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Author: Margaret Evans

Bill Mead’s Lowcountry Surrealism

Bill Mead is the featured artist at Thibault Gallery during the month of March. Inspired by the natural beauty of the Lowcountry and possessed of a sardonic wit, Bill is known for what some have called “Lowcountry Surrealism.” He typically combines landscape with still life to create a strangely realistic illusion.

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Bombs Away

Ka-booooom. In this era of political bomb throwing, with negative ads and rancor having sadly demonstrated their grating effectiveness, it is worth considering how we came to so admire the power of a bomb. Or, frequently, clusters of them.

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Envisioning 2021 and Beyond

As he prepares for his investiture this month, USCB’s new Chancellor Al Panu is excited about the future of the university.                                  By Margaret Evans, Editor     When young Al Panu, of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, arrived at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama in the early 1970s, he was fluent in several languages.   English was not one of them.  Thinking back on that time of difficult transition, the new Chancellor of the University of South Carolina Beaufort has a faraway look in his eye. It’s been 40 years, but his memories are vivid.

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Arts Center to Host Youth ArtsFest

  The Arts Center will host the annual Youth ArtsFest in recognition of National Youth Arts month, held from 11am – 1pm and featuring dance and drama workshops, food, drinks, arts and crafts, followed by Island School Council for the Arts’ Rising Stars Talent Competition at 2pm.

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Union Troops to Occupy Beaufort Arsenal

The bark of officers mustering troops for review. The resounding clack of marching boots. Crackling fires. Bubbling cook pots. Mail call. These are just a sample of the sights and sounds that will accompany Union troops as they occupy Beaufort at a Living History Encampment presented by the Beaufort History Museum.

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Spring Architects Tour

Five Beaufort architects, five private homes and four Sea Islands will greet the public in the third Spring Architects’ Tour hosted by Historic Beaufort Foundation on Saturday, March 19th, 10 am -3 pm.

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