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SUMMARY:Guerilla Shakespeare: Pop-Up Theatre\, Soliloquies and Sonnets
DESCRIPTION:Along with the College of Charleston we are thrilled to celebrate the arts and culture through a shared appreciation and history of the work of William Shakespeare. Join us for a reception format and enjoy refreshments and light hors d’oeuvres while the College of Charleston Theatre performers will creatively (and perhaps spontaneously!) interject various soliloquies\, sonnets or other abbreviated rendition of Shakespeare works and performances. For Shakespeare enthusiasts\, this is an evening not to be missed. \nThis special collaboration between the Library Society’s Special Collections and Igoe Shakespeare Library along with the College of Charleston’s Department of Theatre and Dance invites the Lowcountry community to participate in the historical acclaim of Shakespeare across two unique formats throughout the year – first during this evening’s Guerilla Shakespeare\, and at the second event in June for the return of Shakespeare on the Steps. \nAs inspired by the Public Theater of NY – we agree that “Theater is an essential cultural force…art and culture belong to everyone.” \n\nTickets: $25 for CLS members and students with photo ID\, and $35 for all other guests.\nTo purchase tickets\, please click here or call 843-723-9912 \n\n 
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/guerilla-shakespeare-pop-up-theatre-soliloquies-and-sonnets/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Saturday Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Reading/Books
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Kenna\, our incredible Camps in the Stacks leader. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Kenna will read A Library by Nikki Giovanni and the craft will be a choice of homemade paper books\, a monster bookmark\, or wand word pointers! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/saturday-story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-reading-books/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Read Across America
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Melissa\, our Children’s Library Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Melissa will read We Are in a Book by Mo Willems and the craft will be making a book! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-read-across-america/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Impact of Investing in Women with Ibu Movement
DESCRIPTION:Proven time and again\, investing in women yields positive and productive results for whole communities. In anticipation of International Women’s Day\, hear from movers and shakers focused on elevating women’s initiatives\, including celebrated designer and philanthropist\, Charlotte Moss\, drawing from her experience working on women’s causes\, and Marrakech cultural icon\, Meryanne Loum-Martin\, contributing from her experience leading women of the African diaspora. Other panelists include Anne Weston\, Ashley Hall Head of School\, Kate Nevin from TSWII Captial Advisors\, Dwight L. Bush\, Sr.\, former US Ambassador to Morocco\, and moderated by Carolyn Murray of News 2. \nThe Library Society is excited to welcome Ibu Movement and a panel of praised pioneers for a discussion on how advancing gender equality leads to increased global productivity\, sparks innovation\, boosts economic development\, improves healthcare and education outcomes for families and communities\, and is a key driver in reducing poverty.   \nTickets: $10 – Members or $15 – General Admission \nPurchase tickets HERE. \nOrganized in partnership with the Ibu Movement. \nAbout Charlotte Moss \nWith 37 years in the business of design\, Charlotte Moss is known for her timeless aesthetic\, layered interiors and southern warmth. She has received numerous honors\, including the New York School of Interior Design’s Centennial Medal and The Royal Oak Foundation’s Timeless Design award. Charlotte holds an Honorary Doctorate Degree from The New York School of Interior Design as well as Virginia Commonwealth University\, her alma mater. Charlotte lectures widely and is a prolific author\, having published eleven books to date. Her latest\, Charlotte Moss Flowers (Rizzoli\, 2021) and Home: A Celebration: Notable Voices Reflect on the Meaning of Home (Rizzoli\, 2021) which benefits No Kid Hungry. \nAbout Meryanne Loum-Martin \nInternational tastemaker Meryanne Loum-Martin is the proprietor of the award-winning Jnane Tamsna boutique hotel in Marrakesh’s Palmeraie district. For over two decades\, she has carefully blended ancient Moroccan allure with modern elegance\, fashioning a retreat just moments away from the city’s vibrant medina where luminaries like Brad Pitt\, Nicole Kidman\, David Bowie\, Iman\, and other influential figures have all found refuge. Lauded in publications such as Town & Country and Architectural Digest\, she has designed porcelain dinnerware for Meissen and an outdoor furniture collection. \nAbout Anne Weston \nDr. Anne Thornhill Weston ’73 is Ashley Hall’s sixth Head of School and the only alumna to hold the position. A seasoned and respected educator\, Dr. Weston brings to her role a love of Ashley Hall\, talent as a communicator\, and positive leadership as a lifelong advocate for women and girls. With vibrant ties to alumnae\, faculty\, counselors\, and students\, Dr. Weston is known