People tell me from time to time that my column is sometimes reminiscent of some written by the well-traveled if “cranky” (according to The New York Times) CBS correspondent, Andy Rooney.  I’m not so sure about our writing styles being close, but Mr. Rooney and I were close geographically at one time.
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By Margaret Evans, EditorBy the time you read this, at least two weeks will have passed since the massacre at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston. As I write, it’s been about 10 days, and my fingers tremble and hesitate over the keyboard.
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In 1889, they hung a man from a tower for stealing. He took it rather well. They were tired of him sneaking around lifting hardware off buggies, so they tied a rope to his belt and hoisted him up where they could keep an eye on him.  –      Garrison Keillor, “Lake Wobegon Days” (New York, Viking, 1985)
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Brings your pooch and props for a photo shoot and more…  Kat’s Dogs Pet Grooming Salon is celebrating the grand opening of their new location on Saturday June 20th, from 11am – 2pm. The full service pet salon is located at 129 Burton Hill Rd. across the street from Lowe’s and next to Domino’s in the Burton Hill Plaza.
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The community is invited to a celebration honoring the release of photographer Marge Agin’s new photography book, “What It Means To Be Here: Palmetto Bluff, Bluffton, The Lowcountry and Beyond” on Thursday, June 18, from 5:30-8 pm at Palmetto Bluff.
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The Society of Bluffton Artists Gallery welcomes painter Bill Winn and clay artist Sheryl Winn as featured artists from July 6 through August 2. Bill’s moody watercolors, spontaneous acrylics, pastels and drawings form a beautiful chorus with Sheryl’s elegant, yet earthy hand-built ceramics and whimsical kinetic art.
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 Paintings and Drawings by C. Steve Johnson
 at ARTworks Local artist C. Steve Johnson, born and raised in Kansas City, MO, has produced a wide range of artwork in a variety of mediums for more than two decades. The focus of his new exhibition at ARTworks, called Open Vision, is a collection of drawings and paintings that explore how we see and think.
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The Society of Bluffton Artists is pleased to announce the 2015 Naomi McCracken Scholarship Awards going to two very talented student artists. Each year SOBA awards scholarships to deserving graduating seniors from Bluffton High School who have been accepted to an accredited art college and plan to major in the visual arts.
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The Art of Susan Ellzey and Cynthia Zeiss at BAA Â Sculpture and Silk: The perfect combination for this summer’s featured artist exhibit at Beaufort Art Association. Now through July 29, “Sculpture and Silk,” the raku art of Susan Ellzey and the silk creations of Cynthia Zeiss will be on display and for sale at their Downtown Beaufort Gallery.
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 Artist. Student. Teacher. Entrepreneur. Above all other definitions, LouAnne Barrett has always had the sense that she was meant to be creative. As a girl, she found joy in the solitude of a self-designed studio in the attic of her parents’ home.
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