| FOWL Community Connector September 15, 2019 |
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| The Friends of Waccamaw Library's digital newsletter (sent on the first and 15th of each month) aims to let you know what's happening on the Waccamaw Neck and Georgetown (farther afield if it's library-related). This e-communication supplements the hard copy newsletter and is sent to all Friends (whose e-dresses we have) and to all who ask to be added to the e-list.
In addition to the programming developed by the library system and the Friends (in red), we will cover other opportunities for quality experiences, education and entertainment. The information is organized by date, so scroll down to the date you are seeking. If you are part of a group or organization with news to share, we welcome your announcement. Keep it short; just the facts. We cannot reproduce an elaborate pdf with graphics and photos. The key information needed includes: Title of event, Where held, When (date and time), BRIEF description, Benefit for (if applicable), Cost (if any), Contact (phone and email), Website (for more information). To be added to the e-mail list or to submit an announcement, please send your information directly to the e-newsletter editor Linda Ketron at: linda@classatpawleys.com. |
Kids & Families at Waccamaw Library - all programs free. For more information, contact aking@gtcounty.org or visit: - New at the Waccamaw Branch Library: Homework Program Kajeet Smartspot is available to students in 3rd to 8th grades. Need internet at home? The SmartSpot will provide internet access to complete your homework! Parent(s) must check out the SmartSpot from the library!
- Mondays - Reading Club (all ages). Enjoy some quiet reading time and a snack after school, 3-4 PM.
- Tuesdays - Minis Art Class (ages 1-5 and their grown-ups), 1:30-2:30 PM.
- Tuesdays - Lego Robotics Club (ages 7 and up), 3-4 PM.
- Wednesdays - Story Time. Your favorite stories, plus finger play, songs, crafts and more, 10:30 AM.
- First Wednesday of each month - Art with the Burroughs and Chapin Museum (ages 6 and up). Learn about different artists and styles as you create your own masterpieces! From yarn abstracts to mad-lib medleys, you'll be sure to have a great time
- 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month - Read with Canine Angels. Nothing is more relaxing than reading to man's best friend.
- Thursdays - Creative Crafts (4th graders and up), 3-4 PM.
- Fridays - LEGO Free Build, all day all ages!
Game on! We play a wide variety of family friendly board and card games and always have a great time. Free, ddennis@gtcounty.org. - Mondays - Open Gaming & Cooperative game day, ages 10+, 3-6:30 PM.
- Tuesdays - Open Gaming & Tabletop, ages 10+, 3-6:30 PM.
- Wednesdays - Open Gaming & Magic the Gathering Day, ages 10+, 3-6:30 PM.
- Thursdays - Open Gaming & Art Day, 10+, 3-6:30 PM.
- Fridays - Minecraft Friday, all ages (under 10 accompanied by adult), 2:30-5 PM.
- Saturdays - Open Gaming, 10+, 11 AM-5 PM. First Saturday each month - Magic the Gathering Draft and competition; Last Saturday each month - Library Game Days, 11 AM-1 PM focus on games for children and families; 1-9 PM focus on games for teens and adults.
Adults at Waccamaw Library - most programs are free, although some require membership. Contact dturner@gtcounty.org. - Tidelands Camera Club meets on the first Monday each month, 9-11 AM.
- Waccamaw Genealogy Club meets on the third Monday each month, 9-11:30 AM.
- Knitting Group meets Mondays, 1-3 PM to knit and crochet with company and share patterns and techniques. Contact Carol Davison at caroldavisonk2tog@yahoo.com.
- Mah Jongg Club meets Tuesdays, 1-3 PM, bring your set and current card.
September-October Artist at the Waccamaw Library: Members of Chapter 124 of the Colored Pencil Society of America. Chapter 124 of the CPSA is holding its annual show at the Library again this year. The public is invited to visit the Library and enjoy an array of fine art paintings created by seventeen local members of this CPSA chapter, then choose their favorite and submit their ballot. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, dturner@gtcounty.org. September-October Photographer at the Waccamaw Library: Sandra Anderson. Sandra has lived in the South Carolina Lowcountry for more than forty years and has loved capturing the history and beauty of the area. Her interest in photography began as a child with the gift of a "Brownie Hawkeye" camera. She has a special passion for recording the quickly disappearing architecture and historic places that tell the story of the Lowcountry, now being replaced with strip malls and housing developments. Another passion is travel photography, with the opportunity to visit and record images of other cultures and lifestyles. Sandra is President of the Seacoast Artists Guild, a member of Wacccamaw Arts and Crafts Guild, the Carolinas Nature Photography Association, and the Myrtle Beach Camera Club. Her work is on display at the Georgetown Art Gallery, the Seacoast Artists Gallery, and online at sandraanderson.artistwebsites.com. For more information, dturner@gtcounty.org. |
CALENDAR OF COMMUNITY EVENTS
Sunday, Sept. 15 7:30 PM - Concerts at the Winyah presents Back Home Again: Tribute to John Denver featuring Tom & Michelle Becker & Band. Doors open at 7 PM. Preferred seating (rows 2-6), $30; open seating (rows 7+ plus balcony, $25 (add $5 for tickets purchased at the door). Tickets online:
Monday, Sept. 16 Early - Miss Ruby's Kids Charity Golf Tournament at the Wachesaw Plantation Club. Proceeds of this event support children and families in Georgetown County. Participants can register as an individual ($125), couple ($200) or foursome ($400) at 843.436.7197 or www.MissRubysKids.net. 10-11 AM - FOWL Tech Series presents "Working with Windows" in the Teen Tech Room at Waccamaw Library. Registration required. Free and open to ALL ages, dturner@gtcounty.org or www.TheFOWL.org. Additional sessions: - Monday, September 23: Keyboard and Mouse Capabilities
- Monday, September 30: Typing and Editing Documents
- Monday, October 7: Creating Organized Documents
Tuesday, Sept. 17 10 AM - FOGL's Tuesdays With ... presents Paige Sawyer on "The History of Battery White and the Harvest Moon" at the Georgetown Library (405 Cleland St.). Free and open to the public, rwilley1019@gmail.com. 11 AM-1 PM - The Moveable Feast: Susan M. Boyer ( Lowcountry Boomerang) at Ocean One, Litchfield. Private investigators Liz Talbot and Nate Andrews are all set to enjoy some quality time on the beach. That's until they get the news about Darius. Darius DeAndre Baker, star of the hit TV show, Main Street USA, has had enough of the Hollywood highlife. After ten years of visiting everyone else's hometown, he returns to his own-Stella Maris, South Carolina. The moving trucks have barely unloaded when Trina Lynn Causby, Darius's high school girlfriend, turns up dead. The town reels as Darius is arrested. And we celebrate the 8th of Susan Boyer's delightful Lowcountry B's! $48 (incl. book), 843.235.9600 or www.ClassAtPawleys.com.
