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Cindy Reid has been published in About Town, skirt!, Salon.com and The Coastal Mariner. A graduate of Mills College in Oakland, CA, she spent most of her career working with authors in the retail book business before becoming one herself. She has a daughter who lives in the state of Washington. A native of New York’s Hudson Valley, she now makes her home on St. Helena Island, SC.

An adventurous and inveterate traveler, Mary Ellen, originally from the Main Line of Philadelphia, is now equally at home on St Helena or on the road without reservations. Her best pieces of work ever are a daughter in New York and a son in Denver. Having lived on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, and later on the canals in France, she was drawn to Beaufort by the tide, and is waiting to see where it takes her next.

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Susan Deloach was born Susan Bessinger in Beaufort, where she still resides with her husband Larry and sons Hudson and Tucker. Susan has a gift for capturing the personality and unique essence of her subject whether on location or in the studio. Her portraits are as diverse as the personalities of the people she photographs some are edgy, some joyful, but all have one thing in common: the sensitive, skilled and thoughtful approach of the artist behind the camera.

Kim Poovey is an author and historic reenactress specializing in the Victorian era. Her novel, Truer Words, is a work of historic fiction set in the Lowcountry of SC during the 19th century. Her lifelong love of horses lead to a BA degree from Virginia Intermont College where she was a winning member of the equestrian team. Kim lives with her husband, three dogs, and a cat in Beaufort, SC.

John Wollwerth

Katherine Lang

John Wollwerth is a photographer raised in New York, now living in Beaufort. He specializes in wedding and commercial photography, with additional background in portrait and stock photography. His work has appeared in such publications as The Washington Post, the Minneapolis Tribune, Coastal Living and South Carolina Homes and Gardens. John is involved with the Photography Club of Beaufort and the Professional Photographer of South Carolina. He lives with his wife and three children.

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Paul Nurnberg, whose studio is in Beaufort, SC, specializes in architectural and lifestyle advertising photography. He photographs a variety of subjects including people, products, food, nature and travel for ad agencies, large corporations and magazines.

Local clients include, Beaufort Memorial Hospital, The Vegetable Kingdom, and Swanky J Boutique.

Other clients include JCB, (UK/Savannah), Johnson Matthey, Parker’s Markets and Stertil­Koni. Paul also teaches photography and camera classes and one on one lessons to individuals. He just finished a two year term as president of the SC chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers

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Katherine Lang has been an English teacher, a landlady, an art gallery director, and, most recently, instrumental in the renaissance of the Beaufort History Museum and its return to the Beaufort Arsenal. Originally from Tennessee, she spent most of her adult life in Washington, D.C. Katherine first saw Beaufort thirty years before she moved here fifteen years ago, but always knew it would someday be home.

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Carol Lauvray has called Beaufort home since 2011, when she relocated from Ohio. Her passion for the coastal beauty and history of the Lowcountry drew her to settle here and become a docent for the Beaufort History Museum. She has more than 20 years of experience writing marketing communications and holds a Masters Degree in Organizational Communication from Ohio University. Her daughter Cristin and son-in-law Kevin live near Columbus, Ohio.

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CONTENTS

April/May 2015

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10 Thespian, Anna Schaffer: Teacher, Volunteer 16 Music Jamie Hamner Gave Me A Career

and Music Gave Me A Retirement

22 Libby Ricardo And George Pate

The Theater Is A Love Affair

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28 ASnazzy Red Southern Rock Revival 34 Painting Sandra Baggette What She Loves 55 1862 Penn Center: Circle Inductees departments

09 Publisher’s Thoughts 57 Let’s Do Business

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61 Dining Guide specials

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Beaufort’s Local Talent Beaufort, South Carolina... a place of talent, a place of beauty, a place of history, a place of community Who wouldn’t want to live in Beaufort, Port Royal or any of the surrounding islands? They each carry their own sense of flare, mystic beauty and wonderful residents.

They also each have many talented people…artists, actors, musicians…..the area is full of some of the most talented individuals in the United States.

Each year, Beaufort Lifestyle has brought you a Music Issue. This year, we have changed that a little….our new issue is entitled “Music and Arts.”

This new issue has some wonderful features…area musicians, artists and a little theatre thrown in as well.

It always amazes me when we start looking for features to fill our themed issues. We always find way more Julie Hales, PUBLISHER than we can use….and this year is no different.

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ABOUT THE COVER Anna Schaffer is one local lady who takes the arts very seriously.

Not only is music a major part of her life, so is acting. She has a tremendous love for her community as well. Read this talented lady’s story.

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Anna Schaffer: Thespian, Teacher, Volunteer

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he quintessential girl that you wished lived next-door, Anna Powell Schaffer is the person you always wanted to have as your best friend. Pretty, vivacious, talented, gregarious; her demeanor is not only engaging, but infectious.

Originally from Fuquay-Varina in North Carolina, Anna is an only child who embarked on her music career when she was five years old. Now a piano teacher, among many other talents, she says, “I’ve always played the piano; now I teach the same curriculum I studied in 1995! I grew up with a piano in the house and I constantly put on shows for my parents, Jane and Ted Powell. I was quite bossy,” she laughs, “I didn’t love dance but I wanted to do recitals for my parents, so I would put on tights and then told them they had to watch me. So it’s not surprising that I was also involved in the youth theater.”

Never single minded, Anna played the clarinet in the school band, (“I got a lot of attention carrying that instrument in the case in the school halls!”), sang in church, performed in several productions at at Fuquay High School as well as working on the production and costuming for Macbeth.

She had a voice teacher, a drama coach, and studied music theory, which she says, “was instrumental in getting me to the next level.” At North Carolina Theater Conservatory, she studied dance and acting, and enjoyed working with Broadway veteran actor Ray Walker, who gave Anna good experience as an ensemble character.

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Anna attended Elon University and graduated with a major in history and political science. “I started in performance arts and switched my major four times! Elon’s performance department is outstanding and my classmates were all so talented; it was quite competitive but challenging. At one point I studied with a German lady who was just ‘perfectly’ nuts, she had been in the German premiere of Cats and she always picked out lopsided amounts of music in German.”

After graduation in 2011, Anna married Brooks Schaffer, and moved to Beaufort; Brooks is a commodities broker with Palmetto Grain Brokerage in Okatie. Anna loved living in a coastal town, it reminded her of childhood summer vacations, but she was at a temporary loss for what she wanted to do. Law School? Nope. A project then.

So she took on a renovation process for a house they bought on Lucy Creek on Lady’s Island and did a beautiful job with it.

Classically furnished with a camel back sofa, wing chairs, oriental carpets, a baby grand piano, and lovely crystal and china displayed throughout, their home beautifully sets the stage for Anna’s personality.

“Everything stays polished, the crystal is always bright and shiny. We use our good china, it came from my grandmothers, Nanny and Nama, when they downsized. I have always loved entertaining; during the holidays I think about who shared those plates over the years. It’s great to have the house filled with their things!

Nanny gave me her beautiful jade tree,” Anna studied in China when she was at Elon

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and minored in Asian studies, “so I have an appreciation for it. ” As involved as the house project was, Anna needed more.

“When I got here, I got a voice teacher, then I started tapping on tables so I got a keyboard, then I had my parents send the piano.”

With her amazing amount of energy and drive, Anna is President of the Board of the Beaufort History Museum, gives private piano and voice lessons, is involved with the USCB Center for the Arts in Beaufort where she enjoys teaching classes and performing along with partner in crime Libby Ricardo. Anna also serves on the Board of the Main Street Youth Theater on Hilton Head, as well as performing in several productions at USCB Center for the Arts and the May River Theater Company, teaches acting skills, and is taking acting classes with the Shakespeare Repertory Theater.

“Acting classes are like therapy for me!

“I love giving the private piano lessons to six and seven year olds; it is always a reminder of how important music is for kids, and besides that, they are just so stinking cute!” (For those who took piano lessons as a child, the norm seemed to be that fingers got whacked with a ruler if the student hit a note incorrectly, or didn’t raise the fingers high enough above the keyboard, or she was just an old lady in a bad mood.) Anna laughs as she says, “I remember my own piano teacher when I was that age, and she actually had a ruler.”

