The Backyard Tourist has a list of suggestions to help you make the most of the season.

(Editor's Note: This is an update of an article originally published 10/27/10)

Southerners have an inborn appreciation of the autumnal equinox. Those of us who can still recollect a time before the ubiquity of “conditioned air” appreciate the change of seasons even more. This is why some of us are good churchgoers: by the middle of July we are all aware of what Hell must be like. Fall means the end of summer’s stifling tyranny, a time when our primary occupation is staying cool and moving as little as possible. By the end of August we are practically motionless.

Big Changes for the 6th Annual Beaufort International Film Festival

Each year since its inception the Beaufort International Film Festival has grown. Ticket sales and attendance have doubled each year and submissions have poured in from across the globe as have the attending filmmakers. Each year the quality of entries across the various categories has continued to improve. A number of 2011 BIFF premiers continue to show and win awards on the international film festival circuit.