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A Menu of Great Dining Options as Chamber Restaurant Week Returns
Last year’s inaugural Chamber Restaurant Week was a “first course” in a new tradition that met with delicious success. Area restaurants will be presenting even more great cuisine for the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce’s second annual Chamber Restaurant Week, January 23-30. During Chamber Restaurant…
Bluffton Christmas Parade
What started last year as my family’s annual ritual to the Bluffton Christmas Parade ended with a muddied shoe and a bruised ego. That’s the day I fell into a drainage ditch along May River Road. Now, I didn’t take a header straight into a…
Boats and Bachelors Team up for a Worthy Cause: A Few Good Men Add Charm to the May 2 Hospice Fundraiser
For the past five years, the beginning of May has brought one of the area’s largest fundraisers and most anticipated social events: Hospice Care of the Lowcountry’s Yacht Hop. This year will be no different. On May 2, at 5:30 p.m., the Harbour Town Yacht…
Bring on the Bettinardi!
Brian Gay Heads to Harbour Town, April 12 – 18, to Defend his Verizon Heritage Title Brian Gay, winner of the 2009 Verizon Heritage, made tournament history when he seized the title with an unprecedented 10-stroke lead (score of 64). He walked away with his $1,026,000…
Celebrations’ Learning Kitchen: Dishing Up Lessons for Cooks of All Ages
Chefs Andrew Borgmeier and Glen Barroncini prepare culinary masterpieces for Celebrations Catering and Events. But when they’re not pleasing palates at the company’ numerous wedding, reunion and corporate engagements, they take time to teach the trade they know and love at Celebrations’ Learning Kitchen on…
Celebrity Golf Celebrates 30 Years
Happy 30th birthday Hilton Head Celebrity Golf Tournament. Congratulations on being a signature event on the island since 1979, associating yourself with athletes and entertainers from Johnny Bench to Johnny Unitas, Pat Boone to Paul Williams. You have raised more than $3 million through donations…
Chamber Golf Fashion Show Luncheon
The Port Royal Golf Club on March 2, 2010 The Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce teamed up with The Lowcountry Golf Course Association this March to bring a new event to the area: the first annual Chamber Golf Week to support the Verizon Heritage PGA…
Change of the Celebratory Guard - Bluffton Rotary adopts the Bluffton Village Festival
“It was all very innocent in the beginning” said Babbie Guscio, owner of The Store on Calhoun Street, who founded the Bluffton Village Festival in 1978. She’s right; it seems the best celebrations always start out that way. “We needed a social event,” she said,…
Dan McCaw - Finding The Purple Tree
Dan McCaw is pushing the envelope. His works keep evolving, drawing the viewer deeper into his paintings. “McCaw is one of the most widely collected contemporary American impressionists. But his style is now between impressionism and expressionism,” said Jack Morris of Morris and Whiteside Galleries. “He’s…
Fifth Annual Equestrian Exposition Comes To Rose Hill
??“I can always tell which is the front end of a horse, but beyond that, my art is not above the ordinary.”??– Mark Twain If you feel your equine knowledge is at the same level as Mark Twain’s and you would like to kick it up…
Fired Up About FIREWORKS
TOURISTS LOVE IT. ISLANDERS SUPPORT IT. STORE AND RESTAURANT OWNERS DEPEND ON IT. It’s Tuesday night fireworks at HarbourFest, an event that has attracted thousands of people to Shelter Cove Harbour for more than 20 years. But this summer, the pyrotechnic shows have been scaled back to eight Tuesdays…
Get Hitched On Hilton Head: A Wedding Giveaway in The Making
What does it take to throw a $100,000 luxury wedding weekend on Hilton Head Island? As the sponsors of Get Hitched on Hilton Head will tell you, a unified vision and community-wide cooperation are a good start. About 40 vendors will pool their resources November…
Hilton Head Island is Going Green: Don’t miss the 27th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade
There’s one day a year when “going green” doesn’t mean recycling or eating organic—it means attending the annual Hilton Head Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade! All the revelry without the drive to Savannah, Hilton Head’s beloved street party is now in its 27th year and…
Hilton Head Prep Students Rev Up the Stage with Grease
Playing April 8-10 at Hilton Head Island High School “We go together, like ramalala ka-dingity ding de don!” Admit it! You remember those lyrics and could probably hum the tune that accompanies them. There are few American hometowns whose movie screens or high school stages haven’t featured…
Hot Wings, Cold Beer & Good Times - WILD WING CAFE Celebrates 20 Years Of Success
She was a marketing guru who loved to cook. He was a business owner and promotions expert who considered great golf, cold beer and tasty chicken wings among life’s utmost pleasures. And while Dianne and Cecil Crowley were enamored with each other, and co-owned a…
Looking For An Excellent Adventure? Find It ON THE WATER
Hilton Head Island is paradise, and opportunities for fun abound on our beaches and beyond. Think miniature golf, face painting, psychics, surf shops, bars, clubs, shopping centers, and movies. But why not make use of the immaculate water right at our doorsteps and try an…
