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WHEN & WHAT'S HAPPENING in May on Hilton Head Island and the LOWCOUNTRY
April 27 - May 7: Lean Ensemble Theatre presents "The Clean House" by Sarah Ruhl at Main Street Theatre. A whimsical and poignant portrayal of class, death, companionship, soulmates, laughter and cleanliness in all varieties. (843) 715-6676 or leanensemble.org.
May 1-25: Enjoy live music performances by Bruce Crichton, Trevor Harden or Dave Kemmerly each evening, 5-9 p.m., and 1-4 p.m. each Sunday afternoon at The Salty Dog Café, located at 232 S. Sea Pines Dr. For more information about the live music at The Salty Dog Cafe, call (843) 671-2233 or go to saltydog.com.
Mondays: Join the Sea Pines Racquet Club for Monday Night Tennis Exhibitions at 5:30 p.m. featuring valuable tips, refreshments, prize drawings, and our traditional fishbowl sale. This event is sponsored by Sea Pines Real Estate, Prince, Adidas and Wilson. For additional information about the Monday Night Tennis Exhibitions, please contact the Sea Pines Resort Racquet Club at (843) 363-4495 or visit seapines.com
At 8 p.m. on Tuesdays-Saturdays (with matinees on select Sundays) from April 26-May 21, 2017, the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina will present the feel-amazing musical comedy smash, "Sister Act," which the "New York Post" calls "ridiculously fun!" Featuring original music by Tony and eight-time Oscar winner Alan Menken, "Sister Act" tells the hilarious story of Deloris Van Cartier, a wannabe Las Vegas diva whose life takes a surprising turn when she witnesses a crime and the cops hide her in the last place anyone would think to look-a convent! Under the suspicious watch of Mother Superior, Deloris helps her fellow sisters find their voices as she unexpectedly rediscovers her own. A sparkling tribute to the universal power of friendship, Sister Act is reason to rejoice! Single tickets not yet on sale. Tickets for preview performances April 26-27, 2017 are $47 for adults and $33 for children 5-15; full priced tickets April 28-May 21, 2017 are $57 for adults and $39 for children. Performance dates subject to change. For more information or to purchase tickets, call the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina's box office at (843) 842-2787.
Wednesdays: The Coastal Discovery Museum has announced a unique opportunity for this spring with a Dolphin Research Excursion on the May River. The cruise will be offered most Wednesdays in March, April and May from 10 a.m.-noon. The excursion will study acoustic communications between resident dolphins in the May River. While researchers from Dr. Eric Montie's Lab at the University of South Carolina Beaufort visually identify and record dolphin vocalizations, marine biologist Captain Amber Kuehn will share what we have learned about these fascinating cetaceans. The research goals are to determine abundance, location, and individual identification of dolphins in the vicinity of Montie's acoustic recorders that are deployed at three stations in the May River. Dolphins are protected by the Marine Mammal Protection Act (1972). Dr. Montie has a permit from the National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, and United States Department of Commerce to perform this research with bottlenose dolphins in the May River. The cost for the Dolphin Research Excursion is $55 per person (ages 10 and older only, please) and reservations are required by calling (843) 689-6767 ext. 223 or online at coastaldiscovery.org.
Wednesdays: All throughout May 2017, get out and enjoy a game of croquet on the immaculate lawn adjacent to the Harbour Town Clubhouse in The Sea Pines Resort. This event will be ongoing throughout May every Wednesday morning beginning at 10 a.m. There will also be a golf croquet clinic available for $10 at 10 a.m. For more information about golf croquet at The Sea Pines Resort, contact the Sea Pines Recreation Department at (843) 842-1979 to register or go to seapines.com
Wednesdays and Fridays: Join a museum docent from the Coastal Discovery Museum for the Dolphin and Nature Cruise on Wednesdays and Fridays at 3 p.m. (March-October 2017) along the waters and salt marshes of Broad Creek. The Lowcountry's Salt Marsh is home to many interesting creatures such as river outers, eastern oysters, blue crabs and a great species of birds. Among the most charismatic creatures found in the Salt Marsh are the Bottlenose Dolphins. Museum guides will share their knowledge about this and many other of the fascinating creatures found in the salt water channels of Broad Creek. The Coastal Discovery Museum's Dolphin and Nature Cruise is $19 for adults and $13 children (ages 1-12). The cruise departs from Broad Creek Marina on Marshland Road. Reservations are required and can be made by calling (843) 689-6767 ext. 223 or register coastaldiscovery.org.
Thursdays: Music & Taste on the Harbour returns March 30, 2017 to Shelter Cove Harbour and continues on Thursdays each week through May 18, 2017. Dance the night away while enjoying live music performances and great food at Music & Taste on the Harbour, an outdoor concert and dining series. Shelter Cove Harbour restaurants will offer specially-priced light appetizers, wine, beer and cocktails. Music & Taste on the Harbour is from 6-9 p.m. each Thursday during the spring, weather permitting. No coolers or outside food are allowed, and limited seating is available so you are encouraged to bring your own chairs. Free admission.
