Romancing The Outrage
At least once a month, my husband and I have the same conversation. It goes like this . . . Me: “Got any ideas for my column? I’m stumped. I have nothing to say.” Jeff: “Write about the outrage.”
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Author: Margaret Evans
At Play on the Field of Battle
Frampton Plantation’s Unique Civil War Sesquintennial “We were raised Methodists,” Sue said. “But we converted to the Confederacy. There wasn’t time for both.” “War is hell,” Ed deadpanned. “And it just might send us there.” – from Confederates In The Attic, by Tony Horwitz
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What Can We Learn from China . . . and vice versa?
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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Inaugural Gala
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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Good Fishing
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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Two Beaufort Artists Open Shows Elsewhere
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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“America’s Greatest Silhouettist”
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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All Dressed Up
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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Starting the Conversation
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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I Hold These Truths To Be Self-Evident
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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Celebrate with Catering by Debbi Covington
