Author: Margaret Evans

The South Carolina State Museum is teaming again with “the Charleston Silver Lady,” Dawn E. Corley, to present “Small Town Silver,” an on-the-road version of the popular antique silver program currently offered by the museum in conjunction with the recently held-over exhibit South Carolina Silver: Varieties in Society 1750 – 1935. First stop is Walterboro, on Thursday, Nov. 18, where Antiques & Collectibles of Walterboro, located at 220 E. Washington Street, will host two sessions of Corley’s workshops:  a morning session from 10 a.m. – noon and an afternoon session from 4 – 6 p.m.

The committees responsible for planning and staging Beaufort Memorial Hospital Foundation’s 2011 Valentine Ball gathered in September to raise a glass of cheer in celebration of work now underway.  Over 30 volunteers attended a party, hosted by   this year’s co-chairs, Lisa and Paul Mazzeo and Anne and DeWitt Helm, at which the  theme for the Ball and recipient of its proceeds for 2011 were announced. “Love In Any Language” is the theme unveiled for the 2011 Valentine Ball. 

Signature designers add panache to Beaufort’s history-laced Ashdale along the Morgan River on Lady’s Island. Seven feature homes will be  open for public view during Beaufort’s 9th Annual Homes for the Holiday’s Gala and Tour, Friday, November 19 through Sunday, November 21. The Gala and walking tour benefit St. Peter Catholic School Educational Endowment Fund, which grants scholarship assistance to families who desire a faith-based education for their children, but need support to do so. Scholarships were granted in 2005, and have continued since then. The tour weekend is an exuberant collaboration of community volunteers, generous and talented designers, and the most gracious of homeowners, all contributing to quality, faith-based education.

The historic Penn Center, located on St. Helena Island, South Carolina, will celebrate the 28th Annual Heritage Days Celebration on November 11-13, 2010.  Organizers are expecting up to 10,000 visitors for this traditional fall celebration, one of the south’s oldest cultural festivals.  One of the major changes to the Heritage Days Celebration this year will be a charge of $5 admission on Friday and Saturday for guests l7 years of age and older (children are free on Saturday).   Due to increasing operating costs and a slow economic recovery, a modest admission fee is necessary this year.