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SUMMARY:Pat Conroy as Nature Writer -- Presented by Jonathan Haupt & Tim Conroy
DESCRIPTION:“My soul grazes like a lamb on the beauty of an indrawn tide.”—Pat Conroy\, The Prince of Tides \nAn encore presentation! 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 his beloved lyrical adult prose\, Conroy wrote about the beauty of our natural world as both wondrous and perilous\, using the lowcountry not only as a setting but as the central character of his many books. This presentation will highlight representative examples of Conroy’s nature writing from across the span of his writing life\, drawing attention to how Conroy’s relationship with nature is also ultimately a relationship with his deeply felt spiritual and humanistic faith.  \nThe presenters will be assisted by students from DAYLO (the Diversity Awareness Youth Literacy Organization)\, who will be reading from Pat Conroy’s work and sharing some original creative pieces in response.  \nThis event will be held at the Port Royal Sound Foundation Maritime Center (310 Okatie Hwy) on Tuesday\, October 21\, at 5:30 p.m. $10/person. To register\, visit portroyalsoundfoundation.org and click the orange “Book A Program” button. \nAbout Our Presenters\nJonathan Haupt is the executive director of the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center\, the past director of the University of South Carolina Press\, and co-editor of the anthology Our Prince of Scribes: Writers Remember Pat Conroy\, winner of 17 book awards. He is a frequent guest book reviewer for the Pulitzer Prize-winning Charleston Post and Courier. Under Jonathan’s leadership\, the Conroy Center has been recognized as an American Library Association Literary Landmark\, an affiliate of the American Writers Museum\, and winner of the Civitas Award for Tourism Leadership. \nTim Conroy\, the author of the collections Theologies of Terrain and No True Route\, is a poet and retired educator. His work has appeared in Fall Lines\, Blue Mountain Review\, Jasper Magazine\, Marked by the Water\, Sheltered\, Twelve Mile Review\, Poetry on the Comet\, The Post and Courier\, Ukweli: Searching for Healing Truth\, DWG Anthology\, and Our Prince of Scribes: Writers Remember Pat Conroy. In 2022\, he received the Broad River Prize for prose from Fall Lines\, Volume IX. A founding board member of the Pat Conroy Literary Center established in his brother’s honor.
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LOCATION:Port Royal Sound Foundation\, 310 Okatie Hwy\, Okatie\, SC\, 29909\, US
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SUMMARY:Tenth Annual Pat Conroy Literary Festival
DESCRIPTION:“I’ve come home to the place I was always writing about. I’ve tried to make Beaufort\, South Carolina my own.”—Pat Conroy\, The Death of Santini \nHosted by the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center\, this year’s Tenth Annual Pat Conroy Literary Festival will celebrate Pat Conroy’s 80th birthday with a weekend of special events featuring author panels\, book signings\, workshops\, readings\, tours\, exhibits\, and gatherings. \nFEATURING BESTSELLING AUTHORS: Adriana Trigiani (The View from Lake Como)\, Patti Callahan Henry (The Story She Left Behind)\, National Book Award Winner Jason Mott (People Like Us)\, Chris Pavone (The Doorman)\, Chris Whitaker (All the Colors of the Dark)\, John Hart (The Unwilling) and more \nCELEBRATE PAT CONROY AT 80 with Conroy’s family\, friends\, and fellow lowcountry authors: Cassandra King\, Tim Conroy\, Valerie Sayers\, John Warley\, Cliff Graubart\, Bernie Schein\, Stephanie Austin Edwards\, Ellen Malphrus\, and Lynn & Cele Seldon — plus special festival guest\, Academy Award-nominated actor Michael O’Keefe (scheduled to appear) \nThe Pat Conroy Literary Festival is made possible by the generous support and collaboration of the Robert S. Handler Charitable Trust; the South Carolina Arts Commission; Apollon Wealth Management; Publix Super Markets Charities; Bank of America Private Bank; Oyster Cay Collection; Rebecca Dwight Bruff\, Author; Gilbert Law Firm; Bay Street Jewelers; Lynn & Wheeler\, CPAs\, PA; Carolina Air\, Inc.; Lowcountry Real Estate; Eugene A. Rugala & Associates; Palmetto State Bank; Alice and Gene Howard; Alphagraphics; Lowcountry Weekly; the Rhett Gallery; the Beaufort Bookstore; and NeverMore Books. \n~ FESTIVAL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS ~ \nTHURSDAY\, OCTOBER 23\nNoon to 4:00 p.m. TOURS: Pat Conroy Literary Center open to the public for guided tours. Free. (601 Bladen St.