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Ninth Annual March Forth Weekend
Our Conroy Center's ninth annual March Forth will be held on Saturday, March 1, and Sunday, March 2, with educational programs in Beaufort, Port Royal, St. Helena Island, and online. This special event commemorates the anniversary of Pat Conroy's passing on March 4, 2016, by engaging with major themes of his writing and teaching life, including social justice, inclusivity, conservation, education, truth-telling, and storytelling. March Forth will include appearances by: * Ashley Hope Pérez: YA novelist, educator, advocate, and editor of Banned Together: Our Fight [...]
Monday, February 24, 2025
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Tuesday, February 25, 2025
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Wednesday, February 26, 2025
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Thursday, February 27, 2025
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February 27, 2025 -An Evening with Novelist Jen Marie Wiggins, Author of The Good Bride
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February 27, 2025 -Pat Conroy: An Introduction to a Lowcountry Legend
An Evening with Novelist Jen Marie Wiggins, Author of The Good Bride
{Rescheduled from December 19} The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening with novelist Jen Marie Wiggins, author of The Good Bride, on Thursday, February 27, at 5:00 p.m., at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St., Beaufort). Free and open to the public. Books will be available for sale and signing. Seating is limited; please call in advance to reserve: 843-379-7025. About the Book and Author: One of People Magazine's Recommended Suspense Reads for 2025 The Wedding of the Year turns disastrous in [...]
Pat Conroy: An Introduction to a Lowcountry Legend
Rescheduled from January 23 --- On Thursday, February 27, at 6:00-7:00 p.m. the Charleston County Public Library will host Pat Conroy: An Introduction to a Lowcountry Legend. Presented by Jonathan Haupt, executive director of the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center, this free literary program will be held at the Main Library at 68 Calhoun St. in historic downtown Charleston. Internationally acclaimed writer Pat Conroy (1945-2016) is best remembered as the author of The Water Is Wide, The Great Santini, The Lords of Discipline, and The [...]
Friday, February 28, 2025
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Saturday, March 1, 2025
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March 1, 2025 -Monthly Teddy Bear Picnic Read-Aloud with DAYLO
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March 1, 2025 -Demythologizing the FBI: Writers Workshop Led by Dana Ridenour and Eugene A. Rugala
Monthly Teddy Bear Picnic Read-Aloud with DAYLO
On the first Saturday of every month, you can join the student volunteers of DAYLO: Diversity Awareness Youth Literacy Organization for a Teddy Bear Picnic read-aloud at the Port Royal Farmers Market (1615 Ribaut Rd.). In collaboration with the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center, high school and college student volunteers from the Beaufort-based chapters of DAYLO gather at the gazebo in Naval Heritage Park from 9:30 a.m. to noon to read diverse, inclusive picture books to children and their families, inspiring a love of stories, [...]
Demythologizing the FBI: Writers Workshop Led by Dana Ridenour and Eugene A. Rugala
Demythologizing the FBI: What Writers Get Wrong Led by Dana Ridenour and Eugene A. Rugala Join retired FBI undercover special agent Dana Ridenour and a retired FBI agent and profiler Eugene A. Rugala in this workshop for writers (and interested readers) as they dispel the myths and clichés perpetrated by television and movies regarding the FBI. Writers will learn how to avoid the common pitfalls of writing FBI characters. The discussion will give writers a peak into the daily life of an FBI agent focusing [...]
Sunday, March 2, 2025
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