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COLUMBIA - The fabulous treasures of King Tut's tomb will be highlighted by an exhibit of epic proportions when the South Carolina State Museum celebrates its upcoming 25th anniversary by bringing back to the Palmetto State its most successful …
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6/16/13 02:00 AM
You can't miss seeing the word "HOPE" in large capital letters when you look out the front door of the Sumter County Adult Education Center. The center sits across Main Street from the North Hope Center, whose name perhaps reminds students never to …
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BY IVY MOORE
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6/12/13 02:00 AM
IVY MOORE/THE ITEMDeontre Madison, right, goes over his commencement address with his instructor, Sherry Jackson, at the Sumter Adult Education Center last week.
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6/11/13 08:00 PM
Sumter Little Theatre will hold auditions for the musical "Cabaret" at 7 p.m. Monday. Needed for the roles are seven men and seven women who can play ages 18 through 35. Two older men and a woman who can play ages 50 to 75 are also needed.
All …
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BY STAFF REPORTS |
6/9/13 02:00 AM
Intermittent applause and cheers from the Patriot Hall stage punctuated the conversation Tuesday morning as Carmela Bryan, the new executive director of the Sumter County Cultural Commission, talked about making plans for arts programming in the …
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BY IVY MOORE
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6/9/13 02:00 AM
Apparently, it's time for the Sumter area's century plants to bloom. On Tuesday, Shonda English brought in photos of a strange plant growing in her mother's yard, hoping someone here could identify it.
The base of the huge plant resembled an aloe …
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BY IVY MOORE
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6/9/13 02:00 AM
Patriot Hall manager Audrey Maple takes a call at the Sumter County Cultural Center on Haynsworth Street.
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IVY MOORE / THE ITEM |
6/8/13 08:00 PM
Summer Art Camp is back at the Sumter County Gallery of Art. Classes starting Monday with two sessions daily, one from 9 a.m. until noon, the second from 1 to 4 p.m. Each class runs for a week, with camp ending the week of July 29 through Aug. …
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6/5/13 02:00 AM
When it comes to summer reading, why should kids have all the fun?
That's part of the reasoning behind the Sumter County Library's Adult Summer Reading Program. Besides the fun of reading good books, the library's program also offers a valuable …
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BY IVY MOORE
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6/5/13 02:00 AM
For one Sumter family, being physically active is literally paying off. The Blacks - Wallace Sr., Theresa, Wallace Jr., Jennifer and Stephanie - are a typical American family. They work in different locations, have different schedules and are …
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By Catherine S. Blumberg
SCAL Assistant Director |
6/2/13 02:00 AM
'This was one of the best all around Iris Festivals we've had in years," Lynn Kennedy said on Tuesday, shortly after the Sumter Iris Festival Committee, of which she is chairwoman, began to evaluate the event.
"We calculated we had 75,300-plus …
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By Ivy Moore
ivym@theitem.com |
6/2/13 02:00 AM
I've come up with a rather romantic, imaginary Southern scene. Picture this: It's an early evening in late spring, one of those days that started off cool, but heated up quickly by midday. We're looking out over an expansive valley of one of our …
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BY JOHN NELSON
Curator, USC Herbarium |
6/2/13 02:00 AM
The Sumter Art Association
The Association met at the Alice Boyle Garden Center on Tuesday, May 21. The meeting was called to order by President Shirley Patterson, who welcomed the 39 members in attendance and also the following new members: …
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6/2/13 02:00 AM
IVY MOOREArtists had a wide variety of items made from gourds displayed in the Bland Gardens during the festival. Gourds fashioned to look like swans were popular with festival-goers.
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6/1/13 08:00 PM
South Carolinians are known for their fierce loyalty to their home state, and that loyalty extends to their hometowns and other specific places in the Palmetto State. Editor A da Rogers has assembled and edited an anthology of reflections on …
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BY IVY MOORE
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5/29/13 02:00 AM
FROM STAFF REPORTS
One of the most extensive and important weapons collections in the country has been placed at the Camden Archives and Museum on long-term loan. The collection of 487 guns and three-dimensional objects contains weapons spanning …
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5/29/13 02:00 AM
5/28/13 08:00 PM
Sumter's Home Chapter, NSDAR
The Chapter met at Patriot Hall on May 15, 2013.
After members and guests enjoyed the traditional new member "tea," State Registrar Mary Saunders and Chaplain Pat Hobbs conducted the new member ceremony. The …
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5/26/13 02:00 AM
All our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
-- Shakespeare, Macbeth V.5.
Keep the study hall candle on for a few minutes here while we investigate this mysterious bush.
Vigorous specimens can be …
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BY JOHN NELSON
Curator, USC Herbarium |
5/26/13 02:00 AM
When you walk around downtown Charleston for the 17 days of its international arts festival, most of what you'll see outdoors is part of Piccolo Spoleto, now in its 35th year. That's not to say there aren't plenty of Piccolo performances inside …
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BY IVY MOORE
ivym@theitem.com |
5/26/13 02:00 AM
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