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COVER STORY10 Ride for Kids

FEATURES18 Act II: Harbison Theatre26 The Test of Time David Clark

COLUMNS6 Financial Strategies Stratos Wealth Partners14 Car Talk Baker Collision Express16 Faith Matters Pastor Ken Jumper

DEPARTMENTS3 From the Publisher5 Events 7 Lexington Leaders Sissy Frierson24 Spice of Life Halloween Treats28 Faith in Action Providence Presbyterian

Is it really true that Christmas is in less than 90 days? How can that happen when I’m still dating some checks with the year 2012? Am I in the midst of some middle-aged time warp? What has happened to 2013?

Yes, October is here and Lexington is gearing up for fall. There’s plenty going on in our community, and we hope you’ll dis-cover some fun, new things in our events calendar. This year, I’m serving as chair-person of the Oktoberfest committee that has planned and organized Rocktoberfest on October 26. I hope everyone will make plans to come out and enjoy the fun. A portion of proceeds will benefit the Chris-topher Conner Foundation. Food trucks will serve German fare in addition to their regular grub. You should be able to find me hanging around the 2 Fat 2 Fly truck.

I love their stuffed wings—they are ab-solutely delicious!

Donna and I celebrated our 16th anniversary last week, and I’m thank-ful for her love and support. We launched another sister publication this month, CWC Life, that will cov-er the Cayce-West Columbia area. Needless to say, things have been extremely busy at our office. We ap-preciate your continued support of Lexington Life Magazine and hope you enjoy this month’s issue. I’d also like to wish my daughter Gigi a Happy 11th Birthday!

Have a great autumn,

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Contributing WritersDavid Clark, Robert LeHeup,

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Newberry College MonthSt. Stephen’s Lutheran Church, Sundays 8:30 and 11 a.m.Each Sunday in October will feature vari-ous staff and students from Newberry College including President Dr. Maurice Sherrens, the Newberry College Singers, retired graduate Pastor Jim Connelley and others. Local students and alumni are in-vited to attend. 359-6352.

Thursday, October 10Lexington County Education Association-Retired MeetingFlight Deck Restaurant, 1:00-3:00 p.m.

Retired educators and support person-nel are invited to connect over

lunch while enjoying Helpful Hints for Home and Garden, presented

by Judy Derrick and Marsha Wash.

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Thu-Fri, October 17-18

Haunted History Halloween Program

Lexington County Museum, 7:00-8:30 p.m.

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Monday, October 21Golf for Conner Charity Tournament and Silent AuctionCountry Club of LexingtonProceeds from this sixth annual event ben-efit various scholarships, grants and pro-grams supported by the Christopher Con-ner Foundation. Registration at 10 a.m., tee off at noon, silent auction at 4:00 p.m. Register online at ConnerFoundation.org.

Tuesday, October 23Lexington Fall FestivalTown Municipal Complex, 6-9 p.m.Air fun rides, games, costume contest, food and more! $5 per person, $15 per family; proceeds benefit the Adopt a Cop program. Bring non-perishable food items or new blankets for neighbors in need.

Friday, October 25Thrills at the MillLexington’s Old Mill, 4-7 p.m.Bring the whole family for trick or treat-ing, games, face painting, a costume con-test, and tales of Milly the Old Mill Ghost!

Saturday, October 26PHMS Yard Sale, Bake Sale and Craft Sale Fundraiser300 West Main Street, 7 a.m. – 12 p.m.Help Pleasant Hill Middle School Span-ish Immersion Students raise funds for an immersion trip! Shop deals, delectables, and doodads in the parking lot of Radius Church on Main Street.

Monday, October 28Lake Murray Young Life BanquetLexington Municipal Center, 6:30-8:30 p.m.Young Life is a Christian ministry serving high school students at Lexington, River

Bluff, Irmo and Dutch Fork. Enjoy din-ner from Outback Steak House and a pre-sentation from Young Life speaker David Page of Greensboro, N.C. Free admission, donations accepted. LakeMurrayYoung-Life.org or 553-9275.

Monday, October 28Fashion for a Cure Travinia Italian Kitchen 11a.m.- 2p.m.Fashion show and luncheon presented by Cho on Main. For ticket information please call 356-1111.

