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CONTENTS February/March 2012

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Renaissance Man

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Get Ready

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Behind The Scenes

Tom Berenger talks about his love of history, travel and his new project.

The Beaufort International Film Festival: An Event Not To Miss Rebecca Berry takes us behind the scenes of the Beaufort International Film Festival.

26 She Goes

Leaving Her Footprint Wherever Marlena Smalls and her amazing spirit

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Sound Mind

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Lights, Camera, Action, Smile

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07 Publisher’s Thoughts 41 Beaufort Style 44 Dining Guide

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PUBLISHER’S Thoughts

On the Cover B EAUFORT, P ORT R OYAL A ND T HE S EA I SLANDS

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The Film Festival Is Here!

Actor and Beaufort resident Tom Berenger.

-Cover Photo by JOHN WOLLWERTH

It’s here again, the 6th Annual Beaufort International Film Festival. What an exciting time for Beaufort. Everyone is gearing up for the big event, and the excitement as the opening ceremony approaches is present all over town.

We are so proud to bring you our annual film festival issue. This has most definitely become one of my favorite issues each year. Working with the folks that put on this festival is a terrific experience. The knowledge of their industry and their dedication to bring this to Beaufort each year only proves their passion, without any doubt.

Over the last couple of months, we have concentrated on giving our readers the “best ever” film festival issue. I feel we have accomplished our goal. We have had some fun journeys and inspiring adventures along the way, bringing you the exciting stories and fabulous photography you will see on the following pages.

Julie Hales, PUBLISHER In this issue, we have featured some of the “best of the best” in the film industry......all locals....all from right here in our own back yard. We have given you an overview of the entire festival and a special feature on a major player behind the scenes. We have given you stories about a famous actor to an award winning sound designer to a woman who inspires all with her amazing spirit. Not to mention a dentist who makes film prosthesis, and is also a pilot and a photographer.

What a wonderful community Beaufort is! And so full of such extraordinary talent.

Many of you will recognize each of our featured subjects, while some will learn of them for the first time. I feel you will agree, each of these people have played an important role in the success of the Beaufort International Film Festival. Not only do these people “do what they do,” they also lend a hand to help in any way they can.

If you don’t have your tickets yet for this year’s festival, go pick some up now.

You don’t want to miss this exciting time. You will have an opportunity to view independent films from local, national and international filmmakers. The BIFF is set for February 15th - 19th.....I hope to see you there!

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CONTRIBUTORS

February/March 2012 Julie Hales owner/publisher julie@idpmagazines.com Todd Wood layout & design todd@idpmagazines.com

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 Mary Ellen Thompson tide, and is waiting to see where it takes her next.

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LETTERS TO THE PUBLISHER Write to us and tell us what you think. Beaufort Lifestyle welcomes all letters to the publisher. Please send all letters via email to Julie Hales at julie@idpmagazines.com, or mail letters to One Beaufort Town Center, 2015 Boundary Street, Suite 311 Beaufort, SC 29902.

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BEAUFORT LIFESTYLE Film Festival Issue

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Renaissance Story by MARY ELLEN THOMPSON Photos by JOHN WOLLWERTH

f you don’t know much about the movie world, but you live in Beaufort, you probably know at least two things: The Big Chill is one of the movies filmed here, and Tom Berenger, who starred in the movie, lives in Beaufort.

He moved here about a year and a half after he filmed the movie; “Beaufort was considerably different then; it was considered the best kept little secret. I’d go away for a few months and come back and see new buildings and developments, not only alongside the roads but also behind the scenes.

And flying over, I’d see things I’d never seen.”

Through all the years and changes, oodles of movies and television shows later, Berenger is still a big supporter of this community. A founder and major contributor to the Beaufort YMCA, Berenger is also quite involved with the Beaufort Film Society and their Beaufort International Film Festival (BIFF).

Ever the ambassador, Tom reaches out to widen the arms of the BIFF’s circle, “I was recently working with Powers Boothe. When I met him and his wife, I liked them immensely. From West Texas, Boothe said they’d never been to this part of the world so I invited them to the Film Festival. They’re really looking forward to coming! I’m looking forward to showing them Charleston and Savannah while they’re here.” Berenger will also be presenting Boothe with the BIFF Jean Ribaut Award for Excellence in Acting at the Awards Ceremony on February 18.

Berenger and Boothe met on the set of The Hatfields and McCoys, a mini-series which will air

Man on the History Channel this summer. It also stars Kevin Costner, Mare Winningham and Bill Paxton.

The Hatfields and McCoys are two families famous for their long standing feud waged on either side of the Tug River border in Kentucky and West Virginia.

Berenger explains, “It’s the History Channel’s first dramatic story. It’s bloody, it’s violent, but good. It has a really great script, and the acting, writing, crew and Director Kevin Reynolds were phenomenal!

There are seventy five actors, several of whom are British, Irish and Australian. Everyone got the accent down, the Irish coached the Brits! One young guy, an American who is living in London, and gets shot and killed, is a descendent of the McCoys. Another, who played a McCoy, was a direct descendant of the

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“Every time I think about LA, it just makes the energy leak out of me. When I fly out there and I go get my luggage at the airport, I fee like I’m two inches shorter. But New York? When I arrive in LaGuardia, I feel like I am two inches taller.”

Hatfields, namely of Berenger’s character, Jim Vance. So there is one person who is actually from each family. It has all the elements of a Greek tragedy. Their feud was like another civil war; there was so much pride there, which we’re all guilty of, but you’ve got to watch this show! It was a lot of fun, everyone got along.” Why was a film like that filmed in Romania instead of somewhere in the United States? “Tax incentives. I drove through Logan, West Virgina, which is the county seat. It would have helped them if the film could have been shot there. They could use something, it’s a town that time forgot.”

Having played characters that run the gamut from a psychopathic killer Looking for Mr. Goodbar, a gentle singing cowboy Rustlers Rhapsody, to Teddy Roosevelt Rough Riders, that Tom Berenger would enjoy being in a series about the Hatfields and McCoys is no surprise. Berenger’s passion is history. He has an astute knowledge and recollection of historical facts and figures. As astounding as his recitations of historical details are, Berenger says “My sister, Susan, who lives in Austin, TX has a phenomenal memory! She remembers more of our childhood than I do. She’s my best friend, we’re really close. When we were growing up, Dad took us on vacation for two weeks every summer. We would get in the car and drive.

