The York W. Bailey Museum at the historic Penn Center on St. Helena Island presents, “In the Footsteps of My Ancestors,” a beautiful and soul-stirring original art collection created by watercolorist and painter William Kwamena-Poh.
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The Art League of Hilton Head announces the exhibition BIG & small Works 2014 opening Thursday June 5 at the Art League Gallery on Hilton Head Island and continuing through July 31. This exhibit will feature over 100 local artists in varied media in both large format works and small format works. All participating artists are members of the Art League of Hilton Head.
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It’s hard to imagine now, but when I was a kid just about the only people to encounter a wild turkey were lucky hunters in some South Carolina national forests. The first time I saw a real live wild turkey was in my twenties as I looked out my window on a train speeding through the Salkehatchie swamp.
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Volunteering for a Cause Editor’s Note: This summer, Lowcountry Habitat for Humanity’s Restore will celebrate 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. The local ReStore started officially in 2004. To celebrate this 10th anniversary, the ReStore will hold an “Upcycled Art Auction” Saturday, August 23, at the Shed, 809 Paris Avenue in Port Royal. This is the site of the ReStore’s former location. As a run-up to this event, Lowcountry Weekly will feature four articles (one per month) about different aspects of the ReStore. This second article is about the volunteers and the many varied jobs they do to help keep the ReStore running smoothly.
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CBC National Bank brings on the barbecue for Habitat
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The Beaufort Garden Club’s Annual Garden-a-Day tour ushers in June. From June 2nd to June 6th, stroll through lovely gardens at the annual Garden-a-Day tour sponsored by the Beaufort Garden Club. This marks the 20th anniversary of this no-charge garden tour. To help with the event, area Master Gardeners act as docents in the gardens each day.
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What do Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Joseph Heller and Beaufort’s own Pat Conroy have in common? They’re all great American writers who have original work preserved at the University of South Carolina. Conroy’s archive, which includes handwritten manuscripts of his 11 books, family scrapbooks and personal diaries packed with story ideas, poems and musings, now belongs to USC.
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Two of our favorite New York Times bestselling authors have new books this spring so of course they’re coming to the USCB Lunch With Author Series… extended. Craig Johnson (left) returns with his new book Any Other Name on May 29 at Hampton Hall and Dorothea Benton Frank will be at Belfair Clubhouse on June 12 with her new book, The Hurricane Sisters.
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The Society of Bluffton Artists presents “In the Eye of the Beholder,” a collection of captivating photographs by Edith Wood, from June 2 through July 5 at the SOBA Gallery.
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The Photography Club of Beaufort recently announced the winners of its Spring Competition. Judging the event were award winning photographers Bob Ovelman and Robert Rommell, from Hilton Head, and ARTworks gallery curator, Deanna Bowdish. Prints were judged using the criteria of superb technical quality, composition and interest. During the competition, judges shared their expertise and offered constructive critiques to photos to help the photographers improve their skills.
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