Hilton Head Monthly December 2018

2018 READERS’ CHOICE AWARD WINNERS

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Dear Reader,

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Every month, the tagline “Your Voice” is an integral part of the cover design for Hilton Head Monthly and Bluffton Monthly. This is more than just a catchy slogan. We strive to be the heart and soul of the Lowcountry’s identity and culture, and to accurately reflect what’s going on around town. By celebrating local life in all its facets and showcasing the community’s vibrant diversity, we bring people, places and causes together.

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Throughout the U.S., newspapers have cut reporters and editors, greatly diminishing their capacity to meaningfully cover the news that’s important to local residents. Monthly helps to fill this void.

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30 Shrimping in the Lowcountry

58 Gift Guide We’ve got a sleigh full of the hottest presents this side of the North Pole. It might not all fit under the tree, so we recommend getting a bigger tree.

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180 Daufuskie Artists

One of our state’s powerhouse industries has become a handful of dedicated shrimpers. Find out how the industry survives despite obstacles.

The First Lady of Hilton Head Island founded the SPMA and served as the hostess to a generation of islanders who made Sea Pines their home.

On stage, he’s a gifted performer with effortless stage presence. Off stage, he’s working to lift up the community.

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The people have spoken, and we humbly present your top picks for favorite professionals, places and experiences in the Lowcountry.

Meet the visionaries who have brought the wonderfully vibrant culture of Daufuskie from their island to ours.

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52 LOCAL VIBE 26 Gullah Neighborhoods

New signs point out history.

BUSINESS 28 Lessons in Leadership

What we can learn from the past.

EOPLE P 40 Montessori's Time Capsule

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In a class by itself.

ARTS

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176 Bluffton Oyster Trail

A father’s legacy, a sweet ride.

48 Joan Apple Lemoine

She knows world affairs well.

EDUCATION 52 USCB Hospitality Opening

The next chapters of hospitality and higher education start here.

IFTING G 66 Berkeley Hall Gives Back

How one neighborhood effects change.

68 Charitable Gift Giving

The gifts that keep on giving.

194 Experiential Gifts

This list proves the best things aren’t things.

OME H 132 Lowcountry Holiday Style

Adapting tradition to coastal chic.

142 Lighthouse Awards The envelope please…

155 Company's Coming

Clean up in time for the holidays.

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Eye-catching art celebrates native mollusks.

184 Sculpture Profiles

Meet the faces behind the art.

188 Patti Callahan Henry

Celebrated local author discusses her new book.

HEALTH 190 Stay Healthy this Holiday Get a flu shot – no excuses.

CULTURE

216 Hallelujah Singers

The voices of the Lowcountry come alive.

INING D 220 The Art of the Holiday Table Set the stage for an unforgettable holiday.

222 Wine as Hostess Gifts

Tips from a master sommelier on that perfect bottle.

224 Dining Briefs

What’s cooking in the local restaurant scene.

14 At The Helm 16 Opinion 18 Behind the Scenes 20 News 24 Social Spotlight 25 On the Move 50 Where in the World?

155 Real Estate News 198 Sports Briefs 200 Calendar 217 Lowcountry After Dark 228 Restaurant Listings 240 Last Call

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Happy Holidays!

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he holiday season is the most wonderful time of year for many Lowcountry families, and we appreciate you sharing yours with us by reading this issue. The great American writer Washington Irving once said: “’Tis the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart." We couldn’t agree more.

In this issue, we focus on ways to stoke the holiday spirit — whether by attending some of the many festive events on Hilton Head Island and in Bluffton, by giving a charitable gift to a local nonprofit organization in need, or by sharing special experiences with loved ones. Our story about experiential gifts features suggestions for fun activities —from horseback riding on Daufuskie Island to a taste-test of locally produced mead — that will create memories for sure. The joy of spending time with friends and family is the shining light of this season.

We’re also happy to help you find that unique, unexpected gift for each person on your list, with our gift guide suggestions from local retailers. Practical or luxe, quirky or classic, these presents will send just the right message to the people you are grateful for this year.

This year, we’re especially grateful that Mary Wyman Stone Fraser, wife of Charles Fraser, decided to sit down and chat with Monthly about those magical early days on Hilton Head.

Read her reminiscences on the occasion of the Sea Pines Montessori Academy’s 50th anniversary celebration on pages 40-41. We’re also thankful for the beauty that surrounds us. The natural world has its own rhythms at this time of year, and we look at the iconic Lowcountry industry of shrimping in this issue.

Like many of you, we’re planning a party this month—and you’re invited! Again this year, Hilton Head Monthly will celebrate the local businesses, professionals and communities that won our Readers’ Choice awards with a fabulous party Dec. 13 at the The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa. This year’s celebration is sponsored by Shop More Local, an initiative promoting and supporting locallyowned, independent businesses. Come try samples from the winners, dance to live music

by Lavon and Louise, keep the party going with the band White Liquor, and congratulate the honorees. Tickets are available at hiltonheadmonthly.com. Click on the Readers' Choice Award banner to purchase.

Our whole team sends you, dear reader, warmest holiday greetings and best wishes.

We think the American essayist, editor, critic, and lecturer Hamilton Wright Mabie summed it up best when he said: “Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love!”

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anukkah season is nearly upon us. It’s a time when Jewish families will light their menorahs to commemorate the eight nights that the original menorah in the Holy Temple in Jerusalem stayed lit despite there only being enough oil for one night. The Hanukkah story is about an amazing victory by the ancient Jewish people over an occupying force. One family, led by Judah Maccabee, inspired a nation to rise up and expel the invaders. The Hanukkah story is about a yearning for freedom — a Jewish value as well as a universal human one.

Hanukkah is a joyous holiday and has always represented to countless generations our heritage of pride in being Jewish during tough times throughout history.

This year, however, in addition to the usual festivities — giftgiving, singing of Hanukkah songs, meals of potato pancakes or latkes — there will be an undercurrent of discomfort thanks to the recent uptick in anti-Semitic incidents in America, which culminated recently in the murders of 11 worshippers

››We Asked, You Answered We’re an official drop-off location for the holiday toy drive for Bluffton Self Help. We have a collection box in our lobby through Dec. 15.

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We’re participating in the Marine Toys for Tots Program drive.

Customers who bring a new unwrapped toy will receive 15 percent off. On Dec. 8, we’ll have a grand finale Christmas party at each store from 1-3 p.m. with cookies, great cheer and raffle prize giveaways.

–SPARTINA 449

We’ll be collecting donations of new unwrapped toys for Bluffton Self Help on Dec. 1 during the Bluffton Christmas Parade, as well as conducting a toy drive with the Hampton Hall Charitable Fund on Dec. 9.

–COLLINS GROUP REALTY

We’re doing a toy donation drive for The Deep Well Project through Dec. 15 at all three of our Hilton Head Island locations.

We’re asking for toys, clothes, school supplies, etc., and customers who bring in a donation will receive 5 percent off their purchase.

–ROLLERS WINE & SPIRITS

Join us at the shelter for free photos with Santa from noon to 2 p.m.

Dec. 9. Four-legged family members are welcome. The association is collecting dry cat food at the shelter from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. during December. The food will be distributed to feral cat feeders in the area.

–HILTON HEAD HUMANE ASSOCIATION

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celebrating the Sabbath in their Pittsburgh synagogue. This heinous act has altered the landscape of the American Jewish community and compelled synagogues to take unprecedented action to enhance security.

But I remain confident that Hanukkah will still be the holiday of lights, and that Jewish families will never lose the hope, the joy or the sense of spiritual renewal that it brings. We sing a song that says: “A great miracle happened there.” We will also sing: “The entire world is a narrow bridge and the essence of life is not to be afraid.” The lights of the Hanukkah menorah will inspire Jewish families, and nothing will dissuade us from our yearning to celebrate our religious heritage and, with joyous hearts, pray for peace. – Rabbi Brad Bloom

THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, WHAT IS YOUR COMPANY DOING TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY? A local family in need will be treated to a free shopping event at our store. Community members nominated families in November and we held a drawing. This community has also given us the opportunity to help animals in need, and for that we are grateful.

–THE LITTER BOX THRIFT STORE

We teamed up with The Children’s Center on the island to stock the center’s new art program. Donate art supplies by putting them in our collection booth until Dec. 12.

–CAROLINA REALTY GROUP

We’re partnering with the Marines Toys for Tots Program again this year to help deliver smiles to children by collecting new and unwrapped toys until Dec. 14. For us, it’s not just about giving back — it’s about being good neighbors.

–CHARTER ONE REALTY

We do an Angel Tree at our studio in support of Bluffton Self Help’s toy drive.

–BLUFFTON SCHOOL OF DANCE

We’re doing our annual toy drive. Please drop off new unwrapped toys by Dec. 14 at our offices on Hilton Head and in Bluffton, Sun City/Okatie and Beaufort.

–WEICHERT REALTY

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Publisher Anuska Frey and Shop More Local Director Meredith Dimuzio checked out the Icon aircraft at this year’s Concourse D’Elegance.

THE GIFT OF GIVING TO YOURSELF

Mike Lupi, our art director, raised money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital by running in Savannah’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon.

A GOOD CAUSE Anuska and Marc Frey participtated in Pedal Hilton Head, a fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Club of Hilton Head Island.

Here come the holidays — and they’re bringing with them a host of activities: decorating the house, cooking, holiday parties. Instead of singing, “Let It Snow,” you might be humming “Let It Stop.”

For many, the most stressful part of the holiday season is gift-giving. But what if we shifted our focus to give ourselves simple, effective, health-minded goals?

Wellness coach Becca Edwards shares a few ideas to avoid present panic.

MONTHLY CONTRIBUTORS

ABOUT THE COVERS ERIC HORAN Photographer

CAROLYN GRANT Writer

ANNE FELDMAN Photographer

Eric Horan is a professional wildlife photographer and Master Naturalist whose career has included teaching, publishing and receiving awards in national, juried art exhibitions.

Carolyn Grant is communications director for The Town of Hilton Head Island. She is a native islander and has written for many local publications.

Anne Feldman is director of communications for Berkeley Hall Club. She lives on Hilton Head Island with her husband Richard and their children Matthew and Sarah.

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Bluffton’s cover celebrates the Lowcountry’s shrimping industry. Photo

by Eric Horan.

On Hilton Head Island, Terry Herron is a beloved musician and community activist.

Photo by Lloyd Wainscott.

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DEC 1 TEDX WOMEN This year’s TEDxHiltonHeadWomen, a day when local speakers share their ideas, will focus on issues important to women, centered around a theme of “Showing Up.” DEC 8 OUTDOOR MOVIE “HOME ALONE” Get into the holiday spirit by watching this classic movie under the Liberty Oak in Harbour Town.

DEC 9 HANDEL’S MESSIAH The First Presbyterian Church Community Choir will present Handel’s Messiah as part of the Christmas season.

THE DON RYAN CENTER FOR INNOVATION The Don Ryan Center for Innovation broke ground Nov. 14 on its new facility in Buckwalter Place Commerce Park. The center’s mission is to build a business-friendly community for entrepreneurs and to attract core target industries. The facility will house the DRCI business incubator, offer high tech co-working and meeting space and serve as the Town of Bluffton’s economic development headquarters. Buckwalter Place Commerce Park includes eviCore Healthcare, Southeastern Development, Regency Centers, St. Joseph Candler and Technical College of the Lowcountry Culinary Arts. The Don Ryan Center building will be adjacent to the new Kroger Marketplace, which is under construction now.

SOBA OFFERING ART THERAPY CLASSES Society of Bluffton Artists and the Lowcountry Autism Foundation will offer free art therapy classes to Beaufort County children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. The free classes will be held in the Center for Creative Arts building next to the SOBA Gallery in Old Town Bluffton.

Art therapy pairs the creativity of making art with counseling to improve and to enhance physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. Art therapy services are free for Lowcountry Autism Foundation members. For more information, go to lafinc.org.

BEACH PASSES ON SALE NOW DEC 24 HILTON HEAD HOSPITAL JINGLE JINGLE 5K The Hilton Head Hospital Jingle Jingle 5K features a colorful seasonal theme and gives participants a chance to burn off those extra holiday calories.

DEC 31 NEW YEAR’S EVE Celebrate the new year at the golf ball drop in Harbour Town or the crab pot drop in Bluffton.

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The Town of Hilton Head Island is selling 2019-20 beach parking passes to Hilton Head Island property owners and residents.

The parking pass is $30 per vehicle and is valid thru Dec. 31, 2020. The pass allows property owners and residents to park in designated spaces at Islanders Beach Park and Driessen Beach Park. Beach parking passes may be purchased from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays at the Town of Hilton Head Island’s Facilities Management Division office. For information, call 843-342-4580 or go to hiltonheadislandsc.gov.

SEASON OF GIVING HIGHLIGHTS HOLIDAY NEEDS With the holiday season fast approaching, Community Foundation of the Lowcountry has launched the Season of Giving holiday resource on its Volunteers Connection website. Season of Giving is a listing of holiday needs, drives and volunteer activities in the Lowcountry. Whether you want to sponsor a family for the holidays, donate a toy or help serve a meal, you’ll find the opportunities listed on Season of Giving. For more information, go to cf-lowcountry.org/seasonofgiving.

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DOG RESCUES OWNER IN CONDO FIRE

A Shipyard Plantation resident was napping at home when a fire started at their condominium complex. The resident’s pet pug woke up the owner and both dog and owner escaped the building. The resident was admitted to the hospital for smoke inhalation.

Three condominium units were damaged, but no one was injured.

BLUFFTON POLICE NOW PATROLLING THE MAY RIVER An agreement between the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office and the Bluffton Police Department was approved by Bluffton Town Council in November, which allows Bluffton police to make arrests or give out tickets on the May River. The Marine Patrol Memorandum of Understanding gives Bluffton officers all powers and authority of law enforcement in waters adjacent to the town, which were previously considered out of their jurisdiction. Those waters include the May River, New River, Cauley’s Creek and parts of the Cooper River.

FAMILY FIGHTS FOR CROSSWALK SAFETY MEASURES

CHARLESTON AIRPORT OFFERING INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT

After 11-year-old Charli Bobinchuck was hit by a car and killed in a crosswalk in June, concerns have been raised about safety on Hilton Head Island roads.

Her father, Bryan Bobinchuck, has asked members of Hilton Head Island Town Council to make the area’s crosswalks safer by adding road signs that would flash at drivers when a pedestrian or bicyclist crosses the street. Residents have raised concerns in the past about adding any sort of light to the roads, as it could threaten wildlife. The Bobinchuck family is adamant that while protecting wildlife is important, the safety of island residents and visitors is equally important.

British Airways will begin nonstop flights between London and Charleston International Airport beginning in April. The direct flights to London’s Heathrow Airport will leave from Charleston twice a week until October. Officials estimate the economic impact generated by the new flights could exceed $20 million annually in tourism. The flights will use the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner and offer free baggage allowances, complimentary meals and bar service, plus on-demand movies to 214 passengers per flight.

ISLAND AIRPORT OFFERS DIRECT FLIGHT TO WASHINGTON, D.C. American Airlines will begin direct flights between Hilton Head Island Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in May. The announcement comes less than a month after United Airlines announced it would begin service between Washington, D.C. and Hilton Head in March. The United flights will operate in and out of Washington Dulles International Airport two times a day. In a Facebook post, the airport said the new American flights are “in part due to a runway extension that was completed in June” to accommodate larger jets.

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DOGS AND OWNERS REJOICE AS BLUFFTON DOG PARK OPENS

Bluffton finally has a place for dogs to run free, socialize and play in a safe, enclosed area.

After 12 long years, the town finally has its first dog park, holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony Nov. 7 at the park in Oscar Frazier Park — a ceremony attended by Bluffton Mayor Lisa Sulka, area residents and excited pups.

“It’s taken a longer time than we wish it had, but it’s a great amenity,” Sulka said.

Dalmatians, whippets, golden retrievers and mixed-breed dogs romped in the one-acre park as soon as the opening ceremony concluded, and dogs of all sizes and their owners have been using the park every day since.

The nonprofit group Friends of Bluffton Dog Parks was the primary organizer of the project. Charlotte Wamser first suggested the idea to the town and pushed for it for years, as did many subsequent board members.

The group transferred ownership of the park to the town earlier this year.

“For more than a decade, hundreds of supporters, donors and businesses raised money and donated their time, talent and supplies,” said Phillip Robinowich, current president of Friends of Bluffton Dog Parks.

The park has three sections: one for small dogs, one for dogs heavier than 40 pounds, and one for senior dogs. The rules are simple: • Hours are from sunup to sundown.

• Pick up dog waste.

• No digging.

• Two dogs per person.

• Children younger than 12 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

• No food or dog treats allowed.

Bluffton Police Department is overseeing the park and Beaufort County is providing basic maintenance services.

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From top: 1. Notable automotive designers sketched designs live to raise more than $20,000 for the charitable fund Driving Young America.

2. Parents, kids and teachers had fun at May River Montessori School’s annual Thanksgiving feast. 3. The Bluffton Eat in the Street Dinner Soirée was a huge success, raising $10,000 to benefit Bluffton Self Help and the Bluffton Historical Society. 4. Local middle and high school students got a hands-on learning experience at the town’s annual Student Government Day. 5. Lily Tothero, a Hilton Head Island High School student, won the Michelin Junior Challenge Design scholarship for her design of a classic car of the future. 6. At the Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance, Volvo and tennis legend Stan Smith helped raise more than $10,000 for kids by letting Amiri Farris, Jay Ward, Jay Schuster and Robin Page turn sneakers into art.

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››On the Move TIDEWATCH EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT BREAKS GROUND Hilton Head Regional Healthcare and the Jasper County Chamber of Commerce celebrated the groundbreaking ceremony for Tidewatch Emergency Department, the new off-campus emergency department, in November. The site will be nine miles from Coastal Carolina Hospital on Tidewatch Drive and S.C. 170, near Sun City Hilton Head, and is expected to open by the summer 2019. It will be the state’s seventh free-standing emergency department, according to a release by Tenet Healthcare, parent company of Coastal Carolina and Hilton Head Hospital.

HOPE PERFORMANCE SYSTEMS OPENS ON HILTON HEAD Hope Performance Systems, a mental health center, has opened on Hilton Head. The center specializes in diverse types of therapy, including family, marriage and anxiety counseling. The center employs 10 mental health counselors, including two Spanish speakers, plus personal trainers who evaluate physical health. Hope Performance Systems accepts most insurance providers, Medicaid and cash. The center is offering a complimentary 15-minute wellness assessment for new patients.

BUNDY ATTENDS SOUTHEASTERN DERMATOLOGY CONFERENCE Dr. Thomas Bundy of Hilton Head Dermatology and Skin Cancer Center attended the 42nd annual Southeastern Consortium for Dermatology in November. The conference was presented by the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston and focused on eczema and the therapeutic revolution in dermatology.

CAROLINA HERITAGE INSURANCE WELCOMES ONE Carolina Heritage Insurance has added Ryann Schmoyer as a licensed agent and producer specializing in homeowners, automobile and flood insurance. Schmoyer has a psychology degree from the University of South Carolina.

She has an extensive background in hospitality and is a Hilton Head Island native.

LAMB & GRAY ARCHITECTS, LLC SONESTA HILTON HEAD RECEIVES CONVENTIONSOUTH LAUNCHES IN THE LOWCOUNTRY New firm, Lamb & Gray Architects, L.L.C., is comprised READERS CHOICE AWARD Sonesta Resort Hilton Head has received the 2018 Readers Choice Award from ConventionSouth. This is the fifth time Sonesta Hilton Head has received the award since 2001. The resort is featured in the December issue of ConventionSouth magazine. Over 7,000 voters participated in this year’s selection.

PTR NAMES PARKKONEN AS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Brian Parkkonen has been promoted at Professional Tennis Registry to chief operating officer. In his new role, Parkkonen will be responsible for overseeing organizational development and staff collaboration. Parkkonen has been with PTR since 2014. He began his career as head pro and director of college placement at the Van der Meer World Class Academy.

HILTON HEAD PSD LAB EARNS TOP HONORS Hilton Head Public Service District’s water quality laboratory was recognized as a Laboratory of Excellence during the PSD’s annual certification by the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control. The independent agency that conducts DHEC’s certification recognized the lab as “achieving 100% acceptable data” in a group of more than 500 participating labs.

of Amanda Lamb (AIA, NCARB), April Gray (AIA, NCARB) and Lydia DePauw. With over 45 years of combined experience in architecture, Lamb & Gray’s work includes high-end residential projects in award-winning communities including Palmetto Bluff and Spring Island. They are members of the Hilton Head Area Homebuilders Association and the Hilton Head chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

BIRDIE JAMES OPENS IN OLD TOWN BLUFFTON Birdie James Boutique has opened on Calhoun Street in Old Town Bluffton. The women’s boutique features items for any age but caters mainly to women 45 and older.

The Hilton Head location of Birdie James opened in 2016 at Shelter Cove. The new location in Bluffton will feature a similar aesthetic and collections, just in a smaller space.

CORA PHYSICAL THERAPY OPENS IN BLUFFTON

CORA Physical Therapy has opened in Bluffton and offers state-of-the-art treatments with licensed clinicians who focus on superior outcomes and personal care. The facility offers pain management, sports medicine, cupping and vestibular rehabilitation, among other services.

WORK BEGINS ON OKATIE PINES COMMUNITY Okatie Pines Retirement Community celebrated a groundbreaking ceremony in November. The resortstyle independent living retirement community features studio, one-, two- and three- bedroom apartments for seniors ages 55 and older. The community includes chef-prepared, resort-style dining, on-site staff, concierge services and valet parking. Residents will also have access to an in-house bank, pharmacy, gift shop and salon. Okatie Pines will provide over 35 local jobs.

AAA WELCOMES NEW MANAGER, WINS AWARDS

D. Scott Kimball has joined the team at AAA Carolinas as manager. Kimball has been in the hospitality industry for 26 years and has worked at AAA in Georgia, Florida and Alabama for the last 18 years.

Kimball has a degree in political science from Georgia Southern University, where he also studied music and international studies. He is from Savannah.

AAA employees Kelly Brock and Henry Dennis were named the 2018 AAA National Superlative Award recipients. Brock was awarded the highest sales, highest revenue and highest preferred cruise sales designations. She is a 30-year veteran of the travel industry and has been with AAA Carolinas for the past 19 years. Dennis won the highest preferred tour sales designation. He is a five-time Superlative Award winner with more than 30 years of experience in the travel industry. He has been with AAA Carolinas for 30 years.

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Sign of the Times ISLAND’S HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOODS GET MARKERS

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efore gated communities dominated the landscape of Hilton Head Island, close-knit communities of native islanders defined this paradise.

Only the people who lived in them, mostly on familyowned land in the middle and northern parts of the island, knew the boundaries of their neighborhoods: Big Stoney, Little Stoney, Squire Pope, Jarvis, Jonesville, Spanish Wells, Gardner, Marshland, Chaplin, Grassland, Big Hill, Baygall and Mitchelville.

Today, decades after Hilton Head became a world-class resort destination, these communities are being identified by signs that greet those coming onto the island, marking Gullah history and its place on the island.

Many of these neighborhoods once made up the Town of Hilton Head Island’s Ward One, although parts have been partitioned into other wards. Other than being identified as Ward One, there were no formal landmarks bearing the names of these Gullah neighborhoods, said Murray Christopher, a Hilton Head native who worked with town planning staff and the Native Island Business and Community Affairs Association to place signs in each neighborhood.

The idea for the signs emerged as a recommendation over the years in town planning reports and from community leaders seeking ways to better identify Gullah communities.

“No one knew where they began or ended or if they existed.

They were all just lumped into Ward One,” Christopher said.

Now new and longtime residents, younger generations of Gullah and even tourists will be able to find some of the island’s

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Eric Turpin, executive director of the Native Island Business and Community Affairs Association, stands next to one of the new signs on Hilton Head Island.

oldest neighborhoods, Christopher said. These neighborhoods developed around what essentially were family compounds, where one family owned parcels of land and other family members over time would inherit the homesteads, he said. And they reflect Hilton Head Island’s Gullah culture, defined by descendants’ African ancestry, food, language and other ways of life.

Jayme Lopko, a senior planner with the Town of Hilton Head Island, said the town took on the project to not only support preservation of the historic Gullah neighborhoods and culture, but to support Town Council’s heirs property initiative and the efforts of its Gullah-Geechee Land and Cultural Preservation Task Force.

In May, the town voted to spend $15,000 for 12 signs in the first phase of the project, to include construction and installation of and the legal costs for acquiring an easement on private property.

More signs, if needed, will be added later.

Lopko worked with NIBCAA to identify the appropriate locations in each community to place the signs.

Made with reclaimed wood, the signs feature elements of NIBCCA’s Gullah Celebration logo and its orange, brown and blue colors. The goal was to tie together efforts to preserve Gullah culture, including the story of Mitchelville, Christopher said.

Mitchelville carries the distinction of being the first post-Civil War town for freed slaves, with a government structure led by and administered by former slaves. Many native island families can trace their roots to Mitchelville.

“All of this is just the Mitchelville story being continued,” Christopher said. “You can’t embrace Mitchelville and leave out the other communities.”

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ike most of us, I closely followed the race for mayor on Hilton Head Island. Now that the elections are over, it’s time to get to work. Whether we like it or not, Hilton Head and Bluffton are at a “strategic inflection point.” Our citizens and community leaders must come together and begin a dialogue driven by positive thinking. We can no longer allow ourselves to be driven backward by naysayers.

Leaders should set the tone, and I have spent some time thinking about the behaviors that have the greatest chance of producing positive results. Recently, a very close friend decided to retire from business and politics to focus on the fight of his life against stage 4 cancer. As his parting gift to his co-workers, he outlined 10 lessons about “What Leaders Do.” I thought I would share this with our community.

Lesson 1: “If you want to lead the business, you have to know the business, and that means doing the work of business.”

In the case of Hilton Head’s government, this means knowing the island, its people and the social dynamics of our community. It also means knowing how the town government works. In the case of community leadership, experience counts.

Lesson 2: “Leaders know that everyone needs training, and they embrace it no matter how much they feel they already know.”

Leaders know what they know and more importantly, they know what they don’t know. Leaders are lifelong learners.

Lesson 3: “Leaders know that good ideas are not enough if you can’t also be persuasive.”

Wow, is this a blinding flash of the obvious or what? Particularly in politics and government, good ideas come by the boatload but only a few get implemented because the sale wasn’t completed.

Lesson 4: “Growth is critical if a leader hopes to increase his or her impact.”

A community will be successful if it can continue to grow and level the playing field for all its members. To help the community grow economically, a leader must create an environment where diverse populations work together and quit fighting over who has the better idea.

Lesson 5: “Great leaders build teams.”

Enough said.

Lesson 6: “Leaders do the jobs that need doing, not only the ones they enjoy.”

Elected leaders need to be able to roll up their sleeves and do the heavy lifting. This is most important in times of community stress.

Lesson 7: “Leaders build strong personal relationships, even with their adversaries.”

Ronald Reagan is the poster boy for this lesson. We can only be successful if we continue to have dialogue. Too often, we shut off our adversaries and build walls. This approach will fail every time.

Lesson 8: “Leaders find a way to balance all aspects of their lives.”

This is easy to say but so difficult to do — particularly in town government, where there are so many priorities pulling leaders in numerous directions. It is critical for a leader to create balance among his or her work life, personal life and spiritual life.

Lesson 9: “Giving back is what great leaders do.”

It might seem strange that this lesson would be important for someone in public office, but it seems that all too many public servants are focused on themselves to the exclusion of those they are elected to serve.

Lesson 10: “Stay healthy.”

Stress is dangerous, and its side effects can cause harm. Town leaders need to look after their personal health so they can serve.

Elihu Spencer is a local amateur economist with a long business history in global finance. His life work has been centered on understanding credit cycles and their impact on local economies. The information contained in this article has been obtained from sources considered reliable, but the accuracy cannot be guaranteed.

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Shrimping in the

Lowcountry

BY CAROL WEIR | PHOTOS BY ERIC HORAN

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ome say commercial shrimping in Beaufort County will disappear eventually, but Larry Toomer believes that the combination of an evolving market and creative local solutions could save the business that he loves and is in his blood.

“I get satisfaction from figuring out where they are,” he said.

“I love the feeling of ‘Got you!’”

For decades, Toomer’s family has been in the business of catching and selling local shrimp. These days, his 75-foot trawler, “Daddy’s Girls,” is one of only a few large shrimp boats left in the area.

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No one would have predicted the demise of this iconic Lowcountry industry just a few decades ago, when docks would fill up with trawlers each morning before dawn.

Now, only a few boats leave from commercial docks, including those at Bluffton Oyster Co., Benny Hudson’s Seafood on Hilton Head Island, Gay Fish Co. on St. Helena Island and 11th Street in the town of Port Royal.

The problem, Toomer said, isn’t that there are fewer shrimp off the South Carolina coast. And it isn’t that demand for shrimp is down. In fact, shrimp is the most popular seafood in America,

according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association.

Rather, foreign shrimp have flooded the market and driven down prices. Most shrimp eaten in America today come from farms in Asia rather than U.S. waters. The competition from imported shrimp has led many local shrimpers to hang up their nets.

“It costs more to do business in the U.S.,” Toomer said, citing the high costs of fuel, boat repairs and labor.

Seasonality and weather always have created fiscal inconsistencies shrimpers cannot control, but shrimpers are getting out of

the business because it’s not as profitable as it used to be.

Adjusted for inflation, the state’s average annual catch values are now lower than they were in the 1970s, according to NOAA data.

The number of trawler boat licenses issued in the state is about one-fourth what is was in the 1980s, with only a little more than 400 issued this year, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources reports. Instead of large trawlers, more shrimpers are using smaller boats.

Toomer is one of a lucky few who are still doing well. The

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farm-to-table movement, driven by consumers who want to know where their food comes from — and want it to be fresh and hyper-local — is benefitting him.

“Most of my customers live here and buy from me because they want to know what they’re getting,” he said.

Unlike many local shrimpers who sell their catches right off the dock, Toomer owns his own retail outlet, Bluffton Oyster Co., where he processes and sells shrimp that he and other local shrimpers catch.

“I rarely wholesale any shrimp,” he said.

The Toomer family also serves Lowcountry shrimp at the family’s restaurant, The Bluffton Family Seafood House, and freezes some to be served year-round.

Toomer believes that the survival of the local shrimp industry depends on bigger sales and new ways to make local seafood profitable. He would like to see the construction of a processing and frozen storage facility nearby, which would help local shrimpers get better prices for their catches and help them earn a steadier year-round income. Fresh, chemical-free shrimp expire quickly, so they must be sold quickly. A shrimp processing facility that washes, processes, packages and freezes shrimp would give local shrimpers more control, Toomer says.

He has spoken with Port Royal officials about this idea, and “they were interested,” Toomer said. The town took over daily operations of the 11th Street shrimp dock —which is owned by the S.C. State Ports Authority — in 2009, in an attempt to keep a vestige of the coastal shrimping industry anchored there.

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THE ROLE OF LOCAL RESTAURANTS Much of the shrimp served in local restaurants is farm-raised in Vietnam, Thailand and China or caught in the Gulf of Mexico.

The seasonal nature of shrimping means that even restaurants that want to serve local shrimp often can’t get it — or they are unwilling to pay the going rate. The price of wild local shrimp can fluctuate up to about $14 per pound, depending on shrimp size, scarcity and if they come head-on or head-off. That’s more than

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imported shrimp cost, but those in the shrimp business point to local catches’ superior taste and lobster-like texture. Fresh, wild shrimp from South Carolina waters are a delicacy.

In addition to getting a delicious product, people who buy local shrimp are helping to preserve an important part of the Lowcountry’s history, Toomer said.

“Shrimping has provided jobs and food,” he said. “It has been a huge part of our local economy.”

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Beaufort-based professional photographer Eric Horan leads small group boat tours that explore salt marshes and follow shrimp trawlers. Participants can photograph the iconic boats and the seabirds and dolphins that are attracted to them. For more information: horanphoto.com

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Mary Fraser THE FIRST LADY OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND

BY MARY HALL

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efore gated communities dominated the landscape of Hilton Head Island, close-knit communities of native islanders defined this paradise.

Mary Wyman Stone Fraser and her daughter, Laura Lawton Fraser, were on hand Nov. 10 when Sea Pines Montessori Academy — a school Mary Fraser founded during her early years on Hilton Head — marked its 50th anniversary with a ceremony in Harbour Town. It gave her the chance to reflect on those early days on Hilton Head.

