Zonta Club of Charleston Hosts a Networking Event “Zonta Wine Social” on May 13, 2009

The Zonta Club of Charleston will host its popular social and networking event, the Zonta Wine Social, on Wednesday, May 13, 2009, at the Lowcountry Artists Gallery located at 148 East Bay Street in downtown Charleston. The fundraising event starts at 6pm and will feature refreshments by local catering companies including A Taste of the Bayou, Catering by Dennis Hyatt and Life a la Carte as well as white wine, local art, live jazz music by Christopher Cisneros and door prizes. The door prizes will include such items as an original painting donated by Pamela Cisneros. The fundraiser will raise money for Zonta’s educational programs and workshops, and will end at 8pm. The club will accept a donation of $20 at the door. Please RSVP to Vladia Jurcova Spencer of Stylee PR & Marketing at vladia@styleepr.com. 

Greenbaud Bringing Positive Changes and Green Action to Blackbaud

The Sustainability Institute, Rehava – Real Estate Store, Mixson, Dwell Smart, Pleasant Details Waterless Eco Car Wash Division and many other local green-minded companies participated in the Blackbaud’s first Green Fair on April 23, 2009. A group of 20 eco-minded Blackbaud employees partnered up with Team Blackbaud to bring positive changes to the company which include cell phone and battery recycling, videoconferencing, and today’s green fair.

The Charleston Regional Business Journal reports:

 

Since forming about 18 months ago, Greenbaud has already saved the company thousands of dollars.

Last summer, to cut back on carbon emissions, Greenbaud persuaded management to increase the thermostat by two degrees to 76 F. This saved the company between $5,000 and $6,000 a month on energy costs.

“A lot of the time, being green is synonymous with saving money,” Cook said.

The group has encouraged videoconferencing instead of flying on business trips, and it is coordinating a carpool among the more than 1,000 employees at the Daniel Island office.

 

 

Video: Mixson and Rehava at Blackbaud Green Fair, April 23, 2009

 

May 1 Art Openings at CFADA Member Galleries in Charleston, SC

In conjunction with the 2009 Spoleto Festival USA, galleries of the Charleston Fine Art Dealers’ Association, renowned for bringing the fine art of excellence from all over the globe to our city, will join the City of Charleston in celebrating world culture with special exhibitions and events. 

 

Opening Friday May 1^st, Ann Long Fine Art will present recent work from Jura Bedic, Sofia Romark, and Jordan Sokol.  The exhibition features three young painters who have been studying and teaching classical painting techniques at the Florence Academy of Art in Florence, Italy.  They were taught to draw and paint from nature using the techniques of the Old Masters and are now passing on their knowledge to the next group of painters.  The exhibition opens with a reception on May 1 from 5 to 8 pm in the gallery at 54 Broad Street and will show into June.  Artists will be present.

 

Carolina Galleries, located at 106 A Church Street, is pleased to present new work by Mickey Williams featuring his recent exploration of the Carolina nighttime landscapes. Opening with a reception on Friday, May 1 from 5 to 8 pm, Williams’ work examines the mysterious and exotic world of the South Carolina nightscape.

 

The Charleston Renaissance Gallery is launching its next virtual show on May 1, 2009.  The title is Southern Economy: Images of Life and Labor. The show will feature nineteenth and twentieth century masterworks by such noted artists as Elliott Daingerfield, Emil Gruppe, Harry Roseland, Alfred Hutty, Anna Heyward Taylor, Elizabeth O’Neill Verner, Margaret Law, Edmund Marion Ashe, and William Aiken Walker. The gallery is located at 103 Church Street in Charleston, SC.

 

The Corrigan Gallery in downtown Charleston will host its second solo show for Lynne Riding during the month of May.  The show entitled Connections – An Inner Landscape opens Friday, May 1, 2009 with a reception that evening from 5 to 8 pm.  The Corrigan Gallery presents art with a future instilled with intellect, and is located at 62 Queen Street.

  

 

Helena Fox Fine Art presents a variety of new works by gallery artists Don Demers, West Fraser, Becky Parrish, Kent Ullberg & Teri Whitner. The works will be on view at the gallery as it celebrates the Spring season.  The opening reception will take place on Friday, May 1^st from 5 to 8pm. The gallery is located at 12 Queen Street.

 

Horton Hayes Fine Art is pleased to present a series of new works by Nancy Hoerter.  The show entitled Patterns opens on April 30 and runs through May 21.  An opening reception attended by the artist will be held on April 30 and May 1 from 5 to 8 pm. Horton Hayes Fine Art is located at 30 State Street (corner of State and Queen) in downtown Charleston.

 

Ella W. Richardson Fine Art is pleased to present an exciting show of new works by Hilarie Lambert and Jeff Jamison titled Celebration of Life. The reception will take place on May 1 from 5 to 8 pm.  Some of Lambert’s fabulous new paintings were created during her recent trip to France. The art show will also include a body of new works from Charleston. The gallery is located at 58 Broad Street in Charleston.

