| FOWL Community Connector October 1, 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.
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. 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 Tuesday, Oct. 1 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. 1:30-2:30 PM - Saying the Great Yes: Writing Workshop with Tim Conroy, Through excerpts of poetry about writing as well as family stories, this session invites participants to think about and share what has held them back and what has pushed them forward in their own creative lives. Space limited; to register, contact Dan Turner at 843.545.3363 or dturner@gtcounty.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. Coastal Observer Editor Charles Swenson introduces classic films from Hollywood's Golden Era (1930s-1940s) depicting newspaper journalists/the media. Additional films offered Oct. 11, 18 & 25, Nov. 1. 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 9:30 AM - Memories and Mimosas. Home Care Assistance is partnering with the Alzheimer's Association to host Memories and Mimosas on the Kaminski House lawn. The event will focus on addressing recent advances toward the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and resources available for families. There is no fee to attend, and guests will be able to enjoy a mimosa, coffee bar, light refreshments and the serenity of the Karminski House lawn. Guest speaker, Natalie Bankowski of the Alzheimer's Association will address recent studies and medical developments in the fight against Alzheimer's. For more information, kjayroe@homecareassistance.com.
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. 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). 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. 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). Sponsored 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 three 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 www.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.
Noon-3 PM - Avian Conservation Center is hosting a training workshop for Injured Bird Transport at Coastal Carolina University - Conway Education Center (290 Allied Drive, Rm. 100). All residents of Horry and Georgetown Counties who would like to join the Transport Network are invited to attend this course. No prerequisite training is required. Participants simply have to have a reliable vehicle, a desire to learn, a willingness to help, and a passion for avian science and conservation. There is no fee to participate, but space is limited and advance registration is required through this http://bit.ly/30uEszz. Questions? Call Kara at 843.971.7474 or info@thecenterforbirdsofprey.org.
2:30 PM - The Press on the Screen Film Series presents "Nothing Sacred" (1937) at the Waccamaw Library. See Oct. 4 entry for details. Additional films offered Oct. 18 & 25, Nov. 1. 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.). Volunteers are needed to assist with registration (7-8 AM) and with the Friends table (selling donuts & coffe, books, distributing Friends information, 8-10 AM and 10 AM-Noon). 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. Thursday, Oct. 17 7 PM - PIFMA: Lords of 52nd Street: Legends of the Billy Joel Band at the Reserve Club. Billy Joel's original band ... they do not need to copy or reinvent the original music, since they are the guys you saw playing at Madison Square Garden, Carnegie Hall, Nassau Coliseum and the countless other venues during those Billy Joel concerts of the 1970's and 1980's! The band is led by Richie Cannata on tenor saxophone, Liberty DeVitto on drums and percussion, and Russell Javors on rhythm guitar. Their collaboration helped change the face of music. They have worked individually with multi-platinum artists, lending their talents to some of the greatest musicians in the world. After 30+ years the band has finally reunited, and haven't missed a step with this mind blowing show.They are New York's favorite band, they sold more than 150 million records, they helped establish Billy Joel's formidable sound and they continue to perform their legendary hits still to this day. Gates open at 6 PM, $30-general admission, $35-reserved, $50-preferred, 843.626.8911 or www.PawleysMusic.com. Friday, Oct. 18 11 AM-1 PM - The Moveable Feast: William Rawlings ( The Girl with Kaleidoscope Eyes) at Kimbel's, Wachesaw. A