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It seems my last column struck a nerve.
Easter Brunch after the Sunrise Service
Bil Lepp is the headliner of the BIG Story Fest, April 11-14 at ARTworks in Beaufort Town Center. He's an internationally-known storyteller and humorist whose style has been described as a satisfying blend of Bill Cosby and Jeff Foxworthy.
We don't often buy a new house a thousand miles away in a completely different environment. So when we discovered our current home on Saint Helena Island, it was a very big deal for us. Tucked against a lovely tidal creek, the backyard was serene. It featured palmettos, stately live oaks, and a husky, we later learned, Meyer lemon tree—about twelve feet tall and another ten wide.
The Colleton Museum's "Featured Artist" show in April will exhibit the Lowcountry photography of Chris Kirk. Chris' photographic works include landscapes, nature, coastal, and wildlife scenes.
Frank Roberts' Lady's Island Oyster Farm brings a sustainably harvested oyster to the Lowcountry and hope for the revitalization of a lost way of life.
"We've got slamming doors, mistaken identities, cute British accents, a half-naked ingénue, men with trousers around their ankles, and pratfalls down a flight of stairs," says "Noises Off" director Gail Westerfield. "Oh, and sardines. Lots and lots of sardines. It's pretty much a perfect play!"
Good design is a balance of function and ingenuity. A good designer takes both and fashions a product, or series of products, with the help of some thematic inspiration. For Chuck Ferguson, that inspiration is the Lowcountry of South Carolina.
By April of last year I knew we had a sizeable homeowners insurance problem. Our premiums were among the highest in the nation. An insurance industry insider had secretly given us the numbers that showed that our risks were "relatively low." By that time we believed that we had identified most of the problems.