for her collaborative skills in linking generations and inspiring girls to do their best work in academics\, athletics\, and service. During her years as an Ashley Hall administrator\, she has championed important curricular and wellness programs while celebrating an expanding record of student scholarship and college placements. \nAbout Kate Nevin \nKate Nevin is President and Portfolio Manager at TSWII Capital Advisors\, a role she has held for over 20 years. She is active with many industry groups (such as The Academy of Institutional Investors and Nexus) and community organizations focused on conservation and gender equality. She was a Riley Diversity Fellow. Kate is a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion. Both in her work at TSWII and as a diversity fellow\, Kate has ensured that female founders have access to mentoring\, networks and coaching in order to thrive. \nAbout Ambassador Dwight L. Bush\, Sr. \nAmbassador​ ​(Ret)​ ​Dwight​ ​L.​ ​Bush ​served as the U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco under President Barack Obama. Ambassador Bush is​ ​a​ ​highly​ ​accomplished ​ ​business​ ​executive ​ ​with ​ ​a background ​​in banking ​​and ​finance\, ​​corporate​ ​management\, ​​and ​ ​public​ ​company​ ​and ​ ​private organization ​ ​governance. He ​is​ ​currently​ ​President ​ ​of ​ ​DL ​ ​Bush ​ ​& ​Associates\, ​​a ​Washington ​ D.C.-based ​​Strategic​ ​Advisory​ ​firm. ​Ambassador​ ​Bush ​ ​started ​ ​his​ ​career​ ​at ​ ​the ​ ​Chase ​ ​Manhattan Bank​ ​where ​he ​​served ​ in ​various​ ​international ​ ​banking ​ ​capacities. ​Subsequent ​​to ​​his​ ​time at Chase\, ​ ​Ambassador​ ​Bush ​ ​held ​ ​various​ ​corporate ​ ​positions​ ​including\, at ​​Sallie ​Mae\, ​and ​​Stuart Mill ​Capital ​ ​LLC\, ​​before ​serving ​ ​as​ ​President ​and ​ ​CEO ​​of ​ ​Urban ​Trust ​​Bank. ​ ​In ​addition ​ ​to ​ ​his corporate ​ ​work\, ​ ​Ambassador​ ​Bush ​ ​has​ ​been ​ ​active ​ ​in ​ ​nonprofit ​ ​governance ​ ​including ​ ​serving on the ​boards​ ​of ​ trustees​ ​of ​ ​Cornell ​ ​University\, ​ ​The ​ ​GAVI ​ ​Alliance\, ​ ​and ​ ​The ​ ​National ​ ​Symphony Orchestra. ​ ​Ambassador​ ​Bush ​ ​is​ ​a ​ ​graduate ​ ​of ​ ​Cornell ​ ​University. \nAbout Carolyn Murray \nMurray\, a native of New York\, grew up in Charleston and graduated from Burke High School in 1984 and later from the University of South Carolina in 1988. It was during her senior year at USC when she interned at WPAL-AM in Charleston — an internship that would catapult a celebrated career in delivering the latest news and vital information to her own community. Murray left Charleston in 2001 to work as a consumer reporter at WBBM-TV in Chicago but ultimately made her return to the Lowcountry in 2003\, joining the WCBD-TV team as an evening anchor. Murray has been awarded numerous EMMYs for her anchoring and reporting through the years\, along with various awards and accolades from industry leaders. She delivers the news weekly on News 2 at 4\, 5\, 6\, 11pm and on the Lowcountry CW at 10pm.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/the-impact-of-investing-in-women-with-ibu-movement/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Read Across America
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Melissa\, our Children’s Library Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Melissa will read We Are in a Book by Mo Willems and the craft will be making a book! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-read-across-america-2/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240309T100000
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SUMMARY:Saturday Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Butterflies!
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Kenna\, our incredible Camps in the Stacks leader. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Kenna will read The Cranky Caterpillar by Richard Graham and the craft will be butterfly puppets and beaded pipe-cleaner caterpillars! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/saturday-story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-butterflies/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240311T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240311T180000
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SUMMARY:March New Member's Mingle
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our New Members Mingle! Every second Monday of the month\, we host our newest members of the CLS family with a fun and informative tour of the facility\, including key information on utilizing Library resources\, an exploration of some of the treasures from the CLS archives\, a visit to the Igoe Shakespeare Library and concluding with a tour of our bindery and information about our conservation efforts. Questions are welcome throughout our time together. \nThe tour starts at 5pm\, and generally ends around 6pm. The tour schedule includes:\n5:00 – 5:10 pm Welcome\n5:10 – 5:20 pm Introduction of staff and an overview of the Main Reading Room and Exhibits\n5:20 – 5:40 pm Tour of key areas of the Library\, including the Melvin P. Seiden Gallery\, the Kellogg Family Map Room\, the Ruth and Bill Baker Conference Room\, the Igoe Shakespeare Library and the Stephen F. Gates Vaults\n5:40 – 6:00 pm  Tour of Dorothy’s Book Bindery and the Jerrold and Ann Mitchell Conservation Lab; Q&A \nPlease RSVP with the form below. We look forward to seeing you!
