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November/December 2010

features:

24 shop local

26 homemade delicacies

38 support your local

The best and the brightest of

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by Bob Dart

The PGA plays through the Golden Isles

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BUSINESS 46 A Swingin’ Summit

Rich Nazzaro at the Sporting Clays course.

Photo by Joe Loehle, EOJ Design & Photo.

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Golden Isles The Magazine for Brunswick, sT. siMons, Jekyll & sea islands

15 Nature Connection 17 Green Acres 19 Vignettes of Absurdity 21 Par for the Course 90 Out & About 100 Coastal Calendar 104 Coastal Cuisine

49 Put Some Wow in Your Vows 58 Bridal Fair Sneak Peek 64 Wedding Band Dos & Don’ts 69 Top 10 Best & Worst Wedding Songs 72 Good Hair Day 77 2010 Local Weddings 81 The Wedding Budget

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ere’s my argument for shopping local: For all the time and money I’ve spent at home improvement chain stores since becoming the frustrated owner of a 70-year-old house, never once have the owners of said stores devoted a day off to teaching me to shoot sporting clays. Nor have they taught me to fly. Or even invited me to their Christmas parties.

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Big box stores lack the personality that local merchants do; the Internet may reRoberts, who conceived, orgamember what site you visited, what you nized and shot our Bridal Inbought and what size you wear, but it can’t spiration Boards spread in our ask after the husband and kids and the 2011 bridal section. health of your own business. It won’t suggest a good topic for a story or tell you a funny story that brightens an otherwise ho-hum day. It’s likely that the people behind non-local and cyber-based enterprises don’t care about anything but how much you spend with them, and then they go off and spend what they make off of you elsewhere. with

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I count as invaluable sources of information, support and wonderful friendship many of the advertisers in this issue. They are people who help me nurture a vision into life, who teach me something new and wonderful every day and make my job (and hopefully your reading experience) fun and interesting.

This prolonged and ongoing downturn in our economy has leveled the playing field a bit, reminding us that fortune is fleeting but family, friends and community will be there to help and support us in good times and bad. I hear much less of the over there vs. over here discussion that once made Brunswick and the Golden Isles a community defined by the geography of the haves and the have-nots. We seem to be sharing with neighbors more, helping those who need it more graciously, and appreciating what we have, no matter how much or how little.

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Hopefully, we’ll inspire you to give them all a try, and see what shopping local can do for you.

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Glynn County Rec Department Recognized for Excellence in Youth Sports The National Alliance for Youth Sports awarded the Glynn County Recreation and Parks Department its Excellence in Youth Sports Award. Developed by NAYS and Athletic Business magazine, the Excellence in Youth Sports Award recognizes youth sports programs that are doing superior jobs of conducting diverse activities with a focus on providing safe and positive experiences for all participants, including children, parents and coaches.

“The leadership skills and dedication of our staff to the kids are second to none,” says Steve Mellinger, program manager of Glynn County Recreation and Parks department. “This, along with the cooperation of the parents, volunteer coaches and officials is the real reason why Glynn County has been recognized as one of this year’s winners.”

Glynn County Recreation and Parks was chosen from more than 100 youth sports programs nationwide that submitted applications. In addition to their dedication to providing fun and safe sporting experiences to the youth in the community, they are also recognized for their exemplary efforts of ensuring the safety of each participant.

According to John Engh, chief operating officer at NAYS, “Glynn County Recreation and Parks have proven a commitment, not only to protecting the 3,100 children participating in their youth sports program, but to each volunteer, parent and coach involved. This is part of the reason why they are a most deserving winner of the Excellence in Youth Sports Award.”

Pictured from left are: James A. Bishop, Southeast Georgia Health System Foundation Board of Directors Chairman; Michelle Morris, Health System Assistant Vice President; Alice Furtado, owner of Beauty & Skin; Katelynn Henderson, Beauty & Skin employee; DelRia Baisden, Health System Vice President; and Gary R. Colberg, FACHE, Health System President & CEO.

Local Breast Cancer Care Programs Get a Boost Downtown Brunswick business Beauty & Skin and the sorority Pirates of the Spanish Main held a special PINK products sale during the month of October with $500 in proceeds from specially marked products going to the Southeast Georgia Health System cancer care programs. The products included specially designed T-shirts promoting breast cancer awareness, pink bracelets with positive messages, pink rubber duckies and more.

The Health System’s WOW mobile was also on hand outside the business on Oct. 23 to provide free blood pressure, blood glucose and bone density screenings.

The Idiat and the Odd-yssey is now in book form Pyramids in Cairo, Temples in Athens, a Shroud in Turin, a Library in Ephesus, and yes, even the Barber of Seville – they’re all in Georgia if you know where to look. Photographer and wit Harlan Hambright takes us on a trip around the world without leaving the Peach State in this unusual tour that is sometimes historic, sometimes informative, sometimes melancholy, sometimes satirical, sometimes absurd and almost always humorous. Collected in book form, after first appearing in print in Golden Isles Magazine, The Idiat and the Odd-yssey is based on Homer’s Odyssey, if but barely, this is an entertaining yet educational study of the Empire State of the South. Available though the author’s Web site, www.theidiat.com, and at local book stores.

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Mother-Daughter Team Launches Jewelry Line Poetic Culture is the culmination of several years’ worth of dreams and creative ideas, bounced back and forth between Sunni Riggs and her mother, Marsha Hicks. For several years, the pair discussed the idea of starting their own jewelry and accessory business. Finally deciding to make their dreams a reality, they joined forces to create a new line of handcrafted creations. Most of the pieces that the mother-daughter team creates are one-of-a-kind. You won’t find accessories and jewelry like theirs in any store. They are in the process of setting up an online store, and also host home parties. Learn more at www. poeticculture.com

The Big Read 2011: The Jazz Age Is Back in The Great Gatsby Marsha Hicks and Sunni Riggs of Poetic Culture along with some of the jewelry the pair are selling now.

The Golden Isles was chosen as one of only 75 communities nationwide to receive a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in the latest round of The Big Read. Golden Isles Arts and Humanities Association is partnering with Three Rivers Library System, the College of Coastal Georgia and local public school systems to present The Big Read 2011: Coastal Georgia Reads The Great Gatsby in February. There will be an expanded program with discussion groups, exhibits, films, performances, lectures, school programs, and special public events throughout Glynn, McIntosh and Camden counties focusing on the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel about America in the 1920s. The great success of the previous Big Read literary initiatives (Fahrenheit 451, To Kill a Mockingbird and the tales and poems of Edgar Allan Poe) was a key factor in receiving the grant. Everyone is encouraged to participate in this valuable and fun communitybuilding program.

The Kick-Off Event will take place Feb. 4 at the Historic Ritz Theatre and throughout Downtown Brunswick at First Friday. There will be contests, live music, exhibits and special surprises.

Keynote speaker is Penn State University English Professor James L.W. West. West is the editor of a reconstruction of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s first attempt at writing The Great Gatsby under a different title.

Visit www.goldenislesarts.org for a complete calendar of events that includes performances, book discussions, films and other Big Read activities.

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Brunswick Junior Woman’s Club Holds Multiple Events to Raise Money for the Heart The Brunswick Junior Woman’s Club has been busy. In November they held their second bicycle-based poker run called Tap 2 Tap 4 the Ticker. The event included more than 100 riders of all ages who biked from one restaurant/bar to another where they received a card to add to their poker hand. Participating restaurants included Southern Soul, Saltwater Cowboy, Locos Bar & Grill and Brogen’s North. The group used MonkeyWrench Bicycles as their base of operations. A low country boil was served at Brogen’s North and prizes awarded for best hand, worst hand and some lottery drawings. Over $3500 was raised!

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The In early December, they hosted the first Conrhole Classic at Brogen’s South. Twent-four Classic teams of 2, came out All Proceeds to benefit alliance for smiles and to try their hand at the the Brunswick Junior Woman’s club popular tailgating game which involves throwing a beanbag into a hole in a wooden board. Over 100 people attended and raised over $1000. Everyone agreed that this was a fun event to be a part of. Portions of the proceeds were to hep fund a mission for Where?

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WheN? BROGEN'S 12:30 PM $25 Alliance for Smiles which helps children with cleft palates in third registration open from per Team of 2 11:00 AM - 12:00 NOON SOUTH world countries. The rest will go towards theMusic BJWC’s annual donaby DJs by Island Sound and tions to the Glynn Heart Association.

Magical Mystery Potato Head Funk Jam Groove Thing American Cornhole Association rules apply. Prizes will be awarded for top teams.

Don’t know how to play? it couldn’t be simpler! if you can throw a bean bag you can play cornhole. the rules can be explained in about two minutes.

