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Cody Webb LIVE at The Yemassee Shrimp Festival | Yemassee, SC
2023-09-16 19:00 (America/New_York) | Yemassee S.C.
Don’t miss Cody and his band LIVE at The Yemassee Shrimp Festival Saturday, September 16th at 8 pm.
29240 Pocotaligo Rd
Yemassee, SC 29945
Check out Cody’s music:
https://codywebb.komi.io/

An Evening with Susan Beckham Zurenda, author of The Girl from the Red Rose Motel
2023-09-19 16:00 - 17:30 | NeverMore Books
The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center and NeverMore Books will host an evening with novelist Susan Beckham Zurenda, author of The Girl from the Red Rose Motel, on Thursday, September 19, at 5:00 p.m. Free and open to the public, special event will be held at NeverMore Books (910 Port Republic St, Beaufort). Books will be available for sale and signing. Seating is limited; please call 843-812-9460 to reserve in advance.
ABOUT THE NOVEL
Impoverished high school junior Hazel Smalls and privileged senior Sterling Lovell would never ordinarily meet. But when both are punished with in-school suspension, Sterling finds himself drawn to the gorgeous, studious girl seated nearby, and an unlikely relationship begins. Set in 2012 South Carolina, the novel interlaces the stories of Hazel, living with her homeless family in the rundown Red Rose Motel; Sterling, yearning to break free from the expectations of his wealthy parents; and recently widowed Angela Wilmore, their stern but compassionate English teacher.
Hazel hides her homelessness from Sterling until he discovers her cleaning the motel’s office one morning when he goes with his slumlord father to unfreeze the motel’s pipes. With her secret revealed, their relationship deepens. Angela, who has her own struggles in a budding romance with the divorced principal, offers Hazel the support her family can’t provide. Navigating between privilege and poverty, vulnerability and strength, all three must confront what they need from themselves and each other as Hazel gains the courage to oppose boundaries and make a bold, life-changing decision at novel’s end. Gripping and richly drawn, The Girl from the Red Rose Motel explores the complex bonds between adults and teenagers and the power of the families we both inherit and create. Inspired by the author’s experiences teaching in a South Carolina high school, the novel is also an unflinching, authentic look at the challenges faced by America’s public school teachers and the struggles of the thousands of homeless children in motels who live, precariously and almost invisibly, amid the nation’s most affluent communities.
Susan Zurenda taught English for 33 years on the college level and at the high school level to AP students. Her debut novel, Bells for Eli (Mercer University Press, March 2020; paperback edition March 2021), has been selected the Gold Medal (first place) winner for Best First Book—Fiction in the 2021 IPPY (Independent Publisher Book Awards), a Foreword Indie Book Award finalist, a Winter 2020 Okra Pick by the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance, a 2020 Notable Indie on Shelf Unbound, a 2020 finalist for American Book Fest Best Book Awards, and was nominated for a Pushcart Prize for 2021. She has won numerous regional awards for her short fiction. She lives in Spartanburg, SC.

