The late Phillip Simmons, the Lowcountry’s famous ironworker, will be featured on the PBS special, Craft in America: Origins. Origins takes an in-depth look at the history, technique and artists of the craft movement. The program will air on Wednesday, October 7 at 8 p.m. on PBS. Other artisans featured in this program include: a master potter, [...]

The fifth annual Museum Day, organized by Smithsonian Magazine, will feature three historic, Lowcountry sites that guests can visit for free on September 26. Hundreds of museums across the country will open their doors Saturday for a free visit. Locally, Drayton Hall, the Powder Magazine and the Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon will be participating [...]

Kulture Klash is looking for artists for their fifth installment of Charleston’s art-fashion-music-dance festival. The event is set for November 6 and 7, which extends the event to two days for the first time. Right now, the plan is to have a low-key art show on Friday, and the party/music festival Saturday night. Tickets go on [...]

Show your support for world peace this Sunday at the second annual Charleston Peace One Day Festival. The event starts at Brittlebank Park (1-6 p.m.) and concludes with a concert at the Music Farm (9 p.m.). According to the Facebook event info, “The festival will unite Charleston’s many cultures with the rest of the world in [...]

The Charleston Green Fair’s second annual event will begin next week with several new events. The main event will be in Marion Square on Sunday, September 26, and several new events will take place around town. Here’s the run down of the events: Tuesday, Sept. 22- Sustainable Seafood Initiative Dinner (sold out) Friday, Sept. 25 [...]

Do you have a delicious recipe that features Lowcountry ingredients? If so, enter Charleston Magazine’s “Charleston’s Next Food Star” recipe contest. There are four recipe categories, including appetizers, entrees, side dish and dessert. Each category has a required ingredient, and participants can enter as many categories as they wish. The deadline for entries is Monday, September [...]

The American College of the Building Arts will be gracing the cover of Preservation Magazine for the September/October issue. The college will be featured in an eight-page spread titled “A Hands on Eduction,” which discusses the college’s history, the renovation of the Old City Jail and its affiliation with nationally-acclaimed blacksmith, Phillip Simmons. The cover [...]