Anonymous Ancestors

New exhibit at Morris Center celebrates unknown histories

Morris Center for Lowcountry Heritage is pleased to announce Anonymous Ancestors is coming to its Sinclair Gallery August 5, 2023, through February 10, 2024. In this site-specific installation, artist Susan Lenz uses hundreds of anonymous vintage photographs, letters, and printed materials to form a societal family tree.

Through unnamed subjects, the interactive display presents nostalgic images and stories that are both familiar and unknown. Lenz culled through yard sales and thrift shops to create pieces that make up our collective wall of ancestors and much more. Her works include photo collage Folding Screens, an antique sculptural garment, altered photo albums, scrapbooks and The Wall of Ancestors composed of individually framed images.

Lenz teaches fiber arts workshops and has taught at Arrowmont School of Art and Design, Lander and Slippery Rock universities, the

Society for Contemporary Crafts in Pittsburgh, PA, the Arts Alliance of St. Louis, the Studios of Key West, the Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts in Cedarburg, WI and elsewhere. Anonymous Ancestors has been shown at numerous galleries and museums across the southeastern US. Her work has also been selected for national and international group exhibitions, earned merit and purchase awards, and been included in corporate and museum collections, most notably the Textile Museum in Washington, DC.

The Morris Center is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For more information, please visit www.morrisheritagecenter.org.

About Morris Center For Lowcountry Heritage

Located in the heart of downtown Ridgeland on US 17, Morris Center for Lowcountry Heritage is a learning and exhibition center dedicated to preserving and cultivating the history, culture and spirit of Ridgeland and its surrounding counties. Housed in a collection of vintage buildings, with the architecturally distinctive

Sinclair Service Station as its focal point, the center features ever-changing exhibitions, interactive and dynamic learning opportunities, cultural offerings, storytelling and other forms of art.

Tues - Sun: 11am-9pm

The Pour House, 1977 Maybank Hwy, Charleston. Sundays - The Motown Throwdown, Mondays - Slim & Friends; Tuesdays - Fusion Jonez, Wednesdays - Grateful Dead Wednesday with The Reckoning; Thursdays - iLLA ZiLLA.

7/21 Womz & Cartez of Futurebirds; Spencer Thomas, 7/22 Same As It Ever Was - Talking Heads tribute, 7/23 Mountain Grass Unit, 7/26 Whut, 7/27 Underground Springhouse; Frute, 7/28, 7/29, & 7/30 Circles Around the Sun, 8/2

Just Groove, 8/3 Spray Allen, 8/4 BlookKin

8/5 The Reckoning, 8/6 Grateful Dub - reggaeinfused Grateful Dead with Roots of Creation.

(843) 571-4343 or www.charlestonpourhouse.com

Windjammer, 1008 Ocean Blvd, Isle of Palms.

7/20 Moe, 7/21 Whiskey Run; Muscadine Bloodline, 7/22 FlashMob, 7/28 Cracker, 7/29 The Vegabonds, 7/30 Red Not Chili Peppers - Red Hot Chili Peppers tribute, 8/4 - 8/6 Moon Taxi.

(843) 886-8596 or www.the-windjammer.com

BEAUFORT/PORT ROYAL

Foolish Frog, 846 Sea Island Pkwy, St. Helena Island. (843) 838-9300. The Foolish Frog of 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. Wednesday, Friday & Saturday - Karaoke. (843) 379-7676 or Rosie's on Facebook.

Saltus River Grill, 802 Bay St, Beaufort. (843) 3793474 or www.saltusrivergrill.com

BLUFFTON/HILTON HEAD

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. 7/19 Marlena Smalls with The Lavon Stevens Trio, 7/21 & 7/22 N0el Freidline & Maria

Howell: Motown Reimagined, 7/26 Bobby Ryder, 7/28 & 7/29 The Billy Thornton Quartet, 8/2 The Lavon Stevens Quintet, 8/4 & 8/5 Benny Benack III. (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

Out Of Town

The Music Farm, 32 Ann Street, Charleston. 7/21 Reyes: Muestra Fiesta Dedicada a la Realeza de la Musica Latina, 7/22 Gamer Rave, 7/25 Steel Banther; BRKN Love, 7/28 Gimme Gimme Disco, 7/29 Emo Night Brooklyn, 8/2 Charleston Rockabilly Night with Jared Petteys & the Headliner; The Innocints; Jem Crossland & the Hypertonics; Jordan Igoe, 8/4 Lily's Burlesque, 8/5 Under the Sea Rave. (843) 4081599 or www.musicfarm.com

Editors Note: Events listed here may be subject to postponement or cancellation. Please check for further information.

