Register now for art classes at ArtLofts
• 1-Day Fun with Watercolor &amp; Acrylic Workshop with Pam Hagan
Tuesday, August 30, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost is $50 at ArtLofts. Bring your water-based paints, collage materials and ideas for a fun day of creativity and experimentation. Part of the time will be spent focusing on the elements of art and composition, then opening your mind to unexpected possibilities. Emphasis will be on having fun while you create one or several paintings, from representational to abstract. Limit 8 students. To register contact Pam at pamella@centurylink.net or call 986-1045 or 843 252-8346.
• Oil Painting with Mary Grayson Segars
September 13-15 (Tues-Thurs) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost $150. Appropriate for beginners to advanced painters.
Class will include painting demonstrations, during which Mary will discuss the painting process and ‘what goes through her head while she paints’. Discussion will touch on value, color mixing, composition, color/shape repetition, color temperature, etc. A supply list is available upon sign-up. Please call Mary at 812-9509 for more information. To enroll, call Mary or visit ArtLofts at 208-B Carteret St. in downtown Beaufort.
• Drawing Trees: Live Oaks and Palms in Pen or Pencil with Linda Sheppard
Saturday, September 24 from 9 a.m. to
4 p.m. Cost $85. One previous drawing class required. Class size limit to 12.
To register for classes, call Linda at 379-4633 or Laura at 838-0880.
• Basic Watercolor Workshop at ArtLofts with Pam Hagan
September 27- 29 (Tues-Thurs) - 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Cost $150 . Limit 8 students
This class is for both beginner and continuing students who want to have fun learning and improving the basic skills of painting with watercolor. A series of exercises is designed to help students achieve success and experience the excitement of working with this appealing and often elusive medium. To register contact Pam at pamella@centurylink.net or call 986-1045 or 843 252-8346. Supply list will be furnished upon registration. Checks may be brought to ArtLofts, upstairs between Wren Bistro and Smart Girls Consignment.

‘Ben Speaks’ returns to black box theater
More than six months ago, audiences at “Ben Speaks” raved about the world premiere of Steve Nousen’s humorous, enlightening, and touching one-man show.
So this August, writer, actor and Ben Franklin interpreter Nousen will bring Ben back to Beaufort’s ARTWorks black box theater in a production that is both encore and improvement. The two-act play, which features an opportunity for the audience to interact with Dr. Franklin at every performance, was inspired by Nousen’s copious research and his many years of extremely popular, in-character lectures on Franklin. “Ben Speaks” will be August 26 &amp; 27 at 7:30 p.m., and August 28th at 3 p.m.. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students age 13 and up, $5 for students 12 and under, and $10 each for groups of ten or more, online at www.beaufortcountyarts.com/theater.htm or by calling 843.379.2787. ARTWorks is located at 2127 Boundary Sin Beaufort Town Center (next to OMNI Fitness Center and Bi-Lo).