| FOWL Community Connector October 1, 2020 |
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| Dear Friends,
The Georgetown County Library System continues Phase 5 of their 7-phase re-opening strategy, library hours are Monday-Friday, 10 AM-6 PM.
Browsing (30 minutes in the adult and young adult and children stacks), curbside book delivery and limited access to circulation desks plus limited access to the adult computer area! - Patrons can receive Circulation Desk assistance, and faxing and copying services are available.
- Thirty (30) minute sessions are available for computers in the adult computer area.
- Patrons (including children three years of age and older) must wear a face covering if they enter the building. The Library has a limited number to give out.
- Curbside book delivery is still available.
See the library website and Facebook page for exact working details. - Accepting phone calls Mon-Fri, 10 AM-6 PM: 843-545-3623
- Free WiFi in the Library parking lot, 24/7: Password wifi123!
- 60-day temporary cards so folks who don't already have a library card can use e-book services.
Also, Waccamaw Library is offering access to its archive of videotaped programs on the Georgetown County Library YouTube channel. These videos will be posted on Tuesdays at 10 AM under "In Case You Missed It" on the Georgetown County Library Facebook page and also on the FOWL Facebook page. This is a good opportunity to view adult programs and series that you might have missed (or want to see again) from the comfort of your home. Please "like" or comment to increase activity on the Facebook page! For virtual and online library resources, visit Join Friends of the Waccamaw Library Facebook page - we now have a virtual Reader's Lounge: This group brings readers together to talk all things books. Feel free to discuss your favorite books, favorite characters, current reads, and books you can't wait to read. Please be mindful of others and don't spoil the book for someone! As we feel our way back into reopening the world while still in the grip of the Covid-19 pandemic, misinformation is rife. For accurate and up-to-date information from the "horse's mouth," about favorite venues, hosting sites, and organizations, please visit their websites:
Recreation & Leisure Services Business Association Music & Art 2020 Season has been postponed to 2021 New virtual learning opportunities
This newsletter: 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 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 Outstanding virtual programs for kids and families have been developed for Waccamaw and Georgetown libraries. For more information, visit: Adult Programs For prior programs presented by FOWL at the Waccamaw Library and by FOGL at the Georgetown Library, check out our YouTube listings at Please note: Even if you do not have a Facebook account, you can still go to the Library Facebook page and watch the presentations live. - Elizabeth Huntsinger, "Georgetown Historic Ghostlore" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5osxXdlDP0
- Steve Williams, "'Stony the Road We Trod: Notable Black Georgetonians" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJOw7iOHHoM
- Vanessa Greene, "A Continuum of Spirits: A Pictorial Presentation of Gullah Life in Georgetown County" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLc_msLFa2s
- Vennie Deas Moore, "Traveling the Historic Waters of Georgetown's Winyah Bay" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxZMNKT1aa8
- Justin McIntyre, "The History of the Battleship USS South Carolina, America's First Dreadnought" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjPdsFQs7c8
- Zenobia Washington Harper, "The Gullah Dream Keeper" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5FZ1JXqozU
- Bud Hill, "Indigo Girl Eliza Lucas Pinckney: One of the Most Influential Women in American History" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjmPDZeEe3A
- Laura Herriott, "The History of Wilma's Cottage on Sandy Island" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKi7CebZt5U
- Dedric Bond, "The Legacy of Georgetown's Committee for African American History Observances (CAAHO)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgUXLMc_YoE
- Marilyn Hemingway, "Continuing the March for Social and Economic Justice in Georgetown County" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkk9Oz1Z1gM
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CALENDAR OF COMMUNITY EVENTS
Missing your Friends Center bargain books and fabulous seasonal gifts?! FOWL has solutions! First: The .50 cent paperback cart and the bargain book cart have been brought out in front of the still-locked-down Friends Center. Second: Though the Friends Center is not open for browsing, a number of devoted volunteers have arranged to staff the pick-up site at the library during specific hours. Visit our online store, select from among the many gently used, cleaned, and so reasonably priced books and/or the great gifts available, pay securely with your credit card, and you will be notified when your items will be available for pick-up during specific hours at the library. Third: The famous book towers, now themed and including a gift or gift certificate worth at least $25, are available for only $30!! Here's your Friends Center shopping site:
Check out the routinely re-stocked shelves of "Bargain Books to Benefit FOWL" at the Litchfield Exchange (14363 Ocean Highway behind Applewood House of Pancakes). Browse through organized hardcovers ($1) and paperbacks (50 cents) and find recent releases and older treasures you always meant to read. Your donations can be placed in the envelopes provided and slipped under the door of Art Works (if no one is on duty). The traditional FOWL Annual Book Sale in July and the Holiday Book Sale have both been cancelled as the Friends - volunteers all - do not feel it can be safely organized and delivered. We will let you know if and when a book sale can go forward; meanwhile, many of the "best" recycled books are being shelved by Berni and Chuck Bader at the Litchfield Exchange.