Wednesday, Sept. 18 Noon-1:15 PM - History for Lunch at SC Maritime Museum (729 Front St., Georgetown) presents Dave Williams, Chief Meteorologist (WCIV ABC CH. 4, Charleston) on "The 30th Anniversary of Hurricane Hugo and the 2019 Hurricane Season." $20 per person ($18 for museum and OLLI members), lunch included, 843.520.0111 or www.scmaritimemuseum.org.
5:30-8:30 PM - St. Christopher's Children 2nd Annual Sunset Event Fundraiser, benefiting the children of Georgetown County, will be held at Lands End Yacht Club (444 Marina Dr., Georgetown) with local fare, cocktails, chance auction. Music provided by Tom Cowieson Band. Reservations $50 per person. www.stchristopherschildren.org.
Thursday, Sept. 19 (rescheduled from 9/5) 10 AM - FOWL 1st Thursday at the Waccamaw Library presents Sarah Gardner, a distinguished, prolifically publishing cultural historian of the American South, who will delve into what, how, and why Civil War soldiers were reading while in the field. Based on archival research supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, Dr. Gardner, Distinguished University Professor of History at Mercer University, will discuss the value of reading literature for Civil War soldiers, North and South. Which books did they like best, and why? Did Confederates like different authors than their Union counterparts? Is there any truth to Mark Twain's claim that Scottish Romantic writer Sir Walter Scott "had so large a hand in making Southern character, as it existed before the war, that he is in great measure responsible for the war"? Her talk is entitled, ""What the 'Dickens' Were Civil War Soldiers Reading? Or, Soldiers Who Liked Hugo at Bull Run Also Liked Poe at Chickamauga!" Free and open to the public, dturner@gtcounty.org or www.TheFOWL.org.
5:30-8 PM - Baruch Roundtable: The Lowcountry's Altered Landscapes. The next Baruch Roundtable - the Hobcaw House salon and sit down dinner - features noted South Carolinian and author Josephine Humphreys. The evening begins with a reception at Hobcaw House, and culminates with an after dinner talk in the living room featuring Ms. Humphreys, who often writes of changes to the Lowcountry's natural and cultural landscape. Her award-winning novels include Dreams of Sleep, The Firemen's Fair, Nowhere Else on Earth, and Rich in Love, which became a feature film, shot in Charleston and starring Albert Finney and Jill Clayburgh. Ms. Humphreys is an alumna of Ashely Hall. She received a BA from Duke, where she studied creative writing with Reynolds Price, an MA from Yale, and attended the University of Texas. She has won a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Lyndhurst Prize, and a literature award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She is a member of the South Carolina Academy of Authors and the Fellowship of Southern Writers. She lives on Sullivan's Island and Johns Island where she reflects on the beauty, traditions and troubled past of the Lowcountry. (Exertion level: Low - sitting, some standing and eating) Reservations required. Thurs., 5:30-8 PM, $100, www.HobcawBarony.org.
Friday, Sept. 20 11 AM - James A. Bowley-Harriet Tubman Historic Marker event is a two-day program honoring James Bowley, his sister Araminta, and their mother Kessiah (Tubman's niece) who were the first people Harriet Tubman rescued after her own escape from slavery. After the Civil War, Bowley settled in Georgetown, where he worked with newly freed people as a teacher and as Commissioner of Georgetown County Schools. Later in life, Bowley was elected to the SC House of Representatives, served as a trustee of the University of South Carolina, published the Georgetown Planet, and became a Probate Judge. For more information, 843.318.8644. Events include: - 9/20 at 11 AM (Georgetown Library Auditorium) - Lecture by Kate Clifford Larson, PhD, author of Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman, Portrait of an American Hero.
- 9/21 at 8 AM (Historic Bowley House, 231 King St.) - GirlTrek Health Walk through the historic district of Georgetown.
- 9/21 at 11:30 AM (Historic Bowley House, 231 King St.) - Bowley-Tubman Historic Marker Dedication.
11 AM-1 PM - The Moveable Feast: Rose Senehi (Catching Fire) at Hot Fish Club. Senehi has added another page-turning environmental thriller to her growing library. With more than twenty fires raging in the North Carolina mountains, how does an emergency response network pushed to the breaking point respond to a fire threatening to devour the mountain communities of Lake Lure, Chimney Rock, Shumont and Bat Cave? Annie Simms, a volunteer firefighter and biologist striving to stave off bat extinction, becomes embroiled in the fight against The Party Rock Fire that started November 5, 2016, and initiated the largest request for mutual aid the state had ever seen. Woven throughout this tale of two firefighters in love, yet, torn apart by swirling suspicions and mistrust, is the story of a family struggling with its past in the frightening present.
2:30 PM - "Stop the Presses" Classic Film Series presents "Libeled Lady" (1936) at the Waccamaw Library. Coastal Observer Editor Charles Swenson introduces classic films from Hollywood's Golden Era (1930s-1940s) depicting newspaper journalists/the media. Additional films offered Sept. 27, Oct. 4, 11, 18 & 25, and Nov. 1. Free and open to the public, dturner@gtcounty.org or www.TheFOWL.org.
