Rock Hill resident selected for Alabama juried exhibition
Patrick Faile's painting "Spring Break" was selected for the Watercolor Society of Alabama's 2020 National Juried Exhibition.
This is his third acceptance to this national exhibition and qualifies him for Signature Membership within the Watercolor Society of Alabama. He is also member of numerous watercolor societies across America and this will be his fourth signature membership. He is a native and resident of Rock Hill and a working watercolor artist known for his national park paintings.
More of his work may be seen on his website at https://www.patrickfaile.com/.
A new story from WFAE 90.7 FM gave a great look yesterday at the role "South Carolina's newest orchestra" is playing in expanding the cultural offerings of Rock Hill (which boasts one of the charter 
Doug Berky has been creating and evolving his own brand of physical theater for over 30 years. His original performances are an intricately woven fabric of Commedia dell'arte, physical comedy, mime, mask theatre, clowning, circus arts, and storytelling.
Weaving together masks, puppets, mime, drama, comedy, music, and storytelling, Doug Berky presents stories from around the world. "GEMS: The World’s Wisdom Stories" is a visual feast filled with fanciful characters, dramatic and comic twists and turns, and “Gems” of wisdom passed down to us from many people around the world.
From Aesop’s "Fables," Jataka Tales, and stories of Hans Christian Anderson to stories from lesser known collections of folklore and mythology from Asian, African, the Middle Eastern, and Native American peoples, these stories have inspired and educated the world’s young and young at heart for years.
CSDA’s 20th Annual Family Night is an opportunity for the entire community to come together for an outstanding evening of quality family entertainment.
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In collaboration with the city of Rock Hill, WAI 
It is the last recording on the organ before renovations to Byrnes Auditorium that will temporarily prevent its use began. Enthusiasts of the historic organ can still revel in its signature sound captured in the Raven Label recording until the organ is once again available for performances.
Winthrop commissioned the organ’s construction in 1952 by the Aeolian-Skinner company. It is named for the Winthrop founder and first president. The large four-manual instrument with 3,788 pipes, the last instrument of famed tonal designer G. Donald Harrison, makes the organ to this day one of the largest in the Carolinas. During its 50th anniversary in 2005, the treasured instrument underwent extensive restoration efforts thanks to generous supporters and Winthrop alumni.
Given the Byrnes makeover, admirers said now it is even more critical to preserve both the sound of the instrument and the building, equally highlighted on Ramsay’s recording of Chadwick’s music.
“It’s a uniquely American artifact, and this recoding preserves that signature sound … it’s a national treasure in so many ways,” said Murray Somerville, who helped establish the Friends of the D.B. Johnson Memorial Organ Performance Fund along with his wife, Hazel, a Winthrop alumna from the class of 1969. Hazel served on the faculty of Vanderbilt University as artistic director of the children's choruses at the Blair School of Music.
Somerville, artistic director emeritus of Nashville's Music City Baroque period instrument ensemble, and former Harvard University organist and choirmaster, performed a recital on the classic organ in 2016 and was instrumental in coordinating the production of Ramsay’s CD.
Music lovers can purchase the CD in the Winthrop Bookstore during the Nov. 16-17 Homecoming & Reunion Weekend or buy directly from Raven.
The recording – featured recently on Michael Barone’s "Pipedreams" radio program – is a debut for Ramsay, a young musician already regarded for his accomplishments and blossoming career on three instruments: organ, harp and harpsichord. The CD features Ramsay on organ playing compositions of George Whitefield Chadwick, who was president of the New England Conservatory in the early 1900's and a noted composer of symphonies and orchestral tone poems. Some of the pieces on this CD are first recordings, enhanced by Byrnes’ acclaimed acoustics.
“We have this wonderful memento of [the organ] … and its acoustic setting, in all its tonal splendor,” Somerville said.
Other world-famous musicians have visited Byrnes solely to perform on the famous organ, including:
It is the hub of a region that has 
The Arts Council of York County presents the 29th Annual Juried Competition at the Center for the Arts, 121 E. Main St., Rock Hill, SC, July 20 – Sept. 9, 2018. Winners will be announced at a free, public reception to be held at the Center for the Arts on Thursday, August 16, 2018 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
The Juried Competition is open internationally to artists 18 and older. Only original work, created in the last two (2) years, and not previously shown at the Center for the Arts, Dalton Gallery will be accepted. All forms of media are eligible, including video. Limit four pieces per artist. The deadline for entries is Friday, June 15, 2018 at 5 p.m. This is NOT a postmark deadline for mailed entries.
Entry Fees: ACYC Members: $30 for up to two pieces, each additional piece is $10
Non-members: $40 for up to two pieces, each additional piece is $10
Complete guidelines and entry information are available now at yorkcountyarts.org.
AWARDS
Gerald & Barbara Schapiro Best of Show: $1,000
1st Place: $500
2nd Place: $200
3rd Place: $100
JUROR
Liz Rundorff Smith, Art School Director, Greenville Center for Creative Arts
2018 Recipient Feature Series
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