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<p>F<strong>rom staff reports</strong></p>
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<p>The Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce’s August Business After Hours function will be held at Kazoobie Kazoos from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 5.</p>
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<p>Members and guests are invited to network with other area business leaders while celebrating Kazoobie’s grand re-opening after a makeover of the factory’s showroom and kazoo museum.</p>
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<p>“After having a kazoo museum for 10 years, we thought it was time to refresh,” Kazoobie Kazoos owner and City of Beaufort Mayor Stephen Murray said.</p>
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<p>Murray said the renovation, a year in the works, was made easier by curator Boaz Frankel, a friend from Pittsburgh who has friends who offered to help with the design and implementation.</p>
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<p>“In March, my father-in-law and I started building displays,” Murray said. “Then Sarah (Barnwell) built a really amazing, almost 3,000-kazoo American flag.”</p>
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<p>The museum re-opened in the second week in May.</p>
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<p>“It’s a much more modern space that’s more of a museum that it was,” said Murray, who has been in the kazoo business 20 years. “Given the investment, we thought it was appropriate to have a party.”</p>
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<p>Thos interested in attending can register at https://bit.ly/3x6vhos<br><br></p>
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<p><strong>WANT TO GO?</strong></p>
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<p><strong>What: </strong>Business After Hours</p>
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<p><strong>When: </strong>5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 5</p>
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<p><strong>Where: </strong>Kazoobie Kazoos and New South Shirts, 12 John Galt Road, Beaufort</p>
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<p><strong>Cost: </strong>Free</p>
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<p><strong>Register: </strong>Visit https://bit.ly/3x6vhos.</p>
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