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'New Moon' Rising
This weekend, packs of teenage girls will descend on movie theaters, hungry for romance, werewolves and, of course, vampires.

Five Minutes With: C.J. Lyons, "Urgent Care" author
C.J. Lyons doesn't work in the emergency room anymore, but she still lives it just about every day.

Aww, shucks: Hilton Head Oyster Festival
Oyster roast season has begun. The Hilton Head Oyster Roast is a weekend-long celebration of the Lowcountry delicacy at Shelter Cove Community Park.

Five Minutes With: Ben Ham, Hilton Head Island photographer
Ben Ham is a photographer, but he doesn't own a digital camera. And that's the way he likes it.

Horsing Around: Polo for Charity
It might be called the sport of kings, but announcer Mike Rippy of Bluffton insists polo is not an elitist sport.

Five Minutes With: Jim Getty, Abraham Lincoln impersonator
Jim Getty bears a striking resemblance to Abraham Lincoln, even when he's just in jeans and a T-shirt.

Fright Night: A comprehensive list of must-see scary movies
If the gobs of candy, the array of costumes and the jack-o'-lanterns haven't sufficiently put you in the mood for Halloween, turn to your DVD player. There's nothing like a spooky movie night to lift your dark spirits.

Five Minutes With: Jack Libaire, proud owner of a 1921 Mercer Raceabout
Jack Libaire's 1921 Mercer Raceabout has been in his family for more than 80 years. Most of the time, people only get a glimpse of it when he drives it on the back roads of Beaufort. But everybody can get a good look at it this weekend.

A walk in the arts
Beaufort is known for its art galleries, and this Saturday is a prime time to check them out.

Five Minutes With: Charles Farley, organist at First Presbyterian Church
Some pieces of music just sound haunting -- "The Phantom of the Opera," the first strains of "Toccata and Fugue in D minor" by Bach.

Students base art on Harlem Renaissance
To celebrate the artists who redefined African-American expression in the 1920s and '30s, students at Bluffton High School recreated the work of pioneers from the Harlem Renaissance.

Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra presents 'Peter and the Wolf' '
The Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra will present a performance of "Peter and the Wolf," for children of all ages, at 2 p.m. Sundayat the Hilton Head Island High School Visual and Performing Arts Center.

Warwick to perform for arts center benefit
Next month, Grammy award winner and pop diva Dionne Warwick will come to Hilton Head Island to headline the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina's largest fundraising event of the year.

May River Theatre hits the right notes
Leave it to the amazing Dupuises at the May River Theatre Company to bring a completely charming musical revue about love, affairs of the heart and related issues during the Valentine season. The "love songs," some of the best in memory,performed by a solid and well-known amateur cast of characters, brought smiles to our faces and to our spirits as they created drama through music with compelling ability. What a heartwarming gift -- and what fun!

Artist to demonstrate mixed media technique
The Society of Bluffton Artists has announced the speaker for the organization's Feb. 11 meeting: Mixed Media artist Diane Dean will demonstrate her techniques which combine collage, acrylic and watercolor to create "representational abstract" paintings.

Arts Council wants to 'get your art out'
The Arts Council of Beaufort County has a new, emerging arts initiative. "Get Your Art Out" is about the business of art, life as an artist and nurturing the arts in Beaufort County. A visual arts track begins in February, and will be followed by literary opportunities in a partnership with Iodine Literary Projects.

Artist Portrait: Richard Coyne
Exhibit: Richard Coyne's "The Color, Light & Forms of the Lowcountry" runs from Feb. 12 to March 8 at the Art League Gallery of Hilton Head in Pineland Station. The gallery is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. An opening reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 12.