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SUMMARY:Awful Good: Tenzin Chopak & Nicholas Walker
DESCRIPTION:Join the Charleston Library Society in welcoming two musical geniuses\, Tenzin Chopak & Nicholas Walker\, for a unique and provoking concert on April’s Second Sunday at 6:00PM. This is a free concert open to the public\, so bring friends and family to experience a beautiful performance in historic setting. \nTo RSVP\, call 843-723-9912 or email dreutter@charlestonlibrarysociety.org \n\n“All told\, this is a masterful work\, both in terms of words and music. Tenzin Chopak has set a high bar\, and cleared it with consummate ease.”  – Jonathan Hochberg\, Finger Lakes Music Press \n“Tenzin Chopak and company come up with another chamber-folk masterpiece… weaving an almost mystical spell for Chopak’s compelling vocals.”    Jim Catalano – Ithaca Journal \n“Tenzin Chopak creates a work of strong and potent natural beauty.  Fluid grace\, swelling waves of sound\, gentle harmonies and thoughtful words… something to be truly appreciated and enjoyed.”  Tracey Craig – Rootabaga Boogie \nNicholas Walker is a musical omnivore\, a musician who brings a broad range of training and experience to the double bass – classical and jazz\, modern and baroque\, concertos\, solo recitals\, chamber ensembles\, and orchestral work. His enthusiasm and aptitude transcend arbitrary musical boundaries. Walker is an Associate Professor of Music at Ithaca College\, and is President-Elect of the International Society of Bassists\, and Artistic Director/Convention Chair for the 50th Anniversary ISB convention in Ithaca in 2017. Walker leads a rewarding career as a freelance musician\, composer\, and educator. Walker has given masterclasses and performances in over a dozen countries\, including guest residencies at leading conservatories in the U.S.A.\, Seoul\, Amsterdam\, the Hague\, Oslo\, Hanover\, Leipzig\, Rostock\, Adelaide\, St. Petersburg\, and Beijing. As an orchestral musician\, Walker has freelanced with the Oslo Philharmonic\, the National Arts Center Orchestra of Canada\, the Handel & Haydn Society Orchestra\, and the St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic. As a soloist he has premiered a concerto by Dana Wilson\, and was featured at Berlin Bass 2010\, several International Society of Bassist Conventions\, Michaelstein Kaleidoskop\, and the Beijing International Double Bass Festival. A Fulbright Scholar\, Walker has diplomas from Rice University\, the Nadia Boulanger Conservatoire de Paris\, and Stony Brook University; earning his Doctorate in early music at Stony Brook University in 2004. Walker has been featured on a dozen CDs\, three as a leader\, and has frequently been heard on NPR’s Performance Today. As a composer Walker has written two double-bass concertos\, several chamber works\, as well as solo bass pieces\, one of which won first prize winner in the ISB Composition Competition. \nTenzin Chopak (vocals\, guitar\, piano)\, is an artist and songwriter now based in Ithaca\, NY.  The son of a minister and an artist\, Tenzin learned to love music in his father’s church in Oak Ridge\, Tennessee.  He studied voice\, piano\, and guitar throughout his childhood\, performing his original music frequently while dreaming of making it a full time profession.  In 1999\, after some years of a burgeoning devotion to the study of Tibetan language and religion\, he traveled to North India.  It was during his eight month stay there that he was given the name “Tenzin Chopak”.  For the following twelve years\, while continuing his study of Tibetan in upstate\, NY\, Tenzin kept music a quiet if not hidden part of his life. In late 2011 he began to write and perform publicly again. Teaming up with Richie Stearns\, Rosie Newton\, Eric Aceto\, Harry Aceto\, and Ethan Jodziewicz\, he formed Rockwood Ferry as a vehicle for his music. Since then he has been the driving force behind two Rockwood Ferry albums\, composed music for film\, and has rapidly gained recognition for his songwriting\, singing\, and for his presence and joyful abandon in live performance.  Tenzin presents his work beyond genre with something akin to pure theater\, evoking the primal feeling and texture of universality that is present in roots traditions\, yet with a charged vulnerability and intimacy in both his dynamic musicality and elegant lyricism.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/awful-good-tenzin-chopak-nicholas-walker/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160419T173000
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Leather Binding
DESCRIPTION:Introduction to Leather Binding \n\nApril 19th\, 21st\, 26th\, and 28th from 5:30pm-8:30pm \n\nCost: $300 students\, $350 members\, $400 nonmembers – all materials included \nNo experience necessary. \nLearn to make a book that can be judged by its cover! In this four-session workshop\, students will learn the basics of bookbinding while constructing a beautiful ¾-leather journal with a leather spine\, leather corners\, and either cloth or marbled paper sides. Beginning with book anatomy\, the class will cover the proper techniques for all the basic skills that go into binding a functional and attractive book\, including folding\, cutting with precision\, sewing\, covering\, and time permitting\, gold tooling\, or finishing. This style of binding was very popular in the early 19th century\, and still makes for an attractive book today! \nFor more information or to register\, please contact Brien Beidler at bbeidler@charlestonlibrarysociety.org\, or call 843 723 9912. \nTo purchase your tickets click here \nAn example of the journal you will be making is pictured below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/introduction-to-leather-binding/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160421T123000
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SUMMARY:Wide Angle Lunch Series: Ed Bell
DESCRIPTION:For tickets\, please click here or call (843) 723-9912 \nPresident and part-owner of the Charleston School of Law\, Mr. Bell will share his perspectives on the opportunities and challenges he has faced since he began his position as President. Focused on changing the school from a for-profit business model to a non-profit with the motto “For the good of the people” has not been an easy task. \nHowever\, Mr. Bell’s vision and enthusiasm has made him the man for this job.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/wide-angle-lunch-series-ed-bell/
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SUMMARY:Music at the Library: Charleston Renaissance Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:Charleston Renaissance Ensemble – \nCelebrate Shakespeare’s Birthda with music and brilliant commentary by Elizabeth Kirkland Cahill (Betsy)\, Rhodes Scholar and co-author of Shakespeare Alive! \nSeven friends with a common devotion to Early Music has evolved into an ensemble of professional and semi-professional singers whose perennially popular concerts frequently draw standing-room-only crowds.  Celebrating the ethereal sounds; from chant\, to polyphony\, to madrigals; as a tribute to the birthday of The Bard\, this energetic and entertaining group returns for the annual celebration. \nFor tickets\, please call (843) 723-9912 or click here. \nTICKETS
