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Today's Features

  • Friday night is Brunswick County senior (citizens) prom night

    “Light Up the Night in Hollywood” is the theme of Brunswick Senior Resources’ first Brunswick County Senior Prom.

    A night of dancing, socializing, food and fun is planned at the event, which takes place 7-11 p.m. Friday, May 24, at the Brunswick Senior Center, 1513 N. Howe St. in Southport (behind Wingate Inn off N.C. 211).

    Tickets are $10 per person and available at any Brunswick Senior Resources Inc. senior centers and sites.

    The attire for the evening is black-tie or business.

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  • Memorial Day services will remember those who serve

    Upcoming Memorial Day services will pay tribute to veterans and soldiers both past and present.

    The Calabash Memorial Day program, co-sponsored by the Calabash Fire Department and American Legion Post 503, is scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday, May 27, at the new Calabash Community Park at Persimmon Road and Traders Lane. Sheriff John Ingram will be featured speaker.

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  • Pondering Pentecost: What’s blowing in the wind these days?

    There is an unusual feast celebrated in many Christian churches. Bearing the name Pentecost, a name that is strange to many, its celebration simultaneously mystifies and lures us. It is also considered to be the birthday of the church. Special attention and homage is paid to God’s Holy Spirit on this day. This is clear. What remains a mystery is the meaning behind the nomenclature. Who, what, how and where is this entity that some call the Holy Ghost?

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  • Bananas are actually a large herb, not really a fruit

    The banana tree is not a really a tree, nor is what we call a banana actually a fruit. The “tree” is actually a large herb and the banana is seedless and thus, botanically speaking, not a fruit. Each banana tree produces one and only one bunch of 100-400 bananas during its lifecycle.

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  • Spring gardening: Now is the time to prune, trim and control

    By Judy Koehly
    Master gardener
    Bring some early springtime beauty into your home. Cut branches of forsythia, quince, spirea, redbud, dogwood, witch hazel, magnolia, flowering cherry and pussy willow to put in a vase of water and place in a warm, bright spot to force out the blossoms.

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  • Great food-preservation resources are available; classes also slated

    I can tell the weather is getting better, just by the phone calls and questions coming into the extension office about preserving foods.
    So far, people have been mostly interested in making jams and jellies, but I anticipate we’ll soon be getting the freezing and canning questions. That’s great. We don’t mind the calls because they are an important part of what we do.

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  • Waterway Art Association's 22nd annual show launches Saturday
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  • Blues and crabs in Little River this weekend

    LITTLE RIVER, S.C.—Get ready for crabs, crafters and crooners.

    The 32nd Annual Blue Crab Festival is set for this weekend just south of the border in Little River, S.C.

    Scheduled 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, the award-winning festival traditionally showcases all-day entertainment and an array of food and arts-and-crafts booths lining the Little River waterfront the weekend after Mother’s Day.

    Other events at the “biker-friendly festival” include a children’s area and activities.

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  • Brunswick Little Theatre presents music of the British Invasion

    Brunswick Little Theatre is presenting an outdoor rendition of “Talkin’ ‘Bout My Generation,” a revue of British Invasion music from the 1960s.

    Times for the free performances are 8 p.m. May 17-19 and May 24-26 in Franklin Square Park, 130 E. West St. in downtown Southport.

    The program will include such favorites as Petula Clark’s version of “Downtown,” Dusty Springfield’s “Son of a Preacher Man,” The Beatles’ “Hey Jude” and The Moody Blues’ “Nights in White Satin.”

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  • Interchurch spring concert is Sunday

    The South Brunswick Interchurch Council’s 10th annual spring concert will take place 3-5 p.m. Sunday, May 19, at Calabash Presbyterian Church at 8820 Old Georgetown Road between the coastal towns of Calabash and Sunset Beach.

    Church choirs, church groups and area talent will perform. Refreshments will be served.

    A love offering will be taken, and attendees are asked to bring nonperishable food items for the South Brunswick Interchurch Council food pantry.

    For more information, call (910) 579-4684.

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