7:30 PM - Concerts at the Winyah presents Singer/Songwriter Ross Newell in concert at the Winyah Auditorium, Georgetown. Doors open at 7 PM. Open seating, $15 (advance), $20 (at the door). Tickets online:
Saturday, Sept. 21 9:30 AM-4 PM - Gullah Geechee Junkanoo and Fall Plant Sale at Brookgreen Gardens. Entertainment, tours of Bethea's Garden, demonstrations by sweet grass basket makers and other artisans. Also, choose from hardy "Brookgreen Grown" plants and get fall planting tips from our horticulture staff. BYO-wagon for the plant sale!! Free with garden admission, 843.235.6000 or www.Brookgreen.org.
10 AM-12:15 PM - Bike to the Boardwalk. Bike 5 miles (roundtrip) on gravel roads through Hobcaw Barony's pristine forests to the North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve's beautiful salt marsh boardwalk on North Inlet estuary. Wildlife, research and salt marsh ecology will be discussed during the trip. Bring your own bike(all terrain tires recommended), helmet, water, snack. Weather permitting. Also offered Oct. 5 & 26 and Nov. 11 & 25. Free, 843.904.9017 or www.NorthInlet.sc.edu/discovery.
10 AM-3 PM - Experimental Mixed Media Workshop at Pawleys Island Art with Cindy Silvers features Japanese ink & watercolor on oriental paper, mixed with collage and acrylic mediums. It's all about having fun with the materials. Some experience with watermedia is helpful. Some supplies provided. www.PawleysIslandArt.com.
10 AM-5 PM - Paint-in with Danny McLaughlin at the Litchfield Exchange (14363 Ocean Highway, behind Applewood House of Pancakes). Join this day-long opportunity to paint with one of the region's finest. Bring finished/unfinished works in any medium, any subject matter, any skill level for review, suggestions and instruction in color theory and composition by one of the area's local art treasures. Tables and chairs provided; bring art supplies and easel if needed. Offered alternate weeks, space is limited. Also offered Oct. 5 & 19. $45, 843.235.9600 or www.ClassAtPawleys.com.
Sunday, Sept. 22 3 PM - Waccamaw Library hosts Leonard Trasande, M.D. , M.P.P, an internationally regarded leader in children's environmental health and author of Sicker, Fatter, Poorer: The Urgent Threat of Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals on Our Health and Future (2019). Dr. Trasande exposes the chemicals that disrupt our hormone systems and damage our health in irreparable ways. He reveals the environmental causes that have increased neurodevelopmental disorders like autism and ADHD as well as metabolic, reproductive, and immunological diseases, such as diabetes, obesity, and infertility. Sicker, Fatter, Poorer has been called "an incredible tool for business leaders and wellness warriors alike." Dr. Trasande is Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Pediatrics at New York University. He has appeared on Today, CNN, NPR, CBS News, and been featured in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times. Sponsored by the Friends of the Waccamaw Library (FOWL), the presentation is free and open to all, followed by a book signing. dturner@gtcounty.org or www.TheFOWL.org
Monday, Sept. 23 10-11 AM - FOWL Tech Series presents "Keyboard and Mouse Capabilities" in the Teen Tech Room at Waccamaw Library. Registration required. Free and open to ALL ages, dturner@gtcounty.org or www.TheFOWL.org. Additional sessions: - Monday, September 30: Typing and Editing Documents
- Monday, October 7: Creating Organized Documents
Tuesday, Sept. 24 11 AM-2 PM - FOWL Luncheon & Auction: Carolina Classic. The 29th annual luncheon held by the Friends of the Waccamaw Library to raise funds for books and media and adult programming. Donated household items, handbags, jewelry and accessories irresistibly displayed. Put a table of friends together to bid on these treasures , win fantastic door prizes, and enjoy a delicious luncheon. Tickets are available (almost sold out!!) in the Friends Center. $35 ($20 tax deductible), 843.545.3623 or www.TheFOWL.org.
Wednesday, Sept. 25 2-4 PM - FOWL sponsors Sub Zero Nitrogen Ice Cream Party to celebrate Library Card Sign-up Month at the Waccamaw Library. Show us your library card (new or existing) and join the party for ice cream, giveaways, Chick-fil-A raffle, and a lifetime of knowledge! Free and open to ALL ages, aking@gtcounty.org or dturner@gtcounty.org.
Thursday, Sept. 26 10 AM - FOWL presents WBTW News 13 Chief Meteorologist Frank Johnson on "Hurricane Hugo: Looking Back Thirty Years" at the Waccamaw Library. Free and open to the public, dturner@gtcounty.org or www.TheFOWL.org.
10 AM - FOGL (Friends of Georgetown Library) in partnership with Hampton Plantation State Historic Site present the first of a series about the people and events of this storied plantation on the Santee at the Georgetown Library auditorium (405 Cleland St.). "Hampton Plantation: Rice Plantation, the Enslaved and Free, and Poetic Inspiration" presented by Hannah Marley, Park Interpreter. Free and open to the public. rwilley1019@gmail.com.
11:30 AM-12:30 PM - FOWL presents "HUGO screening," an hour-long documentary film that examines the hurricane's impact on Georgetown County from the perspective of local residents. Free and open to the public, dturner@gtcounty.org or www.TheFOWL.org. 1 PM - Brookgreen 101 presents "The Allstons and the Flaggs of Georgetown County," an hour-long public information program sponsored by the Campbell Center for American Sculpture and held in the Welcome Center Conference Room. Bring your lunch, listen, and learn with us! Additional topics offered Oct. 24, Nov. 21. Free for members and included with garden admission, 843.235.6000 or www.Brookgreen.org.
6:30-7:30 PM - Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B Chapin Art Museum hosts an opening reception for two exhibitions by Georgetown-based artists Betsy Havens, whose 39 works titled "Congregate" explores people's need to gather in a variety of settings from cafes to street markets and in large congregations of faith, through a series of figurative paintings, and James Calk, whose 34 works titled "Rhythm & Hues"offers abstract landscapes of brilliant colors in oils that offer a visual representation of the rhythms and tonalities of musical compositions. Both exhibits run through Dec. 15. Admission to the reception and to the Museum is free. Regular gallery hours are from 10 AM-4 PM Tuesday through Saturday and from 1-4 PM Sundays. 843.238.2510 or www.MyrtleBeachArtMuseum.org.
