Kayla Machado

Kayla Machado

Director, Client Success

Kayla hails from the Jersey Shore and is now based in Columbia, South Carolina. As Director of Client Success, she manages a team of copywriters and account managers, continuing to write as much as she can. Outside of work, Kayla writes and performs sketch comedy with a group called The Mothers. She’s also a lowercase-m mother, and she loves reading with her cat in her lap and exploring Columbia’s riverfronts and forests with her husband and son.

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Day trip: Catch this must-see show at the Columbia Museum of Art
The exhibition “Sergio Hudson: Focused on the Fit” celebrates an SC-born fashion designer whose clientele includes Keke Palmer, Michelle Obama, Serena Williams, Rihanna, Issa Rae, and more (hint: Beyoncé).
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Try This: Two moving exhibitions exploring history and identity at the CMA
Join us as we recap our experience touring “Interior Lives: Modern American Spaces, 1890-1945" and “Darrel Ellis: Regeneration” at the Columbia Museum of Art.
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Three framed works of art showcasing variations of a photographic image featuring a girl wearing a coat and holding a stuffed animal, her face obscured
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Try This: Two moving exhibitions exploring history and identity at the CMA
Join us as we recap our experience touring “Interior Lives: Modern American Spaces, 1890-1945" and “Darrel Ellis: Regeneration” at the Columbia Museum of Art.
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Three framed works of art showcasing variations of a photographic image featuring a girl wearing a coat and holding a stuffed animal, her face obscured
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Try This: Two moving exhibitions exploring history and identity at the CMA
Join us as we recap our experience touring “Interior Lives: Modern American Spaces, 1890-1945" and “Darrel Ellis: Regeneration” at the Columbia Museum of Art.
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Three framed works of art showcasing variations of a photographic image featuring a girl wearing a coat and holding a stuffed animal, her face obscured
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Try This: Two moving exhibitions exploring history and identity at the CMA
Join us as we recap our experience touring “Interior Lives: Modern American Spaces, 1890-1945" and “Darrel Ellis: Regeneration” at the Columbia Museum of Art.
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Morihiko Nakahara faces the camera, sitting in an empty theatre with red seats
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7 questions for Morihiko Nakahara
We asked the Music Director of the South Carolina Philharmonic what concert he’s most excited about this season, what you might not know about conducting, where he goes on his day off + more.
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Della Wakins, Executive Director of the Columbia Museum of Art, wears a floral-patterned dress and talks with three museum guests next to a floral arrangement
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A Q+A bouquet with the CMA’s Della Watkins
We sat down with the Columbia Museum of Art’s executive director to learn everything we could about the 2024 installment of Art Blossoms, the limited-time exhibition fundraiser making the move to March in its fourth year.
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The cast of "Pretty Woman: The Musical" poses onstage, with a backdrop featuring signs and scenery that depict a stylized Rodeo Drive
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🎶 “Pretty Woman” coming down the street to the Emerson Colonial Theatre
“Pretty Woman: The Musical” will run at the Emerson Colonial Theatre Tuesday, Feb. 27-Sunday, March 3.
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How Megan Pinckney Rutherford helped bring Sergio Hudson to the CMA
The exhibition “Sergio Hudson: Focused on the Fit” celebrates an SC-born fashion designer whose clientele now includes Keke Palmer, Michelle Obama, Serena Williams, Rihanna, Issa Rae, and more (like... Beyoncé).
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Lumin expands local therapy practice
This local Greenville practice is opening a second location, bringing its services to Greer.
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A new way to do Dry January
Giving up booze for January (or for good)? Enter: Rebel Rabbit High Seltzer.
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Mark your calendars for this beloved regional event’s new March dates
Shake off your winter blues and celebrate the start of spring at this year’s Art Blossoms, happening March 21-24 at the CMA in Columbia, SC.
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Mark your calendars for this beloved regional event’s new March dates
Shake off your winter blues and celebrate the start of spring at this year’s Art Blossoms, happening March 21-24 at the CMA in Columbia.
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Mark your calendars for this beloved regional event’s new March dates
