Interview by Jonathan Haupt A Hilton Head Island native, writer and artist Nicole Seitz is the author of six novels, including The Spirit of Sweetgrass, The Inheritance of Beauty, and Beyond Molasses Creek. Nicole’s fiction has been honored by Library Journal, Romantic Times, the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance, the Christian Booksellers Association, the Pulpwood Queens Book Club, and Books-a-Million.
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Two local residents are the first hires for The Retreat at Lady’s Island, an assisted living...
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Nancy Mitchell: Music Wafted Through the Trees will be the featured exhibit at Art League Gallery from August 29 – September 23. The Artist’s Reception on Wednesday, September 7 from 5-7 pm will includelive music by Mitchell’s professional musician family members. This event is free and open to the public.
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Norma Deal will present her paintings in a show called “From Folk Art to Fine Art” September 5th through October 1st at the gallery of the Society of Bluffton Artists, located at 6 Church Street. Come meet the artist in person at the opening reception from 3-5 p.m. Sunday, September 10th at the gallery.
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The Coastal Discovery Museum will host the Art Beyond Tradition Exhibition of “Escape Artists” from September 2 - October 29. While there are excellent art exhibits all the time in the Lowcountry, the Hilton Head/Bluffton area is treated to a very special event that occurs only once every two years. This year it is a “one-not-to-miss” occasion.
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“Dueling Studios: Two Friends Feature Their Favorites - Flora & Fauna” is the name of the next Beaufort Art Association (BAA) show, featuring the artwork of local artists Marilee Sartori and Dusty Conner. The show opens August 27th and runs through October 29th.
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By Margaret Evans, EditorI was out walking in my neighborhood last week, fuming about something I’d just seen on the news or the Internet or Facebook or who even knows where anymore. I was walking and fuming, fuming and walking - my hands balled in tight little fists of frustration – probably conjuring a counter-argument to some absurd, dishonest claim I’d just heard or read - who even knows which one anymore? - when I came upon a big patch of kudzu.
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My husband and I moved to Beaufort about a year ago for the same reasons many people do: beautiful coastlines and the Marine Corps. Before moving here, we called Louisiana home. The Gulf Coast State is truly the “Sportsman’s Paradise” it proudly advertises. Louisiana and South Carolina have many similarities, including a vast array of wildlife, water bodies teeming with marine life, and a culture that appreciates and relies on these natural assets. But there is one visible and important difference – coastal South Carolina’s Atlantic Ocean horizon is uninterrupted. And this is intentional.
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The Big Red Bus. We’ve all seen it, all over the Lowcountry - whether crossing the Broad River Bridge, winding its way down Boundary Street, heading over the McTeer Bridge or parked at a spot near Fripp Island. It’s big, bright red, and marked with the message, “Get on the bus and give blood today.” You can’t miss it. And you shouldn’t.
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The dolphin photo on our cover is the work of local nature photographer Eric Horan. Eric’s...
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