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Welcome to the Flowertown Festival! BY JUDY WATTS The Journal Scene
he sights and sounds of spring for the 40th year herald one of the top events in the Southeast’s top 20 –the Summerville Y’s Flowertown Festival. Summerville -also known as Flowertown in the Pines -blooms with excitement when vendors begin to arrive from locations across the country, and set up their booths as they get ready for the tens of thousands of visitors to check out the wares and works. More than 200 juried artists are featured in this year’s festival. From furniture and jewelry designers to painters and sculptors, there truly is something for every festival-goer. For three days beginning April 1, visitors will browse through not only artists but community service booths, local business booths, children’s events and of course, food vendors from the Lowcountry’s most popular restaurants. Logan’s Roadhouse is once again the
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Azaleas promise to be in full bloom during this year’s featival, a testament that spring has finally arrived after a colder-than-usual winter.
title sponsor of the Taste of Summerville event. This special section of The Journal Scene is a guide to the Flowertown Festival, with maps, profiles of first time and veteran artists and artisans, a listing of vendors organized according to category and their booth numbers. This section also features photos and a guide to some of the more visible flowers that will be blooming during this year’s Flowertown Festival. The section includes Festival menus from restaurants featured in the Taste of Summerville. The guide also lists how many $1 tickets each “taste” requires. The Flowertown Festival – presented again this year by title sponsor Time Warner Cable – is the signature event and fundraiser for the Y. The money raised during the festival allows the organization to provide scholarships for children and families and to maintain the three campuses in fast-growing Summerville. Program scholarships cover after-school care, aquatics, summer camp, gymnastics and youth sports for those who cannot afford the cost. The programs are even See Welcome Page 54
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Flowertown Run sets the tone for festival
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ach year the Flowertown Festival Run gives people an opportunity to test their stamina, promote good health and get in a festive mood. Started years ago by Dr. Bob Randall and Doug McElveen, the event has grown to become a signature fundraiser for the Summerville YMCA and the kick-off event for the festival. Held a week prior to other events, it features a 5K run, 10K run and one-mile fun run. “One of the best things about this race is its hometown atmosphere,” said Kendal Shows, who helps the Y with many of its runningrelated activities. “Participants work their way through scenic and historic streets and it’s just a fun course to run.” More than 1,100 runners and walkers partic-
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“White Water Lily.”
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athleen Wiley paints scenes from nature, capturing moments to tell a story. Wiley’s 12 x 24 inch painting “White Water
Lily” is Flowertown Festival’s official 2011 poster. She saw the water lily in her pond. “I was really honored because I don’t typically do a lot of floral paintings,” Wiley said. “All of my paintings are inspired by personal experience.” While Wiley has only considered herself a professional painter since 1996, she has been drawing and painting as long as she remembers. She grew up on a horse farm in western See WILEY Page 11
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New York and then went to art college. “Ever since I was a kid it’s all I wanted to do. It’s a passion. Even if I was to never sell a painting, I would still paint.” Wiley has lived in Summerville for six years and was a member of Art Central until recently because she is soon moving to Westminster, near Clemson. Wiley will still be in town for the festival and is looking for galleries in Greenville and Seneca to display her work. “I paint entirely on oil. They take time to dry. I can work on up to 20 paintings at a time. It keeps your eyes fresh. “I want to paint my interpretation of what I’ve experienced onto canvas.” Wiley sometimes refers to
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photos and combines elements of more than one photo. “I will change the light and time of day to make it more interesting.” She said composition is like composing music to create unity and make all the parts work together in harmony so nothing looks out of place. “Compositions are the most important things you need to work out before beginning a painting.” Wiley looks at her photos and sketches and makes thumbnail sketches to place the focal point on a canvas. “You want movement. Your eye follows these leaves around,” she says pointing at the original “White Water Lily” in her home studio. To create depth she adds shadows and submerges some of the lily pads. “You repeat colors and Stefan Rogenmoser/Journal Scene shapes and add variety.” Kathleen Wiley in her home studio with brush and color palette in hand sitting next to “White Water Lily.”
