SEWE ARTIST CHOSEN: Sporting artist Eldridge Hardie of Denver has been named the featured artist for next year's Southeastern Wildlife Exposition, event organizers have announced. Through works such as "Poling the Flats" (shown here), Hardie has developed a reputation as one of the most accomplished sporting artists of the contemporary era. Read more in today's Good News column. (Courtesy of the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition)

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TODAY'S FOCUS
'Go Purple' to end domestic violence; S.C. ranks 3rd in nation
By VLADIA JURCOVA SPENCER
President, Zonta Club of Charleston
Special to CharlestonCurrents.com

MAY 10, 2010 -- Approximately 60 million women worldwide have disappeared because of gender-based violence, 4 million women and girls are sold as property every year, and 7,000 females will contract HIV, often through rape. As violence against women does not discriminate against race, class, culture or age, the need for prevention and awareness is evident in the greater Charleston area.

Spencer

According to statistics, South Carolina is No. 3 in the nation for reported incidents of domestic violence. In the United States, an estimated 1.3 million women are victims of physical assault by an intimate partner each year. The cost of intimate partner violence exceeds $5.8 billion each year, $4.1 billion of which is for direct medical and mental health services.

Victims of intimate partner violence lost almost 8 million days of paid work because of the violence perpetrated against them by current or former husbands, boyfriends and dates. This loss is the equivalent of more than 32,000 full-time jobs and almost 5.6 million days of household productivity as a result of violence. There are 16,800 homicides and $2.2 million (medically treated) injuries due to intimate partner violence annually, which costs $37 billion.

These statistics are truly alarming, yet most domestic violence crimes are never reported to the police as many do not consider domestic violence a crime.

To prevent violence against women in Charleston, more than 50 local organizations under the leadership of the Zonta Club of Charleston, met under the same roof for the first time in July 2009 to collaborate on ways to combat this pervasive human violation. In attendance were representatives from nonprofits, philanthropic groups, the media, our legal system, law enforcement, religious organizations, school systems, the military, and the health-care industry.

While specific missions were different, the goal of bettering and saving the lives of women was a common thread. Thanks to local sponsors such as Verizon Wireless and the City of North Charleston, Zonta is now able to organize these meetings on a regular basis.

To further increase the awareness of the issue, the Zonta Club of Charleston also organizes two regular fundraising events in the spring and fall. Since May is the National "Go Purple to Break the Silence, End Domestic Violence Month," the local club created a special event to shine more light on the problem of domestic violence in the city (see the box with this article for more information on the Zonta Wine Social: Go Purple to Break the Silence, End Domestic Violence).

The local club is devoted to raising awareness of domestic violence and contributes to preventing domestic abuse by creating educational programs for young women locally and raising funds for Zonta international programs abroad. Zonta International, established in 1919, has as its mission to stop violence and to improve the lives of women through a variety of international service projects.

In 2008-2010, Zonta International will fund service programs in Rwanda (Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV), in Guatemala and El Salvador (Safe Cities for Women), and in Liberia (Reduction of Obstetric Fistula). Nearly 33,000 members from 67 countries work tirelessly to increase awareness of violence against women worldwide.

Vladia Jurcova Spencer is the president of the Zonta Club of Charleston and the owner of Stylee PR & Marketing. Megan Fink also contributed to this article. Fink is a public information coordinator for the Medical University of South Carolina and a member of the Zonta Club of Charleston.

CURRENTS
New Spoleto Festival poster panned
By ANDY BRACK, publisher

MAY 10, 2010 -- I like to paint. I like art. I like modern art a lot. I even like odd conceptual modern art.

Brack

But I am befuddled by the newly unveiled poster for the 2010 Spoleto Festival USA, slated to begin at the end of the month in Charleston. The world-renowned festival and world-renowned artist it commissioned have thrust something into the public domain that doesn't seem worth the paper on which it is printed.

Maybe that's the point - to offer a poster that is so controversial artistically that it gets people talking about Spoleto which, in turn, may drive people to attend the 17-day event of art, culture, music and more.

