Kathy McCaston was beloved by a wide circle of friends in Columbia and beyond. Friends will gather at GROW to remember her.

Before the spring session of the Modjeska Simkins School begins, students are invited to Columbia for an orientation. It is a chance for students to meet each other, review the class schedule and protocols, and ask any questions they have about the coming semester.

The spring 2026 session of the Modjeska Simkins School runs from March 2 through June 22. Classes meet Monday evenings in-person at GROW in Columbia, on Zoom, and broadcast live to satellite sites in Charleston, Lancaster, Orangeburg, Pendleton, Penn Center, and Sumter. For details, see modjeskaschool.com.

Join us for a night out at at the SC Progressive Network's HQ, 1340 Elmwood Ave. Doors open at 7:30; music runs from 8 until 10pm. As with all our workshops -- jazz every 1st and 3rd Thursday; blues every 2nd and 4th Thursday — folks with talent are invited to sit in with the

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Guests Chris Judge, Assistant Director at University of South Carolina Lancaster Beckee Garris, Program Assistant at University of South Carolina Lancaster Jay Bender, former attorney for the Catawba Indian Nation Chris Judge is a prominent archaeologist with more than 40 years of experience studying pre-contact Native American cultures in our state. He is a Senior Instructor of Anthropology and

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The spring 2026 session of the Modjeska Simkins School runs from March 2 through June 22. Classes meet Monday evenings in-person at GROW in Columbia, on Zoom, and broadcast live to satellite sites in Charleston, Lancaster, Orangeburg, Pendleton, Penn Center, and Sumter. For details, see modjeskaschool.com.

Join us for a night out at at the SC Progressive Network's HQ, 1340 Elmwood Ave. Doors open at 7:30; music runs from 8 until 10pm. As with all our workshops -- jazz every 1st and 3rd Thursday; blues every 2nd and 4th Thursday — folks with talent are invited to sit in with the

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The spring 2026 session of the Modjeska Simkins School runs from March 2 through June 22. Classes meet Monday evenings in-person at GROW in Columbia, on Zoom, and broadcast live to satellite sites in Charleston, Lancaster, Orangeburg, Pendleton, Penn Center, and Sumter. To apply or for details, see modjeskaschool.com.