2017 Music & Taste Schedule
Thursdays, 6-9 p.m., Weather Permitting
May 4 o Deas Guyz
May 11 o Target
May 18 o The Headliners
For more information, call Palmetto Dunes at (843) 785-6424 or go to palmettodunes.com
May 5: Enjoy Free Family Fun Night at The Sandbox.With fun games and activities, special arts and crafts plus light refreshments for dinner, this fun night designed to bring families together isn't to be missed! From 5:30-7:30 p.m., the museum is open with free admission to all visitors Depending on the weather let the kids take a bounce in the Bounce House, build big with the Big Blue Blocks or get creative and crafty. An engaging easy evening! Come meet us, see what The Sandbox is about.
For more information about the Free Family Fun Nights at The Sandbox, call (843) 842-7645 or go to thesandbox.org.
May 5: Get out for a day of fun with the Beer, Bacon & Music Festival at Shelter cove Community Park from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, May 6, 2017. This extraordinary culinary adventure will be all the fun of a bacon themed block party mixed with a full-scale festival experience. Join us as many of the area's top restaurants, several of the area's top bands, and hundreds of the area's top food lovers gather to celebrate American traditions - Beer, Bacon & Music. This event will feature bacon sampling and full sized bacon cuisine, bacon confectionary delights, live music from some of the area's top bands (who also love bacon), local breweries and full service bars with beer, liquor, wine and bacon themed cocktails. Admission is $7, but kids 10 years and younger are free. Concessions and kid zone admission are sold separately. The festival was developed by the Island Recreation Association and benefits the Association's Children's Scholarship Fund to ensure that no child is denied recreational activities. For more information about the Beer, Bacon & Music Festival, call the Island Rec. Center at (843) 681-7273 or go to islandreccenter.org.
May 6: The Hilton Head Island Boat Show invites you to Monty Jett's Kentucky Derby Cocktail Party on Saturday, May 6, 2017 from 5-8 p.m. at the Compass Rose Pool Bar at the South Carolina Yacht Club in Windmill Harbour.
There will be live music by The Lowcountry Boil Bluegrass Band, as well as traditional derby fare. Come enjoy derby punch and mint juleps while participating in friendly wagers. Festive attire is encouraged and tickets are $50 and include Saturday Boat Show admission. For more information about the Kentucky Derby Cocktail Party or tickets, go to HiltonHeadIslandBoatShow.com.
Mondays and Wednesdays: Don't miss the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina's Pottery Studio on Mondays and Wednesdays, May 8-22, 2016 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. In this "open studio" style hand building pottery course, participants ages 13 and up will get to select their own projects from a variety of functional and sculptural choices and will complete several works of art with the guidance of an instructor. Both beginner and experienced potters welcome! On the last day we will glaze our creations, which will be ready for pickup by May 26, 2017. Alana Adams will be instructing this five-session class, which costs $150 and includes materials. For more information about the Pottery Studio at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, go to artshhi.com/workshops and for further questions, email AAdams@artshhi.com.
Tuesdays and Thursdays: Enjoy a relaxing morning by the beautiful lakes of the Sea Pines Forest Preserve with Family Freshwater Fishing on Tuesdays and Thursdays from April 17-August 31, 2017 from 10-11:30 a.m. Watch for turtles, alligators and birds while you fish for catfish, crappie and bream. Supplies and instructions provided at this catch and release program. Reservations are required. Family Freshwater Fishing costs $19 per adult and $14 per child (ages 12 and younger). For more information, call The Sea Pines Resort at (843) 842-1979 or go to seapines.com.
May 13 and 27: Don't miss the Sweetgrass Basket Making Classes from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Saturdays, May 13 and 27, 2017, at the Coastal Discovery Museum, located at 70 Honey Horn Dr. Learn about the history of the Sweetgrass basket, one of the Lowcountry's best known art forms, from a local Gullah basket maker. Then, try your hand at starting a basket of your own using locally found natural materials. Reservations are required and classes are $65 per person. Call (843) 689-6767 ext. 223.
Tuesdays: Become an expert beachcomber with Coastal Discovery Museum's Mitchelville Beach Discovery Walks on Tuesdays at 2 p.m., May-August 2017! Explore our ever-changing marine environment. Learn about living fossils. Discover why sea turtles "dig the dark." Meet at Mitchelville Beach to spot shorebirds, search for sea shells and learn about how our beaches are formed and changed with each cycle of the tide. The Mitchelville Beach Discovery Walks are $12 for adults and $7 for children and reservations are required by calling (843) 689-6767 ext. 223 or going tocoastaldiscovery.org.
May 3, 11, 18 & 24: The Coastal Discovery Museum will host Birding at Pinckney Island, a bird watching program led by experienced bird watchers from the museum, on select days at 8 a.m. The walk will include the combination of habitats at Pinckney Island Wildlife Refuge. These varying areas allow participants to see many different species of birds. Several species of shore birds can usually be seen in the mud flats in the salt marsh, while many species of wading birds could potentially be seen around the marsh and fresh water lagoons. Depending on the season, diverse birds can be spotted: Summer Tanager, Eastern Kingbird, Painted Bunting, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Egrets, Herons and many, many others. Dates for walks include May 3, 11, 18, 24, June 1, 7, 15, 21 and 29, 2017. The outing is from 8-10 a.m. and space is limited (ages 12 and older). Participants are asked to bring their own binoculars and the program will be canceled in case of rain. The program is $12 per person and reservations are required by calling (843) 689-6767 ext. 223 or online at coastaldiscovery.org.
Many thanks, as always, to friends Jane and Glenn Handley!