Thursday, Oct. 1 10 AM - FOWL 1st Thursday resumes with a livestreamed virtual presentation Jennifer Berry Hawes, "The Unfinished Story of the Emanuel AME Church Shooting: The Journey to Grace." Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Jennifer Berry Hawes presents the complex, ongoing struggles hidden behind the headlines surrounding the mass murder of nine African American church-goers by a white supremacist in Charleston, SC on June 17, 2015. Hawes explores the day-to-day difficulties of the Emanuel Nine families, now that the public outpouring of grief has receded, and how racial divisions remain within the Holy City, and beyond. To view the presentations live, go to the Georgetown County Library Facebook page at the scheduled date and time: Thursday-Sunday, Oct. 1-4 8 PM - Swamp Fox Players present "Independence Day at Happy Meadows," directed by Lee Padgett, at The Strand Theater (710 Front St., Georgetown). Imagine a comedy that blends TV's "The Golden Girls" with the institutional setting of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." That's a glimpse of what's ahead for the Swamp Fox Players with Laura King's Independence Day at Happy Meadows. Thurs.- Sat., 8 PM, Sun., 2:30 PM. We will only be seating in every other row and there will be three (3) seats between each party. There will be no intermission. The show's run time is 90 minutes. $18, 843.527.2924, 1 for reservations or www.SwampFoxPlayers.com.
Friday, Oct. 2 Noon-4 PM - The Rice Museum (633 Front St., Georgetown) presents the Waccamaw Neck Arts Alliance Show through Nov. 7. Meet the Artists will be scheduled through the run of the exhibit. Tues.-Sat., Noon-4 PM, free admission, www.RiceMuseum.org or www.SCWNAA.org.
Fridays & Saturdays in October 7-9:30 PM - Autumn Nights in the Field of Light at Brookgreen Gardens. Spend a beautiful fall evening that begins with a Lowcountry Supper of Frogmore Stew, Chicken Bog, and roasted oysters. Then wander through Bruce Munro's exquisite Field of Light with your favorite beverage. Possibly the most romantic date-night ever! Tickets are $45 for members and $50 for general public. Your ticket includes admission and your meal. A cash wine and beer bar will be available. A VIP package is also available, which includes 2 admission tickets, Lowcountry Supper Buffet with reserved seating in the Leonard Pavilion, 2 glasses of wine, Premier parking, and Bruce Munro's book, Light book which features photos from the Brookgreen exhibit, photos from his exhibits around the world, and the artist's inspiration for his work. 843.235.6000 or www.Brookgreen.org.
Saturday, Oct. 3 8 AM-1 PM - The Friends of Georgetown Library (FOGL) Book Sale at the Georgetown Farmers Market (on Screven Street across from the old County Courthouse) continues every Saturday through October. Please note that each week different books are for sale and different topics are offered. The prices will be: hardbacks, $1.00; paperbacks, $.50; coffee table books, $2.00; and antiquarian and rare books, $3.00.
