Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Library Offers Lunch & Listen Series

Do you include music in your curriculum?  Are you looking for musical outings for this semester?  If so, this Lunch and Listen music series is ideal for both an outing and a music fieldtrip.   Find the details below.


Bring your lunch to the USC-Beaufort Center for the Arts auditorium on the historic Beaufort campus, 801 Carteret Street, and enjoy the music of Beaufort’s local musicians this fall through Lunch & Listen, a music series featuring local musicians. The series is free and open to the public with doors opening at 11:30 am. and performances running from Noon to 1 p.m. Bring a lunch or purchase one at Outtakes Cafe next door to the Performing Arts Center.

Monday, September 26th folk musician Laura Lee Rose and Friends will kick off the series with variety of folk songs and Civil War tunes.

Monday, October 10th guitarist Craig Washington will play his favorite jazz selections.

Monday, October 26th will feature Kirk Dempsey, of Dempsey Farms, performing soul stirring blues

Monday, November 14th showcases guitar maestro and one-man band performer Chris Jones tracing the history of the blues guitar covering blues mid 1930's up to the present.

Monday, December 12th features Chris Jones returning to the stage performing a high energy set tracing the evolution of the guitar. This performance will include Jones on his custom double neck guitar and harmonica.

For more information about this concert series, contact Amanda Brewer at the Beaufort Branch Library at abrewer@bcgov.net or (843) 255-6458