Lowcountry Weekly January 17 – January 30

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An Immigrant's Tale 4 Remembering Mihai

Create Your Best Life 6 Starting now

Ready for Some Football? 14 Super Bowl snacks

Tastes Like Home 15 Student recipe contest

Tough & Pretty 19

Daylilies in the garden

Stacy Willingham 21 Lunch with author

BravoPiano! 2024 7 Wynona Yinuo Wang

January 17 – January 30, 2024

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An Immigrant’s Tale I first met Mihai Radulescu through email. I thought his name was Michael.

It was about 10 or 11 years ago, I guess, and I was working for Pat Conroy as his “editorial assistant,” a title he insisted I use, as it sounded more impressive than plain ol’ “assistant,” or, more to the point, “typist.”

Along with typing his letters and manuscripts, Pat thought it would be nice if I got involved in the management of his website, an operation which, for him, was shrouded in complete and utter mystery.

(It’s a well-known fact that Our Prince of Scribes was the King of Luddites.)

He gave me an email address for his “web guy,” and told me to get in touch. I knew nothing about this person. Pat gave me no background information nor warning.

I sent a warm, cheery email of introduction to my new colleague “Michael,” offering my help with the website – along with some ideas that Pat had asked me to pass along – only to receive a very chilly response. I can’t remember his exact words now, but I got the distinct impression that this “Michael” was a stern, humorless man with absolutely no interest in my warmth nor my cheer, and least of all, my help. In fact, he seemed positively offended by my very existence.

I reported this news to Pat. He erupted in laughter, saying, “Oh, that’s just Mihai. You gotta get to know him. He’s a teddy bear.”

Mihai? I thought I was dealing with Michael? I then learned that Mihai was Romanian – “The Prince of Romania,” Pat called him – and that he used the Anglo version of his name in professional correspondence, as it made life easier in the New York publishing industry where he and his wife, Pat’s literary agent Marly Rusoff, were big muckety-mucks.

Ottoman Rule. The family was rich in vineyards, and early in the twentieth century, Pastia used the family wealth to build an Opera House and Regional Theater which he donated to his hometown of Focsani, a midsized city that sits in the wine region at the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains. This architecturally spectacular building, built over a century ago, remains a gathering place and home that celebrates music and the arts. The Romania into which Mihai was born was distinctly Latin in temperament A young Mihai Radulescu with his wife, Marly Rusoff and language, but also a Armed with this information, I tried Francophile country with ties to France that working my Southern charm on Mihai again, at went back to the 1848 Cultural Revolution.

Pat’s urging. But still, our email communication This was the backdrop that made Mihai the was strained. Stilted. Borderline unfriendly. person he became: a lover of wine, people, Looking back, I can see there was simply a music, beautiful architecture, and not least of language barrier between us; nuances were all, freedom. After growing up under the thumb being lost in translation. We didn’t “get” each of one of the worst Communist tyrants of the other. Eventually, we managed to form a past century, in a country where freedom of working relationship of sorts, but it was cold. speech did not exist and where citizens could Then I met Mihai in person. arbitrarily be imprisoned or tortured, Mihai It was about eight years ago, at the Pat became a passionate supporter of his adopted Conroy at 70 Festival. He was walking into the country as well as those in the American USCB Center for the Arts, and I was walking military who risk their lives to keep us free. out, and we all but collided. Long story short, Much of this history was news to me upon we instantly adored each other, and that cold reading the obit after Mihai’s death on “working relationship” vanished into thin air, January 6th. That’s probably because he never to return. didn’t talk about himself much; he was always It’s a truth I’ve come to take for granted way more interested in other people’s stories. that the people closest to Pat Conroy – his Far from the chilly, formal “Michael” I’d met oldest and dearest associates – are often through email all those years ago, Mihai was “characters” of literary proportions. Mihai jovial and funny and passionately curious. He Radulescu was no exception. cared deeply about . . . well, almost everything.

His recent obituary, Especially people. written by his wonderfully Soon after Pat Conroy’s death in 2016, eloquent wife, describes him Mihai and Marly became part-time residents as follows: here – with hopes of becoming full-timers The son of a Greek sooner than later – while working tirelessly to mother, who was the daughter help found the Pat Conroy Literary Center. of an opera singer, and a They immersed themselves in Beaufort Romanian father, who was a and made friends quickly. Mihai’s best pals pharmacist and amateur were a group of prominent Black men – musician, Mihai was the great all community leaders – and I often saw grandson of Commander them out together, usually at Saltus. Mihai Gheorghe Pastia, a philan- called these men his “brothers,” and it was thropist and highly decorated fascinating to listen in on their conversations, war hero who served in the sometimes affectionate sparring over politics war that freed Romania from and other topics.

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“They know I earned my politics behind the Iron Curtain,” the right-leaning Mihai once told me, “And I know they earned theirs growing up in the American South.

We understand and respect each other.”

I still remember how those words brought me to tears – I don’t often cry on my bar stool at Saltus – and made me long for more such men in the world.

Mihai also had an active social life on Facebook, where his colorful comments earned him quite a following. Sometimes those comments were convoluted and confusing. He wrote in broken English – or maybe a better description is “baroque” English – but even so, his intelligence, humor and heart radiated from the screen. A few months ago, when Mihai stopped showing up in FB conversations, people from all over the country – even Europe – began messaging me to ask if he was okay.

He was not okay. He was very ill.

Unfortunately, I didn’t know just how ill until his wife called to tell me he was gone.

Though Marly has stepchildren from a former marriage, she and Mihai had no children of their own. He always seemed wistful about that and was genuinely interested in other people’s kids. He never missed a chance to ask about my daughter, praise her, or engage her in conversation when he saw her. He was downright reverent about the bond between mothers and daughters.

Mihai was reverent about lots of things, actually. Including religion. He once saw a photo of me in my choir robe, with my music folder – it was taken on Easter morning, during the processional – and bugged me for several months thereafter to make it my Facebook profile pic. “It’s a radiant image!” he declared. “Angelic!” I told him I didn’t like it that much. He replied, “What? You think you look better than that in person?”

Did I mention the man was hilarious?

Lord, I’ll miss him. We all will.

RIP, Prince of Romania.

Margaret Evans is the editor of Lowcountry Weekly.

She has been writing her award winning column, Rants & Raves, for over 20 years.

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Create Your Best Life S o . . . January of 2024, a shiny new month, is nearly half gone. I keep wondering how that happened so quickly, but as I understand, the more birthdays a person lives through, the faster linear time rolls by. That’s a different conversation.

This particular chat has to do with New Year’s resolutions – yea or nay – and possible alternatives.

My question to you, gentle reader, is how are those working for you . . . if you subscribe to that practice? Are you putting in regular hours at the gym now that you’ve hired a personal trainer? Feeling lighter and brighter now that you’re forgoing sugary goodies for “good for you” food selections? Beginning to rise and shine as soon as the first ray of sun creeps through your curtains now that you’re hitting the hay earlier? Losing your taste for single barrel bourbon since you’ve joined the ranks of “Dry January” practitioners? (There’s hope on that front; February’s coming!)

According to a Forbes Health/One Poll survey, the top New Year’s resolutions were to improve fitness (48%), improve finances (38%), improve mental health (36%), lose weight (34%), and improve diet (32%). Don’t think you’re the Lone Ranger if you fall off the wagon months or even weeks later. The same poll found that the average resolution lasts just 3.74 months. Failing to keep New Year’s resolutions is so common that there are even

a raft of unofficial dates honoring them, i.e.

Ditch New Year’s Resolutions Day on January 17th and the second Friday in January, Quitters’ Day. Though I don’t make resolutions as such at the start of each year, I admire those folks who make them and stick to them faithfully, long enough to drop behaviors that are a negative influence and add others that bring positive vibes to their overall health. Should you be a person with enough of a measure of success to repeat the practice, then, as a friend of mine says, “Rock on with your bad self!”

If you either make resolutions and can’t seem to stick to them or want to simply give up on your capacity to change, find hope in the following words of the great Sufi poet Rumi: Don’t go off sightseeing.

The real journey is right here.

The great excursion starts exactly where you are.

You are the world.

You have everything you need.

You are the secret.

You are the wide opened.

Don’t look for the remedy for your troubles outside yourself.

You are the medicine.

You are the cure for your own sorrow.

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No matter how frustrating your life may seem, one of abundance is within your grasp, no matter your circumstances. And the word “abundance” can mean whatever you want in your life. Of course, it can mean an abundance of money, which for many people comes to mind first. However, expand your thinking to imagine how different your life might be with an abundance of time, of creative solutions, of the natural world, of wisdom, of emotional fulfillment, of love, of friends, of family, of enthusiasm, of faith in yourself and in others, of living what you’re passionate about.