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/march-new-members-mingle-5/
LOCATION:SC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240312T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240312T163000
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Birds
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Melissa\, our Children’s Library Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Melissa will read Egg by Kevin Henkes and the craft will be stay and play nests! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-birds/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240312T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240312T190000
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SUMMARY:Book Tour Exclusive // AJ Finn\, "End of Story"
DESCRIPTION:Along with Buxton Books we are highly anticipating a return of AJ Finn to the Charleston Library Society for the launch of his latest release\, End of Story. For fans of Knives Out\, you’ll not want to miss this spellbinding thriller from the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Woman in the Window. Though the book is not yet available\, early reviews cite ‘elegant\, absorbing\, full of Hitchcockian menace\, beautiful\, intense and beguiling’. AJ Finn will be available for personalization and signing of additional copies after the program. \nTickets*: PURCHASE HERE \n$45 – Members or $50 – General Admission // 1 Ticket and 1 signed copy of End of Story \n$55 – Limited Option // 2 Tickets and 1 signed copy of End of Story* \n*There will be a limited number of two for one tickets available\, these tickets include two attendees and one signed copy of End of Story.  \nNOTE: If you are unable to attend the program\, and wish to secure a signed copy (or copies!)\, pre-order HERE or call Buxton Books at (843) 723-1670. \nThis is a collaborative event with Buxton Books\, guest information such as email and name will be shared between both parties for promotional purposes only. \nAbout the book: \n“I’ll be dead in three months. Come tell my story.” So writes Sebastian Trapp\, reclusive mystery novelist\, to his longtime correspondent Nicky Hunter\, an expert in detective fiction. With mere months to live\, Trapp invites Nicky to his spectacular San Francisco mansion to help draft his life story . . . while living alongside his beautiful second wife\, Diana; his wayward nephew\, Freddy; and his protective daughter\, Madeleine. Soon Nicky finds herself caught in an irresistible case of real-life “detective fever.” \n“You and I might even solve an old mystery or two.” Twenty years earlier—on New Year’s Eve 1999—Sebastian’s first wife and teenaged son vanished from different locations\, never to be seen again. Did the perfect crime writer commit the perfect crime? And why has he emerged from seclusion\, two decades later\, to allow a stranger to dig into his past? \n“Life is hard. After all\, it kills you.” As Nicky attempts to weave together the strands of Sebastian’s life\, she becomes obsessed with discovering the truth . . . while Madeleine begins to question what her beloved father might actually know about that long-ago night. And when a corpse appears in the family’s koi pond\, both women are shocked to find that the past isn’t gone—it’s just waiting. \nAbout the author:  \nA. J. Finn is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the global phenomenon The Woman in the Window\, which was published in more than forty languages then adapted into the hit film released 2021 starring Amy Adams\, Gary Oldman\, and Julianne Moore. Finn spent a decade working in publishing in both New York and London\, with a particular emphasis on thrillers and mysteries and now writes full time.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/book-tour-exclusive-aj-finn-end-of-story/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240313T163000
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Birds
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Melissa\, our Children’s Library Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Melissa will read Egg by Kevin Henkes and the craft will be stay and play nests! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-birds-2/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240313T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240313T193000
DTSTAMP:20260410T161406
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SUMMARY:Documentary Series // Sisterhood SC Suffragist: The Grimke Sisters
DESCRIPTION:The Library Society is thrilled for the second collaboration with the ETV Endowment of South Carolina and SCETV to screen Sisterhood SC Suffragist: The Grimke Sisters (56 min). Appropriate for Women’s History Month\, we look forward to sharing one of a three-part series that premiered during 2020\, highlighting South Carolina Suffragists in celebration of the passing of the 19th amendment and the important role that SC had in the national movement. Although best known as fierce abolitionists\, Sarah and Angelina Grimke were the first South Carolina Women to publicly advocate for women’s suffrage. The story traces the lives of the Grimke sisters and other SC voices in the struggle for women’s rights from the late 1830’s through the Civil War. \nIn conjunction with the screening\, we are honored to welcome producers Beryl Dakers and Betsy Newman to share additional insights and context on the making of the series as well as answer questions afterward. \nTickets are free with RSVP. Register via the form below. \nPlease note: 6:00PM – 7:30PM – this event starts at 6pm and will include Q&A following the program.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/documentary-series-sisterhood-sc-suffragist-the-grimke-sisters/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240314T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240314T210000
DTSTAMP:20260410T161406
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SUMMARY:Chamber Music // A Spring Tradition
DESCRIPTION:Charleston Symphony presents its signature Chamber Music ensemble at the Library Society. For two evenings we will host an intimate grouping to showcase the brilliant talent of our CSO musicians. Performances will offer an exciting range of chamber music literature\, and riveting works from composers such as Brahms\, Gilére\, and Cabaniss! \nString Quintet No. 2 in G major\, also known as the “Prater Quintet” was intended to be Johannes Brahms last work\, though he went on to compose a few more pieces. Published in 1891\, “The Prater Quinet” was rumored to be inspired by a public park in Vienna\, and “the delightful women” there. This astounding piece will be performed by our beloved CSO musicians\, as well as works from Thomas Cabaniss\, and Reinhold Gilére. \nTickets are $50.\nTo purchase tickets\, click here or call the CSO at 843-723-7528.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/chamber-music-a-spring-tradition/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240315T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240315T210000
DTSTAMP:20260410T161406
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SUMMARY:Chamber Music // A Spring Tradition