Midway Blue
ON THE ROAD SOMEWHERE BETWEEN FLORENCE AND MYRTLE BEACH SITS AN OLD, RUNDOWN MOTEL. A DINER-ESQUE SIGN FLASHES ITS NAME-“MIDWAY”-IN BLUE. That sign defines the character of the country cool quintet, Midway Blue. It was lead singer Warren Stone who named the band while traversing the…
Music To Your Mouth - Behind The Scenes
Just a couple of weeks ago I woke in a cold sweat. However, once I realized that it was indeed just a dream that our event headliner (Gail Simmons, from Bravo TV’s Top Chef) didn’t show, I was able to relax a little. Palmetto Bluff’s…
Party with a Purpose - Family-Friendly Sleepover to Benefit the American Cancer Society
If it’s been a while since you pulled an all-nighter, start getting some extra zzz’s and prepare to party from dusk to dawn at the 2010 Relay for Life. The theme of this year’s family-friendly sleepover is “Rock Around the Clock,” and organizers are busy…
Quail Hunting on Rowe Farms: The C2 crew heads to Estill, SC for a day of Lowcountry fun with Jimmy Rowe.
Home Sweet Home One could not have asked for a more gracious host than Mr. Rowe. As we pulled down the long driveway to the lodge at Rowe Farms, three four-legged greeters came to meet us with tails wagging. A roaring fire pit surrounded by rocking…
RUGBY - Rogues
It’s the second most popular team sport in the world (it’s played in 110 countries). Founded in 1974, the club that represents the sport on the island is purported to be the oldest continuous sports organization on Hilton Head. It’s the reason architect Rick Clanton came…
September 2010: GET HITCHED ON HILTON HEAD - And The Wedding Locations Are...
…The Harbour Town Golf Links and Windows on the Waterway! David & Julie select a maritime theme for their fall wedding and reception, as they return to cherished summer memories along the shores of Calibogue Sound. It’s the stuff dreams are made of: a wedding on…
September 2010: OUR TOWN - Seafood Jazz And Brew
If you can’t be everything to everyone, then just expand the range of what you are. That might seem simple, but it appears to be working for Hilton Head Island’s Seafood, Jazz and Brew Festival, now in its third year. For those with discriminating palettes,…
SOCIAL BUTTERFLIES: Innately Extroverted The Life Of The Party. FUN.
Just a small collection of photographs from some of the most recent social events on Hilton Head! YACHT HOP RELAY FOR LIFE SUPERIOR HEATING & AIR CONTEST WINNER HILTON HEAD SEAFOOD FEST GRAND OPENING / RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY OF URNGE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS ART MARKET ********** Are you a “Social Butterfly?” Send us photos…
Something OLD, Something NEW, White Beach Borrowed Canopy Of BLUE?
We’ve narrowed down the list of venue options and now it’s up to the winning couple to decide WHERE to Get Hitched. “My Dad always hoped I’d be married on Hilton Head Island,” says Get Hitched Bride-To-Be Julie Klein. “We have so many fond memories…
Straight from the Heart: Valentine Dinner Dance Benefits CRF
On Saturday, February 13, at 6:30 p.m., hundreds of local residents, former residents and their guests will gather at the Crowne Plaza Resort to have a ball. It’s the Children’s Relief Fund’s 14th annual Valentine dinner dance and auction to raise money for area children…
The Heat is On—in February!
Sample gourmet food prepared by 16 of the top restaurants in the area. Watch a heated Iron Chef competition among 10 of the finest Lowcountry chefs. Mingle with Southern authors and purchase autographed books. If this sounds like the perfect recipe for curing the mid-winter blahs,…
Tourism Rebounds! THE PREDATOR VACATIONS ON HILTON HEAD & EXPLORES OLD TOWN BLUFFTON
Dear Mom, Sorry I haven’t written lately. Been swamped promoting my new movie! Decided to get away for a few days and do this “vacation” thing these humans are always talking about. I tried out the hunting (although they call it “fishing”?) on my first…
Turkey For Dummies: Turkey with Apple Stuffing
Ingredients: 4 cups apples, peeled, cored and chopped 3 cups of sliced almonds 1 ½ cups chopped celery 1 ½ cups of chopped onion ½ cup of butter 2 tsp of ground cinnamon 2 tsp poultry seasoning 12 cups of cubed bread 1 cup raisins 1 cup apple juice 3 eggs whisked (1) 16…
Last year’s inaugural Chamber Restaurant Week was a “first course” in a new tradition that met with delicious success. Area restaurants will be presenting even more great cuisine for the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce’s second annual Chamber Restaurant Week, January 23-30. During Chamber Restaurant…
Bluffton Christmas Parade
What started last year as my family’s annual ritual to the Bluffton Christmas Parade ended with a muddied shoe and a bruised ego. That’s the day I fell into a drainage ditch along May River Road. Now, I didn’t take a header straight into a…
Boats and Bachelors Team up for a Worthy Cause: A Few Good Men Add Charm to the May 2 Hospice Fundraiser
For the past five years, the beginning of May has brought one of the area’s largest fundraisers and most anticipated social events: Hospice Care of the Lowcountry’s Yacht Hop. This year will be no different. On May 2, at 5:30 p.m., the Harbour Town Yacht…
Bring on the Bettinardi!
