A coup is a coup when TWO New York Times bestselling authors, whose books have been memorialized in films, come to the Lowcountry for the first time. And a week apart! What a summer for literature!
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The Bullying Thing When I was growing up, some people were mean to me and I was mean to some people. It hurt, and sure, I went home from school crying some days, and sometimes, other people went home crying because of something I did or said. But that was just kid-life. Since when did bullying become a THING, a THING that was newsworthy, law-worthy (really, we can outlaw bullying?), and, most troublingly, leads to so many young people’s deaths? What is going on that kid-on-kid misbehavior now is a not uncommon cause of self-inflicted death? Ron, Texas
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These are the times that try moms’ souls. As I sit at my computer attempting to write this column, I’m distracted by a series of text messages from my daughter. Two hours ago, before the crack of dawn, I put Amelia on a “motor coach” (that’s a fancy bus) with her fifth grade class, and they are currently trundling southward on an overnight trip to SeaWorld and the Kennedy Space Center.
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Someone once said: “a technique is an accident that you continue to recreate.” The act of art making is about showing the mind at work, and what a person is trying to say. This is the starting block for making anything: to learn something you don’t already know. – C. Steve Johnson
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Port Royal’s Cypress Wetlands and Historic Walking Trails are more than just beautiful… they’re functional. The Port Royal Cypress Wetlands and Historic Walking Trails are officially open for business – the business of wildlife conservation, community enhancement and stormwater management, that is!
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The 26th Annual Original Gullah Festival of SC will be held May 25-27, 2012 at The Henry C....
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The Beaufort Garden Club invites you to explore a “Garden A Day”… It’s spring, and that means that The Beaufort Garden Club will be hosting their annual week-long Garden A Day event. It begins Monday, June 4th, through Friday, June 8th, from 9:30 until 12:30.
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Check it out at the Habersham Marketplace on First Friday… The Habersham Marketplace will host its third installment of “Beaufort’s Got Talent” on Friday, June 1, from 6-8 p.m. as part of the larger FIRST FRIDAYS event, which begins at 4 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Contestants for the talent show will compete for prizes from area merchants and the winner will be awarded a performance slot at the Fourth Annual Habersham Harvest Festival in October. Those interested in competing should email talent@habershammarketplace.com. Competitors must be registered by May 30.
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The winning sculpture from the 2011 Public Art Exhibition on Hilton Head Island was recently installed at Chaplin Linear Park. “Family,” a series of three horses, was purchased by the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry and donated to the Town of Hilton Head Island to be permanently installed for our community members and visitors to enjoy.
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Last weekend, a remarkable woman spoke to our congregation about her life as a missionary in Africa. She and her husband were commissioned on their honeymoon, 27 years ago, and have been living there ever since. He works with AIDS patients, she with orphans. They have eight children of their own – ranging from very young to grown – several of whom are adopted. This woman radiated a kind of earthy joy that was irresistible to me. Though there was nothing chic or glamorous about her, I found her the very definition of beautiful.
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