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/music-at-the-library-charleston-renaissance-ensemble/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160503T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160503T170000
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SUMMARY:Lowcountry Giving Day
DESCRIPTION:This is a day of celebration and we want everyone to get in on the fun. Last year\, millions of dollars were raised. In 2016\, nonprofit participation has increased more than 75% and we are expecting more communtity engagement and participation than ever before.\nNow there is a new way to give- anyone can donate at text.gives/clsgive or by texting ‘clsgive’ to 33923.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/lowcountry-giving-day/
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SUMMARY:Not by the Book: Dr. Anton
DESCRIPTION:NOT by the Book: Dr. Raymond F. Anton \nAlcohol: “The Good\, The Bad\, The Ugly”   \nThe vast majority of Americans drink alcohol. For many it provides social enjoyment in the spirit of conviviality. In fact\, drinking in moderation has positive health benefits\, and might prolong life. However\, drinking above moderate levels can have significant health and social consequences. Most people do not know what safe drinking limits are or how to define a standard drink. For an unfortunate few (5% of the population) alcohol use is uncontrollable and leads to significant harm – leading to both health and social consequences. Individuals with Alcohol Use Disorders cost our society $225 Billion a year in health costs\, property damage\, loss of productivity\, and family disruption. Up to 50% of American families have a close member with an alcohol use disorder. Dr. Anton will talk about “the good\, the bad\, and the ugly aspects of alcohol use”. He will draw from the Arts and some from the Literature to illustrate these effects. Most importantly\, he would like to educate the audience about the range of drinking\, reduce stigma for those affected by Alcohol Use Disorder\, and explain how the new brain science of addiction has advanced knowledge of how alcohol affects the brain and\, in some cases\, makes it dependent on its use. A sub-theme of his talk is the cup of knowledge about alcohol half empty or half full. \n\n\nDr. Raymond Anton\, an Addiction Psychiatrist\, Psychopharmacologist\, and Neuroscientist\, is a Distinguished University Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston\, SC. He is the Scientific Director of an NIH/NIAAA funded Alcohol Research Center\, (The Charleston Alcohol Research Center)\, and the Director of the Clinical Neurobiology Laboratory in the Institute of Psychiatry. Dr. Anton is a Past – President of the Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA)\, is currently Secretary of the Board of Directors of the International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism (ISBRA)\, and Vice-Chair of the Board of ABMRF-The Foundation for Alcohol Research. He is an elected Fellow to the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology and a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Anton served as the Chair of the large NIAAA funded COMBINE Study and is currently serving as Chair of the ACTIVE workgroup\, a consortium of academics\, government agencies and the pharmaceutical industry whose task it is to define the best methods for clinical trials for alcohol use disorders. Dr. Anton has published over 270 articles and book chapters and currently holds a Senior Scientist Career Development and Mentoring Award from NIAAA and has active funding for incorporating brain imaging and genetics into clinical alcohol trials. He also helped pioneer the clinical utility of the CDT blood test for the detection and monitoring of heavy alcohol use. \nIn February 2013\, he was awarded the Thurmond Wellness Endowed Chair at the Medical University of South Carolina\, and in 2014\, he was named a Distinguished Life Fellow by the American Psychiatric Association.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/not-by-the-book-dr-anton/
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series: Susan Sully
DESCRIPTION:Speaker Series with Susan Sully- “Past\, Present: Living with Heirlooms and Antiques” \nOn Thursday\, May 5th at 6 PM\, CLS will host a lecture and book signing with Susan Sully\, Charleston-based author of Charleston Style and Past Present: Living with Heirlooms and Antiques. \n“This is the perfect piece of propaganda for every mother who doesn’t want to see her china and silver go begging\,” says Sully\, who will speak on her new book three days before Mother’s Day. The book\, Past Present: Living with Heirlooms and Antiques\, celebrates ways to integrate antiques and heirlooms into any setting\, from historic houses to an urban condominium and a suburban home. \nPlease RSVP call 843-723-9912 or email mstokenberry@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/speaker-series-susan-sully/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160511T180000
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SUMMARY:Audubon Speaker: Deborah Cramer
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of conservation and conversation with author Deborah Cramer \nThe Narrow Edge: A tiny bird\, an ancient crab\, & an epic journey \nWednesday May 11\n6-8 PM \nBetween the full moons of April and May every year\, the lowcountry hosts a spectacular array of migrating birds. Deborah Cramer traced the journey of the red knot\, a shorebird roughly the size of a coffee cup\, which uses our coast as a stopover on its 10\,000 mile migration from Tierra de Fuego to the Arctic. Her talk will describe their trip\, the threats they face\, and the people working to protect them along the way. \nThe lecture and reception are free of charge. Seating is limited\, and RSVPs will be honored. \nRSVPs to chsaudubon@gmail.com will also be registered for door prize\n($250 value) \nhttp://www.charlestonaudubon.org \nHosted by Charleston Audubon and co-sponsored by SC Audubon\, SELC\,\nCoastal Conservation League\, Coastal Expeditions\, and the Library\nSociety. \nEach year tiny sandpipers—red knots—undertake a near miraculous 19\,000 mile journey from one end of the earth to the other and back. In this firsthand account\, Deborah Cramer accompanies them on their extraordinary odyssey along the length of two continents\, tracking birds from remote Tierra del Fuego to the icy Arctic. On the full moon of spring’s highest tides\, she seeks out horseshoe crabs\, ancient\, primordial animals whose eggs are essential to migrating shorebirds\, and whose blue blood\, unbeknownst to most people\, safeguards human health. The Narrow Edge offers unique insight into how the lives of humans\, red knots and horseshoe crabs are intertwined\, and is an inspiring portrait of loss and resilience\, of the tenacity of birds\, and the courage of the many people who bird by bird and beach by beach\, keep red knots flying.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/audubon-speaker-deborah-cramer/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160512T190000