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iane Frankenberger loves drawing, making quilts and living in the heart of downtown Summerville. She recently drew a colorful poster containing things she loves about Summerville to promote the Flowertown Festival. “It’s a happy picture,” Frankenberger said. “I just drew what I wanted to. There’s no perspective.” The whimsical drawing depicts a turtle, a school bus, the Peruvian singers that perform at the festival each year, a police officer, a train, Guerin’s Pharmacy, colorful flowers, children playing, St. Paul’s Church, a clothesline with a quilt and other facets of small town life. “My first love is art. I just love to draw. I’ve always drawn.” Frankenberger moved to Summerville before the first Flowertown Festival, which she said started very simply. She calls herself a folk artist with no formal training. Her wildly colorful quilts and drawings tell stories. She also makes scarves. Before moving to Summerville, Frankenberger lived in California, See SPIRIT Page 13
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where she got tips from her landlord about making quilts. She’s been making her own ever since. “I just love to draw and love to make up things. It’s a gift and I’m grateful for it.” Frankenberger opened People, Places and Quilts at 129 W. Richardson Ave. 21 years ago in a building that once was a hardware store. The wooden interior feels rustic with decorations like the handful of sewing machines, quilt displays, quilting supplies and books. “I had a vision for this when I moved here in the ‘60s. And it came to pass.” Since then Frankenberger has opened another People, Places and Quilts at 1 Henrietta Street in Charleston. “Quilt Sampler” magazine named People, Places and Quilts one of the top 10 quilt shops in North America in its Aug. 29, 2000 edition. Frankenberger’s poster containing things she loves about the Flowertown Summerville Festival. Provided
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Gullah dolls celebrate woman’s heritage BY LESLIE CANTU The Journal Scene
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Soap maker returns to festival
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oapmaker Jamie Estes of Thistle Ridge Soap is returning to the Flowertown Festival, but she’ll be traveling a little farther to
get here this year. Estes moved her business from Wahalla, in the Upstate, to Abingdon, Va., this year after her husband was transferred with his job. The move delayed some of the creative aspects of her business – usually she introduces a new fragrance early in the year – but she’ll be arriving at the festival with all the favorites that customers expect from her. She offers 30 varieties of hand-made, coldprocessed soap. Among the most popular are the lavender bar and root scrub. She’ll also
bring shaving bars for men and scrubby bars for mechanics and others whose hands get dirty at work. Estes started making soap in 1999 after seeing someone else doing it and becoming fascinated by the process. The family had just moved to South Carolina and Estes, usually busy with a parttime job, her children and volunteer activities, was bored with nothing to do. She loved the creativity involved in developing her own recipes by experimenting with different oils. Pretty soon the couple was stepping over curing soap bars as they got out of bed, and “we decided I’d better see if anybody else liked them.” A business was born. Estes said she enjoys attending the Flowertown Festival each year because “it’s a really fun festival.” Provided She looks forward to visiting with everyone and invites visitors to stop by the booth and Thistle Ridge offers 30 varieties of hand-made, cold processed soap. A new fragrance is introduced early in the year. smell the soaps.
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Puppet maker a perennial favorite for kids of all ages BY JIM TATUM The Journal Scene
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nyone who thinks simple is passe need only stop by the farm. Kerry Dortch’s Puppet Farm, that is. Dortch, the man behind the magic of “The Puppet Farm: Raising Puppets since 1985,” has become a much anticipated favorite for kids of all ages at festivals all over the country. Dortch, who hails from Ila, Georgia, has been making and selling his puppets for many years but what he does goes far beyond merely displaying his wares. He used to set them up on a table and just show them to passers-by; he now has the Puppet Farm where they all live in all their furry, fuzzy glory, waiting to be adopted by just
the right family. Apparently, there are a lot of good families looking for just the right fuzzy addition; Dortch manages to find thousands of them new homes every year. He calls what he does a demonstration rather than a puppet show – it’s a session during which he shows the children how the puppets work – but it lasts some three and a half minutes, and has a beginning, middle, and end. And the end of the show is always highlighted by the delighted faces of the children who stopped by. But one does not have to take the newspaper’s – or anyone else’s -- word for that. Just listen to the children giggle, watch them laugh and smile, as Dortch introduces them to his friends. Chances are, your inner kid will be smiling, too.
