Getting All Their Frogs in the Wheelbarrow… Like of lot of folks I know, I was glad to finally have the 2012 election in the rear view mirror. Certainly the so-called battleground states, especially Ohio, a wonderful place I called home in the 80’s, must have let out a giant sigh of relief. Especially, one supposes, if their candidates won.
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Friends of Hunting Island gear up for 5th Annual Pelican Plunge It was January 1st, 2010. I called my neighbor, Amy Matthews, and said, “I don’t want to hear the word ‘no.’ Come on, we’re doing the Pelican Plunge.” Unfamiliar with the event, she said, “Huh?”
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LCSOPA’s Deanna Kraszewski bids a fond farewell to Beaufort. She did it her way, and we all took her lead. This 30-year-old pirouetted into Beaufort with not only the desire to teach dance, but the resolve to instill a love of the performing arts in the youth that call the Lowcountry home. And, as Deanna Kraszewski gives her last curtsy Saturday, she will certainly elicit a standing ovation from parents, grandparents, peers and friends, all of whom have benefited from her tenacity, strength and grace.
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… this Holiday Season at the Arts Center On stage now at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina on Hilton Head Island is Anything Goes. It is without a doubt, a must-see during your holiday festivities, running through December 30th, and receiving rave reviews from delighted theater-goers.
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Get in the holiday spirit with a hot apple cider by the country open wood fire, sample lots of delicious holiday treats, add a dash of Christmas gift shopping and bring the children for kid fun at this year’s Holiday Bazaar.
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The Society of Bluffton Artists Annual Judged Show held its awards presentation and reception last week with a grand crowd of artists and admirers. This year’s judge, acclaimed artist Linda Sheppard of Beaufort, gave a wonderful explanation of why each of her choices were made. The awards presented were as follows: BEST OF SHOW – HYDRANGEA COTTAGE – OIL – BONNIE MASON
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The Society of Bluffton Artists presents “Eyes on the Lowcountry,” a collection of photographs by two accomplished artists, Tom Korbutt and Wes Grady. This show, featuring images of the compelling natural beauty of our area, will be on display from January 7 through February 3.
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It’s always a pleasure to receive a note from a reader. (Well, almost always.) The email I received last week was no exception; the reader was quite engaging, even as she took me to task for what she called a “blatant untruth” in my last column. The statement in question: “No matter who we are, where we come from, or what we believe, we all hold Christmas sacred.”
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There are two more opportunities in December to experience the wonder of Met Opera Live in HD at the USCB Center for the Arts. Both operas are by Verdi.
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The Music Ministry at The Baptist Church of Beaufort is delighted to offer the community a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the “sounds of the season” at its Keyboards at Christmas Concert. The program features seven keyboardists from the BCOB staff and congregation who will be sharing instrumental music in a variety of configurations using four pianos, pipe organ, and synthesizer—around 660 keys with all of them “in action” on a few numbers!
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