The teacher in Anna comes out when she explains about the vocal arts. “There is a lot of technical work that your body does to create a sound. The foundation of breathing is the diaphragm which pushes all the internal organs down so the lungs can expand. Sound should be unaffected by things like tension in the

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jaw, the face can get in the way of sound. I was fourteen or fifteen when I started voice lessons. I believe Southern girls have it the worst since we are encouraged to smile all the time, even when we are talking, and as a result we can develop terrible placement and a not so attractive sound when left to our own devices.”

When she isn’t teaching, acting, volunteering or studying, Anna likes to find her way to the water. “I love being on the water. I grew up water skiing and sport fishing competitively.” When she was at Elon, Anna co-founded their water skiing team and served as captain. “My father has a Sport Fish and is a member of the Hatteras Marlin Club; I just love to go out on that boat and spend time in Eastern North Carolina. I also love swimming and spend most mornings in the pool at the ‘Y’.”

“I also like to cook for special occasions, but not so much on a week night because I give lessons most evenings. I read whenever I can, mostly non-fiction, and history of this area. My passion for history is equal to my passion for the theater. A lot of musical pieces are historical fiction, rooted in historical events. I am grateful to live in a community with so many programs. And one of those is community theater which is the heart and soul of a community; it creates family and even if you’re not on stage you can still be a part of the production behind the scenes. It’s an important aspect offered to the community to participate outside of just the entertainment aspect.”

Should you happen to see Anna around town, say hello and introduce yourself. Her effervescent personality will definitely brighten your day and you may even find yourself taking piano lessons or volunteering for the community theater.

Ask Bob Gross how he recruits donors for the Sea Island Rotary’s blood drives with The Blood Alliance and he’ll tell you the story of an extremely wealthy man who years ago made a seven million dollar contribution to a South Carolina university’s engineering department for a new building. When asked why he had never contributed before, Bob says the man replied, “Because no one ever asked me.”

Chairperson of the Sea Island Rotary’s blood drives for the past three years, Bob is not shy about asking. He asks his fellow Rotarians, his auto mechanic, his neighbors, and others he encounters through his work as an environmental consultant for his company, The Beaufort Group.

And they donate!

If they didn’t believe in the Rotary motto, “Service above self”, Bob said, people wouldn’t be in Rotary to begin with. While he doesn’t limit his recruiting efforts to Rotary, he says it does make

for fertile ground from which to recruit blood donors because they already want to contribute to the local community.

He has himself been a blood donor since 1964.

He has also been a recipient. Several years ago, he donated a pint of his own blood to be used when he had back surgery. “I ended up using that and two more,” he says. “Someone out there donated what I needed and I appreciate that!”

Bob says that forming relationships with people, getting to know them, is important when encouraging blood donation. Sitting down with them face-to-face and asking them sincerely to contribute are the secrets to his success.

Why should local organizations get involved in blood donation? “It’s a simple way to help your community and a lot of people,” Bob says. “It takes just a little effort, no expense and a little of your time.”

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Jaime Hamner: Music Gave Me A

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Music Gave Me A Retirement.

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aving grown up in California, Jaime Hamner started playing the trumpet in third grade. But, he explains, “I was a little guy and that was an instrument that required more air than I could produce at the time, so they gave me a clarinet which I played through high school in the band. After graduation, I was tired of school, and thought I would become something in the music world when I auditioned for the Marine Corps Band. I thought I would do that for four years and then go to college, but I had so much fun that I decided to do it for another four years, and I just kept going. I retired after twenty years of honorable and faithful service.”

Articulate, good natured, and incredibly focused, Jaime is now a repairman for all woodwind and brasswind instruments.

“I grew up with music; my dad played the guitar and sang, my mom sang in the choir. We always had music in the house.”

Music, for Jaime, continued to be the tie that binds; he met his wife Debbie in the Marine Corps in Okinawa. They both played clarinet; he went on to become a repairman, she to be a conductor.

Eventually they were transferred to Parris Island and Beaufort is where he retired.

Their children, Danielle, age fifteen, and Nicole, thirteen, are both musical as well. Danielle sings in the Beaufort High choir and Nicole is a gifted clarinet player at Lady’s Island Middle School.

The transition from playing in the Marine Corps Band to repairman occurred, Jaime recollects, “When I stepped off to perform at the change of command at Camp Lejeune playing clarinet, dressed in cammies, a helmet and deuce gear.

It was over 100 degrees outside.

During that 2 ½ hour ceremony, I realized that I wanted the job of the instrument repairman, who happened to be back at the band hall fixing horns. I decided a career in repairing the instruments would be good idea and started apprenticing at Camp Lejeune under Chris McNally. The Marine Corps sent me to Red Wing MN for a year long course to learn the trade.

Because we only used professional instruments, it was important that I had a solid foundation of instrument repair skills prior to my schooling to ensure that I had the opportunity to learn advanced techniques while at Red Wing.

“After I retired, I decided that I

could give back to the community what helped me have a successful career, music.

Nothing is more frustrating for a musical student than an instrument that does not play correctly. Often, the young musician assumes it is his or her ability, not the faulty instrument, and quits the music program out of frustration. With music programs being cut because of diminishing budgets, band directors are having to do more with less. I am here to help them do their jobs by fixing their instruments efficiently and at a very reasonable price. I try to have fast turn around times because it is so important for these instruments to be in the student’s hands, not a repair shop.” Currently Jaime is the President of National Association of Band Instrument Repair Technicians, the largest non-profit international educational association dedicated to the advancement of the craft of band instrument repair.

Jaime takes a French horn, which a Marine has sent to him to repair, out of the box and removes a significant amount of bubble wrap. Jaime expects, from the Marine’s description of the damage, for the horn to be just short of mangled.

Actually as he inspects it, “It’s not so bad” he says with relief. “Little dings happen to instruments over time, usually made

by other musicians. This would be about a $300 repair, but this guy is a former Marine, we served together in Okinawa, so I’m not going to charge him. There is a dent along the edge, I can fix it so you won’t see it but it will totally change how the horn sounds. Once the damage sets into an instrument, no matter what the repair, it will forever change the sound.”

He’s seen much worse, and no matter what the extent of the damage, Jaime can fix it. “In repair, we use all kinds of tools from all kinds of different industries; my business partner Andreas always kids that I have all the fancy tools and I’m fast. I can make anything, even the tiniest screw.” As an aside, he confides, “Repairmen should wear bio-suits! The horns may not have been cleaned out prior to them coming in for repair and all sorts of green ooze often drips out!” At the moment, his repair shop is in a spare bedroom in his house, which he finds convenient, as he says jokingly, “If I get tired while working, I can always lie down for a nap.”

It’s interesting to watch him assess the extent of the damage to an instrument.

He may insert a light down into the horn so he can see from the inside out, “With the light, I have a very easy visual on whether or not the pads will close.” The image creates an almost eerie, but artistic, effect. In the near future Jaime will partner up with Andreas and Victoria Moe, both instrument makers, and open a full service music store and repair shop in Bluffton. “In the new store, we will offer all the essential needs for our local musicians and provide professional repair services with a quick turnaround time and reasonable prices. This is just another way for us to give back to the community. We are in a place where we can do this for our love of music, not just to make a buck!”

In order to make the necessary repairs, Jaime explains “I have to be able to play all of the instruments to know if I’ve fixed them; however I only play the clarinet and saxophone professionally.” He plays with the Sun City Band and Chorus, “I would like to play more but I only have the time to donate to one band. Debbie started playing with them also.”

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opening a new business, my current workload, and my volunteer work, I just don’t have much time for that right now.”

Aside from being a musician himself, Jaime recognizes the need to the band to play on; “Music is dying out, instruments are expensive and the market is being flooded with cheap Chinese instruments. Good instruments will last a very long time. Music gave me a career and music has given me a retirement.” To this end is one of the reasons that Jaime is very involved with the Junior Jazz Foundation which is “the philanthropic outreach effort of The Jazz Corner on Hilton Head Island, SC. We believe that the original American art form of jazz music is important. Our focus is to educate and enable young musicians in our community by supplying instruments, scholarships, classes and seminars.”