Saturday, November 2Christmas Craft Show and Holiday BazaarLexington Middle School, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.Browse crafts and holiday gift items from over 50 crafters and vendors throughout the Midlands. A silent auction will benefit Harvest Hope Food Bank. 553-4912.

Sunday, November 311th Annual Lexington County Veterans ParadeDowntown Lexington, 3 p.m.Come honor our veterans with an old-fashioned parade followed by a memorial service at the Veterans Monument. No entry fee. 785-1454 or 785-8400.

Friday, November 8Party with a Purpose Scholarship Fundraiser Wine EventLexington Chamber, 6:30-9:00 p.m.Proceeds benefit three annual scholar-ships benefiting high school seniors from Lexington and White Knoll high schools. $20 per person in advance, $30 at the door. 447-2511.

October


“The One Big Risk”When Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy in 2008, defining

the seminal event of the financial crisis, there was one big risk in-vestors were worried about across their portfolios: credit risk — the potential losses arising from the inability of homeowners, banks, and government enterprises to pay back their debts. As we reach the five-year anniversary of that event this month, another single big risk has emerged in the minds of investors: interest rate risk — the potential losses from rising interest rates on financial assets. While not worthy of anywhere near the same degree of concern as five years ago for most investors, all market participants have been focusing on this traditionally bond-market-centric risk.

Of course, for bond investors, rising interest rates mean fall-ing bond prices, while declining interest rates mean rising bond prices. In general, the prices of longer-term and lower-yielding bonds have the greatest interest-rate sensitivity. Over the past four months, the sharp rise in the yield on the 10-year Treasury from 1.6 percent on May 2 to 3.0 percent on September 6 has resulted in losses for many high-quality bonds. But it has been no picnic for other asset classes either. For much of the past five years, high-yield bonds have acted a lot more like stocks than bonds, mea-sured by statistical correlation. However, the rise in rates this year has reminded high yield bondholders that they are still bonds, as they have tracked the losses in bonds since May 2 rather than the gains in stocks.

Normally, rising rates are not a problem for stocks until the yield on the 10-year Treasury gets above 5 percent, when increas-ing inflation typically starts to become a problem. But the pace at which yields head higher matters at any level. The sharp rise in rates in August prompted a pullback in stocks. For the first time in six years, the correlation between the S&P 500 and the yield on the 10-year Treasury has turned negative.

No doubt, if interest rates slow — or even reverse — their recent steep climb, investors will still have plenty of other risks to turn their focus to: potential military action in Syria, sluggish global economic growth, Congress’ fiscal fight over the debt ceiling and funding for the federal government, among others. But any easing in the one big risk on investors’ minds right now would likely be a plus.

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It might be hard for Lexington’s “Sissy” Frierson to pick a favorite of her many works of art and sculpture, but the choice is easy for her Lexington neighbors and fans: The Story Lady at Lexington County Main Library on U.S. Highway I in Lexington.

Edna Bedenbaugh reigned as The Story Lady for many years, nurturing a love of reading and literature for hundreds of chil-dren. Now, she stands in perpetuity at the entrance of the main library, bronzed for all time with three children and a doll in tribute to her lifetime of service to this community.

In 2004, when the Lexington library system observed the fifth anniversary of its huge expansion program, Sissy Frierson was commissioned to create a sculpture honoring The Story Lady. That choice was an easy one, also. Sissy had already made a name for herself with handsome sculptures

in public places in Columbia, as well as privately commissioned works for families.

“I earned a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of South Caroli-na,” she recalls. “There was nothing offered in sculpture. I learned that on my own and entered competitions while I polished my skill. I won Best of Show in the Springs Mills Annual Art Exhibition in 1986, and kept going for another 25 years.”

Sissy (her given name is Estelle) has handiwork on display all over the Mid-lands. Her first big piece stands in Colum-bia’s Canal Park, a larger-than-life statue of Christopher Columbus. That was created for Columbia’s Quintennial Celebration (1492-1992). She persuaded a 6’9” former basketball star at USC, Lyn Burkholder, to pose for this piece.

The popular Gorilla Exhibit at River-

banks Zoo includes an adorable figure of a baby gorilla. And when you approach the Koger Center in Columbia, her Aids Memorial statue stands at the entrance to greet you. Why not take a Frierson Tour around Columbia and enjoy a good look at these creative works of art?

The last large piece Sissy sculpted was a statue of Governor Ransome Williams, now installed in the town of Society Hill. These days, she’s more likely to be found pack-ing for an international trip. Along with her daughter Sally, she’s off to Israel in October.