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Summerville Journal Scene • March 23, 2011
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Food vendors major festival attraction BY JIM TATUM The Journal Scene
hat could be better than one of S u m m e r v i l l e ’s favorite restaurants serving up signature tasty treats to hungry festival goers? How about fifteen of Summerville’s favorite restaurants serving up signature tasty treats to hungry festival goers. Folks will have ample opportunity to sample top cuisine from some of the area’s most popular restaurants during the Flowertown Festival’s Taste of Summerville – and there’s nothing like a little friendly competition to keep everyone on their A-game, note vendors and festival organizers. Old favorites, such as Firewater Grill, Gilligan’s, and North Towne Greek, as well as Taste of Flowertown sponsor Logan’s will
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from page 24 return once again to serve up some of their top signature dishes. But there are a couple of new kids on the block joining this year’s Taste entourage, too. One much anticipated newcomer, both for the festival and for Summerville, is JoG’s Seafood Bar and Grill. Located on Miles Road near Trolley Road, Jo-Gs has been open since October 2010, and specializes in pastas, steaks, and of course seafood -- all at a very good price, noted owner Joe Spiotta. Jo-G’s will be bringing several signature dishes -- very likely various treats such as fried shrimp, crab cakes, she crab soup, and scallops -- to the Taste of Summerville. “This is our first time in the festival and we’re very excited to be a part of it this year,” owner Joe Spiotta said. “We’re looking forward to it and I think people will really enjoy what we have to offer.” Then there’s a new vendor, whose identity has been a closely guarded secret – but who festival sponsors are sure will be a big hit – who is going to take over the opening left by the Kiwanis, who sadly had to make the wrenching decision not to
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Feeding the masses of people who come to the Flowertown Festival each year falls to the vendors. Attendees always look forward to the good food prepared just for the three-day event. run the hamburger and hotdog stand this year. The best part? Everyone wins. Festivalgoers can stroll booth to booth sampling a wide variety of delectable items from some of Flowertown’s finest eateries. The
restaurants get to truly strut their stuff before a huge audience. And of course, all proceeds go to the YMCA, which ultimately benefits the community. The taste is open in the middle of the fes-
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Kiwanis ends festival run after 30 years
A Kiwanis Club member grills the taste into a legendary Kiwanis burger.
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roughly 30 years. Summerville Kiwanis President Bill Sloan said the club wasn’t raising the funds they needed to be as benevolent as they want to be. “It was a very painful decision to make,” Sloan said. “The competition of food at the festival has cut into the profit margin.” The Kiwanis stand has been a part of the festival for about thirty years, Sloan said, adding that the Summerville Kiwanis Club started in 1979. Kiwanis will instead raise funds through a File/Journal Scene
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golf tournament at Miler Country Club on May 23, Sloan said. “We want the golf tournament to be more successful than the burger stand,” he said. Kiwanis raises funds for the benevolence of children, according to Sloan. “The Terrific Kids program is the biggest thing we do. Our club is devoted to Dorchester District 2 schools.” Every month the club goes to schools to give awards for students showing the most improvement. “It’s just positive reinforcement. Whether we’re adults or children, we need positive reinforcement.” Sloan said the Key Club at Summerville High School is the high school version of Kiwanis. Each June and July Kiwanis gives as much scholarship money to students as they can, Sloan said. The hamburger stand, which was located at West 5th South Street near the Cuthbert Community Center, was a major part of the festival. About 20 people grilled food at one time.
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For many years the late Jack Wilbanks, a Kiwanis member and former Town Administrator, would be about 20 feet up a tree in a deer hunting stand. With a wireless microphone Wilbanks would talk passers-by into buying hamburgers and international sausages, according to former Town Planner Joe Christie, who worked for Wilbanks at Town Hall from 1984 to 2001, when Wilbanks passed away. “When someone he knew walked by he’d call out their name,” Christie said. “They’d look around and have a good laugh.” Wilbanks would pre-sell about 10,000 tickets for the stand, Christie recalls. Many presale tickets weren’t redeemed and many employers would buy tickets as a thank you to their employees, Christie said. “They were always one of the first stands erected. They would keep a refrigerator truck to keep hamburger patties. “The main thing was Jack’s enthusiasm about Kiwanis Club and being up there in that tree. Jack had been there as long as they had the stand. “Some people would mainly go to the festival to get a Kiwanis hamburger. They weren’t interested in anything else. They were good burgers. They would blow smoke into the crowd to get people’s taste buds going.” Kiwanis Club members grill international sausages at the Kiwanis stand.
