Occasionally on a kayak tour, the dolphin are feeding elsewhere, the eagles are perched just out of sight, and the blue crabs refuse to let themselves be caught in the cast-net. So when these super-stars of the salt marsh are nowhere to be found, I start to look for some of the supporting actors - our marine worms.
The music on the April 27th's program of USCB's chamber music series comes from four distinct periods and three unique outlooks: Baroque-era rigor and craft from Johann Sebastian Bach; World War II-era intensity and pathos from Dmitri Shostakovich; Classical-era grace and balance coupled with Romantic-era passion and self-expression in the person of Felix Mendelssohn.
Everything Sinatra and more will hit the USCB Center for the Arts stage when producer Terry Herron, who brought "Moon River," the Johnny Mercer tribute to Beaufort last year, brings the Swing and Jazz inspired production, "Fly Me to the Moon," to Beaufort on April 19.
During one of my periodic compulsive explorations, searching out every bit of information I can track down about some new area of horticulture I don't know enough about, I expended many gallons of gasoline and trekked many miles of asphalt and dirt roads around the southeastern U.S. coastal states in search of the then-elusive crinum.
I keep trying to stay upbeat. Remember that wonderful Shirley Temple song, "Be Optimistic" from the 1930's movie "Little Miss Broadway"? I shoot for that only without the dimples and curly hair. Some days that quest seems to get a tailwind behind it, like this little gust.
When student art is chosen for the cover of a book, it's worth celebrating. Furthermore, when a local school is chosen as a model for study in colleges nationwide, it's time for a community to be proud. Lady's Island Elementary School (LIES) is that school and they are celebrating being on the cover of a just released college text on arts integration. The cover shows student art photographed by Eric Smith of Captured Moments in Beaufort.
Mother's Day Victorian Tea Party will take place at the St. Helena Island Library Branch
The Friends of the Library: Beaufort, Lobeco and St. Helena Branches (FOL) is about to bring the Victorian era into the Lowcountry one cup of tea at a time. At least for one special day, that is!
Weddings are so much fun and offer a zillion reasons for pre-nuptial parties. Do you like to dress up in pearls and heels? If so, then this menu has been tailored just for you.
Editor's Note: This summer, LowCountry Habitat for Humanity's ReStore will celebrate 10 years in operation as the Beaufort area's "store that builds houses." LowCountry Habitat, the northern Beaufort County affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, was founded here in 1990. The local Restore started officially in 2004. To celebrate this 10th anniversary, the Restore will hold an "Upcycled Art Auction" Saturday, August 23, at the Shed, 809 Paris Avenue in Port Royal. This is the site of the ReStore's former location. As a run-up to this event, Lowcountry Weekly will feature four articles – one per month – about different aspects of the ReStore. This first article explores the history of the local ReStore.
Santiago Sosa and Erin Dailey prepare to bring Shakespeare's ultimate power couple to the stage at USCB. By Margaret Evans, Editor
On April 23rd Shakespeare Rep will celebrate the Bard's 450th birthday with a new production of Macbeth at the USCB Center for the Arts. We recently caught up with Santiago Sosa and Erin Dailey – Macbeth and Lady Macbeth – to talk about the production . . . among other things.