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Notes to My Summer Self
won us the freedom to choose...to break The Rules, to wear combat boots or high heels, to run for office or run a
1. Remember to shave my legs after long winter’s nap. 2. I will not pick my own tomatoes, I will not pick my own tomatoes, I will not pick my own tomatoes. The temptation is too great to make sauce to freeze, which means parboiling them, which means my kitchen looks like the scene of a tomato mass murder. 3. Surrender to pastels—it’s the only thing in the stores. 4. Uh-oh, winter fat doubles in pastels and quadruples when your photo
Kristen Solecki
marathon, to form our
Kristen is an illustrator who
own rock groups instead
uses paint and ink to trans-
of being groupies, to
late stories and moments
shatter Glass Ceilings
using strong changeable
and Glass Slippers, to
line work. Her work has
shoot hoops instead
9. A green smoothie every morning would be so healthy. Too bad they look like vomit.
been featured in galleries
of settling for hoop
10. Is it better to be pastry-dough pasty or self-tanning orange?
and publications across
skirts. The ones who
the country. She lives in
came before us made
Charleston, SC, with her
it possible for our
husband, who writes songs, and their grey cat who likes to walk in her paint and ink. Both are perfect studio companions. You can see more of Kristen’s work in Charleston at Flagship Gallery through July, where she
daughters to dream bigger, to have the
is taken wearing pastels. 5. The Return of Giant Flying Palmetto Bugs! 6. Remember to continue shaving legs all summer. 7. When tempted to complain about the heat, remember last winter in NYC when you had to be pried off the radiator to go outdoors. 8. Remember that expensive juicer you bought that will grind logs and build a log cabin? Try putting some fruit in it. If you can find the manual.
11. Bug spray only works if you apply enough for mosquitoes to drown in. 12. You’ll be tempted to learn how to paddleboard. Remember you can barely swim. 13. Stay home and do nothing, or travel and do nothing during layovers and delays in airports. 14. No, I’m serious, I will not pick my own tomatoes this year! 15. Well, maybe just a few.
Nikki
chance to grow up to
nikki.hardin@skirt.com
be President and turn the Oval Office into the Ovary Office. In
FROM THE EDITOR
As a restless-for-the-future teen, I’d spend the first weeks of every summer poring over piles of mail-order catalogs and planning sartorial prospects. Carefully dog-earing pages, obses-
the United Skirts of
sively transcribing item codes into a spiral notebook, I was building a wardrobe for a future
America, every day is
summer self with a credit card, a wardrobe that back then had to be cut out and taped onto
Independence Day!
bedroom walls pre-Pinterest. Platform sandals, cropped nubby sweaters and silky skirts—I
is exhibiting her solo show
knew they’d make me seem glamorous and mature, worldly and wealthy. To this day I’ve
of large-scale paintings. For
never been able to shake the feeling that a fresh, even imagined, summer wardrobe can make
more about Kristen, please visit kristensolecki.com.
magic happen, that a pair of sandals could change your point of view, or that daydreaming about a summer-that-could-be could morph into daydreaming about a me-that-could-be. Summer is where daring is born—whether it’s stepping out in a bikini, taking a new class or putting in an application like Karen did—to become chief at your profession. Turn up the heat this summer, turn up your wattage. Become something that New Year You wouldn’t have thought to wish for. Dance like Julia, make it rain like Sonya. Ride the wind like Shayla, race your best self like Ian. Summer has arrived, and so should you.
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Here in the South, a front porch is summer’s stage. The outside world is ripe and full and bearing down, but the porch is where the sandals come off and the feet go up. Where lemonade gets spiked and ice melts but you don’t mind, because the sun is melting over the horizon as well, and quiet confidences and funny stories begin to trickle out into the evening air like cricket song.
