Summary of Moveable Feasts through December:
We still have nine terrific authors coming to our Moveable Feasts before the end of the year. These weekly literary luncheons ($35 each) offer a three-fer discount (3 for $100, whether for future Moveable Feasts or to treat friends on a given date – makes a GREAT gift!). All of the books – past and present – are available at My Sister’s Books, and once read they can be recycled for credit toward your next choice. Most of the Moveable Feasts are held on Tuesdays, from 11 AM-1 PM, although on occasion another weekday better suits the author’s schedule or the chosen venue. We will call unpaid reservations several days prior to each Moveable Feast for confirmation and approval to run your credit card. But once you’ve paid for three in advance, make sure you’ve noted it on your calendar. If you prefer to send a check, please make it payable to CLASS, PO Box 2884, Pawleys Island, SC 29585. We’re always happy to double check your choices by phone (843.235.9600) or email (linda@classatpawleys.com).
Tues, Nov. 14 – Moveable Feast: William Woodson (Commander Land) at Hot Fish Club
Heartbreak, loss and suffering visit the one-percenters right along with the rest of us. In this continuing saga of Billy Commander and his elite circle of friends, the now-expats from their Southern roots struggle with relationships, deal with life’s impartial distribution of tragedy, and search for purpose in the face of staggering wealth. First introduced in the compelling financial drama of Waccamaw Gold, the sequel follows these characters, now in their mid-thirties, on their personal and deeply connected journeys. No stranger to his subject, Woodson is a native South Carolinian, educated at Davidson College, the University of South Carolina School of Law, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Graduate School of Business, and the Emory University Graduate School of Law. He practiced in Atlanta for many years in the area of investments, financial management and taxation, and maintains deep ties with Pawleys Island and the South Carolina Lowcountry.
Tues, Nov. 28 – Moveable Feast: Linda Lovely (A Killer APP) at Pawleys Tap & Pour
Who knew our HOAs were a hotbed of conspiratorial, murderous, vengeful souls? It took an unlikely named writer, Linda Lovely, and her heroine Kylee Kane, a retired Coast Guard investigator who lives on a boat at the Downtown Beaufort Marina, to expose their diabolic behavior in her HOA Mystery series set in the South Carolina Lowcountry. The secretary for the Southeast chapter of Mystery Writers of America and member and former chapter president of Sisters in Crime, Lovely sets out to prove that deepfakes can be murder! Kane, a security consultant for Welch HOA Management, finds the first victim, Andy Fyke, crumpled at the bottom of a flight of stairs. Kylee suspects his fall’s no accident and is tied to Andy’s campaign to prohibit rentals in his Hilton Head Island community. Yet, Andy’s obvious enemies have ironclad alibis. When another Lowcountry HOA retiree dies in a hit-and-run boat tragedy, Kylee begins to think the incidents are linked—even though the victims and their assailants have little in common. The link is the Chameleon, an Artificial Intelligence expert, who can create a deepfake of almost anyone—living or dead. Even more frightening is the Chameleon’s ability to seek out disturbed souls and laser-focus their rage. A talent employed to compel subjects to act as surrogate assassins. When Kylee begins to pursue the Chameleon, the AI expert decides it’s time to groom an assassin to permanently sideline Kylee.
WED, Dec. 6 – Moveable Feast: Katherine Howe (A True Account: Hannah Masury’s Sojourn Amongst the Pyrates, Written by Herself) at Inlet Affairs
Boston-based historical fiction writer Katherine Howe is the acclaimed author of the New York Times bestsellers The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane and The House of Velvet and Glass, and she was also the co-author with Anderson Cooper of the biographies Vanderbilt, a #1 New York Times bestseller, and Astor, coming this September. She served as editor of The Penguin Book of Witches and her fiction has been translated into more than 20 languages. This new release is a mystery adventure set in the Golden Age of Piracy, dually set in Boston and in Key West where a thrilling treasure hunt takes place. Since South Carolina also played a huge role in this time period of piracy, we’re excited to bring her to our pirate cove in Murrells Inlet.
Tuesday Tastings at The Reserve with Holly Poteet and Cindy Hedrick
Dec. 5, 11 AM-1 PM
If you have been wanting to change your eating habits, substituting plant-based alternatives for animal products, but are overwhelmed by the options and the expense of trial-and-error, let lifelong professional foodie Holly Poteet and 20-year vegan Cindy Hedrick guide you on the journey to a “kinder” diet – kinder to your health, kinder to the animals, and kinder to our planet. Springboarding from Cindy’s book (No Voice … Our Choice), the duo offer once a month “tastings” in a professional home kitchen, including the options, preparation, and comparative taste/texture. November presents how to prepare several alternative side dishes for Plantsgiving (different from last year’s); December offers new holiday hors d’oeuvres and sweets! Each session limited to 8 hungry participants. $35 each, 843.235.9600, www.ClassAtPawleys.com, linda@classatpawleys.com.
Paint-Ins with Danny McLaughlin at the Litchfield Exchange
Alternate Saturdays, 10 AM-4 PM, $50 each
Join this day-long opportunity at the Litchfield Exchange (14361 Ocean Hwy, Pawleys Island) to paint with one of the region’s finest. Bring finished/unfinished works in any medium, any subject matter, any skill level for review, suggestions and instruction in color theory and composition by one of the area’s local art treasures. Tables and chairs provided and spaced for safety; bring art supplies, face mask, and easel, if needed. Fall dates: Nov. 4 & 18, Dec. 2 & 16. $50 each, 843.235.9600 or www.ClassAtPawleys.com.
Thursday, Dec. 7 – Artifact Roadshow at Hobcaw Barony Discovery Center, 2:30-4:30 PM. Bring your man-made historic artifact to be identified by professionals from the SC Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. Do you want to know the age of an arrow head, a spearpoint, or a knife point? Did you find an unusual stone tool? Did your garden yield an old hinge, a hook, a bottle, or ceramic sherds? Bring them to be identified by archaeologists Will Nassif and Heathley Johnson. Presented by the Archaeological Research Trust of SCIAA. Open to the public. All ages (children’s activities planned). Although the program is free, please register to ensure we can serve everyone interested – call 843.235.9600, email linda@classatpawleys.com or online at www.classatpawleys.com.
Thursday, Dec. 7 – Archaeology Lecture & BBQ at Kimbel Lodge, Hobcaw Barony, 5-7 PM. Emcee Lee Brockington will introduce Dr. James Spirek, the State Underwater Archaeologist since 2012, who has worked at the SC Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of South Carolina, Columbia since 1996. Jim is currently leading two maritime archaeological prospecting ventures searching for shipwrecks off Port Royal Sound and the Santee River Inlets. He will speak on “Investigating the Underwater Archaeological Legacy Around Georgetown.” For 60 years the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology has managed and researched the archaeological legacy on land and underwater in South Carolina. Over those years, the Institute has undertaken several underwater archaeological projects related to colonial endeavors, shipping, naval warfare, and other activities focused on Georgetown and the surrounding region. Foremost among these projects have been the recovery of the Brown’s Ferry Shipwreck, an early Colonial sailing vessel, now on display at the Rice Museum, and the continued search for the wrecked flagship of the Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón expedition, an early Spanish endeavor to colonize North America. These two projects along with other remnants of the maritime archaeological legacy in this area of the state form the topic of this illustrated presentation which will be held inside the Lodge, followed by a Hog Heaven supper in the Pond Pavilion near the fire pit. BYOB. Tickets $50 pp. Limited to 90. For tickets, please call Linda at 843.235.9600, email linda@classatpawleys.com or online at www.classatpawleys.com.