Author: Margaret Evans

Vic & Friends at the Jazz Corner

Vic Varner and Friends will play two shows at The Jazz Corner, August 8th and 9th starting at 8 pm. The ensemble specializes in the music of Brazilian composer Antonio Carlos Jobim (of “Girl from Ipanema” fame, for the uninitiated).

Read More

LowCountry Habitat Restore: Part 4

Editor’s Note: This summer, Lowcoutry Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore is celebrating 10 years in operation as the Beaufort area’s “store that builds houses.” Lowcountry Habitat, the northern Beaufort County affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, was founded here in 1990.

Read More

Watercolor Memories

The Society of Bluffton Artists presents “Watercolor Memories, Here and There,” a collection of paintings by award-winning artist Don Theodore, on display from August 4 – 30, at the SOBA Gallery.

Read More

Creative Genius at Red Piano Too

Two giants of the self-taught art world are featured artists in the 2014 Annual Summer Show at the Red Piano Too Art Gallery on August 9, 2014. The theme for the show is “The Genius of Creativity.” Both Missionary Proctor and Ernest Lee “Chicken Man” can be classified as creative geniuses.(On our cover: paintings by Ernest Lee, aka “Chicken Man”)

Read More

The ‘Diversity’ of Dennis Williams

Beaufort Art Association presents DIVERSITY by artist, Dennis Wilkins. This new, very exciting exhibit opens on Monday, August 4 and runs through Saturday, September 13. An opening reception will be held on Friday, August 8 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm, with light refreshments.

Read More

For The Birds

By Margaret Evans, EditorY’all know how I tend to get my little obsessions – subjects I become wildly interested in, then write about ad nauseam? (That’s a rhetorical question. Of course you know.) Well, my latest thing is birds.

Read More

The (Googly) Eyes Have It

What fun. I’m getting old enough to know better about some things, and almost old enough to really appreciate some of the positive changes in our increasingly digitized world. (This while trying not to hurt myself when reaching down to wipe up a spill or getting out of the car, ooph.) Google’s inventions, for example. Most days find me using Google’s search engine to look something up. It’s very interesting and informative, but if anything too easy.

Read More

Dragons on the Waterfront

Saturday, July 26: Beaufort’s Waterfront Park is a carnival. Tents are everywhere, with weird and wonderfully costumed teams itching to get out on the water and compete. The waiting dragonboat colors flash in the sun.

Read More

Summer’s Operatic Encores

The USCB Center for the Arts is currently presenting The Met: Live in HD Summer Encores on Wednesdys at 1 pm. Otello and The Enchanted Island have already enchanted audiences. Still to come are Rigoletto, La Rondine, Romeo et Juliette and La Fanciulla Del West.

Read More

History in Words & Music

Ronald Daise’s new CD, Gullah Tings fa Tink Bout, and David Bruce Grim’s new historical novel, Swift Currents, have much in common. Each project fosters understanding of Gullah Geechee, African American, and South Carolina history, culture, and language.

Read More

What’s Happening

Current Month

Celebrate with Catering by Debbi Covington

LC Weekly Sections