The painting on our cover is "Self Portrait" by Charles Edward Williams, from the exhibit
Binya: Faces ob de Gullah Geechee, opening
March 4th at the Coastal Discovery Museum.
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Last Thursday I messaged my sister in Charleston, saying, “The Murdaugh trial is ruining my Film Festival.” Like me, she works from home, where it’s been all too easy to become distracted by (okay, obsessed with) the trial – thanks, courttv.com – and I knew she’d feel my pain.
As a columnist, I’ve been avoiding the Murdaugh saga like the plague. It’s just too close to home. I don’t like writing about people I might run into at the grocery story. Or, in this case, at church. (John Marvin, Liz, and their kids go to mine.) I have no wish to inflict any more pain on this family that has already suffered so much.
But as person after person asked me about the trial during the Beaufort International Film Festival last week – locals and visitors alike – and I saw folks walking around USCB in AirPods listening to it – like I was – I began to wonder if it wasn’t a dereliction of duty on my part not to offer some sort of commentary.
To my mind, nobody has written more compellingly about the Murdaugh case than award-winning journalist and podcaster Liz Farrell, who’s been our special correspondent over at The Island News throughout the trial. Liz writes from a place of deep knowledge and – as she herself, admits –deep bias. As cohost of the Murdaugh Murders Podcast, she has been digging
into the sordid, secretive world of Alex Murdaugh for a long time now, and much of what the country has learned about him over the past few weeks was already well-known to us podcast fanatics. Thanks to Liz and Mandy Matney, we went into this trial with a distinct point of view.
In Liz’s column last week, she described a photograph from the courthouse that she’d seen that day:
“In it, Alex Murdaugh — guarded by a deputy — is walking past his adult son, Buster, during a break in Buster’s testimony Tuesday morning.
“Alex is presumably being taken to a restroom.
“Buster is standing by the court reporter, his hands deep in his pockets, his chin at his chest.
“As Alex passes by, he reaches out his hand and seizes this opportunity of sudden proximity to pat Buster on the backside.”
The rest of the column is an analysis of that photo and all its potential interpretations. For Liz, Buster “gave off the appearance of a beaten down dog wanting to please his master. The photo was him getting his reward. His treat. Good boy.”
“But that’s just me,” she acknowledges. “That’s my take on what I saw, based on my particular biases, formed by four years of research and interviews and unhealthy immersion, if we’re being honest.”
Other people – with different biases and different immersion levels – might have seen something entirely different in the photo. Maybe something unremarkable. Maybe even something tender or heartbreaking.
Liz, who has been on the scene in Walterboro, says that the trial has been full of such moments – moments that open themselves to interpretation, demonstrating the “self-sorting nature of humans, the preternatural need to be right about something, the desire to be part of a team.”
Those of you who read this page regularly might have noticed that this phenomenon is a wee obsession of mine. To put it mildly.
And you don’t have to be in the courtroom to witness it in action. Just find yourself a chatroom – a Facebook group will do – and you’ll see the self-sorting nature of humans on full display.
I’m a lurker in a group called “Murdaugh Murders: Rational Case Discussion.” That name seems more ironic by the day, for there is little that is rational about this case, or about the discussions that take place in this group.
To put it more clearly, plenty of the comments are rational. What’s irrational is the range of perspectives on display –the wide array of interpretations and speculations all based on the same trial.
What we’re watching is exactly the same, but what we’re seeing is very different. It’s crazy.
Things got even crazier last week when Alex Murdaugh shocked us all by taking the stand in his own defense. My sister texted me a heads up just as I was about to leave for the university. I’d been up since before dawn, working frantically so I could spend most of my day at the film festival, but now I wasn’t so sure I wanted to go. Suddenly, the only screen I fancied looking at was my computer screen, streaming Court TV.
But I snapped myself out of it. Sort of. I popped in my AirPods and headed to USCB, listening to the trial on my phone all the way there. I entered the lobby still in my pods, barely said hello to anybody – like some beanie-wearing GenZ’er on the subway – and didn’t stop listening ‘til I’d sat down in the dark auditorium. It took me a while to ease into the first film, a short documentary about a whirligig maker in Wilson, NC. (Alex Murdaugh was on the stand I was watching whirligigs?!) But it was a charming film and, soon enough, I’d pulled my mind out of Murdaugh World and immersed myself in art. It felt good.
Still, after lunch I went back home to “work” – or that’s what I told everybody, anyway. I did get a few things done – I can multitask – but I also watched the trial. And then I went to the “rational” Facebook group to do some more lurking.
Opinions were all over the place there. Some people who’d been 100% certain of Alex’s guilt weren’t so sure anymore. Others were doubling down. Some had seen a sincere and broken man on that stand, finally telling the truth, maybe for the first time in his life, and wracked with authentic grief. Others had seen a callous, evil mastermind – probably a sociopath –shedding fake tears, manipulating the jury, and playing the prosecutor for a fool.
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And about that prosecutor. Some saw Creighton Waters as a bitter little man who’d been nursing a grudge against the more “successful” Murdaugh since their law school days at Carolina, a man so petty and belligerent he was in danger of alienating the jury. Others saw a sharp, tenacious bulldog who was running rings around Alex, breaking him down, and would certainly ensure a guilty verdict.
Y’all don’t even need to know what I saw during Alex Murdaugh’s testimony, which as of this writing, is not yet finished. An incurable softie who regularly cries over episodes of Blue Bloods and FBI , I have learned not to trust my emotional reactions as any kind of truth barometer. If I had a dollar for every time my husband has said to me, “You know these characters aren’t real people, right?” as I wept over their fictional plights, I’d be a wealthy woman.
(Incidentally, I don’t see what “being real people” has to do with anything, but that’s for another column.)
The point is, I’m very much like my sister, who said to me last week, “I want Alex to be innocent so badly . . . but I just don’t know.”
I have been studying and writing about bias for a very long time now, and I recognize my own. I am now entertaining the possibility that Alex is innocent because I want Alex to be innocent. Because I can hardly bear to live in a world where men brutally murder their beloved sons. Their wives? Sadly, I can get my head around that. But their children? It’s almost impossible for me to fathom.
I don’t want to fathom it.
I am finishing this column on Sunday morning and will commit it to print on Monday around noon. We may have a verdict by the time you read it.
The jury is made up of biased humans just like me and Liz Farrell and the people in my “rational” Facebook discussion group. Anything could happen.
The Coastal Discovery Museum is pleased to announce the upcoming exhibition
Binya: Faces ob de Gullah Geechee, opening March 4, 2023. Featuring over 30 portraits and related objects from the 1960s to the present, the exhibition will delve into varied stories of individuals from across the Gullah Geechee corridor.
Co-curator Angela Dore notes, “Many of us identify with the culture in terms of the sense of place that we have from our family roots being here and being raised within the corridor, many of us remain actively engaged with the cultural practices, and others identify with the culture because of their lineage. For example, their parents or grandparents may have grown up within the corridor and passed the dialect, spiritual beliefs, and foodways down to them. We still cook like our grandmothers did. We remember the stories, values, and lessons that our elders taught us, and we teach those things to our children."
An exhibition of portraits was selected as a way of showing the perseverance of this culture while also highlighting the individuality within it. While the Gullah Geechee community has suffered many hardships, it remains one of the oldest cultural groups still thriving as a “nation within a nation.”
The diversity of the images presented embodies the diversity of those who have called this place home for centuries. In addition, the exhibition will address how Gullah Geechee artists portray themselves and their community in comparison to portraits painted by outside artists. What do they consider crucial to their identity in how they are represented? How are generational differences represented in these images? Reflect on these questions and the beauty of their culture when you explore this exhibition.
Recent acquisitions and commissions for the collection at the Coastal Discovery Museum will be featured along with numerous loans from regional artists and collectors. Elizabeth
Greenberg, the museum’s Director of Exhibitions, notes, “At its core, a portrait is meant to capture not just the physical appearance, but the identity and personality of a subject. The medium has traditionally been used as a way to honor those we value, while providing a visual remembrance for present and future generations. As we delved
into this subject, we were excited to discover the range of portraits of significant members of the community. And we were particularly thrilled to commission Natalie Daise to paint Dr. Emory Campbell and Anthony Johnson to draw Ms. Louise Cohen, as well as acquiring Curtis Phillips’ portraits of Joe Legree and Alex Brown.” These new acquisitions will be unveiled alongside work by Sam Doyle, Jonathan Green, Walter Greer, Charles Edward Williams, Nancey B. Price, Lisa Rivers, and Amiri Farris, among others. The exhibition is curated by Elizabeth Greenberg, Director of Exhibitions at the Coastal Discovery Museum and Angela Dore, Research Coordinator for the Wilson Center for Humanities and Arts at the University of Georgia.
