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The ABBA Effect

Posted by Margaret Evans | Sep 18, 2018 | Rants & Raves | 0

Beaufort Theatre Company brings ‘Mamma Mia!’ to the USCB stage… and not a moment too soon. By Margaret Evans, EditorIt was First Friday in downtown Beaufort, and the cast of Mamma Mia! were flash-mobbing to “Dancing Queen” in front of the big clock on Bay Street. All around them, folks were waving phones in the air, shooting pics and video, and singing along – huge, goofy smiles plastered across every face, including mine. Just an hour earlier, I’d been hunch-necked and glued to Mike’s Weather Page on Facebook, obsessively tracking Hurricane Florence, my gut a pit of anxiety. Now here I was dancing . . . jiving . . . having the time of life. Some call it a guilty pleasure. I just call it a pleasure. If loving ABBA is wrong, I don’t want to be right.

Second Annual Lowcountry Book Club Convention

Posted by Margaret Evans | Sep 4, 2018 | Books | 0

Last fall’s inaugural Lowcountry Book Club Convention was an informative, empowering day of fellowship among over 100 readers and writers. The Pat Conroy Literary Center will host a second annual Convention on Saturday, October 6, from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm at the Technical College of the Lowcountry’s MacLean Hall (104 Reynolds St, Bldg 12) in Beaufort. The event is free and open to the public, sponsored in part by grants from South Carolina Humanities and a gift from the Pulpwood Queens Book Club, and presented in partnership with TCL.

BTC is Back with Mamma Mia!

Posted by Margaret Evans | Sep 4, 2018 | Theater/Dance | 0

The USCB Center for the Arts kicks off its most ambitious season to date with Beaufort Theatre Company’s production of fan favorite Mamma Mia! You can dance, you can jive, you can have the time of your life experiencing this Broadway smash-hit right here in the Lowcountry.

USCB Student Receives THRIVE Fellowship

Posted by Margaret Evans | Sep 4, 2018 | Local Color | 0

The THRIVE Lowcountry Women’s Conference has announced Ashley Caruso, a University of South Carolina Beaufort Business Administration major, as the first THRIVE Fellowship recipient.

Learn About Yamasee Indians and Altamaha Town

Posted by Margaret Evans | Sep 4, 2018 | Local Color | 0

Beaufort History Museum, in partnership with the Beaufort County Library, will present a lecture on the Yamasee Indians and Altamaha Town by noted authority and archaeologist Dr. Eric Poplin. The lecture is scheduled for 2:00 PM on Tuesday, September 11 at the Beaufort Branch Library, located at 311 Scott Street.

Unveiling History Along the Trail

Posted by Margaret Evans | Sep 4, 2018 | Local Color | 0

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 – Thursday, September 13 at 5:30 p.m. at the Spanish Moss Trail’s Depot Road Trailhead. This community-wide event, will be a one-time opportunity to view the new panels in the historic Depot Building prior to their permanent installment along the Trail. In addition to the display, the FSMT-led Historic Sign Committee, the historians and community leaders who researched these points of interest, will be available at each panel to share more about these points of interest such as – the Battle of Port Royal, Clarendon Plantation, Industrial Beaufort, Port Royal Agricultural and Industrial School, Pick Pocket Plantation and the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort.

USCB Faculty Art Exhibition

Posted by Margaret Evans | Sep 4, 2018 | Art | 0

The Sea Islands Center Gallery at the University of South Carolina Beaufort is pleased to present an exhibition featuring the work of the Department of Visual Art & Design faculty. The artist reception is Friday, September 7, from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. and the exhibition is currently on view until September 21.

Inside Out: Expressing Our Inner Voices

Posted by Margaret Evans | Sep 4, 2018 | Art | 0

They found each other on a Facebook group called “35 Women of Expressive Abstracts” dedicated to what they love the most: abstract art. Over the last year, they became each other’s sounding boards, always encouraging each other to express themselves through their art. They bonded through their mentor and teacher Steven Aimone, whose teachings based on his book “Expressive Drawing”, gave them the tools and exercises to explore their particular art form.

Putting Figures in Your Landscapes

Posted by Margaret Evans | Sep 4, 2018 | Art | 0

Award-winning impressionist painter and part-time Lowcountry resident Leslie Dyas is excited to teach a one day workshop at Art League Academy. Dyas will share her approach to planning and building art that captures the visual essence of the scenes that strike your imagination. “In this hands-on workshop, you will work to create your own Lowcountry landscape, alive with the beauty of the region and its inhabitants,” states Amy Wehrman, Academy Manager.

The Great Love of Pat Conroy

Posted by Margaret Evans | Sep 4, 2018 | Rants & Raves | 0

By Margaret Evans, EditorMy advance copy of Our Prince of Scribes: Writers Remember Pat Conroy had been languishing on my bedside table for weeks. I couldn’t bring myself to pick it up. There were reasons for my reticence. For one, my beloved friend, mentor, and sometime-employer had been gone for almost two and ½ years now, and I was loath to rekindle the grief that had been such a long time leaving.

Author: Margaret Evans

The ABBA Effect

Second Annual Lowcountry Book Club Convention

BTC is Back with Mamma Mia!

USCB Student Receives THRIVE Fellowship

Learn About Yamasee Indians and Altamaha Town

Unveiling History Along the Trail

USCB Faculty Art Exhibition

Inside Out: Expressing Our Inner Voices

Putting Figures in Your Landscapes

The Great Love of Pat Conroy

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