Pat Conroy Literary Center

MAY EVENTS & HAPPENINGS

story and photos courtesy of PAT CONROY LITERARY CENTER

The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening with author Marybeth Whalen in conversation with Cassandra King, at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St., Beaufort) on Thursday, May 7, from 5:00-6:30 p.m. Books will be available for sale and signing. Seating is limited for this free event; please call in advance to reserve: 843-379-7025.

The Pat Conroy Literary Center’s monthly Open Mic Night will be presented as a virtual event, live-streamed to our Facebook page, on Thursday, May 14, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Our featured presenter is novelist William Walsh, author of Haircuts for the Dead. Open Mic will also feature short readings of 3 to 5 minutes each by other writers in many genres.

Interested in reading as part of virtual Open Mic? Let us know at contact@patconroyliterarycenter.org.

On Friday, May 22, from 5:00-6:30 p m., the Center will host celebrity chef and cookbook author Sallie Ann Robinson. Sallie Ann will regale attendees with stories of her time on Daufuskie and her time with Pat Conroy. In addition, her latest project is to help her family save their historic Gullah house on Daufuskie Island.

The event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited, so please call to reserve your spot: 843-379-7025.

On Saturday, May 30, from 2:00-3:30 p.m., the Center will host an afternoon of conversation and a book signing with historical fiction writers Brynn Barineau and N.J. Mastro. Books will be available for sale and signing after the authors’ presentation.
The event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited, so please call to reserve your spot: 843-379-7025.