EVENTS
Opening Reception: Thurs., March 9, 5-7pm Curator’s Tours: Tues., March 21, 1pm and Sat., May 6, 1pm Collage Night with Nancey B. Price: Thurs., April 27, 5:30pm
Please visit https:// www.coastaldiscovery.org/ for more events and information.
Tues - Sun: 11am-9pm
Last weekend, I had the privilege of attending a funeral for my friend and fellow writer Vernie Singleton’s mother at Queen Chapel AME Church on Hilton Head Island. Having never attended an AME funeral previously, I’d no idea what to expect, but was in a state of awe and wonder from the minute I entered. A smiling usher welcomed me, guided me to a seat next to a wizened little grandma dressed in bright red, and gave me a 7 ½” x 10 ½” program the size of which could rival that of any menu in a New Jersey diner. (For the uninitiated, those diners serve everything all day, from a steak dinner with a baked potato the size of your head to a trucker-portion piece of New York cheesecake!)
This eight-page program was a virtual memoir of Dorothy J. Singleton’s life plus the order of service. A lovely full-color photo of her smiled from the cover. The dates of her “Birth” and “Death” were replaced by the far
gentler “Sunrise” and “Sunset.” The following two pages were titled as “Obituary,” but read more like a eulogy/biography. Though we’d never met, after reading this, I felt as if we’d been acquainted for quite some time. Full-color family photos graced the next page, accompanied by a beautiful poem heralding the fact that Vernie’s mom Dorothy and dad Diogenese were “Together Again” and by the Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi.
The Order of Service followed, presided over by Dorothy’s niece, who’s a reverend. The songs were chosen by the family, and several were labeled “A Favorite Hymn,” which seemed wonderfully personal. The last couple of pages were filled with full-color pictures of Dorothy, her late husband, and her children, all with lots of smiles. No question that this is a close-knit family.
The very last page expressed individual gratitude to the health care and hospice
teams that had helped “during her time of illness,” which turned out to be a couple of years. Her daughters and another family member tended to Dorothy during that time as well. This woman was much-loved.
By the time the service began, I felt fondly toward her, too. Parts of it could have been in any church, anywhere – prayers of consolation and scripture readings – all reverent, of course. And the music went soul-deep, all of it sung with sincerity and ebullience that brought joy to my heart.
However, my favorite part happened about two-thirds through and was described as “Reflections of Life.” Five different people took the microphone one at a time and talked about what Dorothy had meant to each of them. Those memories came from an aunt, several fellow Eastern Star members, a “soul sister”, a fellow church member, and a close friend. Some stated thoughts were warm, some humorous, some poignant, and all filled with obvious love.
At one point, the church’s fulltime reverend asked the family to stand, and seemingly half the seated attendees stood.
By the time the hour-and-a-half-long service had ended, I was mesmerized. Though the parameters of the service offered everyone a space to grieve as they chose, the overall atmosphere was one of celebration of an adored woman’s life and one of pure joy. I felt sort of like the Grinch, that my heart “grew three sizes that day.” I didn’t feel the way I usually do after a funeral, kind of sad with a sigh. I felt somehow changed and wanted to share the excitement. And then I realized that my feelings were those of an expanding worldview, not unlike some I’ve experienced when traveling and my perspective on an aspect or aspects of another culture grows when connecting with people who are not like me and I learn from them a bit about who they are. And it broadens my understanding. It’s all about worldview.
Indian – American film director, Mira Nair, whose production company is Mirabai Films, encapsulates the idea of a wide worldview nicely. “I am actually a resident of three worlds – of America, of India, and of Africa. I live in Uganda most of the year. It’s extraordinary to have that worldview that is an expansive one rather than just looking at the world from where you sit.”
Life becomes so much easier – and more
by Katherine Tandy Brown
pleasant – when one chooses to accept the fact that often, when confronted with one of life’s tricky situations or encountering a circumstance I’m not too familiar with, there’s actually more than one way of looking at it or thinking about it. Increasing your ability to see the world from many perspectives – or at least from more than one – helps to broaden your worldview, which can increase your capacity to understand and can make meeting with and working with folks who are different than you easier.
“We grow up to respect the gray,” says columnist Richard Cohen. “Black or white, one or the other, is childish. It represents the worldview of someone who does not know the world.”
Don’t misunderstand his viewpoint. He’s not referring to race here, but to different views of a situation. “Black or white” could mean how someone perceives a particular issue, situation, or idea, for example. To them, it’s one way or the other, with no room for shades of gray. These are people who might say, “It’s my way or the highway,” or “If you’re not with me, you’re agin’ (i.e. against) me.” Pointing out a best case scenario, Cohen proffers that as we grow, hopefully, we learn enough about life to understand that in many situations, there’s not necessarily a good or bad, or a right or wrong side.
Says blockchain expert and securities attorney Alexandra Damsker, “Your thinking will always be limited to your own opinions and experience. So expand your worldview, experience, and opinions as much as possible.”
Her recommendations: Listen when people speak, rather than waiting to talk. Give your opinions, engage in arguments, and revise your perspectives. Seek out people with different backgrounds than yours. Take an art class, a comedy class, or go to concerts you'd usually skip.
“Be in your world,” she says.
Attending that funeral, a kind I’d never before experienced, changed my life for the better. Take a chance and try something new. You’ll likely grow from it.
USA Today best-selling author Jennifer Coburn’s new novel is a page-turning thriller, and she will be speaking about Cradles of the Reich at the upcoming USCB luncheon series at 12 noon on March 7th at Belfair Clubhouse 200 Belfair Oaks Blvd, Bluffton. Tickets are available at www.uscbcenterforthearts.com.
The plot of Cradles of the Reich is based on the author’s intensive research of a little-known Nazi breeding program that operated in secrecy for 10 years. Stemming from Germany’s WWII racial purity laws, the Lebensborn Society’s purpose was to repopulate the new Germany with pure-blooded Arian citizens and future leaders.
In Cradles of the Reich Coburn introduces us to three fictional German women, each caught in the Third Reich’s warped agenda aiming to create 2 million “racially valuable” babies to support its new world order. To achieve
this end, SS leader Heinrich Himmler established homes for unwed Arian mothers, but he also used these residences to make young
Aryan women available to SS soldiers. Babies that resulted from these unions were to be taken from their mothers and placed in the homes of SS families, loyal to Hitler. To help reach its ambitious goal, the invading Germany army abducted an estimated 200,000 blond-haired, blue-eyed children from occupied countries, all brought back to Germany to be placed in orphanages and raised as Nazis.
The novel opens in Bavaria in 1939 when the story’s main characters are touched by this program. Gundi, the heroine, is an 18-year-old a blond, blue- eyed Arian girl who is secretly involved with a resistance fighter, a dark haired and dark-eyed Jewish boy. When she realizes she is pregnant, she lies to her family about the baby’s father. Gundi is sent off to a Lebensborn home, fearing that the
birth of her child will expose her secret. Hilde is a young woman who is a true believer in Hitler’s cause and eagerly decides to participate in the breeding program. The third woman, Irma, is a nurse who believes working in the home will provide an escape from the troubles in her love life. When she discovers the home’s true purpose, she is ultimately forced to choose sides.
Jennifer's compelling novel speaks to the courage and heroism women are capable of, even in the most harrowing of circumstances. New York Times bestselling author Sarah McCoy writes, “The book kept me breathless . . . I couldn’t put it down until the final heroic page.” Come meet the author and hear about her remarkable journey that recently allowed her to meet a man born in one of these homes.
Author Jennifer Coburn
Students from Beaufort Academy, Beaufort High School, and Battery Creek High School will be reading to their younger peers at a Teddy Bear Picnic at the Port Royal Farmers Market (Naval Heritage Park, 1615 Ribaut Road), on Saturday, March 4, from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Free and open to the public, this special event is hosted by DAYLO: Diversity Awareness Youth Literacy Organization and held as part of the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center’s seventh annual March Forth.
