- Joined
- Aug 14, 1998
Monday–Saturday: Led by Stan Smith (former number one player in the world & former USTA Director of Coaching), Billy Stearns (one of the world’s top coaches) and Academy Director B.J. Stearns (a former top nationally/internationally ranked player), the Smith Stearns Tennis Academy features a family atmosphere of intense training, camaraderie, and fun. Smith Stearns is committed to providing the highest level of individual junior player development and helping students fulfill their maximum potential – on and off the court. Private lessons are available. Programs for ages 6 through college level. Students can register for daily or weekly sessions. Offered year-round .Private lessons are available. Programs for ages 6 through college level. Students can register for daily or weekly sessions. Offered year-round. (843) 363-4789 or smithstearns.com.
Thursdays: Join The Hottest Spots for a Bar Crawl Park Plaza and Riley’s Plaza aka The Triangle on Hilton Head. Just like a pub crawl you will be crawling with a group of people that all have the same goal…to have the time of their life! Your guide will take you to 5 or more bars, at each bar everyone can join in on fun drinking games while they enjoy great drink and food Specials. Check in at Charbar in Park Plaza 8-8:30 p.m. Bar Crawl Itinerary: Charbar Company – Live Music, Electric Piano – Live Motown Music & Ladies Night, Holy Tequila – Live Music by Latin Band, Pachanga, The Board Room – Live Music, The Lodge – Karaoke. thehottestspots.com/event/1406285-Hilton-Head-Bar-Crawl-Park-Plaza-/-Triangle.html.
Thursdays: The Coastal Discovery Museum and the Heritage Library will be having guided tours of Historic Fort Mitchel. Visit a well preserved example of a Civil War Era coastal artillery battery. Learn about what life on Hilton Head Island was like for northern soldiers during the Union occupation 1861-1866. The tour covers the origin, construction, and operation of the works and describes something of the life of the garrison during the Union occupation of Hilton Head Island and surrounding islands of the Low Country throughout the War Between the States. Adults: $12 per person, Children ages 6-12: $7, no children under 6, please. Reservations are requested for this tour. (843) 689-6767 or coastaldiscovery.org.
October 1 Features the Chilly Willy Band. Thursdays dance the night away with live music, great food, casual waterfront dining, unique shopping and beautiful sunsets, Thursdays this fall. Enjoy great music by The Headliners, the Chilly Willy Band or Target, the Band, along with food and drink stations offering light appetizers and drink specials for purchase. Free admission. Please bring a canned good donation for Deep Well Project. 6-9 p.m. Weather permitting. Bring a chair, no coolers please. 1 Shelter Cove Lane. (843) 785-6424 or palmettodunes.com.
October 2–3: 20th Annual Beaufort Shrimp Festival, celebrating local wild caught shrimp. The South Carolina Shrimper’s Association partners with Main Street Beaufort each year to bring awareness to thousands of visitors and residents. Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park, Historic Downtown. Free Admission into the Park! Restaurants compete for the coveted Silver Cup and bragging rights for best shrimp dish each year. Some festival goers take part in the Shrimp Heading Competition and some children touch their first shrimp in the Shrimp Peeling Competition. Sea Island Rotary organizes the rubber shrimp race each year and live entertainment, a children’s area, craft market, and 5K run round out this popular festival. (843) 525-6644 or downtownbeaufort.com.
Tuesdays: The Farmer’s Market at Sea Pines Center, presented by Lowcountry Produce, will open March 31 and run through Dec. 29. The Farmer’s Market at Sea Pines Center is a community event bringing farm fresh and LOCAL to residents and visitors on Hilton Head Island. lowcountryproduce.com.
Wednesdays: A Museum docent will be onboard as you cruise along the waters and salt marshes of Broad Creek. The Lowcountry’s Salt Marsh is home to many interesting creatures such as river otters, eastern oysters, blue crabs and a great species of birds. Among the most charismatic creatures found in the salt marsh are the bottle-nosed dolphins. Museum guides share their knowledge about this and many other of the fascinating creatures found in the salt marsh channels of Broad Creek. Cost is $19 adult; $13 child (ages 1-12). Reservations are required and may be made by calling (843) 689-6767 ext. 223 or coastaldiscovery.org.
