Author: Margaret Evans

A Sailing Story

Classic Boat Rally offers small boat sailers adventure and a unique racing format… along with some really good parties!   The seventh annual Classic Boat Rally, a race in the Intercoastal Waterway from Savannah Ga. to Beaufort, S. C. was run this past April 20 and 21. The race, which is open to “sailboats of classic design having an overall length of 15 to 24 feet,” this year drew six entries, four of which were Marshall Sanderling catboats.

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Spectacular Spoleto!

Right up the road from Beaufort, Charleston’s International Arts Festival continues to dazzle.   Held in historic Charleston, SC, May 25 –June 10, Spoleto Festival U.S.A., a tapestry of performing arts, has myriad genres. Pick your favorites. As always, Spoleto is a bacchanalia of international offerings, some classic, others way out there. It showcases nationally and internationally acclaimed artists in a distinctive program of opera, theater, dance, physical theater, music, and visual arts.

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Downtown Farmers Market Moves!

Beaufort’s Downtown Farmers Market is moving to a great new location! Every Wednesday, from May 16th – October 31st, from 3 – 7 pm, Scott Street will close, between Port Republic and Craven, to welcome local and regional vendors.

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Do The Write Thing

“Because it can’t be preserved, published, produced or performed if it doesn’t exist.” – Jodie Randisi, coauthor TOTAL PARDON, An Extraordinary Love Story   Author and speaker Jodie Randisi is presenting a DO THE WRITE THING Creativity Workshop on Thursday, May 17th, at the Technical College of the Lowcountry from 1 – 3 pm.

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Traveling this Summer?

Vacation Rentals by Owner is the way to go…. If I were ever going to be a backyard tourist, I’d choose Charleston as my destination any day. Yes, I am partial to the Holy City. It is my birthplace and the town that raised me. But most southerners would agree that it is truly one of the most magical cities in the country. And it’s only an hour and a half away!

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Don’t be Stupid with Your Smartphone

Most of my articles are upbeat, positive and for the improvement of the community. Rarely, if ever, have I written an article to create fear. And I won’t do so now. I will, however, write about ways to protect yourself… for the overall safety of our hometown. Trust me, I’m speaking from experience.

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Follow the Yellow Brick Road… to USCB

The Beaufort Children’s Theatre will present “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” at USCB’s Center for the Arts during the month of May. Based on the 1920 classic “The Wizard of Oz” by L. Frank Baum, the play brings to life the young heroine, Dorothy, who is transported by a cyclone from her grandparent’s farm in Kansas to the magical Land of Oz, where she is greeted by the Munchkins of Munchkinland.

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Choir Festival with Brian Jones

The Choir Festival with Brian Jones will feature the choirs of St. Helena’s along with members of choirs from Bluffton and Charlotte. The four-day festival culminates with a performance Saturday, May 19th at 7 pm. The festival will be held at the Parish Church of St. Helena, 505 Church Street in downtown Beaufort. The concert is free and open to the public.

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First Presbyterian Celebrates a Century

Beaufort is a town famously steeped in history, chock full of national historic landmarks and other distinguished legacies. Having recently celebrated our city’s Tricentennial, we shouldn’t be surprised that someone’s always marking one significant milestone or another around here. Among them, this year, is the congregation of First Presbyterian Church, which has – as of 2012 – officially been in existence for 100 years.

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Do The Write Thing

“Because it can’t be preserved, published, produced or performed if it doesn’t exist.” – Jodie Randisi, coauthor TOTAL PARDON, An Extraordinary Love Story   Author and speaker Jodie Randisi is presenting a DO THE WRITE THING Creativity Workshop on Thursday, May 17th, at the Technical College of the Lowcountry from 1 – 3 pm.

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