(For more info see: juniorjazzfoundation.org) “They found me, I got a call from Lois Masteller at The Jazz Corner asking if I would work on the donated instruments. They were willing to pay me, but I donate my time and they pay for the parts. People donate instruments to the Foundation and then they are given to students who need them throughout Beaufort County. Some of the instruments are wonderful and may be worth a couple of thousands of dollars, others are not in great condition.” He repairs about 20 or 30 a year, but graciously that number is increasing due to increased awareness of the program.

“It’s important that students have good instruments; this could be a deciding factor if they remain in music or not. High school students might have a better chance of attending college and improving their lives if we can continue to give them an opportunity to succeed with these donated instruments.”

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To Libby Ricardo And George Pate,

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his is the story of a young couple, one from Rhode Island and the other from South Carolina, who met by chance and whose lives have become forever entwined in love and the pursuit of their mutual passion— life in the theater. It’s a romance that would make a captivating play, one that Libby Ricardo and George Pate could dramatically portray on the stage, just as they do in life.

Act I: Setting the Scene Scene 1—Libby Born Elizabeth Ann Ricardo in Cranston, Rhode Island, Libby has been performing for audiences since she was 10 years old, when she sang in La Boheme and Carmen with an opera company in nearby Providence. At age 11, she auditioned with Trinity Rep, affiliated with Brown University, for a part in the play A Christmas Carol and has been acting on stage ever since.

“From that early age I knew I wanted to attend New York University and was very determined—everything I did was geared toward that goal,” Libby emphasizes.

At NYU, Libby trained at the Stella Adler studio in the Tisch School of the Arts, and was selected to study abroad in the prestigious Experimental Theatre Wing’s International Theatre Workshop in Amsterdam.

“The opportunity to train in Amsterdam with those incredible theater practitioners was surreal!” she exclaims.

After NYU, Libby auditioned in New York City for the University of Georgia’s Master of Fine Arts program and was offered a teaching assistantship, so she pursued her MFA in Performance there. “I accepted the offer without even visiting the campus in Athens first. I was so surprised when I arrived. The sense of community on the campus was energizing and I loved living in an historic antebellum house there—it was very different than my experience in New York City.”

Scene 2—George George Jarrard Pate grew up in Spartanburg, South

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Carolina. In the fifth grade, he auditioned for the Spartanburg Youth Theatre’s production of the Pied Piper and got a part. “Mary Nicholson with the youth theater was, and is still, my greatest mentor,” George says. “I was with the youth theater group from the fourth through twelfth grades. I did everything with the group—run lights, build sets, act on stage and direct. It was my theater home for seven years and during that time I was part of nearly 30 plays. In my senior year, I directed The Emperor’s New Clothes, and was only the second student in the group’s history to direct a play,” he says.

After high school, George attended the University of South Carolina, but wasn’t sure what he wanted to pursue there. For his first two years he majored in computer science, then switched to a major in English.

While at USC, he continued with theater—acting and directing plays in the university theater and doing improv.

When George graduated, he moved to Chicago to take classes in improv and worked doing stand up comedy. He was so good that he won the regional finals of a contest held by Comedy Central. “I wanted to train with Second City (the famous comedy troupe), but after doing comedy gigs for a year, it didn’t feel like a career to me,” says George.

Instead, he applied to several graduate schools and chose the University of Tennessee. By the time he earned his Masters degree, George knew he was destined for a career in the theater, so he applied for Doctoral programs at universities that had theater departments. He selected the University of Georgia because of its distinguished theater faculty and the teaching assistantship offered to him.

Act II: A Blossoming Romance Scene 1—Serendipity Libby had completed the first year working on her MFA when George arrived at the University of Georgia in 2010 to begin his Doctoral program. Libby recalls her friend Tressa calling to say, “I’ve met the guy for you!”

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him to Libby. “He looked really cute wearing a vest and a tie. I set my sights on him—he really didn’t know it was coming!”

Libby confesses.

Scene 2—The Proposal Just a year after meeting, on November 11, 2011 in Libby’s campus apartment George asked her, “Do you know what happened here on this spot? It’s the place where I first told you I love you!” Kneeling down, he asked Libby to marry him. They quickly called everyone in their close-knit community of theater friends to share the good news and went out with all of them the same evening to celebrate.

Scene 3—The Wedding On Valentines’ Day a few months before their wedding, George surprised Libby with a plaque affixed to the arm of one of the seats in the Fine Arts Theatre at the University of Georgia—the place where their life together in the theater debuted.

The plaque is inscribed with their names, the date they met there, and their wedding

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date—a permanent tribute to their love.

Libby and George wed on June 21, 2014 in Newport, Rhode Island in the same chapel where her parents were married.

“It was a perfect day. I remember how crisp all of the colors were—the sky was the bluest blue… It truly was the happiest day of my life to that point, but it just gets better spending time every day with my husband,” says Libby.

Act III: Happily Ever After in Beaufort…

George decided to come to the University of South Carolina, Beaufort (USCB) because the school was looking for someone who could teach both English and theater, and he would have an opportunity to help shape USCB’s theater program. When the couple came to town for George’s interview in February 2014, they fell in love with Beaufort. “It was serendipitous—while we were in town I found the local theater group Shakespeare Rep, a place for me to work in theater too.” Libby says. After only nine months here, George and Libby have both made a

dramatic impact (pun intended!) on USCB and on the theater community in Beaufort.

Scene 1—George Pate: Professor, Director, Actor Dr. George Pate, Assistant Professor of English, Drama and Theater, joined USCB last fall. A teacher, director, and playwright, his play Indifferent Blue won the Tennessee Williams National OneAct Playwriting Contest in 2008 and was recently published. Working with Rob Kilgore, the head of USCB’s English and Theater Department, George has already proposed, developed and started teaching several classes—playwriting, theater history, and directing—in a newly developed theater minor program. In addition, he teaches classes on composition, acting, and theater appreciation.

Newlyweds George and Libby appeared together on stage at USCB as a married couple in Shakespeare Rep’s production of Almost, Maine in October last year. And, George is currently directing rehearsals for the upcoming production of Blithe Spirit

(billed as an improbable farce) for The Beaufort Theatre Company at the USCB Center for the Arts, April 16 - 19, 2015.

“As a director, George has a clear vision of what he wants from actors and is great at communicating that to them,” says Libby, who has performed in plays he’s directed.

Scene 2—Libby Ricardo: Director, Teacher, Actress In September, three months after moving here, Libby directed The Beaufort Theatre Company’s production of Grease: The Musical at the USCB Center for the Arts. “I can’t say enough about the cast of Grease. It was wonderful working with all of them!” she says. The show earned rave reviews, and the production and some of the cast members were nominated for several BroadwayWorld South Carolina Regional Awards. Grease won the award for Best Production of a Musical and Libby Ricardo won the award for Best Direction of a Musical. It was George who recommended to Bonnie Hargrove, Director of the USCB Center for the Arts, that Libby become the musical’s director.

While working on the musical, Libby met Anna Schaffer, a young woman also active in local theater, who was cast in Grease. The two of them, who are both actresses, directors and singers, have become inseparable friends. And now they’re working together with USCB’s Children’s Theatre and the Main Street Youth Theatre on Hilton Head Island.

Libby’s involvement with Shakespeare Rep encompasses both teaching and acting. “Teaching is my favorite, but acting and teaching are symbiotic activities— they feed each other,” she explains.

Libby is currently conducting the second installment of her characterization classes, which focus on creating characters within the context of the scene. She’s also in rehearsals for Shakespeare Rep’s March 2015 production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, in which she plays the role of Hermia.

On May 9 at the USCB Center for the Arts fundraising event, The Affair, Libby will direct the cabaret-type show “It’s Our Time,” featuring performers from The Beaufort Theatre Company and USCB’s Children’s Theatre. The performers will

reprise show tunes they’ve sung on USCB’s stage in past productions. During the show, Anna Schaffer and Libby Ricardo, known as “The Happy Girls” by staff at the Center for the Arts, will sing a duet about friendship.

Scene 3—Theater: A Love Affair George and Libby’s eyes light up as they share their plans for the future, “We’re eager to bring more theater to Beaufort!”

Libby explains, “George wants to bring regional playwrights to town and have actors do staged readings of their plays for audiences. The audiences would provide feedback about the plays as part of the development process. George is thinking about calling it Plays by the Bay.” It’s clear that this couple is in love with each other, and in love with the theater.

