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Author: Margaret Evans

‘South’ Bound

  By Margaret Evans, EditorTwo of my friends and creative co-conspirators have just released a book that people will be talking about for a long time. Publisher/designer Lydia Inglett and author/editor Wendy Pollitzer are the proud parents of South, a collection of essays and images by all sorts of interesting characters who hail from the warmer climes – some of them only in spirit. According to the website, South features “emotional essays from notable musicians, athletes, journalists, writers, business leaders, artists, actors, clergy, chefs and more . . . with defining photography and quotes that collectively embrace the charm and harmony of the new South.”

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Almost, Maine

On October 10, Shakespeare Rep, Beaufort’s professional classical theatre company launches its Season of Wonders with the quirky contemporary comedy Almost, Maineat the USCB Center for the Arts. Almost, Maine is a study in contrasts: alternately funny and heartbreaking, it is about simple folks grappling with complicated matters of the heart.

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Sea Island Stories

The Backyard Tourist gets vocal…By Mark ShafferIt’s a breezy Sunday afternoon in May and I’m hunched over a microphone in a recording studio in the spectacular new St. Helena public library pretending to be someone else. I’m doing my best to channel a young soldier named Will Bedford. The year is 1898 and like thousands of his peers, young Mr. Bedford’s enlisted in the aftermath of the destruction of the U.S.S. Maine, swept up in the nation’s battle cry, “To hell with Spain! Remember the Maine!”

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Beaufort Shrimp Festival Turns 20

Main Street Beaufort, USA, and the South Carolina Shrimpers Association are gearing up for the 20th Annual Beaufort Shrimp Festival, to be held Friday, October 3 and Saturday, October 4, 2014, at the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. This two-day festival is a celebration of SC Wild Caught Shrimp, local food and fun in the Lowcountry.

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Polo for Charity

The 21st Polo for Charity event, organized by the Rotary Club of Okatie, will be held Sunday, Oct. 12 at the historic Rose Hill Plantation, Bluffton. Gates open at noon, and the match begins at 2 pm. So make plans now for Bluffton’s largest picnic.  

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Artisans Fur Animals

Join animal and art lovers at Palmetto Animal League’s 2nd Annual Artisans Fur Animals Gala on Friday, October 10th, hosted by Presenting Sponsor Hilton Head Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram. Mingle and bid on amazing silent and live auction artwork, featuring one-of-a-kind cat and dog sculptures designed by SCAD Professor and Ceramicist Jessica Broad, and whimsically painted by 25 Lowcountry artists, jewelry, wood carvings, photographs, paintings, and unique artisan works. Drawings for beautiful gift baskets. Doors open at 5:30 pm and the live auction, by Steve Allen and Mark Thibodeau of Gallery 95 Auction, begins at 6:45 pm. Included in the ticket price are fabulous food by Sigler’s, sweet treats by pastry chef Teresa Brandow, craft beers by River Dog Brewing and a wine bar.

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Foreign Affairs

The Society of Bluffton Artists presents “Foreign Affairs – Around the World in Art” by Virginia MacKenzie, a truly versatile and creative artist. The show will be on exhibit from October 6 through November 1 at the SOBA Gallery. As the name implies, all the works of art are depictions, along with stories, of some of the international destinations Virginia has visited.

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