But they aren’t done yet! This is all leading up to their annuThe al Red Dress Ball held on February 12, 2011. This year the ball’s venue has been changed to the A. W. Jones Heritage Center near the Lighthouse.

They hope the new indoor facility and lower priced tickets will bring more people out than ever to help raise money for the Glynn Heart Association. Straton Hall is catering the events and Spike at the Beach will be helping everyone dance the night away.

There will also be silent auctions. Tickets are $60 which includes food and drinks. Go to www.brunswickjwc.org

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Golden Isles Magazine Bridal Fair If you’re planning to marry, dreaming of marrying or just want a fun place to go on a wintery Sunday afternoon, make plans to visit the Golden Isles Magazine Bridal Fair from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. Jan. 16. We’ve got a new venue this year – the lovely Grand Oaks Hall on the Jekyll Island Convention Campus in the Historic District on Jekyll Island.

The event is free – aside from the $5 parking fee Jekyll Island charges – and promises to be loads of fun.

In addition to our usual creative and extremely entertaining vendors – boutiques, jewelry stores, stationers, caterers, photographers, DJs, and gift shops – Annie Akins, who with husband Tim is the heart-and-soul of wedding band After Hours, will serve as our Mistress of Ceremonies, presiding over a new and different style of show packed full of good ideas.

Meet us under the Big Top Jan. 16, and see how our fabulous local wedding vendors can make your dreams come true! For more information, call 634-8466.

Harry D. Jones receives Northwestern Mutual Award Northwestern Mutual honored St. Simons Island-based financial representative Harry D. Jones with its 2010 Forum Award, recognizing an outstanding year of helping clients throughout the region achieve financial security. Jones is affiliated with The Koch Group based in St. Simons Island.

“Professionals like Harry have never been more valued and needed by families who are seeking financial security,” says Northwestern Mutual Executive Vice President Todd M. Schoon.

“On St. Simons Island and around the country, there’s been a surge in demand for long-term financial security planning to help people address challenges.”

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Darla Schoeppner Recognized by Hospital Auxiliary Volunteer Darla Schoeppner was named the Southeast Georgia Health System Brunswick Campus Auxiliary’s Volunteer of the Quarter in December. Schoeppner handles the magazine cart and volunteers in the marketing/public relations department and other areas as needed.

She joined the auxiliary in 2008. “I wanted to volunteer here because the hospital saved my life,” says Schoeppner, who suffered a life-threatening brain aneurism in December 2005 and spent several months as a patient at the Brunswick Campus. “I wanted to give back.”

“Darla’s a very visible face among our volunteers and her uplifting spirit and personal testimony inspire us all,” says Kristin Doll, director of Volunteer Services. Pictured with her are Brunswick Auxiliary President Darryl Toler and Doll. For more information about the Auxiliary and volunteering opportunities at the Health System call 912-466-1071 or email kdoll@sghs.org.

Georgia’s Coast Gets Rave Reviews

Saint Simons Christian School Students Attend Jekyll Island Convention Center Groundbreaking Students from the 4th and 5th grades and the Middle School Student Council of St. Simons Christian School attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Jekyll Island Convention Center on Dec. 7, 2010. At the ceremony, Governor Sonny Perdue and other guest speakers were asked to make a permanent mark on slabs of wet concrete. The children, guests and employees who attended the event were also asked to leave a mark in the four concrete tiles to signify the permanence of revitalization. The cement tiles will be used in the new Jekyll Island Beach Village that will open in 2012.

SSCS Fifth grade teacher Mrs. Diana Josey assists student Grace Paolini and other students in leaving a handprint in a concrete tile at the groundbreaking ceremony.

St. Simons Island and the other Sea Islands of Georgia have received national recognition recently as travel destinations. National Geographic Traveler’s November/December issue named the Georgia Sea Islands among its “Top Rated Coastal Destinations” in the world. A panel of 340 experts in sustainable tourism and destination stewardship ranked 99 coastal areas that span the globe from Wales to Mozambique. The ranking categories were Top Rated, Doing Well, In the Balance, Facing Trouble and Bottom Rated. The Top Rated category listings are considered by the experts to be “in excellent shape, relatively unspoiled, and likely to remain so.” The only other U.S. destinations listed in the Top Rated category were the Oregon Coast and the Na Pali Coast of Kauai in Hawaii.

St. Simons Island was also recognized by travel Web site Yahoo Travel as one of “America’s 10 Best Winter Beach Retreats.” Beth Collins wrote that the island is known for “its historical landmarks, white sand beaches and 99 holes of golf” and that “the leisurely pace of life here will make you want to stay away from anything with a motor.” St. Simons Island also made its debut in the Top 10 listings for Top Islands in North America in Condé Nast Traveler’s 2010 Readers’ Choice Awards, joining Amelia Island and Longboat Key, Fla.

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It seems to me that January is the best month to plan a wedding. My partner Jenny and I start getting calls around Thanksgiving and they continue all through the holiday season.

The guys must figure if they have to buy a present any way, they might as well go for the BIGGIE! As I might have mentioned before, I have been in the catering business for the past 47 years, and when it comes to wedding receptions, I have seen and done it all. Large seated dinners, small brunches, parties on boats and in airplanes. The largest reception was for 2,000 and I never want to do that again. The wettest reception was during a tremendous thunderstorm, on the marsh, in McIntosh County. One of the trickiest was getting a three-tiered wedding cake to Little Cumberland Island in a small motorboat. What this all amounts to is HOW WELL CAN YOU IMPLEMENT PLAN B. I am a true disciple of “Plan B.” You have to be ready for just about anything.

One of the most elaborate parties we ever had the honor of catering was for a wonderful couple on Sea Island. They had a beautiful new home, decorated for the holidays to a “fare thee well” (as my Mom would say), and they were ready for a party. Jenny and I met with the couple and listened to all their grand ideas. There were Christmas trees in every room, so we had to have food and drink in every room. If it was a lovely night, the patio overlooking the marsh was wonderful and could we have an oyster roast going on outside? Of course we could; No problem!

On the dining room table (a gorgeous 200-year-old beauty from London) we had to have a roast suckling pig resting on the heirloom silver tray that had been in the family for generations. Wonderful! And the list went on and on. Caviar, smoked

fish, rack of lamb, shrimp prepared many ways, all kinds of sweets.

When our hostess finally took a moment to catch her breath, she asked if there was anything she might have missed on the menu. I replied, with a little grin, “ I think you forgot the peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.” (I was just trying to be funny.) So help me, the husband pipes up, “Oh, I love those! Let’s have some!”

with the rest of the menu. It turned out to be one of the biggest hits at the party, and has been served at many wonderful gatherings ever since. So, to my many fans and fine readers, I give you the recipe for the famous kids’ sandwich reinvented for the adult palate.

Flo Anderson took her first restaurant job at the King and Prince Hotel in 1971. She’s been cooking ever since. Her restaurant, the 4th of May Café, endures in the St. Simons Village. Flo is the mother of three and grandmother to seven, all of whom live on St. Simons Island.

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rides and weddings make me think of the rice, birdseed and bubbles often used to wish the bride and groom the best as they begin their life together. The release of doves at the ceremony is another popular way of wishing the newlyweds peace, love and harmony. The turtledove is the favorite bird to release, and is interesting because it is trained to return home. Turtledoves have a look-a-like cousin called the Eurasian Collared-Dove, a non-native species seen throughout North America since establishing a population in Florida several decades ago.

Eurasian CollaredDoves are native to Pakistan. In the middle of the 20th Century they began showing up in Europe. They are not migratory, but they will move around from place to place.

mas? When they were placed in the aviary, they started fighting with the other caged birds. As the story goes, the owner could not tolerate these birds fighting. He opened the door and released the doves. This was in the 1970s. They arrived in south Florida in 1982. At that time, there were wild turtledoves in south Florida. A few birders reported seeing the oversize darker doves that were not turtledoves. Birders love a challenge. Therefore, there were many discussions of the finer points of identifying the two species.

In 1990, the first Eurasian Collared-Dove showed up in Glynn County at the port. For a few years, it was a big deal to go over to the port and get the Eurasian CollaredDove on your bird list. Then they started showing up all around the state. From there, they started spreading Turtledoves are west: Texas in 2000, smaller and paler Arizona a couple of than Eurasian years later, then CaliCollared-Doves. fornia. In September Still, it is a chala couple from Washlenge to tell the ington State told me two species apart. these birds were now This is where the in Seattle. I believe A Eurasian Collared-Dove story begins with they are searching for this unique dove. the right freighter in Turtledoves are domestic caged birds. They are hand-raised docile order to cross the Pacific Ocean to Japan then China, then India and birds. Eurasian Collared-Doves are not docile. They are wild birds finally back home to Pakistan. They are trying to return home the used to surviving around us but still free and used to it. In the wild, long way. I think of them as the bird that went around the world in it is the top bird that gets the best food, the best mate and gets to 80 years. live another day.