DESCRIPTION:Charleston Symphony presents its signature Chamber Music ensemble at the Library Society. For two evenings we will host an intimate grouping to showcase the brilliant talent of our CSO musicians. Performances will offer an exciting range of chamber music literature\, and riveting works from composers such as Brahms\, Gilére\, and Cabaniss! \nString Quintet No. 2 in G major\, also known as the “Prater Quintet” was intended to be Johannes Brahms last work\, though he went on to compose a few more pieces. Published in 1891\, “The Prater Quinet” was rumored to be inspired by a public park in Vienna\, and “the delightful women” there. This astounding piece will be performed by our beloved CSO musicians\, as well as works from Thomas Cabaniss\, and Reinhold Gilére. \nTickets are $50.\nTo purchase tickets\, click here or call the CSO at 843-723-7528.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/chamber-music-a-spring-tradition-2/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240316T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240316T120000
DTSTAMP:20260410T161406
CREATED:20240207T215333Z
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SUMMARY:Third Annual Eggs In The Stacks 2024
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our “Eggs in the Stacks” Easter Egg Hunt! A Storytime & Children’s Librarian will start this fun event with a special Springtime reading\, followed by age-appropriate Egg Hunts in the Main Reading Room & Rabbit Hole. Join us for yummy treats\, special prizes\, and a lot of fun. We think it will be an EGGcellent way to spend a Saturday morning! \nThis event is FREE and open ONLY to CLS members and their littles\, aged 6 years old and under (please bring your own basket). \nRSVP is required\, and please include the total number of attendees (children and adults). This can be done by completing the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/third-annual-eggs-in-the-stacks-2024/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240319T163000
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Spring
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Melissa\, our Children’s Library Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Melissa will read Goodbye Winter\, Hello Spring by Kenard Pak and the craft will be watercolor and crayon paintings! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-spring/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240320T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240320T163000
DTSTAMP:20260410T161406
CREATED:20240221T171436Z
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Spring
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Melissa\, our Children’s Library Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Melissa will read Goodbye Winter\, Hello Spring by Kenard Pak and the craft will be watercolor and crayon paintings! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-spring-2/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T110000
DTSTAMP:20260410T161406
CREATED:20240219T192726Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240221T172214Z
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SUMMARY:Saturday Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - St. Patrick's Day
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Kenna\, our incredible Camps in the Stacks leader. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Kenna will read Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato: Irish Folktale by Tomie DePaola and the craft will be fizzing paint clover leaves! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/saturday-story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-st-patricks-day/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240326T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240326T163000
DTSTAMP:20260410T161406
CREATED:20240221T171723Z
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Adventures
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Melissa\, our Children’s Library Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Melissa will read Robinson by Peter Sis and the craft will be making a treasure map and going on a treasure hunt! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-adventures/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240327T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240327T163000
DTSTAMP:20260410T161406
CREATED:20240221T172051Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240221T172051Z
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Adventures
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Melissa\, our Children’s Library Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Melissa will read Robinson by Peter Sis and the craft will be making a treasure map and going on a treasure hunt! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-adventures-2/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240327T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240327T200000
DTSTAMP:20260410T161406
CREATED:20230620T161620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241001T153709Z
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SUMMARY:Documentary Series // "The Book Keepers"
DESCRIPTION:A gifted writer’s death a week before becoming a critically acclaimed author sends her husband and son on an inspirational book tour to ensure her dream lives on. \nCarol Wall’s debut memoir – about cancer\, friendship\, and cultivating an open heart – was a breakout success. But joy turned to tragedy when the breast cancer she wrote about returned\, and she died months after its publication.  \nDetermined to keep his late-wife’s dream alive\, Dick Wall becomes the unlikely spokesperson for her debut memoir and embarks on an unexpected cross-country promotional tour. He’s joined by his filmmaker son\, Phil\, who is torn between saving his mom’s first book and his concern for how his dad is coping with their new reality.  \nTheir inspirational journey\, captured on film in The Book Keepers\, sparks reflections on loss\, relationships\, and the healing power of sharing stories.  \nJoin us on Wednesday\, March 27\, from 6:00pm–8:00pm for a special screening of this gripping documentary\, as well as a discussion with the tenacious father-son team whose commitment to their cause adds poignancy and power to every scene. \nTickets: Members $10\, General Admission $15 \nClick here or call 843.723.9912 during office hours (Monday–Thursday\, 11:00am to 4:00pm) to purchase tickets. \nAbout the Director \nPhil Wall is an award-winning filmmaker. He has written\, produced\, directed\, filmed and edited three feature documentaries\, and is currently in post-production on his fourth. His documentary feature\, The Standard\, debuted at #4 on the iTunes documentary chart in September of 2020. It’s currently available on Hulu in the US\, and internationally–most notably on Discovery+ in Latin America and Brazil. The Book Keepers is his third documentary. It won both the Jury Prize and the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature at its premiere with the Austin Film Festival. It’s an official selection for 13 other US film festivals\, including SCAD Savannah\, Napa Valley\, and Twin Cities. The film was acquired for distribution by First