He wanted us to see our country and learn history, so my love of history began when I was six or seven. We had a map of the country and we would draw lines on it to show where we’d been.

We went to national parks, presidential homes, battlefields and unique places like the Everglades. When we were there, we would get the pamphlets and books about the place. Random House published a series called Landmark Books, which were history books for ages about 9 to 13, I’d always get those books for Christmas. I loved to read. I still do.”

What was the biggest “Wow!” of any of the places they visited? “Gettysburg!” is the resounding answer. “Hopefully the national monument parks won’t change. Or places like Monticello, which is still like it was when I first saw it.” Who are some of Berenger’s favorite historical characters? “Stonewall Jackson, George Patton, Napoleon, I would like to have met him, and Thomas Jefferson. As John F. Kennedy said (when welcoming Nobel Prize winners as his guests at a White House dinner), ‘This is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered together at the White House, with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone.’” Berenger says, “Thomas Jefferson was amazing, he’s like the Sphinx!”

Berenger muses, “So many historical figures were Renaissance men.” What, in Berenger’s mind, comprises a Renaissance man? “They were inventors, they knew history and math, they were men of letters, and most of them spoke another language, usually French.” When asked, “What has happened to Renaissance men?” Berenger replies, “Everything is so specialized now that it’s hard to focus. They didn’t have television so they had to read, in order to communicate they had to write letters, therefore conversation was more intelligent.

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Now, information is too easy to get.” Who does he consider as Renaissance men? “Teddy Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, author David Halberstam. There are probably some more out there, we just don’t recognize them yet.” Some more out there? Hmmm.

Tom Berenger has invented many facets of the characters he has played, he knows history, he studied journalism in college so that qualifies him as a man of letters, and he speaks another language, two in fact, Italian and Spanish. So it would seem that he, too, qualifies as a Renaissance man.

Reading is a favorite pastime, “I read about a hundred books a year.” A very special book was given to Berenger by Bill Paxton, Memoir and Memorials, written by Elisha (Bull) Paxton’s son, John, in 1905. Bull Paxton, a Confederate Brigadier-General in the Civil War, was the great, great, great grandfather of Bill Paxton. The book is a composition of his letters from camp and field while he was an officer in the Confederate Army and subordinate of Stonewall Jackson. Both men were killed in 1863 fighting at Chancelorsville. Berenger recalled another book he recently enjoyed, Of Thee I Zing, America’s Cultural Decline from Muffin Tops to Body Shots, by Laura Ingraham; “You’ve got to read it, it’s hysterical! It’s about cell phones, texting, church, dating, air travel, the TSA. It’s about an empty and shallow culture, but she’s right and she does it with humor.”

What about movies, which are his favorites? “Casablanca and On the Waterfront!”

He also likes to travel, loves New York, and doesn’t care for Los Angeles. “Every time I think about LA, it just makes the energy leak out of me. When I fly out there and I go to get my luggage in the airport, I feel like I’m two inches shorter. But New York? When I arrive in LaGuardia, I feel like I’m two inches taller! When I travel I like to go to museums and historical sites. I was recently in Istanbul which was exotic. The Grand Bazaar was unbelievable. It’s a very pretty city with neat little restaurants, beautiful views of the Bosphorus, good food and tons of history.”

When he travels abroad, is he as recognizable as he is in this country? “Not so much in Europe. Or people just have better manners there. If I’m having dinner in a restaurant, maybe in Italy, someone might say to me on my way out the door, ‘I enjoy your work.’ Here, people will just come up to me in a restaurant while I’m in the middle of eating. It’s rude; speak to me before or after, but don’t interrupt me while I’m eating. I don’t get angry about it, I just get worn out.” Tom Berenger has a very “boynext-door” quality about him. He seems approachable. Everyone in Beaufort who knows him considers him a friend. No wonder, because he is a likable guy with his classic good looks and a warm, rich sense of humor, albeit with a slight wariness and vigilance surrounding him. Since 1976 he has been “somebody to watch,” and been watched he has; but it hasn’t overpowered him. With typical tongue in cheek humor he said and laughed, “I get tired of hearing myself talk about myself. I suppose it would help to have a big ego.”

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BEAUFORT LIFESTYLE Film Festival Issue

Beaufort Rolls Out Red Carpet

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oy, is Beaufort one lucky town! Just in time to break up the mid winter blahs the klieg lights come on and the red carpet is rolled out.

The sixth annual Beaufort International Film Festival is back and it is better than ever with a new venue, three new awards and twenty five exciting new films. Most of us are aware of Beaufort’s wonderful movie past, our corner of the world being home to the filming of The Big Chill and Forrest Gump among many other celebrated films. It is definitely a remarkable chapter of Beaufort’s story. But when the movie business moved on; Beaufort’s role in the film industry continued , through the efforts of the dedicated staff and volunteers of the Beaufort Film Society, who are presenting the sixth annual Beaufort International Film Festival (BIFF).

This year the BIFF received almost 200 entries. Twenty five films and six screenplays have been chosen as the festival entries, giving movie fans the opportunity to see films that range from a four minute animated film to full length features and documentaries on subjects as varied as Italy during WWII, evangelical Christianity and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, to name just few.

• Story by CINDY REID Photos by JOHN WOLLWERTH •

Jean Ribaut Awards At the Awards Ceremony on Saturday evening awards are being presented to three outstanding film artists.

Powers Boothe will receive the Jean Ribaut Award for Excellence in Acting, Craig McKay will receive the Jean Ribaut Award for Excellence in Film Editing, and Cal Johnson will receive the Jean Ribaut Award for Excellence in Stunt Coordination.

Powers Boothe won an Emmy in 1980 for the role of Reverend Jim Jones in The Guyana Tragedy.

His credits include major roles in Southern Comfort, Red Dawn, Nixon, Men of Honor, Tombstone ,24 and Deadwood. Local resident and long time BIFF supporter Tom Berenger will be presenting the award to Boothe.(Something to look forward to- Boothe and Berenger appear together in the upcoming History Channel mini-series, The Hatfields and McCoys.)

Craig McKay is an awardwinning feature film editor, director and executive producer. He received two Oscar nominations for editing Reds and The Silence of the Lambs, and an Emmy and Eddie Award for editing the NBC mini-series Holocaust.