I wish them luck just as I wish all the brides best wishes in 2011.

Keeping caged birds is a popular hobby. There are bird dealers in Europe who do keep Eurasian Collared-Doves caged. One of these dealWhether Lydia Thompson is talking about birds, banding, or drawing birds, her major focus is to ers received an order from the Bahamas for 50 pairs of turtledoves. intertwine her bird studies and her art. Now she is pursuing her studies of birds & the art of the The bird dealer in the Netherlands did not have turtledoves. He had intaglio print. Preservation and conservation of bird habitats are her major concern. She is blogging at www.coastalgeorgiabirding-lydia.blogspot.com.

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farmer. We started with about 25 and now we are up to about 100.

Then a fellow farmer mentioned to Josh that he knew about a good deal on a milk cow. We called the man and arranged to pick up the cow and her calf. Well, bless her heart, she was starving to death when we got her, so, we had to make her stop milking and let her get back to a healthy weight. She’s doing very well now and will be ready to milk in the next couple of months. Then, finally, we will be completely self-sufficient.

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All of this is not to say that I don’t buy anything from the store.

There are processed foods that I love. I just don’t want them to be my only option.

had one of those moments, one of those moments when someone says something and you can still feel the sting of their words days later. The moment came when I was sitting with a few other moms at our kids’ swimming lessons. One of the moms turned and said, “Oh, and did you hear that hormones in the food we eat are putting our girls into early puberty?” Immediately, I thought of my two young girls. I thought of how quickly they are growing and I certainly didn’t need any help speeding that process along.

Amanda Kirkland is a Georgia girl who fell in love with a redneck and had four beautiful redneck children. She spends her days taking care of those four kids, about 25 cows, 100 chickens and a garden that has fed her family for at least three decades.

It’s funny how I’ve lived 30 years and never really thought about where my food comes from. Until I heard one sentence from that random mom, I never really thought about how chickens are pumped full of hormones so that they grow so quickly the companies can have them born, grown and in the freezer at the grocery store in a matter of weeks. I never thought about cows being pumped full of artificial growth hormone so that they would produce more milk and in turn more revenue. I knew I had to make a change for my family. I was lucky though. My husband already had a small herd of cows. We also already had a family garden which has been providing our family with fresh vegetables for more than 25 years.

I had a thought. I was having more of them, now that I was really putting my brain into gear thinking about where all of our food actually comes from. I was determined to find a way to provide everything for ourselves. I was really halfway there already with the herd of cows and the garden. Next I needed chickens and a milk cow.

My husband, Josh, agreed relatively easily to the chickens. I think he thought he would start me out sort of small because he could handle a few chickens if I grew bored with them and this whole idea.

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hey arrive on a motorcycle, approach her father and ask his permission to be married. Say they’re in love. Love?

How quaint, he thinks.

time. So, with both camps now armed, they call a conference to hash out the details of the marriage vows. The lawyers get hung up in minutiae, specifically on the words “I Do.”

picious eyes dart furtively across the aisle.

Hypocrisy smiles politely while denigrating attire and character. Guests speculate on the spectacle’s price tag.

He knows about love, makes his living from it – he’s a divorce attorney. He contemplates their naiveté. It’s a miracle. Somebody is finally asking to marry his daughter. And a man, at that. He questions the man’s sanity, but dismisses the thought when they promise never to move into his home. Surely there’s a God, he concludes.

The groom argues it’s ludicrous to think that he, or any man, can love, honor, comfort and cherish any woman until death. He wants to re-define “love.” He says the commitment is too broad and his experience with women too vast. He prefers to narrow the language to read “I might” instead of “I Do.” He cites the bride’s mother as an example of the law of unintended consequences. The bride’s father agrees to that. He wishes he had done likewise. He prices Harleys later that day.

The Harley waits outside, uncomfortable in its wedding attire. White bows and pink roses demean its masculinity. Its train is a colorful assortment of beer cans. It hopes the Angel Gang doesn’t see it.

He asks if the man has a job and money.

The answer is No. He’s not surprised. He asks how and where they’ll live. In love, on the road, they reply. He inquires about the source of money, and learns the nuances of food stamps and unemployment benefits.

He rationalizes that love overcomes all lesser things, but plans to increase his life insurance in case. He consents quickly before the man changes his mind.

The bride’s mother arranges the wedding details. She burns through their entire savings, borrows more. The groom’s mother is shunned, thought to live in an inferior zip code. The fathers know they’re irrelevant and occupy themselves with golf. The bride’s father mentions the cost of the gown. He’s rebuked and told to sit down, shut up and shell out. He does. God loves cheerful givers, he recalls. That afternoon he explores filing for Chapter 11.

The groom gets nervous because her father’s a divorce attorney. He chooses a nightschool lawyer as his best man. He remembers the harsh treatment at the hands of his ex-wife’s lawyer. He hopes to avoid it this

The father is concerned about the vow to accept this man “for richer or poorer.” From what he could see, the groom couldn’t get any poorer, and his prospects for richer seem unattainable. He suggests the vow reads, “For richer not poorer.” They discuss a prenup.

The meeting grinds on. They find little for compromise. Decorum soon devolves into shouts and name-calling. They call for a recess. The meeting resumes after a few martinis. Someone suggests the wedding should occur in front of a judge. Another laughs, says a jury is needed. The minister intercedes, prays and offers a compromise.

They grudgingly accept, adjourn and retreat to the bar. Even the minister shows up, having slipped in from the alley. Preachers are sneaky about such things.

The bride glides down the aisle. She grins at the groom who’s grasping the altar for support. The lawyers wink at the minister. Her father wears the obligatory smile, his mind on maxed-out credit cards and barren bank accounts. He considers whispering, “Honey, it’s not too late to back out.” But thinks the better of it. He recites his five words, “Her mother and I do.” He wants to add, “With pleasure,” but is overruled. He sits down again.

The minister charges the couple with covenants dating to the Middle Ages. Their ears listen while their lips yearn to kiss. He pauses at the “I Do” finale. The church becomes silent. The guests are tense. Nothing moves.

No one breathes.

After the tortuous silence, they affirm, “I Do.” She adds, “But if love fails, all he gets is the Harley, and I move back in with daddy.” The bride’s father faints. On the way down he’s heard to say, “Son, if that happens, I’m leaving on my Harley.”

Love triumphs again.

The wedding day arrives. With it comes the inflow of flowers and the outflow of cash. The supporting actors – bridesmaids, groomsmen and guests – complete the scene. Sus-

Bud Hearn was born in Valdosta and grew up in Colquitt. A graduate of the University of Georgia, he moved to Sea Island in 2004. He cohosts the weekly Friday Forum community lunches at the McKinnon-St. Simons Airport, invests in real estate, writes Inane Vignettes (two books), and also engages in travel, photography and piano playing.

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SHOP LOCAL by bob dart

Diane Crawford has seen panic in the eyes of brides-to-be who purchased wedding dresses online.

“The girl knows it’s wrong from the time she sees it,” says Diane, who owns Lady in White, the bridal boutique in downtown Brunswick.

“She knows she can’t walk down the aisle in that dress.”

But what can she do? Cyberspace can be a slow place to make a quick exchange when a wedding is a week away.

Glynn County Finance Director Phyllis McNicholl has watched sales tax revenue fall for several years and anticipates another 10 percent decline this fiscal year. That means less money for our schools and public projects. Of course, when a Glynn County teacher or public employee shops in Jacksonville or Savannah, it does boost sales tax revenue for schools and public works in Duval and Chatham counties.

Oops.

Marcia Stutz has a sign on her bookstore on Newcastle Street pointing out that for every $25 a customer spends at Hattie’s Books, $13.75 stays in town. For every $25 spent when ordering books over Amazon.com, “zero” stays here.

ers, our taxpayers, yes, our advertisers. They are sponsors of our kids’ teams, contributors to our charities and churches, our volunteers, our families, our friends. And some of them are in trouble.

In these hard times, our independent merchants warn, local folks especially need to shop locally or they’ll soon find that they have no place local left to shop.

“The locally owned shops will disappear,” says Karen Hendrix, who says her business at Accents Marketplace on St. Simons Island is about half of what it was four years ago. “We’re going to be run over by corporate America.”

Across our community, we don’t have to look hard to find an empty display window or a boarded-up storefront. We need to think more about the ripple effect of those closings.