Thursday-Sunday, Sept. 26-29 (rescheduled from 9/5-9/8) 7:30-9:30 PM - Brookgreen Gardens Fall Tribute Concert: An Evening with Neil Diamond. Producer Vincent Marini of Blue Eyed Theatrical and his amazing team of musicians will have you singing along with classics like "Sweet Caroline," "Cracklin' Rosie," and "Cherry Cherry." All ticket holders have chairs under the concert tent. Seating is first-come, first-serve. Beverages and light refreshments are available for purchase. No coolers or outside food or drinks are allowed. VIP tickets include preferred parking, a wine & cheese reception, souvenir glass, complimentary shuttle to concert site and preferred seating. $30 members, $35 nonmembers, VIP $100, www.Brookgreen.org/events. Friday, Sept. 27 11 AM-1 PM - The Moveable Feast: Tracy S. Bailey ( Riverside Blues, A Gullah Tale) at Kimbel's, Wachesaw. Known for her visionary and impassioned leadership of Freedom Readers, a literacy nonprofit that seeks to instill the love of reading in the next generation, Tracy Bailey has created an unforgettable and emblematic heroine in Mabeline. Born "absent of all God's favor" but destined by the ancestors to "cross over," this young woman travels from her Gullah roots in post-Jim Crow/pre-integration rural South Carolina on a journey of discovery through the 1950s and 60s American South. $30, 843.235.9600 or www.ClassAtPawleys.com. 2:30 PM - The Press on the Screen Film Series presents "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" (1936) at the Waccamaw Library. See Sept. 20 entry for details. Additional films offered Oct. 4, 11, 18 & 25, and Nov. 1. Free and open to the public, dturner@gtcounty.org or www.TheFOWL.org. Friday-Sunday, Sept. 27-29 Times vary - 44th Annual Atalaya Arts & Crafts Festival at Atalaya Castle in Huntington Beach State Park (16148 Ocean Hwy). Featuring more than 100 of the finest regional artisans, the Atalaya Arts & Crafts Festival provides aesthetic beauty against a background of natural beauty. Enjoy fine art, quality crafts and Lowcountry food, along with the musical offerings of several of the area's finest musicians. Fri. (Noon-6 PM), Sat. (10 AM-6 PM) and Sun. (10 AM-5 PM), daily festival admission fee is $10 for each adult. Visitors 15 and younger are admitted free. Park admission is also free. For more information, SCPRT at 803.734.0767 or Huntington Beach State Park, 843.237.4440.
Sunday, Sept. 29 4 PM - River Celebration fundraiser to support Winyah Rivers Alliance and our Riverkeepers' clean water protection efforts will be held at sponsor/host Larry Paul's private estate adjacent to the Waccamaw River off of Peachtree Road. Shine Cafe is our food sponsor and will provide heavy hors d'oeuvres, home cooking with an international flair! Jon the Potato Man will be serving up his delicious rosin potatoes. Brian Roessler and friends will be performing live music. New this year, Black River Outdoors will be offering free kayaks for paddling on the private pond located on the estate. We have more than 30 raffle items and a live auction of some great items. Enjoy great food, great music, and a great time with your clean water team! And it's World Rivers Day, too! Tickets range from $25 (students) to $80. 843.349.4007 or www.WinyahRivers.org. Monday, Sept. 30 9 AM-12:30 PM - Salt Marsh Photography. Spend a morning with photographer David Fattaleh and Hobcaw Barony staff at the edge of Hobcaw Barony's North Inlet salt marsh. After a short introduction, the group will travel by bus to the marsh to walk along the road and causeway during a king tide provides the unparalleled opportunity to photograph birds, animals and nature that may be visible. (Exertion level: Moderate - standing for long periods and walking long distances) Reservations required. $35, www.HobcawBarony.org.
10-11 AM - FOWL Tech Series presents "Typing and Editing Documents" in the Teen Tech Room at Waccamaw Library. Registration required. Free and open to ALL ages, dturner@gtcounty.org or www.TheFOWL.org. Final session on Monday, October 7: Creating Organized Documents
Tuesday, Oct. 1 (rescheduled from 9/6) 11 AM-1 PM - The Moveable Feast: David Hodges (Sunset Lodge in Georgetown) at Pawleys Plantation. Make no doubt, the Sunset Lodge was an illegal and immoral business that operated three miles south of the Georgetown city limits from 1936 to 1969 under a single madam: Hazel Weiss. But, as historian and author Hodges points out, businesses on Front Street benefited financially from associations with Sunset Lodge. "It was a green industry, non-polluting, and a tourist destination. It would be hard to go broke selling sex." $30, 843.235.9600 or www.ClassAtPawleys.com.
5:30 PM - 1st Tuesday Lecture Series at Georgetown County Museum presents researcher, author and historian Ted Gragg on "Search and Recovery of the Cannons of the CSS PeeDee." (This lecture was previously scheduled during Hurricane Florence!) Free and open to the public (donations welcome), 843.545.7020.
