Lowcountry Weekly October 26 – November 8

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The image on our cover is from a holiday card by artist Joan Moreau McKeever, one of many festive treasures you'll find at the Art League of Hilton Head's Gallery of Gifts, opening November 15. For more information, see page 18.

r yWeeklySeptember 28 – October 11, 2022

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Goodbye to All That RANTS & RAVES

For the first few years after our daughter was born, Jeff and I would have had no social life whatsoever – and I mean zero –had it not been for the Charles Street Gallery. There, in the backyard garden of that wonderful old house of treasures, magic happened on a regular basis. Every month or two, Georgia and Lyals “Sonny” Phillips, along with their daughter Tanja, hosted artist’s receptions, complete with delicious homemade food, wine, and live music – usually Phil Griffin or Stan Boyd – while the grandkids, Tanja’s boys, ran wild under the oaks, beneath the pink sunset, with a handful of other small children whose parents lived for those evenings. We were some of those parents.

In my memory, these backyard receptions are the stuff of myth, alive with the buzz of artists, musicians, writers, academics, and anybody else who loved art and ideas and interesting conversation. And, again, there were the children. Always, the beautiful children . . .

This went on for many years, and I remember thinking, at the time, that our kids would remember those parties forever – the lightly-supervised freedom, the sense of adventure, the chatter around the chiminea, the sunsets. They were in their own little world and we adults were in ours. Together, but separate. It was heaven.

Of course, Georgia and Sonny didn’t open the Charles Street Gallery to provide a bustling social life for creative types who couldn’t find a sitter. But I do believe cultivating an artistic community in Beaufort was always a big part of their vision.

And now, after almost 25 years, the Charles Street Gallery is closing its doors. It’s almost impossible to overstate what this establishment – this institution – has meant to our town.

My friend and fellow writer Teresa Bruce put it so well recently, saying, “Paris had Gertrude Stein. New York had Alfred Stieglitz. Beaufort had Lyals and Georgia Phillips. The Charles St. Gallery is a big reason so many artists and poets put down roots in Beaufort. They felt at home.“

Looking back through Lowcountry Weekly’s archives, it’s almost staggering to see the number of acclaimed local artists who’ve enjoyed representation – and

receptions! – at the Charles Street Gallery over the years. Joan Templer, Cabell Heyward, Lynn Brown, Karol Thompson . . . just to scratch the surface.

While perusing those archives last week, I came upon an article we published almost ten years ago, when the gallery was celebrating its fifteenth anniversary. The piece was full of testimonials from Charles Street “regulars,” and rereading them made me a little weepy. I thought I’d share some of them so you could get weepy, too . . . or at least get a sense of what Beaufort is losing.

“Beaufort is lucky to have the Charles Street Gallery, which is set in a restored traditional house with a beautiful garden. Georgia and Sonny are more like art patrons. They are knowledgeable, kind, straightforward, and direct with no overt salesmanship or hype. The exhibition openings are important occasions in Beaufort, replete with live music, wonderful food, genuine warmth, and are typically gatherings for buyers, artists, and Beaufort’s artistic society.” — Joan Templer, artist

“They just nail it. They’ve got good energy. Walking up the stairs is exciting, the anticipation builds— who’s up there, what’s on the walls?” — Rhonda Jordan, former owner of Tabby Fabric & Studio

“Sonny and Georgia are true assets to the community in terms of supporting community issues, schools, Hope Haven, choice. If you need them, they do their best. They are up to date for the goings on and ready to encourage art for community . . . I believe in the art and artists they represent. They always KNOW the artist, their education and commitment to their art, the mindset of the artist interests them and adds to the authenticity of the work itself.” — artist Sharon DeAlexandris

“I always feel welcome at The Charles Street Gallery. It seems like a second home.”

— Warren Slesinger, poet

“Sonny and Georgia have redefined what it means to be a family business. They make all their visitors feel like family and have adopted many of us. Stop in to meet local artists, see amazing artwork, make new friends, listen to good music, and eat Georgia and Tanja’s amazing home cooking. They are part of what makes Beaufort a nice place to live.” — Samantha Campbell. scientist

“I bake poundcakes for Georgia whenever she commands, especially since Sonny grows some good peppers for my hot sauce. Their sense of humor is the main ingredient.” — Irby Rentz, baker

“The two of them, Georgia and Lyles (whom I seem more often to call “Sonny,” because Georgia does, and we know Georgia rules), of course, make the place. It’s the place, at their glorious receptions, where we’ve met almost every kindred spirit we’ve ever met in Beaufort. Great hearts, both of them; never to be taken for granted. I will always be grateful for their welcoming our periodic poetry readings in the garden— more than welcoming, they almost demand that we be there. Let me not forget to mention my love of hearing Sonny’s tales of Memphis and my serious attachment to Serbia (Georgia’s home country), despite and because of its turbulent history. These two people carry large gravitas, deeply instructive senses of

place, along with great joy in living, which they always share: Georgia and Sonny are wonderfully contagious people. I love them both. Georgia, in my head, just told me to shut up already.” — Quitman Marshall, poet

I spoke with Georgia Phillips recently and asked her what the past 25 years have meant to her and Sonny.

“It’s been the most wonderful experience we could have possibly had,” she told me. “We got to meet so many people that we like so much. I’ll tell you something, Margaret. I’m not going to miss the work, but I’ll miss the people.”

Whenever I think of Georgia, I envision her bustling around the gallery, or behind the counter framing a painting, putting out another tray of delicious homemade food, or corralling the kids in the garden. The image of her – or her gregarious, woodworking husband – in full retirement is almost impossible to conjure. So, I asked Georgia if that was actually the plan, or if, perhaps, they had some big post-gallery venture lined up.

“Margaret, I’m almost 80 years old,” she replied. “I’m going to sit in my chair in the living room and finish all the crocheting I started years ago.”

Fair enough, Georgia. You’ve earned it. You both have.

I’ll end this column with one more testimonial from that tribute piece we published ten years ago, before we all got older and the children grew up and the garden parties became fewer and farther between.

“I can’t imagine Beaufort without the Charles Street Gallery. The inspiration, the creativity, the friendship, the love. Georgia and Sonny generate this kind of warm, nourishing energy wherever they go. They can’t help it; they’re like the sun. I’m just so glad they came here.” — Margaret Evans, Lowcountry Weekly editor

The Charles Street Gallery will host a close-out sale of assembled frames and framing/matting materials Oct. 29-31.

The gallery is located at 914 Charles Street, Beaufort. 843-521-9054.

Margaret Evans is the editor of Lowcountry

can be reached at editor@lcweekly.com

Artist Cabell Heyward with Georgia and Lyals “Sonny” Phillips

A Cornucopia of Colors

By Michael Johns

On Sunday, November 6, 5 pm, USCB Chamber Music's 43rd season opens with a spectacular splash of musical colors and styles. Artistic Director, pianist, and host Andrew Armstrong has ably assembled a program that will inflame the passions, satisfy intellectual curiosity, and offer a variety of vibrant sounds and pleasing melodies. There are two pieces of American music (one influenced by jazz, the other by imaginative fancy), a mainstream Austrian classical work, two French pieces (one with Spanish seductiveness, the other celebrating the French Baroque), a Norwegian piece (with a nod to the German Baroque) and a Hungarian piano, wind, and string ensemble work of fervid extravagance. The seven compositions are set in six different instrumental combinations. There is something to please every taste and emotion.

represented by two works arranged for French horn and piano. Habanera weaves sensuous, seductive melodies over the piano's hypnotic dance rhythm while Rigaudon , from Le Tombeau de Couperin features bubbly energy surrounding a middle section of exquisite delicacy and intimate reflection.

orchestra every year of his tenure, and taught at the Juilliard School; Dominic Desautels, a graduate of the Université de Montréal, is principal clarinetist at the Canadian Opera Company, adjunct assistant professor of clarinet at the University of Toronto, and in frequent demand as a soloist and chamber musician; violist Beth Guterman Chu, a graduate of the New England Conservatory and Juilliard School, has been the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra principal viola since 2013, was a member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and is a frequent chamber music collaborator at music festivals across the country; cellist Alice Yoo holds degrees from the

The concert begins with American composer Julia Perry's jazz-inflected Prelude for Piano. Written while she was a junior in college, Perry's halting and unhurried ballad begins with heaviness and ascends to radiance. Ludwig van Beethoven's Classical-period Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, Opus 11 provides tuneful melodies with hints at the disruptive qualities he would magnify as he transformed western music. The American Florence Price is represented with her Elfentanz (Dance of the Elves) for Viola and Piano, a charming and whimsical miniature with ragtime-inflection and heart-felt nostalgia. Maurice Ravel is

Following intermission, Johan Halvorsen's Sarabande con variazioni (Thême de Händel), for Violin and Viola takes a simple Baroque tune and, over eleven variations, gradually builds through flashy virtuosity to a monumental conclusion approaching symphonic majesty. Concluding the program is a dazzling, hyper-romantic showpiece: Sextet for Violin, Viola, Cello, Horn, Clarinet and Piano, Op. 37 by Ernst von Dohnányi. A major force in Hungarian music as a pianist, composer, conductor, and administrator, Dohnányi was granted US citizenship following WWII and spent his last decades on the faculty of Florida State University. Conservative by nature, Dohnányi used preexisting forms and filled them to overflowing with lyricism, expansive sonic vistas, and sparkling wit. The Sextet is a unique, strong, and gripping work. Because of its unusual instrumentation it is under-represented in concert halls; do not miss the opportunity to hear this masterpiece!

