Tonight on Top Chef: Hats off to whimsy

Is every local food lover obliged to watch “Top Chef Charleston”? Not necessarily: The Post and Courier is keeping an eye on the show so you can take Thursday nights off. Throughout the season, we’ll provide a quick rundown of the latest episode, supplying you with all of the information you need to sound savvy at parties when talk turns to the reality cooking show.

JAC, Leonard School of Music join forces

Jazz Artists of Charlest worked with the Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry and Mayor John Tecklenburg in November for Jazz Day for Kids. Students from various schools came to the Charleston Music Hall for a live performance from the Charleston Jazz Orchestra.