If your budget doesn't permit a guidebook, many homes and buildings have historical markers. Be sure to wander through the oak-shrouded campus of the College of Charleston and stroll the antiques district on lower King Street to do some window shopping. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2013031305_webcharleston02.html

Newsome said the cruise study, prepared by two College of Charleston researchers, shows the average cruise passenger comes with an above-average income -- "not that we should even be talking about that" -- and that they, by default, spend money. The economic impact study by professors John Crotts and Frank Hefner estimates that cruises will

Robert Taylor, director of choral activities at the College of Charleston, is preparing the choirs. This summer, the College of Charleston and the Charleston Regional Alliance for the Arts sponsored a series of public forums to "address the future of symphonic music in Charleston." A steering committee co-chaired by College of Charleston President George Benson

For the sixth consecutive year, the College of Charleston's department of hispanic studies is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15) with numerous activities. The School of Languages Cultures and World Affairs will host the showing of Hispanic movies Oct. 6 in Addlestone, Room 227. Tertulias, informal gatherings to practice conversational Spanish, will be held

The School of the Arts at the College of Charleston has announced the 21st season of the International Piano Series. Season tickets for all five concerts are $80, and individual tickets are $20. Credit-card reservations can be obtained by calling 953-6575 or at www.internationalpianoseries.org. College of Charleston students and those under 18 are admitted free.

Colleges from across the country will be represented at a college fair on Sept. 30 at the College of Charleston's Carolina First Arena, 301 Meeting St., downtown. The S.C. Educational Opportunity Program will be open to all families and students at 8 p.m. Sept. 30. In addition to meeting representatives from universities, attendees will be