For 24 years, the Moveable Feast has been held at area restaurants throughout the year on Fridays (and some
Tuesdays), 11 AM-1 PM. The author’s presentation precedes the meal. For each feast, the chef prepares an exquisite
menu, typically unavailable during the restaurant’s public hours. Food allergies and Lent are accommodated with
advance notice. Individuals, couples, friends, book clubs and other small groups are assigned table seating at four-,
six- and eight-tops. Through 2021, most Feasts are $30, with books available for purchase and signing at the event.
*Exceptions are noted when the book is included in the ticket. Beginning in 2022, each Moveable Feast is priced
individually. The base price will be $35, however increased venue costs, book with ticket, and author fees will be
accommodated.
For reservations, 843.235.9600 or visit www.ClassAtPawleys.com.
Nov. 26 ~ Robert McAlister (Wooden Ships on Winyah Bay) at Caffe Piccolo ($30)
Local author (Pawleys Island: An Old Man’s Love Story) and wooden boat enthusiast (Cruising Through Life)
“Mac” McAlister shares the epic history of Winyah Bay’s wooden boats, stretching back to 1526 when Spanish
explorers sailed through the inlet and were greeted by Native Americans in dugout canoes. Spanning the
beginnings of the legacy of rice and indigo plantations in the early 1700s to Lafayette’s landing at Winyah Bay in
1777, the book covers the end of the lumber boom from the end of the Civil War until the beginning of World
War II when hundreds of wooden schooners loaded lumber in the Port of Georgetown and braved storms off Cape
Hatteras to deliver cargo to northern cities, while fishermen fished the rivers and the bay in wooden dories,
bateaux, and skiffs. Historic photographs, restored by Anne Swift Malarich, illustrate the fascinating history of the
rare ecological treasure that is Winyah Bay.