Run Features and its limited nationwide theatrical release launched June 17\, 2022. Wall’s professional career began in 2008\, when he began work on The Passing Game\, a documentary feature currently in post-production about the career and philosophies of legendary prep-school basketball coach\, Fletcher Arritt. Wall lives in Brooklyn\, where he works on independent and commercial narrative content. \nPraise for The Book Keepers \nAwards \nJury Prize for Best Documentary – Austin Film Festival \nAudience Award for Best Documentary – Austin Film Festival \nFestival Selections \nAustin Film Festival (Premiere) \nFlickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival \nCatalina Film Festival \nChagrin Documentary Film Festival \nTwin Cities Film Festival \nMystic Film Festival \nSCAD Savannah Film Festival \nBeaufort Film Festival (NC) \nDOCUTAH International Documentary Film Festival \nNapa Valley Film Festival \nFIDBA (International Documentary Film Festival\, Buenos Aires) \nOjai Film Festival \nBeaufort International Film Festival (SC) \nMiddlebury New Filmmakers Festival
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/documentary-series-the-book-keepers/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T190000
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SUMMARY:Book Tour Exclusive // Charles Frazier shares "The Trackers"
DESCRIPTION:Buxton Books and the Charleston Library Society are honored to host Charles Frazier for a pub week debut of The Trackers in its paperback release. In his first official appearance in Charleston\, the award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author of Cold Mountain\, Thirteen Moons\, Nightwoods\, and Varina will share insights from developing his latest success – a stunning new novel that paints a vivid portrait of life in the Great Depression.  In The Trackers\, singular American writer Charles Frazier conjures up the lives of everyday people during an extraordinary period of history that bears uncanny resemblance to our own. With the keen perceptions of humanity and transcendent storytelling that have made him beloved for decades\, Frazier has created a powerful and timeless new classic. \nSecure your seat for this exclusive opportunity to join the audience with one of the most acclaimed Storytellers of the era.  \nTickets*: PURCHASE HERE \n$ 28 – Members or $ 32 – General Admission // 1 Ticket and 1 signed copy of The Trackers \n$ 38 – Limited Option (Members only)  // 2 Tickets and 1 signed copy of The Trackers* \n*There will be a limited number of first come two-for-one tickets available for CLS Members\, these tickets include two attendees and one signed copy of The Trackers.  \nNOTE: If you are unable to attend the program\, and wish to secure a signed copy (or copies!)\, please pre-order through the following link: The Trackers or call Buxton Books at (843) 723-1670 \nThis is a collaborative event with Buxton Books\, guest information such as email and name will be shared between both parties for promotional purposes only. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR \nCharles Frazier grew up in the mountains of Western North Carolina. He has been writing critically-acclaimed\, best-selling literary fiction for more than 25 years\, and his work has been translated into over two dozen languages. \nCold Mountain (1997)\, his highly acclaimed first novel\, was an international bestseller\, won the National Book Award\, the ABBY Award\, the Heartland Award\, the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction\, and was an American Library Association Notable Book. In 2003\, Cold Mountain was adapted into an Academy Award-winning film by screenwriter and director Anthony Minghella. Later\, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Jennifer Higdon and librettist Gene Scheer adapted Cold Mountain into an opera\, which premiered at Santa Fe Opera in 2015. Thirteen Moons (2006)\, was a New York Times bestseller\, won the 2007 SIBA Book Award and the 2007 Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize\, and was named a best book of the year by the Los Angeles Times\, Chicago Tribune\, and St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Two other books\, Nightwoods (2011) and Varina (2018) were also critically acclaimed New York Times bestsellers. \nABOUT THE BOOK \n\n\n\n\nThe Trackers is a stunning new novel that paints a vivid portrait of life in the Great Depression. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHurtling past the downtrodden communities of Depression-era America\, painter Val Welch travels westward to the rural town of Dawes\, Wyoming. Through a stroke of luck\, he’s landed a New Deal assignment to create a mural representing the region for their new Post Office. \nA wealthy art lover named John Long and his wife Eve have agreed to host Val at their sprawling ranch. Rumors and intrigue surround the couple: Eve left behind an itinerant life riding the rails and singing in a western swing band. Long holds shady political aspirations\, but was once a WWI sniper—and his right hand is a mysterious elder cowboy\, a vestige of the violent old west. Val quickly finds himself entranced by their lives. \nOne day\, Eve flees home with a valuable painting in tow\, and Long recruits Val to hit the road with a mission of tracking her down. Journeying from ramshackle Hoovervilles to San Francisco nightclubs to the swamps of Florida\, Val’s search for Eve narrows\, and he soon turns up secrets that could spark formidable changes for all of them.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/book-tour-exclusive-charles-frazier-shares-the-trackers/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240402T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240402T163000
DTSTAMP:20260410T161406
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Frogs
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Melissa\, our Children’s Library Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Melissa will read Over and Under the Rainforest by Kate Messner\, with art by Christopher Silas Neal and the craft will be making a frog toy! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-frogs/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240402T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240402T190000
DTSTAMP:20260410T161406
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SUMMARY:A Tumultuous Narrative of SC ~ "The Grim Years" by Dr. John J. Navin