His many editing credits include Philadelphia, The Manchurian Candidate, Cop Land, Maid in Manhattan, and The Conspirator.

Johnson is a stunt coordinator, stuntman and actor with more than 20 years experience. Some of Johnson’s films and television shows include: The Notebook, Footloose, Hannibal, Die Hard with a Vengeance, Leatherheads, The Legend of Bagger Vance, Forces of Nature, Undertow, Major League 3, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, The Patriot, Wedding Crashers, The Walking Dead, Zombieland, The General’s Daughter and Sweet Home Alabama. His recent projects include Coma for A&E, Army Wives and Homeland.

Historic Campus New Venue The big news this year is that all the film screenings and events will be taking place at the University of South Carolina, Beaufort, Center for the Arts on Carteret Street, Beaufort. Ron Tucker President and CEO of the Beaufort Film Society, says, “We loved being at the theater on Lady’s Island but as we grew we started looking at USCB. They installed a new big screen and a state of the art sound system and that made it appealing to us.

Additionally, the theater seats approximately 460 people, so we should not have a problem with providing seats to everyone who wants to attend any of the screenings or events. USCB has been hosting

the BIFF awards ceremony for the last two years and has provided an outstanding venue for that event.“ USCB Chancellor, Dr. Jane T. Upshaw says, “USCB is pleased to be the main venue for the Beaufort International Film Festival.

This collaboration is especially meaningful in supporting the numerous Arts initiatives at our Historic Beaufort campus.

We have financially committed to developing our Studio Art degree program in Beaufort.

With state of the art digital photography and ceramics labs, and the purchase of the Grace White house on Carteret Street to provide 16 Studio Art students with housing this fall, we look forward to fostering a creative community of USCB scholars.”

“Film and Media in particular are an important part of our long-range plan for the Historic Beaufort campus.

We are in the process of hiring a New Media professor this fall. USCB is also proud to be exhibiting numerous independent documentaries and films in our newly renovated Center for the Arts theater as part of the Emerging Cinema series.”

“We appreciate the dedication of Ron Tucker as the Beaufort International Film Festival draws film professionals and fans from around the country, and world, to the Lowcountry region and USCB, showcasing

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the great story of the individuals and organizations committed to growing the Arts right here in Beaufort. The ending has not yet been written, but no doubt- it will be a happy one.”

Ron says, ”As USCB continues to move towards being an “arts campus,” it is a natural fit to include filmmaking as part of the arts, and this is a great start.”

Filmmakers and attendees will appreciate the convenience of being within easy walking distance of downtown Beaufort and local businesses will appreciate the increase in patrons, especially since the events take place during the traditionally “slow” month of February. Ron says, ”The community has come forward and supported the film festival in so many ways and they really recognize the value of having a film festival in our community.”

Audience Choice Award The BIFF awards are decided by a panel of judges in categories such as Best Feature, Best Short, Best Documentary etc, but new this year is the introduction of the “Audience Choice Award.” Ron says, “This is an exciting addition to the festival. The festival audiences will have the opportunity to award one film overall the “Audience Choice Award’. There will be only one winner from all the categories combined. All of the films are eligible, from the student films, the shorts to the features. Whoever gets the most votes gets the trophy!” The trophy will be presented at the Awards Presentation Ceremony on Saturday February 18.

The Movie Makers “Build it and they will come has always been my philosophy. And so far it has worked out pretty well!” says Ron. “Our filmmakers are our primary focus and they like the intimate and warm atmosphere we strive to provide. I call each entrant to notify them of their selection in the festival, which is a great part of my job, and we follow up with emails and phone calls, offering whatever assistance we can provide. We make it friendly and southern! Many of the filmmakers are new to the south and they leave here talking about the gentility of the south and the beauty of our area.“ “There develops camaraderie among the filmmakers. Because we only use one venue and schedule one film at a time, they (the filmmakers) have the opportunity to get together and watch each other’s films. Last year all the filmmakers were talking about Beaufort-

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they love Beaufort! Always with an eye towards showcasing the lowcountry as a future film site, Ron says, “People stay in touch and come back to see more of our area. The filmmakers tell me they look for reasons to come back here!”

Roll Film It is the Beaufort International Film Festival and this year’s lineup includes films from Italy, Australia, Taiwan, Germany, England and Spain. From the United States entries hail from New York, California, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. A sampling of the films includes: Happy New Year, the story of “Sgt. Cole Lewis” who, mentally and physically scarred by his time served in Iraq and Afghanistan, finds humanity, compassion and friendship in a group of similarly injured veterans in the psychiatric ward at a remote Veterans Hospital.

Wrestling for Jesus, about a man from rural South Carolina who tries to find solace from the demons of his past by starting a Christian professional wrestling league. His goal is to use wrestling to evangelize his neighbors. However his passion and vision for his ministry are tested when his personal life begins to disintegrate.

Santa Land, retired couple Ray and Marlene Kraatz, the official Santa and Mrs. Claus of Zephyrhills, Florida, spend their final chapter of life amongst a quirky community of Santa Clauses - constantly battling busy demands, physical limitations and failing health to be an icon of hope 365 days a year.

Shag Nation, a documentary about the Carolina Shag and the charmingly quirky subculture behind it.

Two Minutes, A poignant tale of memory loss and love. Juliette, a young woman paying a visit to her Alzheimer’s suffering father, unexpectedly triggers a brief but touching moment of lucidity between them.

Dissolving Destinies, this animated film highlights an important but widely unknown issue, Ocean Acidification.

Following a little crab through the coral reef, we see the effects of ocean acidification and learn that what we do on land affects what happens to the oceans. The film is animated in 3D using Autodesk Maya.

There are many budget friendly options for tickets. The All Events Pass includes all 25 screenings, the Screenwriters Table Read and the Awards Ceremony and Cocktail Hour, $125.00

per pass ($100 for Beaufort Film Society members.) The Unlimited Film Pass provides entrance to all 25 screenings, $75.00 per pass. The Thursday/Friday Daily Film Pass, $30.00 per day and the Saturday Daily Film Pass is $20.00 (there are fewer films screened on Saturday).

Single event tickets are available as follows: $5.00 per individual film, $15.00 per ticket for the Screenwriters Table Read, and $15.00 per ticket for the Awards Ceremony & Cocktail Hour.