When Charles E. Fraser began developing Sea Pines in 1957, Hilton Head was a sparsely inhabited barrier island of palmetto trees and moonlight, sun and sand, wild animals and alligators in a semi-tropical maritime forest.

By 1963, Charles needed a social director to help entertain visitors and interest them in buying real estate on the island. He hired Mary at the recommendation of her mother, Allene “Linky” Stone, who was visiting the island from Greenville. Mary was working in Strom Thurmond’s office in Washington, D.C., and when Charles called Harry Dent in Thurmond’s office, Dent replied, “Charles, you shouldn’t hire Mary, you should marry her!”

And that’s how it began. After receiving the telegram from Charles offering her the job, she came down to look at “the most beautiful place I have ever seen.”

Mary assisted Charles in entertaining visitors who were staying at the Hilton Head Inn, on the site of what is now Marriott’s Grande Ocean. Every day, Charles would review the guest registry and invite people to dinner to explain his concepts and convince them to buy property, with Mary at his side. At the end of six months, the couple became engaged. They were married Nov. 30, 1963, in a large wedding in front of 3,000 guests in Greenville.

After the wedding, Mary continued to entertain Charles’s guests, hand-delivering invitations to her legendary dinner parties.

In order to sell inland parcels, Charles studied recreation statistics, recognized the developing trend for golf and built Sea Pines’ original Ocean Course (now Atlantic Dunes). He is credited with pioneering the idea of building houses around golf course layouts. A graduate of Yale Law School, he was one of the first to

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use covenants and deed restrictions to protect the environment.

“Everything Charles did was based on intense, solid research,” Mary said, adding that Charles was a voracious reader who always had a book in his hand — and that he was an equally prolific writer.

Charles hired MBAs from the top business schools to assist in developing Sea Pines. In those years, they were building a new community and needed to put in place elements that would make this a home for families. Meanwhile, Mary started Sea Pines Montessori Academy for her two daughters, Laura Lawton and Wyman, and for the children of the new young executives Charles was bringing to the island.

At first, the school was housed in a storage space owned by the Sea Pines company, and then it moved to an abandoned arcade building on the ocean. In 1978, the academy moved to its current location on Fox Grape Road outside Sea Pine’s Ocean Gate.

“The executives my father hired would not have stayed if the school didn’t exist,” said Laura Lawton Fraser.

Sea Pines Montessori… your childʻs building blocks to the future.

Favorite Pre-K on Hilton Head The Frasers were generous in doing what it takes to build a community. They donated approximately 100 acres for the five churches on Hilton Head’s south end, and following the death of a child, Charles within a day had land cleared for Six Oaks Cemetery inside the Sea Pines gates.

Life was simple in the early years. Although there was a small grocery store — now Piggly Wiggly — in Coligny Plaza, Mary made weekly trips to Savannah to buy groceries and other necessities, and often picked up her dry cleaning, which she had mailed in.

Quality was a keyword in building the new community, from establishing Sea Pines Montessori Academy to the types of businesses that opened — the Doughtie family’s Island Shop, Signe’s Heaven Sent Bakery, Nell’s Harbour Shop and Café Europa. This careful development gave Hilton Head its character and distinction and set it apart from other coastal communities.

Together, the Frasers turned a remote Sea Island into a world-class resort, with many of their ideas becoming the gold standard for planned communities around the country.

Mary Fraser and daughter Laura Lawton Fraser live in Cedar Mountain, North Carolina, with Laura Lawton’s son, Samuel. Mary’s other daughter, Wyman Fraser Davis, lives in Atlanta. Charles Fraser died in 2002 at the age of 73.

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50 Years SEA PINES MONTESSORI MARKS ANNIVERSARY WITH A TIME CAPSULE

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ilton Head Island’s Sea Pines Montessori Academy celebrated its 50th anniversary Nov. 10 with a ceremony under the Liberty Oak at Harbour Town in Sea Pines.

During the ceremony, the school’s founder, Mary Wyman Stone Fraser — wife of Sea Pines developer Charles E. Fraser — addressed the gathered crowd and reflected on the school’s early days. A commendation of the Town of Hilton Head marked the occasion and honored her contribution to the Lowcountry: “The work of Mary Fraser pioneered early childhood education on the island,” it read. The commendation also included a proclamation from South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster recognizing Sea Pines Montessori as the first Montessori-style school in the Palmetto State.

Other speakers during the anniversary ceremony included Sea Pines Montessori’s current head of school, Melinda Cotter, as well as Laura Lawton Fraser, daughter of Mary Fraser; school board chairwoman Nicole Roberts; Steve Birdwell, president of Sea Pines Resort; students from the academy. They were joined by Mary Bernard Pabst, formerly of the American Montessori Society, who consulted with Fraser during the school’s founding. Audience members included current and former students and their families, including Anuska and Marc Frey, publishers of Hilton Head Monthly, and two generations of the Scarminach family.

Following the ceremony, the school buried a time capsule that will be dug up in 50 years.

Sea Pines Montessori Academy was founded in 1968 by Fraser, who wanted to provide her children with a Montessori education. Its first class included 33 children. Today, the school educates children from ages 12 months to eighth grade.

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Top: Chuck Scarminach and his grandson with Mary Fraser at Sea Pines Montessori's 50th anniversary celebration.

Middle: Melinda Cotter, head of school at SPMA. Bottom: Students Ellis Adelman and Joe Wiseman spoke at the anniversary celebration, as did Steve Birdwell, president of The Sea Pines Resort (opposite page).

Students buried a time capsule at the celebration.

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The Beat Goes On TERRY HERRON WANTED TO BRING TWO COMMUNITIES TOGETHER. HE FOUND A WAY THROUGH MUSIC.

BY BARRY KAUFMAN | PHOTOS BY LLOYD WAINSCOTT

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t’s always been about the music for Terry Herron, even when it prosperity. And with their absence went the hope of survival for this unique culture. wasn’t. When he first arrived in the Lowcountry in 1978, drawn “That religion, that music, that food, that family ethic, it was here from his native Chicago, it was because of music. Sort of. just … going,” Herron said.

He and his then-partner were in the business of importing, specializing in everything a musician needs to reach an audience: He also noticed that it seemed other members of the Lowcountry community weren’t aware of the struggles facing instruments, microphones, guitar cables, you name it. Most of native islanders. Not because they didn’t care, but because of their trade went through the port of Savannah, and once the pair an invisible barrier that seemed to encircle native saw the Hostess City, they said to themselves, “Let’s islander neighborhoods. “I just tried to figure out get out of Chicago.” what was the reason for there being very little This led to an extended stay on Hilton Head Island while they built their business in Ridgeland. involvement or crossover between these communities,” Herron said. “It’s not racial, its cultural.”

Eventually, Herron heard the siren song of a new startup and left for Atlanta, spending a decade He and Scott Gibbs, his partner in musical importing desserts, chocolates and cookies from production, began trying to bring these two commuEurope. He still made time for music, performnities together with the power of music. The result ing with his church and producing shows at larger was “Unity Through Song,” a celebration of native THIS IS MUSIC venues. A natural on the microphone and a talented island culture this past June.

THAT HAS singer in his own right, he found himself drawn to “The cool thing is, the choir was from 10 different the stage and to the role of emcee. churches, so it was a true community choir,” Herron A DIRECT “I have a rule that every performer gets a standsaid. “This is music that has a direct musical lineage ing ovation, and the audience has to know that,” going back 400 years back to the first man or woman MUSICAL he said. stuck in a rice field and singing or humming just to LINEAGE After his time in Atlanta, he returned to Hilton keep themselves sane.”

Head to find it a much different place than it was As a dedicated member of the Hilton Head GOING BACK in the 1970s. Growth had come to the island, community — he’s involved in organizations from 400 YEARS... bringing with it new amenities and new opportuCitizens for Better Roads & Bridges to the Greater nities for its exploding population. There was one Island Council to the Office of Cultural Affairs and the Kickin’ Asphalt Bicycle Club — Herron group, however, that had noticeably missed out received the "Honored Islander Award" from on this boom.

Mayor David Bennett in 2016. His long list of accomplish“I called one of the Gullah leaders because nothing had changed for them. It was like the native islanders had missed out ments for this award included work with the Island Entryway on the last 20 years of [economic] growth,” he said.

Beautification Project, Arts Council of Beaufort County, and The pace of gentrification had kicked into high gear, Herron Heritage Library History Day. noted, and it was forcing many native islanders off of the island.

But if you ask him, Herron will say he was just doing what Younger generations, whose families’ Hilton Head ties went anyone else would do to bring the community together. “I’m just a hyper guy who tries to do a lot of projects.” back centuries, were being forced to look elsewhere for jobs and

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Ride Through the Past A CENTURY-OLD BIKE TRAVELS THE PATHS OF HILTON HEAD

BY BRUCE HUESTER | PHOTOS BY LLOYD WAINSCOTT

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hen I moved to Hilton Head Island in 2012 and discovered its fabulous bike paths and beaches, I decided to restore an old bike that once belonged to my father so I could cruise around town. But first, I took it for a ride down memory lane.

My father, Alvin J. Huester, was born in 1921. As a teen, he used the bike to deliver papers and get around his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, during the mid-1930s. His family wasn’t well off, and because it was during the Depression, I can only assume he bought the bike used. Based on some pictures and ads from the Mead Bicycle Co. I found, the bike likely is a Mead Ranger Motorbike, or possible a Deluxe, that was manufactured in the mid-1920s at the Mead factory in Chicago. Mead sold the bikes through mail-order catalogs, even offering a 12-month payment plan for families who couldn’t afford the expense — the bikes ranged in price from $18 to $60, quite a bit of money in those days. My father’s bike is a cruiser, so it only has one gear and a coaster brake.

It’s made of heavy-gauge steel and has 26-inch wheels, with a rear drop-stand instead of a kickstand to hold it up when parked.

When my father went off to college, the bike was given to his younger brother Peter. My Uncle Peter was a bit of a pack rat, and he kept the bike until he passed it on to me in 2010. When I received it, it was a mess — the rusty wheels missing half their spokes, dry-rotted tires, no pedals, missing its seat. At the time, I was living in the mountains

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of North Carolina and a single-speed cruiser couldn’t handle the hills, so I put it in my barn and forgot about it.

Then I moved to Hilton Head, whose flat beaches and level bike paths are more this bike’s speed. Boone Bike and Touring, in Boone, North Carolina, did an excellent job of bringing the bike back to life, restoring it to its former glory without changing the bike’s original features or patina.

I’ve added a few of my own personal touches to my father’s bike — a horn and a small handlebar bag — but nothing that would affect its original charm and personality. I also own a newer, 21-speed bike, but I much prefer riding my father’s. It’s comfortable, smooth and quiet, and always starts a conversation among other bikers who recognize it as a unique machine. Dad died in 1990, so I feel blessed to be able to reconnect with him every time I ride our bike.

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G igi Graziano took Monthly along on her school trip to Washington D.C. Bob and Deb Linman recently packed Monthly along for a cruise of the Mediterranean and to the island of Capri, Italy. Mike and Linda Sampogna read Monthly in Guardiaregia, Italy.

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Serving Students USCB HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT CAMPUS OPENS ON HILTON HEAD

BY EDWARD THOMAS | PHOTOS BY ROB KAUFMAN

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or years, Hilton Head Island has repeatedly been named as one of the best island destinations in the world, earning praise for its world-class resorts, amenities and service.

Now, students at the University of South Carolina Beaufort can learn the art of hospitality from the masters themselves, right in the heart of the island.

In November, USCB unveiled its new Hospitality Management Campus near Sea Pines Circle. The $24.5 million, 40,000-squarefoot facility includes a main building that more resembles a conference center than an academic hall thanks to its tabby columns, soaring atrium and exposed wood — all overlooking a lush lagoon that backs up to the Sea Pines Forest Preserve.

The campus has eight classrooms, including a beverage/ bar laboratory and a demonstration kitchen. There also is a fabrication laboratory where students will create high-quality marketing materials. A portion of Office Park Road, which leads to the campus, has been renamed Sand Shark Drive as a tribute to the USCB mascot.

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Currently, there are about 150 students in USCB’s hospitality program, with enrollment expected to significantly increase over the next two years. Classes will begin at the Hilton Head facility in January.

The campus was designed and built by award-winning Liollio of Charleston and Fraser Construction, a general contractor headquartered in Bluffton and headed by Joseph B. Fraser III. Wood + Partners, Inc of Hilton Head did the conceptual master plan for the site's landscape architecture.

The project was personal for Fraser — in the 1970s, his father, Joseph Bacon Fraser Jr., had an office in the former Sea Pines Company Executive Building that once sat on the site. Joseph Fraser Jr. and his brother, Charles, were co-founders of Sea Pines and often are credited with helping to put Hilton Head on the map as a vacation destination.

Fraser said he was “very humbled” to have been part of the construction of the new building — and thinks his family would be pleased with efforts to uphold its legacy of environmentally

Left to Right: HHI Campus Dean Charles Calvert, Ed.D., HHI Mayor David Bennett, USCB Chancellor Al Panu, Ph.D., USC System President Harris Pastides, Ph.D., BeaufortJasper Higher Education Commission Chair Tim Pearce, M.D. and USCB Student Government Association President Kia Stokes cut the ribbon.

conscious design that blends into the surrounding natural areas.

“There is a lot of nature blending with the tabby, brick and wood features,” Fraser said during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new building. “Yet the contemporary feeling is evident, and I believe it is one of the finest new university buildings in our region.”

USCB officials also are excited about the opening of the new campus. Dr. Harris Pastides, president of the USC system, was among the featured speakers at the ribbon-cutting ceremony. He pointed out that tourism and hospitality have become a $21 billion-a-year industry for South Carolina, employing one out of 10 workers.

“I expect that as the reputation of this particular campus grows, there will be students coming here from across the nation,” Pastides said, noting that USCB is already fielding transfer requests from students wanting to enroll in the hospitality program.

Samantha Moore, a sophomore hospitality student, said she is excited about the Hilton Head campus because it means the school can, “have local resort and restaurant industry professionals come meet with us and give us specific hands-on guidance.”

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USCB sees the same potential “A campus like this can be transformative for the education of our students because they can put theory into action,” said Charles Calvert, dean of the new campus, adding that the hospitality management program will not hold classes on Fridays to encourage students to get jobs in the industry — a win-win for everyone. “Students will earn money to help pay for their education. The hospitality industry, which desperately needs workers, will have eager young people to work.”

S.C. Rep. Jeff Bradley, whose district includes Hilton Head, thinks the new campus will be a major benefit to the island’s tourism industry. In addition to hosting the Center for Event Management and Hospitality Training and the Lowcountry Resort Islands Tourism Institute, which will provide vital information to Hilton Head businesses, the school will impact the region’s economy.

“When you look, at the number of restaurants we have on the island and the hospitality industry as a whole you can see the dependence our economy has on tourism excellence,” he said. “Anytime you can raise the value of the people working in an industry, it can’t help but improve things.”

Left: USCB Chancellor Al Panu, Ph.D. spoke at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Hilton Head campus. Above: Taste of the Season, an annual holiday celebration sponsored by the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce, was held Nov. 16 at the new USCB facility.

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Joan Apple Lemoine

BY DEAN ROWLAND PHOTO BY LLOYD WAINSCOTT

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r. Joan Apple Lemoine of Hilton Head Island could be described as a onewoman think tank. She spent her entire career working as an educator at the local, state and national levels, working as the chief student affairs officer at three universities before moving to Port Royal in 2003 with her husband, John, to take the same position at the University of South Carolina Beaufort.

She has long encouraged her students to get involved in global affairs — a topic she has been interested in for years. Currently, she is on the board of directors of the World Affairs Councils of America in Washington, D.C.; she also is on the board of World Affairs Council of Hilton Head and previously was its executive director.

Recently, the avid bicyclist sat down with Hilton Head Monthly: Question. What is the World Affairs Councils and why are you involved?

Answer. The Hilton Head chapter is one of 90 across the country. Its mission is to educate, offering programs to keep members abreast of the developments nationally and internationally. Our focus is primarily a speaker program from October to May on different topics. When we moved here and I retired, I was looking for an organization like this where I could continue with my own self-education and get to know other people.

Q. How does the council impact the everyday lives of Americans?

A. It does so in a variety of ways. It provides a structure and an opportunity for people to interact on a small group basis.

One of the things that we do here is a “Great Decisions” discussion program on foreign policy. Members come together to discuss 10 topics throughout the year. For me, it’s an opportunity to get together with people from a broad range of experiences, interests and professional backgrounds. It cuts across the mainstream of our membership.

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Q. As a national board member, what is your responsibility?

A. It’s pretty broad. We oversee all of the councils in the country and provide direction to them.

Q. Why are you so active in community organizations?

A. They provide me an outlet for my interests, my skills and my activities.

Q. What did you accomplish during your tenure as executive director of the Hilton Head council?

A. Well, I accomplished quite a bit. The organization grew tremendously. When the board decided to move to First Presbyterian Church from the much smaller Main Street Theatre, our membership grew from 400 to over 800 people within the first year from the backlog of people who wanted to join the organization. You don’t grow that fast without some attention to detail. I feel like I played a key role in that. I also worked with the board in creating programs.

Q. Are you engaged in something seven days a week or do you have any down time?

A. I think you know the answer to that! I’m either riding my bike with the Kickin’ Asphalt group or doing yoga.

Q. You’ve been an educator in one way or another your entire adult life. Where did this passion come from?

A. A number of teachers from high school, my peer group, my parents and my grandparents, who were not formally educated.

But it all started at home. I didn’t teach in the classroom; I was an educator outside the classroom.

Q. Why do you love Hilton Head?

A. The environment, the folks we have met and are friends with, the opportunities for us in retirement, the medical care last year.

It’s home for me now.

Q. What in your life brings you the most satisfaction?

A. I think probably the sense that I’m making a difference in contributing in whatever I’m doing. I give of my talents and enthusiasm, and I’m supportive of my friends and family.

Q. If you could change the world overnight, what would you do?

A. Somehow, I would address the need for respect among individuals — respect for their gender, race, religion and abilities, physically, intellectually and mentally.

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Chocolate Gingerbread Man Chocolate Canopy 843.842.4567 ChocolateCanopy.com

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Grit & Grace Oyster ornaments

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2013 Morisoli Zinfandel is aromatically teasing with scents of crushed berries, violets, bacon, and cinnamon. It is lush all the way across the palate with bright but deep flavors of raspberry, blackberry, and cassis with a creamy texture and ripe, leathery sweet tannins.

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Great stocking stuffer games for the whole family to play! Dip in, pick a stick and depending on your luck you could get a charade, name song, dare or joke. It’s a surprise every time! Filled to the brim with 160 sticks (that’s 360 game plays!), you can have hours of fun and laughter with your friends and family. Also available is are Dares & Jokes, Music, Juniors Charades & Describe It! JBanks 843.681.5122 jbanksdesign.com

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Perfect petite clutch for that special holiday event. Gold Brush Metallic or Silver. Ava Clutch by Gigi New York Cocoon Bluffton Promenade 843.815.3315 Cocoonbluffton.com

Pearl Necklace Outside Hilton Head 843.686.6996 Outsidehiltonhead.com

Pom Pom Beanies Gigi’s 843.815.4450 wgigisbluffton.com

Pearl bracelet from Uno de 50. Handmade in Spain.

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Smathers and Branson Bottle Opener Outside Hilton Head 843.686.6996 Outsidehiltonhead.com

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Unsinkable Mermaid Simple Tote. Embroidered design on deep indigo denim. Great for running to the store for lastminute holiday errands.

Spartina 449 843-342-7722 Spartina449.com

Aunt Sadies Candles. Handcrafted Vermont candles with premium wax and luscious scents.

Gigi Style Fun & Simple GOURMET Cookbook. Learn how to make gourmet meals that are easy from local author, Gigi Wilson

Antiques & Garden Collectibles Shop at The Greenery 843.592.3759 thegreeneryinc.com

Handcrafted Pottery The Art CafĂŠ 843.785.5525 www.artcafehhi.com

Belle Etoile bangle bracelet encompasses the patterns found in early ancient Aztec art with rich delicate sterling silver panels, each individually hand-painted with Italian enamels and pave-set white stones.

Heritage Fine Jewelry 843.689.2900 HeritageJewelersHHI.com

Brunswick Smash 3 Indoor Ping Pong Table.

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Hydration sprays by jane iredale, formulated to help balance skin’s oil production and pH. Natural and organic, in great fresh scents.

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Perfect for pictures with Santa! Plaid empire dress by Cotton Kids and Reindeer Rattle by Elegant Baby.

Moonlit Lullaby 843.837.6666 Moonlitlullaby.com

Fresh Fir Clear Glass Candle in Holiday Cotton Bag Modern Barn 843.802.2837 ModernBarnHHI.com

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Neighbors Helping Neighbors BERKELEY HALL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION HELPS BLUFFTON KIDS

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any students who attend Neighborhood Outreach Connection’s after-school programs are behind in reading and math, but not because they and their parents don’t care about education. Some of the children struggle in school because their English is limited, while others have parents who only speak Spanish and can’t help with homework. But a new grant from the Berkeley Hall Charitable Foundation will help the Bluffton locations of this Lowcountry nonprofit group better help these at-risk students.

Neighborhood Outreach Connection was founded in 2008

by Dr. Narendra Sharma, who moved to Hilton Head Island after more than three decades at the World Bank. He saw that many island residents were living in poverty and their children were struggling to meet school standards and graduate on time, and was determined to make a difference. Neighborhood Outreach Connection brings educational programs, technology and health screenings to residents in the Lowcountry’s low-income neighborhoods, helping to put them on the pathway to academic and economic success.

But the organization needs help reaching its goals. That’s where community groups like the one at Berkeley Hall come in.

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Berkeley Hall member Sue Todd has served as secretary on the Neighborhood Outreach Connection board for the past five years.

“From the very beginning, I have been immensely impressed with the vision Dr. Sharma has had for the families and especially the children in the underserved areas of our communities,” Todd said. “The advantage of Neighborhood Outreach Connection being right in the neighborhood is tremendous as it is convenient and makes it easy for the families to become involved in both their neighborhood and their children’s education.

Since its inception in 2008, the Berkeley Hall Charitable foundation has distributed more than $1 million to local nonprofit groups — money that comes from things like member donations through the charitable foundation’s annual appeal and the signature fundraiser Charity Cup golf tournament events. The rigorous grant application and evaluation process helps the foundation ensure that the money has the most impact on the Lowcountry.

Sharma appreciates the support from Berkeley Hall — its grants and volunteers have helped support Neighborhood Outreach Connection’s programs at its two centers in Bluffton.

“Neighborhood Outreach Connection serves more than 500 children each year through its education programs, and more

than 1,500 individuals through its health screenings, workforce development program, and social events,” Sharma said. “Because of the Berkeley Hall Charitable Foundation’s continued support, we have been able to maintain our Bluffton programs, where the true winners are the children and families living in poverty.”

Those centers, in Bluffton’s Avalon Shores and Simmons Cay apartment complexes, serve students in grades kindergarten through eighth — students who otherwise wouldn’t have access to Neighborhood Outreach Connection programs.

And Berkeley Hall’s donations to Neighborhood Outreach Connection go beyond the financial: In addition to Todd, other Berkeley Hall members — like Leslie Lawson, Wendy Hansen and Julie Grime — volunteer their time as well.

“There is a constant need for volunteers to come in and read to the children, as many have very little language skills — it is beneficial for them to hear English, as well as read it,” Todd said. “Berkeley Hall volunteers donate their time reading with the children and often assisting with donations of books, toys, supplies and food. I am proud to be a member of a community that is so generous.”

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Mitchelville, named after the Union general who established the community in 1862, was home to at least 1,500 former slaves by the end of the war. Become an honorary citizen today.

The Joy of Giving FEEL-GOOD GIFTS SUPPORT LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS

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his holiday season, look beyond the usual gifts of gadgets and gizmos in favor of something with a little more meaning. ‘Tis the season for the age-old question: What to give the person on your list who has everything? Here’s one idea: The great feeling that comes from supporting local nonprofit groups in the valuable work they do all year.

Here are a few gifts that give back in a big way.

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BECOME A CITIZEN OF MITCHELVILLE Most visitors — indeed, most residents — don’t know that the nation’s first town for and run by freed slaves was established on Hilton Head Island during the Civil War. Mitchelville, named after the Union general who established the community in 1862, was home to at least 1,500 by

the end of the war — residents who built streets, elected town officials, passed laws, established a thriving economy, collected taxes and educated its children.

“This experiment is to give you freedom, position, homes, your families, properties, your own soil,” Gen. Ormsby Mitchel declared in establishing Mitchelville.

When Congress ordered that the land confiscated during Civil War be

returned to its previous owners, Mitchelville declined and eventually dissolved. But the community remains a shining example more than 150 years later.

“It was the first opportunity for African-Americans to be citizens, practice democracy, be free and have their own property,” says Ahmad Ward, executive director of the Mitchelville Preservation Project. “When these former slaves could finally act as citizens, they flourished.”

The nonprofit group is in the midst of a master planning process to create the Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park, a scale recreation of part of the community on 23 acres at the town’s original site. You can support the project by becoming an honorary citizen of Mitchelville, at levels ranging from citizen ($18.62) to Town Council member ($550) and beyond.

For more information, go to: exploremitchelville.org.

BUY A BRICK TO SUPPORT HOMELESS PETS The new Beaufort County Animal Campus in Okatie, a joint project of the Hilton Head Humane Association and Beaufort County Animal Services, is slated to open this month and will

serve local animals in three ways: It will be the new home of Animal Services, which promotes responsible pet and livestock ownership. The campus also will serve as a second adoption center for Hilton Head Humane. And it will be the site of a new spay-neuter clinic.

“It’s going to be so much better,” said Tallulah Trice, director of Beaufort County Animal Services.

Trice says the partnership between Hilton Head Humane and her organization already has been beneficial for local animals over the past several years.

“But with the new campus, we know we are going to achieve far more,” she said. “It will play a critical role in helping us focus on efforts to shelter animals most in need. And it will help toward community petretention programs, keeping more people and pets together.”

You can help Beaufort County’s animals through the campus’ Trails for Tails brick campaign. For a $100 donation, a 4-by-8-inch brick engraved with up to three lines of personalized text will be placed in the memorial walkway; for $200, you’ll get an 8-by-8-inch brick with six lines of text. Bricks featuring corporate logos are available for a $300 donation.

For more information, go to: takeushome.org.

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600 students a year at six locations across Beaufort County.

Now you can help defray the costs for a student to become a legal U.S. citizen by donating to the center’s American Dream Scholarship Fund.

“It is such a worthwhile opportunity as a gift, instead of a box filled with something you’ll have to take back to the store,” Wall said.

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Becoming a citizen of the United States is not just a complicated process. It’s also very expensive. Legal immigrant residents must pay an $800 fee to take the citizenship test, as well as invest significant time and energy to prepare.

“They [immigrants applying for citizenship] have to go take the examination in Charleston, and they can be called to Charleston at any time with the snap of a finger for fingerprinting or any other part of the testing,” said Pam Wall, executive director of The Literacy Center in Bluffton. “And a lot of them have to hire attorneys, so the whole process can cost upward of $1,000.”

But the relief and pride that new citizens feel after their swearing-in ceremony clearly makes the cost worthwhile.

“This is a big deal to them. They are very proud. They may take their parents, or bring their children, dressed like they are going to church, to attend the ceremony,” Wall said.

The Literacy Center, founded in 1973, helps teach adults the reading, writing, speaking and math skills they need to be successful at home and in the community. The center currently serves about

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HELP A LEGAL IMMIGRANT BECOME A CITIZEN

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Just about anyone who’s been to the beach around Hilton Head, whether tourist or local, has had the delight of spotting a pod of dolphins cruising offshore — sometimes just yards away.

Some of these dolphins are “tourists” themselves, regular visitors who migrate north in the spring and south in the fall. But many are permanent residents of local waters, so well-known that University of South Carolina Beaufort scientists have identified, tracked and even given them names — Lucky, Stumpy (once you see that dorsal fin, you’ll understand), Beggar.

Local Atlantic bottlenose dolphins face various threats and dangers, including noise that interferes with their sonic location capabilities, pollution, injuries from boats, overfishing and climate change. In 2015, USCB launched the Lowcountry Dolphin Conservation Program to monitor the population status and health of dolphins in local waters.

“This data helps us monitor the health of marine animals — from shrimp to red drum to dolphins,” said Eric W. Montie, associate professor of biology at USCB. Now, through a joint project by USCB and the Coastal Discovery Museum, you can “adopt” a dolphin — whether a visiting bottlenose dolphin

For more information, email: dolphins@coastaldiscovery.org or go to: coastaldiscovery.org.

STOCK THE PANTRY AT A LOW-INCOME AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM With many of their parents working fulltime, dozens of kids who live at Bluffton’s Simmons Cay Apartments spend their afternoons at a Neighborhood Outreach Connection after-school program.

“Most of their parents work two jobs, and in some cases, they are single parents. I even have a father who is taking care of his three children by himself.

These are parents who care about their children’s education, but don’t have the tools to help them at home,” said Abby Miranda-Seda, program manager at Neighborhood Outreach Connection’s 21st Century Learning Center, located in the Simmons Cay complex. The nonprofit group also operates six other locations across Beaufort County, all in areas where children are at risk for poverty and low

academic achievement.

The group provides education, mentors and technology to empower children and raise them out of poverty, MirandaSeda said.

“Children who live in these places have a safe place to come after school, where they learn to value hard work and are rewarded with improved skills and successful outcomes in school and in their overall lives,” she added.

Many of the kids show up hungry and exhausted, so the program provides snacks. You can help keep these local kids on track and working toward more productive lives, by donating a Walmart gift certificate to help buy snacks, or check out the program’s wish list, which includes larger-ticket items such as a refrigerator and laser printer.

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for $50 or a resident dolphin for $100 — to support these critical research efforts.

In exchange, you’ll learn about our local dolphins and receive updates on the health of local marine estuaries.

“The Adopt-a-Dolphin program is a great way to financially support this research and ensure healthy dolphins for our kids and grandkids,” Montie said.

For more information, go to noc-sc.org/get-involved/donate.

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THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN:

2018 READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS

MONTHLY CELEBRATES LOCAL BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITIES WITH THE 2018 READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS. Are you looking for the best of the Lowcountry?

You’ll find it here. These are the “best of the best” places to shop, dine, live, party and more, as voted by you, our readers. If you don’t find your favorites here, make sure to cast your ballot next year. Congratulations to this year’s winners, and special thanks to all who voted.

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FAVORITE FOODS APPETIZER

BARBECUE

Hilton Head Island: Michael Anthony's

Hilton Head Island: One Hot Mama's

The antipasti at the island’s most authentic eatery never fails to dazzle.

Mama Orchid’s signature slow-cooked fare is a perennial favorite for good reason.

Bluffton: Captain Woody's

Bluffton: Bluffton BBQ

Keep it simple with fresh shrimp or oysters, or spice things up with the fried calamari with sweet and spicy sauce or kickin’ camarones — fried shrimp tossed in a homemade sweet and spicy ponzu sauce.

No frills, just good ’cue. Ted Huffman wins again with his succulent ribs and generous sandwiches served on Texas toast.

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BURGERS Hilton Head Island: Charbar Co. Well, when the menu includes a handy guide to which awards each burger has won, you can expect this south-end spot will take home Monthly’s award for best burger.

Bluffton: Fat Patties Take your pick of one of 13 signature styles, served on your choice of burger — grassfed beef, chicken breast, beef and bacon, ground turkey, American shrimp, or black bean. The possibilities are endless.

BURRITOS Hilton Head Island: Java Burrito Co. Roll up a little bit of heaven at the island’s top choice for flour-wrapped nirvana.

Bluffton: Mi Tierra Offering 10 different styles of authentic Mexican burritos, including carne asada, chile verde, carnitas and chile Colorado.

CANDY CONFECTIONS/ CHOCOLATE Hilton Head Island: Chocolate Canopy Superbly sweet and transformed into an array of edible works of art, a visit to Chocolate Canopy will have you feeling like a kid in a candy store.

Bluffton: Kilwins A classic old-fashioned confectionery with chocolates, fudge and ice cream to satisfy your sweet tooth.

CRAB LEGS Hilton Head Island: The Crazy Crab We’re thrilled the north-end location is back in business and serving up its signature buttery delicious crab legs.

Bluffton: Captain Woody's Snag a 2-pound order of Alaskan snow crab legs with drawn butter and lemon and get cracking.

