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5 questions with Patti O'Furniture
Patti O'Furniture will be hostess for Friday's cabaret night titled "Wine, Women (?) ... and Song." Special guests, in addition to O'Furniture, will be drag queens Samantha Hunter and Nicole Roberts. Many local performers will also be featured in … more
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Plant swaps serve as social events
Plant lovers have long gotten together to trade seeds and growing advice, and the latest generation is following suit with modern plant swaps. The swaps (sometimes called plant exchanges) for amateur horticulturalists are popping up in homes, … more
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Popular Sumter Artists Guild Show opens Thursday
The most popular annual exhibition at the Sumter County Gallery of Art opens Thursday, when many of the Sumter Artists Guild's 120 members will show their work. A reception accompanies the opening from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The Guild show is a … more
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German teens teach younger students how to stay safe in today's digital world
ESSEN, Germany - How do you teach tech-savvy kids to safely navigate the digital world? In Germany, you bring in the teenagers. On a recent day, 18-year-old Chantal Hueben stood in front of a group of fifth-graders and asked them to brainstorm … more
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More research labs are retiring monkeys when studies finish
WESTFIELD, Wis. (AP) - Izzle, Timon, Batman, River and Mars spent years confined inside a lab, their lives devoted to being tested for the benefit of human health. But these rhesus macaques have paid their dues and are now living in retirement - … more
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Museums find different ways to show paintings, photos to blind
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - As people at the American Alliance of Museums' trade show passed their hands along the raised figures in touchable versions of a Vietnam War photograph, small metal sensors touched off recordings to explain whose picture they were … more
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Pakistani Christian girls trafficked to China as brides
GUJRANWALA, Pakistan (AP) - Muqadas Ashraf was just 16 when her parents married her off to a Chinese man who had come to Pakistan looking for a bride. Less than five months later, Muqadas is back in her home country, pregnant and seeking a divorce … more
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Be wary of robot emotions; 'simulated love is never love'
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - When a robot "dies," does it make you sad? For lots of people, the answer is "yes" - and that tells us something important, and potentially worrisome, about our emotional responses to the social machines that are starting to … more
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Swing out in Sumter with 2 jazz bands on Thursday
Beginning with Glenn Miller's "Moonlight Serenade," the Sumter Community Concert Band Jazz Ensemble will open Thursday's 7 p.m. concert of jazz standards and a few more contemporary sounds at the Sumter Opera House. Ensemble director Rick Mitchum … more
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SCDNR topic at Monday meeting of Sumter County Genealogical Society
John W. "Billy" Downer II will speak on the S.C. Department of Natural Resources and its history and role in the state at Monday's meeting of the Sumter County Genealogical Society. Now a captain, he has been with SCDNR for 21 years and is the state … more
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Yabba dabba don't: Posh California suburb rejects Flintstones house
HILLSBOROUGH, Calif. (AP) - Towering dinosaurs stand among fanciful mushrooms in the sloping backyard. A life-sized Fred Flintstone welcomes visitors near the front door. And by the driveway on the lawn is a giant "Yabba Dabba Do" sign in orange, … more
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Sumter band rocks the Apollo Theater
The Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York, has been the vehicle to musical stardom for some of the best known musicians in the country. For Elijah Bradford and the Valentinos, performing on the Apollo stage was "more than a dream come true," Bradford … more
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Pickleball tournament set for Friday in Sumter
Pickleball has grown greatly in popularity in Sumter since October of 2017, when the Shepherd's Center of Sumter and the Sumter County Recreation Department both sponsored regular games. Local enthusiasts searched for an indoor facility for their … more
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Science exhibit explores connection between man, dog
LOS ANGELES - Did people domesticate dogs or was it the other way around? And why do these two species seem to think so much alike, act so much alike and get along so well? The California Science Center has spent the past five years sniffing out … more
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Kenny Cetera brings Chicago Experience to Sumter Opera House tonight
FROM STAFF REPORTS pressrelease@theitem.com If you don't have plans for tonight, look no further than the Sumter Opera House. Kenny Cetera, brother of Chicago lead singer Peter Cetera, will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. with his Chicago … more
'Dancing Never Felt So Good': Sumter Civic Dance Company presents 20th contemporary dance concert
For the 20th year, the Sumter Civic Dance Company presents its contemporary dance concert. The title of the March 15 and 16 performances is "Dancing Never Felt So Good," and company director Andrea Freed-Levenson said that's true for the audience as … more
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Sumter Volunteers recognize 3 for community contributions
With the addition of three local women to its Women's Honor Roll of Sumter County, Sumter Volunteers Inc. brings the total number of outstanding women on the roll to 120 for their outstanding contributions to their community. This year the … more
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Sumter DAR chapter names essay, Good Citizen winners
Sumter's Home Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution recognized outstanding students at its February meeting by sponsoring two essay contests - one for elementary school students and one for high school students. The first … more
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Columbia City Ballet dances art of Jonathan Green on Saturday at Patriot Hall
The colorful and bold work of Lowcountry artist Jonathan Green, interpreted into dance by Columbia City Ballet Executive Director and choreographer William Starrett, comes to the Patriot Hall stage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Green's paintings depict … more
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Church of Holy Comforter in Sumter presents 2nd Madrigal Dinner
A traditional Renaissance feast and music from the period will accompany a comic pirate tale when the Church of the Holy Comforter presents its second-annual Madrigal Dinner on Friday and Saturday. Choir director Kipper Ackerman directs the … more
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