Whats happening at HH in January, 2012!

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WHEN & WHAT'S HAPPENING in the LOWCOUNTRY​

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January 2012​

January 1 -31: Restaurant Week throughout the entire month of January at the Salty Dog Café’ in South Beach Marina Village. Special dinner menu with a choice of soup or salad and dessert at one low price. Call: 843-671-2233 or saltydog.com

January 1 -21: “ Prime Rib Night” at Backwater Bill’s in Hampton Lake, 5:30 – 8 p.m. Chef Tim serves up 12 ounces of prime rib with Chef’s choice of starch, fresh vegetables and one complimentary glass of house wine. Regular menu is also available. Reservations required. Call: 843-836-7475 or dhohl@hamptonlake.com

January 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29: “Super Sunday Golf Specials at the Sea Pines Resort. Various special offers on Harbour Town Golf Links, Heron Point and Ocean Course on Sundays. Call: 843-842-8484 or seapines.com

January 2 -31: Sea Pines Golf Clinics at the Plantation Club, Mon – Sat, 9-10 a.m. or 3:30-4:30 p.m. Golfers of all skill levels. One hour clinics address a different area each day. Proper dress/ golf attire required. Call: 843-842-1477 or seapines.com

January 3 -27: “Academy Art Exhibit” is on display at the Art Academy/ Art League of Hilton Head. Call for exhibit hours: 843-842-5738 or artleaguehhi.org

January 3 -27: Stan Smith Tennis Academy- Sea Pines Racquet Club, Tues – Fri, 9 a.m. to noon. 12 hrs of stroke and strategy instruction, match play drills, video analysis, an instructional book or DVD and a T-Shirt. Pre-registration required, ages 18 and older. Call: 843-363-4495 or jdeboer@seapines.com

January 4, 11, 18, 25: Sea Pines Bike Tours on Wednesdays, 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Reservations required. Call: 843-842-1979 or seapines.com

Jane 6 -7: Jazz Corner features Italian jazz pianist, composer, arranger and teacher Rossano Sportiello, premier jazz vocalist and bassist Nicki Parrott and percussionist Eddie Metz. Dinner reservations are highly recommended. Music charge nightly. Call: 843-842-8620 or thejazzcorner.com

January 7: American Cancer Society’s Winter Benefit Gala, Champions Ballroom Sea Pines Resort Conference Center, 6:30 p.m. Food, fun and live music from Deas Guys with social hour, silent auction, dinner and dancing. Advance tickets required. Call: 843-757-7450

January 13 -14: Jazz Corner features legendary pianist and vocalist Freddy Cole. Dinner recommendations are highly recommended. Music charge nightly. Call: 843-842-8620 or thejazzcorner.com

January 13: Hilton Head Island Ski Club TGIF Social at Remy’s Bar & Grill, 5-7 p.m. Members and interested skiers and non skiers welcome. Happy Hour prices and 10% off the dinner menu. Call: 843-681-4181 or hiltonheadskiclub.com

January 14 -15: Art Center of Coastal Carolina presents the Pittsburg Ballet Theatre. The world renowned dance company performs a selection of classic and contemporary dance. Call: 843-842-2787 or artshhi.com

January 14: 3v3 By the Sea Soccer Tournament at Chaplin Park hosted by the Island Rec. Center. Featuring competitive and recreational youth and adult teams from throughout the Southeast. Call: 843-681-7273 or islandreccenter.org.

January 15 WHHI-TV presents The First Annual Hilton Head Island Cheerleading Classic! Featuring at least 15 high school cheerleading squads from all over South Carolina, from noon to 6 p.m. at the Visual performing Arts Center at Hilton Head High School. Tickets are $5.00. Call: 843-785-4545 or whhitv.com

January 16 -29: The South Carolina Repertory presents “The Baristas” by James Rasheed, a fully-realized production of the 2010 Hilton Head Island New Play Festival. A screamingly funny and thoughtful play examining the relationship of two couples as they struggle to enjoy some time on the beach in a familiar Lowcountry resort. January 16 is Preview Night with a portion of the proceeds benefiting Safe Harbour.
Call: 843-342-2057 or hiltonheadtheatre.com

January 16: Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra presents “The Clarinet Revolution” a Masterworks concert featuring principle guest conductor John Morris Russell and clarinetist Jose Franch-Ballester at the First Presbyterian Church, 8 p.m. A program including Bach’s “Sinfonia”, Mozart’s “Clarinet Concerto” and Haydn’s “Symphony No. 104. Call: 843-842-2055 or hhso.org

January 17-18: Business Expo 2012 hosted by the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce at the Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa. The largest business building and networking event in the Lowcountry. Call: 843-785-3673 or hiltonheadchamber.org

January 20 -21: Jazz Corner featuring Reggie Deas & Deas Guys with “A Tribute to R&B Legend Luther Vandross”. Dinner reservations are highly recommended. Music Charge Nightly. Call: 843-842-8620 or the jazzcorner.com

January 22: Annual Lowcountry Soup Challenge to benefit Volunteers in Medicine at the Westin Hilton Head Resort & Spa, 12-3 pm.More than 20 of the areas best chefs provide soup for tasting and judging, plus culinary displays and live music. Tickets are $15 and may be purchased in advance or at the door. Call: 843-681-6612, ext 235 or vimclinic.org

January 27 -28: Jazz Corner featuring Legendary Big Band vocalist Lynn Roberts with Bob Alberti Quartet featuring the multi-instrumentalist Dr. Bill Prince. Dinner reservations are highly recommended. Music charge nightly. Call 843-842-8620 or thejazzcorner.com

January 27: “Uncork the Festival,” part of the Hilton Head Island Wine & Food Festival, at Bomboras Grille, 5:30 -7:30 p.m. Bring that special bottle(s) of wine you’ve been saving to taste with friends and other attendees and view the winning student festival poster. Tickets $35 per person. Call: 843-686-4944 or hiltonheadwineandfood.com

January 28 -29: International Wine Judging & Competition, part of the Hilton Head Island Wine & Food Festival at the Harbour Town Conference Center in Sea Pines resort. Judges are accredited through the Society of Wine Educators or by the Court of Master Sommeliers. Award recipients will be announced publicly at the Wine & Food festival and Silent Wine Auction on March 10. Call: 843-686-4944 or hiltonheadwineandfood.com

January 28: The official Hilton Head Island Snow Day sponsored by Hargray. Shelter Cove Community Park, 11 a.m. – 4p.m. Proceeds benefit the Island Rec Center Children’s Scholarship Fund. Admission is $10 per child; free for adults. Come play in the snow. Call: 843-681-7273 or islandreccenter.org

January 29: The Jazz Corner featuring Dixieland Jazz Society of the Lowcountry New Orleans-Style Jazz Jam. Free admission, minimum purchase for table seating. Call: 843-842-8620 or djslc.com

Courtesy of Jane and Glenn Handley