“We’re all dependent on each other financially,” says Diane Crawford of Lady in White. “People buying over the Internet or going to other places to shop are taking money out of the community. They could be paying someone’s salary here.”

Indeed, a Civic Economics study in Grand Rapids, Mich., showed that for every $100 spent at a locally owned business, $68 stays in the local community compared to $43 if spent at a national chain.

But maybe the reader saved a buck by buying a book online.

Y’all may have surmised by now that this is a paean to patronizing the retailers of Glynn County. They are our neighbors, our employ-

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Shopping online or out of town has an even more devastating impact than shopping in a locally situated “big box” chain store, of course, since none of that revenue is recycled back through the local economy.

In these hard times, our independent merchants warn, local folks especially need to shop locally or they’ll soon find that they have no place local left to shop.

“The thought of keeping money in the community just doesn’t cross the mind of many shoppers,” says Ewell Gay, owner of Maggie’s on St. Simons.

“I don’t think they care,” says Melissa Bagby, owner of The Market of Newcastle Street. “When they’re looking for a deal, they’re looking for a deal.”

Sales taxes come from both locally owned stores and from local branches of national chains. These funds are needed by the county but they are dwindling.

The total sales tax is 7 cents per dollar.

Of this, four cents goes to state coffers.

The remaining three pennies are sent back to the county. The one-cent Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) is used for general purposes. The one-cent Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) is used for building and maintaining parks, roads or other public facilities.

The remaining penny Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (ESPLOST) goes to the school board.

Each of these one-cent sales taxes brought in $22.5 million in 2008 but was down to about $18.5 million in fiscal year 2010 and is expected to fall another 10 percent in the coming fiscal year.

Property taxes pay for most of the local government and schools – cops and teachers, if you will. It doesn’t take Alan Greenspan to figure out that when a business goes belly-up, the property tax base suffers.

The main competitors of G.J. Ford Bookshop are Amazon.com and electronic devices like Kindle and iPad, says Mary Jane Reed, owner of the St. Simons bookstore. Neither pays local taxes.

On the essentials of retail – service, quality, price – Glynn County businesses are comparable with their competitors in Savannah, Jacksonville or Atlanta, says Woody Woodside, president of the Brunswick-Golden Isles Chamber of Commerce. In fact, our shopping is such an attraction that about 40 percent of the county’s tax revenue comes from purchases made by visitors. continued on page 89

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By Bob Dart | photography by joe loehle

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Tapenade Larry Eisenberg, a musician, artist, chef and entrepreneur then living in Orlando, was in New Orleans to tune pianos about a decade ago when he fell in love with a muffuletta at Central Grocery on the edge of the French Quarter. More specifically he was smitten by the olive tapenade which tops the salami, ham and provolone piled between slices of Italian bread. Several twists in our story later, Larry and his partner Vicki Waddell-Forton are living above Olive Affairs, their shop and lunch spot in historic downtown Darien, and making muffulettas and jars of olive tapenade that won top prize in the jams, jellies and sauces category of the 2010 Flavor of Georgia Food Product Contest. Their gourmet tapenade contains Spanish and Portuguese olives, fresh garlic, capers, pimentos, herbs, lemon juice and anchovy. A vegan version is available without anchovy.

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Wines Okay y’all, for all us good ol’ boys, there are now downhome sipping wines from the vineyards of South Georgia’s scenic Berrien County and available in six-packs. How ‘bout that Hahira Red, an approachable Cabernet Sauvingnon and Merlot blend aged in French oak barrels, or Blackjack, a blueberry muscadine, or Miss Blue, a blueberry muscadine? These selections – along with Jubilee Watermelon wine – are from Horse Creek Winery outside of Nashville, Ga., and can be purchased through True Vine Wine and Gourmet shop in downtown Brunswick.

All funnin’ aside, True Vine’s owner Brian Green has included South Georgia in his very serious and successful global search for memorable and affordable wines. He stocks Bobcat Blush from Still Pond Winery, whose muscadine grapes are grown in vineyards near peanut and cornfields south of Albany. Savannah Hearts, a full-bodied red muscadine, comes from Shannon Vineyards near Sylvania.

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Everyone knows that City Market in Brunswick has been a great place to go for fresh seafood since 1948. Bruce Collins, a grandson of founder “Cap’n Red” Stanford, recommends redfish and speckled trout this time of year. But even some regular customers fail to notice the rack of jars of homestyle relishes and pickles made nearby and sold under City Market’s own label. Some examples: Green Tomato Pickles. Sweet Fire Bread and Butter Pickles. Pickled Asparagus. Pickled Okra. Garlic Stuffed Olives. Sweet Potato Pecan Butter. Dilled Green Beans. Who knew, huh?

Cheeses

The goats and jersey cows of Sweet Grass Dairy graze on rolling pastures near Thomasville, Ga., and produce the milk and cream that are the foundation of an assortment of cheeses. “I order from them every two weeks,” says Russ Quarterman, owner of the Waterfront Wine and Gourmet shop in downtown Darien. He can barely keep them in stock. “They do very, very well,” he exclaims. The dairy was established in 2000 by Al and Desiree Wehner and continues to be a family operation. Russ said the popular cheeses he sells include Thomasville Tomme, which is buttery and mellow, and Green Hill, which is soft, creamy and “brie-like.”

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Brunswick Stew Brunswick Stew is about as much a part of the table-top scene hereabouts as live oaks draped with Spanish moss are a part of the landscape. Only those culinary heretics of Brunswick County, Va., would argue against this historic victual being a local delicacy. Everybody’s got a recipe for the long-simmering stew with ingredients that usually include tomatoes, corn, onions, chicken, beef, pork and okra but can range to rabbit, squirrel, lima beans, quail, venison or wild turkey. At Blackwater Grill on St. Simons Island, it comes as a sundae with Brunswick stew between layers of rice or crumbled cornbread and cole slaw.

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French Fries

Among my early memories are of my daddy backing our black Plymouth into a space by a billboard behind Twin Oaks and a carhop bringing out a window tray with big, hot orders of battered french fries for him, my mama and me. We’d watch teenagers cruise the parking lot and we’d gobble down those special fries.

My daddy would flash the headlights for pick-up when we finished. There are other restaurants in Glynn County that serve battered fries – Mack’s Barbecue and the Crab Trap come to mind – but no place has served them longer or better than Twin Oaks, the venerable barbecue joint on Norwich Street in Brunswick.

I’ve never even encountered battered fries outside of my beloved coastal Georgia home – which was reason enough to retire here.

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Sauce Palmetto Juice has no palmetto in it, says the lady who makes it.

“I’ve been making this sauce for nearly 40 years. It’s an old family recipe. I just changed the name when I moved to Darien (from Patterson, Ga.),” explains Carolyn Thomas.

Ingredients for the all-purpose sauce are, of course, secret. It goes good on slow-smoked pig meat.

Carolyn has been shipping out bottles of Palmetto Juice to friends and friends of friends for years but her sauce came to the attention of the state agriculture department when she was a finalist in the 2009 Flavor of Georgia Food Product Contest. Regulations required her to install a commercial kitchen to expand her business and she’s doing just that. In January, she will begin selling her sauce in specialty stores in southeast Georgia, including some in Darien.

She also sells it at festivals, too.

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Cosmetics

St. Simons Island resident Suzanne LeRoux launched One Love Organics, an all-natural beauty line, last fall, but it was an idea she fell in love with long ago. Preservative-free cleansers and moisturizers that serve double and even triple-duty – cleaning and moisturizing, in some cases both skin and hair, and saving the planet in small batches – what’s not to love about that?

Suzanne says the reason manufacturers use preservatives is to retard the growth of microbes that thrive in water. By making water-free products, Suzanne produces a beauty line that never is highly concentrated, so a little goes a long way, and lasts forever. Less packaging, less chemicals, and only the freshest natural ingredients – including watermelon seed oil and organic Bulgarian rose oil – which makes the entire line suitable, as Suzanne says, “for everyone in the family, from the newest babies to the greatest of grandmas.”

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an island restaurateur takes up arms

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s it delicious irony or just one of those funky quirks of fate that the opening salvo on Richard Nazzaro’s wine list is fired by one of history’s preeminent crack shots?

A valid question in light of the fact that five years ago, Rich took up the shotgun on a casual outing to the Sea Island Shooting School. He has since fired his way into the Master class of sporting clay shooters who compete globally, the upper echelon of shotgun enthusiasts ranked by the National Sporting Clays Association, which counts 22,000 members all over the United States and abroad.