DESCRIPTION:In keeping with a subject matter close to our hearts\, we are pleased to host Dr. John J. Navin for a personal account of his 2020 debut: The Grim Years: Settling South Carolina\, 1670-1720. With extraordinary detail and analysis\, Navin reveals the hardships that were experienced by people of all ethnicities and stations in life during the first half-century of South Carolina’s existence\, through a graphic account of our state’s tumultuous beginnings when calamity\, violence\, and ruthless exploitation were commonplace.  \nTickets*: PURCHASE HERE \n$10 – Members or $15 – General Admission  \nNOTE: If you are unable to attend the program\, and wish to secure a signed copy (or copies!)\, please pre-order through Buxton Books by calling (843) 723-1670. \nABOUT THE BOOK \nFrom South Carolina’s founding in 1670 through 1720\, a cadre of men rose to political and economic prominence\, while ordinary colonists\, enslaved Africans\, and indigenous groups became trapped in a web of violence and oppression. Navin explains how eight English aristocrats\, the Lords Proprietors\, came to possess the vast Carolina grant and then enacted elaborate plans to recruit and control colonists as part of a grand moneymaking scheme. But those plans went awry\, and the mainstays of the economy became hog and cattle ranching\, lumber products\, naval stores\, deerskin exports\, and the calamitous Indian slave trade. The settlers’ relentless pursuit of wealth set the colony on a path toward prosperity but also toward a fatal dependency on slave labor. Rice would produce immense fortunes in South Carolina\, but not during the colony’s first fifty years. Religious and political turmoil instigated by settlers from Barbados eventually led to a total rejection of proprietary authority. \nUsing a variety of primary sources\, Navin describes challenges that colonists faced\, setbacks they experienced\, and the effects of policies and practices initiated by elites and proprietors. Storms\, fires\, epidemics\, and armed conflicts destroyed property\, lives\, and dreams. Threatened by the Native Americans they exploited\, by the Africans they enslaved\, and by their French and Spanish rivals\, South Carolinians lived in continual fear. For some it was the price they paid for financial success. But for most there were no riches\, and the possibility of a sudden\, violent death was overshadowed by the misery of their day-to-day existence. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR \nAs a specialist in early American history\, Dr. John Navin as served as a member of the History department at Coastal Carolina University since 1999 with previous positions at Brandeis and Pfeiffer universities. Navin earned his Master’s degree at Boston College and his Ph.D. at Brandeis University.  His Master’s thesis was a comparative study of Civil War era holdings in the Charleston Library Society and the Lancaster (MA) Public Library.  His 865-page doctoral dissertation\, directed by David Hackett Fischer\, focused on the search for community in Plymouth Plantation.  In the 1970s and 1980s Navin managed the marketing communications departments for five major companies in the Boston area.  He now lives in Conway\, SC and spends summers in western Maine.  In addition to releasing The Grim Years: Settling South Carolina\, 1670-1720 (USC Press 2020)\, he has two U.S. patents for four-player chess and is an aspiring but unlikely candidate for the PGA tour.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/a-tumultuous-narrative-of-sc-the-grim-years/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240403T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240403T130000
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SUMMARY:Lite Lunch // Edwardian Britain with Jane Tippett and Martin Williams
DESCRIPTION:The Library Society is delighted to welcome authors and historians Jane Marguerite Tippett and Martin Williams for their first State-side book discussion on the diverse but complementary approaches they adopted when researching and writing about the lives and reigns of King Edward VII (r. 1901-1910) and his grandson\, King Edward VIII (r. 1936)\, later Duke of Windsor. Tippett hit gold with access to untapped archival materials\, while Williams\, finding himself unable to access the Royal Archives because of the COVID-19 pandemic\, instead utilised primary and secondary sources derived from a host of other archives across England and Ireland. Providing a fascinating juxtaposition of monarchs\, as well as the methodologies and practices of biographer historians in the twenty-first century\, their presentation will explore what drew them to their respective subjects\, and how they came to shape such compelling and original narratives. \nTickets*: PURCHASE HERE \n$25 – Members or $35 – General Admission  \nAbout Jane Tippett: \nJane Tippett is a historian and archivist. She graduated from the University of Delaware with a BA in French\, History and English Literature. She received her MSt. in History of Art from Wadham College\, Oxford\, where she wrote her dissertation on the centrality of provenance in the contemporary fine art auction market. Since graduating she has worked as a private archivist to high-net-worth families and interior design firms in New York City\, Boston\, and London. Once A King: The Lost Memoir of Edward VIII (Hodder & Stoughton\, October 2023) is her first book. Her next book\, Monsieur\, which will be published in May 2024\, is a survey of the photographic work of Patrick O’Higgins\, the biographer and longtime companion of Helena Rubinstein. She currently lives between New York and London. \nAbout Once a King: The Lost Memoir of Edward VIII: \nUsing never-before-seen sources\, Once a King is a fresh\, revelatory and gripping insight into the Duke of Windsor – King Edward VIII – who gave up the throne to marry the woman he loved\, twice divorced American Wallis Simpson. Considering Edward VIII’s travels and interests as Prince of Wales as well as his relationship with Wallis Simpson and the course of events leading up to his abdication and subsequent exile\, Once a King offers a previously unexplored lens through which we encounter first-hand the hitherto concealed subtlety and raw emotion of two of the twentieth century’s most iconic Royal figures: the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. \nAbout Martin Williams: \nMartin Williams is a London-based writer and art and social historian who has worked at Christie’s\, Bonhams and Sotheby’s Institute of Art. A highly experienced public speaker\, he has addressed literary festivals\, academic symposiums and private members’ groups across the UK\, besides contributing essays and reviews to the arts and literature pages of Country Life and Slightly Foxed. His Instagram account\, @disraeli81\, has acquired over 21\,000 followers worldwide. Williams’ first full-length work of narrative non-fiction\, The King is Dead\, Long Live the King!\, was published by Hodder and Stoughton in April 2023. A London Times ‘Book of the Week’\, it has variously been described as ‘fascinating and absorbing’ (Hugo Vickers)\, ‘witty\, informative and immensely readable’ (Miranda Seymour)\, ‘a tour de force’ (Dr. Kate Strasdin) and ‘compulsory reading’ (Dame Joanna Lumley). In December 2023\, it was selected by Country Life magazine as a ‘Best Book of the Year’. \nAbout The King is Dead\, Long Live the King:  \nUnforgettable as it was\, the public response to the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022 was not without precedent. When her great-grandfather King Edward VII – glamorous\, cosmopolitan and extraordinarily popular – died in May 1910\, the political\, social and cultural anxieties of a nation in turmoil were temporarily set aside during a summer of intense and ritualised mourning. \nIn The King is Dead\, Long Live the King! Martin Williams charts a period of tension and transition as one era slipped away and another took shape. Witnessed by a diverse but interconnected cast of characters – crowned heads and Cabinet ministers\, debutantes and suffragettes\, artists and murderers – here is the swansong of Edwardian Britain. Set against a backdrop of bereavement and parliamentary crisis overshadowed by the gathering clouds of war\, we see a people caught between past and future\, tradition and modernity\, as they unite to bid farewell to a much-loved monarch who had personified his age. \nFrom Buckingham Palace to Bloomsbury\, and from the lying-in-state in Westminster Hall to a now legendary Royal Ascot enveloped in black\, this is a vivid evocation of a world on the brink of seismic upheaval. \nAbout Peter Wild: \nPeter is the son of Squadron Leader Gilbert Wild\, who was a night fighter pilot in the RAF during WWII\, and Audrey Wild who was a Plotter in the RAF at the same time. He grew up in Kent\, England\, went to school in Sevenoaks and later became a Chartered Accountant while working in London.  