Love does conquer everything! It all began with a phone call from Polly, the mother of the bride. “My daughter and her fiance had booked their wedding and reception on Fripp Island. And now, coronavirus has made it necessary for them to change their plans and reschedule their wedding reception to October of 2021. They don't want to wait another year to be married and are going to elope on Fripp Island on October 1st. Would you be available to cater a private dinner for the two of them on their wedding night?”
Beaufort History Museum will welcome the 79thNew York Highlander Regiment re-enactors to the Arsenal Courtyard for an encampment featuring live presentations of Civil War era camp life, educational discussions, drills, marching, a Bagpiper and interactive activities for the whole family to enjoy.
Dataw Quilters Deliver 80 Quilts to St. Helena Early Learning Center
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Tuesday, 27 October 2020 11:50
The Dataw Island Quilters are a group of 24 women who have a passion for quilting and a desire to share their interest with others. Some members have been quilting for 50 years while others are new to this fabric art, but one thing they all have in common is a desire to share their talents.
‘We the People’ artist Mary Whyte will make virtual appearances at November festivals.
Mary Whyte is an internationally acclaimed watercolor artist who makes her home in the Lowcountry. Whyte is known for her detailed, hyper-realistic portraits and her unique ability to capture the emotion of a moment. In 2019, she unveiled a project that was years in the making: “We the People.” Her aim was to paint a vision of America through portraits of fifty veterans from fifty states. She captured these veterans in moments that surprise, empower, and expand the viewer’s understanding of our country. The exhibition now tours nationally and also takes the form of a book, also titled We the People. Whyte will soon visit us, albeit virtually, as part of our Pat Conroy Literary Festival and the Crescendo arts festival, on Thursday, November 5, at 6:30 p.m., in conversation with ETV Lowcountry’s Holly Jackson. To register for this free event, visit https://bit.ly/3lQbS6M or the Pat Conroy Literary Festival Facebook page, www.facebook.com/PatConroyFestival.
First-ever virtual Walk for Water brings more than a drop to those in need
Sarah Folzenlogen knows first-hand the struggle millions of people face every day just to get water for their families.
“I’ve been to Kenya on mission trips and seen how far people have to walk for water — and it’s not even clean water,” theLady’s Island resident said a few days after participating in the Beaufort Walk for Water. “This walk really hits home how fortunate we are.”
Conroy Center Hosts Two Free Virtual Author Visits
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Monday, 12 October 2020 13:16
The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host two free virtual author visits this month. In collaboration with First Presbyterian Church of Hilton Head Island, on Wednesday, October 21, at 6:30 p.m, the Conroy Center will host journalist Wanda Smalls Lloyd, author Coming Full Circle: From Jim Crow to Journalism.
Chances are good you know the rest of that quote, i.e. “to forgive, divine.” But have you ever thought about the truth of it? About why forgiveness might be deemed divine?
It was a breezy October evening, not quite dark, when we arrived at our destination, a wide, welcoming porch looking out on a gold-tipped marsh.
Reader, we were there to socialize. There were only six of us – three couples – but there was no denying the festivity in the air, the merriment in the eyes, the open wine bottles, the heavenly smells wafting from the kitchen. This was a party! It almost felt naughty, like a scandal. We were busting loose, throwing caution to the Lowcountry wind, thumbing our noses at Covid. And it felt good.
The Culinary Institute of the South at Technical College of the Lowcountry, set to open fall 2021, will now also house the Foodseum, an interactive museum experience dedicated to Southern food.
Beaufort’s Mystic Osprey Gallery in Habersham Marketplace will showcase new works from Artists Pamela Corwin and Mark S. Holland, Friday October 23, 4-7 pm.