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The 33rd annual Bluffton Village Festival — aka Mayfest, aka Bluffest, aka May Day — returns to Calhoun Street in downtown Bluffton from10 a.m.-4 p.m. May 7. It offers 120 arts and crafts booths, music, food, the annual Ugly Dog Contest, kids’ activities and more, all for the extremely reasonable price of free. And once again, the fest rolls on at The Village Party After Hours, a livemusic event with three local bands that takes place from 6-10 p.m. at the Promenade. Tickets for the after-hours party are $5 per person; VIP table seating is also available. 843-815-2277, www.blufftonvillagefestival.com
FAMILY
Shannon Tanner family concerts: 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays through Memorial Day at Shelter Cove Harbour, Hilton Head Island. 843-686-9098, www.palmettodunes.com
HarbourFest: Begins in June with nightly entertainment, food, arts and crafts, performances by Shannon Tanner at 6:30 and 8 p.m. and fireworks on June 14, 21 and 28; July 4, 12, 19 and 26; and Aug. 2 and 9. All events are free and open to the public, weather permitting. 843-686-9098, www.palmettodunes.com
Imagination Hour at the Sandbox: 10:30-11:30 a.m. Thursdays. Story time, followed by a related arts and crafts project. Free. 843-842-7645, www.thesandbox.org
Storytime at the Storybook Shoppe: 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays (for 3-year-olds) and 10:30 a.m. Thursdays (ages 4-6). 41A Calhoun St., Bluffton. 843-757-2600, www.thestorybookshoppe.comArt events at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina: May 3, 10, 17: ArtStart visual arts for ages 2–5). May 7: Mother’s Day wire beading (ages 10-adult). May 7: Introducing to calligraphy (ages 17-up). May 21: Intermediate calligraphy (ages 17-up). May 21: Mosaic flower pot workshop (ages 17-up). Pre-registration required for all. 843-843-686-3945, ext. 233. www.artshhi.com
Get Fired Up With Pottery: 9:30-10:30 a.m. May 7, 21 at the Sandbox — An Interactive Children’s Museum. Paint a plate or mug with your own unique design; it will be fired and ready for pick up the following Wednesday. Free, but reservations are recommended. 843-842-7645, www.thesandbox.org
Chalk Art Show: 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. May 10-13 at the Sandbox — An Interactive Children’s Museum. Stop by The Sandbox and help decorate the outside of our museum with chalk. All artists and budding artists are encouraged to participate. Free. 843-842-7645, www.thesandbox.org
Garden Art: 10:30-11:30 a.m. May 14 at the Sandbox — An Interactive Children’s Museum. Make unique works of art with plants from The Sandbox’s garden. Free. 843-842-7645, www.thesandbox.org
Island Writers’ Network: Children’s Session: 11 a.m.-noon May 14 at the Hilton Head library. For ages 5-10. Features Marilyn Lorenz.
B Hilton Head Island Elementary School for the Creative Arts BRAVO Exposition: 2 and 6:30 p.m. May 26. Celebrate the arts with an arts and sciences exposition, spring chorus concert, student art, “Artist in Residence” projects, creative writing, arts and more. For information, call 843-342-4157 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Sunday Fundays at The Salty Dog Cafe: Face painting, arts and crafts, bounce houses and more. Every Sunday at The Salty Dog Cafe in South Beach Marina Village. 843-671-2233, saltydog.com.
FESTIVALS
Hilton Head Humane Association’s 14th Annual Dog Walk on the Beach: April 30 at Coligny Beach. Registrations are available at the shelter or by calling 843 681-8686.
Hilton Head Island Seafood Fest: 11 a.m.- 5 p.m. April 30 at Shelter Cove Community Park, Hilton Head. More than a dozen island restaurants will appear, dishing up local and regional seafood specialties. There will also be an Iron Chef competition, local artists, ive entertainment, a kids’ zone and a silent auction. Benefits the David M. Carmines Foundation. $5 for adults; kids 12 and under free. 843-681-2772, www.davidmcarmines.org
33rd annual Bluffton Village Festival: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. May 7 in downtown Bluffton. Features art, music, food, the annual Ugly Dog Contest, kids’ activities and more. Free. The festival also continues with The Village Party After Hours, a music event featuring three local bands that takes place from 6-10 p.m. at the Promenade. $5 per person; VIP table seating also available. 843-815-2277, blufftonvillagefestival.com
15th Annual Rib Burnoff and Barbecue Fest: Noon-4 p.m. May 14 at the Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn. www.hiltonheadkiwanis.org
The Kiwanis Club of Hilton Head Island’s 15th annual Rib Burnoff and Barbecue Fest will take place from noon to 4 p.m. May 14 at the Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn, rain or shine. Entries will be judged by professional judges and popular vote; beer, wine, soda, hot dogs and ice cream will also be available for purchase. Music will be provided by the Groovetones. $12 in advance, $15 at the door.
