St. Helena’s Sterling giving free concert at Penn Center
Gary Sterling, an international entertainer originally from St. Helena Island who now lives in Australia, is returning home this weekend to perform a free concert from 4 to 7 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 21 at Frissell Community Hall at Penn Center.
The event, held in partnership with Penn Center and the Beaufort Naha’i Community, is a Pre-Heritage Days Celebration Event. There will be entertainment for all ages and food trucks on site.
For more information, call 842-838-2432.
An evening with Roger Jones
The Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening with novelist Roger Jones, author of “The Final Victory,” at 5 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 19, at the Conroy Center at 601 Bladen Street. The event is free and open to the public.
Books will be available for sale and signing. However, seating is limited; please call 843-379-7025 in advance to reserve a spot.
“What is courage? In this notable debut, Roger Jones explores the strength, resilience, compassion, and willpower of a band of athletes who define courage and triumph over unspeakable odds. These twenty men and women overcome cancer to not merely win a national championship but to survive. I laughed. I cried. I was inspired. ‘The Final Victory’ is an uplifting novel we all need to read,” wrote Mary Alice Monroe, New York Times bestselling author.
Grammar workshop for writers
Katherine Tandy Brown and Carol Lucas will lead a Grammar For Writers Workshop from 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 24, at the Pat Conroy Literary Center at 601 Bladen Street in Beaufort.
The event is limited to 15 participants and costs $45 per person. Advance registration is required at https://bit.ly/3Xtp998.
Have you been wondering where that grammar you learned in school has gone? Have daily slang and colloquialisms wrecked your stories and articles? This practical workshop will take you back to Conjunction Junction and fill in all those “memory gaps.” You’ll be writing the king’s English in no time, and your editors will be grateful.
Brown is a freelance travel writer, workshop leader and has been a writing coach for more than 30 years. She is writing a memoir, “Anne, Queen of the Wingchair,” and a novel, “Karma: An Equine Thriller.” She is also a columnist for Lowcountry Weekly and The Lane Report.
Lucas was a high school English teacher for 32 years and the coordinator of a Service Learning Program for 10 years. Author of “A Breath Away: One Woman’s Journey through Widowhood,” she is a regular contributor to The Island News.
— Staff reports
