It's hard to believe that twenty years have passed since the award-winning Forrest Gump was filmed here in our little coastal town of Beaufort, South Carolina. We're celebrating! Join members of the Beaufort Film Society at a special screening of Forrest Gump followed by a moderated discussion about the making of the movie on Friday, February 14 at 7pm.
This year’s Beaufort International Film Festival comes with what Vegas odds makers would call a mortal lock: the Student Film trophy will go back to Winston-Salem. All eight finalists hail from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
Rose Harrison with be the featured artist at the Beaufort Art Association Gallery from February 17 – March 29.
"I came to the Lowcountry on a sailboat in 2000, but soon had to leave, to go back to my job in the Midwest, where I had lived most of my life," says Harrison. "Soon I realized that I had left my heart here, where the beautiful Beaufort River meets the sea. I moved here as soon as I could, and that began a very exciting part of my life as an artist."
USCB's Festival Series continues on Sunday, February 9, at 5:00pm at the Center for the Arts. Artistic Director Edward Arron has planned a rich, varied program of some of the finest chamber music featuring works by Mozart, Brahms, Turina, and Schumann and is bringing in extraordinary artists for the performance.
Soprano Renee Fleming returns to Metropolitan Opera in the role that has become one of her signatures in the last 15 years, that of the title character in the Met's revival of Czech composer Antonin Dvorak's Rusalka when USCB Center for the Arts presents The Met:Live in HD on Saturday, Feb. 8.
The Photography Club of Beaufort is currently showcasing its Best of 2013 in a new location: The front salon gallery at ARTworks in Town Center. The exhibit will run through the end of January.
The Society of Bluffton Artists presents "Everyday Moments," a collection of original pastel and oil paintings by local artist Shirley Good Bacher, on display from February 3 through March 1.
The New Year rang in the opening of ONE Yoga Sanctuary. Located on the second floor of the Lady’s Island Marina, the studio offers a stunning view of the Beaufort waterfront.
My oldest daughter recently got married. Her younger sister took the opportunity to formally announce her own pregnancy at the reception. This was not an off the cuff remark; it was a prepared speech.
Editor's Note: This column is about finding the best local, made-from-scratch hamburgers the Lowcountry has to offer. No chains allowed. We eat local and fresh and urge you do the same. And we prefer an adult beverage with our burger. And another thing, what you see is what you get. No food stylists were harmed or otherwise engaged in the making of this Burger Beat. We snap the food as it comes to the table, occasionally throwing an elbow in the process. And yes, the tomatoes really were that red...