Arts & Culture

Sumter Iris Festival

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013, 1:34pm

Sumter's Iris Festival is South Carolina's oldest continuous festival and is consistently ranked among the top festivals in the Southeast.

The 3-day festival includes concerts, an arts and crafts show, a flower show, a quilt show, car shows, and a number of contests and children's activities. The fun begins the evening before the festival, with the annual Crowning of The King & Queen followed by the Taste at the Gardens, featuring great music and great food from some of the area's leading restaurants and caterers.

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SC State Museum Receives Collection of Historic Transistor Radios

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013, 8:37am

SC State Museum Receives Collection of Historic Transistor Radios

These days, an iPod with two ear buds typically provides portable music for the young and young-at-heart.

Half a century ago, however, it was one plug in the ear, and the other end of the wire ran to what was then the latest thing in electronics – a transistor radio.

The South Carolina State Museum has received a large collection of these iconic electronics, along with another type of radio that once gathered music and information from around the world – the short wave.

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Sizzling Summer Movies at the Sumter County Library

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer

Thursday, May 16th, 2013, 11:22am

Sizzling Summer Movies at the Sumter County Library

The Sumter County Library presents two Sizzling Summer Movies. "Man on Wire."

The movie will be shown on Saturday, June 8th at 3pm, and "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes" will be shown Saturday, July 13th at 3pm. Screenings take place at the Main Library and are free to the public.

Call 773.7273 for more information.

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Labor officials discussing rules with SC farmers

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013, 8:47am

Labor officials discussing rules with SC farmers

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Meeting scheduled for spring growers

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer

Sunday, May 12th, 2013, 3:48pm

A spring growers meeting to discuss compliance with labor rules and regulations is set for May 14 at the State Farmers Market, 3483 Charleston Highway, West Columbia. The meeting is at 9 a.m. at the Phillips Market Center.

Representatives from the United State Department of Labor will present information important to farmers and growers and the operations they run. The meeting is open to all growers, labor industry professionals and agribusiness industry representatives. The session will include a question and answer time.

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South Carolina State Museum announces "Between the Springmaid Sheets" exhibit

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer

Monday, May 6th, 2013, 8:08am

South Carolina State Museum announces "Between the Springmaid Sheets" exhibit

The South Carolina State Museum’s new art exhibit Between the Springmaid Sheets will be the occasion for an afternoon of fun activity on Saturday, May 18.

The action begins at 3 p.m. with a gallery tour of the exhibit, which uses art to chronicle the rise of Springs Cotton Mills as a major player in textile industry after World War II. The company’s good fortunes were chiefly due to the marketing savvy of Col.

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Mayor Launches Welcome to Columbia Tix for Pix Challenge

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Thursday, May 2nd, 2013, 8:10am

Mayor Launches Welcome to Columbia Tix for Pix Challenge

In honor of Kenny Chesney’s return to Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin today proclaimed Saturday, May 4, 2013 to be Kenny Chesney Day in the City of Columbia and is asking everyone to help show the No Shoes Nation Tour what “Famously Hot” Columbia hospitality is all about with a Welcome to Columbia Tix for Pix Challenge.

The Welcome to Columbia Tix for Pix Challenge rules are simple –

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