DOUGHNUTS

Hilton Head Island: Duck Donuts Duck Donuts rolled into town on a wave of hype, and exceeded every expectation with its everchanging selection of yummy doughnuts.

Bluffton: Alljoy Donut Co. Made by Culinary Institute of America in New York graduate Bill Ellis, these doughnuts have taken Bluffton by storm since the shop opened this summer.

FRENCH FRIES

Hilton Head Island: Jane Bistro & Bar On a menu boasting favorites from fried green tomatoes to pecan chicken, the side dish to its legendary burger night gets a well-deserved moment in the spotlight.

Bluffton: Chow Daddy's Choose the thin, crispy shoestring fries or the tasty sweet potato fries. Or just get an order of each. You won’t be sorry.

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FRIED CHICKEN

Hilton Head Island: Lucky Rooster Clayton Rollison is rewriting the rules of Hilton Head Island’s culinary scene, and a win for his perfectly seasoned fried chicken only adds to the restaurant’s legendary reputation.

Bluffton: Cahill's Market

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As fresh as it gets. Johnny Cahill’s famous Chicken Kitchen serves scrumptious bird, raised right out back.

FROZEN YOGURT Hilton Head Island: Orange Leaf Toppings ranging from fruit to Oreos let you trick out a tasty treat that’s terrific on its own.

HEALTHY MENU Hilton Head Island: Delisheeyo

If all health food tasted this good, we’d be in better shape. From wraps bursting with fresh veggies to protein-packed “omega balls,” this is the spot for palate-pleasing power food.

Bluffton: Avocado Bleu The menu of healthy grab-and-go meal options changes weekly, keeping the offerings as fresh as the ingredients. There’s also a vegan choice available most days.

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FAVORITE FOODS ICE CREAM/GELATO

Hilton Head Island: Hilton Head Ice Cream Maybe it’s the salt air packed in every scoop, maybe it’s the parlor packed with eye-catching décor, but Hilton Head Ice Cream has earned its spot as the island’s signature treat.

Bluffton: Jack Frost Tucked next to Okatie Ale House, this hole in the wall is filled with the finest homemade ice cream and refreshing Italian ice.

MARGARITA

MILKSHAKE

Hilton Head Island: Holy Tequila

Hilton Head Island: Charbar Co.

A reverence for the subtle flavors and ingredients of a quality tequila translates to a masterful margarita.

If you’re wondering what brought all the boys to the yard, it’s Charbar’s thick, delicious milkshakes.

Bluffton: Agave Grab one of the world-class margaritas, made only with Patron tequila, and do a little peoplewatching on the Calhoun Street Promenade.

OYSTERS

Hilton Head Island: Old Oyster Factory This win shouldn’t come as a surprise. As stewards of the island’s oyster-harvesting legacy, Old Oyster Factory prepares them with dock-to-plate panache.

Bluffton: Bluffton Oyster Company The oysters are fresh from the May River and ready for your shucking pleasure.

PIZZA Hilton Head Island: Dough Boys On an island awash in high-quality pizza, a win in the pizza category carries a lot of weight. Dough Boys takes the top spot with its handtossed array of local legends.

Bluffton: Local Pie Wood-fired Neapolitan-style pizzas featuring top-notch ingredients, cooked right in front of you in a stylish space.

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SALAD

Hilton Head Island: Healthy Habit Fresh, delicious greens and crisp veggies in every color of the rainbow make for one of the most delectable dishes on the island.

Bluffton: Amigos Sure, the tacos are great, but the BBQ Chicken Salad is the stuff of legend, delicious right down to the crispy tortilla bowl.

SANDWICHES Hilton Head Island: Munchies The “soup to sundae” shop has plenty to offer in-between, with freshly sliced Boar’s Head meats and cheeses adorning delicious “create your own” sandwiches.

Bluffton: Downtown Deli

Local Pie

So many great sandwiches to choose from, but The Hawaiian, featuring grilled ham, Swiss, and pineapple habanero spread on a croissant will knock your socks off.

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SLIDERS

STEAK

SUBS

Hilton Head Island: WiseGuys

Hilton Head Island: Cranes Tavern

Hilton Head Island: Subway

Small bites with big flavor have earned WiseGuys another trip to the Reader’s Choice Awards party.

The wide selection of USDA prime cuts is always a hit at Crane’s Tavern, making this New Orleans Road restaurant the place for steak.

You do one thing and you do it well, Subway.

You and your sandwich artists can take a bow.

Bluffton: The Bluffton Room

This Belfair Towne Village sub shop steps outside the ordinary with selections like gyros, banh mi, and the signature Wicked, featuring five meats and three cheeses.

Bluffton: Southern Barrel Brewing Company Several tiny burgers to choose from, including pork belly sliders with peach ginger sauce and jalapeno slaw, burger sliders topped with house beer cheese and mushrooms, or crab cake sliders with red pepper garlic aioli.

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The signature menu item is The Trilogy, featuring three of the very best steaks plus fatted potatoes, creamed spinach and Madeira mushrooms.

Bluffton: Which Wich

SUSHI Hilton Head Island: Hinoki Chef Chichi makes it dinner and a show with his affable personality and absolute mastery of sushi. Grab a seat up front and enjoy.

Bluffton: Fancy Sushi All your favorite rolls at reasonable prices and convenient online ordering for takeout make this newcomer an instant favorite.

TACOS

TAKE OUT

Fresh ingredients perfectly prepared and served on freshly made tortilla shells. There’s a subtle art to the perfect taco, and Holy Tequila nailed it.

It breaks our heart to not sit down and enjoy the exquisite outdoor dining, but sometimes you just have to take your mouth-watering burrito to go.

Bluffton: Agave

Bluffton: Saigon Café

A variety of mouth-watering meats and succulent seafood offerings make these gourmet tacos a local favorite.

Introducing the Lowcountry to the taste of Vietnam, one steaming bowl of pho noodle soup at a time.

Hilton Head Island: Holy Tequila

Hilton Head Island: Java Burrito Co.

WINGS

Hilton Head Island: One Hot Mama's Perennial WingFest favorite One Hot Mama’s adds another trophy to the case for its delicately smoked and beautifully seasoned wings.

Bluffton: Buffalo Wild Wings This favorite spot to catch the big game is also Bluffton’s pick for a plate of wings, served with one of 16 signature sauces or five zesty seasonings.

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FAVORITE RESTAURANTS ASIAN

BAKERY

BAR/HOTEL

Hilton Head Island: OKKO

Hilton Head Island: French Bakery

Endless ambiance and a menu of Asian sensations combine to create the island’s go-to spot for Far East flavors.

C’est bon. The French flair for delightfully flaky pastry and decadent bread sees its ultimate stateside expression in this Continental café.

Hilton Head Island: The Westin Hilton Head Resort & Spa

Bluffton: Ruan Thai A wide selection of Asian cuisine served in an appealing, relaxing atmosphere make this longtime local favorite our readers’ pick.

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Bluffton: Twisted European Bakery A touch of Europe in the Lowcountry, serving light, flaky pastries — and there is always a cookie for the kids.

Whether out in the open at Splash or amid signature cocktails at View 32, The Westin knows that the best way to enjoy a cold drink is with a stunning seaside view.

Bluffton: Montage Palmetto Bluff The River House Lounge offers handcrafted cocktails, wine and suds while soaking in gorgeous views of the May River, while the newer Octagon Bar features the resort’s signature barrel-aged Artillery Punch.

BAR/LATE NIGHT Hilton Head Island: The Boardroom

There’s a reason everyone on Hilton Head Island has at least one crazy story that starts with “So I was at the Boardroom…”

Bluffton: Old Town Dispensary The Bluffton State of Mind is alive and well, and you can find it hanging around outside at The Dispensary listening to live music.

BAR/SPORTS

BARTENDER

Hilton Head Island: Hickory Tavern

Hilton Head Island: Jeff at Charlie's L'Etoile Verte

TVs everywhere you look, a beer list as long as your arm and a menu of pub fare par excellence.

No matter who you root for, do it here.

When your last name is Mix, you almost have to become a bartender. Jeff became the best. His expertly crafted cocktails (and free Hershey Kisses) have made him famous.

Bluffton: Captain Woody's Head upstairs to the rooftop bar to catch the big game and indulge in the special football menu, featuring gameday grub like Buffalo chicken dip and pigs in a blanket.

Bluffton: Cory at Bluffton Room If you find yourself across the bar from Cory, you’re in luck.

He will make you feel at home on your first visit and remember you when you come back, and his signature cocktail “The Sunday Morning” is a treat — a mapleflavored Old Fashioned.

BEER SELECTION Hilton Head Island: The Lodge With an ever-changing selection of delicious brews from sources all over the world, The Lodge was on the leading edge of the craft beer movement.

Bluffton: Bluffton Brauhaus The newest addition to the area beer scene offers 10 options on tap, including several craft concoctions, and you can still get all your domestic favorites by the bottle.

BREAKFAST Hilton Head Island: Stacks Delightfully fluffy pancakes and signature breakfast items from crepes to crème brulee French toast fill a menu that lets you start your day out right.

Bluffton: The Cottage With a wide selection of scrambles, benedicts and out-of-the-box specialties, the only downside to breakfast on Bluffton’s favorite front porch is having to choose just one thing off the menu.

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FAVORITE RESTAURANTS BREWERY

BRUNCH

Hilton Head Island: Hilton Head Brewing Co.

Hilton Head Island: Palmetto Bay Sunrise Café

The new outdoor spaces have enlivened a beer garden fueled by some of the tastiest beers in town. Grab a spot inside, though, and you’ll have a front-row seat to the wizardry in the brewery.

Just as the sun rises every day, so too does the award for favorite brunch go to Palmetto Bay Sunrise Café every year. With every delicious bite, the evidence is clear.

Bluffton: Southern Barrel Brewing Co.

Bluffton: Calhoun Street Tavern

Enjoy a glass in the beer garden or head inside for a pint of one of a wide range of beers brewed right here in Bluffton.

A mouth-watering menu of Southern favorites with a gourmet twist and a full list of inventive cocktails make for a Sunday Funday on the Promenade.

Michael Cirafesi at Ombra

COUNTER SERVICE Hilton Head Island: Healthy Habit

Healthy food leads to smiling faces at the island’s friendliest eatery.

Bluffton: Sippin' Cow New location, s'ame delicious food. The sandwiches are super, but it’s hard to pass up the breakfast, which they serve all day.

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CATERING/CATERER Hilton Head Island: Celebrations Events and Catering Molly Kennedy & Andy Borgmeier are a legend in local catering has produced two shining stars who will take home awards this year for best caterers.

Bluffton: Downtown Catering No matter the event, nobody does it better than Ryan and Leah McCarthy, and the sky is the limit in their ample new space.

CHEF

COFFEE SHOP

Hilton Head Island: Michael Cirafesi at Ombra

Hilton Head Island: Starbucks

One of the island’s most celebrated culinarians takes home yet another win thanks to his skill and dedication crafting legendary Italian cuisine.

Bluffton: Brandon Carter at FARM Bluffton Carter and his staff take what the Lowcountry bounty brings them and creates one of the most unique and creative culinary experiences the area has to offer.

Islanders know where to go for their java fix. And with three locations across the island, you’re never far from your next venti.

Bluffton: Corner Perk At Bluffton’s most hopping corner, this friendly neighborhood coffee shop in every sense of the word is a favorite hangout spot for rich, flavorful coffee and conversation.

DELI

Hilton Head Island: Gruby's Even die-hard New Yorkers will admit that Gruby’s serves up the best Big Apple deli experience this side of the Hudson.

Bluffton: Downtown Deli A Bluffton classic somehow got better with the move to a new space, where they’ve expanded the menu and added grab-n-go options.

DESSERT MENU Hilton Head Island: Charlie's L'Etoile Verte The menu of European-inspired creations might make it tricky to save room, but it’s worth it to sample the superb sweetness of Charlie’s dessert menu.

Bluffton: Pour Richards Ally’s cakes are famous, and they’re just part of a multi-faceted menu of mouth-watering morsels that make up the ever-rotating menu of goodies.

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Pearl Kitchen & Bar

COCKTAILS/ NIGHTLIFE

Hilton Head Island: Jazz Corner The Jazz Corner's world-renowned status as a mecca for jazz lovers makes it the coolest place to enjoy a cocktail and some live music.

Bluffton: Corks Bluffton An ample wine list, excellent bar menu, and live music make this a favorite Old Town hangout.

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EUROPEAN (NON-ITALIAN)

FINE DINING

Hilton Head Island: Alfred's

Hilton Head Island: Michael Anthony's

Legendary local chef Alfred Kettering honed his craft in the kitchens of Europe before bringing his brilliance to Hilton Head.

Sophisticated flair and endless elegance imbue this destination restaurant with class, while the menu dazzles with Italian-inspired deliciousness.

Bluffton: Bluffton Brauhaus The self-proclaimed “meeting place,” this newcomer to the local dining scene offers classic German fare like bratwurst, schnitzel and sauerbraten.

Bluffton: Pearl Kitchen & Bar This Calhoun Street favorite serves up inspired coastal cuisine with a Southern touch — be sure to leave room for dessert.

FAVORITE RESTAURANTS

PRIVATE DINING SPACES Hilton Head Island: Red Fish

An intimate evening calls for privacy, and Red Fish’s tucked-away spots, set amid racks of world-class wines, offer some of the coziest tables for you and that special someone.

Bluffton: Truffles Cafe Whether it’s a big family dinner or a work celebration, your group can fill in one of the side dining rooms or snag a private room for a fabulous dining experience.

HAPPY HOUR Hilton Head Island: Reilley's Grill & Bar

The island’s first family of food and drink wrote the rules for happy hour, and have consistently delivered the best spot to unwind after a day at the office.

Bluffton: Captain Woody's Great food and drink specials make Captain Woody’s the place to be from 4-7 p.m. daily.

ITALIAN

Hilton Head Island: Ombra Reader’s Choice Award winner for favorite chef Michael Cirafesi has created a menu of Italian cuisine as authentic as it is delicious.

Bluffton: Nonna Lucia Authentic Italian cuisine served in an elegant setting coupled with an extensive wine list make this a reader favorite for a date night or a family dinner.

KID FRIENDLY

Hilton Head Island: Rockfish Seafood & Steak It’s hard to argue with a place that offers an entire floor of fun where the kids can go paint pottery while you tuck into some tasty food in relative peace and quiet.

Bluffton: Fat Patties Let the kids play on the giant soccer ball pool table while you enjoy a delicious craft beer or three.

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LUNCH

NEW RESTAURANT

The daily hand-written menu of Continental cuisine creates the perfect place for a mid-day meal par excellence.

Straight out of Rome, chef Giancarlo Balestra has infused his new restaurant with authenticity and creativity, grounded in Old World techniques and tastes.

Hilton Head Island: Charlie's L'Etoile Verte

Bluffton: Stooges Classic hole-in-the-wall diner experience with great lunch specials, making this a popular hangout for locals.

MEXICAN/ SOUTHWESTERN Hilton Head Island: Santa Fe Café A dedication to authentic ingredients and time-tested techniques have long been hallmarks of Santa Fe Café, and a win here should come as no surprise.

Bluffton: Mi Tierra Locals know where to send you for the best Mexican food this side of the border. Just look for the wooden cowboy out front, then follow your nose to some of the most mouth-watering fajitas, burritos and Mexican favorites known to man.

Hilton Head Island: Gusto Ristorante

Bluffton: Olive & Fig Mediterranean Kitchen Lowcountry foodies are thankful for this newcomer to the local culinary scene, filling a void with delicious shawarma, falafel, kabobs, and gyros.

NEW CHEF Hilton Head Island: Phillip Sirmans at Lucky Rooster There are rock star chefs, and then there are rock star chefs. Phillip Sirmans has proven to be both, as Cranford Hollow’s bass player and a rising star on the culinary scene.

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FAVORITE RESTAURANTS OUTDOOR DINING

Hilton Head Island: Hudson's Seafood House on the Docks After Hurricane Matthew, it would have been enough to rebuild. Instead, Hudson’s expanded to create a gorgeous above-water dining space with jaw-dropping views.

Bluffton: Buffalos - Palmetto Bluff Enjoying a meal on the patio, across from the Community Chapel in the heart of Wilson Village, will make you feel like you’re on a luxurious vacation even if you’re just a few miles from home.

PET FRIENDLY

PLACE FOR A DATE

Hilton Head Island: Skull Creek Boathouse

Hilton Head Island: Jazz Corner

With plenty of room to roam outside and a welcoming atmosphere to four-legged friends, this is the spot for you and Fido to meet up with friends.

Let that special someone see your sophisticated side with a night out at the island’s coolest club.

Bluffton: Old Town Dispensary The tail-wagging on display at the OTD’s ample outdoor dining area proves canines love Bluffton’s favorite outdoor hot spot just as much as their humans.

Bluffton: Pour Richards Don’t let the strip-mall facade fool you — an upscale dining experience perfect for a special occasion awaits inside.

RESTAURANT STAFF Hilton Head Island: Michael Anthony's Friendly, hospitable and professional — dining at Michael Anthony’s is like being part of the family.

Pour Richards

Bluffton: The Farm There’s passion in every aspect of FARM’s mission statement. From the chefs in the back to the staff in the front of the house, they go above and beyond to deliver the finest dining experience.

SEAFOOD Hilton Head Island: Sea Grass Grille The flavors of the sea are given their proper respect at Sea Grass Grille, prepared with creativity and skill tempered by time-tested techniques.

Bluffton: May River Grill Unassuming from the outside, a longtime Bluffton favorite serves up mouth-watering fresh seafood, including their signature Daufuskie Island-style crab cakes.

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SOUTHERN

Hilton Head Island: A Lowcountry Backyard From the shrimp and grits to the signature potato chip meatloaf, A Lowcountry Backyard offers a tasty tour of Lowcountry treasures in every bite.

Bluffton: Cahills Chicken Kitchen Classic Southern comfort food served in a rustic room that will transport you back to your grandma’s kitchen.

VEGETARIAN/VEGAN Hilton Head Island: Delisheeyo

Even the fiercest of carnivores will turn over a new leaf when they experience the photosynthetic phenomena on offer at Delisheeyo. (Pro tip: Ask for goji berries on your Happy Rap. You’re welcome.)

Bluffton: The Juice Hive Brought to you by the owners of The Cottage, the cold-pressed juices, smoothies and vegan-friendly items make this lunch and breakfast spot a healthy favorite.

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FAVORITE RESTAURANTS WAITER/WAITRESS Hilton Head Island: Anthony at Ombra Always helpful, always on point and deeply knowledgeable about the menu, Anthony is the cream of the crop.

WATER VIEWS Hilton Head Island: Fishcamp on Broad Creek Converting Simmons Fishcamp was a stroke of genius, as was making sure to take full advantage of those breathtaking Broad Creek views.

WINE SELECTION Hilton Head Island: Red Fish Row upon row, this carefully curated collection of vintages and varietals has been Red Fish’s claim to fame since it uncorked its first bottle.

Bluffton: The Bluffton Room The wine list at this upscale restaurant on the Promenade is everchanging, but they always keep a broad range of reds and whites at varying price points.

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FAVORITE RETAILERS CHILDRENS SHOP

CONSIGNMENT SHOP

Hilton Head Island: Island Child

Hilton Head Island: Bargain Box Thift Store

Toys, books, dolls and of course some of the most stylish fashion for kids abound in this island institution.

Bluffton: Moonlit Lullaby The perfect spot to outfit your young ones or pick up the ideal gift for baby showers or birthdays.

Since 1965, this has been our favorite hunting ground for that perfect item we never knew we always wanted.

Bluffton: Vintage Market Skip the chain furniture stores and check out this local favorite to find unique treasures that will give your home personality.

FISH/SEAFOOD MARKET Hilton Head Island: Benny Hudson's The first name in seafood is still the best, with the freshest catch from island waterways served up daily.

Bluffton: Bluffton Oyster Company Known for hand-shucked oysters, the Toomer family has been providing the best seafood selection for generations, including freshoff-the-boat shrimp and more.

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FAVORITE RETAILERS FLORIST

GIFT/NOVELTY STORE

GOLF STORE

Hilton Head Island: A Floral Affair

Hilton Head Island: Gifted Hilton Head

The great moments in our lives are marked by flowers, and the most beautiful flowers come from A Floral Affair.

The winner of the Readers’ Choice Award every year, Gifted Hilton Head is in a class by itself, with great gifts at a surprising price.

Hilton Head Island: The Pro Shop at The Harbour Town Clubhouse

Bluffton: Bluffton Flowers

Bluffton: Markel's

Beautiful floral arrangements and above-andbeyond customer service make this shop a local favorite.

When you need an extra-special gift for an extra-special someone, this is your one-stop shop.

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The most storied course on the island deserves a world-class pro shop. One visit to The Pro Shop at The Harbour Town Clubhouse and you’ll see that it has one of the best.

Bluffton: Edwin Watts Huge selection of new and used clubs and accessories with a friendly and helpful staff to get you outfitted for your next tee time.

GROCERY STORE

HARDWARE STORE

Hilton Head Island: Piggly Wiggly

Hilton Head Island: Grayco Hardware & Home

Generations of locals and visitors have been coming to “The Pig” since 1969, drawn by its huge selection and friendly faces.

Our hometown hardware store puts the big boxes to shame with its friendly knowledgeable staff, unbeatable prices and exceptional quality.

Bluffton: Publix Friendly service, huge selection and a bakery that’s approaching legendary status. Their slogan says shopping there is a pleasure, and the Lowcountry agrees.

Bluffton: Heuser Ace Hardware Small store packed with every product under the sun and a helpful, friendly staff that lives up to the Ace name.

HEALTH FOOD/VITAMIN STORE Hilton Head Island: Good Health Unlimited For decades, islanders have trusted their health to the expertise and experience of the folks at Good Health Unlimited.

Bluffton: The Juice Hive Gifted Hilton Head

There’s plenty of buzz around Bluffton’s hub for healthy living.

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Hilton Head Island: Player's World From the tennis court to the golf course to the baseball diamond, don’t step foot on the field until you’re properly equipped. This is the place to get in gear.

Bluffton: PGA Tour Superstore A vast store filled with everything a golfer could imagine, and also offering on-site lessons, custom club fitting and repair, and tennis gear and services.

STATIONARY/ PAPER STORE Hilton Head Island: Pretty Papers & Gifts For 35 years, this has been the place to go for personalized papers and outstanding gifts for that special occasion or just because.

Tanger Outlets

Bluffton: Markel's If you are given a gift adorned with one of the shop’s fabulous bows, you know you’ve scored. Return the favor with a thank you note written on their wonderful stationary.

NEW BUSINESS

SHOPPING CENTER

THRIFT STORE

Hilton Head Island: Modern Barn

Hilton Head Island: Shelter Cover Town Centre

Hilton Head Island: The Litter Box

Lavishly modern while charmingly rustic, the carefully curated style for home décor and accessories on display at Modern Barn has made it an instant success.

With a little bit of everything, from wideopen parks to upscale nightclubs and retail to groceries, there’s really no reason to leave.

What’s better than scoring a great deal on gently used merchandise? Helping area animals in need. It’s retail therapy for a cause.

Bluffton: Tanger Outlets

Bluffton: Off Island Thrift

With nearly 100 name-brand outlets at two spots within a mile of each other, there’s no better place to find great deals.

Sift through their huge selection of gentlyused items, antiques and clothing and feel good knowing the profits help provide relief to cancer patients.

Bluffton: Bluffton General Store A perfect addition to the growing list of unique boutiques in Old Town, this gem is packed from wall-to-wall with unique treasures.

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TIRE STORE

TOY STORE

Hilton Head Island: Island Tire

Hilton Head Island: Boomerang Toys - Coligny

It was 1973 when Island Tire first opened its doors, and it’s been serving the community (and racking up Reader’s Choice Awards) ever since.

Bluffton: Firestone This one-stop shop for tires and general maintenance now has two Bluffton locations to serve all your car care needs.

Step inside to a wonderland of intriguing items for the beach and just for fun, and lose yourself in the wonders of being a kid again.

Bluffton: The Storybook Shoppe This charming book store on Calhoun Street features all kinds of extras that will delight your little ones.

WINE & SPIRITS STORE Hilton Head Island: Rollers Wine & Spirits Since 1960, this island institution has been a part of the best celebrations on the island. Excellent service, selection and expertise have given them true staying power.

Bluffton: Bill's Liquor Store The undisputed choice of locals looking for the best prices and selection of beer, wine, and spirits.

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FAVORITE SERVICES

BUSINESS PHOTOGRAPHER Hilton Head Island: Kaufman Photography

As the island’s premier photographer for more than 25 years, Kaufman’s skill lies in helping your business put its best face forward.

Bluffton: Kellie McCann Photography

Kaufman Photography

With her impressive technical skill and relaxed approach, Kellie’s portraits are head and shoulders above the rest.

AUTO DETAILING

CARPET CLEANING

EVENT PLANNING COMPANY/PERSON

Get your ride show-ready with the exquisite attention to detail that has been Auto Spa’s hallmark since day one.

The company slogan says it best: “If you walk on it, sit on it or even sleep on it, we can make it ‘beary’ clean!”

Hilton Head Island: Beth Baldwin

Bluffton: Low Country Motors

Bluffton: Kiwi Cleaners

You might not be able to afford a new car, but after these guys detail your old one it will feel like new.

Whether you need help cleaning up a mess or just want to give your dingy old carpets new life, Peter and his staff will get the job done.

Hilton Head Island: Auto Spa Inc.

Hilton Head Island: Mighty Mac

AUTO REPAIR Hilton Head Island: H&H Auto Service/H&H Auto Body The Heads have built a solid reputation over the decades for outstanding service, reliability and expertise. The Readers’ Choice Awards have followed apace.

Bluffton: Morris Garage A trusted mechanic is worth his weight in gold, and Jeffrey and his team won’t let you down.

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The most elegant weddings in the Lowcountry all have one thing in common: Beth Baldwin behind the scenes, making every detail unforgettable.

Bluffton: Leah McCarthy Whether you’re throwing a party or planning your dream wedding, Leah and her team will ensure the big day goes off without a hitch.

FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHER Hilton Head Island: Beach Photography HH A family beach portrait as a Lowcountry tradition for capturing a moment in time against a beautiful backdrop. Beach Photography Hilton Head has made it into an art form.

Bluffton: Silly Goose Photography It’s tough to capture a family’s personality in still photos, but nobody does it better than Janet, and her “Speedy Geese” sessions are great for a family on a tight budget.

HOME CLEANING Hilton Head Island: Hilton Head Cleaning When it needs to meet rigorous white-glove standards, don’t trust your home to anyone else but Hilton Head Cleaning for a dazzling result.

Beth Baldwin

TECH SUPPORT COMPANY Hilton Head Island: Tech Heads

From IT support to computer repair, these are the folks you need to keep your equipment running smoothly and securely.

Bluffton: A & H Housekeeping

Bluffton: KML Computer Services

If you need to spruce up before company comes over or you just don’t have time to do routine cleaning yourself, let A&H take care of it for you.

When it comes to keeping your business’s data assets secure, Bluffton trusts KML Computer Services.

VIDEOGRAPHER Hilton Head Island: Trevor Harden From breathtaking drone shots to dynamic music videos and everything in between, Harden has emerged as one of the island’s most skillful visual artists.

Bluffton: Aerial Lifestyle Productions For everything from weddings to real estate videos, Chris and his team can produce a video that will wow everyone who clicks play.

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FAVORITE ACCOUNTANTS Hilton Head Island: June & Associates June & Associates has always put a premium on personalization, making sure every client doesn’t feel like a number. It’s part of what makes the firm a regular award winner.

Bluffton: Innova SBC An eye for the details and outstanding customer service made Innova SBC a repeat winner.

ART GALLERY

BANK

Hilton Head Island: Camellia Art

Hilton Head Island: Coastal States Bank

Local and national artists in a variety of media have graced the halls at Camellia Art, creating the best place on the island to be inspired and amazed.

Bluffton: The Red Piano Art Gallery This longtime Hilton Head Island favorite has a new space on Calhoun Street showcasing stunning original contemporary artwork.

Our local bank is thriving like never before, with expanded locations and services that have made the island’s choice for banking even better.

Bluffton: Synovus Formerly NBSC, this regional bank offers personal attention and unmatched customer service.

CAR DEALERSHIP Bluffton: Stokes Brown Toyota A beautiful showroom and stellar customer service, and they have vintage video game systems set up in the lobby to keep the kids (yeah, uh, the kids) entertained while you wait.

CAR SALES PERSON Bluffton: Shane Cody The future of Low Country Motors is in good hands with Shane, who has helped countless buyers find the right cars for their needs at a fair price.

FAMILY PLANNING LAWYER Hilton Head Island: Kennedy & Blackshire LLC Handling a variety of family law and civil litigation matters, the team at Kennedy & Blackshire has distinguished itself with professionalism and care.

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BUSINESSES & PROFESSIONALS FINANCIAL ADVISOR

GATED COMMUNITY

For more than 23 years, Tom Dowling has been handling the finances of countless satisfied clients — including more than a few of our readers.

The original gated community on Hilton Head reigns supreme, thanks to a slew of updates and improvements on top of its legendary amenities.

Bluffton: Allen Freeman

Bluffton: Belfair

A trusted financial planner who has been in the Lowcountry for nearly a decade, Allen and Chance Financial Group will help you optimize and protect your assets.

The magnificent Avenue of the Oaks paves the way to an idyllic setting that captures the essence of Lowcountry living.

Hilton Head Island: Tom Dowling

Hilton Head Island: Sea Pines

INSURANCE COMPANY

Hilton Head Island: Carolina Heritage Insurance Imagine that — insurance with truly personalized service. It’s a radical concept, and one that our local insurance agency has perfected.

Bluffton: State Farm Like a good neighbor, State Farm is Bluffton’s choiceBelfair for favorite insurance company that’s got your back.

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Mortgage Network

LAWYER/ATTORNEY - GENERAL Hilton Head Island: Wiseman Law

LOCAL RADIO STATION

Real estate law, business law, estate planning, and above all else a dedication to the client. It’s a big part of why Chuck Wiseman has won our readers over.

Hilton Head Island & Bluffton: 104.9 The Surf, Lowcountry Radio Group

Bluffton: Ryan Mikkelson

If cars still came with dials, you could pretty much throw yours out the window. Leave it here and enjoy the best classic hits.

The Mikkelson Law Firm specializes in services including commercial and residential real estate closings, family law and estate planning, but Mikkelson is active on a number of boards, including Family Promise of Beaufort County, the Boys & Girls Club of the Lowcountry, and Lowcountry Legal Volunteers.

MORTGAGE COMPANY

REAL ESTATE COMPANY Hilton Head Island: Collins Group Realty

Hilton Head Island & Bluffton: Mortgage Network Your go-to for smart, local mortgages tailored to your needs. A perennial favorite in our Readers’ Choice Awards (and we thank you for it – they are the life of the annual party).

Chip Collins celebrated 15 years last year as the owner/broker of Collins Group Realty, a company founded on a basis of trust and know-how.

Bluffton: Charter One Realty

NONPROFIT GROUP Hilton Head Island: Volunteers in Medicine Clinic

Dr. Jack’s legacy lives on in a tradition of selflessness and dedication to those less fortunate that has spread from our tiny island the world over.

Bluffton: Bluffton Self Help Bluffton’s favorite non-profit is always there to help those in need get back on their feet with food, clothing, educational and financial assistance, and more.

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PERSONAL INJURY LAWYER Hilton Head Island: Bauer & Metro The award-winning legal team at Bauer & Metro has built a loyal following on Hilton Head Island for their quality representation and expertise.

Bluffton: Mary Jordan When you’ve been injured, Mary Jordan will fight to get you the compensation you deserve.

Years of experience and a dedication to putting customers first has made Charter One a clear favorite among our readers.

REAL ESTATE LAWYER

REALTOR

Hilton Head Island: Charles A. Scarminach

Hilton Head Island: Charles Sampson

With local roots going back to the 1970s, Charles A Scarminach has proven himself as a titan of local law.

Bluffton: Mikkelson Law Firm Buying or selling property is stressful. You need a good real estate lawyer — like Mikkelson.

Simply put, the man knows real estate. If you’re buying or selling on the island, you have to talk to Charles.

Bluffton: Chip Collins Chip and Collins Group Realty have been a trusted choice for buyers and sellers in the Lowcountry for 16 years.

RETIREMENT FACILITY Hilton Head Island: The Cypress of Hilton Head Set amid scenic serenity and boasting scores of activities, amenities and services, The Cypress is putting the good life in retirement living.