Rich claims to divide his “boring life” in more or less equal measures between the pursuit of his sport of choice and his eponymic Italian restaurant on St. Simons Island. It is there that the ghost of Ernest Hemingway – who lived and died by a 12-gauge shotgun – rallies the oenophiles in the house with an excerpt from Death in the Afternoon, a treatise on the virtues of bullfighting that makes an intriguing comparison of the kindred passions that drive aficionados of a brutal blood sport and connoisseurs of fine wine to pursue their respective bliss.

“Wine is one of the most civilized things in the world and one of the natural things of the world that has been brought to the greatest perfection, and it offers a greater range for enjoyment and appreciation than, possibly, any other purely sensory thing which may be purchased,” the late, great Papa Hemingway says.

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A man with such refined yet potentially lethal tastes is a fascinating creature, no?

The different sizes of clays: top to bottom: “mini” “midi” “standard” “???????” “rabbit”

Rich, the co-owner of Nazzaro’s Italian Cuisine for 10 years now, has completed the first course toward his “doctorate” in wine, accreditation as a Master Sommelier. He also traded his Lexus SUV for a four-wheel drive Ford F-150 pick-up truck (bought from King’s Colonial Ford in Brunswick because the owners have patronized his restaurant). There are two double-barrel shotguns in custom-made cases stowed under the rear seat of the crew cab and an abundance of ammo in the tool box mounted to the bed. You might think you know the man by his habits, but Rich Nazzaro is not driven by the same thirst for blood that characterizes most shootists.

“The majority of the people who do this are hunters.

I don’t want to kill anything,” he says, but he surely could if he had to. This man is a study in contraries and contradictions, much like the sport he excels in; Sporting clays began as a highly competitive gentlemen’s game, often referred to as “golf with a shotgun.” The similarities between the two begin and end every time the golf cart stops at another stand on the shooting course at Amelia Shotgun Sports in Yulee, Fla. Not to overdo the Hemingway comparison, but the course is owned by a man named Clyde Goodbread, a dead-ringer for Hemingway whose presence is all the more disconcerting because he’s standing mere feet from a gun safe stocked with shotguns that sell for upwards of $85,000. One assumes he knows his way around those weapons, but still ... .

And off we go for a round, following the Master shooter who drives with his right hand and holds in his left an unloaded Zoli over-and-under with the barrels broken open. It’s really hard to not look cool with a big gun perched casually on your hip. Never mind his neat little trick of catching the spent shells that fly from the Zoli’s breech when he opens it to reload, a stunt that garners Rich as much attention as his shooting at tournaments around the country.

“People ask me to teach them how to do this,” he says in a tone that suggests he’s not quite sure what all the fuss is about. A tall, handsome, third-generation Italian-American, Rich actually confesses to having considered opening a Tex-Mex restaurant before business partner John Wirtz tipped the scales in favor of Italian with his culinary talent for the genre. (Just imagine: “Bubba Nazzaro’s.”)

Rich is no Bubba, despite his fondness for guns and the Ford pick-up truck. The gun he competes with is an Italian-made Zoli, one of his sponsors; his ammunition is made by Fiocchi Ammunition USA, another sponsor. He competed in Italy last year, and plans a shooting trip to France this year. He’s competed throughout Georgia and several other states alongside farmers who shoot pump action shotguns and drive old beat-up pick-up trucks and neurosurgeons who arrive in Lexuses and shoot $80,000 shotguns. Sporting clays events are staged at 5-star and 5-diamond luxury resorts and holein-the-woods gun clubs situated at the end of long, winding country dirt roads.

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Amelia Shotgun Sports is one of the latter, and that’s what Rich says he loves about the sport.

“The terrain is beautiful. The people are really nice.”

The club’s teaching pro, John Woolley, is one of three instructors – along with John Kent and Moe Dog Kent – who’ve shaped Rich’s style; he, in turn, is gracious about sharing guns, ammo and technique with novice shooters.

“You’ll hit one before the day is over,” he promises as the clays fly, roll and bounce from all directions on the course, and he’s as good as his word. Sporting clays are more challenging than trap and skeet because they simulate the unpredictability of live quarry. FITASC (Federation Internationale de Tir Aux Sportives de Chasse) is a French variant, where the targets present as rabbits (bouncing or rolling on the ground), chandelles (flying up, turning and then dropping), overhead, trap (outgoing), crossing, teal (launching straight up into the air) and incoming birds.

In addition the standard safety gear – shooting glasses and hearing protection – FITASC has a dress code, which puts off many competitors.

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“Some people don’t shoot it because of the rules,” Rich says. “You have to wear closed shoes, collared shirts.” He first competed in a FITASC event in 2008; it was the FITASC World Championship that he attended in Italy last July.

After enduring the uncertainty of the economy these past couple of years – “When the economy took a dip everything took a dip.

My personal income out of the company took a vast dip. I enjoyed shooting and didn’t know if I was going to be able to keep shooting.” – Rich is looking forward to his best year shooting. He’s hoping to make the All-State Team shooting for the Georgia Sporting Clays Association, of which he is a board member, and is preparing for his first NSCA tournament of the year in Okeechobee, Fla. in February.

“Until we develop a way like golf ... to show it on television and make it appealing, there won’t be much money in this sport,” Rich says.

But man does not live by bread alone.

“I’m very competitive. This satisfies my competitiveness.”

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The coast is also blessed with a vast pool of creative minds dedicated to the planning and execution on picture-perfect weddings and special events. Photographer Brooke Roberts recruited a few of our favorites to produce three Bridal Inspiration Boards replete with lovely ideas for brides-to-be.

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Prepare to be wowed, ladies. There’s no need to look any further than our local boutiques, event planners, caterers, photographers and florists for help in planning a wedding your family and friends will talk about for years to come.

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From Here to Eternity Beachview Tent Rentals, The Flower Basket, The Lady in White, Image Artisans and the Publix Bakery present a super haute beach wedding that incorporates the latest looks in color, fabric and style. A wood chuppa draped with gauzy organza and adorned with native palmetto fronds and tropical blooms provides the perfect frame for vows by the sea. Hot pink anthuriums and tea roses offer a pop of color against the sand, sea and sky, while linens in this year’s happening shade of acid green and a Pottery Barn pattern give a traditional wedding hot spot a fresh, now look. Holly Wright model

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Pure Country The Lady in White, Gentlemen’s Outfitters, English Gardens, Festive Occasions and Serendipity Bakery present a sweet and stylish romp in the country, a Shabby Chic dream filled with loose, just-pluckedfrom-the-garden blossoms, horses, cows, bicycles and cupcakes reflecting the beauty of nature and this year’s trend for big showy flowers in wedding fashion and accessories. Peonies, amaranthus, ranunculus, scabiosa, pink delphinium, Queen Anne’s Lace, tulips, purple chrysanthemums and craspedia form the bride and bridesmaid’s bouquets, while a cotton boll accents the groom’s boutonniere. A moss chandelier holds the promise of candlelit romance. Brianna Moore, Chad Bass, Sunni Hicks Riggs and Katie Pickering model

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Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend Straton Hall Catering, The Lady in White, Gentlemen’s Outfitters and Designer’s Boutique present the ultimate in glamor, a reception brimming with sexy sparkle and sophistication. Even the chocolate cookies that garnish the bride’s signature drink sparkle with the glitter of stardust bringing a girl’s romantic dreams to life. The bride glitters with Swarovski crystals, diamonds and pearls, while her groom smolders in black-tie. From the opulent decor to the ritzy menu – caviar, oysters, lamb chops and champagne – this promises to be a night to remember. Courtney Campbell and Justin Henshaw model

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SeaPalms Resort 5445 Frederica Rd, SSI 912-638-3351 www.seapalms.com The Courtyard At Sea Palms Wendy Burchett •Venue indoor/outdoor •All planning •Approved vendors •Full bar •Guest rooms King & Prince Beach and Golf Resort 201 Arnold Rd SSI 912-268-5002 www.kingandprince.com Anne Thompson •Venue indoor/outdoor •All planning •Approved vendors •Full bar •Guest rooms •Beachfront •Spa The Harbor Room @ Coastal Kitchen 116 Marina Dr SSI 912-638-7790 Jeff Montaigne www.coastalkitchenandrawbar.com •Venue indoor •Waterfront •All food on-site •Restaurant •Full bar Latitude 31 Jekyll Island Onsite or your location 912-635-3005 www.coastaldining.com •All food on-site or your location •Restaurant •Venue outdoor/covered •Full bar Come and Get It, Y’all Catering 912-223-9872 •BBQ •Oyster Roasts •Low Country Boil •Your Location Only

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The Good, the Bad, and the Great:

By Annie Akins

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Dos and Don ’ts for Choosing an d Working With Your

Wedding Band

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ou’re planning your big day and you’ve already made tons of decisions. You’ve chosen a fabulous location, you’ve made the tastiest food selections, and you’ve picked the prettiest the flowers and decorations. There’s just one more thing: the band.

