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 By Linda Arnold

I just had a very heartwarming experience while visiting a good friend I haven’t seen for years. I’ll call her “Marci.”

The conversation started out about her move from the mountains to a beach area, although our talk took many twists and turns — and went back to earlier periods in her life.

Marci had been in an unhappy marriage with three children — and felt trapped. Her husband was controlling and emotionally abusive.

 Sandy, my beloved almost 15-year-old beach mutt, recently passed away after battling kidney disease. My 6-year-old Border terrier, Harry, has lived his entire life with Sandy and is struggling with the loss. I thought I’d share with you the advice I’ve dispensed for decades and strategies I’m using with Harry to ease his pain.  

 By John Nelson

“Face to Face,” a musical tribute to Sir Elton John and Billy Joel, descends on the stage of Odell Williamson Auditorium at Brunswick Community College as the next BCCOWA Performing Arts Subscription Series show at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 23. Doors open at 7 p.m.

For two hours, the audience will be treated to the music of “Elton,” aka Greg Ransom, and “Billy,” vocalist Mike O’Brien, doing what they do best in the popular genre of the superstar pianists/performers.

When it comes to community involvement, there are many mighty Lions up for the challenge in the Seafood Capital.

The Calabash Lions Club (No. 78497) has been an active participant in the community for years, involving itself in an array of events and fundraisers annually that are both fun and beneficial to charitable causes.

The Stagestruck Players, the youth division of Brunswick Little Theatre, debut classic 1950s musical “Grease” this weekend and next at the BLT theater in Southport.

Written by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, “Grease,” honoring the working-class youth subculture of 1959 known as “greasers,” launched in 1971 in the old Kingston Mines nightclub in Chicago, soon migrating to brighter lights and lengthier fame on Broadway and the eventual hit movie.

 By Linda Arnold

If you find yourself in one uncomfortable situation after another following our recent national election, you’re not alone.

Generally, at this point after an election, tempers have calmed down and folks are either excited about a new administration — or resigned to wait out four years, with an eye to the future.

Not so with our country’s recent election.

Waterway Art Association has scheduled two South Carolina artists to lead workshops in March.

The workshops will be held at Bellinger Artworks Studio, 283B Koolabrew Drive NW off Calabash Road near Carolina Shores. One-day workshops are $35 for WAA members and $40 for non-members. Advance registration and payment are required.

Pawleys Island, S.C., artist Jef Sturm will conduct a life drawing workshop from 9 a.m. to noon Friday, March 17.

Sturm is a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Art where he received his degree in graphic design and fine art.

Retired Army Brig. Gen. A.J. Tata and his latest political thriller, “Besieged,” will be featured at an event hosted by Pelican Bookstore from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 5, at Silver Coast Winery, 6680 Barbeque Road.

Admission is $7.50, which includes light snacks and a premium glass of wine or beer.

“Besieged,” book No. 3 in Tata’s acclaimed Jake Mahegan Series, debuted in stores Feb. 28.