Hello Artists, 

I am offering a one day, five hour, oil painting workshop  *for all levels*  at the Edisto Civic Center on Friday,  October 24th.  All Supplies are Included  -- easels, paints, brushes, canvases, etc....  The class size is limited to six participants (at least 16 yrs old).  You will receive individual and group instruction. The goal is to have fun while completing a successful oil painting!  You sign up, show up and spend the day creating with fellow artists.  The five hour class is $300 per person, and once again, includes all supplies. 

Please email me as soon as possible for more details and to reserve your spot.  I look forward to hearing from you! 

Dorothyrog@yahoo.com 

Thank you,

Dorothy Rogers 

Chamber Music Charleston returns to the Presbyterian Church on Edisto Island (2164 Highway 174, Edisto) on Sunday, September 14, 2025 at 3pm with a program of music for flute, clarinet, bassoon, and French Horn with a nod to the upcoming 250th Anniversary of the United States. The program begins with wind marches from the Revolutionary War era, evoking the spirit of independence. The concert continues with a wind trio by François Devienne, an 18th-century composer who began in the Military Band of the French Guard and became the first flute professor at the Paris Conservatory after France’s revolution. The concert concludes with Beethoven’s Op. 87 Wind Quartet, a work that reflects the revolutionary energy and creative transformation of early 19th-century Europe.

Chamber Music Charleston (CMC) is a nonprofit arts organization founded in 2006. CMC is known for its wide variety of engaging and exciting classical programs, from Ovation Concerts at the Dock Street and Sottile Theatres to intimate House Concerts in the historic homes of Downtown Charleston and grand living spaces of Kiawah Island and Bishop Gadsden. CMC attracts internationally acclaimed guest artists to play alongside their professional local musicians in over 50 concerts each season. Highlights of past seasons include performances by legendary violinist Midori, two sold-out performances at New York City’s famed Carnegie Hall, concerts at the South Carolina Aquarium, Old Exchange Building, and Drayton Hall, and the commission and world premiere performance of James Stephenson’s “There Are No Words,” written in response to Charleston’s Mother Emanuel AME Church shooting in June 2015

The programs are sponsored in part by the Edisto Art Guild.

Tickets and Information:

Tickets are $20 in advance online here
Tickets are $25 at the door.

ARTISTS, ART LOVERS, OLD TIMERS, NEWCOMERS, and FRIENDS….

EVERYONE is invited to join the Edisto Art Guild to toast acquaintances old and new, enjoy an impromptu art exhibit and participate in an art supply swap.

Art Exhibit: Painters, photographers, sculptors, authors, poets, hand crafters, and such: Bring one piece of your work to display. Include a business card (or make a card identifying yourself) to accompany your work. Space for showing your work will be available on both a gallery wall as well as on display tables.

Art Swap: If you have art materials you are no longer using and would like to participate in an art supply swap, bring your old goodies and take home something new-to-you.

Get ready to groove with Alli & The Cats, the ultimate funk cover band that’s guaranteed to get you on your feet! Bringing together a powerhouse of talented musicians and infectious energy, this dynamic ensemble takes classic funk hits and transforms them into unforgettable live experiences.

With Alli’s powerful vocals leading the way, each member of The Cats adds their own flair, bringing the legendary sounds of artists like Earth, Wind & Fire, Prince, and Stevie Wonder to life. Their high-octane performances feature tight rhythms, slick guitar riffs, and pulsating horns that create a dance party atmosphere you won't want to miss!

From funky favorites to soulful ballads, Alli & The Cats create a playlist that spans decades, paying tribute to the best of funk and soul. Their vibrant stage presence and undeniable chemistry invigorate every performance, turning every venue into a full-blown celebration.

Join us for an electrifying night filled with groove, rhythm, and fun! Dance along, sing out loud, and let Alli & The Cats transport you to funky paradise. Don’t forget your dancing shoes!

The Arts in the Park concert series is sponsored by Edisto Art Guild, Edisto Chamber Of Commerce, and The Town of Edisto Beach. Admission is free! Bring your chairs or blankets and snacks and enjoy the show! WEATHER UPDATE/VENUE CHANGE! Due to inclement weather, tonights performance will take place at the Edisto Civic Center at 42 Station Ct. Chairs will be provided!

Everett Smith and wife, Joan, moved to Edisto Beach full time in February 1999 and still loving every minute of it. They performed many shows while living in Irmo, SC as "Sometimes Joan" as a trio with great friend guitarist-vocalist, Mikey Ray Wilhelm, shown on the far right of this photo from October 2024. They rediscovered Edisto Beach while performing there in the late 90s at Coots and Sunset Grille, which is now Pressley's at The Marina.

Local performers had the market saturated and Everett began freelancing with them before creating Edisto Gumbo in 2002. Full band shows were the standard 3-4 weekends every month with an ever changing lineup of available musicians from Columbia, Charleston and Charlotte.