All Night, All Day: Life, Death & Angels -- Panel Discussion & Book Signing
2023-09-21 16:00 | Pat Conroy Literary Center, 601 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC, 29902, US
The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host a panel discussion and book signing for the anthology All Night, All Day: Life, Death & Angels on Thursday, September 21, at 5:00 p.m. Free and open to the public, this event will be held at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St., Beaufort). Books will be available for sale and signing. Seating is limited; please call 843-379-7025 to reserve in advance.
The panel discussion will include editor Susan Cushman and contributing writers Cassandra King, Wendy Reed, and Nancy Dorman-Hickson.
ABOUT THE BOOK
“All Night, All Day is an inspirational collection of personal essays, stories, and poems by outstanding women authors who write about the appearance of the divine in their lives. Some of these angels come to save a life or change a flat tire. Some appear to warn people, tell them what to do, suggest more vegetables and maybe better shoes… In this stunning anthology which explores so many heartwarming brushes with celestial beings, all these angels are messengers come to assure us we are not alone, and we are loved.”—Margaret McMullan, award-winning author of Where the Angels Lived
There is something mystical about holding the hand of a person who is “crossing over.” It can be heartbreaking, of course, but also very holy and beautiful. Some of the pieces in this collection share the experience of personal loss when a loved one dies. Often the presence of an angel or another mystical experience is shared. But not only in death—there are also stories here of the way the mystical world interacts with us in daily life. And not only angels, but also mothers, fathers, sisters, grandfathers, friends, and even a homeless man and a dog.
This is Susan Cushman’s fourth anthology to edit. She is also the author of two novels, two memoirs, and a short story collection. Pat Conroy and Cassandra King are her two favorite authors and inspired her to write. Enough said.
Cassandra King (Conroy) is the author of five best-selling novels and two nonfiction books. Her latest book, Tell Me a Story, a memoir about life with her late husband Pat Conroy, was named SIBA’s 2020 non-fiction Book of the Year. A conversation with Cassandra at her home in 2018 about angels—and particularly about the one that visited Pat as he was dying—was the inspiration for this book.
Wendy Reed is an Emmy-winning writer and producer, whose work include documentaries and the long-running series Bookmark with Don Noble and Discovering Alabama. She is the author of An Accidental Memoir: How I Killed Someone and Other Stories and the co-editor of All Out of Faith and Circling Faith: Southern Women on Spirituality.
After almost twenty years as a features editor at Southern Living magazine, Nancy now freelances in Birmingham, Alabama. She co-authored Diplomacy and Diamonds, the best-selling memoir of Joanne King Herring who was portrayed by Julia Roberts in the movie Charlie Wilson’s War. She is working on a memoir which draws from her rural childhood in the 1960s and 1970s in Mississippi.

Yoga Under the Stars!
2023-09-21 17:00 - 20:01 | Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park, 1010 Bay St, Beaufort, SC, 29902, US
Free Event with donations accepted to benefit Born To Read.

Cookie Decorating Class
2023-09-21 18:00 - 19:30 | 204 Carteret Street,Beaufort,29902,US
Come indulge in a Sweet Escape! Discover the perfect blend of relaxation and creativity with our Spa Themed Cookie decorating class!
Cookie Decorating Class
Join us at The Social Betty for a fun-filled Cookie Decorating Class ! Get your creative juices flowing and learn how to decorate delicious cookies with our talented instructor. Whether you’re a beginner or a pro, this in-person event is perfect for cookie enthusiasts of all levels.
Date: Thursday September 21st
Time: 6-8pm
Location: The Social Betty , 204 Carteret Street, Beaufort, SC, USA
During this hands-on class, you’ll discover various techniques, tips, and tricks to make your cookies look as good as they taste. From basic designs to intricate patterns, you’ll learn it all! Plus, you’ll have the chance to meet other cookie lovers and share your baking experiences.
This class includes 7 cookies! We have a bathtub filled with bubbles, a cute ruffled eye mask, some cucumbers to sooth those tired eyes, a set of plump lips, a glass of sparkling rose, and some delicious looking grapes!
All cookies will be decorated in royal icing, you will learn several different techniques to created all of the deisgns you see here. You will also take home our signature cookie dough recipe and a recipe for royal icing.
At the end of the class, all cookies will be boxed up for you and ready to take home.Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to unleash your inner artist and indulge in some scrumptious treats. Grab your apron and join us for a memorable Cookie Decorating Class at The Social Betty in beautiful Beaufort, SC!
Our Classes typically run 1 1/2- 2 hours long. Please feel free to bring your own beverages and snacks(water, coffee, tea, wine, beer, etc..)
We welcome children ages 8 and over with a parent!

