Author: Margaret Evans

USCB Studio Art Graduates’ Exhibit

USCB Studio Art Graduates’ Exhibit

Posted by | Apr 9, 2011 | | 0

As the USCB Historic Beaufort Campus becomes increasingly Arts focused, the first group of graduating seniors from the Studio Art program are showcasing their works at the first ever Senior Art Exhibition featured at USCB. According to Professor Jon Goebel, “This show is a chance for the community to see the high caliber of work our Studio Art program is producing as a result of our talented students and faculty.” The students are equally excited about the prospect of this exhibition, as evidenced by senior Amanda Marlowe, “This exhibition is my gateway to being a professional artist.”

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Hilton Head Celebrates First Earth Day

Hilton Head Celebrates First Earth Day

Posted by | Mar 29, 2011 | | 0

Organizations with offerings that benefit the planet or its people are invited to participate as an exhibitor or sponsor of Hilton Head Island’s first Earth Day Celebration.  The April 2nd Earth Day Celebration on Hilton Head Island will celebrate the natural environment, but also teach and connect attendees with tools and resources to care for its social, environmental, and economic well being.

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BHS Voices Take Us to Big River

BHS Voices Take Us to Big River

Posted by | Mar 29, 2011 | | 0

 We love springtime in Beaufort, and one of the reasons is that the “Voices” of Beaufort High will once again shower us with song.  This year, however, these talented students also will present us with moral quandaries, humor and satire — Mark Twain style.  In addition to 3 sets of diverse and beautifully executed choral music, this spring show will conclude with a staged medley of “Big River.” Taken from Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the hit musical “Big River” first appeared on Broadway in 1985, combining Twain’s wit and story-telling with Roger Miller’s musical genius.

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Three Legendary Operas in April

Three Legendary Operas in April

Posted by | Mar 29, 2011 | | 0

 April is a busy month for The University of South Carolina Beaufort’s new music series The Met: Live in HD at the Center for the Arts  on the Historic  Beaufort campus.  Three legendary operas will be presented beginning Saturday,  April 9 at 1 PM with “Le Comte Ory”.  Rossini’s vocally dazzling comedy stars bel canto sensation Juan Diego Flórez in the title role of this Met premiere production. He vies with mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, in the trouser role of Isolier, for the love of the lonely Countess Adèle, sung by soprano Diana Damrau. Bartlett Sher, director of the Met’s hit productions of The Barber of Seville and The Tales of Hoffmann, describes the world of the opera as, “a place where love is dangerous. People get hurt. That can be very funny and very painful. Rossini captures both—with the most beautiful love music Rossini ever wrote.”

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Choked With Sorrow

Choked With Sorrow

Posted by | Mar 29, 2011 | | 0

  A Beaufortonian living in Japan reflects on the country she’s grown to love as its people cope with overwhelming tragedy.   On September 11, 2001, I was driving to my job at a local newspaper in South Carolina. On the radio, I heard that a plane had crashed into one of the World Trade Center towers. I thought it was just a horrible accident, and when I arrived at work went into the Editor’s office and told him the news.   Within thirty minutes, my life, and those of all Americans, was changed forever.

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St. Helena Tour of Homes

St. Helena Tour of Homes

Posted by | Mar 29, 2011 | | 0

You’d never know it from the unassuming façade, but the Baptist Church of Beaufort is no ordinary place of worship. The ceiling of the sanctuary is a stunning work of art featuring molded plaster leaves and rosettes handcrafted by skilled slave artisans more than 165 years ago.   “People are just amazed when they see the inside of the sanctuary,” said Judy Copeland, docent coordinator for the church. “It’s really quite lovely.”

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A Dash of Red

A Dash of Red

Posted by | Mar 29, 2011 | | 0

The Art League Gallery of Hilton Head, now located in the Walter Greer Gallery of the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, is presenting a unique exhibition by a group of 11 female artists, known as “Les Bonnes Artistes.” The show opens with a reception at the gallery on April 5 at 5:00-7:00 p.m., and continues through April 30.   Les Bonnes Artistes is a diverse group of painters who joined together to share their talents and their professionalism. Though some paint in oils, others prefer watercolors or pastel. For some printmaking is their primary means of expression, while collage inspires others, yet these varied media come together for an interesting show.

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The United States of Crazy

The United States of Crazy

Posted by | Mar 29, 2011 | | 0

 Normally, I title my column after it’s written. It’s the last thing I do – my final flourish. Every now and then, however, the process reverses itself.  This is one of those times. As deadline approached, the title you see before you invaded my mind so suddenly – and with such ferocity – I had no choice but to commit to it (actually, it felt more like submitting), and see where it might take me.   Even now, I’m not sure where that will be. But come along, if you’d like. It’ll be a lark!

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If Children Ran the Real Estate Industry

If Children Ran the Real Estate Industry

Posted by | Mar 15, 2011 | | 0

A Play In One Act  (based on a true story) Dramatis Personae Mother: A frenetic, distracted editor/columnist for a small local newsweekly. Obsessed with politics, culture, religion, and other esoteric abstractions. 40-something, but fancies herself much younger. Daughter: A bright, energetic 4th grader with a great smile. Nine going on 35.   Scene Mother sits at her desk in the breakfast nook, enthralled by something she’s reading on her computer screen. As usual. Daughter is on the couch, watching a poorly-written sitcom with a ubiquitous laugh track on the Disney Channel. As usual. It’s almost 5:30 pm.

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