BENEFITS
2011 Yacht Hop of Hilton Head Island: The seventh annual event, benefiting Hospice Care of the Lowcountry, will be held at 5:30 p.m. May 1 at the Harbour Town Yacht Basin in Sea Pines Plantation. Yacht Hop the largest fundraiser for Hospice Care of the Lowcountry. All proceeds from the evening benefit the organization’s patient care programs. Guests will sample gourmet tapas from the area’s best chefs while watching the sunset and touring stunning yachts. Later in the evening, there will be dessert, a champagne toast and live music by the Headliners. 843-706-2296.
Bluffton Self Help’s Third Annual BASH at the Lake: 7-9 p.m. May 5 at the Hampton Lake Clubhouse. The event serves as Bluffton Self Help’s annual fundraiser, and will this year double as a kickoff for the charity’s drive for a new building. www.blufftonselfhelp.org
MUSIC / BENEFITS
A ‘CONCERT ON THE GREEN’ FOR THE JUNIOR JAZZ FOUNDATION
A Concert on the Green, featuring the Jazz Corner All-Stars and Bob Masteller’s Jazz Corner Quintet, takes place 6:30-8:30 p.m. May 5 at Palmetto Bluff. The first set will feature The Jazz Corner All-Stars: Reggie Deas, Lavon Stevens, Teri Rini Powers, Martin Lesch and Whitley Deputy. The second set will be a salute to Duke Ellington, featuring Bob Masteller’s Jazz Corner Quintet: Masteller, Lesch, Will Snyder, Jon Miller and Billy Hoffman. $25 per car at the Palmetto Bluff main gate; proceeds benefit the Junior Jazz Foundation. 843-706-6451
Relay For Life / Hilton Head: May 6/7 at the Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn, Hilton Head. A fundraiser yard sale and fish fry will take place from 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. April 16 at the Central Oak Grove Baptist Church, 261 Mathews Drive, Hilton Head. www.relayforlife.org/hiltonheadsc
Lowcountry Autism Foundation 4th Annual Spring Fling: 6 p.m. May 7, Palmetto Hall Clubhouse, Hilton Head. The evening is semi-formal/cocktail attire and will include live entertainment, dinner, dancing and a silent auction. Proceeds support operations of the recently opened LAF Comprehensive Therapy Center and will continue supporting many families affected by autism in the Lowcountry. $75 per person. 843-706-2024.
Ninth Annual DeDe Owens Memorial Golf Invitational: Shotgun start at 1:30 p.m. May 9 at the Belfair Golf Club. Luncheon and awards reception to follow. Benefits Cross Schools and the DeDe Owens Scholarship Fund. 843-706-2000, www.crossschools.org
“Chicago,” to benefit Memory Matters: Show begins at 7:30 p.m. May 12 at the May River Theater in Bluffton. $25, includes show, food, beverages and a silent auction from Church of the Cross in Bluffton from 6-7:15 p.m. 100 percent of the ticket price will benefit Memory Matters. 843-842-6688
Relay For Life / Bluffton: 7 p.m.-7 a.m. May 13/14 on the grounds of the University of South Carolina Beaufort campus in Bluffton. A fundraiser yard sale will take place from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. April 16 at StoneWorks, Inc., in Bluffton; for information, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 843-689-6980. www.relayforlife.org/blufftonsc
Family Promise of Beaufort County fundraiser dinner and auction: 6-10 p.m. May 19 at the Hampton Hall Club House, Bluffton. Family Promise is an interfaith non-profit organization committed to the belief that “One homeless child is too many.” All proceeds from the event will benefit Family Promise’s “Bring Home the Children” Campaign to help eradicate childhood homelessness in Beaufort County. Tickets are $35 per person and include dinner, entertainment and the auction. Tickets can be purchased at the Levy Family Center, 164 Bluffton Road, Bluffton, or by calling 843-815-4211.
