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SUMMARY:Beaufort Charities Festival on February 28 and March 1\, 2025!!!
DESCRIPTION:Buy a 1-day or a 2-day ticket! \nOr Make a Donation using the Buy Tickets Button. \nDon’t miss the one they talk about all year long. The Beaufort Charities Festival!  \nFriday\, February 28th – Adults 21+ OnlyGATES OPEN 4:30 5:15 Opening Remarks5:30 Opening Band8:00 Southern Sky (Eagles Tribute Band)10:00 Event Ends \nSaturday\, March 1stGATES OPEN at 12:00 PMKids Zone Opens at 12:3012:30 Catalina’s (Day)4:45 Oyster Jam Winner The Weekly SpecialKids Zone closes at 7 pm7:00 Joel Young8:00 Mike Ponder Band10:00 Event Ends \nSaturday is the annual oyster roast\, plus the unlimited beer and wine souvenir cups available for purchase\, two live auctions (3:00pm & 6pm)\, and a FREE Kids Zone
URL:https://explorebeaufortsc.com/event/beaufort-charities-festival-on-february-28-and-march-1-2025/
LOCATION:Live Oaks Park\, Port Royal\, Port Royal\, SC\, US
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SUMMARY:Community Yard Sale
DESCRIPTION:Lots of great affordable items! Everything must go!
URL:https://explorebeaufortsc.com/event/community-yard-sale/
LOCATION:Shell Point Farm\, Shell Point Farm
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SUMMARY:Monthly Teddy Bear Picnic Read-Aloud with DAYLO
DESCRIPTION:On the first Saturday of every month\, you can join the student volunteers of DAYLO: Diversity Awareness Youth Literacy Organization for a Teddy Bear Picnic read-aloud at the Port Royal Farmers Market (1615 Ribaut Rd.). In collaboration with the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center\, high school and college student volunteers from the Beaufort-based chapters of DAYLO gather at the gazebo in Naval Heritage Park from 9:30 a.m. to noon to read diverse\, inclusive picture books to children and their families\, inspiring a love of stories\, books\, reading\, and peer-to-peer mentoring.  \nCozy blankets\, a plethora of stuffed animals\, and some snacks help the students make a welcoming environment in this free community literacy program. Several times a year\, National Park Service Ranger Katherine Freeman also joins in for Read with a Ranger\, a literacy and art project thematically connected to the missions of DAYLO\, the Conroy Center\, and the Reconstruction Era National Historic Park.  \nDAYLO is a student-led diversity themed book club and community service group founded at Beaufort High School and now with chapters across South Carolina. Learn more at: https://linktr.ee/DAYLOBFT. \nThe Pat Conroy Literary Center is a nonprofit interpretive and learning center advancing the legacy of beloved\, bestselling writer\, educator\, and mentor Pat Conroy (1945-2016)\, author of The Water Is Wide\, The Great Santini\, The Prince of Tides\, and more. Learn more at: www.patconroyliterarycenter.org.