October 8: Features the Head Liners. Thursdays dance the night away with live music, great food, casual waterfront dining, unique shopping and beautiful sunsets, Thursdays this fall. Enjoy great music by The Headliners, the Chilly Willy Band or Target, the Band, along with food and drink stations offering light appetizers and drink specials for purchase. Free admission. Please bring a canned good donation for Deep Well Project. 6-9 p.m. Weather permitting. Bring a chair, no coolers please. 1 Shelter Cove Lane. (843) 785-6424 or palmettodunes.com.
October 11: Enjoy a Lowcountry afternoon of polo, tailgating, divot stomping and fun for the whole family at the 22nd Polo for Charity event in Bluffton at the Rose Hill Equestrian Center on Sunday, October 11. Gates open at noon and the match starts at 2 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to get creative with their menu as well as their attire at this event, which refer to as Bluffton’s largest picnic. Tickets are $20 at the gate on the day of the match or $15 in advance. Children under 12 are admitted free.Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Okatie with event proceeds benefit local charities. For information, email rotarypolo@hotmail.com.
October 14: The Coastal Discovery Museum will host Tom Murphy, a retired biologist with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, for a presentation at 3 p.m. Murphy, who was in charge of endangered species during his long career, will share his knowledge of the natural history of alligators in the Lowcountry. This presentation will cover the successes and difficulties in recovering and maintaining alligators as a part of South Carolina’s natural landscape. It will also cover key natural history characteristics and the unique traits that alligators have evolved over 180 million years of evolution. The cost of the program is $7 per person (for an adult audience 12 and older) and reservations are required by calling (843) 689-6767 ext 223 or coastaldiscovery.org.
October 15 Featuring Target, The Band. Thursdays dance the night away with live music, great food, casual waterfront dining, unique shopping and beautiful sunsets, Thursdays this fall. Enjoy great music by The Headliners, the Chilly Willy Band or Target, the Band, along with food and drink stations offering light appetizers and drink specials for purchase. Free admission. Please bring a canned good donation for Deep Well Project. 6-9 p.m. Weather permitting. Bring a chair, no coolers please. 1 Shelter Cove Lane. (843) 785-6424 or palmettodunes.com.
October 21: The Coastal Discovery Museum will host Lowcountry Dolphins on October 21 at 3 p.m. with Pete Schramm. This talk will give the audience new insights into this fascination creature. It is an excellent opportunity to acquire a broad knowledge and appreciation of the bottlenose dolphin. The talk includes an overview of dolphin anatomy, physiology, cognition, communication and social dynamics of these remarkable marine mammals. Conservation and captivity issues are also addressed. $7 per person (for adult audience of 12 and older) and advance reservations are required by calling (843) 689-6767 ext. 223.
October 22: 4th Thursdays: Fire’em Up and Cruise In from 5-7 p.m. at the Shelter Cove Towne Centre. This classic car show takes place on Shelter Cove Lane waterside overlooking Broad Creek. No costs, no reservations, awards, 50/50 raffle, open to all automotive enthusiasts; locals and visitors. Plenty of shopping and dining within a one/two block walk. carolinadreamers.info.
October 22 Featuring Deas Guyz. Thursday Night dance the night away with live music, great food, casual waterfront dining, unique shopping and beautiful sunsets, Thursdays this fall. Enjoy great music by The Headliners, the Chilly Willy Band or Target, the Band, along with food and drink stations offering light appetizers and drink specials for purchase. Free admission. Please bring a canned good donation for Deep Well Project. 6-9 p.m. Weather permitting. Bring a chair, no coolers please. 1 Shelter Cove Lane. (843) 785-6424 or palmettodunes.com.
