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Cindy Reid
Mary Ellen Thompson
Cindy Reid has been published in About Town, skirt!, Salon.com and The Coastal Mariner. A graduate of Mills College in Oakland, CA, she spent most of her career working with authors in the retail book business before becoming one herself. She has a daughter who lives in the state of Washington. A native of New York’s Hudson Valley, she now makes her home on St. Helena Island.
An adventurous and inveterate traveler, Mary Ellen, originally from the Main Line of Philadelphia, is now equally at home on St. Helena or on the road without reservations. Her best pieces of work ever are a daughter in New York and a son in Denver. Having lived on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, and later on the canals in France, she was drawn to Beaufort by the tide, and is waiting to see where it takes her next.
Susan Deloach
Kim Poovey
Susan Deloach was born Susan Bessinger in Beaufort, where she still resides with her husband, Larry, and sons Hudson and Tucker. Susan has a gift for capturing the personality and unique essence of her subject whether on location or in the studio. Her portraits are as diverse as the personalities of the people she photographs - some are edgy, some joyful, but all have one thing in common: the sensitive, skilled and thoughtful approach of the artist behind the camera.
Kim Poovey is an author and historic reenactress specializing in the Victorian era. Her novel, Truer Words, is a work of historic fiction set in the Lowcountry of SC during the 19th century. Her lifelong love of horses led to a BA degree from Virginia Intermont College where she was a winning member of the equestrian team. Kim lives with her husband, three dogs, and a cat in Beaufort.
John Wollwerth
Katherine Lang
John Wollwerth is a photographer raised in New York, now living in Beaufort. He specializes in wedding and commercial photography, with additional background in portrait and stock photography. His work has appeared in such publications as The Washington Post, the Minneapolis Tribune, Coastal Living and South Carolina Homes and Gardens. John is involved with the Photography Club of Beaufort and the Professional Photographer of South Carolina. He lives with his wife and three children.
Paul Nurnberg
Carol Lauvray
Paul Nurnberg, whose studio is in Beaufort, SC, specializes in architectural and lifestyle advertising photography. He photographs a variety of subjects including people, products, food, nature and travel for ad agencies, large corporations and magazines. Local clients include, Beaufort Memorial Hospital, The Vegetable Kingdom and Swanky J Boutique. Other clients include JCB, (UK/Savannah), Johnson Matthey, Parker’s Markets and StertilKoni. Paul also teaches photography and camera classes and one on one lessons to individuals. He just finished a two-year term as president of the SC chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers
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Katherine Lang has been an English teacher, a landlady, an art gallery director, and, most recently, instrumental in the renaissance of the Beaufort History Museum and its return to the Beaufort Arsenal. Originally from Tennessee, she spent most of her adult life in Washington, D.C. Katherine first saw Beaufort thirty years before she moved here fifteen years ago, but always knew it would someday be home.
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Carol Lauvray has called Beaufort home since 2011, when she relocated from Ohio. Her passion for the coastal beauty and history of the Lowcountry drew her to settle here and become a docent for the Beaufort History Museum. She has more than 20 years of experience writing marketing communications and holds a Masters Degree in organizational communication from Ohio University. Her daughter Cristin and son-in-law Kevin live near Columbus, Ohio.
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Mayor
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Meet Mayor Billy Keyserling....a champion to all that is Beaufort. Mayor Billy shares with us about his time as mayor, the accomplishments made during his terms and plans for the future of Beaufort. Thanks Mayor Billy for sharing with us! Photo by Paul Nurnberg
A Champion Of All Things Beaufort
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ot every small town has a Mayor as accomplished as Beaufort’s Billy Keyserling, and not every mayor can be seen joyfully zipping around town on a Vespa motor scooter. Mayor Billy (no one calls him Mayor Keyserling) is the face of local government and the champion of all things Beaufort. From leading the Beaufort City Council meetings, to recruiting and welcoming new businesses, Mayor Billy is fully engaged in every aspect of his city’s life. Not a man to be confined to an office, he says his office is “my computer and my cell phone.” Serving the 13,000 residents within the city’s 33 square miles, Billy has been Mayor since 2008. What was your governing experience prior to being elected mayor? I served two terms in the South Carolina House of Representatives where I was Vice Chair of the Joint Legislative Committee on Energy and Chairman of the Beaufort County Legislative Delegation. After deciding to not seek a third term because I hated the nonproductive partisan wrangling, I was elected to Beaufort City Council in 2000 and served one term. I ran for mayor (lost by 97 votes) the first time, yet again ran and won. Three years ago, I ran and won again. I became mayor because I had a vision of what I wanted for my city and how I would like to see Beaufort grow. When people ask me for advice on running for office, I say ‘Prepare to lose, prepare to win and prepare to govern.’ Preparing to govern is where the vision is critical. Why run if you do not have a plan? You and Beaufort are such a good fit - can you be Mayor for life? Who would want to be Mayor for life? There are no statutory term limits, but I think two to three terms are appropriate. There is always room for a fresh approach and new leadership. I have my way of leading, and others have theirs which is a good thing.
