| FOWL Community Connector December 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: - 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 - Junior FIRST Lego League, 3-4 PM. Non-competitive level of FIRST for ages 6-9.
- Tuesdays - Minis Art Class, 1:30-2:30 PM. Art for ages 1-5 years old and their grown-ups.
- Wednesdays - Story Time, 10:30 AM. Birth to 5 years. Playtime starts at 10 AM.
- First Wednesday each month, Art Classes with Burroughs & Chapin Art Museum, 3-4:30 PM. Ages 6-12 years old. Pre-registration required.
- Second & Fourth Wednesdays - Canine Angels, 3-4 PM, All ages. Reading has gone to the dogs! To see the benefits to children of reading to attentive pooches: www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/186708.
- Thursdays - Creative Crafts, 3-4 PM. Hands-on entertainment for 4th grade and up.
- Fridays - LEGO Free Build and ROBLOX, after school, all ages. Everyone's favorite cooperative creation games.
- First Saturday each month - Manners Club, 10:30 AM-Noon, ages 4-10. Registration required.
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-Fridays - Teen RoomOpen Gaming, ages 10+, 2:30-6:30 PM.
- Maker Mondays - Learn about and use our maker tools like our Glowforge Laser Cutter, 3d Printer, Arduino Circuit Boards, 3d Modelling Software, and Digital Art tablet. Topics will include model making, cosplay, creating pen & ink art, and casting objects of art in home-made molds. 3-5 PM.
- Tabletop Tuesdays - Learn a new game that can then be checked out from the library and taken home to play, 3-5 PM.
- Wargame Wednesdays - Blow off steam, hone your cunning, and learn tactical decision making by playing tabletop wargames, 3-5 PM.
- RPG Thursdays -Explore new worlds in RPGs like Dungeons and Dragons, FATE, Starfinder, Fiasco, and other RPGs that you can check out from the library, 3-5 PM.
- Minecraft Fridays - Family friendly play. All the games are E-rated, and include titles like Rocket League, Minecraft, Overcooked, Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime, Speedrunners, Starwhal, Trials Fusion, and others. All ages welcome (under 10 accompanied by adult), 2:30-5 PM.
- Saturdays - Open Gaming, under 10 accompanied by adult), 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; 1-5 PM focus on games for teens and adults. Third Saturday All Ages Game Day (Dec. 21, Jan. 18, Feb. 22, March 21, April 18) - Families are encouraged to come and learn a new game together, and even check out games to take home.
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.
- iPad/iPhone Club meets on the first Friday each month, 9-10 AM. Contact Ed Robidoux at ed.robidoux@gmail.com.
- Mac Computer Club meets on the first Friday each month, 10-11 AM. Contact Ed Robidoux at ed.robidoux@gmail.com.
December Artist at the Waccamaw Library: Joanne Willoughby. Exhibit by award-winning artist captures light across marshes and surf with pastels, oils, and watercolors. For more information, dturner@gtcounty.org.
December Photographers at the Waccamaw Library: Roger Doyle & Cherié Barrett. Roger has been a photography enthusiast since the late 1970s. Since moving to Surfside Beach from Manhattan in 2010, Roger has found a renewed passion for nature photography. He especially enjoys photographing birds and frequently visits local wildlife hot spots like Huntington Beach State Park and Brookgreen Gardens. He has been a member of the Myrtle Beach Region of the Carolinas' Nature Photography Association (CNPA) since January 2013 and currently serves as one of its Regional Coordinators. In 2017, Cherié relocated from Massachusetts to North Myrtle Beach, where she is a freelance wedding, sports, and portrait photographer with an abiding love for wildlife and nature. Her image "Lonely Tree" earned Best of Show honors in the 2018 Winyah Rivers Alliance/Waccamaw RIVERKEEPER competition. For more information, dturner@gtcounty.org. |
CALENDAR OF COMMUNITY EVENTS Georgetown County Government invites you to keep abreast of what's going on inside your local government through the Georgetown County Chronicle. It's a vehicle for information about county services and events, important messages from county officials and behind-the-scenes glimpses at how government works. You can find the Chronicle online at www.gtcounty.org or through their Facebook page. If you'd rather have it delivered to your inbox, e-mail jbroach@gtcounty.org with the subject line "send me the Chronicle."
Library Presentations on YouTube (see the "ongoing" section at the end of this Community Connector).