Libby Ricardo and George Pate have truly taken center stage in Beaufort’s theater community. And the talented couple has many scenes yet to play, as the continuing drama of their theatrical careers and love story unfolds before us. Get ready for the next act! www.BeaufortLifestyle.com | April/May 2015

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I like Southern Rock because it’s organic; a guy and a guitar, a chord and a hand.

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nazzy Red, a Southern Rock band, is as classic as the music they play. Originally established in the 1970s, the name was chosen as a tribute honoring a good friend, Snazzy Red, who was killed in an accident.

In 1999, Teddy Colleran resurrected the band with his brother, Tim, and good friends, Luis Gonzalez and Donnie Cook. Each member brought a love of music and friendship to the ensemble, setting the stage for success through their classic southern style, entertaining audiences of all ages. Occasionally Teddy and Tim’s nephew, Matthew Colleran, joins the group when they need to bring in “the heavy guns” for a concert.

Playing a variety of musical styles, Snazzy Red emulates classic rockers like Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Allman Brothers and ZZ Top, adding a touch of New Country flair. “The two music styles are like first cousins,” Teddy shares. Southern Rock favorites such as Freebird, Green Grass High Tides, Sweet Home Alabama, and other popular songs headline their shows.

With a glint in his eye, Teddy Colleran, guitarist and vocalist for the band, shared stories of his musical upbringing. Born and bred in Beaufort, Teddy was raised amongst the salt marshes and warm southern breezes of the Lowcountry with four older brothers in a “totally musical family. My mother, Betty, was a classically trained soprano, and all of my brothers played instruments.” Ironically, none of the boys took music lessons; each was selftaught. At age thirteen, Teddy picked up a guitar, started strumming, and has been playing ever since.

His only formal training was a high school music theory class which “enhanced my music with the necessary mechanics to improve my guitar playing.”

Teddy spoke nostalgically of childhood memories watching his brothers’ bands play in the front yard

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of their Mossy Oaks home. His father, an avid fisherman, fried fresh fish for neighbors and friends who gathered to kick back and enjoy the camaraderie of coastal small town life.

Electrician by day, Teddy is passionate about music, fishing and family, as well as his hometown.

“I love Beaufort. I wanted my chance to start a band instead of just joining one with my brothers. I spoke to my wife, Bonnie, about it and when I received the tax refund that year I invested it in the necessary start-up equipment.” And thus Snazzy Red’s revival was realized.

When asked about the venues where they appear, Teddy responded with a smile, “we’ll play anywhere we can get in the door.” Snazzy Red also plays for fund-raisers. “I enjoy playing benefits and using our talents to help others. It’s very fulfilling.” Some of Teddy’s favorite guitarists are Allen Collins of Lynyrd Skynyrd, as well as Hughy Thomason and Billy Jones of the Outlaws. “I like Southern Rock because it’s organic; a guy and a guitar, a chord and a hand.”

In addition to playing the electric guitar, Teddy also plays the fiddle and the mandolin. For those aspiring to become musicians Teddy suggests, “be yourself, play what you like, play whatever comes out of you, and don’t change just because you’re not in sync with the trend.”

Tim Colleran, lead guitarist and vocals, was part of the original Snazzy Red. “We had so many different bands over the years, it’s hard to keep up with them all. One of the bands I was a part of played as a front group for Stillwater known for their hit, Mindbender.

They were on the same record label as the Allman Brothers.”

Tim’s love of music echoed those of his brother Teddy, with a musical heritage beginning with their mother and flourishing under the influence of their eldest brother Tom, who “could play any instrument

that had a reed in it.” Brothers Terry and Tony Colleran are also musically inclined having performed with different groups over the years.

Tim went on to share, “We’re just a hometown band that loves playing for the people. Music is medicine to me. Musicians are a different breed. If you put one hundred people in a room the musicians would come together real quick.”

Bass guitarist, Luis Gonzalez’ musical pursuits are rooted in rock and roll beginning at the age of eight.

Chuckling, he confessed, “I played in a rock and roll band when I was fourteen.

My parents had to come with me for barroom appearances because I wasn’t of age.”

In 1971, Luis was thrilled to meet his mentor, Carlos Santana, who gifted him with a treasured memento. “He gave me his album and signed it.” Luis’ enthusiasm over the gesture is still apparent today.

It wasn’t long before Luis was drawn to the Latin and Salsa music of his native Puerto Rico where he eventually learned to play the conga, bongos and timbales. “When I came here (Beaufort) they called me ‘Bongo Louie.’ I gave a little bit of rhythm to the music.”

When asked what he likes best about playing with Snazzy

Red, Luis declared, “The music is harder and not regular in its beat. I like the challenge of changing and moderating the music.” Regarding his training for bass guitar his response was priceless, showing his musical drive and ingenuity.

“I played guitar but the band I was in at the time needed a bass guitarist so I took two strings off of an electric guitar and adapted it.” Luis also plays the quarto, a Puerto Rican style guitar. In 2000, Luis played with the Christie Owens Band that opened for Toby Keith’s concert at MCRD, Parris Island.

Luis and Teddy met back in 1991 when each played in different bands. A friendship quickly formed, and with the support of Tim and Donnie, Snazzy Red was reborn.

“Before we started playing for audiences we rehearsed for eight months. We wanted to get it right before stepping on stage.”

Donnie Cook is the drummer for Snazzy Red. Introduced to the instrument as a young child, Donnie was watching a drummer on television and said matter-of-factly to his mother, “I’m going to do that.”

True to his word, a few years later, at the age of eight, he began lessons. Over the years, several teachers instructed Donnie although much of his talent developed from trial and

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error in addition to a great deal of practice.

Donnie appreciates all kinds of music styles, especially sixties bands such as Led Zeppelin and Foghat, although his favorite is the Beatles. In high school, Donnie was part of the marching band for a brief period, as well as participating in the concert band and a few garage bands. His genuine love of music echoes that of his fellow band members in that he enjoys performing for audiences and loves the instrument he plays. “It’s great when you love what you’re doing and your music makes people feel good.” Like many musicians, Donnie dreams of travelling with a famous band although performing with Snazzy Red is gratification enough. “Playing with Snazzy Red is as involved as I’ve ever been in the music business.”

For young people considering taking up the drums, Donnie advises, “don’t get discouraged if it seems like it takes forever to develop skills, be patient and keep working at it.”

Matthew Colleran, son of the late Tom Colleran, is a quiet young man who has been playing guitar for twenty years.

“My mother’s brother played the guitar. I kept playing around with it until finally one day he stared teaching me how to play. I absorbed it like a sponge.” Matthew

enjoys a variety of music styles, although his true passion is the Blues, drawing inspiration from such greats as Warren Haynes and Stevie Ray. Band members are well supported by the women in their lives; Bonnie, Annabelle, Dee, Brenda, and Sandy.

Whether helping behind the scenes, listening to them play, or picking up the tambourine to jam alongside the guys, these ladies encourage the bands’ musical pursuits. Even Donnie’s mother, Ethel, comes out to support her son and the band, dancing along to the music.

Like a harmonious chord, each member blends a natural love of music, friendship, and a persistent drive to perfect their craft leading to their distinctive sound and popularity. “Our audience members are generally those of the generation who love Classic Rock but we also have a younger crowd that likes us too. It’s a family atmosphere.

We play good music and entertain without cussing or doing anything inappropriate.

We engage the audience and have a good time.” Snazzy Red is more than just a classic rock band; it’s the rhythmic balance of small town ideals, dedication, music, family ties and the strong bonds of friendship.

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Sandra Baggette, Painting What She Loves

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t may be cold and rainy outside, but step into Sandra Baggette’s house or studio and you will find yourself in a sunny garden, no matter what the weather. The walls are bright with color, and covering those walls are painting after painting of riotous flowers blooming everywhere.

The porch floor is a deep turquoise that picks up the same shade, through the French doors, on a hutch inside the house. Listen to her name the colors on her palette: radiant yellow, light cadmium yellow, medium cadmium yellow, cadmium red light, alizarin crimson, quinacridone violet, carbazole violet, platinum violet, ultramarine blue, cobalt blue, cerulean blue, thalo blue, thalo green, viridian, sap green, green gold, cad green light, permanent green. And the earth colors: yellow ochre, raw sienna, burnt sienna, burnt umber, raw umber, Naples yellow, titanim white and ivory black. She is seduced by the colors of her garden and of the paint itself, and with her paintings she invites us to share the experience.