Bluffton: Canterfield of Bluffton This brand-new facility brings elegant retirement living to Bluffton, complete with spacious apartments and assisted-living villas and relaxing outdoor spaces.

WEDDING VENUE Hilton Head Island: The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa Lush beaches and mesmerizing sunsets make for the ideal backdrop for the moment you say “I do.” What’s not to love?

Bluffton: Palmetto Bluff

Palmetto Bluff

With magnificent live oaks, perfectly manicured landscapes, and stunning Lowcountry vistas, spending your big day at Palmetto Bluff will make it even more memorable.

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COVER BAND Hilton Head Island: White Liquor Travel back to when The Rolling Stones were the bad boys of rock ‘n’ roll with this tribute guaranteed to satisfy.

Bluffton: Silicone Sister The Lowcountry’s resident hair band wants you to rock hard and die pretty.

JAZZ BAND Hilton Head Island: Martin Lesch Band The multi-talented musician is a staple at The Jazz Corner, riffing on American music as only he can.

Bluffton: Lavon & Louise When pianist and vocalist Lavon Stevens and vocalist Louise Spencer team up, it’s something special. The Lowcountry’s version of Luther and Aretha.

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Low Country Boil Band

Hilton Head Island: Cranford Hollow The raucous fiddle, gravelly vocals and polished musicianship of Cranford Hollow are the audio equivalent of a pull of good whiskey on a hot summer night, and we mean that in the best way possible.

Bluffton: Low Country Boil Band You know you’re in for a fun night when the area’s resident bluegrass band starts pickin’ and jamming.

PARTY BAND Hilton Head Island & Bluffton: Deas Guyz Reggie and his guys have been lighting up stages for ages, keeping feet moving and people grooving to their signature feel good sound.

FAVORITE ENTERTAINMENT

ORIGINAL BAND

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BIKE STORE Hilton Head Island: The Bike Doctor The island’s rich cycling culture lives here amid award-winning gear and accessories.

Now get out there and ride.

Bluffton: Sports Addiction Locally owned and operated since 1999, this is Bluffton’s favorite spot for equipment, service and repairs.

HOTEL/RESORT

Hilton Head Island: The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa Facing off against stiff competition in this lavish resort island, The Westin emerged victorious. The stunning views and sophisticated luxury probably helped.

Bluffton: Montage Palmetto Bluff The height of luxury in the Lowcountry. Once you pass through the gates, you’ll never want to leave.

MARINA Hilton Head Island: Shelter Cove Marina Fireworks every Tuesday, plenty of slips and a location in the heart of the shopping and dining mecca of Shelter Cove brings the award home.

PRIVATE GOLF CLUB

PUBLIC GOLF CLUB

Hilton Head Island: Long Cove Club

Hilton Head Island: Harbour Town Golf Links

Pete Dye put his signature on 7,000 yards of postcard-perfect golf bliss. Hackers and pros alike will find something here to challenge them.

It’s the pros’ favorite, so it stands to reason it would be yours, too.

Bluffton: Berkeley Hall Club The home of the Players Amateur, this club’s two Tom Fazio-designed courses are always in pristine condition.

Bluffton: Old South Golf Links A favorite of residents and visitors alike, wildlife abounds on this naturally beautiful course.

TENNIS CENTER

Hilton Head Island: Palmetto Dunes Add another accolade to the trophy case next to the top 50 ranking in the U.S. from Tennis Magazine and the top 25 worldwide ranking from Tennis Resorts Online.

Bluffton: Moss Creek Tennis Center A full slate of weekly and annual social events and tournaments add a personal touch to this tennis center, which features seven Har-Tru courts.

TOUR COMPANY Hilton Head Island: Outside Hilton Head Outside Hilton Head has grown from a handful of kayaks to the premier adventure operator on Hilton Head Island thanks to a deep knowledge of our area waterways and a respect for our environment.

Bluffton: May River Excursions Operating not much more than a stone’s throw from the May River on Calhoun Street, this group offers a wide range of tours to explore the Lowcountry’s natural habitat.

TRAVEL AGENT/AGENCY Hilton Head Island: Island Travel With its new location and a slew of new offerings, destinations and suppliers backed by the power of Virtuoso, Island Travel continues its tradition of showing you the world.

Bluffton: AAA Vacations It’s not really a vacation if you have to do all the planning. Let these award-winning travel agents handle the details.

WATERSPORT RENTAL COMPANY Hilton Head Island: H20 Water Sports Like the old saying goes, money can’t buy happiness, but it can buy a Jet Ski. And have you ever seen anyone sad on a Jet Ski? Bluffton: Sea Monkeys Offering jet skis, boats, kayaks, paddleboards and more, “because life is better on the water.”

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FAVORITE HOME APPLIANCE STORE Hilton Head Island: Billy Wood Appliances Walking into Billy Wood is like walking through every dream kitchen you’ve ever imagined, only the appliances here are even nicer than you’ve dreamt of.

Bluffton: LA Source When it’s time to create your dream kitchen, look no further. Their line of luxury appliances is unmatched in the Lowcountry.

ARCHITECT Hilton Head Island: Tom Parker The visionary who brought the first LEED-certified building to Hilton Head Island keeps breaking boundaries.

Bluffton: Court Atkins Group

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Specializing in architecture, planning, and interior design for residential and commercial projects.

RESOURCE BLINDS/WINDOW COVERING COMPANY Hilton Head Island: Liberty Wallcoverings and Window Blinds Sheers, shadings, shades, blinds — you name it and they have it, in a dazzling array of fashionable styles.

Bluffton: Budget Blinds of the Lowcountry Blinds? Shutters? Shades? Drapes? Rugs? They have thousands of looks in hundreds of colors.

BUILDER Hilton Head Island: H2 Builders It takes a lot to be able to lay claim to the island’s best builder. And H2 has it — quality, reliability and old-world craftsmanship.

Bluffton: Cameron & Cameron In a sea of luxury builders in the Lowcountry, the Cameron & Cameron team creates homes that stand out from the crowd.

CABINET COMPANY Hilton Head Island: American Wood Reface Why replace your cabinets when you can simply reface them for a fresh new look at a fraction of the cost? Pretty smart, guys.

Bluffton: American Wood Reface This family-owned business can remodel kitchens faster and at lower cost using an exclusive process to reface your existing cabinets.

CARPET/ FLOORING COMPANY Hilton Head Island: KPM Walk into any of the island’s most beautiful homes, and odds are good you’ll be walking on a KPM floor. If you’re not, you’re probably not in one of the island’s most beautiful homes.

Bluffton: Abbey Floor Fashion From top-of-the-line carpets, hardwoods, and tile to elegant area rugs, this is your one-stop shop to overhaul your home’s flooring.

ELECTRICIAN Hilton Head Island: Oceanside Electric We’d be shocked if these guys didn’t take the top prize. They’re practically wired for excellence.

Bluffton: Bluffton Electric Full-service electrical company focused on providing high-quality electrical service and customer satisfaction.

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FAVORITE HOME RESOURCE GRANITE/STONE/ MARBLE COMPANY Hilton Head Island: Distinctive Granite & Marble The Antunes family legacy is written in stone. Literally.

Bluffton: Distinctive Granite and Marble This icon has been installing countertops, flooring, walls and outdoor areas in the greater Hilton Head Island area since 1994.

HEATING AND AIR COMPANY

HOME FURNISHING STORE

It’s pretty cool that E.A.C. took the top award — the company has been around for more than 36 years servicing and selling the air conditioning we need to survive the Southern heat.

Hilton Head Island: J. Banks Design Group

Hilton Head Island: E.A.C

Bluffton: Howell Chase Heating and Air Conditioning All its technicians are certified

by North American Technician Excellence Inc., the leading certification program in the industry.

We dare you to walk through J Banks and not find something you absolutely must have in your home. It simply can’t be done.

Bluffton: Al & Harry’s Home Fashions This Calhoun Street original brings an artful blend of color, design and attention to detail to its unique, one-of-a-kind, hand-painted designs.

INTERIOR DESIGN COMPANY Hilton Head Island: J. Banks Design Group

And since you just found something you absolutely must have in your home, why not leave it to the experts to tie the whole room around it?

Bluffton: Kelly Caron Designs Bringing Southern soul to large-scale and residential projects.

LANDSCAPING COMPANY Hilton Head Island: The Greenery Ever since the Edwards family arrived on the island in 1973, they’ve been making the place more beautiful — one lawn, park and field at a time.

Bluffton: The Greenery Whether it’s a perfectly manicured yard for your home or business, this employee-owned company has its roots on Hilton Head Island.

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Distinctive Granite & Marble

MOVING COMPANY Hilton Head Island: Hilton Head Moving From our island across the country, if it has to get there quickly and easily, these are the folks to call.

Bluffton: Hilton Head Moving Locally-owned company providing quick, reliable service with a personal touch.

NURSERY Hilton Head Island: Bruno Landscape & Nursery This family-run business’ nursery has become a de facto gardening club over the years, bringing folks back time and time again for lush greenery and ornamentals.

Bluffton: Sunshine Hardscape, Landscape and Nursery This three-acre facility has everything you need to add beauty or color to your landscape or tackle a complete outdoor remodel.

PEST CONTROL

Hilton Head Island: Hilton Head Exterminators Since 1968, they’ve been keeping the creepy crawlies at bay and earning generations of loyal customers along the way.

Bluffton: Hilton Head Exterminators Bugs or critters don’t stand a chance against the area’s largest independently-owned pest control company.

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FAVORITE HOME RESOURCE

HOME REPAIR & MAINTENANCE COMPANY Hilton Head Island: TDC Builder Total Design Concepts brings the utmost in British craftsmanship to the colonies, creating lush dream homes and redefining elegance.

Bluffton: Wright Home Services Offering more than 25 years of experience in all aspects of construction, from drafting and design to residential and commercial building, renovation and maintenance.

REMODEL BUSINESS Hilton Head Island: H2 Builders This year’s winner for favorite builder also takes home the award for favorite remodel business, proving there isn’t anything they can’t make more stunning.

Bluffton: H2 Builders One of the Lowcountry’s most trusted builders brings the same streamlined process to renovations and additions to help you upgrade your space with ease.

ROOFING/ FABRICATION COMPANY Hilton Head Island: Alliance Roofing From a complete reroof to repair work, Alliance Roofing has racked up plenty of referrals, from Angie’s List to Google five-stars. To this, you can add a resounding endorsement from our readers.

Bluffton: Island Roofing & Gutters H2 Builders

Great customer service and even better quality work set Island Roofing & Gutters apart.

PLUMBER

POOL COMPANY

Hilton Head Island: Butler's Plumbing

Hilton Head Island: Year Round Pool

Serving the area for more than 37 years with expertise and professionalism has given Butler’s Plumbing the kind of loyal following that wins awards again and again.

They service, they sell, they build, they do it all. The island’s biggest pool company is the best, with local roots going back decades.

Bluffton: Moore Brothers It’s rarely good news when you need a plumber, but Moore Brothers will resolve your job quickly with quality work at a reasonable price.

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Bluffton: Clearwater Pool Service Family-owned and operated company ready to take care of all your residential pool needs or build your dream backyard oasis.

SECURITY SYSTEM Hilton Head Island: Custom Security High-tech solutions for your home or business are Custom Security’s stock in trade, all in the pursuit of keeping you safe.

Bluffton: Palmetto Security Systems Locally-owned and operated, this company brings outstanding customer service along with state-of-the-art security systems that are affordable and easy to use.

FAVORITE HEALTH & BEAUTY BARBER SHOP Hilton Head Island: The Barber Shop The winning streak continues, with Readers’ Choice Awards going back to 2012 for The Barber Shop. But then, if you look around the walls you realize trophies are kind of their thing.

Bluffton: Barbers of the Lowcountry Since 1997, Brent and Lou have specialized in hair care, razor shaves, and the finest grooming products.

FITNESS CENTER Hilton Head Island: Lava 24 Fitness Functional fitness, yoga and personal training in a supportive atmosphere helped make Lava 24 Fitness your choice for getting and staying in shape.

Bluffton: Powerhouse Gym Full-service gym with group classes, personal training, complimentary coffee, a smoothie bar, and on-site child care.

HAIR SALON Hilton Head Island: Enliten This win makes it two in a row for this talented group of hair artists who are turning heads with their exquisite styling and customer service.

Bluffton: Salon Karma Offering the latest techniques in hair cutting, hair coloring and nail care.

MASSAGE THERAPY Hilton Head Island: Art of Massage This New Orleans Road oasis is a wellspring of tranquility staffed by some of the most talented masseuses you’ll find.

Bluffton: Inner Peace Massage Bluffton’s favorite spot for a relaxing massage, offering a wide range of options from an experienced team.

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MEDICAL SPA Hilton Head Island: Serendipity Medical Spa From head to toe, this spa has the techniques and technologies that have left readers looking and feeling their best.

Bluffton: Lux Medical Spa The premier choice for medical aesthetics and skin enrichment services.

Faces Day Spa

NAIL SALON

Hilton Head Island: Lovely Nails Ready for a little TLC? Bring your hands to the island’s award-winning nail salon.

Bluffton: Tip Toe From your fingers to your toes, they’ll leave your nails in tip-top condition.

SPA

Hilton Head Island: Faces Day Spa The island’s favorite spa has been winning Readers’ Choice Awards without fail ever since we started handing them out.

Bluffton: Montage Palmetto Bluff A world-class spa experience that will leave you feeling relaxed and refreshed — and dreaming of your next visit.

WEIGHT LOSS CENTER Hilton Head Island: Weight Watchers

Fun fact: Calories consumed during the Readers’ Choice Awards party don’t count. (OK, we may have made that up).

Bluffton: Fast Fit Body Sculpting It’s not magic, but it feels like it. They use LED and infrared light technology to safely shrink fat cells and give you the kind of results that usually require surgery.

YOGA/PILATES Hilton Head Island: Jiva Yoga Center Align your spine, feed your soul and work up a sweat while finding inner peace at Jiva Yoga Center. Namaste.

Bluffton: Truefit Pilates and Training Center From introductory Pilates training to more advanced classes and specialized training, the professional staff at TrueFit will help you get in top physical condition.

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FAVORITE ACCESSORIES STORE Hilton Head Island: Louette A little of this, a little of that, and ton of carefully curated style have made Louette the place to get that Hilton Head look.

Bluffton: Gigi’s Boutique With apparel and accessories for any style and budget, Bluffton’s favorite boutique delivers everything a contemporary woman’s wardrobe needs.

JEWELRY STORE Hilton Head Island: Forsythe Jewelers Case upon case of sparkling elegance, and the know-how to help you find your perfect piece. It’s what makes Forsythe a perennial favorite at the Readers’ Choice Awards.

Bluffton: Golis Family Jewelers Forsythe Jewelers

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Carries fine jewelry with gemstones, gold pieces, silver pieces, diamonds and more.

FASHION MEN'S CLOTHING STORE Hilton Head Island: Palmettoes

They say clothes make the man. Head into Palmettoes and find out what kind of man you’ll be when you look your best.

Bluffton: Vineyard Vines This store at Tanger Outlets is a natural fit in the Lowcountry with its preppy styles featuring the signature smiling pink whale logo.

OUTDOORS APPAREL

SUNGLASSES/ EYEWEAR

Hilton Head Island: Outside Hilton Head

Hilton Head Island: Optical Solutions

The Lowcountry demands the toughest gear, built to hold up to extreme humidity, salt water and no see ums. You’ll find only the best at Outside Hilton Head.

Slick styles and frames to suit any face make Optical Solutions the clear choice for favorite eyewear.

Bluffton: Palmetto Moon

Find great deals on one of the leading brands in eyewear at Tanger Outlets.

The store with something for everyone, including the outdoorsman. They feature two of the biggest outdoor brands: Columbia Sportswear and Patagonia.

Bluffton: Oakley

WOMEN'S CLOTHING (CASUAL) Hilton Head Island: Too Belles

Specializing in all things “too fabulous,” this boutique finds the sweet spot between timelessly fashionable and in-the-moment on-trend.

Bluffton: Gigi’s Boutique Boutique owned by Bluffton natives strives to provide a laid-back environment and Lowcountry style that helps contemporary women look and feel their best.

WOMEN'S CLOTHING (FORMAL/BRIDAL) Hilton Head Island: Birdie James With its “authentic chic” tastes and exquisite collection of fashionable frocks, you’re going to find that eye-catching piece here.

Bluffton: Lowcountry Bride & Gown There’s a reason that women in the Lowcountry have made this shop their trusted choice for wedding gowns, bridesmaid and mother’s dresses, and formal wear.

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FAVORITE MEDICAL ACCUPUNCTURE

Hilton Head Island: Beth Schoon, Integrative Pain Relief of Hilton Head Old World technique and a practiced, clinical approach make Beth Schoon the Readers’ Choice Award favorite.

Bluffton: Ageless Acupuncture, Dr Cheryl McCarthy “The gentle acupuncturist,” McCarthy specializes in treating pain, digestive problems, and women’s health issues with this ancient form of Oriental medicine.

ALLERGIST Hilton Head Island: Dr. Beller On an island that is 90 percent pollen at certain times of the year, we can be grateful for a quality allergist like Dr. Beller.

Bluffton: Dr. Bruce Finkel With nearly three decades of experience, Dr. Finkel has developed a strong reputation with his pleasant bedside manner and compassionate approach.

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DERMATOLOGIST

CHIROPRACTOR

Hilton Head Island: Hilton Head Dermatology

Hilton Head Island: Dr Brad Fraum, Fraum Chiropractic Life Center, P.A. Dr. Fraum knows backs, which is fitting since he’s strung together 10 back-to-back-to-back ... wins in our Readers’ Choice Awards.

Bluffton: Bluffton Family Chiropractic The Aita family has treated everyone from newborns to the elderly since 1981 and moved their family practice to Bluffton in 2003.

DENTIST (COSMETIC)

DENTIST (FAMILY)

Dr. Kowalyk has made it his mission since 1985 to give patients the confidence they need to greet the world with a smile.

The whole family can appreciate the signature soft touch of Dr. Mastrorocco. Open up and say winner!

Bluffton: Dr. Richard Porcelli, Bluffton Center for Dentistry

Bluffton: Dr. Elizabeth Abell, Harbor Point Dentistry

This winner since 2013 is committed to helping people get the smile they want.

Dr. Abell excels in patient care and enjoys all aspects of cosmetic and family dentistry, providing top-tier service within the dental profession.

Hilton Head Island: Dr. Kowalyk

Hilton Head Island: Dr. Mastrorocco

A state-of-the-art high-tech approach has helped Hilton Head Dermatology give its patients younger, healthier skin and earned it Readers’ Choice Award gold.

Bluffton: Dr. Carmen Traywick, May River Dermatology A graduate of Emory Medical School, she opened May River Dermatology in 2009.

ENT DOCTOR (EAR, NOSE, THROAT) Hilton Head Island: Dr. Maurer A consummate professional and highly qualified doctor with more than 20 years of experience, he’s at the head of our list.

Bluffton: Dr. David Maurer, Hilton Head ENT From tubes to hearing aids, allergies and sinus issues, Dr. Mauer has been a longtime favorite.

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FAVORITE MEDICAL FAMILY DOCTOR Hilton Head Island: Dr. Stephen Luther With a thorough knowledge of medicine and a friendly bedside manner, Dr. Luther has earned praise from countless happy patients.

Bluffton: Palmetto Medical Group With a team of three doctors and two certified physician assistants, this family practice features a pleasant waiting room and an on-site lab for your convenience.

IN-HOME CARE Hilton Head Island: Hospice Care of the LowCountry There for the darkest times with compassion and care, Hospice Care of the Lowcountry has held a place in the island’s heart as one of its most beloved nonprofit groups.

Bluffton: Right at Home Their team of caregivers are specially trained to provide the services your loved one needs, whether it’s extra help around the house, assistance recovering from a hospital stay, or just checking in on them throughout the week.

OB/GYN Hilton Head Island: Advanced Women’s Care With a full suite of options for today’s woman, Advanced Women’s Care is more than just an OB/GYN, with medical spa services, coolsculpting and more.

Bluffton: Dr. Lynn Norton, Riverside Women’s Care With more than two decades of experience, Dr. Norton is the trusted choice of women throughout the Lowcountry.

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OPTOMETRIST (VISON CARE) Hilton Head Island: Optical Solutions It’s easy to see why Optical Solutions won this year’s Readers’ Choice Awards, but then again, making things easy to see is kind of their job.

Bluffton: Dr. Michael Campbell—Optical Solutions Dr. Campbell has been in private practice in the Hilton Head and Bluffton area for three decades.

OPTHALMOLOGIST (EYE DOCTOR) Hilton Head Island: Dr. Bishop, Bishop Eye Center Took a good look and you’ll see why more islanders trust Dr. Bishop with their vision than anyone else.

Bluffton: Dr. Kenneth Farr, SunGate Medical Group With more than two decades of experience, Dr. Farr founded SunGate Medical Group, specializing in eye surgery and offering eye exams, glasses, contacts, and more.

ORTHODONTIST Hilton Head Island: Dr. Maginnis For Dr. Maginnis, it’s not just about creating beautiful smiles. It’s about the improvement that beautiful smile makes in patient’s lives. It’s an approach that helped clinch this award win.

Bluffton: Dr. Jim Maginnis, Maginnis Orthodontics Maginnis is the trusted name in orthodontics for Blufftonians.

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FAVORITE MEDICAL ORTHOPEDIC Hilton Head Island: Dr. Dean From shoulders to knees, if you messed it up playing golf or tennis, Dr. Dean can fix it.

Bluffton: Dr. K. Craig Boatright, Spine Institute of the Carolinas An expert in all aspects of caring for disorders of the spine.

PHARMACY Hilton Head Island: Burke's Main Street Pharmacy With services from custom compounding to hormone replacement and friendly service born of years as Hilton Head’s hometown pharmacy, Burke’s is the clear choice for this award.

PHYSICAL THERAPIST

Hilton Head Island: Drayer Physical Therapy Getting you back on your feet and feeling your best is all in a day’s work for the practiced professionals at Drayer Physical Therapy.

Bluffton: Ulmer Family Pharmacy

Bluffton: Cornerstone Physical Therapy

This locally owned full-service pharmacy and wellness center brings the personal touch missing from the big chains.

Providing a unique physical rehabilitation experience built on individualized care.

PLASTIC SURGEON Hilton Head Island: Dr. Audrey Klenke, Pinnacle Plastic Surgery For Dr. Klenke, a new you starts with trust, honed by a great relationship with patients. That trust and relationship have earned her the Readers’ Choice Award.

Bluffton: Dr. Frederick Weniger This board-certified plastic surgeon schedules a consultation to better understand what treatment or procedure best fits each patient.

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FAVORITE PET SERVICES PET BOARDING Hilton Head Island: Evergreen Pet Lodge Room service amid Hilton Head Island’s lush natural beauty? It’s not a five-star resort – it’s your pet’s home away from home.

Bluffton: Brooke’s Bed and Biscuit This 12,000-square-foot indoor facility has been offering luxurious accommodations for family pets since 2000.

PET GROOMING Hilton Head Island: Groomingdales Your pet’s favorite day spa takes home the Readers’ Choice Award for favorite pet grooming, and its fans are howling with joy over it.

Bluffton: Paw-Metto Pooches Pet Salon LLC Spectacular pet salon with a reputation for taking great care of your four-legged friends and ensuring they leave looking their best.

PET SUPPLY STORE Hilton Head Island: Tail Wiggles From chew toys to treats and everything in between, this is one-stop shopping for your furry or feathered friend’s favorite things.

Bluffton: All Four Paws A unique pet store offering professional grooming, as well as a self dog wash where they supply everything but the dog.

VETERINARIAN Hilton Head Island: Dr. Colorado The gentle hearts and healing hands at Dr. Colorado’s Animal Care Clinic ensure that every patient gets the same loving care as they do at home.

Bluffton: Dr. Ben Parker, Coastal

Veterinary Clinic

Lowcountry pet owners have been trusting Dr. Parker with their fur babies for nearly three decades, and he’s also well-known for caring for injured wildlife.

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FAVORITE FAMILY SERVICES DAYCARE

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Hilton Head Island: First Presbyterian Day School

Hilton Head Island: Sea Pines Montessori

Established in 1984, First Presbyterian Day School has seen generations of students return for the same head start to a quality education.

For almost as long as there has been Hilton Head Island as we know it, there has been Sea Pines Montessori, helping mold young minds and teach the next generation of students.

Bluffton: Amazing Creations Dropping off your babies is never easy, but you can do so with peace of mind thanks to their experienced and loving staff.

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Bluffton: Lowcountry Day School Privately owned Christian and state-licensed preschool welcoming families, with a music and ballet studio on-site.

SCHOOLS K-12

Hilton Head Island: Hilton Head Preparatory School The island’s preeminent independent school’s status is legendary among educators for its ability to ready students for the academic rigors of the most selective colleges.

Bluffton: Cross Schools Providing an independent school experience based around academic excellence, Christian values, and community service.

HIGHER EDUCATION Hilton Head Island: University of South Carolina Beaufort, Bluffton campus Sand Sharks know that you don’t have to go far to get a world-class education – this fouryear institution is where futures are formed.

Bluffton: Technical College of the Lowcountry TCL offers associate degrees and certificates in a wide range of programs, as well as continuing education.

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FAVORITE FAMILY SERVICES PEDIATRIC DOCTOR Hilton Head Island: Dr. Peltz, Palmetto Pediatrics With the utmost in compassion and care, Dr. Peltz shines as the area’s foremost pediatric doctor.

Bluffton: Dr. Maureen Berrigan, Seaside Pediatrics Bluffton residents trust Dr. Berrigan to take care of their children.

PEDIATRIC DENTIST

Hilton Head Island: Dr. Terri Hubbard, Coastal Pediatric Dentistry

FAMILY COUNSELING/ THERAPIST Hilton Head Island: Lynn Geiger

Dr. Hubbard is the face of a practice that makes going to the dentist fun again. And when it’s time to get down to cleaning, she brings years of experience and multiple awards for excellence to the chair.

Named among “Who’s Who in American Professional Women,” Dr. Geiger brings world-class acumen to her Hilton Head Island practice.

Bluffton: Dr. Terri Hubbard, Coastal Pediatric Dentistry

Offering psychological, counseling, and behavioral services to individuals across the lifespan and their families with a focus on children and adolescents.

Dr. Hubbard’s caring touch puts kids at ease — or maybe they’re just distracted by the movie playing on the ceiling.

Bluffton: JSS Behavioral Services

KIDS ACTIVITIES/CLASSES Hilton Head Island: Art Café Sit down with the young ones and share some quality time as you both create custom-painted works of pottery, or let them enjoy a class on their own while you unwind downstairs at Rock Fish. Either way, they’re learning.

Bluffton: Alliance Dance Academy From tap and ballet to hip-hop and cheer, Rochelle Clarkson has a class for everyone, young and old.

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RAINY DAY PLACES Hilton Head Island: The Sandbox An Interactive Children’s Museum: Filled with endless opportunities for learning, The Sandbox is the choice for locals eyeing enjoyable alternatives on overcast days.

Bluffton: Island Playground This huge indoor playground has something for kids of all ages, as well as a cafe area where parents can relax with a refreshment while the kids urn off some energy.

DOULA/ MIDWIFERY SERVICES Hilton Head Island: April Lewis Mothers looking to have their baby naturally are fortunate to have such a talented doula on Hilton Head Island. From the earliest days of pregnancy to the miracle moment, she’s there.

Bluffton: The Women’s Pavilion at Coastal Carolina Hospital This first-class facility offers a birth experience that is supportive, safe and comfortable for mom, baby and family members.

PRE-NATAL MASSAGE Hilton Head Island: The Art of Massage And as it happens, our Readers’ Choice Award winner for favorite doula also owns the winner for favorite pre-natal massage. Her expertise makes her a clear choice for both.

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Give Locally Spread the holiday cheer close to home for the most reward

There’s something about the shorter days, cooler temps and smell of baking spices that seems to inspire our sense of generosity. As the leaves begin to fall and the days start to seem a little darker and gloomier, we grow more excited about reconnecting with friends and families and adding a warm, cozy glow to our homes. As we decorate for the holidays and celebrate the season, take time to cherish family. Our festive spirit often overflows to the greater community. This is the season of giving, and no one does it better than the Lowcountry.

Whether by donation or sweat equity, we seem to know that giving is best kept local, where we see the impact firsthand. Maybe it’s smiles all around when a local family receives a Christmas feast they couldn’t afford, or a newly rescued pet happily lapping up milk. Maybe it’s a girl with a disability thriving in a sport she never knew existed.

Sure, studies have found that when we give, we also receive — but that’s OK. It’s fair to admit that it feels good to give, no matter the amount or how small the gift. And it feels better to give to organizations with ties to the community. It’s no coincidence that successful people often give to get because they know that there’s no limit to human connection — it’s almost infinitely scalable. Who knows, maybe the simple act of giving is like flexing a muscle. The more we practice giving, the easier it gets and the more we get out of it. Giving restores our faith that there is, in fact, enough pie. So give a slice, take a slice.

Take a little time to give locally this season.

To see a complete list of our local not for profit partners check out our website at shopmorelocal.com

Lending a helping hand has never been easier in the Lowcountry. By joining forces with ShopMoreLocal.com’s nonprofit partners, you can spend the holiday season helping your neighbors in need while also staying local.

Bluffton Self Help provides short-term emergency financial assistance with rent and utilities to working families experiencing an unexpected crisis. The group also provides assistance with medication, children’s programs for working families and seniors on fixed incomes. blufftonselfhelp.org

Pockets Full of Sunshine provides socially inclusive employment opportunities for adults with intellectual and physical disabilities.

Members make decorative, useful and eco-friendly crafts and sell them in the community. Members’ joyful personalities are literally “rays of sunshine” for those who cross their paths. The organization also sponsors the annual “Fun in the Sun for EVERYONE” surf event for adults and children with special needs and their friends and family. pocketsfullofsun.org

Shop More Local Nonprofit Partners The Hilton Head Humane Association has cared for 3,000 abandoned, injured and abused animals — including feral cats — this year. The organization spays or neuters and then releases the feral cats, and provides food, shelter, medical care and love for Lowcountry cats and dogs in need until adoptive homes are found. The group is funded entirely by membership dues, private donations and generous bequests. hhhumane.org Special Olympics Sports and Recreation provides individuals with disabilities the opportunity to participate in Special Olympics events — the nonprofit group says that everyone in the community deserves the chance to live a in healthy, active lifestyle. soarspecialrecreation.org Second Helpings is a nonprofit food rescue and distribution network working to eliminate hunger in the Lowcountry. The organization works with food pantries and distribution agencies to help those in need obtain nourishing, fresh food. secondhelpingslc.org

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Lowcountry Holiday DECK THE HALLS IN COASTAL STYLE

BY KARIN COATES

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t might be 70 degrees in the Lowcountry this Christmas, and traditional holiday décor of smiling snowmen and faux snow are at odds with houseguests wearing shorts and flipflops. But with a little creativity, you can tailor your seasonal décor with a coastal spin on the tree, stockings and presents.

TRY NEW COLORS Red and green are expected at the holidays, but don’t go overboard. A neutral palette of white and beige — like sand — is a good backdrop for holiday accents.

Coastal chic décor is casual; simple silhouettes that take their inspiration from nature and unfussy details. Try royal blue and gold for festive, holiday colors that feel at home in the Lowcountry.

CUSTOMIZE WRAPPING Mix simple, solid-colored paper with artisan prints. By attaching vintage ornaments to packages, you can make them work with your other decorations.

Presents can also be wrapped in old nautical charts, tied with ribbon and finished with a shell ornament to bring together the furniture and colors of the room.

USE INDIGENOUS ACCENTS For a native look that doesn’t feel storebought, tuck pine branches into vases on the mantel. Real pinecones as well as faux silver ones can be placed around the house to continue the theme.

PUT OUT PRETTY PILLOWS Easily give your everyday living area a holiday look by swapping out basic throw pillows for festive themed pillows. This quick fix is an inexpensive and easy way to redecorate a room and change the look for the season. Although pillows are small, they shape a room’s atmosphere. By adding Christmas pillows, you can forgo other holiday decorations and save time.

MAKE IT FUN FOR CHILDREN Bulky, woolly stockings just don’t give off a seaside vibe, so children can put out small galvanized buckets instead of stockings ahead of Santa’s visit — this is especially festive if you don’t have a fireplace. Create a comfy spot for kids to

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open presents on Christmas morning with fluffy, comfortable cushions for them to sit on — perhaps monogrammed with their names.