\, Beaufort) \n5:30-8:00 p.m. Fundraiser event with special guest Academy Award-nominated actor Michael O’Keefe at Tidalholm\, benefiting the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center — with catering by Debbi Covington and appearances by festival authors and friends. $500+/person https://conroyfest2025previewparty.eventbrite.com \nFRIDAY\, OCTOBER 24\n10:00 to 11:30 a.m. WORKSHOP: Firing the Clay poetry workshop with Tim Conroy\, Susan Madison\, and special guest Michael O’Keefe. $60/person (Conroy Center\, 601 Bladen St.\, Beaufort) Register: https://firingtheclayworkshop2.eventbrite.com \n11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. TOUR & TASTINGS: Taste of the Lowcountry Crawl walking tour led by Lynn and Cele Seldon. $75/person (Meet at McIntosh Book Shoppe\, Beaufort) Register: https://tasteofthelowcountrycrawl.eventbrite.com \nNoon to 4:00 p.m. TOURS: Pat Conroy Literary Center open to the public for guided tours. Free. (601 Bladen St.\, Beaufort) \n12:30 to 2:00 p.m. WORKSHOP: Thriller Writers Playbook led by John Hart with Sean A. Scapellato. $75/person (Conroy Center\, 601 Bladen St.\, Beaufort) Register: https://thethrillerwritersplaybook.eventbrite.com \n2:00 to 3:00 p.m. POETRY IN THE PARK: Tim Conroy\, Susan Madison\, Jacquelyn Markham\, Jason Mott\, Brea Parker\, and more. Free. (Witness Tree Park\, across King Street from the Conroy Center\, 601 Bladen St.) Followed by a book signing. Register: https://patconroyliteraryfestival2025.eventbrite.com \n5:00 to 6:30 p.m. AUTHOR EVENT: National Book Award winner Jason Mott (People Like Us) in conversation with DAYLO on the Air podcast hosts Emily Alaia and Hernando Rizo\, with Conroy Center executive director Jonathan Haupt. $10/person. (Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce\, 711 Bladen St.\, Beaufort) Followed by a book signing. Register: https://patconroyliteraryfestival2025.eventbrite.com \nSATURDAY\, OCTOBER 25\n10:00 to 11:00 a.m. AUTHOR EVENT: Pat Conroy at 80 panel\, moderated by USC Beaufort Writer in Residence Ellen Malphrus\, in conversation with authors Stephanie Austin Edwards\, Cliff Graubart\, Valerie Sayers\, Bernie Schein\, and John Warley. $25/person. (USC Beaufort Center for the Arts\, 805 Carteret St.\, Beaufort) Followed by a book signing. Register: https://patconroyliteraryfestival2025.eventbrite.com \n11:30 to 12:30 p.m. AUTHOR EVENT: Writing for the Thrill of It All panel\, moderated by Conroy Center board chair Sean A. Scapellato\, in conversation with bestselling writers John Hart (The Unwilling)\, Chris Whitaker (All the Colors of the Dark)\, and Chris Pavone (The Doorman). $25/person. (USC Beaufort Center for the Arts\, 805 Carteret St.\, Beaufort) Followed by a book signing. Register: https://patconroyliteraryfestival2025.eventbrite.com \n11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. FOOD TRUCK: Grub by Jay’s. (USC Beaufort Center for the Arts\, 805 Carteret St.\, Beaufort) \nNoon to 4:00 p.m. TOURS: Pat Conroy Literary Center open to the public for guided tours. Free. (601 Bladen St.\, Beaufort) \n12:30 to 2:00 p.m. WORKSHOP: Walking and Writing\, led by Valerie Sayers $50/person (Conroy Center\, 601 Bladen St.\, Beaufort) Register: https://walkingandwriting.eventbrite.com \n2:00 to 3:00 p.m. AUTHOR EVENT: Lowcountry Literary Ladies panel with bestselling authors Patti Callahan Henry (The Story She Left Behind) and Conroy Center honorary chair Cassandra King (Tell Me a Story)\, moderated by Lowcountry Weekly editor Margaret Evans. $25/person (USC Beaufort Center for the Arts\, 805 Carteret St.\, Beaufort) Followed by a book signing. Register: https://patconroyliteraryfestival2025.eventbrite.com \n3:30 to 4:30 p.m. PUBLISHING EVENT: Join New York Times bestselling author Chris Pavone (The Doorman) in conversation with literary agent Marly Rusoff and publishing executive Sara Nelson\, (senior VP and executive editor of Harper Collins) as they engage in a wide-ranging discussion of the art\, the craft\, and the business of writing and publishing today. $25/person. (USC Beaufort Center for the Arts\, 805 Carteret St.\, Beaufort) Followed by a book signing. Register: https://patconroyliteraryfestival2025.eventbrite.com \n5:00 to 7:00 p.m. RECEPTION: Join us at the Pat Conroy Literary Center after hours to meet and mingle with festival authors and friends. Wine and refreshments. $40/person. (601 Bladen St.