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Summer Stage
When her mother died, my friend Becca used the $7,500 she inherited to turn an abandoned schoolhouse in rural Ecuador into Escuela Anne Stevens to carry on her mother’s ministry of serving children, as she had done her whole life in Nashville, where Becca and I met as Divinity School classmates. Several times each year, Becca, now an Episcopal priest, leads a mission group to the school where 116 kids now have air-conditioned, technology-equipped classrooms. When we had lunch two years ago, a few months after my own mother had died, Becca had recently returned from Ecuador with tales of jubilant, victorious kids wearing Escuela Anne Stevens soccer jerseys after winning their local soccer championship. “It was so clear to me that this is exactly what I was meant to do with that money. My mom would be so happy,” she said. This conversation haunted me as I was sweating over architectural drawings and construction estimates for a front porch addition to my house. This is what I was doing with my portion of my mother’s estate. I was anything but clear. My mom, like Becca’s, had been a single mother—mine was divorced with three girls and unreliable child support from my dad; Becca’s a widow after Becca’s dad was killed by a drunk driver, leaving five children. Both women had worked hard their entire life. My mother had a good eye and excellent taste and earned a living by making people’s lives more beautiful—first she worked in a plant shop, selling fuzzy-leafed African violets and fringy ferns; then in a high-end dress shop, giving women wardrobe advice; and finally for two decades she sold furniture, helping people decorate and furnish their homes. Her commission-based income was unpredictable, and she managed her finances with scrupulous anxiety. Our economics lessons were less about the value of a dollar than about worrying about a dollar. To be taking the residual of a hard-earned life spent scrimping and saving and to put it toward an unnecessary expense felt frivolous. My decision to build a porch made me scrupulously anxious. But I did it anyway. And now, as summer mornings yawn with golden light before the vicious heat and humidity fully unzip, I drink coffee on our porch, waiting for a breeze. I sweep the porch floor daily, loving the satisfaction these small strokes of domestic care bring. I water the fern and philodendron, hope the palms will perk up a bit—plants like the ones my mother once sold. I sit out here, watch birds and tame my mind into not doing much of anything. Here in the South, a front porch is summer’s stage. The outside world is ripe and full and bearing down, but the porch is where the sandals come off and the feet go up. Where lemonade gets spiked and ice melts but you don’t mind, because the sun is melting over the horizon as well, and quiet confidences and funny stories begin to trickle out into the evening air like cricket song. A Luna moth lands near the porch light—a spectacular but creepy onlooker. A porch is for idling and rocking, for curling up on the old wicker couch I found on Craigslist and listening for conversation crumbs from passersby. It is the spot for surveying the yard work that needs to be done and deciding, again, that it can wait. It is the in-between place—neither out nor in, a doorless doorway. The bridge between the wicked sun and the less-wicked air conditioning, a pause and truce between the chores and routine out in the world and the chores and routine inside the house. And this is where I, in my middle age, am too. In-between who I was in my youth and who I might become in my mature years; needing and wanting to open new doors but stuck using the same key. And so I have spent my inheritance on a shady perch for ferns and an unopened future. I have not built a schoolhouse for poor Ecuadorian children, but I hope this porch will offer lessons for living. As last summer waned, our next-door neighbors taught our family what some of those lessons might be. Our neighbor was nearing the end-stage of cancer, and every afternoon he was like a professor holding office hours, only his were “porch hours.” He sat in his rocker, his wife in the porch swing sipping white wine, as friends and family members came by and visited. Every day, for hours. There was always a happy wave, a smile, some funny or smartass comments as we passed by. On the porch they celebrated lifelong friendships, shared laughs and probably tears, drank wine, pulled up folding chairs and spilled out into the yard when more and more people showed up. They spent their porch extravagantly—nothing was skimped, nothing saved. It was all poured out. Open-air hospitality, open-armed life, opento-death laughing and loving and remembering. This I will remember in the drifty evening breeze on the porch I inherited from my mother. The laughter, the loving. Stephanie Hunt is a longtime contributor to skirt! and a writer/editor for numerous other print and web publications, including Literary Mama and Charleston Magazine. Drop by and visit on her porch, or on the web, stephanie@stephaniewrites.com.
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SUMMER, SUMMER, SUMMER TIME It's ďŹ nally here! The season that calls for extra sunscreen, a spare bathing suit to be kept in the car at all times, and a calendar to keep track of all of the people coming in town to visit you and your city. Welcome back, Summer! Charleston loves you.
JUNE CHALLENGE Give peace a chance. Forgive yourself, because you're too fabulous, too free, and because life it too damn short. Get to the other side of Proud and release the heavy burden of anger. Resentment? In the wise words of YouTube sensation Sweet Brown, "Ain't nobody got time for that!"
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This month, I get to drive with an RV full of some wonderful friends to Bonnaroo, a music festival in Manchester, TN. While I could go on and on about all of the amazing live music we will undoubtedly be hippie dancing to that weekend, I'm most excited to see The Tallest Man On Earth wail out his incredible tunes. His 2010 release "The Wild Hunt" just may be my favorite album. After the Sister Act 2 soundtrack, of course.