A wedding band can make all the difference in a reception. A bad band can kill an evening, a good band will get you through the night, but a great band will make sure you have the time of your life on your big day. So, in addition to the obvious stuff (like how much they charge, how long they’ve been in business, and whether they’ve played at your venue before), here are some useful tips to finding and working with the perfect band for your once-in-a-lifetime event:

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DO make sure to get the right size band. You won’t want a solo musician for a party with 250 guests, and you won’t need a 10-piece big band for an intimate reception for 35 of your closest friends and family. A trio may be the right size, but it’s no good if it’s made up of a drummer, a percussionist, and a trombone player. You need both the right number and the right make up of musicians. A bad band is one size fits all; a good band will be flexible in size. A great band will be flexible in both size and instrumentation

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DON’T hire a band that can only play one style of music. No matter how much you and your future spouse enjoy a particular style, think of your guests! Though you may love bluegrass with a near religious fervor, your guests will want to hear other styles during the party. Frank Sinatra may be the coolest, but an entire night of ol’ Blue Eyes wears thin. A bad wedding band will be limited to only one style; a good band will have a few styles to choose from. A great band can play a great variety of styles and tempos while catering to your particular likes and dislikes.

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DO find out your band’s break schedule to maximize dancing time. Yes, your band will take breaks during the reception. Musicians are not machines – to sound great they need to take a little breather every once in a while, to grab a drink of water, etc. A bad band will take lots of long breaks whenever they feel like it. A good band will keep their breaks short. A great band will work with you and your coordinator to make sure their few, brief breaks are scheduled during times when you don’t need them – like during cake cutting and toasts – to make sure you get in all the dancing that you can.

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DON’T forget to talk about your first dance. This is your first twirl around the dance floor as husband and wife, and you want it to be perfect. A bad band will only have a couple of songs to choose from for your first dance; a good band will have a better selection of songs. A great band will have a long list of wonderful songs to choose from, and will even offer to learn a special song for this big moment.

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DO ask the band if they will perform emcee duties. A bad band won’t do any emceeing for you. A good band will let you use their microphone. A great band will do all the emceeing

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and make announcements for you, introduce the bridal party, and let you use their mics for toasts and blessings.

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DON’T neglect the look of the band. If your wedding is formal you don’t want the band showing up in T-shirts and shorts. A band’s presentation is important. You don’t want your beautifully decorated room ruined by a scruffy looking band. A bad band will look like, well, a bad band. A good band will look neat and presentable. A great band will have coordinated looks for all the members, for formal as well as casual occasions.

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DO warn the band of any songs you absolutely DON’T want to hear. Once, at a reception for an older couple, we started playing “Moon River,” which is usually a great selection for an older audience. Suddenly the grown son of the bride ran up to the bandstand to inform us that was “Mom and Dad’s song.” Needless to say, we quickly transitioned into another number. Ever since then we ask the bride and groom for what we call musical landmines. A bad band will play whatever songs they know. A good band will pay attention and adjust their playlist if a particular style clears the dance floor. A great band will already know which songs you love, and to which styles to avoid, and plan their sets accordingly. And speaking of set lists …

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DON’T give the band a long list of songs they absolutely must play. This hamstrings the band, and prevents them from reading the crowd and choosing songs accordingly. You wouldn’t dream of hiring a chef and then telling him what spices he should use, so why would you do that to the band? You’ve hired professionals; let them do their job. A bad band will play whatever they feel like playing; a good band will play a reasonable selection of songs. A great band will have talked to you well before the party to discover your favorites, and play those and a variety of styles and tempos, to keep the party moving in the right direction.

be made up of professional musicians who’ve spent years practicing and rehearsing together. Your slightly inebriated college pal may think he’s the next American Idol, but that’s probably just the tequila talking; don’t expect the band to welcome him to the bandstand (unless they’re a bad band. They’ll let anyone join in – it’s less work for them!). A good band might let a [sober] guest sit in. A great band is a well-oiled machine with lots of practice under our belts, and we’d rather do it ourselves, thanks.

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DON’T assume the band will be able to deal with your technology issues – like the PowerPoint presentation that you worked so hard on that’s on your laptop that needs to be connected to the projector. We’re musicians, not tech geeks. Bad, good, or great band, you’re on your own there!

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DON’T let your guests (or their kids) play with the band’s equipment. These are professional musicians and those are the tools they use to make their living. Most of that equipment is very expensive, heavy, and electrified. You wouldn’t dream of letting your friends (or their kids) run through the hotel kitchen and play with stuff – it’s the same thing with music gear. Bad, good and great bands, we all say the same thing: Keep off the gear!

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DON’T forget to feed the band. Musicians love to be fed; they’ll be grateful for even a boxed lunch. A bad band will hit the buffet before your guests do (we’ve seen it happen). A good band will hold off on the buffet till all the guests have been fed. A great band … well, they’ll just go hungry if you don’t feed them.

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DO give the band a tip IF they’ve done a fabulous job and gone above and beyond for your big day.

Annie Akins is the lead vocalist in the musical duos After Hours and timandannie with, of course, her husband, Tim Akins. The duo performs a variety of favorites as After Hours at weddings and special events, and contemporary Christian music as timandannie.

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DON’T confuse a live band with karaoke. The wedding band is not a backup group for your guests; the band you choose should

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The music or entertainment at a wedding reception plays an important role in uplifting the mood and setting the tone of the occasion. In this regard it is always important to play the right music which really fits the event and enhances the experience for everyone. Some even say it’s the most important thing and what guests remember the most. You should always take the time and work closely with your DJ or band to customize and personalize your very own playlist to ensure a packed dance floor and a good time had by all. Here is the latest Top 10 most requested and Top 10 “Do NOT Play” songs.

Top 10 Most Requested: 1. Etta James – “At Last” 2. Van Morrison – “Brown Eyed Girl” 3. Journey – “Don’t Stop Believin’ ” 4. Black Eyed Peas – “I Gotta Feeling” 5. Mr. C. – “Cha Cha Slide” 6. Taio Cruz – “Dynamite” 7. Michael Jackson – “Don’t Stop Til You Get

Enough” 8. Cupid – “Cupid Shuffle” 9. Stevie Wonder – “Signed, Sealed, Delivered” 10. Lady GaGa – “Just Dance” Top 10 Do NOT Play Songs: 1. Various Artists – “Chicken Dance” 2. Village People – “YMCA” 3. Los Del Rio – “Macarena” 4. Various Artists – “Hokey Pokey” 5. Marcia Griffiths – “Electric Slide” 6. Kool & The Gang – “Celebration” 7. The Baha Men – “Who Let The Dogs Out” 8. Celine Dion – “My Heart Will Go On” 9. Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz – “Get Low” 10. The Police – “Every Breath You Take” Jeff Brown is the owner of All About You Entertainment in Savannah.

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Good Hair Day

By Leslie Jeter | photography by Melissa dickinson

A bride will inevitably devote considerable amounts of time preparing for two of the most momentous decisions she will make for her wedding day: Which dress is fated to accompany her during the ceremony and which invigorating yet matchless and outlasting style of hair will flatter her dress in ways that are bold and subtle all at the same time. Well, no matter with which dress a bride falls madly in love with, we’ve got the hair part covered!

Enter Jimmy VanBoxel, owner of Uberzoot Hair Company. Having just returned from a hair competition in Paris, France, Jimmy offered an original perspective on landing on an unbeatable style with a unique Jimmy VanBoxel twist: Let your imagination run wild! We spent two days in the salon and like a painter with a blank canvas, Jimmy fearlessly performed art pieces on the crowns of four models, each with a different personal style, hair length and texture.

And despite the differences of the models, I observed something very important when it comes to styling hair of any type: Absolutely nothing is impossible. And the results were astonishing! Jimmy proved that there is a style from which every bride can draw inspiration, whether she’s looking for a “classy” look or for a bit more “edge.”

When Jimmy had completed each of his four masterpieces, I asked him to name them and provide a brief description so that any bride searching for that perfect “do” can be confident that she, too, can simultaneously express personality and brilliance with plenty of confidence:

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“Vines & Roses” Inspired by the beauty and charm of an old English garden, “roses” are made in the hair by loosely tying knots in the crown and securing them with a large bobby pin. The hair is then curled with a large curling iron and the sides are loosely pinned up to the roses in the crown, allowing the ends to cascade into the center back.

