| FOWL Community Connector March 1, 2020 |
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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!
- Tuesdays - 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.
- Third Saturday - All Ages Game Day, 11 AM-5 PM (Teen Tech room is only open on the third Saturday each month).
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.
March-April Artist at the Waccamaw Library: Susan Gramling Moore. Moore's art reflects the abundant beauty and visual grace of our area's surroundings, captured in vivid tones. A native of Orangeburg, South Carolina, Susan received a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of South Carolina. She has always had a love for art, and enjoys experimenting with color and texture with both acrylic and oil paints. Her paintings come to life with shapes of color and unique contrasts of lights and darks. She is inspired by the beautiful colors in God's natural creations and loves to apply them to her work, sometimes coherently and sometimes not. She uses brush and palette knife to create vibrant landscapes, still lifes, and abstract paintings. Her work was recently featured in a Peace Sotheby's art show, in the Pawleys Pallette Collaborative Art Show, and as donations in many local charity events. For more information, dturner@gtcounty.org.
March-April Photographer at the Waccamaw Library: To be announced. For more information, dturner@gtcounty.org. |
CALENDAR OF COMMUNITY EVENTS Dining Voucher Events: 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 selected programs. Each of the participating restaurants will offer a discount (10-20%) for voucher holders on the day of the event as noted on the voucher. Vouchers will be distributed to attendees at the eligible events, identified in this newsletter (DVE). Visit www.TheFowl.org.
Sunday, March 1 1-4 PM - Cattails and Cocktails at Hobcaw Barony to benefit Georgetown County Museum. Lowcountry Cuisine, Music and Silent Auction. Cash bar. $30 (members), $35 (non-members and at the door), tickets at the museum or 843.545.7020.
2:30 PM - Swamp Fox Players present "The Show: A Swamp Fox Extravaganza," a dazzling song and dance cabaret of classic Broadway Musicals, directed by Blake Wilson. Also offered March 5-8. $20, 843.527.2924, ext. 1.
Monday, March 2 3-4:30 PM - Southern Writers Book Club Series will meet at the Georgetown Library (405 Cleland St.) to hear John Navin, professor of history at Coastal Carolina University, discuss his book The Grim Years: Settling South Carolina, 1670-1720. Free and open to the public, 843.546.2665 or waterfrontbks@gmail.com.
Mondays, March 2-30 2:30 PM - Computer Skills at Georgetown Library: March 2-Getting to Know Your Computer; March 9-Working with Windows; March 16-Mouse Capabilities; March 23-Saving and Editing Documents; March 30-Creating Organized Documents. Free and open to the public, 843.545.3327.
Tuesday, March 3 10-11 AM - Brookgreen U presents Make Way for Butterflies with Butterfly Keeper Tara Johns-Berry at Wall Lowcountry Center, Learning Lab 2. Free with garden admission, 843.235.6000 or www.Brookgreen.org.
11 AM-1 PM - The Moveable Feast: Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen (You Are Not Alone) at Litchfield Country Club.The #1 bestselling authors of The Wife Between Us and An Anonymous Girl deliver a thriller about a circle of friendswith deadly intentions - where trust is their weapon and revenge is theirtrigger... Although the Feast is full, the authors will be at Litchfield Books at 2 PM to chat and autograph their new book.
4:30 PM - Annual Friends of Georgetown Library Meeting (405 Cleland St.). An exciting roster of events for 2020 will be presented, Janet & Jack Volker will share their adventures birding north of the Arctic Circle. Punch and hors d'oeuvres, free and open to the public, 413.427.8224.
Thursday, March 5 10 AM - FOWL 1st Thursday at Waccamaw Library presents Dr. Amy Murrell Taylor, an award-winning historian of the American Civil War and Theodore A. Hallam Professor in History at the University of Kentucky. Based on research supported by the American Council of Learned Societies and the National Endowment for the Humanities, "Embattled Freedom: How Carolina Slaves Journeyed to Freedom as Civil War Refugees" is drawn from her most recent book, Embattled Freedom (UNC Press), which has won awards from the Organization of American Historians, the Society of Civil War Historians, and the Center for Civil War History. The book also won Yale University's 2019 Frederick Douglass Book Prize, a very prestigious and highly coveted award. Dr. Taylor is also the author of The Divided Family in Civil War America (UNC Press), on families divided by national loyalties, and she is involved in a variety of public history and historic preservation projects. Free and open to the public, DVE, dturner@gtcounty.org or www.theFOWL.org.