Student volunteers from DAYLO and the National Honor Society will be on hand—and on the Farmers Market grounds near the gazebo—to read picture books to children (Kindergarten through 3rd grade) and their families, accompanied by an audience of teddy bears and other stuffed animals. In collaboration with the Storybook Shoppe children’s bookstore of Bluffton, giveaways and readings will also be available
honoring the annual Paper Bag Princess Day, celebrating the empowering message of Robert Munsch’s children’s classic.
Light refreshments (juice boxes and cookies) will also be provided for guests. Children are encouraged to bring their favorite teddy bear or stuffed animal to join in the fun.
To learn more about the full schedule of free and ticketed events for March Forth, please visit https://marchforth2023.eventbrite.com
A couple months ago, as I looked at the election results for the United States Congress, I found myself staring at the line across my computer screen dividing an almost equal amount of blue and red. The dividing line seemed to shout, “We are a divided nation with no hope!”
But as I studied the line, what I noticed reminded me of something on the playground where I played as a child – the seesaw! When I would sit on one end of it and a friend would take the other end, there was often a need to adjust our positions. One of us would move farther back while the other moved closer to the middle until we found a balance.
That is such an important quality. We need balance in our lives, in our relationships, our economy, and our government. And while finding balance in the government might sound difficult, I’ve found that it helps to identify balance and equality as St. Paul described it: “Of course, I don’t mean your giving should make life easy for others and hard for yourselves. I only mean that there should be some equality. Right now you have plenty and can help those who are in need. Later, they will have plenty and can share with you when you need it. In this way, things will be equal” (II Corinthians 8:13, 14, New Living Translation)
I’ve also thought about what’s most important in any election is getting a deeper understanding of the identity of its nation. Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of The Christian Science Monitor, wrote in her book Science and Health with Key to
the Scriptures , “Identity is the reflection of Spirit, the reflection in multifarious forms of the living Principle, Love” (p. 477). Spirit, Principle, and Love are names for God. Knowing what God is and recognizing that we are His reflection, we can better understand how to govern ourselves and find a balance that respects and blesses all. We find the government of man through understanding that we all truly coexist in the kingdom of heaven, where the government of God produces and sustains harmony.
As we achieve this understanding of the real jurisdiction in which we coexist, we can’t help but participate in life in ways that build up, instead of tear apart, individually demonstrating wisdom, equality, compassion, generosity. This includes the willingness to forgive others on a daily basis.
As I prayed about government recently, I realized I could either agree with negative arguments of division, or I could continue to roll up my sleeves, both spiritually and practically, to take a stand for righteous government, informed by the sense of God’s universally just government, which gives freedom and opportunity to all His children.
As I began to identify my own nation through this more spiritual lens, I saw some similarity between working toward a balanced government, and the task set before the children of Israel when Moses encouraged them to enter their new country with wisdom and understanding. They weren’t there just to occupy the land – they were entrusted with obeying God’s laws and demonstrating their spiritual integrity so that neighboring nations would also learn
of and appreciate this way of life.
Moses said of these God-inspired laws: “Obey them completely, and you will display your wisdom and intelligence among the surrounding nations. When they hear all these decrees, they will exclaim, ‘How wise and prudent are the people of this great nation!’” (Deuteronomy 4:6, New Living Translation)
Not only were these moral laws the foundation for governing the children of Israel, but they have guided future governments throughout the centuries as well. They were established as a means of keeping all people working together and living in harmony, governed by God. These spiritual laws form an unbreakable bond between God and His creation. Our part is to acknowledge and trust this relationship, follow God’s guidance, and express His qualities in ways that promote balance, stability, and productivity, both individually and collectively.
Practicing this higher standard of living, we become more intuitive to recognize God’s all-inclusive, all-pervasive, spiritual peace, in which perfect balance is maintained. We recognize everyone as His creation, embraced in spiritual perfection. We discern God’s love for all humanity and acknowledge each individual’s ability to express the natural tendency toward Godgiven qualities such as compassion, equality, honesty, and justice.
Just as my friends and I found a balance on the seesaw, we can adjust our stance and agree to trust God to guide voters and those elected to act in ways that keep our country balanced and prosperous
By Kathy ChicoineOur Perspectives discuss a topic that needs our local attention. For March it is “Balanced Government Under God.” 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.
Sunday, March 12 at 5:00pm, USCB Chamber Music presents its final concert of the season with works inspired by art, folk music, and refined genius. Artistic Director/pianist Andrew Armstrong, violinist Amy Schwartz Moretti, and cellist Raphael Bell will dazzle with brilliant technique, entertain with penetrating musicianship, and reach across the footlights to share the joyful act of creation and performance.
The concert begins with Suite for Violin and Piano by William Grant Still. Acknowledged by his peers as "the Dean" of African-American composers, William Grant Still pursued a wide-ranging career that included jazz arranging, orchestrating for film and television, and composing more than 150 concert works and eight operas. Suite for Violin and Piano, from 1943, is a musical impression of three artworks created during the 1930’s by African American artists associated with the Harlem Renaissance. In Richmond Barthé’s sculpture, African Dancer, Still blends reflective, bluesy thoughts with forward-driving, assertive music, conveying a temporal dimension the sculpture is unable to express. The music for Sargent Johnson's chalk drawing, Mother and Child, is a high-soaring, sentimental lullaby. In Augusta Savage’s Gamin, a whimsical bust of a young man, Still presents the figure's nonchalance with syncopated rhythm and blues gestures.
Arno Babadjanian is considered to be one of the most important twentieth-century Soviet Armenian composers. A virtuoso pianist and respected teacher, his classical and popular compositions are instantly appealing. Babadjanian's style was influenced by Armenian folk music, classical music, and Soviet and American popular music; he composed frequently for film and television. Piano Trio in F-sharp minor (1952) is characterized by a dramatic theme which runs across all three movements and Armenian folk elements evoked with lyrical, ornamented melodies and irregular rhythms.
The concert concludes with a single work, Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Opus 49, by one of greatest musical talents to ever grace a stage, Felix Mendelssohn. Raised in a literate household, home schooled, exposed to the world of ideas and lessons of history, driven and filled with a zest for life, Mendelssohn became an
accomplished painter, virtuoso pianist and organist, respected conductor, erudite man of letters, and visionary educator. As a composer he was able to combine classical-era sensibility—tuneful melodies, symmetry, and balance—with romantic-era self-indulgence—ardor, tension, and virtuosic exuberance. Bal-
ancing these polarities makes for a potent work that is satisfying for both head and heart.
Globe-trotting Artistic Director/pianist Andrew Armstrong will continue to share engaging insights into whatever crosses his mind and leave listeners breathless with his brilliant pianism. Andy has regularly delighted audiences across Asia, Europe, Latin America, Canada, and the United States as a recitalist and concerto-soloist, in chamber music concerts with the Elias, Alexander, American, and Manhattan String Quartets, and as a member of the Caramoor Virtuosi, Boston Chamber Music Society, Seattle Chamber Music Society, and Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players.
Violinist Amy Schwartz Moretti has a musical career of broad versatility and accomplishment. Former concertmaster of the Florida Orchestra and Oregon Symphony, in 2007 she was named inaugural Director of Mercer University's McDuffie Center for Strings, a position she continues to hold and has led with distinction, guiding students to heights they might not have otherwise imagined. A frequent collaborator with violinist James Ehnes, their duo and string quartet chamber music performances and recordings have received critical acclaim. Cellist Raphael Bell enjoys a varied career as a principal cellist,
chamber musician, teacher, and festival director. He is currently principal cellist of the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra (Belgium), founder and co-director of the Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival (Virginia) and co-Artistic Director of La Loingtaine in Montigny-sur-Loing (France). A graduate of The Juilliard School, Mr. Bell has also performed internationally in major orchestras, festivals, chamber music ensembles, and with an impressive number of distinguished artists. Experience in-the-moment creativity with artists who have crafted major careers and arrive in Beaufort with the performance-earned recognition that they will deliver a memorable concert. Enjoy respected and lauded artists playing music for you as they create an encounter that is intriguing, soothing, probing, and joyous. If being in the hall on the 12th is impossible, join us virtually by Live-Stream and On-Demand. All virtual concerts are professionally produced, creating great viewing opportunities. On-Demand is accessible four days after the concert and available to view at your leisure for three weeks. For concert/ticket information, go to www.uscbchambermusic.com or call 843-208-8246, Monday through Friday. The concert is Sunday, March 12, 5:00pm at the USCB Center for the Arts, 801 Carteret Street, Beaufort.