October 23: The Choral Society presents the internationally-acclaimed men’s chorale, Chanticleer, 8 p.m., at Holy Family Catholic Church, 24 Pope Ave. The 12-man a cappella ensemble returns to Hilton Head in their second appearance to celebrate the Choral Society’s 40th Anniversary Season. Celebrated for their musicality, purity of tone and unique arrangements, Chanticleer fills the venue with music from a broad genre of vocal favorites in a style unparalleled in today’s performers. All seating is reserved and ticket prices are $30 or $35. Tickets may be ordered online or purchased at the door the night of the concert, if available. For more details, call 843-341-3818, visithiltonheadchoralsociety.org or like Hilton Head Choral Society on Facebook.
October 24: The 7th Annual Habersham Harvest Festival in the Habersham Marketplace. Enjoy FREE ADMISSION and and fun for all ages at this homegrown family festival! Stroll through a time-honored backdrop of shops and restaurants in the Marketplace while enjoying festival food, crafts, entertainment, rides and activities along the way. habershamharvestfestival.com.
October 28 & 29: Dr. Vicky McMillan will present “Migrating Monarchs,” a 45-minute multimedia presentation on the Monarch butterfly migration from the northern parts of North America to Mexico and California. Biologist Vicky McMillan will take you on an exploration of the details of this intricate natural phenomenon. This lecture will include suggestions on how to plant Monarch butterfly waystation gardens to help migrating monarchs in their journey. The program is $7 per person, for an adult audience, 12 and older, and advance reservations may be made by calling (843) 689-6767 ext. 223.
October 30: Pumpkin painting isn’t the only fun at the 2015 Pumpkin Patch festival hosted by the Island Recreation Association. Bounce houses, carnival games, a petting zoo and the popular Halloween costume contest are all part of this annual festival in Shelter Cove Community Park. Kids will be awarded for having the best, most original, funniest and scariest costumes. The event is geared towards children ages 3 – 12 years, but everyone is welcome. Admission is $10 for children, ages 2-15 years.
October 30 – November 1: Known best for its white sandy beaches and, what seems like, its infinite number of golf courses, it’s something else that takes center stage on the tranquil barrier island Halloween weekend – world class automobiles. Playing host to some of the country’s finest collector automobiles, Hilton Head Island sets a beautiful backdrop with its majestic live oaks and draping Spanish moss. With everything from jaw-dropping classics to two-wheeled machines to wooden boats to amazing beach mobiles, Hilton Head Island brings out the car lover in all of us. hhiconcours.com/.
October 31 Happy Halloween
Many thanks to friends Jane and Glenn Handley
Thursdays: Join The Hottest Spots for a Bar Crawl Park Plaza and Riley’s Plaza aka The Triangle on Hilton Head. Just like a pub crawl you will be crawling with a group of people that all have the same goal…to have the time of their life! Your guide will take you to 5 or more bars, at each bar everyone can join in on fun drinking games while they enjoy great drink and food Specials. Check in at Charbar in Park Plaza 8-8:30 p.m. Bar Crawl Itinerary: Charbar Company – Live Music, Electric Piano – Live Motown Music & Ladies Night, Holy Tequila – Live Music by Latin Band, Pachanga, The Board Room – Live Music, The Lodge – Karaoke. thehottestspots.com/event/1406285-Hilton-Head-Bar-Crawl-Park-Plaza-/-Triangle.html.
Thursdays: The Coastal Discovery Museum and the Heritage Library will be having guided tours of Historic Fort Mitchel. Visit a well preserved example of a Civil War Era coastal artillery battery. Learn about what life on Hilton Head Island was like for northern soldiers during the Union occupation 1861-1866. The tour covers the origin, construction, and operation of the works and describes something of the life of the garrison during the Union occupation of Hilton Head Island and surrounding islands of the Low Country throughout the War Between the States. Adults: $12 per person, Children ages 6-12: $7, no children under 6, please. Reservations are requested for this tour. (843) 689-6767 or coastaldiscovery.org.
