Our new City Council Members 

Phil Cromer and Stephen Murray 

will be sworn in on Tuesday December 9th. 

City Hall, 7-pm.  Join us in welcoming them.

 

 


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Contents

Arbor Day at Spanish Moss Trail 

Night on the Town and Tree Lighting Friday

Light up the Night Saturday

Parade Sunday

Beaufort-opoly

Compassion and Charity Know No Bounds in Beaufort

Still Time to Help Toys for Tots

Many Other Holiday Treats and Happenings






 

Performances are December 4-6 at 7:30 p.m.

 

 

Get into the Christmas Spirit(s) before the holiday "Humbug!" hits

 

OPENING NIGHT of Misspent Youth Productions' new vision of "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, adapted and directed by Travis Hornsby, at ARTworks, SOLD OUT!

 

BUT you'll have three more chances to enjoy the holiday feast that Hornsby has cooked - with his farcical take on this classic tale of the redemption of the ultimate misanthropic miser, Scrooge. He maintains Dickens' language and the story's heart, but stirs in a brilliant cast ranging in age from 5 to 86, and sprinkles on carolers, dancing, ghosts, and some wacky surprises to create a delicious theater experience.

 

You'll leave ARTworks feeling, in old Ebenezer's words, "as light as a feather ... as happy as an angel ... as merry as a schoolboy ... as giddy as a drunken man!"


 

The ensemble includes Ellie Friedman and Lily Nicole Beck, Sophia Dickinson, Henry and Aidan Dreier, Anne Errington, Kelly Hall, Alan Lathan, Jessica Lopes, Benjamin Morgan, Christian Philip Osborne, Matthew Osborne, Alan Purdy, and Jonah Szeder.

 

To sweeten the season's start, audiences will enjoy FREE homemade cookies and live entertainment for half an hour before curtain at every performance: This week, you might hear a little guitar strumming or bluegrass picking (we're really looking forward to "Blue Christmas" on the banjo) or experience a talented movement artist and a champion lip syncer.

 

Homemade cocoa, wassail, and other beverages will help warm even the coldest of hearts.

 

So others can also enjoy Christmas feasts (and to honor Scrooge's conversion from cynical skinflint to giddy humanitarian), guests who bring cash donations or non-perishable food items to the theater for HELP of Beaufort will receive the gift of discounts on future Misspent Youth shows.

 

Performances are December 4-6 at 7:30 p.m.

 

Tickets are $17 for adults, $15 for students, $12 for active duty military and children under 12. Group discounts are available for 10 or more people.

 

For more information and tickets, contact ARTworks at 843.379.2787, visit www.beaufortcountyarts.com, or stop in at ARTworks, 2127 Boundary Street, next to OMNI in the Bi-Lo/K-Mart shopping center.

 

 




A Unique Holiday Gift for Those Who Agree our hometown is special

'Beaufort-opoly'

Mainstreet Beaufort Offers New Board Game


 

read about it in the Packet/Gazette

http://www.islandpacket.com/2014/12/02/3465553_play-downtown-with-beaufort-opoly.html?sp=/99/100/&rh=1

 


 

Compassion and Charity Know No Bounds


 

Charity and caring for one another does not stop because of religious, ethnic, gender or political differences.  In Beaufort, Our Lady's Pantry (OLP) goes way beyond offering immediate subsistence, health advice, food distribution, diet recommendations, and prayerful intervention or assisting with medical insurance, job searches and food stamps.  Our Lady's Pantry is located at 70 Carolyn Drive, near the Beaufort High football stadium and it is one group that is ensuring their work takes the steps needed to help their community family.


 
The pantry is sponsored and supported by Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Charleston, SC.  The diocesan office is located in Columbia, SC and has established goals that meet the diverse needs of many in SC. 


 
Over fifty volunteers make it happen at OLP, and together they serve the poor five days a week, from 11:00 AM until 3:00 PM. Students from the surrounding middle and high schools often come in after school and over the holidays to assist the volunteers who travel from as far as Hilton Head, Yemassee, and Okatie. The only paid staff person is Pam Rice, the Regional Coordinator of the Lowcountry for Catholic Charities and her day begins before the volunteers arrive and long after they leave.


 
Pam shared, "This program is truly ecumenical, and the helpers and recipients do not need to be members of the local parish, St. Peters.  The volunteers, like those receiving assistance are from different ethnic backgrounds and genders, and age groups range from 12 through 70."

The criteria to receive assistance is prescribed by the Lowcountry Food Bank and stipulated by the federal government guidelines. It is based on the number in the family, the inclusive income and the food stamp benefits of everyone in the household. When patrons register, they must bring an up-to-date picture ID (i.e. SC driver's license), a recent local utility bill confirming their identity as the head of household and the living address of the applicant's ID. The patrons can return once every 30 days with their picture ID in hand.


 
Items distributed come from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Lowcountry Food Bank, individual and church donations, and Second Helpings, who picks up and distributes surplus food from local supermarkets and restaurants.  Last year, the diocese provided the money to purchase 378,921 pounds of meat, produce, and non-perishable foods, while Second Helpings enhanced the pantry's food allotment to the clients by 155,427 pounds.