2 PM - My Sister's Books presents Books and Bites featuring Steve McMillen Terror Grips the Beach (SC Mystery). Mickke D goes on another wild adventure, facing terrorists and drug dealers. He will travel up and down the SC coast, as well as revisit Ohio, in order to help save a friend. Readers will enjoy this latest action-packed mystery. Meet the author, have your book signed, refreshments. www.MySistersBooks.com
Thursday-Sunday, March 5-8 8 PM - Swamp Fox Players present "The Show: A Swamp Fox Extravaganza," a dazzling song and dance cabaret of classic Broadway Musicals, directed by Blake Wilson. Sunday matinee at 2:30 PM. $20, 843.527.2924, ext. 1.
Friday, March 6 9 AM-12:30 PM - Plantation Sportsmen Series: Santee Delta Roundhouse Boat Tour. Join Capt. Paul Kenny, Jim Clark and Hobcaw Barony staff on a boating adventure to the isolated Santee Delta to see the last remaining Roundhouse. This area has thousands of acres of abandoned rice fields that are now primarily used for waterfowl management. During the hurricane of 1822 many of the enslaved workers that worked in the Delta were lost due to the remoteness of this area, as well as having no structures available for protection. As a possible solution, Rice planters built elevated storm towers in an effort to protect their property from the rising waters. This last Roundhouse is found at Moorland Plantation. This is an adventure that should not be missed. (Exertion level: moderate impact - embarking/disembarking boat, standing, some sitting) Reservations required, limited to 6, $125, www.HobcawBarony.org.
11 AM-1 PM - The Moveable Feast: Andrew Waters (The Quaker and the Gamecock: Nathanael Greene, Thomas Sumter, and the Revolutionary War for the Soul of the South) at Hot Fish Club. Waters tells the story of two wildly divergent leaders against the backdrop of the American Revolution's last gasp, the effort to extricate a British occupation force from the wild and lawless South Carolina frontier. For Greene, the campaign meant a last chance to prove his capabilities as a general, not just a talented administrator. For Sumter, it was a quest of personal revenge that showcased his innate understanding of the backcountry character. Both men needed the other to defeat the British, yet their forceful personalities, divergent leadership styles, and opposing objectives would clash again and again, a fascinating story of our nation's bloody birth that still influences our political culture. $30, 843.235.9600 or www.ClassAtPawleys.com.
1:30 PM - OLLI@CCU and CCU's Department of History complete the War & Society Colloquia on The Vietnam War, at the Conway Education Center (290 Allied Dr.). Free and open to the public, 843.349.5002 or www.Coastal.edu/olli. 2:30 PM - FOWL Classic Film Series presents "The Manchurian Candidate" (1962) at Waccamaw Library. Also offered March 13 & 20. Free and open to the public, DVE, dturner@gtcounty.org or www.theFOWL.org. Saturday, March 7 9 AM-1:30 PM - Race around Myrtle Beach State Park in the annual "Amazing Race" contest that covers approximately 4.5 miles. Enjoy a day of friendly competition using your wits, athleticism, and problem-solving skills to answer questions about nature, complete challenges, and solve puzzles. Cleverness and teamwork will be your only tools; no technology allowed! For a leg up in the race, make sure you are familiar with the park. Come see why we think Myrtle Beach State Park is Amazing! Teams of two must include at least one adult (18 or over), and no one under 12 years old may participate. Registration is $75 per team (no checks). Your T-shirt, bag, participation medal, and snacks are included. The registration form and rules of the race can be found at the top of the Programs and Events page in January. The race is limited to 30 teams, so register early! The race starts at 9 AM and lasts until all teams finish or 1:30 PM - whichever comes first. A sense of fun and adventure! Wear clothing that is appropriate for the day's weather. We race rain or shine. Don't forget sunscreen! Bring something to drink if you want something other than water. State Park prizes for the top three winners followed by a raffle drawing for remaining prizes. Registration opens on the second Saturday in January. Email mbeachnature@scprt.com or call the Nature Center at 843.238.0874 to register.