Sandra is a master gardener and a painter of the gardens she creates and the still-life vignettes she makes from the flowers she grows. Asked which came first – the gardening or the painting – she says both. As a child, Sandra lived next door to a church, and when the flowers from last week’s alter pieces were discarded, she collected them and distributed them to her neighbors’ bushes, so that they would seem to be in bloom. As for the art, she was always drawing, and when it was time to go to college, she studied

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art. She never stopped, and has used the opportunities to travel afforded by her husband’s career as a Marine Corps officer to continue learning, studying with well-known instructors at the Scottsdale Artist School in Arizona, and in workshops across the United States, most especially with S. Burket Kaiser, Ovanes Berberian, and Gay Faulkenberry. These three are all former students of Sergei Bongart, a Russian Impressionist whom Sandra particularly admires. She is also an admirer of artist Charles Reid, and has taken both watercolor and oil painting from him. For a time, Sandra painted mostly in watercolor, because it was easier to transport as she traveled around, but now that she and her husband Jack have retired, she paints primarily in oils, preferring their lush texture and saturated color as more responsive to her subject.

Sandra’s work has been enhanced by travels to Hong Kong, Bermuda, and Hawaii, and by sketching and painting locations of her favorite artists in in Italy and in France. She even, with special permission, set up her easel and painted in Monet’s garden. Actually, she and a painter friend of hers shared permission. When the guard came by, one waved the letter granting it, and the other waved the envelope the letter came in. Which friend had the letter in the first place? Only the two friends know.

One thing is certain: Sandra is an admirer and follower of Monet. In her book, Painting What I Love, she quotes him,

“More than anything I must have flowers, always, always.”

Like Monet, Sandra paints from life, and when the weather complies, that means en plein air – that is to say, outside in the gardens. When the weather turns foul, she then retreats to one of her studios, and paints the flowers she brings inside. Living in Beaufort, Sandra can always find something in bloom in her gardens. Painting what she loves is part of her motto, and by that Sandra has always meant painting her flowers, the ideal subjects for her style. Sandra is what is called a “painterly” painter, meaning that her paintings show the process of her work, with visible brush strokes rendered loosely and exuberantly. In fact, she calls herself a painterly colorist, and the term is precise.

Painting out of doors as she does requires both discipline and patience, she says, because light constantly changes and so does the weather. But it is that changing light and its effect on the flowers she loves that captures her imagination and fires her motivation to paint. As she says, “For me, it’s essential to have a strong connection with a subject to create an expressive painting.

A deep love of flowers is one of my earliest memories. So far as I’m concerned, my subject chose me. “ It is that need for a strong connection with her subject that led her to take both the Clemson University Master Gardeners Program and the Lowcountry Institute at Spring Island’s Naturalist Program, which she says has “deepened her knowledge and appreciation of nature and gardening in ways that enhance her work.” While she most often paints in her own garden, Sandra also works in other locations, and sometimes with other artists who are fellow members of the Lowcountry Plein Air Society or participating along with her in the Plein Air Painters of America Paint Outs in Bennington, Vermont and Old Lyme, Connecticut.

Occasionally, Sandra paints something besides flowers – our beautiful marshes, colorful chairs or an outdoor gathering of people. . When she does, she invests the same exuberant love of her subject that she brings to her flowers, and even inanimate objects, like the chair, seem imbued with life. She has exhibited in over 100 juried shows in the United States, and won a number of awards. These include (but are not limited to) Third place in the 2014 Beaufort Spring Art Show, an Award of Merit at the 2011 Piccolo Spoleto for her series, Seasonal Inspirations, from judge Juan Logan, acceptance into the 2009 Hilton Head Art League National Juried Show by Judge Craig Srebnik, First Place for Among the Flowers in the Lowcountry Plein Art Society Competition judged by Jack Morris, and an Award of Merit from Jonathan Green at the Piccolo Spoleto Arts Festival in 2008.

Back to Sandra’s motto, which is so important to her that she posts it in both her home studio, and the studio she maintains at Atelier on Bay. It reads, “Paint what you love, and love what you paint.” It is easy to see the proof of the first part, because her love of her subject is obvious in her paintings. But it is also the sheer joy of painting itself that drives her: “Ultimately I paint for the sake of painting, losing myself in the process of reacting to what I’m seeing and the sensations of mixing colors and brushing paint on a surface.” And the second part of that motto is important, too. “Love what you paint,” she says, is to remind herself to give her work her own approval, because like most artists, she can fall into the trap of criticizing her work as falling short of her vision.

It’s a good motto, because it’s hard to imagine that she could be falling very far short. Sandra Baggette seems to put all of herself into her painting, and happily for the rest of us, it shows.

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BEAUFORT Downtown Beaufort has a beautiful downtown shopping area nestled along the Intracoastal Waterway.

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Seaside Getaways: Harmony In The Harbor

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rom the charming, culture rich city of Beaufort to the historic town of Ridgeland, Seaside Getaways has served the property management and rental needs of both homeowners and guests alike for nearly fifteen years. With their anchor firmly planted at 1551 Sea Island Parkway on Saint Helena Island, the office is easily visible and well recognized by its landmark mermaid statue poised to welcome guests. And though guests aren’t required to stop by the office, it’s encouraged so the staff of Seaside Getaways can personally welcome tenants with a free gift, as well as free DVD rentals. With the gold standard of customer service that they set, there’s no question why they were voted the favored choice for area vacation rentals for two consecutive years. Seaside Getaways simply understands “vacations”.

With a spirit of innovation, Seaside Getaways seeks new ways to improve their online presence and consistently develops ways to make transactions easier and seamless for the customer.

Seaside has successfully implemented an extensive property search database as well, which allows potential guests to read reviews, view photos and even see floor plans. They’ve added real-time calendars for booking information, which minimizes confusion, and around the clock access to account information, a convenience for tenants and homeowners alike. In addition, Seaside even added a feature called “group pay” allowing individuals who are part of a much larger group to pay their own portion of the rental agreement. There is also a convenient new mobile phone application they’ve introduced. Its purpose is to establish a link between the booking (complete with property information) and the renter’s account information – office staff will be able to know who you are and where you are when you use the app for communication, property maintenance or even urgencies. There’ll be no need to scrounge for the rental home’s address!

There are no shortages of those available addresses, either.

Catering to both long and short-term lessee’s, the knowledgeable staff at Seaside Getaways will work personally alongside each tenant to find the property best suited to their individual needs, thus ensuring complete satisfaction. If not completely satisfied, Seaside Getaways urges their guests to report any issues they may have immediately so that it may be corrected and future occurrences prevented. In fact, this year they initiated the “Housekeeping Guarantee”. Seaside is determined to set the standard for cleanliness; therefore, realizing the margin for human error, they promise to immediately remedy any unsatisfactory housekeeping situation when notification is given within the first 24 hours of arrival.

For added convenience and peace of mind, Seaside Getaways provides guests with an information packet that includes the expectations and responsibilities of the tenant. Guests can also choose to receive notification messages, via text, when there are water, power, or road and bridge outages (restoration notifications are sent as well). They strive to keep an open flow of communication with their guests, and work hard to prevent unnecessary damage with regular preventative maintenance.

Seaside even offers its guests an emergency maintenance number where someone is always on-call.

Though widely known for their vacation rentals and for their dedication to their tenants, Seaside Getaways simultaneously

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advocates for property owners by offering their certified long-term property management services. These specialty services include full management as well as simply playing matchmaker between a property owner and a potential tenant. Additionally, they perform thorough quarterly inspections, which help to assure property owners of the care taken in maintaining their investment. It is a vital undertaking that Seaside considers especially important as extreme temperatures slowly make their way back into the Southeast. As summer approaches the Low Country and vacation planning begins, Seaside Getaways actively seeks new properties to fully manage, as well as those who simply need a matchmaker.

Being that a home is one of the largest investments made in life, it makes sense to ensure it is well maintained while traveling and even more so while renting.