Tickets are available online, at the BIFF office, at the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce Visitors Center or at the door of the various events. For further information, visit the website, www. beaufortfilmfestival.com Lessons Learned Ron says, “When we started I had no idea how to run a film festival, so a lot of the lessons we have learned have been through trial and error and it has all been a natural progression to where we are today. We learn something new from every year; we post questions and learn from our audience as well. One lesson learned from the first year is to never ever again go off schedule! Once that starts it is almost impossible to catch up.

Another thing I have learned is that there are so many moving parts it is better to deal with whatever it is now(before the festival) or you will be dealing with it on opening day!”

When asked if all the hard work and long hours were worth it Ron says, “Absolutely. The stated mission of the Beaufort International Film Festival is ‘to enliven our community by fostering and developing a rich appreciation for the art of filmmaking.’ I am proud of what we have accomplished so far and look forward to growing and improving the festival every year.”

Roll Credits The Beaufort International Film Festival runs February 15 through February 19, 2012.

All screenings will take place at the University of South Carolina, Beaufort, Center for the Arts, 801 Carteret St., Beaufort, SC. The Beaufort Film Society office is located at 708 Carteret St, Beaufort, SC. The Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce Visitors Center is located at 715 Craven St., Beaufort, SC. For further information visit the website, www.beaufortfilmfestival.

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ou have passed by it many times, the quaint little brick building with the black shutters on Carteret Street just across from the University of South Carolina’s Beaufort campus.

It’s the one with the pretty Beaufort Film Festival flag that hangs outside whenever the staff is in there working. And at this time of year the flag will be out all hours as the sixth annual Beaufort International Film Festival begins on February 15, and this lovely head quarters is shifting into high gear.

Inside the neat and well ordered office you’ll find Rebecca Berry, one of those rare people who are able to accomplish a dozen different tasks at any given moment. Always ready with a warm laugh and gracious smile, she is involved with every aspect of the upcoming festival, a job that starts well in advance of the opening party.

Backstory Originally from Elizabethton, Tennessee, Rebecca is a graduate of East Tennessee State University, where she majored in Public Relations. She laughs, “I am finally using my major!” She moved to Beaufort in 2001, and

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volunteers. There are so many wonderful volunteers that contribute to different aspects of the film festival and help make the festival a success, and success is not obtained alone!“ She continues, “The filmmakers tell us that they like the fact that we are not corporate. What they like about the BIFF is that we are warm, friendly and personal. We want to grow but we will always stay warm and welcoming!”

Movie Fans You couldn’t put on a film festival without being a movie fan and Ron and Rebecca both enjoy watching as many movies as they can fit into their off time.

When asked what her favorite movie is, Rebecca thinks and then says, “If I have to pick one movie, then it would be Legends of the Fall. It seemed to have a lasting impact on me. I really like all kinds of movies, so this was a hard question for me.” When asked if she would like to be in a movie she says “Probably not!”

When asked what his favorite movie is, Ron Tucker said, Tombstone, Platoon, and A Few Good Men. Anything western or a period picture like Braveheart. Then he pauses and laughs, “Or anything with Robin Williams in it!“

In Focus as she says “I fell in love with Beaufort, with the scenery and the town. Beaufort is small and it does remind me of my hometown where everyone was on a first name basis and that’s very comfortable for me. And I was fascinated by Beaufort’s movie history, that Beaufort was the backdrop for The Big Chill and so many other wonderful movies .”

Rebecca has been with Ron Tucker’s “Good to Go Video” film company since 2001, which lead to her involvement with the Beaufort International Film Festival (BIFF). She says, “I have been with the film festival since the beginning, in fact I worked the house lights for the first two or three years. I filled in at the ticket takers table- I did whatever was needed!”

In the years since the original film festival Rebecca has become the Vice President of the Beaufort Film Society (BFS). “The Beaufort Film Society is a non-profit member supported group which produces the Beaufort International Film Festival. Membership is very affordable, a senior membership is just $20 for the year, and the funds support the film festival. We have approximately 200 active members.

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Having previously worked in the banking industry I found my attention to detail and organization has been a good fit with BFS and the film festival.” Just one look at the neatly organized office confirms what Rebecca is saying, in fact she has any information needed at her fingertips, or she knows where to find it!

Southern Hospitality Beaufort’s natural beauty and laid back charm definitely contributes to the success of the film festival. Rebecca smiles and says, “Our goal is to provide a pleasant experience for the attendees and the filmmakers so they want to come back. We are very aware that we are representing Beaufort. We make sure our filmmakers feel welcome and they tell us they have really enjoyed their time here.

Many of the filmmakers remark on the rich history of our area and how it is such a creative place.”

From being picked up at the airport to given personal tours of the lowcountry, the filmmakers are treated to the best of the south. Rebecca says, “Our filmmakers love the personal touch we provide and we could not do this without the

Ron Tucker, President of the Beaufort Film Society, says “The film festival is a lot of work, but we have a formula now.

Rebecca keeps us on track. We are a team and I wouldn’t want to do it without her.”

Of her part of the winning formula Rebecca says, “ I make sure every detail is covered, from the opening event to the awards ceremony. If we need four volunteers at a particular station, I make sure we have four volunteers ready to go.

It is a community team effort though, and there is no ‘I’ in team! “ Looking around the office at the many framed movie posters of movies filmed here in Beaufort, Rebecca says thoughtfully, “ I always wanted to make a difference, which is why I am so passionate about the film festival. It is worth all the work and effort to show off our corner of the world.”

And show it off indeed, in fact Beaufort sparkles beautifully under the bright lights! Perhaps Beaufort’s movie past was just a prologue to its future as an International Film Festival destination, host to film fans and filmmakers from the entire world. Now that deserves a standing ovation!

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Leaving Her Footprint Wherever She Goes Story by MARY ELLEN THOMPSON Photos by SUSAN DELOACH

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edicated, engaging, and focused, Marlena Smalls has a persona that seems to come straight from the center of the earth. She is one of those rare women who looks straight into your soul when she engages with you. There’s no doubt that she is who she says she is, that she’s worked hard to get there, and she’s pleased with the result.