prolific writer of Southern fiction and non-fiction, Rawlings' newest protagonist, John Wesley O'Toole, is a disbarred former attorney, trying to make a new start in life as an art dealer in Savannah, Georgia, after his release from prison. O'Toole is in deep financial trouble and about to lose everything when he is contacted by Abraham Deign, a wealthy businessman who offers him a hefty sum to find a missing painting, and with it, his estranged granddaughter, Lucy. When Lucy's body is discovered in a burned out car near where she and O'Toole were due to meet, he is arrested on a charge of kidnapping and murder. Things go downhill from there... $30, 843.235.9600 or www.ClassAtPawleys.com. 2-4 PM - The History of the Port of Georgetown. A lecture by Lee G. Brockington is always enlightening! On this occasion she will speak on the history of the third largest estuary on the East Coast, the harbor of the third oldest city in South Carolina, and the oldest lighthouse in SC, completed in 1812. Scheduled to coincide with the Georgetown Wooden Boat Show, this afternoon program at Hobcaw Barony's Discovery Center is offered in coordination with the SC Maritime Museum, host of the Wooden Boat Show. The lecture - intended to enhance your days at the Front Street event in nearby Georgetown - will help you appreciate Native American boat building, the harvesting and processing of colonial naval stores, shipping through centuries of commerce and stories of the lighthouse keepers and threats of hurricanes. (Exertion level: low impact, sitting, some standing) Reservations required. $10, www.HobcawBarony.org. 2:30 PM - The Press on the Screen Film Series at the Waccamaw Library presents "Ace in the Hole" (1951). See Oct. 4 entry for details. Additional film offered Oct. 25 and Nov. 1. Free and open to the public, dturner@gtcounty.org. 7 PM - PIFMA: Shades of Bublé: A Three-Man Tribute to Michael Bublé at the Reserve Club. With three voices singing incredible songs like "Feeling Good," "Moondance," "Come Fly With Me," "Home," "Everything," "Fever," "Save the Last Dance for Me" and many more, Shades of Bublé: A Three-Man brings the swinging standards and pop hits of Michael Bublé to the stage in an unforgettable high-energy concert event. Beginning with an amazing sold-out debut at the end of the 2014-2015 concert season, this act has already begun wowing audiences around the country with exciting harmonies, smooth choreography, and charming good looks. Delivering a set list comprised only of songs recorded or performed live by Michael Bublé, this world-class tribute act honors (but doesn't imitate) the sophistication, retro style, and high-energy fun that Bublé himself brings to his concerts while engaging diehard fans with thrilling new three-part vocal arrangements. By combining big-band standards from the jazz era, classic hits from the 50s/60s/70s, as well as Billboard chart toppers from today in a high-energy show, Shades of Bublé generates standing ovations from sold-out crowds. Gates open at 6 PM, $35-general admission, $45-reserved, $75-preferred, 843.626.8911 or www.PawleysMusic.com. Friday & Saturday, Oct. 18 & 19 2-4 PM - "Commander's Tour" at Kaminski House Museum. In honor of the Wooden Boat Show, experience the Commander's Den filled with antique model ships, naval art, and memorabilia from the life and times of Lt. Commander Harold Kaminski. $5, 843-546-7706 or www.KaminskiMuseum.org.
Saturday & Sunday, Oct. 19-20 11 AM - 29th Annual Wooden Boat Show Weekend. This year's show will feature one of the nation's premier wooden boat exhibits featuring 140 classic wooden boats, a wooden boat building competition, children's model boat building, boat raffles, maritime arts & crafts, food and music. These events will take place on the waterfront and along Front Street in Historic Downtown Georgetown. Money raised through sales and donations will go toward the development of the Harbor Historical Association's maritime museum in Georgetown. In addition to the boat and commercial exhibits, family activities will include a Cardboard Boat Regatta and an Opti Pram regatta featuring the SC Youth Sailing program's fleet of wooden Optis, knot tying with Dan the Knot Man and kid's model boat building. Other activities will be announced closer to the event. Sat., 11 AM-6 PM and Sun., 11 AM-4 PM, free, 843.520.0111 or www.WoodenBoatShow.com.
