Thibault Gallery is pleased to feature a collection of paintings by Beaufort artist Mac Rogers during the month of October. Rogers has titled the collection “A Place We Call Home” – and the paintings reflect the reasons why he feels that the Lowcountry is truly “home.”

Having survived a camping trip to Hunting Island as a Cub Scout in 1958 from “Metropolitan” Orangeburg, SC, Mac vowed never to return to the mosquito, heat and humidity ridden jungle. Flash forward to now – watching boat traffic on the Beaufort River from under the canopy of oaks at Whitehall Point complete with a lunch of LT’s fried chicken. The skyline is dominated by the steeples of the Parish Church of Saint Helena, the Baptist Church of Beaufort, and Trinity Baptist Church – not high rise commercial buildings.

The 11^th Beaufort International Festival Beefs Up, Adds a Day

Story and Photos by Mark Shaffer

The 11^th edition of the Beaufort International Film Festival doesn’t get underway until mid-February, but this is a critical time in how BIFF 2017 will shape up. Entries continue to pour in while deadlines loom ahead. The festival is a part of the Beaufort Film Society, the non-profit created and run by Ron and Rebecca Tucker. In the aftermath of the 2016 festival, the Tuckers did what they always do: sit down and figure out what went right and what went not so right. As attendance pushed the capacity of the Center for the Performing Arts (it’s all under one roof), the Tuckers were faced with the happy dilemma of addressing the issue of continued growth.

Hannah Wicklund was busy taking piano lessons and entering classical music competitions while most were learning their ABC's. At age six, she played her first show alongside her brother Luke Mitchell, playing Beatles covers. By age eight, the young talent had picked up guitar and formed her band, The Steppin' Stones.