Sissy has been married to Dr. John Fri-erson, a well-known landscape gardener, for 55 years. They have three children and six grands. The Story Lady statue was a family enterprise, as John donated his ser-vices to the Lexington Garden Club for the landscaping around the installation. n

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This fall, motorcycle enthusiasts from across South Carolina will cruise through Lexington to raise funds for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation’s Ride for Kids®

program. Motorcyclists Mike and Di-anne Traynor started this event in 1984, when a friend’s child was diagnosed with a brain tumor. After their first successful run in Atlanta, the program expanded to other cities. In 1991, the Traynors estab-lished the Pediatric Brain Tumor Founda-tion (PBTF).

Thirty years later, Ride for Kids® is the largest contributor of funding for pediatric brain tumor research from the public sec-tor. Since its beginning, the program has sponsored 550 “fun-filled, family-friendly rides” and raised almost $3 million to as-sist with research, family support, public awareness, and college scholarships for

survivors. More than 40 cities across the nation will partici-

pate in 2013.

by Marilyn Thomas

Rev Up and Ride…Supporting the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation


Midlands Ride Info — Register Now!On Sunday, October 13, the first-ever

Midlands Ride for Kids will be held at Lexington High School. Those who wish to participate as motorcyclists, passengers, or “virtual riders” can preregister at Cu-reTheKids.org and create a personalized

Ride Page to track donations. Qualifying participants will be awarded incentives such as clothing and electronics, and en-tered into a prize drawing that includes a Honda motorcycle.

Online registration is open until noon on the Friday before the event, and onsite registration will be available between noon and 1:30 p.m. the day of the ride. A sug-gestion donation is requested from all reg-istrants, and every cent is donated directly to the PBTF.

On the day of the ride, people arrive early to register, socialize, check out the motorbikes, and celebrate the local chil-dren who will benefit from this endeavor. These honored guests are the “Shining Stars” of the day.

“We want the Stars and their families to have a day where they don’t have to think about their disease. They get to talk with other families going through the same struggles,” explains Mark Muhlenfeld, a National Ride Manager for PBTF.

These Shining Stars and their immedi-ate family are invited to join in the activi-ties. They are served a light meal, receive Ride for Kids® t-shirts, and ride in a mo-torcycle parade. Registration a month pri-or is requested to ensure these amenities

can be provided.After the preliminaries, the jaunt will

begin promptly at 2 p.m., rain or shine. The route is approximately 45 miles long, with police escorting the riders and all in-tersections blocked off. When the ride is complete, a special ceremony takes place

that is a “celebration for our Stars,” says Muhlenfeld. During this closing program, the top fundraisers and motorcycle clubs will be recognized for their contributions, and the Shining Stars are spotlighted.

Lexington’s Shining StarsSeveral local children have garnered

community support in recent years while fighting pediatric brain tumors. One of Lex-ington’s youngest Shining Stars is Richard Culliver, an eight-year-old who was diag-nosed with diffuse intrinsic pon-tine glioma — a rare inoperable brainstem tu-mor —in Octo-ber 2012. When his mother Steph-anie McMillan be-came concerned about his frequent falls, she rushed him to the emer-gency room. After a hospital admission and a myriad of tests, the family received this dire diagnosis.

Since that time,

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“We want the Stars and their families to have a day where they don’t have to think about their disease.”

Richard Culliver with siblings Devin and Rheagan. In September, an MRI revealed that his inoperable brain tumor is nearly gone!


Richard has undergone a drug trial and radiation treatments, which ended in De-cember. Since then, the family has cho-sen to focus on providing the best quality of life they can for Richard. McMillan is thankful that “God has improved him con-tinuously.”

Richard has recently experienced an amazing recovery of his hearing and speaking abilities, both of which he had nearly lost since his diagnosis. Because of his improvements, traveling has been eas-ier. Richard and his family spent the sum-mer making memories at places like the Gateway Arch in Missouri; Hershey Park in Pennsylvania; and Metropolis, Indiana, the hometown of Superman. Last May, Richard fulfilled his dream of graduating as an honorary deputy with the Lexing-ton County Sheriff’s Department, and in August, he attended a pre-season game of the Pittsburg Steelers, his favorite team. To follow Richard’s progress and his latest adventures, his family regularly posts on a Facebook page entitled Richard’s Journey.