Saturday, Oct. 19 9 AM-Noon - Household Hazardous Waste & Paper Shredding Event at Waccamaw High School (2412 Kings River Road). Any paper documents with staples, rubber bands or clips or 3-ring binders will NOT be accepted. The following materials will be accepted: Paint, batteries (alkaline and rechargeable), incandescent bulbs, fluorescent light bulbs, household cleaners, non-commercial pesticides, fertilizers and anything labeled "warning," "poisonous" or "toxic." The Georgetown County Landfill on Highway 51 accepts hazardous waste items during normal business hours Monday through Friday. Medication and ammunition are NOT accepted at this event. Please bring these items to the sheriff's office. Gas, oil, or antifreeze are NOT accepted at this event. Please dispose of these items at your local Recycling Center. Commercial business items will NOT be accepted at this event. For more information or to volunteer call: 843.545.3542 or Stormwater@gtcounty.org.
10 AM-5 PM - Paint-in with Danny McLaughlin at the Litchfield Exchange (14363 Ocean Highway, behind Applewood House of Pancakes). See Oct. 5 entry for details. Also offered Nov. 2 & 16. $45, 843.235.9600 or www.ClassAtPawleys.com.
11 AM-12:30 PM - Sea Turtles 101. Join North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve for an "end of the sea turtle season" interactive life history talk about Loggerhead sea turtles! Free, 843.904.9017 or www.NorthInlet.sc.edu/discovery.
7 PM - PIFMA: Soultown: Tribute to Classic Soul at the Reserve Club. Get ready for an incredible evening of hit after hit after hit of the Greatest Soul Tunes in History! The incredible artists of Soultown will have you thinking you are experiencing a live concert by the Real Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Jackie Wilson, The Four Tops, James Brown, Stevie Wonder & others! Complete with authentic costuming, amazing vocals and harmonies and, of course, the incredible choreography! This high-energy, all-ages show will have the audience dancing in their seats and singing along to every tune! This performance is a tabled event. Reserved Seating is for reserved seat at a table under the tent. Reserved Tickets holders MUST call the Festival offices at 843.626.8911 Ext 701 to reserve tables and seat. You may bring your own picnic and beverages to this event. Join the table decorating competition and you may win a prize. Coolers are allowed but must be placed under the table. Beverages and snacks are available for purchase. Festival Tent is a smoke-free environment, open flames (candles) not permitted. Event held rain or shine. Gates open at 6 PM, $30-general admission, $50-preferred, 843.626.8911 or www.PawleysMusic.com. Monday, Oct. 21 10-11 AM - FOWL Adult Tech Series: Smart Phone Basics at Waccamaw Library (DeBordieu Auditorium). Free and open to the public, registration not required, dturner@gtcounty.org or www.TheFOWL.org.
10-11:50 AM - OLLI@CCU Lecture Series: Hear the life story of local celebrity Page Kiniry, President and CEO of Brookgreen Gardens at the Litchfield Education Center (14427 Ocean Hwy, Pawleys Island). Free and open to the public, 843.349.6584 or www.Coastal.edu/olli. Tuesday, Oct. 22 11 AM-1 PM - The Moveable Feast: Betty Bell Brown ( Pretty Much) at Sea View Inn. A special feast set among the spot-on watercolor portraits of the Sea View Inn's staff painted by the artist-author whose memoir covers more than a century from her mother's birth to her own life today. Clara's boundless energy wasted into frivolity in an era when expectations hemmed her into a life too small to hold her. The prospects for women and what it means to exercise independence have changed a lot over one hundred years, but the struggles of mother and daughter are timeless. Betty Bell Brown explores her mother's life and her own with humor, clarity, and pathos. $30, 843.235.9600 or www.ClassAtPawleys.com. 5:30 PM - Mike's Meanderings at Waccamaw Library. See Oct. 8 entry for details. Free and open to the public, dturner@gtcounty.org. Thursday, Oct. 24 1 PM - Brookgreen 101 presents "Thoughts from Anna Hyatt Huntington in 1932," 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 topic offered Nov. 21. Free for members and included with garden admission, 843.235.6000 or www.Brookgreen.org. Friday, Oct. 25 10 AM - Below the Radar: Reading/Book-signing by FBI Detective Writer Dana Ridenour at the Waccamaw Library. Free to attend, dturner@gtcounty.org.