Shake off your winter blues and celebrate the start of spring at this year’s Art Blossoms, happening March 21-24 at the CMA in Columbia.
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Floral arrangement displayed in front of a large painting
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Mark your calendars for this beloved local event’s new March dates
Shake off your winter blues and celebrate the start of spring at this year’s Art Blossoms, happening March 21-24 at the CMA.
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Morihiko Nakahara conducts musicians in the South Carolina Philharmonic
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SC Philharmonic know-how for first-timers
Here’s everything you need to know about attending your first concert (hint: there’s no need to be intimidated).
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Try This: See “Lee Alexander McQueen & Ann Ray: Rendez-Vous” at the CMA
This must-see exhibition features pieces from McQueen’s most celebrated fashion collections along with photographer Ann Ray’s intimate, behind-the-scenes photographs, taken over the course of their 13-year friendship.
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Try This: See “Lee Alexander McQueen & Ann Ray: Rendez-Vous” at the CMA
This must-see exhibition features pieces from McQueen’s most celebrated fashion collections along with photographer Ann Ray’s intimate, behind-the-scenes photographs, taken over the course of their 13-year friendship.
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Try This: See “Lee Alexander McQueen & Ann Ray: Rendez-Vous” at the CMA
This must-see exhibition features pieces from McQueen’s most celebrated fashion collections along with photographer Ann Ray’s intimate, behind-the-scenes photographs, taken over the course of their 13-year friendship.
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Three fashion pieces by Lee Alexander McQueen on display in front of black background
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Try This: See “Lee Alexander McQueen & Ann Ray: Rendez-Vous” at the CMA
This must-see exhibition features pieces from McQueen’s most celebrated fashion collections along with photographer Ann Ray’s intimate, behind-the-scenes photographs, taken over the course of their 13-year friendship.
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A chance to party with Cheech and Chong
The legendary duo will be celebrating the release of their new THC-infused seltzer tonight at the Liquor Junction in Reading.
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Answered: The right way to dispose of bacon grease (and more)
Let’s get educated on the dangers of pouring fats, oils, and grease down the drain — and what to do instead — with insight from the Reedy River Water Quality Group.
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Doctors’ Orders: Eating healthy at Mr. Friendly’s
Dr. Meleigh Groff of Lexington Family Practice weighs in on what she would order at this iconic local eatery.
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The South Carolina State Museum is turning 35 (but its story is much older)
From mill to museum, we’re exploring the history of how SCSM came to be — and how South Carolinians can celebrate its big anniversary.
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Image from The State Newspaper in 1988 depicting the South Carolina State Museum and a sign announcing its upcoming opening
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The South Carolina State Museum is turning 35 (but its story is much older)
From mill to museum, we’re exploring the history of how SCSM came to be — and how South Carolinians can celebrate its big anniversary.
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Image from The State Newspaper in 1988 depicting the South Carolina State Museum and a sign announcing its upcoming opening
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The South Carolina State Museum is turning 35 (but its story is much older)
From mill to museum, we’re exploring the history of how SCSM came to be — and how South Carolinians can celebrate its big anniversary.
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🧠 How music impacts our mental health
As we head into the holiday season, we’re talking about the ways music can improve our mental health — and how Roper St. Francis Healthcare’s “Music for the Mind” initiative has helped amplify this message in our community.
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Fashion and fine art: A Q+A with the CMA’s Jackie Adams
We had a great conversation with the Columbia Museum of Art’s Director of Art and Learning about Lee Alexander McQueen, Sergio Hudson, and the relationship between fashion and art.
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What’s really polluting the Reedy?
Actions both big and small have a profound effect on the health of the Reedy River — here’s how locals can help protect water quality.
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EdVenture creates a special place for kids with chronic health conditions
The Celebration Circle was designed to honor pediatric patients, their families, and caretakers as part of the museum’s mission of inclusion and accessibility for all.
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