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Festival helps enrich YMCA services
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or some it’s blooming flowers while for others it’s seemingly endless stretches of vendors peddling magnificent crafts or the hoard of people crammed onto Main Street, but for most fundraising isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when they hear the phrase Flowertown Festival. However, one of the main reasons for having the festival is to raise funds for the Summerville YMCA so it can continue to offer a diverse group of programs that are beneficial to the community. Without the festival, the Y would have to either find new sources of revenue, such as raising membership rates, or cut back on the types of programs it offers. Either way, that could lead to a less enriched life for some in the area. With a festival, the Y is able to offer a scholar-
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Azaleas should be in full bloom during the festival. The George L. Tabor azalea, above, is one of the most elegant .
Peak garden color dazzles BY JUDY WATTS The Journal Scene
estival-goers will see firsthand why Summerville is known as Flowertown in the Pines. “Unless we have some kind of crazy weather, we are going to have one of the premiere blooming seasons we’ve had in years,” says Mike Hinson, Summerville Parks and Recreation director. Blooms are already showing a fair amount of color. “I haven’t seen things like crab apples this prolific in years. Fruit trees require a certain amount of cold weather to set the fruit buds and we had cold weather this winter. As a
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the mostly low-growing plant with feathery deep pink blooms that has become popular. “There is no real disease or pest that bothers it and there are two different varieties, usually small bushes and another variety almost like a small tree. There is also a white variety that is not as common. I saw one yard with both in the same container that created a nice look,” he says. See Dazzles Page 43 Flowering cherry
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Link to offer free shuttle from Heritage Square BY STEFAN ROGENMOSER The Journal Scene
ith hundreds of thousands of people in attendance, parking for the Flowertown Festival can become quite a hassle. This is the second year TriCounty Link is offering a free shuttle bus ride from Heritage Square, at the corner of U.S.-78 and Berlin G. Myers Parkway, to the festival. Two buses will run continuously, according to TriCounty Link Operations Manager Brian Worboys. The shuttles are ADA handicapaccessible with wheelchair lifts. In 2010 the rural transportation company
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ran buses on a schedule, transporting about 900 people from Friday to Sunday, Worboys says. “We’re hoping to double that this year,” he says. “Our first year was good and we’re planning on this one to be a lot better. We’re hoping the weather cooperates.” When the bus gets full it will run the route. Each bus has 14 seats plus standing room. The shuttle service is part of TriCounty Link’s community outreach, Worboys says. “It’s free to park at Hertiage Square. It gets you far enough away from the festival so traffic isn’t that bad when you leave.” Summerville Police will assist to load and unload passengers quickly and safely, Worboys says. The shuttle will drop off passengers by the festival entrance near Town Hall. The route should take less then five minutes each way, Worboys says. See Shuttle Page 39
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TriCounty Link has existed since 1996, providing transportation to rural areas in Dorchester, Berkeley and Charleston counties. “We go where CARTA cannot. We work in conjunction with CARTA.” TriCounty Link runs routes from Pineville and Cross to the Super K-Mart at the intersection of Rivers Avenue and Otranto Road. From there, CARTA buses go to Charleston. Another route goes from Ridgeville to Heritage Square to Super K-Mart. An express route from Summerville to Moncks Corner transports many to Santee Cooper, Worboys says. “We have service from Awendaw to Mt. Pleasant. We go as far as Edisto Island. “Every year we’ve been expanding routes. Now we’re up to 13. We’re trying to keep expanding. “Our focus now is on Dorchester County. We’re working on getting more transportation to Oakbrook and Legend Oaks and Passengers step off the free shuttle and those really congested areas.” head to the festival.
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Kathleen Wiley. Frankenberger, owner of People, Places & Quilts, a fabric/sewing store in Summerville and Charleston, created a hand-drawn, hand-colored rendition of various Summerville scenes including the Y’s Flowertown Festival. Wiley’s work, an oil on canvas entitled Men’s t-shirt design. “White Water Lily” is also featured as the cover of the festival brochure. The YMCA will have both posters -- as well as a number of stylish accessories from commemorative pins to backpacks -- available at the YMCA village, located in the parking lot of the Cuthbert Center. Men’s hats
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Sights, services, and points to remember BY JIM TATUM The Journal Scene
hatever you might be looking for in family-oriented fun, chances are the Flowertown Festival has it. After nearly 40 years and hundreds of thousands of visitors -- many of whom come back year after year -- the Flowertown Festival is one of the top 20 most popular events in the Southeast for a good reason: it offers something for just about everyone. Still, with a festival this large, it pays to remember a few important things. First, this is a dry festival – no alcohol is served or allowed. Second, no pets are allowed.
