St. James Orthodox Church seems to be one of the best kept secrets of Beaufort County. But if it is hidden, it is hidden in plain sight. “We are one of only two Orthodox churches in the county, the other one being Holy Resurrection Greek Orthodox Church in Bluffton. So it isn’t surprising if we aren’t all that well known yet in Beaufort,” offered Father James Bozeman.
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Beaufort became a “Tree City USA” in 1986, an honor bestowed by the National Arbor Day Foundation. The local Beaufort Council of Garden Clubs was instrumental in helping the community achieve this distinguished status. The City has continued to be honored as a recipient of Tree City USA awards over the past years for demonstrating progress in its community in the areas of tree inventory and analysis.
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The Beaufort Council of Garden Clubs will hold a horticulture specialty show on Thursday, May 16 at Tabby Place, 913 Port Republic Street in Beaufort, from 9 am to 5 pm. The event is free to the public.
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The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host two free public events featuring visiting southern writers George Singleton and Roberts Hicks on Tuesday, May 28, and Thursday, May 30, respectively. The author events will begin at 5:30 pm and be held in the Conroy Center at 905 Port Republic Street, Beaufort. Books will be available for sale and signing.
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Come join the Gullah Diva herself for a special evening of cooking demonstrations and storytelling. Learn how to capture the taste of the Lowcountry as Sallie Ann Robinson leads you on a trip through the history of Gullah cuisine with stories from her native Daufuskie Island. She will demonstrate two of her favorite recipes—fried baby back ribs and Gullah crab rice—followed by a tasting and book signing.
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The Society of Bluffton Artists (SoBA) welcomes featured artist Kendra Natter — whose photography will exhibit from June 3rd – June 30th at the SoBA gallery. The Gallery Opening Reception is from 3-5 p.m. Sunday, June 9th at the SoBA gallery, located at 6 Church Street in Old Town Bluffton. These events are free and open to the public.
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By Margaret Evans, EditorThe Friday following Good Friday was a very bad Friday for my family. It started off ho-hum enough, then I got a mid-morning phone call from my sister in Charleston, who’d just had a phone call from my sister in Alabama, saying, “Dad’s collapsed. He’s on his way to the hospital! There’s no pulse and he’s not breathing!”
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“Dear Diary: There is an older man who stands at the corner of Stockholm Street and Knickerbocker Avenue in Brooklyn selling churros every day. ‘Two for a dollar,’ he says to those who pass by. He keeps the churros in an empty cooler. It’s the dead of winter, and the winds from the polar vortex are causing branches to tap at my window. Looking out, I see frozen puddles, and litter lining the curb. An empty chip bag would shatter like glass if it was picked up and dropped. I take a sip of coffee. ‘Oh my God,’ I think, ‘the churro man.’” – Cameron Gleason, The New York, 3/18/19
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The second show of the Coastal Stage Productions fifth season, “Bus Stop,” will be onstage May 24 through June 2 at its new performance venue, Coastal Stage at AMVETS, 1831 Ribaut Rd in Port Royal, SC.
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The Holy City’s loss was Beaufort’s gain when Dr. Steve Rosenberg retired from his longtime position as Music Department chair at the College of Charleston and decided to move south. “Living in Charleston, naturally I got to know Beaufort,” he says. “And I always considered it the most amazing and beautiful town in the US. I was ready for a new chapter in my life, so I decided to retire here and contribute to the cultural life.”
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