By Margaret Evans, EditorFifteen years, y’all. I’ve been writing this column every two weeks for fifteen years. Since the turn of the century. Before I had my baby (now 13), or my house (also long in the tooth), or either of my cats (ditto), I had this column. That’s something, isn’t it? I don’t know what, exactly. But something.
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Now that January has arrived, many of us are learning to use the new technologies that have been gifts of the season. The cell phones, tablets, e-readers, laptops and flat screen TVs have been unwrapped, squealed over, and taken to new levels of usefulness. Is it a tool or a toy? Either way, for many of us, they have taken over our lives.
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How many of us will take yet another deep breath as we enter this new year, maybe grab an antacid, and make those annual new year’s resolutions?
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The popular Books Sandwiched In (BSI) series, sponsored by the Friends of the Beaufort Library (FOL), will return in January 2015 with local authors, well-known community leaders, journalists and world travelers lined up as presenters at this free event. With a wide-range of book selection and subject matter, including those by local authors, bestsellers and fascinating prizewinners, the series has attracted large audiences for the past 29 years. Held at the University of South Carolina Beaufort’s Center for the Performing Arts, the series schedule also leaves time after each presentation for audience Q and A.
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The Society of Bluffton Artists presents “Outside the Box” a collection of exciting abstract paintings by local artist Denis Reshetar. This intensely vivid exhibit will be on display from January 5 through 31 at the SOBA Gallery.
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Not long ago, in an old produce stand, on Sea Island Parkway, near the Shrimp Shack, an artist created sculptures made from repurposed wood. These dockscapes feature old fishing buildings complete with shrimp boats moored out front.
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By Margaret Evans, EditorWriter’s Note: I greet you, reader, from an upstairs bedroom at my parents’ house in Alabama. It’s the day after Christmas, the TV is droning, and downstairs a dog barks as my nieces, ages 3 and 5, belt out another round of “Let It Go” on their new karaoke machine. (Thanks, Santa.) Certain circumstances do not lend themselves to column writing, so I offer you a “classic” from the archives. This piece first appeared in January 2012…
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Theatre Review by Michael Bassett What a glorious feeling: “Singin’ in the Rain” is being performed at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina. Who doesn’t love this show?
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The University of South Carolina Beaufort and Beaufort Theatre Company will present the holiday musical Miracle in Bedford Falls on December 18, 19, and 20 at 7:30 p.m. and on December 21 at 3:00 p.m.
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Haven’t most of us been touched by a great leader or two in our lives, whether in person or through the media? Principals, teachers, military officers, the occasional politician may come to mind. Perhaps icons like Martin Luther King, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln; maybe a great coach like Pat Riley, Steve Spurrier, Pat Summitt or Joe Torre. For reference, The Leadership Institute at Harvard College defines leadership as “the skill of motivating, guiding, and empowering a team towards a socially responsible vision.” I would add terrific parents to any list of great leaders.
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