9 AM-5 PM - Trail Ride With Your Horse. Hobcaw Barony offers an opportunity for individuals of all ages to bring their own horse(s) and ride designated trails. Riders will have the experience of exploring the 16,000 acres with maps that highlight points of interest. Check-in time runs from 9am - 12pm, all horses, trailers and their owners must depart by 5pm. Registration and waiver forms must be completed and received by Hobcaw Barony at least 3 days before the event to insure confirmation. You can download all forms at www.hobcawbarony.org or pick one up in the Hobcaw Barony Discovery Center at 22 Hobcaw Road, Georgetown, SC 29440. Registration required. Also offered March 14. $35 per rider, www.HobcawBarony.org. 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 March 21, April 4 & 18. $45, 843.235.9600 or www.ClassAtPawleys.com. 11 AM-3 PM - Step Back in Time. Step back in time at Hampton Plantation at our annual living history event. See historical figures and demonstrations. $15, 843.546.9361. 4 PM - Hobnob at Hobcaw. This annual oyster roast and lowcountry supper to benefit the Winyah Rivers Foundation will be back at Kimbel Lodge at Hobcaw Barony. Our annual oyster roast and lowcountry supper will be back at Kimbel Lodge at Hobcaw Barony. Enjoy oysters, southern food and refreshments. There will be entertainment for the young and the young-at-heart...live music performed by Sawgrass...fun and games! $35 (members), $40 (nonmembers), kids 12 & under are free!
Sunday, March 8 1-4 PM - Oyster Roast at Blue Whale Farm to "Turn Up the Heat & Turn On the Air" for Laura Herriott. Join Lee, Linda and Laura at the Brockington/Shehan fire pit for an afternoon benefit oyster roast, raffle, and auction to replace the HVAC unit at Laura Herriott's home on Sandy Island. Great music with local favorite: Big Little Band! Fresh local oysters, perlow, slaw, sweet potato casserole, tea, beer & wine. And Laura's bread pudding. Terrific raffle baskets. Advance tickets required. Can't come? Donations welcome (payable to CLASS, PO Box 2884, Pawleys Island, SC 29585). $30, 843.235.9600 or www.ClassAtPawleys.com.
Tuesday, March 10 9:30 AM - Low Country Herb Society meets at the Waccamaw Library to hear "The Bee Preacher," Tom Francis, who will talk about Mason Bees and pollination. Membership is open to all, and no experience is necessary! A "Meet and Greet" social time, to welcome guests and members, is held prior to the meeting with refreshments provided by LCHS members. Every regular meeting includes a guest speaker and information on the Herb of the Month. Throughout the year an annual picnic is held, a holiday luncheon, and at least one field trip, to list just a few of the extra activities. LCHS meets from September through May and the annual dues are $25 with a quarterly newsletter included. For more information, look for us on Facebook or sclchsnews@gmail.com.
Huntington "3 in 1 Day" at Huntington Beach State Park. March 10th, the mutual birthday and wedding anniversary of Archer and Anna Hyatt Huntington, is celebrated with a special event including "wedding" cake and refreshments, at their former winter home. Atalaya is a National Historic Landmark and this event is a fundraiser for the Friends of Huntington Beach State Park. Ticketed event (space is limited), 843.237.4440 or www.SouthCarolinaParks.com.
Wednesday, March 11 Early on the road - Join a contingent of Library staff and supporters for Library Legislative Day in Columbia.
10 AM-Noon - Brookgreen U presents "Herbs and Their Many Uses" with Master Herbalist Janice Oldfield & Horticulturist Viki Richardson in Wall Lowcountry Center, Learning Lab 2. Members $20, Non-members $35, 843.235.6000 or www.Brookgreen.org. Thursday, March 12 10:00 AM - FOWL presents bestselling author Cassandra King Conroy at the Waccamaw Library, as she considers her life and the man she shared it with, paying tribute to her husband, Pat Conroy, the legendary figure of modern Southern literature. Her new memoir, Tell Me a Story: My Life with Pat Conroy, gives an intimate look into her shared life of nineteen years with the acclaimed writer whose novels brought national attention to the South Carolina Lowcountry he called home. Cassandra King was a fledgling novelist teaching in her native state of Alabama when she first encountered at a party the famed writer. Their relationship blossomed from professional to personal, and the pair tied the knot in May 1998. She joined Pat in his beloved coastal home of Beaufort, South Carolina, where they lived and wrote together until his passing from pancreatic cancer on March 4, 2016. After she and Pat married, Cassandra soon established herself as a considerable writer in her own right: The Sunday Wife (2002),The Same Sweet Girls (2005), Queen of Broken Hearts (2007), and Moonrise (2013), an homage to Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca (1938) set in the North Carolina mountains. She has also produced a popular nonfiction book, The Same Sweet Girls Guide to Life (2013), in addition to numerous essays as well as magazine pieces for Coastal Living and Southern Living. Tell Me a Story was released from William Morrow on October 29, 2019. Cassandra resides in Beaufort, where she is honorary chair of the Pat Conroy Literary Center. Free and open to the public, DVE, dturner@gtcounty.org. 5:30 PM - FOWL Musician Series at the Waccamaw Library will showcase the down home, upcountry sound of the Almost Acoustic Trio who will perform Americana music, with a bit of country, rock, folk, and blues mixed in. Based in the Piedmont area, the trio is a synthesis of exceptional South Carolina talents, featuring Randy Foster, longtime lead guitarist and vocalist for beach music legends, The Grand Strand Band; Fayssoux Starling McLean, singer with Emmylou Harris as well as a solo artist in her own right; and Brandon Turner, a master multi-instrumentalist and highly accomplished session musician. The Almost Acoustic Trio weave together their considerable musical influences and gifts into a special brand of "South Carolina Americana." All three have deep respect for the origins and history of the music they perform, and have gathered up many tells to tale from their time in the industry. Don't miss the chance to catch these three amazing musicians together live. Free and open to the public, DVE, 843.545.3623 or dturner@gtcounty.org.