Noon - SC Maritime Museum presents Smithsonian's Traveling exhibit "Water/Ways," a History at Home virtual series, with "Thomas Jefferson talks Water!" The commission of the 1st Atlantic coastal survey, colonial waterways as the nation's highways, and Lewis and Clark's water discoveries with Steve Edenbo as Thomas Jefferson, actor, historical interpreter, educational/inspirational/motivational speaker. Additional programs offered Oct. 9 and Oct. 21. $10, 843.520.0111,
Saturday & Sunday, Oct. 3-4 9:30 AM-4:30 PM - Brookgreen Gardens Harvest Home Weekend. We will have a variety of fun family activities that you can do safely in our large outdoor spaces. Favorites like the pumpkin patch and scarecrow building will be back this year with social distancing protocols in place. Mystery Scarecrow Making - Individually prepared kits are available or bring your own clothing to use! Pumpkin Decorating. Plus, Ron Daise and Millie Doud's newest installment of the Magnificent Brookgreen Gardens Story House Books - ($8.95) - will be available for sale and signing, along with McKenzie Beach Memories ($16.95) and Sandy Island ... forever ($40) - all great gift books from local publisher CLASS Publishing! Event free with garden admission, 843.235.6000 or www.Brookgreen.org. Wednesday, Oct. 7 10-11:30 AM - Georgetown County Library System (GCLS) offers a new online learning experience: Through October and early November a series of online poetry workshops entitled "Writing Wherever You Are" will be led by award-winning Plantersville poet Marlanda Dekine-Sapient Soul. All sessions will be conducted online with the video-conferencing program BlueJeans. The program is free and open to the public. However, space in the workshop is limited in order to give proper attention to all participants. To register, please contact Dr. Dan Turner at 843-545-3363 or dturner@gtcounty.org. The topics are - October 7: "The Blank Page": Techniques to start writing
- October 14: "Healing through Writing": Cathartic approaches to generating individuality
- October 21: "Voice & Tone": Immersion in literature to speak truthfully and well
- October 28: "Sound & Noise": Consideration of the musicality of words
- November 4: "Before We Wrote, We Spoke": Vocal ways to recall oral traditions
Friday, Oct. 9 11 AM-1 PM - The Moveable Feast: Beach/Kenny/Ketron/Malarich/ McMillan/Moore/Salmon ( Sandy Island ... forever) at Kimbel's, Wachesaw. Join the team of essayists, photographers, artists and editors to celebrate the completion of a three-year project to capture in words and images the world of Sandy Island, one of America's largest, undeveloped islands. Our intent was to provide a satisfying armchair appreciation of what has been preserved and why it matters. Limited capacity, social distancing observed, masks required. $30, 843.235.9600 or www.ClassAtPawleys.com.
Noon - SC Maritime Museum presents Smithsonian's Traveling exhibit "Water/Ways," a History at Home virtual series, with "U.N. Sustainable Development, River Rights, and Local Water Issues" with Pamela L. Martin, Professor of Politics & International Relations, CCU, Executive Director, Georgetown RISE. Additional program offered Oct. 21. $5, 843.520.0111, www.SCMaritimeMuseum.org, or HHA.SCMM@gmail.com.
Saturday, Oct. 10 8 AM-1 PM - The Friends of Georgetown Library (FOGL) Book Sale at the Georgetown Farmers Market (on Screven Street across from the old County Courthouse) continues every Saturday through October. Please note that each week different books are for sale and different topics are offered. The prices will be: hardbacks, $1.00; paperbacks, $.50; coffee table books, $2.00; and antiquarian and rare books, $3.00.
10 AM-5 PM - Paint-in with Danny McLaughlin at the Litchfield Exchange. 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. Offered alternate weeks, space is limited.Tables and chairs provided and spaced for safety; bring art supplies, face mask, and easel, if needed. Also offered Oct. 24, Nov. 7 & 21, Dec. 5 & 19. $50, 843.235.9600 or www.ClassAtPawleys.com.