Marlena came to Beaufort from her native Ohio in July of 1982. That summer, when she was on tour as a vocalist with the National AME Zion Church, she called her sister who lives on St. Helena Island and said that she would like to spend the summer with her family. Marlena felt a connection here, so she and her children stayed. “My brother in law’s roots were on St. Helena Island so I claimed his people as my own.”

Her own roots didn’t grow very far from her family tree. Marlena’s mother was a music teacher and a minister of music in her church. Singing since the age of eleven, Marlena describes herself as a “sacred music vocalist, also singing gospel, contemporary, jazz and blues.”

Marlena’s venture into the world of movies began when she was the second arts coordinator for the city of Beaufort. Registered at the office in Columbia for the state of South Carolina Film Industry, she began to work with independent films and major television networks. “South Carolina was a good venue for films.”

When Forrest Gump was being filmed here, initially Marlena was asked to arrange five gospel tunes for the movie. “Being a musician, that was a big treat; a big accomplishment on its own.” But a few days later, Marlena was asked to read for the part of Bubba’s mom. “I did the reading and then didn’t think too much more about it. A week later they called and asked me to do the part!”

When asked, “What was it like, being part of a movie for the first time?” Marlena responded, “I learned a lot in terms of the back side of entertainment. It takes a whole group of folk to bring a story to life, to make that masterpiece happen. I saw the human side of the actors. I realized that those actors and directors need people behind them,that it takes many to make one.”

As she speaks, Marlena’s hands are expressive in space as if she is directing the memory, through time, of being there again. Her hands are instruments themselves, emoting the feelings and the voices remembered, the whispers of footfalls and casting calls, and interacting with the stars.

One of her favorite memories of the Forrest Gump days was when she was having dinner at Emily’s Restaurant: “Tom Hanks came into Emily’s and what he did was so masterful; he walked up to about a third of the people who were having dinner and asked them what they were eating and how they liked it. Then, when he sat down, he was able to eat his food without being interrupted.” Another favorite moment was meeting Sally Field. “She and I are about the same age,” Marlena explains, “and when I was growing up I always loved her as the Flying Nun!” Marlena has performed for most of her life, as a musician, an actress, a lecturer and a recording artist. Among her other accomplishments, she has performed for Queen Elizabeth II of England, has been the recipient of various awards and has recorded four CD’s. With so many accolades in

her pocket, Marlena still remains grounded and true to her family and friends. Her philosophy is, “If you stay steadfast and dedicated to your work, and dedicated to your Creator, doors open for you beyond your own making. One of the greatest gifts God gave us, outside of choice, is networking which, simply put, is forming relationships. I’ve had to govern myself accordingly.

I strive to be a good person every day. Because people care, they remember and they respect that.”

She’s the mother of six grown children, Dana, Brandon, Tracey, Marianne, Sumitra and Marion. With obvious pleasure, Marlena says “The thing I am most proud of in my life is my mothering. When we become parents, God gives us the authority over someone else. We must provide that person with love, protection, food, water and shelter. We must say, ‘I will always be there for you, my love is unconditional.’ The things I didn’t get for myself when I was growing up, I did for my children. I’m now reaping the rewards of that. My children are good parents.

They are expanding the horizons of their children. They, as I learned from my parents, embrace a colorless world.”

Her expressive hands, once more speaking with her, gesticulate the shape of a heart in mid-air as she talks about her personal evolution through the years. “I am a lover. I love people, I love embracing people with hugs, or kisses on the cheek or through my music. I just love people. We have so little of it today for so many reasons. When I sing, I want to touch your heart. Let me know you’re in the audience because I make you feel good!”

Throughout our lifetimes we transition many times, and perhaps our hope is that in the end we will find that person inside us and recognize that is who we wanted to be all along.

With a recent birthday and a proverbial glance in the mirror,

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Marlena looks at her reflection and pronounces “I’m falling in love with my own voice again. After some years, it’s wonderful to hear my own voice again. I’m enjoying life! I see I’m heading toward my mortality, or it it my immortality? I think it’s my immortality!”

Marlena wants to got to Montana, Seattle, Moscow in Russia and Africa. “I’m a child of the sixties, I want to see where Nikita Khrushchev was - he was so big when I was growing up. I want to go to Maine and watch those fishermen pull the traps out of the water, and sit in an outdoor restaurant and eat lobsters. I want to see all those things so that when God calls me, I can go to sleep. I don’t want to be angry when death comes, I want to look her dead in the face and say, ‘I’m ready!’”

“I want to travel, I want to sing. I stopped singing for awhile, I just didn’t have it in me. I’ve raised my children and it’s time for me now. I’ve missed me for so long and I’m loving me again.

I’m finding new things to do - producing New Years Eve shows for Beaufort, working with the University (of South Carolina). I want to thank all the people who have helped me along the way, my old friends Harriet Keyserling and Betty Anne Mead and the Arts Council Board when they were there - they saw something in me. I want to thank my dear friend, Billy Keyserling, and Anita Singleton Prather - she was with me when I was laying the groundwork. My family, Clarence and Kitty Green, who gave me support in a big way. And Jane Lee Powell, my friend and business partner.”

Marlena Smalls is many things to many people. She has an audience in many aspects of her life, she leaves a footprint wherever she goes; to know her is to be touched by her. On a final note, when you hear her voice raised in song it is like honey sliding down the side of a warm biscuit.

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A SOUND MIND: Eugene Gearty’s impressive career as a motion picture sound designer Story by CLARK BRYAN Photo by SUSAN DELOACH

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here are many kinds of designers in this world. There are fashion designers, interior designers, automobile designers, and the list goes on ad infinitum. The layperson usually thinks of any designer as working in a visual medium of one sort or another.

Enter the Sound Designer. A sound designer in the motion picture industry is responsible for the highly technical, highly creative process of bringing the best, most realistic and most impactful sound to a movie.

“I’m the guy they go to to recreate the sounds that might not be realistic or might be hyper-realistic,” said Gearty, who has been in the field since 1983. “It’s sound effects, primarily.”

We’ve certainly come a long way from the radio days when a hard rain was simulated by slowly pouring dried split peas over a sheet of tin. The sound for a motion picture goes way beyond hanging a microphone or two from a boom on the set and taking it all in. Even on a sound stage, many sounds require special enhancement and often, entire reproduction.

