The Arts
A long look at art and artists that live in Beaufort County and those that choose to entertain us here within our borders, and within our region, and on occasion, from outside our region.
The Local Gallery and its Show: Part I
In Washington, North Carolina, the Lone Leaf Gallery does another show: This show featured visiting textile artist Kim Eichler - Messmer.
December 30th, 2010
Museums in Review: Part II
The Burrows and Chapin Art Museum, in Myrtle Beach, often has a wonderful local or regional artists representing their particular view of what appraoches a level worthy of the designation as art.
December 30th, 2010
In Concert: Riders in the Sky
The Turnage Theater celebrated Christmas early: "The Cowboy Way."
December 30th, 2010
In Concert: Bearfoot
The young and very talented traditional / bluegrass ensemble, Bearfoot, is one of the best new, relatively undiscovered bands of their generation.
December 30th, 2010
Museums in Review: Part III
The Burrows and Chapin Art Museum, in Myrtle Beach, exhibits Soul's Journey: The Creative Process.
December 30th, 2010
In Concert: Missy Raines and the New Hip
Missy brought the boys to town to play the Turnage Theater and their unique, functioning blend of jazz, rock, country, and bluegrass blew me away.
December 30th, 2010
Andrew Wyeth is Dead
Andrew Wyeth, the great American artist that was forever maligned by the "Art Heavies," never bowed to their shallow criticisms by compromising his artisitic integrity.
December 30th, 2010
Painting Lies
Wilmington native Claude Howell was considered one of the North Carolina's artistic treasures.
December 30th, 2010
Andrew Wyeth's Helga Series
Helga Testorf may have been more than just the devoted subject of Andrew Wyeth's largest body of work ... but, with Andrew Wyeth deceased, and Helga and his wife, Betsy, silent, we may never know.
December 30th, 2010
Dillon Fence Plays the Turnage
On Saturday night, October 17, 2007, came to the Turnage Theater in Washington, North Carolina for a reunion of sorts: as a band and with many of the members of the crowd.
December 30th, 2010
Museums in Review: Part I
The North Carolina Museum of Art will move to the new museum, under construction, in its front yard off Blue Ridge Road. Let us all pray that it will be a better design to display much better art.
December 30th, 2010
Turnage Theater
The Turnage Theater was one of two movie theaters in downtown Washington when I was a child. The other was the Meritta on the south side of West Main Street.
December 30th, 2010