A Christmas Wish I have not seen my oldest daughter nor heard a word from her in almost two decades. I, now, would not recognize her if she passed me in the super market. I have seen her once since she was 11. She has not been in touch with my other daughters, my brothers and sisters—with any member of my family since she was 11.
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The Hilton Head Island Wine & Food Festival is proud to present its inaugural Official Poster Competition. Student Artists who are students 18 years or older, enrolled in Art and/or Graphic Design programs of study and residents of South Carolina and Georgia may submit original works for consideration in the design contest for the 2012 Festival Poster.
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With cooler weather comes the start of FWDG’s 21st Annual Coat Drive – and a goal of collecting 4,500 jackets, coats and sweaters to distribute to needy in Beaufort County.
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A joint show featuring the works of fiber artist Kim Keats and fine-art photographer Gary Geboy is as natural as, well, nature. Both are celebrated artists in their genres and they are avid collectors of each others’ work. The show will be both collaboration and continuum – on one end, Kim, constructing works of art from natural elements; and on the other end, Gary, deconstructing nature into elemental shapes, tone and texture.
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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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