Brian Gay Heads to Harbour Town, April 12 – 18, to Defend his Verizon Heritage Title Brian Gay, winner of the 2009 Verizon Heritage, made tournament history when he seized the title with an unprecedented 10-stroke lead (score of 64). He walked away with his $1,026,000…
Celebrations’ Learning Kitchen: Dishing Up Lessons for Cooks of All Ages
Chefs Andrew Borgmeier and Glen Barroncini prepare culinary masterpieces for Celebrations Catering and Events. But when they’re not pleasing palates at the company’ numerous wedding, reunion and corporate engagements, they take time to teach the trade they know and love at Celebrations’ Learning Kitchen on…
Celebrity Golf Celebrates 30 Years
Happy 30th birthday Hilton Head Celebrity Golf Tournament. Congratulations on being a signature event on the island since 1979, associating yourself with athletes and entertainers from Johnny Bench to Johnny Unitas, Pat Boone to Paul Williams. You have raised more than $3 million through donations…
Chamber Golf Fashion Show Luncheon
The Port Royal Golf Club on March 2, 2010 The Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce teamed up with The Lowcountry Golf Course Association this March to bring a new event to the area: the first annual Chamber Golf Week to support the Verizon Heritage PGA…
Change of the Celebratory Guard - Bluffton Rotary adopts the Bluffton Village Festival
“It was all very innocent in the beginning” said Babbie Guscio, owner of The Store on Calhoun Street, who founded the Bluffton Village Festival in 1978. She’s right; it seems the best celebrations always start out that way. “We needed a social event,” she said,…
Dan McCaw - Finding The Purple Tree
Dan McCaw is pushing the envelope. His works keep evolving, drawing the viewer deeper into his paintings. “McCaw is one of the most widely collected contemporary American impressionists. But his style is now between impressionism and expressionism,” said Jack Morris of Morris and Whiteside Galleries. “He’s…
Fifth Annual Equestrian Exposition Comes To Rose Hill
??“I can always tell which is the front end of a horse, but beyond that, my art is not above the ordinary.”??– Mark Twain If you feel your equine knowledge is at the same level as Mark Twain’s and you would like to kick it up…
Fired Up About FIREWORKS
TOURISTS LOVE IT. ISLANDERS SUPPORT IT. STORE AND RESTAURANT OWNERS DEPEND ON IT. It’s Tuesday night fireworks at HarbourFest, an event that has attracted thousands of people to Shelter Cove Harbour for more than 20 years. But this summer, the pyrotechnic shows have been scaled back to eight Tuesdays…
Get Hitched On Hilton Head: A Wedding Giveaway in The Making
What does it take to throw a $100,000 luxury wedding weekend on Hilton Head Island? As the sponsors of Get Hitched on Hilton Head will tell you, a unified vision and community-wide cooperation are a good start. About 40 vendors will pool their resources November…
Hilton Head Island is Going Green: Don’t miss the 27th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade
There’s one day a year when “going green” doesn’t mean recycling or eating organic—it means attending the annual Hilton Head Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade! All the revelry without the drive to Savannah, Hilton Head’s beloved street party is now in its 27th year and…
Hilton Head Prep Students Rev Up the Stage with Grease
Playing April 8-10 at Hilton Head Island High School “We go together, like ramalala ka-dingity ding de don!” Admit it! You remember those lyrics and could probably hum the tune that accompanies them. There are few American hometowns whose movie screens or high school stages haven’t featured…
Hot Wings, Cold Beer & Good Times - WILD WING CAFE Celebrates 20 Years Of Success
She was a marketing guru who loved to cook. He was a business owner and promotions expert who considered great golf, cold beer and tasty chicken wings among life’s utmost pleasures. And while Dianne and Cecil Crowley were enamored with each other, and co-owned a…
Looking For An Excellent Adventure? Find It ON THE WATER
Hilton Head Island is paradise, and opportunities for fun abound on our beaches and beyond. Think miniature golf, face painting, psychics, surf shops, bars, clubs, shopping centers, and movies. But why not make use of the immaculate water right at our doorsteps and try an…