Big Top Circus in Beaufort, SC
2023-09-22 17:00 - 2023-09-28 18:30 | Beaufort Family Entertainment Grounds 12 Sammie Lane Beaufort, SC
A Real Circus under the Big Top 🎪 is coming to Beaufort, SC 🗓 Friday- Thursday – September 22- 28 at the Beaufort Family Entertainment Grounds
📍Beaufort Family Entertainment Grounds 12 Sammie Lane Beaufort, SC
⏰ Showtimes
Friday, September 22: 6:00PM
Saturday, September 23: 3:00PM & 6:00 PM
Sunday, September 24: 3:00PM & 6:00PM
Monday, September 25: 6:00PM
Tuesday, September 26: 6:00PM
Wednesday, September 27: 6:00PM
Thursday, September 28: 6:00PM
🎈A 90 minute performance under the Big Top, 🎪 Seating is general admission on bleacher seats Doors open one hour before the show we take both cash or credit at the Circus 🍿
You can purchase limited advance tickets 🎟 at our website 💻ZerbiniFamilyCircus.com/ or at the 🎪Circus entrance while seats are available
*online ticket sales are limited and 🔚 the day of the show 90mins before showtime
Pre-sale tickets are up to 50% OFF when you BUY ONLINE!
Learn more today >>> ZerbiniFamilyCircus.com/

9.23.23 Cars and Coffee Hilton Head
2023-09-23 08:00 - 11:00 | USCB Bluffton
September 23rd 2023 marks the next edition of Cars and Coffee Hilton Head at the University of SC Beaufort – Bluffton Campus! The meet is held from 8am-11am, and will have great coffee and delicious treats from the Cinnabon Food Truck and plenty of sweet rides to see! Be sure to hit “Going” or “Interested” at the top of the event page to let us know you are coming out with us and also “Invite Friends”! As always we can NOT have any burnouts, speeding, littering, or anything else that could put a person or vehicle in danger! Thank you for your support and cooperation, we look forward to seeing you all on September 23rd 2023 from 8am-11am at the University of SC Beaufort – Bluffton Campus!

Beaufort Classic Car & Truck Club Classic Car Show
2023-09-23 11:00 - 14:00 | Wet Willie’s Beaufort (Beaufort, SC)
Join us for a family-friendly classic car show in the center area of Beaufort Town Center parking lot. Top 10 People’s Choice Awards, Drivers’ Door Prize Giveaways, Music, Raffle Prizes, and More! Free registration-PM us for details on registering. We will never ask for payment. If someone asks you to Venmo or otherwise send them payment, please report them.

Pop-Up Event: Hilton Head Shrimp Festival
2023-09-23 13:00 - 16:00 | Sea Pines Resort, Hilton Head Island, S.C., Hilton Head Island, SC, 29928, US
About the Festival:
The Hilton Head Island Shrimp Festival will be held from 1 to 4pm on Saturday, September 23 on the lawn adjacent to the Liberty Oak in Harbour Town at The Sea Pines Resort.
The family-friendly event will feature savory shrimp dishes prepared by 14 Hilton Head-area chefs (while supplies last), craft beers from more than 20 breweries (while supplies last), an array of goods offered by specialty vendors, and live music performances by local rock band Groove Town Assault. An activity-filled “Kid Zone” with a bounce house, face painting, arts and crafts and more, will be provided by event sponsors The Boys & Girls Club of Hilton Head, Coca-Cola, Southern Crown Partners and US Foods.
Shrimp Festival Ticket Pricing
– General Admission 21 and Older: $75
– General Admission No Alcohol: $50
Children 8 and younger are free!
Follow the link above to purchase your tickets!

Lowcountry Legal Volunteers Lowcountry Boil
2023-09-23 17:00 - 20:00 | Shellring Ale Works, 1111 11th street, Port Royal, SC, 29935, US
Get your tickets now for the Lowcountry Legal Volunteers Lowcountry Boil! Fantastic food, friends and even better cause to support!

Introduction to Watercolors Workshop
2023-09-24 14:00 - 17:00 | Coastal Art Supply – Beaufort, 216 West Street, 29902
Learn to mix colors, utilize brush techniques, and create values during our Introductory course! Go home with a finished watercolor piece and the knowledge to keep practicing on your own.
All supplies included! $65/person

Urban Nest Market
2023-09-24 14:00 - 20:00 | Urban Brew + Co, 2139 Boundary Street, Beaufort, SC, US
After a long needed break…. We are back at it with a exciting announcement to share!
Anita + Kaitlynn and several of our amazing local artists are preparing to put on a pop up market!! Join us September 24th from 2-8pm at Urban Brew + Co. for this special event! Share this with your friends and family. We are so excited to see you and share this brand new collection of items! 🤍
Much love,
The Nesters