Nathaniel Fournel is another local young person who has battled brain can-cer since the fall of 2012. Issues with his eye movements prompted his parents to seek medical assistance. Tests eventually revealed that a cancerous, but treatable

germinoma lesion was growing within his brain. Nathaniel underwent surgery, che-motherapy and radiation treatments that ended on his fourteenth birthday in May. Although he occasionally feels fatigued, his prognosis is promising and he is im-proving every day. His family often details

his progress on CaringBridge.com.An avid swimmer, Nathaniel was happy

to return to the water this summer with his swim team. He also attended Camp Kemo, where he made new friends — one of whom was another local teen with can-cer, Kennedy Branham. He recently joined a peer support group for teenagers known as Lasting Impressions. According to his mother Stephanie Fournel, Lasting Im-pressions sponsors leisure outings for its members and enables them to “meet other families and talk about what we’ve gone through or what we need to think about in the future.”

Throughout his life, Nathaniel will con-tinue to have MRIs to ensure he remains cancer-free. In the meantime, he was eager to enroll as a Lexington High School freshman.

“We were just excited for him to be in school this year and not be on home-bound,” says Mrs. Fournel. “He’s just ready to have a normal life.”

Kennedy Branham also began as a fresh-man at Lexington High School in August. Because she lives in another district, Ken-nedy applied through the school choice program to attend Lexington High because “that’s where her heart is,” says Erin Bran-ham, Kennedy’s mom.

Shortly after she received the diagnosis of stage four glioblastoma multiforme — a serious type of brain cancer — in Febru-

“We were just excited for him to be in school this year and not be on homebound,” says Mrs. Fournel.

“He’s just ready to have a normal life.”

Nathaniel Fournel with members of the USC Swim Team.

Kennedy Branham and the LHS baseball team celebrate a state championship win.


ary of 2012, the Lexington High baseball team adopted Kennedy as an unofficial team member.

“No words can describe what that team has done for her,” explains Branham. Dur-ing the last two seasons, which the team dedicated to Kennedy, they have uplifted one another. This past May, the players ral-lied behind their “Finish It for Kennedy” slogan and won the state championship.

Kennedy enjoyed family time at the beach and Camp Kemo, but a trip to New York was the highlight of the summer. She was selected to join the Sunshine Kids pro-gram, along with several other local teens who have cancer or serious blood disor-ders. Together, they vacationed in the Big Apple and stayed in a Times Square hotel after busy days of sightseeing and Broad-way plays.

In the past, Kennedy participated in a clinical trial, but she is no longer taking chemotherapy. So far, her health is stable and the family continues to watch and pray. The public is welcome to join her Pray4Kennedy Facebook page, where up-dates are posted regularly. n

Help Ride for Kids® Whether you ride or not,

there are many way to support the PBTF at a Ride

for Kids® event. Consider these suggestions

from CureTheKids.org for the October 13 Midlands-area

ride, beginning and ending at Lexington High School.

n register to ride

n financially support a rider

n Make a donation in honor of a loved one

n become a corporate sponsor

n offer to match gifts

n volunteer to help at the event

n spread the word

n Plan to come and support riders, local shining stars

and their families


You knew that all auto collision shops are not the same, didn’t you? But did you also know that all insurance companies are not the same as well? Regarding auto collision shops there are those that see to it that their team is highly trained and certified. Those Grade A shops also have the specialized equipment required to fix your car properly. Obviously, there are shops that are not. Regarding auto insurance companies, there are those that are genuinely concerned with seeing that your car is properly repaired and restored to pre-accident condi-tion, and there are those that are not. So I have found it interesting that over the years these Grade A shops and Grade A insurers work together very nicely. I have also noticed that the insurers that are not as concerned about you or your car gravitate to the shops that may not be your best choice for collision repair services. Why? Unfortunately, in many cases it is to save money.

Have you ever heard it said that if you want to know who the good health insurers are, ask a doctor? Well, the same rings true for car insurance. If you want to know who the truly great auto insurers are, ask your Grade A collision center. We certainly know who they are. As I mentioned before, the best shops and the best insurers naturally gravitate to each other, because they want the best for you, the con-sumer. What has happened over the years is these relationships have solidified into formal working relationships called (generically) Direct Repair Programs or DRPs. So these DRPs fall into two categories: the Grade A insurers referring the Grade A shops to insure the best inter-est of the mutual customer, and the insurers that are most concerned with cost containment sending their customers where they can save the most money.

