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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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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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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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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