Would you believe—the Brass Roots Trio played in the White House for the American President, his family and staff during the Christmas holidays, and the three musicians were praised lavishly for “a wonderful performance.” And would you believe—you, too, can enjoy the fabulous trio on Fripp Island on Sunday, October 20.
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“It’s about connections,” Jill Striebinger says of her brain (and heart) child, the Cross-Cultural Folk Heritage Association of Beaufort County, which grew out of an earlier idea to form a book group. Both, she says, were born, in part, of her love for southern culture.
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Art League’s workshop “Watercolor Holiday with Tricks of the Trade,” led by student favorite Wendy Cunico, is sure to get students in the holiday spirit with three days of creating personal, one-of-a-kind gifts. All skill levels are welcome. On day one, students will make their own holiday cards. On day two, they’ll complete a full-sized, seasonal watercolor painting. And on day three, students will paint a holiday scene on a throw pillow in acrylics to display or give as a gift.
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Stephen Moscowitz will exhibit “Birds and Other Stuff” from October 18-20 at the Society of Bluffton Artists (SoBA) Center for Creative Arts, located next door to the SoBA gallery on Church Street in Old Town Bluffton. Come meet the artist at the opening reception at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18th. His exhibit will feature acrylic paintings of wild life, real life and still life.
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By Margaret Evans, EditorCassandra King Conroy is curled up in an armchair, buried in a pile of family photos, when she waves me through the front door. “Margaret, if it’d been anybody but you coming over, I might’ve cleaned up this mess,” she laughs, and I’m instantly at home. It’s been a while. In recent years, I’ve attended a few Conroy Center parties in this cozy living room, but if memory serves, the last time I sat on this sofa visiting with Cassandra, her husband was in the other chair. Beyond the glass doors, Pat Conroy’s beloved Battery Creek is primed for sunset like a canvas for paint, and I feel his absence in my throat.
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“You try your hardest to raise your teenagers with patience, honesty and good manners, but they still end up being like you. “Having teenagers is like living with a bowling alley inside your head.” – Anonymous
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By Mindy LucasAmiri Geuka Farris was just 17 years old when he won his first major art award as part of the Congressional Art Competition, in which a winner from each congressional district is selected, then honored at the nation’s capitol. It was a big deal not only because Farris got to go to Washington, D.C. where he met California Congresswoman Maxine Waters and actress Sarah Jessica Parker among others, but also because no one at his West Palm Beach, Florida high school, including Farris’ principal, knew who he was or that there was such a talent in their midst.
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The Department of Visual Art & Design at the University of South Carolina Beaufort will present the artwork of Amie Esslinger at the Sea Islands Center Gallery early next month. An opening reception will take place Friday, Oct. 4, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. A gallery talk will follow at 6 p.m. The exhibit will remain on view through Oct. 26. The Sea Islands Center Gallery is located at 1106 Carteret Street.
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As the longtime assistant director of surgery at Beaufort Memorial Hospital (BMH), Laurie Harvey has cared for her share of active-duty personnel from the two nearby military bases. But none touched her heart like the 17-year-old Parris Island Marine recruit who was rushed to the ER hours before his graduation.
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Katie Lynn Godowns is a resident here in Beaufort County. She works full time for Beaufort County and is married to her childhood next door neighbor, Andrew Godowns. Katie and Andrew have two beautiful children together. Katie has always sung in church, but it wasn’t until after high school that she really pursued singing. Before Katie graduated from Battery Creek High School in 2006, she auditioned for Charleston Southern University’s Gospel Ensemble ” New Visions.” Katie was awarded a 4 year scholarship to sing for them.
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