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JANUARY 19-25, 2012
WHAT’S INSIDE?
Gras at The Shed A fundraiser for the arts
PROFILE
Read how the Williams “think globally and act locally”
Check out Beaufor t’s The Mardi Gras Take Over on Saturday, January 28, 2012, is a great way to be a part of the creative movement—and to dance your booty off to Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraiser. The Hellraisers are direct from New Orleans, in their third year of fueling this dance party with flaming accordion and a mean washboard. Guests should dress festively and warm up their dancing muscles for a night of conga lines, boogeying, stompin’ and generally putting on the ritz. The event also includes a silent auction, a cash bar, a parade of beady delights and food by Berry Island Café—jambalaya and white chocolate bread pudding, the signature New Orleans dessert. Kings and Queens will be chosen! The event is at the Shed on Paris Avenue in Old Village Port Royal, and tickets close Jan. 23, 2012. ARTworks, the arts council of Beaufort, Port Royal and the Sea Islands, works yearround in order to heighten quality of life and cultural assets with after school classes, community theater, American roots music, a clean well-lit gallery to peruse and ponder paintings (located 2127 Boundary Street, Beaufort 29902). Tickets to Mardis Gras at the Shed are $75: 843379-2787, http://www. artworksinbeaufort.org.
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MLK Parade FASHION
Fashion columnist Laura Trask presents the new “It” girl see page 14 INDEX
The MLK Parade took place Monday, Jan. 15, 2012 along the Rogers Street parade route. Photos by Captured Moments Photography
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Grammy winning artist to perform benefit concert at USCB for Lowcountry Food Pantry Grammy Award winning pianist and composer Paul Sullivan will perform a solo piano concert at the USCB Center for the Arts on Thursday January 26th at 7 p.m. Sullivan, who is making his first visit to Beaufort, describes the evening as a
“Getting to Know You” concert, and is offering the concert free of charge, asking only that people bring a contribution of non-perishable food for the Lowcountry Food Pantry. Sullivan has performed all around the world, as a soloist and as a member of
the Paul Winter Consort. He is a gifted improviser and storyteller, and he has a friendly and relaxed style, with a great sense of humor. His career has brought him into contact with such dignitaries as GRAMMY continued on page 4