You are a very visible and very accessible mayor. I am very visible because I love people and believe government is about people and not traditional politics. I spend a good bit of time preparing a weekly newsletter, appearing on television and radio programs and going to every event to which I am invited and even some I am not. On pretty days, I ride my scooter all over town and stop to talk to people I know and people I want to know. It will never be said that Billy is not available. Common misconceptions as to the role of mayor? Under the Council-Manager- Mayor form of government, my powers are very limited. This is not to say, I guess because I am so visible, I get calls from everywhere from Sun City to Fripp Island to Dale and Seabrook. While I often do not have answers, I try to direct these non city residents in the right direction. If I don’t I am not sure who will. People who don’t live within the municipal boundaries are very important. They are our customers. They dine here, they shop here and they bring guests here. They consider Beaufort their hometown. In these economic times, has it been difficult to provide the services people want? The great recession hurt many people financially, including me, but it was a sobering exercise because it prepared us for the future. We are now accomplishing more with less, examining every expenditure and making adjustments to falling revenues due to the recession and more recently caused by the state government which has cut funding to local governments, capped out taxes and is currently discussing limiting business license fees that would cut up to 20% out of the city budget. During the downturn, we outsourced garbage pickup; we outsourced some road and park maintenance, and we made adjustments to the fire and police departments.
Public Safety is our most important responsibility. A common misconception is that the city benefits from traffic tickets, which produces no revenue to the city because the majority of the fines raised goes to the state and not to the cost of law enforcement and courts. By and large most people are willing to pay as long as costs are being spent wisely and we are transparent. This is one reason we have our budget and expenses by category on our website so that 24/7 people can see what we are doing. What has been your major accomplishment as mayor? What gives me the most pride in being mayor is insisting on fairness, transparency and civil conversation on council and with the public. Three informal open work sessions are open to the public and we invite those with concerns or expertise to the table to discuss issues. We do not vote at these sessions as when we are ready to decide we must provide public notice. Furthermore, I try to vetted issues before council in the newsletters and when I talk in public. I am extremely proud of our City Council. We all share a love of our hometown, do not take disagreements personally and more often than not find consensus. If I did nothing else, the civility and the teamwork with the City Council is my most proud accomplishment. What is ahead for 2016? City Council has locked in on long plans and is in the ‘ready set go’ mode for the next two years. There is the Boundary Street Revitalization project which will recast the gateway to Beaufort and no longer have it look like anyplace, USA. We have a very exciting partnership between the Open Land Trust, Beaufort County and the City to do our best to open up vistas, make the road safer and prevent environmental damage to the headwaters of Battery Creek. We are working with property owners on thoughtful redevelopment. It has been a long time coming. Fortunately we have a good staff team led by a smart, responsive City Manager, Bill Prokop leading his team. We have been working for 23 years to make the Waterfront Park more accessible to boaters; we have a plan in place, the money in the bank and should start construction in 2016. We will attend to long overdue stormwater challenges along Allison Road and Southside Boulevard. The Allison Road project will include a path tying the hospital to the Spanish Moss trail. Southside will be started very soon and the Southside Park dog park and trail are currently in progress. We have some very serious short- and long-term drainage issues which have been made more challenging by nuisance rains. I started the Sea Level Rising volunteer task force, to help the city and neighborhoods address future needs. Government cannot do everything and fortunately we have some very educated professionals who have volunteered. Many would like to see the waterfront park expanded, and that brings us to the issue of parking. We are studying a parking deck but little if anything can be done without funding as our small city cannot afford such a large project without outside help. And once it is built, like other city assets it must be maintained. Maintenance dollars will be needed for the Spanish Moss Trail which is a treat to those who live here and an attraction to visitors. And the new firehouse on Ribaut Road will soon replace the Mossy Oaks station which is in disrepair and too close to schools. I could go on and on, but we have a good plan and we’ve been able to leverage small amounts of restricted city dollars to get
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significant state and federal grants. A lot to look for in 2016 and beyond. BACK TO BEAUFORT You are a native Beaufortoian who left for college and career. After graduating from Brandeis University (BS, Magna Cum Laude) and Boston University (MS) I could not find a job that fit my training in Beaufort so I was fortunate to be able to spend sixteen years working on and around Capitol Hill in Washington, DC: with administrative and legislative duties for members of Congress, coordinating an international Human Rights initiative and as a public affairs consultant. I was so engaged, working seven days a week, travelling and advocating, I never took the time to get married. But not having a family gave me more freedom to do what I wanted, and now the freedom to not have to work a day job. You came back in 1989. What drew you back? During the 26 years I was away at school and working, I can’t remember not waking up without thinking about my Beautiful hometown with its natural beauty and my many childhood memories. What stands out from the Beaufort of your childhood? Everyone went downtown to shop on Saturday and I would like to see that come back, at least parts of it. The greater downtown and our special historic character and buildings are the goose that laid the golden egg. We must preserve and enhance and grow it back to what it once was, the center of the community. I think we can do it. FAMILY LEGACY Due to your family’s history, do you feel sense of duty to continue public service? Some believe my engagement stems directly from my mother Harriet Keyserling’s incredible public service. Few know, as she writes in her book, that I was the one who talked her into it and helped. At age 54, mother became the first woman elected to Beaufort County Council and two years later the first woman elected to represent Beaufort in the South Carolina House of Representatives. My father, Herbert Keyserling, was a country doctor, who cared for patients regardless of their ability to pay. He was renowned as a tireless advocate for those who could not afford health care. My uncle Leon, dad’s brother, was a whiz kid in Washington during the New Deal, becoming Chairman of President Truman’s Council of Economic Advisors. My sense of civic duty goes back to all of my family starting with my grandfather, William Keyserling, after whom I was named. He was an 18 year old political refugee from Tsarist Russia who arrived in Beaufort in 1888. He worked for and eventually became President of MacDonald Wilkins Corporation, was a successful farmer and business and community leader. Due to his losses, like so many others during the Great Depression, my grandfather died a man of modest means but he was very civic minded. He died in New York city while giving a speech to the International United Jewish Appeal at New York’s grand Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Supposedly his last words as he fell to the floor were, “it is time for the young people to take over.” I believe my grandfather instilled the magnet in our family’s moral compass and for that I am grateful.
