Cultural Arts @ Coastal - Coastal Carolina University

The Edwards College is thrilled to announce a full lineup of cultural arts events for the Spring 2023 semester. From concerts and lectures to theatrical performances and art exhibits, our programming features superb offerings from accomplished guest artists as well as faculty members and students.

Below, we present our Spring 2023 digital cultural arts calendar in a newly accessible format. It is mobile-friendly and can be viewed full-screen and downloaded.

We look forward to seeing you on and around the CCU campus this Fall for the sights, sounds, and spirit of Edwards College cultural arts.

FEBRUARY

Department of Visual Arts
DAVID BOGUS’ Bogus Boutique
Monday, Feb. 27, through Friday, March 31, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Artist reception: Thursday, March 2, 4:30 p.m.

David Bogus presents the Bogus Boutique, a lifestyle brand featuring unique, brightly-colored ceramic objects and status symbols. In the Bogus Boutique, items such as high-heeled shoes, punk rock lock necklaces, anchors, suitcases, cigarette lighters, cases of beer, and life preservers are outrageously overpriced objects as viable subjects for branding and art. Bogus has taught at the University of Idaho, Texas A&M International University, and the University of Florida, and has shown his work internationally.

Rebecca Randall Bryan Art Gallery
Admission:Free and open to the public

MARCH

Department of History
"The Knife's Edge of Ruin: Hilton Head Island and the BASF Controversy, 1969- 1970"
Wednesday, March 29, 4 p.m.

From 1969-1970, a controversy erupted in Beaufort County, South Carolina over plans for a petrochemical plant that would have been located 10 miles west of Hilton Head Island. The ensuing political battle showed the little-known impact of Black and white southerners on the modern environmental movement. Although the plant never came and its opponents claimed victory, resentment lingered over the persistence of poverty in the area and the growing political power of local real estate developers and newer, wealthy residents. By understanding this event and its afterlife, South Carolinians can better consider how we can create a sustainable and equitable future for all residents in our coastal communities.

Madison Cates is an assistant professor of history with a focus in modern U.S. History. Before coming to CCU, he was a visiting instructor at Georgia Southern University and a graduate instructor at the University of Florida, where he earned his Ph.D in 2020. His publications include a recent article on environmental justice activism on Hilton Head Island during the 1970s, which appeared in the interdisciplinary journal, Southern Cultures. Dr. Cates is currently working on a book manuscript examining movements for environmental and economic justice in South Carolina since the 1960s.

Location: Atheneum Hall, 105
Admission: Free and open to the public

Department of Visual Art
"Passion/Compassion: Six Medieval images of Christ and the Virgin from The Cloisters Collection"
Wednesday, March 29, 7 p.m.

Guest speaker Mary Halbach, member of the corps of contractual educators at The Met Cloisters in NYC, presents a talk on "Passion/compassion: Six Medieval images of Christ and the Virgin from The Cloisters Collection. Talk will be followed by a light reception.

Location: Edwards Recital Hall, EHFA 152
Admission: Free and open to the public

Department of Music
JACOB JOHNSON BAND
Thursday, March 30, 7:30 p.m.

The Jacob Johnson Band, featuring award-winning songwriter and guitarist Jacob Johnson; John Henry of Atlanta, Ga., on drums; and Mark Eshenbaugh of Taylors, S.C., on bass, presents a high-energy, musically adventurous show. Johnson has shared the stage with iconic guitarists Tommy Emmanuel and Phil Keaggy and has built a national following for his engaging presence as an entertainer.

Location: Edwards Recital Hall, EHFA 152
Admission: $10, with CCU discounts available. Click here for tickets.

APRIL

Department of Music
CALYPSAMBA SPRING CONCERT WITH TRACY THORNTON
Tuesday, April 4, 7:30 p.m.

CCU’s world music group, CalypSamba, performs its spring concert with guest artist Tracy Thornton. Thornton is a full-time steel pan composer, arranger, producer, and performer, as well as the founder of Pan Rocks, an original style of music that blends rock ‘n’ roll, heavy metal, and steel pan. Thornton has recorded and released “Pan Rocks” and “Pan Rocks II…Pan Headbangerz Ball” and has performed throughout the United States and internationally.