Beach Music -- Pat Conroy Book Club
2023-09-28 18:30 - 19:30 | The Rhett House Inn, 1009 Craven St, Beaufort, SC, 29902, US
T﻿he nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center and the award-winning Rhett House Inn will host a monthly book club discussion of Pat Conroy’s dozen books in order of publication, moderated by Charlene Spearen and Jonathan Haupt. Book discussions will be held on fourth Thursdays beginning at 6:30 p.m. Limited to 20 participants each month. $10/person. Advance registration required. Participants are expected to read the books and to come prepared to discuss them.
August 24: The Prince of Tides (1986)
September 28: Beach Music (1995)
October 26 (Pat Conroy’s birthday): My Losing Season (2002)
November 30 (5th Thursday due to Thanksgiving): The Pat Conroy Cookbook (2004)
Future discussion dates will be announced this fall.
Learn more and register at: https://patconroybookclubatrhetthouseinn.eventbrite.com
A﻿bout Our Discussion Leaders
Dr. Charlene Monahan Spearen received her MFA degree in Creative Writing and a Ph.D. in Composition and Rhetoric from the University of South Carolina. She is currently serving as the Public Relations and Special Projects Coordinator for Penn Center after a successful career in academia at Allen University. She served as the Program Coordinator for the University of South Carolina’s Arts Institute and was the Assistant Director for the South Carolina Poetry Initiative. In addition to her work throughout the Carolinas, Spearen has been a featured reader and Creative Writing instructor and scholar in County Monaghan and County Mayo, Ireland. She has published a full-length collection of poems titled A Book of Exquisite Disasters. Her poems have appeared in journals and publications throughout the United States.
Jonathan Haupt is the executive director of the nonprofit Conroy Center and the former director of the University of South Carolina Press, where he created the Story River Books fiction imprint with Pat Conroy, named by Garden & Gun magazine as one of “the top ten things to love about the South.” Haupt’s book reviews and author interviews have appeared in the Charleston Post and Courier, Lowcountry Weekly, Beaufort Lifestyle, Savannah Morning News’ Beacon magazine, Southern Review of Books, and Southern Writers Magazine’s Suite T blog. He is co-editor of the anthology Our Prince of Scribes: Writers Remember Pat Conroy, the recipient of seventeen book awards. He serves on the boards of the Friends of South Carolina Libraries and the South Carolina Academy of Authors. In 2020, Haupt was recognized with the Doug Marlette Literacy Leadership Award presented by the Pulpwood Queens, the largest book club in the U.S.

Bridges Preparatory School Annual Shrimp & Grits Cook Off
2023-09-29 17:00 - 20:00 | Shellring Ale Works, 1111 11th street, Port Royal, SC, 29935, US
Come out to the annual Shrimp and Grits Cook-Off and support Bridges Preparatory School on Friday, September 29th from 5pm to 8pm at Shellring Ale Works in Port Royal. Enjoy voting for your favorite shrimp & grits recipe and enjoy live music and lots more.
Entry includes one sample per chef and voting ballot.
Event is from 5:00-8:00PM at Shellring Ale Works on Friday, 9/29/23.
Voting ballots will be picked up at the night of the event.
If you do not have a student at our school, please enter no student.
No refunds.
Purchase your tickets here.

Shrimp & Grits Cook-Off
2023-09-29 17:00 - 20:00 | Shellring Ale Works, 1111 11th street, Port Royal, SC, 29935, US
Shrimp & Grits Cook-Off tickets are now available for purchase!
https://bridgespto.squarespace.com/shrimpandgritscookoff/bridges-block-party-entry

1st Annual First Responder Appreciation Day
2023-09-30 08:00 | 328 Lakeview Dr, Ridgeland, SC 29936-4448, United States
First Responders come join us as OPFOB hosts its First Annual First Responders Appreciation Day, sponsored by Tico Manufacturing. Bring your family and encourage other members of your department to come out as well. We will have Bounce house for the kids, Police Department and Fire department Static displays, Live Music and a fun Battle of the Badges Range competition. Lunch will be provided.
Please register Here: https://opfob.charityproud.org/EventRegistration/Index/12843
#firstresponders #firstrespondersday #FirstResponderAppreciation #OperationPatriotsFOB #OPFOB #RegroupRefocus #ittakesacommunity