Tuesday, Oct. 13 10 AM - FOGL starts the fourth season of the Tuesdays With... lecture series at the Howard Auditorium (1610 Hawkins Street in Georgetown). featuring Ed Piotrowski, WPDE meteorologist, if there are no tropical storms/hurricanes at that time!!! Appropriately, he will be speaking on "All You Ever Wanted to Know About Hurricanes But Were Afraid to Ask!" Use of the Howard Auditorium will allow us to accommodate 75 attendees who must wear masks and be socially distanced. Thus we will be distributing tickets for the event, first emailed/first served. If you wish to attend, please email rwilley1019@gmail.com and tickets will be sent to you as an attachment. We are limiting requests to 2 tickets per email. Knowing that many more than 75 will wish to attend and wanting everyone to be able to see it, the presentation will be recorded and posted on the Library's YouTube page soon after the event.
10 AM - Low Country Herb Society virtual meeting features Carmen Ketron MUSC (Round 2) via Zoom. Members will be notified when 'in-person' meetings will resume. This year Low Country Herb Society will not be having its typical annual Fall Festival. Instead Inlet Culinary Garden has offered to continue to support our scholarship fund. Starting October 13 through October 22 Inlet Culinary Garden will donate a percentage of sales to our scholarship fund. This scholarship fund helps local students planning to study in a field using herbs, whether agriculture, horticulture, medicine, etc.. So, start making your list of fall plants and favorite autumn decorations. Inlet Culinary Garden always has a great selection of herbs, vegetables, fall plants, pumpkins and squash! Stop by any day between October 13 and October 22. Contact sclchsnews@gmail.com or look for us on Facebook. Tuesday, Oct. 13-Nov. 17 1-4 PM - CLASS (Community Learning About Special Subjects) offers All Levels Stained Glass with Sharon Knost at Art Works in the Litchfield Exchange. These stained glass classes are for beginners and seasoned artists using the copper foil and solder method of stained glass art. You will choose appropriate level projects to work on. Basic tools are provided (glass cutters, grinders, and soldering irons) along with scraps of glass for use in your projects. Beginner kits containing solder, copper foil and flux are available for purchase from the instructor. There is also a limited supply of stained glass that can be purchased. The classes are structured in a relaxed atmosphere working at your own pace. Individual attention and instruction is provided. Classes will be strictly limited to no more than 8 people. Social distancing will be observed. Masks must be worn (face shields can also be worn over masks, but not alone). Closed toed shoes (no flip flops). Students will be working with soldering irons, grinders, and sharp edged glass, requiring dexterity, steadiness, and the ability to stand for long periods of time. 6 weeks (no refunds for classes unattended), $120, $3 materials fee paid directly to the instructor to help cover costs of tools for the class. To register, call 843.235.9600 or www.ClassAtPawleys.com.
Wednesdays, Oct. 14-Nov. 18 9:30 AM-12:30 PM - CLASS (Community Learning About Special Subjects) offers All Levels Stained Glass with Kathy Welde at Art Works in the Litchfield Exchange. See course description in above entry. This course is full. To be placed on the waiting list, call 843.235.9600 or www.ClassAtPawleys.com.
Wednesday, Oct. 14 10-11:30 AM - Georgetown County Library System (GCLS) offers "Healing through Writing: Cathartic approaches to generating individuality," a new online learning experience led by award-winning Plantersville poet Marlanda Dekine-Sapient Soul. All sessions will be conducted online with the video-conferencing program BlueJeans. The program is free and open to the public. However, space in the workshop is limited in order to give proper attention to all participants. To register, please contact Dr. Dan Turner at 843-545-3363 or dturner@gtcounty.org.
Thursdays, Oct. 15-23 1-4 PM - CLASS offers Fused Glass Fall Serving Dish with Suz! Mole at Art Works in the Litchfield Exchange. $120+ materials fee, 843.235.9600 or www.ClassAtPawleys.com.
