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Author: Margaret Evans

Market of Hope

Sea Island Presbyterian Church’s Market of Hope offers Christmas gifts with a purpose. From November 30 to December 7, the public is invited to discover an exquisite collection of handmade gifts, home decor, musical instruments, jewelry and personal accessories at the Market of Hope.

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Impressions in Black & White

  The Photography Club of Beaufort presents its 2014 annual photography exhibit,” Impressions in Black and White” at USCB’s Center for the Arts. The show will begin on Thursday, Dec 4th with a preview reception. The public is invited to attend. The exhibit will remain open through December 21.

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The Great Tim Belk: Part Two

  Bestselling author and Beaufortonian Pat Conroy remembers the friendship of a lifetime. (Read Part One)   I was living with my family in Italy when I read a report in the International Herald Tribune about a mysterious disease that was killing gay men in San Francisco and New York. I ran to the telephone and dialed Tim Belk’s number in San Francisco. When he answered in his refined, cultured Southern accent, I said, “Tim, whatever you are doing in your unspeakable gay life, I want you stop this minute. No more hanky-panky for you, son.”

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Benefit for Phil Griffin

Join Richard Darby in hosting a musical extravaganza and art auction for Phillip Griffin at the The Arts Council of Beaufort. Phil was brutally attacked last month while driving his taxi. The fundraiser featuring The Sometimes Later Band, jazz vocalist Jan Spencer, The Warsaw Island Boys, Sweetgrass Angels and other possible artists will raise monies to offset hospital and other costs the family has incurred as the result Phil’s injuries.

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Like Cornbread Telling Jokes

Dusty Slay’s Homegrown Stand Up Returns To The Spaghetti ClubBy Mark Shaffer   “We get a lot of tourists in the restaurant . . . and they ask weird questions sometimes like, ‘What’s something non-touristy we can do?’ I don’t know. You could get in your car and go home… or buy a house and start paying some taxes around here.” – Dusty Slay, “I’ve Waited Tables”    

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The Great Tim Belk

Pat Conroy remembers a remarkable man and a friendship that spanned almost half a century.   Among the worst things about growing old is the loss of those irreplaceable friends who added richness and depth to your life. I met Tim Belk in Beaufort in 1967, the first year I taught and coached at Beaufort High School. We were the only guests at a dinner that the only writer in Beaufort, Ann Head, had put together so we could meet and form what she was certain would become a serious “literary” friendship.

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Come Hell or High Water

Thoughts on Veterans Day    Veterans Day is a landmark observation, the official day in America that honors those who have served in our armed forces across all wars. A federal holiday, it falls on November 11.

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Were You There?

Were you there when Joel Fan played Fripp? This will be one of the most frequently asked questions where music-lovers gather, as Fripp Island Friends of Music continues a long tradition of bringing accomplished Steinway artists to the Lowcountry.

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