Murrells Inlet artist Asher Robinson to be featured at Red Piano Too’s 23rd Annual Summer Show. When Asher Robinson began marketing his folk art along the beach, he took the advice of his mentor and friend, Ernest J. Lee, who encouraged Robinson to paint what made him feel good, and what he loved.
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By Margaret Evans, Editor It’s far from perfect, its politics are not pristine, and it’s very much a product of its time and place. Harper Lee’s new (old) book Go Set A Watchman is a lot like her iconic character Atticus Finch. And I love them both anyway.
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The University of South Carolina Beaufort (USCB), in partnership with the City of Beaufort, Penn Center, and the University Of South Carolina College Of Education, is hosting 30 K-12 teachers from around the country for a three-week summer institute that started July 12 and runs through August 1. The institute, “America’s Reconstruction: The Untold Story,” will guide the educators through more than a century of American history—from the final years of the cotton kingdom in the South, through the Civil War and Reconstruction, and up to the modern civil rights era.
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Like the majority of residents, I love living in Beaufort. And one reason is its abundance of “good neighbors,” people who go out of their way for strangers. This morning as I was turning on to the Woods Bridge, a woman pulled up beside me to tell me that my back tire was flat, that I was driving on the rim. I’d no idea. Contemplating the situation as I waited for a lovely sailboat with a mast that must’ve been 48 feet tall to pass through, I decided to limp across to the old White Hall turnoff and call AAA. This is the reason I pay for road service every year. Turns out, however, I didn’t have to use it.
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Lowcountry writers – Here’s a chance to get paid for your writing! Sea Island Spirit Writers’ critique group is sponsoring a short story contest open to all Lowcountry writers 18 years old and up. Just complete the prompt “Once, when no one was looking…” in 750 words or less. Your story could net you $100 for first place, $50 for second, or $25 for third, and publication in Lowcountry Weekly.
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Juliana Boyd Kim is an accomplished watercolorist with over 45 years of experience in the medium. Her work investigates the essence of space, place and color. Her extensive travels have provided diverse landscapes, many of which she paints “en plein air.”
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The Greater Bluffton Chamber of Commerce and Society of Bluffton Artists (SOBA) announced two new art contests for Bluffton-area artists. One contest will tie into the Bluffton Business Awards and the other will support the Bluffton Boiled Peanut Festival this September. Artists of all ages and skill levels are encouraged to compete.
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After several years exhibiting at art festivals from DC to Miami, FL, local artist James St. Clair (aka The Artist Saint) will have a one man show at USCB for the month of August. An opening reception will be held on Monday, August 3rd from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. This will be the artist’s first one man show in Beaufort in many years.
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Writing “King For a Day” a few months ago was great fun, followed by nice reader feedback. It prompted me to take a fresh look at more ways to shape a better world and refine them into a follow-up on our better angels . . . and angles.
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