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Under the Spell of the Lowcountry

Posted by Margaret Evans | Feb 11, 2014 | Local Color | 0

Rose Harrison with be the featured artist at the Beaufort Art Association Gallery from February 17 – March 29. “I came to the Lowcountry on a sailboat in 2000, but soon had to leave, to go back to my job in the Midwest, where I had lived most of my life,” says Harrison. “Soon I realized that I had left my heart here, where the beautiful Beaufort River meets the sea. I moved here as soon as I could, and that began a very exciting part of my life as an artist.”

Under the Spell of the Lowcountry

Posted by Margaret Evans | Feb 11, 2014 | Art | 0

Rose Harrison with be the featured artist at the Beaufort Art Association Gallery from February 17 – March 29. “I came to the Lowcountry on a sailboat in 2000, but soon had to leave, to go back to my job in the Midwest, where I had lived most of my life,” says Harrison. “Soon I realized that I had left my heart here, where the beautiful Beaufort River meets the sea. I moved here as soon as I could, and that began a very exciting part of my life as an artist.”

On Hoffman, Hollywood, Addicts & Artists

Posted by Margaret Evans | Feb 10, 2014 | Rants & Raves | 0

By Margaret Evans, EditorTraditionally, mid-February is when I write my annual Movie Column. During this grim, bleak, shabby excuse for a month, it always cheers me to look back at the year in movies and comment on the new batch of Oscar nominees. This year, it has somehow come to pass that I’ve only seen three of the nine films nominated for Best Picture. And I call myself a film buff? Disgraceful.

Renee Fleming in ‘Rusalka’

Posted by Margaret Evans | Jan 28, 2014 | Theater/Dance | 0

Soprano Renee Fleming returns to Metropolitan Opera in the role that has become one of her signatures in the last 15 years, that of the title character in the Met’s revival of Czech composer Antonin Dvorak’s Rusalka when USCB Center for the Arts presents The Met:Live in HD on Saturday, Feb. 8.

Schumann’s Piano Quartet to Anchor Concert

Posted by Margaret Evans | Jan 28, 2014 | Music | 0

USCB’s Festival Series continues on Sunday, February 9, at 5:00pm at the Center for the Arts. Artistic Director Edward Arron has planned a rich, varied program of some of the finest chamber music featuring works by Mozart, Brahms, Turina, and Schumann and is bringing in extraordinary artists for the performance.

A Bright New Light

Posted by Margaret Evans | Jan 28, 2014 | Local Color | 0

ONE Yoga Sanctuary opens on Lady’s Island The New Year rang in the opening of ONE Yoga Sanctuary. Located on the second floor of the Lady’s Island Marina, the studio offers a stunning view of the Beaufort waterfront.

Everyday Moments

Posted by Margaret Evans | Jan 28, 2014 | Art | 0

The Society of Bluffton Artists presents “Everyday Moments,” a collection of original pastel and oil paintings by local artist Shirley Good Bacher, on display from February 3 through March 1.

Remembering ‘Forrest Gump’

Posted by Margaret Evans | Jan 28, 2014 | Film | 0

On the occasion of its 20th anniversary, locals look back at the Oscar-sweeping cinematic sensation whose Lowcountry roots run deep. By Margaret Evans, Editor Who’d have imagined moving from metropolitan Atlanta to an obscure barrier island off the South Carolina coast could drastically broaden a girl’s horizons? It was the summer of 1993. I had lived on Fripp Island only a short time, but already my life had taken a decided turn for the glamorous. I’d met my literary hero Pat Conroy, who turned out to be a neighbor . . . and now, a movie was being filmed right down the street from my house!

Hen Party at USCB

Posted by Margaret Evans | Jan 15, 2014 | Theater/Dance | 0

Women just love to laugh! And they love to laugh most with each other about their common problems and challenges. So, if you’re one of these women, get some friends together and come to “The Hen Party” at USCB Center for the Arts on Jan. 30 for an evening of hilarious introspection on the trials and tribulations we all face sooner or later.

‘A Piece of My Heart’ Auditions

Posted by Margaret Evans | Jan 14, 2014 | Theater/Dance | 0

Open auditions will be held February 4 and 5 for the highly acclaimed “A Piece of My...

Author: Margaret Evans

Under the Spell of the Lowcountry

Under the Spell of the Lowcountry

On Hoffman, Hollywood, Addicts & Artists

Renee Fleming in ‘Rusalka’

Schumann’s Piano Quartet to Anchor Concert

A Bright New Light

Everyday Moments

Remembering ‘Forrest Gump’

Hen Party at USCB

‘A Piece of My Heart’ Auditions

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