So here is the tricky part for you, the consumer. If you have had an accident, how do you know for sure that the shop the insurer is highly recommending is a Grade A shop that will properly restore your car? Simple, ask to see the certifications of the facility and the staff that work there. In our case we are I-Car Gold. This is the highest designa-tion that any shop can achieve regarding training and certifications. The Grade A shop, if you will. Further, you can simply Google Honda Certified Collision centers and type in our zip code. You will find that we are the only Honda/Acura certified shop within a 50 mile radius of Columbia. We also have the three best insurers (Grade A) in the mar-ketplace who send their customers to us every day, with the highest of confidence that we will provide an excellent experience and repair.

Remember that you always have the final word on where your car is repaired, regardless of what some of those cost containment insur-ers may be trying to convince you.

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For some reason, the other day my mind went back 30 years to an episode that happened at a church where I was on staff. A family who lived out on a farm wanted to donate a washer and dryer to a needy family, so me and another guy borrowed a truck and went to pick them up. After loading them from the barn, we made our way back to the church. Not really having a place to put them, we left them in the kitchen of our Christian school until we could get them to the family the next day.

Well, the next morning I heard one of the teachers let out a yell. It was coming from the kitchen. She had seen a big rat! Evidently this rat had climbed up into the old dryer and was investigating his new home. Needless to say, no one would get near that ol’ dryer, and we ran “rat patrol” all day.

The lesson from our story: are there any rats in your life that make people scream when they come out of hiding? Rats like a ratty attitude, a ratty remark, or a ratty habit or disposition. Sometimes those rats can come out at the most inappropriate times. “I’m trying to get my day off to a good start. I’m trying to make a good impres-sion and not mess up this opportunity. I’m really trying to do better, but it just ain’t working for me!”

I’ve found the best way to get rid of rats is to shine a little light on them, get a big broom and chase them out of the house. Today, why don’t you get out your Bible and let the Word of God shine a little light on those ratty attitudes and habits and chase them out of your life? It worked for me.

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We are all artists. When we listen to music, what runs through our minds is our personal interpretation of the previ-ous, immediate, and expected notes. The color palette of a painting may remind us of our childhood, our present, and our still-life future. The spoken word tells of our history and the world around us. Art is personal, because we each have our own idea of what it means. It connects us, be-cause we all share the experience of being artists. The pioneers of art are therefore heroes. Some of these heroes can be found at Irmo’s own Harbison Theatre at Mid-lands Technical College.

Running the gamut of education and expression with predominately family-friendly shows, Harbison Theatre has hosted some of the best and brightest from

Columbia and throughout the United States. Professional comedians, plays, or-chestras, storytellers and acrobats are only a few to mention, and that’s only since September of last year.

The theatre’s second annual season opens in October with The Doo Wop Proj-ect, featuring pop hits and soulful harmo-nies performed by leading cast members from the Tony Award-winning Broadway sensation, Jersey Boys. November brings two performances of Planet Hopping, a one-of-a-kind a musical for “kids and their grownups” featuring local kid-rock band Lunch Money and the creative puppetry of Kimi Maeda and Lyon Hill. In Decem-ber, ring in the season with Holiday Pops, performed by the South Carolina Phil-harmonic with world-renowned director

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Act II:

by Robert LeHeup • Photos courtesy of Harbison Theatre



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We are all artists. When we listen to music, what runs through our minds is our personal interpretation of the previ-ous, immediate, and expected notes. The color palette of a painting may remind us of our childhood, our present, and our still-life future. The spoken word tells of our history and the world around us. Art is personal, because we each have our own idea of what it means. It connects us, be-cause we all share the experience of being artists. The pioneers of art are therefore heroes. Some of these heroes can be found at Irmo’s own Harbison Theatre at Mid-lands Technical College.

Running the gamut of education and expression with predominately family-friendly shows, Harbison Theatre has hosted some of the best and brightest from

Columbia and throughout the United States. Professional comedians, plays, or-chestras, storytellers and acrobats are only a few to mention, and that’s only since September of last year.

