regional CD

Most people only get to dream about bright lights, big stages, and major record deals. For 13-year-old singer Shayla Degregorio, known in musical circles as “Shayla D,” the dream is becoming more real every day. The Summerville teen, who ... full story

Mystery Plant: ‘Winter annual’ sports tiny flowers

Next time you bend over to pick up a quarter, look for stars, too: tiny, white, floral stars. Here are some minuscule beauties opening up right now, while it’s chilly, reminding us of a more flowery time to come. The flowers resemble bright wh ... full story

JANUARY EVENTS @ THE LIBRARY

Computer class registration has begun. Our classes start Wednesday, January 11th. Classes for January are: PC Basics – January 11 WWW What: An Introduction to the Internet – January 18 &n ... full story

Time To Join “Summerville’s Biggest Loser” Challenge

A new year is always a great time for reforming bad habits, getting back into shape and losing a few pounds. Motivation is always key with any endeavor like this and Summerville DREAM is hoping to provide some. This month DREAM will be using Ja ... full story

Middleton Place Camellia Walks planned

Blooming during the depths of winter, the fragile beauty of camellias enhance the Middleton Place Gardens with thousands of blossoms, from pristine white to all shades of red and pink. Enjoy and learn more about these spectacular flowers on a Camelli ... full story

Mystery Plant: Plant loves yards, wild settings

Color, color, color…that's what this one is known for. Its roots are yellow, and so is the wood of the stems. Young foliage tends to be pink or deep red, and the lacy, divided leaves of the summer are generally deep, shiny green. The foliage c ... full story

Mystery Plant: Tree produces male, female flowers

I’ve had a long friendship with this tree. My first recollection of it was while still a small boy, seated outside on a summer morning on the porch and crushing its bright green leaves in my hand, and then enjoying a remarkably pleasant, somewh ... full story

Carolina Pit Masters Barbecue School

The Carolina Pit Masters is bringing a professional BBQ cooking school to the South Carolina Lowcountry. Spend a weekend learning the fine art of preparing southern BBQ while helping great causes such as The Dorchester Shrine Club and Summerville Mir ... full story

Summerville ABCC to host Second Annual “Critique My Antique” Event

The Arts Business Civic Coalition of Summerville/Dorchester Co. is assembling a team of local and regional antique experts for the second annual “Critique My Antique” Event, from 1pm – 5pm on Sunday, January 15th at the Summerville ... full story

Dr. Myungsook Stoudenmire to be guest of Music Club in January

The Summerville Music Club will host Dr. Myungsook Stoudenmire on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 7:00 PM at St. John the Beloved Catholic Church, 28 Sumter Ave. Summerville. The piano concert is open to the community. Dr. Stoudenmire ... full story

Mystery Plant: Plant common in coastal plain

Q.: How do you get down from an elephant? A.: You don’t get down from an elephant. You get down from a goose. People still like vests and comforters filled with down, although feather-filled pillows don’t seem to be as common as they use ... full story

Garden graced with Dodd seedlings from Georgia

When two French horticulture students completed internships recently at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, they left behind a garden that honors a Georgia man who spent a lifetime growing thousands of camellias from seeds. Nearly 100 plants that were c ... full story

Summerville boy lands agency contract

Ask Kristopher Lindler what he thinks about the possibility of being on television and he will probably just shrug and smile. “I think it would be pretty cool,” he said. “I have a lot of favorite shows and I think it would be fun to ... full story