It is Seaside’s mission to promptly respond to any communications addressed to them and to further keep open the lines of communication between Seaside and the guest or tenant and between Seaside and the property owner. Seaside Getaways has a goal of 100% tenant satisfaction. By providing guests on vacation a place to stay and relax with family and friends without worry, and by providing long-term tenants with a home where they can focus on living, Seaside Getaways seems to have found the secret formula for customer service.

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CELADON COMES ALIVE AS BEAUFORT’S NEXT GREAT COMMUNITY

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n Lady’s Island, exciting changes are taking place at Celadon. This newly revitalized traditional neighborhood development is humming with activity everywhere you look.

Two of Beaufort’s favorite builders, Henry Vala (Vala Buidling Contractors) and Scott Dennis and David Tilton (TD Commercial Builders), are constructing gorgeous new homes in the classic Lowcountry style Beaufortonians have always admired. Additionally, Celadon’s architectural standards and community plan ensure an authentic “sense of place” for those who will call Celadon home.

New, luscious spring plantings are showing off their great beauty and bounty. Dedicated greenspaces (including a park in the center with grand oak trees) and manicured walking trails foster community engagement, and give residents of all ages space to enjoy the natural surroundings and the warm Lowcountry weather. Three freshwater ponds provide a wonderful setting for fishing or birdwatching ventures, and preserve a sanctuary for native wildlife.

Celadon is a community focused on comprehensive wellness. Its developers strongly believe happiness and personal health go hand in hand. To that end, Celadon Club’s Wellness Center had its soft opening April 2nd. Homeowner dues include membership to Celadon Club, which also is offering a limited number of public memberships. The professionally trained staff create custom health and fitness plans for each member starting with a health assessment. Personal training; group classes -- including Pilates, yoga, and water aerobics; luxury spa services; lifestyle advice, and nutritional coaching are all part of the program. There is also a junior sized Olympic swimming pool, as well as an intenet cafe, members lounge, and other social meeting spaces.

The neighborhood is truly coming

together. Homesites, preapproved home packages, and custom homes are available. Additionally offered are lock-and-leave condominiums for those who can’t stay year round but don’t want to pass up the opportunity to be part of the larger community of Beaufort.

Celadon is centrally located close to Beaufort’s downtown waterfront, good schools, restaurants and shopping, historical sites, and the beach at Hunting Island State Park, as well as several golf courses and a myriad of boating and water activities.

Almost midway between Charleston and Savannah, and less than an hour to Hilton Head, their cultural offerings and airports are well within range.

In short, Celadon has it all. Come have a look. Call Cherimie Crane Weatherford, 843-379-9095, or email Contact@ CeladonLiving.com for further information. The website for the community and Celadon Club is CeladonLiving.com.

“This home is currently under construction by Vala Building Contractors.”

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LIVE YOUR LIFE, SIMPLE AND TRUE Some places just feel right. Places that are beautiful and full of promise.

Where you are set up to succeed and feel comfortable.

Where you can take it easy and take care of yourself.

Celadon is one of those places.

It’s a neighborhood combining Lady’s Island’s sense of community and conveniences (like shopping, great schools, dining, and more) mere minutes from Beaufort’s charming downtown, several water access points, and places to learn and grow (University of SC - Beaufort).

It’s a lifestyle centered on a culture of healthy living --- anchored by Celadon Club Wellness Center steps from your door --- but also on walkable streets and nature trails, and in parks and gardens, that provide outdoor space to play, to think, or just to be. We chose to live in the warm South for a reason, right?

It’s a corner of the world where you can dwell within the timeless beauty of Lowcountry architecture, in a finely appointed home of brand new construction. Now you’ll have the place, and the time, to really get to know your neighbors.

The good life is waiting here for you. It couldn’t be easier to be healthy and happy.

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• Check for loose or leaky gutters. Improper drainage can lead to water in the basement or crawl space. Make sure downspouts drain away from the foundation and are clear and free of debris.

• Low areas in the yard or next to the foundation should be filled with compacted soil. Spring rains can cause yard flooding, which can lead to foundation flooding and damage.

Also, when water pools in these low areas in summer, it creates a breeding ground for insects.

• Use a screwdriver to probe the wood trim around windows, doors, railings and decks. Make repairs now before the spring rains do more damage to the exposed wood.

• From the ground, examine roof shingles to see if any were lost or damaged during winter. If your home has an older roof covering, you may want to start a budget for replacement. The summer sun can really damage roof shingles. Shingles that are cracked, buckled or loose or are missing granules need to be replaced. Flashing around plumbing vents, skylights and chimneys need to be checked and repaired by a qualified roofer.

• Examine the exterior of the chimney for signs of damage.

Have the flue cleaned and inspected by a certified chimney sweep.

• Inspect concrete slabs for signs of cracks or movement. All exterior slabs except pool decks should drain away from the home’s foundation. Fill cracks with a concrete crack filler or silicone caulk. When weather permits, power-wash and then seal the concrete.

• Remove firewood stored near the home. Firewood should be stored at least 18 inches off the ground at least 2 feet from the structure.

• Check outside hose faucets for freeze damage. Turn the water on and place your thumb or finger over the opening. If you can stop the flow of water, it is likely the pipe inside the home is damaged and will need to be replaced. While you’re at it, check the garden hose for dry rot.

• Have a qualified heating and cooling contractor clean and service the outside unit of the air conditioning system. Clean coils operate more efficiently, and an annual service call will keep the system working at peak performance levels. Change interior filters on a regular basis.

• Check your gas- and battery-powered lawn equipment to make sure it is ready for summer use. Clean equipment and sharp cutting blades will make yardwork easier.

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urniture has always been about more than its sheer usefulness – it is also about aesthetics and character. Furniture makes a statement of style that is fueled by individuality then arranged to compliment personal energy and accommodate a unique lifestyle. Furniture serves to reflect that lifestyle and is indeed a worthy investment.

Like most investments, assurance of quality is of the utmost importance, but quality without comfort or style seems an unnecessary sacrifice.

Fortunately for residents in

and around Beaufort, Lifestyle Furniture Outlet effortlessly meets the need for quality furniture that is comfortable and stylish while also making it affordable and available the day you buy it! Unlike many traditional furniture stores that require endless catalog browsing and waiting for an order to be delivered, Lifestyle Furniture Outlet is readily stocked with a variety of pieces that are sure to fit nearly every preference and budget. You can visit them at 1800 Boundary Street in Beaufort or on the web at www.lfobeaufort.com.

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The Grayco Building Center is a locally owned and operated, full service building center. We offer building materials including lumber, windows, doors, cabinets, power tools and more. Grayco takes pride in offering Andersen® and Marvin® windows and doors as well as a host of other brands equally synonymous with quality and reliability.

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Marvin StormPlus® products are vigorously tested to meet or exceed the strictest impact zone codes. StormPlus windows and doors provide an unmatched spectrum of styles and options for design flexibility. Products attractive enough to frame the beauty of nature are also durable enough to withstand its occasional fury.

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The Grayco Building Center employs over 30 well qualified and service oriented team members that all have one goal; to use their knowledge and enthusiasm to help you complete your building project no matter how large or small it may be.

Our in-house Design Center’s team has over 30 years total experience in cabinetry, and can guide you through the difficult process of designing the kitchen of your dreams; working closely with you, or in conjunction with your architect. Call today to schedule a free consultation.

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f your quest is for a Hometown atmosphere that mirrors South Carolina’s slogan “Friendly Faces, Beautiful Places,” you could not find an area which is more representative of this than Beaufort. Steeped in true southern hospitality and awe inspiring beauty, the queen of the Carolina Sea Islands boasts a unique and tranquil lifestyle.

Whether searching for the Hometown ambiance for retirement, raising a young family or as a vacation retreat, “NOTHING COULD BE FINER THAN BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA!” Hometown Realty offers Real Estate services to all of Beaufort, SC and its surrounding areas including offering real estate in Lady’s Island, St. Helena Island, Fripp Island, Harbor Island, Port Royal, Burton, Bluffton, Hilton Head, Hampton, Ridgeland, Hardeeville and Seabrook, South Carolina.

Specialty communities that Hometown Realty services include Pleasant Point, Royal Pines, Brickyard Point, Land’s End, Oyster Cove, Picket Fences, Spanish Point, Mossy Oaks and more!

