By Margaret Evans, Editor

By now, it’s old news that the Plaza Stadium Theater has closed after 44 years. But as 80-plus visiting filmmakers, along with thousands of movie lovers, descend upon USCB Center for the Arts this week for our 13^thannual international film festival, the cut feels somehow deeper. Beaufort is a movie town without a movie theater.

            And isn’t it ironic, don’t you think? 

By Margaret Evans, Editor

Y’all know I keep my eye on the passing parade, right? I like being on the scene . . . in the loop . . .  having my finger on the pulse . . .

            But lately, the parade is passing too quickly to comprehend. The “scene” lacks focus; the “loop” is an endless spin cycle; the “pulse” is in afib. 

I’ve been thinking a lot about transformation. My own. It is my chosen word of the new year. Past attempts at forming myself around a single word or focus have included balance, clarity, and inspiration. I’m not sure I have ever been successful, but I strove for what I needed at the time. This year, something inside of me wants to see great change, and I wonder if it won’t be the small changes that will end up making the biggest differences.