Yes, those singing cousins Billy Joe, Billy Bob, and Billy Billy are packing their festive mullets and will be dashing through the snow just in time for some down-home Christmas cheer at USCB Center for the Arts, December 8 and 9 at 7:30 pm! Grab the family and saddle up the ol’ sleigh and come on down for an unforgettable night of music and laughs.
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LowCountry Habitat for Humanity is proud to announce that Stephen Murray will Chair our 2017 Annual Fund Drive. The Annual Fund Drive is a mailing that is sent in November that supports the nuts and bolts of LowCountry Habitat’s Beaufort operations.
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In a major victory for historic preservation on Hilton Head Island, Fort Mitchel has at long last been added to the 1,400 South Carolina sites on the National Register of Historic Places. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.
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The Low Country Chorale is celebrating 20 years of continuous performances this season! Come join them on Friday, November 17th at 7pm or Saturday, November 18th at 3pm, as they present ‘Reflections of the Past 20 Years’ at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 157 Lady’s Island Drive, Lady’s Island. Admission is free, but donations are gratefully appreciated.
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The holidays are coming and bringing with them a new season of singing! Beaufort Academy is sweetening the 2017 season by presenting to the community its new choral ensembles. Under the direction of Victor Varner (left), Beaufort Academy is hosting a holiday concert featuring the ‘B.A. Blue Notes’ on Thursday evening, December 7 at St. Johns Lutheran Church on Lady’s Island.
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Stephen R. Wise, Ph.D., Parris Island Museum Director and Cultural Resources Manager, is a highly regarded museum curator, writer, historian, event organizer, award recipient, speaker, educational TV spokesperson, and adjunct professor, dedicated to the preservation of South Carolina history, as well as an authority on the Civil War and the US Marine Corps. As Cultural Resources Manager, he has the responsibility of preserving architectural, cultural and archaeological property on Parris Island.
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‘An Evening of Stories & Songs with Lee Smith, Jill McCorkle & Marshall Chapman’ will be an unforgettable teaming of three larger-than-life performers, all bringing unique literary gifts to the USCB Center for the Arts stage on Friday, December 15, 6:30 pm. The three women have performed many times together and share an on-stage feel-good collaboration that has been deemed a meeting of ‘Dixie divas.’ As Lee Smith told The Huffington Post, “big hair and a big heart does not mean a small mind.”
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The Pat Conroy Literary Center opened its doors to the public in October 2016 during the first annual Pat Conroy Literary Festival. Following a year of robust educational programming in and beyond the Center’s home in Beaufort, SC, the American Library Association (ALA) has honored the literary center with a national recognition. At an October 20th reception held during the second annual Pat Conroy Literary Festival, executive director Jonathan Haupt announced that the literary center was newly designated as an ALA United for Libraries Literary Landmark, only the second in the state of South Carolina.
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Get Beadazzled at Art League Gallery this December. This exhibition featuring beadwork by Caroline Alderman, Nancy Apy, Lydia Chojnacki, Carol Romano Geraghty, Maxine Oliver and Linda Raih will be on display December 5 -30. An artist’s reception will be held on December 7, from 5-7 PM. This event is free and open to the public.
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Deck Your Halls with limited-edition treasures from Beaufort Art Association’s Holiday Boutique. Are you looking for that special one-of-a-kind Christmas gift? Something funky like a painting of an alligator with a Santa hat – or just beautiful Beaufort inspired Christmas cards? From November 15 to December 31, a portion of BAA’s Gallery will be transformed into a winter wonderland full of fine art and crafts especially created for this event.
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