For the first time ever this December, Art League gallery will be transformed into a holiday Gallery of Gifts, featuring one-of-a-kind decor and gift items handmade by Art League members. Shoppers can add to their holiday ornament collection, pick up a pair of unique earrings or a stunning necklace for a special someone (or themselves), or browse a variety of small paintings and sculptures to add a special touch to their home for the holidays or year-round.

By Cele & Lynn Seldon

When North Carolina-based lawyer and photographer extraordinaire Mike Lassiter approached us about writing introductions to the nine chapters of his new coffee table book, Our Vanishing Americana: A South Carolina Portrait, we jumped at the chance—especially after seeing his best-selling Our Vanishing Americana: A North Carolina Portrait, along with watching the accompanying PBS show about it. Once we dug in, it gave us great insight into many of the long-standing businesses and people of our adopted state and we never looked back.  

In her first-ever published book review in the Charleston Post and Courier, Pat Conroy Literary Center student intern Holland Perryman described the recently released novel Spellbound Under the Spanish Moss as “an action-packed narrative that feels like the retelling of a lucid dream. The Garretts’ first co-authored novel in a new series is reminiscent of children’s fairy tales in its directness, emphasis on moral lessons and its concision.... An auspicious beginning to a new Lowcountry adventure series.”