Check out these upcoming Beaufort County theater, music and art events
We’ve welcomed the New Year. We’ve toggled and boggled as we struggled to accommodate a variety of new deadlines and new beginnings.
We are hearing from many of you by way of compliments, wake-up calls and particularly compassion. Thank you, dear artists — visual and performing — dear contributors, dear supporters and particularly, dear readers!
Through it all, one power worth consideration and demonstrable in its positive effects: We can all be assured that we have shared and profited from our combined sense of purpose!
PERFORMING ARTS
MAY RIVER THEATRE
“THE GLASS MENAGERIE”
- Where: May River Theatre, 20 Bridge St., Bluffton
- When: Feb 24-25 and March 3-4 at 7:30 p.m.; Feb. 26 and March 5 at 2 p.m.
- Info: mayrivertheatre.com
MAIN STAGE COMMUNITY THEATRE
“THE ODD COUPLE”
- Where: Coligny Theatre, Coligny Plaza, 1 N. Forest Beach Drive, Hilton Head
- When: Feb 17-19 and 24-26
- Info: mainstagecommunitytheatre.org
“GUYS AND DOLLS, JUNIOR”
- Where: Seahawk Cultural Center, 70 Wilborn Road, Hilton Head
- When: March 2-5, 7 p.m.; March 5, 2 p.m. matinee
- Info: mainstagecommunitytheatre.org
LEAN ENSEMBLE
WORLD PREMIER OF “MITCHELVILLE”
- Where: HHPS Main Street Theatre, 3000 Main St., Hilton Head
- When: Thursdays through Saturdays from March 16-26
- Info: leanensemble.org or 843-715-6676
HILTON HEAD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
“ALL SHOOK UP! A TRIBUTE TO ELVIS”
- Where: Performance Arts Center, Bluffton campus
- When: March 23-25 at 7 p.m.; March 25 at 2 p.m.
- Info: mmcelroy@hhca.org or 843-681-2878
VISUAL ARTS
USCB SEA ISLANDS CENTER GALLERY
- What: “On the Edge of a Forest, A Conversation Begins,” works by Jean McLughlin and Tom Spleth
- Where: 1106 Carteret St., Beaufort
- When: Through Feb. 27
USCB CENTER FOR THE ARTS
- What: 2nd annual Beaufort County High School Regional Art Competition
- Where: 801 Carteret St., Beaufort
- When: Opening reception March 1, 5-7 p.m.; displayed from March 1-April 2
- Info: USCBCenterForTheArts.com or 843-521-4145
ARTISTS OF SEA PINES
- What: Artists from Sea Pines Plantation and Hilton Head Plantation display their mixed media art
- Where: Sea Pines Community Center (CSA), 71 Lighthouse Road Suite 120, Hilton Head
- When: Opening reception Feb. 23, 5-7 p.m.; displayed through April 28
- Info: donna@DonnaBarnako.com or 703-229-7448
LA PETITE GALLERIE
- What: Works in oil, acrylic, pastel, watercolor and mixed media by Laruen Arsenault Terrett, Bill Winn, Rose Cofield, Kristin Griffis, Murray Sease, Sue Grilli and sculpture by Wally Palmer.
- Where: Adjacent to The Store, 56 Calhoun St., Bluffton
- When: Ongoing
- Info: lapetitegallerie.com
RED PIANO GALLERY
- What: Compelling mixed media by Sonja Griffin Evans
- Where: 40 Calhoun St. Suite 201, Bluffton
- When: Through the month
- Info: redpianoartgallery.com or 843-842-4433
ART LEAGUE OF HILTON HEAD
- What: National Juried Exhibition call for entries
- Where: Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head
- When: Deadline to enter: March 31; exhibition dates: May 16-June 17
- Info: artshhi.com or 843-681-5060
FIVE EXTRAORDINARY ART QUILTERS ON EXHIBIT
- What: Art + Quilt = Art by Art Quilters of the Lowcountry
- Where: Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Ln., HHI
- When: March 7-April 8
- Info: artshhi.com or 843-681-5060
COASTAL DISCOVERY MUSEUM – MAIN GALLERY
- What: Avant Gardner: A Creative Exploration of Imperiled Species; Lisa D. Watson with sound art by Eric Chasalow
- Where: Coastal Discovery Museum, 70 Honey Horn Drive, Hilton Head
- When: Extended through Feb. 26
- Info: coastaldiscovery.org
BINYA: FACES OB DE GULLAH GEECHEE
- What: Over 30 portraits and related objects from the 1960s to present from across the Gullah Geechee corridor
- Where: Coastal Discovery Museum, 70 Honey Horn Drive, Hilton Head
- When: Opening reception March 9, 5-7 p.m.; exhibit March 4-July 9
- Info: coastaldiscovery.org
SOBA – SOCIETY OF BLUFFTON ARTISTS
- What: Student art exhibit from three Bluffton high schools
- Where: 8 Church St., Bluffton
- When: Through March 5
- Info: sobagallery.com or 843-757-6586
ALSO FROM SOBA
- What: Call for artists for the 29th annual judged show
- Where: 8 Church St., Bluffton
- When: March 6-April 2
- Info: sobagallery.com or 843-757-6586
PLUFF MUDD ART GALLERY
- What: Wendy Steed’s mixed media paintings of local landscapes
- Where: 27 Calhoun St., Bluffton
- When: Ongoing, 7 days a week
- Info: www.pluffmuddart.com or 843-757-5590
EVENTS
THE ART OF COMMUNITY GALA & AUCTION
- Where: Palmetto Bluff, Wilson Village Green
- When: Feb. 25; cocktails 6 p.m.; seated dinner 6:45 p.m.; live auction 8 p.m.; Preservation Hall Jazz Band 8:30-10 p.m.
- Info: https://cbo.io/tickets/palmettobluff/tix or morgan@alexandramallow.com
A GULLAH CELEBRATION TABLE, 25TH ANNIVERARY SANKOFA & SUNDAY BRUNCH
- Where: The Heritage Library, 1 Venture Drive, Bluffton
- When: Feb. 26, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
- Info: info@heritagelib.org
ALL SAINTS GARDEN TOUR POSTER CONTEST
- What: Poster contest to select original artwork to be used on the tour ticket booklet
- Where: Hilton Head Branch Library, 11 Beach City Road, Hilton Head
- When: Through Feb. 28; regular library hours
- Info: Nancy Renner, 505-269-6498
- Upcoming: Garden tour scheduled for May 20, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
COUNTRY AND COCKTAILS
- Where: Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head
- When: March 18 at 5:30 p.m. RSVP by March 13
- Info: Tickets and info: artshhi.com or 843-842-2787
SAVANNAH MUSIC FESTVAL
- Where: Various venues around Savannah
- When: March 23-April 8
- Info: savannahmusicfestival.org or 912-525-5050
To reach Nancy K. Wellard email her at: coastalartnews@gmail.com.
This story was originally published February 21, 2023 at 8:00 AM.