“During the 26 years I was away at school and working, I can’t remember not waking up without thinking about my Beautiful hometown with its natural beauty and my many childhood memories.” What is one thing people would be surprised to know about you? Though I made the choice, I have missed not having a family, I miss having children. People may be surprised to know that “things,” possessions, are not important to me. I spend much of my disposable income on art created in and around Beaufort. What do you do for fun? I love the work of being mayor. I get together with friends, and I like getting out on the water. My girlfriend lives on Long Island, so we spend weekends either there or here and on the water when possible. She is a teacher so she has good vacations and travelling is always on the top of our list. In recent years, we have been to Italy (her native country) Greece, Turkey, South Africa, Mexico, Canada and Spain. I love to travel, to see old and new, and capture a sense of “place” of wherever I go. I am fascinated to see how people all over the world create and use public space. I have seen wonderful town squares, surrounded by shops and residences that are the heart of a community. People walk to shop and work, use the
public parks and the public buildings set a tone for the civitas of a city. What is your favorite place in Beaufort? I love being in downtown Beaufort in the early morning, as the sun comes up and the people walk through the park and down the streets to open their shops as Beaufort slowly wakes up. When I make the time, I sit on a park bench with a cup of coffee watching others greet the new day. The same is true when the sun sets across the river. I have always been fortunate to live on the water. It is spiritually calming and inspires serenity. Even in the pouring rain, there is beauty in watching the huge Spanish moss laced oak tree limbs sway as the rain massages the ground and keeps the grass green. I so love this place and I am so honored to be its Mayor. For more information or to contact Beaufort’s mayor, visit mayorbilly.com or www.cityofbeaufort.org.
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elightfully vivacious, and practically screaming with creative energy, Ginger Wareham is a girl on the go. She has her finger on the pulse of practically everything in town, and has helped about a dozen local non-profit organizations with her talents and time generously donated. Even if you think you don’t know her, chances are you would recognize her coming down the street with her long blonde hair, brightly patterned clothing, and a smile that lights her way. And you’ve certainly seen her eye-catching graphics on local websites, posters, t-shirts, invitations and print ads all over town. Picklejuice Productions is a local boutique digital agency that offers fresh and creative web design, graphic design, social media management and digital marketing solutions. Ginger’s creative side dates way back to when she was about five and her parents, Debbie and Larry Noah, let her paint her own room. “Mom and Dad have always supported my creative and quirky side. I painted murals all over the walls with huge trees, deer, birds and stuff; I was way too young, but they’ve always been encouraging.” Growing up in Harrisburg, IL with sister Amy, Ginger remembers the small, one stop-light town fondly. Her mom and sister each attended Ole Miss, so Ginger followed suit and fell in love with it. “We went to New Orleans all the time. My grandparents lived there for thirty years so I had family there. After I graduated, Amy, who was living in Hilton Head at the time, and I moved to New Orleans; I was there for twelve years. After Hurricane Katrina hit, I went right back, I sneaked into parts of the city that were offlimits, and I stayed for a couple of years but the devastation and reconstruction were very hard and very sad. So I decided to leave New Orleans and went home to Mom and Dad’s. After about a week there, a friend who relocated to Charleston after Katrina called and asked me to come visit in Charleston for a weekend. I went, and signed a lease four days later. I actually found the most wonderful room-mates on Craigslist and we rented an amazing house on the Isle of Palms. There, I was able to get back on the beach, work with the turtle team, make art, and basically get back in touch with myself. “Will and I had met and dated in New Orleans, but Katrina scattered most everything and everyone so we went our separate ways for a bit. We reconnected over the holidays and our lives kicked into full speed. A few months later, we were married and starting a whole new journey together.”
