Roger Pinckney, Reefer Moon, and Life on Daufuskie Island Several years ago in 2005, I had the pleasure of meeting Roger Pinckney XI. The Beaufort Book Store hosted the two of us for a book signing. I was signing copies of my book, Port Royal; and Roger was embossing his signature on his debut collection of essays, The Right Side of the River.
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The Friends of Hunting Island will sponsor the 4th Annual Sand Sculpture Contest at Hunting Island State Park on Saturday, July 28th.
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The painting on our cover is “Gullah Strut” by Shirley “SA” Hunter, the...
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Beaufort County Birds and Their Habitats is the theme for Beaufort County’s annual photo contest and photographers have until 5 p.m. September 4 to submit pictures of birds and/or selected habitat locations.
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When Arnetta Devlin learned she had breast cancer five years ago, she set her mind to make the most of the experience. “There’s no point in wallowing in self-pity,” said the 62-year-old Beaufort Middle School math teacher. “It’s counterproductive. You have to take what’s been given to you and go from there.”
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This is the first in a series about Roger Pinckney XI, his life on Daufuskie Island, and his book, Reefer Moon. Readers are encouraged to purchase Reefer Moon and participate in the Lowcountry’s first virtual book club on Facebook. Several years ago in 2005, I had the pleasure of meeting Roger Pinckney XI. The Beaufort Book Store hosted the two of us for a book signing. I was signing copies of my book, Port Royal; and Roger was embossing his signature on his debut collection of essays, The Right Side of the River.
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Remember when you first got email? No? Then you’re probably much younger than I. More and more people are these days. But verily I tell you, children, there was a time when email simply didn’t exist… when humans were limited to painfully primitive channels of communication like the telephone, the fax machine, and an ancient priesthood of intrepid message-bearers called the US Postal Service.
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COMPLETE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
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COMPLETE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FRIDAY, JULY 13 Festival Art and Craft Market Noon – 5 p.m.,...
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James Otto brings his Nashville-to-Memphis, country-soul blend to Water Festival. James Otto may be 100 percent country, but he’s also got a heart full of soul. On his third album, Shake What God Gave Ya, Nashville’s breakout star puts his God-given lung power to work on a set of songs that make even more determined use of the old-school R&B grit in his powerhouse voice. “I look at my sound as somewhere between Nashville and Memphis,” says Otto, setting the new record’s compass point firmly on the map.
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