Event Category: Lectures, Talks, Classes, Movie Nights

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Symposium Schedule​9:00 a.m. Welcome, Introductions & Opening Prayer ​ 9:15 a.m. Greetings & Update Victoria Smalls, Gullah Cultural Architect & Creative ​ 9:30 a.m. Re-Rooted…, Re-Remembered…, Reassembled… Amadu Massally, Sierra Leone Connection 12:00 p.m. Artisanal Workshops Basket weaving, fabric art, woodworking, rice farming 12:30 p.m. Lunch OYO ​ ​ This event is free courtesy of the […]

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Weave some history! Learn about the Gullah roots of sweetgrass baskets while making one to take home. Michael Smalls will guide workshop participants through the process of weaving a small basket or coaster. Raw materials are included in the cost of the workshop, but scissors and nail bone will be returned at the end of […]

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The Pat Conroy Literary Center’s monthly Open Mic Night will be held at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St.) on Thursday, December 11, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Our featured poet will be Emily Rosko, author of Weather Inventions. Open Mic will also include short readings of 3 to 5 minutes each by other writers […]

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On Sunday, January 25, at 3:00-5:00 p.m., at Village Social of Habersham, Pat Conroy Literary Center executive director Jonathan Haupt and poet Tim Conroy will discuss the nature writing of Pat Conroy, the bestselling author of The Water Is Wide, The Great Santini, The Prince of Tides, and more. From his obscure boyhood poetry to […]

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On Monday, January 26, at 6:00-8:00 p.m., at Village Social of Habersham, Pat Conroy Literary Center executive director Jonathan Haupt and poet Tim Conroy will discuss the nature writing of Pat Conroy, the bestselling author of The Water Is Wide, The Great Santini, The Prince of Tides, and more. From his obscure boyhood poetry to […]

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In 2026 The Beaufort Film Society will present the Twentieth Annual Beaufort International Film Festival. Six days of international and local short films, feature films, animation, filmmakers surprises, educational forums, guest speakers, parties, and the quiet charm of historic Beaufort will all be on display.  

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Best-selling writer Pat Conroy (1945–2016) inspired a worldwide legion of devoted fans numbering in the millions, but none are more loyal to him and more committed to sustaining his literary legacy than the many writers he nurtured over the course of his fifty-year writing life. In sharing their stories, his fellow writers honor his memory […]