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Public Art Project - Help Us Create!

Photo credit: Courtesy of Stella-lee Anderson

Don't forget to register for the upcoming art making classes! The end product will be a large-scale 8ft. by 8ft. wall hanging will be displayed in the new Carmines Recreation Building for all to enjoy. Lead artist, Stella-lee Anderson, will weave together all of the batik textiles crafted by herself and the community to create a large wall hanging for the entrance of the Rec Center. The purpose of the artwork includes educating children and their parents about lesser-known endangered and extinct species in the Lowcountry. The exhibit is sponsored by the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry and being facilitated by the Town of Hilton Head Island's Office of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the Island Recreation Association.

The schedule of remaining events is as follows:

• Adult Indigo Presentation and Tie-Dye Workshop with artist Margot Pickett at the Island Rec on March 11, 2019 at 10:30 AM.
• Adult Batik Workshop with artist Hank Herring at the Island Rec on March 18, 2019 at 2 PM

Register online to attend the indigo or batik workshops here! Stella will be working to assemble the final product at the Island Rec on Mondays in February and March from 2-4PM.  Stop by and watch or ask questions!

Art & the Environment After Hours

Art and Environment After Hours, Thursdays, 5 PM - 7 PM

$15 per person - additional materials fee may apply, depending on the program.

These hands on, after hours classes are NEW in 2019! Programs will vary seasonally. Come learn about local art, culture, and environment - from the experts - AND take home something that you helped create. Classes scheduled for the spring include: Indigo Exploration, Sweetgrass Basket Workshop, Herbarium Workshop, Build a Bog, A Day at the Beach, Horseshoe Crabs: A Living Fossil, Paint Party with Amiri, the Art of Flintknapping, and Spring and Summer Birds of the Lowcountry.

Appropriate for ages 10 and older (unless otherwise noted in the schedule). Minimum of 6 participants, maximum of 20 for all programs.

Only registered paid participants will be admitted into this program. If participants are planning to bring a child, chaperone, spouse, driver, etc. they must also register. At least one adult must accompany each group.

Programs will be held in the Discovery Lab at the Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn.

March 7- Indigo Exploration -   $15 per person
Journey to the past and “meet” Eliza Lucas Pinckney. In 1739, when Eliza was just 17 years old, her experiments with indigo resulted in a very profitable industry for the colony of South Carolina. Hear her unique story, learn how indigo dye was made, and make your own indigo tie-dye t-shirt to take home. This family friendly educational experience is fun for all ages.  

Museum will provide t-shirt sizes child medium to adult XL (one per person). Presenter: Peggy Pickett 

 March 21- Paint Party with Amiri- $45 per person ($15 program + $30 materials)
All ages are welcomed at this workshop hosted by artist Amiri Farris at the Coastal Discovery Museum.  Well-known artist Amiri Farris will guide you along the way as you create your own masterpiece. We will be painting with acrylics, which will dry quickly, so you will be able to take your painting with you to show all your friends and family.

All materials are provided. Presenter: Amiri Farris

Reservations are required and may be made by calling 843-689-6767 ext. 223

World Premiere Play Opening 3/20

If You Forget Me
by Nora Leahy
Directed by Sarah Newhouse

featuring Diego Colón, Libby Ricardo, Tamara Todres & Jenny Zmarzly

A dark comedy about love, family, and coming home.

Following an accident, Kate's fiancé is left with selective amnesia and does not remember her. Their engagement broken off, Kate returns to the comfort of her childhood home in the suburbs to pick up the pieces of her life. This dark comedy is an exploration of growing up, the nature of memory, and the process of letting go.

World Premiere production from Lean Lab.

Performances: March 20-23, 7:30 PM & March 24, 2:00 PM, 2019. 

HHPS Main Street Theatre, 3000 Main St., Hilton Head Island.

Tickets & Info Online Here

WingFest @ Shelter Cove Park

Hilton Head Wingfest

The weekend kicks-off with an intimate gathering underneath the Shelter Cove Pavilion with Wingfest Happy Hour. A low key evening watching the sunset over Broadcreek. Food by Orchid Palmer, local celebrity chef of One Hot Mamma's. 

Saturday is the competition day. With over twenty local restaurants competing for People's and Judge's top three choices, there are plenty of wings to sample and vote for. 

• FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 20195:00 PM 
  SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 20197:00 PM

• SHELTER COVE COMMUNITY PARK

Tickets & Info Online Here

Blues & BBQ for Mitchelville

One Man's Trash...

Come Make Art with Us and Save the Planet at the Same Time!

We partnered with the Outside Foundation to use non-recyclable trash pulled from the Broad Creek during this clean-up to provide us with materials for our FREE Junk Art Workshop Day in April!

Artist Stella-lee Anderson will be providing stations and creativity ideas for people to take non-recyclable items like CDs, bottle caps, dryer sheets, chopsticks, and more  and turn them into art. Published poet Miho Kinnas will be working with participants to write a three line poem to go along with their artistic creation. 

Junk Art Workshop: Friday, April 19 from 1-4 @ Shelter Cove Community Park, FREE!!

More Info about the Junk Art Workshop is available online here