CJ Lyons says she let out “a fan girl squeal of delight” when Erin Brockovich, a fan of her books, asked her to co-write Rock Bottom.  Since then, their second book, Hot Water, debuted in October with rave notices.  CJ’s e-book, Blind Faith, debuted at #2 on the New York Times bestseller list and has been purchased by St. Martin’s Press.  This has been an exciting few months for CJ Lyons, a Hilton Head resident, who will be the featured author at the USCB Lunch With Author Series on Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at the Sea Pines Country Club.  Lunch is served at noon.  The all-inclusive price is $42.  Reservations are made at 843-521-4147 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Another great LowCountry Habitat project is in the works... and there’s jazz involved.

Women. The word conjures many images, surely, but for me it’s just a big question mark. They might as well wear a tight green outfit with a symbol in the middle like Frank Gorshin’s Riddler on the 1960’s Batman television program. I’ll never understand them, but I won’t give up trying either. All anatomy aside, there is something inherently different in the genetic and chemical makeup of men and women, just as God intended.

That’s not to say they should not be desired as companions, sought out as leaders, or appreciated as the last bastions of civility and virtue. There’s currently a commercial on ESPN radio – of all places – touting women as the world’s most underutilized resource. While that may be true in Afghanistan, it’s certainly not in my little world.

The Charles Street Gallery invites you to a celebration of new artwork.

Seven Lowcountry artists, with great international flair, fill the Charles Street Gallery in Beaufort SC with scenes of salt marshes, kayakers, horse paddocks, green rolling hills, Jordanian architecture, and French cabbage gardens. Join them for a reception and celebration of new work on Friday, November 18, 5pm-until the turkey gobble-gobbles.

The Beaufort Children’s Theatre presents the timeless musical comedy "Guys and Dolls, Jr." Saturday, November 19, 7:00 p.m., and Sunday, November 20 at 3:00 p.m. Performances are at the USCB Center for the Arts located 801 at Carteret Street in historic downtown Beaufort.