Lost and Found on Folly
Musician Lance Starr’s long-lost guitar finds it’s way home with a little help from City Hall By Miranda Steadman | Contributing Writer More than a decade after his one-of-a-kind guitar went missing from the room above what’s now St. James Gate, musician Lance Starr...
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Running on Water & Whiskey
Folly Favorites Sunflowers & Sin Release much-anticipated debut album By Miranda Steadman | Contributing Writer After years of writing and recording music together, beloved local duo Sunflowers & Sin are releasing their first album this month. Entitled Of...
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Man of Mystery
Author Bill Noel signs copies of his 15 Novels in the Folly Beach Mystery Series Special to The Folly Current Bill Noel, award-winning author of the best-selling Folly Beach Mystery Series, will be holding book signings on Folly Beach March 31, April 4, and 9. Folly...
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Hardest Working Man in Folly Show Business
Local drummer Stratton Moore keeps the beat for local music scene By Miranda Steadman | Contributing Writer Almost seven years ago, local musician Stratton Moore set out to provide the funky people of Folly with high-caliber live music every Thursday at Drop In Bar...
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Ready or Not, Here Comes Folly Gras
11th annual Folly Gras Festival returns to Center Street on Feb. 23 From Staff Reports Love it or hate it, Folly’s most polarizing steet festival returns this month for another round of New Orleans-styled fun on Center Street. The 11th annual Folly Gras Parade &...
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Funky Folly Art
Find Unique Art and gifts at the newly-opened Gallery Azul By Miranda Steadman | Contributing Writer Just a stroll down the street from Black Magic Café on the west side of Erie Avenue, Gallery Azul offers hip, unique art pieces perfect for adorning beach houses and...
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Charleston’s Original Ghost Artist
Local painter Madeline Carol brings Folly’s past back to life By Miranda Steadman | Contributing Writer Local painter Madeline Carol sets herself apart from other Charleston painters by adding specters into historic Charleston scenes. Growing up with an artist mother,...
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11th annual cancer benefit includes live music stages, kids activities, and more Special to The Current The Follypalooza Cancer Benefit returns to Center Street on Saturday, Oct. 20 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., raising money for local cancer patients and others with medical...
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Keeping Folly Funky
Local band Bender Funk puts the soul and funk in rock ‘n’ roll By Miranda Steadman | Contributing Writer When watching local band Bender Funk in action, it’s extremely hard to believe that they have only been performing together for a little more than a year. With the...
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Remembering a Folly Original
Fellow musicians honor Vini Youngblood By Miranda Steadman | Contributing Writer South Carolina native and local musician Vini Youngblood has strummed his last note, played his last tune. Around 11 p.m. on Saturday, June 30, Youngblood was attempting to cross the...
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Animal Instincts
Local artist Kate Barattini and photographer Justin Morris team up for Animal Shred Part II, a surf-inspired art show By Lorne Chambers | Editor It has been more than three years since Folly artist and surfer Kate Barattini unveiled her animal and artistic side with...
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