Mr. Armstrong has assembled a stellar group of superb artists to perform this varied program: the legendary French hornist Philip Meyers was principal horn of the New York Philharmonic from 1980-2017, soloed with the

New England Conservatory, Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, England, and the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music, is the Co-founder and Co-Artistic director of the Denver Chamber Music Festival, a faculty member at Colorado State University and the University of Denver's Lamont School of Music, and performs in numerous chamber music festivals, including Marlboro/Musicians from Marlboro Tours, Ravinia, Yellow Barn, Olympic, and Moab Music Festivals; violinist Arnaud Sussmann was trained at the Conservatoire de Paris and the Juilliard School, won a 2009 Avery Fisher Career Grant, has been a member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center since 2006, and is respected worldwide as a soloist, recording artist and chamber musician.

Minnesota’s Pioneer Press writes, “Sussmann has an old-school sound reminiscent of what you'll hear on vintage recordings by Jascha Heifetz or Fritz Kreisler, a rare combination of sweet and smooth that can hypnotize a listener. His clear tone [is] a thing of awe-inspiring beauty, his phrasing spellbinding.” Hearing Artistic Director Andrew Armstrong on a regular basis has positioned series subscribers into eagerly anticipating his witty and unscripted stage remarks, brilliant pianism, and artistic intensity. Not one to sit on his laurels while away from Beaufort, Andy recently recorded a new solo album of American composers for release on an international label in 2023 and within days of the first USCB Chamber Music concert he will be off to Melbourne, Australia for a performance of the complete Beethoven Violin Sonatas with James Ehnes.

Support the Arts! Join us for USCB Chamber Music's impressive opening concert, enjoying brilliant performers bring to life skillfully crafted works of human invention. There are multiple ways to enjoy the concerts—In Person, Live-Stream and On-Demand. All virtual concerts are professionally produced, creating ideal viewing opportunities. On-Demand is accessible four days after the concert and available to view for three weeks. For concert & ticket info, go to www.uscbchambermusic.com or call 843-208-8246, Monday through Friday.

The concert is Sunday, November 6, 5 pm at the USCB Center for the Arts; doors open at 4 pm.

Violinist Arnaud Sussmann

Clarinetist Dominic Desautels

Violinist Beth Guterman Chu

Hippie-Era Redux

Recently, I met a fellow who, in the course of our conversation, happened to mention that he’d been at Woodstock. At Woodstock? I thought. Then we must at least be of the same generation. Which we were. On the off chance you don’t know, Woodstock was a three-day music festival held in August of 1969 on Max Yasgur’s dairy farm in Bethel NY, about 40 miles southwest of the town of Woodstock. Thirty-two acts performed outdoors, despite off-and-on rain. Mud was knee-deep. Billed as “An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music,” the event attracted 400,000-plus people, one of the largest music festivals in history.

In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine listed it as number 19 of the 50 Moments That Changed the History of Rock and Roll. Woodstock was a seminal event for those of us – whether we attended or not – who were of an impressionable age during the 60s, i.e. hippies.

I’d never talked to anyone who’d actually been there. When I asked what in the world that remarkable occasion was like, he proceeded to describe the experience in great detail, as if I’d put a quarter in. By the time he finished, I felt as if I, too, had attended and kept thinking how good a hot shower would feel.

The original hippie era was pure music, flower power, Birkenstocks, granola, sunflower seeds, psychedelics and marijuana for some, and free love. I don’t know about anyone else, but at the time, I assumed that the world was changing into one in which

everyone would love and appreciate everyone else. You know, “Peace, brother!” Turned out that the Vietnam War, successive conflicts, politics, et al, brought that idealistic scenario screeching to a halt in one way or another.

Years have passed since that time, and those who in the 60’s embraced nonconformity at their core have grown up, found work in the world; acquired cars, living quarters, and televisions; married or not, had children and grandchildren, paid taxes, and perhaps by now, joined AARP. Chances are good that they never thought about having to deal with transition issues, such as divorce, empty nest syndrome, relocation, retirement, and that bugaboo that no one can escape as the years go by, aging.

So what’s a hippie to do?

Turns out that author Margaret Nash (margaretnashcoach.com) has a few suggestions. Author of the Hippie-at-Heart Self-Help Series, this prolific writer grew up in Alabama in the “tempestuous ‘60’s”, so she knows the territory. Now a resident of San Miguel de Allende – an alternative, slightly crazy, artistic haven in the mountains of central Mexico – Nash leads seminars, has been an NLP-based life coach (Neuro-linguistic programming) for 20-plus years, and admits to a lifelong interest in all things esoteric and whacky. In other words, this woman embraced “hippiedom” back when and still travels to a different drummer. But she has creds. And offers pretty darn practical info.

The first book in her self-help series, Rebellious Aging: A Self-Help Guide for the

Old Hippie-at-Heart leads the reader through maneuvering life challenges and changes while keeping your sanity intact. This wise, funny woman helps reader discover new ways to move on to the next stage of life with the same pioneering spirit you had in the ‘60’s, offering suggestions as to how to grow older and enjoy the process.

“Are you looking for alternative ways to age that are different from the mainstream, (those) that are fun and relevant?” she asks, “At heart do you still yearn for the nonconformist life?”

Titled “Time, Time, Time, See What’s Become of Me,” Nash’s Introduction includes a hefty quote from Joseph Murphy, author of The Power of Your Subconscious Mind. I’m including it in its entirety to give you a taste of the direction this guide to aging offers and the positive choices available to you.

Says Murphy, “Don’t let the corporations, newspapers, or statistics hold a picture before you of old age, declining years, decreptitude, senility, and uselessness. Reject it, for it is a lie. Refused to be hypnotized by such propaganda. Affirm life – not death. Get a vision of yourself as happy, radiant, successful, serene, and powerful.”

Pure atta-girl and atta-boy. Be your own cheerleader, even if you were a hippie and never shook those pompoms!

Things happen that can shake unexpected rafters in your life – accidents, illness, et al –but as long as you embrace your sense of humor and retain a positive outlook, you’ll make the best of any situation you might find yourself in.

WHOLLY HOLISTICS

by Katherine Tandy Brown

As the years slip by, I find that I’m giving myself more and more permission to be myself, whomever that may be on any given day. I remember how petrified I was while dressing up for my first boy-girl “mixer” in junior high. Shyness on steroids. Intuiting my terror, my mom offered what she believed to be a gem of advice. “Just be yourself,” she said. Then smiled and patted my arm.

“You’ll be just fine.”

I’ll never forget thinking at the time, What in the world does that mean? And it’s taken years to figure that out. Not that I have that perfectly nailed at this point in my life, but certainly enough that I have a darn good idea of what works and what doesn’t, i.e. what makes me happy and what doesn’t. And I lean toward the former at all given opportunities.

Syndicated columnist, political activist, and author James Allen (Jim) Hightower (age 79) sums up the key to successful aging for folks who want to embrace their individu ality and enjoy their later years as follows:

“The opposite of courage is not cowardice, it’s conformity.”

Dust off your old Santana and Jimi Hendrix albums and crank ‘em up. Make my mother proud . . . Just be yourself.

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

Story Contest Winners

His Father's Smile

By Tim Ruth

Through the windshield of my rusted-out Ford F-150, I watched the young man stroll into the supermarket. The kid looked to be in his early twenties, and his casual walk told me he didn't have a care in the world. He didn't know that very soon he'd be dead. I planned to make sure of that. The parking spot near the front of the store he'd just taken was mine. A blind man could have seen I was waiting to pull into it. But a car coming up the lane delayed my turn. That's when that little bastard shows up with his shiny subcompact and glides into my spot. I should have quit, let it

Lowcountry Weekly is pleased to announce the winners of the 8th

go, and looked for a space at the back of the packed parking lot. But he did something after he got out of that Toyota that sealed his fate.

