Chances are you’ve seen someone sporting a colorful hand-woven bracelet or have bought one yourself from the Pulsera Project. Yes, you know that your purchase is helping some kids somewhere (and looks great with your tan), but now you can learn exactly where your bracelet came from and where your money is going with tonight’s premiere of “Pulsera.”

Need some funk, folk and nasty acoustic all in one? Yes, Keller Williams, everyone’s favorite one-man band, brought nearly three hours of fresh acoustic funk to the Music Farm April 9.

When a show starts off with a bodacious drag queen performing “Big, Blonde, and Beautiful” and “Bootylicious” with gyrations that put Beyonce herself to shame, you know it’s going to be good.

The Charleston Farmers’ market returned to Marion Square April 3, and there was color everywhere. Between the fresh vegetables, new spring flowers and local arts and crafts there was a lot take in.

The 25th annual Young Contemporaries, a juried student exhibition, and Salon des Refuses opened April 1. The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, located in the new arts building, showcased 90 works of art ranging from paintings, print and photography to sculpture and video art.

When does graffiti surpass common scribblings and scrawlings to become art? Eye Level Art begs the question with its latest installation, Fused: A Showcase of Graffiti in Fine Art.

Fresno State student Wesley Sheets figures he’s banked more than 200 units in a college career spanning three campuses and nearly a decade. And he’s not done yet.

It’s that time of year again. Each spring, students have the chance to submit their work to the annual College of Charleston Young Contemporaries competition, an exhibition that the College puts on each year to showcase young talent in the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art. This will be the 25th Young Contemporaries exhibition.

If you’re wondering what those big white tents in Marion Square are for, then get ready for some great news. The annual Charleston Wine and Food Festival begins March 4 and promises four days of intense culinary competition, education, tradition and satisfaction.

Since the spring semester in Switzerland does not start until the very end of February, I’ve taken the opportunity to use my Eurorail pass to see a few legendary cities. And what city is more legendary for student travelers than Hot Damn Amsterdam?

Shannon “Snooks” Lucas is not your everyday C of C princess. Born and raised a Northerner in Strong Island, N.Y. (Oceanside to be exact), she likes to think she brings a new flavor to a very different Southern lifestyle. 

The challenge: Practice yoga six days a week for 30 days in a 90-degree room.