The Mastery of Love by Don Miguel Ruiz
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MAYBE TODAY I WILL
Drink a Gullah Gimlet on the patio at Rutledge Cab Company. Peruse the racks and racks of vintage goodies at The Exchange Factor on Meeting Street. Covet every single pair of shoes by Marsell at Worthwhile on King Street. Grill up some salmon and veggies for a healthy backyard dinner. First I'll need to learn how to use that grill...
Take some friends down to my super secret rope swing location and spend the day swinging, swimming, and sun-bathing. Oh summer, how I love thee!
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“IN THE DEPTH OF WINTER I FINALLY LEARNED THAT THERE WAS IN ME AN INVINCIBLE SUMMER.”
Haley Shaw is a singer/songwriter, style enthusiast, food lover, blogger, and Charleston native. You can find her EP “Magnolia” on haleyshaw.com. Photos: Charlie Harvin and Haley Shaw
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Ian Blake brings the heat. Sweat doesn’t scream “success” to this exercise scientist. “That’s just your body’s response to a really hot climate, not just a response to the exercise level you’re getting.” And at every level, he’s found that weights aren’t too hot—or hefty—for women to handle. “Women are less and less afraid of doing more traditional strength-training exercises.” The former rugby player developed a client base after breaking out of a cubicle job to train at spots around Charleston, write online programs and answer questions about eating and exercise. Whether they’re working toward a triathlon or better fitness, Ian’s clients are pushed not to perfection, but toward enjoyment, moderation, and lively lifestyles. Even the ladies. “There’s definitely a more realistic look to females these days. It’s okay to have muscles, it’s okay to be an athletic chick.” What do you like about reading skirt!? “A lot of my clients are female so it’s good to know different trends, what’s new.” What do you like about wearing a skirt? “Every now and then it’s good to have a laugh at yourself.”
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Instant hot water saves time and water which is environmentally green. Oversized locking door provides privacy and security while leaving your suite open and airy. Color bar neatly organize your color in over 60 adjustsable drawers.
Solid surface countertops: high quality and no stains. Locking cash drawerto keep your money safe. Comb drawer keeps brushes and combs neat and tidy. Tool cabinet to clearly store your cords with safe dedicated outlets.
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From the skirt! Test Kitchen Easy Tea Sandwiches with a Twist Ladylike sandwiches paired with a dessert-spiked summer spritzer take the edge off a hot afternoon. Prepare champagne cocktails with a scoop of Ciao Bella Key Lime Graham Gelato and sip on them while you slice up your cukes. For the sandwiches: Spread room temp butter on sliced sourdough bread, top with thinly sliced cucumber, and sprinkle with chopped dill. We liked them open-faced without a topper, but feel free to make a true sandwich. June Sultry Summer Playlist "Young and Beautiful" Lana Del Ray "Right in Time" Lucinda Williams "This Night" Angela McCluskey "My Cherie Amour" Eliane Elias "My Love Is" Holly Golightly
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Between the Buns Liven up your Sunday afternoon hamburgers with the all-natural marinade made by the familyowned Charleston Gourmet Burger Co. It contains a blend of nine Lowcountry spices and herbs to juice up your cookout. Look for their stand at local farmers markets, where you can buy a burger and a bottle of sauce to take home. Find their schedule of appearances at charlestongourmetburger.com.
“BEST NEW FOOD BLOG.” Saveur magazine Thug Kitchen Gwyneth Paltrow is a devoted fan of this vegetarian blog, but if the F-bomb bothers you, better not visit. Just as the name suggests, it’s written in street-style, but the recipes stress low-cost, healthy eating for those of us who don’t want to get all fancy with it. thugkitchen.com
Breakfast To Go Wild Oats All-Natural Oatmeal contains no GMOs or artificial ingredients, chemicals or flavors. This local company packs their oatmeal with treats like organic brown sugar, toasted almonds, cranberries, blueberries and more. Packaged in individual soup cartons so you just add boiling water and enjoy. Find them at the downtown farmers market, and take home one of each of their seven flavors for a week of delicious goodness. (Taste-tested by skirt! kids.) skirt!magazine
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Linda Hilliard Lost 130 pounds after bariatric surgery at MUSC
Change what’s possible in your life. Come to a free weight loss surgery open house to get started. MUSC invites you to meet our bariatric surgeons and multi-disciplinary support team, learn about our procedures, ask questions and find out why patients are choosing MUSC for their weight loss surgery.
