“If you could spend one evening with any American living or dead, wouldn't Ben Franklin be fairly close to the top of your list?” asked popular local Ben Franklin interpreter Steve Nousen.

PJ and Play returns to the USCB Center for the Arts

USCB Center for the Arts is proud to announce the return of the popular family event P J and Play.  Two Bean Productions’ play based on Judy Blume’s contemporary classic “Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing” will be performed on February 4, at 7 PM.

Nine-year-old Peter Hatcher struggles with an end-of the year assignment to write about the most important thing that happened to him during fourth grade.  This is a daunting task, given how much took place that year. Particularly when dealing with his toddler terror of a brother, Fudge.  Peter writes about this brother’s refusal to eat, to open his mouth at the dentist, a disastrous third birthday party, and getting blamed for Fudge knocking out his two front teeth. Peter always has to help out with Fudge, who gets all the attention, while Peter gets all the blame.  It’s enough to make a kid feel like a fourth grade nothing.

Famed Parsons Dance company to perform at the Arts Center

The New York Times once called famed dancer/choreographer David Parsons, “One of the great movers of modern dance.” Parsons’ influence is evident in his group, Parsons Dance, which brings its contemporary style to the Arts Center at 8 p.m. Jan. 15.

“Beaufort County is full of dancers, from young to old,” Kathleen Bateson, Arts Center president and CEO, said. “So we try every year to spotlight a national dance company. I think the community really appreciates having a chance to watch professionals dance up close.”