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series: Isley\, Greene & Baldwin
DESCRIPTION:Speaker Series: Isley\, Greene & Baldwin \nPresenting a panel on The Preservation of Charleston with authors Jane Iseley\, William Baldwin\, Harlan Green and preservation expert Richard Marks. The panel discussion will be led by Post and Courier‘s reporter\, Robert Behre.\nThey will show images from the book and discuss the interiors presented. \n The 336-page book offers an unsurpassed collection of photographs that restoration expert Richard Marks attests is “a great illustration of the depth and amount of authentic building stock that makes up Charleston and shows these houses in a new light.” Expertly restored exteriors and interior details—including countless mantels (perhaps the star of the book\, the myriad variations)—alive with furnishings\, art\, porcelain collections\, portraits\, dogs and cats are captured here as only documentary photographer Iseley and her producer\, Boots Michalak\, would have access and eye to find. \nThe book is now on sale at the Library Society. \nPlease RSVP to mstokenberry@charlestonlibrarysociety.org or call 843-723-9912
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/speaker-series-isley-greene-baldwin/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160518T100000
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SUMMARY:Toonin’ In: The Culture of Cartoons from Hogarth to the New Yorker
DESCRIPTION:The Library Society proudly presents a unique exhibit of historical and current cartoons that reflect social and political commentary. Comprised of classic New Yorker cartoons on loan from the Morgan Library\, original Hogarth and Gillray folios from the CLS vaults\, and a small sampling of cartoons and workbooks from Matthew Diffee\, an American cartoonist whose works have frequently appeared in the New Yorker magazine\, the exhibit will be on display from May 18- June 13. \nThe exhibit will be open M-F 10-4. \nAs part of the exhibit\, the Library Society will host guest speaker Matthew Diffee on June 2nd at 6PM.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/toonin-in-the-culture-of-cartoons-from-hogarth-to-the-new-yorker/
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SUMMARY:The Passionate Harp with Abigail Kent
DESCRIPTION:Music at the Library: Abigail Kent \nThe Passionate Harp \n$20 members\, $25 nonmembers \nFor tickets\, please click here. \nAbigail Kent\, from Charleston\, SC\, entered the Curtis Institute of Music in2014 and studies with Elizabeth Hainen\, Principal Harpist of the Philadelphia Orchestra. All students at Curtis receive merit-based full-tuition scholarships and Ms. Kent is the Maryjane Mayhew Barton Fellow. Prior to studying at Curtis\, Ms. Kent spent one year at the Royal Academy of Music in London in the BMus program. \nAmong her many awards\, she was Laureate Finalist and Senior Division Winner of the 2015 American Strings Teachers Association National Solo Competition\, Prizewinner at the Young Professional Division of the 2015 American Harp Society National Solo Competition\, Finalist at the 2014 International Young Artist Harp Competition\, Semi-Finalist in the Chief Musician category of the 3rd Wales International Harp Competition in 2014\,1st Place Winner of the Orchestra Audition at the 2014 Saratoga Harp Colony\, and 1st Place Winner of “Play With the Pros” Concerto Competition and performance with members of the Philadelphia Orchestra at the 2013 Saratoga Harp Colony. \nIn addition to these awards\, Ms. Kent has had many performance opportunities\, including orchestra\, opera\, chamber\, and solo. As an orchestral harpist\, she is Principal Harpist of Symphony in C and is Guest Musician harpist for the Charleston Symphony Orchestra. As rotating Principal Harpist of the Curtis Symphony Orchestra\, she has performed many orchestral works like Mahler Symphony No. 1\, Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherezade\, Prokovief Symphony No. 5\, Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe\, Stravinsky’s Petrushka\, Strauss’s Don Juan\, and Berlioz’s Symphony Fantastique. In addition\, her operatic experience includes Puccini’s La Boheme\, Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos\, Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi\, and Strauss’s Capriccio. She has performed under the batons of Michael Tilson Thomas\, Yannick Nézet-Séguin\, Vladimir Jurowski\, Ludovic Morlot\, Marin Alsop\, Ken Lam\, Christopher Warren-Green\, Rossen Milanov\, and JoAnn Falletta. \nMs. Kent has performed in many different venues around the world\, including Carnegie Hall\, Verizon Hall and Perelman Hall (Kimmel Center)\, Prince Music Theater\, Field Concert Hall\, Abravanel Hall (Salt Lake City\, UT)\, The Gaillard Center (Charleston\, SC)\, Arthur Zankel Music Hall (Saratoga Springs\, NY)\, Galeri Caernarfon (Wales\, UK)\, Southwark Cathedral (London\, UK)\, Melk Abbey (Austria)\, St. Peter’s Church (Vienna\, Austria)\, and Mariazell Basilica (Austria). Ms. Kent and the other members of the Curtis Harp Studio were featured performers at the 2015 American Harp Society National Conference as the Salzedo Harp Quintet. \nHaving studied the classical pedal harp for six years\, her previous teachers include Judy McCoy\, Anastasia Jellison\, Catherine White\, and Jacquelyn Bartlett. Additionally\, she has worked in masterclasses with Susann McDonald\, Jana Bouskova\, Maria Luisa Rayan\, Catrin Finch\, Ina Zdorovetchi\, Karen Vaughan\, Chantal Mathieu\, Skaila Kanga\, and Isabelle Moretti. \nPlease RSVP to mstokenberry@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/the-passionate-harp-with-abigail-kent/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160525T100000
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SUMMARY:CLS Book Club: Clementine