Artist Maya Lin, best known for designing the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, offered an "excavated map" as this year's poster. What she apparently did was to take an atlas and open it to the South Carolina page. (Opposite is a page of Rhode Island.) Then she cut holes on each side of the atlas all the way down to the cover. So what you see are maps of Rhode Island and South Carolina, each with holes that show layers of "excavated" pages.

Festival general director Nigel Redden told The (Charleston) Post and Courier that he loved the whimsy of the poster. He said he asked Lin to do something for Spoleto involving maps of the eastern United States after seeing some of her other map excavations. "She agreed very kindly," he told the paper. "I thought people would think it strange if she used a map of China or middle Europe, so we asked her to consider the eastern United States."

The unveiling of the annual poster is a big to-do for the festival. It's so anticipated as a way to introduce the festival's 17-day program that it gets big media coverage across the state.

But across Charleston, this year's poster seems to be making many people wonder, "Huh?"

Local graphic designer Gil Shuler wrote on his blog that he couldn't stop laughing because he thought Lin's inspiration for the poster was a well-publicized, rambling answer by a Miss Teen USA contestant from South Carolina in 2007. You might recall that when Caitlin Upton was asked why one-fifth of Americans couldn't locate the U.S. on a map, she replied some people didn't have maps and referenced South Africa and "The Iraq."

Here are some comments lifted from Twitter and my Facebook page:

• "Call me a traitor, but I think the Spoleto poster is dumb."
  
  
• "It's a freaking map. An ugly uninspired map. Maybe they should just spell out 'Spoleto' in Helvetica black on white and be done with it."
  
  
• "Yuck. Really. My least favorite. Ever."
  
  
• "Van Gogh = Starry Night = legendary, inspiring, dream worthy. Maya Lin = 2010 Spoleto Poster = AAA road map, FP kindling, what the ?? RI??"
  
  
• "Well, I'm no artist, but it looks like it is promoting a comic book convention, to me."
  
  
• "Looks like a 4th grade art project."

A couple of people were more charitable. A Columbia resident saw Lin's work as "an interesting effort by a renowned architect to make flat art appear to be multidimensional. I don't like it at all, but then, I don't like the design of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington D.C., either."

A North Carolina woman observed, "It's a cool concept but not a very gripping image for a poster. And I wish it were presented with S.C. on the right axis instead of turned 90 degrees. Plus, I have no idea why Rhode Island is on a Spoleto poster (the article said there was a story to connect them, but I don't know the story). There, I'm done..."

Regardless of how you feel about the poster, at least it has people talking. We wonder whether the talk will turn into money and action at the box offices. Let's hope this odd art experiment works out for the folks at Spoleto. (Note to Spoleto for next year - get something that looks a little better on a T-shirt.)

Andy Brack is the publisher of StatehouseReport.com and CharlestonCurrents.com. He can be reached at publisher@charlestoncurrents.com.

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GOOD NEWS
SEWE chooses Hardie as featured artist for 2011 expo

The Southeastern Wildlife Exposition has tapped sporting artist Eldridge Hardie as the featured artist for the 2011 event. A well-respected artist in the genre, Hardie has been called one of the most accomplished sporting artists of the contemporary era by Sporting Classics senior editor Tom Davis.

"Driven Grouse - Scotland" by Eldridge Hardie.

Hardie's work has appeared frequently in publications such as Garden & Gun, Sporting Classics, Gray's Sporting Journal, Fly Fishing in Salt Waters, Shooting Sportsman, and Pointing Dog Journal, and his career has been profiled in Wildlife Art News and Southwest Art.

In a Gray's Sporting Journal review of the book "The Paintings of Eldridge Hardie-Art of a Life in Sport," Christopher Camuto calls the artist "as good as any painter alive in depicting not only the beauty of nature but also the subtle psychological tug in any fishing or hunting scene. Eldridge Hardie gets it."

Hardie's own bird-hunting and fly-fishing pursuits have taken him from Canada to the Caribbean, the southernmost tip of South America, Scotland, and all across the United States. "I was born to hunt, fish, and make art about these passions," the artist has said.

Hardie was born in 1940 on a small ranch near Boerne, Texas. In 1964 he graduated first in his class with a bachelor of fine arts degree from the School of Fine Art at Washington University in Saint Louis. He has lived in Denver since 1968.

