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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No weapon wielded by combat troops during the global conflicts of the 20th century so viscerally embodiedthe brutality of total war than the flamethrower. A sinister, sadistic tool of wanton destruction.” – Jared Keller, The National Interest Mariah, contemplating her life at 23, asked me, “How do you know when you’re in love? Romantically.” I looked at the ceiling for a moment. I finally said that for me, it boils down to a few simple questions.
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A Conversation with Author Becky Young MillerFormer Beaufortonian and new author Becky Young Miller recently published her first book, Transplanting Hope: A Journey Through Pain, Addiction, and the Miracle of a Rare Surgical Procedure. Miller’s inspiring memoir chronicles her experience with unbearable pain, many waiting rooms and fruitless appointments, devastating losses, recovery, faith, and hope.
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NIBCAA, South Carolina’s Gullah Cultural Ambassador, will present the 24th Annual Hilton Head Island Gullah Celebration and Festival throughout the month of February 2020. The annual celebration will reprise their award-winning Gullah Market, Paint and Sips and Arts Ob We People Exhibit and Sale. New features for this year’s celebration include the featured artwork “Two Pounds” by artist and educator Alvin Glenn and Gullah Tales and Songs with Ron Daise.
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Conroy Center Hosts 4th March Forth at Penn Center “I’m living proof that Penn Center can change a white boy’s life. You changed me utterly and I’m forever grateful to you.” — Pat Conroy The Pat Conroy Literary Center will hold its fourth annual March Forth day of learning on Sunday, March 1st, at the Frissell Community House at Penn Center on St. Helena Island, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Commemorating the anniversary of Pat Conroy’s death, March Forth is a day-long embrace of nature, education, and fellowship among writers and readers in the heart of Conroy’s beloved lowcountry, honoring the author’s last act as a teacher—his burial site on St. Helena Island.
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Local artist Richard Grant’s February Featured Artist exhibit will pay homage to surfing and travel posters from the 1960s and 1970s. “Good Vibrations” will show from Feb. 5-29 at the Society of Bluffton Artists (SOBA) gallery in Old Town Bluffton. Come meet the artist during an opening reception from 5-7 p.m. Feb. 5th. These events are free and open to the public.
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