May 2016 Community Calendar
Community Calendar
May 2016
8th - Happy Mother’s Day! | 30th - Memorial Day | National Mental Awareness Month | 5th - Cinco de Mayo | 21st - Armed Forces Day
“Always remember to fall asleep with a dream and wake up with a purpose.”
- Unknown
MAY 1 - SEPT 4
YOGA AND MEDITATION
9 a.m. Yoga and 7 p.m. meditation every Sunday beginning May 1st at Coligny Beach in front of volleyball courts. FREE CLASS. Information: Facebook - Hilton Head Yoga Club or 770.880.8505.
MAY 2 - JUNE 5
“ANIMAL PORTRAITS”
Artwork by Chris Clayton: Collection of paintings depicting creatures from extensive travels. Reception: May 8th, 5-7 p.m. SOBA Gallery. Open 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Mon–Sat. Sun, 11:30 a.m.–3 p.m., Corner of Church and Calhoun, Bluffton. 843.757.6586.
MAY 3
TEA PARTY AND PERFORMANCE
1:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Beaufort History Museum, Girls Raised in the South (GRITS), celebrates strong Lowcountry women who changed history. Enjoy sumptuous fare, stories, history and re-enactors. Dawtaw Island’s Carolina Room, tickets sold online: $35 members/$45 guests - beauforthistorymuseum.com.
MAY 3-28
GENERATIONS ART EXHIBIT
Artwork by Jim and Addison Palmer, 5 – 7 p.m., May 5: artist’s reception. Exhibit open Tues – Sat: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, HHI. Information: 843.681.5060, artleaguehhi.org.
MAY 4
COLOR WITH CANDACE LOVELY
3 – 5 p.m. at The French Bakery: Waterfront at Shelter Cove Towne Centre. Crayons, Mother’s Day coloring, tea & croissants. $30/limited seating, RSVP: 843.342.5420
MAY 4-27
DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS
Tues. - Sat.: 8 p.m; Sun.: 2 and 7 p.m. Two delightful con men, $50,000 and same love interest make for a stylish and witty musical thrill ride in the French Riviera. Tickets: $55 adults/$39 children. Visit tickets.artshhi.com/843.842.ARTS. (Ad on page 46)
MAY 5-8
XVANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE
Lean Ensemble Theater presents Christopher Durang’s Tony award-winning comedy at Hilton Head Preparatory Main Street Theatre. May 5 - 7:30 p.m. Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. Tickets: $40/matinee; $35. Students/Active Military $15. 843.715.6676 or leanensemble.org
MAY 6-7
A TASTE OF BEAUFORT
Begins 6 p.m. on May 6, ends 5 p.m., May 7. Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park, 1010 Bay Street, Beaufort. FREE admission, music, arts, 5k race, and participating restaurants. Information: mainstreetbeaufort.com.
MAY 6-7
WOMEN FOR WOMEN CONFERENCE
Join Deb Copeland- renowned author, speaker, and founder of Live to give ... a God thing- for a Mother’s Day Weekend Retreat. Enjoy inspiring testimonies, small group discussions, beach walks, food, fashion, & art. RSVP 843.715.0617, information: livetogivehhi.org (Ad on pg. 8)
MAY 7
BEER, BACON & MUSIC FEST
11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Top restaurants and top bands in a bacon themed block party at Shelter Cove Community Park, HHI. Proceeds go to Island Rec Assoc. Children’s Scholarship Fund. Admission $6 adults/kids 10 & under, free. NO pets, please. Information: islandreccenter.org.
MAY 7
SUFFRAGETTE
1 p.m. – AAUW Hilton Head/Bluffton presents Suffragette complete with movie popcorn and post discussion. FREE, Bluffton Public Library, Details: Sandy Stern: 943.342.4834.
