This month, the Lowcountry Wind Symphony celebrates its first anniversary, under the baton of Music Director, Donald F. Jemella. This has been an exciting year, with the organization growing fast, and now numbering some fifty members.
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 Celebrate ‘The History of Beaufort County, Volume III’ A lecture, reception and book signing...
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Artscape Beaufort & Soiree begins its weekend art sale November 13-15, 2015 at the Old Bay Marketplace Loft & Rooftop, 917 Bay Street in Beaufort, benefiting Lowcountry Montessori School.
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Wildlife and nature photographer Robert Rommel, based out of Bluffton, will present “Taking an Idea from Concept to Image in the Field,” to the Photography Club of Beaufort on Monday night, November 9 at the club’s monthly meeting.
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The Fiber Artists of Beaufort (FAB) are working hard in their studios to prepare for their 4th annual show to take place November 13 through November 29, 2015 at Beaufort Arts Council, ARTworks, in Beaufort. The gala opening weekend will feature a reception, open to the public, on Friday, November 13 from 5 – 8 pm and artist demonstrations Saturday, November 14 and Sunday, November 15.
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The Society of Bluffton Artists Gallery welcomes N. Jack Huddle as the featured artist now through December 5. “An Exhibit of Contemporary Art” presents colorful abstractions of common themes with dominant colors in each, intentionally used to set the mood of the viewer.
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The ‘Pat Conroy at 70’ Literary Festival has finally come and gone. We talked it up quite a bit in this publication – for quite a while – and some of you might be all Conroy’d out by now. If so, I humbly invite you to turn the page. I won’t take it personally. Neither will Pat. He’s sick of himself, too. But I couldn’t let this weekend pass into history without sharing my impressions. ‘Cause, you know . . . that’s what I do. It’s a compulsion.
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Six seniors will take the stage for May River Theatre’s third show of the season, You Haven’t Changed a Bit (And Other Lies), playing November 6 through 22 at Bluffton’s May River Theatre. The adventures of aging are filtered through three married couples in their sixties who have known each other for more than 30 years in this riotous Baby Boomer musical.
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 Travel much? For many of us, a trip to “Shangri-La,” an epically lovely retreat, is on our bucket lists. For American military personnel and civilians stationed in Hawaii or the Philippines in 1941, such a paradise anchored their life. Gorgeous scenery, luscious food and drink, sumptuous hotels, friendly people and a relaxed tempo defined their stay. We’re also talking pristine beaches spanning Hawaii’s eight major islands and the sprawling 7,100 or so islands that comprise the Philippines, most uninhabited. The sky was the limit in 1941, until the Japanese wreaked havoc, destruction and mass murder when they bore in like termites from hell, savagely attacking the United States and its multicultural friends as Christmas approached.
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Enjoy an evening of a cappella singing of Plantation Melodies and Negro Spirituals performed by South Carolina’s Musical and Cultural Ambassadors, The Hallelujah Singers, under the direction of Dr. Marlena Smalls.
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