I’m no guru sitting on a mountaintop with answers to life’s big questions, though I know from experience that you have to ask those first, even if – and probably especially if – you don’t have answers to them right now. Put the questions that occur to you in the front of your mind by writing them down. Then think about them as you go about your day. Learn to live in the present more often instead of in the past with its “what ifs” and “if onlys” or in the future, which can be riddled with fear of the unknown.

“Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way,” says Indian American author and alternative medicine advocate Deepak Chopra, “ask if you want to be a prisoner of (your) past or pioneer of (your) future.”

The present is pure expanded time and living in it can give you a new, wider perspective on everything, including your definitions of abundance and how you’ll manifest those to change your life for the better.

Dr. Chopra professes that abundance should be all-embracing. Creating abundance in your life should be far more than a game of chance; you should be able to create what you want. Good things and bad things come into every life. So “instead of passively waiting to see if you’ve won life’s lottery, you can change the game in your favor.”

Here are his suggestions on how to proceed: 1. Turn negativity into positive action – Focus today on one thing that you feel negative about and take one action that lessens that negativity for you. These actions include standing up for yourself, speaking your truth, fixing what can be fixed, and walking away from things that can’t be fixed.

2. Get a healthy outside perspective – When bad things happen, people tend to

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by Katherine Tandy Brown isolate, to think it’s their problem and they don’t want to burden anyone. But if you choose someone who has walked in your shoes, so to speak, confronted lack and loss, and made it through to the other side of pain, you’ll have a clearer perspective on how to make it through life’s fog.

3. Don’t indulge in the voice of futility – If you do, it will pull you down to its level.

Realize that negative voice isn’t you, reject it, and when something good happens, remind yourself that the voice was wrong.

4. Expand your awareness – Living under pressure amid noise and stress and never stopping to relax is counter-productive. Go into a quiet place and sit with your eyes closed for a few minutes two times daily to allow the brain to reset itself back into balance. Practice meditation.

5. Take full responsibility – Don’t be a victim. Victims are dominated by outside forces – other people, circumstances, turns of fortune. Since outside forces cannot be controlled, giving up responsibility for the bad things in your life seems natural. But statements such as “I can’t help it” and “That’s just the way I am” are like a poison seed that keeps multiplying and growing. Situations change only after a person stops looking outside himself to blame and begins taking responsibility. It’s the key to stepping into your own life journey.

6. Develop a higher vision of your life – There is no such thing as fulfilled and miserable. Though material abundance can be useful, it contains no fulfillment by itself.

Fulfillment originates from a vision that comes true. The higher the vision, the greater the fulfillment. The vision you have of your life attracts those ingredients that lead to mastery while eliminating needless distractions that can set you on a useless path. Identify your vision and become aware at a deep level of what your path is to create the life you desire.

Whether you follow resolutions or open your heart to Chopra’s wisdom, make 2024 a year of positive change. You’ll be glad you did.

Katherine Tandy Brown has traveled the world as a freelance writer for 25 years. She teaches memoir, travel writing and writing practice in USCB’s OLLI Continuing Ed program and in her downtown cottage. A certified writing coach, she is penning her first novel, One to Go: An Equine Thriller. ktandybrown@gmail.com or (859) 312-6706

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BravoPiano! 2024 T he Hilton Head International Piano Competition (HHIPC) will present the BravoPiano! 2024 Festival from Thursday, February 29 through Monday, March 4, featuring eleven world-class artists over five days on Hilton Head Island. This triennial festival celebrates the HHIPC and its rich history, and this season’s event is entitled “Plays Well with Others . . . ,” which showcases the piano’s many collaborative capabilities.

Guest performers include outstanding HHIPC alumni—both prize-winners and judges—as well as prominent jazz pianists in a variety of ensemble settings.

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The festival opens with two premier piano duos in classical music and jazz, who also happen to be married couples: classical virtuosos Ran Dank and Soyeon Kate Lee, (February 29), followed the next night by jazz greats Bill Charlap and Renee Rosnes (March 1).

Saturday’s spotlight is on chamber music, with piano quintets performed by pianist Angela Cheng and the award-winning Verona Quartet (March 2), and Sunday’s program combines jazz

and classical music in the masterful hands of pianist Aaron Diehl and bassist David Wong (March 3). The finale on Monday, March 4 is a three-concerto extravaganza with the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra and Maestro John Morris Russell entitled “Rhapsody and Fantasy,” featuring three different guest soloists. Drew Petersen (2011 HHIPC Second Prize winner) will play Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue (in honor of the 100th anniversary of the premiere); Wynona Yinuo Yang (2022 HHIPC Medalist) will perform Busoni’s rarely heard Indian Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra; and the program culminates with Orli Shaham (HHIPC 2019 Juror) playing Rachmaninoff’s thrilling Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.

Competition Director, Steven Shaiman, says, "We started this festival in 2018 to recognize the HHIPC’s significance as one of the premier international competitions, providing important opportunities since 1996 for young pianists to perform and grow.

By bringing back former winners and judges to perform and by including eminent jazz pianists as well, we shine the spotlight on the HHIPC and proudly celebrate our successful impact on the piano world. For our third BravoPiano! Festival, since professional solo pianists live very solitary lives as performers, we decided to focus on the piano’s natural collaborative nature, and I am absolutely thrilled to bring these amazing artists here to share their talents with our Hilton Head audience.”

The first four BravoPiano! performances (Feb. 29 through March 3) take place at St. Luke's Anglican Church (50 Pope Avenue), and the finale on Monday, March 4 will be at the HHSO’s traditional concert home at First

Presbyterian Church Hilton Head Island (540 William Hilton Parkway). Tickets for all concerts are on sale now through the HHIPC website (www.hhipc.org). More information and tickets can also be obtained by calling the box office at 843-842-2055.

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Humble Beginnings A t a recent celebration of my sisterin-law’s 60th birthday, I tried to start conversation by asking if anyone had made a New Year’s resolution. The perfunctory response of “I never make any. Did you?” didn’t spark an exchange for which I’d hoped. Instead, I’d put myself in a corner. I fessed up to my annual ritual of choosing a word for the year to live by. When I shared that I’d chosen the word humility, a fellow guest asked if I was prideful. Although pride isn’t a vice I routinely examine as one of my character defects, in fact, pride is a nagging nemesis.

I am a Number Two or The Helper on the Enneagram. For those of you unacquainted, Wikipedia describes the Enneagram as “a model of the human psyche which is principally understood and taught as a typology of nine interconnected personality types.” The Helper is a caring

and interpersonal; generous, demonstrative, people-pleasing, and possessive. Notice how the good traits – generous and demonstrative – begin to turn ugly when people-pleasing and possession take over.

The dark side of a Number Two is a manipulative and domineering person.

Trust me, I’ve been her, and I return to her now and again. The basic fear of a Number Two is to be unwanted and unworthy of love. When those feelings creep up, this personality type binges on carbohydrates to satisfy love-starved cravings as a regimen for relief. I happen to love macaroni and cheese just a little bit too much.

So how did I settle on humility as my go-to for 2024 when more attractive words like marvel and focus were in the running?

Seems that my relationships and daily encounters with others are key drivers in my final decision.

Without providing too much detail on the individuals and circumstances in my life, I seem to struggle on committees, with my religion, and in the gym locker room.

Quite a concoction of circumstances, right?

On service committees, I am always at odds with someone as I try to sift through the chaff of a group’s goals. The tenets of my religion can conflict with my more liberal relationship to the world and my spiritual conquests. In the pool locker room, I assume too much space, leave my bathing suit to drip dry for too long beside a vacant shower, or spray a lemon-scented body talc causing two women to react as if I had blasted a fire extinguisher. I’m not sure how to solve my committee behaviors, and my religious and spiritual development are a lifelong quest, but I have moved out of the pool locker room to an alternative location and that seems to be a good choice. I can’t change a fellow swimmer’s attitudes about my personal habits, but I can change my behaviors. This mindset is a new sprout of healthy 2024 humility.

I’m super good at beating myself up. In fact, I have it down to an art form. That is not humility. It is a lack of self-respect and self-esteem. My new year intention is to focus on allowing life’s irritations to pass through me . . . to let things go. Also, I tend to lack an easy acceptance of the

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n T p idiosyncrasies and preferences of others. c My way of doing things is pretty great and C you may want to consider those pathways for o yourself. True, in my sixty-six years, I have p found ways to solve a problem or two, but p those solutions may not be the answer to a your dilemma. What a humble revelation!

