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Author: Margaret Evans

Carolina Crooner Comes Home

Carolina Crooner Comes Home

Posted by | Sep 15, 2010 | | 0

Dubbed the “great American romantic” by the New York Times, Edwin McCain is best known for his chart-topping hits “I’ll Be” and “I Could Not Ask For More.” But on September 18, the award-winning crooner, who happens to be a South Carolina native, will take the stage for a concert at the Jasper County Farmer’s Market. Doors open at 7pm with concert beginning at 8 pm. Advance tickets are available for $20 and may be purchased at the Chamber of Commerce in Ridgeland or at the door the night of the event. Limited tickets are available. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs but leave the coolers at home. Regional favorites, Shannon Tanner and Bruce Crichton will perform as special guests during the evening event.

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Celebrate Shrimp!

Celebrate Shrimp!

Posted by | Sep 15, 2010 | | 0

The 16th Annual Beaufort Shrimp Festival will be Friday, October 1 and Saturday, October 2 at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park in downtown Beaufort. This popular event brings thousands of residents and visitors alike to celebrate local wild-caught shrimp, great music and local restaurants. Partnering with the SC Shrimper’s Association, Main Street Beaufort, the event organizer, is diligently working to execute another successful event. Restaurants including Plums, Southern Graces, Gilligan’s of Beaufort, Sea Eagle Market & Catering, Barbara Jeans, Bricks on Boundary, Emily’s, and many more will be competing for the coveted Silver Cup Award as well as Best Shrimp Dish, Best Presentation, Best Booth Decoration, and People’s Choice. Restaurants are required to use fresh, local, wild caught shrimp. Other activities that make this event a success are the popular shrimp heading competition and children’s shrimp peeling competition. Last year’s inaugural Rubber Shrimp Race, organized by Sea Island Rotary Club of Beaufort, will return this year as well. A children’s area, craft market, and live entertainment will round out the weekend. Admission into the park is free. Food & drink tickets are sold for $1 each. Food booths sell food items from 2 to 7 tickets, soft drinks & water are 2 tickets, beer 3 tickets, and wine 5 tickets.

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Encounters

Encounters

Posted by | Sep 15, 2010 | | 0

“Encounters”, the first solo exhibit of paintings by Pat Whitehead in South Carolina, will be held at University of South Carolina Beaufort Center for the Arts October 16 through November 10.  A reception for the artist will be held Friday, October 22 from 5:30 pm until 7 pm at the USCB gallery on Carteret Street and is open to the public.  The gallery will be open for the length of the show Monday through Friday from 9 am – 5 pm. Pat Whitehead came to Beaufort after living for 8 years on the Caribbean island of St. John where she re-entered the world of fine arts. 

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Just Some Observations

Just Some Observations

Posted by | Sep 15, 2010 | | 0

Sometimes, even I run out of things to say. My husband will beg to differ, but it’s true. Sometimes, I look around and just think, “eh,” and wish to high heaven I didn’t have a deadline dogging me. This is one of those times. Oh, I have observations, alright. I always have observations. It’s just that I can’t seem to string them together in any coherent, meaningful fashion. As a writer, I see it as my job to make order from chaos. Harmony from discord. A casserole from cream-of-chicken soup, broccoli, and bread crumbs. Right now, the recipe’s just not coming together.

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Sue Monk Kidd Opens Lunch Series

Sue Monk Kidd Opens Lunch Series

Posted by | Sep 1, 2010 | | 0

  Secret Life of Bees and NY Times Bestselling Author, Sue Monk Kidd will help USCB celebrate the 10th anniversary of the USCB Lunch With Author series on Thursday, September 23, 2010 at the Holiday Inn Beaufort.  Kidd is launching the paperback tour of her memoir, Traveling with Pomegranates:  A Mother-Daughter Journey to the Sacred Places of Greece, Turkey, and France, written with her daughter, Ann Kidd Taylor.

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Project Runway: Beaufort Style

Project Runway: Beaufort Style

Posted by | Sep 1, 2010 | | 0

Project Runway: Beaufort Style returns for the second “season” show,  “Art of Couture Madness,” on Friday, September 24 at 7:30 PM at a new location – the USCB Performing Arts Center.   “Art of Couture” class instructor Pat Wilcox has challenged her students to create fashions in four categories: everyday and formal wear; costumes; and tailored suits.  Unlike the hit American reality television series Project Runway, where contestants are usually restricted by time, materials, and theme, Project Runway: Beaufort Style contestants are only restricted by their own creativity. Willcox has told her students to “have fun, create, let your mind’s eye run free, then capture your vision through sketches, fabric, and making your own patterns.”   The students select their category(s), purchase their own material and work independently under the guidance of Willcox.

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Lands End Woodland River Festival

Lands End Woodland River Festival

Posted by | Sep 1, 2010 | | 0

The Lands End Woodland, Inc. of St. Helena Island, SC will celebrate the 6th Annual Lands End Woodland River Festival on Labor Day weekend, September 3-4, 2010.   The festival is a community celebration of the Gullah ancestry and traditions of the people of St. Helena Island through music, storytelling, performances, crafts, and food.  The Lands End Woodland today represents one of the best examples of land conservation by a group of African American families in the South. The River Festival has become a multicultural celebration and a favorite event for families and visitors from surrounding communities looking to enjoy cultural festivities over the long holiday weekend. 

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Hands Across Beaufort… and More

Hands Across Beaufort… and More

Posted by | Sep 1, 2010 | | 0

 Beaufort Three-Century Project (B3C) will host two special events in one evening—the wrap up community forum as part of Ancestors to Future Generations:  Look Back, Look Forward Beaufort and an opening reception for the photography exhibition—Hands Across Beaufort.  The events will be held from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. on Friday, September 10, 2010 in MacLean Hall (Building 12) at the Technical College of the Lowcountry, 921 Ribaut Road, Beaufort.  Both are free and open to the public. From 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. the lobby of TCL’s Building 12 will be transformed into an art gallery featuring the B3C project—Hands Across Beaufort.

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The Farmer’s Table

The Farmer’s Table

Posted by | Sep 1, 2010 | | 0

On September 10, Beaufort’s local farmers, food artisans and area chefs will join together to create a farm-to-table supper with a twist.  “The Farmer’s Table” will feature several of Beaufort’s finest chefs preparing locally sourced food in support of the Lowcountry Food Bank’s Growing Food Locally program. The festivities begin with small bites, bluegrass music and a tour of Habersham Farms, followed by a three-course collaborative supper coordinated by Plums Inc. Executive Chef Jim Spratling. The evening’s goal is to raise $15,000 through ticket sales and sponsorship donations, which will provide 50,000 pounds of fresh, local produce to local families, children and elderly in Beaufort County.

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