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The new work, co-written by folk artist Rhiannon Giddens and film composer Michael Abels, is based on the autobiography of Omar ibn Said. Read more
MORNING HIGHLIGHTS
Spoleto | Read all of our coverage from Spoleto Festival USA and Piccolo Spoleto, taking place May 27 through June 12 in Charleston. Read the latest here.
Getting ready for the long weekend
People want to travel as Memorial Day weekend and summertime is approaching. Tourists should expect to pay higher prices for gas, lodging and food throughout the summer thanks to an increase in demand and inflation.
Stay healthy
Charleston hospitals are using comprehensive lung cancer screening programs to try to find tumors early and improve patient outcomes and survival.
Lung cancer screening rates are particularly low in the Black community and those patients also face a higher burden from the disease. A new grant seeks to get more people screened.
Just in
"Top Gun: Maverick" is expected to gross between $80-$100 million during the Memorial Day Holiday weekend. Read more
LATEST NEWS
SPOLETO FESTIVAL USA
Arts critic Maura Hogan launches her second annual slate of Spoleto Festival USA overviews. Read more
Mark O'Rowe's "The Approach" mines the tricky bitter truths of the relationships between three women, which will play out in a taut 60 minutes in its U.S. premiere at Spoleto Festival USA. He shares his creative process spanning stage and screen, insights on his native Dublin and what he'll be up to in Charleston. Read more
The oral history initiative is the result of a partnership with Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach, which identified local participants, and the Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra. Read more
The poster for Spoleto Festival 2022 was unveiled at The Charleston Place. Read more
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