Midway Blue
ON THE ROAD SOMEWHERE BETWEEN FLORENCE AND MYRTLE BEACH SITS AN OLD, RUNDOWN MOTEL. A DINER-ESQUE SIGN FLASHES ITS NAME-“MIDWAY”-IN BLUE. That sign defines the character of the country cool quintet, Midway Blue. It was lead singer Warren Stone who named the band while traversing the…
Music To Your Mouth - Behind The Scenes
Just a couple of weeks ago I woke in a cold sweat. However, once I realized that it was indeed just a dream that our event headliner (Gail Simmons, from Bravo TV’s Top Chef) didn’t show, I was able to relax a little. Palmetto Bluff’s…
Party with a Purpose - Family-Friendly Sleepover to Benefit the American Cancer Society
If it’s been a while since you pulled an all-nighter, start getting some extra zzz’s and prepare to party from dusk to dawn at the 2010 Relay for Life. The theme of this year’s family-friendly sleepover is “Rock Around the Clock,” and organizers are busy…
Quail Hunting on Rowe Farms: The C2 crew heads to Estill, SC for a day of Lowcountry fun with Jimmy Rowe.
Home Sweet Home One could not have asked for a more gracious host than Mr. Rowe. As we pulled down the long driveway to the lodge at Rowe Farms, three four-legged greeters came to meet us with tails wagging. A roaring fire pit surrounded by rocking…
RUGBY - Rogues
It’s the second most popular team sport in the world (it’s played in 110 countries). Founded in 1974, the club that represents the sport on the island is purported to be the oldest continuous sports organization on Hilton Head. It’s the reason architect Rick Clanton came…
September 2010: GET HITCHED ON HILTON HEAD - And The Wedding Locations Are...
…The Harbour Town Golf Links and Windows on the Waterway! David & Julie select a maritime theme for their fall wedding and reception, as they return to cherished summer memories along the shores of Calibogue Sound. It’s the stuff dreams are made of: a wedding on…
September 2010: OUR TOWN - Seafood Jazz And Brew
If you can’t be everything to everyone, then just expand the range of what you are. That might seem simple, but it appears to be working for Hilton Head Island’s Seafood, Jazz and Brew Festival, now in its third year. For those with discriminating palettes,…
SOCIAL BUTTERFLIES: Innately Extroverted The Life Of The Party. FUN.
Just a small collection of photographs from some of the most recent social events on Hilton Head! YACHT HOP RELAY FOR LIFE SUPERIOR HEATING & AIR CONTEST WINNER HILTON HEAD SEAFOOD FEST GRAND OPENING / RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY OF URNGE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS ART MARKET ********** Are you a “Social Butterfly?” Send us photos…
Something OLD, Something NEW, White Beach Borrowed Canopy Of BLUE?
We’ve narrowed down the list of venue options and now it’s up to the winning couple to decide WHERE to Get Hitched. “My Dad always hoped I’d be married on Hilton Head Island,” says Get Hitched Bride-To-Be Julie Klein. “We have so many fond memories…
Straight from the Heart: Valentine Dinner Dance Benefits CRF
On Saturday, February 13, at 6:30 p.m., hundreds of local residents, former residents and their guests will gather at the Crowne Plaza Resort to have a ball. It’s the Children’s Relief Fund’s 14th annual Valentine dinner dance and auction to raise money for area children…
The Heat is On—in February!
Sample gourmet food prepared by 16 of the top restaurants in the area. Watch a heated Iron Chef competition among 10 of the finest Lowcountry chefs. Mingle with Southern authors and purchase autographed books. If this sounds like the perfect recipe for curing the mid-winter blahs,…
Tourism Rebounds! THE PREDATOR VACATIONS ON HILTON HEAD & EXPLORES OLD TOWN BLUFFTON
Dear Mom, Sorry I haven’t written lately. Been swamped promoting my new movie! Decided to get away for a few days and do this “vacation” thing these humans are always talking about. I tried out the hunting (although they call it “fishing”?) on my first…
Turkey For Dummies: Turkey with Apple Stuffing
Ingredients: 4 cups apples, peeled, cored and chopped 3 cups of sliced almonds 1 ½ cups chopped celery 1 ½ cups of chopped onion ½ cup of butter 2 tsp of ground cinnamon 2 tsp poultry seasoning 12 cups of cubed bread 1 cup raisins 1 cup apple juice 3 eggs whisked (1) 16…
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