OktoPRfest
2023-09-30 11:00 - 17:00 | Paris Ave, Port Royal, SC 29935, United States
Local Chefs, Restaurants, and Food Trucks will prepare German-inspired dishes such as brats, pretzels, and American festival food favorites. Those scrumptious bites can be washed down with a wide variety of craft, imported, and domestic beers.
Live musical acts include The Rhinelanders, who will perform from 11am to 1:30pm, followed by Tugboat Tradd and The Dockhands Band from 2pm to 5pm.
Other entertainment includes the Beaufort Classic Car and Truck from 11am to 2pm. In addition to the Craft Market Area, Bikers against Bullies, and many more fabulous non-profits sharing their knowledge and hard work.
Families be sure to swing by the family fun kids zone between 12pm and 4pm to meet Lollipop the Clown. The event takes place on Paris Avenue in the heart of the Old Village of Port Royal.
Admission is FREE. Please NO PETS.

Blufftemberfest
2023-09-30 14:00 - 20:00 | Bluffton Oyster Factory Park, 63 Wharf Street, Bluffton, SC, 29910, US
Sat, Sept 30th BlufftemberFest – a Bluffton-style Music Festival & Octoberfest Celebration on the May River.
Get ready for a day filled with incredible live music from three amazing bands: Andy Johnson’s Roofdog, Big B & The Stingers, and Chilakaya!
Indulge in the fantastic flavors of our Octoberfest Beer Garden and Food Court, offering a wide variety of delicious treats and refreshing beverages to satisfy your taste buds.
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Lawn Chairs are permitted, but NO outside food or drinks will be allowed into festival area. Yeti style cups must be emptied. Kids 12yrs and younger Free Entry
INDIVIDUAL TICKETS – $10 Pre Sale / $15 advance / $20 door
GROUP TICKETS – $60 – 6 tickets
#BlufftemberFest #Octoberfest #BluffonSC #Concerts #Festivals #FallFestivals #SunsetSeries #Bluffton #HiltonHead #Savannah #Bluffton #RealLiveMusic #LiveMusic #LiveConcerts

'Eyewitnesses To The Movement' at Penn Center
2023-09-30 16:00 - 18:00 | Penn Center, Saint Helena Island, SC, US
This Saturday, September 30th, the USC Center for Civil Rights History will host a reception and conversation with Civil Rights Movement veterans in the Lowcountry. Four civil rights veterans will return to the Penn Center for a free public program, “Eyewitnesses to the Movement: The Low Country and the Civil Rights Movement,” in Frissell Hall at the Penn Center with a reception following.
Admission is free.
“These veterans either trained at the Penn Center in interracial gatherings of students or were instrumental in civil rights in the Low Country,” said Dr. Bobby Donaldson, executive director of the Center for Civil Rights History and Research. “Between them, their rich memories of the Low Country and the Penn Center could fill books. This promises to be an historic afternoon.”
Panelists Dr. Millicent Brown and Oveta Glover were two of the first eleven students to desegregate Charleston public schools sixty years ago this month. Rodney Hurst trained at the Penn Center for student direct action in Jacksonville, Fla., including the infamous “Ax Handle Saturday,” and Dr. Dan T. Carter attended the Penn Center as a student activist at the University of South Carolina.
The program is part of “Justice for All,” a traveling exhibition that tells the story of South Carolina’s essential role in the American Civil Rights Movement. An open house at the exhibition will be held, 11 a.m.- 2 p.m., before the “Eyewitnesses” program.
Admission to the exhibition is free, and Civil Rights Center staff will be on hand. The open house will be the final opportunity to view the exhibition on display at Darrah Hall of the Reconstruction Era National Historical Park, 24 Penn Center Circle West, St. Helena Island, SC.