Cellist Raphael BellLest you think that all we think about at Seldon Ink HQ is food, we’re here to set the record straight. We give equal opportunity to beverages. So, this month, we are shining the spotlight on one of Beaufort’s newest beverage purveyors, Rotten Little Bastard Distillery, as proof (see what we did there?!).
After a bit of small talk about where they came from (as mentioned, Brian is from Las Vegas and Brigid is from Maryland), how they met (in Las Vegas at a medieval immersive history meeting—they are both into Middle Ages reenactments), and how they found their way to Beaufort (Brigid worked as a sales assistant for a cabinet company who had a plant in Hardeeville and she transferred here), we got down to whiskey business (OK . . . we’ll stop with the puns).
Brian is an electrician, who ultimately bought Premiere Electric of the Lowcountry (now called Premiere Electric of Beaufort). Brigid had left the cabinet industry and was working as a payroll processor for a local accounting firm. But they found themselves often talking about what their next chapter would be. They wanted the chapter to be about something they enjoyed that could be a part of their retirement plan. Although neither were big drinkers, Brigid enjoyed a glass of wine from time to time, while
Brian typically drank Guiness. Occasionally, they dabbled in liquor, especially visiting craft distillers. Always a quick learner, with an ability to pick things up easily, Brian came up with the unlikely idea of opening a distillery. Brigid was all for it, but was a bit concerned
Now we know the first thing you are thinking. What’s with the name? Well, it seems that Rotten Little Bastard co-owner Brian Fackrell (along with his wife, Brigid) comes by the name honestly. As one of five children raised by a single mother in Las Vegas, Brian was a bit of a troublemaker, and his mother—very lovingly, bless his heart— often called him her ‘rotten little bastard.’ So, what better way to pay homage to his upbringing (and his mother) than to name their distillery after his wayward ways.
We visited with Brian and Brigid on a rather frigid January day. Which is a bit ironic, what with so many people giving their livers a rest during dry January. But we persevered in the spirit of good journalism (can’t help ourselves!).
about the practicalities. Between them, they knew next to nothing about how to make spirits.
Not to be deterred, Brian enrolled as an online student of Distillery University, and went even further with an advanced education at Louisville, Kentucky-based Moonshine University. With both technical training on how to make spirits, as well as business management classes on how to start and run a distillery, Moonshine U gave Brian all the tools he’d need to get certified. Which he accomplished in 2016.
With that hurdle cleared, the next step was to find a location. Enter the old Kmart in Town Center shopping center on Boundary Street. After pursuing a few other locations without success, the Fackrells started looking
at the long-empty space to see how it might work. With garage doors left over from the automotive department, the space started to grow on them. Although the ceilings weren’t as high as they would like, they worked with a still company to rework the configuration of the needed machinery and struck a deal on the space.
They also installed a Culligan reverse osmosis water system. Because, according to Brigid, “We love the marsh, but we don’t want it in our liquor.”
Meanwhile, knowing that he’d need to have some spirits properly aging while they completed the distillery build-out, Brian distilled his first bourbon at a distillery in Virginia. Now, with all the cogs in place, the Fackrells were finally ready. By then, it was June of 2020 when they opened their doors. During a full-on pandemic.
Fortunately, the distillery thrived from the get-go. With tours of the facility held in the open-air bays of the one-time automotive department and the tasting room providing an intimate environment for small groups, Rotten Little Bastard was popular from their first batch and tours.
Sourcing their grain locally from Palmetto Malt in St. George, South Carolina, the Fackrells grind it themselves, ferment it for a week in their four fermenters, age the bourbon a minimum of two years, and then bottle it one bottle at a time. As the full-time distiller, Brian admits that they are not as mechanized as the big distillers. But he prefers it that way. “It’s an art. The way they do it, it’s a process,” he reflects. With a full menu of spirits, Brigid says their gin and bourbon are the most popular choices. Which is a little ironic, in that when they started out, Brian was more partial to rum. With a proper education on how to blend and taste bourbon at Moonshine University, he sat down with a relative who was a trained chef and she taught him how to properly “taste” and appreciate the varied flavors of gin, which was her favorite spirit
and something that Brian knew nothing about. Today, that gin is an award-winner.
Tours are very popular at Rotten Little Bastard and are a great way to learn about distill-
‘Shine. “We like to think of the tour as a conversation, not a presentation,” says Brian.
Each spirit comes in its own unique reusable bottle (the moonshine comes in a mason jar, natch). If they choose, guests even get to bottle their own at the end of the tour, with whatever is in the bottling tank at the moment, complete with personalized labels that they affix to their bottles.
Business has grown exponentially since RLB opened, with lots of bourbon aficionados, tourists, and locals who want to learn about varied spirits. The Fackrell’s also offer paint-and-sip classes and special release events, like the upcoming American Whiskey barrel release event featuring an Irish-style mash on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17.
ing and RLB’s varied spirits. The hour-long tours include a walk-through the distillery, an explanation of the distilling process by RLB Brand Ambassadors, and a tasting of their six different spirits, all of which have names with a local connection, like Boundary Street Rum, King Tide Vodka, Spanish Moss Gin, Coosa Cut Bourbon, Special 1569 Rum (the date of the founding of St. Elena on what is Parris Island today), and our favorite, Saint Helena
In addition to purchasing spirits on-site, you can also find Rotten Little Bastard’s offerings at Bill’s Liquors, Herm’s Liquor, Saltus River Grill, Old Bull Tavern, and Rosie O’Grady’s. They also feature a great merchandise selection with locally made T-shirts (sporting the boat logo that was inspired by a boat that Brian and his sons built in their backyard, and which now hangs as a light fixture in the tasting room), hats, mixers, simple syrups, soaps and candles
in flavors of varied spirits, gift packs, whisky glasses, and more.
And, if you are lucky, you’ll get a glimpse of their adopted cat, Juniper, named as an homage to their award-winning gin. And, speaking of gin, Brigid said she prefers “Dry Ginuary” to Dry January, and we couldn’t agree more!
Beaufort-based travel journalists Lynn and Cele Seldon (www. seldonink.com) often cover culinary travel around the world, and Lowcountry Weekly recently lured them to write a monthly feature covering the local food scene. This will include articles about restaurants, chefs, food-focused stores, farms, farmers, farmers markets, and more. They welcome suggestions for topics.
2139 Boundary Street, Unit 102 Beaufort, SC 29902 • 843-379-5252
www.rottenlittlebastarddistillery.com
Tuesday-Thursday 1pm - 7pm Fridays & Saturdays 11am - 7pm
Last tour starts at 6pm Tour reservations required by calling or emailing rlbdistillery@gmail.com
What a treat! I was recently the guest of honor at the Bluestockings Book Club. For their May meeting, members prepared salad and dessert recipes from The Pat Conroy Cookbook and from my cookbook, Celebrate Beaufort. Nine recipes were featured – and I tasted them all. Everything was delicious! Look how beautiful the presentations were. So impressive!
After the luncheon, Bluestockings members gifted me with a contribution to the Friends of the Beaufort Library in my honor. Thank you all for a delightful afternoon!