URL:https://explorebeaufortsc.com/event/monthly-teddy-bear-picnic-read-aloud-with-daylo-5/
LOCATION:Port Royal Farmers Market\, Port Royal Farmers Market
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SUMMARY:Ninth Annual March Forth Weekend
DESCRIPTION:Our Conroy Center’s ninth annual March Forth will be held on Saturday\, March 1\, and Sunday\, March 2\, with educational programs in Beaufort\, Port Royal\, St. Helena Island\, and online. This special event commemorates the anniversary of Pat Conroy’s passing on March 4\, 2016\, by engaging with major themes of his writing and teaching life\, including social justice\, inclusivity\, conservation\, education\, truth-telling\, and storytelling. \nMarch Forth will include appearances by:* Ashley Hope Pérez: YA novelist\, educator\, advocate\, and editor of Banned Together: Our Fight for Readers’ Rights* Kimberly Brock: novelist\, past Georgia Author of the Year\, and author of The Fabled Earth\, a finalist for the Townsend Prize for Fiction* Edda L. Fields-Black\, professor of history and director of the Dietrich College Humanities Center at Carnegie Mellon University\, author of Combee: Harriet Tubman\, the Combahee River Raid\, and Black Freedom during the Civil War* Katherine Freeman: National Park Service Ranger with the Reconstruction Era National Historic Park* Jake Zadik: Brays Island naturalist\, nature photographer\, and cofounder of South Carolina Partners of Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (SCPARC)* Juliana Zadik: naturalist\, educator\, and Beaufort County Long-Range Environmental Planner* Dana Ridenour: retired FBI undercover special agent\, author of the Lexie Montgomery series* Eugene A. Rugala: retired FBI agent and “profiler\,” behavioral science consultant and author* DAYLO: Diversity Awareness Youth Literacy Organization \nThis year\, March Forth is hosted by Conroy Center executive director Jonathan Haupt and nationally recognized youth advocate Julia Garnett. \nMarch Forth is presented in collaboration between the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center\, Penn Center\, NeverMore Books\, the Port Royal Farmers Market\, the Reconstruction Era National Historic Park\, and DAYLO: Diversity Awareness Youth Literacy Organization. \nRegister in advance: https://marchforth2025.eventbrite.com \n~EVENTS for SATURDAY\, MARCH 1~ \n9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.: Reconstruction Era National Historic Park ToursExplore the Reconstruction Era National Historic Park locations in Beaufort\, Port Royal\, and St. Helena. Free. Details: https://www.nps.gov/reer/index.htm \n9:30 a.m. to Noon: Read with a Ranger and Teddy Bear Picnic at the Port Royal Farmers MarketStudent volunteers from DAYLO (Diversity Awareness Youth Literacy Organization) will be reading children’s picture books to young readers and their families\, with light snacks provided. DAYLO students will be joined by National Park Service Ranger Katherine Freeman from the Reconstruction Era National Historic Park for a special read-aloud\, Read with a Ranger. This free event will be held near the gazebo at the Port Royal Farmers Market (1615 Ribaut Rd\, Port Royal). No registration needed. \n10:00 a.m. to Noon: Demythologizing the FBI: What Writers Get Wrong\, Workshop Led by Dana Ridenour and Eugene A. RugalaJoin retired FBI undercover special agent turned novelist Dana Ridenour and retired FBI “profiler” turned consultant Eugene A. Rugala for a workshop for writers (and interested readers) about what FBI work is really like–and what novels and films get wrong. $60/person\, limited to 20 attendees. Held at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St.\, Beaufort). Register in advance at https://demythologizingthefbiworkshop.eventbrite.com \n10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Penn Center’s York W. Bailey Museum ToursExplore Penn Center and the York W. Bailey Museum (16 Penn Center Circle West\, St. Helena Island). Docent-led tours available. $15-$20/person. \nNoon to 4:00 p.m.: Pat Conroy Literary Center ToursThe nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center (601 Bladen St.