The theatre’s second annual season opens in October with The Doo Wop Proj-ect, featuring pop hits and soulful harmo-nies performed by leading cast members from the Tony Award-winning Broadway sensation, Jersey Boys. November brings two performances of Planet Hopping, a one-of-a-kind a musical for “kids and their grownups” featuring local kid-rock band Lunch Money and the creative puppetry of Kimi Maeda and Lyon Hill. In Decem-ber, ring in the season with Holiday Pops, performed by the South Carolina Phil-harmonic with world-renowned director

PreviewA Second Season

Harbison Theatreat Midlands Technical College

Act II:

by Robert LeHeup • Photos courtesy of Harbison Theatre

Morihiko Nakahara. Highlights for 2014 include the Aquila Theatre Company’s production of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, and dessert and a movie on Valen-tine’s Day with a showing of the classic musical, Singin’ in the Rain.

The Art of Business

Planning a successful season can be hard fought. Speaking with representa-tives, coordinating funds, and making sure one of the most technologically advanced performing arts venues in the Midlands

runs properly are all just a portion of what has to happen before the curtain rises. The trials of said bureaucracy coupled with

the challenge of coordinating events rein-forces the fortitude and passion of those involved. When asked about their inaugu-ral success, Director of Theatre Operations Katie Fox had this to say.

“Harbison Theatre is its own success story. The first year we had 20,000 guests.” That’s despite being still under the radar. “We were very touched. Very grateful. Almost all of the acts sold out in the first year. And the work we’ve done with Lex-ington/Richland School District 5 has been amazing.”

The theatre has been inviting schools to use their space for practice and events. Providing a practice venue or meeting space for high school music departments, other local theater groups, and even pro-fessional conferences has allowed Harbi-son Theatre to utilize its capacity to the fullest. Technical Director Aaron Pelzek shared his personal approach.

“My favorite was when we tailored a show for special needs kids, ensuring that the pace and drama, as well as lighting and sound, were low-key enough to provide a relaxing environment. You know, so we could watch them smile.”

Try Something New

Even after a successful first season, there can always be hesitance to try some-thing new or unfamiliar. How will poten-tial audience members know it’s worth it?

“Especially when I get to see the live

sample, if I don’t want it to end, that goes to the top of the list of shows that I’m bringing in,” says Fox. “I listen to our au-

dience by speaking with them personally, through email, and through our surveys. We want every single event to be the best of its genre.”

As an example, Fox references a contem-porary dance performance coming in Oc-tober. The troupe of Brian Sanders’ JUNK uses found objects to create an onstage world that straddles dance and theatre.

“I think contemporary dance can be a little intimidating, so we want to bring in companies that folks could enjoy with 20 years of dance experience, or none at all. If you enjoyed Pilobolus (an internationally known modern dance company that Fox impressively managed to book late last year), you will really enjoy Brian Sanders.”

The theatre isn’t tethered to a single

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In March, get ready for the media mash-up You Can Haz Cheezburger — a zany mix of online video, live music, theatrical

performance and more that honors every-one’s favorite work distraction, the online cat video. Presented through special ar-rangement with Music Theatre Internation-al in New York, April brings a performance of The Fantasticks, the longest running the-atrical production in history.

“This season, we have shows that will make you cry from laughter, or empathy of character,” says Fox. “There will be nights to remember how you were in high

school, and nights where you’ll wonder where you’ll be in a hundred years.” Who wouldn’t want to be a part of that?

Support the Arts at Harbison Theatre

There are several ways to get involved and support this new local venue. Dona-tions are always welcome, of course, and help keep ticket prices affordable — you can even name a seat in someone’s honor. Volunteers ages 15 and up can serve as ushers, concession staff, and marketing as-sistants. Internships and work-study posi-tions are available for those who want to learn “the business behind the arts.”

Truly, Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College has found a noble place not only in Columbia’s artistic community, but also in the Midlands as a whole. Art allows us a chance to delve deeper into what defines us as individuals. It illumi-nates where we’ve been, where we are, and where we’re going. This impressive venue provides our own art pioneers a stage for their craft, and bragging rights for those of us who live here. It’s a place where we can all be artists, together. n


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I’ve been working on a 100-plus year old house. Working with the beauty of this old structure has given me plenty of reasons to consider the present. While tearing out plaster from the bathroom wall and ceiling, I had to remove a built-in cabinet. I found a treasure behind this cabinet. The plaster-man had signed his name with a flourish and added the date: November 18, 1931.

