Happy Birthday, Mr. Sinatra
The Odyssey Jazz & Swing Orchestra will play a birthday tribute to Frank Sinatra, featuring Penney Lynn Smith & Terry Herron singing Sinatra hits, offering tidbits of Sinatra history and lore along the way.
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Author: Margaret Evans
Frances Schultz in Beaufort
By Lanier LaneyI thoroughly enjoyed Frances Schultz’s new book The Bee Cottage Story: How I Made A Muddle Of Things and Decorated My Way Back to Happiness. Carolina native Schultz’s innate southern charm and wit come through in everything she does, whether as a columnist for House Beautiful, her popular blog at FrancesSchultz.com, or in this beguiling book, part memoir, part how-to, with decorating tips to help make your home as charming and as chic as her East Hampton cottage described in the book.
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Joan’s Picks
A Retrospective at the Charles Street Gallery Joan Templer, the painter, educator and world-traveling resident of Beaufort, presents a selection of her work for this show at the Charles Street Gallery.
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What They Do For Love
By Margaret Evans, EditorOur little film festival is growing up so fast, y’all. I remember when it was just a gleam in (executive director) Ron Tucker’s eye. Sniff, sniff. . . Where’s my hankie? Seriously, I get emotional on this subject. Truth is, the Beaufort International Film Festival’s not so little anymore. It’s not so young, either. Our boy BIFF turns ten this week, and as Ron always says – and it’s never a lie – “this year will be bigger and better than ever.” The first festival a decade ago drew about 500 people to screenings over three days. This year, they’re expecting 10,000.
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Undercover America
South Dakotan Tom Brokaw, 75, is typically credited with coining the term “The Greatest Generation.” These are the selfless men and women who were raised in the Great Depression, came of age then and during WWII where they fought and supported the Allied war effort mightily. They went on to build the juggernaut that was post-war industrial America during perhaps tremendous years of growth. “The Best We Ever Had,” I called them in a 2013 column: in round numbers some 30 million Americans born between 1910 and 1930.
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USCB Faculty Honored with Breakthrough Star Awards
Two USCB faculty have been selected to receive the Breakthrough Star Award from the University of South Carolina for their considerable research contributions.
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Letters to the Editor
I Don’t Know What I Am I’ve never done this… committed my feelings to writing on anything and shared with anyone. But, the politics of today and my frustrations with same compel me to. I marvel at the patently false invective so regularly shared on Social Media under the guise of reasoned, fact-based thought. Does anyone fact-check before they “Share”?
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Sea Island Classical Studio to teach, present, perform.
Making classical theater a main stream within the rich Lowcountry theater scene is the goal of new theater company in Beaufort County. Sea Island Classical Studio sets out to teach classical theater skills, as well as perform. And cooperating with schools, presentation venues, and existing production companies is the Studio’s design from the start.
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May River Theatre Company Presents ‘Smoke on the Mountain’
Choosing a season of shows for community theatre is always a challenge for those tasked with the decisions. I recently had the pleasure of sharing my knowledge of the theatre with family and friends.
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Lowcountry Wind Symphony Explores ‘What’s Musically Possible’
The Lowcountry Wind Symphony will be in concert on January 31, at 3 pm at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 157 Lady’s Island Drive, in Beaufort. The musicians of LWS, along with Music Director, Donald F. Jemella, Assistant Conductor Steve Giove, and Second Assistant Conductor, Deborah Hamner, invite you to join us for an afternoon of great concert band selections. Together we will explore ‘What’s Musically Possible.”
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Celebrate with Catering by Debbi Covington