Sunday, Dec. 15 3-10 PM - Nights of a Thousand Candles. See Brookgreen Gardens come to life amid the soft glow of more than 2,700 hand-lit candles and countless sparkling lights. Walk the paths with a warm cup of cider, cocoa, or wine. Hear the sounds of holiday music, carolers singing, and celebrate the season with family and friends! Named "Best Christmas Lights in South Carolina" by Travel+Leisure Magazine. Winner of the 2018 Charles A. Bundy award for excellence in tourism from South Carolina Parks Recreation and Tourism. Tickets must be purchased before your arrival! Space is limited. Tickets are non-refundable. In case of bad weather or change of plans, tickets may be exchanged for another night based on availability by calling 1.844.271.3410. The deadline to request an exchange is 3 PM on the day before the date of your ticket. Also offered Dec. 19-21. Thurs.-Sun., 3-10 PM, Members - adult $20, child $12; Non-members - adult $25, child $15, www.Brookgreen.org. Tuesday, Dec. 17 10 AM - FOGL's Tuesdays With ... presents Dan Abel on "Bulls, Lemons, and Sandbars: An Overview of the Coastal Carolina University Shark Project" at the Georgetown Library (405 Cleland St.). Free and open to the public, rwilley1019@gmail.com. 5:30 PM - FOWL Musician Series: A Traditional Christmas at Waccamaw Library. The auditorium will resound with glad tidings of the Christmas season, thanks to the beautiful vocals and lovely strains of a variety of acoustic instruments, including Appalachian dulcimer, Autoharp™, guitar, and piano (our brand new beautiful Kawai, thanks to Tom and Jill Santopietro, Mike Bivona and Ruth Liell!) - played masterfully by Dr. Jill Trinka. Trinka will perform this free concert, with a special focus on traditional carols from the Southeastern United States and the Deep South, as well as Christmas music from Appalachia and the British Isles, with a classic holiday song or two for all to sing! Dr. Trinka's performance is part of the FOWL Musicians Series, a free concert series sponsored by the Friends of the Waccamaw Library (FOWL). Free and open to the public, 843.545.3623 or dturner@gtcounty.org. Wednesday-Saturday, Dec. 18-31 11 AM, 1 PM & 3 PM - Designers Christmas Showcase, A 250th Celebration Holiday Tours will be offered at the Kaminski House Museum during the museum's guided tours on Monday through Saturday at 11 AM, 1 PM and 3 PM. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors 65 and over, and $6 for children 6-17, children under 5 admitted free of charge, 843.546.7706 or www.KaminskiMuseum.org. Thursday-Saturday, Dec. 19-21 3-10 PM - Nights of a Thousand Candles. See Dec. 15 entry for details. Members - adult $20, child $12; Non-members - adult $25, child $15, www.Brookgreen.org. Friday, Dec. 20 10 AM-Noon - Fish Printing. Looking for a homemade holiday gift? Enjoy art at North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve using a method of printmaking that traditionally utilizes fish and sea creatures. Bring your own bag, shirt, hat, etc. Free, 843.904.9017 or www.northinlet.sc.edu. 11 AM-1 PM - The Moveable Feast: Walt Gragg ( The Chosen One) at Kimbel's, Wachesaw. A fundamentalist Islamic army is on the march in the Middle East, and the fight to stop the spread of madness will take everything the American military can muster, in this novel from the author of The Red Line. Two months ago, a new leader arose in the Islamic world, the Mahdi - or the Chosen One. He has rallied fundamentalist Muslim forces across the Middle East who have driven deep into Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Standing against them is an allied force made up primarily of the American military. It's a desperate fight. From armored battles in the desert to American carriers desperately dodging waves of cruise missiles, the Mahdi proves to have many tricks up his sleeve. Marine Lieutenant Sam Erickson is in the thick of the fighting. He and his company have fought their way from a landing on the Mediterranean shore to the outskirts of Cairo. Now he finds himself at a critical juncture, but can he make the sacrifices necessary for the greater good? $30, 843.235.9600 or www.ClassAtPawleys.com. Friday & Saturday, Dec. 20 & 21 Noon-3 PM - Hampton: Home for the Holidays. Come see Hampton Plantation decorated as it would have been for the holidays in centuries past! Take a tour through the house and enjoy storytelling and live music. $10, 843.546.9361 or www.SouthCarolinaParks.com. Saturday, Dec. 21 4-6 PM - Designers Christmas Showcase, A 250th Celebration Family