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I wondered if my parents had any idea I was about to be tortured.
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Stacy Appel
amp Robin Hood wasn’t at all what I expected. For one thing, no one had happened to mention the heat. In the glossy brochure photos, the campers looked uniformly cool and collected, immaculate in white shirts and shorts on the lodge’s front porch, or posed on the high-dive in sleek tank suits. Summer camp, though I’d had no previous experience with one, seemed to conjure up visions of hammocks, lakes, camp songs, iced lemonade. I had no idea we’d be expected to ride endlessly around a dusty ring in the noonday sun, attired in hard hats, thick jodhpurs, heavy boots and long-sleeved shirts, our horses swishing flies from their dripping flanks. Parched and overheated, I tried to master the art of brushing my horse down afterward while holding my breath against the stable’s overpoweringly fetid odor. I never guessed that canoeing—an enticing-sounding activity mentioned frequently in the camp booklet—took place on a steamy, malodorous creek, with enormous dragonflies swarming everywhere, landing on my bare arms and neck, tangling terrifyingly in my hair. No one mentioned our having to drag the heavy canoes out of the water again to turn them upside down, or stumbling back up the steep, winding hillside to camp, sweaty and too exhausted to speak. But there were hints on the very first day that this place was not necessarily going to turn out to be a piece of cake. More than one counselor used the word “work” during our orientation. If we worked very hard, by the end of the summer, we would make our parents proud. If we worked together to be the very best team, and used every single day to try to improve our skills and personalities, our team would win the gold cup in August. The camp director told us, smiling broadly, that our hard work would pay off in ways we couldn’t yet foresee. At age 10, I felt instinctively that “work” and “summer” were two very different ideas which didn’t go at all well together. When I learned we’d receive letter grades in every activity class, from archery to swimming, and that any sweets from home would, from this day on, be kept at the canteen under lock and key, I wondered if my parents had any idea I was about to be tortured. Camp cost quite a bit. I could’ve stayed home and walked to the library for free. This place wasn’t a respite from a summer in D.C.—it seemed more like the Army. As predicted, we worked. We swept, dusted and sprinkled our cabins, sorted laundry and changed our beds, underwent inspections twice a week and ran everywhere when the camp triangle sounded. Even daily rest hours had strict rules—if you laughed, whispered or sat up, you lost a grade point—so I was usually too anxious to nap.
We made scenery and marched in drill teams. We made lariats out of gimp, cleaned stables and rifles, cleared dishes in the dining hall and saddled up for trail rides. We had swim races, folded the flag perfectly, ran from one end of camp to the other to make it to each of our classes on time, and stumbled up and down the hill to the creek, while the days grew longer and increasingly humid. We rehearsed for plays, went to Sunday services, learned archery and fencing and drumming, and vied with one another for good grades. There was never a dull moment. But I longed for one with all of my heart, for I was worn out. Perhaps I wasn’t a very good person, and hadn’t known it before Camp Robin Hood. One searing day at the end of July, I raced up the steps of the main lodge with a few others from my cabin when we heard the mail call sound. I stood in line with Harriet and Susie, who were chattering non-stop, wondering why my face suddenly felt so clammy. I saw their mouths moving, but their words stopped making sense. The next thing I knew, my knees wobbled out from under me as if I were on ice skates. I collapsed on the porch. I awoke in the camp infirmary a couple of days later after what seemed like a long dream of fading in and out, the yellow-flowered wallpaper and the hum of a small window fan my only anchors in a bobbing sea of faces and voices. Apparently I’d had an extremely high fever and now was not to stir from this bed, not even for meals. The camp nurse patted my shoulder and told me that parents had been called. A doctor had come to the camp twice, just to make sure. It would take time but I would be all right. The next ten days were the most wonderful of the entire summer. I slept and read Nancy Drew books or sat in a chair while the nurse put crisp new sheets on my comfortable infirmary cot. Delicious meals were brought to me in bed; I had only to ring for a cup of tea or a glass of ice water. None of my cabin-mates were allowed in to see me for the first week just in case I had something contagious, but I wasn’t lonely. I could hear the hum of camp goings-on outside the open window and was relieved to be exempt, if only for a little while, from all that trying. The infirmary was a miracle to me, proof that the universe still cared. I loved everything about this interlude: the nurse I talked with all day long, the cards my cabin-mates made me, the nightgown my mother sent, the little room which was mine alone. Eventually I returned to my cabin, under strict orders to “take it easy,” no small feat in a group of girls hoping to outdo themselves in every way before camp ended. I wasn’t to ride or run or get over-heated, and could sit out any activity which seemed too strenuous. Magically, I was strong enough to go on the moonlight hayride with all my cabin mates, as well as the trip into town for soft ice cream. And by the time my parents drove up from Washington to collect me on the last day, and I’d hugged Harriet and Susie one last time, it finally felt like summer after all, inside and out. The hard work of having fun was over.