He stopped and looked my way like he was noticing me for the first time. Then he smiled and waved at me. SMILED AND WAVED! It wasn't enough that he took the parking spot; he had to taunt me too. I wrapped my fingers around the steering wheel, gritted my teeth, and glared at him. He looked at me a second or two longer, shrugged his shoulders, and ambled into the store. I sat in the idling F-150 staring at the supermarket door until someone laid on their horn, demanding I move. Reluctantly I complied and headed to the back of the lot.

When I got there, I wheeled the pickup around, opened the glove compartment, and took out my revolver. Then I returned my attention to the storefront. There was no sign of him. I decided that if he weren't out in ten minutes, I'd go into the store and end him there.

In the distance, thunder rumbled. Fat drops of rain began to plop down, molting my dusty windshield with an odd polka-dot pattern. I flicked on the wipers and watched the worn-out blades trace a thin white arch onto the glass. I didn't care about the scar they'd etch. Since Barb left, I didn't care about much. The morning she walked out, she'd told me I'd changed since coming home from the war, that I wasn't the man she'd married. That damn war took her from me. I checked my watch and saw that ten minutes had passed. It was time I did the taking.

I slid the handgun into the pocket of my old army coat and stepped out of the truck. As I did that, I noticed my target exit the store. He started up the same row of vehicles I was coming down. We advanced toward each other like two gunfighters in an old west showdown. When we were less than twenty yards apart, I placed my hand in my coat pocket and grasped the 38.

The kid locked eyes with me, and a broad smile lit his face. He said, "Hey there, Mr. Collins, I thought that was you." Something about his smile was familiar, but I didn't know what. The young man must have noticed my confusion. He pointed to himself and said Danny Rameriz, Hector's son. I met you at my dad's memorial service." It was then that I realized what was familiar about him. The boy had his father's smile.

Hector had flashed that smile to me as he pulled me out of a burning Humvee in Iraq, saving my life seconds before a sniper's bullet ended his.

Frantically trying to come up with something to say, I finally asked, "What are you doing here?"

He pointed toward the store, "I work here. See the sign in front of my car."

The sign read, reserved for Danny Rameriz, employee of the month."

I stared at the sign I hadn't noticed earlier, paralyzed by the thoughts of what I'd almost done. Finally, I returned my gaze to Danny and stammered, "Your dad would be very proud."

He smiled that familiar smile once more. I patted him on the shoulder, then hurried back to my truck. I sobbed there behind the wheel of that Ford for a long time. Sorry for what I'd almost done. Ashamed at what I'd become.

I picked up my phone and placed the call Barb had begged me to make more times than I care to remember. Two rings later, the call was answered, "Veterans administration."

Through my tears, I choked out, "This is Gunnery Sergeant Jonathan Collins. I need help."

Newly named as Greenville, SC’s first Poet Laureate, Glenis Redmond, author of The Listening Skin, is also a 2022 inductee of the South Carolina Academy of Authors (the Palmetto State’s Literary Hall of Fame) and a 2020 recipient of the South Carolina Governor’s Award for the Arts. Poet Marlanda Dekine, author

of Thresh and Hold, was recently recognized as the South Carolina Arts Commission Fellow for Spoken Word / Slam Poetry and winner of the 2021 New Southern Voices Poetry Prize. Both award-winning writers will be reading from their poetry at Sandies at the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce (711 Bladen St.) on Friday, November 4, at 5:30 p.m. Hosted by the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center, this event is free and open to the public. Sandies will be open for dine-in or take-out dinner that evening. Books will be available for sale and signing.

On the following morning, Saturday, November 5, from 10:00 a.m. to noon, Glenis Redmond will also be teaching a poetry writing workshop inspired by Jonathan Green’s artwork of potter David Drake-- Working with Wonder: Creating Couplets and Ekphrastic Poetry. This workshop will be held at the Pat Conroy Literary Center (601 Bladen St.) and is open to writers of all levels of experience. $45/person. Please register in advance for the workshop at https:// workingwithwonder.eventbrite.com

ABOUT GLENIS REDMOND

Glenis Redmond is the first Poet Laureate of Greenville, SC, a 2022 inductee into the South Carolina Academy of Authors (our state’s literary hall of fame), and a 2020 honoree of the South Carolina Governor’s Award for the Arts. She has been a literary community leader for almost thirty years. She is a Kennedy Center Teaching Artist and a

Skin as well as The Three Harrietts, What My Hand Say, and Under the Sun.

ABOUT MARLANDA DEKINE

The 2022 South Carolina Arts Commis sion Fellow for Spoken Word / Slam Poetry and winner of the 2021 New Southern Voices Poetry Prize, Marlanda Dekine (she/they) is a poet obsessed with ancestry, memory, and the process of staying within one's own body. Their work manifests as books, audio projects, and workshops, leaving spells and incantations for others to follow for themselves. Dekine's work has been published or is forthcoming in Southern Humanities Review, POETRY Magazine, Emergence Magazine, Juke Joint Magazine, OROBORO, Screen Door Review, Root Work

Cave Canem alum. Glenis has been the mentor poet for the National Student Poets Program since 2014. In the past she prepared these exceptional youth poets to read at the Library of Congress, the Department of Education, and for First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House. She is a North Carolina Literary Fellowship recipient and helped to create the first Writer-in-Residence position at the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site in Flat Rock, North Carolina. Her work has been showcased on NPR and PBS and has been most recently published in Orion Magazine and the New York Times. She is the author of the poetry volumes

Journal, and elsewhere. They are the Founder and former Executive Director of Speaking Down Barriers, Spoken Word Spartanburg, and other organizations that make space for all be ings. Currently, they serve as a Healing Justice Fellow with Gender Benders and the 2021-2022 Creative-In-Residence with Castle of our Skins.

Dekine is the recipient of many awards, includ ing a Tin House Own Path Scholarship (2021), a SC Humanities Award for Fresh Voices in Hu manities (2019), Emrys' Keller Cushing Freeman Fellowship (2019), and grants from the SC Arts Commission, Alternate Roots, The Map Fund, and other organizations. Thresh and Hold is Marlanda’s first book of poetry.

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

Learn more about Sandies at the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce at

The Listening

Poet Marlanda Dekine

Poet Glenis Redmond

Short Story Contest Winners Second Place

Pottery Trips

By Vivian Bikulege

Marjorie loves mushrooms. She thinks she understands them. For her, they are introverts popping from dirt after days of mountain rain. Their beauty, much like hers, stays buried for a long time until they fruit to find daylight as if breathing for the very first time.

Marjorie lives alone at the top of Henry Mountain. She is a potter and every month she fills boxes with her best work and carries them into town to a small gallery. She hopes tourists, maybe a few locals, will buy one or two pieces. What doesn’t sell in a month, she carries back up the mountain. She has a shed full of ignored pots.

What makes her small bowls and coffee cups unique are the mushroom designs she lovingly carves into the clay. Some are plump with thick caps, and some are slender with tiny jabs from her needle tool, mimicking spores floating from the gills of the make-believe fungi. Every clay creation is finished with a fragment of mushroom pulp embedded into the base. It burns away once Marjorie fires her pottery in the kiln but leaves a lasting mark.

Not long ago, Marjorie thought she heard curious noises in the storage shed. Mice, she thought, and set traps between stacks of hunter green and winter blue bowls. One night, after a loud snap, she trekked a moonlit path from her cabin to the shed. In the

corner, on the hard-packed dirt floor, a tiny woman struggled to dislodge her denim skirt caught in the hammer of a mousetrap. She froze when she saw the giant woman, fearful as Marjorie reached down and lifted the trap and its captive.

“Who are you?”

“My name is Brindle.”

“What are you?”

“An elf.”

“I didn’t believe elves were real.”

“We are. We’ve been living on this mountain for a very long time. We moved into your pottery shed for protection. We love your work.”

“We? How many?”

“I think our last census was seventy-six; parents, grandparents, and children. Some left this mountain for Pinnacle but we can’t be sure they made it. Snakes and raccoons make for a treacherous passage.”

“So, I’m not really alone.”

“No, Marjorie. We were here before you bought the place. We watch you collect mushrooms and throw pots. We hear you snore.”

Marjorie and Brindle went quiet. Tiny, watchful eyes and subtle whispers of warm breath took hold of Marjorie’s senses. She pulled back on the hammer to release the pixie. Brindle smoothed her skirt and folded her arms warily watching the big woman.

