By Margaret Evans, EditorMy sister’s house burned down during Christmas dinner. I was halfway through my strawberry-pretzel salad when somebody at our party - there were 28 of us, both family and friends - casually commented, “Looks like they’re having a smoke problem in the kitchen.”
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A Roundtable Discussion of Sexual Harassment (Part 1) “I believe it has never been my misfortune to be placed where I lost my presence of mind, unless indeed it has been when thrown in strange company, particularly of ladies. Under such circumstances I know I must appear like a fool.”- General Ulysses S. Grant, in a letter to his wife Julia
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World-class jazz saxophonist Thom Chambers will headline Notes: An Evening of Musical Storytelling & Casual Conversation to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Northern Beaufort County on January 12th. Known for his captivating showmanship, Thom will be joined by an ensemble of musicians for an entertaining night of jazz, local art, great food, drink . . . and, of course, casual conversation. We recently had our own casual conversation with Thom Chambers . . .
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Sebastian Polanski is the featured artist for the upcoming show at the Beaufort Art Association (BAA) Gallery. The title of his show is “I Paint What Feels Good,” and will run from Jan. 7 - Feb. 25. An artist’s reception will be held on Friday, Jan. 12, from 5 - 7:30 p.m.
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Award winners from Art League Academy’s 2017 Spring, Summer and Fall Student Show will exhibit their award-winning artwork alongside their instructors this January at Art League Gallery. Best of Show, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, People’s Choice and Honorable Mention winners were chosen by Karis Gallery owner, Maggie Karis.
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Art League of Hilton Head announces Anything Goes!, the 2018 annual member show. The entire gallery will be devoted to the best works from more than 170 exhibiting members. Artworks in all media will be on display and for sale. Truly, Anything Goes!
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By Margaret Evans, EditorBack in May, I put together a “graduation address” of sorts, using random posts from my Facebook timeline, where no opinion is too trivial to go unexpressed. It was so much fun (i.e. so easy), I decided to stitch together a “year in review” using the same method. Behold, a smattering of miscellaneous thoughts that crossed my mind in 2017 – some decidedly less profound than others.
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“We must now reckon with this fact: human history is the bumbling about of self-deluded and incompetent doinks. Surely you are not going to deny that. It is nothing so much as a series of pratfalls by inept leaders and the suckers who follow them toward doom. Their incompetence is a historical force in the lives of each and all of us.”- Crispin Sartwell, “History, Totally Destroyed,” The New York Times, 11/11/17
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Thirty-one year old Katharine Hepburn is determined to be Scarlett O’Hara. It’s her chance to salvage her reputation as “Box Office Poison,” a moniker theater owners have thrust on her after a string of box office flops. Never mind that she won an Academy Award two years earlier. As she waits the studio’s decision on casting Gone With The Wind, she reflects on the inner workings of the Hollywood star system including an experience with John Barrymore that seems ripped right out of today’s headlines.
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My favorite holiday has long been Thanksgiving. I recognize that it may not suggest the same...
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