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The Freedom Experience: Men of Mitchelville

Posted by Margaret Evans | Jan 23, 2018 | Local Color | 0

Mitchelville Preservation Project will present The Freedom Experience: Men of Mitchelville, to celebrate National Freedom Day. The Freedom Experience is a series of programs that tell the story of Mitchelville, the first self-governed freedman’s town in America. The Freedom Experience: Men of Mitchelville will be Saturday, February 10, 2018, at Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park (formerly Fish Haul Creek Park), 226 Beach City Road, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926 from 11 am - 1 pm. There is no admission, but donations are welcomed.

March Forth on March Fourth

Posted by Margaret Evans | Jan 23, 2018 | Books | 0

The Pat Conroy Literary Center will hold its second annual March Forth on March Fourth, commemorating the second anniversary of Pat’s death, on Sunday, March 4th, at the Frissell Community House at Penn Center on St. Helena Island. The Penn Center, a place of quiet dignity and rich history, is a perfect setting for the day-long embrace of nature, poetry, fiction, and fellowship among writers and readers in the heart of Conroy’s beloved Lowcountry.

Artistic Musings at SoBA Gallery

Posted by Margaret Evans | Jan 23, 2018 | Art | 0

Local artist Joan Wykis will display watercolor and mixed media art in an exhibit called Artistic Musings from February 5-March 4 at the Society of Bluffton Artists (SoBA) gallery, located in Old Town Bluffton. An opening reception is slated from 3-5 p.m. February 11 at the gallery. The event is free and open to the public.

#NotMe

Posted by Margaret Evans | Jan 23, 2018 | Rants & Raves | 0

By Margaret Evans, EditorSomewhere between Harvey Weinstein and Al Franken, I started to get uncomfortable with the MeToo movement. Oh, who am I kidding? I hated it from the get-go. The way it dumped every sexual offense since the beginning of time into one big cauldron, mixing them all up into an unsavory stew with indistinguishable ingredients.

The Toadster Goes to Washington . . . and Survives

Posted by Margaret Evans | Jan 9, 2018 | Local Color | 0

“And people say it all the time: ‘You’re a celebrity.’ No, I’m an actor. I’m a producer. I’m a director. I’m a toad. I’m roadkill. I’m anything but a celebrity.” – Drew Barrymore

Ryanhood at Music on Malphrus

Posted by Margaret Evans | Jan 9, 2018 | Music | 0

Named “Best Group/Duo” in the 2014 International Acoustic Music Awards, acoustic-duo Ryanhood got their first break more than a decade ago as street-performers at Boston’s Quincy Market. It was there that they were spotted by a college booking agent and thrust into the college-touring scene, where Campus Activities Magazine would name them “one of the most requested acts by college buyers all across the country.”

What’s the Big Deal About Beethoven?

Posted by Margaret Evans | Jan 9, 2018 | Music | 0

Everyone has heard of Beethoven. He wrote the famous “V for Victory” tune and a bunch of other stuff. A dog movie was named after him. In real life (1770-1827) he was a slob with bad hair who was such a lousy neighbor and tenant that he was forced to move more than forty times. He dressed shabbily, was rude and disobedient, and cheated his publishers when he could. What could a man such as this have to offer us in 2018?

Reconstruction Monument Celebrates First Anniversary

Posted by Margaret Evans | Jan 9, 2018 | Local Color | 0

On January 12, the public is invited to join the National Park Service (NPS) and park partners to celebrate the one year anniversary of the creation of Reconstruction Era National Monument in South Carolina’s lowcountry.

Books Sandwiched In 2018

Posted by Margaret Evans | Jan 9, 2018 | Books | 0

Friends of the Beaufort Library have announced plans for the 2018 Books Sandwiched In program, which launches Jan. 22 with a look at the future of movies and concludes March 12 with a presentation by native Beaufortonian and best-selling author Valerie Sayers. The popular Books Sandwiched In program features eight book reviews every Monday from noon until 1 p.m. at the USCB Center for the Arts, 805 Carteret Street, Beaufort. The event is free with coffee and cookies provided by the Friends.

Tales In Thread

Posted by Margaret Evans | Jan 9, 2018 | Art | 0

Tales In Thread is a visually exciting and fun fiber art exhibit on display at the Hilton Head Public Library through February 3rd. The show features approximately two dozen works by 15 members of the “Outside the Block” art quilters, which is part of the Palmetto Quilt Guild.

Author: Margaret Evans

The Freedom Experience: Men of Mitchelville

March Forth on March Fourth

Artistic Musings at SoBA Gallery

#NotMe

The Toadster Goes to Washington . . . and Survives

Ryanhood at Music on Malphrus

What’s the Big Deal About Beethoven?

Reconstruction Monument Celebrates First Anniversary

Books Sandwiched In 2018

Tales In Thread

What’s Happening

Celebrate with Catering by Debbi Covington

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