Dueling Pianos Dinner Theatre returns to Beaufort
Special to The Island News
The dueling piano show hosted by Alzheimer’s Family Services is coming back for yet another encore performance. Marty Richardson and Greg Cloninger (aka El Grego) will once again be bringing a night of music, laughter, and fun and hopefully a bit of charitable giving to Tabby Place in Beaufort on Feb. 14, 2026.
Dueling Pianos — sponsored by Beaufort Charities as the “Concert Grand Sponsor” and the “Baby Grand Sponsors” Oyster Cay Collection and Paulick Law — is Alzheimer’s Family Services’ annual dinner theatre and its major fundraiser of the year. The agency, a local nonprofit, provides education, support and respite to area caregivers of persons with Alzheimer’s disease.
“Not to cast a shadow on such a fun and lively evening” says Arlene Heape-Hull, the agency’s director, “but if you haven’t been touched by this terrible disease or seen it first-hand, you might not realize how devastating it is and the toll it takes on the caregivers.”
Alzheimer’s disease is one of the top 10 causes of death in the United States and is the only one with no cure. The agency relies heavily on support from the community and their fundraisers to provide the services they do to caregivers.
At 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 14, the doors at Tabby Place on Port Republic Street in Beaufort will open for a night of fun, food, music and memories, “A Valentines Night to Remember.” The evening offers complementary beer and wine, dinner from local chefs, a live auction, and as much music and fun that can be packed into the evening.
The live auction will offer items to include a package with two all-event passes to this year’s Beaufort International Film Festival, tickets to the Beaufort Charities Oyster Roast, and gift certificates from local establishments. Also in the auction will be certificates for Cocktails at Sunset at a private waterfront home, Cocktails and Conversation with local historian Larry Roland and a handmade demilune card table crafted by Dr. Steve Lanier.
This table is a rare and unique piece of furniture with special embellishments linking it to Alzheimer’s Family Services. Around the edge of the tabletop is a strange sequence of small white dots and longer dashes embedded in a band of black ebony. Yes, those dot-dash sequences are Morse Code that spell out AFSGB. This piece of furniture will forever be linked to Alzheimer’s Family Services and their mission of helping caregivers of persons with Alzheimer’s disease.
Tickets for the event are $90 and can be purchased online at www.afsgb.org or by calling the office at 843-521-9190.