The evolution continues with new faces and returning original musicians who play in other groups. This flux keeps their random playlist fresh and flexible. Duo shows have become the norm over the past few years while full band opportunities mostly revolve around private events. It is truly a live experience with their personal interpretations of classic rock, blues and country music favorites.

Original tunes are mixed in along the way and their infectious joyful vibe and love for live musical performances keeps the magic working. Edisto Gumbo does travel wherever the next opportunity may lead them, just call 803-960-2764 or email at edistogumbo@gmail.com for scheduling your special event.

The Arts in the park concert series is sponsored by Edisto Art Guild, Edisto Chamber Of Commerce, and The Town of Edisto Beach. Admission is free! Bring your chairs or blankets and snacks and enjoy the show!

The 2025 Jennie Gowan Art Show will be held at the Edisto Civic Center on Saturday, June 7 from 1pm-5pm and Sunday, June 8 from 1pm-4pm. The show traditionally exhibits a variety of media. Painting, ceramics, sculpture, artists, books, and photography are all represented.

Artists must be Edisto Art Guild members - maximum of 2 entries per artist. No cost to enter. Awards will be Ribbons for: Excellence, Honorable Mention & People’s Choice Award. Artists are to drop off their work between 10am-12pm on Friday, June 6th. Please include a bio and artists statement with your pieces.

The public is welcome to attend free of charge. The schedule of events will be published soon.

The 2025 Jennie Gowan Art Show will be held at the Edisto Civic Center on Saturday, June 7 from 1pm-5pm and Sunday, June 8 from 1pm-4pm. The show traditionally exhibits a variety of media. Painting, ceramics, sculpture, artists, books, and photography are all represented.

Artists must be Edisto Art Guild members - maximum of 2 entries per artist. No cost to enter. Awards will be Ribbons for: Excellence, Honorable Mention & People’s Choice Award. Artists are to drop off their work between 10am-12pm on Friday, June 6th. Please include a bio and artists statement with your pieces.

The public is welcome to attend free of charge. The schedule of events will be published soon.

The JackTown Ramblers continue to bring a crowd and we have them again this year! The JackTown Ramblers were formed as a group of like-minded acoustic musicians who want to create something just a little bit different. Performing bluegrass, string band, swing and gypsy jazz arrangements all in the same set provides an eclectic feel to their music.

The Arts in the Park concert series is sponsored by Edisto Art Guild, Edisto Chamber of Commerce and The Town of Edisto Beach. Admission is free! Bring your chairs or blankets and snacks and enjoy the show!

Chris Robinson is a visual artist and University of South Carolina Columbia Emeritus Professor, also recently retired as Visiting Artist and Chair of Visual Art & Design at USC Beaufort. His interests and artwork focus on the development, role, and mediation of complex science and technology in contemporary culture and how it assists in and influences decision-making.

Research throughout his career has involved the early use of computers and 3D imaging in the arts to laser and ambient light installations, aviation and space development, scientific exploration, complex drawings of digital spaces, and the rapid emergence of nanoscience/technology. While at USC, Robinson was involved in a variety of cross-disciplinary initiatives as a member of the NanoCenter and has been a senior and co-principal investigator on $3.5 million in United States National Science Foundation funding for multidisciplinary teams investigating the broader impacts, societal implications, and role of images in the development of nanotechnology, and spent the Spring 2009 as a Visiting Professor at the Scuola Normale Superiore of the University of Pisa working with the Italian National Enterprise for nanoScience and nanoTechnology (NEST).

He serves as the Chief Marketing Officer for AntiRadical Therapeutics (ART) in the development and marketing of a significant therapeutic, and as a fellow at the Carnegie Mellon University Studio for Creative Inquiry with The Moon Arts Group, placing a small museum on the moon. Robinson crosses the two cultures and exhibits, writes, and presents at national and international venues and conferences in the arts and sciences throughout North and South America, Europe, and Asia, along with service in the breadth of university and organizational life.

PERFORMANCES

• Thursday, March 20 - Dinner Theatre at 6:30pm, Performance at 7:00pm

• Friday & Saturday, March 21 & 22 - General Admission
  Performance at 7:30pm

• Sunday matinee, March 23 - General Admission - Performance at 3pm

Dinner Theatre reservations will be accepted starting Thursday, Feb 13th  9am  - 6pm
Call 854-766-7252 to reserve your seat!

General Admission tickets will be available at the Edistonian on Saturday, Feb 15th

PERFORMANCES

• Thursday, March 20 - Dinner Theatre at 6:30pm, Performance at 7:00pm

• Friday & Saturday, March 21 & 22 - General Admission
  Performance at 7:30pm

• Sunday matinee, March 23 - General Admission - Performance at 3pm

Dinner Theatre reservations will be accepted starting Thursday, Feb 13th  9am  - 6pm
Call 854-766-7252 to reserve your seat!