“Sorry about the trap.” Marjorie placed it on a windowsill, yellow cheddar still stuck to the catch.

“It’s okay. Actually, we’re vegan. Dairy doesn’t set right but hunger of any kind causes one to take risks, don’t you agree? You, for instance. You’ve been eating your mushrooms.”

Brindle was right. At first, Marjorie collected mushrooms to press into her pottery. Then, she gathered morels and chanterelles for salads and omelets. Now, her quest heightened. She’d discovered Psilocybin - magic mushrooms. She ate them to escape the confines of her austere existence and chattering mind.

Small bodies began to emerge from behind coffee cups and saucers. Marjorie buckled onto a wooden stool amazed by the elfin community. Fear took hold. Was she hallucinating or was this real? She closed her eyes. A low buzz, a hum really, grew into clear voices gathering at her feet. As she opened her eyes, she saw elves on the lips of bowls, leaning against shelves, and some began to shimmy her pant legs for a closer look.

“There are so many of you.”

Brindle stood in the center and raised her arms. The elves faced her.

“Winter is coming” she announced. “Days will shorten and temperatures will drop.” She lowered her arms and turned toward Marjorie.

“If you’ll have us, we’ll make a home in your pantry, cook, clean, and tuck you in at night. We are like the mushrooms you cherish, emerging new and whole. We can be family.”

As dawn broke on Henry Mountain, Marjorie stood and walked to her kiln. She gathered kindling and a gas can. She returned to the shed, sprinkled gasoline, lit a match, and watched the building go up in flames. She thought she heard screams but it was the sharp release of water trapped inside the wood and cracking pottery.

There are no such things as elves, she rea soned, only the certainty that she would quit eating mushrooms.

Check Out the Second Edition of the Beaufort Human Library

Where oral history meets speed dating.” The Beaufort Human Library project seeks to foster empathy and understanding across communities by offering the public opportunities to “check out” nearly a dozen Human Books who will be sharing their personal stories of overcoming and acceptance. These engaging conversations will cover topics including occupations, education, healthcare, gender, race, immigration, addiction, abuse, and law enforcement, among others. Ultimately the dialogues will focus on building bridges of under standing and acceptance, person to person, through storytelling.

The second edition of the Beaufort Human Library will be held on Sunday, November 13, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. in MacLean Hall, building 12 of the Technical College of the Lowcountry (TCL), at 104 Reynolds Street in Beaufort. Free and open to the public, the event is hosted by TCL; the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center; the Beaufort County Library; Bluffton’s Storybook Shoppe; the Diversity Awareness Youth Literacy Organization chapters of Beaufort Academy, Beaufort High School, and Battery Creek High School; and volunteer community organizers.

Participating Human Books include Alisha Arora, Imelda Golden, Devorah Lee,

Gwenn McClune, Dana Ridenour, Zvezdana (Stella) Scott, Jan Stanfield, Joseph Taylor, and featured Human Book Lynn Markovich Bryant. Beginning the event, Markovich will share her story, Navigating Racism . . . from a White Woman Raised Black, in the TCL auditorium from 1:00 to 1:30, after which, all of the volunteer Human Books will be available to be checked out for 30-minute small group conversations from 1:30 to 3:00. No advance registration is needed. Volunteer adult Librarians and student Bookmarks will be on hand to help guest navigate the experience.

New to this edition of the Beaufort Human Library, TCL and high school student volunteers will also be reading thematically related picture books to their younger peers in the event’s family-friendly Teddy Bear Picnic outside on the lawn of MacLean Hall, aided by the Storybook Shoppe children’s bookstore and the Beaufort County Library.

Learn more about the Beaufort Human Library at www.facebook.com/beauforthu manlibrary or the Pat Conroy Literary Center website, www.patconroyliterarycenter.org

The Conroy Center is located at 601 Bladen Street, and open for public tours Thursday through Sunday from noon to 4:00 p.m., or other times by appointment.

Short Story Contest Winners Third Place

Time Zone

By John Williams

I’m standing on my son’s dock, listening to the rain wind its way up Battery Creek.

I pull my poncho strings tighter and flip it’s large hood over my head. One size fits all, I think, tugging at the hood’s long drawstring. The poncho’s military issue, or at least it was when I brought it home from Vietnam some fifty years ago.

My daughter-in-law found it in my old footlocker. My name’s still stenciled across its olive green top: Corporal Donald G. Roberts. It’s my personal time capsule containing only the poncho and a set of tiger fatigues complete with matching jungle boots, things I’d worn on my last patrol on what Snoopy would call a dark and stormy night. The uniform’s not my original. The Navy corpsman cut my trousers open like a hospital gown. Like Forrest Gump, I’d been shot in the buttocks and it did sting like a bee, a large, pissed off bee that took part of my left cheek.

We didn’t wear hoods on patrol. The pattering rain drops stole your hearing. Better wet than dead. Lots of guys at this LZ were both, lying in the mud, waiting on evac.

Despite my protest, I rode with them. I got the top rack. Below me a morbid cocktail of blood, piss and shit leaked from the body bags and flowed across the steel floor. I looked down at the covered corpses. One was my best friend, James Monroe. He was American royalty . He could have dodged this war, but he thought he was a writer and he wanted the experience. He had this quote: “Nothing bad ever happens to a writer. Everything’s material.”

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Musty odors seeped from the poncho’s hood. Vietnam air? I wondered. Everything else followed me home. Why not a little pocket of air.

Around me, lightning flashes reach out, revealing the Lowcountry’s beauty in a gray silhouette of oak limbs and palms that quickly fades to black. Thunder follows, a deep, slow, rumble announcing its presence from the darkened heavens. I look back into the trees. It’s a habit I can’t quit. I miss my M16.

Funny, my first memory is of a gun. I still have it though nobody knows. Seventy years later, cocking it provides a painful reminder of the arthritis that racks my joints, thanks to an herbicide that killed more than foliage.

I turn seventy-five tomorrow. Seventyfive’s the first of the half-decade celebrations.

Better not wait till eighty. You never know. The odds got worse every year but not in my case. My thumb’s on the wheel. The game’s fixed and I’m the dealer. I need just enough memory to pull it off without leaving too many days on the table. Days are my currency, my sole remaining treasure, but I’m not going to live them trussed up in a diaper.

I’ve saved my opioids from my last three surgeries. Minor stuff, but they say you heal better without pain. I take the pain and palm the pills. The pills are my freedom. I could take them now, but I’m not ready: Too many things I’d miss, like the people who love me more than I deserve. I’m working on my goodbye note. I need them to understand that I leave a little every day. Like MacArthur said, “I just fade, fade away.”

The dementia is slow but relentless, stealing my soul and my memories like the rice patty leeches stole my blood. An unseen

foreign invader that’s broken my genetic code and tortures me daily with stirred neurons that produce strange words and converts Volkswagens into buffaloes. Soon I won’t know the difference. The thought terrifies me. It’s like dying without death’s grateful release. Wait too long and I’m doomed to a life sentence without parole.

I watch the storm move east, pulled by the Atlantic to die in the cool, ocean water. Behind me, I’m startled by a dull flashing light. I’m being summoned for supper.

As I walk up, lightning still glows on the horizon, creating a mountain range of clouds. I stare into the darkness and the Annamite Mountains rise from my feet. I know them well, but they belong in Vietnam, forming its spine between two oceans, not here on the South Carolina coast. I drop to one knee and look into the jungle. Monroe’s on point and it’s raining.

It’s always raining in Vietnam.

Saluting America’s Veterans

The Lowcountry wind Symphony (LWS), under the direction of Donald F. Jemella, begins its 2022-2023 Concert Season by proudly honoring the men and women who are now serving and have served in the United States Military. This year will mark the seventh such tribute for LWS. The three free concerts in the greater Beaufort County area are:

Sunday, November 6th, 4 pm

St. John’s Lutheran Church, 157 Lady’s Island Drive, Beaufort Open to the Public Wednesday, November 9th, 7 pm Carolina Ballroom, Dataw Island, Beaufort DIC Members and Guests Only Friday November 11th, 7 pm Magnolia Hall, Sun City Residents and Guests Only

Of special note, the Dataw program is part of the annual Veterans Week “Tee It Up For The Troops” celebration which raises funds for a varied number of organizations which support men and women in the service. At Sun City, the program is being sponsored and hosted by the Sun City Veterans Association. We are honored to be part of these outstanding programs.

James Colwell, in the tuba section, and a founding member of LWS, is the Commander of Local Chapter 12, Disabled American Veterans. A number of LWS players have served in the military, and several Parris Island Marine Band members are participating in this concert.