The majority of sounds, including much of the dialog, must be created or recreated. This is all done in special sound studios by experts like Gearty, with the amazing ability to produce and reproduce whatever is necessary to make a seamless movie audio track.

Movies come to Gearty after they have been shot and are now in postproduction. Working closely with the director and film editor, he goes scene by scene, and often frame by frame, to produce exactly the type, quality and texture of sound necessary for motion picture realism. Sometimes, sounds are hyper-realistic to add dramatic or comedic effect, or invented because they don’t exist in the real world. It just depends on what the shot needs.

Gearty’s latest project, Martin Scorsese’s Hugo, features an impressive cast that includes Asa Butterfield, Ben Kingsley, and Jude Law, among others. Set in a 1930s train station in Paris, the soundstage in England was a reproduction of the original.

“The floor of the soundstage was most likely concrete, linoleum or wood,” explained Gearty. “The floor of the real train station was probably marble.” He had to reproduce the sounds of high

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heels and leather-soled shoes on marble in order to create the realism of the old station.

Gearty offers another example: “If they’re shooting a movie that is a period piece, say the 1800’s, and they’re outside and a jet goes by, they certainly can’t have that in the movie,” he said.

In such a case, part or all of the sound in that scene, including the dialog, must be reproduced in his studio with such meticulous accuracy and texture that no one would ever suspect otherwise. Often, the actor(s) come into the studio after the film is shot and they re-enact the dialog, watching the precise movement of their lips on the screen and being synchronized with a recorder, Gearty explained. Since it is a de facto repeat performance for the actor, it usually requires multiple takes.

Directors seek the same impactful performance in the studio as they did while the cameras were rolling.

Among Gearty’s many projects, he did the entire first season of HBO’s Boardwalk Empire. He also did such notable motion pictures as Brokeback Mountain; Silence of the Lambs; Men in Black; Precious; The Aviator; Gangs of New York; Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; Shutter Island, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; O Brother, Where Art Thou; Casino;

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“You’d be amazed at the difference with modern sounds. There are sneaker squeaks, plastic bags, kids talking back to their parents; you have to edit them out.”

Fargo; Malcolm X; and The Notorious Betty Paige. Gearty also worked on director Spike Lee’s first film, She’s Gotta Have It. In addition to frequent trips to New York and L.A. to work, Gearty has his own studio in his home here in the Lowcountry.

He works at least three months of the year from home, and often more. Gearty also has a great little Jack Russell terrier, Jake.

“I’ve used Jake [for sound effects] in a couple of Coen Brothers movies,” said Gearty. “He was in The Man Who Wasn’t There, The Departed, and several others.”

While the art and science of sound design remains a highly complex profession, new technologies have changed the game significantly. “Because digital recording has become less expensive, you can go out and record the rainstorm, or the punch, or numerous things,” said Gearty. “Now-a-days there are hundreds of sound libraries available.” Still, a major portion of Gearty’s work involves recording his own material. “In the case of Shutter Island, the gulls you hear around the lighthouse were recorded here,” he said.

In the 1980’s, Gearty recorded Grand Central Terminal in New York for the background footsteps, which he later used in the train station in Hugo. “You’d be amazed at the difference with modern sounds,” he said. “There are sneaker squeaks, plastic bags, kids talking back to their parents; you have to edit them out.” The close-up footsteps are done individually by what is known as a Foley artist. Foleys recreate the specific desired

sounds in the studio.

Gearty has garnered many coveted awards, among them, an Emmy for the Boardwalk Empire pilot episode, an Academy Award Nomination for Sound Mixing for Gangs of New York.

He was also nominated for a BAFTA (British Academy Award) for The Aviator. He earned the praise of his peers with the MPSE (Motion Pictures Sound Editors) Award, a Golden Horse Award in Taiwan and a Hong Kong Oscar for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

Gearty’s newest project is working on director Ang Lee’s (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) latest film, The Life of Pi. A native of Long Island, New York, Gearty has a residence in New York City as well. Suzie, Gearty’s wife of 14 years, is a surgical physicians’ assistant in orthopedics at the Hospital for Special Surgery, in New York.

Gearty is very enthusiastic of the Beaufort International Film Festival. “I’ve worked with Ron Tucker and he is fantastic,” said Gearty. “You talk about a labor of love, a guy like Ron that has the passion and the energy to put this all together, you have to really love him.”

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s you walk along the hallway of Dr. Gerald Cummings’ dental office, you pass autographed photographs of Tom Berenger, Tom Hanks and Clark Gable. The latter was a gift from his uncle who was a character actor in movies of the 50s, it adds a little pizzazz to the collection. In Dr. Cummings’ private office, you sit in beautiful chairs replicated from Auldbrass, the Frank Lloyd Wright plantation in Yemassee, SC, that were crafted by a master carpenter who renovated the estate.

Discreetly placed on a shelf are sets of teeth molded from the mouths of Tom Hanks, Mykelti Williamson, Sally Field and Tom Berenger.

It just so happened that during the filming of the movie Forrest Gump, one of the producers had a toothache and was referred to Dr. Cummings. The next thing he knew, he was fashioning dental prostheses for the actors. “Tom Hanks,” Dr. Cummings explains, “played an individual with savant syndrome in that film. They have hypertrophy gums which are thicker than normal. They wanted me to make a mouthpiece that gave the impression of thicker gums. Normally, they would have had this work done in Los Angeles but I convinced them that I could fabricate the prosthesis for that film. Tom Hanks is a really nice guy, super friendly and joked with the staff. After 2 or 3 days of

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principal photography, they said he looked too visually distracting with the mouthpiece especially on profile shots and he didn’t use it any more. The next one I made was for Bubba Blue, played by Mykelti Williamson, who the art director thought should have a protruding lip.” To explain the way these pieces worked, Dr. Cummings used the original molds made of the teeth with the attachments. “For Forrest Gump, a piece of acrylic was fabricated to fit on the gums of the upper front teeth. For Bubba Blue a much larger piece was designed to fit the lower lip. The other prostheses in that film was made for Sally Field, who was Forrest’s mother. Sally ages in the film and needed jowls for her deathbed scene. So I fabricated cheek bumpers which are like lower partial dentures. Similarly, like Marlon Brando stuffed cotton in his cheeks for his role in The Godfather, she couldn’t close her mouth completely when she was wearing them. So if you pay special attention to her mouth in her last scene, you may notice that.”