If you are interested in buying a new home or are interested in selling your home in Beaufort SC, then contact one of our highly skilled realty professionals who will make it a priority to get your home listed or find the perfect house for your family’s new home.

All our Realtors are full-time with many years of experience in the real estate industry. We provide full service to buyers and sellers. Hometown Realty also realizes the importance of our military neighbors, and the need to be current on all financial options available to the Veteran. Their office is centrally located on Lady’s Island just minutes south of the Downtown Historic District. Work with a winner, Hometown Realty.

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aura Tucker Designs is located in Historic Beaufort, South Carolina. Laura Tucker leads the charge with over 20 years of experience in the industry.

She has displayed her talents throughout the Beaufort area, the barrier islands of South Carolina, and other coastal regions. Her easy going style and creative flare leaves its mark wherever she goes.

LTD has three experience Interior Designers on staff.

An extensive resource library allows them to accommodate the most traditional to flamboyant of styles. They pride themselves with a professional approach to all aspects of the Design Process. Be it be working with your architect, builder, or contractor, they are a part of your team and will help you accomplish your desired upon dreams and goals.

Their showroom is a gallery of inspiration, new and old.

They have a diverse selection of furnishings, home décor

and gifts, all hand selected at markets and auctions. They carry a variety of artwork and handmade jewelry created by talents and local artists. LTD can help you celebrate your holidays in style, come get inspired by new , innovative ways to decorate for the seasons.

LTD knows that a positive relationship with their clients is key to successful design. Their experience has taught them the importance of establishing common goals early in order to ensure that the results they deliver are the results their clents expect They always place their client’s wishes first. It is, after all, the client’s space. They have the necessary experience and flexibility to guide each client through every step of the project, from design and planning to implementation and maintenance.

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he Beaufort Charities is an annual spring golf tournament and fundraiser that is the premiere golf event in Northern Beaufort County.

The Beaufort Charities Invitational Golf tournament started in 1976 and was originally called “The Heart Fund.” In its first four years, the tournament was played at Lady’s Island Country Club. In 1980, the tournament was moved to its current location on Fripp Island. In 1989,

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the name was changed to “The Beaufort Charites.” This enabled 100% of the funds raised to be given to local charities in Northern Beaufort County.

Celebrating its 40th year, The Beaufort Charities is the oldest charitable golf tournament in the state of South Carolina.

Since their inaugural event in 1976, they have raised over $800,000 for local need organizations, such as: Alzheimer’s Support Group, Senior Services of Beaufort, Boys and Girls Club, Child Abuse

Prevention (CAPA,) Citizens Opposed to Domestic Abuse(CODA), Friends of Carolina Hospice, Habitat for Humanity, Literacy Volunteers of the Lowcountry, and Lowcountry Rotary.

The goal each and every year is to improve the event for the enjoyment of the players, to offer value to the Sponsors, and to support our immediate community.

To that end, The Beaufort Charities will be building on the success of the 2014 Friday night gala event, in which they hosted almost 1,000 attendees, the largest crowd in The Beaufort Charities history.

This year, they are pleased to have ““The East Coast Party Band” as the Friday night entertainment.

The event will be held on May 15th from 9-12 pm at The Beach Club Tennis Courts. It is open to the public and tickets are $30/person or $50/couple. The ticket price includes entry into the Friday night event with beer, wine, and cocktails as well as entrance into the on-course Daquiri Hole #11 for both Friday and Saturday.

“To say that we are proud to be the oldest non-profit golf tournament in Northern Beaufort County and in the state of South Carolina is an understatement.

Our longevity and continued annual success is a testament to our volunteers, sponsors, our players and their families who all love the event. They enjoy the golf, the beach and their time together,” states Christian Sherbert, 2015 Tournament Director.

Find out how to be a part of this special event at Beaufortcharities.org and go to the purchase tickets page for instructions.

Give back to your community….and have fun while you’re doing it!

LOW COUNTRY WEDDINGS

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Fripp Island Golf & Beach Resort Beautiful weddings come naturally here.

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ith its 2015 inductees into the 1862 Circle, Penn Center is true to the theme for its annual fundraising gala – “Education and Health: Foundations for Life.” The new members of the 1862 Circle to be inducted on April 25, 2015, represent a blend of services in education and health at all levels of our national life.

Etta Nickpeay Mann came to teach at Penn Center for the 1949-1950 schoolyear. She would remain for the next eighteen years as a teacher and played a significant role in the building of the first state supported school on St. Helena Island. Until the state school was built, the facilities at the now closed Penn School was rented by the State of South Carolina to continue the education of the pupils on the island. The new state supported school was completed in 1953.

Johnathan Francis, Sr. was involved with this process and was appointed the first principal of the newly built school which was named St. Helena High School.

Mrs. Mann is a graduate of Booker T. Washington High School in Columbia, S.C. and St. Augustine’s College in Raleigh, N.C. and holds a master’s degree from Indiana University. Mrs. Mann has been actively involved in numerous civic and community organizations. She was one of the founders of HELP, an organization that assists families with food, clothing, utilities, rent, mortgages and medications.

She also served as president of Beaufort’s Best Chance Network, a subsidiary of the American Center Society. Mrs. Man was a participant in a documentary entitled “Only A Teacher”. This documentary was used as a tool to highlight the educational teaching system of Beaufort County. She was also selected to be a contributor to Penn Center’s project, “Unveiled Stories on Segregation”. Her continued involvement with Penn Center included serving as chair of the Acquisition Committee to renovate and furnish all of the buildings on Penn’s campus. Mrs. Mann was selected as a committee member to help facilitate the total integration of the then three northern Beaufort County high schools: Beaufort High School, Robert Smalls

High School and St. Helena High School.

Mrs. Mann was employed by the Beaufort County School District for 38 years as a classroom teacher and guidance counselor.

Presently, Mrs. Mann is a member of Delta Phi Epsilon, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority form which she received the Delta of the Year Award as well as the Community Service Award. She is also a recipient of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity’s MLK Community Unity Award, and the St. Helena NAACP Award. As a member of the Lowcountry ladies of South Carolina, Mrs. Mann served as past president, treasurer, Chaplin and hospitality chairman. A member of the American Association of University Women (AAUW), she is in charge of the legal advocacy fund.

She has also served as president of the Pan Hellenic Council. Mrs. Mann is a member of St. Helena Episcopal Church where she serves as Lector. Etta Nickpeay Mann has never been hesitant or selfish about sharing her talents and gifts with others.

During the 87 years of her life, 66 of them have been in this community. Mrs. Mann is the mother of two sons: Earl Mann, Jr. (Leslie) and Eric N. Mann (Robyanne) and the proud grandmother of Jasmine and Sydney. She is the widow of the late Master Sergeant Earl t. Mann, Sr. (USMB RET.).

Dick Riley is the first two-term Governor of South Carolina (1979-87) and the longest-serving U.S. Secretary of Education (1993-2001). As Governor of South Carolina, he initiated the Education Improvement Act, heralded by the RAND Corporation to be the “most comprehensive education reform measure in the United States” at that time. As U. S. Secretary of Education, he helped President Clinton launch historic initiatives to raise academic standards, improve instruction for the poor and disadvantaged, increase parent and business involvement in education, provide after-school education enrichment, expand grant and loan programs to help more Americans go to college, prepare young people for the world of work, and improve teaching.

After leaving public office, Riley returned to his law firm, Nelson Mullins Riley &

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Scarborough. There he also established EducationCounsel, a mission-based consulting team that combines knowledge and experience in policy, strategy, law and advocacy to drive significant improvements in the U. S. education system. As part of EducationCounsel’s work, Riley most recently chaired the Commission on the Regulation of Postsecondary Distance Education. At the same time, Riley has remained a public Continued on page 60 www.BeaufortLifestyle.com | April/May 2015

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f it hasn’t happened to you, yet, it has happened to someone you know; having to take care of a family member or dear friend when they can no longer do it for themselves. Not planning for your own long-term care is not the legacy you want to leave your family.

Frank Gibson, who was President of Lowcountry Insurance Services, Inc, for 38 years prior to his retirement there, is associated with Nancy A. Dykeman who is a Long Term Care Planning Consultant.

