“No man is lonely while eating spaghetti.” – Christopher Morley (American writer, 1890-1957) Having lost nearly 50 pounds this year, I’ve been paying more attention than usual to my diet and sagging appetite. Health challenges have kept me at home more than usual and away from my usual source for my favorite newspaper, The New York Times.
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A conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Kathleen ParkerBy Margaret Evans, EditorCalling myself a Kathleen Parker “fan” would be like calling my teenage daughter a Harry Potter fan – a gross understatement. Though I seldom curl up on rainy days with a pile of old Parker columns – a la Amelia with old Potter movies – Kathleen has topped my short list of must-read columnists for as long as I can remember. Smart, witty, fearless, southern. Slightly right of center, except when she’s not. Vexing Republicans as often as she does Democrats. Maybe a little ornery. She’s not just a role model; she’s my spirit animal.
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Lowcountry Weekly is pleased to announce the winners of the 4th Annual Sea Island Spirit Writers Short Story Contest. Participation, like last year, was wonderful! The writers were asked to respond to the prompt “a half-eaten pastrami sandwich” in 750 words or less. There were so many great stories, we’re glad the Sea Island Spirit Writers did the judging so we didn’t have to! Those judges were: Donna Armer, Katherine Tandy Brown, Emily Davis Fletcher, Ginny Hall-Apicella, and Jacqueline Markham. Thanks to everybody who entered a short story this year, and congratulations to the winners! And now, without further ado . . . the winning stories…
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With more than 330 walkers joining the second annual Beaufort Walk for Water on Saturday, September 22nd at Live Oaks Park in Port Royal, over $30,000 was raised to provide sustainable safe water around the world. All donations benefit Water Mission, a nonprofit Christian engineering organization that builds safe water solutions in developing countries and disaster areas.
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Lean welcomes you to The North Crawford Mask & Wig Club for Aaron Posner’s Who Am I This Time? (& Other Conundrums Of Love), based on stories by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Narrator Tom Newton takes us along on three funny romantic episodes: A young soldier goes AWOL to profess his love to another man’s fiancée; two shy actors, unable to express feelings without a script, figure out a clever workaround; and a Silver Screen diva and her new husband stage a nuclear break-up while Tom comes away with a lesson in love.
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The Junior Service League of Beaufort (JSLB) will host its 3rd Annual Touch A Truck fundraiser on Saturday, November 3rd, 2018 in Downtown Port Royal from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Paris Avenue. Cost of admission is $5 per person.
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The Friends of the Spanish Moss Trail (FSMT) will celebrate the unveiling of seven new additions to the historic markers along the Spanish Moss Trail on Thursday, October 25 at 5:30 p.m. The community-wide event, postponed from last month by the approach of Hurricane Florence, will be a one-time opportunity to view the new panels in the historic Depot Building prior to their permanent installment along the Trail.
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Santa Elena History Center is putting the “FIELD” in “Field Trip!” This year the Lowcountry Fair with Historical Flair is opening a day early, exclusively for a Student History Day, to allow local students the opportunity to experience the unique culture and heritage of South Carolina first hand on the grounds of Cotton Hall Plantation.
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Beaufort History Museum will open its doors and welcome the public free of charge to an open house on Saturday, October 20, 2018 from 10 am – 4 pm. The newly renovated Exhibit Hall, which is located in the historic Arsenal on Craven Street, will be on display and Docents will be on hand to welcome visitors and answer questions.
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The Port Royal Sound Foundation will host its fourth annual Night on the Sound on Friday, October 20th. In years past, the foundation’s signature event has featured such distinguished guests as Philippe Cousteau, Robert Ballard and Jack Hanna. This year, American oceanographer and explorer David Gallo will be the guest speaker.
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