DECORATE THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE Small groupings of mercury glass votive holders and ornaments bring seasonal shimmer to the stairs. And in the dining room, a touch of red from holly berries on place settings makes the room feel festive but not overly wintery.

ADD CHEER TO OUTDOOR SPACES Don’t neglect outdoor patios and porches.

Who knows — this year, we may be able to use our decks and screen porches all the way through the Christmas season.

Decorate with wreaths, candles and large glowing orbs to draw guests outside to cozy up by the fire pit.

A LITTLE GOES A LONG WAY When it comes to Christmas decor, the value of your holiday display isn’t measured by how many lights you string or how many inflatable snowmen you prop up in your yard. Stick to simple, classic and rustic holiday décor — especially if you’re right on the water. In the antebellum period in the South, people hung simple matching evergreen wreaths on their doors and windows, and this is still a classic, timeless look that will have your home ready for the holidays in no time.

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Annual LightHouse Awards gala recognizes Lowcountry’s finest builders

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ore than 300 building industry professionals attended the 19th annual LightHouse Awards gala on Nov. 9, to learn who judges selected as the Lowcountry’s most talented builders.

The awards gala, presented by the Hilton Head Area Home Builders Association with the support of BB&T Home Mortgage, took place at the Sonesta Resort on Hilton Head Island.

“The LightHouse Awards are truly like the Academy Awards for our local building industry. It gives builders the opportunity to be recognized for the hard work, talent and vision they put forward in building some of the most remarkable homes found in this area and beyond,” said Dan Monroe, chairman of the LightHouse Awards program.

First held in 1999, the LightHouse Awards are presented annually to association builder members for the demonstration of quality craftsmanship and design excellence in the construction of homes throughout the Lowcountry.

Twenty-eight association member companies — including builders, remodelers, and for the first time, architects — submitted 79 qualifying entries and competed for awards in best

architectural design, best bath, best kitchen, best exterior and best overall for new home, for full remodel and partial remodel entries.

In addition, a number of recently created sales and marketing awards were given including best brochure, best company website, best interior design, and best community. Entry submissions were up more than 80 percent from 2011, in line with the area’s economic recovery.

The construction cost of this year’s remodeled or newly built home entries ranged from $100,000 to $6.4 million. Each award was subdivided into categories so that projects with similar cost of construction and square footage competed again each other.

Twelve judges were welcomed to Hilton Head Island in midSeptember to view the construction quality of each home entered.

The 2018 LightHouse Awards judging panel included builders, remodelers, architects and other industry professionals from Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Split into four teams, the judges spent two days visiting entries from Hilton Head Island to Habersham.

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The bathroom—scour and disinfect

TIPS FOR A SUPER CLEAN HOME AT THE HOLIDAYS

BY KIMBERLY BLAKER

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f you’re having family in for the holidays, you’re probably thinking of all that needs to be done before they arrive. Use this guide to conquer the tasks. Work on one room at a time and reward yourself for each room until you've completed the job.

You’ll be ready before you know it.

•Remove and launder shower curtain and liner, bath mat, toilet cover, and rugs.

•Scour tub and shower from top to bottom, inside and out.

•Clean glass shower doors inside and out including the track.

•Spray exterior of toilets with a sanitizing solution and wipe down.

•Wash toilet brush container and wastebasket.

•Scrub sink and countertop including grooves around the drain, faucet, and knobs.

•Dust the top edge of mirrors, towel racks, and other accessories.

The basics – for every room in your home •Dust wall and ceiling light fixtures, then remove globes and wash them out.

•Remove cobwebs with a vacuum and brush attachment or a clean rag attached to the head of a broom.

•Remove and wash window coverings, and dust the top of curtain rods and window trim.

•Wash knick-knacks in warm soapy water and walls with an all-purpose cleaning solution.

•Wipe off switch plates.

•Clean unupholstered furniture from top to bottom with an appropriate cleaner.

•Vacuum upholstered furniture from top to bottom and under cushions, paying particular attention to creases and crevices where dust and grunge build up.

•Vacuum and mop under furniture and other stationary items.

Kitchen—contamination zones

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•Remove items from under the bed, dust off storage containers, and dispose of clutter.

•Vacuum under beds using attachments.

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•Dust the top of kitchen cabinets.

•Remove grease and grime from small kitchen appliances •Clean stove, oven, refrigerator and dishwasher inside and out.

•Wipe built up grunge in the top of the garbage disposal with a rag, then add ice and lemon slices and run the disposal to clean and freshen the blades.

•Wash table and chairs from top to bottom, and don’t forget the cracks where table leaves meet.

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LATITUDE MARGARITAVILLE WELCOMES FIRST RESIDENTS The first homeowners began moving into the Jimmy Buffet-themed Latitude Margaritaville community in November, part of the first phase of development at the new Hardeeville neighborhood for residents ages 55 and older. Initial construction included 85 homes and several amenities — The Lake Latitude Club is open and will be joined by fall 2019 by a restaurant, fitness center, pickleball and tennis courts, pool with poolside bar, and a dog park.

THIRDHOME COMES TO HHI THIRDHOME is a luxury property and travel club that enables its members to explore the world through a variety of travel experiences. Originally a luxury home exchange, it has evolved into a travel brand that brings together home owners, renters and adventurers. Trade time in your second home for stays at more than 10,000 curated luxury properties. Destinations include Spain, United Kingdom, Canada, France and Italy. THIRDHOME Exchange invites second homeowners in the Hilton Head Island area to join their community of members. For more information: thirdhome.com.

COLLINS GROUP ADDS TEAM SUPPORT SPECIALIST Mary Gundling has joined the team at Collins Group Realty as a full-service team support specialist in the Hilton Head Island office. A former New Jersey high school teacher for 17 years, Gundling will support the group’s in-house closings and marketing departments. She graduated with honors from Haverford College in Pennsylvania and moved to Hilton Head Island in 2018.

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SCHIAVON JOINS RE/ MAX

Torey Young has joined the team at Weichert Relators-Coastal Properties as a real estate sales agent. Young previously worked in health care IT services for more than 30 years. She is a member of the Hilton Head Area Association of Realtors and will be working out of Weichert’s Bluffton office.

Susan Schiavon has joined the team at Re/Max Island Realty as a real estate sales agent. She relocated to the Lowcountry from Ohio in 1999.

Previously, she worked as a paralegal for 30 years.

OLDFIELD SETTLES LAWSUIT WITH DEVELOPER A settlement was reached in October between the Oldfield community and Atlanta-based developer TI. As part of the settlement, governing rights will be transferred to the community and the developer will retain its ownership of several lots and the right to sell a limited number of golf memberships.

The lawsuit originated after TI — which took over Oldfield from Crescent Resources in 2010 — sought to turn over the community to membership in 2016 and the terms and conditions of the memberships could not be resolved. Today, Oldfield’s board says the community is financially healthy, management is stable, marketing outreach is going well and long-range planning is a priority.

CREAMER INSTALLED AS SCR SECRETARY Realtor Cindy Creamer of Lighthouse Realty was recently installed as secretary for 2019 by the South Carolina Realtors, a trade association with 22,000 members involved in all aspects of residential and commercial real estate. Creamer has been a Realtor since 2004 and has served as president for the Hilton Head Area Association of Realtors. She was named the association’s Realtor of the Year in 2016.

TWO ADDED AT CELIA DUNN

Celia Dunn Sotheby’s International Realty recently welcomed sales associates Mary Vaux Bell and Mary Jeans Otto to the agency’s South Carolina sales team. Bell is a Bluffton native and previously worked in marketing. She has been a sales agent for more than two years. Otto has been a Realtor for nine years. She previously worked as a real estate investor.

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Remodeled, one level, spacious home with excellent curb appeal.

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Casual elegance and superior craftsmanship in expansive waterfront home sited on 2 lots (1.84 acres, 150 ft frontage with bulkhead) within the private enclave of Ribaut Island. Port Royal Sound views throughout with soaring ceilings, detailed millwork, 2 fireplaces, outdoor living area with covered veranda. Floorplan has well equipped kitchen, dining room, living room, fireplace, luxurious master suite, spacious guest bedroom suites, private office, huge bonus/game room, ample storage space and 3+ car garage. Enjoy Ribaut Island day dock, pool and tennis. 3 bedroom/3 bath/2 half bath, 5989 Sq. Ft., $1,995,000.

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Superbly maintained, practically new home short walk to Port Royal Sound, beach and waterfront leisure trail.

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NEW BLUFFTON ART PROJECT CELEBRATES THE SEA’S BOUNTY

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The nearly two dozen four-foot-tall fiberglass statues are part of the new Lowcountry Oyster Trail.

The giant oyster shells are sponsored by local groups and were created by local artists to entice people to eat more oysters and learn about this aspect of the area’s history.

The shells debuted in October during the “Eat in the Street” event as part of the Bluffton Seafood Festival in Bluffton, where they were on full display for festivalgoers. Observers are encouraged to take selfies with the shells and post the photos on social media with the hashtag #SeeShellsinBluffton and tagging @LowcountryOysterTrail. A digital map of the oysters’ locations is available for download, and each statue is marked with a plaque bearing different facts about oysters and their role in the Lowcountry.

“The idea is to take giant oyster shells and put giant smiles on peoNearly two dozen ple’s faces,” said Larry Hughes, fiberglass oysters founder of the Lowcountry Oyster around Bluffton Trail and a longtime Bluffton resare part of the ident. “First and foremost, it’s to Lowcountry Oyster get people to be delighted about Trail. They were what they’re looking at. And to be painted by local able to make a very visceral connecartists. tion between the oysters — and the

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››Arts artistic expressions on the oysters — and the fact that oysters are imperiled.”

Oysters are indelibly linked to the May River and Bluffton. “The history goes back easily several thousand years,” Hughes said.

Hughes, who is on an advisory board for extension services for Clemson University, said the idea for the shell art came from a similar installation in Mobile Bay, Alabama, organized by Auburn University. Hughes contacted a company in Nebraska that manufactures the oyster shells and other similar pieces for other organizations, and once they were in place, getting the community on board was easy.

Leslie Rohland is the owner of two Bluffton businesses, The Cottage Café, Bakery & Tea Room and The Juice Hive juice bar. She commissioned shells for both of her properties.

“I think anything that promotes sustainability or ecological awareness, especially where we live in this part of the country, is really important,” she said. “I also come from an artistic family, and the idea of this being a oneyear fixed walking trail was unique. The idea of it being outside and anyone passing by can see it is just appealing to me.”

She enlisted her employees to work on the shell for The Juice Hive. Artists John Welch and Ami Hughey of Bluffton contributed to the design, which incorporates bees and flowers.

The Bluffton Historical Preservation Society also is the proud sponsor of a shell. Kelly Logan Graham, the executive director of the organization, designed the group’s shell, which can be found at Heyward House — the town’s welcome center — in Old Town Bluffton.

“It’s based on an old photograph that really sums up the history of Bluffton,” he said of the shell’s design.

“It shows a paddle steamship on the May River and in the foreground is an oyster sloop. Oysters were big in Bluffton in the 1930s.”

Decades ago, there were more than a dozen oyster co-ops in and around Bluffton. Today, however, there is only a single purveyor — the Bluffton Oyster Co., which has been in the Toomer family since 1899 and is the only hand-shucking oyster company in the state.

It’s that sense of history that encouraged architect Pearce Scott to sponsor a shell.

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Project lead Larry Hughes said the idea for the oyster trail came from a similar installation in Mobile Bay, Alabama, organized by Auburn University.

“We’ve been involved in Old Town since the beginning,” said Scott, who painted his firm’s shell himself.

“Bluffton is a funky little artsy community, and something like this is just perfect. Oysters are part of that fabric as well.”

Local artist Amos Hummel also got in on the action, decorating the shell that sits at the Corner Perk at the edge of The Calhoun Street Promenade.

“I am really excited about this whole thing,” he said.

“I’ve gotten a really good vibe on the project. It’s important to me because the community is my family. I’m where I am today because of the support of the community. Whenever I am called on to lend a hand with my meager talents, I do it willingly.”

There is a touch of irony in his participation: “I did a series on May River oysters, and I was in food and beverage my working life,” Hummel said. “I served I don’t know how many oysters over the years, but I’ve never eaten one.”

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Encouraging Creativity

ARTISTS FIND INSPIRATION IN DAUFUSKIE’S UNIQUE LIFESTYLE

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AGO. AS I GOT TO KNOW THE COMMUNITY, I DISCOVERED THERE ARE SO MANY CREATIVE

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he Lowcountry has a reputation as an artists’ haven, attracting talented people looking to capture its marshes and waterways in paints, oils and clay. But the slower pace of life on Daufuskie Island — reachable only by ferry, cut off from the hustle, bustle and development of the mainland — sings its own siren song, inspiring a unique sense of creativity.

That creativity is on display in “Daufuskie Artists, Artisans and Authors,” an exhibit highlighting the talented woodworkers, writers, weavers, painters, potters, photographers, distillers, indigo dyers, sculptors and soap makers who call the island home.

The exhibit at the Coastal Discovery Museum on Hilton Head Island includes everything from paintings and textiles to sculpture — and even a handmade wooden kayak from Daufuskie Wine and Woodworks. Books written by Daufuskie residents are available to purchase, as are handmade cutting boards, bowls, jewelry and soaps.

It might be a diverse collection of items, but exhibit coordinator Jenny Hersch said it reflects the diverse talent that thrives on Daufuskie.

“I moved to Daufuskie a little over five years ago. As I got to know the

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Authors Jenny Hersch and Sallie Ann Robinson recently released their book, “Daufuskie Island.”

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community, I discovered there are so many creative people in the area,” she said. “There is something about this island and the atmosphere that allows people to discover that side of themselves.”

Hersch fell in love with Daufuskie as soon as she stepped off the ferry and has immersed herself in the island’s history and culture. She and sixth-generation Daufuskie native and celebrity chef Sallie Ann Robinson have recently released

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“Daufuskie Island,” a book about the history of Daufuskie including a rich trove of stories and photographs from residents, visitors, libraries and archives.

It is that history and culture that’s on display at the Coastal Discovery Museum exhibit, just the second time artists from Daufuskie have exhibited as a group at a non-Daufuskie location.

One of Daufuskie’s most famous parttime residents, John Mellencamp, is

included in the show; the rock ‘n’ roll icon has become a prolific and well-known painter and has shared a lithograph for the exhibit. His art tackles the same themes of discrimination, racism and small-town life as some of his most popular songs, like “Jack & Diane” and “Small Town;” his “Sometimes There’s God” lithograph — one of his bright, expressionist portrayals of American life — speaks to redemption and faithfulness.

Also on display are mirrors framed in intricate oyster designs, used lobster traps housing undulating stacks of oyster shells, and driftwood trees, all crafted by Monica Ferguson. Her work is known for its recycling of everyday materials — an idea familiar to many on the bridgeless Daufuskie, where easy access to goods isn’t always an option — and she often uses recycled items in her work that she finds around the island.

“They are imperfect, but that adds to the charm,” she said.

Several of the featured pieces come from Daufuskie businesses. For example: Mike Loftus of Daufuskie Wine and Woodworking sells organic wines, but also hand-crafts exquisite canoes, kayaks and surfboards. One of his impressive boats is on display at the exhibit, its glossed surface preserving the natural beauty of the wood grain and its sleek shape perfect for cutting through rough waters in wind-blown Lowcountry marshes.

School Grounds Coffee, another Daufuskie business, will have drinks for sale at the exhibit, and LeAnne Coulter and Rhonda Davis of Daufuskie Blues showcase the intricate designs they create using native methods of indigo dying.

Award-winning iron sculptures by Chase Allen of Iron Fish Gallery will also be on display.

It’s a unique way to view a slice of Daufuskie life — no ferry trip required.

The “Daufuskie Blues” artwork of Leanne Coulter and Rhonda Davis, seen here reflected in an oyster shell-laden mirror by Monica Ferguson, speaks to the rich history of Daufuskie as a producer of indigo.

IF YOU GO What: “Daufuskie Artists, Artisans and Authors” exhibit Where: Coastal Discovery Museum, 70 Honey Horn Drive, Hilton Head Island When: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Sundays, through Dec. 31.

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Art Lesson

ARTIST HOPES WORK REMINDS US THAT NO MAN IS AN ISLAND

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consider myself a sculptor, even though I don’t work with stone or clay,” said Alicia Eggert. “My primary interest is actually in the fourth dimension: Time.”

Her blue neon sculpture “You Are (On) an Island” is on display at Hilton Head Island Airport, where it draws immediate attention because the word “on” blinks off and on.

When the light is off, the piece reads, “You are an island.”

The rhythmic back-and-forth statements are intended to make viewers think both inside and outside of themselves, as well as about the larger world and their roles within it.

Like many of Eggert’s other works, “You Are (On) an Island” focuses on the relationship among language, image and time.

Her collaborator is her husband, artist Mike Fleming. The

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I’M INTERESTED IN THE UNIQUE WAY PEOPLE EXPERIENCE TIME

— PERSONALLY, CULTURALLY AND GEOGRAPHICALLY...

couple live in Denton, Texas, with their son, Zephyer, and a dog named Rudy.

“I’m interested in the unique way people experience time — personally, culturally and geographically,” Eggert said. “We are like islands, isolated from other human beings in our bodies and

Alicia Eggert’s eyecatching “You Are (On) An Island” is currently on display at Hilton Head Island Airport.

in our minds. But the sign intends to remind us that our bodies also exist in the world. The islands we find ourselves on may be geographical or metaphysical, political or ideological.”

She said she hopes her art helps give people another way to communicate and understand each other.

“Thankfully, art is a language for conveying emotions and deeper, often incommunicable ideas related to being,” she said. “My hope is that it can help us generate a sense of empathy and understanding for people who are on islands that are different from our own.”

Eggert’s work has been exhibited at notable national and international events, including the CAFA Art Museum in Beijing, the Triennale Design Museum in Milan, the International Symposium on Electronic Art at the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, Sculpture By the Sea in Sydney, and the Artefact Festival in Leuven, Belgium.

Her “You Are (On) an Island” piece was first exhibited at an arts show on Peaks Island, Maine, in 2011.

She has received numerous honors, including a TED fellowship, and her work has been featured in The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, and in many other publications.

Eggert graduated from Drexel University in 2004 and earned a master’s degree from Alfred University in 2009.

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Local Talent

KEVIN EICHNER PUSHES FOR ARTS SUPPORT

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he arts community of Hilton Head Island is a far cry from the steel mills of western New York, where Kevin Eichner was born and raised. But his grandparents — his grandfather was an artist — recognized his talent when he was young and encouraged him to pursue it, teaching him new techniques along the way.

“I grew up in the shadows of Bethlehem Steel and would scavenge the mountains of industrial scrap,” Eichner said to explain how he became interested in refurbishing old steel beams to create his transformative sculptures.

When Eichner moved to Hilton Head in 2009, he was ready to open his own studio: the Eichner Atelier on Shrimp Lane.

Today, his large-scale steel sculpture is part of the 2018 Public

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Art Exhibition currently on display at the Coastal Discovery Museum, pairing Kevin Eichner is industry with nature in a celebration of seen here with his sculpture, the connection between the material and “Humanus.” ephemeral realms. “‘Humanus’ celebrates the bonds of family, strength, our natural community and the oneness of humanity,” Eichner said.

Eichner’s 10-foot-high, 1,600-pound “Humanus” sculpture features palm fronds that resemble a family of arms and hands reaching to the heavens. Using a time-consuming process of cutting, bending and twisting reclaimed industrial I-beams, Eichner demonstrates the malleability of stark industrial material, typically only associated with toughness and rigidity.

The sculpture is one of 20 on display as part of the Public Art Exhibition, presented by Community Foundation of the Lowcountry, which raises the money to bring work by artists around the country to the island for the four-month exhibit.

The annual show has served as inspiration, of sorts, for local artists, who have suggested the town or Beaufort County use funds generated through the 2 percent accommodations tax on overnight lodging to help support independent artists, perhaps by

establishing grants that would allow the artists to focus their attention on creating a new body of work or special project.

Similar programs exist in 28 other states and territories, according to the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies.

With such a program, perhaps Hilton Head would find itself filled with public art year-round, instead of just for four months a year.

IF YOU GO

See the sculptures The 2018 Public Art Exhibition on Hilton Head Island features 20 large-scale sculptures created by artists from across the country, with works placed along the one-mile walking path at the Coastal Discovery Museum. The event runs through Jan. 31 and is open during regular Coastal Discovery Museum hours. Admission is free. Guided tours are held at 1p.m. Fridays; tickets for the tours are $10 for adults and $5 for children.

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Local Author

WRITES ABOUT IDENTITY IN “BECOMING MRS. LEWIS”

BY AMY COYNE BREDESON

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hen New York Times best-selling author and part-time Palmetto Bluff resident Patti Callahan Henry began writing her latest book, she thought it was just a love story. But it turned out to be so much more.

“Becoming Mrs. Lewis” is the story of a fiery, brave, brilliant woman named Joy Davidman Lewis. She is best known as the dying wife of C.S. Lewis, the woman he loved so much that he wrote “A Grief Observed.” It is Henry’s 13th novel but her first historical one, and is written from Joy’s point of view.

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When Light Breaks 2006

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Between The Tides 2007

The Art Of Keeping Secrets 2008

Coming Up For Air 2011

And Then I Found You 2013

Acclaimed author and part-time local Patti Callahan Henry’s new book, “Becoming Mrs. Lewis” recounts the life of Joy Davidman Lewis, wife of author C. S. Lewis.

Joy was a poet, a novelist, and a former communist and atheist — born to immigrants in the early 1900s and raised in a Jewish ghetto in the Bronx, she was a genius but had trouble fitting in. She graduated high school at age 14 and graduate school at 19. It was after reading H.G. Wells’ “A Short History of the World” at age 9 that Joy announced to her family that she was an atheist — and she remained one until converting to Christianity in her 30s.

Living in New York, married to an alcoholic and with two young children, she spontaneously felt God’s presence one night as she sat up late, worrying that her husband wouldn’t come home. The feeling of God’s comforting love was so strong that she immediately became a believer.

She wanted to understand her experience, and had read C.S. Lewis’ work and knew he had converted from atheism to Christianity. In search of answers, she began writing to him and the two formed a friendship, eventually falling in love.

“She set off on this transformational journey, and changed her life and her family,” Henry said. “And then she changed the life and the heart and the work of one of our most beloved authors of the 20th century” before dying of cancer at the age of 45.

Their romance was an improbable one: Joy was a married woman with two children in upstate New York, C.S. was an Oxford don in England.

“There’s no way they should’ve ever met, much less become friends, much less fallen in love,” Henry said. “That story intrigued me.”

The Stories We Tell 2015

The Idea Of Love 2016

The Bookshop At Water’s End 2017

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’Tis the holiday season, and unfortunately cold and flu season too. So how do you stay well and not miss out on your favorite festivities?

Handwashing — yes, for sure!

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ere’s another vital move: Get an annual flu shot.

It’s the single best way to protect against the flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). So why is it that people sometimes skip getting vaccinated? It might come down to misinformation.

Here are 6 common myths about the flu and what’s the real deal, with facts from the CDC.

MYTH:

If I didn’t get vaccinated earlier, it’s not worth doing now.

THE FACTS:

It’s best to get a flu shot as soon as vaccines are available. But it’s not too late in December or even later in the year. Flu season generally peaks between December and March — and can last as late as May.

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Flu shots give you the flu.

THE FACTS:

The vaccines are made with inactivated viruses or no flu viruses at all. So they can’t give you the flu. The most common side effects from a flu shot are redness and tenderness where the shot was given.

MYTH:

It’s OK to skip the vaccine if I got one last year.

THE FACTS:

You need a new vaccine every year to stay protected. And the most common viruses can change from year to year, so the vaccines change too.

MYTH:

It’s OK to skip the vaccine if I got one last year.

THE FACTS:

You need a new vaccine every year to stay protected. And the most common viruses can change from year to year, so the vaccines change too.

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MYTH:

Only older adults really need flu shots.

THE FACTS:

A flu vaccine is recommended for almost everyone 6 months and older. Depending on your age, different types of vaccines may be available to you. Ask your doctor which type is right for you.

MYTH:

I got a flu shot once and still got the flu — so it doesn’t really work.

THE FACTS:

Each year, the vaccine protects against the viruses experts think will be most common that year. So it’s still possible to get a different strain — or a similar illness, such as a cold — even if you got vaccinated.

MYTH:

It’s just the flu — no big deal.

THE FACTS:

The seasonal flu, or influenza, can be a misery maker, causing high fever, chills, body aches and more. Every year, many people become severely ill with complications of the flu — and thousands die.

Older adults, children, pregnant women and those with chronic health conditions — such as asthma, heart disease and diabetes — are most vulnerable.

But anyone who gets the flu is at risk of serious illness.

THE BOTTOM LINE: No vaccine is 100 percent

perfect. But your chances of avoiding the flu are much better if you get the vaccine.

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Give the Experience FOND MEMORIES OF TIME WELL SPENT OFTEN MAKE THE BEST GIFTS

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he thing about giving a gift is that eventually that very thoughtful, one-of-a-kind, must-have item will one day become a thing. As in, “put it over there with the rest of my things.”

Eventually, that thing will become stuff, as in “why do we have so much stuff?”

And it’s only a matter of time before it ends its lifespan as clutter, as in, “I’m making a run to the dump to clear out some of this clutter.”

Things break or fade or fall out of fashion. But experiences are forever. A treasured memory of time together never fades, and indeed strengthens the friendship. You can search every landfill in the world and you won’t find a single happy memory, but you’ll find plenty of wornout gifts. So why not make this the year you do away with handing out stuff and start gifting experiences?

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GET COOKING If you’re looking to give an experience, this is a double helping of great memories. Give your foodie friend the gift of cooking classes at Michael Anthony’s Cucina Italiana and you’ll not only give them a fantastic evening out with friends, you’ll also help them hone skills in the kitchen that they’ll use time and time again.

Michael Anthony’s holds classes several times a week at its state-of the-art demo kitchen, offering instruction on everything from creating fresh ravioli to preparing a full French bistro meal.

Naturally, no dining experience is complete without wine, so you and your friends are welcome to toast your night out as you learn new skills together.

Go to michael-anthonys.com to schedule your class.

WEAVE IT TO ME One of the most enduring icons of the Lowcountry is the simple sweetgrass basket, woven from native plants using methods handed down over generations of native islanders. Each piece is unique to the artist creating it, based on their particular style and the skills that have been passed down to them, and to the bend of each blade of sweetgrass.

It’s a generational set of skills that you can take home with a sweetgrass basket weaving class at the Coastal Discovery Museum. Held on select Saturdays, these engaging classes let you learn from a Gullah instructor as you weave a gorgeous basket and spend time with friends. A minimum of five participants is required, so bring along the whole gang.

Go to coastaldiscovery.org to learn more.

HAMMER IT OUT Speaking of a fun night out that leaves you with some impressive new skills, why not treat your friend to a night out creating handcrafted works of art?

Bluffton’s Hammer & Stain offers regular workshops that let you start out with a simple piece of unfinished wood that you’ll paint and stain until it's your own personal work of art for the wall or the porch.

Give your gift a little early this year and you can enjoy one of the many classes this month dedicated to creating one-ofa-kind Christmas decorations.

Yes, we know we said not to give stuff this year, but it’s not stuff. It’s a reminder of the time you spent together. Not looking for Christmas décor? There’s always the ladies-only Wine Down Wednesday Workshop.

Go to hammerandstainbluffton.com to schedule your class.

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Art Café offers a great way to brush up on your artistry while spending quality time with your friends, creating custom-painted pottery you can hold onto forever as a treasured memento of your time together. Plus — and it bears repeating — there will be wine.

You can’t beat that.

Go to artcafehhi.com for details.

MEAD TO ORDER Trying to find an experiential gift for a friend who’s always up for something new? Why not schedule a mead tasting?

Bee-Town Mead and Cider in Old Town Bluffton was the first production meadery in South Carolina and offers an ever-rotating menu of flavors from fruity to crisp. If you’ve never had mead before, you and the recipient of your generoisity are in for a treat.

Go to beetownmeadandcider.com for details.

A HORSE OF COURSE For your equestrian-loving friend, why not an idyllic horseback ride along the unspoiled beaches of Daufuskie Island? Daufuskie Island Trail Rides lets you saddle up and set out on a variety of different trails that take you across the island, out along its shoreline and up to some of its most iconic locales.

The beach ride is a 1.5-hour leisurely trot across the sands starting with a 15-minute walk from the stable to Haig Point’s private beach. The history-centric ride lasts anywhere from one to three hours and guides you to such landmarks as the First African Baptist School. Custom rides are also available, letting you truly make this gift experience your own.

Go to daufuskietrailrides.com for details.

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››Sports RoundUp RBC HERITAGE SEEKS VOLUNTEERS FOR 2019 Volunteers are needed for the 2019 RBC Heritage Presented by Boeing, to be held April 15-21 at Harbour Town Golf Links. Volunteers are vital to the success of RBC Heritage’s mission to help those in need. Since 1987, the tournament has distributed more than $39 million to nonprofit groups across the region.

Applications were emailed to past volunteers on Nov. 1. For a list of committees, responsibilities and requirements involved in being a volunteer, go to rbcheritage.com/volunteers or contact Tyler Shutts at 843-671-2448 or tyler@heritageclassicfoundation.com.

TEENS HIT THE COURT WITH LOCAL COPS Bluffton police officers laced up their sneakers to take on some Bluffton teens for a basketball tournament Nov. 10 at the M.C. Riley Sports Complex.

“This is an opportunity for the young members of our community to get to know our police officers on a personal level, but also the chance to have fun with the men and women of our department,” said Bluffton Police Chief Chris Chapmond.

The teams were pre-selected by local youth group leaders and Chapmond. The 3-on-3 teams played half court, and after the games, the officers cooked hot dogs for those who participated in the tournament.

PTR INTERNATIONAL TENNIS SYMPOSIUM RETURNS IN FEBRUARY

Professional Tennis Registry will host its premier coach education event — the PTR International Tennis Symposium — Feb. 12-15 on Hilton Head Island.

More than 40 industry experts will conduct on-court and classroom presentations on topics ranging from tennis business and sport science to teaching tactics and techniques.

Professional development education courses will also be conducted, and coaches get the opportunity to be the players at the PTR-UTR Championships.

The symposium also offers networking opportunities, and The Tennis Trade Show has a day of demo courts, where attendees can try the latest equipment and on-court technologies, as well as apparel and shoes by Adidas. The event also will include a Parade of Nations Flag Ceremony, Hall of Fame induction and Awards Banquet, and HEAD/Penn Casino Dinner and Dance Party.

The symposium has a stellar reputation as a top coach education destination, attracting participants from around the world, and this year will be followed by two days of pickleball coach education Feb. 15-16 at the PPR Conference.

PTR is the largest global organization of tennis teaching professionals with more than 16,300 members in 125 countries. It is dedicated to educating, certifying and serving tennis teachers and coaches around the world. PPR is a subsidiary of PTR and is the official education and certification partner of the USA Pickleball Association.

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HIGH SCHOOL STARS SIGN COLLEGE LETTERS

On Nov. 14, the first day of the NCAA’s early signing period, nine Hilton Head Island student-athletes signed letters of intent to compete in college.

At Hilton Head Island High School, state champion swimmer Kevin Geist signed with Villanova University, basketball standout Davis Molloy inked with Huntingdon College, and lacrosse star Jake Rader signed with Lander University.

At Hilton Head Preparatory School, tennis players Scott Sculley (University of Wisconsin), Matt Barnett (Sewanee) and Ali DeSpain (Clemson) signed. Also, multi-sport standout Hunter Hopman signed to play lacrosse at Palm Beach Atlantic.

Two standout stars from Hilton Head Christian Academy also inked commitments: golfers Danny Azallion with Virginia Tech and JD Patterson with Navy, and soccer star Lukas O’Grady with University of South Carolina Upstate.

HILTON HEAD PREP GIRLS CLAIM TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP

Hilton Head Prep’s girls tennis team completed a dominant run through the SCISA Class 2A state tournament with a 5-1 win over Spartanburg Christian in the state championship match Oct. 20.

The Dolphins swept Colleton Prep 6-0 in the first round of the playoffs and defeated Carolina Academy 6-0 in the semifinal match. Ali DeSpain was especially dominant at No. 1 singles, and did not drop a game in three playoff matches.

Team members were Avery Brothers, Cassie Cohen, Valerie Covington, DeSpain, Lila Ferne, Lauren Harvey, Maria Herrmann, Corrie Lemasters, Lizzie Lofye, Lily Perez, Molly Rankin, Evie Snipes, Holland Traver, Kaylee Zhu and Aubrey Zoodsma. The Dolphins are coach by Barb Asmuth.