Night at the Kaminski House features the Candy Cane Express (decorated tour tram), hot cocoa, cookies and holiday scavenger hunt. Families may also view the rooms of the Kaminski House Museum. $10/Members, $15/Non-Members. adults with children $5, and children under 12 admitted free of charge, 843.546.7706 or www.KaminskiMuseum.org. 5-10 PM - Santa Crawl on the MarshWalk is the place for festive sights and sounds of the season. Whether you're naughty or nice come spread holiday cheer at the MarshWalk's Santa Crawl. Starting at 5 PM, enjoy the delightful spirits with featured Tito's holiday drinks from each restaurant on the MarshWalk while feasting on the unforgettable festive flavors with the dinner specials. Be a Scrooge, a Grinch, Santa or an elf, no matter what gets you in the Christmas spirit, show us at The MarshWalk Santa Crawl. Presents to the top three most spirited outfits. First place prize goes to the Best Santa! Winners will be announced at Bovine's back deck at 10 PM. Free to walk, visit Facebook page TheMarshwalkofMurrellsInlet or 843.497.3450. Friday & Saturday, Dec. 27-28 6-9 PM - Light Up the New Year at Brookgreen Gardens. Begin your New Year's celebration at Brookgreen with thousands of hand-lit candles, holiday lights, and music. Space is limited for these special evenings in the gardens and advanced tickets are required. Light refreshments will be available for purchase. Also offered Dec. 31. Members - $15, Non-members - $20, www.Brookgreen.org. Saturday, Dec. 28 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 Jan. 11 & 25, Feb. 8 & 22. $45, 843.235.9600 or www.ClassAtPawleys.com.
Tuesday, Dec. 31 5 PM on - MarshWalk New Year's Eve 2019. Join the Marshwalk for a fun night this New Year's Eve. Each restaurant will offer great dinner and drink specials with live music on all stages. Like our Facebook page TheMarshwalkofMurrellsInlet or 843.497.3450. 6-9 PM - Light Up the New Year at Brookgreen Gardens. S ee Dec. 27-28 entry for details. Members - $15, Non-members - $20, www.Brookgreen.org.
Wednesday, Jan. 1 11 AM-Noon - First Day Hike. Get the New Year started on the right foot and join us at Hampton Plantation for the First Day Hike. Explore the park on a guided mile hike through the grounds! Free and open to the public, 843.546.9361 or www.SouthCarolinaParks.com. Friday, Jan. 3 1:30-4:30 PM - Hike Hobcaw: Clubhouse Corner. This never-before offered hike features a more isolated section of Hobcaw Barony's southern end. The hike begins with a bus tour of Calais and Michau Plantations. Disembark from the bus near King's Highway, and walk with staff and docents through the woods to the area so well known as The President's Stand and Caines Village, where the homes of the families of the Caines Brothers - renowned decoy carvers, hunting guides and commercial duck hunters once stood. In the late 19th century, before the Baruch purchase, Grover Cleveland came to a duck blind in this area adjacent to Winyah Bay's shallow marsh. (Exertion level: High Impact, long periods of standing, walking over uneven terrain for long distance) Reservations required. $30, www.HobcawBarony.org. 2:30 PM - FOWL Classic Film Series at Waccamaw Library. Enjoy screenings of classic movies selected and introduced by film historians Bill Harvey and Tony Miller. Also offered Jan. 10 & 17, Feb. 7, 14, 21 & 28, and March 6, 13 & 20. Free and open to the public, dturner@gtcounty.org or www.theFOWL.org. Saturday, Jan. 4 5-7 PM - Georgetown County Watercolor Society Annual Show at Island Art Gallery. Opening reception, free and open to the public, 843.314.0298, www.PawleysIslandArt.com. Monday, Jan. 6 1-2:15 PM - Charleston Renaissance Artists & Writers at Waccamaw Library. Did you know a major artistic movement flourished in Charleston, South Carolina from the 1920s until the 1940s? Learn more about the Charleston Renaissance during a free discussion series led by popular instructor and tour director Robin McCall. Important figures associated with the Charleston Renaissance include artist Alice Ravenel Huger Smith, whose evocative watercolors recorded scenes of a disappearing plantation era, salt marshes, and historic Charleston houses, as well as writers Julia Peterkin, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who wrote about Lowcountry Gullah culture, and DuBose Heyward, the author of Porgy, which was adapted into the notable opera Porgy and Bess through collaboration with George Gerschwin. Series continues on Jan. 13 and 27. Free and open to the public, dturner@gtcounty.org.