He is still a member of the Honourable Artillery Company in London which is the oldest regiment in the British Army as it was formed in 1537 as a personal guard to Henry VIII. He moved to New York in 1980 and he is a “recovering” auditor and worked in accounting firms and banks there until he retired and moved to Charleston in 2018. He is currently a consultant and teacher in anti-money laundering for financial institutions. He is a car enthusiast and judges at three annual Concours D’Elegance. He is the mentor at The Citadel and President of the Carolinian Branch of The Royal Society of St. George.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/lite-lunch-edwardian-britain-with-jane-tippett-and-martin-williams/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Frogs
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Melissa\, our Children’s Library Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Melissa will read Over and Under the Rainforest by Kate Messner\, with art by Christopher Silas Neal and the craft will be making a frog toy! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-frogs-3/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240404T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240404T190000
DTSTAMP:20260410T161406
CREATED:20240208T203020Z
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SUMMARY:Revitalizing the Art Salon with Julie Wheat and Douglas Balentine
DESCRIPTION:Charleston-based artists Julie Wheat and Douglas Balentine took part in an Artist Residency at the Chateau Orquevaux in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France. The owners of the Chateau have created a unique residency format with 20+ artists a month staying on the property\, creating\, and sharing their work in an effort to revive the spirit of the art salon and the concepts of art criticism and fine art as accessible to the wider public\, rather than craftsman trade only to be patronized by nobility. The Louvre now holds many original artworks from Chateaux Orquevaux\, which shares ties with both Denis Diderot and Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Wheat and Balentine will explore the unique history of the estate\, which region is also where most of the iron weapons in France were forged during the 15th century when Joan of Arc passed through the area at the beginning of her journey. \nJoin us at the Library Society to hear a discussion moderated by Nicki Clendening between Wheat\, and Balentine as they explore their experience at the Chateau\, view the work they created (landscape\, portraiture\, nudes\, and botanicals) and photos of the surrounding estate and small village nearby. \nTickets: $10 – Members or $15 – General Admission \nPurchase tickets HERE. \nAbout Julie Wheat \nJulie Wheat has 20+ years of combined experience in a variety of disciplines including brand and product development\, art direction\, interior design\, photography\, painting\, drawing\, graphic design\, curriculum development\, restoration\, renovation\, preservation\, curating\, and museum installation. Ms. Wheat has worked as a professor in the Arts\, in public\, private\, non-profit\, and military sectors as well as in fashion\, film\, television\, print\, hospitality\, and retail industries.  She has degrees in Fine Art\, Education\, Educational Technology\, and Finance. She is certified as a Superintendent of Schools and Fine Art educator; both a Wendell Foundation and Getty Scholar\, and former Fulbright candidate. She was a pioneer in both distance learning and itinerant work methods helping to brand and develop working standards for implementing them nationwide through the public education sector working with New York and Nevada States and Princeton University.  Her unique talents\, educational background\, and work experience ranging from the factory floor to the boardroom. \nAbout Douglas Balentine \nParsons alumnus and Charleston native Douglas Balentine showed proclivity for drawing since early childhood. Recognizing this\, his father\, the late Neuropathologist\, Dr. J Douglas Balentine\, M.D.\, frequently took the youngster to his laboratory where he encouraged him to draw skulls\, skeletons\, and brains from life. \nHis grandmother\, the late Emily Whaley\, author of the best selling  ( Mrs. Whaley and Her Charleston Garden ) was a ubiquitously creative soul whether at the easel\, at the piano\, in the garden\, at her writing desk\, in the kitchen\, or teaching dance. The whiff of turpentine and oil paints was ever present in her home and she encouraged the young Douglas to depict the beaches\, marshes\, clouds\, and ever present shrimp trawlers. She enjoyed painting all of her life\, though for her art was one of many talents she employed\, none to the exclusion of the others. \nFrom 1977-1978 the family lived in Paris\, France where Dr. Balentine conducted research at the Sorbonne’s Pierre et Marie Curee University de Medecine. This was a particularly formative year for the nine year old Douglas with the innumerable stimuli of daily life in Paris\, being in an international school with classmates and new friends from all over the world\, and exposure to Art in the Louvre Museum. Dating from this year was his first museum copy (in colored pencil) of Gericault’s The Charging Chasseur. His mother encouraged him to draw cathedrals and Roman ruins on their excursions outside Paris. \nAfter the family’s year abroad\, Douglas continued to fill up sketchbooks and fill closets with paintings throughout elementary and high school which ultimately lead him to art school.  