DESCRIPTION:CLS Book Club- Clementine by Sonia Purnell \nA long-overdue tribute to the extraordinary woman behind Winston Churchill. \nBy Winston Churchill’s own admission\, victory in the Second World War would have been “impossible without her.” Until now\, however\, the only existing biography of Churchill’s wife\, Clementine\, was written by her daughter. Sonia Purnell finally gives Clementine her due with a deeply researched account that tells her life story\, revealing how she was instrumental in softening FDR’s initial dislike of her husband and paving the way for Britain’s close relationship with America. It also provides a surprising account of her relationship with Eleanor Roosevelt and their differing approaches to the war effort. \nBorn into impecunious aristocracy\, the young Clementine was the target of cruel snobbery. Many wondered why Winston married her\, but their marriage proved to be an exceptional partnership. Beautiful and intelligent\, but driven by her own insecurities\, she made his career her mission. Any real consideration of Winston Churchill is incomplete without an understanding of their relationship\, andClementine is both the first real biography of this remarkable woman and a fascinating look inside their private world. \n“Sonia Purnell has at long last given Clementine Churchill the biography she deserves. Sensitive yet clear-eyed\, Clementine tells the fascinating story of a complex woman struggling to maintain her own identity while serving as the conscience and principal adviser to one of the most important figures in history.” –Lynn Olson\, bestselling author of Citizens of London
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160526T110000
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SUMMARY:A Visit with Pat Conroy’s Story River Book Authors
DESCRIPTION:May 28\, 11:00 a.m. \nA VISIT WITH PAT CONROY’S STORY RIVER BOOKS \nFeaturing Novelists Carla Damron\, Ellen Malphrus\, Michele Moore\, and Eric Morris \nPlease RSVP to (843) 723-9912 or mstokenberry@charlestonlibrarysociety.org \n\n“Story River Books is a gift to writers and to readers\,” said Pat Conroy of his original fiction imprint with the University of South Carolina Press. This special event is your chance to meet four novelists selected by Conroy for publication in Story River Books as they discuss their writing and their remembrances of Conroy himself. Featuring: Carla Damron\, author of The Stone Necklace\, a novel of recovery and redemption set in contemporary Columbia; Ellen Malphrus\, author Untying the Moon\, a tale of wanderlust giving way to a lowcountry homecoming; Michele Moore\, author of The Cigar Factory\, a historical novel of life and labor in the iconic Charleston landmark; and Eric Morris\, author of Jacob Jump\, a Savannah River adventure testing the bonds of family and friendships. \n\nAbout the Authors \nSumter native Carla Damron was named the 2014 South Carolina Social Worker of the Year and holds both an M.F.A. in creative writing from Queens University and a master’s degree in social work from the University of South Carolina. Published earlier this year\, her Story River Books novel The Stone Necklace is set in contemporary Columbia and was picked as this year’s One Book\, One Community “big read” selection for Columbia and the Midlands. \n\nEllen Malphrus lives and writes in her native Carolina lowcountry and southwest Montana. Her fiction\, poetry\, and essays have appeared in Southern Literary Journal\, Review of Contemporary Fiction\, William and Mary Review\, Georgia Poetry Review\, Haight Ashbury Literary Journal\, and the anthology Essence of Beaufort and the Lowcountry. She was a student of James Dickey’s and teaches at the University of South Carolina Beaufort. Her first novel Untying the Moon is a vibrant tale of self-discovery\, approaching the realms of myth and lore. \n\nMichele Moore is the author of the historical novel The Cigar Factory as well as author and director of its performance reading\, “The Sounds of the Cigar Factory\,” a 2016 Piccolo Spoleto selection to be performed on May 29 at the Footlight Players Theater. Moore was a 2006 finalist for the Bellwether Prize for Literature. Her creative nonfiction has been broadcast on Georgia Public Radio and published in the Louisville Review\, Habersham Review\, ACM (Another Chicago Magazine)\, Groundwater\, and O\, Georgia. \n\nA native of Augusta\, Eric Morris is a production designer for the stage and teaches at the University of South Carolina. Morris holds an M.F.A. from Western Illinois University and a B.A from Augusta College.Very loosely based on his own experiences\, Morris’s first novel Jacob Jump is set on an eventful trip down the Savannah River from Augusta to the Atlantic\, and was published by Story River Books last year.
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SUMMARY:Toonin’ In Guest Speaker: Matt Diffee
DESCRIPTION:“Toonin’ In: The Culture of Cartoons from Hogarth to the New Yorker” \nReception and Lecture: June 2nd \n6:00PM\nLecture Price- $10 students (with valid ID at door)\, $15 members\, $20 nonmembers \nOn June 2nd \, at 6:00PM\, Matthew Diffee will share his thoughts on cartooning and the intimidating creative process that we face in our everyday lives.  Mr. Difffee’s wit and intelligence informs his perspective on topics such as rejection\, persistence and humor. This lecture will be part of the Toonin’ In: The Culture of Cartoons from Hogarth to the New Yorker Exhibit. \nTo purchase tickets\, please click here.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/toonin-in-guest-speaker-matt-diffee/
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Stradivarius & Guarneri
DESCRIPTION:For tickets\, please click here or call (843) 723-9912 \nMonday June 6th\, 2016 \n7:30PM \n$35 \nAn Evening with Stradivarius & Guarneri \nYuriy Bekker\, Charleston Symphony Orchestra\, Owen Darby\, 2nd violinist with the St. Lawrence Quartet\, as well as Yi-Ping Yang\, Reed Yeboah Fine Violins of New York\, will bring a Stradivarius (or 2) and Guarneri violins to the Library Society to perform. This concert will display true mastery.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/an-evening-with-stradivarius-guarneri/
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160609T200000
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SUMMARY:Music at the Library: Tuffus Zimbabwe and John Tecklenburg
DESCRIPTION:The great-grandson of a visionary and leader comes home and performs with the Mayor! \nFor tickets\, please click here or call (843) 723-9912. \n Tuffus Zimbabwe is bringing a rich musical tradition back to the Lowcountry\, where it all began under the leadership of his great-grandfather\, Rev. Daniel Joseph Jenkins\, founder of Jenkins Orphanage\, and the world famous Jenkins Orphanage Band. Please join us as welcome this masterful arranger and musician back to the cradle of jazz. This historic event will feature the SNL pianist Zimbabwe and Mayor John Tecklenburg. \nThis Spoleto Festival USA artist sold out all of his 2016 season concerts\, but you’re getting another opportunity to see his brilliance. Buy your tickets while you can. \nTUFFUS ZIMBABWE is a pianist and composer from the Roxbury area of the city of Boston. He comes from a rich background of artists and musicians\, most notably the musical genius Edmund Jenkins. Edmund Jenkins was a brilliant composer and performer in the genres of Jazz and Classical music from the early 1900s. He