My column this week showcases a few of the recipes that were prepared. If you'd like the rest of the receipts, BUY THE COOKBOOKS! Happy Cooking, Y'all
MELON RING WITH MINT AND HONEY-LIME DRESSING
From Celebrate Beaufort by Debbi Covington
For the vinaigrette:
¼ cup red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon dijon mustard
1 teaspoon sugar
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
For the salad:
6 cups mixed salad greens
1 small bunch red seedless grapes, halved
1 medium red delicious apple, cut into cubes
1 (4-ounce) package salami, cut into thin strips
1 (8-ounce) container goat cheese crumbles
1/3 cup roughly chopped walnuts, toasted
By Debbi Covington1 teaspoon minced fresh garlic
1 teaspoon coarse or kosher salt
1 teaspoon celery seeds
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
2 pounds large (21-25 count) shrimp, peeled and deveined
From The Pat Conroy Cookbook: Recipes and Stories of my Life by Pat Conroy
2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
½ cup sugar
½ cup fresh lemon juice
¼ cup finely chopped mint leaves
1 cup melon balls (preferably a mix of cantaloupe, honeydew, and/or similar kinds), plus additional (optional)
For the dressing:
1 cup yogurt
¼ cup honey
¼ cup fresh lime juice
Place gelatin, 1 cup of the orange juice, and the sugar in a small pan and heat until the gelatin and sugar are dissolved. Do not let the
mixture come to a boil. Remove the gelatin mixture from the heat and add the lemon juice, the remaining 1 cup orange juice, and the mint. Put the pan over a bowl of ice water and stir for a few minute until the gelatin begins to thicken. Fold in the melon balls. Pour into a 4-cup ring mold and refrigerate for at least 4 hours. Unmold and fill the center with additional melon balls, if desired. To make the dressing: Mix all the ingredients together and serve with the ring and melon balls. Serves 6 to 8.
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Whisk the vinegar, mustard, sugar and olive oil together in a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Place mixed greens in a large bowl and toss lightly, to taste, with red wine vinaigrette. Top with grape halves, apple cubes, salami and goat cheese. Garnish with toasted walnuts. Serves 4 to 6.
From The Pat Conroy Cookbook: Recipes and Stories of my Life by Pat Conroy
1 cup thinly sliced yellow onion
4 bay leaves, crushed
1 (2-ounce) bottle capers, drained and coarsely chopped
¼ cup fresh lemon juice
1 cup cider vinegar
½ cup olive oil
Mix all ingredients except shrimp in a large heatproof glass or ceramic bowl. In a medium stockpot over high heat, bring 4 quarts abundantly salted water to a rolling boil. Add the shrimp and cook until just pink, about 2 minutes. (The shrimp will continue to “cook” in the marinade.) Drain and immediately transfer to the marinade. Bring to room temperature, cover tightly, and marinate overnight in refrigerator. Transfer shrimp and marinade to a glass serving compote or bowl. Serve chilled.
From Celebrate Beaufort by Debbi Covington
1 (6-oz.) package strawberry jello
2 cups boiling water
1 (16-oz.) package frozen strawberries
1¾ cups crushed pretzels
¾ cup butter, melted
3 tablespoons sugar
2 (8-oz.) packages cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
1 (8-oz) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix jello with boiling water; stir in frozen strawberries. Refrigerate until mixture is syrupy.
Mix crushed pretzels with melted butter and 3 tablespoons sugar. Press mixture into a prepared springform pan or 9x13 inch baking dish. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes. Let cool. In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese with sugar until smooth. Fold in whipped topping. Spread evenly over cooled crust. Pour strawberry mixture over cream cheese. Refrigerate until completely chilled. Serves 12 to 15.
From The Pat Conroy Cookbook: Recipes and Stories of my Life by Pat Conroy
½ cup chili sauce
½ cup mayonnaise
1 garlic clove, minced
½ teaspoon dry mustard
1 tablespoon bottled horseradish
1 tablespoon
worcestershire sauce
¼ teaspoon tabasco sauce
½ teaspoon salt
2 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
8 ounces flaked crabmeat, picked over and shells discarded
Combine the first 8 ingredients in a medium bowl and mix well. Add the eggs and crabmeat and gently stir to combine. Refrigerate 2 - 3 hours before serving. Makes 2 cups.
From Celebrate Beaufort by Debbi Covington
For the vinaigrette:
½ cup balsamic vinegar
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon dijon mustard
Salt and pepper, to taste
For the salad:
Join local author, storyteller, and historical re-enactor Kim Poovey for an evening of spine-tingling tales and haunted history at the beautiful Rhett House Inn in downtown Beaufort. Co-hosted by the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center, this special event will be held on Tuesday, March 21, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at the Rhett House Inn, 1009 Craven Street. This spectral evening of historical and literary fun is not to be missed. The $15/person registration fee includes the storytelling performance and light refreshments. A cash bar will also be available
through the inn. Learn more and register in advance at https://hauntedeveningwithkimpoovey.eventbrite.com.
Kim will also be selling and signing copies of her latest hauntedly historical novels: The Haunting of Monroe Manse, The Haunting of Edgefield Manor, and Shadows of the Moss.
Learn more about the author at www.kimpoovey.com, more about the Pat Conroy Literary Center at www.patconroyliterary center.org, and more about the Rhett House Inn at www.rhetthouseinn.com
8 cups arugula
2 cups blackberries
1 cup grape tomatoes, sliced
½ cup fresh basil leaves
½ cup crumbled feta cheese
1/3 cup chopped toasted pecans
Mix vinaigrette ingredients in a small bowl. Place arugula in a salad bowl; toss with vinaigrette.
Top with blackberries, tomatoes, basil, feta, pecans and toss to combine. Serves 6 to 8.
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
Lowcountry Habitat for Humanity will present its UpCycled Art Auction: Look Again! on Friday, March 10 from 6-9pm at the Technical College of the Lowcountry Student Center. This year’s event will be hosted by the iconic Deanna Bowdish, who will present the live auction as Beaufort’s esteemed art auctioneer. The Honorary Chairperson of this favorite event is Barbara Krakehl, a LowCountry Habitat for Humanity volunteer for almost two decades. Catering will be provided by the coveted Debbie Covington, and the crowd will be entertained with the acoustic music of Beek Webb.
This year, the UpCycled Art Auction will feature three local artists who have created custom pieces to be auctioned by Bowdish. David J. Lunin of Evolve Furniture Studio, Cassandra Gillens and Mick Csernica of Tidal Creek Haven will present their art along with many local and regional artists displaying and selling their work to benefit LowCountry Habitat for Humanity.
David J. Lunin creates surreal adaptations of traditional designs
Following your passion means exploring a vocation that sparks your interest, developing skills in that specific area, and using those skills to contribute to something beyond yourself.
David J. Lunin has this passion, and it’s become the fuel for his success. The owner of Evolve Furniture Studio, David hasn’t always been a master craftsman and woodworker. He was born and raised in Westfield, NJ. After studying electronic engineering at Monmouth University, David became less and less interested in a career behind the computer. His friend mentioned a job opening at a local furniture refinishing shop, and David’s career path and passion changed for a lifetime.
David learned the skills of woodworking and antique furniture restoration as an employee with well-regarded firms such as Irion Company Furniture Makers in Christiana, PA and Kinloch Woodworking Ltd. in Unionville, PA. Over decades of improving and perfecting those skills, specifically in 18th-century Colonial American
antiques, David began creating meticulous reproductions of timeless pieces by utilizing the same attention to detail as the original craftsmen. All his pieces are built with traditional joinery like hand-cut dovetails, and mortise and tenon joints, preferring the use of traditional finishing material, such as shellac and varnish.
Cassandra Gillens paints a new original, Making of the Sweetgrass Basket
Lowcountry Habitat for Humanity is excited to announce the offering of “Making of the Sweetgrass Basket'' an original 24 x 36 acrylic on canvas painting donated by artist Cassandra Gillens for this year’s Upcycled Art Event.
the south that the young talent fell in love with the culture and history of the Lowcountry. This historical period remains a theme throughout her body of work.
A self-taught artist, Cassandra started school at St. Francis de Sale in her hometown of Boston, Massachusetts. It was there the six-year-old budding talent met Sister Babler, a Catholic nun who was an art teacher at the school. The nun immediately recognized her talent and nurtured it. The little artist bonded with Sister Babler and other nuns at the school and was adopted as the school’s mascot.
Over the last two decades Gillens’ artwork has left a footprint in the art world worldwide. Originals by the artist were featured in the 2008 motion picture Nights in Rodanthe starring Richard Gere and Viola Davis, HGTV’s 2013 Dream House, and Southern Living Magazine. She has exhibited throughout the states, as well as in the 2012 ART Revolution, an international art competition that attracts the top echelon of artistic talent worldwide. A sister affiliate of Sotheby’s auction house auctioned an original of hers in 2004.
He also has a rare talent called woodturning, a craft that uses a wood lathe with hand-held tools to cut a shape that is symmetrical around the axis of rotation. This skill and his background in reproductions led him to a new passion for transforming traditional designs into contemporary works of art.