While a student at Parsons School of Design in NY and at The International School of Art in Umbria Italy\, some of his first works were purchased in Charleston\, New York\, Italy\, and France. \nIn the late 1990’s Balentine moved back to Charleston from N.Y. where he continued to show his work and execute commissioned pieces. Reviews of Balentine’s earliest shows noted his “emerging and surprisingly maturing talent”\, “promise of thematic content”\, and the “sumptuousness and strength of his draftsmanship”- “Balentine’s drawings are just plain sumptuous”- Nicholas Drake of The Post and Courier. “Balentine is dealing with the largest problems of being human in this sometimes confusing world… in this world of splash and dab\, it is a rare treat to see an artist’s work which is attempting to deal with the big issues”- Charles Statts\, Post and Courier. “Balentine develops a haunting image that depicts light with great elegance” -Michael W.Haga assistant dean and adjunct professor of Art History at The College of Charleston School of the Arts\, Carolina Arts. \nNotably\, his drawing “The Venus of Sullivan’s Island”\, was purchased along with the painting “A Quiet Presence” (for which it was a study) by the head of acquisitions and  was featured in Lines of Discovery; 225 years of American drawings https://www.tfaoi.org/aa/6aa/6aa362.htm  published in 2006 by the Columbus museum\, Columbus Georgia. “which owns one of the most important collections of American drawings in the southeast.” \nConcurrent with his Art and Classics education\, Balentine has since the mid 1980’s  been a student of Chinese martial arts\, beginning his training in Shaolin Kempo between Charleston and N.Y. in 1986 and earning a black belt in that system in 1991. In 1988 he began studying Taoist meditation\, Yang style Tai Chi\, Nei Gong\, and Kung fu under Master C.K. Chu in N.Y. where he became interested in the Taoist maxim  “the soft overcomes the hard” or to “be like water”. In 2003 he began studying Wudang  Kung fu\, Taiji\, and qigong with Master Zhongxian Wu (18th generation Wudang Long Men Pai / Dragon Gate Lineage) and later with Master Zhong Xue Chao (15th generation Wudang Sanfeng Pai lineage) of whom he is a disciple. \nIn 2019 while training in China at Master Zhong’s  school at the Ning Xu Quan Taoist temple in the Wudang mountains\,  Balentine was featured on China’s National news during a regional Kung fu demonstration in which he performed Ba Xian Gun (Eight Immortals Staff) and was interviewed about his interest in and study of Taoist culture and martial arts. On this stay he also began a series of portraits of the Wudang Taoist kung fu masters of Purple Heaven Temple\, including the Grand Master Zhong Yun Long. \nBalentine primarily works on commissions in painting\, drawing\, and sculpture in Charleston with related excursions to Italy\, France\, Greece\, and China. He occasionally teaches art privately and has recently been asked to teach Wudang Taiji and Gongfu by his Master Zong Xue Chao in order to share and promote these Taoist arts with the west as he continues his study of them. \nAbout Nicki Clendening \nNicki Clendening has made a career out of a passion for art\, design\, and antiques. In 2009 she co-founded Scout Designs\, creating residential and commercial interiors which effortlessly incorporate a wide range of styles and design elements–modern\, traditional\, and vintage–to achieve spaces that are both adventurous and timeless. In 2011 Scout Designs was named one of Trad Home’s Top 20 “New Traditional” Designers to Watch\, and a “Rising Star” by the International Furnishings & Design Association in November 2012. She has been profiled in Garden & Gun\, AD.com\, Vogue.com\, 1stDibs and featured Lonny magazine\, Time Out New York\, and Interior Design\, and on numerous sites from Curbed to Daily Candy\, Style Court and Apartment Therapy. \nWith an art history degree from the College of Charleston\, Nicki has traversed the globe curating one-of-a-kind finds sourced from trips to antiques markets across France\, Italy\, Spain\, and beyond for her interior design projects and BEETLE\, her online store. She previously worked for Artisan Books and Workman Publishing and has consulted for 15 years with Rizzoli International Publications to secure media attention for the fashion\, design\, and lifestyle books. \nA devoted New Yorker for the last 23 years\, Nicki lives within walking distance of the city’s legendary Museum Mile\, which provides a constant source of inspiration for her work.
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SUMMARY:Saturday Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Silly Stories
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Kenna\, our incredible Camps in the Stacks leader. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Kenna will read Silly Suzy Goose by Petr Horáček and the craft will be silly glasses! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/saturday-story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-silly-stories/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:April New Member's Mingle
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our New Members Mingle! Every second Monday of the month\, we host our newest members of the CLS family with a fun and informative tour of the facility\, including key information on utilizing Library resources\, an exploration of some of the treasures from the CLS archives\, a visit to the Igoe Shakespeare Library and concluding with a tour of our bindery and information about our conservation efforts. Questions are welcome throughout our time together. \nThe tour starts at 5pm\, and generally ends around 6pm. The tour schedule includes:\n5:00 – 5:10 pm Welcome\n5:10 – 5:20 pm Introduction of staff and an overview of the Main Reading Room and Exhibits\n5:20 – 5:40 pm Tour of key areas of the Library\, including the Melvin P. Seiden Gallery\, the Kellogg Family Map Room\, the Ruth and Bill Baker Conference Room\, the Igoe Shakespeare Library and the Stephen F. Gates Vaults\n5:40 – 6:00 pm  Tour of Dorothy’s Book Bindery and the Jerrold and Ann Mitchell Conservation Lab; Q&A \nPlease RSVP with the form below. We look forward to seeing you!
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SUMMARY:Workshop // Paper Marbling in the Bindery
DESCRIPTION:Join Charleston Library Society’s Director of Conservation James Davis and Conservation Intern Sam Barnheart for an introduction to the ancient art of decorative paper marbling: a method of aqueous surface design using ink and paint colors\, which can produce patterns similar to smooth marble or other kinds of stone. During this creative session\, you will explore the fascinating craft that transforms prepared papers with fluid patterns and vibrant colors. The workshop will introduce the history of paper marbling which dates back to the 10th century\, and provide insights into materials\, tools\, and techniques to create your own unique papers. Whether you’re a seasoned artist or a beginner\, this class offers something for everyone who wishes to experiment with creative paper techniques using various color combinations and designs. Join us to discover the joy of creating your unique marbled papers! \nTickets are $150 for CLS members and $175 for General Admission. \nTo purchase tickets\, click here or call 843-723-9912.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/workshop-paper-marbling-in-the-bindery/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Bugs and Insects
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Melissa\, our Children’s Library Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Melissa will read Manuelo the Playing Mantis by Don Freeman and the craft will be making a bug! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-bugs-and-insects/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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