 

The John Doyle Art Gallery will be participating in the May Art Walk on Friday May 1, serving light hors d’oeuvres from 5 to 8 pm and showing new works by Charleston artists, John Carroll Doyle and Margaret Petterson. 

Martin Gallery, located at 18 Broad Street, will celebrate its 10th year as one of Charleston’s premier art galleries, with a reception on Friday, May 1st, from 5 to 8 pm. 

The gallery is pleased to announce that they will be joined by Montreal artist, Joan Dumouchel, who will be presenting a new collection of original paintings. Joan Dumouchel’s paintings are incredibly striking and unique. As though peering into some mystical world, Joan’s work give a sense of wonder and fantasy.

Robert Lange Studios is proud to introduce two new artists to Charleston, Jessica Dunegan and Adam Hall. The gallery will also display 5 new works by artist JB Boyd. The opening reception will be held from 6 to 8pm on May 1^st. The gallery is located at 151 East Bay Street in Charleston, SC.

 

Betty Anglin Smith will present her new works in a show titled A Series of Square Paintings. The art show is opening on May 1 with an artist reception from 5 to 8 pm at Smith Killian Fine Art located at 9 Queen Street in Charleston.

The Sylvan Gallery presents Shirley Novak’s The Hope Flowers Bring from May 1 – 30 with a reception Friday, May 1 from 5 to 8 pm.   Being surrounded with flowers especially poppies inspires smiles and hope for one’s own summer garden as well as an understanding of the cycles of life.  This show of Novak’s new paintings will bring color and joy to one’s heart. The gallery is located at 171 King Street, in downtown Charleston’s historic district and antique row.

 

The Wells Gallery, located at 125 Meeting Street, will feature 20 regional landscapes by Karen Larson Turner in a show titled Emergence: Seeking a Steadfast Light.  Show opens on Friday, May 1 with a reception from 5 to 8pm.

3rd Annual Green Village Tour Run Ending at Mixson, April 18

Video from the Village Run at Mixson, April 18!

 

On April 18th, the third annual Green Village Tour Race, hosted by the Sustainability Institute, will once again wind its way through the streets of North Charleston’s Park Circle neighborhood. The 8k race will begin at 8 a.m. sharp, and will end at the after party in the Mixson development. Mixson is the largest collection of LEED for Homes Gold residences in the country. The neighborhood is represented by rehava.com. There is also a 5k walk for non-runners. Registration costs $20/$25 on race day, and kids under 15 can run for free. Participants will get a shirt, a ticket to the Charleston Battery home opener that evening, and a sustainable goodie bag. Register and get more information at the Sustainability Institute’s website.

 

 

 

Once the after party at Mixson is over, make sure to attend the 2009 Earth Day Festival, hosted by the Charleston County’s Solid Waste and Recycling Department, at Park Circle in North Charleston from 11am -3pm. Mixson and rehava will have a booth, so stop by to say hello. More than 7,000 people attended last year’s event. Charleston County is asking all participants to help reduce waste and to recycle at the event; this year’s event is paperless.

 

Charleston Arts Coalition, Robert Lange Studios and Shine Hosting CharlestonCulture.com Launch Party on May 14

CharlestonCulture.com Launch Party hosted by the Charleston Arts Coalition:

Date: May 14 from 6 to 8 pm

Location: Robert Lange Studios, 151 East Bay Street, Charleston, SC

Food by Shine restaurant

Wine by British Wine Merchant

DJ Icebread will be spinning…

After-party: Shine!!! 58 Line Street, Charleston, SC

 

Video: Shine after the Upper King Design Walk, April 16

Rally Roast and Ride Video

Rehava Real Estate Store and Stylee PR & Marketing created a fundraiser for the Charleston Breast Center. The oyster roast took place on March 27. Here is a short video from the event featuring The Chefs Brigade’s chef Adam and rehava’s Brandon Call.

Kulture Klash 4 Taking Place in Charleston, SC on April 18

KULTURE KLASH ARTS FESTIVAL

April 18th, 2009, from 8pm-2am

1635 Cosgrove Avenue, North Charleston, In The Navy Yard at Noisette
Tickets are $10 in advance ~ available at Suite Sole (47 Spring St) or ETIX.com. $15 day of event at the door, cash only

The unique visual star of KK4 will be an experimental putt putt course designed by local artists and sculptures. The only common theme between the nine different golf holes is that each creator was required to use 50% post consumer waste, in celebration of upcoming Earth Day. Sharing the spotlight with the astro-turf and golf balls will be a custom shoe gallery filled with 15 pairs of artist-altered Adidas Stan Smiths and Superstar shell toes. These one-of-a-kind kicks will be on sale the night of the event and are offered in various mens sizes from 9 to 12.

Rose Knot will be hosting an interactive sewing studio the encourages participants to arrive at the event with scraps of unused fabric, vintage textiles, old t-shirts, that random one sock in your drawer or anything they feel like challenging the girls with. After you get your new accessory made look for the ladylike lounge spotlighting Charleston Henna Body Art. There will be temporary tattoo artists on site to decorate hands, feet, bellies and lower backs.