Tuesday, Jan. 7 9 AM-Noon - Taste of OLLI at Conway Education Center (290 Allied Dr.). Osher Lifelong Learning's open house to showcase the spring semester. Come meet the OLLI instructors, board members and staff, shop for classes and hear about our 2020 excursions. Free and open to the public, 843.349.5002 or www.Coastal.edu/olli.
11 AM-1 PM - The Moveable Feast: Marie Benedict (Lady Clementine) at Wild Wing Plantation, Conway. New from the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Woman in the Room and The Other Einstein is another incredible novel that focuses on one of the women who had the most influence during World Wars I and II. In 1909, Clementine Churchill steps off a train with her new husband, Winston. An angry woman emerges from the crowd to attack, shoving him in the direction of an oncoming train. Just before he stumbles, Clementine grabs him by his suit jacket. This will not be the last time she saves her husband. Lady Clementine is the ferocious story of the brilliant and ambitious woman beside Winston Churchill, the story of a partner who did not flinch through the sweeping darkness of war, and who would not surrender either to expectations or to enemies. Although the feast is full, the author will be at Litchfield Books at 2 PM to autograph her books. 843.235.9600 or www.ClassAtPawleys.com. Thursday, Jan. 9 9 AM-Noon - Taste of OLLI at Litchfield Education Center (14427 Ocean Hwy). Osher Lifelong Learning's open house to showcase the spring semester. Come meet the OLLI instructors, board members and staff, shop for classes and hear about our 2020 excursions. Free and open to the public, 843.349.6584 or www.Coastal.edu/olli. 10 AM - FOGL (Friends of Georgetown Library) presents Hampton History at the Hampton Plantation State Historic Site ( 1950 Rutledge Rd., McClellanville) where a park ranger will lead a tour of the mansion and a couple of interpreters in period clothing will portray Eliza Lucas Pinkney and Harriott Horry. In addition, Christopher Reid will be doing an indigo dye demonstration and Hannah Marley will be doing a rice demonstration, including the rice trunk and rice pounding. Light snacks will be served. Space limited to 30. Tickets are available at the Georgetown Library front desk, $10, 843.545.3310 or 413.427.8224 or rwilley1019@gmail.com. 2-3 PM - My Sister's Books presents: Books & Bites with Dr. Jim Farmer (An Edgefield Planter and His World). Jim Farmer, professor emeritus at USC Aiken, has researched the 1840s journals of Whitfield Brooks, a large plantation owner and one of the richest men in South Carolina. His editing opens a window on the life of an influential man, his complicated family and all the headaches associated with the antebellum south. www.mysistersbooks.com, www.facebook.com/mysistersbooks
Friday, Jan. 10 11 AM-1 PM - The Moveable Feast: Colleen Oakley ( You Were There Too) at Inlet Affairs. Acclaimed author Colleen Oakley delivers a heart-wrenching and unforgettable love story about a woman who must choose between the man she loves and the man fate has chosen for her, in a novel that reminds us that the best life is one led by the heart. Mia Graydon's life looks picket-fence perfect; she has the house, her loving husband, and dreams of starting a family. But she has other dreams too-unexplained, recurring ones starring the same man. Still, she doesn't think much of it, until a relocation to small-town Pennsylvania brings her face to face with the stranger she has been dreaming about for years. And this man harbors a jaw-dropping secret of his own-he's been dreaming of her, too. Determined to understand, Mia and this not-so-stranger search for answers. But when diving into their pasts begins to unravel her life in the present, Mia emerges with a single question-what if? $30, 843.235.9600 or www.ClassAtPawleys.com. 2:30 PM - FOWL Classic Film Series at Waccamaw Library. See Jan. 3 entry for details. Also offered Jan. 17, Feb. 7, 14, 21 & 28, and March 6, 13 & 20. Free and open to the public, dturner@gtcounty.org or www.theFOWL.org. 10 AM-5 PM - Paint-in with Danny McLaughlin at the Litchfield Exchange (14363 Ocean Highway, behind Applewood House of Pancakes). See Dec. 28 entry for details. Also offered Jan. 25, Feb. 8 & 22, March 7 & 21, April 4 & 18. $45, 843.235.9600 or www.ClassAtPawleys.com. Wednesday, Jan. 15 Noon-1:15 PM - History for Lunch at the SC Maritime Museum (729 Front St., Georgetown) presents Till Hanebuth, Associate Professor-CCU Dept. of Coastal & Marine Systems Science, on "Georgetown Harbor & The Tidal Sampit," and Erik Smith, Manager/Research Associate Professor (North Inlet-Winyah Bay NERR/Baruch Institute for Marine & Coastal Sciences-USC), on "Tracking Changes in North Inlet and Winyah Bay with the National Estuarine Research Reserve." Reservations required. $20 per person ($18 for museum & OLLI members), lunch included, 