Come to the Charleston Library Society and celebrate the release of Harry Farthings action-packed debut thriller SUMMIT: A NOVEL. For tickets, call 843-723-9912 or click here. In the autumn of 1938 Germanys Reichsführer, Heinrich Himmler, is growing frustrated at the British using their regional power in India to block passage of an SS expedition to Tibet. Determined […]
Speaker Series: Author Rufus Jones, Jr. Dean Dixon: Negro at Home, Maestro Abroad – the Epic Story of Dean Dixon Rufus Jones, Jr. is an orchestral conductor, music educator, and biographer. As a college professor, he as focused his research on classical musicians of African descent. His latest book is a profile of Dean Dixon, an African […]
The Charleston Artist Collective brings its new show Between the Pages to the Library Society. The Charleston Artist Collective is a web-based business that provides an avenue for local artists to grow their potential and to provide collectors, young or experienced, access to small pieces of affordable original art. Collectives are significant to the Artists’ practice by […]
In partnership with MUSC, the Charleston Library Society will be holding the MUSC Health Care Series. This innovative and diverse series will give patrons opportunities to learn what’s new in many different health fields. Space is limited, so please RSVP. To RSVP, please call 843-723-9912 or email mstokenberry@charlestonlibrarysociety.org. Antioxidants Myth Buster: Do Antioxidants Make You […]
Speaker Series: Russell A. Berman A Fraying Alliance? Challenges to the Trans-Atlantic Partnership Between the US and Europe Join us as Russell A. Berman speaks about The alliance between the US and European partners. These partnerships have been a cornerstone of global security for nearly seventy years. Yet the alliance is under pressure, as populist […]
Join us as we welcome New York Time Bestselling Author, Jack Weatherford as he speaks about his new book, GENGHIS KHAN AND THE QUEST FOR GOD: How the World’s Greatest Conqueror Gave Us Religious Freedom This event is free for members and $10 for nonmembers. For tickets, call 843-723-9912 or click here. Even history’s most famous conqueror had […]
SOLD OUT Monday, November 14, 2016 6:00pm -8:00pm Free to the public. To RSVP, please call (843) 723-9912 or email mstokenberry@charlestonlibrarysociety.org It is widely understood that the sea level is rising at an accelerating rate, posing a serious threat to the Charleston area. If we do forget, events like Hurricane Matthew and regular tidal flooding in […]
Tuesday, November 15th 7:00PM $20 members / $30 nonmembers Kiev Trio Nazar Pylatyuk, Natalia Khoma and Volodymyr Vynnytsky Violin, Cello and Piano Kiev Trio brings together three virtuosos from a similar background – violinist Nazar Pylatyuk, cellist Natalia Khoma and pianist Volodymyr Vynnytsky. They are all Ukrainian-born and international competition winners. Each has an established and […]
Come listen to Tom Blagden speak about his book Acadia National Park: A Centennial Celebration. To RSVP, call 843-723-9912 or email mstokenberry@charlestonlibrarysociety.org The official book of Maine’s treasured and New England’s only national park, on the occasion of the park’s centennial. Created in 1916, and encompassing 45,000 acres on two islands and a mainland peninsula on […]
In partnership with MUSC, the Charleston Library Society will be holding the MUSC Health Care Series. This innovative and diverse series will give patrons opportunities to learn what’s new in many different health fields. Space is limited, so please RSVP. To RSVP, please call 843-723-9912 or email mstokenberry@charlestonlibrarysociety.org. The History of Physical Education in America […]
Join us as we welcome John Sacret Young to discuss his “artoir” Pieces of Glass. Free to the public– To RSVP, call 843-723-9912 or email mstokenberry@charlestonlibrarysociety.org John Sacret Young is an author, producer, director, and screenwriter (China Beach, The West Wing) who has won or been nominated for multiple Emmys, Golden Globes, Humanitas, Peabody, Christopher and Writers Guild Awards. […]
Ballet Evolution (BE), Charleston’s professional ballet company, presents a very special Storytime at the Charleston Library Society to celebrate the upcoming world premier of “The Snow Queen.” BE Artistic Associate Sandra Nikolajevs and storyteller Christine Castaneda, along with special surprise guests, will bring to life the story of Hans Christian Anderson’s “The Snow Queen” for […]
Join us for a wonderful evening celebrating 400 years of the Bard’s works! Bernard Cornwell, best-selling author, whose books about the Napoleonic Wars were turned into movies by the BBC and most recently, has had his novels on King Alfred picked up by Netflix for an original series called The Last Kingdom will lead the evening. Cornwell, […]
The CSO string quartet–Yuriy Bekker, Micah Gangwer, Jan-Marie Joyce, and Norbert Lewandowski–will put you in the holiday spirit performing favorite tunes at the Charleston Library Society (164 King Street). The concert will feature music by Handel, Bach, and Elgar, as well as Christmas carols such as “Wexford Carol”, “Silent Night”, and “Greensleeves”, along with “Oh […]
New Year’s Musicale Presented by the Charleston Symphony Orchestra League, Inc. January 3, 2017 6:00 P.M. Charleston Library Society, 164 King Street The “rising stars” are home for the holidays! This is an opportunity for several young professional musicians to give back to members of the Charleston community who have supported them during their formative […]