MAY 7
MAYFEST
10 a.m. – 5 p.m., 38th annual Bluffton Village Festival coordinated by The Rotary Club of Bluffton in Old Town Bluffton. Enjoy a homespun southern festival famous for unique arts and crafts, music, delicious food, 28th Annual Ugly Dog Contest and 4th Annual Pie Eating Contest. FREE admission. Information: 843.815.2277 or visit blufftonvillagefestival.com.
MAY 10
LOWCOUNTRY LYME SUPPORT GROUP
5:30-6:45 p.m., Open to anyone in Beaufort County and Savannah, GA who is fighting this debilitating disease and/or their caregivers/loved ones. Recently started by Vanessa Leite of Bluffton, search Lowcountry SC Lyme Support Group on Facebook or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for meeting place and details.
MAY 13
BIKE MAINTENANCE
4 p.m. Celebrate National Bike Month by getting your bicycle in gear! Join the FREE class at Beaufort County Library, 311 Scott St., Beaufort. Information: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 843.255.6531.
MAY 14
A CAUSE FOR PAWS
6 p.m. Junior Service League of Beaufort’s 11th Annual Community BBQ Fundraiser at Tabby Place, 913 Port Republic St., Downtown Beaufort. Live music, open bar, great bbq, bourbon tasting, silent auction and dancing. Tickets- $40. Information: 843-842-7465 or www.jslbeaufort.com (ad on pg. 42)
MAY 14
DESIGNING SATURDAY
Between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., schedule your own FREE designing appt with Deb Copeland or Debbi Lynes: The Gallery, 1203-B Main Street, HHI. RSVP: 843.341.5483. (Ad on pg. 58)
MAY 15
FIESTA & MAYO TACO LIBRE
Noon – 10 p.m., at Shelter Cove Community Park, HHI, $5 adults/kids 10 & under, Free. From La Isla Magazine: Battle of the Tacos tasting competition, live music, kids zone, dancing and much more. Information: 842.681.2393. (Ad on pg. 44)
MAY 18
A DAY TO CELEBRATE WOMEN
Noon – 7 p.m. Village at Wexford. Wine, Music & Outdoor Market at the Village at Wexford, Wm. Hilton Parkway, HHI. Benefiting 100+ Women Who Care - Presented by Pink Magazine. Information: villageatwexford.com. (Ad on pg. 23)
MAY 19
THERMIVA EDUCATIONAL EVENT
5–7 p.m.: Island Medical Spa with Jessica Lowther, NP. Learn about revolutionary, new non-surgical feminine rejuvenation. 4 Dunmore Court, Bldg C, Ste 300, HHI, Information: 843.705.1515.
MAY 19
FREE ADULT TENNIS CLINIC
To be held at Port Royal Raquet Club, Hilton Head, sponsored by USPTA George Haley, this FREE clinic is geared towards beginner to intermediate players. To attend, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or text 401.487.2627.
MAY 21
ALL SAINTS GARDEN TOUR
10a.m.-4 p.m. 29th Annual Event- four gardens on HHI, three gardens in Bluffton plus delicious luncheon: $35. Proceeds given to local charities: Tickets at numerous outlets or online allsaintsgardentour.com, or allsaints-hhi.org. 843.681.8333
MAY 26
LIVE TO GIVE LUNCHEON
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., at the Golf Club at Indigo Run, HHI. Author Deb Copeland and Dr. Marcia Thompson, speakers. $24/pp.: RSVP- 843.715.0617. (Ad on pg. 26)
MAY 28
MEET & GREET THE ARTISTS
10 a.m. – 5 p.m., meet and greet the artists at the Red Piano Too Art Gallery on St. Helena Island. Information: 843.838.2241. (Ad on pg. 49)
MAY 28
HH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY GRADUATION
10 a.m. – Public welcome to honor graduates, 540 William Hilton Parkway, HHI. Information: 843.681.2878.
MAY 28-29
HILTON HEAD ART FESTIVAL
10 a.m. – 5 p.m., both days, Shelter Cove Harbour and Marina, outdoor art festival with marketplace, Free admission. Information: 561.746.6615. (Ad on page 15)