Stacy Appel is an award-winning writer in California whose work has been featured in the Chicago Tribune and other publications. She has also written for National Public Radio. She is a contributor to the book You Know You’re a Writer When… by Adair Lara. Contact Stacy at WordWork101@aol.com. 52 junew2013
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Women Ruled in There were more female athletes at the 2012 Olympic games than at any other in history.
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Every national team included women, and on the USA team, women not only outnumbered men, but they also won 29 of the 46 gold medals our country brought home.
And encouragingly enough,TV viewership of the games among teenage girls was up 54 percent...
in the Olympics Title IX is working, right? More girls and women participate in sports in the U.S. than anywhere else in the world, and they’re crossing the finish line first, too. Women got game!
But Not at Home. A recent study by the Department of Sociology at the University of Louisville found that of the 716 issues of Sports Illustrated published between 2000 and 2011, only 35 issues (less than 5 percent) had covers featuring female athletes. Of those 35 covers, only 18 featured a woman athlete as the primary image. Female athletes got game and gold medals, but bathing-suit models are still the gold standard when it comes to (un)covering women in SI.
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Save the City The Preservation Society of Charleston’s outreach program, Seven to Save, recently named seven new spots to their roster raised awareness and priority preservation projects. These
Sweet Style The Candy Shop Collection is the first vintage-inspired collection by Charleston designer Deirdre Zahl, who started her business in 2009. Ten years of experience working in fashion and design influenced her thoughtfully curated, oneof-a-kind vintage jewelry collection, which has been featured in national magazines including Vanity Fair. Several pieces even found their way onto the hit show Mad Men. Now, Deirdre’s new 10-piece necklace, bracelet and earring collection brings the unique, whimsical style of her curated vintage pieces to a wider audience. Available online at candyshopvintage.com.
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Moonlight Movies Weekly family-friendly flicks are on the big screen at Freshfields Village’s Starlight Cinema series. Beginning at 8:30pm, see free screenings of moves like Wreck-It Ralph, How to Train Your Dragon, Madagascar 3, Mirror Mirror, Dolphin Tale, Brave, and Big Miracle. Just pack a beach chair or blanket and you’re all set to see the stars. freshfieldsvillage.com
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Head to Hampton Park June 16 at 6pm for a variety show of circus arts performances by Holy City Cirque—a collective of locally based performers. Watch, play, jam, perform, picnic and make new friends! Entrance and viewing is free, but donations to play and learn will benefit Girls Rock Charleston’s summer camp. girlsrockcharleston.org
historic properties represent a rich history on the verge of being lost—with wider themes ranging from culinary, art, and civic historical value. Find 2013’s projects at preservationsociety.org.
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Leadership is learned.
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Hot, Hot, Hot
Sonya Stevens takes Mother Nature’s temperature. This meteorologist does more than hype up the heat. First inspired by her fifth-grade teacher and her grandmother’s attention to the weather, she studied the subject at N.C. State. Now she leads her own lessons on weather systems and safety through school visits and tours of her ABC News 4 studio. “Severe weather is not something to be taken lightly.” At the station, Sonya and her storm-savvy team put together forecasts, build graphics and stream social media to weave weather patterns into public stories. “We’re scientists, but we’re also part artist.” When she’s not marveling over Mother Nature, you can find Sonya running races, spending time with her family and friends, or playing percussion with the Charleston Community Band. But her personal daily challenge is to be dependable with reports on temperatures, pressures, and other forecast figures. “It’s all about telling people what’s happened, what’s happening now, and what’s going to happen.”
