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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“[Five Star General George C.] Marshall was the quietest and most modest great figure of an era: he never raised his voice, never gave angry commands, never threatened or bullied people. His strength came from his sense of purpose and duty, which were absolute; his almost unique control of his own ego; and his ability to separate what mattered from what did not . . . Marshall quietly possessed a rare mind of uncommon intellectual strength, with an exceptional sense of the consequences of deeds. – David Halberstam, The Coldest Winter (Hachette Books, 2007)
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The staff of Covert Aire shared an enormous amount of good will, love, positivity, and inspiration by performing random acts of kindness all over the Lowcountry throughout the month of July. Ten random acts were planned in celebration of the 10th anniversary of Covert Aire.
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By Margaret Evans, EditorThere’s a solar eclipse heading our way – first time in almost 40 years – and I find myself anticipating the event like a child waiting for Santa to show up.
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