Frank will tell you, “When asked, many think long-term care is about nursing homes. The reality is that long-term care is not a place, but a full scale response to an event or condition. It describes the care you need if you become incapacitated, either physically unable to get through the day without help, or cognitively, due to a degenerative disease such as Parkinson’s, stroke, or Alzheimer’s disease. By definition, these conditions severely compromise your ability to get through the most basic daily routines. In reality, the need for long-term care is a safety issue that requires 24 hour a day attention. Since you are no longer safe, those you love are forced to re-orient their lives to make sure that you are. This change can have a devastating impact on their emotional and physical well-being. You may not want your spouse, or children, to set aside their lives, but respectfully, what choice would they have?”

Do you know that 70% of people

over age 65 will need long-term care?

Or that if you wait too long you may not be able to qualify because of some of the medicines you may be taking, or that the rates may be significantly higher the longer you wait? Even if you have a long-term care insurance policy, it is a good idea to sit down and review it; if you don’t have one yet, don’t be afraid to sit down with one of these two specialists and see if you can pre-qualify.

There are several things to consider and choices that can be made. Most long-term care is at home; some policies can use life insurance if the long-term care is not used; you also need to feel comfortable with the amount of dollars per month as well as the total amount allotted to your care; and even if you have a policy it may not be sufficient especially if you have had it for any length of time.

Medicare, health insurance, and the VA will not necessarily take care of non-medical care. Most people don’t know this.

Don’t be the one who thinks, “It won’t happen to me, I won’t need a policy like that.” Long-term care is not about you, it’s about everyone who loves you. Let Frank Gibson, with his years of experience, be your barometer of the sort of person who understands the need for such a contingency. If you’re not sure of the importance of long-term care, just ask someone who has taken care of that family member or friend who didn’t plan ahead for themselves.

Call Frank Gibson, III, CIC-President For Guidance In Developing Your Long-Term Care Planning.

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70% Of People Over The Age Of 65 Will Need Long Term Care.

Are You Prepared?

Call Frank Gibson, III, CIC-President For Guidance In Developing Your Long-Term Care Planning.

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ambassador for education improvement in South Carolina and at the national level, as well as abroad. He co-chairs the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future (NCTAF) and he serves on the boards of several other education entities, including his alma mater, Furman University, where he recently completed two years as trustee chair. He is a Distinguished Professor of Education at the University of South Carolina and Advisory Board Chair of the Richard W. Riley Institute of Government, Politics and Public Leadership, which is housed at Furman. The College of Education at Winthrop University bears his name, as does the College of Education and Leadership at Walden University. The Christian Science Monitor has said that many Americans regard Secretary Riley as “one of the great statesmen of education in this (20th) century.” Highly-acclaimed national columnist David Broder called Riley one of the “most decent and honorable people in public life.” In addition to hundreds of local, state and national awards for his education and other public leadership, Riley has been inducted into the South Carolina Hall of Fame and TIME Magazine named him one of our nation’s Top 10 Best Cabinet Members.

In 1967 a group of Lowcountry residents began meeting at various sites to discuss social needs in Beaufort and Jasper Counties. These meetings culminated in the formation of what is known today as Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton Comprehensive Health Services, Inc. (BJHCHS), a state of the art federally funded Community Health Center (CHC). The path leading to the current operation has been

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arduous. Beaufort Jasper Comprehensive Health Services, Inc. (BJCHS) was organized to deliver comprehensive health services to residents of the socially and economically deprived areas of Beaufort and Jasper Counties, South Carolina. The agency functions under a Board of Directors composed of patients and community residents. The Board hires the Chief Executive Officer to administer the agency. On October 29, 1969, a declaration and petition for the incorporation of a non-profit corporation to be known as Beaufort Jasper Comprehensive Health Services, Inc., was filed and subsequently approved on January 8, 1970 by the Secretary of State. Over the past forty-six (46) years, the agency has diligently worked to meet the needs of its constituents. The health center efforts have been very successful in coordinating federal, state, and local resources in a single organization capable of delivering medical and environmental health care, and related social services to a defined population. In addition to eight health centers, the agency operates eight (8) school-based health programs and provides dental care to 21 area schools. BJHCHS has a long history of extensive local, regional, and national support and has established well-integrated service linkages with other health care providers and human service agencies.

Currently there are 22 medical students in their 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, year of training at the center. There are 31 residents currently in various programs throughout the country who completed their medical school training at BJHCHS. The Agency’s mission is: To provide quality, affordable, accessible and comprehensive health care services to the South Carolina Lowcountry Community.

BJHCHS has as its philosophy: “Health is a right, not a privilege.”

At no time has that philosophy been forgotten.

Penn Center is recognized as one of the nation’s most significant historic institutions dedicated to preserving Gullah Geechee culture. The 1862 Circle, first established in 2003, recognizes leaders who embody the spirit of Penn Center and who serve as national advocates for the enduring history and culture of the Sea Islands. The name celebrates the founding of Penn School, now Penn Center, in 1862.

Penn Center is proud to increase the 1862 Circle with the induction of Etta N. Mann, former Governor Dick Riley, and Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton Comprehensive Health Services, Inc. The Penn Center 1862 Circle Induction Gala will be held on April 25th at 6:00 p.m. at the Sonesta Resort on Hilton Head Island.

For more information on making a seat or table reservation, please contact Penn Center: (843) 838-2432 or info@penncenter. com. The Penn Center 1862 Circle Gala is the major fundraiser for Penn Center, Inc., a 501 (c)3 Non-profit Organization.

dining guide Lazy Susan’s Cafe & Creperie 31A Market Street Habersham, SC 29906 (843) 466-0735 www.lazysusanscafe.com Luther’s Rare and Well Done 910 Bay Street Beaufort,SC 29902 843-521-1888 www.luthersrareandwelldone.com

SMOKIN’ PLANKS BBQ AND SMOKEHOUSE 914 Paris Avenue, Port Royal, SC (843) 522-0322 www.smokinplanks.com

MoonDoggies Cafe & Grill 925 10th St Port Royal, South Carolina 29935 (843) 522-1222 Sea Eagle Market 2242 Boundary Street, Beaufort, SC. (843) 521-5090 www.seaeaglemarket.com

the Spaghetti Club 27 Market, Beaufort, SC 29906 (843) 466-3663 www.thespaghetticlub.com

Lazy Susan’s

Luther’s

Serving The Best Steaks, Ribs & Chops In Town.

Where The Locals Go...

Casual Dining With A Beautiful Waterfront Daily Lunch & Dinner Specials

FULL SERVICE BAR WITH LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

843-521-1888

910 Bay Street, Beaufort, SC

Open 7 Days A Week 11:00 AM - 2 AM

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Flounder at Moondoggies

Build your own Pasta Creations!

27 Market / (843) 466-3663

Dinner: Wed-Mon 5pm to 9pm, Lunch: Fri+Sat 11am to 1pm

Beaufort’s New Restaurant & Bar featuring Live Shows on tSCstage Located in the Habersham Marketplace, just minutes from Downtown Find us on Facebook or at www.theSpaghettiClub.com

EAT LIKE A

LOCAL.

To Advertise in the dining guide, or to find out how to get your restaurant, pub or bar listed please call

Julie at (912)657-4120 or Peg at (937) 763-3140.

203 Carteret Street | Beaufort 203 Carteret| Street | Beaufort 843.379.0052 breakwatersc.com 843.379.0052 | breakwatersc.com

est. 2005 casual southern dining Daily Lunch & Dinner specials • Tues - Sat 11:30am-9pm Live Music Friday & Saturday Nights 925 10th Street - Historic port royal 843.522.1222 www.moondoggiescafe.com

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A MODERN TAKE ON SOUTHERN CUISINE. A MODERN TAKE ON SOUTHERN CUISINE.

The road.

It can be your best friend, or your worst enemy.

That will depend on where you are, and where you need to be. Now, we’re bridging the distances with a new kind of road with real-time connections thanks to the South Carolina Telehealth Alliance. This collaboration of academic medical centers, community hospitals and local providers connects the brightest minds from across the state, allowing thousands of South Carolinians to see top medical specialists without having to leave the comfort of their hometowns.

Learn more about how telehealth is improving health care access.

sctelehealth.org/muschealth

Dr. Paul Hletko Georgetown, SC

843-619-3877