According to Director Jemella, this program of patriotic music includes music from the time of the American Revolution through the present day.

God of Our Fathers was written in 1876 for the Centennial observance of the

adoption of the Declaration of Independence. The hymn gained wide popularity when organist George W. Warren wrote his own music in 1892, but retained the original lyrics penned by Episcopal priest, Daniel C. Roberts who served churches in Brandon, VT. It remains one of our best loved hymns today.

National Airs (From Early America): Bands of the Civil War era often included familiar tunes in their performances. This piece contains a patriotic medley of Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean, Washington’s March, an early treatment of The Star Spangled Banner as it would have been rendered during the Civil War, (prior to its selection as the official national anthem in 1931), and Yankee Doodle.

Field Ayers is an arrangement celebrating the heritage of rudimental drumming through three traditional drum solos that were written over the course of America’s growth as a nation (‘Three Camps,’ ‘Downfall of Paris,’ and ‘Hell on the Wabash’). The manual specifies drum signals for American soldiers during the Revolutionary War. As the style continued to develop, it was the basis for contests organized by the American Legion for drum and bugle crops. LWS features our percussion section with Mike Burroughs on field drum.

Echoes from the Battlefield commemo rates World War I with four songs that were popular and widely performed during that historic era. These are Over There by George M. Cohan, It’s a Long Way To Tipperary , Keep the Home Fires Burning and Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag. These songs, sung by the troops and those waiting at home helped to keep up morale during wartime.

America the Brave: Contemporary com poser Stephen Melillo is known for his patri otic and heartfelt writing. Here he presents a fresh take on two of America’s favorite patri otic songs - Battle Hymn of the Republic and America the Beautiful

Armed Forces – Pride of America – Our country has a long history of honoring those who have served our country in the Army, Marines, Navy, Coast Guard and the Air Force. We regard them as heroes, yet they are often reluctant to be placed in the limelight or accept that mantle we rightfully place on them. They served out of a deep sense of duty to their comrades and their country. It is with great respect that we proudly salute these five branches of the United States military and of fer this musical tribute.

The Stars and Stripes Forever, composed by John Philip Sousa in 1896, was chosen as the United States National March by congress in 8971. Known as The March King, Sousa served as the 17th Director of the Marine Band from 1880 -1892. Based in Washington, D.C. this musical group is designated as ‘The President’s Own’. Sousa also composed Semper Fidelis, the official march of the United States Marine Corp.

LWS is a concert band made up of amateur and professional brass, woodwind, and percussion players from greater Beaufort area. New members are welcome and auditions are not required. For more information, to become involved in band operations, or to make a contribution, please visit LWS’ website at www.lowcountry windsymphony.com

Woodwinds play during a Lowcountry Wind Symphony

Matthew Baumgardner at Palmetto Bluff

The Arts Initiative at Palmetto Bluff, a new program conceived to inspire and enrich lives through art, in all its forms, is honored to announce an exciting partnership with the estate of American contemporary artist and National Endowment for the Arts Visual Arts Fellow, Matthew (Matt) Baumgardner, whose work is featured in multiple private and public collections including the Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston and the Greenville County Museum of Art in Greenville, SC. The Art of Matt Baumgardner: Channeling Universal and Spiritual Planes will showcase a curated selection of his paintings, works on paper and birch plywoods, and will be on exhibit and available for purchase from October 28 –November 6, 2022 at FLOW Gallery + Workshop, which sits at the heart and social center of Palmetto Bluff’s Wilson Village.

“My work imparts a transformative experience that resonates with my longings to channel universal and spiritual planes; I want to transport the spirit, to remind us all that we are perfect beings passing through a transient world. My soul craves expression through poetic and timeless art that beckons the view er to return time and again to find renewal and fresh experiences.” – Matt Baumgardner

Baumgardner’s body of work synthesizes two disparate approaches – free-form mark-making and a formalized grid based on spatial frequency. Developed and refined over 26 years, Baumgardner’s unique process and materials play a vital role in delivering this vision. His inspiration includes a wellspring of sources, from petroglyphs to cubism – and art world luminaries including Piet Mondrian,

Paul Klee, Joan Miro, Jackson Pollock, Brice Marden, Cy Twombly, Robert Ryman, Alfred Jensen, Carl Andre, Donald Judd, Agnes Martin, James Turrell and Robert Irwin. Baumgardner’s process was to study the classics and old masters, absorb the successful modernists, and then strike out in new directions to express a unique vision honed by his modern lifestyle and experience.

After earning his MFA at UNC in Chapel Hill in 1982, Baumgard ner moved to NYC where he spent most of his professional career. In 1993, he was awarded a national Visual Arts Fellowship in Painting by the National Endowment for the Arts for his birch plywood series, represent ing his signature technique of embedded glyphs in multiple layers of pigmented gypsum. From his early career through his 22-year tenure in NYC,

Baumgardner’s artwork was exhibited in 14 solo and more than 30 group shows, including at internationally recognized galleries such as Charles Cowles (New York), Edward Thorp (New York), Jeffrey Coploff (New York), Wessel O’Connor (New York), Bentley (Scottsdale), Carrie Secrist (Chicago), LewAllen Contemporary Art (Santa Fe), and Gal erie Marie-Louise Wirth (Zurich, Switzerland).

In 2006, Baumgard ner relocated to rural Travelers Rest, SC, where he designed and built a live/work studio on an acre of land in 2009, a serene haven in which he created his work for nearly a decade. Since returning to the Carolinas, Baumgardner’s work has been exhibited in a major solo retrospective at the Greenville County Museum of Art and at other venues, including Art San Diego, Spectrum Miami, Forré & Co. Fine Art (Aspen and Vail), Eckert Fine Art (Mass MoCA campus) and Art on Paper, Pier 36, NYC. His estate has also partnered with the Furman University Art Department, providing students with the opportunity to research Matt’s career and curate exhibitions of his work since 2019. Baumgard ner’s love of nature and its four elements – earth, air, water, and fire – permeated his life and art. Inspecting insects with his microscope, tending to his garden laden with flowers and edible plants, swimming with his daughters in the Caribbean or exercising in the pool at his stu dio, lighting fireworks or burning a pile of pruned branches on his grounds, contemplating clouds and beautiful sunsets, and touring country roads were simple joys that inspired him.

“On behalf of the Baumgardner estate, I am enthused to collaborate with The Arts Initiative at Palmetto Bluff to deliver a compelling experience for this vibrant community of art patrons,” said Riley Murphy, Personal Representative, Matthew Baumgardner estate.

FLOW Gallery + Workshop houses the physical showcase of The Arts Initiative at Palmetto Bluff and includes work from the Artist in Residence program and a curated collection of acclaimed Southern artists. This diverse lineup of talent includes a rotating series of exhibitions, workshops, and events featuring blue chip and emerging artists, craftsmen, musicians, makers, and chefs. Ideally located in Wilson Village, FLOW welcomes members and guests to foster immersive hands-on interactions and a deeper appreciation for the artists whose work represent the elements that comprise Palmetto Bluff. The thread that connects featured artists at FLOW is a reverence for the artistic process and their chosen crafts and a deep connection to the values of this unique community.

For more information, visit www.Palmet toBluff.com

Strictly for Boys: Remembering Betty Waskiewicz

Beaufort lost one of her treasures this week. Elizabeth Logan Waskiewicz passed away on October 16th. Betty was a pillar of the community. She supported many organizations, projects, programs and causes. She was a force of nature and a very dear soul. I visited Betty for the last time on her 95th birthday this past June. I’m so glad that I was able to see her. This week’s column is reprinted from 2017, a few weeks after Betty’s 90th birthday soiree. I’m going to miss my friend.

At a recent catering event, one of my servers came back in the staging area and told me, “There's a lady out there who was asking for you. She said she taught you everything you know about cooking.” My immediate response was, “Does she have red hair?” “Yes,” was the answer. I knew she was talking about Betty Waskiewicz. I met Betty a few months after Vince and I were married. I had just started working at First Presbyterian Church and it only took a few days to realize that Betty was the church's Queen Mother. Betty's father had helped build the church sanctuary with his own hands. Betty grew up in the church and was always around to take care of “things.”

I remember hearing, “you'd better ask Betty first,” many, many, many times. Besides keeping the clergy and church staff in line, she cooked Wednesday Night Suppers every week for years. When Betty's 70th birthday rolled around in June 1997, First Presbyterian hosted a reception in her honor. My boss and our minister, Dr. John Scholer, gave me a small allowance and let me prepare all of the food.