2024 is coming down to the quantitative a reference in that last paragraph. Sixty-six years. The best reason for my choice of p humility is my struggle to come to grips F with my age. There are high achievers who h begin medical school in their sixties. There n are octogenarians running marathons. n I have an aching right hip that debates H with my mattress each night. My arthritic t right thumb isn’t as strong as she used to a be. If this is all that I am fighting, I’m a lucky, aging woman. My challenge is to t humbly accept this phase of my life and ask W for help when I need it. e In a recent reflection by Kathy J Hendricks, a spiritual director and author, o she refers to Teresa of Avila who regards H humility as a hinge virtue. Hendricks says, t “It (humility) allows one to move from a a sense of self-centeredness to that of unity f with God and communion with God’s p creation. To know who we are, as well as who s we are not, is a key component of this t great virtue.” t It isn’t going to be an easy year for me.

J Choosing a word that is a virtue is a tall order. One of the best things a Number Two on the Enneagram can do is self-nurture, and one of the better things I can do for others is to let them be, not to presume I know what is best. If I focus on humility and become a more loving and caring sixty-sixyear-old in the coming year, I may marvel at the outcome and any fear of being unloved will disappear. Wish me meek luck and Happy New Year.

Vivian Bikulege shares her life with Mac & Trooper. Along with writing, her passions include faith, family, friends and the natural world. She holds an MFA from Queens University of Charlotte and has contributed to Lowcountry Weekly for fifteen years.

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A Conversation with Jeffrey Blount

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he nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening with award-winning writer Jeffrey Blount, author of the newly published novel Mr. Jimmy from Around the Way, in conversation with fellow novelist Rebecca Dwight Bruff, author of Trouble the Water. Free and open to the public, this event will be held at and in collaboration with the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce, 711 Bladen St., on Thursday, February 1, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. A reception will follow the author’s presentation, with books available for sale and signing through the Beaufort Bookstore.

Please register in advance at https:// aneveningwithjeffreyblount.eventbrite.com About the Book – After a highly publicized fall from grace, James Henry Ferguson attempts to flee from the chaos in his life. He ends up in a community he had never heard of before, one that has been neglected and ignored by everyone in rural Ham, Mississippi. A place of abject poverty, the neighborhood is commonly referred to as “Around the Way.” Within a place forgotten by the rest of the world, politics can be a dangerous game.

When a troubling discovery is made, the entire neighborhood is rocked to its core and James is forced to confront his own past in order to help the community have a future.

He will have to find the strength to fight for the neighbors he once disregarded and avert a heart-breaking disaster. A self-identified failure is forced to uncover the wisdom of his past in order to recognize that money can’t solve every problem. Full of never-ending twists and turns, no one can prepare themselves for the surprises in store. Mr. Jimmy From Around the Way is a story about

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failure, self-discovery, empowerment, and Today show, NBC Nightly News, and major the possibility of redemption. special events. He is the first AfricanAmerican to direct the Today show. He is also an award-winning documentary scriptwriter for films and interactives that are now on display in the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture.

In 2017 and 2018, Jeffrey served as Journalist in Residence and Shapiro Fellow at the School of Media and Public Affairs at The George Washington University. A Virginia native, he graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a degree in Communications/Broadcast Journalism.

Born and raised in Smithfield, Virginia, he now lives in Washington, DC. About the Interviewer – Rebecca Dwight Bruff is the author of the award-winning debut Author and Emmy winner Jeffrey Blount novel, Trouble the Water, published June "Blount makes us pause to take an up-close 2019, and the non-fiction book, Loving the look at poverty and racism in our collective World with God, published 2014. Bruff earned backyard. This powerful novel shows the true her Bachelors degree in education at Texas meaning of 'it takes a village,' and that doing A&M University and Master and Doctorate the right thing should be color blind." — Karen White, New York Times bestselling author "This tender story is for any of us who have fallen and found the only way up is by reaching out a hand to others." — Cassandra King, author of Tell Me a Story: My Life with Pat Conroy About the Author – Jeffrey is the award-winning author of three novels. His most recent book, The Emancipation of Evan Walls was the winner of the 2020 National Indie Excellence Award for African American fiction. He is also an Emmy award-winning television director and a 2016 inductee to the Virginia Communications Hall of Fame.

During a 34-year career at NBC News, Jeffrey directed a decade of Meet The Press, the

degrees in theology, both from Southern Methodist University. In 2017, she was a scholarship recipient for the prestigious Key West Literary Seminar. She lives and writes in the South Carolina Lowcountry.

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Celebrating Black Mermaids

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Mermaid Artist Fair & Film Screenings Saturday, January 20, 12-4pm Enjoy local art vendors and 4 short documentaries in the auditorium. (Outside or inside depending on weather.)

on't miss USCB Center for the Arts' captivating new showcase. Inspired by the folklore and visual history of the black mermaid archetype, this exhibit features the work of awardwinning artists from across the United States, whose mixedmedia art celebrates African goddesses as mermaids and water spirits, honoring the past and exploring them anew.

The Black Mermaids Exhibit is currently on display at USCB Center for the Arts in Beaufort and will close on March 29, 2024.

Meet the Exhibit Curator Tuesday, February 27, 12-3pm Meet Cookie Washington Celebrating Black Mermaids Closing Event Friday, March 29, 5-7pm Water Blessing All events are free and open to the public. For more information visit www. uscbcenterforthearts.com

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Prayer for Vulnerable Children When I read articles emphasizing the vulnerability of children facing so many challenges in the world today, it hits me as a call for help. I feel compelled to respond with something that has the power and influence to help mitigate the shock that tends to immobilize right activity, and enables me to think more constructively about the world’s children. In my experience, I’ve found this to be prayer.

For many years I worked in an intensive language school for refugees and migrants who had newly arrived in my country. Children came sometimes having fled war-torn homelands, perhaps with family members but often without parents. Once, on an overnight school excursion, a young boy looked at my bag and said, “That is how we used to live all the time” – ready to run for their lives if needed, with few belongings. My role was to help these children in their paths forward by teaching them English.

During that time and since then, I have found that recognizing God’s untiring love and blessing for His, Her, children deepens our love for, and strengthens our efforts to help, those around us who are suffering. I persistently pray to see qualities such as trust, selflessness, and joy as

coming from God – who created each of us (Genesis 1:26, 27) – and therefore inherent in each child, no matter what his or her back-ground. And these students I worked with often responded, expressing these qualities to a remarkable degree as they started their new lives. I saw that all children are capable of feeling and responding to Christly love.

Turning to God in prayer deepens my awareness that God is the supreme Father-Mother to all children wherever they are. In Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, founder of Christian Science, identified Father and Mother as names for God (pp. 586 and 592). Coupling these definitions with the First Commandment – “You must not have any other god but me” (Exodus20:3, New Living Translation) – we find that spiritually there is but one supreme Mother and Father, whom Christ Jesus showed to be all-loving, everywhere, and strong.

The spiritual reality is that there is no other Mother than God; there is no other Father than God. Accepting this, we realize that this divine Parent is relentlessly fathering and mothering each of His children, who are not defined materially, but are God’s spiritual offspring.

One time, when people brought little children to Jesus, the disciples were going to send them away (Mark 10:13-16). But Jesus reprimanded this attitude and brought the children into his embrace: “He took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.” We could see this Christly gesture as a symbol of the loving embrace of our Father-Mother God. Affirming that this embrace is still happening today and forever can open the door to inspired ideas for caring for children.

Loving children who have been through great trauma is not always easy. They might exhibit very unlovable behaviors, developed in order to cope with sustained challenges. We don’t need to let this dissuade us from our best efforts at praying more deeply to recognize the undamaged innocence that is inherent in everyone because of our true identity as the offspring of the one Father-Mother God, who tenderly cares for us.

It takes persistence. But knowing that our divine Parent cares for each of us helps shift thought from shock and pity and toward inspired action that supports youth justice systems, parents, and constructive school policies.

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By Mary Beattie

Our Perspectives discuss a topic that needs our local attention. For January it is “Praying for the Children of the World.” How can you express God’s love to address this in your life, our community, and the world? Learn more about Christian Science and our local services at BeaufortChristianScience.Org and view more Perspectives at CS Monitor Perspectives.

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Chalk Artist Gaither Coming to Beaufort

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halk Artist extraordinaire Lisa Gaither will be demonstrating her street painting skills at Beaufort’s Chalk It Up! festival this coming March. Hailing from Raleigh, North Carolina, Lisa travels throughout the country participating in chalk/street painting festivals and creating art for everyone to enjoy, but this will be her first time to visit Beaufort. She is looking forward to spending the weekend in historic Beaufort, creating art and connecting with the community.

