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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The Spanish Moss Trail Opens Phase 4 The Friends of the Spanish Moss Trail (FSMT) recently announced the opening of the next 2 miles of the Spanish Moss Trail – from Depot Road to Broad River Boulevard – bringing the Lowcountry a fully-connected, 6.5 mile Trail that provides a seamless route from Port Royal to the communities south of the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS).
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 The legendary Niccolo Paganini was the most celebrated violin virtuoso of the late 18th and early 19th century and his Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major is the ultimate tour de force for a soloist. World-class Hungarian violinist Tamas Kocsis will perform Paganini’s work with the Beaufort Symphony Orchestra in concert on Feb. 25 and 28.
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 Fripp Island Friends of Music has brought world-class pianists to the Fripp stage for over three decades. This year they’ve outdone themselves by hosting the incomparable Mauro Bertoli.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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