By Delayna Earley
The Island News
The weather was hot and sticky on Monday evening, but that did not stop people coming out in droves to attend the 67th annual Beaufort Water Festival’s Motown Monday.
The event was held on Monday, July 17, 2023, at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park, and there was standing room only as people packed into the park to listen to popular band Deas Guyz.
The band has played at the Beaufort Water Festival for the past 13 years, since 2010.
“Deas Guyz is always a favorite,” Commodore James Nutt said about the band.
Delayna Earley lives in Beaufort with her husband, two children and Jack Russell. She formerly worked as a photojournalist for The Island Packet/The Beaufort Gazette, as well as newspapers in Indiana and Virginia. She joined The Island News in 2022. She can be reached at delayna.theislandnews@gmail.com.
Festival-goers dance to music from Deas Guyz during the 67th annual Beaufort Water Festival’s Motown Monday on Monday, July 17, 2023, at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park in Downtown Beaufort. Delayna Earley/The Island News
Deas Guyz performs during the 67th annual Beaufort Water Festival’s Motown Monday on Monday, July 17, 2023, at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park in Downtown Beaufort. Delayna Earley/The Island News
Sasha St. John, 12, of Beaufort, dances during the 67th annual Beaufort Water Festival’s Motown Monday on Monday, July 17, 2023, at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park in Downtown Beaufort. Delayna Earley/The Island News
Festival-goers dance to music from Deas Guyz during the 67th annual Beaufort Water Festival’s Motown Monday on Monday, July 17, 2023, at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park in Downtown Beaufort. Delayna Earley/The Island News
Deas Guyz performs during the 67th annual Beaufort Water Festival’s Motown Monday on Monday, July 17, 2023, at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park in Downtown Beaufort. Delayna Earley/The Island News
Deas Guyz performs during the 67th annual Beaufort Water Festival’s Motown Monday on Monday, July 17, 2023, at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park in Downtown Beaufort. Delayna Earley/The Island News
