Today in the Lowcountry

WEDNESDAY

Free tax counseling for taxpayers with middle and low income with special attention to senior citizens by AARP taxaide volunteers: 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Port Royal Baptist Church, 707 Pinckney Blvd., Port Royal; 843-986-0777.

Citizens Opposed to Domestic Abuse Community Awareness Program: 10 a.m., Scott Community Center, 242 Scott Hill Road, St. Helena Island; 843-770-1074, ext. 224.

Caregiver Support Group: 3-4 p.m. Friends of Caroline Hospice, 1110 13th St., Port Royal; 843-522-1552.

Creating Shooting Stars: Sharing and Teaching to achieve Reading Success for parents, teachers and caregivers: 5 p.m., Lobeco Branch of Beaufort County Library, 1862 Trask Parkway, Lobeco; 843-846-3937.

Get Your Art Out workshop for writers by Carl T. Smith: 6-8 p.m., Arts Council of Beaufort County, 1111 Boundary St.; free; 843-379-2787.

Beaufort Shag Club dance: 6-9:30 p.m., AMVETS, 1831 Ribaut Road, Port Royal; 843-524-3732.

Send calendar items at least 10 days before event date to Features Department, The Beaufort Gazette, P.O. Box 399, Beaufort, SC 29901-0399; to features@beaufortgazette.com or via fax to 843-524-8728.