Wheelwright Auditorium
Admission: $10, with CCU discounts available. Click here for tickets.

Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
SPRING ANIME AND SHINTO SERIES
Lecture: GAMING AND JAPANESE MYTHOLOGY
Thursday, April 6, 4:30 p.m.

Susan Bergeron, associate professor and department chair in the Department of Anthropology and Geography, discusses the incorporation of Japanese mythology in a variety of video games, including Ghost of Tsushima.

EHFA 246
Admission: Free and open to the public.

Department of Music
COMMERCIAL MUSIC SHOWCASE
Thursday, April 6, 7:30 p.m.

The CCU Commercial Music and Jazz program presents an evening of commercial music ensembles including the CCU Country Band, Acoustic Songwriters, R&B Ensemble, and POP 101. Cole Davis, student in CCU’s Master of Music Technology program, directs the CCU Country Band and R&B Ensemble; Steven Martinez, lecturer in CCU’s Department of Music, directs POP 101.

Wheelwright Auditorium
Admission: $10, with CCU discounts available. Click here for tickets.

Department of Music
CCU CHORAL DEPARTMENT SPRING CONCERT
Tuesday, April 11, 7:30 p.m.

Tim Koch, director of choirs and lecturer in the CCU Department of Music, and Alyssa Cossey, CCU artist-in-residence in choral conducting, direct the final choral production of the year, featuring CCU’s new treble and bass choirs, Calliope Chorus and Bassic Tenacity. The concert includes music from around the world and throughout history, highlighting these two ensembles.

Edwards Recital Hall, EHFA 152
Admission: $10, with CCU discounts available. Click here for tickets.

Department of History
SPRING 2023 EDWARDS COLLEGE FRENCH FILM SERIES
PARFUM DE PRINTEMPS [SWEET SMELL OF SPRING]
Wednesday, April 12, 5:30 p.m.

In Férid Boughedir’s comedy Parfum De Printemps [Sweet Smell of Spring] (2016), Zizou travels from his home in a Saharan village to the city of Tunis seeking employment. Set against the backdrop of the Arab Spring, this film explores the era’s consequences on the lives of ordinary Tunisians. Following the screening, Samar Mrabet, teaching associate of Arabic and a residential Fulbright scholar, leads a discussion on the film’s historical and cultural context. This film will be shown in French with English subtitles.

BRITTAIN HALL 114
Admission: Free and open to the public

Jackson Family Center for Ethics and Values
VISITING ETHICIST
COMPLAINING AS A SKILL, A DUTY, AND A VIRTUE
Thursday, April 13, 4:30 p.m.

Guest lecturer Kathryn Norlock is professor and Kenneth Mark Drain Chair in Ethics at Trent University in Ontario, Canada. She conducts research in moral emotions and ethical virtues set in a non-ideal context. In this lecture, Norlock mounts a case for the benefits of complaining. She argues for investing time and indulging in feelings through the complaint, as she posits skillful complaining as a relational activity that can reduce one’s isolation.

EHFA 256
Admission: Free and open to the public

Department of Music
CCU JAZZ SHOWCASE FEATURING MELISSA ALDANA
Friday, April 14, 7:30 p.m.

The CCU Jazz Big Band, directed by Emilio Terranova, assistant professor in the Department of Music, and CCU Jazz Combo, directed by Jesus Fuentes Valverde, assistant professor in the Department of Music, perform with award-winning guest saxophonist Melissa Aldana. Aldana is a founding member of ARTEMIS, an all-star collective that released its self-titled debut album in 2020. Aldana’s renowned 2019 album, “Visions,” earned a Grammy nomination for Best Improvised Jazz Solo.

Wheelwright Auditorium
Admission: $18, with CCU discounts available. Click here for tickets.

Department of Theatre
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG
Friday, April 14, 7:30 p.m., Saturday, April 15, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Sunday, April 16, 2 p.m.

Friday, April 21, 7:30 p.m., Saturday, April 22, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Sunday, April 23, 2 p.m.