Friday, March 13 11 AM-1 PM - The Moveable Feast: Bill Noel (No Joke) at Pawleys Plantation. In our favorite retired academic accountant's 16th cozy, four aging comedians deliver anything but laughs when they descend upon Folly Beach, a small, laid-back barrier island near Charleston, SC. Chris Landrum's introduction to the newcomers is when he averts disaster by escorting one of them out of the center of Folly's busiest street, a task made even more difficult since the jokester, wearing a long, wool coat over red swim trunks and black patent leather shoes, is flailing a fishing rod at anything that moves, be it vehicle or human. In addition to the stranger no knowing why he's in the center of the street, he claims to have discovered a dead body at the beach. The problem is he can't remember if he saw it that day, the previous month, or perhaps four years earlier. Jokes, lies, secrets, dead bodies, several murder suspects, and danger follow the comics. It's up to retired bureaucrat Chris, along with his cadre of quirky pals, to sort out what's going on before some of them are added to the list of victims. $30, 843.235.9600 or www.ClassAtPawleys.com. 2:30 PM - FOWL Classic Film Series presents "Kelly's Heroes" (1970) at Waccamaw Library. Also offered March 20. Free and open to the public, DVE, dturner@gtcounty.org or www.theFOWL.org.
2:30-4:30 PM - Bellefield Plantation is one of the prettiest sites at Hobcaw Barony in the spring. While the house isn't open for tours, participants on this tour will walk the grounds of Bellefield that are surrounded by beautiful prize-winning camellias. This adventure showcases the exterior structures on-site, such as the stables, dog house, Belle's pool, pond, the Vereen House grounds, and the Victory Garden. Historic photographs and stories will be shared during this program. Participants will need to dress for the weather and wear comfortable shoes. (Exertion level: Moderate impact - walking on rough terrain, standing for long periods of time) Reservations required, $22, www.HobcawBarony.org.
Saturday, March 14 9 AM-5 PM - Trail Ride With Your Horse.See March 7 entry for details. Registration required. $35 per rider, www.HobcawBarony.org.
Monday, March 16-Thursday, April 9 Times Vary - FOWL presents the F. Scott & Zelda Fitzgerald 100th Anniversary Celebration at Waccamaw Library! All free and open to the public. Mark Your Calendar! dturner@gtcounty.org or www.theFOWL.org - Monday, March 16, 5:30 PM - "Jazz Age Jazz" with Lloyd Kaplan, Professor Emeritus at the Community College of Rhode Island. Kaplan will discuss the brilliant music that sprang up in the 1920s and inspired the Fitzgeralds' life and work. What was so unique about jazz and its improvisational style? Why did the Fitzgeralds and other writers find jazz so energizing? How was jazz viewed by critics at the time? Professor Kaplan is also a skilled musician who is the leader of The Aristocats, a longtime favorite among area jazz fans. DVE.
- Tuesday, March 24, 10 AM - Deno Trakas, Ph.D. will explore what makes The Great Gatsby great in a talk about "The Perennial Appeal of The Great Gatsby." Why does this novel published in 1925 continue to resonate so deeply with readers almost a century later? Dr. Trakas studied with preeminent F. Scott Fitzgerald scholar Matthew J. Bruccoli and teaches a course on "F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Jazz Age, and The Depression" at Wofford College, where he serves as Laura and Winston Hoy Professor of American Literature. Trakas has authored three books to date, including a novel, a poetry collection, and a nonfiction book. DVE.