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More important, however, is what the festival does offer, notes YMCA Summerville’s Liz Graham. Not only is it a fun time, it is a safe time. There will be plenty of EMS, fire, and law enforcement personnel to ensure everyone has a good – and safe – time. First aid and police will be located in the Cuthbert Community Center next to the tennis courts, near First Citizen’s Bank, along Main Street and on Joyce Lane, near the Children’s Festival area. Worried about such emergencies as sudden severe weather? Don’t be. Dorchester County has an emergency preparedness plan in place that specifically addresses such problems. More important, emergency personnel can safely evacuate everyone from the area within a half hour. There are other important services available as well. Coming back by popular demand for a sec-
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EMS workers are always on hand to help out in emergencies. ond year is the mommy and baby rest area, she said. Sponsored by Summerville Medical Center and Mothers and More, the station is centrally located and is stocked with supplies such as diapers, wipes, and other necessities of baby’s life – not to mention a nice, shady place
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to rest from the excitement of the day. The festival offers handicap parking/shuttle service as well, she said. “Just use the parking garage,” Graham said. “The Y will have handicap transport shuttles available.”
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The blight that has stunted the blooms of dogwoods in recent years is still taking a toll, particularly on older specimens that are commonly seen in rights-of-way and parks. “I’ve seen some blooms that look like they might be perfect and others show the effects of the virus. There is not really much cure for
it,” Hinson says. He suggests that replacing some of the aged plants with a younger crop and new strains might help eliminate the problem. Other color will come from the red bud trees -- several are located in the park -- that are actually more lavender than red. But most of all Hinson wants to welcome everyone to Summerville. “I hope those who are here enjoy the beautiful spring God has given us,” he says.
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• G. G. Gerbing, a medium-size white bloom, adds great show to any garden. Good examples are in many yards and in Azalea Park behind Bethany United Methodist Church. • Coral Bells is a small-leafed compact evergreen azalea with pink hose-inhose blooms, blossoms in April. A hose-in-hose azalea is one for which every trumpet-shaped flower has a second trumpet-flower inside it. The Coral Bells variety is also known as Daybreak and Pink Beauty. • A soft lavender azalea, the George L. Tabor, puts out a large, pastel bloom with a splotched deep purple throat. It is reminiscent of an orchid in shape and effect. It’s a good addition to any landscape and can grow about eight feet tall and puts on an elegant display. There are several on the Bethany UMC side of the park. • President Clay with its brick-red blooms are putting on the best show this week with their full bushes lining the Azalea Park sidewalks that run parallel to S. Main Street. • Formosa azaleas may be one of the most popular because of their hardiness, but they also put on one of the best shows. With medium to large brilliant magenta blooms and full bushes, they are a parks and gardens favorite.
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Flowertown Festival is great for kids, but not for pets BY ROGER LEE
ing his handmade puppets. His booth is in the park just past the hut and the tennis courts.
hile you will have to leave your fourlegged and furry kids at home, the Flowertown Festival has a lot to offer your other children. Due to a town ordinance designed with public safety in mind, pets are not allowed at the festival. “We all love our pets, but please leave them at home,” Summerville YMCA Marketing and HR Director Liz Graham said. “We want them to be safe and out of the sun, plus we want the many who attend the event to be safe as well. Thank you so much for your understanding of this town mandate.” Strollers are also banned because they can block festival pathways, many of which are very narrow. Other than that, the festival is a great place for a family outing and includes numerous things appealing to children. Located just off the main path, Main Street, the Kid’s Jubilee offers rides and other fun designed for young festivalgoers. Several vendors offer entertainment and toys that are a hit with the younger crowd.
The Little Blue Choo – Engineer Rick takes adults and their kiddos on a little tour (for a minimal fee). The train “depot” is on 6th Street near Main.
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Proclaim – Crossroads Community Church will have skits, clowns, face painting, various acts of entertainment. Located just across from the Kid’s Jubilee. Kerry Dortch, The Puppet Farm, presents shows continuously featur-
Diana Shockey, a new arts and crafts vendor, will have bubble makers and bubble wands for kids to try out. Her company is The Bubble Makers and her booth location will be on Main Street. Get the kids silhouette drawn by new arts and crafts vendor Keith Donaldson, located on Main Street. The YMCA booth, located in the parking lot of the Cuthbert Center, will have free balloons available. Kids can get their rubberband slingshots, marshmallow guns and wooden toys from Karen Patillo/The Family Affair, Jolly Nichols/Jolly’s Toys and Tom Greene/Creekside Heirlooms. Face painters at the festival include Dave Washburn (he also does caricatures) and Face Painting by Donnie. Mothers and More will offer a nursing station with privacy screens Provided and diaper changing station behind the Cuthbert Community Center. Engineer Rick Walker will offer rides on The The diaper changing station will have free diapers and wipes while Little Blue Choo during the festival. supplies last.
