May 11
Port Royal Performance Series
Heritage Aire Celtic Ensemble
Old Town Port Royal, Paris Avenue
5:30pm; FREE; Bring your Chairs!
Produced by Arts Council of Beaufort County
May 12
Photography Club of Beaufort
Marketing your Photography
7:00 pm
Technical College of the Low Country, building 22
May 12
Chamber Music Hilton Head
ACBC Community Arts Grant Recipient
All Saints Episcopal Church
3001 Meeting Street, HHI
7:30 pm ~ $18 adults, students free, open seating
843.681.9969 for more info
May 12
Historic Beaufort Foundation Spring Lecture
“Threads of the Lowcountry: Historic Textiles”
Friends Room, Beaufort Arsenal
713 Craven Street
12 noon – 1 p.m.
Free; (843) 379-3331
May 13
Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra
"The Music That Helped Win World War II"
With feature singers Lynn Roberts and (the other) Ray Charles backed by
an all-star group headed by Bob Alberti
Hilton Head Beach & Tennis Resort on Folly Field Road
Doors open at 6 p.m.
Cabaret Seating $45, Theatre-style Seating $30, Reserved Tables of 10 for $450
Cash Bar
Call 843-842-2055 for information & tickets
May 13 - June 21
Beaufort Art Association
Joan Templer Recent Paintings: Africa Revisited
Opening Reception, 05/16; 5:30 - 7:30pm
May 14 - 15
Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn
“Creating an Illustrated Nature Journal”
Participants will receive, as part of their registration fee, most of
the art supplies needed for this program, including sketch book,
watercolor paints, brush and sketch and wash pencil
$160 per person
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Reservations are required by calling 843-689-3033 ext 221.
May 15 ~ Deadline
Arts Council of Beaufort County
Community Arts Grants
Click here for application & guidelines
May 16
DeXdance presents
SWELL A Showing, Not A Show
2:00PM; Bluffton Branch Library
7:00PM; Filling Gas Station Art Gallery
69 Calhoun Street, Bluffton
May 15 & 16
Kennedy Center Partners in Education
(ACBC, Beaufort County School District & ACCC)
Get Your Art Out! Emerging Artist Initiative
Teaching Artist Institute
Workshop #4: Kennedy Center Partners in Education Seminar - Artists as Educators:
Planning Effective Residencies for Students
BY INVITATION ONLY
May 16 - 17
The Jazz Corner
Chicago's Top Jazz Singer Spider Soloff
The Village at Wexford, C1, HHI
Tickets $15.00; 843-842-8620
May 16 - 18
May River Theatre CO.
Jekyll & Hyde The Musical
Fridays and Saturdays 8:00PM
Sundays a Matinee at 3:00PM
Ulmer Auditorium in Bluffton's Town Hall
Reserved seats can be purchased starting April 7 (Monday-Friday 10-2)
$20 per ticket; 843-815-5581
May 17
The Sun City Photography Club
Gallery Talk
“Basics of Photo Composition” with Corky Burt
Jarvis Room of the Coastal Discovery Museum
11-11:30am
May 17
Port Royal Performance Series
Elise Witt & the Mezzanine Band
Old Town Port Royal, Paris Avenue
5:30pm; FREE; Bring your Chairs!
Produced by Arts Council of Beaufort County
This performance is funded in part by a grant from the Southern Arts Federation in
partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the South Carolina Arts Commission.
843-379-2787 for more information
May 17
“Gardens, Graveyards & Gospel”
Old Commons Neighborhood Tour
Beaufort National Historic Landmark District
607 West Street
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.; Tickets: $15
Fundraiser by Old Commons Neighborhood Association for restoration of Sons of Beaufort Lodge (ca. 1890)
843-597-5600
May 17
“Fish Fry & Gospel & Blues”
607 West Street
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.; Tickets: $8
Fundraiser by Sons of Beaufort Lodge #36 for restoration of Sons of Beaufort Lodge (ca. 1890)
May 18
ACBC Community Arts Grant Recipient
Bluffton United Methodist Church
Spring Concert featuring Matthew Walley, baritone; Mary K. Walley, piano
101 Calhoun Street, Bluffton
4:00 p.m.; $10.00 in advance, $15.00 at the door
Tickets available at Markel’s Card & Gift (Kitties Crossing)
contact BUMC at 843-757-3351
May 19
Historic Beaufort Foundation Spring Lecture
“Lifting the Lid: New Life for the Pickle Factory”
Friends Room, Beaufort Arsenal
713 Craven Street
12 noon – 1 p.m.
Free; (843) 379-3331
May 21
Beaufort Art Association
Photographing flowers and slide show with Sandy Dimke
2:30pm at the Greene Street Gym
379-2222
May 23 - 24
Gullah Festival
Waterfront Park, Beaufort
May 22
Jan Spencer
In Concert
6pm; Arts Council of Beaufort County Performance Space
$15 per person; $25 per couple
Limited Admission; Please call Colleen @ 379-2787 to reserve your spot
May 23 - 24
Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce
2008 Artist Showcase
Meet the Artists Reception, 05/23, 5pm - 8:30pm
Holiday Inn on Boudary Street, Beaufort
843-986-1102 for more information
May 23 - 24
The Jazz Corner
Big Band & Jazz Vocalist Lynn Roberts
The Village at Wexford, C1, HHI
Tickets $15.00; 843-842-8620
May 23 - June 14
Charles Street Gallery
Net Results: Melba Cooper & Kim Keats
Opening reception 05/23, 5:30-9pm
843-521-9054
May 24
May-Month International Poetry Reading
Featuring the Otram Slabess Group (F. Bassett, Quitman Marshall,
Warren Slesinger, and Shelia Tombe) and special guests
Charles Street Gallery, 914 Charles Street, Beaufort
5:30-8pm; free; 521-9054, http://www.thecharlesstreetgallery.com/
May 25 & 26
Hilton Head Choral Society
America Sings! ~ Patriotic tribute to our Armed Forces and our Country
Sunday 05/25; 7pm- First Presbyterian Church, Wm. Hilton Pkwy
Monday 05/26; 7pm- Holy Family Catholic Church, Pope Ave.
Tickets $5.00; Call 843-341-3818
May 28
Coastal Discovery Museum
Workshop with Kaytee Esser
“Animal Portraiture” with varied media
10am - 4pm; bring bag lunch
Honey Horn Plantation, HHI
$45; 843-689-3033 ext 224
May 30
LowCountry Children’s Chorus
Spring Concert
7:30 pm; The Baptist Church of Beaufort, 600 Charles St.
May 31
Arts Council of Beaufort County
Get Your Art Out! Emerging Artist Initiative
Teaching Artist Institute
Workshop #5: Preparing & Completing Your Lesson Plans
2pm - 5pm; ACBC, 1111 Boundary Street, Beaufort
RSVP: Colleen @ 843-379-2787
May 31
2 Friends Bead shop
Workshop with Dawn Duff
10AM to 1:30PM
$25 Tuition; material cost additional
For reservations call Susan at 843-757-8215
May 31
The Sun City Photography Club
Gallery Talk
“Digital Camera Settings” with Rich deAsla
Jarvis Room of the Coastal Discovery Museum
11-11:30am
May 31
Port Royal Performance Series
Cool John Fergueson
Old Town Port Royal, Paris Avenue
5:30pm; FREE; Bring your Chairs!
Produced by Arts Council of Beaufort County