10 AM-12:15 PM - Picnic at the Pond. North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve microscopes will be used to discover what life will be found at the pond! You may bring a picnic lunch to enjoy at our pond shelter. Free, 843.904.9017 or www.NorthInlet.sc.edu/discovery.
11 AM-1 PM - The Moveable Feast: Karen White ( The Christmas Spirits on Tradd Street) at 21 Main, NMB. The Christmas spirit is overtaking Tradd Street with a vengeance in this festive new novel in the New York Times bestselling series by one of our all-time favorite feast authors. Melanie Trenholm should be anticipating Christmas with nothing but joy-after all, it's only the second Christmas she and her husband, Jack, will celebrate with their twin toddlers. But the ongoing excavation of the centuries-old cistern in the garden of her historic Tradd Street home has been a huge millstone, both financially and aesthetically. Local students are thrilled by the possibility of unearthing more Colonial-era artifacts at the cistern, but Melanie is concerned by the ghosts connected to it that have suddenly invaded her life and her house-and at least one of them is definitely not filled with holiday cheer ... And these relics aren't the only precious artifacts for which people are searching. A past adversary is convinced there is a long-lost Revolutionary War treasure buried somewhere on the property Melanie inherited-untold riches rumored to have been brought over from France by the Marquis de Lafayette himself and intended to help the Colonial war effort. It's a treasure literally fit for a king, and there have been whispers throughout history that many have already killed-and died-for it. And now someone will stop at nothing to possess it--even if it means destroying everything Melanie and Jack hold dear. $58 includes book, 843.235.9600 or www.ClassAtPawleys.com. 2:30 PM - The Press on the Screen Film Series at the Waccamaw Library presents "Keeper of the Flame" (1942). See Oct. 4 entry for details. Additional film on Nov. 1. Free and open to the public, dturner@gtcounty.org. Saturday, Oct. 26 9 AM-3 PM - Painting Workshop with Betsy Jones McDonald at Island Art Gallery. Explore color as you paint along with Betsy. Reservations and deposit required. $85, www.PawleysIslandArt.com. 10 AM-12:15 PM - Bike to the Boardwalk. See Oct. 5 entry for details. Also offered Nov. 11 & 25. Free, 843.904.9017 or
11 AM-2 PM - My Sister's Books Customer Appreciation Day. Celebrate Fran's birthday, the booksktore's 17th anniversary, National Reading Group Month, and Shop Small with featured local authors. All our welcome to join in on the fun, food and friends. Free gift with purchase. Authors appearing: Dana Ridenour, Sherman Carmichael, Christine Doran with illustrator Nancy Van Buren, and Ernest Merchant.
2-5 PM - Family Fun & Literacy Day. Spend a fun-filled afternoon on the lawn of the Kaminski House Museum as we celebrate literacy with storytelling and readings. The event includes children's games, crafts, pumpkin face creations, a healthy foods tent and a spirited pumpkin patch. Parents must accompany children to be admitted to this event. Free and open to the public, 843.546.7706 or www.KaminskiMuseum.org.
Sunday, Oct. 27 1-5 PM - All the Fixin's...a fundraiser to benefit the All4Paws Spay & Neuter Fund at The Market Common in Myrtle Beach. Food by Paula Deen's Family Kitchen & Pawleys Island Bakery. Local vendors, live music by A Touch of Gray, adoptable animals! $18/adults, $12/children 12 and under. For tickets, www.All4PawsSC.org or vendor and sponsor information, KatieS@a4psc.org.