For comprehensive daily sports news featuring local teams and athletes in the Lowcountry, visit LowcoSports.com and follow @LowcoSports on Twitter and Facebook.

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Through Feb. 10 “MONET TO MATISSE: Masterworks of French Impressionism from the Dixon Gallery and Gardens”: “Monet to Matisse” features 30 paintings from the renowned collection of the Dixon Gallery and Gardens in Memphis. The exhibition includes landscapes, portraits, interiors, and still life by leaders of French Impressionism, as well as major paintings by post-Impressionist artists. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Telfair Museums, 207 W York St., Savannah.

912-790-8800 or telfair.org.

Through Jan. 15 ALL SAINTS GARDEN TOUR POSTER CONTEST: The All Saints Garden Tour, scheduled for May 18, is looking for artists who would like to enter a picture of flowers or a garden in the poster competition. All of the works will be displayed at Hilton Head Hospital in February for sale, and part of the proceeds will be contributed to the tour. Deadline for submitting application is Jan. 15. For application information, go to allsaintsgardentour.com.

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Through Jan. 30 2018 PUBLIC ART EXHIBITION: The 2018 Public Art Exhibition on Hilton Head Island features 20 large-scale sculptures created by artists from across the country, placed along the one-mile walking path at the Coastal Discovery Museum. The event is open during regular hours.

Admission is free. Guided tours are $10 per person and are offered through the museum at 1 p.m.

Fridays. Reservations suggested.

Coastal Discovery Museum, 70 Honey Horn Drive, Hilton

Head Island. 843-689-6767 or coastaldiscovery.org.

Through Dec. 1 “SEA TO SHINING SEA AND PLACES IN BETWEEN”: Linda Hilts will feature her favorite art media — watercolor, acrylic and pastel. Free. Society of Bluffton Artists, 6 Church St., Bluffton. 843757-6586 or sobagallery.com.

“SIMPLY SOUTHERN, RECENT PAINTINGS BY MARGARET CRAWFORD”: See what so many of us love about the South. “Simply Southern, Recent Paintings by

Margaret Crawford” will be on exhibit at the Art League Gallery. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and noon-4 p.m. Sundays, Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island. theartleague.org.

Through Dec. 2 FESTIVAL OF TREES: Beautiful, creatively themed Christmas trees in all sizes and colors are sponsored and decorated by local organizations, businesses and individuals. Themes range from the traditional to the whimsical to the humorous. Free. 3-7 p.m., Sonesta

Bring donations of canned food for The Deep Well Project.

Free. 7 p.m., Harbour Town, 149 Lighthouse Road, Hilton Head Island. 843-842-1979 or seapines.com/events.

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Dec. 3-Jan. 6 SOCIETY OF BLUFFTON ARTISTS PRESENTS MARIANNE STILLWAGON EXHIBIT: Marianne Stillwagon is the featured artist at the Society of Bluffton Artists Gallery in Old Town Bluffton. Her exhibit will run from Dec. 3-Jan. 6, with a wine and cheese reception on Dec. 9 at the gallery. Free. 3 p.m.-5 p.m.

843-757-6586 or sobagallery.com.

Resort Hilton Head Island, 130 Shipyard Drive, Hilton Head Island. hhprep.org.

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Through Dec. 23 CHRISTMAS VILLAGE IN SOUTH BEACH: The fun starts the Friday after Thanksgiving at The Salty Dog. Experience the magic of the holiday season in the Lowcountry with a spectacular Christmas light display. Write letters to Santa and enjoy holiday treats. Families, children and well-behaved, leashed pets are invited to get their picture taken with Santa. 3-5 p.m., 232 S. Sea Pines Drive, Hilton Head Island. boatride@saltydog.com.

Dec. 1 TEDXHILTONHEADWOMEN: Join us for an uplifting day with local speakers discussing issues important to women.

Tickets are $65. 8:30 a.m.2:30 p.m., Poseidon Coastal Cuisine Rooftop Bar, 38 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island. eventbrite.com.

SOUTH CAROLINA CONGRESSIONAL CUP: The sixth annual South Carolina Congressional Cup is a fundraiser for the Heritage Classic Foundation. Business leaders will network and interact in a casual atmosphere with members of the South Carolina Congressional Delegation.

Noon, The Sea Pines Resort, 32 Greenwood Drive, Hilton Head Island. 843-6712448, ext. 1243 or angie@ heritageclassicfoundation.com.

PHOTOS WITH SANTA: Families can take pictures with Santa. Free. 3-5 p.m., South Beach Inn & Vacation Rentals, 232 S. Sea Pines Drive #106, Hilton Head Island.

THE JOSHUA BOWLUS TRIO: Joshua Bowlus has developed a unique voice in the jazz world, and recently released a collaboration with vocalist Linda Cole under his record label J-Bo Records. $20. 8-11 p.m., The Jazz Corner, 1000 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head Island.

TOWN OF BLUFFTON CHRISTMAS PARADE: Come join your neighbors at the annual town of Bluffton Christmas Parade throughout Old Town. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. The parade will begin at the corner of Bridge and Pritchard streets.

OUTDOOR MOVIE: “THE SANTA CLAUSE”: Watch “The Santa Clause” with a fire pit for roasting marshmallows.

Dec. 2-3 HILTON HEAD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR: Conductor John Morris Russell will lead an evening of festive holiday music with guest soloist Rebecca Hawkey. The evening will celebrate the Hilton Head Symphony Chorus and the vocal ensemble of May River High School, called the Schola Cantorum. Joining the orchestra will be violinist Maggie Kasinger, winner of the 2018 HHSO Youth Concerto Competition.

Tickets are $30, $45 and $55. 5 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 540 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head Island.

843-842-2055 or hhso.org.

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Dec. 3 – 17 BREAKFAST WITH SANTA: Enjoy breakfast with Santa at Heyward’s Restaurant and Seacrest Terrace & Patio. A photographer will capture holiday memories for guests. 9 a.m.noon, Sonesta Resort Hilton Head Island, 130 Shipyard Drive, Hilton Head Island. 843-842-2400.

Country Club, 30 Governors Road, Hilton Head Island. Dee Judge, 843-682-2255.

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Dec. 4 WOMEN OF ST. FRANCIS FASHION SHOW & LUNCHEON: Join the Women of St. Francis at the group’s annual holiday fashion show and luncheon. This event will feature great fashions from Chico’s, The Pink Pineapple and PGA Tour Superstore, plus a silent auction, gift basket raffle and delicious luncheon. Tickets are $40. 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Sea Pines

RAY BING ON VEGAN RUNNING: The Palmetto Plant Eaters Club will host Ray Bing as its guest speaker. He will be discussing his vegan strategies for long-distance runs and the myths pertaining to veganism and athleticism. Free. 6:30 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Lowcountry, 110 Malphrus Road, Bluffton. palmettoplanteaters.com.

TEDX TALK FOCUSED ON WOMEN SET FOR DEC. 1

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his year’s TEDxHiltonHeadWomen, a day when local speakers share their ideas, will focus on issues important to women, centered around a theme of “Showing Up.” The event will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Dec. 1 at Poseidon Coastal Cuisine & Rooftop Bar and will include short motivational talks by local professional women, a light breakfast and lunch.

Speakers will include Elaine Gallagher Adams, Christy Baroni, Lisa Berry, Lisette Cifaldi, Laura Hill, Debi Lynes, Jennifer Hogue, Kathryn Mademann, Aja Moon, Amanda O’Nan, Jodie Randisi, Ree Williams and Susannah Winters.

Tickets are $65 and can be purchased at www.ted.com/tedx/events/31773.

Dec. 4-29 “CraftHiltonHead2018” 6th National Juried Fine Art Craft Guild Exhibition: Showcasing over 100 works by artists from around the country who are competing for more than $4,000 in cash awards. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Art League of Hilton Head Gallery, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island. 843-681-5060 or artleaguehhi.org.

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“AN AMERICAN IN PARIS”: Named best musical of the year by both the Drama League and the Outer Critics Circle and the winner of four Tony Awards, “An American in Paris” is guaranteed to sweep you off your feet. Tickets for preview performances Dec. 5-6 are $50 for adults and $37 for children ages 5-15. Tickets for Dec. 7-30 are $60 for adults and $47 for children ages 5-15.

Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island. 843-686-3945, ext. 206 or artshhi.com.

Dec. 6 THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION ROUND TABLE: The Round Table meets quarterly to explore historic events and people of the American Revolution era, emphasizing the importance of the South. Eric Nason will perform as Capt. Jacob Clarke at the Battle of Fort Sullivan. Guests are welcome. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Hampton Hall, Bluffton. Peggy Picket, 757-561-3035, or Maria Basch, 843-707-7049.

“ELF THE MUSICAL JR.”: Based on the New Line Cinema Film written by David Berenbaum. $15 for adults; $10 for children younger than 12. 7 p.m. Hilton Head Preparatory School Main Street Theatre, 3000 Main St., Hilton Head Island. Jennifer Ford, 843-422-9660 or byt. blufftonsc@gmail.com, or blufftonyouththeatre.org.

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& The Gullah Kinfolk as they bring history to life during a special Yuletide Season Celebration on the Sea Islands. Tickets are $35 in advance; $40 at the door; $12 for children ages 7-17. 7 p.m., University of South Carolina Beaufort’s Center for the Arts, 801 Carteret St., Beaufort. 843-9861102 or bcbcc.org.

GULLAH KINFOLK’S “CHRISTMAS WISH …

FREEDOM COMIN’”: An abbreviated version of the Friday evening performance of the original musical, Gullah Kinfolk’s “Christmas Wish … Freedom Comin.’” Admission is $9 for students and $15 for senior citizens. 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m., University of South Carolina Beaufort’s Center for the Arts, 801 Carteret St., Beaufort.

843-986-1102 or bcbcc.org.

ZOE LEWIS: Zoe Lewis will perform at Music on Malphrus. Tickets are $20 at the door. 7 p.m., The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Lowcountry, 110 Malphrus Road, Bluffton. 843-837-3330 or uulowcountry.org.

Dec. 7 & 8 GULLAH RECONSTRUCTION TOURS: Find out about rich Gullah heritage of Beaufort Sea Islands during fun and educational two-hour tours of Beaufort’s nationally-recognized Reconstruction monuments.

Tickets are $35 for adults; $15 for children younger than 17. 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce Multiplex Center, 801 Bladen St., Beaufort.

843-986-1102 or bcbcc.org.

A RAT PACK-STYLE SALUTE TO THE HOLIDAYS BY BOBBY RYDER’S QUINTET: Bobby Ryder captivates audiences with his energy and talent. Tickets are $10. 8-11 p.m., The Jazz Corner, 1000 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head Island.

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Dec. 14 “Christmas in the South” concert: Experience the joy of the holiday season at the “Christmas in the South” concert presented by the Hilton Head Choral Society. Tickets are $10-$40. 8 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 540 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head Island. 843-341-3818 or hiltonheadchoralsociety.org.

Dec. 8 OUTDOOR MOVIE: “POLAR EXPRESS”: Get into the holiday spirit by watching this classic movie with benches and a fire pit for roasting marshmallows. Bring donations of canned food for The Deep Well Project. Free. 7 p.m., Harbour Town, 149 Lighthouse Road, Hilton Head Island. 843-842-1979 or seapines.com/events.

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live Christmas variety show and so much more. Cost for food is $20 for adults; $10 for children.

11 a.m.-3 p.m., Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce Multiplex Center, 801 Bladen St., Beaufort. 843-986-1102 or bcbcc.org.

BLUFFTON COFFEE AND CHOCOLATE FEST: The first-ever Bluffton Coffee and Chocolate Fest, coordinated by Leslie Rohland — owner of The Cottage, The Juice Hive and May River Coffee Company — is bringing together the best of Bluffton’s mouth-watering chocolates and distinctive coffee roasts at a truly decadent event.

Free. Noon-4 p.m., the green next to Gigi’s Boutique, 40 Calhoun St., Bluffton.

BREAKFAST WITH THE GRINCH AT THE BEACH HOUSE RESORT: Naughty or nice, you’re invited to join the Grinch for a special Whoville breakfast buffet and storytime to celebrate the season. $24 for adults; $15 for children ages 4-12; free for children ages 3 and younger. 8-11 a.m., The Beach House Resort, 1 South Forest Beach Drive, Hilton Head Island.

855-474-2882.

HOLIDAY FIRESIDE MOVIES WITH POPCORN: Join us on the terrace for a festive holiday movie!

Pull up a comfy seat by one of our outdoor fire pits, enjoy some warm popcorn and take in the show. 7-11 p.m., Sonesta Resort Hilton Head Island, 130 Shipyard Drive, Hilton Head Island. 843-842-2400.

OUTDOOR MOVIE: “HOME ALONE”: Get into the holiday spirit by watching this classic movie under the Liberty Oak in Harbour Town. Benches and a fire pit for roasting marshmallows will be provided. Free. 7 p.m., Harbour Town, 149 Lighthouse Road, Hilton Head Island. 843-8421979 or seapines.com/events.

Dec. 8, 14, 15, 21 & 22 GULLAH JAZZ CAFE CHRISTMAS DINNER THEATER & GULLAH SOUL FOOD BUFFET: Enjoy live music, entertainment and dancing with drinks and appetizers, buffet, dessert and coffee. Perfect for your holiday parties or a night on the town. Wine sold separately.

Cost is $45. 7 p.m., Beaufort.

843-986-1102 or bcbcc.org.

Dec. 9 CHRISTMAS HIGH TEA & GULLAH STORYTELLING: St. Helena Island, a vibrant community of old live oaks and Gullah culture, is the location for this lovely afternoon event.

There will be plenty of teapots and Christmas goodies for guests along with storytelling and music with Gullah Kinfolk CDs and DVDs for sale. Admission is $35 for adults; $15 for children ages 17 and younger. 12:30-2 p.m., Sea Island Center, 876 Sea Island Parkway, St. Helena Island. 843986-1102 or bcbcc.org.

ST. HELENA ISLAND GULLAH TOUR: See the historic and beautiful Brick Baptist Church, built in 1855; Penn Center, one of the first schools for emancipated people in the South; the Martin Luther King Cottage, where Dr. King found sanctuary and inspiration during the civil rights movement; the ruins of the Chapel of Ease; the great folk art of famed native son Sam Doyle; the remarkable Lands End Woodlands; historic Fort Freemont; the praise houses of Coffin Point and Eddings Point; and the Red Piano Art and Co-op Building. Tickets are $35. Noon, Sea Island Center, 876 Sea Island Parkway, St. Helena Island. call 843-986-1102 or bcbcc.org.

HANDEL’S MESSIAH: The First Presbyterian Church Community Choir will present Handel’s Messiah as part of the Christmas season. The presentation will be open to the community. Free. 5 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, 540 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head Island. mfox@fpchhi. org or fpchhi.org.

Pet Pictures with Santa: The Hilton Head Humane Association will be hosting Pet Pictures with Santa.

Noon-2 p.m., 10 Humane Way, Hilton Head Island. 843-681-8686.

HELPING PARENTS HEAL: Helping Parents Heal is a nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting parents who have lost children, giving them support and resources to aid in the healing process. We go a step beyond other groups by allowing the open discussion of spiritual experiences and evidence for the afterlife, in a non-dogmatic way.

Everyone is welcome to join the December meeting. 1-3 p.m. Irene Vouvalides, irenevouvalides@ gmail.com or 201-233-6015.

“A COASTAL CHRISTMAS”: The Shore Notes Chorus will usher in Christmas by presenting “A Coastal Christmas.” Tickets are $10 and available at Burke’s Pharmacy or from a chorus member. 2:30 p.m., Island Lutheran Church, 4400 Main St., Hilton Head Island. 843-705-6852 or hiltonheadshorenotes.com.

Dec. 12 & 26 BOBBY RYDER SWINGS “THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK”: Join us for your favorite tunes by Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and more. Tickets are $7. 8-11 p.m., The Jazz Corner, 1000 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head Island.

Dec.12-16 LEAN ENSEMBLE THEATER PRESENTS “BAD DATES” BY THERESA REBECK: Enjoy the misadventures of Hayley Walker, a single mom, as she navigates the minefield of potential mates complete with money-laundering mobsters, a weirdo bug guy, a colon-obsessed suitor and a closet full of shoes. Tickets are $25-$40; $15 for students and active-duty military.

7:30 p.m. Dec. 12-15 and 2 p.m.

Dec. 16, SoundWaves, 7 Lagoon Road, Hilton Head Island. 843715-6676 or leanensemble.org.

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Dec. 14 AUDUBON CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT: We spread out across Hilton Head, Daufuskie and Pinckney islands, parts of Bluffton and Lowcountry waterways to identify species and count each bird seen or heard in the 15-mile diameter circle. Search for some of the most beautiful birds in the area.

This experience will help you better understand nature and also assist in preservation. 9 a.m., The Sea Pines Resort, 32 Greenwood Drive, Hilton Head Island. Susan Murphy, 843-686-3733 or hhicbc@gmail. com, or hiltonheadaudubon.org.

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ilton Head shimmers with twinkling lights during the holidays. Here’s where to find the best light displays:

• The Dove Street Festival of Lights has the shops at Shelter Cove Towne Centre aglow, thanks to a canopy of dazzling bulbs stretching over Shelter Cove Lane.

• Pose with King Neptune in a Santa hat at Shelter Cove Marina. Then look to the marina’s waters, where boat owners have decked their bows — and masts.

• Compass Rose Park off of Pope Avenue is ablaze with white lights, making it a good place for an evening stroll.

• Firefighters have been decorating the Town of Hilton Head Island Fire Rescue’s Station 3, located at 534 William Hilton Parkway, since 2007.

• South Beach’s Marina Village in Sea Pines plays host to a group of festive inflatables and a Nativity scene.

• At Harbour Town in Sea Pines, the Hilton Head Lighthouse and pathways by the shops are decked out for the holidays — and at night, they are beautifully reflected in the water of the Harbour Town Yacht Basin. Look for animated snowmen, trains and Santas.

Dec. 14 & 15 A MOTOWN HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR BY REGGIE DEAS AND DEAS GUYZ: DeasGuyz features an entertaining mix of Motown, R&B, pop, rock, reggae and dance beats. The range of musical selections includes Motown sounds of the Temptations, The Drifters, Smokey Robinson and Marvin Gaye; Bob Marley classics; the lover’s rock style of Gregory Isaacs and Dennis Brown; and the hip-hop sounds of Lauryn Hill and R. Kelly. Tickets are $15. 8-11 p.m., The Jazz Corner, 1000 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head Island.

Dec. 15 OUTDOOR MOVIE: “A CHRISTMAS STORY”: Put some happy in your holiday watching this Christmas classic. Benches and a fire pit for roasting marshmallows will be provided. There will be a donation of a canned food item for The Deep Well Project.

Free. 7 p.m., Harbour Town, 149 Lighthouse Road, Hilton Head Island. 843-842-1979 or seapines.com/events.

Dec. 17 CHARLESTON SYMPHONY BRASS QUINTET: Join the Charleston Symphony Brass

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Quintet for an evening of your favorite holiday music, from treasured carols to the familiar songs of childhood from television and Hollywood. This concert is appropriate for all ages. Tickets are $10 for adults; $5 for children.

7 p.m., Bluffton United Methodist Church, 101 Calhoun St., Bluffton.

843-757-3351 or blufftonumc.org .

Dec. 19 LEGENDARY BLUESMAN EARL WILLIAMS HONORS “CLASSIC JAZZ & BLUES”: Earl Williams, an island favorite, plays tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, harmonica and banjo, and sings. $7. 8-11 p.m., The Jazz Corner, 1000 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head Island.

HOLIDAY LUNCHEON: The Women’s Association of Hilton Head Island hosts its annual Holiday Luncheon. Entertainment for the luncheon will be provided by the cast of “An American in Paris” from the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina. WAHHI will also collecting children’s toys for The Children’s Center and Bluffton Self Help. The luncheon is open to WAHHI members and the general public. Tickets are $30 for members; $38 for guests.

Reservations are required. 11 a.m., Sonesta Resort Hilton Head Island, 130 Shipyard Drive, Hilton Head Island. Anne Lambdin, 443418-6445, reservations@wahhi. org or wahhi.org.

Dec. 21 WINTER SOLSTICE CRUISE: It’s the winter solstice, which means it’s the shortest day of the year. This Salty Dog Cruise includes a two-hour boat ride around Calibogue Sound. The full bar and galley onboard will be open to purchase food, drink, libations and whatever floats your boat. Cost is $24. 4-6 p.m., The Salty Dog, 232 S. Sea Pines Drive, Hilton Head Island. boatride@saltydog.com.

Dec. 21 & 22 THE ROSSANO SPORTIELLO TRIO FEATURING NICKI PARROTT AND EDDIE METZ JR.: Join them as they add a little music to your night. $20. 8-11 p.m., The Jazz Corner, 1000 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head Island.

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COLD MOON FULL MOON CRUISE: It’s the cold moon and The Salty Dog will be doing some serious moon gazing from our 63-foot powered catamaran with upper and lower decks. This moon cruise is two hours and they will be serving celestial snacks and lunar libations. The full bar and galley onboard will be open to purchase food, drinks and mooninspired specials. Cost is $24 4-6 p.m., The Salty Dog, 232 S. Sea Pines Drive, Hilton Head Island. boatride@saltydog.com.

Dec. 23 GREGG RUSSELL CHRISTMAS CONCERT: Relish the spirit of the holidays with an evening in Harbour Town. Listen as Gregg Russell plays his guitar and sings songs of the season for children and adults. Before and after the concert, enjoy a special visit from Santa Claus. Free. 5:30-9 p.m., Harbour Town, 149 Lighthouse Road, Hilton Head Island. 843842-1979 or seapines.com/events.

Dec. 24 HILTON HEAD HOSPITAL JINGLE JINGLE 5K: The Hilton Head Hospital Jingle Jingle 5K features a colorful seasonal theme and gives participants a chance to burn off those extra holiday calories. The Jingle Jingle 5K December 2018 207

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Tickets are $30. 8-10 a.m., 25 Hospital Center Blvd., Hilton Head Island. bearfootsports.com.

CHRISTMAS EVE UNDER THE STARS: This family-oriented service, presented in cooperation between St. Andrew By-The-Sea United Methodist Church and Zion Missionary Baptist Church, includes carols and the lighting of candles. Free refreshments also are provided. 6:30 p.m., Bluffton Oyster Factory Park, 63 Wharf St., Bluffton.

Dec. 26-28 HOLIDAY FUN IN HARBOUR TOWN: Gather around the Liberty Oak to watch classic holiday movies, roast marshmallows and enjoy train rides, games and activities.

We’re also collecting canned food for The Deep Well Project.

Train rides are $5 per passenger.

The event is free. 5:30-7:30 p.m., Harbour Town, 149 Lighthouse Road, Hilton Head Island. 843-842-1979 or seapines.com/events.

Dec. 28 & 29 RENE MARIE, GRAMMYNOMINATED JAZZ ARTIST: Join Rene Marie as she serenades your night. Charge is $30. 8-11 p.m., The Jazz Corner, 1000 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head Island.

Dec. 31 18TH ANNUAL POLAR BEAR SWIM: Show your adventurous side with the other “polar bears” by taking an invigorating dip in the Harbour Town pool. Warm up after your plunge with hot chocolate and refreshments.

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Pool, 7 Lighthouse Lane, Hilton Head Island. 843-842-1979 or seapines.com/events.

DANCE PARTY AND DESSERT BUFFET: Join the party at Octagon Porch in Palmetto Bluff to ring in the New Year with the Heather Hayes Revue. A full open bar, opulent dessert display and late-night snacks will keep the fun going until the ball drops at midnight and glasses are raised for a champagne toast. $100 for adults; $45 for children.

Reservations are required. 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m., Octagon Porch in Palmetto Bluff, 477 Pelia Road, Bluffton. 843-706-6500.

NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATION: Join us for a festive New Year’s Eve ball drop from the top of the Harbour Town Lighthouse. If you don’t think you can make it to midnight, there will be two ball drops — one at 7 p.m. and one at midnight. Enjoy food, entertainment and live music throughout Harbour Town, then count down to the New Year. 6 p.m.-1 a.m., Harbour Town, 149 Lighthouse Road, Hilton Head Island. For dinner reservations at The Quarterdeck, call 843842-1999. 843-842-1979 or seapines.com/events.

NEW YEAR’S EVE EXTRAVAGANZA WITH THE NOEL FREIDLINE QUINTET FEATURING MARIA HOWELL: $85 for early seating; $145 for late seating. 5-11:30 p.m., The Jazz Corner, 1000 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head Island.

843-842-8620.

SAVE THE DATE Jan. 10-13 XXIV ANNUAL WINTER CLASSIC (SHAG DANCING & BEACH MUSIC): This four-day event draws shag dancers from throughout the Southeast. The event is open to the public and you do not

need to know how to shag. All dancers and anyone who enjoys “beach music” is encouraged to attend. Registration is $90.

Sonesta Resort Hilton Head Island, 130 Shipyard Drive, Hilton Head Island. 912-4144383, ksaug29@yahoo.com or HiltonHeadShagClub.com.

Jan. 12 6TH ANNUAL CHOWDER CHALLENGE AND SILENT AUCTION: To benefit The Heather Trew Foundation for organ, eye and tissue donation.

Restaurants compete for the best chowder, so be sure to come and cast your votes. Cost is $5 a person; free for children ages 12 and younger. Noon-4 p.m., Reilley’s Plaza, 7 Greenwood Drive, Hilton Head Island.

Jan. 12-14 HAYDN AND DVOŘÁK AT SOUNDWAVES: Symphony No. 85, Violin Concerto in A Major, Romance for Violin & Orchestra, Symphony No. 83. Tickets are $45 and $55. 8-10 p.m., SoundWaves, 7 Lagoon Road, Hilton Head Island.

843-842-2055.

Jan. 18 BRIAN LUCKETT CLASSICAL GUITAR: A concert of music for classical guitar by acclaimed guitarist Dr. Brian Luckett of Jacksonville, Florida. $20 suggested donation. Noon, All Saints Episcopal Church, 3001 Meeting St., Hilton Head Island. 843-681-8333 or allsaints-hhi.org.

Jan. 18 BALLET MEMPHIS: For more than 30 years, Ballet Memphis has presented and taught ballet in a way that celebrates the human spirit. It is a company that is reflective of its audience — beautifully diverse in mind, body and soul. Its highly acclaimed, original repertoire speaks of the cultural significance of Memphis, shared with audiences around the globe and at home. Tickets are $60 for the 8 p.m. show; $8 for grades 1-12 for the 11 a.m. show. Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island. 843-686-3945, ext. 205 or artshhi. com/field-trips.

Jan. 19 DAUFUSKIE ISLAND MARATHON: Offering a unique perspective of the culturally rich history of Daufuskie Island.

This race offers 13.1-, 26.2- and 39.3-mile runs through paved and unpaved roads on Daufuskie.

Runners will be ferried over by boat from 10 Haig Point Court and Buckingham Landing. Tickets are $100 for the 13.1-mile run; $150 for the 26.2-mile run; $199 for the 39.3-mile run. Ferry fee is $35. 5:15 a.m.-4:45 p.m., Haig Point, Daufuskie Island. hiltonheadisland.org.

BALLET MEMPHIS MASTER CLASS: Enhance your training with the renowned Ballet Memphis during this 90-minute master dance class.

Beginner to intermediate dancers are encouraged to attend. At check-out, be sure to complete the questions including the participant’s name and age, if younger than 18. Tuition is $25. 10 a.m., Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island. 843-686-3945, ext. 205 or artshhi.com/workshops.

Jan. 24 LEAN ENSEMBLE THEATER PRESENTS “A DOLL’S HOUSE, PART 2” BY LUCAS HNATH: Lean Ensemble Theater presents “A Doll’s House, Part 2” by Lucas Hnath. Tickets are $40 for adults, $15 for students and active-duty military. 7:30 p.m., Hilton Head Preparatory School Theater, 3000 Main St., Hilton Head Island. 843715-6676 or leanensemble.org.

Jan. 26 HILTON HEAD SNOW DAY: This family event will have inflatable rides, a snow field, and entertainment. For the kids who have never seen snow, this is the perfect event. Cost is $10 for ages 2-17; free for adults. 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Shelter Cove Community Park, 39 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island. islandreccenter.org.

Jan. 27 & 28 TCHAIKOVSKY’S SYMPHONY NO. 6: Piano Concerto No. 1, Symphony No. 6. Tickets are $30, $45 and $55. 8-10 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 540 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head Island.

843-842-2055.

ONGOING BREAKFAST WITH SANTA: Santa is making his list and checking it twice, so don’t miss out on a chance to tell him you’ve been nice! Saturday and Sunday mornings, he will be at the Octagon Porch Inn in Palmetto Bluff for breakfast with children of all ages. Reservations are recommended. Toy donations will also be collected to benefit Bluffton Self Help.

NEW FARMERS MARKET AT HONEY HORN: Take home fresh produce, pasture-raised chicken, free-range rabbit, pork, seafood, homemade salsa, cookies, bread and more. Three Sisters Farm, Benny Hudson Seafood, Donald and Susan Brant, Whippoorwill Farm, Bakeology, Grind Roasters, Great Gourmet USA and others will be there. Once a month, the Lowcountry Raptors will showcase their birds of prey and knife sharpening with Mark. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesdays through December.

843-689-6767, ext. 226.

HOLIDAY FUN AT THE VILLAGE AT WEXFORD: On Saturdays through Dec. 22, kids can write a letter to, and have their photo taken with, Santa and decorate a cookie. 3-5 p.m. outside Island Child, 1000 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head Island.

“WHERE’S THE WAG WEDNESDAY?”: Receive clues via the Hilton Head Humane Association’s Facebook page to determine where the event will be each week. Noon-1 p.m.

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843-681-8686 or membership@ hhhumane.org.

GARVIN-GARVEY HOUSE TOURS: Visit the newly restored Garvin-Garvey House for a guided tour. $5 per person. By appointment from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Oyster Factory Park, 63 Wharf St., Bluffton. townofbluffton.sc.gov/ garvin-garvey.

FARMERS MARKET OF BLUFFTON: The market is now open with additional public parking provided by the town of Bluffton.

An artisan showcase on the first Thursday of every month highlights a rotating group of local artists and their fine craftsmanship. Keep an eye out for new food and farm vendors this year and find your next favorite thing. 1-6 p.m., Thursdays, 1271 May River Road, Bluffton. farmersmarketbluffton.org.

HISTORIC TOURS BY BICYCLE: Take a ride along the waterfront corridor of Squire Pope Road and learn about Hilton Head Island’s unique and rich history, including its Native American history, the Civil War, Reconstruction, the Gullah community and more. The tour lasts about 90 minutes and is safe, casual and fun. Helmets are required; bug spray and water are suggested. Bring your own bike. $15 for adults and $10 for children ages 10 and older. 10 a.m., Wednesdays, leaving from 137 Squire Pope Road, Hilton Head Island. heritagelib.org.

ONGOING BEACH YOGA: Enjoy beautiful views of the ocean as you relax and focus on strength, flexibility and balance.

Please bring a beach towel to use as your yoga mat and meet our instructor on the beach behind the Sea Pines Beach Club. Cost is $15 per adult and reservations are required. 8 a.m.

Mondays and Wednesdays. The Sea Pines Resort, 32 Greenwood Drive, Hilton Head Island. 843-842-1979 or seapines.com/events.

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TEA TIME AT ROSE HILL MANSION: Experience afternoon tea at a beautiful plantation house in the Lowcountry. Selections include custom-crafted teas, elegant finger sandwiches and heavenly desserts. Small groups or large groups welcome; reservations are required. $40 per person.

2 p.m. Tuesdays, Rose Hill Mansion, 199 Rose Hill Way, Bluffton. 843-757-6046.

GOLF CLINICS FOR ALL AGES: Group and individual golf programs for adults and juniors led by PGA professional Jeff Picus of Excel and Enjoy Golf Academy.

Registration is required. Times vary, Country Club of Hilton Head, Hilton Head Island. 843-2958888 or classapro@pga.com.

FISHING & CRABBING LESSONS: Ben Green with Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church on Squire Pope Road will offer a free missionary program that teaches children fishing and crabbing skills.

4 p.m. Saturdays, Rowing & Sailing Center, 137 Squire Pope Road, Hilton Head Island. 843-816-0172.

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ean Ensemble Theater’s production of “Bad Dates,” Theresa Rebeck’s comic tour-deforce, will take the stage Dec. 12-15.

