Back by popular demand, the Duke Symphony Orchestra is coming to town Saturday, March 26 to perform a benefit concert for Beaufort Memorial Hospital’s Keyserling Cancer Center and Healing Arts Program. It’s the eighth year the North Carolina university ensemble has made the springtime trip to the Lowcountry.
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The Baptist Church of Beaufort will welcome the Concert Choir of North Greenville University for a free concert on Sunday, March 27 at 7:30 pm. In recent years the choir has participated in the South Carolina Upstate Intercollegiate Choral Invitational Festival, the South Carolina Music Educators state convention, the South Carolina Baptist Convention state convention, and a performance at the National Cathedral in Washington D.C. The choir is directed by Dr. Barry L. Combs, who is in his thirteenth year as Director of Choral Activities and Church Music at North Greenville University.
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The Arts Center is putting on the glitz and glamour for the return of the Wine Auction Gala. The popular fundraiser is back on the Arts Center grounds for the first time since 2005. As the organization’s primary fundraiser, the elegant evening supports a wide range of the Arts Center’s education and outreach activities that provides around 1,700 services annually. But while the kids might be on the minds of the partygoers, the wine will take center stage on March 19.
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As USCB’s Historic Beaufort Campus embarks on transformation to that of an Arts focused college, Dr. Phillip Dunn has accepted the position of artist in residence at the University of South Carolina Beaufort. He is consulting with art faculty, administration, staff and other educational stakeholders on growing USCB’s studio art program, as well as working on a new body of work based on the Carolina Lowcountry. The public is invited to join USCB in welcoming Dr. Dunn an view an exhibition of his work at the Center for the Arts on Friday, March 25th from 6:00pm -7:30pm. Admittance is free.
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Spring is returning to the Lowcountry and what better way to welcome her than by coming out for ArtWalk, March 26th, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Historic Beaufort’s twelve galleries will offer beautiful, distinctive works of art for collectors and art lovers alike. Beaufort has been voted on of the best small art towns in America with our wide range of art and charming backdrop.
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Dvorak and Haydn with the With the Beaufort Symphony… Lunch at The Outback For its Thursday,...
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3rd Annual Beaufort Twilight Run and Oyster Roast set for March 19 What can top running or walking on a beautiful evening in early spring, watching the sun set over the picturesque marshes of Beaufort, and then enjoying a traditional oyster roast? Well, nothing, or at least that’s what organizers of the Beaufort Twilight Run and Oyster Roast think. Beaufort’s biggest running festival, which happens annually on the third Saturday in March, has been a very successful fundraiser for Riverview Charter School, and a huge draw for Beaufort. With over 1,300 participants in the 8K Run, 5K Fun Walk, Kid’s Fun Run and Oyster Roast in 2010, the race is slated for an even bigger crowd in 2011.
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Mary Sullivan and Kevin Eichner at the Art League Gallery The Art League of Hilton Head presents In the Spirit of Nature: Explorations of Abstract Naturalism by Mary Sullivan and From the Fire by Kevin Eichner opening with an artist reception Thursday, March 3, 5-7 pm. Exhibit runs through April 2 at The Art League of Hilton Head, Walter Greer Gallery, Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, Hilton Head Island. 843-681-5060 or www.artleaguehhi.org The “spirit of nature” for Mary Sullivan is boundless creativity and variety. According to Sullivan, “creating in its spirit is a fascinating journey,” partly inspired by Edvard Munch’s quote, “Nature is not only all that is visible to the eye . . . it also includes the inner pictures of the soul.”
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The Loft @ City Hall presents BEAUFORT IN FOCUS, an exhibition of favorite sights of Beaufort and the Lowcountry presented by the Photography Club of Beaufort from March 3 through April 8th.
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Come celebrate the Golden Anniversary of Beaufort Art Association’s Annual Spring Art Show and Sale. Opening Friday March 18 and continuing through Sunday March 27, the exhibit is again located at the Charles “Lind” Brown Activity Center at the corner of Greene and Hamar streets, in downtown Beaufort. Exhibit hours are 10 am to 4 Monday-Saturday, and 12 noon to 4 pm on Sundays. As one of Beaufort’s favorite spring events, BAA welcomes all area artists to become a part of this exhibit. Please go to the Beaufort Art Association’s website, www.beaufortartassociation.com to download the prospectus or pick one up at their Gallery at 1001 Bay Street, Beaufort. Artwork should be brought to the Lind Brown Center on Saturday, March 12 from 10 am to 3pm.
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