No other figure in the arts elicits such a strong emotional response as does Beethoven. People may pity van Gogh, respect Michelangelo and Shakespeare, admire Leonardo da Vinci but Beethoven immediately calls up a powerful, positive image: the tough, angry genius creating deeply expressive masterpieces in the face of adversity.
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Museum members and the public are invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Beaufort History Museum (BHM) on Thursday, January 23, 2020 at 6:00 PM in the First Presbyterian Church located on the corner of North and Church Streets.
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The Beaufort Beach Ball Fundraiser & Auction presented by Merrill, A Bank of America Company, will be held Saturday, Jan. 18 from 6 pm – 11 pm at Tabby Place in downtown Beaufort. It’s a Palm-Beach inspired beach party with a Lowcountry twist, the perfect opportunity to don your favorite sundress, swankiest shorts and fancy flip flops in January!
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Local high school students exhibit artwork at SoBA gallery Artwork from more than 50 Bluffton and May River high school students will be on display through February 1 at The Society of Bluffton Artists (SoBA) gallery in Old Town Bluffton. An opening reception is slated from 5-7 p.m. January 10 at the gallery. These events are free and open to the public.
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Do you love plants? Have them inside, outside, tripping over them on the sidewalk? It’s time to...
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Do not regret growing older. It is a privilege denied to many. We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one. – Anonymous Well, sports fans, it’s official. I just turned 69 and am now “elderly.” Seems like a good time to take stock of the past few weeks. From a more dignified, senior position. (Remember when it was cool to finally become a high school senior?)
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How Beaufort’s newest public art project is causing people to think about their lives By Mindy Lucas It’s the simplest of things really. Six words etched on what could pass for a grammar school chalkboard that stands in front of the Pat Conroy Literary Center in downtown Beaufort. Only the words seem to hang there as with the greatest of expectations. Before I die I want to…
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Pastor Paul may have begun his ministry in a small storefront church but now, twenty years later, he’s the leader of a grand megachurch of devoted parishioners. Yet now he stands on the brink of a theological earthquake. He’s had a revelation. In a late night talk with God he has come to the understanding that Hell, as he had been preaching, is not a physical place with fire and brimstone. Instead, Hell is the misery mankind makes on earth.
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The Friends of the Beaufort Library have announced the 2020 schedule for their popular 8-week annual Books Sandwiched In series, featuring book talks by local personalities to provoke interest in books: both fiction and non-fiction. After each talk presenters will welcome questions.
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“This and That: the Art of Arla Crumlick Wible” opens at the Beaufort Art Association (BAA) January 5, and will run until March 1, 2020. An opening reception will be held at the Gallery at 913 Bay Street in Beaufort on Friday, January 10, from 5 to 8 pm. Light refreshments will be served. There will also be on exhibit the work of over 75 other local artists, who are members of the Gallery. The public is invited.
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