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Find a Y staffer for directions, discounts and merchandise BY ROGER LEE The Journal Scene
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he Summerville Y will have ample staff available during the festival to answer any questions you may have. Whether you’re looking for that commemorative T-shirt, struggling to figure out the booth layout or just have some general questions about the festival or the Y, staffers can provide assistance. Information booths will be set up at the corners of West 2nd and South Main streets and West 5th and South Main streets. There, Y staff members and volunteers can give you directions and even provide a map of the festival grounds free of charge. If you have any questions about the festival, either one of those booths is the place to go. Assistance is also available at the Y camp, which this year will be located at the Cuthbert Hut, located at West 5th Street.
Just look for the two big white tents and the YMCA logo. The Y camp is also the place to go to purchase official Flowertown Festival merchandise, to find out all about the numerous programs the Y offers and to take advantage of special YMCA membership discounts being offered only during the festival. “This is the third year we are offering a discount in an effort to entice people to become members,” Summerville Y Downtown Branch Director Jan Parsons said. “The monthly rates for membership will be the same but the registration fee is only $25 for anyone joining during the festival. The discount is good for membership to any of our facilities.” That compares to the normal $40 fee for seniors, $60 fee for adults and $85 fee for families. T-shirts, posters, pins – all the YMCA and Flowertown Festival merchandise will be available at the Y Camp. Handicapped transportation for those needing rides back to their car will also be provided at the camp. File/Journal Scene
Contact Roger Lee @ 873-9424 ext. 213 or Summerville Downtown YMCA manager Jan Parsons gives directions to a festival-goer at a previous Flowertown Festival. rlee@journalscene.com.
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Knightsville approximately a year ago. “I’m really excited about having a booth because now those people won’t have to leave the festival to get those items taken care of. We will offer the same shipping options we do at the store and put the same care into packing their items.” Other UPS services will also be available at the booth, which Beier says could help festivalgoers and vendors a like. “I encourage everyone to come by,” Beier said. “A lot of people would probably be surprised at what UPS has to offer. We do laminating, binding, business cards, flyers, much more than just packaging and shipping. If any of the vendors need something faxed or some stamps we can help them with that too.”
etting bulky or fragile items purchased at the festival home safely can be a breeze thanks to one of the new booths added this year. The UPS Store #6149 will be set up to handle all your packaging and shipping needs from its booth in front of the Cuthbert Hut at South Main and West 5th streets. “Some of the items available during the festival are so big they can be hard to get home so in the past I would go around to the vendors and make sure they knew where our store was File/Journal Scene located in case someone bought something from them and needed help with it,” said Lori Contact Roger Lee @ 873-9424 ext. 213 or This year it will be easier than ever to make a purchase without the worry of carrying it around. UPS wil have a Beier, who opened a new The UPS Store in rlee@journalscene.com. shipping station on the festival site.
