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Bread, Circuses, and The Great British Baking Show

Posted by Margaret Evans | Apr 18, 2017 | Rants & Raves | 0

By Margaret Evans, Editor In ancient Rome, the powers-that-were relied on “bread and circuses” to keep the masses distracted from politics and the goings-on of their corrupt government. The emperors – some of whom had no clothes – figured they could do exactly as they pleased as long as they kept the people fed and entertained. They gave away bread to satisfy the first part of that formula, and for part two there were chariot races, gladiatorial games, Christian/Lion face-offs, and other festive spectator sports.

United We Can Still Stand

Posted by Margaret Evans | Apr 4, 2017 | Local Color | 0

“Across the country, shopping became a complicated and often frustrating experience. Even with coupons for rationed goods and the patience to wait in long lines, there was never quite enough to go around. Everyday items were now hard to come by—laundry soap, facial tissue, cotton diapers, thumbtacks and even hair curlers.

Lean Ensemble’s ‘Love, Loss and What I Wore’

Posted by Margaret Evans | Apr 4, 2017 | Theater/Dance | 0

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.

Love Affair with ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’

Posted by Margaret Evans | Apr 4, 2017 | Theater/Dance | 0

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.

National & Local Leaders Celebrate Reconstruction Era National Monument

Posted by Margaret Evans | Apr 4, 2017 | Local Color | 0

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.

Stories of Grace, Given and Received

Posted by Margaret Evans | Apr 4, 2017 | Local Color | 0

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.”

Seven Local Students Make Finals in SC Writing Contest

Posted by Margaret Evans | Apr 4, 2017 | Books | 0

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.

Porch Talk, Conroy-Style

Posted by Margaret Evans | Apr 4, 2017 | Books | 0

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.

Bluffton’s Annual Old Town Paint Out

Posted by Margaret Evans | Apr 4, 2017 | Art | 0

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.

Duly Noted

Posted by Margaret Evans | Apr 4, 2017 | Rants & Raves | 0

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.

Author: Margaret Evans

Bread, Circuses, and The Great British Baking Show

United We Can Still Stand

Lean Ensemble’s ‘Love, Loss and What I Wore’

Love Affair with ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’

National & Local Leaders Celebrate Reconstruction Era National Monument

Stories of Grace, Given and Received

Seven Local Students Make Finals in SC Writing Contest

Porch Talk, Conroy-Style

Bluffton’s Annual Old Town Paint Out

Duly Noted

What’s Happening

Celebrate with Catering by Debbi Covington

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