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Kaleidoscope Film, Food and Fine Art Festival in Beaufort, SC

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The patrick schwarzenegger nude Baby Blu3 Beaufort Kaleidoscope Film Festival is now in its third year, is scheduled for March 5-8, 2009.

Film screenings will be Friday and Saturday, March 6 and 7, at Lady’s Island Cinema in Beaufort.  Animation will be shown at ArtWorks in Beaufort.  Winners in all categories will be announced at the Awards Evening March 7. An All Film pass for $20 is available for admission to the two full days of showings.

Beaufort Film Site Tours
Local film expert Ginnie Kozak will guide Film Site tours of downtown movie sites in Beaufort where famous films like “The Big Chill” and “Prince of Tides” have been shot among others.

Tour hours include:
Saturday, March 7 – 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Sunday March 8 – 11:30 a.m.

All tours originate at the front of the Beaufort Performing Arts Center ( 801 Carteret Street ) and will take approximately 45 minutes. Tickets are $10 per person and must be purchased in advance here or by calling 843-525-8500.

Guild of the Beaufort Galleries
Featuring 12 downtown galleries, Enjoy the original work of more than 500 artists, all within walking distance of historic Beaufort.

Hours open include:
Thursday, March 5 – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday, March 6 – 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 7 – 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Sunday March 8 – 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

A special Open House presentation of ARTwalk is scheduled on Saturday, March 7 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. The event features special openings and exhibits, artists’ talks, street performers, and more. This is free of charge.

Animation Screening and Workshop with Larry Lauria
Larry Lauria brings his expertise to one of the most delightful area of the film industry – animation. Lauria has had a career in animation and direction spanning more than 24 years and includes features, commercial television, industrial and interactive projects. Lauria has garnered over 40 national and international awards.

The workshop will take place at ARTworks ( 2117 Boundary Street ). Tickets are $25 and may be purchased by calling 843-379-2787

Tickets are available online www.BeaufortKaleidoscope.com.

Collard Green Festival in Port Wentworth 2009

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On Saturday March 7th you can visit a festival devoted to the collard green. This typical southern food obviously deserves its own festival. The Collard Green Festival takes place in Port Wentworth outside Savannah.

If you haven’t tried collard greens before, this is your chance to get to know this leafy green vegetable up close and personal. The festival offers a “Collards and Cornbread Cook Off” but there’s also BBQ and other foods available.

Collard greens are an excellent sources of vitamin C and soluble fiber. It is a staple vegetable of southern U.S. cuisine and soul food, often prepared with other green leaf vegetables, such as kale, turnip greens, spinach, and mustard greens in “mixed greens”. Traditional seasonings is smoked and salted meats, diced onions, vinegar, salt, and pepper (black, white, or crushed red) and often collards are served with cornbread.

Collard greens were grown by the Greeks and Romans and also in Africa before the leafy green vegetable made its way to North America.

Today, collards — along with mustard and turnip greens – are a staple at African-American meals and celebrations. And they’re being discovered at trendy restaurants and by American families of many cultures.

On March 7th the Collard Green is celebrated at Promised Land Farm in the historic African-American community of Monteith, GA near Port Wentworth.

For more information about the event call Willie Johnson at 912-964-0418 or visit Port Wentworth Visitor Center website

7th Annual Savannah International Boat Show

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The Savannah International Boat Show returns to the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center on Hutchinson Island, March 6-8. Tickets are $8 for adults, children 12 and under are free.

Boats will be displayed both inside the Convention Center as well as on the Savannah River itself. Boats include Power boats, sail boats and yachts and there will also be a variety of events and seminars during the three-day Savannah Boat Show.

Our favorite party band, The Swingin’ Medallions are scheduled to play and there will even be shag contest.

Other activities include a Fishing Simulator by the Georgia DNR and a kids’ fishing clinic.

Click here for more information about the The Savannah International Boat Show 2009

BB&T Food and Wine Festival 2009 in Charleston, South Carolina

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The anticipated Food and Wine Festival 2009 is coming up in Charleston, South Carolina with lots of interesting and fun food related events. It doesn’t matter if you’re interested in cooking, or just interested in eating – there is definitely something for every foodist at this big festival.

New for this year is the burger demo with Bobby Flay and a wine tasting event and auction – just to mention a few. The heart of the BB&T Charleston Food + Wine Festival is the Culinary Village which officially opens on Friday March 6th. The Culinary Village hosts two Grand Tasting Tents with more than 70 companies featuring samples of foods and wines. Click here for more details about the BB&T Food + Wine Festival 2009 in Charleston, South Carolina


2009 BB&T Charleston Food + Wine Festival Introduction from Erika McMillan on Vimeo.

Three Buzzards and Apple Pie – a Children’s Book

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Harold Cohn is an author from St. Marys, Georgia who recently released his children’s book “Three Buzzards and Apple Pie” through Tate Publishing Company. Three Buzzards and Apple Pie is a Lesson in life choices. The main characters are the three boys—Hade, Bo, and Drew. The boys decide to disobey their parents and venture past their usual play area one day. That decision sets off a thrilling journey for the boys and everyone involved.
Click here to check out the book Three Buzzards and Apple Pie

We talked to Harold Cohn about how the book came about in this video.