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Dancing, Marx Brothers, art, festival, chili cookoff fill the week
The Young Professionals of Sumter have more than two dozen chili makers signed up for Thursday's Chili Cookoff and Beer Tasting. Chili cooks will be competing for prizes in several different categories, so there's sure to be several each person will … more
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Trinity choir presents Lord Nelson Mass
Joseph Haydn, one of the more prolific composers of the 18th century, is often called the "Father of the Symphony," as he wrote 104 of them. But Haydn was as versatile as he was prolific, writing numerous chamber works and oratorios. On Sunday, the … more
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Spring's great for 'Dancing on the Ceiling'
"Dancing on the Ceiling" is the title of the Sumter Civic Dance Company's spring concert - and its finale - and artistic director Andrea Freed-Levenson predicts that's what the audience will feel like doing when they walk out of Patriot Hall after … more
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Respecting his ancestors
Take a trek through some wooded areas or along creek and river banks, or in long abandoned fields where old-timers once planted and harvested their crops, or almost anywhere in the Carolina landscape, and you may just stumble onto an old family … more
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Patriot Hall Galleries present emerging artists Thursday
The Sumter County Cultural Commission presents the next installment of its Emerging Artists Series, featuring the artwork of two Sumter artists, Amanda Cox and Michael Broadway. The exhibition will open Thursday with a 5:30-7:30 p.m. reception, … more
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Columbia City Ballet dances Shakespeare comedy
When mortals and fairies mix on the eve of a wedding, all manner of unusual - and comical - things happen. Columbia City Ballet's William Starrett has choreographed a ballet version of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," which will be … more
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Have a Midsummer Night's DreamColumbia City Ballet dances Shakespeare comedy
Have a Midsummer Night's DreamColumbia City Ballet dances Shakespeare comedy
American Boychoir to sing at Trinity UMC
The country's premier boys' choir will visit Sumter during its 2011 Southeastern Spring Tour. Under the leadership of Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Litton-Lodal Music Director, the American Boychoir will present a program of music by such composers as J.S. … more
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Bird-watchers sought to report Swallow-tailed kite sightings
COLUMBIA - Birders generally remember where they were when they first saw a Swallow-tailed Kite, a striking black-and-white raptor that's a species of conservation concern. As one of the most conspicuous and easily identified birds in North America … more
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Club News: March 20, 2011
The Sumter Art Association On March 15, the annual business meeting of the Sumter Art Association held at the Alice Boyle Garden Center was called to order by President Betsy Acken. Gene Smith then gave a devotional, telling of Eric Feldman who … more
Naturalist to discuss Walter Anderson
COLUMBIA - The public is invited to join Rudy Mancke, University of South Carolina naturalist-in-residence, from 5-6:30 p.m. Thursday for a discussion about the works in "Walter Anderson: Everything I See Is New and Strange," an exhibit at USC's … more
'Hairy' plant related to cucumber
Are you looking for a very strange flower? Well, this one's for you. Now the scientific name for this oddball, which comes from Greek, means "hairy flower." And why not? The six fused petals making up the corolla are white and deeply fringed, … more
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Thomas Wilson and the Northwestern Railroad
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day, baseball and traditional art of quilting
Don't forget to get your Irish on with Cocktails in the Courtyard at the Sumter County Gallery of Art Thursday night. The Saint Patrick's Day party is set for 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the gallery located in the Sumter County Cultural Center. The event … more
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Celebrate St. Patrick's Day, baseball and traditional art of quilting
Don't forget to get your Irish on with Cocktails in the Courtyard at the Sumter County Gallery of Art Thursday night. The Saint Patrick's Day party is set for 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the gallery located in the Sumter County Cultural Center. The event … more
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Eat your fill at Sumter Lions Club's annual feast
Before the "R" months are gone and with spring right around the corner, the Sumter Lions Club is hosting its annual Oyster and Shrimp Supper - but with some changes and additions to the event and the menu. Saturday's feast will be held at Swan … more
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Mystery plant prized as lumber source
Quick, all you experts on world politics: What do Canada, Equatorial Guinea, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Mexico, Norfolk Island, and Turks and Caisos Island all have in common? This is too easy: they all have flags which prominently feature a plant. This … more
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Club Digest: Sunday, March 13, 2011
SUMTER'S HOME CHAPTER, NSDAR Sumter's Home Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution met Feb. 16, 2011, at Patriot Hall. Hostesses Joan Moon, Carolyn Anderson and Lee Haas provided food and decorations for the social hour. … more
Quilt Extravaganza: Local guild presents 3rd exhibition
The 85 members of the Swan Lake Quilt Guild have been working on their upcoming Quilt Extravaganza for two years, since the second show in 2009. The quilters will fill Patriot Hall for two days with quilts in many styles, from traditional to … more
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