The 2011 Southeastern Wildlife Exposition is scheduled for Feb. 18-20. For more information, go to http://www.sewe.com or call 723-1748.

East Cooper Medical Center rated best Tenet hospital

East Cooper Medical Center has won the Tenet Five-Star Service Award for patient satisfaction for the fifth consecutive year, making the Mount Pleasant facility the highest-scoring hospital in the Tenet Healthcare Corp. Tenet is one of the largest investor-owned health-care systems in the nation, with 49 acute-care hospitals in 11 states, 57 outpatient centers and 57,613 employees.

To conduct the survey, an independent research corporation carried out telephone interviews with patients. The five-star designation represents a cumulative rating of the hospital's inpatient, outpatient surgery and emergency department scores.

"Receiving an award of this caliber showcases East Cooper Medical Center's commitment to excellence, caring and our community. We hope our families, friends and neighbors will take pride in knowing their own hospital has earned this recognition" said Janie Sinacore-Jaberg, East Cooper Medical Center's chief executive officer. "A Five-Star Service Award for five years straight is a major accomplishment, and to be the highest-scoring hospital in Tenet is a great reminder of how hard the East Cooper Medical Center team works each and every day."

Aquarium to mark 10th birthday this weekend

Fun, fish and feedings are all part of the party that the South Carolina Aquarium will throw this weekend to celebrate its 10th birthday. From May 14 through May 16, visitors can enjoy special dive shows, unusual feedings, animal enrichment programs, a mascot parade, crafts and more. Guests also have a chance to win $10 off a family membership.

In honor of the 10 years since the facility opened, celebrations will be held at 10 minutes after the hour during regular hours from Friday through Sunday. Among the programs are the following:

• Visitors can join educators first thing in the morning for a cup of coffee and a favorite returning program, "Harbor Happenings," at 9:10 a.m. The program will look at the creatures that swim and play in Charleston Harbor.
  
  
• The aquarium otters will get a life-size birthday cake at 10:10 a.m. (It's actually an interactive wooden cake that the otters, who've been part of the aquarium since it opened, can play on and around.)
  
  
• The newest addition to the aquarium, an albino alligator, will be fed at 12:10 p.m.
  
  
• At 1:10 p.m. is Penguin Art, an animal enrichment activity in which one of the Magellanic penguins will create its own artwork with paint on canvas.
  
  
• The aquarium staff, volunteers, the four aquarium mascots, and one of the Magellanic penguins will have a birthday mascot parade through the Great Hall at 2:10 p.m. Afterwards, guests can get their picture taken with the mascots and watch as the penguins are fed their afternoon snack.

For more information or a full schedule of activities go to http://www.scaquarium.org/Visit/birthday.html. The aquarium is an underwriting partner of CharlestonCurrents.com.

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Of Irish descent, John Patrick Grace was born on December 30, 1874, in Charleston, the son of James I. Grace and Elizabeth Daly. After various employment experiences, Grace was hired by Congressman William Elliott of Beaufort in 1899 to be secretary of his Washington office. Grace graduated from Georgetown University Law School in 1902 and became the law partner of W. Turner Logan in Charleston. A racial progressive for his time, in 1907 Grace defended two black farm laborers charged with breaking the state's peonage law. He not only won an acquittal, but also succeeded in having the federal district court in Charleston rule the peonage law unconstitutional.

The old bridge named for the late John P. Grace

Following an unsuccessful run for the U.S. Senate in 1908, Grace ran for mayor of Charleston in 1911. A brash, demagogic campaigner, Grace narrowly won, thanks to strong support in the city's ethnic and working-class wards. During his first term (1911-1915), Grace accelerated park construction, enacted health legislation, improved rail access to Charleston at competitive rates, and tried unsuccessfully to buy the electric company in order to lower rates for consumers. On November 27, 1912, he married Ella Barkley Sullivan, but left no heirs.

Associated with the Reform wing of the South Carolina Democratic Party, which was allied with the controversial former governor Cole Blease, Grace was an ardent foe of progressive Governor Richard I. Manning. Manning and Grace clashed over enforcement of state liquor laws in Charleston, which Manning thought too lax. During the heated campaign of 1915, the governor sent militia to police the election, and Grace lost by twenty-eight votes.

