Spoleto Festival

Welcome to the Charleston Grit family, Marcus. We're happy to have you.

Local sustainable clothing line, Threads Todisco, makes it's mark on the Charleston style scene.

The Spoleto SCENE's Shakedown, a party for 20- and 30-somethings to kick off the Spoleto Festival season, was a huge success.

Southern Ground Music & Food Festival Preview

The Zac Brown Band brings their homegrown music festival back for its fifth year in a new springtime slot.

The Charleston Mayoral Race

On November 3rd, 2015, the people of Charleston will do something that has not been done since 1975: go vote in a mayoral race that won’t have Joseph P. Riley, Jr. on the ballot. For this historical election, I decided to research the candidates to discover more about them, and determine who were my top choices and who I felt needed one more four year term before winning the hottest seat in town.

Thanks Joe!

How, in a city that is heavily stratified by race, income, and history, can one man remain in power so long and remain so beloved? We say thank you to Mayor Joe Riley for forty years of service.

Spoleto Finale

Spoleto ended last night with a bang heard clear across the Lowcountry as Shovels and Rope, and an amazing fireworks show capped off Charleston's biggest festival.

Perfectly Normel People: Off-Broadway Bound

The Piccolo Spoleto runaway hit packed up and headed for NYC this morning for a 5-show run at the Players Theatre in the Village. Playwright Judy Heath guest blogs as they hit the road

A Night with Black Iron Gathering, The Bushels, and... Mark Sanford?

What do the bands named above, Spoleto, the Appalachian Trail, psychoactive homemade liquor, and Sanford have in common? This blog post. Read on, friends. Read on

JD McPherson Kicks Up Dance Fever At Spoleto

The retro rock singer and his band played the first of two scheduled Spoleto shows Friday evening... and it wasn't long before folks were dancing in the aisles

African Dance... the Spoleto Version

Blessed be anyone who had the pleasure of attending Angélique Kidjo's performance at the TD Arena. Here's how I'll sum up the weird singing-dancing-enlightening show, in all its butt-bumping glory

And It's Begun: 17 Days of Being Spoiled Rotten

Confetti, Copland, and Kafig set Spoleto wheels in motion, the bells of St. Michael's peeling in sync to hip-hop music... surely a first? The late Ted Stern no doubt break-dancing in his grave...

Memorial Day Countdown... Summer Music Guide

The summer 2013 music scene is STOCKED with must-see shows (The Lumineers, Fun., The Killers, etc.). Find these—plus best-bet venues, the Grit team's summer playlist picks, and a badass boombox—here!

Honor Marks: A Palette of Poetry & Prose

Craving stillness and focus in the artsy chaos of Spoleto? Take cover under this inspired artist's tent

Motoi Yamamoto: A Labyrinth of Salt

“Drawing a labyrinth with salt is like following a trace of my memory..." Motoi Yamanoto. Charleston is the first stop of Motoi’s traveling exhibit, the Halsey his introductory space...

Worth His Salt?

Return to the Sea: Saltworks opens today at the Halsey Institute, featuring artist Motoi Yamamoto and his intensely mysterious mazes and sculptures.... Charleston, this is not-to-miss

Hello, Calypso

Just in time for making your Spoleto wardrobe selections, King Street welcomes Calypso St. Barth

The Wolfpack Issue

There's been much buzz about The Hangover's Alan lurking around the Bridge Run this year, so much so that a rogue cover entrant appeared in Charleston EIC Darcy Shankland's cache of May cover choices

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