The image on our cover is "Bella Notte," an oil painting by William Schneider. It can be seen during Biennale, the longest running Nationally Juried Exhibition in our area, which opens May 6th at Art League of Hilton Head Gallery. This event, now in its twenty-fourth edition, invites artists from all over the country to compete for cash prizes and the opportunity to show their work on Hilton Head Island during the month of May.
Leave it to the irreverent British playwright Noel Coward to pen a play about death and ghosts at the height of the London Blitz during WWII. But far from being put off by the subject matter, audiences flocked to “Blithe Spirit” to escape war’s reality for a few hours and laugh at the travails of a “hag-ridden” husband torn between two equally demanding wives, one alive and one dead.
Saturday, April 18th signals the beginning of the fifth year for the award winning gardening series, “Lunch and Learn.” The Lowcountry Master Gardeners Association sponsors these free Saturday noon programs at the Gazebo at the Port Royal Farmers’ Market at Heritage Park. Lectures, workshops and classes are led by local professionals and Master Gardeners.
The Dataw Historic Foundation is thrilled to announce the release of its new book, Dataw, No Ordinary Place, a 112-page limited edition detailing the rich history of Dataw with over 200 images published locally by Lydia Inglett Publishing.
Friday night is Steak Night at our house. We love to invite our closest friends over for a casual evening and then fire up the grill! A juicy tenderloin steak served with baby new potatoes and a fresh green salad is a delicious way to start the weekend!
Sculptures by Nancy Mitchell at the Art League of Hilton Head Gallery
“Bright lights, movement, and the fun of people enjoying it! That’s what this show is all about,” explains local artist Nancy Mitchell. “My family has attended the carnival in Savannah for the last 25 years, and I have been planning this show in my head from year one!”
I’ve had this interesting thing happening to me on Facebook lately. People have been sending me private messages, hoping to chat about one political issue or another – eager to get my take or just to vent. It’s becoming a fairly regular occurrence.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, y’all. And I’m not talking about sending the kids back to school after a long spring break with kicked carseats and 17 dozen “are we there, yet?”s. I’m not even talking about National Eat Whatever You Want Day . . . that’s May, 11 so we still have 33 days and 22 hours to go . . . but who’s counting? Nope. I’m talking about Masters Week in Augusta, GA.
It seems the older I get the more I am surrounded by people who need “help.” I am happy to help with both time and money, but don’t know how to figure out if it does any good.
The USCB Festival Series Chamber Music Concerts will soon conclude an exhilarating season of music making. Covering more than 340 years of western music, the performances have ranged from solo to septet, from intellectually rigorous to unabashedly emotional.