By Margaret Evans, EditorIt’s finally happened, y’all. I am at a loss for words. After nearly two decades of column writing, I’ve been struck dumb. (Don’t go there.) It’s not that there’s nothing to say. There is plenty. It’s just that there’s no point in saying any of it. Not right now. Maybe never.
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The Lowcountry Wind Symphony announces the beginning of its third season, which includes significant and exciting changes! Each of the three concert programs will be performed for audiences at venues both North and South of the Broad. The first two performances proudly honor all men and women who have served in the military.
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“The fifth week of training—“Hell Week”—is the toughest. I arrived at the end of that week and had the pleasure of telling the sailors that it was over and they had survived to continue their training. These aspiring SEALs were a mess: having gone days without food or sleep, they were hollow-eyed, freezing, and barely able to stand. Formed up on the beach, they were covered head to toe in sand, unshaven, a little drool here and there, snot running out of their noses.
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In honor of Veterans Day, the United States Air Force Rhythm in Blue Jazz Ensemble will perform two concerts here in the Lowcountry. The first is Friday, November 11 at 8 pm at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina on Hilton Head. The second is Saturday, November 12th at 7 pm at the Beaufort High School Arts Center. Both concerts are FREE and open to the public.
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USCB Center for the Arts is appreciative of the recovery efforts following Hurricane Matthew. “We are rescheduling events for a later time when residents are ready to celebrate the recovery and resilience of our community,” says Bonnie Hargrove, director of the Center for the Arts. “A Tribute to Etta James,” starring Marlena Smalls, has been rescheduled, along with some Met Opera Live in HD performances and the CFA fundraiser “An Affair with the Arts.” Tickets for all events are for sale online at www.uscbcenterforthearts.com or through the box-office 843-521-4145.
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Thinking of playing a round of golf over the Veteran’s Day holiday? While you are taking a few swings on the practice range, one very special young man will be golfing nonstop from pre-sunup until sundown in the name of veteran’s charities.
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The Junior Service League of Beaufort (JSLB) will host its inaugural Touch A Truck fundraiser on Saturday, November 5th, 2016 in Downtown Port Royal from 11 am to 4 pm on Paris Avenue. Cost of admission is $5 per person.
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The Beaufort Arts Council/Mather Academy (www.beaufortartscouncil.org or www.matheracademy.org ), will be hosting a Beaux Arts Ball on November 12, 2016 from 7pm-11pm at the Beaufort Inn’s Tabby Place. In the wake of the announcement of the King Street Arts Center, the Beaufort Arts Council’s Beaux Arts Ball is a fundraising event that will contribute significantly to furthering art education opportunities in the new KSAC!
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By Mary Ellen Thompson There it was, sitting on a table at USCB during the Saturday evening reception for the Pat Conroy Literary Festival. I’m sure we all saw it; many of us thought it was something on exhibit, a sculpture of a desktop. Upon further inspection, it was clearly Pat Conroy’s desktop. It had a solid, enduring look, as if fashioned from wax.
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Hundreds of Pat Conroy fans, friends, and family members gathered in Beaufort, SC on Saturday night, October 22 for the closing ceremony of the inaugural Pat Conroy Literary Festival. The program, which took place in the auditorium of the University of South Carolina Beaufort’s Center for the Arts, was intended to share information about the new nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center, formed last April as a living legacy to the beloved writer Pat Conroy (The Great Santini, The Prince of Tides, Beach Music, A Lowcountry Heart, and others), who died of pancreatic cancer on March 4, 2016.
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