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Author: Margaret Evans

Beaufort History Museum’s Pearls of Wisdom

Beaufort History Museum’s Pearls of Wisdom

Posted by | May 1, 2019 | | 0

Beaufort History Museum will present its fifth annual Tea on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 from 1 – 4 pm at Dataw Island Club.  The popular event, the Museum’s principal fundraiser, will showcase national best selling author Kristy Woodson Harvey, who is using the occasion to launch her newest book, The Southern Side of Paradise. Local author Patricia Bee and her book, Mama’s Pearls, will also be featured. Both women will talk about their books and the importance of family, heritage and communal traditions to southern culture.

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Book Launch for New Novel Exploring the Life of Robert Smalls  

Book Launch for New Novel Exploring the Life of Robert Smalls  

Posted by | May 1, 2019 | | 0

Trouble the Water, the debut novel from Rebecca Dwight Bruff, is inspired by the larger-than-life true story of Robert Smalls, the first African American hero of the Civil War. On May 13, 1862, the enslaved Smalls commandeered the Confederate vessel The Planter in Charleston harbor, which he sailed to the Union blockade, securing freedom for his own family and the enslaved crew with him. Smalls served with distinction as Union captain of the Planterduring the duration of the war and was later a U.S. Congressman representing his native lowcountry. 

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‘Southern Comforts’ Quilt Show Returns

‘Southern Comforts’ Quilt Show Returns

Posted by | May 1, 2019 | | 0

The Sea Island Quilters will present their biannual “Southern Comforts” quilt show on Friday, May 10, and Saturday, May 11, at the National Guard Armory (Beaufort Readiness Center), 1 Cavalry Lane, Beaufort, SC (Highway 21 near the Marine Corps Air Station). The hours are from 10 am to 5 pm on Friday and 10 am to 4 pm on Saturday. Admission is $7.00 for adults. Children under 12 are free.

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Street Food for Thought

Street Food for Thought

Posted by | Apr 17, 2019 | | 0

I wanna hang a map of the world in my house. Then I’m gonna put pins into all the locations that I’ve traveled to. But first, I’m gonna have to travel to the top two corners of the map, so it won’t fall down. – Mitch Hedberg (1968-2005)

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An Incredible Conversation

An Incredible Conversation

Posted by | Apr 16, 2019 | | 0

By Margaret Evans, EditorI was driving to the Y the other day when a conversation on NPR caught my attention. The show was On Point, the interview was just starting, and I actually passed the Y and drove around Port Royal for a while, just listening, because I couldn’t believe my ears.

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May River Theatre Will Stage ‘Love Letters’ 

May River Theatre Will Stage ‘Love Letters’ 

Posted by | Apr 16, 2019 | | 0

The May River Theatre returns in its 19th season to present ‘Love Letters’ by A.R Gurney, an emotional play that tugs alternately at the funny bone and the heart-strings. It tells the story of two childhood friends whose life-long correspondence begins with birthday party thank-you notes and summer camp postcards.

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Poetry Month Continues at Conroy Center

Poetry Month Continues at Conroy Center

Posted by | Apr 16, 2019 | | 0

Hear these Beaufort poets and five other diverse South Carolina poets read at the launch of Archive: South Carolina Poetry Since 2005 on Saturday, April 27, from 5 pm at the Pat Conroy Literary Center. Published by Ninety-Six Press, Archive features 46 contributors, documenting the poetic life of the Palmetto State over the past 13 years.  This event is free and open to the public; copies of Archive will be available for sale and signing after the reading.  

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