Author: Margaret Evans

Anything but Trivial: William Trask & Holly Konoza Trivia Night 

Over 250 people attended the fourth annual William Trask and Holly Konoza Trivia Night fundraiser on April 6th in support of Beaufort Young Life,a non-profit organization that serves hundreds of area teens. Honoring Beaufortonians Holly Konoza and William Trask, who founded Beaufort Young Life in 2006, this year’sevent grossed over $30,000 through ticket sales, sponsorships and a Silent Auction. It is the most successful Young Life event of the year.

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Birthday For The Birds

The Town of Port Royal invites the community to come celebrate the 7thAnnual Birthday for the Birdson Saturday, May 4 from 8 – 11 am. This unique event showcases Beaufort County’s wonderful natural resources, the Port Royal Rookery and Cypress Wetlands Trail, along with the incredible wildlife within.  

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Birthday For The Birds

The Town of Port Royal invites the community to come celebrate the 7thAnnual Birthday for the Birdson Saturday, May 4 from 8 – 11 am. This unique event showcases Beaufort County’s wonderful natural resources, the Port Royal Rookery and Cypress Wetlands Trail, along with the incredible wildlife within.  

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NAWA’s Transparency and Light Awards

About 100 art aficionados attended the opening exhibit at USCB to view the works of South Carolina Chapter National Association of Women Artists (NAWA) and to learn what art garnered awards from judge Maggie Karis.  First place was awarded to Candace Whittemore Lovely for her oil on linen, titled “Venus Goes H20” (left).  Lovely said, “The painting portrays a woman as Venus rising from the ocean,” and Karis commented, “The painting captures all the elements of the Transparency and Light theme, as well as the human form which is difficult to portray.”  

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Top 100 Selected for 26th Biennale

Representing 100 artists from 25 states, including South Carolina, the 26th Biennale promises to be a showcase of exemplary artwork. The national call for entries attracted more than 700 artworks from 43 states. Top pieces were selected based on originality of concept, composition and execution.

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Susan Ellzey and Tommie Toner: Images in Clay and Oil 

From April 29 through June 29, the Beaufort Art Association will feature the hand-built stoneware of Susan Ellzey and the palette-knife oil paintings of Tommie Toner. An opening reception will be held in honor of the artists on Friday, May 3 from 5-8 pm at the BAA Gallery located at 913 Bay Street. The public is cordially invited. 

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Star Pants

“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything.” – Plato “I’m like, ‘There’s no way in the world you can play these notes.’  He was hitting Eric Clapton, he was hitting me, Stevie, Jimi Hendrix. I couldn’t even play a radio when I was seven or eight years old!  Players like him come along once in a lifetime.” – Buddy Guy, legendary bluesman, on guitar prodigy Quinn Sullivan

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