“I love the large scale of chalk art,” says

Lisa. “I love that they are ephemeral. I especially love the interaction with the public, sharing art with them and making it fun!”

Lisa is a big fan of public art and was immediately hooked on the challenge of creating large pastel illustrations on street pavement when she stumbled upon a street painting festival ten years ago. “I didn’t know it was a Thing, and I was addicted from the start,” Lisa says. “It’s a challenge and it’s a good way to get outside.” Her 3D street paintings, known for their anamorphic perspective, are always a popular attraction.

Three High Schools Part

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he Society of Bluffton Artists will feature the artwork of local students in their annual high school art show, slated for Feb. 5-March 3. An opening reception will take place from 3-5 p.m. Feb. 11 at the SOBA gallery, located at 6 Church Street in Old Town Bluffton.

“I like being able to display my work so that more than my peers and parents can see what I do,” said Katherine Donahue, a junior AP May River High School student whose work will exhibit at SOBA.

Bluffton High School

Chalk Artist Lisa Gaither at the Lazy Daze Arts Festival in Cary, NC Organized by the Freedman Arts District, the chalk festival combines community engagement and art appreciation into one FREE fun-filled weekend, March 23-24, and will feature local chalk artists as well as those, like Lisa, who are traveling from other parts of the country just to be part of Beaufort’s festival.

Artists (18 or older) interested in participating should complete the online application on www.FreedmanArtsDistrict.org.

The number of artist slots is limited, so interested artists are encouraged to submit their application soon! Artist participation is free, and no street painting experience is required for emerging artists. The Artist Application and a full set of guidelines can be found on www.FreedmanArtsDistrict.org.

The Chalk It Up! festival will conclude with an awards ceremony on Sunday, March 24 at 5pm. Three prizes will be awarded – First Place $500; Second Place $300; People’s Choice $200.

Bluffton High School

This year, three schools are participating in the student art exhibit: Bluffton High School, May River High School and Cross School. High school students involved in their schools’ arts programs often go on to pursue careers in art, design or photography.

“SOBA’s mission is to provide art education and art appreciation to the local community,” said Lynn Newsom, SOBA

May River High School

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ticipate in SoBA Student Art Exhibit event organizer. “With this annual high school art show, we’re able to give students an opportunity for public recognition for their talents and achievements, the same that is given to student athletes, science projects and music concerts.”

John Cullinen, Arts Teacher at Cross Upper School, said Cross School has a growing arts program including photography, digital and traditional art. This year, five students will exhibit their works in digital photography, digital painting and digital mixed media.

“We are excited to participate again this year and appreciate the opportunity to showcase our work in the community,” Cullinen said.

Five students from Bluffton High School’s art program will exhibit works that include media arts, photography, acrylic and clay.

May River High School’s visual art department strives to develop a strong foundation in art and design within each student while giving them the opportunity to refine skills as they develop their voices as young artists, said Beth Schlieger, Visual Art Department Chair.

“From utilitarian to aesthetic, students have created works for the SOBA Art Show that both reflect who they are while responding to the intended audience,” she said.

classes, featured artist shows, exhibitions and more. Please visit www.sobagallery.com for a complete calendar of events and other information or call 843-757-6586.

ABOUT THE SOCIETY OF BLUFFTON ARTISTS:

May River High School

Bluffton High School

Cross School

SOBA is the flourishing art hub in Bluffton’s historic District at the corner of Church and Calhoun streets. SOBA offers regular art

Cross School

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Are You Ready for Some Football?

Super Bowl Party Treats

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’ve gotta be honest. I’m not ready for some football. I’m not much of a sports fan, never have been. But, I do LOVE football food.

Game day treats and tailgating recipes are some of the best indulgence foods out there.

What’s better than gooey cheese dip, spicy chili, and every variety of sausages and hot dogs imaginable? I love going to Super Bowl parties just for the food – and the beverages, of course. I have no idea who the two competing teams are for this year’s biggest football game.

I do know however, that these three game day foods are definitely touchdown worthy. I hope you’ll give them a try. I also hope that YOUR favorite team wins. Happy Super Bowl!

PEPPERONI FOOTBALL CHEESE BALL

This delicious cheese ball is a cinch to make.

Super easy and a total showstopper, it’s sure to make a touchdown at your next game day celebration!

2 (8-oz) packages cream cheese, room temp 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese ½ cup shredded parmesan cheese 1 (5-oz) package mini pepperoni slices, divided 3 green onions, thinly sliced ½ cup cooked chopped bacon 1 (4-ounce) jar pimentos, drained 1 slice mozzarella cheese, to make the laces Mix the cream cheese with the Italian seasoning, mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese. Add 1/3 package of mini pepperoni slices, green onions, bacon, and pimentos. Mix well to combine. Form cheese mixture into a ball and place on a large piece of plastic wrap. Use the plastic wrap to make the cheeseball firm.

While wrapped, form the cheese into the shape of a football. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Remove cheeseball from plastic and wrap and place on a serving dish. Use remaining mini pepperoni slices to cover cheeseball, pressing gently to adhere. For the laces, use a sharp knife the cut slice of mozzarella cheese into thin slices. Cut one long slice for the center of the football and smaller slices for the laces. Place the long slice horizontally along the center of the cheeseball then arrange the shorter slices horizontally on top. Serve with crostini, crackers, pretzels, and veggie dippers. Serves 10.

SAUSAGE, PEPPER AND ONION HOAGIES

For friends with sensitive tummies, I prefer to use a white sauce instead of tomato sauce. Not an alfredo fan?

Substitute with your favorite marinara. What’s a football game without a hoagie?!

(For a detailed demonstration, please visit the Lowcountry Weekly website or @chefdebbicovington on YouTube to watch this short cooking video.)

1 (20-ounce) package hot Italian sausages 2 bell peppers (green, red, yellow, orange, or a combination) 1 medium sweet onion 1 teaspoon dried oregano 4 hoagie rolls 1 cup alfredo sauce 1½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese ¼ cup shredded parmesan cheese Dried oregano, to garnish Slice each sausage into 6 or 7 pieces. Seed and slice bell peppers into thin strips. Halve onion and slice into thin pieces. In a large, dry skillet, over medium heat, cook sausage pieces for 7 to 8 minutes or until they’re browned and cooked through. Remove and drain on paper towels. Leave about 1 tablespoon sausage drippings in skillet. Add peppers and onion

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and sauté for 5 to 7 minutes or until tender. Stir in 1 teaspoon dried oregano while cooking.

Remove peppers and onions and set aside. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a baking dish with nonstick spray. Spread alfredo sauce on both sides of hoagie rolls.

Add sausage pieces, onions and peppers and mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle with shredded parmesan and garnish with a pinch of dried oregano. Place hoagies in oven and cook for 10 to 15 minutes until cheese is melted and sandwiches are warmed through. Serve immediately. Makes 4 large hoagies.

LOADED TATER TOT SKEWERS

My trick for extra-crispy tater tots is to overcook them. Spray a foil-lined baking sheet with cooking spray. (If you’re cooking the whole bag, use 2 baking sheets.) Add the frozen tater tots to the prepared pan and then spray them with additional cooking spray.

Season with salt and bake in a 400-degree oven for 30 to 40 minutes, tossing every 15 minutes to make sure all sides are getting crispy. Keep cooking them until they reach your desired crispness. You’ll never know that they weren’t fried.

1 (16-ounce) package frozen tater tots Shredded sharp cheddar cheese Sour cream

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Grape tomatoes, diced Green onions, chopped 6-inch woodedi skewers Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line ai baking sheet with aluminum foil and sprayc with cooking spray. Place tots on preparedC baking sheet, spray with cooking spray and season with salt. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes,e tossing every 15 minutes, or until desiredo crispiness is reached. Remove from oven.C Load 4 tots onto each skewer and place back on baking sheet. Arrange loaded skewersf closely to each other and sprinkle with cheese.t Return baking sheet to the oven and bake for 3w to 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Removeb

from oven and arrange on a serving platter.

Place sour cream into a small zip-top back and snip one corner. Drizzle sour cream over skewers. Garnish with diced grape tomatoes and chopped green onions. Serve immediately with additional sour cream on the side.

Makes approximately 20 skewers.