“It’s been a privilege for Reconstruction Era National Historical Park to host the Justice for All exhibition here at Penn Center National Historic Landmark District,” said Chris Barr, chief of interpretation and public information officer at the Reconstruction Era National Historical Park.
“This exhibition has served as a powerful reminder that the promises of 1863 were not yet 100 years old at the time of the student movement. It’s my hope that some of the thousands of visitors who have come through Darrah Hall during the exhibition will be inspired to carry on the work of ensuring that those promises don’t languish for another century.”
Eyewitnesses to the Movement panelists:
Dr. Millicent E. Brown was the title plaintiff in the federal lawsuit to desegregate Charleston public schools in 1963 and, later, a member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, working in Atlanta and Jackson, Miss. A history professor and self-described activist-historian, Dr. Brown was part of a family deeply engaged in civil rights in the Low Country and the entire state. Her father, J. Arthur Brown, led efforts to desegregate public spaces, including parks and beaches, around the region as president of the Charleston branch and state NAACP conference.
Dr. Dan T. Carter, a native of Florence, South Carolina, was a civil rights activist as a student at the University of South Carolina in the early 1960s and visited the Penn Center as part of interracial student events. An acclaimed historian and professor at Emory University and USC, Dr. Carter has received eight major literary and academic awards for his books and an Emmy for his documentary on George Wallace.
Oveta Glover, an elementary student, was one of the first eleven students to desegregate Charleston public schools in 1963. Her father, the Rev. Benjamin J. Glover, was pastor of Charleston’s Emanuel AME Church, an NAACP officer, and participant in landmark civil rights demonstrations in South Carolina. Ms. Glover currently serves as president of the Columbia branch of the NAACP.
Rodney L. Hurst, Sr., was named president of the Jacksonville (Fla.) NAACP Youth Council when he was 16 years old. In 1960, he helped lead sit-in demonstrations in the student movement. At one of the sit-ins, the Jacksonville students endured a horrific mass attack by White supremacists in what is known as “Ax Handle Saturday.” He participated in training at the Penn Center. An insurance professional, Mr. Hurst later served two four-year terms on the Jacksonville City Council.
Organized by the University of South Carolina’s Center for Civil Rights History and Research, the “Justice for All” exhibition uses oral history recordings, news film footage, photographs, postcards, newspapers and letters to highlight overlooked chapters in the history of the movement.
The “Justice for All” traveling exhibition was designed with groups and students in mind. Traveling trunks with materials and lesson plans for students are available on request. For information about traveling trunks or our other initiatives such as oral history interviews, please email the Center, sccivilrights@sc.edu.
“Justice for All” has visited Columbia, Sumter, Orangeburg, Hartsville, and Spartanburg. After Beaufort, the traveling exhibition will visit Georgetown through December 2023. The traveling exhibition is based on the 2019 archival exhibition “Justice for All” that the Center created collaboratively with South Carolina Humanities, University of South Carolina Libraries and the College of Arts and Sciences. The traveling version is supported with funding from the Williams Companies as part of a $1.5 million gift, and by South Carolina Humanities and Central Carolina Community Foundation.

Unclaimed Veteran Service
2023-10-03 13:00 | Beaufort National Cemetery, 1601 Boundary St, Beaufort, SC, 29902-3947, US
The public is invited to join us for the service for Donald L. Brown and David R. Dickson. Both are US Navy and Vietnam Veterans who recently passed away without any family.
The service is scheduled to begin at 1pm on Tuesday, October 3rd. We recommend that people wishing to attend arrive at least 15 minutes early. Staff will be positioned throughout the cemetery to provide instructions on where to park and then walk back to the committal shelter for the service. Accommodations will be made to allow the drop off and pickup of guests with mobility issues at the shelter.
If you have any additional questions about the service, please contact the staff at Beaufort National Cemetery at 843-524-3925 or email us at Beaufort.NationalCemetery@va.gov.

GreenDrinks Beaufort October 2023 Gathering
2023-10-03 17:30 - 19:00 | Shellring Ale Works, 1111 11th street, Port Royal, SC, 29935, US
This month please welcome Hillary Gallup for a fun an informative presentation Many of you may already know her as a GreenDrinks regular.
Ms. Gallop is the Education Coordinator for the Beaufort Soil and Water Conservation District, where she coordinates and implements conservation related programs in Beaufort County Schools and throughout the community focusing on K – 8th grade.
She will talk about what a Conservation District is, and what they do for the Lowcountry.
As an added bonus, 0BSWCD Field Agent, Walter Mack, will join her briefly to talk about the research he has been doing under a grant from The Nature Conservancy.
Hilary will end her presentation with a water-quality related activity.
As always we will have about 45 minutes of networking/ social time and then the presentation by our featured speaker.