was internationally renowned and is remembered for his significant contributions to the development of jazz in the United States\, via Charleston\, South Carolina. Tuffus\, a versatile composer and master musician in his own right\, started piano lessons at the early age of five. His father\, a teacher\, and his mother\, a visual artist\, both armed with knowledge of their rich musical heritage\, made it a point to provide Tuffus with substantial musical exposure. Tuffus began by studying classical piano\, which he did for roughly two decades. At the age of 12 he explored gospel music at a local Roxbury church where he started playing piano with the men’s choir. \nIn his early teens\, Tuffus joined Berklee College of Music’s City Music Program\, where he began his formal training in jazz. Here is where his skills and talents as a musician matured. The program offered him a laboratory to develop his compositions and a forum to perform with his peers. At eighteen\, Tuffus received the prestigious Walter Beasley Award\, won the song writing competition at Berklee’s Five Week Summer Program\, and was subsequently awarded the full-tuition “City Music Continuing Scholarship” to study in Berklee’s undergraduate program (class of ‘05). Here he dual-majored in Music Business and Film Scoring while engaging in extensive studies in composition and performance. \nTuffus’ composition skills landed him a spot on Liz Walker’s CBS-TV morning show where he performed his original “African Breeze” with the Tuffus Zimbabwe Group. One of his original compositions was already being used weekly as the theme for this show. \nIn 2007 Tuffus continued his education\, earning his Master of Music degree in Jazz Studies from New York University (’09) . At NYU\, he studied with master musicians such as Stefon Harris and Gil Goldstein to name a few. While studying with these artists contributed to Tuffus’ artistic and professional development\, attending NYU opened up a new city of possibilities for Tuffus and allowed him another outlet for his creativity and compositions. Two of his works were selected for NYU’s State Orphans’ Film Symposium (’09) and NYU Doctor Radio. Tuffus was also honored as a recipient of the prestigious Barney Josephson Award for Excellence in Jazz. Tuffus Zimbabwe has maintained an active practice as a music educator\, teaching for two years at NYU as Jazz Studies adjunct faculty\, as well as in numerous youth programs including the Berklee City Music Program\, Hamilton/Garret Music & Arts Academy\, and presently the Piano Outreach of New York (PONY). \nTuffus currently works as a keyboardist in the Saturday Night Live Band on NBC. He also works in a number of bands such as Ron Ried’s “Sun Steel” band and Jovol Bell’s “Reality”. Tuffus has performed in several festivals and venues across the United States.  (www.sonicbirds.com)
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/music-at-the-library-tuffus-zimbabwe-and-john-tecklenburg/
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SUMMARY:CLS Summer Camp
DESCRIPTION:CLS Summer Camp \nJune 13-17 from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM \n$100 members \n$120 nonmembers \nThis summer the Library Society will offer a Summer Camp for young learners and lovers of books who will enjoy this week long camp with opportunities to work on the book arts. Campers are encouraged to bring their summer reading assignments because they will be given the time to read\, to receive tutoring support services from a certified teacher and intern\, and to learn skills in varying crafts. \nTarget age for camp-goers is rising 6th through 9th graders\, but there is room for passionate learners.  The capacity for this camp is 8\, so if you or someone you know might be interested\, please reserve a spot today! \nThe camp’s schedule will be broken up into 3 themes. The Bindery & Printing Arts\, Illustration Arts\, and Paper Arts. Each craft will be centered on the week’s theme and will provide camp-goers with a new skill that will enhance their love of books. \nTo RSVP\, please call 843-723-9912 or email jsmith@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/cls-summer-camp/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160617T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160617T170000
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SUMMARY:Summer Series Season Pass
DESCRIPTION:Charleston Library Society \nSummer Series \nThe Charleston Library Society wants to provide our members with fun opportunities to relax and maybe even enjoy a drink or two.  We have created a series offering one or more events a month that will showcase the Library Society in a different light.  There is nothing staid or stodgy at 164 King Street.  Your happiness and participation make the Library Society a special oasis in the heart of Charleston. \nSeries Pass: \nSave the money and buy a Series Pass! \nIncludes admittance to all Summer Series events (Excluding Family Night) \n$100 members \n$125 nonmembers \nFor tickets\, please call (843) 723-9912 or click here.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/summer-series-season-pass/
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SUMMARY:Summer Series Kick-Off BBQ
DESCRIPTION:Summer Series Kick-Off BBQ: \nFriday\, June 17th \n6-9PM \n$50 members\, $60 nonmembers \nFor tickets\, please call (843) 723-9912 or click here. \nWelcome to Libraritaville! The Library Society is going to the tropics with its first-ever outdoor event. The Summer Series Kick-Off BBQ will be hosted in our parking lot behind the main building. Live music\, open bar\, and good Southern BBQ will make for a memorable evening. Chris Bellamy\, who sings about life on the water and the great outdoors\, will provide the entertainment. Inspired by his Southern heritage\, his music evokes the feel of salty marshlands\, oceans and Everglades. We encourage you to wear your favorite Hawaiian shirt for this Kick-Off event.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/summer-series-kick-off-bbq/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160622T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160622T190000
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series: WE ARE CHARLESTON