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Location G132 M125 S96 G156 S94 G130 G44 G67A S78-A S66 G4 S108 S30 S19 G13 G38/40 G83 G18.5 S42 G69/71 G36 G94 S27 G55 S38 G146B S16/18 G87 G14 G34 G104/106 G126
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Charleston Awning & Metal Sal Gal Designs "POTS" In the Potter's Hand Cotton Sophia Street Studios Lawrence Kerns Pottery Treehouse Pottery Flying Pig Pottery The Angel Loft Stegall's Stoneware Cliffside Pottery Turning Wheel Pottery Kknoodles Fancy Trimmins Mountain Works Go Fish Bev's Garden Art Sleepy Hollow Farm Crafts by Pat Lewis Artistic Touch Home Accents Green Apples & Grapevines Yikes Twins Stitchery by Stacy Deans New Beginnings Puppy Toes Godfrey's Australian Hat All Things Canvas Brenda's Boutique A Doll's World See VENDOR LIST Page 48
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Craft jewelry jewelry jewelry jewelry Jewelry jewelry metal metal metal metal metal metal metal metal metal metal metal metal metal mixed mixed mixed mixed mixed mixed mixed mixed mixed
Location S92 G59 G120 G98 G62 S40 G142/144 S104 G23 M82 Lot 1 G102 M84 G53 G124 G56 S22 S107 G12 G31 G19 G152 S28 S48 G63-A G25/27 G81 G88
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Gerri Pizzini Diversified Earth Ruthie Sumpter River Road Pottery & Jewelry Gabrielle & Dustin Sybilrud Harpstone Joseph Taylor Designs in Gold Carol Torres From the Beach Pamela Welty Victorias Button's Dianne Black Black Shadow Iron Work Stephen Cherry Critter Creations Dan Davenport American Forging Ken Drawdy Ken Drawdy's Welding Warren Glover Bubba Knives Rick Heard Jimmy Hopkins Creative Creations Leslie Johnson Lone Swan Design Richard Larimore Silverware Creations Alex Naredo The Cat & the Fiddle Dorothy Smith DLS Sales William Staubach Daylight Designs Thomas Wooten Fiddler Forge Kelley Bentley Ash Sweet Gravy Studio Kay Bowman Kays Key West Bottle Art Thomas Andrew Findley Tammi Floyd Folk, Funk&Whimsy Constance Guerra The Constance Collection Cindy Pinyard CIN Scarves & Slides Ginger Reuling Fly Home Birdhouses Frank Saggus Wing Ding Construction Curtis Sutton CNC Flagstone Creations
mixed mixed other other other other other other other other other other other other other other other other other other other other other other other other other other other other other other
G154 G68 G17 S82 G45 S49 G15 M136 G65 G18 S80 S25 Lot 2 G32 S20 S7/S9 R4 G108 G112/114 G82 G86 S50 M98 S48-A M144 G80 S90 S68 M140/142 S86/88 G110 S31
Al & Jayne Vinsant Bryan Yung Tracey Agostini Marlene Agostino Maureen Boone James Britt Claudia Calle Keith Donaldson Kerry Dortch Barbara Downey Richard Dutilly Jamie Estes Daniel Grimm Patricia Harris Ron Harris Philip King Carol Krieger Dan Lary Carl Manthei Donnetta McMullen Elaina Murphy Madeline Nelson Karen Pattillo Sharon Perkins Keith Phillips Sandra Price BB Rhody Pete Richards Diana Shockey James Staples Bob Tyrrell Dave & Gabi Washburn
Inspirations by Iron Petal Boogie Shoes LLC Marlene's Doll Clothes Rustic Attitude Britt's Leather Silhouettes in a Snap The Puppet Farm Earring Holder Gallery Primo Potpourri Thistle Ridge Soap BrightSongs Postale Stamp Art Gardenstones by Carol Stonegate Candle Creations Blue Heron Soap Conversation Pieces Fusions May River Orchids Family Affair Sleepy River Music Corner Crafts The Hummingbird Soap & Candle Co Designs by Allwyns The Bubble Makers Jims Bonsai Bonsai Trees Stamps by Impression Cartoon Fun See VENDOR LIST 2 Page 51
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Craft
Location
other other painting painting painting painting painting painting painting painting painting painting painting painting painting painting painting painting painting painting painting painting painting painting painting painting photo photo photo photo photo photo photo photography pottery sculpture sculpture sculpture sculpture sculpture sculpture slate wear wear wear wear wear wear wear wood wood wood wood wood wood wood wood wood wood wood wood wood
G50/52 G42 G46/48 S26 S58/60 G58 S36 M130/132 G43 G90 G16 S14 S24 G148 S102 G10 G70 G66 S1 G99A/100A G72 G30 S54 G2 G1-A S56 G60 S44 G78 G67B G99 G77 S32 S62 G57 G116 G47 G100 G138 G76 S52 G28 S70 G37 S3 M74/76 G20-A G118 G51 G20 M90 G85 S17 R3 S64 M62/64 G22 M66/68 S50-B M108 G67 G24