National Coffee with a Cop Day with Beaufort Police
2023-10-04 08:00 - 09:30 | Urban Brew + Co, 2139 Boundary Street, Beaufort, SC, US
National Coffee with a Cop Day 🚓☕
Join the Beaufort Police Department for coffee and conversation on National Coffee with a Cop Day!
📆October 4th, 2023
⌚️8 am- 9:30 am
📍Urban Brew + Co (2139 Boundary Street)

Palmetto Bluff Farmers Market
2023-10-04 09:00 - 13:00 | 288 Old Moreland Rd, Bluffton, SC 29910-8049, United States
Shop Fresh & Local at the Palmetto Bluff Farmers Market!
📍228 Old Moreland Road, Bluffton, SC 29910
🕙 9am – 1pm
🗓️ Select Wednesdays | October 4 • October 18 • November 8 • November 29
Open to the public! Parking available at The Farm.

Bourbon Tasting with Shaken & Stirred
2023-10-05 18:00 - 20:00 | Celadon Club Wellness Center
Join Bourbon Expert & Master Mixologist Brendan Torpey for an intimate bourbon experience. Learn about bourbon history and taste highly sought after bottles while diving into the grain to glass process used at each unique distillery. This tasting culminates in mixing a cocktail to expertly accentuate the notes in one of the featured spirits.
Celadon Members $85 Non Members $95

An Evening with Terah Shelton Harris, Author of One Summer in Savannah
2023-10-06 17:00 - 18:30 | Pat Conroy Literary Center
“A natural pick for book clubs―there is plenty to discuss in this thought-provoking, moving story of forgiveness, unexpected connection, and the myriad ways people protect those they love.”―Booklist
The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening with novelist Terah Shelton Harris, author of One Summer in Savannah, on Friday, October 6, at 5:00 p.m., at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St.). Books will be available for sale and signing in partnership with Beaufort Bookstore. Please register in advance at 843-379-7025.
About One Summer in Savannah
It’s been eight years since Sara Lancaster left her home in Savannah, Georgia. Eight years since her daughter, Alana, came into this world, following a terrifying sexual assault that left deep emotional wounds Sara would do anything to forget. But when Sara’s father falls ill, she’s forced to return home and face the ghosts of her past.
While caring for her father and running his bookstore, Sara is desperate to protect her curious, outgoing, genius daughter from the Wylers, the family of the man who assaulted her. Sara thinks she can succeed―her attacker is in prison, his identical twin brother, Jacob, left town years ago, and their mother are all unaware Alana exists. But she soon learns that Jacob has also just returned to Savannah to piece together the fragments of his once-great family. And when their two worlds collide―with the type of force Sara explores in her poetry and Jacob in his astrophysics―they are drawn together in unexpected ways.
Terah Shelton Harris is a collection development librarian based in Alabama and a freelance writer. She has been published in Women’s Health, Natural Solutions, Every Day with Rachael Ray, Backpacker, Draft, and Women’s Adventure.