Hilton Head Firefighters Association Sixth Annual “Spring Swing for Charity” golf tournament: Shotgun start at 9 a.m. May 21 at the Moss Creek Golf Club. $125 per player, includes green fees, cart, continental breakfast, lunch after the tournament, beverages, goody bags, trophies and prizes. 843-682-5111.
MUSIC
‘America Sings’ at the Hilton Head Choral Society
Join the Hilton Head Choral Society for its final concert of the season, a stars-and-stripes-colored extravaganza in celebration of Memorial Day. “America Sings!” will include everything from colonial folk songs to 19th-century hymns to patriotic anthems, along with a special tribute to our Armed Forces.
Performances take place at 7 p.m. May 29 at First Presbyterian Church, 540 William Hilton Parkway, and 7 p.m. May 30 at Holy Family Catholic Church, 24 Pope Ave.
Tickets are $10 and may be purchased online at www.hiltonheadchoralsociety.org, or at various outlets throughout the area, including Burke’s Pharmacy on Main Street, Pretty Papers in the Village at Wexford, Christie’s Hallmark stores at Belfair Plaza, Barnes and Noble in Indigo Run and Markel’s Card & Gift Shop in Bluffton. 843-341-3818
CLUBS / MEETINGS
Women’s Association of Hilton Head Island 50th Anniversary High Tea: The area’s largest nonprofit women’s organization will mark its anniversary with a high tea May 4 at the Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn, Hilton Head. www.wahhi.com
Hilton Head/Bluffton Parkinson’s Support Group: Free monthly support and educational meetings year-round. The group meets at 2:30 p.m. the third Thursday of every month at the Memory Matters building, 117 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head. 843-681-3096, 843-836-2727.
Women at the Well Support Group: The St. Andrew By-The-Sea Counseling Center is now offering a support group for women experiencing miscarriage, stillbirth or infertility. Facilitated by counselor Angie Elliott, the group will help women with tools for grieving, coping, self-care, identifying and communicating needs and more. Meets 6-8 p.m. the first Tuesday of every month at St. Andrew By-The-Sea United Methodist Church, 20 Pope Ave.,
Hilton Head. 843-785-4711. E-mail
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Women’s Life Transitions Group: A psychotherapy group where women come together to work on shared concerns, experience personal change and growth with a goal of improving the quality of their lives. Meetings will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Bluffton Psychology Group offices, 10 Pinckney Colony Road, Bluffton. 843-815-8588, e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
OUTDOORS
Hilton Head/Savannah Equestrian Exposition: May 1 at Rose Hill Plantation, Bluffton. Gates open at 11 a.m.; exposition begins at 12:30 p.m. $15 for adults; active duty military and families and children under 12 free. 843-705-9551, 912-925-3400, www.equiexpo.org
All Saints Garden Tour: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. May 14, begins at 3001 Meeting St., Hilton Head Island. Features six of the finest gardens in the area. $30, includes seated luncheon in the church’s par-ish hall. Proceeds go to Bluffton Self Help, Citizens Opposed to Domestic Abuse, Family Promise of Beaufort County, Hope Haven of the Lowcountry, and Hospice Care of the Lowcountry. 843-681-8333, www.allsaints-hhi.org
FAMILY / OUTDOORS
MAY AT THE COASTAL DISCOVERY MUSEUM at Honey Horn
The museum is located at 70 Honey Horn Drive, Hilton Head. Information and reservations for all events: 843-689-6767, coastaldiscovery.org
Bald Eagles in the Lowcountry: 3 p.m. May 18. Features Tom Murphy, retired biologist from the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources and principal investigator for the Bald Eagle Program for 33 years. $5.
Authors Margaret Pickett and Dwayne Pickett present “The European Struggle To Settle North America”: 3 p.m. May 19. The authors will hold a presentation and book signing.
High Tech Fishing Research: 3 p.m. May 20. Features David Harter, president of the Hilton Head Island Sportfishing Club and projects director for the Hilton Head Reef Foundation. $5.
Author Mary Alice Monroe presents “The Butterfly’s Daughter”: 4 p.m. May 31. New York Times bestselling author Monroe will hold a presentation and a book signing. Monroe is an active conservationist and serves on the board of the South Carolina Aquarium.