On Thursday: Grace the editor, Grace the bridge

-- Excerpted from the entry by Alexia Jones Helsley and Terry Lynn Helsley. To read more about this or 2,000 other entries about South Carolina, check out The South Carolina Encyclopedia by USC Press. (Information used by permission.)

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THE LIST
Test your myth detector

It's no myth that the Lowcountry is a great place to live. But there are definitely some myths when it comes to local history, and perhaps no one hears more of them than the city's tour guides.

Simms

We asked Brian Simms, who grew up in Charleston and launched his own guided walking tour company, Charleston Sole, in March to share the misconceptions he hears most often about the Holy City. Here are the myths -- and, even better -- the facts from Brian.

Myth: Rainbow Row houses were painted different colors because it helped illiterate slaves to distinguish between the kind of stores they were or to help drunken sailors remember where their sleeping accommodations were.
Truth: In the early 1900s, Dorothy Porcher Legge purchased a section of these houses numbering 99 through 101 East Bay and began to renovate them. She chose to paint these houses pink based on a colonial Caribbean color scheme. Other owners and future owners followed suit, creating the "rainbow" of pastel colors present today. The coloring of the houses helped keep the houses cool inside as well as give the area its name.

Myth: The Market is thought to have been a place that sold slaves.
Truth: The area of the Market was given by Charles Cotesworth Pinckney to the city of Charleston in 1788. He stipulated that a public market be built on the site and that it remain in use as a public market perpetually, and that it would defer back to the Pinckney family if used for any other purpose. Around 1807, there was a meat market near Meeting Street, produce was sold in the middle, and, near East Bay Street, a fish market was erected.

Myth: The pirate Blackbeard was held in the Provost Dungeon at the Old Exchange Building.
Truth: The Provost Dungeon (circa 1771) did not exist when Blackbeard was around in the early 1700s. The Provost Dungeon was used by the British to hold American prisoners of war during the Revolution from 1780 until 1782, and is the only time it was used for that purpose. The Half Moon Battery and Court of Guard were erected in 1680 on this site. This is jail that held a famous pirate, but not Blackbeard! It was Stede Bonnet, the "Gentleman Pirate." He got his name because he was a former major in the British Army and thus was a part of the aristocracy, or a "gentleman." Bonnet was captured by Col. William Rhett and placed in the Court of Guard until being hung at White Point Garden on Dec. 10, 1718. It is true that Blackbeard held some prominent Charlestonians hostage in the harbor for ransom, but he was never held prisoner here. He was captured by North Carolinians and beheaded on Nov. 22, 1718.

Myth: The first shots of the Civil War were fired from the Battery at Fort Sumter.
Truth: There are many cannons down at the Battery today, but these cannons did not fire on Fort Sumter. They were mainly placed to fire on ships that may get too close to the town. It was physically impossible at the start of the Civil War to fire that far. Fort Sumter sits about three and a half miles from the peninsula at its closest point. Not until August of 1863 was any gun capable of that distance. The Union forces constructed a cannon called "the Swamp Angel." It could fire a 150-pound projectile four and a half miles. This is the first time you have citizens fleeing Charleston during the war. Furthermore, the first shots of the war were fired on the Union resupply ship "Star of the West" from Battery Wagner on Morris Island. These shots were fired in January, three months before the bombardment of Fort Sumter.

QUOTE
On saying a lot

"The U.S. Constitution is less than a quarter the length of the owner's manual for a 1998 Toyota Camry, and yet it has managed to keep 300 million of the world's most unruly, passionate and energetic people safe, prosperous and free."

- P.J. O'Rourke, American humorist and political commentator (1947 - )

THRASH VS. BRACK CONTEST
How to adopt a duck

To adopt a duck in the Charleston Duck Race and have a chance to win part of $30,000 in cash and prizes -- and maybe $1 million -- go to this Web site. Then complete these steps:

• Click on the registration link and fill out the online form to adopt a duck of your own.
  
  
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• Then fill in Ann's or Andy's name as the "Rotarian to Be Credited."