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Hot, Hot, Hot
Julia Rodriguez spices up the dance scene. Julia’s feet heat up the dance floors in Charleston so often that her husband told her, “If you could eat, drink, and breathe dance, you would.” Instead, the psychiatric nurse-practitioner breathes energy into the Afro-Latino dance company she founded in 2006 to inspire diversity and cultural conversation. “I try to keep it true to the culture.” She named it Buen Aché, which roughly translates to “good life force,” at once a blessing and a greeting. As the choreographer and artistic director, Julia provides ethnic dance instruction based on a blend of YouTube performances and inner creativity. “You make it your own and people like it and they copy it, and they make it their own. And then it becomes a style.” That style unites dancers divided by various ethnicities, languages and skill levels. It’s the foundation for her vision of a multidisciplinary arts production prompting others to think more broadly about race. “It’s become something that’s more than just dance.”
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Hot, Hot, Hot
Karen Brack is in the top hot seat. Thirty years ago, Chief Brack was burning to be a biologist. She decided to be an emergency medical technician part-time, but one visit with the chief at the local fire department sparked a separate career—firefighting. “There weren’t that many women in the field so I thought it would be a challenge.” She rose through the ranks and is now chief of the City of Charleston Fire Department. After years of responding to urban search and rescue missions, emergency medical scenes, and hazardous materials situations, she is managing the members of the organization. “You’re trying to take care of them so they can take care of the community.” Away from the lights and sirens, she oversees training, fire prevention and inspection, community education, equipment operations, and investigations. One perk of her profession? Her uniform. “That’s one of the greatest things about this job—I rarely have to worry about what I wear.”
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Bring on the Sun!!
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ALL paintings are copyright of Madison Latimer and can not be recreated or sold after taking these classes.
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Madison will be teaching us three different paintings from her FAMOUS collection. Tues, June 11 - ” love, light and laughter MARTINI” Wed, June 12 - ” Famous Guinea Lady”- (featured above) Thurs, June 13 - ” Screaming Peacock” All Classes 6:30 - 8:30 | $40.00 Pre-Registration is required. Register on our calendar: wineanddesignus.com/MountPleasant Mount Pleasant- wineanddesignus.com/MountPleasant 424 Broadway Street |843-388-7857
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“Summertime is always the best of what might be.”
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2013
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Stock up on beach reading material at the annual Summer Book sale at the main branch at 68 Calhoun St. Prices start at just $1! ccpl.org
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The Spoleto Festival finale at Middleton Place is a party for the people— live music, food, drinks and fireworks close out the 17-day international arts extravaganza. spoletousa.org
Charleston Carifest features dancing, historic tours, a masquerade fete, a Caribbean symposium and a Carnival parade at Brittlebank Park. charlestoncarifest.com
Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission celebrates National Get Outdoors Day with an Adventure Sampler— kayaking, climbing, biking, slack-lining, zip-lining, SUP, archery, and more. ccprc.com
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King Street is closed to traffic for Second Sundays on King—bring along your four-legged friends to enjoy sidewalk café tables and curbside shopping. secondsundayon kingstreet.com
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Stop by Cottage Aroma Bella from 10am-4-pm for the launch of Deep Steep’s hair care line. Guests will enjoy refreshments, samples, shopping, discounts and makeup consultations. cottagearomabella.com
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Party at the Point every Friday in June at the Charleston Harbor Resort & Marina. Bands hit the stage at 6:30pm and the finale on the 28th features Charleston’s own Elise Testone. charlestonpartyat thepoint.com
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Create your own masterpiece at Wine and Design with special guest artist Madison Latimer. She’ll guide you through the work stepby-step. Sign up early! wineanddesignus.com, madisonlatimer.com
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Up-and-coming singer-songwriter ZZ Ward performs at The Charleston Pour House at 7pm. Her debut album catapulted her into the summer festival circuit, catch her while you can! charlestonpourhouse.com
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King Street’s newest gallery, The Art Mecca, hosts their grand opening party from 6-9pm. Stop by 427 King St. for refreshments, artists and art lovers. artmeccaofcharleston.com
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Catch the 6th annual Jazz Artists of Charleston series through June 7. The local lineup includes Leah Sua´rez and Duda Lucena, Charlton Singleton Quintet, Charleston Latin Jazz Collective and more. jazzartistsofcharleston.org
Road-trip worthy Siren Mountain Jam in Boone, NC, features Joan Osborne, Meshell Ndegeocello, Toshi Reagon and more women musicians and visual artists. sirenmountainjam.com
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SKI RT! SAYS: Sometimes you have to make waves instead of making nice.
