Scout Southern Market in downtown Beaufort will welcome Birmingham photographer and author Catherine Pittman Smith for a photography exhibit entitled “So Southern: From Birmingham to Beaufort” on Friday, October 23 from 3 – 7 pm. Local writer Wendy Pollitzer will be there, too, with her celebrated book South, in which several of Catherine’s photos appear. Both women will be greeting the public and signing books.
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Ellen Malphrus unties the moon . . . By Margaret Evans, EditorLowcountry native Ellen Malphrus – published poet, professor of English, possessor of fabulous hair – will launch her debut novel Untying the Moon on the afternoon of Friday, October 16, at the Heyward House in Old Town Bluffton. Joining Ellen will be her friend Pat Conroy, who, when not laboring over his own bestsellers, moonlights as editor-at-large for Story River Books. With splendid novels like Ellen’s and a host of others on its list, Conroy’s southern fiction imprint with USC Press is proving to be ‘the little label that could,’ having rapidly made a name for itself in literary circles far beyond South Carolina. I’ve known Ellen Malphrus for years and had hoped we could get together for a long, wine-fueled conversation before her book launch party. Alas, life being what it sometimes is, we had to settle for an email interview instead. But even through that impersonal medium, Ellen’s voice rings warm and true and absolutely Ellen . . . much as it does in her debut novel.
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We thirsty seniors are entitled to specially priced soft drinks at Taco Bell for twenty-five cents. But I’m an unentitled junior when it comes to prayer. I took a course or two in religion as an undergraduate and was remotely aware of the National Day of Prayer, the annual observance in May designated by the U.S. Congress when people are asked to “turn to God in prayer and meditation.” But I frankly never gave prayer any extended thought until recently. It seemed logical to go on-line and see if I had the remotest idea what a prayer actually was.
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How thirsty are you? The Music Ministry at The Baptist Church of Beaufort is pleased to extend a warm invitation to all for our Living Water Community Concert, 3 pm on October 11 in our sanctuary. Our vocal ensembles — from children through adults will be featured, as well as instrumentalists, dramatists, and dancers.
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By Margaret Evans, EditorThe other night I found myself racing from Lady’s Island across the Woods Memorial Bridge to Pigeon Point Landing, chasing a sunset. I had just dropped off my daughter at the Beaufort High football game, and was on my way home, when the sky over the river exploded in such inexpressible radiance that even now, I’m at a loss to describe it.
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Y’all, I’m worried. As usual, of course, about a lot of the usual things: where do all my socks really go after I put them in the dryer, is Fat Free milk really free of fat and is someone at the NSA baffled over how many mason jar photos I have put up on Pinterest and what it could possibly mean to the security of our nation?
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In the shadows of moss-draped live oaks, down winding sea island roads and in hidden village enclaves the stories are told in whispers and have become the stuff of legend. But to those who have lived here for generations it’s no secret: “that old black magic” is alive and well in the Lowcountry. Now, thanks to an imaginative and exciting new exhibit at the Beaufort History Museum (BHM), all the tricks of the trade will be on display for locals and visitors alike to peruse and enjoy.
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6th Annual Boots & Bling to benefit the YMCA Break out your boots, pull on your jeans, grab your friends and mosey on over to The Shed in Port Royal on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 6 pm for an amazing evening of western-themed food and fun with a touch of sparkle and bling. Yes, it’s time for one of northern Beaufort County’s favorite fall events: The Boots & Bling Fundraiser and Silent Auction presented by CBC National Bank!
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Last issue, we told you all about “Pat Conroy at 70: A Literary Festival Celebrating South Carolina’s Prince of Titles,” coming up in late October. As Beaufort prepares to throw the biggest birthday party anybody’s ever seen, we at Lowcountry Weekly have been talking to some of the Southern writers who’ll be heading here for the festivities. We asked them each a simple question: How has Pat Conroy influenced you?
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In the dead of night, a blacked out plane flies over a river in coastal Georgia where moments later, a man is shot and left for dead. On a secluded two-lane road nearby, a woman is killed in a one-car accident. Atlanta Realtor Abbey Taylor Bunn plunges into action to find out what’s going on because the events seem to have one thing in common: the hunting and fishing club co-founded by her grandfather.
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