CALENDAR: THIS WEEK

(NEW) Vertical Gardening: 6:30 p.m. today (May 10), Charleston Museum Auditorium, 360 Meeting St. Jim Martin, executive director of the Charleston Parks Conservancy, will talk about how to grow vegetables, flowers and herbs vertically - ideal for those in small spaces and tight places where gardening "up" is the only way to go. Part of the Charleston Horticulture Society Lecture Series. Attendees are asked to make a $10 donation to the Windermere Community Garden. More info: 579-9922 or online.

Baseball Book Signings: 7 p.m. May 14, Joe Riley Park, and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 15, Blue Bicycle Books, 420 King St., downtown. Joseph Wallace will sign copies of his novel "Diamond Ruby" at a RiverDogs game May 14 and the bookstore on May 15. The novel is about a female baseball pitcher in Prohibition-era New York who moves from being a sideshow act on Coney Island to attracting the attention of gangsters, the Klan, a young Babe Ruth and boxer Jack Dempsey. More info.

Blessing of the Fleet: 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 16, Waterfront Memorial Park, foot of the Ravenel Bridge, Mount Pleasant. The 23rd Annual Blessing the Fleet and Seafood Festival has been rescheduled for this date; originally planned for April 25, it was cancelled because of inclement weather. Although the fleet has already been blessed and has started the season, the festival will still feature local restaurants serving samples of their seafood dishes, music by the East Coast Party Band, shrimp-eating and shag-dancing contests, children's activities and a craft show. More info.

Yacht Affair: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. May 16, Charleston City Marina, 17 Lockwood Drive. Benefit for Communities In Schools (dropout prevention programs) features tours of exclusive yachts, a silent auction, entertainment and food by some top local chefs. Tickets: before May 10, $85 per person or $150 per couple; at the door, $95 per person or $170 per couple. To purchase: 740-6793 or go online here.

CALENDAR: ONGOING AND SOON

(NEW) Palmetto Scholars Academy Breakfast: 7:30 a.m. May 19, SCRA MUSC Innovation Center, 645 Meeting St., downtown. The Charleston Regional Development Alliance, Charleston Defense Contractors Association, and Charleston Digital Corridor will host a business breakfast to introduce the community to Palmetto Scholars Academy, South Carolina's first public charter school for gifted and talented students. Dr. Shelagh Gallagher, a nationally recognized expert on curricula for gifted students who is developing the curriculum plan for the academy, will be the speaker. Her topic will be "National Excellence: Averting the Quiet Crisis in Gifted Education." Cost: $25 per person. More info.

(NEW) Craft Beer Tasting: 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. May 22, Joe Riley Stadium. A craft beer tasting dubbed "America's Favorite CraftTime" will be presented by Henry J. Lee Distributors in conjunction with a RiverDogs game. Sample fine beers from across the country, including Lagunitas' Undercover Shutdown Ale and Pyramid Brewery's Haywire. Must be 21 or older. Tickets: $25 each, which includes entry to the tasting, sampling tickets and a seat for the 7:05 p.m. RiverDogs game against the Savannah Sand Gnats. More info/tickets: http://www.riverdogs.com.

(NEW) Mobile Skin Cancer Screening: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 12, Whirlin' Waters Adventure Waterpark, Wannamaker County Park, North Charleston. The Charleston County Parks and Recreation Commission and MUSC will man a fully equipped mobile doctor's office to offer free skin cancer screenings. The mobile unit will also visit the Isle of Palms on July 10; it will be set up on the front beach from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. that day. No appointments necessary. More info: 792-1414.

S.C. Maritime Archaeology: 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. May 25, Charleston County Main Library, 68 Calhoun St., downtown. Presenters Ashley Deming, maritime archaeologist, and author/technician Carl Naylor will feature educational programs offered by the Sport Diver Archaeology Management Program and highlight projects conducted at the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. Artifacts found in South Carolina waters will be shown and discussed. Free. More info: 805-6930.

Colonial Art Tour: 4 p.m. each Thursday, May 28 through June 24, Heyward-Washington House, 87 Church St., downtown. Explore the art of portraiture and satirical engravings popular with wealthy colonial Charlestonians. The Charleston Museum's art collection at the house features portraits by Jeremiah Theus, Samuel F.B. Morse and Henry Benbridge; later copies by Johann Stolle and George Whiting Flagg; and original, irreverent engravings of William Hogarth. Cost: $10 adults, $5 ages 3-12; free for Charleston Museum members. Reservations not required. More info: 722-2996, ext. 235.

