Eight local woman take to the stage to tell tales of monumental moments in their lives –all marked by a particular dress, a pair of shoes, a bathing suit, a tattoo – in Lean Ensemble’s production of Nora and Delia Ephron’s comic yet poignant Love, Loss and What I Wore.
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How many times have you attended a show expecting it to be about the title and by the time you left the theatre you, were still trying to figure out what the title had to do with the play at all? I have always been intrigued by the titles of Broadway plays. This was my thought when I first heard of The Drowsy Chaperone, May River Theatre’s 16th season opening show.
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Last month, under warming sunny skies, local and federal leaders, joined by the Lowcountry’s diverse community, celebrated the start of the Reconstruction Era National Monument at Penn Center on St. Helena Island.
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First Presbyterian Church Hilton Head Island will present two programs in the series “Stories of Grace, Given and Received,” at 6:30 p.m. on two consecutive Wednesdays. April 19 and 26. The first program, on April 19th, will feature U.S. Rep. James E. Clyburn talking about his book, Blessed Experiences: Genuinely Southern, Proudly Black. Then, on April 26th, novelist Cassandra King Conroy and Jonathan Haupt, executive director of the Pat Conroy Literacy Center, will speak on the subject: “A Generous Lowcountry Heart… Building on the Legacy of Pat Conroy.”
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Seven Beaufort county high school students – six from Beaufort High School and one from Battery Creek High School – were named finalists in the fourth annual South Carolina High School Writing Contest. On March 17 they gathered at the University of South Carolina in Columbia to participate in the second round of the writing contest.
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Conversations from the Virtual Porch of the Pat Conroy Literary Center Editor’s Note: Pat Conroy did lots of talking – and plenty of writing, too – on the porch of his home overlooking Battery Creek. Now, the Pat Conroy Literary Center has launched “Porch Talk,” a series of free-wheeling conversations between writers from Beaufort and beyond. Lowcountry Weekly will regularly feature excerpts of those conversations, starting with this one between novelist/porch “hostess” Janis Owens and novelist/poet Ellen Malphrus. Consider this your invitation to eavesdrop on The Porch.
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Saturday, April 22 from 10 am – 4 pm artists are invited to break out their paintbrushes and sun hats for this fun plein air painting event taking place in Bluffton. The entry fee is $20 in advance and $25 walk up. Registration forms are available at any of the old town art galleries and online at sobagallery.com.
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I’ve mentioned that I have a longstanding love/hate relationship with Facebook. You could even call it a “codependency.” I know those are unhealthy, but every time I try to break things off – or tiptoe out of the entanglement quietly – people start messaging to inquire about my health . . . or just to say they miss me. And then I remember why I fell for the big jerk in the first place.
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Coastal Living and Habersham Marketplace present A Table for 20. By Laura Packard Coastal Living Magazine is turning 20, y’all. And the publishers are inviting you to their 20th Anniversary Celebration “A Table for 20” – a night under the stars with coastal inspired cuisine, cocktails and design. And the most exciting news of all. They have chosen Habersham Marketplace here in Beaufort to celebrate this milestone anniversary.
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You can drive from Chicago to Los Angeles in about thirty-one hours – if you stick to the interstates. However, for the road warrior who isn’t in a hurry, a cruise along old Route 66 can be an unforgettable journey – one with surprises beyond every curve. Now, a musical comedy comes to town – Route 66, by Roger Bean – that celebrates the golden era of the quirky old highway.
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