Monday, Oct. 28 11 AM-1 PM - The Moveable Feast: Cassandra King ( Tell Me A Story: My Life with Pat Conroy) at Pine Lakes Country Club, MB. Cassandra King was leading a quiet life as a professor, divorced "Sunday wife" of a preacher, and debut novelist when she met Pat Conroy. Their friendship bloomed into a tentative, long-distance relationship. Pat and Cassandra ultimately married, partly because Pat hated the commute from coastal South Carolina to her native Alabama. It was a union that would last eighteen years, until the beloved literary icon's death from pancreatic cancer in 2016. In this poignant, intimate memoir, the woman he called King Ray looks back at her love affair with a natural-born storyteller whose lust for life was fueled by a passion for literature, food, and the Carolina Lowcountry that was his home. As she reflects on their relationship and the eighteen years they spent together, cut short by Pat's passing at seventy, Cassandra reveals how the marshlands of the South Carolina Lowcountry ultimately cast their spell on her, too, and how she came to understand the convivial, generous, funny, and wounded flesh-and-blood man beneath the legend-her husband, the original Prince of Tides. $58 includes book, 843.235.9600 or www.ClassAtPawleys.com. 1-3 PM - OLLI@CCU Lecture Series on Gullah Geechee Culture and Heritage at the Litchfield Education Center (14427 Ocean Hwy, Pawleys Island). Topic to be announced. Additional programs Nov. 4, Nov. 11 and Nov. 18. Free and open to the public, 843.349.6584 or www.Coastal.edu/olli. Thursday, Oct. 31 5-11 PM - Halloween on the Marshwalk in Murrells Inlet. Eat, drink, and be scary! Festivities begin at 5 PM with Trick-or-Treating along the MarshWalk for the kids and the Annual Children's Costume Contest at 6 PM in front of Drunken Jack's. Prizes awarded for the Scariest, Funniest, Most Creative and Best Group costumes. Kids under two will compete for the Awes Applause award. Prizes include trophies, ribbons, and candy bags. Later, join in for grown-up fun with the Adult Costume Contest at 7 PM! Over $4,000 in cash and prizes awarded for the top costumes for Best Duo/Group, Best Individual, Big & Bulky, Murrells Inlet Themed, and People's Choice. Winners announced at 10:30 PM at Bovine's back deck. Pick up your entry card at any restaurant between 7-8:30 PM, then collect stamps from each judging location to enter the contest. Free, details at www.Marshwalk.com or call 843.497.3450.
LOOKING AHEAD! Call to Entry: In an effort to help disadvantaged residents of Georgetown County through the Good Friends organization, you are invited and encouraged to participate in the Second Annual PILBA Festival of Wreaths! Get those festive and creative juices flowing by designing a wreath and donating it to the festival, which will be held Wednesday, Nov. 20 - Friday, Nov. 22. All proceeds from the Festival of Wreaths will be donated to Good Friends, a non-profit organization that assists local individuals and families who have exhausted every other means of support. Recipients are chosen by Georgetown County's Department of Social Services and approved by the Good Friends Board of Directors. Available funds are used for one-time needs including food, shelter, medical expenses, transportation, and other similar needs with a limit of a maximum of up to $300 per recipient per year. Let us know you are participating as soon as possible, and definitely by NOVEMBER 15 so we can get you in the program. Wreath drop off will be Tuesday, Nov. 19, from 2-6 PM. To have your wreath picked up, call or text Troi Kaz at 843.455.4523, or Leigh Hope at 843.241.5628.
LOOKING WAY AHEAD! Jan. 24, 2020 - Save the Date! The Friends of the Waccamaw Library (FOWL) will be hosting their Annual Know the Neck ► Come Connect Volunteer Fair in the DeBordieu Colony Auditorium at the Waccamaw Branch Library. Set-up will be from 8:30-10 AM, and the Fair will be from 10 AM-2 PM. More details and participation applications will be available soon. If you have any questions, please email fowlpawleys@gmail.com. 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.
Through Dec. 15 - Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum hosts 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. Admission 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. |
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