I looked in the phone book. I called a man having the same name as the plasterer, and told him about finding the signature. “Ah, let’s see. I was born in 1929, so yes, that would have been my grandfather’s signature.”

I managed to remove the plaster in big enough chunks to where I’ve salvaged the sig-nature. I’ll give the chunks to this man, so he can give them to his grandchildren. Maybe they will think about the work done by calloused hands long gone, and con-nect with the spirit of this man who did the beautiful work I tore out.

Finding the place where the man had signed his work made me feel sort of bad about having removed his work in the first place. But a leaking roof had caused the plaster to crumble and fall. After 75 years, the old plaster had done its job.

Seeing the old plaster-man’s signature made me won-der: how much of my own work will be around 75 years from now? How much of society’s current “productiv-ity” will remain in 75 years, still bearing witness to the heights we’ve supposedly achieved? This 100-something year old house will still stand, but I’m not so sure about most of the newer houses I’ve seen.

It doesn’t seem like anybody’s making anything anymore. Kids don’t have the op-portunity to make their own toys like they once did. Their toys are thrust upon them by anxious parents wanting to be liked by youngsters who promptly plug in and ignore the world around them. I don’t fault the kids, but rather their parents and what we’ve let our society become. It’s said that we’ve advanced. I say we’ve thrown out much of the best we ever knew.

How is a kid supposed to learn how to use his talents when he never gets a chance to find out what they are? There’s no better way to find out what sparks one’s interest than by good, old-fashioned play: building imaginary worlds, making your own carts and skate-boards, building forts and tree houses, creating a new world every day. Somehow I don’t think watching TV or playing a computer game is awakening the same brain cells as creat-ing one’s own world from scratch every day.

We have created a throwaway world, and are raising our kids to think the same way. Yes, it’s cheaper, but something tells me we’re getting what we’ve paid for. The rule used to be that work had to stand the test of time. This method inspired others to do their best. What’s inspiring anyone to do anything with pride now? n

David Clark is a nationally known writer, musician, car-penter and organic vegetable

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The Test of Time



Pastor Mike Bragan has served the congregation of Providence Presbyte-rian Church for the last 23 years. Over that time, he’s seen the church grow both in number of members and the types of outreach they’re able to offer to the local community. The result? A thriving con-gregation dedicated to serving the people around them. Three unique ministries at Providence are the Child Development Center, their participation with Habitat for Humanity, and their work with the Good Samaritan Clinic.

The Child Development Center (CDC) unofficially began as a mother’s day out program when the church was founded in the 1960s. In the 70s it expanded into a half-day kindergarten. Providence CDC now hosts more than 100 children week-ly, ranging in age from six weeks to sixth

grade. For children above preschool age, programs transition into after school care rather than all day activities.

“In addition to teaching the ABCs and 123s, we teach Bible stories and prayer,” says Bragan. “We strive to earn parent’s trust daily in how we care for their children.” The CDC offers a wide range of age-appropriate activities such as weekly chapel services, homework assistance, summer swim les-sons and field trips to the pumpkin patch, zoo and museum. Enrollment is open to anyone in the community. To learn more about costs and schedules, contact the cen-ter directly at (803) 796-0492.

The congregation’s faithful support of Habitat for Humanity has spanned the last 20 years. In addition to a week-long trip to build homes in the mountains of North Carolina, another annual highlight is the Habitat for Humanity Run/Walk, hosted by the church and open to the pub-lic. All proceeds benefit Habitat’s Central South Carolina affiliate, building homes for families in need throughout the Mid-lands. October 19 marks the 10th annual event, which includes a 5K walk and 5K, 10K and 15K runs. Last year, more than 300 participants helped raise over $3,000! The course is certified by Tour De Colum-bia and staffed by volunteers. To register online, click the Mission Opportunities tab on the church website.

Providence also serve its community through the Good Samaritan Clinic, a faith-based 501(c)(3) organization provid-ing free medical care and counseling to those in need, particularly the local His-panic population. Local physicians, nurses and dentists volunteer once a week for a half-day of appointments at locations in Northeast Columbia, West Columbia and Irmo. Approximately 100 uninsured and underinsured patients a month are treat-ed for medical reasons, and 20 for dental care. Donate, volunteer and learn more at GoodSamaritanSC.org. n

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