The Oscher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) will offer a fascinating course this winter called “What the United States and China Can Learn from Each Other.” The course will take place on Hilton Head in Pineland Station, Suite 304 A. There will be three sessions: Mondays, Jan. 28, Feb. 4, and Feb. 11, from 1 – 3 pm.
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The Gullah Cultural Alliance, which sponsors the annual Gullah Festival and other historical and cultural projects, will hold an Inaugural Gala Celebration Monday, January 21 at 6:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, Beaufort.
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Fishing trip with LDW3 Healing Hero to be featured on national television Some of Beaufort’s natural beauty and some of its best fishing areas will be showcased on national television later this month.
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Beaufort’s Rebecca Davenport will be the featured artist in “Step Right Up – The Sideshow in America” at the the McKissick Museum in Columbia. This exhibit will celebrate Rebecca’s work, while placing it in the larger context of carnival culture through an exploration of the sideshow during the late 19th century and continuing through the 21st century.
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The art of Carew Rice will be on display at the Verdier House in downtown Beaufort. A Beaufort family’s private collection of silhouettes of southern life and lands by early 20th century Lowcountry artist Carew Rice will open at the Verdier House, 801 Bay Street, Saturday, February 2nd and run through the end of May. Historic Beaufort Foundation is the exclusive venue for this personal collection, which has never been shown in its entirety.
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Eliot Joanna Angell and Karen-Sam Norgard at USCB There are an infinite variety of reasons why women love dresses and wear them for so many occasions. Some styles are daring, some avant-garde, some whimsical and some just downright practical. And they all run the gamut between beautiful and plain -– but that assessment is highly subjective and totally dependent on the eye of the beholder.
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So little time, so many questions. Some folks say the only dumb questions are the ones not asked. So here I go with a few simple inquiries.
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Just some recent observations . . . No matter how sick and tired you are of the holidays, packing away the Christmas ornaments will make you wistful. Maybe even weepy . . .
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Books Sandwiched In prepares to serve up another great season. It’s almost time again for Books Sandwiched In, the popular winter series sponsored by the Friends of the Beaufort County Library. Featuring authors, community leaders, educators, world travelers and other local “celebrities,” Books Sandwiched In invites book lovers to discuss the books they love before an audience of fellow book lovers.
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October 21, 1862. 4400 Union troops sail out of Hilton Head and up the Broad River. Their orders are simple: destroy the tracks and bridges of the Charleston to Savannah Railroad and land a hammer stroke to cripple the Confederate war effort. The next morning near Frampton Plantation, in what is now called Point South, they clash with a vastly outnumbered force of 675 Confederates. The Federals are held at bay until the Charleston Light Dragoons provide reinforcements.
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