Vivian Bikulege, Director of the South Carolina Writers Association (SCWA), in partnership with the Pat Conroy Literary Center, is pleased to announce “Open Mic Night” for writers of all types held at Common Ground in downtown Beaufort. Poets, Fiction, and Non-Fiction writers are invited and welcome to attend from 6 -7:30 pm on the 2nd Thursday of each month.
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Last month, LowcountrySpeaker Series, in partnership with the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce, successfully kicked off its inaugural season by hosting the 66th Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (2005-2009). Nearly 1,000 community members attended the lecture, which was hostedin a live, face-to-face forum at the Marriott Hilton Head Resort & Spa.
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Weekend will feature three winners of the Willie Morris Award for Southern FictionThe nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center invites writers to an exclusive retreat weekend at the historic Anchorage 1770 Inn (1103 Bay St.) in the heart of beautiful Beaufort by the sea. Participating writers will immerse themselves in a collaborative experience with our distinguished faculty of award-winning writers and publishing professionals as they share their insights and experiences in the same generous mentoring spirit as the late Pat Conroy.
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Conroy classmate, novelist Stephanie Austin Edwards, to lead The Pat Conroy Literary Center Book Club has been reading and discussing all twelve of Conroy’s memoirs and novels in order of publication. Led by a guest discussion leader, these monthly gatherings are free and open to the public.
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Students of all levels create 3 landscapes in 3 days. Landscape artist and guest instructor TJ Cunningham will be teaching “Landscape with a Limited Palette” for three days, February 17-19, at Art League of Hilton Head. Instruction will center on creating compelling landscapes with just the three primary colors (red, yellow and blue) plus white. “With fewer color choices comes greater creativity, allowing the student to focus more on composition and abstraction,” says Cunningham. “The limitation is also a great framework for learning how to mix color.”
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Nationally renowned watercolor artist David Rankin will be leading a free watercolor demonstration from 2-4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11 at The Society of Bluffton Artist’s Center for Creative Arts in Old Town Bluffton. This event is free and open to the public. Register online at https://sobagallery.com/free-watercolor-demo/.
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Peggy Ellis, a popular teacher with a loyal following, returns this March to teach students how to explore capturing light in oils in her 3-day workshop “Dawn to Dusk, Capturing Light in Oils.” Instruction includes step-by-step tips and techniques, including strong composition, value studies and color harmony. All skill levels are welcome.
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The Department of Visual Art & Design at USCB presents Bearing Witness, artwork by Yvette Cummings, at the Sea Islands Center Gallery. The show opened in late January, and a reception will take place Friday, February 7, from 5 to 7:30 p.m., with a brief gallery talk at 6 p.m. The exhibit will remain on view through February 22. The Sea Islands Center Gallery is located at 1106 Carteret Street.
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New Beaufort community public art project is as practical as it is artistic. By Mindy Lucas If you’ve ever walked around downtown Beaufortor its less busy streetsfor very long, you may have been hard pressed to find a place to sit and rest for a minute.
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Coastal Stage Productions proudly presents their CSP Theatre Season 2020 opener, DOUBT – A Parable. This Pulitzer Prize & Tony Award winning drama about authority, suspicion, and religion will be presented live onstage, Jan 24 through Feb 2 at Coastal Stage @ AMVETS, 1831 Ribaut Rd., Port Royal.
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