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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Herban Marketplace Hosts Healthy Eating Classes with Sarah Mastriani-Levi Herban Marketplace, the Lowcountry’s premier organic grocery, will host “Eat Well. Live Well. Stay Well Healthy Eating Classes” starting on July 20, 2014 from 3 – 5 pm. Classes have been designated as either ‘beginner-level’ or ‘advanced-level’ depending on the participant’s interest level and experience in preparing vegetarian, vegan, and raw foods.
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Explorations in Water Media with Mary Kelly & Mary Sullivan Two artists, both with the same first name – and frequently mistaken for one another probably due to their Irish-looking faces and Irish-sounding last names – decided to take the bull by the horns in presenting a joint exhibit of their water media art works. The exhibit, “Mary & Mary! Splash! Explorations in Water Media” will run through August 22 at the Hilton Head Public Library on Beach City Road off Hwy. 278.
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2015 County Calendar Photo Contest focuses on trees. Beaufort County is now accepting submissions for its tenth annual Land Preservation Calendar photo contest. The 2015 calendar theme is Branching Out: The Life, Landscapes & Love of Trees in Beaufort County.
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By Margaret Evans, Editor This month marks a somewhat terrifying milestone in the life of my family. In a couple of weeks, our daughter will be a teenager. It’s been coming on for a while now – the eye rolling, the constant texting, the bikini-clad beach walking – but I’ve been in denial.
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William Rhett, III designed this year’s logo as a tribute to Water Festivals past and present. When the 2014 Water Festival committee asked William Rhett III to design this year’s logo – the one that will grace tee-shirts all over Waterfront Park – they didn’t give him any strict marching orders. The Festival’s theme, “A Tradition Since 1956,” was to be the guiding principle – beyond that, Rhett had free reign.
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