The writer owns Catering by Debbi Covington and is the author of three cookbooks, Celebrate Beaufort, Celebrate Everything! and Dining Under the Carolina Moon. For more great recipes and to view her cooking demonstrations, visit and subscribe to Debbi’s YouTube channel. Debbi’s website address is www.cateringbydebbicovington.com. She may be reached at 843-525-0350 or by email at dbc@ cateringbydebbicovington.com

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‘Tastes Like Home’ Student Recipe Contest Lowcountry students could win a full-ride scholarship to culinary institute or trip to baking company’s headquarters

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he Culinary Institute of the South at Technical College of the Lowcountry has partnered with King Arthur, America’s oldest baking company, to launch a recipe competition for area students.

The “Tastes Like Home Recipe Contest” is open to all 11th and 12th graders enrolled in Beaufort, Hampton, Jasper and Colleton county schools and to current students at the Culinary Institute of the South.

“We are thrilled to launch this exciting endeavor and work with the Culinary Institute of the South at TCL,” said King Arthur Baking Company CEO Karen Colberg.

As Colberg related, after representatives from King Arthur visited the institute earlier this year, the company decided to partner with the college on an initiative that would be both fun and educational for students.

“When we saw firsthand what the culinary institute was doing in South Carolina and in teaching the professionals of the future, we knew we wanted to collaborate,” she said.

Chef Francine Marz, Dean of the Culinary Institute of the South, mirrored Colberg’s excitement for the new contest.

“We have long since been admirers of the King Arthur brand,” said Marz. “We use their flour and kitchen tools in our classes and have always been impressed with their commitment not only to the quality of their products, but to educating cooks and bakers everywhere, so this was just a natural fit for us.”

Based in Norwich, Vermont, King Arthur was founded in 1790, making it the oldest baking company in the United States. Today, the employee-owned company offers premium baking mixes and flours, kitchen tools, bakeware and pans and a variety of online and in-person classes.

“It’s considered by many to be the country’s premier baking resource,” said Chef Jacqueline Orak, department head and pastry instructor at the Culinary Institute of the South. In May, Orak attended a professional development workshop sponsored by the company at their headquarters in Vermont.

While there, she was also able to spend time ewith one of its master bakers. e “It was rewarding and inspiring to work with them and see their mindset on how to , swork sustainably and give back to the ecommunity,” she said. “It is our hope now @that this contest will inspire future bakers and chefs in much the same way.”

Lowcountry students interested in entering the contest have until Feb. 11 to enter via an online application. Contestants are required to use King Arthur’s high-quality unbleached all-purpose flour in their recipe and will be provided a voucher to purchase the flour for free, while supplies last.

Finalists will be notified in March and will compete in a live competition held at an open house on Saturday, April 6, at the Culinary Institute of the South, in Bluffton, to determine the top recipe in several categories.

Winners will receive a scholarship to the Culinary Institute of the South or a trip to King Arthur in Vermont.

For additional details including contest rules, guidelines and contest application, visit www.tcl.edu/tasteslikehome

ABOUT TCL AND THE CULINARY INSTITUTE OF THE SOUTH

The Technical College of the Lowcountry is the region’s primary provider of higher education and workforce training. The public, two-year, multi-campus community college serves approximately 5,000 students annually. TCL has campuses in Beaufort, Bluffton and Hampton and serves Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper Counties.

For more information visit www.tcl.edu The Culinary Institute is a 30,000+ square-foot stand-alone campus featuring six academic classrooms, two teaching kitchens, a show kitchen, baking lab, lecture theater, teaching restaurant and a café. A FOODseum, an interactive museum which will tell the story of Southern food, is set to open on the campus in 2024. Students can choose from one of three program areas – Baking & Pastry, Culinary and Hospitality – and can elect to earn an associate degree or

certificate in these areas. For more information visit www.tcl.edu/culinary-institute

ABOUT KING ARTHUR BAKING COMPANY

King Arthur Baking Company has been sharing the joy of baking since 1790.

Headquartered in Norwich, Vermont, a

certified B Corp, 1% for the Planet member, and 100% employee-owned, King Arthur Baking is the ultimate baking resource, providing the highest quality ingredients for the most delicious baked goods, while inspiring connections and community through baking. King Arthur's superior flours and mixes are available in supermarkets nationwide. Visit KingArthurBaking.com for more specialty baking items, mixes, gluten-free products, recipes, guides, and more. Follow King Arthur Baking Company on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter.

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Pam Webber at Conroy Center

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he nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening with award-winning novelist Pam Webber, author of the historical novel Life Dust, on Friday, January 26, at 5:00 p.m., at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St., Beaufort). Free and open to the public. Books will be available for sale and signing. Please call to reserve your seat in advance: 843-379-7025. Seating is limited.

About Life Dust and Author Pam Webber – “Life Dust doesn’t limit itself to being a drama with romantic undertones, but a character-driven book where love, war and humanity attempt to co-exist. A brilliant piece of writing to be enjoyed by many.”

— Southern Literary Review “This novel is a testament to the heroes of the Vietnam War and an eye-opening experience for readers. . . . Highly recommended.” — Historical Novel Society Life Dust has been honored with the 2023 Readers' Favorite Book Awards Bronze Medalist in Christian (Historical Fiction),

the 2023 IPPY Awards Silver Medal for Best Southern Regional Fiction, and the 2023 Military Writers Society of America Awards Silver Medal in Historical Fiction. The novel is a story of courage: the kind that goes to war; and the kind that stays home. Along the way, it reveals what love, respect, and caring are about and what duty, honor, and country really mean.

Nettie’s world turns upside down when Andy, her soulmate since the sandbox days, is deployed to Vietnam. Struggling to cope with the constant worry, she dives into her work as a nursing intern in a busy Northern Virginia emergency department. In the process, she becomes entangled in the lives of a tortured man with everything money can buy except a chance to live the life he wanted and a vengeful nursing supervisor whose discontent leads to a string of late-night trysts in the shadowy recesses of the hospital.

Half a world away, Andy leads a military reconnaissance squad in a dangerous and unforgiving jungle. He receives orders to escort

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Novelist Pam Webber a high-ranking female freedom fighter, Bien, to a clandestine meeting with a North Vietnamese officer who wants to defect. Having previously been raped and brutally beaten by North Vietnamese soldiers, Bien is suspicious of the officer’s motives. However, something tells her he may be the younger brother who was kidnapped as a child and conscripted into the army of her attackers. Andy believes his unit is walking into a trap that could cost them everything.

Struggling to survive in different worlds, Nettie and Andy navigate the best and worst of human nature as they try to find their way back to one another.

Pam Webber is a second career, best-selling author of historical fiction. Her novels, The Wiregrass, Moon Water, and Life Dust, have garnered multiple regional and national awards from organizations such as the Historical Novel Society, the Southern Literary Review, InD’Tale Magazine, Ingram Global Publishing, and the Military Writers Society of America. In her other life, Pam is a PhD prepared internal medicine nurse practitioner, an avid traveler, and nature lover. She and the love of her life, Jeff, live and work in the Northern Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. They are the parents of three wonderful children, Michael, Sarah, and Cindy, and the lucky grandparents of Jace, Albin, James, and Alexandra.

Learn more about the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center at www.patconroy literarycenter.org

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‘Broadway’s Next Hit Musical’ at USCB

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roadway’s Next Hit Musical,” the acclaimed improv musical that has toured extensively throughout the United States and internationally, will present “The Phony Awards,” an original musical awards show, at USCB Center for the Arts in Beaufort at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 18.

A show within a show, “Broadway’s Next Hit Musical” presents “The Phony Awards,” – where master improvisers gather (made-up) hit song suggestions from the audience and create a spontaneous evening of music, comedy and a ton of laughs! The audience then votes for their favorite song and watches

as the cast turns this Phony Award-winning song into a full-blown, improvised musical — complete with memorable characters, witty dialogue, plot twists galore and songs that you will be humming for days!

“Broadway’s Next Hit Musical” has been praised by critics and audiences alike. The New York Times calls it “Hilarious!”

Time Out NY says “At last! A musical of, for, and by the people.” TheaterWeek hails the show as “brilliant” and The New York Post calls it “remarkable.”

Don’t miss the next great American musical – it could be written by you!

Tickets are $48 for adults, $40 for seniors and military, and $20 for students.

They may be purchased at www.uscbcenterforthearts.com or by calling the CFA Box Office at 843-521-4145.

The USCB Center for the Arts is wheelchair accessible, with free parking next to the theater. For a complete listing of adult and children's events, visit us online at www.USCBCenterForTheArts.com

WANT TO GO? What: “Broadway’s Next Hit Musical” presents “The Phony Awards” When: 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 18 Where: USCB Center for the Arts Tickets: $48 for adults, $40 for seniors and military, and $20 for students. They may be purchased at www.uscbcenterforthearts.com or by calling the Box Office at 843-521-4145.

