Lowcountry Weekly

10/22/2025

For anybody who missed this announcement a few weeks ago... We've postponed the deadline for entering the annual Spirit Writers Story Story Contest. There's still plenty of time! Winners will be announced in our late January issue. Thank you!

10/22/2025

What's a veteran columnist to do when all the things that once sparked her interest now leave her cold and numb?

I’m not sure what to do with this column anymore. For over 25 years, it’s been a potpourri of personal observations – mainly about the passing public scene. ...

10/22/2025

Carolyn Mason writes:

What does it feel like to be the chosen one, even for one night? It’s a warmth that fills your heart, a fleeting moment when you’re someone’s safe place, their everything. Here’s what happened...

What does it feel like to be the chosen one, even for one night? It’s a warmth that fills your heart, a fleeting moment when you’re someone’s safe place, th ...

10/22/2025

The Art League Academy is pleased to announce the return of award-winning artist and instructor Aline Ordman this fall for a three-day workshop, “Finding Your Focus in Oils or Pastels.” The workshop will take place from Tuesday, November 4 through Thursday, November 6, 2025, from 9:30am to 4pm each day at Art League Academy, located at 106 Cordillo Pkwy, Hilton Head Island, SC.

'Finish Line' by Aline Ordman The Art League Academy is pleased to announce the return of award-winning artist and instructor Aline Ordman this fa ...

10/22/2025

On Pat Conroy’s 80th birthday, Sunday, October 26, at 3:00-5:00 p.m., OR on Monday, October 27, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. join Pat Conroy Literary Center executive director Jonathan Haupt at Village Social of Habersham for an engaging exploration of Pat Conroy’s lifelong relationship with poetry as a reader, as a self-described “failed poet,” and as a writer who found a creative outlet for his Great Love of poetry in his lyrical and descriptive prose. Through discussion of Pat’s teachers, mentors, and favorite poets, and through published and unpublished writings spanning the breadth of his life, this presentation fosters a new appreciation for Conroy’s admiration of poetry, his dedication to the writing craft, and the myriad ways in which poetry shines through his storied prose.

Pat Conroy, portrait by Steve Leimberg On Pat Conroy's 80th birthday, Sunday, October 26, at 3:00-5:00 p.m., OR on Monday, October 27, from 6:00-8:00 p ...

10/22/2025

“For the Birds,” a new art exhibition by the Artists of Sea Pines opens Wednesday, October 29 at the Sea Pines Community Center. For their third show of 2025, the Artists of Sea Pines have joined forces with Hilton Head Audubon in debuting over 60 original paintings and photographs inspired by birds, wildlife and the beauty of our coastal community.

By Pat McGreevey “For the Birds”, a new art exhibition by the Artists of Sea Pines opens Wednesday, October 29 at the Sea Pines Community Center. For their ...

10/22/2025

The Tenth Annual Pat Conroy Literary Festival will conclude with a noon luncheon on Sunday, October 26, what would have been Pat Conroy’s 80th birthday, featuring the much-anticipated appearance in Beaufort of novelist, playwright, screenwriter, comic, and filmmaker Adriana Trigiani.

Like Conroy, Trigiani arrived as a stranger in a small Southern town where she unexpectedly discovered her soul’s work. And, like Conroy, she became one of the country’s most beloved novelists and storytellers. With millions of readers around the world, Adriana Trigiani is a filmmaker, entertainer and the New York Times bestselling author of twenty books in both fiction and nonfiction. The New York Times has called her “a comedy writer with a heart of gold,” and described her books as “tiramisu for the soul.”

Adriana Trigiani The Tenth Annual Pat Conroy Literary Festival will conclude with a noon luncheon on Sunday, October 26, what would have been Pat Conroy’s 8 ...

10/22/2025

Jared Madison is NOT preaching... He's talking about words and language and how fickle they can be.

…for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Language and therefore words can be such a fickle thing, especially when it pertains to dialogue correlating to speci ...

10/22/2025

Wendy Hilty says we all have quirks... and so do our gardens.

The Fall Garden I do not believe there is a person alive who does not have some sort of quirk or odd behavior. I have several and although I am not proud of ...

10/22/2025

Debbi's whipped up some spooktacular treats for your Halloween party!

I’m always on a quest to find THE perfect holiday recipes. This week’s spooky treats are fun and delicious and great for children and/or adults. Add a fall ...

10/22/2025

Luke Frazier writes:

The phrase “tunnel vision” tends to run in a pejorative direction, suggesting a narrow view and the possibility of missing out on something. It exists in a similar sense with the phrase “operating in silos,” where an organization or group allegedly lacks healthy cooperation and sharing of historical knowledge. But there is a tunnel in our midst here in Beaufort where the vision is instead abundantly broad and knowledge is cooperatively woven among all. It is an uninterrupted explosion of spray-painted color and seamless visual inclusion. And if you visit the Technical College of the Lowcountry (TCL) campus, you can walk through this tunnel any time you want.

The phrase “tunnel vision” tends to run in a pejorative direction, suggesting a narrow view and the possibility of missing out on something. It exists in a ...

10/22/2025

More than 700 Beaufort County residents joined forces to raise nearly $90,000 to fight the global water crisis in this year’s Walk for Water events in Port Royal and Bluffton.

Historic high support brings safe water to at least 1,800 people More than 700 Beaufort County residents joined forces to raise nearly $90,000 to fight the ...