Name Annette White Donna Yaw Cheryll Arnold Tom Butler Gina Byrd Marina Cantlon P. Carter Carpin Linda Clark Tara Collins Walter Creech Anne Margaret Evers Kelly Hazel Larry Johnson Man Kim Godwin Kou Laura Martindale Pamela Nelson Smith Kyung Park Eddie Powell Paul Silva Larry Smith Karen Styons Heather Summers JackThames Kathleen Wiley Eugen Zah George Elliott Scott Henderson Robert Jones John Laukaitis Michael Mulligan Mike Nocher June Sullivan Jacque Bowman Cris Sumpter Chuck Adams Stephanie Hutson Michelle Burckhalter Mark Cunningham Haydn Larson Gerald Sanders Michelle Stahlman Teresa Becker Elizabeth Carroll Sharon Herrick Leng Konn Rachel Loomis Jennifer Morrow Kathy/Tim Withers Mimi Alexander Lewis Bowen Kristyn Gittelman Paul Glenn Tom Greene Brian Mahlert Doug & Lynn Maynard Jolly Nichols Richard Nichols Steve Persing Tommy Small Joe Thomas Ron Thompson
Company Name White House Slates DCY Specialties Inc. Arnolds Art from the heart Flagman Productions Byrd Island Characters by Marina Serious Whimsey Saws'n All Tara's Creations Artist Walter Creech Blue Ladybug Paints Kelly Hazel Kim's Name Art Chinese Art Artistic i Artist Larry Smith Kyung Art Studio Expectations Studio Artist Larry Smith Karen's Korner Oh the Possibilities Charleston Prints Eugen Zah George Elliott Photography Scott Henderson Photography Robert Jones Photography John Laukaitis Photography Michael Mulligan Photography Mike Nocher Photography Natural Imagery Ken Bowman Photography River Road Pottery & Jewelry Pond Scum, Inc. Clay Creations by Michelle Fish Art Haydn Larson Studios Stahlman Slate Co. The Crafty Charlestonian Boutique Shardae Kids Espressions Finds of the Fabulous Kind! The Dizzy Dragonfly Kaity Klothes Go Jump in the Lake Charleston Silhouettes Kristyn's Artistic Designs Paul's Handcraft Creekside Heirlooms Write on! Memory Mats Jolly's Toys Steve's Rustic Furniture TSArtworks Moms Baskets RT Wood Turning
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Teen campers mix fun, leadership BY LESLIE CANTU The Journal Scene
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oung teenagers will be kept busy all summer long with a mix of community work and poolside fun as part of the Oakbrook YMCA’s teen campers program. Head Teen Counselor Reanee Player is already at work planning activities for the youngsters, aged 13 to 15, and has mapped out “themes” for each week exploring core values. One of the weeks will focus on leadership and the importance of hard work and stewardship, she said. Player said Mondays and Wednesdays are reserved for service work. In the past, the campers have worked with the Eagle Harbor Boys Ranch, Charleston Area Senior Citizens, a food bank and the South Carolina Oyster Restoration and Enhancement Program, a project of the Department of Natural Resources. The oyster project was particularly popular last year, Player said, because the campers got to build an oyster reef. “The kids really enjoyed that,” she said. Tuesdays and Thursdays will be more recreational,
with time for the pool and nature walks. The campers will also do their value lessons, and Player warned that summer doesn’t mean a pass on using their brains. “I’m giving them homework during summer camp, which they might not like!” she said. Two of the value lessons will use movies – although the campers certainly won’t be watching movies all summer long, Player said. She said she intends for them to watch Pay it Forward and then try to brainstorm ideas about things they could do to help others, and to watch Facing the Giants and then discuss overcoming peer pressure, bullying and other problems that are particularly acute in adolescence. Fridays will be for field trips, which will be based on the theme of the week, Player said. Campers will have to raise money for the field trips, primarily through car washes and special nights at local restaurants, which helps the campers to appreciate the chance to go on field trips, she said. The camp runs May 31 to August 12. There is a $50 registration fee, and the weekly fee is $100 for members and $155 for non-members. Registration is open now for members and will open March 31 for nonmembers. Oakbrook also offers a daycare for children ages five through 12 and a counselors in training program for 15year-olds.
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Campers enjoy nature walks and other recreation during teen camp.
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more important as many struggle during the difficult economy. A section of S. Main Street from Richardson Ave. to W. 6th S. Street will be blocked off and turned into a pedestrian path to accommodate the more than 200,000 visitors expected over the course of the three-day festival. New this year is the UPS booth to make it easier for attendees to purchase items and ship items home or to friends from the festival site. The Flowertown Festival beckons. Come out and enjoy the spring, see the artisans as they work or explain their creative process and meet friends as you stroll through Azalea Park, which is likely to be in full bloom.
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