Margaret Evans

Walks on Sept. 19 and Oct. 3 raise money for access to clean, safe water Thousands of Beaufort residents and visitors will splash their way in, through and around all things water at the annual Water Festival in July — but that’s an unimaginable luxury for 2 billion people around the world who have no access to clean, safe water. The 10th annual Beaufort County Walk for Water aims to change that. Registration is open now at walkforwater.com/beaufort for walks on Saturday, Sept.

A week-long exhibit returns to Art League Academy featuring local artists, themed classes, and a free Turtle Talk ‘Sea Turtle II’ by Molly Leech Halfway Home, a special sea turtle-themed art exhibit, returns to Art League Academy July 21–31, 2026, in partnership with Sea Turtle Patrol HHI. The exhibit showcases creative works from local artists celebrating the beauty and vulnerability of Hilton Head Island’s beloved sea turtles.

“The Toxic Avenger: The Musical,” a rowdy comedic story about an unlikely group of folks in New Jersey, comes to Sea Glass Stage at Coligny for a three-week run July 9-26. Melvin Ferd the Third is an earth scientist determined to clean up his hometown, Tromaville, New Jersey, and its toxic dump site. But the corrupt mayor sends her cronies to stop him. Her goons drop Melvin into a barrel of the green waste and leave him to die.