Friday, Oct. 16 11 AM-1 PM - The Moveable Feast: Jeff D. Upshaw (Twelve Days in Sunset) at Litchfield Country Club. Jeff Upshaw grew up in Memphis, Tennessee. After 35 years working for ad agencies in Memphis, Dallas, and Atlanta, he retired to catch his breath and write this book. Jeff lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife Ann. He has two grown children and five grandchildren. Twelve Days in Sunset is his first book and was inspired by his many visits to his grandparents' home in the tiny town of Louise, Mississippi. Bull Santee, a thirteen-year-old black boy, is being held by the sheriff of tiny Sunset, Mississippi for sneaking into a white man's back yard and brutally beating his pet dog to death. But Shy Brown knows Bull didn't do it. How did Shy, a privileged white kid from Memphis and the grandson of one of the most important men in Sunset, get involved in something as ugly and dastardly as this? What does Shy know? How does he know it? And what is he going to do about it? Limited capacity, social distancing observed, masks required. $30, 843.235.9600 or www.ClassAtPawleys.com.
Saturday, Oct. 17 8 AM-1 PM - The Friends of Georgetown Library (FOGL) Book Sale at the Georgetown Farmers Market (on Screven Street across from the old County Courthouse) continues every Saturday through October. Please note that each week different books are for sale and different topics are offered. The prices will be: hardbacks, $1.00; paperbacks, $.50; coffee table books, $2.00; and antiquarian and rare books, $3.00.
Wednesday, Oct. 21 10-11:30 AM - Georgetown County Library System (GCLS) offers "Voice & Tone: Immersion in literature to speak truthfully and well," a new online learning experience led by award-winning Plantersville poet Marlanda Dekine-Sapient Soul. All sessions will be conducted online with the video-conferencing program BlueJeans. The program is free and open to the public. However, space in the workshop is limited in order to give proper attention to all participants. To register, please contact Dr. Dan Turner at 843-545-3363 or dturner@gtcounty.org.
Noon - SC Maritime Museum presents Smithsonian's Traveling exhibit "Water/Ways," a History at Home virtual series, with "The Mystery of the Mary Celeste" with Brian Hicks, author, senior writer/metro columnist, Charleston Post & Courier. $5, 843.520.0111,
Friday, Oct. 23 11 AM-1 PM - The Moveable Feast: Carole Bellacera ( Howling at the Moon) at Kimbel's, Wachesaw. Although she had dreams of becoming a novelist, Carole joined the United States Air Force to see the world and became a medical technician, serving assignments at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois and in Crete, Greece. It was in Crete that she met her Italian-American husband, Frank Bellacera. Her first published story recounted their chance meeting with Princess Di and Prince Charles; with its publication in the military magazine Family, she never looked back. After 11 years, Border Crossings was published and her dream of becoming a published novelist was realized. Now seven books later, she takes us to Salamander Cay in Howling at the Moon: A resort-like neighborhood on an artificial floating island off the coast of South Carolina where four very different women get together monthly for a "goddess meeting" to drink wine and generally have an all-out "bitch-fest." But behind the humor and close friendships, each woman harbors secrets that can destroy each other's lives. $30, 843.235.9600 or www.ClassAtPawleys.com. Saturday, Oct. 24 8 AM-1 PM - The Friends of Georgetown Library (FOGL) Book Sale at the Georgetown Farmers Market (on Screven Street across from the old County Courthouse) continues every Saturday through October. Please note that each week different books are for sale and different topics are offered. The prices will be: hardbacks, $1.00; paperbacks, $.50; coffee table books, $2.00; and antiquarian and rare books, $3.00.
10 AM-12:30 PM - SC Maritime Museum hosts part 1 of "Communal Pen: Water/Ways," a virtual writing workshop celebrating memories, stories and traditions of place. No previous experience necessary. Space is limited. Free and open to the public. Part 2 offered Saturday, Oct. 31. For more information or to register, 803.734.8680.
