Black Violin: Black Violin will bring the house down when classical, rock and hip hop converge in a genre-busting show at USCB Center for the Arts on Friday, Nov. 1. Tickets available at www.uscbcenterforthearts.com or call 843-521-4145. Tickets are $25-$20 adults; $18- $15 for seniors; Students $15 – $10. All seats are reserved. Tickets also sold one hour prior to curtain at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1. USCB Center for the Arts is located at 801 Carteret Street, Beaufort.
Lowcountry Store to host annual arts festival: Frogmore’s Lowcountry Store, located at 736 Sea Island Parkway on St. Helena Island is hosting the 6th Annual Lowcountry Arts Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2. Many of the Lowcountry’s finest artisans will be on site with their art, photography, woodwork, sculptures, fine crafts, quilting, pottery, basket weaving, stained glass, jewelry, local foods and other fine arts. Local musicians will be performing and Lowcountry foods such as gumbo, tomato pie, frogmore stew, pimento cheese and more will be available. For more information, call 843-838-4646.
Let Me Be Spiritual: The St. Paul Baptist Church Education Committee Presents The St. Paul Baptist Church Adult Choir in “Let Me Be Spiritual” (the musical) under the direction of Brother Scott Allen Gibbs. This scholarship fundraiser event will be Saturday, Nov. 9 at 6 p.m. at St. Paul Baptist Church, 22 St. Paul Church Road, Beaufort, SC. Free and open to the public. For more information, please call 843-812-4573 or 843-910-8177.
Art History: An Ongoing Pursuit with Cindy Male at ARTworks: Wednesday, November 13 from 6:30-8 p.m., and Saturday, November 16, 4:30-6 p.m. Come talk Art! Artist and art educator Cindy Male will present an opportunity for artists and curious enthusiasts to view the history of art through film, visuals, discussion, and hands on investigation. In this new monthly series, conversation will include art informed by local inspiration: an investigation of the natural and social aspects of the Lowcountry; the interpretation and preservation of Gullah art referring to Africa and the Caribbean, and African American artists of the 20th and 21st Centuries.The introductory class features “Mona Lisa Descending the Staircase,” a short animated film by Joan Gratz that won an Academy Award in 1992. Cindy Male is a resident artist at ARTworks who work was juried into the Moja Arts Festival in Charleston: Celebrating African-American and Caribbean Culture. The fee is $5 per session and the location at ARTworks in Beaufort Town Center: clmale@yahoo.com. For more details, 843-379-2787 and artworksinbeaufort.org.
Felted Ornaments with Laurie Lovell at ARTworks: Saturday, November 16, 12:30-3:30 p.m. Learn techniques: felting wool fleece, blending color, forming images and shapes. 6-8 participants in Laurie’s studio. $40. Register with ARTworks: 843-379-2787; artworksinbeaufort.org, 2127 Boundary Street 29902.
ETA3 Encore Performance at Fripp: Fripp Island Friends of Music presents an encore chamber music performance by New York City based ETA3. ETA3 is a woodwind trio comprising award winning Julliard educated musicians, American Flutist- Chelsea Knox, Japanese Pianist- Tomoko Nakayama and Russian Clarinetist- Alexey Gorokholinsky. Sunday, Nov. 17 at 5 p.m. at the Fripp Island Community Center 205 Tarpon Blvd. Fripp Island SC 29920. Tickets at the door: Adults $25 per person/$10 for students. All attendees receive an entry pass at the Fripp Gate and are invited to join the artist at an included catered event following the performance. Information 843-838-6655.
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