The Work of James Denmark and Dimitri Denmark Start 2012 with a generational look at beauty: James Denmark, the renowned artist and collagist (including a spot in the Absolut collection in Stockholm) and his grandson Dimitri, based in Florida, join forces to fill the spacious gallery at ARTworks.
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EC Montessori students will travel to New York City in April to participate in the Montessori Model United Nations. No matter your religious views, no one can deny that this time of year brings out the best in people. Acts of kindness, appreciative gifts and donations to those in need are abundant throughout the joyous month of December. And yes, children can be a bit materialistic this time of year; but, for the most part, we do our part in reminding them of those less fortunate and the true meanings of Christmas, Hanukkah and other celebrations of faith.
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Night before last, I dreamt of a garden. It wasn’t just any garden. You might say it was my, um, dream garden. In front of my actual house. (As opposed to my dream house.) Yes, in this dream, my humble front yard in Pigeon Point had become an extravagant garden, with a pond full of sparkling fish, an ancient-looking stone fountain, and a kaleidoscopic profusion of blooming bushes.
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A closer look at South Carolina’s principal advocate for natural resources In a previous career, I was the Naturalist at Hunting Island State Park, one of 47 State parks in SC. I was awed daily with the environment of the ever-changing barrier island and the many species that called it home. I became intrigued with the dynamics of the salt marsh, the varying habitats of the maritime forest, the fragility of the sand dunes, and the impact of the human element that influenced the island’s ecology on a daily basis.
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If it’s laughs you’re looking for this Christmas, cross it off your Santa wish list. The Arts Center’s production of “The Drowsy Chaperone” will have you ho, ho, ho’ing like the jolly old elf himself. “Drowsy Chaperone” runs Dec. 7-31, closing with a special New Year’s Eve performance. The 9:30 p.m. show on Dec. 31 will feature champagne, party favors and a countdown to 2012 with the cast.
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The publication of Short Story America Anthology, Volume I, marks another major milestone in Beaufort resident Tim Johnston’s quest to revive the great American literary art form. When Beaufort writer Tim Johnston launched his website Short Story America a couple of years ago, I interviewed him about his mission to rescue a dying literary art form. “The short story didn’t lose popularity because authors forgot how to write stories that entertain, move and matter,” Johnston told me during that conversation.
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LowCountry Children’s Chorus will be presenting its 10th Annual Holiday Concert on Saturday, December 10, at 3 pm at The Baptist Church of Beaufort, 600 Charles Street. This 10th Anniversary Celebration will also feature a guest choir. The St. Helena Royal School of Church Music for Boys and Girls will be singing several numbers and also collaborating with LCCC on some joint selections.
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The Smithsonian exhibit, New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music is coming to town! The Beaufort Branch Library, in cooperation with The Humanities Council SC will explore aspects of America’s roots music as it hosts the local showing of New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music, a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition.
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The Photography Club of Beaufort celebrate American Roots Music at the Beaufort Branch Library Celebrate the roots of American Music with the Photography Club of Beaufort. The club’s 2011 annual exhibit is currently hanging in the Second Floor Gallery of the Beaufort Library. This year the Library asked the club to coordinate their year-long project with the traveling Smithsonian exhibit “New Harmonies: American Roots Music,” which will be coming to the Beaufort branch in mid December. Club members spent the past year photographing every aspect of American Music from blues to jazz; from porches to street corners.
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New Work by Cabell Heyward at the Charles Street Gallery From December 9 through the 31st, the Charles Street Gallery offers a show of new work by Cabell Heyward, a contemporary oil painter of amazing realism crossed with flagrant surrealism, balanced by humor and skill.
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