Wednesday, Oct. 2 5-7 PM - Books At The Barony: Gertie - The Fabulous Life of Gertrude Sanford Legendre, Heiress, Explorer, Socialite, Spy. If ever there was a woman like Belle Baruch, it would have to be Gertrude Sanford Legendre! "Gertie," born in Aiken, SC and owner of Berkeley County's Medway Plantation, lived a 20th century life full of fun, adventure, derring-do, and drama. She and Belle were quite similar; from their girlhoods during New York City's Gilded Age, to their adult lives as equestriennes, hunters, naturalists, and adventurers. Yet, while Belle was a member of US Naval Intelligence - patrolling her own beach for U-boats, Gertie worked for the OSS - the original American spy agency - during World War II which led to her imprisonment by the Nazis and eventual escape. Both she and Belle are noted today as philanthropists and conservationists ahead of their time. Journalist and writer Kathryn Smith, of Georgia and South Carolina, is well-known to Hobcaw Barony as the author of The Gatekeeper - a biography of FDR's secretary and de facto chief of staff Missy LeHand. Her current publication is a biography of Gertrude Sanford Legendre. Ms. Smith will return to present an illustrated lecture on this fascinating Lowcountry woman. Her book will be available for sale and signing in the Hobcaw Barony Discovery Center Seminar Room. (Book included in reservation.) (Exertion level: low impact, sitting, some standing) Reservations required. $40 (includes book), www.HobcawBarony.org. 5:30 PM - Screening of "The Great Santini" at Waccamaw Library. Come watch the film version of Pat Conroy's novel, starring Robert Duvall and Blythe Danner, in advance of Tim Conroy's visit/talk on Oct. 3. Free and open to the public, dturner@gtcounty.org or www.TheFOWL.org. Thursday, Oct. 3 10 AM - FOWL 1st Thursday at Waccamaw Library presents "Family Secrets/Family Truths: Writing Out of the Shadow of the Great Santini." Pat Conroy's brother Tim tells his version of Conroy family secrets. Free and open to the public, dturner@gtcounty.org or www.TheFOWL.org. 7 PM - 20th Annual Pawleys Island Wine & Food Gala, a benefit for the Pawleys Island Festival of Music & Art, at the Reserve Golf Club. Sample more than 100 wines from renowned vineyards around the world and enjoy delicious hors d'oeuvres prepared by eight of the area's best chefs. The evening will also include a three-hour dessert tasting, a silent auction full of wonderful trips and a complimentary wine glass. Wines will be available for purchase at prices well below retail during this special event. Casual cocktail attire. Event held rain or shine. No entrance earlier than 7 PM, $100 pp, 843.626.8911 or online at www.PawleysMusic.com. 7:30 PM - Concerts at the Winyah presents Singer/Songwriter Dead Horses in concert at the Winyah Auditorium, Georgetown. Doors open at 7 PM. Open seating, $15 (advance), $20 (at the door). Tickets online:
October 4-19 - The Pawleys Island Festival of Music and Art (PIFMA) presents its 29th annual festival with three weeks of cultural entertainment and musical performances, including the Wine Gala that serves as the event's primary fundraiser. All events to be held under the performance tent at the Reserve Golf Club of Pawleys Island, unless otherwise noted. Tickets for all events available only through the festival office in the Litchfield Exchange, 843.626.8911 or online at www.PawleysMusic.com. Friday, Oct. 4 11 AM-1 PM - The Moveable Feast: Kate Quinn & Laura Kamoie ( Ribbons of Scarlet) at Wild Wings Country Club, Conway. Six bestselling and award-winning authors bring to life a breathtaking epic novel illuminating the hopes, desires, and destinies of princesses and peasants, harlots and wives, fanatics and philosophers-six unforgettable women whose paths cross during one of the most tumultuous and transformative events in history: the French Revolution. Kate Quinn is a native of Southern California. She attended Boston University where she earned bachelor's and master's degrees in classical voice. A lifelong history buff, she has written four novels in the Empress of Rome Saga and two books set in the Italian Renaissance detailing the early years of the infamous Borgia clan. All have been translated into multiple languages. Laura Kamoie is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction. She holds a doctoral degree in early American history from The College of William and Mary, published two non-fiction books on early America, and most recently held the position of Associate Professor of History at the U.S. Naval Academy before transitioning to a full-time career writing fiction. $48 includes book, 843.235.9600 or www.ClassAtPawleys.com. 2:30 PM - The Press on the Screen Film Series presents "Five Star Final" (1931) at the Waccamaw Library. See Sept. 20 entry for details. Additional films offered Oct. 11, 18 & 25. Free and open to the public, dturner@gtcounty.org or www.TheFOWL.org. 7 PM - PIFMA: Decades Rewind at the Reserve Club. Whether you remember exactly where you were when you heard your favorite song or you are experiencing it all for the first time, Decades Rewind will connect you to the power of the greatest hits of the 60s, 70s, and 80s! Decades Rewind is a high energy theatrical concert experience that features the disco, funk, rock, Motown, and pop hits that defined the best period in music history. With more than 60 songs, 100 costume changes, and tons of nostalgic video that bring you back in time, Decades Rewind is the live concert experience that you've been waiting your entire life for. Gates open at 6 PM, $30-general admission, $35-reserved, $50-preferred, 843.626.8911 or www.PawleysMusic.com. Saturday & Sunday, Oct. 5 & 6 9:30 AM-4 PM - Harvest Home Weekend Festival. Brookgreen's annual fall festival is filled with outdoor activities the whole family will enjoy. There is a huge pumpkin patch where kids (and adults!) can pick out their pumpkin to paint. An over-the-top scarecrow building contest - many families start planning their scarecrow for the next year the minute the current year is over! Hayrides, great food, live entertainment (kid friendly!), opportunities to meet animals and the entire Gardens are open to explore. Plus the launch of the sixth Magnificent Brookgreen Gardens Story House Book ( Elliott Learns to Swim). Hayrides depart from 10 AM to 4 PM and are $4 per person. Pumpkin Patch and Painting, small pumpkin $4, large pumpkin $9. Scarecrow Building - bring your own accessories or use ours (take your scarecrow home for only $5). Entrance free with garden admission (some activities require fees), 843.235.6000 or www.Brookgreen.org. Saturday, Oct. 5 10 AM-12:15 PM - Bike to the Boardwalk. See Sept. 21 entry for details. Also offered Oct. 26, and Nov. 11 & 25. Free, 843.904.9017 or www.NorthInlet.sc.edu/discovery.
