The rare harmonium, invented in the 1840’s, will make a Beaufort appearance at this year’s final USCB Festival Series concert. When was the last time you saw a harmonium? When was the last time you heard a harmonium? When was the last time you saw and heard a harmonium in Beaufort? When is the next likely opportunity you will have to see and hear one played by an exceptional pianist here in the Lowcountry of South Carolina? It most certainly will not be soon. So plan now to be in the audience on Sunday, April 29 at five o’clock.
Charter schools in South Carolina are growing, in enrollment numbers, in popularity and with support from state legislators.
On Wednesday, March 21, the South Carolina Senate approved a bill that Superintendent Mick Zais called his top legislative priority, a bill designed to boost the growth of charter schools statewide.
There are very few situations in which it is wise to literally shoot first and ask questions later. Photography is one of them. Of course, back in the old days when dinosaurs ruled the earth this was not always true. There was this stuff called “film” that came on rolls or even cartridges and loaded into the camera in various ways taking up a great deal of space in both the camera and the camera bag.
Written by Mallory B.E. Baches, Executive Director
Tuesday, 27 March 2012 11:47
Gifford Pinchot, former Chief of the U.S. Forest Service and Governor of Pennsylvania, once said, “The vast possibilities of our great future will become realities only if we make ourselves responsible for that future.”
The Habersham Marketplace in Beaufort, S.C., will launch the third season of its First Fridays Series on Friday, April 6, with “Island Time,” beginning at 4 p.m. The event will feature the Marketplace drenched in island decor, Hilton Head Island Reggae band Patwa, an expanded Farmer’s Market complete with local and regional growers, as well as arts, crafts and specialty food vendors from 4-9 p.m. Family friendly and children’s activities will also be offered. There is no cost to enter.
Tricia Gardner’s exhibit opens at the Beaufort Art Association Gallery
“Great art is not made by timid people.” It’s one of Tricia Gardner’s favorite quotations from a former art teacher, and her paintings make it obvious that she took his words to heart. As featured artist, her coming exhibit at the Beaufort Art Association Gallery, at 913 Bay Street in downtown Beaufort, is filled with new, original oil paintings of coastal scenes in bold hues.
Short Story America, the Beaufort-based publisher of contemporary and classic short stories, has chosen Beaufort as the location for the first Short Story America Festival and Conference. Scheduled for September 21-23, the festival will feature readings and signings by top writers of short stories, seminars and discussions for aspiring and emerging authors of short fiction, and opportunities for readers to discuss short stories with authors.
Warm spring weather fills me with added appreciation for the beautiful place in which we live. The air is fresher, the grass is greener, the azaleas are in full bloom – even the water seems bluer! I'm reminded of a time when I hadn't even heard of Tomato Pie or Red Rice, back before I learned how to peel shrimp, before I had ever eaten an oyster – let alone shucked one!
Pigeon Point Park invites local families to touch some trucks, take some pics, and maybe even buy some bricks…
An exciting adventure is in store for Beaufort area youngsters when “Touch A Truck” comes to Pigeon Point Park, Saturday, April 21st from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.