February 26: South Carolina's Chamber Music Festival's Piano Trios in Lake City

Thursday 26, 7:30 pm 
Bean Market National Museum, Lake City, SC // free admission
Piano Trios - music by Haydn, Rachmaninov and Brahms
Qiao Solomon, violin (China)
Dusan Vukajlovic, cello (Serbia)
Paolo André Gualdi, piano (Italy)

April 10th: "Back on Broadway" Arts Gala presented by the Lake City Concert Series

February 24th - March 1st: South Carolina Chamber Music Festival

February 24th - March 1st: South Carolina Chamber Music Festival in Florence

The South Carolina Chamber Music Festival will host a series of chamber recitals to showcase the artists participating in workshops and masterclasses taking place throughout the week of February 24th. Please check back closer to performance date for additional information.

Recitals will take place in the Francis Marion University Performing Arts Center in downtown Florence at 201 South Dargan Street. For more information please call the PAC Box Office 843.661.4444 between 12:00 and 5:00 pm.

The recital on March 1st will take place at the National Bean Market Museum in Lake City (111 Henry Street). Please call 843.374.1500 for information. GUEST ARTISTS:

Qiao Chen Solomon, violin – China/USA (Agnes Scott College) Danijela Zezelj-Gualdi, viola – Serbia/USA (UNC Wilmington) Joseph Eller, clarinet – USA (University of South Carolina) Hyunjung Rachel Chung, piano – Korea/USA (Spelman College) Dusan Vukajlovic, cello – Serbia/USA (Principal Cellist, SC Philharmonic) Martin Gueorguiev, cello – Bulgaria/USA (Oxford College) Tan and See, piano duo – Malaysia/Singapore (Charleston Academy of Music)

FMU FACULTY:

Brandon Goff, composer Terry Roberts, horn Shane Reeves, percussions Paolo Andre' Gualdi, piano

October 17th: History & Jazz Night in Lake City

Through photographs, video clips, and live jazz performances from the CJI Legends Ensemble, Dr. Karen Chandler of the College of Charleston will weave an intricate story of South Carolina jazz musicians and how they contributed to the development of jazz in the United States and around the world in a presentation entitled, “Overlooked No More: Contributions of South Carolina Musicians to Jazz in America and Europe.” 
 
The CJI, founded in 2003 by Dr. Karen Chandler of the College of Charleston and the late Jack McCray, jazz author and journalist with Charleston’s Post and Courier, is a multi-year project that documents the jazz tradition in Charleston, the South Carolina Lowcountry, and its diasporic movement through the United States and Europe from the late 19^th century to today.  Its initiatives include an oral history project and the first comprehensive jazz archival collection in South Carolina based at the Avery Research Center in Charleston.  The CJI Legends Ensemble is made up of musicians who have specific ties to the history of jazz in South Carolina, including Lonnie Hamilton (alto saxophone) who is a legendary jazz figure in Charleston and performed with the Jenkins Orphanage Bands; George Kenny (tenor saxophone), a former music educator and legendary jazz musician in Charleston; John Tecklenburg (bandleader and piano), whose great uncle, Joseph “Fud” Livingston, was a prolific songwriter and arranger of jazz tunes with many of the big bands of the 1920s and 1930s; Ann Caldwell (vocalist), one of Charleston’s great women of jazz; Gerald “Cameo” Williams on drums, and Brian Reed on bass.  More information about the Charleston Jazz Initiative can be found at their website, www.charlestonjazz.net.
 
This event is held in conjunction with the Smithsonian exhibition, William H. Johnson: An American Modern, on view at the Jones-Carter Gallery next door to the Bean Market.  The exhibition runs through December 29 and was made possible by the Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit Service (SITES), Morgan State University, and the Ford Foundation.  For more information about this event and the gallery, please visitwww.jonescartergallery.com.

Admission to the performance is $10 for adults and $5 for students and children at the door.  Students should bring a valid school ID.