David’s showroom, located at 101 Middleton Street off Depot Road near the Spanish Moss Trail, is filled with original designs, and even his DaVinci-inspired wood lathe that he designed and built himself.
For the UpCycled Art Auction, David has converted an early to mid-century chest made of poplar and cherry into a modern adaptation of the original piece to be used as a present-day bar cabinet. Utilizing his hand-cut joinery and furniture finishing skills, David has set the bar for high quality craftsmanship.
Evolve Furniture Studio is open by appointment only. For more information, visit evolvefurniturestudio.com.
A masterful composer, Cassandra’s genius lies in her ability to zero in on and capture perfect moments reminiscent of the artist’s time spent as a little girl in Port Royal. According to Gillens, her style of composition was influenced by the late American artist Norman Rockwell. The artist remembers peeking over the lunch counter of her local drug store to get a look at a piece of art by the artist who Cassandra describes as being able to succinctly ”get to the point in the painting.”
Colorful paintings of praise houses, shrimpers casting nets, moonlight baptisms, and church goers dressed up in Sunday go-to-church clothes are examples of the subjects Gillens has captured on canvas. Cassandra’s art was and continues to be influenced by the southern culture and history of South Carolina’s Lowcountry. In 1969 when the artist was twelve years-old she spent a year with her grandmother who lived in Port Royal. It was during that time and subsequent summers Cassandra spent in
Cassandra Gillens' more recent bodies of work featuring African American soldiers in the Civil War and elements of the Reconstruction Period are on display at The Marketplace on St. Helena Island.
For more information, please visit cassandragillensarts.com
Mick, Gillian, and Courtney Csernica design with the outdoors in mind
Tidal Creek Haven is just that. A Haven. Hopefully, you’ve visited. If not, you’re missing out. Tidal Creek Haven is located in the old Fordham Market building on the corner of Bay and Carteret Streets. Owned and operated by a husband/wife/daughter team, the lifestyle shop sells unique items such as one-of-a-kind driftwood & hardwood furniture, indoor gardening plants & materials, handmade decor, as well as uncommon accessories to make your house a home.
Gillian and Courtney Csernica have utilized their design and retail skills to successfully create an environment that encourages you to stay and browse a while
David Lunin from Evolve Furniture Studio Artist Cassandra Gillensby bringing nature and the outdoors inside. Gillian’s husband and Courtney’s father, Mick, created all the hand-crafted furniture featured throughout the store, including a bar table made with reclaimed wood from the original Fordham Hardware atop a bourbon barrel from Kentucky.
Mick’s craftsmanship merges his affinity for the outdoors and his meticulous attention to functional and artistic detail. His design style is a mix of transitional, coastal, and modern farmhouse rustic. Mick creates aesthetically alluring furniture utilizing raw wood, hand-forged steel, and epoxy resin as common elements. His marriage of masculine simplicity with feminine elegance elicits a connection with the effortless beauty of nature. As does Gillian and Courtney’s panache for interior design.
The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host Donna Keel Armer author of the travel memoir Solo in Solento, on Thursday, March 16, at 5:00 p.m. Donna’s talk, “One Story, Two Books,” will explore her globetrotting experiences as her book was translated into Italian as Un’americana in Salento and she was invited on a recent book tour of Southern Italy and Sicily. Free and open to the public, this special author event will be held at the Conroy Center, 601 Bladen Street, Beaufort. Books will be available for sale and signing. Seating is limited; please call 843-3797025 to reserve in advance.
"A sassy and sacred memoir for those sorting out what's most valuable in life.”
—Cassandra King
Desperate to break out of a life haunted by a wretched past, a loss of faith, toxic relationships, a stressful management career, and a slow sink into domestication, Donna Keel Armer craves time away from everything and everyone, including her loving husband. So she tells everyone she is traveling alone to research a novel she intends to write. While in Otranto, Donna masters the complex recycling system of a country where she doesn't speak the language. By applying these same trash rules to her own life, she discovers that she can sort, recycle, and discard the personal garbage that has plagued her over a lifetime. The book's universal themes of personal growth and travel invite you to come
For the UpCycled Art Auction, Mick created a statement entryway table using a piece of driftwood he collected from Little Capers Island, just south of St. Helena Island. This eclectic piece highlights the family’s cohesive mission to comfortably live with the outdoors, inside.
For more information about Tidal Creek Haven and the Csernicas, please visit tidalcreekhaven.com.
Tickets for the UpCycled Art Auction are $50. To purchase, please visit www.lowcountryhabitat.org. All proceeds benefit LowCountry Habitat for Humanity.
Since its inception in 1990, LowCountry Habitat for Humanity has built 54 homes in northern Beaufort County, providing safe, decent and affordable housing to 68 adults and 137 children. Two houses are under construction in the Shell Point neighborhood, and plans are underway to start construction on two more on Roseida Drive soon.
magazines, and teamed up with the Order of the Sons of Italy in Columbia, SC, to produce Bella Cucina Italiana, a cookbook featuring her photography. She was president of a hospitality business she and her husband created in Southwest Georgia. They now live in Beaufort, where she volunteers at the Pat Conroy Literary Center and Hunting Island State Park. Learn more about Donna Keel Armer at https://donnaarmer.com. Learn more about the Pat Conroy Literary Center at www.patconroy literarycenter.org.
along on this transformational journey filled with mysterious sacred places, culinary delights, and the possibility of being kidnapped. Readers seeking personal realization, along with active travelers, courageous wannabe travelers, and armchair travelers, will be drawn into the magic.
Donna Keel Armer's first trip to Italy in 1995 compelled her to return over and over. She fell in love with the place: the mystery, the magic, the music, the martyrs, and the marvelous food. She hoped one day she'd share these treasures with the rest of the world. Donna graduated cum laude with a double major in psychology and social sciences with graduate studies in theology. Donna has published numerous articles, along with her photography, on travel, food, human interest, and home and garden in South Carolina
“Of all flowers, methinks a rose is best.”
Thus sayeth William Shakespeare. And he seems to be right on so many things. It is always nice to get roses for Valentine’s Day and florists love to send them out.
Down here, February 14th is the traditional date to prune your roses. Did you miss that date? No worries. You can prune them now. How much and how far? It really depends upon how unmanaged your rose has gotten. I usually trim mine about half way to the ground, but you could do more. Cut off the dead canes first and then look at the shape of your rose and think about how you would like it to look. “Knockout” roses can be cut nearly to the ground to keep them in line.
I love roses. I tried growing them in Boston, but did not have enough room. I tried growing them in Ohio, but did not have enough sun. I am now growing English roses in South Carolina. Who knew? Of course, I do have an electric fence. First time I tried growing roses, they were devoured down to the roots. All those thorns and the little hooved darlings still ate them like popcorn.
Roses have become bound up with English history beginning with a civil war in the fifteenth century known as the War of the Roses since each side had a different colored rose as its symbol. Henry Tudor used the rose as a symbol of unity and on St. George’s Day, people in England may wear a rose as an emblem of national pride.
President Ronald Reagan made the rose the national flower of the United States since it is grown in every state and is common in our art and culture. And what New Years would be complete without the Tournament of Roses parade?
There are 110 wild species of roses across Eurasia, northwestern Africa, and North America. Roses are found in a variety of environments from mountainous regions to deserts. The fruits of wild roses called “hips’ are very nourishing for wildlife and contain large amounts of vitamin C. Rose hip jelly is delicious!
One of the largest collections of roses was that had by the Empress Josephine. She had just about every variety known at the time in her garden at Malmaison. Emperor Napoleon would send back varieties of roses to her while on his journeys of conquest with the French army.
Commercial rose breeding has expanded rapidly in so many nations of the world.
Strangely enough, the Queen Elizabeth rose developed for the Queen’s coronation in 1953 was developed in the United States.
Knockout roses have become popular due to their vigor and ability to grow just about anywhere, such as the median strip of a highway. The blossoms are not large and they have little if any scent, but they bloom continually and require little maintenance.
If you have a spot for it, try a climber or rambler rose. A climber is more sculptural with strong structural stems while a rambler has many whippy stems and is less contained. They are both lovely when in bloom and a great way to cover a fence, wall, or outbuilding. There are many varieties of old roses that will give you many flowers as well as scent.