Heart to Heart at Sea Pines T

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eart to Heart, a new art exhibit by the fitness center) in Sea Pines Shopping Center.

The Heart to Heart Show runs through Artists of Sea Pines opens Thursday, February 1 at the Sea Pines Community April 26, 2024.

Center.

The show will debut with a reception, free and open to the public, February 1, 4:30 to 6:30.

February is American Heart month and a portion (10%) of every sale made by a participating artist will be donated to a “dear to our hearts” cause, Volunteers in Medicine (VIM) on Hilton Head Island.

Heart to Heart marks the second year that artists from Hilton Head Plantation have been invited to participate. Paintings, photographs, sculpture and stained glass will be on display.

The Sea Pines Community Center is open Monday-Friday, 8:30-4:30 and is located at 71 Heart by Donna Barnako Lighthouse Road (next to the

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Tough as Nails, Pretty as a Picture

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’m talking about daylilies, of course.

Hemorcallis – which are not lilies at all.

They’re simply perennials with tuberous roots, much like Agapanthus.

They are among the most cultivated species in the world. As of 2022, there were more than 89,000 registered cultivars. And that’s in America alone.

Stella D'Oro daylily Daylillies must be the toughest plants known to man. I left some unplanted daylily roots behind my garage for years. When I found them, I replanted them anyway, and they bloomed beautifully.

There are three distinct types of daylilies: dormant, semi-dormant, and evergreen. We can grow successfully the semi-dormant and evergreen, but the dormant sometimes doesn’t do well because we don’t usually have enough cold weather to give it the dormancy that it needs to come back and re-bloom each year. Unfortunately, the dormant ones are among the prettiest ones, so pick the coldest spot in your garden, and try them anyway.

When shopping for a daylily, take your phone along because the plant label will not tell you which of the three types it is. You can go to the website of the American Daily Society, and it will tell you what cultivar it is: dormant, semi-dormant, or evergreen.

It should also tell you whether or not it is a re-bloomer. Some of these re-bloomers will bloom in spring and again in fall. Others have a succession of bloom periods, one shortly after another for several months.

Each flush of daily blooms lasts from one to five weeks, depending on the variety. Some begin blooming as early as March in southern climates. Others wait until the end of summer to begin blooming. They’re known as early, mid-season and late season bloomers. With proper planning, you can have daylilies in bloom from early spring until late fall.

You can even choose how tall you want them. They come in short, medium, tall and really tall ones with willowy stems that can reach 30 inches. Ones with short, fat petals, petals with ruffles, and ones with long narrow petals and whose blossoms can be as big as your hand!

I don’t know of any easy care species that has such a huge variety of heights, flower shapes and colors. Except blue.

I could get all technical with you and talk about diploid and tetraploid daylilies, but I

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won’t. Thank goodness! But I will say that little men in white coats have been working for years developing them to have stronger stems and thicker petals making a more robust plant altogether.

My very favorite flower type is the spider type. They’re usually quite tall with long, narrow, sometimes curly, petals in all the daylily colors. Great back of the border plants.

While they are mostly propagated by dividing the clumps, there is an unusual method that you can’t do at will. You have to wait for the plant to let you know when it’s ready. A new plant will appear along the flower stem. It’s actually a tiny plant, complete with roots, that can be severed from the stem and planted. It’s called a “proliferation” and is quite rare in horticulture.

Since its introduction in 1975, ‘Stella d’Oro’ has become the most popular daylily in America. It has been called the perfect perennial. It has large, profuse and fragrant

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yellow blossoms all season long, lovely evergreen foliage, and comes back reliably every year. What more could you ask of a plant?

Well, for one thing, I would ask that the yellow be toned down somewhat so that it was not such a glare in the garden. Best used with other hot colors.

And so I’ve found the answer to the bright yellow ‘Stella d’Oro’ daylily . ‘Happy Returns’ has all the attributes of ‘Stella d’Oro’ but its blossoms are a clear butter yellow. Huzzah!

Can’t wait for spring!

Sandra Educate is active in the local Master Gardeners Association and the Beaufort Garden Club, and she produces the annual Lunch and Learn series at the Port Royal Farmers Market. She loves strange and unusual plants and hates weeds. Sandra won’t give away her age, but takes her inspiration from Thomas Jefferson, who said, "though an old man, I am but a young gardener."

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Singles welcome. Cash bar and light dinners available. $5 floor fee. HHICSC also teaches beginner Shag lessons Tuesday nights. www. hiltonheadshagclub.com, or www.facebook. com/HHICSC ART LEAGUE OF HH CLASSES & WORKSHOPS With over 25 local professional art educators, and guests from around the world, Art League of Hilton Head offers classes and workshops in all media for all levels of students. Visit www. artleaguehhi.org or email academy@artleaguehhi.org for more info.

POTTERY CLASSES IN BEAUFORT McSweeney Clay Studio is offering morning, afternoon and evening classes for children and adults.

Pottery dates and parties available as well.

Classes are on going. Beginner or advanced welcome. mcsweeneyclaystudio.com or call 843-694-2049.

LOWCOUNTRY SHAGGERS Mondays at the Moose Lodge, 350 Broad River Blvd. 6-9pm. Carolina Shag Lessons with Tommy & Sheri O'Brien and others. Occasional Ballroom and once a month Line Dance is taught. Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced lessons. Beginner classes in Jan., Mar, May, and Sep. Open dancing after lessons. Visit www.lowcountryshaggers.com or lowcountryshaggers@aol.com WEDNESDAYS, BEAUFORT SHAG CLUB meets evenings at AMVETS, 1831 Ribaut Rd., Port Royal from 7-9pm, and the 2nd Sat. of the month 7-10pm. Free lessons to members Sep. to June.

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MAYE RIVER QUILTERS meets 1st Saturday of Every Month, at Palmetto Electric Cooperative, 1 Cooperative Way, Hardeeville. Members meet at 9:30am for social exchange. The meeting starts at 10 am. We welcome new members. Please call 843-707-6034. \

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EVERY 2ND TUESDAY, SHARING HEARTS SUPPORT GROUP Tell your 10-minute story of a life lesson or healing message using your own song, poetry, reading, art or verbal storytelling. Come away with an uplifting sense of support and connections or to just listen. To register leave voice mail with name, and phone number at 843-5256115 or email reneesutton@healthierhealing.com.

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7:30-10:30pm. Brought to you by #top6entertainment Mardi & Dennis Topcik. The Moose is a family friendly place and Thursdays are also Pizza Night!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for Calhoun Station Thrift Store in Bluffton. All funds generated are returned to other nonprofits in the community. Store is open Wed & Sat 10am to 1pm and located at 77 Pritchard St. Volunteers can stop by store or contact Cate Taylor, 843-310-0594 or catetaylor@frontier.com VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for HELP of Beaufort, 1810 Ribaut Road. Looking for committed volunteers for clothes sorting, pantry help, front desk help and Mobile Meals drivers. We are open M-F from 9:30-12:30, Mobile Meals delivers to home bound seniors 5 days/ week, routes takes about 30-45 mins. Email Lori at helpbeaufort@gmail.com, or call 843-524-1223, or stop in and fill out an application.

PORT ROYAL MUSEUM is open Thursday through Sunday at 1634 Paris Ave., from 10 - 3 or upon request. Free admission! Call 843-524-4333 or email historicportroyalfoundation@gmail.com to request a special opening.

PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP - First Thursday of the month at Beaufort Memorial LifeFit Wellness Center, from 1:30-2:45pm, 900 Ribaut Rd. Beaufort. We are individuals with Parkinson’s care partners of those with Parkinson’s, and individuals or companies providing products or services for Parkinson’s patients. For more info: Rick Ostrander at pdawaresc@gmail.com or Facebook at Parkinson’s Support Group Of Beaufort SC Port Royal & Lady’s Island.

TOUR HISTORIC FORT FREMONT—Travel to the 1800's and the Spanish American War.

Community Announcements & Classes are FREE Merchandise · Employment • Rental Property • FSBO Automobiles · Motorcycles • Boats • Pets $25 Up to 25 Words • $35 Up to 25 Words with a Photo

To place your ad call 843-986-9059 or email: Amanda@LCWeekly.com From 10am to 2pm Fridays and Saturdays from 10am to 4pm at the Fort Fremont History Center at the Fort Fremont Preserve, 1124 Land's End Road, St. Helena Island is open.