photos by susan deloach When Will received a job offer in Beaufort, they came to take a look. Even though they lived in Charleston, and Amy had lived further down the road in Hilton Head, they had never visited Beaufort. “The first person we met was Deanna Bowdish at The Gallery; she told us about the neighborhood of Pigeon Point and we went to take a look. We saw a house that had a “For Rent” sign so we got out of the car - Will went around one way, I went around the other and we met in the back overlooking the water just at the time when the sky was filled with pinks and purples reflecting in the river; we fell in love with the spectacular view and rented the house.” In another vein, Ginger reveals, “I’m very superstitious and I believe that everything happens for a reason. My most recent project came to me by way of my next door neighbor, Peg Schlichtemeier, who is spearheading “First Books of Beaufort,” a literacy program for children age four, which is a critical age when so much is happening. Will and I are both on the Board, and there are about 60 volunteers. “We have two children, Hogan who is five, and Cecilia who is two, so I know first hand how important reading to children is. Chance happens, this is a project I strongly support and probably wouldn’t even know about it if Peg didn’t live next door. Volunteers take books into seven Title 1 pre-schools and read to the children, the children then take the books home and at the end of the school year each child will have a library of nine books. It only costs $20 to buy books for an entire class for a month, so we’re hoping the community will get involved. There are many levels we need donations for to get this project rolling; further information can be found at firstbooksofbeaufort.com. Currently the program is only in place in Beaufort, but Peg would like to expand the program further into Beaufort County. I believe in the importance of this program and am excited about the opportunity to get this information out and extend our reach and grow.” As every successful business does, Ginger gets many requests to donate. “I don’t have a lot of money to give, but I have time and talent which I can donate. Picklejuice has a broad reach and I enjoy doing these things and just wish we had more time. We are in the process of creating ‘Picklejuice Projects 4 Purpose’ that would select one non-profit a year who we could help with their branding including website, logo, t-shirt design, or whatever they need.” One of the much appreciated endeavors that Ginger has gifted the community is “Shop Local” which has been very www.BeaufortLifestyle.com | December/January 2015-2016
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ould-be concert goers had to be turned away the last time Charlie Frost directed a performance of Handel’s Messiah Part 1 at the Center for the Arts on the campus of USCB. We had people begging for tickets and we couldn’t get them in,” said Frost, who is Minister of Music at Sea Island Presbyterian Church. “We sold out and still had enough demand we could’ve had another performance.” That much anticipated second performance will come December 5, and so will a third, as the Sea Island Chamber Singers and its guests will give two performances of the baroque masterpiece that day at USCB’s 460-seat Center for the Arts. The program will feature the voices of both Sea Island Presbyterian Church’s 28-member auditioned choir and 17 guests, and include soloists Jordan Plair and Katie McAllister, both sopranos; Jenifer Luiken, alto; Alan Lathan, a tenor; and baritone Kurt Ollmann. The orchestra will be 12 professional instrumentalists, some of them from the Beaufort Symphony Orchestra, Savannah Philharmonic and the Hilton Head Symphony, Frost said. The shows are the end result of some eight weeks of preparation, a process that included auditions, practice and more
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practice for Messiah’s Handel Part 1, which lasts about an hour and 10 minutes and includes the Hallelujah chorus as a finale. Handel’s Messiah, Part 1 has become almost synonymous with Christmas for some, including Frost. “ I love the music, I love the message it has, it starts with the prophecy of the birth of Christ and continues through the resurrection, and I love the way the music presents the story, it’s very dramatic,” he said. “I listen to it every Christmas and at Easter time I listen to parts 2 and 3. It’s part of my soul, part of my inner being.” Frost said directing Handel’s Messiah is about more than putting on a good show. “It’s really a strong expression of my faith, it’s an expression of what I believe theologically and biblically.” As for why Handel’s Messiah Part 1 seems to resonate so much with a public that generally turns a deaf ear to classical - in this case, baroque - music, he said it’s easy for all levels of people who are musical or not to listen to and enjoy. “It’s just the way it was composed, its listening appeal,” Frost said. “You don’t have to be a musician to appreciate it. And the Hallelujah chorus, I think that’s what’s most popular with people. They connect that with Christmas.”
