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LIFESTYLE LETTER

MARCH 2021 PUBLISHER

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Springin' Into March

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WELCOME SPRING!

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March is one of my favorite months because it feels like winter is coming to an end and spring is on its way. It's also a time to think about gardening, and in this issue, we have a short and easy March gardening to-do list for all you home gardeners out there.

But the blooms don't stop there. Flowers are at the heart of a new exhibit at the Columbia Museum of Art this spring as they unveil their new fundraiser, Art in Bloom.

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The museum is also opening a mind-bending exhibit based on the art of M.C. Escher.

The 12 months since March 2020 brought so many changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this issue, we talked with Zero Gravity to see how they shifted to meet the demands of a social-distanced world. We also had a draft with Matt O'Hara of O'Hara's Public House about this year's St. Patrick's Day celebration.

If you do plan to travel, our travel writer has a close look at the wellness vacation you can enjoy at Canyon Ranch Tucson. Pure luxury!

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INSIDE THE ISSUE MARCH 2021

FEATURES 20 March Gardening To-Do List Start Planning Your Summer Garden This Month

24 An Art Oasis in Columbia Columbia Museum of Art Unveils Two New Exhibitions for Spring

28 Turnkey Solutions For Events in COVID World Zero Gravity Turns Lemons in Lemonade By Shifting to Address Live Streaming Needs

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40 A Walking Workout Walk Your Way Fit This Spring

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SC EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT INCREASES FOR 2021

SC ENVIROTHON MOVES TO VIRTUAL FORMAT

South Carolina's Earned Income Tax Credit

The 2021 SC Envirothon Competition will be

(EITC) increases in 2021, offering more money for

held virtually due to concerns and restrictions of

low- to moderate-income working individuals or

COVID-19. Students will be competing for schol-

couples, particularly those who have children.

arships, awards, and a sponsorship for the 2021

Nationally, the IRS estimates, 20% of eligible

NCF-Envirothon competition.

taxpayers do not claim the federal EITC. South

The current topic remains the same as last year

Carolina's version of the federal EITC was adopted

“Water Resource Management, Local Control and

in 2018 and is being phased in over six years.

Local Solutions”. We will try to accommodate indi-

+ For tax year 2019, eligible taxpayers can claim up to 41.67% of the federal credit.

vidual situations as much as possible to help make this a successful competition.

+ For tax year 2020, eligible taxpayers can claim up to 62.5% of the federal credit.

Registration materials will be made available soon. SC Envirothon team registration fees are

+ For example: If your 2020 federal EITC is $1,000, your South Carolina EITC will total $625 this year.

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BY THE END MARCH, GARDENERS IN FROST-FREE REGIONS START DREAMING OF THAT SUMMER GARDEN, AND THIS IS A GREAT MONTH FOR PLANTING WARM-SEASON ANNUALS SUCH AS ANGELONIA, WAX BEGONIA AND ZINNIA. In South Carolina, we have both good news and bad news about planting in March.

The good news is that temperatures are pretty mild with an average high temperature in the 50s and 70s. The bad news is that a fluke snow storm or freeze isn’t out of the picture, so that’s a risk to new plantings.

If you’re anxious to get into the dirt, cool-season vegetables like peas or leafy greens will do well, as will flowers that are tolerant of cool weather. Berry shrubs can be planted this month too.

One of the best things you can do in March is to rake leaves and mulch away from garden beds to allow spring-flowering bulbs and perennials to show their pretty heads. The soil will warm faster because it’s exposed to the sun.

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An Art Oasis in Columbia COLUMBIA MUSEUM OF ART UNVEILS TWO NEW EXHIBITIONS FOR SPRING ARTICLE HEIDE BRANDES | PHOTOGRAPHY PROVIDED

“ART IS SOMETHING THAT MAKES YOU BREATHE

“We are taking all the requirements, watching capacity

WITH A DIFFERENT KIND OF HAPPINESS.” That

and encouraging social distancing, but it’s a safe and fun

quote from Annie Albers is more true today than ever,

and welcoming place to visit. We are open ready to go,”

and the Columbia Museum of Art is serving up big por-

said Watkins. “We’re springing forward into a very pos-

tions of happiness with two new exhibits this spring.

itive and exciting spring schedule, and with that, we’re

The museum, which did close for a time during the

The Columbia Museum of Art, located at 1515 Main

through Sunday, and Executive Director Della Watkins

Street, Columbia, ranks among the leading art institu-

said the museum is a safe and welcoming environment.

tions in the country and is distinguished by its innovative

Della Watkins

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going to be bold and brave.”

pandemic is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday

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exhibitions and creative educational programs. At the heart of the Museum and its programs is its collection, which encompasses nearly 7,000 works and spans thousands of years of history, representing a full range of world cultures.

Established in 1950, the Museum now welcomes more than 135,000 visitors annually.

During COVID, the museum had the opportunity to offer more virtual and video components, reaching more citizens than it ever had.

“Three years ago, we had its first renovation since its opening,

NEW EXHIBITS FOR SPRING

which added new galleries and a hands-on space and an educa-

In the spring exhibit The Imaginative Worlds of M.C. Escher,

tional component. It redid the public spaces and elevated what the

images by artist Maurits C. Escher (1898–1972) fascinate audiences

museum is able to do,” said Watkins.

with their imaginative design, consummate draftsmanship, and

“The museum has 20 galleries of permanent collection on view all

dreamy visions. His mind-bending prints include subjects like infinite

the time, and our special exhibition galleries are in six galleries, and

staircases, tessellating birds changing into fish and back again, and

they rotate approximately every three to four months. With that, we

two hands drawing each other.

have a strong educational program. We are working from preschool all the way through our lifelong learners.”

