Broad River Arts Center Art Center

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Take a late-summer break to enjoy the hits created by Jerry Herman, composer of  Hello, Dolly, Mame, La Cage Aux Folles and more. The debut show at the Broad River Arts Center is full of lyrics -- some well-known and some hidden gems -- with an upbeat outlook featuring what Herman called "the simple hummable showtune." 

The Blue Iguanas will perform at the Broad River Arts Center on October 20th at 4 PM.  It is a Columbia, SC based bluegrass rock band that performs original, traditional, and, sometimes non-traditional music, delivered through acoustic instrumentation and three-part vocal harmonies. In their first three years together, The Blue Iguanas has performed at numerous festivals. They have just released their second CD, a compilation of songs from live performances, which follows their first CD, Fire in the Pineywoods 

Presented by our youth theatre, Snoopy and the whole Peanuts gang sing, dance and celebrate their unique outlook on the world in this brand new revision of Snoopy!!! The Musical.

The Dick Goodwin Big Band brings its incredible repertory to BRAC at 4:00 on Sunday November 24. Program selections are drawn from different decades and feature all manner of styles.

The music is written especially for the ensemble by Goodwin and bassist Terry Trentham. The Big Band, with versatile vocalist Kristi Hood, boasts some

of the most respected players in the area … USC music professors, SC Philharmonic Orchestra members, and top area music educators. Dr. Goodwin is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of South Carolina and the recipient of the Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Award, the highest honor given by

the State of South Carolina to an individual artist. Winifred (Winkie) Goodwin is also likely to be featured on piano.

 The Broad River Arts Center is pleased to once again have the Palmetto Mastersingers perform on the BRAC stage at 4:00 pm on Sunday, December 1st.

"Where there is no vision, the people perish." This ancient proverb is a timeless principle. Organizations, businesses, projects and events are the realization of someone's vision. The Palmetto Mastersingers, organized in 1981 by Dr. Arpad Darazs, then director of choral studies at The University of South Carolina, is the realization of his vision. He saw the wonderful possibilities of a men's chorus to provide an opportunity for men from all walks of life who love to sing together; but, he saw the greater purpose of the rich service such a group could provide too many people enhancing the cultural life of the community. 

 Quilters is a musical with a book by Molly Newman and Barbara Damashek, and lyrics and music by Barbara Damashek. It is about the lives of American pioneer women based on the book The Quilters: Women and Domestic Art by Patricia Cooper and Norma Bradley Allen. The show was originally developed and produced by the Denver Center Theater Company, Brockman Seawell, executive producer. It had a brief run on Broadway in 1984. 

And the World Goes 'Round is a musical revue showcasing the songs of John Kander and Fred Ebb. The revue takes its title from a tune the songwriting team wrote for Liza Minnelli to sing in the film New York, New York (that song, however, is titled "But the World Goes 'Round"). The show consists of an eclectic collection of love songs, torch songs, and acerbically witty comic numbers.