- Monday, March 30, 10 AM - Expert collector Melissa Levey will describe her collection of dazzling Jazz Age dresses, hats, Art Deco jewelry, accessories, and other items that she is generously allowing the Library to put on display throughout March and April. These lovely artifacts truly capture the spirit of the era and provide community members with a real sense of living history. DVE.
- Thursday, April 2, 5:30 PM - Screen the 1974 classic film version of The Great Gatsby, starring Robert Redford as nouveau-riche millionaire Jay Gatsby and Mia Farrow as his beloved Daisy Buchanan. This adaptation comes closest to capturing onscreen the essence of Scott Fitzgerald's iconic novel.
- Friday, April 3, 2:30 PM - Sometimes lost in the drama and allure of the Fitzgeralds' lives is the fact that Zelda was a serious writer in her own right. Celeste McMaster, Ph.D. will remember Zelda's voice. Dr. McMaster will read her prize-winning short story, "Zelda, Burning," which offers an original, compelling account of Mrs. Fitzgerald's tragic fate in her final days at Highland Hospital, poignantly presented from Zelda's view. The short story won the 2016 Great American Fiction Contest from the Saturday Evening Post. Dr. McMaster is Professor of English at Charleston Southern University and earned the 2017 Coker Fellowship for Fiction from the South Carolina Academy of Authors. Dr. McMaster's dramatic reading of "Zelda, Burning" will lead into the crowning event of the F. Scott & Zelda Fitzgerald 100th Anniversary Celebration: the "Great Gatsby Gala."
- Friday, April 3, 5:30 PM - One hundred years later, to the day, the "Great Gatsby Gala" concert honors Scott and Zelda's wedding day, a day that launched this famous couple as well as modern literary history. The ever-popular Island Jazz Quintet will help us relive the Jazz Age in proper style by recreating the upbeat music of Scott and Zelda's prime. The event recalls the vivid, extravagant soirees hosted by Jay Gatsby...all to win back the attentions of his lost love, Daisy Buchanan. If you'd like, come dressed as a flapper in pearls or as a clubman in a fedora, and kick up your heels to the same jazz that Scott and Zelda adored. A prosecco toast will be offered to celebrate Scott and Zelda.
- Thursday, April 9, 10 AM - Given their love of jazz and gin, Scott and Zelda were no strangers to speakeasies in their heyday. J.R. Fennell, Ph.D., Director of the Lexington County Museum, will deliver a presentation on bootlegging and Prohibition in the Roaring 20s. During Prohibition, how did one go about getting some alcohol? What sort of life did bootleggers lead? What was it like inside a speakeasy? Dr. Fennell will provide fascinating facts from the history of Prohibition and bootlegging during the Jazz Age.
Tuesday, March 17 10 AM - FOGL presents "Tuesdays with ..." Libby Bernardin, beloved local poet and professor, who is also a life-time member of the SC Academy of Authors. She will explore the creation of beauty through the interplay of words and rhythm in "Let's Talk Poetry" at the Georgetown Library (405 Cleland St.). Free and open to the public, rwilley1019@gmail.com.
11 AM-1 PM - The Moveable Feast: Taylor Brown ( Pride of Eden) at Caffe Piccolo (venue change). The new work by three-time finalist for the Southern Book Prize for Fallen Land, The River of Kings, and Gods of Howl Mountain is a brilliant fever dream of a novel: set on the eroding edge of civilization, rooted in dramatic events that are linked not only with each character's past, but to the prehistory of America, where great creatures roamed the continent and continue to inhabit our collective imagination. $30, 843.235.9600 or www.ClassAtPawleys.com.
11:30 AM-1:30 PM - 2020 Georgetown County Women's Hall of Fame Luncheon at Pawleys Plantation. Special 10th anniversary program honoring the contributions of women to Georgetown County. The 2020 honoree is Georgetown County philanthropist Frances Peace Bunnelle. Guest speakers include: Jim Dumm, Doug Eggiman, Brenda Stroup and Geales G. Sands. If you want to join the FOWL table at Georgetown County Women's Hall of Fame, please contact Jill Santopietro right away at stpetepic@aol.com or 843.314.3177 to confirm details. Register by March 10 for tables of eight ($280), individual seats ($35), 843.546.8436 or www.visitgeorge.com.
Wednesday, March 18 Noon-1 PM - Brookgreen U presents Dirt N' Details: The History of Indigo in South Carolina with Bud Hill and Joe Shaw at Leonard Pavilion. Free with garden admission, 843.235.6000 or www.Brookgreen.org.