It turned out to be my first catering gig. I've been in business ever since. Last week, I had the honor of catering Betty's 90th birthday party in her home. I actually got to cook in her kitchen. It meant the world to me.

We're already making plans for her 100th birthday party in 2027. I wish I had more space to write about all of our experiences together. A paragraph doesn't do it justice. Betty has been a wonderful role model, mentor and friend. Did I mention that she also wrote a cookbook? She sure did. “Strictly for Boys” was published in June 1980 and was reprinted many times over. When I decided to publish my first cookbook in 2005, Betty introduced me to her cookbook company and her representative and she helped me get my official start as a published author. This week, (and, you'd better believe that I asked for permission first), I'm sharing some of my favorite recipes from Betty's cookbook. I'll always cherish my autographed copy from 1992. And, I treasure my friendship with our dear Betty. Happy Cooking!

By Debbi Covington

MACARONI AND CHEESE

4 ounces elbow macaroni

4 ounces sharp cheddar cheese

2 cups milk

2 eggs, beaten

HAWAIIAN CHICKEN

1 (3 pound) broiler-fryer, cut up

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup flour

2 cups cooking oil

1 cup Kraft barbecue sauce

1 cup crushed pineapple

1 tablespoon cornstarch

½ teaspoon ground ginger

Wash and drain chicken, salt and let stand about 1 hour. Put flour in plastic bag, drop in chicken, 2 or 3 pieces at a time, shake well; continue until all chicken is floured. Heat cooking oil in heavy 10-inch frying pan. When oil is hot add the chicken and brown lightly on both sides, cook only long enough to brown.

Placed browned chicken in a 12x8x2-inch cas serole. Mix pineapple, barbecue sauce, cornstarch and ginger. Spoon over browned chicken, cover tightly with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Remove foil and return to oven for 10 minutes. Serves 6

½ teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons margarine

Dash of pepper

Boil and drain macaroni by directions on package. Pour drained macaroni into 1½ -quart baking dish. Cut cheese into cubes and mix with cooked macaroni. Beat eggs, add milk, salt, pepper and margarine; mix well. Pour over macaroni and cheese in baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees about 30 minutes or until firm. Serves 6.

QUICK FRUIT COBBLER

½ cup self-rising flour

½ cup sugar

½ cup milk

2 tablespoons margarine

1 (No. 2) can blueberries, peaches or cherries Melt margarine in a 1-quart baking dish. Mix flour, sugar and milk. Pour slowly into baking dish. Carefully pour the fruit into the

center of the flour mixture. Bake at 350 de grees for 30 minutes or until lightly browned. Serves 6.

CURRIED CHICKEN

2 cups chicken stock

2 cups cooked chicken, cut into cubes

¼ cup flour

¼ cup margarine

1 teaspoon curry powder

½ tart apple, peeled and chopped

½ teaspoon salt

Dash pepper

Melt margarine; stir in flour and curry powder. Add stock and cook over medium heat until thick and clear. Add chicken and apple; heat thoroughly. Serve over cooked rice.

Be sure to serve toasted coconut and toasted slivered almonds with this dish. Serves 6.

HOBO STEW

1 pound hamburger

1½ teaspoons salt

Dash of pepper

1 (10-ounce) can tomato soup

3 carrots

3 medium potatoes

2 onions

2 cups water

Mix hamburger and ½ teaspoon salt. Form into 1-inch meat balls. Brown in 2 tablespoons oil in frying pan. Peel, wash and quarter the carrots, potatoes and onions. In heavy saucepan, mix tomato soup, water, 1 teaspoon salt and pepper. Heat to boiling; add vegetables and meat ball as they are browned. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Serves 4.

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

FOODseum Hosts Amiri Farris

The FOODseum at the Culinary Institute of the South is currently hosting an exhibit by Lowcountry artist Amiri Geuka Farris.

The exhibit, at the Technical College of the Lowcountry’s newest campus, features paintings and original works inspired by Lowcountry cuisine and Gullah culture.

The exhibit runs through Dec. 9 and can be viewed from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. All pieces will be available for purchase. Proceeds will go toward educational programming at the culinary institute.

The Culinary Institute of the South is at 1 Venture Dr., Buckwalter Place, in Bluffton.

THE CULINARY INSTITUTE OF THE SOUTH AT TCL

The Culinary Institute of the South is a 30,000 square-foot, world-class training facility in Bluffton, South Carolina. It features two teaching kitchens, a bake lab, a lecture theater, a café, a teaching restaurant, two academic classrooms, two computer labs and a ballroom for events or additional classroom space. A FOODseum™, an interactive museum that will tell the story of Southern food, is set to open on the campus in 2023. Students can choose from three program areas – Baking & Pastry, Culinary, and Hospitality – and can elect to earn an associate degree or certificate in these areas. For more info visit www.tcl.edu/ culinary-institute.

TCL

A SCAD alumnus and foundation studies professor, Farris is a contemporary artist whose wide range of work encompasses painting, drawing, video, performance and installation. His work has been featured in more than 50 solo and juried exhibitions worldwide. Farris lives and works in Bluffton and has collaborated with the Culinary Institute of the South at TCL on previous projects.

The Technical College of the Lowcountry is the region’s primary provider of higher education and workforce training. The pub lic, two-year, multi-campus community college serves about 5,000 students annually with campuses in Beaufort, Bluffton and Hampton serving Beaufort, Colleton, Hamp ton and Jasper Counties. Visit www.tcl.edu.

SOBA Plans Two-Month Christmas Bazaar

Artists of the Society of Bluffton Artists (SOBA) are creating original, one-of-a-kind handmade gifts for their Christmas Bazaar, which runs from Nov. 7 through Jan. 1 in the featured artist room at the gallery in Old Town Bluffton. A selection of handmade Christmas items also will be available from 12-5pm, Dec. 4th during the Holiday Artisan Market at the May River Lawn in Palmetto Bluff.

The SOBA Christmas Bazaar offers the community a unique place to shop for the holidays with hundreds of hand-created works by local artists — including wreaths, small paintings, holiday decor and other gift items.

“The Christmas Bazaar is a SOBA wintertime tradition — perfect for those shoppers looking for something unique this holiday season,” said Marie Burgeson, SOBA’s president.

The boutique is open from Nov. 7-Jan. 1. The SOBA gallery hours of operation are from 10am-5pm Monday-Saturday and from 11am-3pm Sundays.

Holiday Gallery of Gifts at Art League of Hilton Head

Afestive tradition continues this holiday season as Art League Gallery is transformed into a Gallery of Gifts, featuring one-of-a-kind decor and gift items handmade by local artists.

Visitors can shop for works of art— such as paintings, photography, pottery, or mixed media—artistic stocking stuffers, jewelry, and unique ornaments and holiday decor.

“This is the third year we’ve turned our art gallery into a gift gallery during the holiday season. Each year has been a stunning success, and we’re excited to continue the tradition. Of course, all the artworks we exhibit throughout

the year are available for purchase, but we’re proud to offer gifts from local artists at affordable prices,” says General Manager Kristen McIntosh. “Art League Gallery remains a mustsee for holiday shopping.”

Gallery of Gifts will be open November 15 to December 31, Monday thru Saturday 10am-4pm and Sundays 12-4pm. An opening reception will be held Wednesday, November 16, 5-7pm. The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public.

Art League Gallery is located mid-island inside Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island, 843-681-5060.

Come experience the ultimate in Holiday design inspiration! Join us for the 21st Beaufort Homes for the Holidays annual event featuring an easy walking tour of 7 incredible homes plus a “Cookie Cottage”. These unique homes, nestled in a delightful section of Historic Downtown Beaufort across from the Intracoastal Waterway, feature creative renovations, new construction and a wide variety of architectural styles. They will be professionally decorated for the holidays by local interior designers and talented artists. You will be inspired with many new and exciting ideas for creating your own Holiday Magic!

Featured tour designers include Sweet Bay-Maggie Engstrom, Tidal Creek HavenGillian Csernica & Courtney Tangalos, M-Lisa Mykelby, Outrageous Floral Design-Sally Hendricks, Liz McEnaney, Found for Home-Jennifer Hagenbugh, The Social Betty-Kelsey Bacon & Maleia Everidge, Nuances- Nancy Harris Vista & Laurie Thompson.

Home Tours will be held Saturday, November 19th from 11:00 until 3:00 and on Sunday, November 20th from 11:00 until 3:00. Tickets are $45 prior to November 19; $50 on the day of the tour.

