10TH ANNUAL MARCH FORTH EVENT MARCH 2-8
photos courtesy of PAT CONROY LITERARY CENTER
The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center announces its10th annual March Forth event. This event commemorates the anniversary of best-selling novelist Pat Conroy’s passing on March 4th, 2016 with programs on the major themes of his writing and teaching life, including social justice, inclusivity, conservation, education, and storytelling.
Programs will be held in Beaufort, Bluffton, Charleston, Daufuskie Island, Okatie, and St. Helena Island.
Programs include:
Monday, March 2, 2:00-3:00 PM
“Introduction to a Lowcountry Legend,” by Pat Conroy’s literary agent and longtime publicist Marly Rusoff
Tuesday, March 3, 2:00 – 3:00 PM
“Introduction to a Lowcountry Legend,’ by longtime Conroy friend current chairman of the Pat Conroy Literary Center, Sean Scapellato
Wednesday, March 4, 11:30 – 1 PM
Taste of Lowcountry Crawl with authors Lynn and Cele Seldon, authors of 100 Things to Do in the Lowcountry Before You Die
Wednesday, March 4, 5:00 – 6:30 PM
Poetry Readings at the Beaufort Witness Tree by several poets including Pat Conroy’s brother Tim Conroy
Thursday, March 5, 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Pat Conroy Citadel tour guided by Conroy’s Citadel classmate and fellow author John Warley (bus tour leaving from the Conroy Center)
Wednesday, March 4 – Sunday March 8, 12:00 PM – 4PM
Free Guided Tours of the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St. Beaufort)
Friday, March 6, 10AM-4PM
Daufuskie Island Tour led by Pat Conroy’s student turned celebrity chef Sallie Ann Robinson. Departs from Bluffton by boat (limited to 12)
Friday, March 6, 5-6:30PM
Award-winning novelist Brendan Slocumb, bestselling author of The Violin Conspiracy, Symphony of Secrets, and The Dark Maestro, at the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce
Saturday, March 7, 10:30AM-1:30PM
Kayaking and Nature Writing at the Port Royal Foundation Maritime Center with Katherine Brown
Saturday, March 7, 4-5PM
Chris Barr, Interpretive Program Manager & Public Information Officer for the Reconstruction Era National Historical Park, will share the history of the Beaufort Witness Tree and surrounding area during the Civil War.
Saturday, March 7, 5PM-?
Open House at the Conroy Center.
Sunday, March 8, 10:30AM-2PM
March Forth at Penn Center, St. Helena Island, featuring nature walks, lunch, Robert Smalls descendent Michael Moore, author of Freedom on the The Sea and Disney/Marvel screenwriter Rob Edwards, author of the graphic novel Defiant, with a talk by Gullah celebrity chef Sallie Ann Robinson.
For more information and to make reservations to events: patconroyliterarycenter.org