This is the largest private Escher collection on exhibition in the world, including woodcuts, lithographs, drawings, and mezzotints.

CONTINUED >

The Columbia Museum of Art also has educational opportunities for adults and children.

Art in Bloom will be the newest fundraiser for the museum and is slated for April.

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AN ART OASIS IN COLUMBIA (CONTINUED)

Art in Bloom

“We’re springing forward into a very positive and exciting spring schedule, and with that, we’re going to be bold, and brave.”

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You will see his best-known prints as well as lesser-known works, spanning his entire career from his earliest print to his final masterpiece. You’ll also get a glimpse into the artist’s process with a woodblock study and lithographic stone. Collection of Paul and Anna Belinda Firos, Athens, Greece.

“My job at the museum is to bring wonderful one-of-a-kind, world famous, special, edgy, and diverse exhibitions,” said Watkins.

“We need to be scholarly, we need to be fun, but also relate to what our schoolchildren are doing. With this exhibition, we are going to dive right into teaching math and science and symmetry and perspective, drawing and all those things that Esther can show in his work.”

The Museum will also unveil a dazzling new exhibition fundraiser featuring floral art from designers and garden clubs across

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Set for April 15 to 18, Art Blossoms will feature 20 floral arrangements from local garden clubs that will be paired with the art at the galleries.

“Imagine if you’re looking at a big painting on the wall, and there is a pedestal with the flower arrangement. You can look at the art and the flowers, and it might be a literal interpretation that mimics the shape or the size or the color or it may be an arrangement that was inspired by the art,” said Watkins.

For more information about the museum or the exhibitions, visit ColumbiaMuseum.org.

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The pub has plenty of outdoor space for this year's St. Patrick's Day celebration.

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The inside of O'Hara's is designed to reflect true Irish pub tradition.

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O'Hara's Public House

AS AMERICANS EVERYWHERE TAKE A SWIG OF

in the restaurant thing,” said O’Hara. “But a particular

GREEN BEER AND CELEBRATE THE LUCK O’ THE

building in downtown Lexington became available that

IRISH FOR SAINT PATRICK’S DAY, LEXINGTON’S

was perfect, and it was at a time when I was looking at

OWN O’HARA’S PUBLIC HOUSE IS GEARING UP

what I was going to do next.”

FOR AN OUTDOOR-CENTRIC, SOCIAL DISTANCING EVENT THIS YEAR.

O’Hara was born into a large Irish family, and he credits his mother with inspiring him to chase his dreams.

O’Hara’s is decidedly central South Carolina’s most

Joan “Babe” Sathe O’Hara didn’t just raise 15 children,

authentic Irish Pub, and while COVID-19 mashed up the

but she commanded respect for living her faith and sup-

2020 St. Paddy’s Day celebration, Matt O’Hara said this

porting her children’s dreams.

year’s festivities will make use of the expansive outdoor space at the pub for revelers to celebrate safely.

“To simply count the number of her offspring is a huge disservice to the quality of her life and the depth

O’Hara’s Public House at 131 E. Main Street is the

of her love,” said O’Hara. “I don’t take lightly my role in

dream restaurant of Matt O’Hara, one of 15 children born

furthering her life’s work - to make this world a better

into an large Irish family. He and his wife own the restau-

place for having been in it.”

rant along with three other couples - the Wingards, the Reisnauers and the Schildkenchts

O’Hara’s opened in April 2018, serving up Irish favorites like fish and chips, shepherd’s pie, bangers and mash

“For years I wanted to have a restaurant. When I

and corned beef and cabbage, but also other dishes like

was in college and just out of school, I bartended and

“crazy” sandwiches and three offerings of fresh fish daily.

waited tables. And I always said ‘well when I have my

“I think we are the only Irish pub in Lexington or

restaurant, we’ll do it like this.’ I always going to do it

in Columbia, South Carolina, the capital city of ours,”

but I spent 25 years getting further away from my days

said O’Hara. “We wanted to make the pub as close as CONTINUED >

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LUCK OF THE IRISH (CONTINUED)

O'Hara's is a popular spot for revelers during previous St. Patrick's Day celebrations.

“We’ve been having this Shamrock Parade in downtown Lexington for five years and we’re possible to the traditional Irish pubs of Ireland

building a tradition right there on Main Street

and New York City. You get a real feel for what

where O’Hara’s Public House is,” he said. “The

the pubs are like in Ireland in the quality of the

town of Lexington is planning to proceed with

craftsmanship in the woodwork and the lighting

the parade this year, and we are excited about

and the craftsmanship.”

being involved in the parade. I’ve got significant

O’Hara even kept the Irish tradition of a “snug,”

outdoor space behind our place with a covered

which is an intimate little space tucked away in

deck that we are going to use, and we’ll have

many traditional Irish pubs.

additional tables all spaced out.”

“The snug is out of the line of sight of the rest

After the big parade on Saturday, the pub will

of the people in the place. I think we have the only

also host Tokyo Joe, one of Columbia’s most pop-

snug in South Carolina,” said O’Hara.

ular musical acts.

On the heels of a successful St. Patrick’s Day

“People will have plenty of opportunities to

Celebration and Parade in Lexington in 2019,

spread out and enjoy the celebration,” said O”Hara.

O’Hara’s was geared up to host another fami-

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ly-oriented celebration in 2020. Four days before

For

the parade and party, the event was canceled.

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