October 1 Features the Chilly Willy Band. Thursdays dance the night away with live music, great food, casual waterfront dining, unique shopping and beautiful sunsets, Thursdays this fall. Enjoy great music by The Headliners, the Chilly Willy Band or Target, the Band, along with food and drink stations offering light appetizers and drink specials for purchase. Free admission. Please bring a canned good donation for Deep Well Project. 6-9 p.m. Weather permitting. Bring a chair, no coolers please. 1 Shelter Cove Lane. (843) 785-6424 or palmettodunes.com.
October 2–3: 20th Annual Beaufort Shrimp Festival, celebrating local wild caught shrimp. The South Carolina Shrimper’s Association partners with Main Street Beaufort each year to bring awareness to thousands of visitors and residents. Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park, Historic Downtown. Free Admission into the Park! Restaurants compete for the coveted Silver Cup and bragging rights for best shrimp dish each year. Some festival goers take part in the Shrimp Heading Competition and some children touch their first shrimp in the Shrimp Peeling Competition. Sea Island Rotary organizes the rubber shrimp race each year and live entertainment, a children’s area, craft market, and 5K run round out this popular festival. (843) 525-6644 or downtownbeaufort.com.
Tuesdays: The Farmer’s Market at Sea Pines Center, presented by Lowcountry Produce, will open March 31 and run through Dec. 29. The Farmer’s Market at Sea Pines Center is a community event bringing farm fresh and LOCAL to residents and visitors on Hilton Head Island. lowcountryproduce.com.
Wednesdays: A Museum docent will be onboard as you cruise along the waters and salt marshes of Broad Creek. The Lowcountry’s Salt Marsh is home to many interesting creatures such as river otters, eastern oysters, blue crabs and a great species of birds. Among the most charismatic creatures found in the salt marsh are the bottle-nosed dolphins. Museum guides share their knowledge about this and many other of the fascinating creatures found in the salt marsh channels of Broad Creek. Cost is $19 adult; $13 child (ages 1-12). Reservations are required and may be made by calling (843) 689-6767 ext. 223 or coastaldiscovery.org.
October 8: Features the Head Liners. Thursdays dance the night away with live music, great food, casual waterfront dining, unique shopping and beautiful sunsets, Thursdays this fall. Enjoy great music by The Headliners, the Chilly Willy Band or Target, the Band, along with food and drink stations offering light appetizers and drink specials for purchase. Free admission. Please bring a canned good donation for Deep Well Project. 6-9 p.m. Weather permitting. Bring a chair, no coolers please. 1 Shelter Cove Lane. (843) 785-6424 or palmettodunes.com.
October 11: Enjoy a Lowcountry afternoon of polo, tailgating, divot stomping and fun for the whole family at the 22nd Polo for Charity event in Bluffton at the Rose Hill Equestrian Center on Sunday, October 11. Gates open at noon and the match starts at 2 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to get creative with their menu as well as their attire at this event, which refer to as Bluffton’s largest picnic. Tickets are $20 at the gate on the day of the match or $15 in advance. Children under 12 are admitted free.Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Okatie with event proceeds benefit local charities. For information, email rotarypolo@hotmail.com.
October 14: The Coastal Discovery Museum will host Tom Murphy, a retired biologist with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, for a presentation at 3 p.m. Murphy, who was in charge of endangered species during his long career, will share his knowledge of the natural history of alligators in the Lowcountry. This presentation will cover the successes and difficulties in recovering and maintaining alligators as a part of South Carolina’s natural landscape. It will also cover key natural history characteristics and the unique traits that alligators have evolved over 180 million years of evolution. The cost of the program is $7 per person (for an adult audience 12 and older) and reservations are required by calling (843) 689-6767 ext 223 or coastaldiscovery.org.
October 15 Featuring Target, The Band. Thursdays dance the night away with live music, great food, casual waterfront dining, unique shopping and beautiful sunsets, Thursdays this fall. Enjoy great music by The Headliners, the Chilly Willy Band or Target, the Band, along with food and drink stations offering light appetizers and drink specials for purchase. Free admission. Please bring a canned good donation for Deep Well Project. 6-9 p.m. Weather permitting. Bring a chair, no coolers please. 1 Shelter Cove Lane. (843) 785-6424 or palmettodunes.com.