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arolina Gifts Many things seem like a good idea until they aren’t: hiring a birthday party clown; parachute pants; Justin Bieber. But this sort of disappointment doesn’t have to happen to you and your new at-home hot waxing kit! With a little patience, preparation and a phone pre-dialed to 911, you can remove unwanted hair from yourself and unsuspecting family members from the comfort of home. First, you’ll need to order your hot waxing kit, which should include the wax warmer, the tub of scented wax, gauze strips and wooden applicator sticks. Not every kit comes complete, so be sure to research your purchase. If you receive a kit without applicator sticks, your first instinct might be to use the wooden reeds from a scent diffuser. You’ll find they are much too thin. Quickly eating a Popsicle will only get you through one application. Tree branches are dirty. Lincoln Logs are unruly and doom your child to a lifetime of building sticky cabins. Be sure to order applicator sticks. Once you have the proper tools, the time has come to wax! If this is your first time waxing at home, you won’t want to test it on yourself. Executioners don’t test the sharpness of their axes on their own heads! Don’t use your kids as guinea pigs; if something goes wrong, therapy bills can be expensive. Using an actual guinea pig might seem like a no-brainer, but resist the urge. Pets, while having an abundance of hair, make poor choices for hot wax test runs. The cat shreds you to pieces for rubbing her belly. If she finds waxing unpleasant, you could end up looking like a crosshatch drawing. Instead, tell your husband that it looks like he’s growing a hedge row at the base of his neck. Depending on the vanity level of your mate, it may take a day or a week of dropping hints before he’s begging you to help with his hair problem. Tell him he’s in luck; you just bought a new at-home hot waxing kit. After the wax has warmed for the appropriate amount of time, test it on your finger to be sure it isn’t too hot. Wipe the wax off with a tissue and instead find the tissue has adhered to your skin. Open a cabinet to search for a solution that will remove the wax from your finger, only to find your finger is now attached to the cabinet. Peel your finger from the cabinet. Try and recall your high school chemistry classes: Is there some sort of solvent that dissolves wax? Are there different kinds of wax, ranging from “candle” to “weapons grade?” Is it even legal for you to own this wax? Try and use the actual hot wax gauze to remove the wax from your finger. This won’t work, but it only made sense to try. You’re getting desperate. Rub your hand on a bath towel until gathering lint makes it look like you have a tiny, fuzzy bunny perched on the tip of your finger. Finally, rub your fingers against each other until the wax and part of your finger is gone. When your husband calls in to ask what is taking so long, tell him, “Nothing.” Have your husband enter the bathroom and sit backwards on a closed toilet. Gather some wax on to your applicator and bring it to your husband’s neck, dragging with you a thin strand of wax that will remain on your bathroom counter, sink and floor until you sell your home. Slather on the wax. If your mate complains that it is too hot, tell him whining about pain is unmanly. Remember this tactic; it will come in handy later. Lay the gauze across the hot wax now bubbling on your husband’s neck. Rub it like the lady at the nail salon. Remember her? She was very good at waxing. Why did you ever leave her? Was it really so annoying that she tried to push you to wax your lip and chin? You miss her. You wonder what she is doing now. All your daydreaming has allowed the wax on your husband’s neck to cool too much. Peel away the gauze with a mighty heave and triumphantly show your man the long hairs embedded in the wax to distract him from the pain. When he asks if it looks good say, “It looks great!” When he asks if you should also do his lower back say, “Oh absolutely! …But maybe not today.” Tell your husband you’re going to finish his neck by removing a tiny bit of wax still clinging there. Instead, use this time to blot the dots of blood rising where you removed six layers of neck skin. Tell him you need the light blue shirt he was wearing for the laundry, and hand him a fresh black or dark red shirt to wear instead. Send him on an errand to keep his mind busy. Congratulations, your waxing is done! Pack up the hot wax kit to return it, only to realize the cardboard ring around the wax pot is covered with wax, rendering the warmer unreturnable. Give the makers of the hot wax warmer props for being the evil geniuses they are. Resolve to try it again on your leg hair at a later date and put the warmer in the attic for safe keeping. You deserve a treat! Consider going to the beauty salon for an eyebrow wax to celebrate. Amy Vansant has a humor blog at KidFreeLiving.com (@KidFreeLiving), and she is sure the skin on her husband’s neck will grow back any day now.
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Whether shopping for a Gamecock fan dad, a recent grad or an incoming freshman, visit Carolina on King for great gifts of authentic USC apparel, glassware, neckties, cufflinks, and more. We’re also the University of South Carolina’s Welcome Center in Charleston, providing helpful information for prospective students, alumni and fans. Come see what we have to offer!
