Come celebrate the Golden Anniversary of Beaufort Art Association’s Annual Spring Art Show and Sale. Opening Friday March 18 and continuing through Sunday March 27, the exhibit is again located at the Charles “Lind” Brown Activity Center at the corner of Greene and Hamar streets, in downtown Beaufort. Exhibit hours are 10 am to 4 Monday-Saturday, and 12 noon to 4 pm on Sundays. As one of Beaufort’s favorite spring events, BAA welcomes all area artists to become a part of this exhibit. Please go to the Beaufort Art Association’s website, www.beaufortartassociation.com to download the prospectus or pick one up at their Gallery at 1001 Bay Street, Beaufort. Artwork should be brought to the Lind Brown Center on Saturday, March 12 from 10 am to 3pm.
Mary Sullivan and Kevin Eichner at the Art League Gallery
The Art League of Hilton Head presents In the Spirit of Nature: Explorations of Abstract Naturalism by Mary Sullivan and From the Fire by Kevin Eichner opening with an artist reception Thursday, March 3, 5-7 pm. Exhibit runs through April 2 at The Art League of Hilton Head, Walter Greer Gallery, Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, Hilton Head Island. 843-681-5060 or www.artleaguehhi.org
The “spirit of nature” for Mary Sullivan is boundless creativity and variety. According to Sullivan, “creating in its spirit is a fascinating journey,” partly inspired by Edvard Munch’s quote, “Nature is not only all that is visible to the eye . . . it also includes the inner pictures of the soul.”
Fellowship, leadership, and a lifelong commitment to community service are the daily themes in the lives of sorority women—from our college members to alumnae. On Monday, March 7, these women who number in the millions will celebrate International Badge Day. On that day, all of us will honor our separate and distinct Greek affiliations by wearing our badges or letters. It’s a moment in time set aside to acknowledge successful women around the globe—whether they are U.S. senators or incoming university freshmen.
Six artists have formed the expressive and colorful 'Upstairs Group,' taking over the second floor of the esteemed Charles Street Gallery. Their work celebrates the colors, imagery and scenes that drip, slide and smudge from the brushes of skilled and insightful artists— they know how to speak with color, share with joy, and spread around the beauty: Lynn Brown, Sharon DeAlexandris, Carol Henry, Jim Rothnie, Sara Timmons, and Nancy Sturgis.
Meet the artists & enjoy the reception on Friday, February 25th, 5:30 to 9pm, at 914 Charles Street in Beaufort. The Charles Street Gallery is an established source for Lowcountry and international art, presented within a carefully renovated house surrounded by a lush garden in the middle of Beaufort's historic district. 843-521-9054, thecharlesstreetgallery.com.
Beaufort Memorial hosts Spirit of Women “Day of Dance”
You can swing it, you can groove it, doesn’t matter how you move it. Dancing, cardiologists say, is a great way to keep your ticker tocking.
In celebration of American Heart Month, Beaufort Memorial Hospital is hosting a Day of Dance on Saturday, Feb. 26 to get women out on the dance floor and in good heart health.
The Merling Trio, recognized as one of today’s premier ensembles, will play in concert on Sunday, February 27th 5 pm, at the Fripp Island Community Center. This performance is not to be missed. A truly international group, the Trio brings together musicians from Polish, Japanese, and Dutch backgrounds. The Merling Trio has been hailed as a brilliantly distinguished group endowed with remarkable gifts of communication, magnificent precision, and an impeccable blend of sound. The Trio made its New York debut in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in 1993, and was named a finalist for the Naumburg Foundation Chamber Music Award in 1994.
Legendary vocalist Marlena Smalls and the Lavon Stevens Band will be performing at USCB Center for the Arts on February 26 at 8 PM and February 27 at 5 PM. Ms. Small’s voice will take you on a musical journey celebrating Jazz and blues greatest performers such as: Sarah Vaugh, Etta James, and Big Mama Thorton. Another Lowcountry favorite, Vic Varner and Friends, will be opening the show. They will feature a Bossa Nova set with some early swing thrown in.
Marlena Smalls founded The Hallelujah Singers in 1990 to preserve the Gullah culture of the South Carolina Sea Islands. She is a sacred music vocalist, also singing gospel, contemporary, jazz and blues. Her programs for schools, reunion and meeting groups incorporate lecture, music and Gullah storytelling.
David Soliday has turned agricultural history into art
The York W. Bailey Museum at the Penn Center National Historic Landmark will host a debut exhibition by Charleston photographer David Soliday, entitled “Remnants of Rice Fields in South Carolina”, featuring images of rice fields from Georgetown to Beaufort, South Carolina. The gallery opening will be held on February l9, 2011 from 5:00-7:00 p.m., featuring an artist’s talk and a taste of Gullah rice sampling. The admission to the event is $6 for adults.
“Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps” goes from thriller to hilarious thrill ride in Broadway’s remake of this Hollywood movie classic at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina this month.
The 5th Beaufort International Film Festival Hits Its Stride
I will sit right down, waiting for the gift of sound and vision
- David Bowie, Sound and Vision
FADE IN:
The scene is a packed movie theater on a summer’s night. A few stragglers squeeze through the crowded rows to fill odd seats. There is the muted sound of munching popcorn and whispered conversations. Someone’s smoking down front. The lights go dim.