Somewhere in the back of my mind, I knew “Bring a Parent to School Day” was coming up. There had been a flyer in Amelia’s backpack, or one of those dreadful robo-calls, or maybe both? Whatever the source, I had long ago relegated the information to some obscure part of my mental hard drive, one of those “folders” where you file things you don’t feel right about trashing… but have no real intention of revisiting.
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As a special addition to its five-show theater series, the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina is presenting a two-week run of the timeless American classic, Driving Miss Daisy, March 17-April 1. The play is being directed by Atlanta theater icon Bob Farley, who staged the second production ever of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama in Atlanta.
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Dedicated students bring hit musical ‘Hairspray’ to the BHS stage. The BHS Theater program will present “Hairspray” on March 1-3 and 8-10 at 7:00 pm at The Arts Center at Beaufort High School. As with all the performances offered by this group, the audience will leave amazed that they just attended a high school production.
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Pianist, Arthur Tollefson will join the Beaufort Symphony Orchestra for an All-Mendelssohn program on Thursday, March 1 at 8:00 pm and Sunday, March 4 at 3:00 pm. Both concerts are at USCB’s Center For The Arts, 801 Carteret Street, Beaufort. Individual tickets are $35, but pro-rated subscriptions are still available for the March/May series. Youth through high school may attend for $5.
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The 17th Hilton Head International Piano Competition, presented by the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra, will be held at the First Presbyterian Church on Hilton Head Island, March 5 – 12, 2012.
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The “Hilton Head Choral Society Presents” series will host the iconic Vienna Boys’ Choir for a single performance on Saturday, March 17, 8 p.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church on Hilton Head Island.
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Celtic Crossroads redefines traditional Irish music with energy and excitement. Young, ambitious and phenomenally talented, seven traditional musicians from the Emerald Isle have set about to do for Irish music what Riverdance did for Irish dance.
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Captain Richard Phillips was held hostage by Simali pirates for five days, then freed by Navy SEAL snipers. Sea Captain Richard Phillips of the Maersk Alabama was held captive for 5 days by Somali pirates, until U.S. Navy SEAL snipers completed a high seas rescue, killing his captors and ending the tumultuous standoff. Acting with the President’s authorization and in the belief that hostage, Capt. Richard Phillips, was in imminent danger of being killed by captors armed with pistols and AK-47s, snipers opened fire and killed the three captors.
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Diana Churchill will be presenting “Spring Migration – What to Watch and How to Find It” at the March 8 meeting of the Hilton Head Island Audubon Society at Honey Horn in the Sea Island Room at 3:00 pm. The meeting is open to the public and is without charge. Diana Churchill has a passion for birds. She loves watching them, photographing them, and reading about them. Diana especially loves sharing her passion with others.
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Historical novelist Michael Parker is next up at USCB Lunch With Author Series When you are a ‘come yah’ to the South Carolina Lowcountry invariably you’re given a list of must-read books of history, environment and culture. The USCB Lunch With Author Series is adding the new historical novel, The Watery Part of the World by Michael Parker, who will be guest author on Wednesday, March 14th at the Country Club of Hilton Head.
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