ATHLETICS
Spring Paddlefest / Battle of the Broad: May 7 on Broad Creek by the Old Oyster Factory, Hilton Head. Benefits Volunteers in Medicine. The festival will include introductory clinics and instruction, free equipment trials and demonstrations, paddleboard races, live entertainment and food and beverages. The event will culminate with the inaugural Battle of the Broad Stand Up paddleboard race. The festival will begin at 10 a.m. with free kayaking and paddleboard clinics, which will be offered at 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and noon. Battle of the Broad races begin at 1 p.m. for racers of all ages and abilities. 843-686-6996, www.outsidehiltonhead.com
6th Annual Bluffton Today Open: May 13-15 at various sites in Bluffton including Bluffton High School, Hampton Hall and Palmetto Bluff. Bluffton’s oldest and largest tournament features play opportunity for all age groups. Proceeds help fund local public tennis facilities, college scholarships and local youth. 843-290-2833
5th Annual Land Rover Hilton Head Low Country Hog Jog Trail Run & Nature Walk: 8 a.m. May 15 at Sgt. Jasper Park, Hardeeville. Features a 4-mile adult trail run and 2-mile kids trail run (for children under 12). Also includes a toddler trot, award ceremony, music and door prize giveaway. 843-757-8520, www.bearfootsports.com
Hilton Head Triathlon 2011: 7 a.m. May 21. 500-meter swim, 20-km bike ride, 5-km run. Open registration until 7 a.m. May 18. gotrisports.com
Hilton Head Island Celebrity Golf Tournament: Sept. 2-4 at the Colleton River Plantation Club. The three-day event matches celebrities with amateur golfers to raise funds for 20 South Carolina Children’s Charities. 843-842-7711, www.hhcelebritygolf.com
ETC.
Bid for PAL: An online auction to help homeless pets. Last year the auction helped the Palmetto Animal League raise more than $20,000 in funds. Proceeds benefit the PAL Adoption Center in Okatie’s Riverwalk Business Park. 843-645-1725, www.pal.dojiggy.com
Bridge Clinics: Bidding brushup workshops take place from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and Fridays at the Hilton Head Island Bridge Club at Port Royal Plaza. $10 per clinic. 843-689-6239, e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .
AAUW May meeting: 11:30 a.m. May 7 at the Sea Pines Country Club, 30 Governors Road, Hilton Head. Reservations required; new members welcome. 843- 341-6638
19th Annual Business Golf Classic: Registration begins 10:30 a.m. May 9 at Berkeley Hall, shotgun start takes place at noon. Chamber members are invited to play the Tom Fazio South Course. A box lunch is included, as well as a reception and awards ceremony, prizes, contests and raffle prizes. $185 per player or $725 per team. hiltonheadchamber.org
B Events at the Heritage Library Foundation: “Hilton Head History — Unique Aspects,” by Louise Cohen (1:30 p.m., May 3). “Events Leading Up to the Civil War,” by Robert Smith (May 10). “Hilton Head’s Hunting Era,” by Natalie Hefter of the Coastal Discovery Museum (May 17). “Colonial Hilton Head,” by Bill Altstaetter, founder of the Heritage Library (May 24). All talks begin at 1:30 p.m. and take place at the Savannah Bank Building, 852 William Hilton Parkway, Suite 2A, Hilton Head. Free. 843-686-6560, heritagelib.org
Business After Hours: 5:30-7 p.m. May 19. $10 for Chamber members, $20 for nonmembers. For location details and more information go to hiltonheadchamber.org or call 843-785-3673.
Palmetto Quilt Guild monthly meeting: 1 p.m. May 19 at Christ Lutheran Church, 829 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head. Peg Bingham, noted Celtic Knot artist, will be featured.$5 for guests. 843-540-1952, palmettoquiltguild.org
Italian American Club of Hilton Head Island Annual Italian Sunday Dinner: 5:30 p.m. May 22 in the Parish Hall of St. Francis By The Sea Catholic Church, 45 Beach City Road, Hilton Head. $15 for adults, $5 for kids. For information, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .
“Moment by Moment: Creative Approaches to Dementia Care,” presented by Memory Matters: May 26 at the Hilton Head Beach & Tennis Resort, 40 Folly Field Rd., Hilton Head Island. 843-842-6688, www.memory-matters.org