Enjoy the misadventures of Hayley Walker, a single mom, as she navigates a minefield of potential mates, from money-laundering mobsters to a weird bug guy and a suitor obsessed with his colon — surrounded by her closet stuffed with shoes.

Directed by Lean Ensemble’s Peggy Trecker White, this one-woman show stars actor/comedian Megan Bowers, who has performed at renowned New York City comedy spot Caroline’s as well as at the New York Comedy Festival.

Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Dec. 12-15 and 2 p.m.

Dec. 16 at the new SoundWaves performance space, 7 Lagoon Road, Hilton Head Island. Tickets are $25 to $40 for adults and $15 for students and activeduty military.

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and two outbuildings, which are filled with interesting artifacts and furnishings from the late 1800s into the 1920s. Tours last approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour and are offered as visitors arrive unless previously scheduled. Cost is $10 and reservations are not required, unless you have a group of 10 or more. Guided tours are available 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays.

Heyward House Museum and Welcome Center, 70 Boundary St., Bluffton. heywardhouse.org.

POWER HOUR INDUSTRY NIGHT: Club Seats Grille has crafted a special night to honor all of these hardworking locals The restaurant will host the best industry night ever. Specials include $5 Solo cup and $.25 domestic drafts for the hour, along with other great specials. 10-11 p.m., Thursdays, Club Seats Grille, 2600 Main St., Unit 102, Hilton Head Island. 843-363-2582 or cheapseatsrestaurantgroup.com

ROLLERS WINE & SPIRITS’ TASTY TUESDAY: Tasty Tuesday every Tuesday. Wine and cheese tasting. Cost is $15 per person. 9 Palmetto Bay Road Store, Hilton Head Island. 843-842-1200 or rollerswineandspirits.com.

TUESDAY MORNING HISTORY PROGRAMS: Weekly history programs about the history of Hilton Head Island and the lowcountry.

Reservations required. Cost $10.

10:30 a.m.-noon Tuesdays, The Heritage Library Foundation. 2 Corpus Christi, Suite 100, Hilton Head Island. heritagelib.org.

HISTORIC BIKE TOUR: Take a historic bike tour of sites along Squire Pope Road, including historic plantations, fishing and farming life after the Civil War; a historic African-American church; tabby ruins and a meet-and-greet with volunteers from the Gullah Museum of Hilton Head Island. Bike and helmet provided, or bring your own bike. Bring water, sunscreen and bug spray. Reservations

ONGOING “FAT TUESDAYS — A SWINGIN’ CELEBRATION OF NEW ORLEANS & BEYOND”: The Jazz Corner Ensemble features pianist Eric Jones, bassist Dave Masteller and percussionist Chris Russell with rotating special guests including saxophonist Dean St. Hillaire, trumpeter James Berry and more. Charge is $7. 8-11 p.m. Tuesdays., The Jazz Corner, 1000 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head Island.

required. $15 for adults and $10 for children ages 10 and older with your own bikes; $25 for adults and $20 for children if we provide the bikes. 10-11:30 a.m. Wednesdays, Squire Pope Community Park, 137 Squire Pope Road, Hilton Head Island. heritagelib.org.

HILTON HEAD ANCESTRY PROGRAM: Cost is $15 for Heritage Library members; $20 for non-members. Wednesdays, The Heritage Library. 2 Corpus Christi, Suite 100, Hilton Head Island. heritagelib.org.

TOUR OF THE CIVIL WAR BATTERY: Join the Heritage Library for a tour of the Civil War battery on Skull Creek with an experienced guide in Hilton Head Plantation. Built to protect Port

Royal Sound and the Seabrook Coaling Station and named after Gen. Ormsby Mitchel. Reservations required. $12 per adult; $7 per child. 10 a.m. Thursdays, Fort Mitchel, 65 Skull Creek Drive, Hilton Head Island. heritagelib.org.

DEAS GUYZ “R&B AND MOTOWN”: Deas-Guyz features an entertaining mix of Motown, R&B, pop, rock, reggae and dance beats. $10. 8-11 p.m. Sundays, The Jazz Corner, 1000 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head Island.

ZION LIVING HISTORY TOURS: Meet historical characters who lived on Hilton Head Island during the antebellum period and see inside the oldest existing structure on the island. Tour where Revolutionary War soldiers are buried and explore the location of the planters’ antebellum church and muster house. Reservations required.

Cost is $12 for adults; $7 per child.

10 a.m. Wednesdays, Corner of William Hilton Parkway and Mathews Drive, Hilton Head Island.

843-686-6560 or heritagelib.org.

“LAVON STEVENS PRESENTS: JAZZ IN THE KEY OF LIFE”: Pianist and vocalist Lavon Stevens is joined by drummer Jimmy Charles, bassist/vocalist Clarence Williams and rotating weekly special guests including sensational vocalist Louise Spencer, saxophonist Stutz Wimmer, guitarist Jimmy Ward and more. Charge is $7. 8-11 p.m.

Thursdays., The Jazz Corner, 1000 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head Island.

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Singing Hallelujah

GROUP’S MUSIC SHARES GULLAH HISTORY AND CULTURE

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or nearly 30 years, Dr. Marlena Smalls and The Hallelujah Singers have preserved the Gullah culture through uniquely crafted entertainment and storytelling.

Originally from Ohio, Smalls is a successful artist who has made it her life’s mission to spread Gullah education and awareness throughout the world. As a vocalist and entertainer, she has traveled around the globe to perform — including for the queen of England. She also has earned an entry into the Time Capsule of America at the Library of Congress and a spot in the South Carolina Black Hall of Fame — and the role of Bubba’s mother in the movie “Forrest Gump,” much of which was filmed at spots around the Lowcountry.

In her 40 years as a resident of Beaufort, she has seen a great deal of change, which she said makes preserving and sharing Gullah culture even more important.

“We have so many new people moving here from all over the country, for the climate and also the water,” she said. “The

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Lowcountry of South Carolina is just a beautiful place to live. When development happens, it will more often than not replace the native islander.”

As part of that effort, she formed The Hallelujah Singers, a group of vocalists who aim to entertain and inspire audiences through spiritual performances and storytelling.

In 1990, Smalls started a small music school in her home called the Lowcountry Art Center for Children, and began raising money to help broaden her students’ exposure to art and music.

“My first train ride was from Yamasee to Charleston, so that my students could witness Spoleto,” she said. “Nancy Wilson was signing that year.”

It was shortly after that trip that Smalls formed The Hallelujah Singers, as well as the annual Beaufort Gullah Festival, in an effort to create a more inclusive art program in the Lowcountry.

Over the years, The Hallelujah Singers have grown to include more than 50 perform-ers, depending on the event. At

most performances, the group performs with a cast of seven or eight core vocalists, who include Smalls and members of her immediate family. The Hallelujah Singers perform both locally and nationally to celebrate and preserve the West African heritage that has shaped the Gullah culture of the Sea Islands.

“We live in a world as individuals with our eyes wide shut,” Smalls said. “With our performances, it’s a matter of being different. People enjoy the music and the entertainment part of it. What really comes with that is education and awareness.”

The group has performed for the U.S. Congress and the South Carolina legislature, as well as at various festivals like Spoleto and Chicago’s Ravinia. Its singers even have presented the story of the Gullah people at the Kennedy Center and to the G-8 Summit, all in an effort to share their history and culture and bring people together.

“Once we open up our eyes, we realize that we are more alike than we are different,” Smalls said. “That’s our message.”

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AUNT CHILADA’S EASY STREET CAFE

Live music at 7 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays Wednesday: The Simpson Brothers Friday: Nick Poulin 69 Pope Ave. 843-785-7700 facebook.com/auntchiladashhi

BIG BAMBOO CAFE

Live music nightly Mondays: 6 p.m., reggae night with Ben Lewis Tuesdays: 6:30 p.m., Cornbred; 10:30 p.m., Pat Cristaldi Wednesdays: 6 p.m., reggae night with Ben Lewis Thursdays: 6:30 p.m., La Bodega Lite; 10:30 p.m., Open Mic Night Fridays: 7 p.m., The Beagles Saturdays: 6:30 p.m., Peter Buonaiuto or The Nice Guys 1 N. Forest Beach Drive, Coligny Plaza 843-686-3443 bigbamboocafe.com

THE BOARDROOM:

5-8 p.m. happy hour; open late with live music nightly 7 Greenwood Drive, Reilley's Plaza 843-363-6636 theboardroomlive.com

CAPTAIN WOODY’S

6 Target Road 843-785-2400 captainwoodys.com

CAROLINA CRAB COMPANY:

86 Helmsman Way 843-842-2016 facebook.com/carolinacrabco

CHARBAR CO.

Kitchen open 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m.; bar open till midnight.

Live music every night from 5:30-8:30 p.m. on outside patio, weather permitting Monday: Mike Bagenstore Tuesday: Reid Richmond Wednesday: Zach Stevens Thursday: Bobby Magyarosi Friday: Tommy Sims Saturday: Kyle Wareham Sunday: Zack Stiltner 33 Office Park Road 843-785-2427 charbar.co

Live Entertainment Hilton Head Island and Bluffton offer many opportunities to hear live music by talented performers. Dates, times and artists are subject to change.

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Live music on the deck Thursday and Friday nights Most Saturdays: 10 p.m., Groove Town Assault 2600 Main St., Unit 102 843-363-2582 cheapseatsrestaurantgroup.com

Live music on the deck on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays 55 New Orleans Road 843-842-7437 localpie.com

COCONUTZ SPORTZ BAR

Tuesdays and Thursdays: 7-9 p.m., Mike Barbara Trio, “Jazz By The Sea” featuring pi-anist Bill Peterson performing a variety of classic and modern jazz Sea Pines Beach Club 843-842-1888

Fridays: 10 p.m.-1 a.m., live music 40 Folly Field Road 843-842-0043 hhibeachandtennis.com

FISHCAMP ON Broad Creek

Live music for Sunday brunch on the waterfront patio 11 Simmons Road 843-842-2267 facebook.com/fishcamphhi

HINCHEY’S CHICAGO BAR & GRILL

Live entertainment by local artists; never a cover charge Saturday and Sunday: 10 p.m.-close 70 Pope Ave., Circle Center 843-686-5959 hincheys.com

HOLY TEQUILA

Live flamenco guitarist at 6 p.m. every night 33 Office Park Road, Suite 213 843-681-8226 holytequila.com

THE JAZZ CORNER

Sundays: Deas-Guyz, R&B and Motown Mondays: The Marvin Lesch Band presents “A Journey Through Jazz” Tuesdays: Fat Tuesdays “A Swingin’ Celebration of New Orleans & Beyond” Wednesdays: Earl Williams, classic jazz and blues Thursdays: Lavon Stevens, “Jazz in the Key of Life” Dec. 1: The Joshua Bowlus Trio Dec. 7 and 8: Bobby Ryder’s Quintet “A Rat Pack-Style Salute to the Holidays” Dec. 14 and 15: Reggie Deas & Deas Guyz, “A Motown Holiday Spectacular” Dec. 21 and 22: The Rossano Sportiello Trio featuring Nicki Parrott and Eddie Metz Jr. Dec. 28 and 29: Rene Marie Dec. 31: The Noel Freidline Quintet featuring Maria Howell, “New Year’s Eve Extrava-ganza” 1000 William Hilton Parkway, The Village at Wexford 843-842-8620 thejazzcorner.com

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8 Archer Road 843-686-3388 redfishofhiltonhead.com

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38 Shelter Cove Lane, Suite 121 843-341-3838 poseidonhhi.com

SAN MIGUEL’S

9 Harbourside Lane 843-842-4555 sanmiguels.com

SANTA FE CAFE

Tuesdays through Saturdays: 7-10 p.m., ranchero guitarist Ray Elias 807 William Hilton Parkway, Suite 700 843-785-3838 santafehhi.com

THE PORCH SOUTHERN KITCHEN AND BAR

1 S. Forest Beach Drive, Coligny Plaza 843-785-2900 beachhousehhi.com

SKULL CREEK BOATHOUSE

Live music at 6 p.m. every night with Adam Joseph Martin 397 Squire Pope Road 843-681-3663 skullcreekboathouse.com

18 Simmons Road 843-681-3625 upthecreekpubandgrill.com

Bluffton CALHOUN STREET TAVERN

Live music Wednesdays-Sundays 9 Promenade St., Suite 1201 843-757-4334 calhounstreettavern.com

CHEAP SEATS TAVERN (Riverwalk): 61 A Riverwalk Blvd., Ridgeland 843-645-5544 cheapseatsrestaurantgroup.com

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142 Burnt Church Road 843-837-3287 cheapseatsrestaurantgroup.com

CORKS WINE CO.

Live music Tuesdays and Fridays 14 Promenade St., Suite 306 843-815-5168 corkswinecobluffton.com

THE PEARL KITCHEN + BAR

Live music 6-9 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays 55 Calhoun St. 843-757-5511 thepearlbluffton.com

THE ROASTING ROOM LOUNGE

Musicians performing in December: Angie Aparo, Carroll Brown’s Old-Fashioned Christmas, Levi Lowrey, Soul Harbor with Referee & Mark Sauza, Jacob & The Good People, Fireside Collective 1297 May River Road 843-368-4464 roastingroomlounge.com

TIKI HUT

Bands performing in December: Jojo Squirrel & The Home Pickles, Something From Nothing, Shakey Bones, Cornbred 1 S. Forest Beach Drive, Coligny Plaza 843-785-5126 tikihuthhi.com

UP THE CREEK PUB & GRILL

Fridays: 6-9 p.m., Levi Moore or Chris and Billy Stevers

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New Traditions SET A BEAUTIFUL HOLIDAY TABLE

BY SLOAN KELLY PHOTOS BY ROB KAUFMAN

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osting the holidays can be stressful, but with a beautiful table setting, good cheer and a few life hacks, you’ve got this!

Professional party planners live by a list, and using one will make your holiday celebration go more smoothly. Plan ahead, and don't be afraid to delegate.

“Know what you're capable of and comfortable doing and give other people things to do,” said Kathy Gunst, culinary expert and author of “Relax, Company's Coming!” and co-author of “Stonewall Kitchen Harvest.” Asking guests to help with a party-related task makes them feel more involved, so never be afraid to ask.

Set the mood with a playlist of holiday songs. Remember to keep the music low — conversation is what counts at any celebration. And try to avoid musical selections with lyrics during the dinner hour — lyrics will compete with dinner conversation going on at the table and you don’t want to make people strain to hear their neighbors.

And while family traditions can impart a sense of comfort, sometimes breaking with old traditions can save your sanity. Living up to your grandmother’s years of holiday handiwork is stressful, so keep the best of your family’s traditions and ditch the rest. Going around the room and sharing favorite holiday memories can be just as meaningful as singing every song in the holiday songbook if piano time has grown tedious over the years.

Every holiday season offers a new chance to start your own traditions, so be creative.

Place settings and accessories available at J. Banks Design Group on Hilton Head Island. For more information go to jbanksdesign.com.

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Season’s Drinking WINES TO GIVE AS HOLIDAY GIFTS OR TAKE TO GATHERINGS

BY JESSE RODRIGUEZ

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he holiday season is upon us. Whether you are gifting to your friends, family or office colleagues or enjoying other traditions that remind you it’s “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” I want to share some tips that may come in handy as you select the perfect bottle of bubbly or other beverage to toast the holiday.

When selecting a bottle of wine as a gift, I ask myself several questions about the recipients: Are they connoisseurs of fine wine, or do they prefer everyday drinking wine? How much do I want to spend? What styles do they drink

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— sparkling, white, rosé, red, fortified?

The answers to these questions offer a solid baseline for selecting the perfect gift. To take it a step further, consider: If the person you are gifting to is very special, try to find a vintage date that would make an impact — perhaps a vintage from their birth year, wedding year, or the year their first child was born. And don’t worry about the price — you’ll often find varietals available at all price points. After all, vintage madeira and port last a long time, as does grower-producer champagne. When selecting a champagne, look

WHEN IT COMES TIME TO BRING A BOTTLE TO A HOLIDAY GATHERING, SELECT SOMETHING THAT IS EASY TO ENJOY.

for uncommon regions such as the Aube.

Producers to consider include Broadbent or D’Olivera for madeira, Croft Port or Ferreira for tawny or ruby port, and Saint Hilaire for a crémant sparkling wine.

If your gift recipient is a big fan of a specific wine or style, go to your favorite wine shop and ask the store’s sommelier for something similar to that style or producer. Don’t feel that you need to spend

big on your recipient’s preferred bottle, but if you can find a wine from the same appellation from a smaller producer and at $25 or less, you could possibly introduce your friends to something new — making you a thoughtful friend — while saving a little bit of money yourself. And be sure you include a short note on why you selected that bottle as a gift — personal touches go a long way. It can be as simple as, “I know you enjoy the opulent 2003 vintage in burgundy, so I found something comparable with this 2009 vintage.”

When it comes time to bring a bottle to a holiday gathering, select something that is easy to enjoy. Save the wines meant to be slowly savored during a quiet night at home or shared with close friends and family you know will appreciate it.

Some easy crowd-pleasers include cru Beaujolais, pinot noir from the Willamette

Valley or Sonoma Coast, sparkling wines and rosé. These wines go with a vast assortment of foods and will be enjoyed by almost anyone. Look to producers such as Malene for rosé and Penner Ash or Failla for pinot noir, and try a cava or crémant sparkling wine.

I hope that you, your family and friends have an incredible holiday season together. Drink well and, more importantly, drink responsibly.

JESSE RODRIGUEZ, MONTAGE PALMETTO BLUFF’S DIRECTOR OF WINE, HAS EARNED THE JAMES BEARD AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING WINE SERVICE AND THE WINE SPECTATOR GRAND AWARD. HE IS A CERTIFIED WINE EDUCATOR AND MASTER SOMMELIER.

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POPULAR BREAKFAST CAFE EXPANDS TO HILTON HEAD Another Broken Egg, an upscale breakfast and lunch restaurant, is opening a new location in the Sea Turtle Market Place on Hilton Head Island. The new cafe will feature fresh, Southern-inspired breakfast, brunch and lunch items such as Lemon Blueberry Goat Cheese Pancakes, Crab Cakes & Fried Green Tomatoes and Chicken & Waffles. Another Broken Egg is one of the fastest-growing daytime-only concepts in the country, with more than 60 locations in 12 states. The Hilton Head restaurant will be open daily from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

THAI RESTAURANT OPENS IN BLUFFTON Thai Smile Cuisine has opened in the Bridge Center in Bluffton. The restaurant features authentic Thai cuisine including curries. While most dishes are spicy, the menu also includes a variety of mild items. Thai Smile Cuisine is open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Friday and 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

NEW JERSEY-BASED ITALIAN RESTAURANT ON THE WAY

Nunzio Patruno, a popular New Jersey chef, is opening a new Italian restaurant on Hilton Head Island in the site of the former Reebok CrossFit Gym on New Orleans Road. The building currently is being renovated and the restaurant expects to open in March. Patruno has owned Nunzio Ristorante Rustico in New Jersey since 2003. His new restaurant will feature lighter fare like homemade pastas and seafood. The space will include a 1,300-square-foot kitchen, a large bar area, two outdoor areas and seating for up to 175 people.

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WHISKEY SPOT COMING TO HILTON HEAD HHI Hospitality Group plans to open The Whiskey Room on Hilton Head Island in December. The Whiskey Room will be connected to Charbar Co., a restaurant in Park Plaza also owned by the group. The new whiskey spot will feature a retro-vibe and vintage feel and customers can lounge after dinner and listen to live entertainment.

BLUFFTON TO HOST COFFEE AND CHOCOLATE FEST Bluffton will host its first-ever Coffee and Chocolate Fest on Dec. 8 in Old Town. The outdoor event will bring together many of the region’s leading coffee roasters, specialty dessert-makers and chocolatiers. Eight local vendors will showcase their product lines and give out free samples and gift packages. Leslie Rohland, owner of The Cottage Cafe Bakery & Tea Room, The Juice Hive and May River Coffee Roasters, is coordinating the festival. Other vendors include Savannah Square Pops, Palmetto Sweets and The Corner Perk.

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Bon appetit THE F R E NC H BAKERY—SER VING HI LTON HEAD FOR 20 YEARS!

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t’s been 20 years since The French Bakery opened its doors at Pineland Station. Now, in their new home in Shelter Cove Towne Center, owner Marek Belka is grateful for the community's support and pleased with the restaurant's continued progress. “I can’t thank our customers enough,” he said. “Without their loyalty, we wouldn’t be in our new space.”

The transformation from a tiny, cozy restaurant to a 120-seat bakery was a dream come true for Belka and his family.

The French Bakery looks out onto scenic Broad Creek and Shelter Cove Community Park. A steady stream of locals and visitors come in for freshly baked, house-made, mouth-watering pastries, breads and desserts in glass cases. Cinnamon rolls, chocolate-dipped madeleines and scones disappear in a flash.

Marek is also grateful for the talents and hard work of his staff. Chef Robert Plantadis, a French baker and founder of

Bluffton’s Midnight Baker, recently came on board to help expand The French Bakery’s offerings — including the creation of more vegetarian items. Marek's son Tomasz and daughter-in-law Ellie round out the management team.

December is an especially busy month for the family-owned business. The

WHEN YOU GO 28 Shelter Cove Lane Shelter Cove Towne Center Hilton Head Island 843-342-5420 Monday-Saturday: 7am-3pm Wednesday, Friday and Saturday: Dinner 6-9pm Sunday: 8am-3pm

French Bakery is inundated with special orders for traditional Christmas cakes — the French buche de Noel, or Yule log, a rolled chocolate sponge cake decorated to resemble a log; the German stollen, a fruit bread of nuts, spices and dried or candied fruit; the Polish babka, a sweet yeast cake laced with rum syrup and topped with a light dusting of powdered sugar.

The buche de Noel has an interesting story behind it: “The peasants didn’t have gifts to bring so they brought a piece of wood, a short log, to add to the fireplace,” Marek said.

But it’s not all about the cakes: The French Bakery also offers pies in flavors like apple, cherry, pumpkin and pecan — all prepared “with a European flair,” Marek said.

The French Bakery's move has allowed the restaurant to host private parties, including holiday parties. Marek also recently purchased a mobile crepe cart to provide the delicate bakery’s signature

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French pastries at festivals, corporate parties and weddings.

“At a recent wedding, the lines were the longest for the crepes,” Marek said.

The French Bakery has launched dinner at the restaurant, including traditional European favorites. A “Family, Fun and Fondue” dinner event on special nights will include cheese and chocolate fondues, as well as oil and broth fondues.

“Fondue is fun and relaxing, and people chatting at the table can enjoy the experience,” Marek said. “Fondue is the food of friendship and family bonding, sitting around a pot, talking and unplugging their devices. We’ll have a special fondue menu to have a focus on the family. Legend has it that when a woman’s piece of bread falls off her fork into the fondue, she is supposed to kiss the guy on her left. If a man drops a piece of bread in the fondue, he has to buy another round of fondue.”

This winter, The French Bakery will unveil a special coffee program. Designs are also in the works to expand the dining room to include an outdoor patio with a waterfall and a fire pit.

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HILTON HEAD – NORTH END Crazy Crab Jarvis Creek nG Visit the Crazy Crab and enjoy genuine service and fresh seafood; a Hilton Head tradition for over 30 years! Menus feature crab clusters, local oysters, seafood “your way,” king crab, fresh local shrimp and more. Dine in the heart of Sea Pines at Harbour Town. Large parties welcome. Children’s menu available. Highway 278 (near Mile Marker 1), 843-681-5021, thecrazycrab.com Gator’z Pizza G Be sure to stop by Gator’z Pizza and order the “Bigly” MEGA Pizza. It’s 400 square inches of pizza perfection! These delicious square pizzas are available for both dine in and take out. Remember that you get more with a square pizza-just to do the math! Pie R Square! 40 Folly Field Road. HHI Beach & Tennis Resort, 843-842-0043 CocoNutz Sportz Bar Ga Open to the public. Imagine your favorite sporting events shown on dual 125” high-definition screens and 18 other TV’s tuned in to every sporting event imaginable. That’s what you will find at CocoNutz. $12 buckets of domestic beer, darts and pool. If you get hungry, we have the “Island’s Best Wings,” 1st place at Wingfest 2017, craft burgers and brews, prime rib. 40 Folly Field Road, HHI Beach & Tennis Resort, 843-842-0043

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Reilley’s North End Pub nGa Munchies nG A true American deli and ice cream shop that only uses Boar's Head meats, cheeses and Nathan's famous all-beef hot dogs.

Menu items include paninis, wraps, salads, homemade quiche, soups and more. Satisfy your sweet tooth with homemade chocolate candy, fudge, baked goods and premium ice cream.

Gluten-free bread/wraps; vegan and vegetarian options. 1407 Main Street, Main Street Village, 843-785-3354

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Operated by the Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort family. Chef de Cuisine Sean Carroll introduces an updated summer menu using seasonal ingredients with a strong emphasis on seafood while paying homage to Alexander’s original favorites. Dinner is available from 5–10pm seven days a week. 76 Queens Folly Rd. (Palmetto Dunes), 843-785-4999, alexandersrestaurant.com

A genuine island institution, Reilley’s has been serving up steaks, seafood, pasta & sandwiches for more than 35 years.

Specials include Monday Night Lobster and Friday and Saturday Prime Rib; reservations required. Kids eat free Tuesdays with the purchase of an adult entrée. 95 Mathews Dr. (Port Royal Plaza), 843-681-4153, reilleysnorth.com

Street Meet: The American Tavern nGa “Sidewalk Sandwiches from America’s Favorite Street Corners™” Street Meet specializes in homemade versions of regional American bar food. Voted: People’s Choice Awards Best Bar 2015, Island’s Best Hot Dog.

Alfred’s Restaurant G Longtime island chef Alfred Kettering learned to prepare classical European cuisine at the Rhein School of Culinary Arts in Germany and some of the best hotels in Switzerland and Holland. His cuisine combines many appealing elements of classic Continental and authentic German cuisine. Tempting seafood and meat entrées, plus hot and cold appetizers, soups and salads. Casually elegant seating, plus a chef’s counter overlooking the open kitchen. Reservations recommended. Plantation Center (Hwy. 278, near Palmetto Dunes), 843-341-3117, www.alfredshiltonhead.com Big Jim’s BBQ, Burgers & Pizza nG

Located inside the Robert Trent Jones Clubhouse, Big Jim’s offers signature Southern dishes, gourmet burgers, grilled pizzas, homemade soups, salads, seafood, steaks and falloff-the-bone ribs. Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Seasonal live entertainment. Big screen TVs and outdoor seating make Big Jim’s the perfect spot to watch sports.

Take-out and catering available. 7 Trent Jones Ln. (Palmetto Dunes), 855-878-1966, palmettodunes.com/big-jims

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ELA’S Blu Water Grille n G

Fresh catch seafood and prime cut steaks of the highest quality, artfully prepared by their team of culinary experts, compliment the extensive boutique wine selection. Overlooking Shelter Cove marina and Broad Creek, ELA’S offers the island’s best water views. A casual intimate interior, wrap around patio, and nightly entertainment provide the perfect dining experience or location to host events & private parties. Reservations recommended. 1 Shelter Cove Ln. (Shelter Cove), 843-785-3030, elasgrille.com

Bistro 17 nG

Excellent French bistro-style food. Indoors, the intimate restaurant boasts crisp white tablecloths, a huge wooden wine rack, and an overall cozy atmosphere. The spacious outdoor patio directly overlooks Shelter Cove Harbour. Fresh seafood is delivered six days a week. A children’s menu and reservations are available. Dog-friendly 17-D Harbourside Ln. (Shelter Cove Marina), 843-785-5517, bistro17hhi.com

Fishcamp on Broad Creek nGa

Fishcamp’s menu consists of mainly seafood and American cuisine, including steak and lobster. The main attraction is the outdoor bar and open patio. The restaurant is family friendly, and offers corn hole and a children’s menu. The history of the fish camp is legendary, and the venue embodies the rich Native Islander culture of Hilton Head Island. Pet-friendly outdoor pavilion.

11 Simmons Road (Adjacent to Broad Creek Marina), 843-842-2267, fishcamphhi.com

Flora’s Italian Cafe G Family-owned by a dynamic European couple and their son. The husband is a renowned chef, having cooked for several heads of state, while the wife is an excellent pastry chef. Wide selection of appetizers, tempting entrées include pastas, seafood, chops and veal, and wonderful homemade desserts. Selection of wines from California, Italy & Australia. Reservations recommended. 841 Wm Hilton Pkwy., 843-842-8200, florasitaliancafe.com The French Bakery & Courtyard Café gn Have breakfast or lunch inside or outdoors in this bakery/ café. Broad range of crepes, omelets, breads, baguette and grilled panini sandwiches, salads, soups, quiches and lots of wonderful pastries. The restaurant prides itself in the production of some of the finest bakery products in the region by using traditional French recipes, baking methods and imported French ingredients. 28 Shelter Cove Lane, Suite 120, 843-342-5420, frenchbakeryhiltonhead.com Island Bagel & Delign

The only real New York style boiled bagels made from scratch daily on the island. Choose from 16 flavors of bagels, 12 flavors of home-made cream cheese and a variety of fresh baked pastries and breakfast sandwiches. For lunch try the specialty hoagies or your favorite deli classic sandwiches and salads. Catering available and call-ins welcome. Breakfast and lunch daily. South Island Square, 843-686-3353, islandbagelanddeli.com

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Jamaica Joe’z Beach Bar n G

Open 7 days. Jamaica Joe’z is steps from the beach and a great place to kick back, snack on some pork nachos or a burger, and cool off with a frozen cocktail, ice cold beer or a soft drink. If you are not a guest at the Hilton Head Island Beach and Tennis Resort, simply pay $5 for a pass and you will be rewarded with $5 in Jamaica Joe’z bucks. Find them online at: www.hhibeachandtennis.com. or Like them on Facebook at: Facebook.com/JamaicaJoezBeachBar. 40 Folly Field Rd., Mid-island, 843-842-0043

Jane Bistro & Bar nG

The owners of Wren Bistro in Beaufort opened Jane Bistro & Bar, serving classic bistro fare with Lowcountry influences.

Favorites include the jumbo lump crab cakes, toasted pecan cranberry chicken salad, crispy flounder and petit filet mignon with pommes frites. There is spacious outdoor patio seating and a Kids Menu with healthful selections. Open 7 days a week. 28 Shelter Cove Lane, Suite 109 (Shelter Cove Towne Centre), 843-686-5696, janehhi.com

Mediterranean Harbour Bar & Grill nGa

Simon Mikhael has brought Lebanese cuisine to Hilton Head. For those unfamiliar with Lebanese cuisine, most dishes are grilled or baked and use ingredients like lemon, garlic, parsley, olive oil and spices. Enjoy their indoor and outdoor seating with a full service bar. Open daily and serving lunch. Shelter Cove Harbour, 843-842-9991, mediterraneanharbour.com

Old Oyster Factory Ga Panoramic marsh and water views. Specializing in fresh seafood and some of the best steaks on Hilton Head. Recently recommended in “Off the Beaten Track” column of The Wall Street Journal. Recipient of Wine Spectator magazine’s “Award of Excellence” for the wine list and knowledge of wine. Children’s menu available. Casual dress. Reservations accepted.

101 Marshland Rd., 843-681-6040, OldOysterFactory.com

San Miguel’s nG Located directly on the harbour at Shelter Cove and provides islanders and visitors with good food and fun. Extensive California/Mexican menu. Try San Miguel’s Fish Tacos. The staff is especially proud of the fajitas and chimichangas. The Especiales de la Casa are popular favorites. Lunch and dinner served 7 days a week. Casual dress. 9 Harbourside Ln. (Shelter Cove Harbour), 843-842-4555, sanmiguels.com

Orange Leaf

Self-serve chain with unusual frozen yogurt flavors plus a variety of toppings. 38 Shelter Cove Ln. #128, Hilton Head Island, 843-689-5323, orangeleafyogurt.com

Ruan Thai Cuisine nG

Bunruan Suphata (Ruan), a native of Thailand, cooks authentic Thai fare based upon the cuisine of central Thailand. It ranges from curries to seafood to duck. Everything is prepared from scratch. Portions are generous. Lunch (informal) is served Monday-Saturday, and dinner (complete with white tablecloths) seven days a week. A children’s menu, take-out and dinner reservations are available. 811 Wm. Hilton Pkwy., 843-785-8575, myruanthai.com

Santa Fe Cafe nG Enjoy casually elegant dining in a longtime (20-plus years) island favorite that captures the spirit of New Mexico. Signature items include Parmesan Chipotle Grouper (written up in Tennis magazine), 24-ounce bone-in ribeye steaks, fajitas made with filet mignon, and Painted Desert Soup.

