Author: Margaret Evans

Touch A Truck Returns

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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A Trail of History

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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Lowcountry Fair Opens Early for Students

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 Hosts Open House

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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David Gallo at the Night on the Sound

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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Pulitzer Prize Winners to Headline Conroy Festival

The third annual Pat Conroy Literary Festival will be held in Conroy’s beloved Beaufort, South Carolina, this November 1–4. Presented in partnership between the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center and the University of South Carolina Beaufort’s Center for the Arts, this year’s festival will address a trio of foundations central to Conroy’s writing life, and indeed to all of southern literature and culture: Faith, Family & Friendship.

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Sea to Shining Sea and Places in Between

Linda Hilts’ “Sea to Shining Sea and Places in Between” will feature her favorite art mediums — watercolor, acrylic and pastel — during an exhibit from Nov. 5- Dec. 1 at The Society of Bluffton Artists gallery, located on Church Street in Old Town Bluffton. An opening reception is scheduled from 3-5 p.m. Nov. 11 at the gallery. The event is free and open to the public.

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Jarod Charzewski: Collector

The Sea Islands Center Gallery at the University of South Carolina Beaufort is pleased to present an exhibition featuring the work of sculptor and installation artist Jarod Charzewski, currently on display through November 2nd.

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The Butterfly Effect

(A version of this essay first appeared in October of 2011. Hopefully, you won’t remember it any better than I did.­ ­– Margaret) So, last week I’m on my back deck, beating a rug into submission with a broom. It’s another splendid fall afternoon, but I hardly notice.

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Artists of Palmetto Bluff Exhibit

The Artists of Palmetto Bluff, a collection of professional and semi-professional painters, potters, photographers and jewelry makers from Bluffton’s vibrant coastal community, will open three gallery days at 64B Boathouse Street in Wilson Village, Palmetto Bluff, Bluffton this fall. The public is invited to attend.

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