Category: Arts & Events

Showcasing the arts and other events such as community gatherings, class reunions, family reunions, and more in Dillon County, SC

Ellis Performing Arts Center Opens With Latta Community Singers Performance

The Ellis Performing Arts Center opened on Thursday with a performance by the Latta Community Singers. (With photos of the new center and two videos from the Latta Community Singers performance) UPDATED VERSION!

Latta Springfest Is Success (with photo slide show)

Latta Springfest was a success on Saturday with many people turning out to see what the festival had to offer. (With photo slide show)

Local Student Performs At Vatican

Nearly 50 South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities (SCGSAH)  music students traveled to Italy for spring break (March 8 – March 16), which included a performance in Vatican City the week Pope Francis was elected. Among those students was Kristina Osborn of Latta.

Latta Students Participating In Honor Band

latta students who were chosen to participate in this year’s clinic will gather at South Florence High School for rehearsal on Friday, February 1st and Saturday, February 2nd, with a culminating concert at 4:00 pm on Saturday in the SFHS Auditorium. 

Dillon Native To Exhibit Art

Dillon native artist selected to exhibit artwork at the N.C. Community College 50th Anniversary Art Exhibition at the Caswell Building in Raleigh with an artistic spectrum.  

Latta Community Singers Performance Was Well Worth The Drive

Walking up to the church I knew it was going to be a pleasant evening. I felt such a welcoming sense of neighborliness.

Local Talent Sought For ‘Man Of The House’

“Man of The House” is coming to the Dillon County Theatre. Plans are underway to present this comedy during the downtown Dillon festival in April.

LES Students Entertain At Carolina Opry

Several students from Latta Elementary School provided special entertainment for guests in the lobby of The Carolina Opry.

Dillon Native Exhibiting At Charlotte Fine Art Gallery

The Charlotte Woodcarvers Club is pleased to announce that Dr. Terrell A. Crowley, a native of Dillon County, South Carolina, is exhibiting his art work in the highly regarded Charlotte Fine Art Gallery in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Small Town America And The Latta Community Choir

My husband, Jack Kaneft, is a “city boy”, having lived in St. Louis, Chicago, Birmingham, and lastly, Columbia, South Carolina. When we travel to my hometown of Latta, he rhapsodizes about the virtues of “Small Town America.”