843.520.0111. LOOKING AHEAD! From January through March, FOWL offers First Thursday programs, Tea & Poetry, the Classic Film Matinee Series, the French Film Festival, the Musician Series, and more at the Waccamaw Library. The Dining Voucher partnership with surrounding restaurants (Bagel Café, Hanser House, Massey's Pizza, and Quigley's) will be available again this year for afternoon programs. Visit www.TheFowl.org. Jan. 21, 2020 - FOWL Members Only Event: Pawleys Island History - Five Centuries in One Hour! Lee Gordon Brockington explores the history of Pawleys Island and the Waccamaw Neck. From Native Americans to African Americans, from rice to railroads, Lee's history also includes the 20th century changes brought by timber, hunting, the paper mill and Hurricanes Hazel and Hugo. A native of SC and a Pawleys resident since 1984, Lee is the Coordinator of Public Engagement at Hobcaw Barony. Half-hour social with light refreshments. Tues., 3:30-5 PM, dturner@gtcounty.org or www.theFOWL.org. Jan. 24, 2020 - Save the Date! The Friends of the Waccamaw Library (FOWL) will be hosting their 4th 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. There is no fee to participate. Application forms are available for community non-profits.We only have space for 22 participants, so reserving your space will be on a first come, first serve basis. We will be highly promoting this event, so if you would like to be listed as a participate, your application MUST BE in by the due date (January 7, 2020)! For an application, questions or concerns, please contact Phylis Cecola, Volunteer Fair Chairman, at FOWLpawleys@gmail.com. Jan. 29, 2020 - Blood Drive at Waccamaw Library. The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive for Georgetown County at the Waccamaw Library. For an appointment to donate blood, please visit www.redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1.800.733.2767). The need for a supply of donated blood is constant throughout Georgetown County. Please respond to this important call to help save lives in our community. dturner@gtcounty.org. ONGOING! If you missed prior Library Presentations, check out these on YouTube: Tuesdays With.... Lee Brockington's outstanding presentation on "Pawley's Island" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3Xfr6oHk3o Hampton Plantation Historic Site lecture by Christopher Reid ("Archibald Rutledge: His Life and Legacy") - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3or5zaTheA Hampton Plantation Historic Site lecture by Elizabeth Huntsinger Wolf's ("Legends and Lore of Hampton and the Santee") -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQW9vuHMzeg Hampton Plantation Historic Site lecture with Hannah Marley's on "Hampton History: Rice Plantation, The Enslaved and Free, and Poetic Inspiration" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6mNou_nCLc Tim Conroy:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAIei_K7LDE and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJUHme1QbSc&t=285s Sarah Gardner on the reading habits of Civil War soldiers, both Union and Confederate - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtVormGBj0Q Bill Oberst, Jr. about his creative inspiration, his new show about Ray Bradbury, and how books changed his life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpq4OoOQ2mE&list=PL5amMQXpoj3MkxPC3MnMvdQXZVSJcpXWo and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRIW7-Ns1q0&list=PL5amMQXpoj3MkxPC3MnMvdQXZVSJcpXWo&index=3 Adam Vines: poet Adam Vines, often pushing the envelope of library appropriateness. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ8CUtmgDUA and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySNnC824mrQ Josephine Humphreys talks about the Lowcountry landscape, recondite history, and family stories that inspire her work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n38l6qgZs8&list=PL5amMQXpoj3MkxPC3MnMvdQXZVSJcpXWo&index=5 Ashely Mace Havird & David Havird share their favorite poems: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTfaXhsEoBo&list=PL5amMQXpoj3MkxPC3MnMvdQXZVSJcpXWo&index=6 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKb6IoUvOi0 Daniel Wallace: author of Big Fish and other critically acclaimed novels, is interviewed about his inspiration, how he feels about the reaction to his writing, and future plans. Interviewed at the Waccamaw Library by fellow author (and distant cousin) Daniel Turner. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDj69JxmZiQ Dr. Kate Clifford Larson's presentation on "Bound for the Promised Land: The Life and Legacy of Harriett Tubman" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkiyFEW0Fh4
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-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-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. |
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