By Margaret Evans, EditorI spent the holidays in north Alabama at my parents’ house, a rambling cottage on the Tennessee River that’s just about the best place in the world for Christmasing. It’s always a charmed interlude, this week of food and festivity and family; but like all families, we’ve been known to have our little . . . tensions.
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A terrific former boss of mine at United Technologies, a brilliant mechanical engineer and lifelong auto enthusiast, recently wrote from Florida as we were discussing life and our medical status. He wryly noted that “for people, the warranty runs out after age 65 or so.”
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Review by Debra Charlton The Arts Center of Coastal Carolina has assembled a superb cast of triple-threat performers for the Depression-era musical 42nd Street. Directed by Casey Colgan, the story follows aspiring dancer/singer Peggy Sawyer, a small town girl who comes to New York with big dreams of making it on Broadway.
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A conversation about jazz – and Jazz Night at Saltus – with local music maven Vic Varner By Margaret Evans, Editor Q. Tell me about the genesis of Jazz Night at Saltus? How did it come to be? A. Jazz exists mostly in big cities and at major universities, but having lived in Beaufort for a decade now, I’ve become acquainted with our arts culture, and would like to think we have enough appreciators to support a weekly jazz night. Lantz Price, the proprietor of Saltus River Grill, and I have had this in the works for some time. Saltus is a classy joint with a reputation for some awesome cuisine, so jazz is a good fit.
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Yes, the season is here again and it’s time for a swim! For those new to this Annual New Year’s Day event sponsored by Friends of Hunting Island, 100 % of the proceeds go to fund Discover Carolina, an educational program which brings Beaufort County 3rd, 5th, and 7th graders to the park.
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Lydia Inglett Ltd. Publishers announces three USA Best Book Awards for 2013. Flight of the Mind by Marcus C. Thomas, was winner of the Art Division. The Jazz Corner Story by Martin McFie, won for the Performing Arts Division and Tropical Plant Resource by Tom Hicks, won best book for Exterior Design Landscaping division.
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The Society of Bluffton Artists presents “12,” an exciting collection of 12 x 12 inch paintings and photographs by over 100 local artists, each selling for only $150. This event was so successful last year that SOBA decided to do it again!
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As the New Year begins, art lovers are in for a unique change of pace. An exciting exhibit of new mixed media paintings by Neil Jansen, American Naїve artist and Bluffton resident, will open downtown, at the Beaufort Art Association Gallery on January 6th. This is a showing that should not be missed.
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The scenic 2014 Beaufort County land preservation calendar, which displays a spectacular cover shot of a sunrise on the beach at Hunting Island State Park, is on sale at various locations both north and south of the Broad River.
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A Harrowing Holiday Adventure By Margaret Evans, EditorLast weekend, it almost rained on my parade. First, some background: I’m one of those high strung, hyper-sensitive people who mentally elevates every pleasant event that occurs semi-regularly – or even more than twice – to that hallowed realm known as “Tradition,” setting up an endless series of sacred expectations that will inevitably be violated by reality, battering my soul and leaving me desolate.
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