10 AM-5 PM - Paint-in with Danny McLaughlin at the Litchfield Exchange. 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. Offered alternate weeks, space is limited.Tables and chairs provided and spaced for safety; bring art supplies, face mask, and easel, if needed. Also offered Oct. 24, Nov. 7 & 21, Dec. 5 & 19. $50, 843.235.9600 or www.ClassAtPawleys.com.
Wednesday, Oct. 28 10-11:30 AM - Georgetown County Library System (GCLS) offers "Sound & Noise: Consideration of the musicality of words," a new online learning experience led by award-winning Plantersville poet Marlanda Dekine-Sapient Soul. All sessions will be conducted online with the video-conferencing program BlueJeans. The program is free and open to the public. However, space in the workshop is limited in order to give proper attention to all participants. To register, please contact Dr. Dan Turner at 843-545-3363 or dturner@gtcounty.org.
Friday, Oct. 30 11 AM-1 PM - The Moveable Feast: Lee G. Brockington ("From Storytelling to Research to Writing) at Ocean One, Litchfield. Are you missing "local treasure" Lee and her marvelous lectures, programs, retreats and courses? We have pulled her out of retirement from Hobcaw Barony and from Covid-19 lock-down with husband Bill at the Blue Whale Farm to give us an update on the books she has written, the books she is writing, and the books she is imagining. Join us for a wonderful hour of His-tories and Her-stories and, given the proximity to Halloween, there may even be Haint-stories. And a special treat: Lee has culled her professional library of history books and will bring them for your browsing/purchasing pleasure! Come armed with cash, check or credit card! Brockington is the author of Plantation Between the Waters: A Brief History of Hobcaw Barony and editor of Pawleys Island, Stories from the Porch, as well as the coveted writer of photography captions (e.g., Linwood Altman's Pawleys Island: A Century of History and Photographs, 2008), forewords and introductions (e.g., Tanya Ackerman's Pawleys Island: Chasing the Light, 2014). $30, 843.235.9600 or www.ClassAtPawleys.com. Saturday, Oct. 31 8 AM-1 PM - The Friends of Georgetown Library (FOGL) Book Sale at the Georgetown Farmers Market (on Screven Street across from the old County Courthouse) continues every Saturday through October. Please note that each week different books are for sale and different topics are offered. The prices will be: hardbacks, $1.00; paperbacks, $.50; coffee table books, $2.00; and antiquarian and rare books, $3.00.
10 AM-12 PM - SC Maritime Museum hosts part 2 of "Communal Pen: Water/Ways," a virtual writing workshop celebrating memories, stories and traditions of place. No previous experience necessary. Space is limited. Free and open to the public. For more information or to register, 803.734.8680.
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 Annual Book Sale, and numerous Volunteer opportunities - all in support of the Waccamaw Neck Branch Library. FOWL Community Book Donations: Friends of Waccamaw Library volunteers receive the donated books, categorize them, and deliver to them to a number of literacy-based and social-service nonprofits in the Waccamaw Neck Community. Recent book recipients have been Freedom Readers, DSS offices, Friends of Arnett AME foster children, Waccamaw Recreation Center, and Habitat Restore. You can help us make a difference in our community by cleaning out your shelves of children's books and donating them to FOWL for this worthy cause.