OLP'S recipients monthly pick up of food is allotted based on family members living at home.  A single person would receive about 20-30 pounds of food, and a larger family might receive at least twice that amount. The grocery cart includes meat, veggies, fruit, bread, canned and non-perishables to feed that household for about 3 to 4 days. The financial value of the items is estimated to be between $35.00 to $100.00.  Bagged items vary each month depending upon what foods are available at the time of distribution.


 
Our Lady's Pantry stands out among the many groups in the Beaufort area involved in food redistribution because they offer preventative nutritional and diet awareness information to help the clients. A person who is having weight and related health issues should not stock up on processed food items, sugar, and/or carb laden foods.  Each person receives a physician prepared health tip handout that addresses specific health issue(s) that define the disorder, the symptoms, risk factors, treatment to get better, and the specific foods to eat or not eat. Handouts address diabetes, high cholesterol, acid reflux, high blood pressure, pregnancy, and others problems.


 
During intake interviews, needy community members register for assistance, share their diagnosed illness(es), and a medical information handout is reviewed to insure they understand how their eating habits might exacerbate their health issues, and what foods would improve their health. 


 
Routine exercise is also pushed as part of the action plan.  A special high weight-range medical scale was donated to the pantry by United Health Care to assist with screening information to encourage the client's holistic monthly review towards wellness.  All this health information encourages our clients to "Eat Well to Be Well". 


 
Ms. Rice shares numerous stories about improved conditions because of these interventions. One man came into the pantry with acute gout in his hands and feet and was counseled and given the appropriate handout.  He returned to the pantry opening and closing his fist with great speed and ease and said, "Do you know how long it has been since I could do this?"


 
Another with migraine headaches could only get relief by getting a shot.  She was given the appropriate handout and returned saying, "They're gone! They're gone! My migraine headaches are gone!" Others have lost 20+ pounds over 2-3 months and expressed their appreciation because someone cared. Pam says she also cares for the spiritual needs as well, and prays for and with clients before a surgery or upon the death of a loved one.


 
All these stories help to emphasize why compassion and caring knows no bounds.  Wellness works at Our Ladies Food Pantry. Compassionate Beaufort Communities (CBC-SC.org) collects and shares stories of kindness by the many non-profit, charities, churches, and individuals that make a difference in our Beaufort area. 


 
Note that OLP is not the only source of nutrition for the needy in and around Beaufort County. Hundreds of volunteers work tirelessly, through a number of organizations,  collecting "extra" food from local stores, food vendors and the Lowcountry Food Bank to deliver to those in need.


 


 

 

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Welcome the holidays with 

Beaufort Symphony Orchestra's 

"Holiday at the Pops" musical magic 

on Dec. 7

 

The Beaufort Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Frederick Devyatkin will weave musical magic this holiday season with traditional and contemporary "pops" arrangements of some of the season's most popular tunes when "Holiday at the Pops" comes to the stage on Dec. 4 and 7.

 

Beaufort Symphony Pops on Parade

Traditional English Folk Song and Carols

Musical Magic in Classic Christmas Poem

Special guest Pastor Steve Keeler of the Sea Island Presbyterian Church

 Beaufort Symphony Strings on stage

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Tickets and new location directions

Sunday, Dec. 7 at 4:00 p.m. at the orchestra's new venue at Sea Island Presbyterian Church on Lady's Island.  All tickets are $37.50 at the door, with the exception of Student tickets which are $5.  Go the website at www.beaufortrochestra.org or order online at TIX.com or call 1-800-595-4849.  


 

This concert is funded in part by the Carolina Arts Commission which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

 

 






 

 

The 5th annual Port Royal Christmas Golf Cart Parade 

will be held on Saturday, Dec. 13, beginning at Helena Place Senior Living on Paris Avenue in Port Royal. 

 

All area residents are invited to decorate their golf carts and participate in the parade. All golf carts must be lined up in the Helena Place parking lot by 5 p.m. The procession of carts will begin promptly at 5:15 p.m. The parade will advance down Paris Avenue to 8th Street, then to London and end at Live Oak Park. Everyone wanting to partake in the Christmas revelry is encouraged to line the parade route. All are invited to enjoy hot refreshments and snacks under the pavilion at Live Oak Park where the winners of the golf cart decorating contest will be announced. The parade will feature a special guest appearance by Santa Claus. The event is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the Town of Port Royal and the Old Village Association of Port Royal. The rain date is Sunday, Dec. 14. For more information, call 252-3001 or e-mail [email protected].

 

 

I bet no one who attended
the last concert will miss this one.  It is world class . . . and in Beaufort


 

Another Opportunity to Vote for Beaufort                             

       The USCB Center For The Arts has had several nominations for the 2014 Broadway World South Carolina Awards at BroadwayWorld.Com for:

 

The Beaufort Theatre Company for its production of Grease, with specific nominations for several of the actors, and

 

The USCB Center For The Arts Shakespeare Rep for their production of Macbeth. 

 

To vote you simply go to and follow directions:

 

http://www.broadwayworld.com/south-carolina/vote2014region.cfm