Art Deck-or
After a lengthy permitting process, the Charleston Pour House is resuming work on their open-air deck, complete with an outside bar, additional bathrooms, and a second stage. The entire walls of the deck include 100 feet of bare, wooden wall space, begging for a talented muralist (or a few) to adorn it with their craft. Artists are invited to submit their musically themed sketches and ideas, with a chance to turn them into life-size creations for thousands to enjoy. Contact the Pour House via e-mail at alex@charlestonpourhouse.com or in person at 1977 Maybank Hwy. —Stratton Lawrence
National Symphony roosts in S.C.
The 100 members of the National Symphony Orchestra must be the hardest working musicians in the biz. Based in Washington, D.C., and affiliated with the John F. Kennedy Center, the NSO has a grueling 52-week season of about 175 concerts each year. Next year, it’ll spend one of those weeks in S.C. for their American Residency program.
The visit will be coordinated by the S.C. Arts Commission, which turns 40 this year. To help celebrate, the NSO has taken up the Commission’s invitation to bring the program to our state. Orchestra members will be in South Carolina from Feb. 8-16, 2008, but they won’t spend much of their time here partying. Instead they’ll be participating in five orchestral concerts and dozens of educational/outreach activities. The Arts Commission is still busy planning other special events to whoop up its big 40. —Nick Smith
Dancing with the CBT Stars
Charleston Ballet Theatre is also celebrating an anniversary this year. To mark its 20th year, the ballet will revive some of its greatest hits, as chosen by audience members.
The contemporary ballet picks will include Seven Deadly Sins by Bohuslav Martinu and resident choreographer and co-director Jill Eathorne Bahr, Nine Lives by Lyle Lovett and Daniel Pelzig, and Souvenance by Diane Juster and Eddy Toussaint. Twentieth Anniversary Program 1 will be performed at the Sottile on Nov. 16 and 17. Program 2 follows at the end of March 2008.
Proving that they can handle intimate, less formal ballet too, CBT dancers will perform Dancin’ with Friends on Oct. 18. Christine Kane will perform songs and tell stories; food and drink will be provided. At the end of the night, visitors to the Lowndes Grove event can get down with the world-class dancers. After all that hard work voting, the CBT supporters deserve the treat. —Nick Smith
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