Docent-led tours are every Saturday at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm. Visitors to Fort Fremont can learn about the fort's history by reading interpretive panels, taking a self-guided tour with a smart phone, visiting the history center exhibit hall, or attending a docent-led tour of the property. The Preserve is open to the public Monday through Sunday from dawn to dusk.

For more Information visit www.forttremont. org or contact Passive Parks manager Stefanie Nagid at snagid@bcgov.net US COAST GUARD AUXILIARY, Flotilla 07-10-01, Port Royal Sound, a uniformed, all volunteer component of the U.S. Coast Guard. We conduct safety patrols, assist search & rescue, teach boat safety, conduct free vessel safety checks and other boating activities. Monthly meetings are open to all and held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at the Port Royal Sound Foundation classroom at 7pm. For info call Flotilla Commander Pattie McGowan (706-633-6192) and visit us on Facebook - USCGA Beaufort.

BEAUFORT TOASTMASTERS CLUB meets from 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm the first & third Tuesday, in the Beaufort College Building, Rm. 103 (USC-Beaufort Campus), 801 Carteret Street, Beaufort. To learn more visit www.beauforttoastmastersclub.org FREE ACUPUNCTURE FOR VETERANS – Veterans, Active Duty, Transition. Their Families and First Responders are Eligible. First & Third Wednesday 4 - 6pm. Walk In Clinic. No Need to Pre-Register or Call. Nourishing Health Acupuncture and Herbs Clinic. 1214 Prince Street, Downtown Beaufort VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for a few hours each week at St. Francis Thrift Shop. Open Tuesday thru Saturday. Call 843-689-6563 or come in to speak with Mr. Hal. Definitely shop.

COMMUNITY ACUPUNCTURE Safe & effective centuries old healing system treats and prevents many health-related conditions. Experience individualized treatment in a peaceful group setting.

Sliding scale fee. Beaufort Acupuncture, 12 Fairfield Rd, 5B, Lady’s Island. For info and to schedule: (843) 694-0050 or www.BeaufortAcupuncture.com SECOND HELPINGS seeking Day Captains and other volunteers to crew our trucks distributing food to local charities. Flexible schedule at your convenience. Email officeadmin@secondhelpingslc.org AGAPE HOSPICE seeks volunteers to spend time bringing joy to our patients and families during​a difficult time. Activities include playing music, baking, arts and crafts, pet therapy, manicures, listening to stories, holding hands, etc. Provide companionship to the elderly who often feel lonely and unappreciated. Contact Ashlee Powers at 843-592-8453 or apowers@agapehospice. com VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for HELP of Beaufort.

Come join the team providing food, mobile meals, clothing and emergency financial assistance to those in need in our community. Open Mon-Fri 9:30-12:30. 2 Ice House Rd., Beaufort.

Call or email Jennifer 843-524-1223 or info@helpofbeaufort.org TIDEWATER HOSPICE SUPPORT GROUP: Last Wed. and Thurs. of the month. Weds. 10-11am at Sun City; Thurs. 12-1pm Brookdale Hilton Head Ct., Hilton Head; for those who provide physical,

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BORN TO READ working for early childhood literacy, needs volunteers to deliver books and materi-s als to new mothers at Coastal Community Hosp.,s HH Hosp., and BMH. Visits are from 10am – noon.

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ALZHEIMER’S FAMILY SERVICES OF GREATER BEAUFORT, Support Groups: Caregiver - Weds.,p 12:30pm, Senior Services of Beaufort, 1408 Paris Ave.,t Port Royal; Living with Alzheimer's - for those in very early stages - Mondays 1pm, Parsons Parlor, Carterets Street Methodist Church, 408 Carteret, Beaufort. Re-e spite Programs: Social Day Program- 10am-1:45pm $40 Day Fee, Mon. at Cornerstone Christian Church, 2301 First Blvd., Beaufort, Weds. & Friday at Carteret Street Methodist Church, 408 Carteret St., Beaufort; In Home - Respite Aides available for 2 hr. minimum, $12$24. Early Memory Loss: Maintain Your Brain - 2nd & 4th Thursday, 10-11:30am, $10/person, $15 couple, Carteret Street Methodist Church, 408 Carteret St., Beaufort; Memory Screenings available call 843-5219190, free; Purple Haven Project - Educate local establishment staff to better interact with a person with Alzheimer's call 843-521-9190.

THE LITERACY CENTER is seeking volunteers to tutor adults in reading, writing, math and ESL. Students hope to acquire skills to pursue life goals, support families, and contribute to our community.

Daytime and evenings in Bluffton and HHI. Call 843815-6616 (Bluffton); 843-681-6655 (HHI). No teaching, tutoring or other language knowledge necessary. www.theliteracycenter.org THE SANDALWOOD COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY. Volunteer-based, non-profit provides groceries, clothing and basic needs items to ANYONE in need. Open Tues & Fri 11:30am-1pm at 114 Beach City Rd., Hilton Head. Donations of food and funds needed. For info: Rev. Dr. Nannette Pierson at 843715-3583 or email sandalwoodpantry@gmail.com PARRIS ISLAND MUSEUM. The legacy of the Marine Corps and the history of the Port Royal region.

Thousands of artifacts, images, and other materials illustrate the stories in exhibit galleries from Native American to modern Marines. FREE admission. Mon-Sat 10am-4:30pm and 8am on Family Graduation Days. Closed all Federal Holidays. Info at parrisislandmuseum.org or 843-228-2166.

MEDICAL SERVICES OF AMERICA SEEKS VOLUNTEERS - Volunteers needed for companionship or skills like yard work, music, and crafts to patients and their families or assist in the office with admin tasks.

Volunteers needed in Beaufort, Hampton, and Jasper counties. For info contact 843-322-0063.

CHRIST CENTERED RECOVERY MEETINGS At Praise Assembly Church Fridays for “Celebrate Recovery”, addressing life’s problems and looking to scripture for solutions. Meal at 6pm; Praise and Worship 6:30pm; Small Groups at 7pm. 800 Parris Island Gateway, Beaufort. Info at 205-4753600 or 303-521-1891.

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ew York Times best-selling novelist Stacy Willingham (Only If You’re Lucky) will be the speaker at USCB’s Lunch with Authors Series on Tuesday, January 23rd. The luncheon will take place at 12 noon at the Belfair Clubhouse, 200 Belfair Blvd, Bluffton. For tickets, visit www.uscbcenterforthearts.com and click the “Lunch with Authors” tab.

About Only If You’re Lucky: Lucy Sharpe is larger than life. Magnetic, addictive. Bold and dangerous. Especially for Margot, who meets Lucy at the end of their freshman year at a small liberal arts college in South Carolina. Margot is the shy one, the careful one, always the sidekick and never the center of attention.

But when Lucy singles her out at the end of the year, a year Margot spent studying and playing it safe, and asks her to room together, something in Margot can’t say no – something daring, or starved, or maybe even envious.

Novelist Stacy Willingham And so Margot finds herself living in an off-campus house with three other girls: Lucy, the ringleader; Sloane, the sarcastic one; and Nicole, the nice one, the three of them opposites but also deeply intertwined. It’s a

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From the author of A Flicker in the Dark and All the Dangerous Things comes a tantalizing thriller about the nature of friendship and belonging, about loyalty, envy, and betrayal – another gripping novel from an author quickly becoming the gold standard in psychological suspense.

Stacy Willingham’s debut novel, A Flicker in the Dark, was a 2022 finalist for the Book of the Month’s Book of the Year award, Goodreads Choice Best Debut award, Goodreads Choice Best Mystery &. Thriller award, and ITW’s Best First Novel award. Her work has been translated into more than 30 languages.

Before turning to fiction, she was a copywriter and brand strategist for various marketing agencies. She earned her BA in magazine journalism from the University of Georgia and her MFA in writing from the Savannah College of Art and Design.

Stacy currently lives in Charleston with her husband, Britt, and Labradoodle, Mako.

BEAUFORT/PORT ROYAL Foolish Frog, 846 Sea Island Pkwy, St. Helena Island. (843) 838-9300. Foolish Frog on Facebook.

Luther’s Rare & Well Done, 910 Bay Street. (843) 521-1888 or www.luthersrareandwelldone.com Q on Bay, 822 Bay St, Beaufort. (843) 524-7771 or www.qonbay.com Rosie O’Gradys Irish Pub, in Beaufort Town Center. Irish American Sports Pub & Eatery.

C'mon down! Rock & Roll Lunch. Mondays-25% off Burgers! Tuesdays – 25% off Shrimp & Chips Baskets! Wednesdays-25% off Philly Cheese Steaks! Wednesdays, Friday & Saturday - Karaoke.