\, Beaufort) Register: https://patconroyliteraryfestival2025.eventbrite.com \nSUNDAY\, OCTOBER 26\nNoon to 2:00 p.m. AUTHOR BRUNCH featuring Adriana Trigiani and the Beaufort Mass Choir. Join us for a gospel brunch featuring a performance by the Beaufort Mass Choir and a discussion with bestselling author Adriana Trigiani (The View from Lake Como)\, with catering by Her Table — and an 80th birthday cake for Pat Conroy. Registration fee also includes a copy of The View from Lake Como and a donation in support of the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center’s annual Camp Conroy and annual Storybuilders program at Lady’s Island Elementary School. $125/person. (Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce\, 711 Bladen St.\, Beaufort) Followed by a book signing. Register: https://patconroyliteraryfestival2025.eventbrite.com \nNoon to 4:00 p.m. TOURS: Pat Conroy Literary Center open to the public for guided tours. Free. (601 Bladen St.\, Beaufort) \n~ FRIDAY & SATURDAY FESTIVAL PASS: $125 (a $25 savings)\, includes all author presentation events on Friday (Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce) & Saturday (USC Beaufort Center for the Arts) + Saturday evening reception (Pat Conroy Literary Center). Does not include any Thursday or Sunday events\, any writers workshops\, or the Taste of the Lowcountry Crawl\, all of which can be reserved separately. Register: https://patconroyliteraryfestival2025.eventbrite.com \n~STUDENTS: All author events at the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce on Friday\, 10/24\, at the USC Beaufort Center for the Arts on Saturday\, 10/25\, are free to high school and college students with student IDs.  \nwww.patconroyliterarycenter.org
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LOCATION:Beaufort\, South Carolina\, Beaufort\, SC\, US
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SUMMARY:Pat Conroy's Great Love of Poetry
DESCRIPTION:On Pat Conroy’s 80th birthday\, Sunday\, October 26\, at 3:00-5:00 p.m.\, join Pat Conroy Literary Center executive director Jonathan Haupt at Village Social of Habersham for an engaging exploration of Pat Conroy’s lifelong relationship with poetry as a reader\, as a self-described “failed poet\,” and as a writer who found a creative outlet for his Great Love of poetry in his lyrical and descriptive prose. Through discussion of Pat’s teachers\, mentors\, and favorite poets\, and through published and unpublished writings spanning the breadth of his life\, this presentation fosters a new appreciation for Conroy’s admiration of poetry\, his dedication to the writing craft\, and the myriad ways in which poetry shines through his storied prose. \n– – –\nBy popular demand\, this program is now being offered twice: October 26 AND 27.\n– – – \nThe $25 registration fee includes the presentation\, refreshments\, and a donation in support of the year-round educational mission of the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center. Register in advance for this event and others in this series at\nhttps://www.villagesocialhabersham.net/upcoming-events \nAbout Our Presenter:\nJonathan Haupt is the executive director of the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center\, the past director of the University of South Carolina Press\, and co-editor of the anthology Our Prince of Scribes: Writers Remember Pat Conroy\, winner of 17 book awards. He is a frequent guest book reviewer for the Pulitzer Prize-winning Charleston Post and Courier. He has been honored with the Doug Marlette Literacy Leadership Award\, and the South Carolina Association of School Librarians President’s Award. Under Jonathan’s leadership\, the Conroy Center has been recognized as an American Library Association Literary Landmark\, an affiliate of the American Writers Museum\, and winner of the Civitas Award for Tourism Leadership. With Claire Bennett\, Jonathan also serves as co-mentor to the student leaders of DAYLO: Diversity Awareness Youth Literacy Organization\, who in turn have been recognized with a national commendation from the American Association of School Librarians\, the South Carolina Education Association’s Richard W. Riley Award for Human and Civil Rights\, and an honorable mention for the South Carolina Library Association’s Intellectual Freedom Award.
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LOCATION:21A-1 Market Street. Beaufort\, SC 29906
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