Book Review by Margaret Evans

"We started coming to Hunting Island in the early 1980s. Our first year, we arrived after dark and had to unlock the front gate with headlights as our only illumination. It was eerie driving through the Palmetto forest in the pitch dark that first night. It felt as if we had entered a pre-historic time. We quickly learned to keep the cabin light on if we went out, but mostly we settled in after dark.

"I generally rise with the sun. That very first morning Hunting Island filled my soul and marked it forever; and the Island continues to renew me even today. If we allow it, every life story is one of beauty, tranquility, and loss, and the ever-renewing cycle of life..."

Lowcountry artist Jonathan Green will be at the Red Piano Too Art Gallery signing the newly released book "Seeking" on May 17th from 1:30 – 3:30 pm. "Seeking" is a compilation of poetry and praise inspired by the art of Jonathan Green. Twenty-nine different authors and poets were inspired to write about Green's work.

Our cover photograph of American Idol Top 3 contender Candice Glover was shot by Eric Smith of Captured Moments Photography during her recent homecoming visit to Beaufort.