Tour tickets are available on our website now at www.beauforthomesfortheholidays.com and at local area businesses beginning in October. Locations include: The Chocolate Tree, Sweet Bay, Tidal Creek Haven, The Kitchen, Dataw Island Pro Shop, Markel’s, and Saint Peter’s Catholic Church Office.

further information visit our website or call (843)522-6503.

Photo by Sandy Dimke

A Santa ‘Salute’ to our Military by Mac Rogers

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EMPLOYMENT

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CLASSES & SEMINARS

BEAUFORT COUNTY LIBRARY ONGOING PRO GRAMS & 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 Caroli na 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, ball room, swing, country, or line. Singles welcome. Cash bar and light dinners available. $5 floor fee. HHICSC also teaches beginner Shag lessons Tues day nights. www.hiltonheadshagclub.com, or www.facebook.com/HHICSC

STAINED GLASS CLASSES IN BEAUFORT South ern Sky Glass Studio is forming morning and after noon classes for adults 18 and older. Beginning to advanced classes. Cynthia Buckley 508-280-9792 or southernskyglassstudio@gmail.com

ART LEAGUE OF HH CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

With over 25 local professional art educators, and guests from around the world, Art League of Hilton Head offers classes and workshops in all media for all levels of students. Visit www.artleaguehhi.org or email academy@artleaguehhi.org for more info.

POTTERY CLASSES IN BEAUFORT McSweeney Clay Studio is offering morning, afternoon and evening classes for children and adults. Pottery dates and parties available as well. Classes are on going. Beginner or advanced welcome. mcsween eyclaystudio.com or call 843-694-2049.

BEAUFORT ART ASSOCIATION offers classes for artists at all levels. For info visit www.beaufortar tassociation.com. or 913 Bay St.

LOWCOUNTRY SHAGGERS Mondays at the Moose Lodge, 350 Broad River Blvd. 6-9pm. Caro lina Shag Lessons with Tommy & Sheri O'Brien and others. Occasional Ballroom Dance and once a month a Line Dance is taught. Beginners, Interme diate 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 Association member. For info visit www.beaufortshagclub.com

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

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 Pin ning Ceremonies for Veteran patients. Contact 843-473-3939 or smilliken@carishealthcare.com

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 #top6entertain ment 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 Coopera tive 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 Mo bile 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 pa tients. 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 His tory Center at the Fort Fremont Preserve, 1124 Land's End Road, St. Helena Island is open. Do cent-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, visit ing 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

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 Com mander Pattie McGowan (706-633-6192) and visit us on Facebook - USCGA Beaufort.

BEAUFORT TOASTMASTERS CLUB meets from 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm the first & third Tuesday, in the Beaufort College Building, Rm. 103 (USC-Beaufort Campus), 801 Carteret Street, Beaufort. To learn more visit www.beauforttoastmastersclub.org

FREE ACUPUNCTURE FOR VETERANS – Veter ans, 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. Expe rience individualized treatment in a peaceful group setting. Sliding scale fee. Beaufort Acu puncture, 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 oth er volunteers to crew our trucks distributing food to local charities. Flexible schedule at your conve nience. 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, bak ing, arts and crafts, pet therapy, manicures, listen ing to stories, holding hands, etc. Provide compan ionship to the elderly who often feel lonely and unappreciated. Contact Ashlee Powers at 843592-8453 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, emo tional 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 experi enced a loss and would like support and info asso ciated with grief and bereavement. Corrie Van Dyke, LMSW or Marie James, MA. 843-757-9388

INTERESTED IN HEALTHY EATING? Second Helpings, of Beaufort, Hampton, and Jasper coun ties, 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, 843-6893616 or execdirector@secondhelpingslc.org

BORN TO READ working for early childhood lit eracy, needs volunteers to deliver books and ma terials to new mothers at Coastal Community Hosp., HH Hosp., and BMH. Visits are from 10am

– noon. More info at borntoread.org. Interested volunteers 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 Program10am-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 843-521-9190, free; Purple Haven Project - Educate local estab lishment 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 sin cere 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. Stu dents hope to acquire skills to pursue life goals, support families, and contribute to our community. Daytime and evenings in Bluffton and HHI. Call 843-815-6616 (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 gro ceries, clothing and basic needs items to ANY ONE 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 843-715-3583 or email sandalwood pantry@gmail.com

PARRIS ISLAND MUSEUM. The legacy of the Ma rine Corps and the history of the Port Royal re gion. Thousands of artifacts, images, and other materials illustrate the stories in exhibit galleries from Native American to modern Marines. FREE admission. Mon-Sat 10am-4:30pm and 8am on Family Graduation Days. Closed New Year’s Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Info at parri sislandmuseum.com or 843-228-2166.

MEDICAL SERVICES OF AMERICA SEEKS VOL UNTEERS - Volunteers needed for companion ship 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 “Cele brate 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, WednesdaysGrateful Dead Wednesday with Reckoning. 10/26 Kind Hearted Strangers, 10/27 Liz Cooper; Babe Club, 10/28 Ibibio Sound Machine; Terror Jr., 10/29

Check Your Head - Beastie Boys tribute, 10/30 & 10/31 Eggy, 11/1 CLOSED, 11/3 Mac Sabbath; Speedealer; Lung, 11/4 Vince Herman Band, 11/5 Steeln' Peaches

- Allman Brothers tribute, 11/6 The Legendary Shack Shakers; Jocephus; The George Jonestown Massacre, 11/8 Joshua Ray Walker; Margo Cilker, 11/9 Between Darkness & Light - Grateful Dead photos by Jay Blakesberg, 11/10 Haley Mae Campbell; Randall Fowler, 11/12 Duane Betts; Lucette, SunSquabi; lespecial. (843) 571-4343 or www.charlestonpourhouse.com

Windjammer, 1008 Ocean Blvd, Isle of Palms. 10/29 Mr. Fahrenheit, 11/4 William Clark Green, 11/5 Flash Mob, 11/6 Rayland Baxter. (843) 886-8596 or www.thewindjammer.com

Now – 12/9, Amiri Gueka Farris exhibit at the FOOD seum at the Culinary Institute of the South. The exhib it, at the Technical College of the Lowcountry’s newest campus, features paintings and original works inspired by Lowcountry cuisine and Gullah culture. For more information visit www.tcl.edu/culinary-institute

Now – 12/12, Portraits & More at USCB Center for the Arts. Featuring 30-plus works by 15 South Carolina mem bers of the Portrait Society of America (PSA). 801 Carter et St. in Beaufort.

Now – 2/25/23, The Food We Celebrate. This traveling ex hibit tells the story of selected foodways and how they are cele brated and shared. Morris Center for Lowcountry Heritage in downtown Ridgeland. www.morrisheritagecenter.org

10/28 – 11/6, The Art of Matt Baumgardner: Chan neling Universal and Spiritual Planes on exhibit and available for purchase at FLOW Gallery + Workshop, in Palmetto Bluff’s Wilson Village. For more informa tion, visit www.PalmettoBluff.com

BOOKS/WRITERS

10/28 – 10/30, 7th Annual Pat Conroy Literary Fes tival in Beaufort and Bluffton. For advance registra tion and a full schedule of events, visit www.patcon royliteraryfestival.org

tume and bring a friend to paint their jack o’ lanterns. Refreshments and treat bags will be offered along with plenty of fun. $25. From 4-5 pm at The Social Bet ty, 204 Carteret St. Beaufort. 843-379-5900.

Sat 10/29, 7th Annual Touch-a-Truck fundraiser hosted by the Junior Service League of Beaufort (JSLB) at Beaufort Town Center from 10 am to 4 pm. With a designated Quiet Hour from 10 - 11 am for those sensitive to noise. Admission is $5 per person (FREE for children under 18 months old).

Sat 10/29, Annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s at the Promenade in Old Town Bluffton. To sign up as a walker or Team Captain or to learn more about be coming a sponsor or volunteer, visit http://act.alz.org/ blufftonwalk or call 800-272-3900.

Sat 10/29, Art League of Hilton Head 50th Anniver sary Gala, featuring music by Deaz Guys. Tickets are $150 per person or $1,600 for a reserved VIP table of eight. Starts at 5:30 pm with a reception and raffles, dinner and dancing to follow. Visit www.artleaguehhi. org for tickets and more information.

11/1 & 11/2, Dementia Dialogues, sponsored by Mem ory Matters. This two-day FREE class, presented by Melissa Dalton, will provide current and practical in formation about tending to those with dementia. Reg ister at www.memorymatters.org or call 843-816-5200.

BEAUFORT/PORT ROYAL

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. September! Football is Here! Mondays & Tuesdays F&B Nights with Discounts; Open daily at 11:30am. Best Reubens, Phillys, Fish & Chips and Now a Great Shrimp Burger. 17 Years & Counting! (843) 379-7676 or Rosie's on Facebook.