\, Beaufort) is open for free public tours\, guided by volunteer docents. \n6:00 to 7:00 p.m.: Facebook Live Interview with Ashley Hope Pérez\, Editor of Banned Together\, in Conversation with Jonathan Haupt and Julia GarnettAshley Hope Pérez’s 2015 YA novel Out of Darkness won a Printz Honor and the Tomás Rivera Book Award—and it as one of the top ten most banned books of 2021. Pérez will discuss her new anthology Banned Together: The Fight for Reader’s Rights (to be published on March 4) in conversation with Pat Conroy Literary Center executive director Jonathan Haupt and Banned Books Week Honorary Youth Chair Julia Garnett. This free virtual event will be live-streamed to the Conroy Center’s Fcebook page and available to watch through Monday\, March 3\, at 6:00 p.m. No registration required. https://www.facebook.com/patconroyliterarycenter \n~EVENTS for SUNDAY\, MARCH 2~All Sunday events are ticketed and held at Penn Center’s Frissell Hall\, 16 Penn Center Circle West\, St. Helena Island. Nature walk: $10/person. Catered lunch + two author presentations: $30. \n9:30-10:00 a.m.: Attendee check-in. \n10:00-11:30 a.m.: Birding and nature walk of Penn Center led by husband and wife naturalists Jake and Juliana Zadik. Approximately 1 mile. $10/person; limited to 40 participants. \n11:30 to Noon. Catered lunch by Magnolia’s Cafe. Included in $30/person registration. \nNoon to 1:00 p.m.: Presentation by Dr. Edda L. Fields-Black\, professor of history and director of the Dietrich College Humanities Center at Carnegie Mellon University\, author of Combee: Harriet Tubman\, the Combahee River Raid\, and Black Freedom during the Civil War. . . Included in $30/person registration. \n1:00 to 1:30 p.m.: Book signing break with NeverMore Books. \n1:30 to 2:30 p.m.: Conversation with Kimberly Brock: novelist\, past Georgia Author of the Year\, and author of The Fabled Earth\, a finalist for the Townsend Prize for Fiction–interviewed by Conroy Center executive director Jonathan Haupt and Banned Books Week Honorary Youth Chair Julia Garnett. Included in $30/person registration. \n2:30-3:00 p.m.: Book signing break with NeverMore Books. \n3:00 p.m.: Closing remarks \n~ABOUT OUR PRESENTERS~ \n{Coming Soon}
URL:https://explorebeaufortsc.com/event/ninth-annual-march-forth-weekend/
LOCATION:Beaufort\, South Carolina
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SUMMARY:Gullah/Geechee SEA & ME Lil Fish Project Exhibition Opening
DESCRIPTION:Jayn de Gullah/Geechee Famlee fa a celebration of art and Gullah/Geechee fishing traditions at Atkins Live Bait on March 1st! \nJayn de Gullah/Geechee Famlee at Atkins Live Bait on Saturday\, March 1\, 2025 as we unveil de “Lil Fish Project” exhibition .Bring the entire family out for an afternoon of art and cultural heritage by Gullah/Geechee Futures Project and the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition! \nThe event will be followed at 1 pm with a community engagement session and reception at Penn Center’s Frissell Hall focused on the Salkehatchie Watershed and keeping it safe.The St. Helena and Lady’s Island Family are invited to come and provide input. \nwww.GullahGeecheeNation.com
URL:https://explorebeaufortsc.com/event/gullah-geechee-sea-me-lil-fish-project-exhibition-opening/
LOCATION:Atkins LIVE BAIT\, Atkins LIVE BAIT
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SUMMARY:Marine Communities & Microscopes - RSVP Required
DESCRIPTION:Click the orange “Book A Program” button on our website to RSVPportroyalsoundfoundation.org \n$10 per participant (plus fees) \nExplore the world of marine invertebrates that are found living on our docks under a microscope. \nAges 8+ Children must be accompanied by an adult
URL:https://explorebeaufortsc.com/event/marine-communities-microscopes-rsvp-required-2/
LOCATION:310 Okatie Hwy\, Okatie\, SC\, United States\, South Carolina 29909\, 310 Okatie Hwy\, Okatie\, SC\, United States\, South Carolina 29909
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SUMMARY:Interactive Murder Mystery with author Laura Elizabeth
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a fun Murder Mystery event with author Laura Elizabeth. It is based on the 2nd book in her Island Mysteries series\, A Special Kind of Heartache. No need to have read the books- this will make it event more fun! Laura will have her books on hand for purchase.
URL:https://explorebeaufortsc.com/event/interactive-murder-mystery-with-author-laura-elizabeth/
LOCATION:2139 Boundary Street Unit 102\, Beaufort\, SC\, United States\, South Carolina 29902\, 2139 Boundary Street Unit 102\, Beaufort\, SC\, United States\, South Carolina 29902
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SUMMARY:Night out at Serendipity
DESCRIPTION:NIGHT OUT AT SERENDIPITY SPRITZ N’ SUCCULENTS 🥂 \nThe next event is here 🎉🚨 \nSaturday March 1st come get your hands dirty and craft your own terrarium with us🪻there will be charcuterie and cocktails available to enjoy !  \nTickets are being sold through Venmo\, please DM for ticket purchasing details!  \n#beaufortsc #beaufort #downtownbeaufort #downtowntownbeaufortsc #workshop #local #bartender #charcuterie
URL:https://explorebeaufortsc.com/event/night-out-at-serendipity/
LOCATION:Serendipity Beaufort\, 707 Bay Street\, Beaufort\, SC\, 29902\, US
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