“Faux Hawk”

with optional “Sassy Reception”

Brides looking for cropped options can do much more than the standby curly cues. This style is fun and simple and gives the option to deconstruct the style towards the end of the night for a more casual setting. The Faux Hawk was first introduced to satisfy the edgier style of trendsetters, but was quickly adopted by anyone who wanted a fresh new special event look, and also needed a little volume up top.

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“Neo-Classic Bun” Perfect for modern as well as traditional weddings, the Neo-Classic Bun is simple and elegant. This style can make fine or thin hair seem much thicker by backcombing triangular sections all over the head and then smoothing with a boar bristle hair dressing brush. Large bobby pins are then used toward the lower back of the head to create a dramatic indentation before the bun is wrapped up and secured. (with optional “Runway Distortion”) The Runway Distortion Option is perfect for those bold enough to “let their hair down” and have fun on the wedding night! Just disconnect the pins securing the bun and use fingers to break it apart. Another option is to disconnect the bun and use a brush to detangle the backcombing and brushing out to create a smooth, half-up, half-down look, still taking advantage of the great volume on top.)

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“The Messy Beehive” This uber-glam girl creates a fashion-forward style and wears it fearlessly: Red lips, high open-toed boots, and of course on the wedding day, the Messy Beehive – bold and sophisticated, yet delightfully unrefined and tousled. The hair is sprayed with texturizing spray and then backcombed and loosely folded in the back like a French twist, emphasizing height on the top and crown.

Never let fear of standing out in the crowd ruin your wedding day! Unleash the potential and untame that mane for the day you decide to say, “Forever, I do!”

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“I have a better selection of higher-end, hand-dyed specialty yarns” than big-city shops do, says Bobo Anderson, owner of the Stitchery on St. Simons Island.

Indeed, Susan Bates of Greensboro, Ga., had come to the Stitchery while visiting relatives here, rather than shopping for yarn in Atlanta.

But while some customers come from out of town, some local textile artists go out of town for supplies. There is still a stubborn misperception that there are better choices and prices elsewhere, according to local shop owners.

At Maggie’s – the name a composite of family initials – the wares are carefully priced, says owner Ewell Gay. In the women’s wear market, the customers know prices and go elsewhere if apparel is over-priced.

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And his customers park right in the front of the store, he points out.

Local merchants say they practice what they preach.

“I use the services of people who shop with me,” says Elizabeth Jordan, who has Lady Outfitters stores in Brunswick and on St. Simons. She says she changed dentists because one wouldn’t shop locally.

Local shops offer what distant ones can’t, Elizabeth says. “We know our customers by name, call their husbands with gift ideas, exchange gifts for the son who says, ‘What were you thinking, mom?’”

They know their customers and order wares accordingly.

“We still get a lot of people who ask for a good beach read,” says Mary Jane Reed of G.J. Ford.

“I pride myself on not having what everyone else has,” says Melissa Bagby of The Market on Newcastle.

Shopping locally saves on time and gas and eases exchanges, the merchants say.

When a bride buys a wedding dress at a local shop, she has convenience in fittings and alterations, says Diane Crawford at Lady in White.

And “quite a few times,” young women have had to buy one of her dresses at the last minute after the ones they’ve ordered over the Internet wouldn’t do, she recalls.

Then the panic in their eyes is replaced by relief.

Bob Dart retired as a national correspondent in the Washington Bureau of Cox Newspapers. He has moved home to Glynn County where he grew up. His book, a collection of his stories about the South is entitled Downhome: Dispatches from Dixie.

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Out & About Adam Wainwrig h t G o l f T o u rn a m en t : The 2010 Adam Wainwright Golf Tournament benefitting the Fellowship of Christian Athletes was held in December at the Brunswick Country Club. A banquet at The Cloister Hotel the night before the tournament featured pro football Hall of Fame offensive tackle Anthony Muñoz as the guest speaker. Silent and live auctions of sports memorabilia added to the funds raised for FCA. (Photos by Lindy Thompson/Golden Isles Photography)

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Did she see it or didn’t she? The suspense of The Island Players production of Lucille Fletcher’s thriller, “Night Watch” will keep you on the edge of your seats.

Performances take place at the St. Simons Island Casino Theater Thursday through Saturday at 8:00 p.m. with Sunday matinees at 3:00 p.m. Details: www.theislandplayers.com

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Historic Downtown Brunswick is the place to be on the First Friday of each month! Various restaurants and pocket parks host live music, “He Said Beer, She Said Wine” tastings at select shops, restaurants and shops stay open late. Art galleries hold opening receptions for new exhibits. Special programs and crafts at the Brunswick Library.

Join the fun on Newcastle and Gloucester Streets beginning at 5:00 p.m.

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Golden Isles Arts & Humanities Association (GIAHA) reminds us that there’s “No Business Like Show Business” in the first Silver Screen Saturday of the New Year.

At 3:00 p.m. the 1974 film That’s Entertainment celebrates the Golden Era of MGM musicals.

The crazy antics of the band in the 1984 “mockumentary,” This is Spinal Tap will have you rolling in the aisles with laughter at 7:00 p.m. Details: www.goldenislesarts.org

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Here come the brides... The Golden Isles Magazine Bridal Fair returns to Jekyll Island, showcasing the services and products of some of the finest local caterers, venues, florists, beauticians and retailers. From music to the perfect dress, this is the ideal place to start planning for your special day. This annual event is free and open to brides-to-be and their families and friends and will take place at the Jekyll Island Historic District Meeting Campus from 1:00-4:00 p.m. Details: 634-8466

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Artie Shaw was regarded by many as one of the finest and most innovative jazz clarinet players of all time, a leader of some of the greatest musical aggregations ever assembled, and one of the most adventurous and accomplished figures in American music.

Be there when the 16-piece Artie Shaw Orchestra continues his big band legacy at Glynn Academy as part of the Brunswick Community Concert Association’s 2010-2011 series. Details: www.brunswickcommunityconcert.org

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Get a taste of “La Vie Bohème” when the critically acclaimed Atlanta Opera brings one of the world’s most popular operas to The Ritz Theatre. This remarkable company is sharing the passion and pleasure of opera with a special matinee performance of Puccini’s La Bohème, the inspiration for Broadway’s Rent and the Oscar-winner, Moonstruck. Details: www. goldenislesarts.com

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The strains of lovely chamber music will fill the St. Simons Island Presbyterian Church when the Island Concert Association presents a flute/piano concert

by Eugenia Zukerman and Milana Strezeva. Concert begins 7:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

Details: www.islandconcertassociation.org

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The Cloister Ballroom will return to the days of dimly lit, smoky jazz clubs for Cabaret 2011, the premier fundraiser for the Symphony Society of the Coastal Symphony of Georgia. This annual event includes a delicious dinner, live entertainment, silent and live auctions of some amazing packages and unique items. Tickets on sale now. Details: www.symphonysociety.org

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Penn State Professor James L.W. West visits the Brunswick-Glynn County Library to discuss “The Composition and Revision of The Great Gatsby.” West is the editor of a reconstruction of Fitzgerald’s first attempt at writing the book under a different title.

7 p.m. Free and open to the public. Details: www. goldenislesarts.org

The Fifth Annual Have A Heart for Manna House dinner dance celebration will be Feb. 1 at Lord of Life Lutheran Church on St. Simons Island. Funds raised through this year’s dinner dance and silent auction will enable the Manna House Ministry to continue to grow. Silent auction begins at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7, with dancing at 8 p.m. Tickets must be purchased ahead of time. Cost includes dinner catered by Tasteful Temptations, appetizers and dancing. Call the Lord of Life office at 638-4673 for information.

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Grab your BFFs and make this the night that you release your inner genie at “Golden Isles’ Girls Night Out.” This all-inclusive girls-only event sponsored

by Cocktails + Details always promises to be a fun time with fabulous food and friends. Details: www. goldenislesgirlsnightout.com

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“Flappers and Philosophers” is the theme of the First Friday kick-off event for The Big Read 2011: Coastal Georgia Reads The Great Gatsby. Historic Downtown Brunswick and the Ritz Theatre will host live music, exhibits, contests relating to the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel and its era. Special surprises will be in store during this evening that celebrates the beginning of the annual Big Read program. Details: www.goldenislesarts.org

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Test your mettle by taking on the Sidney Lanier Bridge, the tallest bridge in Georgia, in the 9th Annual Southeast Georgia Health System Bridge Run. This race is considered the toughest 5K in the state and is certified by the U.S. Track and Field Association. If you’re not able to run, join the fun for a 5K walk, a DNR interactive fishing booth, or – new this year – live music at the top and bottom of the bridge. Food vendors will also be on site. Individual race begins at 8:30 a.m., awards will be presented at 11 a.m. Details: www.sghs.org

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“The Roaring ’20s” come to The Ritz Theatre during GIAHA’s February Silver Screen Saturday. Fall in love with Marilyn Monroe all over again in Billy Wilder’s classic, Some Like It Hot, at 3 p.m. Then, at 7 p.m., watch Rene Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Queen Latifah and Richard Gere heat up the screen in the Oscar-winning musical, Chicago. Details: www.goldenislesarts.org

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It’s a Golden Oldie! Television and Broadway star John Davidson will entertain the crowd with folk songs and his banjo in a concert at Glynn Academy presented by the Brunswick Community Concert Association. Details: www. brunswickcommunityconcert.org

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Tim and Annie Akins will transport listeners back to the Gatsby era with a blues and jazz concert at the BrunswickGlynn County Library at 7 p.m. as part of The Big Read events. Free and open to the public.