General Admission tickets will be available at the Edistonian on Saturday, Feb 15th

PERFORMANCES

• Thursday, March 20 - Dinner Theatre at 6:30pm, Performance at 7:00pm

• Friday & Saturday, March 21 & 22 - General Admission
  Performance at 7:30pm

• Sunday matinee, March 23 - General Admission - Performance at 3pm

Dinner Theatre reservations will be accepted starting Thursday, Feb 13th  9am  - 6pm
Call 854-766-7252 to reserve your seat!

General Admission tickets will be available at the Edistonian on Saturday, Feb 15th

PERFORMANCES

• Thursday, March 20 - Dinner Theatre at 6:30pm, Performance at 7:00pm

• Friday & Saturday, March 21 & 22 - General Admission
  Performance at 7:30pm

• Sunday matinee, March 23 - General Admission - Performance at 3pm

Dinner Theatre reservations will be accepted starting Thursday, Feb 13th  9am  - 6pm
Call 854-766-7252 to reserve your seat!

General Admission tickets will be available at the Edistonian on Saturday, Feb 15th

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More information to come soon on the program..

The Edisto Art Guild is sponsoring a Small Works Art Show (little paintings) at the Edisto Civic Center.

The Show will be open to the publlic on Saturday and Sunday, January 18 & 19.

Saturday from 11am to 5pm

Sunday from 1pm to 4pm

The Edisto Art Guild is sponsoring a Small Works Art Show (little paintings) at the Edisto Civic Center.

The Show will be open to the publlic on Saturday and Sunday, January 18 & 19.

Saturday from 11am to 5pm

Sunday from 1pm to 4pm

The Edisto Art Guild is excited to welcome back Theatre 99 to the Edisto Civic Center for our January 2025 program. Theatre 99 is located in Charleston, SC and offers several performances each week at their Meeting Street location. They perform improvised plays based entirely on audience suggestions. If you want to laugh and be entertained - we’ll see you there!

The performance will start promptly at 6:30 p.m.

Everyone is welcome! Free and open to the public.

“Sing-along with the Band”

Free and Open to the Public

Annual Business Meeting

We will have a covered dish meal, so bring your favorite dish and come join us.
We will also have a short business meeting with the  treasurer's report and election of officers.
The evening finale will comprise of a Reader's Theater presentation by some of our members.

ARTISTS, ART LOVERS, OLD TIMERS, NEWCOMERS, and FRIENDS….

EVERYONE is invited to join the Edisto Art Guild to toast acquaintances old and new, enjoy an impromptu art exhibit and participate in an art supply swap. Refreshments will be served.

Art Exhibit: Painters, photographers, sculptors, authors, poets, hand crafters, and such: Bring one piece of your work to display. Include a business card (or make a card identifying yourself) to accompany your work. Space for showing your work will be available on both a gallery wall as well as on display tables.

Art Swap: If you have art materials you are no longer using and would like to participate in an art supply swap, bring your old goodies and take home something new-to-you.

Join us for an evening of live jazz at Bay Creek Park. Nolan Tecklenburg is a jazz pianist from Charleston with a love for New Orleans. He studied at Loyala University in New Orleans and while in the Big Easy he was able to craft his own sound through listening and playing with some of the best local musicians. He spearheaded a project called NuSpeak, which would go on to play at Tipitina’s and other local venues including Jazz Fest.

The Arts in the Park concert series is sponsored by Edisto Art Guild, Edisto Chamber Of Commerce, and The Town of Edisto Beach. Admission is free! Bring your chairs or blankets and snacks and enjoy the show!

Join us for an evening of soulful acoustic sounds from the 70’s and beyond with Tom Teachout at Bay Creek Park.

With over 40 years of performing experience, Tom Teachout has been entertaining audiences with his vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin and percussion playing. Tom is originally from Wheeling, WV; he studied music education at West Virginia University, began teaching music in public schools in 1989 and has continued to instruct, inspire and develop young musicians in West Virginia, North Carolina and currently in Nashville, TN. he also serves as a utility musician for studio work as well as stage and performance venues with various artists in Nashville.

The Arts in the park concert series is sponsored by Edisto Art Guild, Edisto Chamber Of Commerce, and The Town of Edisto Beach. Admission is free! Bring your chairs or blankets and snacks and enjoy the show!

The JackTown Ramblers were such a hit when they performed in 2022 & 2023 and we are SO excited to have them return! The JackTown Ramblers were formed as a group of like-minded acoustic musicians who want to create something just a little bit different. Performing bluegrass, string band, swing and gypsy jazz arrangements all in the same set provides an eclectic feel to their music.

The Arts in the Park concert series is sponsored by Edisto Art Guild, Edisto Chamber of Commerce and The Town of Edisto Beach. Admission is free! Bring your chairs or blankets and snacks and enjoy the show!