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Music, Beaufort and Football The biography on the Sea Island Presbyterian Church website puts Frost’s background and career to date in a nutshell. During the interview, he adds some nuance, noting he grew up in a “Black Baptist church,” and fell in love with church music from the outset. By the time Frost was a high school sophomore he was playing the organ and directing choirs in churches and on his way to a career. “My parents never had to force me to practice,” he said. “I loved hearing it and wanted to do this from the first time I heard church music.” Frost went on to study at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, N.J., where he earned his Bachelor and Master of Music Degrees in Church Music. Before coming to Beaufort in 2002, Frost, who joined the Presbyterian Church when he graduated, served churches in New Jersey, New York, California, Washington and Michigan before coming to Beaufort to interview at Sea Island Presbyterian. Frost was looking for a change in scenery. Sea Island Presbyterian was looking for a Minster of Music. It worked. “They wanted to build the music program, and when I came down
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to interview I liked what I heard. There was a lot of creativity. I felt a calling to come here by God,” Frost said. It was his first foray into the deep South and he fell in love with the place in general and Beaufort in particular, and has no intention of living elsewhere once he retires. The growing arts scene, the splendid scenery, the friendliness of the people, the warmth of the weather, the church’s traditional but open approach to music, all were reasons to put down roots, he said. All remain reasons to stay. “I loved it as soon as I got here for my first interview,” Frost said. “It’s like something out of a history book. I love the old homes, the way things have been preserved. I love the area. I love what it has to offer as far as scenery, culture and people.” An avid cyclist who loves to cook and entertain, Frost is single and a big traveler who recently drove 3,000 miles around the U.S. and has made 10 trips to Europe. He’s also a self-professed fan of both the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Yankees. The Yankees might be understandable for someone from New Jersey, but Dallas? The team America loves to hate? The Cowboys? “I’ve been rooting for them since 1974,” Frost said. “I liked what the organization stood for as well as the team, Coach Tom
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“ I love the music, I love the message it has, it starts with the prophecy of the birth of Christ and continues through the resurrection, and I love the way the music presents the story, it’s very dramatic,” he said. “I listen to it every Christmas and at Easter time I listen to parts 2 and 3. It’s part of my soul, part of my inner being.”
Landry and Roger Staubach and that whole thing.” The most important thing he’s ever done It’s called Glory to God and it’s 883 pages long and is used in churches around the country. Frost was one of 15 people who helped shape it. The Presbyterian Church updates its hymnal every quarter century. The last time that had happened was in 1990, and the church in 2008 began the process of preparing a new one. Among the preparations was wading through the applications from some 220 people who hoped to have a hand in the next update. Only 15 were chosen, including Frost. “They didn’t want it to be any larger than 15 although there were many, many more people qualified to be on the committee,” he said. The commitment was for five years, and committee members made four trips annually to the Presbyterian Church denominational headquarters in Louisville, KY, to meet. “But most of the work was done between meetings,” Frost said. “The hymnal was finished in 2012 and made available in 2013.” There are 853 songs in the hymnal, and 33 pages of liturgical material. It’s larger than the previous hymnal, but no heavier due to a new style of paper and some editing and rearranging of material. The importance of the work is in its effort to stay current, and through currency remain relevant. “A lot has happened in hymnody since 1990,” Frost noted. “This hymnal presents a broader spectrum of music. There’s contemporary music, and traditional hymns in it, as well as music from other countries. Language has been updated, where possible, without changing the meaning of the text.”
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“We did not change the language of those hymns people know by heart and are a part of people’s memory banks. Nor was the language changed where it could not be made more genderfriendly without changing the theology,” Frost said. “It’s made a major, major impact on not only our denomination, but also on church music as a whole. It’s definitely the most important project I’ve ever been involved in. I’ve been involved in others, but this one has the largest and the widest impact.” More about Frost While still a graduate student at Westminster, Frost was a teaching assistant who taught all organ minors. He studied organ with Dr. Joan Lippincott, the former head of the organ department and a world-renowned recitalist and recording artist. Frost’s studied conducting with Dr. Joseph Flummerfelt, retired Head of Choral Activities and Director of the famed Westminister Choir. Frost has served an an organ recitalist in churches across the country and serves as a clinician for workshops and choir retreats. He serves as both organist and choir director at Sea Island Presbyterian. The program consists of children, adult and handbell choirs. In addition to his work at the church, Frost is on the Board of Directors of the Beaufort Symphony Orchestra, and serves as keyboardist for the orchestra. He is also on the Advisory Board for the Center for the Arts in Beufort. He is a member of the American Guild of Organists (AGO), American Choral Directors’ Association (ACDA), the Presbyterian Association of Musicians (PAM), American Guild of English Handbell Ringers (AGEHR) and The Hymn Society.