DESCRIPTION:Speaker Series: WE ARE CHARLESTON \nRSVP to (843) 723-9912 or mstokenberry@charlestonlibrarysociety.org \nThe arresting book\, We Are Charleston\, opens with the image of assailant Dylann Roof’shandgun he used to kill nine people at Mother Emanuel AME Church on June 17\, 2015\, but also with the truth of people uniting in love and support in their efforts to relieve pain and challenge the wrongs of racism. I hope you will have interest hosting an event in relation to this deeply meaningful exploration by three remarkable authors\, South Carolina Poet Laureate Marjory Wentworth\, award-winning journalist Emanuel Church Herb Frazier\, and College of Charleston history professor Dr. Bernard Edward Powers. The title\, We Are Charleston (Thomas Nelson imprint\, W Publishing Group\, June 2016)\, suggests the accumulated knowledge and talent among these three diverse authors and also evokes the universality of the tragedy which in the authors’ words “was an assault on humanity [with] implications that echo far beyond South Carolina.” \nThe Emanuel Nine (as those who died in the hate crime are now called)\, the five survivors of that night\, and the extended church family serve as models of forgiveness and Christian values within this book that initially situates the reader into the midst of the dreadful experience. From there\, the authors explore such subjects as the lives of the nine who died\, the historical background of racial unrest in the South and Charleston in particular\, the origin and revolutionary ideas of the African Methodist Episopal Church (AME)\, and the meaning of forgiveness. The closing chapter stirs the reader with its examination of the many positive forces and activity currently taking place in hopes of Charleston’s becoming a model for racial reconciliation. \nWe Are Charleston is a book for our nation\, a book we must read. It makes us aware of the devastating consequences of humanity gone awry in the form of one young man blinded by intense hatred\, yet it also awakens us to the gift of grace and goodness in humanity.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/speaker-series-we-are-charleston/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160630T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160630T190000
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SUMMARY:Summer Series: Family Movie Night
DESCRIPTION:Roald Dahl Family Night: \nThursday\, June 30th \n5-7PM \n$15 adults\, $10 child (13 and under) \nFor tickets\, please call (843) 723-9912 or click here. \nWith the new BFG movie coming out the first week of July\, we have decided to celebrate the works of Roald Dahl with a Family Movie Night. We’ll screen James and the Giant Peach\, provide popcorn & snacks\, and give every child a copy of a Dahl book of their choosing. This is the perfect event for families with kids of all ages to enjoy.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/summer-series-family-movie-night/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160707T180000
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series: Michele Moore- The Cigar Factory
DESCRIPTION:Speaker Series: Michele Moore \nTo RSVP\, please call (843) 723-9912 or email mstokenberry@charlestonlibrarysociety.org \nMichele Moore is the author of the historical novel The Cigar Factory as well as author and director of its performance reading\, “The Sounds of the Cigar Factory\,” a 2016 Piccolo Spoleto selection to be performed on May 29 at the Footlight Players Theater. Moore was a 2006 finalist for the Bellwether Prize for Literature. Her creative nonfiction has been broadcast on Georgia Public Radio and published in the Louisville Review\, Habersham Review\, ACM (Another Chicago Magazine)\, Groundwater\, and O\, Georgia.
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160714T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160714T190000
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series: Billy Baldwin & Robert Barber
DESCRIPTION:On July 14th at 6PM the Charleston Library Society will host author Billy Baldwin and restaurant owner Robert Barber as they discuss the release of the book about Bowen’s Island Restaurant. \nBowen’s Island Restaurant is the delightfully quirky seafood staple of the Lowcountry.  Located just 12 miles outside of Charleston\, the eatery has transformed from hidden treasure to one of the most sought-out fish camps in the Southeast.  Featuring extensive interviews\, exclusive family recipes\, and personal photographs\, this book is the foremost recorded history of Bowen’s Island- where the customer is never right. \nRSVP to (843) 723-9912 or mstokenberry@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/speaker-series-billy-baldwin-robert-barber/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160811T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160811T210000
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SUMMARY:Summer Series: Beer & Bingo
DESCRIPTION:Beer and Bingo Night: \nThursday\, August 11th \n7-9PM \n$30 members\, $35 nonmembers \nFor tickets\, please call (843) 723-9912 or click here. \nThere are two things that everyone can agree to love: beer and bingo. The Library Society will host the fun evening while providing a variety of beer and snacks. This is a call for a great night out. Prizes will be given to winners of the rounds.
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160818T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160818T200000
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SUMMARY:Music at the Library Series: Micah McLaurin
DESCRIPTION:Micah McLaurin \nThursday\, August 18th \n7:00PM \n$20 members / $30 nonmembers \nFor tickets\, call 843-723-9912 or click here. \nCharleston’s own Micah McLaurin will perform an evening of beautiful classical piano. McLaurin has distinguished himself at many international competitions and performed with numerous renowned orchestras throughout the U.S. Micah was the youngest pianist chosen worldwide to participate in the Verbier Festival Academy in Switzerland and was one of eight pianists selected to participate in the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara\, where he won the concerto competition and performed with the Academy Festival Orchestra. We are thrilled to welcome Micah “home” for a concert before the start of his fourth year at the Curtis Institute of Philadelphia
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/music-at-the-library-series-micah-mclaurin/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160821T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160821T210000
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SUMMARY:An Evening with BJ Barham