I buy my roses from an English company with a branch in Texas. English roses are not a separate species, but are a special combination of the old English roses with their exquisite scent and modern roses with repeat blooms. My English roses usually bloom in late April and early May and then again in late June and yet again in the fall. I had blooms on one bush in December. With our early spring, two of my rose bushes already have large flower buds.
I prune mine back by February 14th and begin to feed them as well. I feed my roses once per month using specially marked rose food until December when they usually go dormant for two- three months. I also mulch
my roses with either compost or shredded hardwood mulch. Roses do like a drink when it is dry and it is best to water on the ground and keep the leaves dry. Roses are susceptible to a fungal disease called “black spot.” Many people spray for this, but I do not. If I see a leaf that looks suspicious, I clip it off and discard it. This has worked and I have not had any evidence of widespread disease. For more serious cases, there are organic fungicides that are safe to use on your roses. Another hint is that you can cut
By Wendy Hilty
your roses back in August for autumn growth and blooms. My roses sometimes look pretty sad by August and a good pruning and shaping perks them up. Think about growing your own roses. Make certain that your have enough bushes so that you can bring those lovely flowers inside to enjoy up close and personal.
Wendy Hilty is a Master Gardener and member of the Lowcountry Master Gardeners organization. She is also a member of the Royal Horticultural Society and likes to spend her time attempting to grow an English Cottage Garden in our heat and humidity. Her Comyagardener blog won a state-wide award from Clemson University last year. Wendy firmly believes that the most important tool for a gardener is a good sense of humor.
ITALY: Tuscany townhouse for rent by the week in historic UNESCO village. Sleeps 4, large furnished garden, easy walk to shops and excellent restaurants. www.cozyholidayrentals.com or 401-862-2377.
FURNISHED LUXURY APT Heart of downtown Beaufort. 2BR, 2BA, W/D, Housewares. $600/ wk. $2200/mo. 522-9003.
WANTED!!! Comics, movie/ tv/ and music memorabilia, books, magazines, manga, toys, old stuff, coins, playboys, collections of most anything. Fair negotiating. 410-980-6523
BUYING BASEBALL CARDS and all other sports cards Pre 1980. Looking for personal collections. Paying Top Dollar $$$. Beaufort County Resident. Call Jim 215-266-2975 or jdvescisr@gmail.com
BEAUFORT COUNTY LIBRARY ONGOING
PROGRAMS & CLASSES Knitting/Crochet Club 1st Tuesdays @ 2:30; Line Dance Class 1st & 3rd Thursdays @ 3:30; Basic Computer Skills
Class Wednesdays @ 9; Hoopla Class 2nd Mondays @ 10 and 4th Wednesdays @ 4; Escape Quest Games daily during library hours; Dungeon & Dragons Teen Club Mondays @ 4; Teen Art Club 1st & 3rd Tuesdays @ 4; Teen Anime Club 2nd & 4th Tuesdays @ 4; Teen Gaming Club 1st & 3rd Wednesdays @ 4
FRIDAY SOCIAL DANCES The Hilton Head Carolina Shag Club hosts Friday dances from 6-9:30 pm at Dolphin Head Golf Club, 59 High Bluff Rd, Hilton Head Plantation. Open to the public. Shag, ballroom, swing, country, or line. 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 & WORK-
SHOPS 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 Dance and once a month a Line Dance is taught. Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced lessons. Open dancing after lessons. Visit www.lowcountryshaggers.com or lowcountryshaggers@aol.com
WEDNESDAYS, BEAUFORT SHAG CLUB
founded '02, meets Wed evenings at AMVETS on Ribaut Rd., Port Royal. Free lessons to members. The club is an ACSC, SOS, and the National Fastdance Associationmember. For info visit www.beaufortshagclub.com
CARIS HEALTHCARE: WE HONOR VETERANS Hospice Program. You a Vet with a little time to share with other Vets with limited time? The We Honor Veterans program seeks volunteers who are Vets to offer a listening ear for our Veteran patients. Volunteers also participate in our Pinning Ceremonies for Veteran patients. Contact 843-473-3939 or smilliken@carishealthcare.com
WILDFLOWER FAMILY THERAPY CENTER offers individual, couple, and family therapy for children, teens, and adults. Visit us at www.wildflowercenter.org
SPIRITUAL COMMUNITY: Non-denominational meditation, silent prayer and healing group forming in the Beaufort area. All are welcome. No previous meditation experience needed. Please call Michael at 843-489-8525
HABITAT RESTORE NEEDS VOLUNTEERS
We're looking for volunteers for cashiers, sales floor associates, donation processing, donor data entry, and donor ambassadors. Interested? Go to lowcountryhabitat.org/volunteer or call 843-525-0055.
KARAOKE AT THE MOOSE Sing with us Thursday evenings at The Moose Lodge, 350 Broad River Blvd. 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
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.
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. From 10:00 am until 2:00 pm every Friday and every Saturday from 10:00 until 4:00pm 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 (706-6336192) 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 a wide range of 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, emotional or practical support to a family member or friend. Jodi Johnson, LMSW. Bereavement Group: 5-6 pm., Thursdays, 10 Buckingham Plantation Drive, Suite A, Bluffton; for those who have experienced a loss and would like support and info associated with grief and bereavement. Corrie VanDyke, LMSW or Marie James, MA. 843-757-9388
INTERESTED IN HEALTHY EATING? Second Helpings, of Beaufort, Hampton, and Jasper counties,
seeks committee members and chairperson for Healthy Food Program. Funding available to procure fresh produce and protein for the 60 food pantries and soup kitchens served by Second Helpings. Contact Exec. Dir. Lili Coleman, 843-689-3616 or execdirector@secondhelpingslc.org
BORN TO READ working for early childhood literacy, needs volunteers to deliver books and materials to new mothers at Coastal Community Hosp., HH Hosp., and BMH. Visits are from 10am – noon. More info at borntoread.org or call 843-379-3350.
ALZHEIMER’S FAMILY SERVICES OF GREATER
BEAUFORT, Support Groups: Caregiver - Weds., 12:30pm, Senior Services of Beaufort, 1408 Paris Ave., Port Royal; Living with Alzheimer's - for those in very early stages - Mondays 1pm, Parsons Parlor, Carteret Street Methodist Church, 408 Carteret, Beaufort. Respite 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.
THRESHOLD SINGERS OF THE LOWCOUNTRY A choir to ease and comfort people at bedside by offering gentle voices and sacred songs, with sincere kindness. Two to four singers go to bedside when asked and sing a cappella and in harmony. Practice at St. John's Lutheran Church the 2nd & 4th Sundays of the month from 2:30-4:00 pm. Our songs are our gift of service for no charge. Call Pat Keown at 843-476-6073 to either join or ask us to sing for a loved one.
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 10am4:30pm 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 Join Shell Point Baptist Church Saturdays for “Celebrate Recovery”, addressing life’s problems and looking to scripture for solutions. Meal at 6pm; Praise and Worship at 6:30pm followed by Small Groups at 7:15pm. 871 Parris Island Gateway, Beaufort. Info at 843-592-1046.
The Pour House, 1977 Maybank Hwy, Charleston. Sundays - The Motown Throwdown, Mondays - Slim & Friends; Tuesdays - Fusion Jonez, Wednesdays - Grateful Dead Wednesday with The Reckoning. 3/1 The Grass is Dead - bluegrass Dead, 3/3 & 3/4 Yonder Mountain String Band, 3/5 Marshgrass Mamas, 3/8 Charleston The Band, 3/9 Homemade Haircuts; Coral Moons; Wolfgang Zimmerman's Invisible Low End Power, 3/10 Wolf Mask; Kairos Creature Club, 3/11 Town Mountain; Tray Wellington Bank, 3/12 Martin Sexton; Matt MacKelcan, 3/15 Kendall Street Company; Dry Reef, 3/16 Bunpin' Uglies; The Supervillains, 3/17 Flipturn; Mo Lowda & the Humble, 3/18 Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country, 3/19 Cas Haley; Ben Whitney Band, Dacota Muckey. (843) 571-4343 or www.charlestonpourhouse.com
Windjammer, 1008 Ocean Blvd, Isle of Palms. 3/3 & 3/4 Midnight City, 3/11 Mustache The Band, 3/17 Departure - Journey tribute, 3/18 The Yacht Club. (843) 886-8596 or www.the-windjammer.com
Foolish Frog, 846 Sea Island Pkwy, St. Helena Island. (843) 838-9300. thefoolishfrog.com
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. Wednesday, Friday & Saturday - Karaoke at 10pm. Celebrate St. Patrick's Day March 17th & 18th!!! Mike Martin & the Beautiful Mess March 18th8:30pm. Sliced Beef, Drunken Potatoes, and Cabbage. (843) 379-7676 or Rosie's on Facebook.