10 AM-5 PM - Paint-in with Danny McLaughlin at the Litchfield Exchange (14363 Ocean Highway, behind Applewood House of Pancakes). See Sept. 21 entry for details. Also offered Oct. 19. $45, 843.235.9600 or www.ClassAtPawleys.com. 7 PM - PIFMA: Blood, Sweat & Tears at the Reserve Club. This iconic jazz-rock Canadian-American music group is noted for their combination of brass and rock band instrumentation. The group recorded songs by rock/folk songwriters such as Laura Nyro, James Taylor, the Band and the Rolling Stones as well as Billie Holiday and Erik Satie. They also incorporated music from Thelonious Monk and Sergei Prokofiev into their arrangements. They were originally formed in 1967 in New York City. Since their beginnings, the band has gone through numerous iterations with varying personnel and has encompassed a multitude of musical styles. The band is most notable for their fusion of rock, blues, pop music, horn arrangements and jazz improvisation into a hybrid that came to be known as "jazz-rock". Unlike "jazz fusion" bands, which tend toward virtuosic displays of instrumental facility and some experimentation with electric instruments, the songs of Blood, Sweat & Tears merged the stylings of rock, pop and R&B/soul music with big band, while also adding elements of 20th-century classical and small combo jazz traditions. Gates open at 6 PM, $35-general admission, $45-reserved, $100-preferred, $175-platinum, 843.626.8911 or www.PawleysMusic.com. Sunday, Oct. 6 4-7 PM - A 250th Celebration: Kaminski House Birthday Celebratory Cruise. Participants will meet at the Kaminski House Museum and walk over to board the Carolina Rover at the CCU dock. Enjoy a beverage aboard the Carolina Rover during your excursion to Hobcaw Barony. You will be greeted by Hobcaw's Coordinator of Public Engagement Lee Brockington and enjoy light hors d'oeuvres on the lawn or porch of the Hobcaw House. Lee will give a short presentation on the lawn or inside the living room of the Hobcaw House (according to the weather). Then board the Carolina Rover for your return to the Kaminski House where you can enjoy birthday cake and champagne on the lawn as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the building of the Kaminski House! $60, 843.546.7706 or www.KaminskiMuseum.org. Monday, Oct. 7 10-11 AM - FOWL Tech Series presents "Creating Organized Documents" in the Teen Tech Room at Waccamaw Library. Registration required. Free and open to ALL ages, dturner@gtcounty.org or www.TheFOWL.org. More tech series coming: Basic Programs Series, 10-11 AM in the Teen Tech Room. Registration required: - Monday, Nov. 18: Basic Word
- Wednesday, Nov. 20: Basic PowerPoint
- Friday, Nov. 22: Basic Excel
Special Topics Series, Mondays 10-11 AM in DeBordieu Auditorium. Registration not required: - Monday, Oct. 21: Smart Phone Basics
- Monday, Nov. 25: Basic Internet Safety
- Monday, Dec. 16: Holiday MakerSpace (Make cards via Publisher & Laser-print ornaments or other festive decorations!)
10-11:50 AM - OLLI@CCU Lecture Series: Hear the life story of local celebrity Chief Meteorologist Ed Piotrowski at the Litchfield Education Center (14427 Ocean Hwy, Pawleys Island). Additional programs Oct. 14 and Oct. 21. Free and open to the public, 843.349.6584 or www.Coastal.edu/olli. Tuesday, Oct. 8 10 AM-1 PM - Boomer Bash Senior Expo at Precious Blood Catholic Church Parish Hall (1633 Waverly Road, Pawleys Island). Sponosred by Arbor Landing at Pawleys, the event features many booths with senior services and activities. Food, fun and lots of information. Free and open to the public, 843.546.8436 or www.visitgeorge.com.
5:30 PM - Mike's Meanderings at Waccamaw Library. Popular director/actor Mike Bivona and his troupe perform unique short plays/dramatic dialogues to bring live theater to the Waccamaw Neck! Additional plays/performances offered Oct. 15 & 22. Free and open to the public, dturner@gtcounty.org or www.TheFOWL.org.
Wednesday, Oct. 9 3-4:30 PM - Apollo Moon Landing at Hobcaw Barony. It's amazing that some people still don't believe astronauts landed on the Moon in the 1960s and 70s. Lots of websites and videos on YouTube proclaim this "hoax." Let's put this to rest once and for all: YES, we did put men on the Moon! Ron Revere, NASA Solar System Ambassador, will present a 90-minute program at the Hobcaw Barony Discovery Center offering scientific proof that the Moon landings did occur. There will be time for questions at the conclusion. (Exertion level: low impact, sitting, some standing) Reservations required. $10, www.HobcawBarony.org. Thursday, Oct. 10 10 AM - FOGL (Friends of Georgetown Library) in partnership with Hampton Plantation State Historic Site present the second in a series about the people and events of this storied plantation on the Santee at the Georgetown Library auditorium (405 Cleland St.). "Legends & Lore of Hampton and the Santee" presented by historian and storyteller Elizabeth Robertson Huntsinger. Free and open to the public. rwilley1019@gmail.com.
3:30-4:30 PM - FOWL hosts Mad Science of Myrtle Beach presenting "Fire and Ice" at Waccamaw Library. Free after-school science fun, ddennis@gtcounty.org.