Through Oct. 15 - The "McKenzie Beach Memories - Art by Natalie Daise" exhibit will be in Learning Lab One (directly across from the Program Shed), and can be viewed by only five guests at a time. Those who pay attention as they are driving on Highway 17 in the Pawleys Island area may have noticed the ruins of an old motel behind a fence and a street sign saying "Old Beach Road." That is what is left of McKenzie Beach, once a popular and well-known vacation resort. But what made it important then was that it was a beach for African-Americans at a time when direct access to the Atlantic oceanfront in the Jim Crow South was extremely limited. The exhibit is made up of paintings that have been used as the illustrations for the book McKenzie Beach Memories, published by CLASS Publishing and available at Brookgreen's Keepsakes, Art Works in the Litchfield Exchange, Litchfield Books, The Original Hammock Shop
Through Oct. 25 - Brookgreen Gardens presents the National Sculpture Society 87th Annual Awards Exhibition in the Jennewein Gallery (Rainey Pavilion). The extraordinary annual juried exhibition, by 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 through Sunday, October 25, 9:30 AM- 5 PM, included with garden admission, 843.235.6000 or www.Brookgreen.org.
Through Nov. 26 - The "Gratitude" fabric arts exhibit by Cookie Washington of Goose Creek, SC, will be in the Lowcountry Center Auditorium, and can be viewed by only 10 guests at a time. It will showcase creations from throughout her career that exemplify the power and resilience of the human spirit. Her project themes have included African American history, spirituality, portraits, and music. The exhibits may only be viewed by visitors wearing facial coverings, and they will be provided. Daily, Noon-4:30 PM, free with garden admission, 843.235.6000 or www.BrookgreenGardens.org.
Through December - Burroughs & Chapin Art Museum offers several new exhibits free and open to the public (with pandemic precautions observed), Tuesday-Saturdays, 10 AM-4 PM, 843.238.2510, www.MyrtleBeachArtMuseum.org: Persistence is an exhibition of over 60 commemorative medals in recognition of women who have challenged societal perceptions and worked to improve conditions for all. According to Hewitt, a senior art instructor at the University of South Carolina, "They are intended to familiarize and instruct, lest we forget the women that forged a path to give us voice today." Through Dec. 6. From artist and educator Maura Kenny | Where the Rivers Flow is an exhibition of 35 watermedia paintings depicting the views, flora, fauna, people and architecture found along the great Pee Dee and Waccamaw Rivers, including their bays, creeks, inlets and islands. Her works range from sweeping views of the inlet at low tide or quiet, wildlife impressions of alligators resting in the marsh to majestic architectural renderings of historic buildings. Autographed copies of Sandy Island ... forever, featuring several of these paintings, are available in the Museum giftshop. Through Dec. 20. Model Home is a modular, site-responsive sculptural installation of staged domestic spaces. Farrington, an artist/educator and Myrtle Beach native who now lives and works in the Raleigh, NC area, describes her work as a metaphor for the American ideal or dream: the commodity of a perfect domestic space marketed specifically for status, but an unattainable goal for most. Through Dec. 20. Jim Creal | The South Carolina Coastal Lithograph Project. A native of Spartanburg, SC, who was educated in geology as well as in the fine arts, Creal uses the medium of traditional stone lithography to capture "the mood, spirit and rich diversity of South Carolina's coastal habitats and some of their extraordinary indigenous creatures." As Creal notes ominously, "What is here today may not be there for future generations to enjoy." Through Dec. 20.
Robin McCall's Storehouse Tours offers a series of day trips this fall, including: Oct. 8 - Santee Cooper Pinopolis Lock Boat Tour
Oct. 23 - The Hunley and Citadel Dress Parade
Nov. 5 - Charleston Carriage Ride and Charleston Market
Nov. 12 - Southport, N.C. and Fort Fisher Aquarium Dec. 3 - Rosewood Manor
Dec. 15 - Mepkin Abbey Creche Festival
plus two extended trips to the Grand Hotel - Mackinac Island (Oct. 11-19, passport required) and to visit our nation's capitol during the holiday season (Dec. 6-9). For more information, visit www.StorehouseTours.com or 843.235.2966 or robininpi@gmail.com
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. For health reasons, John is seeking a dedicated person or group to take the reins of this valuable website and continue to provide timely information about the quality cultural offerings along the Grand Strand. He estimates the time commitment at 3-5 hours per week. If you are interested, please contact him at jmorken27@gmail.com. |
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