Calendar of Events
January Events on Hilton Head Island
The Arts Center of Coastal Carolina
Dance Theater of Harlem
January 17 - 8:00pm at the intimate setting of the Elizabeth Wallace Theatre. Now celebrating its 40th anniversary of bringing innovative and bold new forms of artistic expression to audiences around the world, this classically American ballet company continues to achieve unprecedented success with its highly acclaimed “Dancing Through Barriers,” a multicultural ensemble of gifted dancers renowned for their far-reaching repertory. The evening performance will feature one-act ballets and selections from new works, including the ragtime piece “Joplin Dances” and a passionate pas de deux danced to Whitney Houston ’s “Greatest Love of All.” Sponsored by SC Arts Federation.
Carolina is a remarkable showcase for professional performing and visual
arts, as well as, cultural festivals and educational outreach. For more info visit:
B’WAY Broadway goes Hollywood, South Carolina Repertory Company
January 8,9 & 10 at 8pm / January 11 at 2 pm - Once again, New York City cabaret singer-pianist-composer and local favorite, Dr. Al Balkin takes our stage to focus on Broadway’s creative giants who went west in the depression-era ’30s to conquer Hollywood’s silver screen. Irving Berlin, the Gershwins, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, Rodgers and Hart, Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer, Oscar Hammerstein and a host of lower profile names with formidable talents succumbed to the sunshine and swimming-pool lifestyle, the golf, the glamour, and above all . . . the money. Make reservations now: (843) 342-2057. Our 73 seat theatre offers a great view from every seat. Tickets: $24 (seniors) $26 (adults) - weeknights & matinees. $26 (seniors) $28 (adults) - Friday & Saturday nights, $15 (students). Call (843) 342-2057 or visit:
www.hiltonheadtheatre.com
The Swingle Singers
January 30th - 7:30pm at Holy Family Catholic Church. Whether its Bach or big band, the Beatles or bossa nova, the Swingle Singers can sing it-and with no instrumental accompaniment. These eight exceptionally talented vocalists from London have been making music for more than four decades, winning multiple Grammy Awards in the process. Relying on characteristics common to both jazz and baroque music-rhythm and improvisation-the Swingle Singers create a smooth, easy-listening sound hailed by critics as “nothing short of extraordinary”.
Their expansive discography of 50 albums and CDs features complicated, technically impressive a cappella covers of pop songs, jazz standards, classical music, even opera. The latest incarnation of the octet is currently touring throughout the United Kingdom, Iceland, Germany, Italy, Portugal, the Ukraine and the United States where they will make a stop on Hilton Head Island for an exclusive, one-night only performance. For more info visit:
Do-Drop-In Storytime
Saturdays, January 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31st - Hilton Head Public Library. 10am. For children of all ages. Books, songs, poems, and take home activities as well. Call for more info at (843) 342-9200 or visit:
www.beaufortcountylibrary.org
Mozart Fest #1
January 11th, 12th - Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra presents Mozart Fest #1 at 8:00pm. The performance will be held at First Presbyterian Church, 540 William Hilton Pkwy on Hilton Head Island featuring the Oberlin String Quartet - Cassandra Bequary, Ryan Graebert, Sonia Oram and Erin Durham and the ForteString Quartet From The Oberlin Conservatory of Music. The first of two Master Series concerts celebrating the music of Mozart includes Josef Lanner’s Viennese quodlibet of Mozart favorites, virtuoso solo pieces with members of the ForteString Quartet from America’s oldest Conservatory, and his last and most powerful symphony, the “Jupiter”.
Lanner/Trsek Mozartisten, Op. 196
Mozart Concert-Rondo, K. 371 E-flat major
Mozart Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364: I
Mozart Violin Concerto #5: I K. 219
Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C Major “Jupiter” K.551
Call (843) 842-2055 or buy tickets at:
Mozart Fest #2
January 25th - Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra presents Mozart Fest #2 at 8:00pm. The performance will be held at First Presbyterian Church, 540 William Hilton Pkwy on Hilton Head Island featuring two major works by Mozart: a late Piano Concerto with the 2008 Hilton Head International Piano Competition Winner, the majestic “Grand Mass in C Minor”, written as a wedding gift for his wife Constanze, and which rivals the power of his great “Requiem”.
Ran Dank, Piano 2008 Hilton Head IPC Winner
SATB Soloists
Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra Chorus
Mary Woodmansee Green, Director
I Cantori, Robert Harris, Director
Mozart Piano Concerto #26 in D Major K. 537 “Coronation”
Mozart Grand Mass in C Minor K. 427
Call (843) 842-2055 or buy tickets at:
Dinosaurs, Beaufort Performing Arts
January 30 - Dinosaurs at 7:00pm at the USCB Performing Arts Center. Tickets: $30-35-40; Half price for children. Call the box office at (843) 521-4145 Mon-Fri 10am-5pm. For season schedule visit:
www.uscb.edu/a/Connections/Beaufort_Performing_Arts_Inc/ANNUAL EVENTS on Hilton Head Island
Gullah Celebration
February 16 & 17 - Honey Horn
WineFest
March 8 - Shelter Cove Community Park
St. Patrick’s Day Parade
March 16 - Pope Avenue
WingFest
March 22 - Shelter Cove Community Park
HarbourFest
June through August 20th - Season in 2008. Each Tuesday beginning with the first Tuesday in June through the third Tuesday in August.
Shelter Cove Marina
March 22 - Entertainment, arts, crafts, and fireworks.
Verizon Heritage Golf Tournament (PGA Event)
April - 40th annual in 2008. April 14-20 at Harbour Town Golf Links in Sea Pines Resort.
Rib Burnoff & Barbecue Fest
May 17 - Honey Horn Plantation
Celebrity Golf Tournament
August 30, 31st & September - Golf Club at Indigo Run, the Robert Trent Jones course in Palmetto Dunes, and Harbour Town Golf Links.
FoodFest
September 8 - FoodFest celebrates the talent of the local hospitality industry. Events include Best Bartender Drink Making Contest, Waiter‘s Race, and The Tailgate Gourmet Challenge - Shelter Cove Community Park.
Chili Cookoff
October 11 - Honey Horn Plantation
Community Festival
October - “Haunted Trail in the Haunted Forest” - Honey Horn Plantation
Concours d‘Elegance and Motoring Festival
November - World class vintage car show from all over the country.