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Frank Almond and his 1715 “Lipinski” Stradivarius will make beautiful music together at a fundraiser benefitting the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northern Beaufort County. In January, Beaufort will welcome a small, dark and handsome celebrity into its midst, and that celebrity’s name is “Lipinski.” The “Lipinski” Stradivarius, made in 1715, will journey to the Lowcountry with world class violinist Frank Almond for Notes: An Evening of Musical Storytelling & Casual Conversation, the first annual gala event to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northern Beaufort County. Not quite a concert but much more than a party, Notes will be a night to remember, starting with its venue, the newly restored Tabby Place on Port Republic Street in historic downtown Beaufort. Though the Stradivarius is fancy, dress will be casual and the setting informal. “The new Tabby Place is the largest venue north of the Broad,” says event planner Jodie Miller of Plum Productions. “We’re going to transform it . . . give it a jazz clubby feel. Without the jazz.” Southern Graces will serve up wonderful food and the cocktails will flow. And Frank Almond, renowned recording artist and concertmaster of the Milwaukee Symphony, will play his famous violin. The “Lipinski” Stradivarius, with its long and storied history, made international news in 2014 when it was stolen from Frank during an armed robbery, only to be recovered by law enforcement nine days later. The heist and recovery of this rare instrument – insured for $6 million – was the subject of a BBC documentary, a long piece in Vanity Fair, and myriad other media features. Frank Almond will share this story and other anecdotes during an animated performance, accompanied by the equally chatty Michael Braz on a Steinway piano. Make no mistake: Notes won’t be a stuffy concert in a hushed auditorium. Notes will be a great party with spectacular music and conversation. There’s also an art auction in the works, featuring donated pieces by several of Beaufort’s finest artists offering their interpretations of the “Lipinski” Stradivarius in a variety of media. Student art will be on display as well. “It’s going to be a fabulous evening,” says Jeff Evans, publisher of Lowcountry Weekly, who’s chairing the event with his wife Margaret, along with honorary chairs Brantley and Alice Harvey. “Everybody knows Brantley as the former Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina and an all around great guy,” says Margaret Evans. “What some people don’t know is that he played violin with the Beaufort Symphony Orchestra for years. So this event is near and dear to his heart. Jeff and I are thrilled to be serving with the Harveys.” Mike Gonzalez, president of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northern Beaufort County, is a friend of Frank Almond’s and says Beaufort
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is in for a real treat. “We are so excited to have an artist of Frank’s stature coming to play at our Notes event. Both he and the ‘Lipinski’ are artistic treasures.” According to Gonzalez, Almond is giving his time and talent for Notes because he believes in the mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs. “Our organizations are focused on helping our kids be better students, healthier people, and contributing citizens,” says Gonzalez. “This event is the culmination of hard work by a committed group of community volunteers determined to extend our services to more youth in the area.” Notes: An Evening of Musical Storytelling and Casual Conversation is Saturday, January 9th at 6 pm at Tabby Place in downtown Beaufort. Sponsorships and tables are available, and seating is limited. For sponsorship or ticket information contact notes@plum-productions.com
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Summit Place Celebrates Their Citizens
On Veterans Day, Summit Place of Beaufort unveiled the Wall of Honor as a Tribute to the residents living in their community. Beaufort High School Air Force ROTC presented the colors. As the National Anthem was sung by one of their members, residents joined in the singing. It was a truly moving moment. Following the Ceremony, members of the Forgotten Sons Motorcycle Club and the Cadets spent time with the veterans; listening to their many stories as they reminisced about the days of their military service.
SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THE VETERANS WHO WERE CELEBRATED: • Martha Osterhout – Waves Naval Reserve, served in WWII. • Lloyd Eikerberger – U.S. Army Signal Corps, transferred to the newly created U.S. Air Force; navigated B-17 bombers; was a 2nd LT stationed in Foggia Italy and received the distinguished Flying Cross. • Charlie Purviance – U.S. Army; retired as a Staff Sergeant; served in Korea, Germany, France and Vietnam; trained draftees during the Korean War; says it was a wonderful experience. • Heyward Bellamy – U.S. Navy; Radar Tech 2nd Class; served on the USS Converse-DD509; ended his tour in Okinawa. States he joined a boy and came out a man.
• John Zimmerman – U.S. Marine; 1st Marine Division at the Battle of Okinawa. • John Savarie – Army Air Corps, WWII as a B-29 Gunner. Flew combat missions from India into China. • Harvey Kittredge – Army Air Corps; threw targets out of B-26 Bombers for P-47 transition training. It was his favorite mission out of many. • Ben Ten Eyck – 5th Army 4th Field Artillery PACK which was the last unit to use mules to transport Howitzers during WWII. Retire First Lieutenant.