DESCRIPTION:BJ Barham’s solo album ROCKINGHAM is debuting on August 19th.  We are thrilled to have his tour stop by the Library Society for a concert! \nCome celebrate a special evening at an amazingly beautiful venue\, The Charleston Library Society\, with An Evening with BJ Barham of American Aquarium. \n$15 – ADV | $20 – DOS \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy9Lmh211dw \nB.J. Barham was a long way from home when the tragedy happened. \nOn November 13\, 2015\, the singer-songwriter—raised in a small North Carolina town called Reidsville—was in the middle of his fourth European tour with American Aquarium\, the rising alt-country act he’d led for nearly a decade. They were in Belgium\, less than two hours from Paris\, when bad news began to arrive: a series of terrorist attacks\, including one in a rock club\, had left more than 100 dead. Family members\, friends\, and the fans American Aquarium had amassed from so many years on the road immediately reached out\, making sure the band had been far away. \n“The onslaught of text messages\, voicemails and everything that came in the next day sparked something in me\,” Barham remembers. “In the next two days\, the entire record was written.” \nThe record he’s talking about is Rockingham\, Barham’s remarkable and intensely personal solo debut. Not long after the wave of well wishes had passed\, Barham found himself piecing together composites of people he’d known since childhood\, of those folks and places who had impacted his life in fundamental ways. He sang into his cell phone and scribbled in notebooks\, stealing away for quiet moments in order to put the melodies and characters floating through his mind into song. \nThe shock of the moment and the distance from home seemed to give Barham a crucial perspective on the moments and circumstances that had helped shape him. Wolves\, American Aquarium’s much-lauded 2015 breakthrough\, had contained Barham’s most honest\, vulnerable statements to date. But these songs took the next step\, allowing Barham to share stories about those around him. In “O’Lover\,” he portrays a hard-working farmer forced to make some desperate decisions to support the ones he loves. In “Reidsville\,” named for the place he’d called his home until relocating to North Carolina’s capital\, he immortalized beautiful\, sweet\, doomed souls\, stuck in love in the sort of small towns that are disintegrating all across America. You needn’t have been to Reidsville to recognize these elegantly written\, expertly realized protagonists. \n“This is the first record I’ve ever made that’s not autobiographical—it’s fictional narrative in a very real place\,” Barham says. “These songs are human condition stories set in my hometown\, Reidsville.” \nBarham made these songs his new priority. Not long after he returned stateside\, he asked Bradley Cook\, the musician and mentor who had co-produced Wolves\, to hear them. By afternoon’s end\, they had hatched the plan to make Rockingham. Two months later\, on January 31\, Barham returned from another American Aquarium tour. \nOn Monday\, he and the band he’d built to record Rockingham—himself\, Cook\, Cook’s brother and multi-instrumentalist Phil Cook\, drummer Kyle Keegan\, American Aquarium standbys Ryan Johnson and Whit Wright—met for the first time. On Tuesday and Wednesday\, they rehearsed. And on Thursday and Friday\, they cut all eight songs at Durham’s Overdub Lane. They mixed the results over the weekend\, between the sold-out hometown shows and various festivities of American Aquarium’s annual pilgrimage\, Roadtrip to Raleigh. The whirlwind kept the songs simple and the recordings human\, reflecting a reality much bigger and less perfect than the vacuum of a recording studio. \nThese tunes\, after all\, didn’t need much tampering. Rockingham puts its scenes and scenarios front and center\, the beautiful grain and twang of Barham’s voice bringing it all to life. He limns lifelong romance and instantaneous tragedy during the paradoxically heartbreaking\, heart-mending “Unfortunate Kind” and details the disappointments and dreams of the blue-collar laborer with “American Tobacco Company.” With its acoustic guitars and pealing organs\, ragged vocals and rugged characters\, Rockingham is a stunning\, personal portrait of small-town America\, easily identifiable and familiar. \nFor the album’s sole autobiographical moment\, Barham\, now happily married and sober\, penned a letter of sound advice and Southern attitude to his daughter-to-be\, “Madeline.” It’s too personal to fall under a roots-rock purview\, too singular to be swallowed by a larger situation. Like all of Rockingham\, it’s not the sound of Barham stepping away from American Aquarium but instead stepping confidently into the thoughts\, stories\, and feelings of his own thirty years. \n“This is just an outlet for a songwriter. It’s me being able to do something different. This is like people who love their jobs\, picking up hobbies\,” says Barham\, “This is an exercise for myself.” \nFor nearly a decade\, American Aquarium have spent the majority of their days on the road\, burning through a sprawl of highways during the day and playing hours of raw\, rootsy rock & roll at night. Sometimes\, the job is a grind. Most times\, it’s a blessing. American Aquarium’s songs\, filled with biographical lyrics about last calls\, lost love and long horizons\, have always explored both sides of that divide. For every drunken night at the bar\, there’s a hangover in the morning. For every new relationship\, there’s the chance of a broken heart. It’s that kind of honesty — that sort of balance — that makes the band’s newest album\, Wolves\, their strongest release to date. \nAnd it nearly didn’t happen. When American Aquarium traveled to Muscle Shoals to record Burn.Flicker.Die. in 2012\, they were convinced the album would be their last. Even though they had enlisted the help of award-winning singer-songwriter Jason Isbell to produce the sessions\, they were exhausted; weathered and whittled to the bone by more than a half-decade of heavy partying and heavier touring. To a small group of diehard fans\, they were absolute rockstars… but being rockstars to a cult audience doesn’t always put food on your table or gas in your tank. BJ Barham\, the band’s frontman\, was so poor that he’d been living out of a storage unit for months\, unable to afford an apartment in the band’s hometown of Raleigh\, North Carolina. \nClearly\, something had to give. Maybe it was time to make one final album — an album about failure\, desperation and disillusionment — and then throw in the towel. \nAs fate would have it\, Burn.Flicker.Die. eventually proved itself to be the band’s most successful release to date. Critics loved it. Fans rallied behind it. Fast forward 2 years and almost 500 shows later\, the band has travelled the world\, quadrupled their fan base and reinvented their passion for the road. When the time came to record another album in June 2014\, it only made sense to do something that celebrated survival rather than failure. \nThe result? Wolves\, which Barham describes as “the sound of a band firing on all cylinders”. Produced by Megafaun’s Brad Cook and recorded during a 20-day stay at Echo Mountain Studios in Asheville\, NC\, Wolves was funded entirely by American Aquarium’s diehard fanbase. The album’s 10 tracks represent a departure from the band’s signature twang. Instead drawing more from the alternative rock sound that inspired their name almost a decade ago. Wolves blends the twang of the pedal steel with the dark\, dirty swirl of two electric guitars\, creating a sound that’s fit for the roadhouse\, the honky tonk and the dive bar. Barham has certainly spent time in all three\, but now looks to brighter horizons in these new songs. \n“I’ve always written about being the drunk guy at the bar at 2 a.m.