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Vincenzo Bellini—the composer of Norma, La Sonnambula, and I Puritani, to name a few of his best-known operas—is famous for the beauty of his melodies, but also for his ability to use melody to define character, express passion, and advance dramatic action.

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Financial planning often begins with a look at “big-picture” factors such as the outlook for inflation and taxes. Then more personal, “ground floor” level issues are addressed such as your own budget and cash flow. But then came the pandemic and our next guest says that event has brought some surprising and unexpected changes to financial planning.Mike Switzer interviews Rick Van Der Noord, a certified financial planner in Greer, SC.

At about this time last year, we interviewed our next guest about some grants her foundation was making to improve historical documentation of minorities’ workplace and community experiences. This year a new round of grants has recently been announced to continue this work at some additional organizations, part of which will have a specific focus on African Americans.Mike Switzer interviews Kerri Forrest, director of Lowcountry programs at the Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation in Charleston, SC.

When rubber was difficult to get during World War One, Henry Ford asked Thomas Edison to find a plant native to the US that could be used for rubber production so he could have tires for his cars.

“G” is for Gary, Frank Boyd (1860-1922). U.S. senator, jurist.

Magnolia fraseri, commonly known as Fraser magnolia, mountain magnolia, earleaf cucumbertree, or mountain-oread, is a species of magnolia native to the south-eastern United States in the southern Appalachian Mountains and adjacent Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain from West Virginia south to northern Florida and west to eastern Texas.

Musicians, like actors, have to deal with something a drama teacher once called the “paradox of integrity.” On the one hand, you have to be completely “in…

Concert etiquette. It’s really just a matter of common sense and good manners. If you think you may be at risk of a coughing or sneezing fit, sit on the…

After working with Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Garden in Columbia, SC, the San Antonio Botanical Garden, and the Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden at Belmont, NC, our next guest finally decided he was ready to embark on his own entrepreneurial adventure in the landscape business.Mike Switzer interviews Todd Beasley, owner of Primitive by Design in Columbia, SC.