Saltus River Grill, 802 Bay St, Beaufort. (843) 3793474 or www.saltusrivergrill.com
Big Bamboo, Coligny Plaza. (843) 686-3443 or www.bigbamboocafe.com
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. 3/1 Lavon Stevens with Quiana Parker, 3/3 & 3/4 The Kris Tokarski Trio, 3/8 Bobby Ryder, 3/10 & 3/11 The Quentin Baxter Quintet, 3/15 Lavon Stevens with Quiana Parker, 3/17 & 3/18 The Quentin Baxter Quintet. (843) 842-8620 or www.TheJazzCorner.com
Omni Hilton Head Ocean Front in Palmetto Dunes. Buoy Bar - HH Prime - (843) 842-8000 or www.omnihotels.com
The Music Farm, 32 Ann Street, Charleston. 3/1 The 502s, 3/2 Mac Saturn; Billy Tibbals, 3/3 Hip Hops the Remix with Nappy Roots & DJ Blord, 3/4 Iya Terra; Artikal Sound System; Sundub, 3/5 The Dip; Juice, 3/9 Jeremy's Ten - Pearl Jam tribute, 3/10 Bad Bunny Birthday Dash, 3/11 Kidd G, 3/14 Kings of Thrash; Hatriot, 3/16 Real Friends & Knuckle Puck; Bearings, 3/17 The Movement; Tropidelic; Kyle Smith, 3/18 Emo Night Brooklyn, 3/19 Orange Doors; Monsoon; Cloutchaser. (843) 408-1599 or www.musicfarm.com
Editors Note: Events listed here may be subject to postponement or cancellation. Please check for further information.
Sat 3/11, The Diaries of Adam & Eve by Mark Twain, produced as dinner theater at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 157 Lady’s Island Dr., Beaufort. Doors at 5pm, Dinner at 6pm, Play at 7:15pm. Reservations encouraged ($35); $40 at the door. Proceeds benefit Mercy Me Sober Living. Make checks payable to Mercy Me Sober, PO Box 2161, Beaufort, SC 29907. For more info call 842-263-2520.
Now – 3/5, Annual High School Art Show hosted by the Society of Bluffton Artists. Located in Old Town Bluffton. www.sobagallery.com
Now – 4/30, Rainy Days and More, exhibit of artwork by Norma Beal at Beaufort Art Association Gallery at 913 Bay Street, downtown Beaufort.
3/2 – 4/2, Gifts from the Boneyard, Art Inspired by the Landscapes of Hunting Island at the Port Royal Sound Foundation’s Maritime Center, 310 Okatie Hwy, Okatie. Opening reception Thur, 3/2 from 4 – 6 pm. Free and open to the public.
3/4 – 5/6, Binya: Faces ob de Gullah Geechee Portrait Exhibition at the Coastal Discovery Museum on Hilton Head. For more info and a schedule of events, visit www.coastaldiscovery.org
3/7 – 4/8, Art + Quilt = Art, an exhibit of work by the Art Quilters of the Lowcountry at Art League Gallery, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head. Artist reception Wed 3/8 from 5-7pm. Free and open to the public. RSVP at www.gallery@artleaguehhi.org 843-681-5060
Fri 3/10, UpCycled Art Auction: Look Again, from 6-9pm at the Technical College of the Lowcountry Student Center. Featuring auctioneer Diana Bowdish. Tickets $50. To purchase, visit www.lowcountryhabitat.org. All proceeds benefit LowCountry Habitat for Humanity.
Mondays Now - 3/13, Books Sandwiched In hosted by The Friends of the Beaufort Library, Noon - 1pm at USCB Center for the Arts. For a full of books and presenters, visit www.friendsofthebeaufortlibrary.com/books-sandwiched-in
Fri 3/3, Bestselling author De’Shawn Charles Winslow (Decent People) in conversation with Jonathan Haupt (Our Prince of Scribes: Writers Remember Pat Conroy). Free and open to the public, this book discussion and signing will be held at NeverMore Books (910 Port Republic St, Beaufort) at 5 pm. Seating is limited; please call 843-812-9460 to reserve in advance.
Sat 3/4 Read-Aloud Children’s Event at the Port Royal Farmers Market, from 9am – Noon. This free special event is hosted by DAYLO: Diversity Awareness Youth Literacy Organization as part of the Pat Conroy Literary Center’s seventh annual March Forth. Light refreshments provided. Children encouraged to bring their favorite stuffed animal.
Tues 3/7, Jennifer Coburn (Cradles of The Reich) will be the guest speaker at the USCB Lunch with Authors series. Noon at Belfair Clubhouse, 200 Belfair Oaks Blvd, Bluffton. Tickets are available at www.uscbcenterforthearts.com
Thur 3/16, “One Story, Two Books,” a talk by Donna Keel Armer, author of Solo in Solento –translated into Italian as Un’americana in Salento. Hosted by the Pat Conroy Literary Center, 601 Bladen Street, Beaufort. Free to the public, but seating is limited. Call 843-379-7025 to reserve your spot.
Tues 3/21 A Haunted Evening with Kim Poovey – author, storyteller and historical reenactor – at the Rhett House Inn, 1009 Craven Street, Beaufort. 6 – 7:30 pm. Co-hosted by the Pat Conroy Literary Center. $15 registration fee includes storytelling performance and refreshments. Register in advance at https://hauntedeveningwithkimpoovey.eventbrite.com
Sat 3/4, The Heather Pierson Duo at Music on Malphrus, 110 Malphrus Road, Bluffton, at 7 pm. General Admission is $25. Doors open at 6:15 pm. For more information call 843-837-3330 or visit https://www.facebook.com/Musiconmalphrus/?ref=bookmarks
Sun 3/12, USCB Chamber Music Concert, 5 pm at USCB Center for the Arts, 801 Carteret St., Beaufort. For program information and tickets, visit www.uscbchambermusic.com
3/2 – 3/5, 6th Annual Maison Beaufort: Antiques, Home & Garden Show. Tabby Place, 913 Port Republic Street, Beaufort. Preview Party $40 (3/2) in advance. General admission $6 in advance, $10 at the door (3/3-3/5). www.maisonbeaufort.org
Sat 3/11, Food Truck Market from 10am - 3pm at the Hwy 21 Drive In. Fun for the whole family! Food truck vendors from all over the area, local artists and crafters, kid’s craft stations, a cornhole tournament and much more! Presented by The Lowcountry Market. For more information, email lowcountryfleamarket@gmail.com or call 843-605-3092.
3/17 -3/18, H.L. Hunley Traveling Exhibition hosted by the Beaufort History Museum. Open to the public from 10am-4pm both days. Admission is $5 per person with a limit of $15 per family. Details regarding online registration and ticketing can be found at www.beauforthistorymuseum. wildapricot.org
Thursdays and some Tuesdays, Tours of Hunting Island Lighthouse sponsored by Friends of Hunting Island. Keeper Ted and his team will tell the history of the Lighthouse built in 1875. For info call the Nature Center at 843-838-7437. Tours are $2 a person and park entry fees apply.
Second Friday, Beaufort Drum Circle 2nd Friday of every month. 6:30 – 8 pm at the Gazebo in Waterfront Park. Eric Roy is the facilitator. Sessions with 15-20 minutes of instruction on djembe playing and a selected traditional rhythm & accompaniment for participants. Also, there will be time for spontaneous group drumming. All welcome. No experience necessary. Bring a drum, if you have one, a chair, and desire for fun. The Drum Circle has extra instruments anyone can use. For more info visit the BeaufortDrumCircle Facebook page.
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 5:307:30pm. 843-470-3506. www.beaufortdigital.com
Thursdays, History Tours of Fort Mitchell by the Heritage Library, 10am. $12/Adult $7/Child. 843-686-6560
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