The Baptist Church of Beaufort Covenant Choir and Voices of the Commonwealth Community Choir from Northern Kentucky will be joining forces with other guest singers and chamber orchestra on Sunday, March 6, at 2 pm for the first Beaufort performance of Dan Forrest’s Requiem for the Living at the Baptist Church of Beaufort.
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Storied local photographer ERIC HORAN on his stunning new coffee table book Photos by Eric HoranStory by Mark Shaffer “To say the photos are impressive would be an understatement, but the book is more than just photographs. Beholding Nature is an important educational book in terms of exposing the best of the Lowcountry and Southeast.” – Doug Gardner, PBS Television, Wild Photo Adventures
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The Junior Service League of Beaufort (JSLB) is hosting its fifth annual Prom Boutique on March 12th from 1 to 5 pm at Beaufort-Jasper Academy for Career Excellence.
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Famed theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, he of the wrenching 2014 movie The Theory of Everything, says the universe has not existed forever and in fact began some 15 billion years ago. In his words, “this is probably the most remarkable discovery of modern cosmology.” (What, better than Amazon Prime?)
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Charles Wersler and Sandra Fischer will be signing their books at McIntosh Book Shoppe in the Bay Street Marketplace, 919 Bay Street on Saturday, February 27 from noon until 3:00 pm Mr. Wersler’s book, Last Ferry to Beaufort is based on his study of personal photographs and historical documents concerning the last ferryman in Beaufort County, who also just happened to be his great grandfather, Captain Willie Roberts. Wersler was born in Beaufort and as a writer has a deep interest in the life and history of Beaufort.
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For five years, Art League of Hilton Head artists have enlivened Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra’s annual concert program book with artwork relating to the concert themes and musical selections. From March 1-April 2, Art League Gallery will celebrate its collaboration with HHSO with the exhibition of “Music as Art.” An opening reception on Wednesday, March 2nd from 5-7 pm is free and open to the public.
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Opening on Febraury 29, Beaufort Art Association presents “By The Sea,” a joint exhibit of fine jewelry and photography by two of the Lowcountry’s finest artists, Barbara Miller and Robert Ryzner. The two-month exhibit runs from Monday, February 29, through Saturday, April 30. Opening Reception is Friday, March 4, from 5:30 to 7:30. The public is invited. The work of over 60 other local member artists will also be on exhibit.
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Beaufort Art Association’s 55th Annual Spring Show will take place from Friday, February 26 through Monday, February 29 at a brand new venue this year – Tabby Place in Downtown Beaufort on Port Republic Street. Local artists will present their finest works for exhibit and for sale during the show. Oils, acrylics, watercolor, photography, mixed media, pottery, woodturning, stained glass and much more. Fine art jewelry has been added this year. Admission is free. Public is invited.
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By Margaret Evans, EditorIt’s stream-of-consciousness time, folks. That’s what happens on this page when the world is spinning too fast – when reality spirals beyond my ability to comprehend it, much less comment on it with any coherence. “Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold,” wrote Yeats back in the day. I swear that guy was a prophet.
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Novelist Robert B. Parker (1932-2010) wrote widely popular, entertaining mystery books. Often I pick one up off the coffee table and gaze at the author photo on the back cover. There he is, a crusty, rugged fellow, with a face like your favorite L.L. Bean boot.
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