THEATER/FILM/DANCE

Now – 8/20, Jersey Boys: The Story of Frankie Vallie & The Four Seasons. The Tony Award winning musical sensation comes to the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove, Hilton Head. For more information and tickets, visit www.artshhi.com

Mon 7/17, Comic Melissa Villasenor at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina. A comedic impressions expert, she got her start on America’s Got Talent. Two shows: 4 pm & 7:30 pm. Tickets available at www.artshhi.com

GALLERIES/ART

Now – 7/20, Halfway Home, an exhibit of Sea Turtle art at the Art League Academy. 106 Cordillo Parkway, Hilton Head. The exhibit is free and open to the public.

Now – 7/22, Come to the Table, an exhibit of classical still life paintings by Denise Liotta DeMarzo at Art League Gallery. Located mid-island inside Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head, 843-681-5060. www. artleaguehhi.org

Now – 7/30, From My Imagination to Yours, an exhibit of work by Virginia Cassidy at the Society of Bluffton Artists gallery in Old Town Bluffton. For more information, visit https:// www.facebook.com/ZenDenArtistry

Now – 8/20. A Stunning World Seen Through the Microscope, an exhibition of the 20 prize-winning images from the 2022 Nikon Small World Competition. Free and open to the public at Coastal Discovery Museum, 70 Honey Horn Dr, Hilton Head. www.coastaldiscovery.org

Now – 8/30, Simply Sea Islands, an exhibit of work by John Kenney at the Beaufort Art Association Gallery. www.beaufortartassociation. com

7/21 – 7/24, Jewelry designer Mary Frances Maker with be the guest artist of the Arts Initiative at Palmetto Bluff. For a list of workshops and special events, visit www.palmettobluff.com

8/5 – 2/10/24, Anonymous Ancestors at Morris Center in Ridgeland. Artist Susan Lenz uses hundreds of anonymous vintage photographs, letters, and printed materials to form a societal family tree. www.morrisheritagecenter.org

8/7 – 9/3, Myriad of Visual Expressions, an exhibit of art work by Haldora at the Society of Bluffton Artists Gallery. Opening reception 8/10 from 5-7pm. Corner of Church and Calhoun Streets in Old Town Bluffton. www.sobagallery.com

8/29 – 9/29, Below the Surface at Art League Gallery. Acrylic and charcoal paintings of underwater environments by Judy Blahut. Inside Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island, 843-681-5060.

BOOKS & WRITERS

Tues 8/8, Pat Conroy Literary Center’s Annual Children’s Book Fair, from 10am – 2pm. Featuring children’s author Dinah Johnson (Indigo Dreaming), who’ll give a reading at 11 am. Volunteer students with DAYLO will host a Teddy Bear picnic read-aloud throughout the event. At the Port Royal Sound Foundation’s Weezie Educational Pavilion, 130 Okatie Hwy, Okatie. www. patconroyliterarycenter.org

Music

Tuesdays, 8/8, 8/22, 9/5. Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra’s Jazz in the Park series. At 7:30 pm in Lowcountry Celebration Park. These concerts are free and open to the public. For more information, visit hhso.org or call 843-842-2055.

Other Events

Now – 7/23, 67th Annual Beaufort Water Festival in Waterfront Park. For a full schedule of events, visit www.bftwaterfestival.com

Fri 7/21, A Chic Boutique at Hilton Head Lakes North, 12–2 pm or 5-8pm. Shop for gently used designer clothes at rock-bottom prices. All proceeds benefit CAPA. www.capabeaufort.org

Mon 7/24, Bridge Builders Collective at USCB Center for the Arts, from 6-8pm. A resource fair in conjunction with SCETV’s final Indie Lens Pop-Up film collection, The Bridge Builders Collective. For more information visit www.uscbcenterforthearts.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 843838-7437. Tours free are and park entry fees apply.

Second Friday, Beaufort Drum Circle 2nd Friday of every month. No experience necessary. All are welcome. Bring a chair and drum or other percussive device. If you don't have one, we have a bunch of extras. Facilitator Eric Roy will lead us in traditional rhythms and others 6:30 –8pm, under the Gazebo in Waterfront Park. For more information visit beaufortscdrumcircle@ gmail.com and check our 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 5:30-7:30pm. 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 sponsored by the Lady’s Island Garden Club. Meander through the historic Old Point neighborhood, enjoying some unique and noteworthy trees. The “walk” 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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