Throughout the night party people can treat their ears to the musical likes of KK newcomers Stella by Starlight, a live indie/pop band, DJ Subdue, and Chaos in Gotham. Also joining the scene is ForthNBack, a live hip hop act with MC Femi. Nestled in a side room you will be confused, yet intrigued by the sounds of the Noise Band, described by local artist Carl Janes as “music with a crude rawness that continually and uncompromisingly struggles to get closer to that primal scream.” Comeback kids The Spaced Invaders, known for their massive video screens displaying all their multimedia antics, will mix it up outside on the turntables with special percussion assistance. Dub Island Sound System will blow the house up with hip hop/reggae. Rounding out the night is the midnight man Rocky Horror. He will be joined by Joycette from Augusta, GA who loves to twist it up with “dirty southern crunk dance music”. PS- For the late night party, wear white.

With seemingly unlimited wall space available, KK4 will feature an astounding 60+ artists. KK is proud to welcome some very talented newcomers who are on the list of “must see” work. Coppersmith Chad Haselden will be demonstrating how he creates vibrant, acid washed pieces with unexpected effects during his heat induced process, Ryan Cronin is displaying curiously colorful acrylic on wood and Paula Pindroh has built an interesting little family of custom creatures. Luckily, Eye Level Art recently unearthed a rare sketchbook of some gorgeous Nicolas Drake pieces. Prints of that collection will be on display and for sale. Jack Alterman, Brian Kane and Kevin Hoth will each have private installations of their work for viewers to absorb all in one spot. Other artists on display include John Duckworth, Megan Lange, Charles Williams and Mary Edna Frasier who will be beautifully intermingling with new works from usual suspects such as Nathan Durfee, Lisa Shimko, John Pundt, Scott Debus, Badjon and Wolfkid. Expect to see multiple documentaries and video feeds during the evening and, of course, there will be lots and lots of live graffiti. 
 

20 Artists, One Show, Robert Lange Studios, April 10, 6-9m

Yellow vs. Blue, a group show of 20 artists presented by Robert Lange Studios will take place on Friday, April 10 from 6-9pm. For this show, 20 artists created two works of equal size, one that is dominated by yellow and the other by blue. Complete artist list includes Karin Olah of Eva Carter Gallery, Austin Schuez, Joshua Flint, Kevin LePrince of Well’s Gallery, Fred Jamar of Charles II Fine Art, Adam Hall, Kerry Brooks, Megan Aline, Jeff Lange, John Duckworth, Nathan Durfee, Robert Lange, Amy Lind and Jessica Dunegan of Robert Lange Studios, Patrick Pelletier of John Dunnan Galleries, Kenton James, Charles Williams, Michael Porten, John Westmark and Michael Brown. Join Robert Lange Studios at 151 East Bay Street, Downtown Charleston, for an evening filled with amazing art, live music, wine and hors devours.

Electric Cars of the Future May Be Closer than We Think

Silicon Valley millionaire Shai Agassi has a plan to solve the climate crisis, create jobs, and eliminate our dependence on foreign oil in three easy steps as New York Times’ David Pogue reports.

Step 1: Persuade the world’s car companies to make electric cars with swappable batteries.

Step 2: Persuade governments to install millions of recharging outlets.

Step 3: When people want to go on longer drives, when there’s no time to recharge the battery, build battery-swapping stations all over the world.  Agassi is convincing governments to install all those power outlets for his electric cars. Israel was first to come on board. Denmark signed up next. Australia and Ontario, Canada signed up after. Governor Lingle of Hawaii was really the driving force behind getting Hawaii on board. Also San Francisco Mayor Newsome is planning to put thousands of charging stations all over his city.

Nissan and Renault have agreed to manufacture the first battery-swappable cars. Prototypes are already on the road. Agassi’ Better Place may be on the right track of creating a better world. To watch the video about Agassi’ plan on CBSNews, click here:

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4876897n

Charleston Young Professionals at Mixson

Rehava Real Estate Store and the I’On Group hosted the Charleston Young Professionals (CYP) on Wednesday, April 1 at Charleston’s new green, smart Gold LEED certified neighborhood – Mixson. Mixson is a sustainable, walking neighborhood located in the heart of Park Circle in North Charleston, SC. The modern community, scheduled to be developed in several phases over a period of ten years, will offer true urban living while preserving traditional principles of design and architecture. Construction of the first homes started in late 2007 with eighteen homes completed. The first residents moved in last fall.

 

Vince Graham of the I’On Group mentioned at the meeting that the neighborhood will house one of the first charging stations for electric cars in South Carolina. Mixson is on its way to becoming one of the largest planned Gold LEED certified neighborhoods in teh United States.

Eleven homes remain for sale in the neighborhood right now, starting in the mid $100,000s and going up to $300,000s. The plan calls for 950 homes and a collection of shops, civic buildings and parks.