Penn Center celebrates its 34th Annual Heritage Days Celebration, November 10-13, 2016 and honors South Carolina native artist Floyd Gordon, by naming him the 2016 Featured Artist. Penn’s York W. Bailey Museum located on St. Helena Island, South Carolina will exhibit a collection of Floyd Gordon’s artwork.

Oh my, where to start? Like most of you, I was gobsmacked by Hurricane Matthew. He was simply not kind to our gardens – or our homes. Cleaning up afterwards was overwhelming, wasn't it? The storm came at us with wind, copious rain, a salty storm surge and, ouch, it toppled large trees, crushing our homes, our shrubbery and everything else under a canopy of branches. The clean up, besides being exhaustive, will be lengthy and it will take even longer to evaluate the true extent of the damage to our gardens.

In honor of Veterans Day, the United States Air Force Rhythm in Blue Jazz Ensemble will perform two concerts here in the Lowcountry. The first is Friday, November 11 at 8 pm at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina on Hilton Head. The second is Saturday, November 12^th at 7 pm at the Beaufort High School Arts Center. Both concerts are FREE and open to the public.

The Lowcountry Wind Symphony announces the beginning of its third season, which includes significant and exciting changes! Each of the three concert programs will be performed for audiences at venues both North and South of the Broad. The first two performances proudly honor all men and women who have served in the military.