Performance: the musical Conrack

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Performance of the musical Conrack, written and directed by Granville Burgess, produced by Bonnie Hargrove, presented by the Beaufort Community Theater and featuring an all-local cast. Based on the book The Water Is Wide, by Pat Conroy.

Advance registration required, ticketed event includes Musical, Conversation with William Dufford and Cake Reception & Book Signing

SATURDAY BUNDLE TICKET: Use this one ticket for 3 events:
1. Conrack, the Musical
2. William E Dufford in conversion with Carl B. Epps III
3. Cake reception and book signing

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Conversation: William E. Dufford and Carl B. Epps III

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Pat Conroy’s Beaufort High School principal William E. Dufford, author of My Tour through the Asylum: A Southern Integrationist’s Memoir, in conversation with his former student, attorney Carl B. Epps III.

Advance registration required, ticketed event includes Musical, Conversation with William Dufford and Cake Reception & Book Signing

SATURDAY BUNDLE TICKET: Use this one ticket for 3 events:
1. Conrack, the Musical
2. William E Dufford in conversion with Carl B. Epps III
3. Cake reception and book signing

Buy Bundle Ticket […]

Guided Tour: Of The Former Beaufort High School (2)

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Guided Tour of the Former Beaufort High School (now Beaufort Middle School, 2501 Mossy Oaks Rd.), where Pat Conroy was a student for his junior and senior years and where he returned to teach for two years following his graduation from The Citadel and before his year of teaching on Daufuskie Island. Tours will be led by Pat’s BHS classmates, teachers, students, and colleagues.

Ticket information:
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Brunch with Cassandra King Conroy, Melissa Conroy and Tim Conroy

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Brunch with Cassandra King Conroy, author of Moonrise, Melissa Conroy, author and artist of The Lowcountry Coloring Book, and Tim Conroy, author of Theologies of Terrain; to be held at the Dataw Island Club (100 Dataw Dr., St. Helena Island) 11 am to 1:00 pm

(Novelist Ann Kidd Taylor is unable to attend due to illness. Our thanks to the Conroys for filling in with a living conversation about their writing lives.)

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Workshop: Book Publishing & Marketing – An Insider’s Guide

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You’ve written a book! Now what? Rockelle Henderson, a New York publishing insider and founder of the Bluffton Book Festival will outline the steps toward publishing successfully among today’s many options. This workshop will teach writers how to position their books for the appropriate target audience by first understanding and committing to that audience. The class offers insight into what it really means to be published in a market in which publication can take an increasing number of forms, and how marketing […]

Conversation: The Transformative Power of Education in the Life of Robert Smalls

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The Transformative Power of Education in the Life of Robert Smalls, features Cate Lineberry, author of Be Free or Die: The Amazing Story of Robert Smalls’ Escape from Slavery to Union Hero, in conversation with Michael Boulware Moore, president and CEO of International African American Museum and great-great grandson of Robert Smalls, introduced by Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor commissioner Victoria Smalls, followed by a book signing.

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Workshop: Creative Organization for Writers

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Finding time for writing is a challenge for many, so let’s learn to make the most of limited time through being better organized for creativity. This class offers productivity advice and tools on how to get started and keep going for maximum creative flow and minimum technical frustration. Novelist and writing teacher and consultant Stephanie Austin Edwards will guide participants through making and maintaining a writing schedule; organizing documents and files for consistent easy access; formatting work for submission to editors, agents, and publishers; discussing […]

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