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Music in the afternoon
Continuing a long tradition of sponsoring performances by accomplished musicians for Sumter audiences, the Woman's Afternoon Music Club will offer An Afternoon of Sacred Music at 3 p.m. Sunday at First Presbyterian Church. Club members are all … more
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Pictures worth 50K words? TEAM Shaw photojournalists in focus
Sumter is home to many fine photographers, several of them stationed at Shaw Air Force Base. Carmela Bryan, executive director of the Sumter County Cultural Commission, has long wanted to showcase the work of both Army and Air Force … more
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It's red carpet time!
They've taken us to Las Vegas and Broadway, into the heart of Cirque du Soleil and "Dancing Through the '50s," so what extravaganza do the producers of the annual Sumter Arts Showcase have for us this year? Get ready to walk the red … more
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Western love story
The drama and chorus departments at Wilson Hall School continue their collaboration this week with a production of "Oklahoma!" The Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein musical will be presented on the school's Nash Center Stage at 7 p.m. Wednesday … more
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'Incredible and unique'
"One of the most ambitious shows the gallery has ever presented" opens Thursday at the Sumter County Gallery of Art. That's the assessment of Executive Director Karen Watson and Curator Frank McCauley, both of whom were excited about bringing F. … more
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From tobacco field to boardroom
The Sumter County Genealogical Society will observe Black History Month with a talk by James E. Clark, chief technical officer at NCR. Clark will speak at the 7:30 p.m. Monday meeting of the society at Swan Lake Presbyterian Church, 912 Haynsworth … more
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'Let Your Love Flow' with Bellamy Brothers
Popular country-pop band the Bellamy Brothers will take the stage Saturday night at the Sumter Opera House. Known for a string of more than 50 hits, including 1976's "Let Your Love Flow," the band plays in many different styles, from country to pop … more
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Walking groups offer improved health, support and much more
By Deborah Kinnard USC Prevention Research Center Tired of walking alone? Looking for new ways to motivate yourself and others to become more active? If so, starting a walking group is a great way to get moving and improve heart … more
'Funniest man' returns to Opera House
Laughter is good for the heart, so what better time to treat your sweetheart to an evening of chuckles and belly laughs than Valentine's Day? That might not have been the logic behind the Sumter Opera House's scheduling the Funniest Man in America … more
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ART Black History Month
Isaac McClinton, principal of Crestwood High School, stands in front of the exhibit of prints from Jacob Lawrence's series of panels based on scenes from The Great Migration. Fifteen images of the panels Lawrence made were loaned to the school for … more
ART Black History Month
Jacob Lawrence's The Migration Series (1940-41) Panel no. 57 is titled "The female workers were the last to arrive North." more
ART Black History Month
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'Flora & Ulysses' wins prestigious Newbery Award
NEW YORK - Kate DiCamillo's "Flora & Ulysses," a comic superhero tale featuring a deadly vacuum cleaner and a mighty squirrel, has won the John Newbery Medal for the year's best work of children's literature. Brian Floca won the Randolph Caldecott … more
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Strength in conflict
Sumter Little Theatre has for many years presented a play in observance of Black History Month. "The Old Settler," which opens Thursday, is more than just a history play, however; it's about family, struggle, longing and relationships, all in the … more
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Escaped Lynchburg slave inspires book
John Andrew Jackson's life story reads like a novel or a Hollywood movie. The man who was "enslaved on a Lynchburg plantation ... escaped and made his way north ... traveled around Europe lecturing on abolition and his experiences in South Carolina" … more
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Yarns, tall tales, Southern stories at USC Sumter festival
Tales of the Lowcountry, Appalachia and Colonial times will be the focus when The Jack Doyle Storytelling Festival returns to Nettles Auditorium at the University of South Carolina Sumter at noon on Wednesday. After a year's hiatus, the event … more
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Like Mother, Like Daughter
The exhibition opening Thursday at Covenant Place might just be the first show by a mother and daughter curated by the Sumter County Gallery of Art. The exhibition titled "Susan Allen & Karen Starke - Like Mother, Like Daughter" is the third … more
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'Sherlock' makers stick to abbreviated seasons
PASADENA, Calif. - The makers of TV's "Sherlock" say even a lobbying effort by British Prime Minister David Cameron wouldn't persuade them to produce more episodes each season. But "Sherlock" co-creator Steven Moffat and producer Sue Vertue … more
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Muppets' mini-makeover aims to boost kids' health
Bert and Ernie jump rope and munch apples and carrots, and Cookie Monster has his namesake treat once a week, not every day. Can a Muppets mini-makeover improve kids' health, too? A three-year experiment in South America suggests it can. Now, the … more
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Plant's fair in fall, mean and prickly in summer
USC Herbarium Curator"Wait a minute, I'm caught."You hear this expression frequently when threading through a dense thicket of this stuff. That gives us one common name for this group of plants: "wait-a-minute vine." "Blaspheme-vine" is another … more
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