\,” he admits. “I’ve written about the pick-up lines and the drinking and the drugs. This record is more personal than that. It’s a coming of age record.” \nIt’s also a record that reaffirms his faith in American Aquarium\, a band he started in 2006. Since that time\, more than 25 musicians have passed through the group’s ranks. In recent years though\, things have felt a lot more stable. Ryan Johnson\, Bill Corbin\, Whit Wright\, Kevin McClain and the newest addition\, Colin Dimeo\, round out the group\, turning Barham’s songs into fiery\, fleshed-out compositions. \nWith Wolves\, which hit stores in early 2015\, American Aquarium is literally bigger and better. \n“We were legitimized by Burn.Flicker.Die.\,” Barham says. “That album was a breakup record with the road. It basically said\, ‘This is our last album\, this is why we’re quitting\, and hey\, thanks for the memories.’ Fast-forward\, though\, and we’ve got a new record that says\, ‘We ain’t done yet.’” \nFor tickets\, please click here.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/an-evening-with-bj-barham/
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SUMMARY:Yuriy Bekker’s CD Release Recital & Party
DESCRIPTION:Yuriy Bekker’s CD Release Recital and Party \nAugust 31\, 2016 \n7:00pm \n\nCSO Concertmaster and Principal Pops Conductor Yuriy Bekker will be joined by renowned pianist Andrew Armstrong in a recital celebrating their recently released CD\, “Twentieth Century Duos”. They will play the recordings on the CD\, which are some of the most beautiful and rarely-performed works of the twentieth century by Erich Korngold and Aaron Copland. Signed CD’s will be available at a reception following the recital. \nBekker says of the album\, “The idea for this project finally came to fruition with the help of a rare 1686 Ex-Nachez Stradivarius violin. This is the first sound recording of this violin and I believe these particular selections by Korngold and Copland highlight its most magical qualities.” \n\n\nLink for tickets: https://charlestonsymphony.secure.force.com/ticket/#sections_a0FE000000Q7K54MAF
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/yuriy-bekkers-cd-release-recital-party/
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SUMMARY:Music at the Library: Chamber Music Charleston 10th Anniversary Season Opener
DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate Chamber Music Charleston’s 10th Anniversary. \nChamber Music Charleston (CMC) returns to the Charleston Library Society on Thursday\, September 8\, 2016 for a program of music for flute\, cello and piano.   Flutist Regina Helcher Yost\, cellist Timothy O’Malley and pianist Irina Pevzner perform Dvorak’s Humoresque\, Rachmaninoff’s Cello Sonata in g minor and Martinu’s Trio for Flute\, Cello and Piano. \n\nTickets and Information: \nTickets are $20 for Charleston Library Society members and $30 for nonmembers. \nThey can be purchased over the phone at 1.800.838.3006 or online by clicking here.  Additional tickets will be available at the door beginning at 6:30pm on September 8.  The hour long performance begins at 7pm and is followed by a light reception.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/music-at-the-library-chamber-music-charleston-10th-anniversary-season-opener/
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series: West Fraser
DESCRIPTION:Painting the Southern Coast: The Art of West Fraser is a stunning collection of the works of West Fraser\, one of the nation’s most respected painters of representational art. A mastery of his medium and the scope of work ensure his place in Southern art history. A true son of the lowcountry\, Fraser has dedicated much of his career to capturing the lush\, primordial beauty of the Southeast’s coastal regions that have been altered by man and time. The 260 works in this book are representative of the sketches\, studies\, and finished paintings he has generated over his nearly forty-year career\, works that depict coastal locales from Winyah Bay\, South Carolina\, to St. Augustine\, Florida\, and include Charleston\, Hilton Head\, Savannah\, and the islands of the lowcountry through the Golden Isles of Georgia.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/speaker-series-west-fraser/
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series: Lauren Collins
DESCRIPTION:RSVP to mstokenberry@charlestonlibrarysociety.org or call (843) 723-9912 \nWHEN IN FRENCH: Love in a Second Language– A staff writer at the New Yorker since 2008\, Collins has profiled April Bloomfield and the reinvention of the gastropub\, Michelle Obama at the height of the 2008 election\, the graffiti artist Banksy\, and Gérard Depardieu. In her first book\, Collins turns her unwavering eye on herself\, and the result is a most delightful\, singular memoir—replete with linguistics\, semantics\, history\, and plenty of French—that is\, at its heart\, a love story. \nA language barrier is no match for love. Collins discovered this firsthand when\, in her early thirties\, she moved to London and fell for a Frenchman named Olivier—a surprising turn of events for someone who didn’t have a passport until she was in college. But what does it mean to love someone in a second language\, Collins wonders\, as her relationship with Olivier continues to grow entirely in English. Are there things she doesn’t understand about Olivier\, having never spoken to him in his native tongue? Does “I love you” even mean the same thing as “je t’aime”? When the couple\, newly married\, relocates to Francophone Geneva\, Collins—fearful of one day becoming “a Borat of a mother” who doesn’t understand her own kids—decides to answer her questions for herself by learning French. \nWHEN IN FRENCH is a laugh-out-loud funny and surprising memoir about the lengths we go to for love\, as well as an exploration across culture and history into how we learn languages—and what they say about who we are. Collins grapples with the complexities of the French language\, enduring excruciating role-playing games with her classmates at a Swiss language school and accidentally telling her mother-in-law that she’s given birth to a coffee machine. In learning French\, Collins must wrestle with the very nature of French identity and society\, which is a far cry from life back home in North Carolina. Plumbing the mysterious depths of humanity’s many forms of language\, Collins describes with great style and wicked humor the frustrations\, embarrassments\, surprises\, and\, finally\, joys of learning—and living in—French. \nIt is a rare book that combines humor and knowledge with the skill and charm on display by Collins. We promise you’ll turn each page with a smile. WHEN IN FRENCH is a tour de force\, and I very much hope you will keep it in mind for your plans this fall.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/speaker-series-lauren-collins/
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