Parris Island Marine Band ready for Memorial Day performance

In April, Dan Peters, vice commander of the Sun City Hilton Head Veterans Association, was excited that he was able to arrange a pre-Memorial Day concert by the Ft. Jackson 282nd Army Band at the community’s Magnolia Hall. 

He even went next door to Candlewood Suites to request a discount on hotel rooms for the band members, which the hotel was pleased to accommodate.
However, he was soon to face disappointment when the band had to cancel.

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Comedy club reopens at Kingfisher

The Hilton Head Comedy Club reopened its doors May 7 as the Hilton Head Comedy and Magic Club.

The club is still located above the Kingfisher restaurant in “Top of the Kingfisher” showroom at Shelter Cove Harbour and will feature Las Vegas headlining comedy magicians and nationally touring stand-up comedians as seen on TV. The club’s new owners are Kelly and Kerry Pollock.

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Windmill Harbour hosting boat show

Sail and power boats of all sizes from 30 of the world’s most illustrious dealers will be on display at the 9th InWater Hilton Head Island Boat Show at Windmill Harbour.

The private residential community, located just off the bridge to Hilton Head Island, will host the show from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on May 18 and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 19. Daily tickets are $10 per person, cash only. Admission is free for ages 12 and younger.

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Your week ahead: May 22-29

The 5th annual Hilton Head Island Art Festival is one of the many events and festivals taking place this week across the Lowcountry. More than 150 artists and crafters will be featured in an outdoor gallery-style art exhibit at Shelter Cove Harbour. Admission is free. Other highlights this week are the Run for Rose 5K, the 2nd annual Hilton Head Rotary Safety Town event, The Music Man musical and Spamalot at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina.

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Monster Mash-Up: One-Act Festival at HHIHS

Hilton Head Island High School’s Performing Arts Department will present its first annual One-Act Festival this month, with a few surprises. 

Chandler Hummell, Cicso Ferre and Kirsten Wartko

The performance includes three one-act comedies performed by drama students enrolled in Theater Techniques and Introduction to Theater classes at Hilton Head Island High School. The first, Harry’s Hotter at Twilight, by Jonathan Dorf and directed by drama instructor Larry Mercer, is a crazed mash-up parody of the “Harry Potter” and “Twilight” series (with nods to “Lord of the Rings,” “Star Wars,” “Alice in Wonderland,” and other stars of the pop culture pantheon) features invisible rabbits, armies of babies, murderous lunatics, evil gourmets and much more. 

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Your week ahead: April 10-17

Your week ahead hums with springtime fun, including artistic attractions of every stripe, mind-blowing cuisine at Taste of Bluffton, and, oh yeah, they're having something of a golf tournament down at Harbour Town. You've probably heard about it.

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Your week ahead: April 3-10

TODAY

Poolside Movie: 7:30 p.m. April 3 and 10 at the Harbour Town Pool. Jump into spring by floating on a tube at the Harbour Town Pool while watching a movie and eating pizza with your family. Reservations are required and may be made by calling The Sea Pines Resort Recreation Department. Admission is $15 for adults, $12 for children ages 12 and younger.

843-842-1979

TOMORROW

Mirage Trunk Show: 5-8 p.m. April 4 at Radiance in Harbour Town. 

843-363-5176

FRIDAY

Hilton Head Choral Society's Sing of Spring Concert, Musical Masterworks: 8 p.m. April 5 at First Presbyterian Church. The Sing of Spring Concert, Musical Masterworks, will feature the work of California-born composer Rene Clausen’s “A new Creation” for choir, soloists, and chamber orchestra, and will also include Pietro Mascagni’s Anthem for Spring from his opera Cavalleria Rusticana, plus a new arrangement of the Irish folk hymn, "Be Thou My Vision."

843-341-3818, info@hiltonheadchoralsociety.org, or www.hiltonheadchoralsociety.org

Hilton Head Island Seafood Fest: 5-8 p.m. April 5, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. April 6 at Shelter Cove Community Park. The popular, family-friendly event serves as the David M. Carmines Memorial Foundation's annual fundraiser with proceeds – from admissions, beverage sales, restaurant purveyor fees, artists’ fees and auction funds – benefiting the American Cancer Society, the M.D. Anderson Cancer Research Center and the Island Recreation Scholarship Fund. Participating restaurants include Alexander’s, the American Culinary Federation, Black Marlin, Bluffton Oyster Co., The Chart House, Cool Breeze, The Crazy Crab, Gillan's Fresh Seafood & Oyster Bar, Hana Sushi, Hudson's Seafood House on the Docks, Island Kettle Corn, The Old Oyster Factory, Red Fish, Skull Creek Boathouse, Steamers Seafood and Street Meet. Admission is $5 for adults and free for kids 12 and younger. Food and refreshments are available for purchase with tickets.

843-681-2772, ext.137, or davidmcarmines.org

Our Favorite Things: 7:30 p.m. April 5 at the VPAC at Hilton Head Island High School. Enjoy selections from Grease, Little Shop of Horrors, Footloose, The Sound of Music, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Spelling Bee, and Legally Blonde in honor of Hilton Head Prep performing arts director Benjamin Wollfe. 

www.hhprep.org

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Your week ahead: Happy Easter

There are plenty of opportunities for you to get out there and enjoy nature this weekend as temperatures slowly start to crawl back into "survivable" conditions. And it culminates with the arrival of the Easter Bunny this weekend. Happy Easter!

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