October 21: The Coastal Discovery Museum will host Lowcountry Dolphins on October 21 at 3 p.m. with Pete Schramm. This talk will give the audience new insights into this fascination creature. It is an excellent opportunity to acquire a broad knowledge and appreciation of the bottlenose dolphin. The talk includes an overview of dolphin anatomy, physiology, cognition, communication and social dynamics of these remarkable marine mammals. Conservation and captivity issues are also addressed. $7 per person (for adult audience of 12 and older) and advance reservations are required by calling (843) 689-6767 ext. 223.
October 22: 4th Thursdays: Fire’em Up and Cruise In from 5-7 p.m. at the Shelter Cove Towne Centre. This classic car show takes place on Shelter Cove Lane waterside overlooking Broad Creek. No costs, no reservations, awards, 50/50 raffle, open to all automotive enthusiasts; locals and visitors. Plenty of shopping and dining within a one/two block walk. carolinadreamers.info.
October 22 Featuring Deas Guyz. Thursday Night dance the night away with live music, great food, casual waterfront dining, unique shopping and beautiful sunsets, Thursdays this fall. Enjoy great music by The Headliners, the Chilly Willy Band or Target, the Band, along with food and drink stations offering light appetizers and drink specials for purchase. Free admission. Please bring a canned good donation for Deep Well Project. 6-9 p.m. Weather permitting. Bring a chair, no coolers please. 1 Shelter Cove Lane. (843) 785-6424 or palmettodunes.com.
October 23: The Choral Society presents the internationally-acclaimed men’s chorale, Chanticleer, 8 p.m., at Holy Family Catholic Church, 24 Pope Ave. The 12-man a cappella ensemble returns to Hilton Head in their second appearance to celebrate the Choral Society’s 40th Anniversary Season. Celebrated for their musicality, purity of tone and unique arrangements, Chanticleer fills the venue with music from a broad genre of vocal favorites in a style unparalleled in today’s performers. All seating is reserved and ticket prices are $30 or $35. Tickets may be ordered online or purchased at the door the night of the concert, if available. For more details, call 843-341-3818, visithiltonheadchoralsociety.org or like Hilton Head Choral Society on Facebook.
October 24: The 7th Annual Habersham Harvest Festival in the Habersham Marketplace. Enjoy FREE ADMISSION and and fun for all ages at this homegrown family festival! Stroll through a time-honored backdrop of shops and restaurants in the Marketplace while enjoying festival food, crafts, entertainment, rides and activities along the way. habershamharvestfestival.com.
October 28 & 29: Dr. Vicky McMillan will present “Migrating Monarchs,” a 45-minute multimedia presentation on the Monarch butterfly migration from the northern parts of North America to Mexico and California. Biologist Vicky McMillan will take you on an exploration of the details of this intricate natural phenomenon. This lecture will include suggestions on how to plant Monarch butterfly waystation gardens to help migrating monarchs in their journey. The program is $7 per person, for an adult audience, 12 and older, and advance reservations may be made by calling (843) 689-6767 ext. 223.
October 30: Pumpkin painting isn’t the only fun at the 2015 Pumpkin Patch festival hosted by the Island Recreation Association. Bounce houses, carnival games, a petting zoo and the popular Halloween costume contest are all part of this annual festival in Shelter Cove Community Park. Kids will be awarded for having the best, most original, funniest and scariest costumes. The event is geared towards children ages 3 – 12 years, but everyone is welcome. Admission is $10 for children, ages 2-15 years.
October 30 – November 1: Known best for its white sandy beaches and, what seems like, its infinite number of golf courses, it’s something else that takes center stage on the tranquil barrier island Halloween weekend – world class automobiles. Playing host to some of the country’s finest collector automobiles, Hilton Head Island sets a beautiful backdrop with its majestic live oaks and draping Spanish moss. With everything from jaw-dropping classics to two-wheeled machines to wooden boats to amazing beach mobiles, Hilton Head Island brings out the car lover in all of us. hhiconcours.com/.
October 31 Happy Halloween
Many thanks to friends Jane and Glenn Handley