Thursday, March 19 10 AM - FOWL Litchfield Tea & Poetry at Waccamaw Library presents award-winning poet Shelby Stevenson , Poet Laureate of North Carolina from 2015-2018. His recent books: Paul's Hill: Homage to Whitman; Our World; and Nin's Poem. He was editor of Pembroke Magazine from 1978 to 2010, when he retired from University of North Carolina at Pembroke. He lives ten miles northwest of Benson, NC, where he was born. An OPEN MIC will follow Stephenson's reading. All who attend are invited to read one of their own poems. (Please keep your reading to a single poem no longer than a page.) Free and open to the public, DVE, dturner@gtcounty.org or www.theFOWL.org.
10 AM-1 PM - Brookgreen Gardens Homeschool Explorer Programs in the Wall Lowcountry Center. Also offered April 23, May 21. $7 per student (one parent per family admitted free), 843.235.6000 or www.Brookgreen.org.
Friday, March 20 11 AM-1 PM - The Moveable Feast: Kerri Maher (The Girl in White Gloves) at Kimbel's, Wachesaw.A life in snapshots...Grace knows what people see. She's the Cinderella story. An icon of glamor and elegance frozen in dazzling Technicolor. The picture of perfection. The girl in white gloves. A woman in living color...But behind the lens, beyond the panoramic views of glistening Mediterranean azure, she knows the truth. The sacrifices it takes for an unappreciated girl from Philadelphia to defy her family and become the reigning queen of the screen. The heart-breaking reasons she trades Hollywood for a crown. Although the Feast is full, the authors will be at Litchfield Books at 2 PM to chat and autograph their new book. 843.235.9600 or www.ClassAtPawleys.com. 2:30 PM - FOWL Classic Film Series presents "The Big Sleep" (1946) at Waccamaw Library. Free and open to the public, DVE, Saturday, March 21 10 AM-2 PM - 2020 Scout Days at Brookgreen Gardens. Gather up your kids, troop, pack, or club to join us for our Scout Days this spring. You do not have to be a "scout" to participate. Our Creative Education Department offers badge programs for both Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts. Scouts will enjoy a tour of our 'Simply Amazing' Gardens and Zoo. Although these workshops fulfill Scout requirements, children of all ages and abilities are welcome to attend. Also offered April 18 and May 9. Free with garden admission, 843.235.6000 or www.Brookgreen.org. 10 AM-5 PM - Paint-in with Danny McLaughlin at the Litchfield Exchange (14363 Ocean Highway, behind Applewood House of Pancakes). See March 7 entry for details. Also offered April 4 & 18. $45, 843.235.9600 or www.ClassAtPawleys.com.
1 PM - Brookgreen U presents The Reign of Rice Lecture Series at the Wall Lowcountry Center Auditorium. Free with garden admission.
6-8 PM - 9th Annual Burning of the Socks at South Carolina Maritime Museum (729 Front St., Georgetown). Usher in the coming of spring and the arrival of boating season with a traditional sock-burning and "Pig Pickin" with all the fixins, beer, wine, liquor, live music. The SC Maritime Museum celebrates its re-opening after replacing the tide-damaged floor, plus the book launch of "Mac" McAlister's new memoir, Pawleys Island: An Old Man's Love Story ($15, with a portion of the proceeds to benefit the museum). Event tickets, Museum members-$30, non-members-$35, 843-520-0111 or www.SCMaritimeMuseum.org.
Monday, March 23 10 AM-Noon - Brookgreen U presents Wreath Making Workshop "Making Flowers Out of Pinecones" with Gilma Caslin, Diane Herbert & Cindy Kerr at the Leonard Pavilion. Members $30, Non-members $45, 843.235.6000 or www.Brookgreen.org. Wednesday, March 25 3-5 PM - Hobcaw Barony presents "How the Night Sky Works." Why does the night sky look different each day? Come and listen to Ron Revere, NASA Solar System Ambassador, as he explains what causes the night sky to change on a daily, monthly, and yearly basis. Topics include planets, the Moon, constellations, and the changing seasons. If time and weather allow, participants will go outside for a few minutes to gaze at the heavens. (Exertion level: Low impact - sitting) Reservations required. $10, www.HobcawBarony.org.
Thursday, March 26 1 PM - Brookgreen U presents Brookgreen 101: Mysterious Atalaya and the Marvelous Huntingtons at the Wall Lowcountry Center Auditorium. Free with garden admission, 843.235.6000 or www.Brookgreen.org.