“At that time, the South Carolina Film Commission was forming, so I called them and got on their list as a dentist for making dental prostheses, plus being the on call dentist for the cast and crew.” The next film for which Dr. Cummings made prostheses was Rough Riders, for his friend Tom Berenger, who played the character of Teddy

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Dr. Gerald Cummings in the office with friend and patient Tom Berenger.

Roosevelt. “I met Tom when he was filming The Big Chill. Tom is a history buff and he wanted to make a movie about Teddy Roosevelt and the Spanish-American War. In order to simulate President Roosevelt’s facial structure, I made a set of teeth that Berenger had to wear over his own teeth. Teddy Roosevelt had very large horse-like teeth. We fabricated several sets in case of damage or loss. The teeth would snap on his upper teeth and generally were secure until a humorous incident occurred. In one scene, as Teddy was yelling ‘Charge’ to order his regiment up San Juan Hill, he spit his teeth out while hundreds of rough riders trampled his teeth into the dust. Upon observing his broken teeth, he resorted to using a denture adhesive for his back-up set.”

Warm, witty and enthusiastic, Dr. Cummings hails from Paducah, Kentucky; he graduated from the University of Kentucky with a degree in psychology and then their Dental School with a DMD degree. In 1981, he joined the Navy and was stationed at Parris Island. As they say, the rest is history. After his Parris Island stint, Dr. Cummings worked in a group practice then opened his solo dental practice at its current location on Lady’s Island in 1987. “Dentistry is fun, it’s an art form,” he says with conviction. “I like working with my hands. I do aesthetic dentistry, I’ve been doing it for 30 years. It’s something that you have to have the hands and eyes for.”

When questioned about the obvious drawback, that most people do not like going to the dentist, Dr. Cummings

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acknowledges that in the dentist’s chair, “Patients are on their back in a submissive position. They are barraged by sensory perceptions: smell, sound, water spraying in their faces.” He goes on to say, “ I wish I could invent a muffler for the hand piece. Imagine that, a noiseless hand piece. After the needle, the sound is the second most anxiety producing factor in dentistry.”

Dr. Cummings’ specialty is aesthetic and restorative dentistry, which means he creates crowns, bridges, veneers, and makes innumerable smiles possible. Dental skills, he believes, are a finely honed talent that takes many years to master. “Dentistry has come a long way since Doc Holiday and George Washington.

Dentistry has been advertised to be so technical. Technology doesn’t make you an artist but it aids you in reaching that goal.

The essence of dentistry is still an art form just like making movies, or painting a picture, or playing music; you need the hand to achieve the goal.” A mentor once told him that he should approach his work like a painter approaches a canvas: “Use brushstrokes, one at a time.” Dr. Cummings continues, “Dentistry, like cinematography, is an art form. Technology is an aid not a crutch. Everything is dependent on your experience, skill and judgment.”

Cinematography is a dream for Gerald Cummings; “In college I really wanted to get into video and photography. I love to be behind the camera!” And to this end, one of his hobbies is aerial photography. “I love to fly, and I love photography. I fly a lot, but I don’t own a plane. I got my pilot’s license when I was sixteen, one month after I got my driver’s license.” An opportunity to combine aerial photography with his passion for films arose when he worked with Gibbes McDowell and Mike Hudson on their documentary, Sea Island Secrets, A Journey Through Time. Cummings flew the plane while Hudson shot video of various Indian settlement sites.

Beautiful photography is abundant everywhere in the office; in the reception room, exam rooms, and on patient monitors are pictures of aerial shots of Beaufort and surrounding areas.

He and his wife, Karla, like to travel. Not only is she his office manager, but also a constant source of inspiration. Striking photographs he took while they were on a vacation to Bodega Bay, CA, are in the office. Eerily enough and unbeknownst to them when they got there, it had been the setting for Alfred Hitchcock’s film The Birds. When they came home, they rented the movie; when they watched the scene in front of the schoolhouse, they thought that being there was what it must have been like to be in the movie, minus the birds.

Curious and creative, and always on the lookout for new experiences and opportunities, Cummings would love to make prostheses for the film industry. “ When vampire movies started to come into vogue, I made myself a set of vampire teeth for Halloween!” In a conspiratorial tone he confides that when he watches shows like the Academy Awards, he is amazed that so many actors only have their six front teeth fixed to perfection.

“You can see the yellow or misaligned teeth right behind those.

I can’t imagine why they just don’t just go back one or two more teeth.” He concludes by wistfully thinking about the movies that he worked on, and that there aren’t movies being filmed here at the moment, but he looks around his office and decides “The real stars are my patients!”

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Beaufort Style

By Beekman Webb

The Edgar Fripp House or “Tidalholm” The Edgar Fripp House, better known as Tidalholm is one of Beaufort’s most famous houses. Fripp, a wealthy planter, built his house in 1856 as a summer residence to escape the heat and fevers of his St. Helena Island plantation.

On the following pages, photographer Paul Nurnberg’s photos show Tidalholm, the location of the filming of The Grand Santini and The Big Chill.

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Beaufort Style:

Like all of the area’s white residents, the Fripps fled Beaufort in 1861 when the Sea Islands were captured by Union forces.

The property was seized by the Federal government for nonpayment of taxes in 1863 and put on the auction block. Although the Fripps were unable to raise the funds to redeem their property, legend has it that an anonymous Frenchman who was visiting in the area, purchased the mansion and, taking pity on the destitute family, returned to them the title to their house.

Tidalholm was built in a beautiful Italianate style that was unique in Beaufort. Originally, the walled grounds occupied the entire block surrounded by Laurens, Short and Hancock Streets. Unfortunately, due to the design of the roof and the primitive waterproofing technology of the day, the house probably leaked uncontrollably. In the 1920’s an entire new roof structure was built over the existing roofs. This solved the leak problem and made possible the construction of a second-story porch so that the house came to more closely resemble other Beaufort mansions. Operated as an exclusive ‘tourist home’ through much of the 20th century, Tidalholm was returned to use as a single-family residence in the 1970’s. Because of its beauty and its secluded riverfront location it was chosen as a filming site for The Great Santini and The Big Chill during the 1980’s.

