On Saturday, December 8, local author and artist Mary B. Kelly will sign copies of her new book, Goddess Embroideries of the Northlands, and will demonstrate painting techniques related to the current Kelly-Kerr exhibit, “Red, White and Bleu…Paintings with a French Flair” at the Hilton Head Public Library. The event will be held at the library’s Corridor Gallery from 2 – 4 p.m.
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Karen M. Peluso will be signing copies of her chapbook of poems, The Mother-Face in the Mirror, at Bay Street Trading Company, 808 Bay Street in downtown Beaufort. The bookstore will be celebrating Beaufort’s “A Night on the Town” on Friday, December 7 and author signings will be from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
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The Beaufort Art Association Gallery, located at 1001 Bay Street in downtown Beaufort, will host an opening reception on Friday, December 7, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. as the Annual Members’ Exhibit joins forces with the “Holiday Boutique.” Both the Members’ Exhibit and the Holiday Boutique will be featured during the Guild of Beaufort Galleries Art Walk that evening. The boutique was recently featured by the Beaufort Gazette’s Laura Jacobi in their glossy magazine, From House to Home, December/January 2008 issue. The Members’ Exhibit will be on display through January 5; the boutique will end December 22.
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Lynn Parrott will be the featured artist at the Art League Gallery of Hilton Head from January 14 through February 9, 2008. Her show titled, “Lynn Parrott: Recent Paintings,” will open with a reception at the Gallery in Pineland Station on Tuesday, January 15 from 5:00-7:00 p.m.
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Tall, dark and handsome, Charles Desaussure exhibits FASHIONS OF ART at the House of Ahhs, 1109 Boundary St., uptown Beaufort. The show will open December 8th at 1:00 P.M. and continue through December 29th. Some of the most exciting art news in years, Charles Desaussure, is back in the lowcountry. Born in Charleston, a decedent of Senegalese slaves once owned by the French Huguenot DeSaussure family, Charles will never forget his roots. And like the proverbial son he returns time and again to his heritage as the inspiration for his work.
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Did you happen to read about that four-car pile-up on the Woods Memorial Bridge a few weeks ago? Well, my daughter and I were in car number 3, which, as it turns out, is not the best slot in line.
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How do you get in the holiday spirit in Beaufort? Take an evening to be entertained by the Beaufort High Voices and Troubadours. The energy and the accomplished choral music of the Beaufort High Voices will lift your spirits and make you smile.
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The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at USCB, announces its FALL 2007 DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SYMPOSIUM. The series of lectures, presented by retired Foreign Service Officer David D. Grimland, are titled: “Islam and the West: The Historical Roots of a Conflict- and What is Next?” The dates are November 29 in Beaufort and November 30-December 1 in Bluffton.
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Billy "Sweet Pea" Strayhorn was a great Jazz composer. He joined the Duke Ellington Orchestra in 1939, at the age of 22, and his works include "Take the A Train," "Chelsea Bridge," "Day Dream," "Johnny Come Lately," "Rain-check," and "Clementine."
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The 2007 Festival of Trees to benefit Friends of Caroline Hospice is just around the corner. The festival will begin on Monday, December 3rd, with the opening reception sponsored by honorary chairmen Dr. Karen Eller and Mr. Joseph Floyd.
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