April 25th: The Dick Goodwin Quintet in Lake City

In Celebration of Artfields, 

the Lake City Concert Series presents an 

Arts Gala featuring Dick Goodwin Quintet.

April 25, 2013 at 6:30pm

at the National Bean Market 

Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door. 

For ticket information call 843-374-8611.  

There is a silent auction as part of the event to raise money for Arts Education in the community. If you are interested in donating a piece of art please email Betty Stone (bstone@florence3.k12.sc.us).  Your donations will be greatly appreciated!!! 

Check the artfieldssc.org website to see all the events happening during Artfields. 

December 1st: Lake City Community Christmas Market

Lake City Community Christmas Market

Saturday, December 1, 2012

9:00am – 5:00pm

The Bean Market (111 Henry St., Lake City, SC)

The Bean Market in Lake City is hosting a “Shop Local – Support Local” Community Christmas Market for local civic organizations, churches, businesses, arts & crafts vendors, as well as food & beverage vendors on Saturday, December 1, 2012, 9:00am – 5:00pm.  Admission is free.  Everyone is invited to come, share, and capture the holiday spirit with community members.

July 12th: War Horse at the Bean Market in Lake City

On Thursday, July 12, catch a family-friendly movie at the National Bean Market in Lake City! The movie will start at 9pm. The best part is that the admission for adults is only $2 and $1 for kids 4-12. 4 and under are admitted for free! Stay cool inside while enjoying a great evening with your family. Here are the dates and movies playing this summer at the National Bean Market:

July 12   War Horse   Movie Time 9:00pm    
Excerpt Reading of War Horse by Jamie Daniels 8:00pm                     
Give Away at end of movie (Must be present to win)

July 19   The Muppets Movie Time 9:00pm 
Puppet Show 8:00pm
Give Away at end of movie (Must be present to win)

July 26 Bedtime Stories Movie Time 9:00pm
Reading of bedtime stories 8:00pm
Give Away at end of movie (Must be present to win)

August 2 One For The Money   Movie Time 9:00pm
Character Analysis with Q&A 8:00pm
Give Away at end of movie (Must be present to win)

August 9 The Smurfs Movie Time 9:00pm
Smurf party with face painting 8:00pm
Give Away at end of movie (Must be present to win)

August 16 Joyful Noise Movie Time 9:00pm
Musical Performance 8:00pm
Give Away at the end of movie (Must be present to win) 

 Click here for more info.

This post was originally found at 365 Days Around Florence.

This Weekend: Florence, Lake City & Hartsville have Holiday Markets featuring Local Artists & Artisans

There are three holiday markets going on this weekend in the Pee Dee.  And there's no reason not to see them all.


The 5th Annual Christmas Shoppe is taking place at the Black Creek Arts Center in Hartsville on Friday, December 2nd from 4pm to 7pm and Saturday, December 3rd from 10am to 2pm.  Click here to visit the event's Facebook page.  Click here to see a few images of the work that is for sale.  The Black Creek Arts Center is located at 116 W. College Ave. in Hartsville.


The Pee Dee Artisan Market will take place on Saturday, December 3rd from 9am to 4pm at 908A Cashua Drive in Florence.  

Vendors will be selling such items as original paintings, pottery, children's clothing, handmade toys, furniture, cards, stationary, handmade soap, handmade jewelry, quilts, purses and more.

Click here to view the flyer for the Pee Dee Artsian Market.  For more information, contact Maria Butler at pdartisan@sc.rr.com.

The National Bean Market Museum in Lake City is home to the Holiday Market.  The Holiday Market will be open:

Friday, December 2nd - 6pm to 9pm

Saturday, December 3rd - 9am to 6pm

Sunday, December 4th - 1pm to 5pm.

The National Bean Market Museum is located at 111 Henry Street in Lake City.  Call 843.374.1500 for more information.