29th Annual Beaufort Shrimp Festival
2023-10-06 17:00 - 22:00 | Henry C Chambers Waterfront Park, Beaufort, SC, US
The Annual Beaufort Shrimp Festival will be held at downtown Beaufort’s Henry C. Chamber Waterfront Park on Friday, October 6th and Saturday, October 7th.
That’s news we love to hear!
Beaufort’s annual Shrimp Festival celebrates Lowcountry cuisine and incorporates lots of fun activities for all ages. The first weekend of October always brings concerts, competitive events and several local restaurants will fill Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park offering samples of Lowcountry dishes featuring local wild-caught shrimp.
One of Beaufort’s most popular festivals, the Shrimp Festival excitement kicks off at 5pm on Friday, October 6th and includes live music along with several area restaurants previewing their creative shrimp concoctions for Saturday’s serious competitions.
But, you don’t have to wait until the evening arrives because you can enjoy browsing through the festival’s Arts & Crafts Market, which is scheduled from 12pm to 6pm.
Food vendors include Belly Full by Tyger, Food Savvy, Island Fudge Shoppe, Mother Smokin’ Good BBQ, Sea Eagle Market, Signature Catering, Teen Challenge Tasty Creations, Tipsy Ice, and Tout Sweet Macarons.
Friday’s music line up includes Ces Hage at 5pm, Slippery When Wet, a Bon Jovi tribute band, taking the stage at 7pm, but the music starts at 5pm.
On Saturday, October 7th, the popular Run Forrest Run 5K race starts at 8am, followed by live music throughout the day, children’s activities, the Arts & Crafts Market…and lots and lots and lots of SHRIMP!
Visit this link for more info on the 5K and to register.
Local restaurants will be set up throughout the park serving their best while vying for the trophies including Best Shrimp Dish, which is voted on by a panel of shrimp-familiar judges, and the People’s Choice award, which is voted on by you. The overall winner will be awarded the Silver Cup and will have a full year of bragging rights at their restaurant.
Saturday’s all day music line up includes Jason Lee Cook at 11am, the Parris Island Marine Band at 1pm, Bennett Coleman at 215pm, and it will be followed by local performer Katie Lynn at 315pm to close out the festival.
Also at the event, you can enter in the Sea Island Rotary Club’s annual Charity Shrimp Race and check out thousands of rubber shrimp racing as they float down the Beaufort River towards a finish line full of fabulous prizes.
The Annual Beaufort Shrimp Festival….celebrating our local food and culture with tons of family fun….Beaufort-style.
Don’t miss it.

2023 Run Forrest Run 5K
2023-10-07 07:00 | Best Western Sea Island Inn, 1015 Bay St, Beaufort, SC, 29902, US
Grab your running shoes and your best Forrest Gump attire – it’s Shrimp Season in the Lowcountry! That means it’s time for the Beaufort Shrimp Festival’s annual Run Forrest Run 5k. After all, nobody knows shrimp more than Forrest and Bubba.
Race through iconic movie locations to make Lowcountry history. Feel the ocean breeze in your poncho as you compete over Woods Memorial Bridge. Take your photo with a Forrest Gump impersonator at the Start / Finish line. First, Second and Third Place runners will receive the coveted Run Forrest Run 5K medals both for winners of each age division and overall placers.
We encourage participants to get groovy with themed costumes and unique outfits. Bring your favorite characters to life as you race towards shrimp glory. May the best Forrest win!
The race begins October 7th, 2023 at 8:00 am on Bay at NewCastle Street (in front of the Best Western). The course is USATF Certified SC18010DW (Exp: 12/31/28) and timed by Grounded Running. Run, Forrest, Run!

2023 African American Tourism Conference
2023-10-07 08:00 | College of Charleston School of Business MBA, 5 Liberty Street, Beatty Center, Charleston, SC, 29401, US
Themed “African- American Tourism Reimagined”, the conference aims to provide an interdisciplinary platform which champions leadership on growth strategies driving tourism’s recovery and resilience in a post-pandemic world. SCAATC 2023 will feature a line-up of nationally-renowned speakers.

Adopt A Highway Litter Pickup
2023-10-07 08:00 - 10:30 | Port Royal Sound Foundation
Help us keep our waters clean!
Each group will be assigned a stretch of road to clean while keeping a safe distance. Bags, High visibility vest, gloves and grabbers will be available at the Maritime Center. Ages 13+ only; under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Please RSVP to ckehrer@portroyalsoundfoundation.org in order to receive instructions on participation.

Junior Naturalist
2023-10-07 08:30 - 15:00 | Port Royal Sound Foundation, 310 Okatie Hwy, Okatie, SC, 29909, US
Be a Junior Naturalist for the day at the Maritime Center!
Jr. Naturalists will explore a maritime forest and salt marsh, meet our snakes, turtles and alligators, discover marine life through microscopes & so much more!
Age: 4th – 7th Grade
Cost: $100 (plus fees)
Time: 9:30am – 4pm
Click the orange “Book A Program” button on our website to RSVP
portroyalsoundfoundation.org
This program has limited space.