In Merrily We Roll Along, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, the traditional showbiz musical is turned on its head in this fable about friendship, compromise, and the high price of success. The story moves backward in time, tracing the lives of three longtime show business pals whose friendship is presented in reverse chronological order, from its sad dissolution in the early 1980s to its hopeful beginning in the summer of 1957. Directed by Adam Pelty, associate professor in CCU’s Department of Theatre.

Edwards Theatre, EHFA 117
Admission: $18, with CCU discounts available. Click here for tickets.

Department of Music
CLOSER THAN EVER
Tuesday, April 18, 7:30 p.m.

D. Scott Ferguson, pianist and teaching associate in CCU’s Department of Music, presents selections from Closer Than Ever, performed by CCU’s Spring 2023 Opera Workshop. In Closer Than Ever, a musical revue in two acts with words by Richard Maltby Jr., and music by David Shire, each song is a unique story told by a new character, depicting both everyday struggles and well-timed humor.

Edwards Recital Hall /EHFA 152
Admission: $10, with CCU discounts available. Click here for tickets.

Department of Music
STRINGS AND THINGS
Thursday, April 20, 7:30 p.m.

Directed by Stevie Martinez, lecturer in CCU’s Department of Music, the CCU String Ensemble presents its second annual concert of works for chamber orchestra. The program includes student solo and chamber performances of various instrumentation from across the music department. String, piano, and woodwind faculty will also perform.

Edwards Recital Hall /EHFA 152
Admission: $5, with CCU discounts available. Click here for tickets.

Thomas W. and Robin W. Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts
BRANDON PATRICK GEORGE AND AARON DIEHL PRESENT: SONGS OF BLACK AMERICA
Friday, April 21, 7:30 p.m.

Grammy-nominated flutist Brandon Patrick George and jazz and classical pianist Aaron Diehl present a concert that explores African American musical culture. George is the flutist for Imani Winds and has performed as a soloist with the Atlanta, Baltimore, and Albany symphonies. Diehl has collaborated with Benny Golson and Philip Glass and has performed with the New York Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra, and LA Philharmonic. The program features works by William Grant Still, a 20th-century composer and conductor who frequently collaborated with African American writers and poets.

Wheelwright Auditorium
Admission: $25, with CCU discounts available. Click here for tickets.

Department of Music
Percussionist Ben Goldman
Monday, April 24, 7:30 P.M.

Percussionist Ben Goldman will present a recital that focuses on contemporary works for steel pan. In addition to solo steel drum repertoire by Liam Teague, Ben Wahlund, Ney Rosauro, and Andy Akiho, Goldman will present original compositions and arrangements centered around the concept of a "one man steel band."

Edwards Recital Hall /EHFA 152
Admission: Free and open to the public

Department of Visual Arts
STUDENT PORTFOLIOS
Monday, April 24, through Saturday, May 6, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Artist reception: Thursday, May 4, 4:30 p.m.

Candidates for Bachelor of Fine Arts in the Department of Visual Arts exhibit their work. Consisting of pieces developed during students’ senior year, this multi-media exhibit provides an opportunity to celebrate the accomplishments of a new generation of artists and designers.

Rebecca Randall Bryan Art Gallery
Admission: Free and open to the public

Department of Music
POP 101: REELIN’ IN THE YEARS
Tuesday, April 25, 7:30 p.m.

CCU’s POP 101 ensemble, under the direction of Stevie Martinez, lecturer in the Department of Music, celebrates two iconic bands of the 1970s and 1980s: Fleetwood Mac and Steely Dan. POP 101 is composed of student singers and instrumentalists, and the performance showcases their harmonies, musicianship, and stage performance.

Wheelwright Auditorium
Admission: $10, with CCU discounts available. Click here for tickets.

Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
SPRING ANIME AND SHINTO SERIES
Film: A LETTER TO MOMO
Thursday, April 27, 4:30 p.m.

Hiroyuki Okiura’s 2011 Japanese anime film A Letter to Momo follows 11-year-old Momo as she recovers from her father’s death and her mother’s decision to move their family from Tokyo to a remote island. Following the screening, Ron Green, professor and department chair in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, and Susan Bergeron, associate professor and department chair in the Department of Anthropology and Geography, will lead a discussion on the series’ historical and cultural context.