7 PM - PIFMA: We've Only Just Begun: Carpenters Remembered at the Reserve Club. An intimate behind-the-scenes portrait of the pop music phenomenon that defined an era, has been playing in theatres and showrooms all over the US since 2013. It grew out of an idea Berting Brett, a farm girl from a musical family in Saskatchewan, conceived after being told repeatedly that she sounded like Karen Carpenter. Berting Brett, who studied opera and musical theater and then toured the world in show bands and in her own cabaret shows while based in Toronto, was encouraged by her now-husband, producer Mark Brett, to create a one-woman show based around the Carpenters' music. The show played a small club in Toronto with Berting Brett accompanied only by a pianist. That was 2009, and now with this husband and wife team at the helm, the little SRO cabaret show has evolved into a touring production that has now played major showrooms in the U.S. Gates open at 6 PM, $30-general admission, $35-reserved, $50-preferred, 843.626.8911 or PawleysMusic.com. Friday, Oct. 11 11 AM-1 PM - The Moveable Feast: Bernie Shein ( Pat Conroy: Our Lifelong Friendship) at Inlet Affairs.Pat Conroy, the bestselling author of The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini among many other books, was beloved by millions of readers. Bernie Schein was his best friend from the time they met in a high-school pickup basketball game in Beaufort, South Carolina, until Conroy's death in 2016. Both were popular athletes but also outsiders as a Jew and a Catholic military brat in the small-town Bible-Belt South, and they bonded. Wiseass and smart aleck, loudmouths both, they shared an ebullient sense of humor and romanticism, were mesmerized by the highbrow and reveled in the low, and would sacrifice entire evenings and afternoons to endless conversation. As young teachers in the Beaufort area and later in Atlanta, they were activists in the civil rights struggle and against institutional racism and bigotry. Bernie knew intimately the private family story of the Conroys and his friend's difficult relationship with his Marine Corps colonel father that Pat would draw on repeatedly in his fiction. A love letter and homage, and a way to share the Pat he knew, this book collects Bernie's cherished memories about the gregarious, welcoming, larger-than-life man who remained his best friend, even during the years they didn't speak. It offers a trove of insights and anecdotes that will be treasured by Pat Conroy's many devoted fans. $30, 843.235.9600 or www.ClassAtPawleys.com. 2:30 PM - The Press on the Screen Film Series presents "Nothing Sacred" (1937) at the Waccamaw Library. See Sept. 20 entry for details. Additional films offered Oct. 18 & 25. Free and open to the public, dturner@gtcounty.org or www.TheFOWL.org. 7 PM - PIFMA: Next Generation Leahy at the Reserve Club. Building on more than three generations of Leahy musicianship, Doug Leahy, together with his wife, Jennifer, and their children, are keeping those traditions alive through music, song, and dance. Doug, as a member of "Leahy" and Jennifer, having played music throughout her life, both understand the joy and exhilaration only music can provide. It is no wonder then that their children understand innately that music will be a huge part of their lives. Even the smallest children feel the music pulsing through their veins. They are drawn to it. They are passionate about it. It is this drive to create music that has led Doug and Jennifer's children to achieve so much, even at their young ages. Still all in elementary school, the children are accomplished multi-instrumentalists. Led by Doug, live performances are filled with the high-energy, infectious Celtic-based music people associate with the Leahy heritage. Fiddle, cello, French accordion, singing, piano, and French-Canadian step-dancing all find a voice on stage. And the children, so in love with what they are doing, that audiences who don't want the show to end. Having shared stages across North America with "Leahy," their performances leave audiences in awe.This rare talent in children so young is an inspiration to other children and families alike. The joy of music is meant for all, Doug and his family are set on sharing that joy with each and every audience. Gates open at 6 PM, $25-general admission, $35-reserved, $45-preferred, 843.626.8911 or www.PawleysMusic.com. Saturday, Oct. 12 8 AM-Noon - FOGL Community Yard Sale. The Friends of the Georgetown Library (FOGL) invite you to buy or sell in this annual favorite at the Georgetown Library (405 Cleland St.). Free to attend, rwilley1019@gmail.com. 5-8 PM - 10th Annual SCELP Wild Side will be held this year at the Kaminski House in historic Georgetown. It is a special date and it will be a special event, with overlapping anniversaries, a new format and a new venue. Guest speaker is Al George, Director of Conservation at the South Carolina Aquarium, joins SCELP for a celebration of WOW - Watersheds, Ocean, Wetlands! $50, 843.527.0078 or www.Scelp.org/wildside. 7 PM - PIFMA: Pablo Cruise at the Reserve Club. In 1975 Pablo Cruise released its first A&M album simply entitled Pablo Cruise. The album cover was shot in the tropical gardens of San Francisco's Golden Gate Park and it featured a huge gorilla standing front and center. The band, David Jenkins (guitars, vocals), Cory Lerios (keyboards, vocals), Bud Cockerel (bass, vocals) and Steve Price (drums, percussion) were nowhere in sight. At that point there was a bit of a mystique surrounding Pablo Cruise and when asked what Pablo Cruise meant, the well-rehearsed answer went something like this: "Pablo" represents an honest, real, down to earth individual, and "Cruise" depicts his fun-loving, easy-going attitude towards life. In essence that's what Pablo Cruise music is all about. Honest, real down to earth vocals, accompanied by fun yet elegant, infectious grooves. To hear Pablo Cruise on record is one thing, but to experience the band live is an exhilarating event! From 1975 to 1985 the band toured the United States, Canada and Japan extensively, welcoming fans to "Climb Aboard The Good Ship Pablo Cruise." Reaching the top 10 with mega hits like "Whatcha Gonna Do When She Says Goodbye?" and "Love Will Find A Way," and several other top 20's, the band went on to sell several million albums and singles collectively and established themselves as well respected writers and performers within the industry. In 1985 after completing several national tours and releasing 7 studio albums in all, the band decided to take a hiatus ... one that lasted nearly 20 years. Fast forward 20 years ... In 2005 a reunited Pablo Cruise picked up where they left off and today the band performs all over the U.S. and Canada and they're enjoying it more than ever. Since getting back together, they have released two live CD's and a DVD. Gates open at 6 PM, $35-general admission, $45-reserved, $85-preferred, $175-platinum, 843.626.8911 or www.PawleysMusic.com. Sunday, Oct. 13 7 PM - PIFMA: The Marshall Tucker Band at the Reserve Club. In the early fall of 1973 The Marshall Tucker Band was still a young and