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Don your scarlet and your crimson; It’s time for the Brunswick Junior Woman’s Club Red Dress Ball. This year, the event moves to the A.W. Jones Heritage Center and promises to be bigger and better than ever with delectable food from Straton Hall Catering and live music by Spike at the Beach. Details: www.brunswickjwc.org

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It will truly be a bella notte when the Coastal Symphony of Georgia presents Italy - Land of the Grand Opera. Works

by Rossini, Verdi, Mascagni and Tchaikovsky’s “Capriccio Italien, op 45” will be performed.

The featured guest artist will be soprano Kimberly Gelbswasser. Details: www.coastalsymphonyofgeorgia.org

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Still in the mood for romance? Renowned classical guitarist Peter Fletcher brings his talents and “a shimmering technique” to St. Simons Presbyterian Church in a free evening concert presented by The Island Concert Association. Details: www.islandconcertassociation.org

If you’re not up to the Bridge Run, there’s always the 33rd running of the more casual Super Dolphin Day Race to benefit Oglethorpe Point and St. Simons Elementary schools. There are certified 10K and 5K races and a 1-Mile Fun Run. A Pre-Race Pasta Party on February 25, a Silent Auction and a Race Day Expo are all part of the Super Dolphin Day experience, so support the community by participating in whatever events you can. There’s fun for the whole family! Details: www.superdolphinday.com

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MACK’S BBQ PLACE

321 Mallery Street

2809 Glynn Ave

St. Simons Island

Brunswick

912-638-5444

912-264-0605

Since 1994, Flo and her son, Tommy, have been serving the best Southern-style cuisine at The 4th of May Cafe in the Pier Village. Offering daily specials which include freshly made entrees, overstuffed sandwiches, delicious seafood fare, scrumptious salads, bread baked daily, a huge variety of home cooked vegetables and the absolute best desserts in Coastal Georgia, nothing beats “The 4th”!

Mack’s BBQ Place retains its historical reputation for “The Best Barbeque in Brunswick.” From our famous pork plates and battered fries to our great catering options, Mack’s BBQ has everything for the BBQ lover.

LATITUDE 31 1 Pier Road Jekyll Island 912-635-3800

Enjoy radiant sunsets and experience the Golden Isles’ premier dining destination.

We offer the best service and finest food, in a casual atmosphere. Experience the wonders of nature at The “Rah” Bar which features Georgia Wild Shrimp, Dungeness Crab, oysters, and our famous low country boil.

OLE TIMES COUNTRY BUFFET 665 Scranton Road Brunswick 912-264-1693

Ole Times Country Buffet is “Home Cookin’ the Way Mama Does It!” Voted #1 in Southern Cooking and Best Country Buffet in South Georgia and North Florida for the last eight years running.

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Jekyll Island 635-2600

Enjoy a Mediterranean menu with a Northern California wine country flair in a historic Italianate Villa. Dine alfresco in the loggia surrounding the fountain courtyard or indoors. Reservations are suggested.

THE GRAND DINING ROOM

200 Pier Alley

Jekyll Island Club Hotel

St. Simons Island

371 Riverview Drive

638-1660

Jekyll Island

An island tradition for more than 25 years, Brogen’s dishes up the island’s best burgers right in the heart of the Village. A 30-second walk from the Pier, we are the Island’s only double-decker restaurant with an ocean view.

635-2400

JINRIGHT’S SEAFOOD HOUSE

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are offered daily in this remarkably beautiful room, as well as a splendid Sunday Brunch. Enjoy live piano music with dinner and Sunday Brunch. Our chef is well known for her delicious low-country cuisine and seafood dishes, and the pastries and desserts are exquisite and all homemade.

2815 Glynn Avenue Brunswick 267-1590

Celebrating our 25th Anniversary in Brunswick, this family owned business is more than just a restaurant that serves awardwinning seafood and other delicious fare, it’s a Golden Isles institution. Stop by today and find out why the locals call us “The Best Little Seafood House in the Golden Isles!”

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375 Riverview Drive

BROGEN’S SOUTH

319 Arnold Road St. Simons Island 634-5699

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COURTYARD AT CRANE COTTAGE

“No shoes, no shirt, no problem!”

Great BBQ and burgers just a block from the beach on St. Simons Island. Dine in, family-size take out or catering. Featured on The Food Network. St. Simons’ Original BBQ Restaurant.

BROGEN’S NORTH 3600 Frederica Road St. Simons Island 638-2060

It’s always game day at Brogen’s North, nestled among the oaks at Frederica North.

Grab a cold one and feast on one of our famous pizzas or burgers, or munch on our legendary potato skins. We’ve got pasta, seafood and the always delicious Chicken Swiss Sandwich on the menu, as well as all your favorite brews.

COASTAL KITCHEN 102 Marina Drive St. Simons Island 912-638-7790

The closest table to the water without getting wet! From House-Made Lobster Ravioli, Crab Stuffed Flounder, Wild Georgia Shrimp and Grits, House-Made Ice Cream to the best Fried Oysters you have ever put in your mouth, Coastal Kitchen will keep you coming back for more.

SEASONS OF JAPAN 701 Glynn Isles Brunswick 912-264-5280

We offer genuine Japanese fare and Hibachistyle cuisine. Every dish is prepared using the freshest ingredients and the most flavorful seasonings. We offer a delightful children’s menu that every child is sure to enjoy.

ALLEN’S BAR-B-Q 5420 Hwy 341 & I-95 912-265-4008

A family owned BBQ place that will tantalize your taste buds. An age-old approach is needed when it comes to cooking good BBQ. At Allen’s BBQ you will be welcomed by a down-home group of people who love to see you walk through their door. So when you get the taste for good BBQ, Allen’s will be ready for you.

The SandBar and Grill at Oceanside Inn and Suites 711 N Beachview Drive Jekyll Island 912.635.2211

The SandBar and Grill at the Oceanside Inn and Suites offers a wide selection of menu items and a fun atmosphere, with billiards and flat screen TVs to watch your favorite sports. Oceanside Inn and Suites offers a full size bar with a variety of tasty tropical drinks, perfect with homemade corn fritters or fresh Mahi Mahi.

Fancy Q 211 Redfern Village St. Simons Island 912.634.9570

BLACKBEARD’S SEAFOOD RESTAURANT 200 N. Beachview Dr. Jekyll Island (912) 635-3522

Our family friendly restaurant has seating available inside in our spacious dining room, or you can enjoy your meal on our outdoor deck while embracing the sights and sounds of the Atlantic Ocean. Whether it’s an appetizer and a cold beer that interests you or one of our signature seafood platters that include fresh fish and Wild Georgia Shrimp accompanied by a cocktail or a glass of wine, Blackbeard’s has what you crave!

Zachry’s Seafood and Steak 415 Palisade Drive (near Exit 29 at I-95) Brunswick 912.265.9080

Brunswick’s newest and best locally owned restaurant, Zachry’s Seafood & Steak features Wild Georgia Shrimp, oysters on the half shell, fresh seafood delivered daily, certified Angus beef, and much more. Daily lunch and dinner specials available, plus we offer a full service bar with happy hour Monday through Friday. Watch all of your favorite sporting events on our back porch. We also have live entertainment.

PIZZA INN 3461 Cypress Mill Road Brunswick 912-265-2899

The favorite for pizza in the Golden Isles since 1973. We are known for our famous buffet which includes pizza, pasta, full salad bar and dessert for only $5.99.

A taste of Japan awaits you on St. Simons Island. Fancy Q’s menu includes authentic Japanese dishes ranging from Hibachi, Teriyaki, Udon, Tempura, Katsu and Sushi.

There are daily lunch specials to enjoy and a separate children’s menu available. Take out orders are welcome.

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