Voices from Iran
Author Elizabeth Eslami never called herself Iranian-American prior to her debut novel, “Bone Worship,” which was released in January. Raised in Gaffney by her doctor father, originally from Tehran, and…
Arts & Culture
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So much drama
Broadway has a distinctive Greenville feel this fall. Three graduates from the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities have roles in plays showing on New York’s Broadway.…
Arts and the app
With a record number of artists participating in this weekend’s Greenville Open Studios and two days in which to visit them, planning will be key for Piedmont’s Stacy Miller. And…
In harmony
Henry Gibson has never gotten the chance to sit in the audience during a Greenville Chorale concert. That’s because he has been performing with the Chorale since its inaugural season…
This play is a scream, really
Converse College’s Palmetto Players want to cash in on the growing popularity of Halloween. They’ll run a haunted house in the Cleveland Alumni House, a house across the street from…
Snap it up
As a professional editorial and commercial photographer, Ian Curcio has access to some of the best photographic equipment on the market. Sometimes, though, he just uses the camera on his…
It takes one to dance
Brandy White loved ballroom dancing. But there was one problem. Ballroom dancing takes two people and she didn’t have a partner as serious about it as she was. Then White…
This season at the Chap
Setting the season lineup for the Chapman Cultural Center’s CenterStage is a balancing act. The schedule needs to have some crowd favorites that are sure to be slam dunks at…
Betsy Cox to receive literary award
Elizabeth Cox doesn’t mind being called a Southern writer as long as it doesn’t limit her readership, she said in an interview published on identitytheory.com, an online literary Web site.…
Greenville arts writer moves on to next chapter
Ann Hicks finds it ironic her first day as the arts writer for the Greenville News was April Fool’s Day in 1999. Although she spent her childhood behind the Iron…
PBR returns to Greenville
Professional bull rider JB Mauney’s injury list looks like a rundown for an anatomy class. Broken ribs, lacerated liver, bruised spleen, sprained knee, separated shoulder, sprained wrist, concussion, facial contusions,…
One donor at a time
Spartanburg’s Arts Partnership greatest successes have been built on individual donations, and Jennifer Evins, new director of development, sees her greatest challenge as continuing that relationship in tough economic times.…
He’s the man in the mirror
For Christopher Adam Turner, self-portraits are a form of therapy. Some people may talk to friends about issues going on in their lives but Turner picks up a paint brush.…
It’s bottoms up for breweries
What gets Tom Davis and the other craft beer brewers in South Carolina out of bed in the morning isn’t a pot of coffee. It isn’t the shrill throbbing of…