hungry group out to prove themselves every time they hit the stage. Their debut album had already spawned numerous hits. The band's recent release of their "Live! From Englishtown" album is a time capsule from that period. "We were a bunch of young guys who didn't know any boundaries" says founding member and longtime lead singer Doug Gray. As it turned out, the collective talents of The Marshall Tucker Band took them very far indeed. Still today they represent a time and place in music that will never be duplicated. Gray is quick to credit the band's current dynamic members with carrying on the timeless essence of The Marshall Tucker Band sound. Along the way, the band has recorded 22 studio albums, three DVDs, three live albums and many compilations. Years of rigorous tour schedules earned the band the respect of critics and countless dedicated fans. With hit singles like "Heard It in a Love Song," "Fire On The Mountain," "Can't You See," and "Take The Highway," The Marshall Tucker Band earned seven gold and three platinum albums while they were on the Capricorn Records label. During the 90's, the MTB scored four hit singles on Billboard's country chart and one on Billboard's gospel chart. "As we've become older," Gray grins, eyes twinkling, "our Southern heritage seems to come out even more. But no matter how old we get, we can still rock your socks off." After 40 years, The Marshall Tucker Band continues to be played on classic rock and country radio, and they have never stopped touring. More than 40 years after forming, The Marshall Tucker Band continues to tour, performing more than 130 live dates each year. Gates open at 6 PM), $35-general admission, $45-reserved, $85-preferred, $175-platinum, 843.626.8911 or www.PawleysMusic.com. Monday, Oct. 14 10-11:50 AM - OLLI@CCU Lecture Series: Hear the life story of local celebrities journalist Issac Bailey (author of My Brother Moochie) and his wife, Tracy, founder and director of Freedom Readers and author of Riverside Blues, A Gullah Tale, at the Litchfield Education Center (14427 Ocean Hwy, Pawleys Island). Additional program Oct. 21. Free and open to the public, 843.349.6584 or www.Coastal.edu/olli. Tuesday, Oct. 15 8:30 AM-12:30 PM - North Inlet Boat Tour. Enjoy a rare opportunity to travel as a small group to explore 30 miles of the creeks and islands of the best understood estuary in the world. Captain Paul Kenny and Foundation staff will explain salt marsh ecology, international research, and coastal history on a very special boat trip including seeing where Lafayette landed in 1777. Departing from Hobcaw House pier, the boat meanders through the bay to Pumpkinseed Island to Muddy Bay, through serpentine creeks and back. Snacks, water and PFDs provided. Please dress for the weather and bring sunscreen. (Exertion level: moderate impact - embarking & disembarking boat, standing, some sitting.) Reservations required. $125, www.HobcawBarony.org. 10 AM - FOGL's Tuesdays With ... presents Steve Roberts on "Pawleys Island, The Second-Best Decision I Ever Made" at the Georgetown Library (405 Cleland St.). Free and open to the public, rwilley1019@gmail.com. 5:30 PM - Mike's Meanderings at Waccamaw Library. See Oct. 8 entry for details. Also offered Oct. 22. Free and open to the public, dturner@gtcounty.org or www.TheFOWL.org. ONGOING! Renew Your FOWL Membership Online: Being a FOWL Member is so easy! You can now renew your membership on the FOWL website at www.theFOWL.org. Just click on "Join Us" at the top of the page and fill in your information. With this new online process, renewal is faster and easier than ever. Your information is accurate and instantly accessible - plus you can renew your membership from home, any time day or night! For those who prefer human interaction, you can still come in to the Friends Center in the Waccamaw Library and let one of our wonderful volunteers renew your membership for you. Either way, we're so glad you are a FOWL Member, with all the benefits this entails, including Members Only events, Friends' Night at the July Book Sale, and numerous Volunteer opportunities - all in support of the Waccamaw Neck Branch Library. A "HIDDEN" GEM! In addition to the books available in the Friends' Center at the Waccamaw Library, the Friends of the Waccamaw Library (FOWL) has another Bargain Book Corner at the Litchfield Exchange located in the building behind Applewood Restaurant. Lots of good fiction and non-fiction in great condition - including hard covers, paperbacks and even some beautiful coffee-table books. Nothing priced over $1.00 and new books are added on a regular basis! And, of course, all proceeds benefit the library and support its many programs. Tables and chairs have been added to the space so you may sit by the fountain and peruse before you buy! Pay at Art Works (open Mon-Sat, 10 AM to 2 PM) or just slip the money under their door using the envelopes provided. The Exchange is open Monday-Friday, 9 AM-5 PM and Saturday, 10 AM to 2 PM. Cultural events on the Grand Strand - Check out this updated nonprofit website: www.theartsgrandstrand.org, created and maintained by Murrells Inlet resident John Morken, is a complete calendar and guide to the fine arts from Calabash to Conway to Georgetown. There are more than 700 events and 50 interviews per year. The calendar displays as a month, week, day or agenda. Each event is categorized (e.g., music, art), and you can choose to view any or all of the categories by clicking on them in the dropboxes at the top of the calendar. Through Oct. 15 - Whispering Wings Butterfly Experience at Brookgreen's Butterfly House. This seasonal exhibit features a lush garden filled with tropical plants where hundreds of butterflies soar through the air. Monarch, Zebra Longwing, Polydamas Swallowtails, Pipevine Swallowtails, Spicebush Swallowtails, Julias, Buckeyes, Queens, Painted Lady, and American Lady are just a few of the species that call Whispering Wings home. We will add dozens of other species throughout the summer and fall. Whispering Wings contains a pupae emergence room where visitors may observe the transformation from chrysalis to adult butterflies. Interpretive signs throughout the exhibit and benches provide a restful place to watch their delicate beauty in flight. Daily, 10:30 AM-4:30 PM, Adults $3, children $2 for a 30-minute timed visit, in addition to garden admission, 843.235.6000 or www.Brookgreen.org.
Through Oct. 28 - The National Sculpture Society's 86th Annual Awards Exhibition displayed in both the Jenniwein and Noble Galleries in the Rainey Sculpture Pavilion at Brookgreen Gardens.The annual juried exhibition of the National Sculpture Society, the oldest professional organization of sculptors in America, presents the work of masters alongside rising stars in American sculpture. Brookgreen Gardens is the only venue for this exhibit. Fifteen awards are presented by the Society along with the popular People's Choice Award, determined by votes of visitors to Brookgreen Gardens. Daily, 9:30 AM-5 PM, free with garden admission, 843.235.6000 or www.Brookgreen.org. |
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