Margaret Evans

Beaufort

Editor and Writer at Lowcountry Weekly

Writer, editor, opinion peddler, both-siderist, culture peacenik, choir singer, bird lady, mom.

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Marie Camenares Featured at SOBA

4 days ago | lcweekly.com | Margaret Evans

‘Reflections of the Lowcountry’ highlights serene marshes, coastal scenes and the tranquil beauty of Bluffton’s natural surroundings. The Society of Bluffton Artists (SOBA) presents “Reflections of the Lowcountry,” a solo exhibition by local artist Marie Camenares, on display June 1–28 at the SOBA gallery, located at 6 Church Street in Old Town Bluffton. An opening reception — free and open to the public — will be held from 4–6 p.m. Thursday, June 6.
Doris E. Wright Headlines Open Mic Night

4 days ago | lcweekly.com | Margaret Evans

The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center’s monthly Open Mic Night will be held at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St.) on Thursday, June 12, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. This month’s featured writer is Doris E. Wright, author of the novel Cabbagehead. Open Mic will also feature short readings of 3 to 5 minutes each by other local writers in many genres. The program is free to attend and will be live-streamed on the Conroy Center’s Facebook page.
Black Moses Freedom Festival Returns

4 days ago | lcweekly.com | Margaret Evans

The Black Moses Freedom Fest is returning to Beaufort celebrating the legacy of Harriet Tubman on the 162nd Anniversary of her June 2, 1863 victory mission on the Combahee River in Beaufort County. The popular festival, now in its fourth year, will be held June 6th through June 8th at the historic Penn Center on St. Helena Island, and several other spots in the area.
Drama, Detours, Vengeance & Justice

4 days ago | lcweekly.com | Margaret Evans

Mike King’s ‘Rocky Mountain Heist’ is a tale of high adventure. Review by Bradley BeckMartin Luther King Jr. once said, “the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” In Rocky Mountain Heist, Mike King bends the moral arc over a century, starting in 1911 with the namesake train heist in the mountains of Colorado. It’s the crime of the century, motivated by revenge for another more heinous crime, the massacre at Sand Creek.
HBF Names Lise Sundrla as Executive Director

4 days ago | lcweekly.com | Margaret Evans

Lise Sundrla, an experienced preservationist and past director of the national Main Street Beaufort USA program, will lead Historic Beaufort Foundation as its new executive director effective June 7, the HBF Board announced. “Lise brings exceptional knowledge about Beaufort from her work with HBF, Main Street Beaufort and the Beaufort Area Hospitality Association, and she is a strong advocate for our work,” HBF Chair Rob Montgomery said.
Grand Happenings Continue at La Petite Gallerie

4 days ago | lcweekly.com | Margaret Evans

La Petite Gallerie, the intimate little art gallery on Calhoun Street in Bluffton SC, continues celebrating its 10th year anniversary with a year-long Grand Giveaway! As a thank you to our community and customers for making the little gallery a grand success, the artists are giving away a piece of art every other month for a year. The third piece featured in the Grand Giveaway is Mary Burrell’s ‘Seeking.’ It is 15 1/2 x 12 1/2 graphite pencil on Bristol smooth paper, matted and framed.
Juneteenth Celebration Features Leela James

4 days ago | lcweekly.com | Margaret Evans

Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park invites the public to join in a powerful, family-friendly Juneteenth Celebration from June 12–19, 2025, featuring the headlining performance by R&B sensation Leela James on Saturday, June 14, 2025. This week-long series of events blends history, culture, music, and community in a joyful celebration of our shared history, hosted on the very grounds of the first self-governed town established by formerly enslaved people in the United States.
As The Tassel Turns

4 days ago | lcweekly.com | Margaret Evans

Years ago, I heard a minister say that preaching is about finding new ways to tell the same old story, week after week. And it’s a story about love. I thought about that while reading David Brooks’ latest column in the New York Times, which begins, “When I was a baby pundit, my mentor, Bill Buckley, told me to write about whatever made me angriest that week.”Both these approaches to writing resonate with me, and I’ve been toggling between them in this column for over 25 years.
Larry Chewning’s ‘Questionable Behavior’

2 weeks ago | lcweekly.com | Margaret Evans

Lowcountry resident remembers glory days at Wake Forest in new book. A graduate of Wake Forest University, Larry “Choo” Chewning reflects on his college experience in a new collection of short stories. Reminiscing on his glory days in the Kappa Alpha Order fraternity in the 1970s, he recalls college life before the digital age. Likening his experience to the 1978 film Animal House starring John Belushi, Chewning emphasizes the invaluable bond among his fraternity brothers.
Meet ‘Hellions’ Author Julia Elliott

2 weeks ago | lcweekly.com | Margaret Evans

The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center, in partnership with NeverMore Books, will host an evening with acclaimed fiction writer Julia Elliott, author of the newly published story collection Hellions—named a TIME Best Book of the Month and a Lit Hub Most Anticipated Book of the Year—on Thursday, June 5, at 5:00 p.m., at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St., Beaufort). Elliott will be in conversation with Conroy Center executive director Jonathan Haupt and DAYLO student leader E Achurch.