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Pop Phone: the convenience of a cell, the comfort of a handset. Find it at Urban Outfitters.
New Class at Holy Cow Yoga: Friday morning 9:30am Hour Long Warm LSD (Long Slow Deep)
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Coveting the Michael Graves toaster at Kmart.
Handmade mermaid sculptures from Charles Allen on Daufuskie Island.
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For the June bride who has everything—a leather flyswatter. fitsu.com
We can’t have just one Moravian lemon cookie.
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Hot pink Kork-Ease from Shoe Fairy in Mt. Pleasant.
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Sample from Stella Nova— we’ll have one a week.
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A little Jambox with a big sound.
“And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.” F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
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Cosmic Watermelon Bike Helmet designed by Benny Merris.
20 Customplanted pots from Abide-AWhile.
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Two’s Company Aquatic Thermal Tote is going to beach with us! Available at Blush.
“It’s Raining Men” by Deborah Lippmann at Pink Dot Beauty Bar.
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Bravo to Athleta for their “Power to the She” catalog.
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Meet: Shayla Cataldo, owner and trainer at the charming Grass is Greener Riding School.
My Workout: I ride horses and do barn chores every day!
Favorite Shoes: My “Peru boots”!
Right Now I’m Reading: The Corrections, by Jonathan Franzen
Favorite Label: Equine Couture for fun stuff.
My Handbag: My little clutch with a shoulder strap.
Favorite Restaurant: Trattoria Lucca Where I Shop Locally: The Vegetable Bin Dream Vacation: Italy (again) and Croatia, Switzerland, and Greece (for the first time) Shoes I Covet: A new pair of riding boots for showing My Bad Habit: Twirling my hair Favorite Feminist: Three mentors from college: Lisa Ross, Claire Curtis, and Alison Piepmeier Where I Get My Coffee: Muddy Waters My Coffee Order: Soy latte One Item Always In My Purse: My planner My Pet: Two cats, Edgar and Venice Favorite Flower: Jasmine My Secret Ambition: To own my own farm Find Me: facebook.com/GGRSLLC My Cocktail: Homemade: gin, ginger syrup, tonic water, and lime. My Favorite Beauty Product: Moroccan Oil If Not Charleston… Atlanta or Asheville Where You’ll Find Me On Friday Nights: Getting home from work late and going to bed early. Where You’ll Find Me On Saturday Mornings: At the barn or at a horse show! My Manicure: Au naturel! My Stress Reliever: Yoga Favorite Accessory: My own homemade jewelry
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An educational series focused on beauty techniques and trends. Professional makeup artists teach and demonstrate in a fun, social and informal environment. Sip on beer or wine – from our bar or yours – participants will master a technique and head home with new products and instructions to begin applying their skills. Reservation appreciated but not required. $70 per person / event.
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xoxonikki After what felt like a long winter slump, my brain woke up and wanted to party. I always forget that fallow periods happen for a reason, that a field that seems overworked and exhausted can be revived, that curiosity can make a comeback, that creativity doesn't have to result in a masterpiece, that changing your work venue can result in changing your viewpoint, that what we're looking for isn't always what's waiting to be found.
W h a t ’s k e e p i n g m e a w a k e a t n i g h t : Looking forward to:
Midsummer’s Eve magic The beach on a weekday Gazpacho & BLTs A solo road trip A little jogging with my walking Summer salads Wide-open windows Long, sun-streaked days
Re-imagining fridaville.com Planning political shenanigans House of Cards Reading Facebook posts Red-wine regrets Bedtime potions & lotions Searching for my nightguard Searching for my reading glasses Dietcidal Frosty cravings Fear of upcoming public speaking
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I am jealous of:
I love the boards on Pinterest that illustrate a quote. This one is by Carrie Loves Design and you can buy the poster at Society6. I get overwhelmed by Pinterest, but I can’t deny I also get inspired. I want to learn how to make my own digital posters, so my new summer project is to learn more about Photoshop beyond Crop and Resize.
My state of mind has been boggled by the state I live in: 5th worst state to make a living in, 2nd worst graduation rate, 2nd worst in women killed by men, returning a man voted one of the worst governors in the U.S. to public office. At least there’s no place to go but up!
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“What you become is what counts.” – Liz Smith
Must haves this month: The FastDiet… too good to be true?
“Aloha” by Kristi Ryba at Corrigan Gallery
The Graceless Age John Murry
Ancient Greek sandals
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