Friday, March 27 9 AM-1 PM - Professional Development - Game Training Day at Waccamaw Library. Teachers, Librarians, and out of school time care providers, are invited to join us at the library to learn about video games. We will have PS4s, XBox1s, Nintendo Switch, and Virtual Reality systems like the Oculus Rift. Topics covered will include rating systems, benefits of different subscription services, caring for hardware, tracking use, choosing games for your collection, digital vs physical games, and using games to support your other programming and learning goals. Sharing session will also include video game adjacent books, movies, periodicals, and tabletop games. Free, ddennis@gtcounty.org.
11 AM-1 PM - The Moveable Feast: Kreis Beall (The Great Blue Hills of God) at Pine Lakes, Myrtle Beach. From the Founder of Blackberry Farm, a story of enormous success, unfathomable loss, and discovering the true meaning of home. Born with the gift of hospitality, Kreis Beall helped create one of the nation's most renowned resort destinations, Blackberry Farm, in Tennessee's Smoky Mountain foothills. For decades, she was a fixture in the travel and entertaining world and frequently appeared in the pages of popular home and design magazines. But at the pinnacle of her success, Kreis faced a series of challenges that reframed her life, including a brain injury that permanently impaired her hearing and the conclusion of her 36-year marriage to her best friend and business partner. Alone and uncertain as her world shifts and marriage ends, Kreis begins a new journey to find her faith and find God. After spending years on her beautiful exterior life and work, she begins the hardest undertaking of all: reclaiming and redesigning her interior life and soul. Kreis retreats to Blackberry Farm, moving into an unassuming, 300-square-foot shed with peeling paint on the exterior walls, "where I met myself for the first time." She examines what it takes to redefine life after deep loss and acknowledges, for the first time, often unbearable truths that existed beneath the beauty she had created. $30, 843.235.9600 or www.ClassAtPawleys.com.
6 PM - The Winyah Chapter of the DAR will present its 6th annual scholarship event at Winyah Auditorium in Georgetown featuring "Thomas Jefferson: His Life and Legacy." Historian Steve Edenbo of Philadelphia and Washington DC will bring to life the man who personifies not only the hopes and ideals, but also the original and unresolved conflicts and continuing debates of our nation's past and present. The Saltwater Chamber Orchestra will perform pre-performance from 7-7:30 PM. Tickets are $30 (selected general seating), $15 student up to grade 12, and $85 preferred seating that includes a 6-7 PM pre-show reception at the Winyah with Mr. Jefferson. With these proceeds the Winyah DAR gives a $2500 scholarship to a senior at each of Georgetown County's six High Schools. Tickets available at www.WinyahAuditorium.org. For information, call Susan Davis at 843.325.1800 or sndavis05@gmail.com.
Friday-Sunday, March 27-29 - ShushCon. The Waccamaw Neck Branch Library hosts ShushCon, the Grand Strand's best gaming event, and it's free! Gamers from all over the region are invited to come play board games, like Catan and Pandemic, as well as Role Playing games like Dungeons and Dragons. Don't miss the daily video game arcade and VR tournament, or the prestigious RPG Pharaoh's Challenge Game Mastering competitions. Fri., Noon-9 PM, Sat., 8 AM-10 PM, and Sun., 8 AM-6 PM, DVE, free and open to the public, ddennis@gtcounty.org.
Saturday, March 28 8 AM - Murrells Inlet 2020 Race for the Inlet (5K/8K). This family-friendly race features a 5K Run, 5K Walk, and 8K Run through the breathtaking views of the Inlet! The Race for the Inlet has a shotgun start in front of the Murrells Inlet 2020 office located at 4124 Hwy 17 Business, across from The Wicked Tuna. Pricing below includes a chipped bib (all runners and walkers are chipped), MI2020 Race for the Inlet t-shirt, swag bag and post-race breakfast buffet at The Claw House. 5K Walker/Runner-$30, 8K Runner-$35, 843.357.2007.
10 AM-Noon - Bike the Neck Adopt-a-Path Spring Cleanup (Rain date Sunday, March 29, 1-3 PM). At least twice a year, volunteers gather to help spruce up the Waccamaw Neck Bikeway by collecting trash and removing some of the over-growth. We provide safety vests, trash bags, and bag pick-up. Volunteers bring their own work gloves, safe footwear and hand tools as desired (clippers, loppers, brooms, shovels) and some bring gas-powered leaf blowers and weed-whackers. If you regularly ride or walk a segment of the path and would like to join us for the next community clean-up at one of the four path locations listed below, please contact Linda Ketron, Chair of Bike the Neck, at 843.235.9600 or linda@classatpawleys.com: - Bike Bridge in Murrells Inlet (to clean south to the entrance of Huntington Beach State Park);
- Trace Drive at the south entrance to the HBSP trail (to clean north to the entrance to the park);
- Teach My People on Waverly Road (to clean Waverly Road east to Hwy 17 and west to meet the Knights of Columbus at Waccamaw Elementary School);
- Starbucks on Ocean Hwy between the North & South Causeways (to clean north and south to the causeways).
