Coastal Carolina University

CCU's alumna and “American Idol” contestant Elise Testone will perform in CCU’s Wheelwright Auditorium on Friday, April 25. General admission is $20, and the doors will open at 7 p.m.

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at CCU announces spring classes at the Georgetown Education Center at 909 Front St. Three new Monday classes will begin on April 21 to introduce the center to area residents.

 POP 101, Coastal Carolina University’s acclaimed pop and rock music performing group, will stage its spring performance, "The Greatest Band You Never Heard Of -- " Songs of the Wrecking Crew," on Thursday, April 24, at 7:30 p.m.

Author Cara Blue Adams, former co-editor of The Southern Review, will read from her work for CCU’s “The Words to Say It” visiting writers series at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 29.

CCU graphic design and studio art graduating seniors will display their art in a two-part exhibition in the Rebecca Randall Bryan Art Gallery with Porfolios I running through April 21. The exhibit is free and open to the public.

The Coastal Carolina University Concert Choir, Chamber Choir and Jazz Combo will present the seventh annual "Isn't It Romantic?" concert on Tuesday, April 22, at 7:30 p.m. in Wheelwright Auditorium.

Tom Sawyer emerging from his own book made from Rice Krispies treats, a “Fifty Shades of Grey” cake and a tasty-looking “Aunt Flossie’s Hat and Crabcakes Later” cake won top honors in CCU's Edible Book Fair.

Bret Lott, New York Times bestselling author, will be at Kimbel Library at 4 p.m. today, April 18, on the second floor of the Bryan Information Commons to discuss his work.