The Right Stuff?As I sit down to write this column, it occurs to me that I am tired. Fatigued. Exhausted. To quote a favorite British mystery writer of mine, I’m flat out...Read More >>
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A Breed ApartCyclists to Hit the Streets of Downtown Beaufort for2nd Annual BMH ClassicAs soon as this assignment came up I began pondering the truth behind the old adage: ...Read More >>
Art
Penn PalsPenn Center, Inc. will hold its 5th Annual 1862 Circle Gala on Saturday, May 3 at The Lyceum on Parris Island, South Carolina.The reception and silent auction...Read More >>
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A Way of LifeKathy Crowther’s watercolors are crisp with the colors of local beaky critters and proud with botanical details of the Lowcountry. Her new paintings will be on display at the Charles...Read More >>
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Picture ThisThe Photography Club of Beaufort has announced the winners of the semi-annual Spring Competition, held Monday night, March 10th. Judging the event were Beaufort Gazette photographer F....Read More >>
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Nation WideThe 2008 National Juried Show opens in the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina’s Greer Gallery on May 2with a reception from 5:00 – 7:00 PM. Awards will be presented to...Read More >>
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Fade to BlackThe Arts Council of Beaufort Country bids farewell to Southern Circuit, hello to other great stuff! Willow Garden by filmmaker Jim Haverkamp, will be the final Southern Circuit...Read More >>
THE FIREHOUSEa culinary specialty storeFor a specialty shop that essentially came together in a matter of hours, The Firehouse (at the corner of Scott and Craven in Beaufort) certainly has a sense of well-planned culinary purpose about it. “We saw the rental sign about...Read More >>
Bill Mead wasn’t always a painter of promiscuous produce. A navy brat who landed in the Lowcountry in 1969, Mead, a self-proclaimed “old hippie,” started drawing as a teenager, and for years experimented with dark, disturbing images he calls “erotic surrealism.”“I was basically...Read More >>
When you’re performing a musical comedy that won seven Tony Awards and the love of audiences around the world, it’s not exactly a “hard knock life.” Okay, perhaps I’m underestimating the difficulty of putting on a great show, but this cast truly makes it look effortless....Read More >>
Intarsia is a rare art form experts believe dates back to the 13th century. Jim Mallet’s obsession with it dates back about 13 years.Intarsia is the craft of using varied shapes, sizes and species of wood fitted together to create an almost 3-D inlaid, mosaic-like...Read More >>
Beaufort Art Association recently announced the winners of its 47th Annual Spring Show. Best in Show: Mary Jane Martin, Condo Creek First Place: Mary Grayson Segars, Palmetto 22Watermedia Memorial: Cathy Keup, Beach DreamsPhotographic Memorial: David Addington, Beaufort 2000Second Place, Robert Steinmetz,...Read More >>
The Pig Out, a long-time tradition at Beaufort Academy, was officially revived three years ago! With annual attendance of 400-700 people, this has easily become one of Beaufort Academy largest fundraisers. In the fourth year since its return, Beaufort Academy is excited to be...Read More >>