FOCUS ARCHIVES

7/26: Parezo: Personal chefs
7/22: Bender: Shark Week
7/19: Witty: Growth in down market
7/14: Carroll: Networking
7/7: Blanchard: Financial planning
7/1: Shaffer: Picky Eaters Group
6/28: Bender: Fishy Fourth
6/24: Belden: Society 1858
6/21: Stevenson: Summer reading
6/17: Handel: On Jim Fisher
6/14: Reeves: Summer dress
6/10: Martin: Garden tips
6/7: Dubrofsky: Green homes
6/3: McCutcheon: Young pros
5/31: McFaddlin: Health benefits
5/27: Ledbetter: Senior riders
5/24: Myers: Microloan's impact
5/20: Gadson: Rural Mission's needs
5/17: Bender: Bocce bashing
5/13: DeMarco: Homeless help
5/10: Spencer: Ending violence
5/6: Westmeyer: Fish to buy
5/3: Maas: Spoleto tips

• More of Focus in the archives

THRASH ARCHIVES

7/29: Lazy? Boiled peanuts
7/22: Purple Toes book
7/14: Art opens doors
7/1: Lots to do on 4th
6/24: Ways to nab skeeters
6/17: Dump the Pump, more
6/10: Lots to do locally
6/3: Dancin' for dollars
5/27: Locals' 15 minutes
5/20: Strawberry season
5/13: New for foodies
5/6: Poll managing
4/29: Adopt a Duck
4/22: Indelible ink
4/15: Grab-bag of items
4/1: In jingle semifinals
3/25: Blues and birds
3/18: Recalling "The Charleston"
3/11: East Cooper hospital
3/4: Green mowers
2/25: Get outdoors
2/18: Local guide book for kids
2/11: Reviewing Jenny's book
2/4: MSNBC looks at success
1/21: Tell Mt. Pleasant
1/14: Winter plant tips
1/7: New books

• More Ann Thrash in the archives

BRACK ARCHIVES

8/2: Cherry juice, Gardner
7/26: Biden on Hollings
7/19: About Turkey
7/7: Campaign trash
6/28: Impatient electorate
6/21: Haley's thin record
6/14: Daddy-daughter trip
6/7: Gulf spill report
5/31: New SC poll flummoxes
5/24: BBQ should be state meat
5/17: Advice to new grads
5/10: Bad Spoleto poster
5/3: First District candidates
4/26: Don't veto cigarette tax
4/19: Great weekend of fun
4/12: Remembering Civil War
4/6: Be counted in Census
3/29: SC economy is recovering
3/22: Meeting Turkish neighbors
3/15: Clyburn whips up support
3/8: The Wreck rec
3/1: Cut all of the cuts
2/22: A look at summer camps
2/15: School district Einsteins
2/8: About mules
2/1: Bauer should get out
1/28: Gibbs at White House
1/25: Friend's new show
1/18: Rockwell painting
1/11: Palmetto Priorities
1/4: Piggly Wiggly visit

• More Andy Brack in the archives

BUSINESS INDIGO

4/22: Green Wizard, more
4/1: Encouraging biz signs
3/18: Biz fair, CED venture
3/4: Lowcountry tech hub
2/4: Advice on working with Boeing
1/21: Co-working group
1/7: Free library text questions

LIST ARCHIVES

8/2: Bedside reading
7/29: Five for fall
7/26: Hollings library
7/22: Wine + Food fest
7/19: New Chas app
7/14: Chas at top
7/7: SC films
7/1: Keeping cool
6/28: LinkedIn tips
6/24: Be an Angel
6/21: CFW finances
6/17: Pirate facts
6/14: Gadsden Flag
6/10: Butterfly tips
6/7: 1773 awards
6/3: Good reads
5/31: 5 Southern artists
5/27: Local jazz legends
5/24: Piccolo for kids
5/20: Pats on back
5/17: Tea tips
5/13: PeaceLoveHipHop
5/10: Myth detector
5/6: Cooking with Mom
5/3: Turtle tales

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