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ohn Ellerbe grew up in Charleston, graduated from Charleston High and received a degree in civil engineering from Clemson. He went to work for a steel company in Denver, Colorado and after a bit, decided that wasn’t the career for him. So he took some night courses in investing and found his way to Los Angeles, met his wife, Anna, and spent forty years there as a financial consultant. Gregarious and charming, John is a man with an interesting passion - he collects board and card games. He has collected so many games over the years that he had to build a museum for them. When he finishes cataloging the games he will open his museum to guests because John loves to talk about his games, and his passion is infectious. It all started when he was seven and his aunt came to town to visit. “She took me out to buy me a present, I chose Monopoly. My dad said it took so long to play that he called it ‘monotony.’” By the time John left for Denver, he had about thirty games. “When I came back to Charleston, I asked Mom about my games and she said she’d given them to poor children; the only one that survived was Monopoly, which met its demise from my children playing it so much.” Monopoly, John explains, was a game first made by Lizzie Magie who lived in Washington, DC and was called The Landlord’s Game. In the 1930’s, a Philadelphia businessman, Charles Darrow, made a new version of the game set in Atlantic City, NJ and sold it to Parker Brothers under the name Monopoly. Much ado ensued in the history of that story and even though Lizzi Magie had patented the game, Darrow continued to receive the credit. John goes on to say, “Most people play Monopoly incorrectly, it should take about forty-five minutes to play but since they don’t know, or follow, the rules, it takes all night.” With Monopoly under his belt, John began his collection. Where, you might ask, do you go to buy games, other than a toy store or maybe a book store? You go to a gaming convention, which runs for three or four days and has speakers, booths set up to sell, and auctions. There are over 50 gaming conventions annually just in the United States. “Attendance at conventions is up, game manufacturers are making more games now than ever.” Just how many games are we talking about here? John says that the website boardgamegeek.com has over 80,000
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games listed. John became serious about collecting in 1984, and now owns over 2,000 games! About forty years ago, when he joined the Association of Game and Puzzle Collectors (AGPC), John asked someone which games they thought were the best to play, to which he received the reply, “Silly man, we collect these to look at, not play!” And no, John has not played all of the games in his collection. When asked which is his favorite, he says his favorite card game to teach is Cribbage, “It’s a great game for two, it’s easy to play, difficult to win and it’s an instant dog fight which makes it fun.” Upon a bit more reflection, John clarifies, “What I really like is the interaction of three or four people sitting around a table; and one of my favorite games to play is Hey, That’s My Fish!, which is about penguins on an ice flow.” After a bit more conversation and consideration, John allows that “The game I like best is the one I’m playing with a good opponent.” And finally he says, “Probe is one of my favorite games, it’s a word game. But I don’t play much because no one wants to play with me since they think I’ll win.” Anna, on the other hand, doesn’t quite share the depth of John’s love of games. “They are not my thing, but I’ll play. I like word games instead of strategy games; my favorite card game is Wizards.” When John and Anna thought about where they would retire when the time came, Charleston was at the top of their list. However, a good look at South of Broad proved to John that time changes everything and the town he remembered from his childhood was now filled with traffic, college students, and cruise ship passengers. John and Anna, like the rest of us who had the good sense to find our way here, came to Beaufort, where they fell in love with the town of Port Royal. As a couple, they like to travel, and read. Anna’s favorite genre is mysteries. John prefers non-fiction and history and says they have about 3,000 books in their library; “I was able to read before first grade and I never stopped.” Anna serves on the boards of Help of Beaufort and Historic Port Royal Foundation, a member of the Historic Commission of the Town of Port Royal, is involved with 100 Women Who Care, and tutors at Port Royal Elementary School. John has served on the Design Review Board and the Historic Port Royal Foundation. “We’re a team,” he declares with pride. One of John’s favorite stories about collecting is when
he and Anna went to an auction in New Hope, PA that was held by Noel Barrett who is the Antiques Roadshow expert in toys and games. The highlight of the show was the game, Bulls and Bears, from the 1800’s and was the only one believed to be in existence at that time, and sold for $30,000! But John managed to pick up the unusual Major League Baseball Game with a board that folded out into two pieces and had the rosters of the 1921 baseball teams, including Frank Ellerbe, who played third base for the St. Louis Cardinals. He tells of another time when they flew to England for only two days for an auction where he bought seven boxes of games. When John isn’t unpacking the 200 boxes of games that have been in storage for the past ten years, or cataloging them,
and arranging them on the shelves of his museum, he likes to write and has been writing a column for Association of Games and Puzzles Collectors quarterly magazine for years. “There are 84 categories of games and my goal is to write about each one of them. My collection has games in fifty of the categories. When my museum is finished, every set of shelves will be a category and then I’ll begin the process of auctioning them off.” John’s game categories begin with “Abstract Strategy” and end with “Word”. One of his prettiest games is Seaside Frolics - Shrimpton on Sea, an Edwardian Seaside Holiday Game with over 250 beautifully illustrated miniature postcards that you collect along the way as you visit as many attractions as you can. Some other
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interesting games are one that soldiers played in WWII - Trap the Jap in Tokyo. Noteability has a miniature grand piano on which you play songs and see who can identify them; Plague is about the black plague, and Twilight Struggle has had the #1 rating on the database of 80,000 games, for over 8 years. Sign up for John’s OLLI class at USCB on February 10th and 17th from ten o’clock until noon in which he will explain the evolution of games from ancient history to mid-history in the first class, and midhistory to modern in the second. Strike up a conversation after class and get invited to the museum; it will make you want to rummage through your closets for that favorite old game you used to love.
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Picture a storybook wedding on an intimate island against the backdrop of the beautiful Atlantic Ocean. Add to that everything you and you guests could possibly want to enjoy as you prepare for that magical day. This is Fripp Island Golf & Beach Resort. Casual elegance on the most beautiful of South Carolina’s barrier islands, just down the road from Beaufort.
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Experience Small Town Charm...
Old Village ofPort Royal
HISTORY • SHOPPING • DINING • NATURE
Smokin’ Planks
BBQ & Smoke House All your favorites cooked up low and slow and served fresh for you. Don’t forget to try our famous smoked fish! 914 Paris Avenue • Port Royal, SC (843) 522-0322
Tackle • BaiT • Hardware
1734 ribaut road, Port royal, South carolina
843-986-0552
Village Treasures
Antiques & Vintage Items from all Eras 6,500 sq. ft. of FUN! 1406 Paris Ave., Port Royal, SC 29935
UNIQUE • CREATIVE • FUN
(843) 524-7256
1215 Paris Ave, Port Royal 843-379-5599 • Mon - Sat 10am-5pm
Mon. - Sat. 10am - 5pm Custom Framing Now Open www.consignanddesignonparis.com on Thursday’s and Friday’s
Treasures from the past can be a wonderful gift today!
