I calendar Hilton Head. 843-842-7645. www.thesandbox.org • Friends of the Hilton Head Library Super Saturdays: Jan. 8: Beth Green, interactive music performer. Feb. 12: J’Miah Nabawi, storyteller. March 12: Ben Mathews, juggler. All Performances are free for children of all ages and take place at the Hilton Head library, 11 Beach City Road. 843255-6500.
FESTIVALS
• Keeping the Gullah Culture Alive Through Art: Honoring Amiri Farris, Laura Campbell and Arthur Orage: A Lowcountry Boil and oyster roast. 6-9 p.m. Jan. 15 at Spanish Wells Golf Club, 1 Brams Point Road, Hilton Head. $75 per person. Mail checks payable to GMHHI to Gullah Museum of Hilton Head Island, 3 Farmer’s Club Road, Hilton Head, SC, 29926, by Jan. 5. 843-816-5573. • Hilton Head Snow Day: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 22 at Shelter Cove Community Park. Admission is $10 for youths 2 to 18; includes snow field and rides. Free for adults and children 2 and under. Concessions sold separately. 843-681-7273. www. islandreccenter.org
BENEFITS
• A Benefit for The Heritage Classic Foundation and The Junior Jazz Foundation, featuring Bob Masteller’s Jazz Corner Quintet: A wine and Southern heritage food pairing. Jan. 18 at the Jazz Corner. $250 per couple, reservations required. 843-842-8620. www. thejazzcorner.com • 3rd Annual Martin Luther King Golf Outing: Jan. 22 at the Arthur Hill Golf Course at the Palmetto Dunes Resort, Hilton Head. $80 per player, includes cart, golf, range, food and prizes. Entries and checks due Jan. 18; non-foursomes
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welcome. 843-290-5943, 843338-9598. • American Heart Association Lowcountry Heart Ball: Jan. 22, 2011 at the Westin Hilton Head Island Resort and Spa. $200 per person, or $2,750 for tables of eight. Benefits the AHA. 681-2355. E-mail judy.t.caramello@heart.org • Mardi Gras: Beaufort — benefiting the Arts Council of Beaufort County: 7-11 p.m. Jan. 29 at the Lyceum, Parris Island. Features music by Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers. $60 per person before Dec. 15, $75 per person after. 843-279-2787. • American Cancer Society Winter Benefit 2011: Feb. 11 in the Champions Ballroom at the Harbour Town Club in Sea Pines Resort. Features gourmet dinner and music by the Headliners. To donate, purchase tickets or for more information, call the American Cancer Society at 843-842-5188 or go to www. cancer.org. • Literacy Volunteers of the Lowcountry 5th Annual Cooks & Books: Sample gourmet food prepared by 16 area restaurants, mingle with Southern authors, purchase autographed books and take in a chefs’ competition. 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 20 at the Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa. $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Includes unlimited restaurant tastings and the opportunity to meet the authors and watch the chefs’ competition. Beer, wine and soft drinks will be available for purchase. Tickets are available at Burke’s Pharmacy on Main Street and Le Cookery at the Wexford Village Shoppes on Hilton Head; Markel’s Cards and Gifts in Bluffton and at the Literacy Volunteers’ offices, 4 Oak Park Drive, Hilton Head, or 1-B Kittie’s Landing Way, Bluffton. 843-815-6616. www. lowcountryliteracy.org. • Wine Auction and Celebration 2011: March 19 at the Arts Center of Coastal
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