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The best foods in Beaufort, Port Royal and the Sea Islands

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Sweetgrass Restaurant & Bar

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estled by the marina on Dataw Island is the perfect getaway, Sweetgrass Restaurant and Bar. Less than a ten minute drive from the village of Frogmore on Saint Helena Island, Sweetgrass is like an oasis that is practically in your backyard. Although access to the island is usually restricted, going to Sweetgrass in an exception; just tell the guards at the gate your destination and a pass will magically appear on your windshield. Or, you can go by boat!

Once you are there, you will have some choices to make.

Should you sit inside or out, should you have a specialty cocktail or choose from the comprehensive wine list, should you indulge in comfort food or stick to your diet; can you really resist their deviled eggs made with bacon and chives, topped with crabmeat, and/or should you have creamy bacon Parmesan potatoes? Such delicious choices!

Take a moment, ponder the possibilities, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on island

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Sweetgrass Restaurant and Bar owners, Lauren and Jeff Tillapaugh.

time here. Relax and look out at the boats gently riding the tide. You can sit in an easy chair, on a love seat, at a table, at the bar or on the screened porch. The ambiance is easy, cottage like, and charming. Tables are set with a tablecloth, colorful candle and something pretty in a vase. In the summer, the sun will set directly in view and darkness will gently drop like a veil over the river and marsh beyond. Breathe, choose, enjoy; all you have to do is ask and what you want will be brought to you with efficient service.

However, efficiency will be the last thing on your mind when you visit Sweetgrass during their Sunday Brunch.

Complementing brunch classics like French Toast, thick fluffy omelets and Eggs Benedict of every persuasion are specials such as Bananas Foster French Toast with Chocolate Tree Caramel Sauce, Smoked Salmon over Polenta and savory Veggie Scrambles. Have a Bloody Mary studded with pickled beets, asparagus, olives and lemon, or try one of their specialty cocktails that are named after boats in the marina. “Dance Aweigh” is one favorite - A fresh blend of mango rum, ginger ale, and fresh lime juice. Or if you’re feeling frisky, try a “Sea Buff,” This tropical concoction of Malibu Rum, Midori and Lemonade will make you want to sail the high seas naked!

Both the lunch and dinner menus offer soups and salads that can be served as sides or entrees, such as “Ham and Apple Spinach Salad” sweet, crisp apples, hardwood smoked ham, fresh parmesan, pecans, creamy cider-Dijon dressing over baby spinach. Or a twist on a favorite: “Grilled Caesar” chargrilled Romaine, classic Caesar dressing, fresh shaved Parmesan, lemon zest. To any salad you can add grilled or fried shrimp, fried oysters, grilled chicken, shrimp and crab salad. There is a delightful choice of eight salad dressings.

The Starter Menu is comprised of several items that are easily shared such as Deviled Eggs, Coca-Cola Glazed Wings, or Seafood Nachos. For lunch there are quiches, quesadillas, burgers and sandwiches. The Dinner Menu offers an abundance of choices, such as comfort foods like Cheddar-Crust Chicken Pot Pie, Pot Roast, Pastas and Burgers. Entrees include handcut steaks, locally sourced seafood, and other favorites like oldfashioned salmon croquettes, or a vegetable plate; all of which come with two sides and that array is mouth-watering. One favorite is the spinach with shallots, pecans and golden raisins; but who can resist macaroni and cheese or sweet corn pudding?

Whenever possible, owners Lauren and Jeff Tillapaugh source their ingredients locally. Currently they are featuring products from Sea Eagle Market, Islands Meat Market, Berry Island Cafe, the Chocolate Tree, and, when available, produce from Barefoot Farms and their own herb garden. Lauren grew up in Georgia. Her parents moved to Beaufort in 2004. Jeff is from New York State. They lived in Ithaca, NY for eight years where Lauren received her Masters Degree in Hospitality Management from the world-renowned Cornell School of Hotel Administration. Prior to their move here, Lauren was

the Director of Marketing and Events for the Aurora Inn, in the Finger Lakes region of New York. Jeff received his Masters Degree in Recreation and Leisure Management from SUNY in Cortland, NY. The two of them fell in love with Beaufort when they came to visit, and thought it had the same small town feel to which they were accustomed in Ithaca. You are most likely to find Jeff behind the bar in the restaurant.

And speaking of behind the bar, once a month there is a Guest Bartender night on a Sunday. This is when an organization will host an event, provide a bartender, perhaps hold a silent auction or giveaway, and get to keep the tips in the tip jar for the recipient of their charity. There have been several beneficiaries of this event, and in just under a year those local charities have raised almost $15,000 through guest bar tending.

Contact the restaurant if your organization would like to host a guest bartender night, rehearsal or birthday dinner, or other special event. Check their website for menus, hours, photos and upcoming events: www.sweetgrassdataw.com.

Come by land or sea for casual waterfront dining featuring local seafood and farm fresh produce.

Dinner every night but Wednesday Sunday Brunch Lunch served seasonally - visit sweetgrassdataw.com for hours

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Athenian Gardens 950 Ribaut Road Beaufort, SC 29902 (843)379-9222

Moondoggie’s 930 9th Street Port Royal, SC 29935 (843)522-1222

Bella Luna Cafe 859 Sea Island Parkway St. Helena, SC 29920 (843)838-3188 bellaluna@embarqmail.com

Moe’s Southwest Grill 2015 Boundary Street, Ste 1A Beaufort, SC 29902 (843)379-4334

Brusters Real Ice Cream 304 Robert Smalls Parkway Beaufort, SC 29906 (843)982-6277 beaufortbrusters@gmail.com

Palm & Moon Bagel Co. 221 Scott Street Beaufort, SC 29902 (843)379-9300

Luther’s Rare And Well Done 910 Bay Street Beaufort, SC 29902 (843)521-1888 www.lowcountrydining.com Marketplace News Sandwich & Ice Cream Cafe 917 Bay Street Beaufort, SC 29902 www.themarketplacenews.com

Yes Thai Indeed 911 Boundary Street Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 986-1185

Rosie O’Grady’s Irish Sports Bar & Grill 2127 Boundary Street, Suite 3 Beaufort, SC 29902 (843)379-7676 Sweetgrass Rest. & Bar 100 Marina Dr. St. Helena Island, SC 29920 (843) 838-2151

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LOW COUNTRY WEDDINGS

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