Only authentic New Mexican chilies are used. 807 Wm. Hilton Pkwy. (Plantation Center, by Palmetto Dunes), 843-785-3838, santafecafeofhiltonhead.com

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Sea Grass Grille G American and Lowcountry Continental cuisine. Chef Chad, a graduate of the prestigious Culinary Institute of America of Hyde Park, New York, brings 38 years of hands-on culinary expertise. More than 50 wines by the glass. Winner of Wine Spectator’s Award of Excellence since 2012. Kids menu.

Reservations accepted. 807 Wm. Hilton Pkwy. (Plantation Center, by Palmetto Dunes), 843-785-9990, seagrassgrille.com Up the Creek Pub & Grill nGa Located on Broad Creek with a great view of the marina, boats & Broad Creek. This popular lowcountry hideaway offers casual waterfront dining on their decks. Known for smoked wings, hush puppies, house specialty buffalo chicken dip, beer selection and the best burgers on the Island. Kids menu available. Dogs are welcome. 18 Simmons Rd. (Broad Creek Marina), 843681-3625, upthecreekpubandgrill.com HILTON HEAD – SOUTH END Aunt Chilada’s Easy Street Café nG

Excellent Tex-Mex and American fare is their specialty. Enjoy the all-you-can-eat crab legs, sizzling fajitas, & delicious margaritas. Kids menu available. Casual dress. Reservations & large parties welcome. Private dining/event area. Live entertainment (seasonally) on the covered patio; Delicious wings, fajitas and to-go party package menu available. 69 Pope Avenue, 843-785-7700, auntchiladashhi.com

Big Bamboo n G a Where the South Pacific meets the Carolina Coast just steps from the beach, escape to the Big Bamboo Cafe. A long-running, casual hangout with a local vibe and a menu of burgers, seafood and festive libations. Come for the food, stay for the live entertainment! 1 North Forest Beach Drive, Coligny Plaza, 843-686-3443, www.bigbamboocafe.com British Open Pub n G Family friendly pub style restaurants featuring authentic English food with additional American favorites and certified Angus beef. Try the signature fish and chips along with other British fare, including shepherd’s pie, steak and mushroom pie, lobster pot pie and bangers and mash. Casual dress. Village at Wexford, 843-686-6736, thebritishopenpub.com Carolina Crab Company nG

Boasting water views, C3 prides themselves on great, fresh seafood at an affordable price in a family-friendly atmosphere. The menu offers an array of seafood; from light & healthy peel-neat shrimp, to giant Po Boys, burgers, Maine lobster and crab legs. Pet-friendly outside bar and patio. 86 Helmsman Way, 843-842-2016, carolinacrabco.com

ChowDaddy’s nG Chow Daddy’s offers a wide variety of unique menu items focusing on buns, bowls, and tacos and great libations. Enjoy avocado toast with a kale and quinoa salad or you can dive in to the pork sliders, a house ground rib eye burger, or their famous smoked fried chicken. Serving lunch and dinner 7 days a week. Call for Priority Seating Take out available. 14b Executive Park Rd., Hilton Head (off of Pope Ave.), 843-757-CHOW(2469), chowdaddys.com 232 hiltonheadmonthly.com

Charbar Co. n G Voted Top 16 Burgers in the World at the World Burger Championship. Pick a bread, a protein, veggies, and toppings and Charbar will whip up a custom-built burger that will blow your mind. Voted Hilton Heads Best Burger in the Islands Readers Choice 2012-2018, Hilton Head Monthly 20132017. Find sandwiches, salads and drink specials daily. 33 Office Park Road, Suite 213 (Park Plaza), 843-785-CHAR (2427), charbar.co Captain Woody’s n G a Enjoy “Fresh Seafood, Cold Beer & Great Happy Hour & Still A Locals Favorite For Over 30 Years!” They have dining inside and outside on the patio, with friendly owners and staff which adds up to a great place to eat. Captain Woody’s serves a wide variety of fresh seafood, great signature sandwiches, award winning soups and salads all at affordable prices. Hilton Head: 6 Target Rd., (off of Palmetto Bay Rd.), 843-785-2400 Cowboy Brazilian Steakhouse G A unique, all-you-can eat “Churrascaria.” Enjoy a full salad bar with over 30 items, 6 Brazilian hot dishes and a “parade” of 16 USDA Prime cuts of beef, lamb, chicken and pork carved at your table by their gauchos. Featuring a full bar, an eclectic wine list and their famous Brazilian drink “caipirinha.” Beautifully decorated restaurant featuring Chihuly lighting. 1000 Wm. Hilton Parkway B-6, 843-715-3565, cowboybraziliansteakhouse.com

CQ’s Restaurant nG SInce 1973 CQ’s combines fine dining, an intimate atmosphere and a touch of Hilton Head history. Signature dishes inspired by the abundant varieties of fresh seafood, beef and game. Craft your own unique menu at The Chef’s Table (by special arrangement). The “Bistro” menu offers smaller portions of CQ’s signature entrees. Children’s menus and take-out are available. 140 Lighthouse Rd., 843-671-2779, CQsRestaurant.com

Charlie’s L’Etoile Verte G Don’t let the French name intimidate you; think of a fun, irreverent friend who happens to be a fabulous chef. Open since 1982, Charlie’s, an island favorite among locals and tourists alike, writes its menu daily based on the freshest seafood available. The dinner menu offers an array of 14 fresh fish, rack of lamb, filet mignon and more. An extensive wine list specializes in California cabs, Oregon pinot noir, Rhone Valley & Bordeaux. 8 New Orleans Road, 843-785-9277, charliesgreenstar.com Crane’s Tavern Steakhouse & Seafood G A great destination for steak and seafood lovers, serving cuts of only USDA Prime grade beef, including their Famous Prime Rib. Excellent selection of fresh fish, seafood and pasta dishes. Recipient of Wine Spectator magazine’s Award of Excellence. Everything, from dressings to dessert, that can be is homemade. Reservations appreciated. 26 New Orleans Rd. (near Sea Pines Circle), 843-341-2333, cranestavern.com

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Crazy Crab Harbour Town nG Visit either Crazy Crab location and enjoy genuine service and fresh seafood; a Hilton Head tradition for over 30 years! Menus feature crab clusters, local oysters, seafood “your way,” king crab, fresh local shrimp and more. Dine among beautiful, waterfront sunsets at Jarvis Creek, or in the heart of Sea Pines at Harbour Town. Large parties welcome. Children’s menu available.

Harbour Town: In the Sea Pines Resort, 843-363-2722, thecrazycrab.com Delisheeyo n G Vegetarian. Delisheeyo owner Blake Wearren set out to create a place for people to escape for lunch. The fruit and veggie smoothies are a quick meal by themselves.

Their Buddha Bowls, consisting of steamed grain and healthy toppings of your choice, is a favorite of the regulars. Delisheeyo’s mission is to provide meals that you can trust, that are real, and healthy. 32 Palmetto Bay Road, 843-785-3633, delisheeeyo.com

Dough Boys Pizza nG

Offering various house made crusts: traditional hand tossed, thin crust and thick Sicilian. The Create-Your-Own-Chopped Salad has over 40 different items to choose from. Specialty subs include a Philly cheesesteak that makes Pat & Geno jealous, a secret recipe meatball sub, all served on Amoroso rolls. Dine In, Takeout and Island Wide Delivery. 1 New Orleans Rd., 843686-2697, DoughBoysHHI.com

FISH Seafood & Raw Bar G FISH Seafood & Raw Bar places a premium on sourcing delicious seafood from local sources and lightly preparing it with a deep respect for regional foodways and Lowcountry culinary history. Their courteous and knowledgeable staff can guide you on a journey of inspired seafood dishes in a relaxed, enjoyable atmosphere. Live entertainment at the FISH Bowl music venue. 1 N Forest Beach Dr. (Coligny Plaza), 843-342-3474, gofishhhi.com Flatbread Grill & Bar nG Upscale, casual dining. Enjoy Neapolitan pizza, fresh pasta, gourmet salads, burgers, wraps, hardy flatbread sandwiches and a great selection of entrées. Dough and sauces are freshly made on the premises. Local produce is used as available. 2 North Forest Beach Dr. (Beach Market Center), 843-341-2225, flatbreadgrillhhi.com Frosty Frog Cafe & Pizza nGa

Dine inside or out on the large patio w/retractable roof & live acoustic music nightly. Enjoy daiquiris, wine, beer & a full liquor bar; an extensive menu includes burgers, crabcakes, salads, wraps, pizza, calzones, crab legs, shrimp, extensive gluten-free options & a kids menu. As Frosty says “Life may not be a party...but we sure act like it.” They offer – NTN TRIVIA. Coligny Plaza, 843-686-FROG (3764), frostyfrog.com

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Holy Tequila n G Voted Hilton Head’s Best Mexican and featured as the Top 6 Mexican Restaurants in South Carolina for 2016. Holy Tequila offers modern Mexican cuisine and features an open kitchen, indoor/outdoor open air seating, and a tequila tasting room. The menu features gourmet tacos, burritos, quesadillas, salads and small plates. 33 Office Park Rd., Suite 228 (Park Plaza), 843-681-TACO (8226), holytequila.com

Gruby's gn Gruby's New York Deli, in Hilton Head Island, SC, is the area's leading restaurant serving Hilton Head Island, Bluffton, Beaufort and surrounding areas since 1986. We offer pastrami, roast beef, brisket, potato salad, coleslaw, corned beef, overstuffed sandwiches, dine in, carry out, delivery, catering and much more. For your next meal, visit Gruby's New York Deli in Hilton Head Island.

843-842-9111, grubysnydeli.com.

Gusto Ristorante G

Now open! Located in the Fresh Market Plaza, Gusto Ristorante brings new flavors from Rome to Hilton Head. 890 Wm. Hilton Parkway, Fresh Market Plaza, 843-802-2424, GustoHiltonHead.com

Hickory Tavern nGa

A Social Gathering Spot: a place where the neighborhood is drawn by a lively bar, great food and a passion for sports and entertainment. Hickory Tavern is the perfect place for a business lunch - or - lunch with the girls. After the kids' baseball game - or - date night with that special someone. Looking to celebrate the day's victories at Happy Hour then Hickory Tavern is right up your alley. 843- 802-0010, thehickorytavern.com.

Hilton Head Diner gnGa One of the island’s only 24-hour restaurants. Modern diner in the tradition of the Northeast, boasting one of Hilton Head’s most extensive menus. All the baking is done on the premises.

Beer, wine and mixed drinks are available. Hilton Head Diner serves breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week. Children’s menu and carry-out available. Hwy. 278 at Yacht Cove Dr., 843-686-2400, hiltonheaddiner.com Hinchey’s Chicago Bar & Grill n Ga Hinchey’s has much in common with a sports bar, but is very much of a restaurant, too. It is casual, with beach-goers invited to stop by for lunch, or for drinks or dinner. Dine inside or out. Open seven days a week serving lunch and dinner. 70 Pope Avenue, 843-686-5959, hincheys.com Hinoki Restaurant & Sushi Bar nG

Hinoki serves traditional Japanese dishes such as grilled fish, chicken and steak, sukiyaki, a variety of noodle dishes, tempura, and many daily specials, plus sushi and sashimi. More than 20 entrées. Reservations are recommended for dinner. 37 New Orleans Rd. (Orleans Plaza), 843-785-9800, hinokihhi.com December 2018 235

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It’s Greek To Me n G a

Enjoy the unique taste of genuine Greek cuisine, from gyros to fried calamari to souvlaki to baklava for dessert in one of their cozy dining rooms or expanded patio. Food is prepared with authentic Greek recipes using only the best ingredients and equipment, including the only gyro machines on the island. Greek beer and ouzo. Reservations accepted. 11 Lagoon Rd., 843-842-4033, itsgreektomehhi.com

Nick’s Steak & Seafood G

The menu at Nick’s Steak & Seafood emphasizes steaks, seafood and barbecue and offers something for everyone including sandwiches, salads, appetizers, soups, burgers, pasta and a children’s menu. Prices are very reasonable.

Nick’s also offers dining specials every day and complete bar service. Take-out is available. Reservations accepted.

Large parties are welcome. 9 Park Lane, 843-686-2920, nickssteakandseafood.com

Kenny B’s Cajun/Creole Seafood gnG} “Creole cuisine with a Lowcountry influence.” Order New Orleans traditions such as jambalaya, red beans and rice, and authentic gumbos. Kenny B’s is home of the Island’s best po’ boys and fried seafood. Enjoy blackened shrimp, chicken and catch of the day. Kenny B’s offers breakfast, lunch, dinner, Sunday brunch. 70-A Pope Ave., 843-785-3315 Local Pie n G Chefs Lee Lucier, Jack McNulty and partner JR Richardson are oven-fired pizza aficionados. The custom pizza ovens are designed to make pizzas with thin, crisp, crusts - Neapolitanstyle pizza using ‘double 00’ flour. Observe the open kitchen.

Their duck prosciutto, bacon, sausages, as well as freshwater mozzarella are all made in-house. Large screen TV’s, a sprawling 800-foot deck with a bar and bike parking.

Reservations accepted, walk-ins welcome. 55 New Orleans Rd., 843-842-PIES, localpie.com

Lucky Rooster Kitchen & Bar G

Ombra Cucina Italiana G Chef Michael Cirafesi proudly promotes the foods & wines of Italy. He prepares all pastas, homemade gnocchi, desserts and breads daily. An extensive wine list with wines from every region in Italy. There is a European-style bar & lounge with a large selection of Italian specialty cocktails. Peanut-free. Gluten-free pasta and other options also available. Open 7 days a week from 4:30 until 10 p.m. Reservations recommended, walk-ins welcome. 1000 Wm. Hilton Pkwy, G-2 (Village at Wexford), 843-842-5505, ombrahhi.com

Lucky Rooster Kitchen + Bar is an American bistro with Southern soul. Striving to serve the freshest ingredients sourced from local and regional farms, purveyors, and our local waters. The menu is small and focused but offers a large variety of refined comfort foods (like shrimp and grits, braised beef short rib, and Southern fried chicken) and adventurous dishes (foie gras terrine, roasted octopus, and bone marrow).

843-681-3474, luckyroosterhhi.com.

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Phillys Cafe & Deli n Locally owned and operated for more than 25 years, Phillys is a favorite lunchtime spot for locals and visitors. Phillys’ motto is “Best sandwiches on the island...Period!” Custom sandwiches with bread baked fresh daily. The pita wraps and salads are both imaginative and health-conscious.

Dine in or take out. 55 New Orleans Rd., 843-785-9966, phillyscafe.com

Family owned and operated since 2002, Michael Anthony’s offers upscale classic Italian fine dining featuring innovative preparations and farm fresh ingredients. Acknowledged

by Open Table as one of the Top 50 Italian Restaurants in the country. Dinner is served Monday through Saturday from 5:15pm. Reservations suggested. 37 New Orleans Rd. (Orleans Plaza), 843-785-6272, michael-anthonys.com

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Great breakfast fare starting before the sun rises, from 6 a.m.

Now expanded seating on veranda, with clear roll-down walls available in the event of cold or inclement weather. Both breakfast and lunch items are available continuously. The cafe specializes in to-go lunches for charter boats, the beach or any other occasion. Open seven days a week. Palmetto Bay Marina, 843-686-3232, palmettobaysunrisecafe.com

Reilley’s Grill & Bar nGa An island institution, Reilley’s has been serving up steaks, seafood, pasta & sandwiches for more than 35 years. Reilley’s serves lunch and dinner 7 days a week, and Sunday brunch. The bar remains open until 2a.m.

Specials include Monday Night Lobster and Friday and Saturday Prime Rib (reservations required). Kids eat free Tuesdays with the purchase of an adult entrée. 7D Greenwood Dr. (Reilley’s Plaza), 843-842-4414, reilleyshiltonhead.com

Red Fish n G Red Fish specializes in beautifully prepared seafood and steaks. Diners choose from a 1,000-plus bottle selection of wines to enjoy with their meals or to take home. Private dining room for large parties. Serving lunch and dinner.

Specializing in beautifully prepared seafood and steaks. Private dining room. Ample parking available. 8 Archer Road, 843-686-3388, www.redfishofhiltonhead.com

Rockfish Seafood & Steaks at Bomboras

Ga Formerly, Bomboras, Rockfish Seafood and Steaks at Bomboras is a unique family seafood restaurant and bar that is located right near the beach. Offering fresh and local lowcounty ingredients paired with craft beers and wines. Rockfish offers a chill indoor/outdoor social dinning experience! Kids menu. Lunches to Go for the beach are a specialty. At the bar, beer is poured from the bottom up with chill disc built into the bar. 5 Lagoon Road, 843-689-2662, rockfishhhi.com

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Salty Dog Cafe nG One of Hilton Head’s favorite outdoor cafes for more than 20 years. Fresh seafood. Located at South Beach Marina, overlooking Braddock Cove. Both indoor and outdoor seating are available. Live music and children’s entertainment nightly during the season. South Beach Marina Village, Sea Pines, 843-671-7327, saltydog.com Sea Shack nG

Sea Shack serves up one of the island’s most extensive menus of seafood served lots of ways, including grilled, blackened, fried, & more. Very reasonable prices. Family friendly. Take-out, kids menu available. Separate checks are no problem. Sea Shack was voted one of "South Carolina’s best seafood spots" by both Coastal Living magazine and Southern Living. Open Mon.-Sat. for lunch & dinner. 6 Executive Park Rd. (off Pope Ave.), 843-785-2464, seashackhhi.com

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Family owned and operated, Stack’s serves a full breakfast and lunch, 7 days a week. Including: pancakes, waffles, house-made fruit sauces, eggs, homemade crepes, and Stacks Original Crème Brûlée French Toast, shrimp & grits, eggs benedict, crab benedict with lump crab, shrimp omelet topped with lobster cream sauce. Kid’s menu, Gluten free items and takeout orders. 2 Regency Pkwy. and Hwy. 278, 843-341-3347

Stellini G

Family owned and operated since 1989! Guests dine in either the main dining room or Carolina room. Stellini features many of the most popular Italian appetizers and entrees from NY & Northern NJ. Delicious pasta, poultry, veal, seafood, beef and lamb all expertly prepared, as well as nightly Chef Specials. Daily selection of homemade desserts, extensive and reasonable wine list. Gluten Free & Children’s Menu available. Reservations suggested. 15 Executive Park Rd. (off Pope Avenue, near Sea Pines Circle), 843-785-7006, stellinihhi.com

Open Monday through Saturday, 5-11 p.m. Open Monday-Saturday, 5pm.A local cocktail and wine bar.

You can find it in Festival Center Plaza, near the Sea Pines Circle.

11 Palmetto Bay Road # 102 (next to Staples), 843-802-0510

BLUFFTON Agave Side Bar nG A fun laid-back Southwest TexMex Patrón margarita and taco bar specializing in authentic tacos and smooth margaritas. Happy Hour daily 4-6pm, Taco Tuesdays. Indoor & Outdoor seating. 13 State of Mind St., 843-757-9190 Amigos, Bluffton nG Authentic Mexican taqueria, serving delicious food “inspired by Mexican cuisine from the Gulf Coast of Baja, Mexico, to the beautiful seaside community of Santa Barbara, California.” Owner, Andrew Farbman created Amigos’ famous BBQ Chicken Salad. Amigos uses the finest ingredients possible. Amigos’ salsa bar features a variety of salsas from carefully selected fresh chilies. Amigos is open for lunch and dinner. Full bar. Carry-out is available. Awarded Bluffton’s Favorite Burrito and Taco – Hilton Head Monthly’s Reader’s Choice Awards. 133 Belfair Town Village, 843-815-8226

The Studio G Dine while enjoying watching artists painting in the elegant studio. The menu is inspired by American and global cuisines and uses the finest regional, natural and organic ingredients. Chef Colella has expanded the gluten-free vegetarian and vegan menu offerings. Reservations are recommended and walk-ins are welcome. 20 Executive Park Road, 843-785-6000, studiodining.com The Ice Cream Cone

Serving the finest and best selection of ice creams, soft-serve yogurts, sorbets, shakes, malts, floats, oldfashioned sodas, sundaes, and so much more! Offered is a large variety of special sundae creations and desserts!

1 N. Forest Beach Dr., Hilton Head Island, 843-785-4440, colignyicecreamcone.com

Truffles nG Fresh local seafood, Black Angus steaks, baby back ribs, homemade soups, delicious sandwiches, and garden salads. Specialties include glazed grouper, mango salmon, crab cakes, chipotle chicken, meatloaf and fried shrimp. Call for Priority Seating. Catering and carry-out available. Full cocktail bar. 7 days a week from 11am. Sea Pines Center, 843-671-6136, trufflescafe.com December 2018 237

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The Bluffton Room Ga Our well crafted cocktails, gracious service and table-side preparations evoke the feeling of a lively dinner party. Join us Tuesday through Saturday for dinner or cocktails in our intimate dining room or open-air bar and patio. On Fridays, we serve a special New Orleans style lunch from 11am to 2pm with a creole menu and specially priced martinis. The Bluffton Room is intended as an adult dining experience. 843-7573525, theblufftonroom.com.

Corner Perk gn

Corner Perk is a coffeehouse / brunch restaurant where city meets South. Here, southern hospitality and comfort food is fused with the creativity of urban culture. Corner Perk offers the most amazing locally roasted Coffees, Teas, Espresso drinks, Cold Brew, Frappes as well as Skillets, Omelettes, Wraps, Sandwiches, and Salads. 843-816-5674, cornerperk.com.

Captain Woody’s n G a Enjoy “Fresh Seafood, Cold Beer & Great Happy Hour & Still A Locals Favorite For Over 30 Years!” They have dining inside and outside on the patio, with friendly owners and staff which adds up to a great place to eat. A big outdoor deck bar featurs beer, wine and specialty cocktails. Captain Woody’s serves a wide variety of fresh seafood, great signature sandwiches, award winning soups and salads all at affordable prices. 17 State of Mind St. (in the Calhoun Street Promenade), 843-757-6222 ChowDaddy’s nG Chow Daddy’s offers a wide variety of unique menu items focusing on buns, bowls, and tacos and great libations.

Enjoy avocado toast with a kale and quinoa salad or you can dive in to the pork sliders, a house ground rib eye burger, or their famous smoked fried chicken. Serving lunch and dinner 7 days a week. Call for Priority Seating .Take out available as well. 15 Towne Dr., Belfair Towne Village, 843-757-CHOW(2469), chowdaddys.com

Bluffton Brauhaus G Brothers Alfred and Volker Kettering new restaurant is offering some German classics, like Wiener schnitzel, sauerbraten, roasted duckling with spaetzle and red cabbage.

A “Bratwurst Experience” with Thüringer-, Nürnberger- and Müenchner-style sausages, as well as salads, vegetables and fish dishes. The beer selection will include 20 beers on tap and bottled beers. Serving dinner only, from 4 p.m. daily. 68 Bluffton Rd., Bluffton, 843-757-3334 British Open Pub nGa Attractive pub-style restaurant featuring authentic English food, lots of golf and British photos, art and memorabilia on the walls and elsewhere. Excellent signature fish and chips.

Lots of other British fare, including shepherd’s pie, steak and mushroom pie, and bangers and mash. Also wide selection of American appetizers and entrées. Serving only Licensed Certified Angus Beef. Serving lunch and dinner every day.

Sheridan Park, 843-815-6736, britishopenpub.net Calhoun Street Tavern nGa

A comfortable room where fine spirits are drank, laughs are had, and stories are told. A public house for travelers and locals alike. Cold beer, classic cocktails, and familiar faces are just the start of it. Paired with a chef driven menu of southern plates, thoughtful service and comforting lowcountry classic food. 9 Promenade St., Bluffton, 843-757-4334, calhounstreettavern.com 238 hiltonheadmonthly.com

Hinchey’s Chicago Bar & Grill nGa Hinchey’s has much in common with a sports bar, but is verymuch of a restaurant, too. It is casual, with beachgoers invited to stop by for lunch, or for drinks or dinner.

Dine inside or out. Open seven days a week. 104 Buckwalter Place, 843-836-5959, hincheys.com Island Bagel & Deli gn

Serving New York style boiled bagels made from scratch daily. Choose from 16 flavors of bagels, 12 flavors of home-made cream cheese and a variety of fresh baked pastries and breakfast sandwiches. For lunch try the specialty hoagies or your favorite deli classic sandwiches and salads. Catering available and call-ins welcome.

Breakfast and lunch daily. 17 Sherington Dr., Bluffton, 843-815-5300, islandbagelanddeli.com

Cinco Mexican Grill nG

The extensive lunch and dinner menus offer authentic Mexican cuisine made from scratch using both traditional and modern recipes very popular with families, couples and large groups. Among the most popular dishes are the Cinco Bowl, Piña Fajitas, Carnitas, Enchiladas, Chimichangas, Flautas and for dessert, flan and other desserts. The full bar offers mixed drinks, beer, wine-by –the-glass and a high end tequila list, including Mescal. 102 Buckwalter Parkway, Suite 3D (Berkeley Place), 843-815-2233, cincomexgrill.com

FARM Bluffton n G

Inspired by the seasonal bounty of Lowcountry produce, FARM bases the menu on locally sourced and homegrown veggies, thoughtfully raised meats, and “cultural traditions from around the world.” The menu changes at least weekly, depending on what’s in season, and they are able to accommodate gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan diets.

Reservations recommended. 1301 May River Road, 843-707-2041, farmbluffton.com

Local Pie nG Chefs Lee Lucier, Jack McNulty and partner JR Richardson are oven-fired pizza aficionados. The custom pizza ovens are designed to make pizzas with thin, crisp, crusts - Neapolitan-style pizza using ‘double 00’ flour. Observe the art of hearth cooking with the open kitchen. Their duck prosciutto, bacon, sausages, as well as fresh-water mozzarella are all made inhouse. Lunch, happy hour, dinner and late night.

Promanade, 843-837-PIES , www.localpie.com Nonna Lucia nG}

Recently under new ownership. Family owned and operated

by Chef Julio Licona, his wife Michelle, and their two children.

Located near Hwy. 46 and Bluffton Parkway, Nonna Lucia offers an extensive wine list, happy hour, early dining and nightly specials. The new lunch menu offers authentic Italian dishes as well 1/2 lb grilled burgers, sandwiches and more. Live music with Cheryl Christine every Thursday and Friday. Sunday Brunch coming soon. Open at 11am. 5 Godfrey Place, Bluffton, 843-837-4554

Olive & Fig n G Olive & Fig provides guests with a unique opportunity to experience authentic Mediterranean cuisine. The menu will feature Lebanese and Greek dishes alongside traditional Mediterranean fare, while also offering many gluten free and vegetarian options. Serving imported Lebanese wine and beer. Olive & Fig interior features a Mediterranean aesthetic. Open Mon-Sat 11am-9pm. Closed Sundays. 1533 Fording Island Road, Suite 326, (Moss Creek Village) Hilton Head; 843-605-4093.

The Pearl Kitchen + Bar n G A refreshing new approach to dining - focused on a complete sensory experience offering fresh, “clean-eating,” contemporary food preparations utilizing the best fresh catch seafood, certified steaks and local produce available. Outdoor dining available on the front patio - perfect for people watching. Open for sunday brunch, lunch and dinner. Private 2nd floor dining space available for parties and special events. Reservations highly recommended. 55 Calhoun Street, 843-757-5511 Stooges Café g n Eat gourmet specials, eggs, omelets and hot meals at unbeatable prices while watching classic episodes of The Three Stooges, The Little Rascals or I Love Lucy on one of the TVs. Some say Stooges has the best grits in the Lowcountry, if not all of South Carolina. Nine time winner of Best Breakfast in Best of Bluffton. 25 Sherington Drive, 843-706-6178 Truffles nG Casual cafe featuring the “freshest and finest of everything!”

Fresh local seafood, Black Angus steaks, baby back ribs, homemade soups and fresh garden salads. Truffles also has excellent desserts, and offers a full bar and fine wines by the glass or by the bottle to complement your dinner. Covered patio. Lunch, dinner seven days a week. Full cocktail bar. Serving Lunch and Dinner daily from 11 a.m. Happy hour is everyday from 4-6.

Belfair Towne Village, 843-815-5551, trufflescafe.com Twisted European Bakery gn Stephanie Pisano and Chris Veneris opened Twisted European Bakery in late September 2016 in Old Town Bluffton. This traditional old world style bakery specializes in all types of European pastries, all made by hand on the premises. Birthday cakes, small catering for bridal, family and office events. 1253 May River Road, 843-757-0033, twistedeuropeanbakery.com

Zeppelin’s at Station 300 n G Located within Station 300, Zeppelin’s is now under new management. Mike Chapman, a Savannah native and Johnson & Wales Charleston graduate, has implemented a new exciting menu. Enjoy their signature grilled flat iron steak while watching the game on one of their seven large screen tvs or stop by and have a drink outside on the pet friendly patio. Open Mon.Thur. 10am-11pm; Fri. & Sat. 10am-12pm; Sun. 10am-10pm. 25 Innovation Dr., Bluffton, 843-815-2695 ext. 7, station300.com December 2018 239

››Last Call

A Wake-Up Call for the GOP

MY S.C. DISTRICT HADN’T VOTED FOR A DEMOCRAT IN 40 YEARS. WHAT HAPPENED?

I Mark Sanford – Representative, 1st District of South Carolina

AS REPUBLICANS, WE’VE DRIFTED FROM OUR ROOTS.

n sports, the team that loses is the team that studies the game-day tapes the hardest. In the military, it’s called an after-action review. But somehow in politics, it’s different. Too often, political figures simply blame the other side — or at least someone besides themselves.

I know this firsthand. In June, after winning three straight elections to the U.S. House of Representatives, I lost my primary race to Katie Arrington, who in turn lost the general election to Joe Cunningham, a Democrat. After the general election, Arrington immediately blamed me for her loss because I did not endorse her.

While it’s human nature to blame someone, what happened here is far bigger than any post-election spin: It has been more than 40 years since a Democrat has held this seat, which runs along South Carolina’s coast and leans Republican by 10 points. In fact, there was not a more conservative district in the country to flip to the Democrats.

For this reason, I think the race offers a chance for conservative soul-searching, and I say this as a committed conservative.

The normal political dynamics at play in districts across the country held in this race. Both contestants were well financed, and you saw the same midterm drag on the Republican side that you saw in other congressional races.

But three things made this race different.

One, the environment matters to voters.

As a party, we have somehow forgotten that conservatism should apply to more than just financial resources. Being conservative should entail being conservative with natural resources, too. I’ve always believed this. Not so many years ago, I was hardly an outlier. But the Republican playbook has changed, and it damages Republicans in suburban districts.

In the primary, Arrington criticized my stand against offshore drilling and my disagreement with President Donald Trump’s plan to repeal a moratorium on offshore drilling — a moratorium that has held under

Republican and Democratic presidents for 37 years. She attempted to pivot away from this stand in the general election, but voters didn’t forget, and Cunningham was able to use it as a wedge issue.

As Republicans, we’ve drifted from our roots. The party, in fact, has a remarkable legacy on conservation and the environment — and this race suggests we should recommit ourselves to it.

Two, financial irresponsibility proved a drag. One of the underpinnings of the Republican Party has long been financial responsibility, but here, again, the party has drifted. We need to once again be the party of not just lower taxes, but less spending.

Third, civility is important. What happened to Ronald Reagan’s notion of being a happy warrior? Like his policies or not, he was pleasant. He smiled. He joked. He played to optimism rather than fear. He and Tip O’Neill, the Democratic speaker of the House, had a famously strong working relationship despite their political differences.

The Republican Party that so many of us care deeply about continues to be held hostage these days, and what I saw last month in a district I grew up in and know well is that there is a half-life to insults, bullying and an embrace of a post-truth world.

I heard it from young soccer moms and longtime Republican voters alike. They don’t want to condone behavior that is counter to what they’ve taught their children.

Republicans got a wake-up call last week. But will we wake up?

My party would be wise to take a step back from President Trump’s approach to politics. We should renew our commitment to tenets like environmental conservation and financial responsibility. We should run from the president’s zero-sum approach to politics.

These are not revolutionary ideas.

But adhering to the simple approaches of kindness and respect, principles that have long guided society, could these days be groundbreaking.

THIS IS AN EXCERPT FROM AN OP-ED PIECE THAT FIRST APPEARED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES ON NOV. 13. IT IS REPRINTED HERE WITH PERMISSION.

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