The Frame Shop 930 14th Street, Port Royal, SC 29935 (rear of Consign & Design on Paris Ave.) (843) 473-9193 Thursday & Friday 10am-5pm OR call for an appointment
We can create these wonderful gifts for you.’ “Meeting your framing needs at the most reasonable rate.”
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Musical Theatre Piano Vocal Performance Monologue Coaching
Lowcountry Music Studio offers training for students of all ages and levels through private instruction and group classes.
843-473-5948
Call Peg For Details (843) 379-8696
www.lowcountrymusicstudio.com anna@lowcountrymusicstudio.com 1008 Paris Avenue, Port Royal, SC
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real estate
This Home is Offered By: Greg Bennett (843) 812-0623 greg@beaufortrealtyconsultants.com
Beaufort’s First Choice In Property Management
Ethan James,
Meet the
REALTOR
AGENTS 933A Paris Avenue, Port Royal, SC 29935 cell: (843) 812-0060 fax: (843) 987-0238 ethan@coastalREsolutions.com www.ethanjamesrealestate.com
REALTORS.....
showcase your listing in BEAUFORT LIFESTYLE. Call Peg today for great rates! (937) 763-3140
Make Beaufort your ome for the holidays
H Residential • Vacation • Commerical 910 Charles Street Beaufort, SC 29902 Rentals & Property Management Serving Beaufort • Bluffton • Hilton Head
843-521-1942
www.VisitSeaIslandRentals.com
“She did an excellent job of orienting us to the area, understanding our preferences, representing us in negotiations and making our purchase a reality!” John and Fran W. “She exceeded our expectations and made the process easier than expected. We have already recommended her to our family!” Chris and Jessica E.
Amy Achurch REALTOR
843-441-5748 Amy@BallengerRealty.com
W W W. B E A U F O R T T I M E . C O M
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Your Source For Unique Shoreline Properties
FROM BEAUFORT, SC TO SAVANNAH, GA As We Welcome 2016 We Give A Special Thanks! Wishing You Peace and Prosperity In The New Year.
Annette Bryant
Annette Bryant REALTOR®
843-986-7343 • 843-986-2444 www.CoastalRealEstateinMotion.com Annette.Bryant@ColdwellBanker.com 1211 Boundary Street Beaufort, SC 29902 www.BeaufortLifestyle.com | December/January 2015-2016
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dining guide Breakwater Restaurant and Bar 102 Carteret Street, Suite 102, Beaufort SC 29902 (843) 379-0052 www.breakwatersc.com
1635 On The Avenue 1635 Paris Avenue Port Royal, SC (843) 379-0607
Lazy Susan’s Cafe & Creperie 31A Market Street Habersham, SC 29906 (843) 466-0735 www.lazysusanscafe. com
Make a good impression. Book your reservation today.
Come and celebrate the Holidays with us.
Luther’s Rare and Well Done 910 Bay Street Beaufort,SC 29902 843-521-1888 www.luthersrareandwelldone.com Sea Eagle Market 2242 Boundary Street, Beaufort, SC. (843) 521-5090 www.seaeaglemarket.com SMOKIN’ PLANKS BBQ AND SMOKEHOUSE 914 Paris Avenue, Port Royal, SC (843) 522-0322 www.smokinplanks.com
802 S. Main Street | Greenville 203 Carteret Street Beaufort, SC 864.271.0046 | breakwatersc.com 843-379-0052 breakwatersc.com
u Wishing Yo a Happy son Holiday Sea
Serving The Best Steaks, Ribs & Chops In Town.
Limited Holiday Hours: • Thanksgiving week: Open 27th and 28th evenings only • Closed December 22nd thru January 4th. “Wishing our customers blessings on Thanksgiving and a joyous Holiday Season.”
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Where The Locals Go... Casual Dining With A Beautiful Waterfront Daily Lunch & Dinner Specials
1635 Paris Avenue Port Royal, South Carolina (843) 379-0607 Reservations Encouraged
FULL SERVICE BAR WITH LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
843-521-1888
910 Bay Street, Beaufort, SC
Open 7 Days A Week 11:00 AM - 2 AM
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Starting New Menu Choices
Lunch: Tuesday-Friday 11:30-2 Dinner: Thursday-Saturday 5 until...
PRE-BALL DINNER PARTY • SILENT AUCTION • GOURMET DESSERTS
RSVP BY
BEAUFORT MEMORIAL MEDICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE CENTER 990 Ribaut Road, Beaufort
JAN.12 TH IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND A
PRE-BALL DINNER
For more information or to purchase tickets, call (843) 522-5774 or visit valentineball.org www.BeaufortLifestyle.com | October/November 2015
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