The Photography Club of Beaufort has announced the winners of the semi-annual Fall Competition, held in October. Judging the event were local photojournalist Bob Sofaly, commercial photographer and IT specialist Stuart Lathrop and Susan Laney of Laney Contemporary Fine Art in Savannah.(On our cover: “Study in Blue” by Russ Dimke)
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Beaufort Art Association hosts annual Holiday Boutique Deck Your Halls with limited-edition treasures from Beaufort Art Association’s Holiday Boutique. Are you looking for that special one-of-a-kind Christmas gift? Something funky like a painting of an alligator with a Santa hat… or just beautiful Beaufort inspired Christmas cards?
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Hidden in plain sight on the second story of the old Lipsitz building, the tenants of Atelier on Bay are sharing space, making art, and having a ball. The first time I prepared to enter Atelier on Bay, it was raining so hard I couldn’t read the name on their sign from my office stoop across the street. I remember huddling under the awning with my husband and daughter, debating whether to wait it out or make a run for it.
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By Margaret Evans, EditorI hesitated to address this topic. Reading about other people’s gratitude can be so tedious. I didn’t actually know that until a bunch of my Facebook friends started something called “30 Days of Gratitude,” which is just what it sounds like.
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Get ready to take a bite of the Big Apple right on Hilton Head Island, when the show that’s been called the #1 Musical in Time Magazine and The Associated Press’s Top 10 lists for 2012, Forbidden Broadway: Alive and Kicking comes to the Arts Center.
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The beloved 1964 children’s book series Flat Stanley, written by Jeff Brown, has become a pop cultural phenomenon. The Beaufort Children’s Theatre will bring this story to life in its upcoming production of The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley Jr. on Friday, November 15 and Saturday, November 16 at 7:00 pm and Sunday, November 17 at 3:00 pm at the USCB Center for the Arts.
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Just to be sure I had this straight, a quick dictionary check confirmed that a wingman is a pilot who protects another, lead pilot in a potentially dangerous flying environment, especially in combat. Wingmen typically fly just outside and behind the right wing of the lead aircraft in a flight formation. The wingman’s role is to add an element of mutual support in aerial combat.
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Beaufort music lovers can usher in the Christmas holidays with a performance of Handel’s Messiah at USCB Center for the Arts on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 24. Under the direction of Charles Frost, Minister of Music for Sea Island Presbyterian Church, the Sea Island Beaufort Chamber Singers will sing Part One of Messiah’s three-part oratorio, and the “Hallelujah!” chorus from Part Two.
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Aunt Pearlie Sue and The Gullah Kinfolk will appear in a public performance of their original musical, The Gullah Journey From Africa to America…the Circle Unbroken, Saturday, November 9 at 6 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Beaufort, 178 Sams Point Road, Lady’s Island. Reservations are required and may be made by calling toll free: 1-866-726-9346. Seating is limited. There is no admission charge, but a love offering will be welcome at the door.
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Every once in a long while, a musical performance is so stunning that it demands not only an immediate encore, on-the-spot, but also an invitation for a return engagement. Fripp Friends of Music, which has been painstaking in selecting performing groups and soloists who appeal to Lowcountry audiences, found a just such a treasure in ETA3, when the group made its Fripp debut in 2010.
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