Tuesday, March 31 5:30-8 PM - Baruch Roundtable: Southern Food and the Recipe the Lowcountry Owes to FDR with Nathalie Dupree. The next Baruch Roundtable - the Hobcaw House salon and sit-down dinner program - features the founding chef of the New Southern Cooking Movement, Nathalie Dupree. Ms. Dupree has hosted more than three hundred national and international cooking shows since 1986 and also authored fifteen cookbooks, selling over half a million copies. Enjoy an evening dinner and discussion with Ms. Dupree and Hobcaw Barony staff discussing Lowcountry recipes and how Franklin Delano Roosevelt's culinary taste helped influence a Lowcountry dish. Books will be available for sale at this program. (Exertion level: Low impact - sitting, eating) Reservations required. $100, www.HobcawBarony.org.
Looking Ahead! May 1 - 7th Annual Low Country Garden Party at Litchfield Plantation to benefit the Pawleys Island Festival of Music & Art. Elegant garden party luncheon, live painting, silent & live auction. Dress is plantation casual - flats and hats are encouraged. All proceeds will benefit PIFMA and the Kathryn Bryan Meets Scholarship Fund. Friday, Noon-3 PM, $85 ( www.PawleysMusic.com) or reserve tables of 8, 10 or 12 at 843.626.8911, ext. 701.
May 2 - An Acoustic Evening with Edwin McCain and Patrick Davis at Winyah Auditorium to benefit the Georgetown Business Association and the Winyah Auditorium. Edwin McCain and Patrick Davis are two of the Palmetto State's songwriting and performing icons. Edwin McCain has already enjoyed an almost 30-year career as both a pop radio mainstay and a national songwriting troubadour with songs like "I'll Be" and "Solitude," while Davis is in the midst of an over 15-year run as a successful Nashville staff songwriter with songs like "Where I'm From," "My Carolina," and others. Most recently Davis opened for Hootie and the Blowfish on their European Tour as well as organizing the Hope 4 Hope Town campaign to benefit Hope Town, Bahamas. These two South Carolina friends will share the stage for a one-night only "Bluebird Cafe Style" evening of swapping stories and songs. A $75 VIP ticket will allow you to attend a Whiskey Jam Whiskey reception with Edwin and Patrick prior to the performance. Saturday, 8 PM, tickets from $30-$75 (VIP reception from 6:30-7:30 PM). Beer & wine available for purchase. Purchase seats in advance at:
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-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. Through April 11 - The Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum will exhibit a unique collection of her work in Sara Golish: Birds of Paradise, opening January 14 and running through April 11. The exhibition features women's portraits in styles far different from traditional and historic ideas of women's images, highlighting women of color through a lens of what she terms "eco-feminism." In recognition that 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, which guaranteed women in America the right to vote, the Art Museum plans a full year of exhibitions by women artists, to highlight the wide range of contributions by women to the visual arts in America. Sara Golish's "Birds of Paradise" is the first of these exhibitions, followed by "Voice Lessons," a collection of works by four contemporary women artists which opens January 19 and also runs through April 11. Gallery hours for both exhibits are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays. Admission to the Art Museum is free at all times but donations are welcome. 843.238.2510 or www.MyrtleBeachArtMuseum.org
Through April 26 - Exquisite Miniatures at Brookgreen Gardens. Wes and Rachelle Siegrist capture the attention of viewers with miniature paintings so exquisitely rendered that they are often mistaken for photographs. Miniature art has been in existence for centuries and the current revival in its popularity has given rise to miniature art societies, which in turn have given the Siegrists a platform for international recognition among peers and collectors. Their tiny treasures typically measure less than 9 square inches and appear even more detailed when viewed under magnification. Consequently, Wes and Rachelle Siegrist enjoy a dimension of interactivity with viewers that few painters of standard easel-size paintings enjoy. A hallmark of their work is the ability to convey the feel of larger canvases or the essence of the natural world in miniature. It is no wonder that the Siegrists have been referred to as "World Ambassadors for Miniature Art." Daily, 9:30 AM-5 PM, free with garden admission, 843.235.6000 or www.Brookgreen.org. |
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