Christmas Shoppe Coming to BCAC

Thursday, December 10^th will mark the beginning of Black Creek Arts Council’s Third Annual Christmas Shoppe. The event, which features 14 artists, will last through December 12^th and will be held at the Black Creek Arts Center on College Avenue.

The Christmas Shoppe kicks off on Thursday from 5-9pm. On Friday, the Shoppe will be open from 3-8pm. On Saturday, the times are 10am – 2pm. Admission is free on all three days.

While parents shop, kids will also have the opportunity to get into the Christmas spirit. Bethany Perry will be leading young people in ornament-making classes from 5-7pm on Thursday night. Students will be able to begin the class as they arrive.

Along with ornament-making, kids will also be able to visit with Santa Claus. Santa will be making a visit from the North Pole to the Arts Center for the opening night. Santa will be available for photographs. Parents, please bring your own cameras.

The artists selling in the Christmas Shoppe are: Suzanne Muldrow (photography), Mike Gann (glass art), Laurie Brown (fabric art), Frankie Bush (watercolor), Mary Lou Bailey (hand-built pottery), Beth Wicker (handmade jewelry, mixed media fiber and silk paintings), Patrick Showalter (handmade soap), Dianna Herrera-Keller (handmade jewelry), Dot Goodwin (mixed media), Gina Marie (photography), Barbara Messmer (jewelry), Jill Snyder (photography), Holly Young Beaumier (decorative earthenware) and Marcy Kershner (glass art).

The mission of Black Creek Arts Council is to promote and foster the Arts in Darlington County. BCAC’s offices are housed in a state of the art 10,000 square foot facility at 116 West College Avenue. BCAC offers a variety of programs including art classes of all styles, after-school activities, pre-school aged programs, private music lessons, and various types of gallery exhibits. BCAC also offers assistance with arts management, funding, education, and program coordination to arts and cultural organizations in Darlington County.

Birds Of A Feather to Host BCAC Board Meeting

On Wednesday, December 2nd, Black Creek Arts Council of Darlington County will be holding a Board Meet-and-Greet Drop-In at Birds Of A Feather on Siskron Street. Black Creek Arts Council's mission is to promote and foster the Arts in Darlington County.

BCAC's Board and Executive Director, Bruce Douglas, will be available for questions and discussion. The meet-and-greet will take place from 6-7pm. Refreshments will be served.

The mission of Black Creek Arts Council is to promote and foster the Arts in Darlington County. BCAC’s offices are housed in a state of the art 10,000 square foot facility at 116 West College Avenue in Hartsville, SC. BCAC offers a variety of programs including art classes of all styles, after-school activities, pre-school aged programs, private music lessons, and various types of gallery exhibits. BCAC also offers assistance with arts management, funding, education, and program coordination to arts and cultural organizations in Darlington County.

Book Signing, Dinner Theater Coming to Birds Of A Feather

The word "diva" typically conjures up thoughts of a high-maintenance, self-absorbed woman in high heeled shoes and donning excessive make-up. There may even be some costume jewelry involved. Well, a peak into the DeVa Gantt trilogy will definitely change those connotations for you, and perhaps even the way you spell the word.

DeVa Gantt are the writing duo of Deb and Val Gantt and they are anything but high-maintenance. These sisters will be coming to Darlington in February.

Birds Of A Feather will be hosting an author meet-and-greet coffee on February 12th. The authors will speak about their latest book, Forever Waiting.

Forever Waiting is the third book in the trilogy. A Silent Ocean Away and Decision and Destiny are currently for sale at Birds Of A Feather at the special price of $25 for both books.

The series is known as the Colette Trilogy. The first book, A Silent Ocean Away, introduces readers to the beautiful world of Charmantes. The two sequels, Decision and Destiny and Forever Waiting, continue the engrossing saga of the Duvoisin family. Narrated mostly through the third-person voice of protagonist Charmaine Ryan, a moral yet surprisingly independent girl with riotous curls, DeVa Gantt brings new meaning to the adage “nothing is exactly what it seems.”

"We're excited to have these authors come to town," said Sarah Jaillette of Birds Of A Feather. The authors are coming to Darlington through a partnership between Black Creek Arts Council, Birds Of A Feather, and Burry Bookstore. "We're hoping this is the beginning of a series of author signing events," stated Jaillette.

Linda Howle, also of Birds Of A Feather, and Bruce Douglas of Black Creek Arts Council (BCAC) are also excited about the event. "It's great to have accomplished writers coming into our store," stated Howle. Douglas added, "The authors came to us this go round." The Black Creek Arts Center hosted a luncheon for the authors in 2008. "They liked the area and wanted to return, " said Douglas.

The book signing will not be the only collaborative effort between Birds Of A Feather and BCAC in February 2010. A theatre group will be coming to Darlington to perform a mystery dinner theatre. More information about that event will be released soon.

Stop by Birds Of A Feather to pick up the first two books by DeVa Gantt and get prepared for the exciting event to be held on February 12th. Perhaps you will come away with a new definition of what it means to be a DeVa.

The mission of Black Creek Arts Council is to promote and foster the Arts in Darlington County. BCAC’s offices are housed in a state of the art 10,000 square foot facility at 116 West College Avenue in Hartsville, SC. BCAC offers a variety of programs including art classes of all styles, after-school activities, pre-school aged programs, private music lessons, and various types of gallery exhibits. BCAC also offers assistance with arts management, funding, education, and program coordination to arts and cultural organizations in Darlington County.

Paintings on Display at the Darlington Library

The non-representational painting of Dr. Hiller Spires will be on display in the Allard A. Alston Conference Room at the Darlington Library through the end of November.

Spires, a professor at N.C. State University and Darlington County native, has ten works on display. In these works, Spires explores the emotion of color, texture and shape. Spires has this to say about her work, "Art is an exploration of emotion. I use color to explore feelings such as joy, sadness, peacefulness, anger, and exhilaration. I'm particularly drawn to juxtaposing orange and blue, which to me signal energy and serenity."

These paintings are on display through a partnership between Black Creek Arts Council and the Darlington Library.

The mission of Black Creek Arts Council is to promote and foster the Arts in Darlington County. BCAC’s offices are housed in a state of the art 10,000 square foot facility at 116 West College Avenue in Hartsville, SC. BCAC offers a variety of programs including art classes of all styles, after-school activities, pre-school aged programs, private music lessons, and various types of gallery exhibits. BCAC also offers assistance with arts management, funding, education, and program coordination to arts and cultural organizations in Darlington County.