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The Music Farm, 32 Ann Street, Charleston.

1/18 Frozen - An All White Ultra Glow Party, 1/20 Yeah! An R&B and Hip Hop Dance Party, 1/25 No Thanks, 1/26 Rock the 90s, 1/27 Jupiter Coyote; Gritty Flyright, 1/28 Art Beatz Fest, 1/30 Wyatt Flores, 2/1 Tony Jack's Glow Party, 2/2 & 2/3 The Stews; Easy Money. (843) 408-1599 or www.musicfarm.com

Now – 1/26, Anything Goes! Member Exhibit at Art League Gallery. Awards Reception Wed, 1/10, 5-7pm. Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island, 843-681-5060.

Now – 2/10, Anonymous Ancestors at Morris Center in Ridgeland. Artist Susan Lenz uses hundreds of anonymous vintage photographs, The Pour House, 1977 Maybank Hwy, letters, and printed materials to form a societal Charleston. 1/17 Baked Shrimp, 1/18 Brave family tree. www.morrisheritagecenter.org Baby; Happy Landing, 1/19 & 1/20 Susto Es Muerto - Grateful Dead tribute, 1/23 Now – 2/29, Going Wild in the Lowcountry, The Talismen; Matcha, 1/25 Artikal Sound featuring works by Karen Richards and Kristie System; Tunnel Vision; Joey Harkum. 1/26 Schubert at the Beaufort Art Association GalThe Stolen Faces - Grateful Dead tribute, lery, 913 Bay Street, Beaufort. Opening recep1/27 & 1/28 BoomBox; Tep No, 1/30 That1Guy, tion Fri 1/5, 5-8pm.

2/1 Sicard Hollow, 2/2 Same As It Ever Was - Talking Heads tribute, 2/3 A Bob Marley Now – 3/24, Intimate Oceans: Coral in ConBirthday Celebration with Ric Mystic, temporary Art at Coastal Discovery Museum Zandrina Dunning, Well Charged, more, on Hilton Head. 70 Honey Horn Dr., Hilton 2/4 Elizabeth Moen. (843) 571-4343 or www. Head. 843-689-6767. www.coastaldiscovery.org charlestonpourhouse.com Now – 3/29, Celebrating Black Mermaids, an Windjammer, 1008 Ocean Blvd, Isle of Palms. exhibit of black mermaid art by award-winning 1/26 The Ultimate Doors, 1/27 High Society, artists from across the US at USCB Center for 2/2 What's Up Chuck, 2/3 Cowboy Mouth. the Arts. Opening reception, Fri 1/19, 6-8pm.

(843) 886-8596 or www.the-windjammer.com Mermaid Artist Fair & Film Screenings, Sat 1/20, 12-4pm. Meet the Curator, Tues 1/27, 123pm. Closing Event/Water Blessing Fri 3/29, 5-7 pm. All events are free and open to the public.

Thur 2/1, Chalk It Up! Application Deadline.

Chalk Art Festival to be held 3/23 – 3/24 in Beaufort’s Freedman Arts District. To submit an application visit www.FreedmanArtsDistrict.org 2/1 – 4/26, Heart to Heart, a new art exhibit by the Artists of Sea Pines at the Sea Pines Community Center. Opening reception 2/1, 4:30 to 6:30 pm. Ten % of every sale will be donated to Volunteers in Medicine (VIM) on Hilton Head Island. 71 Lighthouse Road (next to the fitness center) in Sea Pines Shopping Center.

Saltus River Grill, 802 Bay St, Beaufort. (843) 379-3474 or www.saltusrivergrill.com

BLUFFTON/HILTON HEAD Big Bamboo, Coligny Plaza. (843) 686-3443 or www.bigbamboocafe.com

2/5 – 3/3 – SOBA Annual Student Art Show.

Featuring artwork from 3 participating high schools. Opening reception from 3-5 p.m. on 2/11 at the SOBA gallery, located at 6 Church Street in Old Town Bluffton.

Captain Woody’s, 6 Target Rd., Hilton Head or 17 State of Mind St., Bluffton. www. captainwoodys.com The Jazz Corner, Village at Wexf1ord, Hilton Head. Sundays - Deas Guyz; Mondays - A Journey Through Jazz with The Martin Lesch Band; Tuesdays - Fat Tuesdays: A Swingin' Celebration of New Orleans and Beyond; Thursdays - Lavon Stevens with Louise Spencer. 1/17 Lavon Stevens with Quiana Parler - Special Guest Kebbi Williams, 1/19 & 1/20 CC & the Adelitas, 1/24 Bobby Ryder, 1/26 & 1/27 Joe Gransden & Kenny Banks, 1/31 Lavon Stevens, 2/2 & 2/3 Lionel Cole & the Cole Legacy Band. (843) 842-8620 or www.

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THEATER/FILM/DANCE Thur 1/18, Broadway’s Next Hit Musical presents ‘The Phony Awards’ at 7:30 pm, USCB Center for the Arts. Tickets available at www.uscbcenterforthearts.com or 843-521-4145

Mon 1/22, The Holdovers will screen at Monday Omni Hilton Head Ocean Front in Palmetto at the Movies, at 3 and 7 pm at the USCB Center Dunes. Buoy Bar - HH Prime - (843) 842-8000 for the Arts, Beaufort. www.uscbcenterforthe arts.com or www.omnihotels.com

BOOKS & WRITERS Sat 1/20, Evening with award-winning fiction writer Scott Gould, (Idiot Men: Short Stories), in conversation with fellow award-winning writer Mindy Friddle at the Pat Conroy Literary Center. 5 pm at 601 Bladen St, Beaufort. Books for sale and signing. This event is free and open to the public. Seating limited; please call to reserve in advance: 843-379-7025.

Tues 1/23, Novelist Stacy Willingham (Only If You’re Lucky) will be the speaker at USCB’s Lunch with Authors Series. The luncheon starts at 12 noon at the Belfair Clubhouse, 200 Belfair Blvd, Bluffton. For tickets, visit www.uscbcenterforthearts.com and click the “Lunch with Authors” tab.

Fri 1/26, Evening with novelist Pam Webber (Life Dust) at the Pat Conroy Literary Center at 5 pm. Free and open to the public. Books available for sale and signing. Call to reserve your seat in advance: 843-379-7025. 601 Bladen St. Beaufort.

Thur 2/1, Novelist Jeffrey Blount (Mr. Jimmy from Around the Way), in conversation with novelist Rebecca Dwight Bruff (Trouble the Water).

Free and open to the public, the Pat Conroy Literary Center will host this event at and in collaboration with the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce, 711 Bladen St, from 5-7pm. A reception will follow the presentation, with books available for sale and signing through the Beaufort Bookstore. Register in advance at https:// aneveningwithjeffreyblount.eventbrite.com

MUSIC Sun 1/28: USCB Chamber Music, with Artistic Director Andrew Armstrong and an ensemble of world class chamber musicians. 5 pm at USCB Center for the Arts, Beaufort. For tickets and more information, visit www.uscbchambermusic.com 2/29 – 3/4, BravoPiano! 2024, Hilton Head’s triennial international piano competition, featuring 4 performances. For more information and tickets, visit www.hhipc.org or call 843-842-2055

OTHER EVENTS

2/20 – 2/21, 4th Annual Oyster Festival in Downtown Beaufort. For more information, visit www.beaufortoysterfestival.com

First Saturday of the Month, Teddy Bear Picnic Read-Aloud at Port Royal Farmers Market. DAYLO students and other volunteers will read to young children between 9am and noon. Children are encouraged to bring their favorite stuffed animal.

Tuesdays, Tours of Hunting Island sponsored

by Friends of Hunting Island Keeper Ted and his team. For info call the Nature Center at 843-8387437. Tours free are and park entry fees apply.

Third Thursday, TECHconnect is a monthly networking event for professionals working in and around technology. Come and join on the for the conversation at BASEcamp 500 Carteret 5:30-7:30pm. 843-470-3506. www.beaufortdigital.com

Thursdays, History Tours of Fort Mitchell by the Heritage Library, 10am. $12/Adult $7/Child.

843-686-6560

Ongoing, Beaufort Tree Walk by the Lady’s Island Garden Club through the historic Old Point enjoying some unique and noteworthy trees.

Takes about an hour and is a little over a mile, starting at the corner of Craven & Carteret Streets and ending in Waterfront Park. Booklets with a map and info about each tree available FREE at the Visitors Center in the historic Arsenal on Craven Street.

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