Author: Margaret Evans

Animals They Love

Who doesn’t love animals? From household pets to beasts in the wild, Beaufort Art Association Gallery is hosting a new exhibit called “Animals We Love.” The Association has over 200 local member artists and over 75 will be exhibiting their favorite creatures – great and small.

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Beauty & The Beasts

            Harriet Tubman bumped Andrew Jackson to the back of the $20 bill. Beyoncé rocked the world by making “Lemonade” out of lemons. Prince shocked the world by leaving it. Ted Cruz partnered up with John Kasich, then Carly Fiorina. Donald Trump trumped them all. Hillary Clinton played the Woman Card. Millions felt the Bern. Some people canceled concerts. Other people boycotted Target. We all spent an unseemly measure of time discussing bathrooms.

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Bluffton Village Festival

One Saturday each spring, the normally subdued streets of Old Towne Bluffton explode with excitement. Set for May 7th, the Bluffton Village Festival is now in its 38th year, and like last year, record-breaking attendance is a big likelihood.

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King For Yet Another Day

Hey there, peeps… er, loyal subjects. It’s been months since I put this heavy old crown back on and rendered some kingly pronouncements. To get back in the mood, I revisited The King’s Speech, that wonderful 2010 movie starring Colin Firth.

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Writing with Passion and Purpose

Bestselling novelist Mary Alice Monroe on her new book, her next project, and her upcoming fundraiser for the Beaufort County Open Land Trust and Nemours Wildlife Foundation. By Margaret Evans, Editor Mary Alice Monroe is what they call ‘a force of nature.’             She’s a powerful force for nature, too, having just finished the fourth and final novel in her “Lowcountry Summer” series, a family saga set on Sullivan’s Island that addresses the plight of the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin. It’s just the latest in a long and prolific career writing what Monroe calls “purpose-driven” environmental fiction.

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Girls Raised in the South

Beaufort History Museum will present Girls Raised In The South (GRITS), a tea party and performance celebrating strong Lowcountry women who changed history. The principal fundraiser for the Museum, this delectable event is planned for Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at Dataw Island Club, in the beautiful Carolina Room, starting at 1:30 PM with a reception featuring live music by Horizon and a cash bar, followed at 2:00 PM by the tea party and program.

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