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

BLUFFTON/HILTON HEAD

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

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. 10/26 Lavon Stevens with Quiana Parler, 10/28 & 10/29 Shana Tucker with The Christian Tamburr Trio, 11/2 Bobby Ryder, 11/4 & 11/5 Christian Tamburr Quartet with Dominick Farinacci, 11/9 Lavon Stevens with Quiana Parler, 11/11 & 11/12 The Mose Allison Project - John Chin Quartet with Richard Julian. (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. 10/27 Patti O'Furniture's Great Big Halloween Drag Show, 10/28 Hardwired - Metallica tribute, 10/29 Sun Room; Tennis Courts, 10/30 Bad Suns; Last Dinosaurs; Quarters of Change, 11/2 Penny & Sparrow; Annika Bennett, 11/3 Shrek Rave, 11/4 Wrecking Ball - Miley Cyrus tribute, 11/5 Shane Smith & the Saints, 11/9 The Hush Hush Revue - a Charleston Burlesque Show, 11/10 Local Metal Showcase with Sorrow of Silence; Wicked Love; Carbon Profits; Strike Face, 11/11 Best Night Ever - a dance party from your wildest dreams, 11/12 Noche de Verano Sin Ti, 11/13 American Authors; Jenna Desmond. (843) 408-1599 or www.musicfarm.com

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check for further information.

THEATER/FILM/DANCE

Now – 10/30, “The Taming” performed by Lean En semble Theater. Preview performance Oct 20 at 7:30, followed by 7:30 performances Oct. 21-22 & 27-29 and 2 pm matinees on Oct 23 and 30. Talkbacks following Oct 21, 23, 28 and 30 performances. HHPS Main Street The ater, 3000 Main Street, Hilton Head. For more informa tion call 843-715-6676, or visit www.leanensemble.org

Now – 10/30, Little Shop of Horrors at Arts Center of Coastal Carolina. The sensational horror-comedy-rock musical with an electrifying score by Alan Mencken and Howard Ashman. For tickets visit www.artshhi. com. 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island.

11/2, 11/3 & 11/5, Elf The Musical, Jr., featuring a cast of over 70 Lower and Middle School students, Hilton Head Christian Academy’s (HHCA) Fine Arts Depart ment. Tickets are on sale at www.hhca.org.

GALLERIES/ART

Now – 10/30, “Landscapes from Within . . . ” Exhibit of work by Jeanine Potter at The Society of Bluffton Artists gallery in Old Town Bluffton. Free and open to the public. www.sobagallery.com

Now – 10/31, Heart and Soul of the South, exhibit of work by the Art Quilters of the Lowcountry at the Coast al Discovery Museum. 70 Honey Horn Drive, Hilton Head Island. 843-689-6767. www.coastaldiscovery.org

Now – 11/12, CraftHiltonHead2022, Art League’s 8th Juried Fine Art Craft Guild Exhibition. Exhibit is free and open to the public. Art League Gallery is located mid-island inside Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island, 843-681-5060

Now – 11/18, Balance: Original Artwork by Richard Grant at Art League Academy. 106 Cordillo Parkway, Hilton Head Island. 843-842-5738.

Fri 11/4, Poets Glenis Redmond and Marlanda De kine will read from their work at Sandies at the Beau fort County Black Chamber of Commerce (711 Bladen St.) at 5:30 pm. Hosted by the Pat Conroy Literary Center, this event is free and open to the public. Sand ies will be open for dine-in or take-out dinner that evening. Books will be available for sale and signing.

11/4 – 11/6, Friends of the Beaufort Library Annual Book Sale in Beaufort's Waterfront Park. Fri 11/4, 11am-8pm - (9am-11am members only - join at the gate for $25.); Sat 11/5 9am-6pm; Sun 11/6 10am-3pm (everything 50% OFF Sunday!). visit www.Friends OfTheBeaufortLibrary.com

11/4 – 11/6, 6th Short Story America Conference on Short Fiction will be held in Beaufort at the Dataw Is land Club, with a reception on Fri 11/4 at the Lewis Reeves Sams House, 601 Bay Street in downtown Beaufort. For a full schedule of events and to purchase passes, visit www.shortstoryamerica.com

Sat 11/5, Poet Glenis Redmond will teach a poetry writ ing workshop inspired by Jonathan Green’s artwork of potter David Drake – Working with Wonder: Creating Couplets and Ekphrastic Poetry. This workshop will be held at the Pat Conroy Literary Center (601 Bladen St.) and is open to writers of all levels of experience. $45/ person. Please register in advance for the workshop at https://workingwithwonder.eventbrite.com

11/7 – 1/1, SOBA Christmas Bazaar, at the SOBA Gallery in Old Town Bluffton. www.sobagallery.com

11/15 – 12/31, Holiday Gallery of Gifts at Art League Gallery. 10am-4pm and Sundays 12-4pm. Opening re ception Wed, 11/16, 5-7pm. The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public. Art League Gallery is located mid-island inside Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island, 843-681-5060.

MUSIC

Sunday 11/ 6, USCB Chamber Music returns with a con cert at 5 pm at USCB Center for the Arts in Beaufort. For more info and tickets, visit www.uscbchambermusic.com

11/6, 11/9 & 11/11, Lowcountry Wind Symphony presents ‘Saluting America’s Veterans.’ 11/6, 4 pm, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 157 Lady’s Island Drive, Beaufort (open to public); 11/9, 7pm, Carolina Ball room, Dataw Island, Beaufort (DIC members and guests only); 11/11, 7pm, Magnolia Hall, Sun City (res idents and guests only). For more information, visit www.lowcountrywindsymphony.com.

OTHER EVENTS

Fri 10/28, Halloween Children’s Pumpkin Painting Workshop. Ages 5 and up are invited to wear a cos

Sat 11/5, 2022 Red Shoes Run at Rose Hill Plantation presented by Optim Orthopedics, at The Mansion at Rose Hill Plantation in Bluffton at 8 am. The annual 5K event benefits the Ronald McDonald House Chari ties© of the Coastal Empire. For more information and to register, visit www.bearfootsports.com or call Bear Foot Sports at (843)757-8520.

11/9 – 11/13, ‘Remembering Our Fallen’ Tribute Towers will be on display in Henry C. Chambers Wa terfront Park, Bay Street, Beaufort. For more info visit www.patrioticproductions.org

11/11 – 11/12, Hilton Head Oyster Festival. Food, live music, kids events, etc. For more info and a full sched ule of events, visit www.hiltonheadoysterfestival.com

Sat 11/12, The Lady’s Island Garden Club’s 2nd Annual Baked Goods and Fall Floral Arrangements Sale. 10am-2pm, in front of Grayco Hardware and Home at 136 Sea Island Parkway.

Sun 11/13, Beaufort Human Library, second edition. From 1 – 4pm in MacLean Hall, building 12 of the Technical Col lege of the Lowcountry (TCL), at 104 Reynolds Street in Beaufort. Free and open to the public, the event is hosted by TCL; the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center; the Beau fort County Library; Bluffton’s Storybook Shoppe; the Di versity Awareness Youth Literacy Organization chapters of Beaufort Academy, Beaufort High School, and Battery Creek High School; and volunteer community organizers. Learn more at www.facebook.com/beauforthumanlibrary or www.patconroyliterarycenter.org.

11/19 & 11/20, 21st Annual Homes for the Holidays. Tours will be held both days from 11am – 3pm. Tickets are $45 prior to November 19; $50 on the day of the tour. Tour tickets are available now at www.beauforth omesfortheholidays.com and at local area businesses beginning in October. Locations include: The Choco late Tree, Sweet Bay, Tidal Creek Haven, The Kitchen, Dataw Island Pro Shop, Markel’s (Bluffton), and Saint Peter’s Catholic Church Office. For further informa tion visit our website or call (843)522-6503.

Thursdays and some Tuesdays, Tours of the Historic Hunting Island Lighthouse sponsored by the Friends of Hunting Island. Keeper Ted and his team will tell you about the history of the Lighthouse built in 1875. The only Lighthouse in South Carolina open to visitors. If you're 44 inches tall you may climb the 167 steps to the top for a 360 degree view. Reservations are recommend ed by calling the Nature Center at 843-838-7437. Tours are $2 a person and park entry fees apply.

Third Thursday, TECHconnect is a monthly network ing event for professionals working in and around technology. Come and join on the for the conversation at BASEcamp 500 Carteret 5:30-7:30pm. 843-4703506. www.beaufortdigital.com

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