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Mother’s Day Botox ~ $11 per unit Fillers ~ $125 off per syringe Juvederm, Voluma, Radiesse, Restylane
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Holly B. Carter, PA-C
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Discover the freedom of riding your own Harley-Davidson motorcycle at the event that’s geared towards women. We’ll talk about how to get started and show you how to design, fit and personalize a bike as unique as you. You’ll leave ready to take the next step. RSVP 843-554-1847 or Kelly@lowcountryharley.com.
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Happy Mother’s Day
We celebrate women year round, especially on Mother’s Day!
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1st Annual Charity Golf Classic
to benefit the Warriors 4 Warriors Foundation
June 23, 2014
ShOT GuN STaRT – 1Pm at the Award Winning Charleston National Golf Course TeamS OF 4 (meN OR WOmeN) Don’t forget to sport your best pink!
an abstract collection of antiques and objects sourced across Europe & America 38 Windermere Blvd | 843.410.1813 | arsenaldesigned.com
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Registration includes: golf carts, swag bags, t-shirt, beverages during play, post round reception and prizes! To Register: https://w4wgolfclassic.eventbrite.com For more info or if you are interested in sponsorship opportunities email: Jodie@Warriors4WarriorsFoundation.org Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place Finishes, Closest to the Pin and Longest Drive! Raffle tickets will also be available for purchase to win awesome prizes! For all the details visit our website:
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Now Open!
Wine TasTings every Friday 5-7pm Liquor TasTings every saturday 5-7pm May 3rd Kentucky Derby Bourbon Tastings
Ask about our Wine Club! Just moved to Belle Hall!
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M-F 10-6:30 | Sa 10-6
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334 East Bay St. • Downtown
near east bay deli in the old blockbuster
Dating solutions for Charleston’s Christian
Singles
I am asked all the time, “How do I find other quality, compatible, Christian singles who want a meaningful relationship?”
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I
sympathize with Christian singles in the Charleston area, as there are very few methods to meet someone that is compatible, wants the same things from life that you do, and shares similar values,” says Heather Olson, Director of Romance for ChristianSinglesDate.org, Charleston’s oldest, and most respected traditional match making firm. “So many people resort to the internet these days, which brings about so many obstacles, from safety to whether or not the person is even single! Studies have shown that close to 38% of internet profiles are from married people, or people already in a serious relationship.” ChristianSinglesDate.org avoids these hassles by personally meeting with each potential member beforehand, not only to get to know their personality and desires, but to keep it safe for our current members by performing background checks. “Our service is not for
everyone,” says Mrs. Olson. “If you’re in the market just to ‘date’ and hang out with as many people as you can, with no real goals in mind, our service is not for you.” Don’t think everyone who comes to see us is ready for the altar either, however they definitely want a good, wholesome, loving, monogamous relationship. Too many people just don’t know where they are, or what they want out of life. As unfortunate as this may be, ChristianSinglesDate.org cannot subject our members to an individual with little focus or direction in regards to their love life, and this one of the top aspects of what we do, and what our members appreciate. Our service is selective and we work with you one-on-one to assist you in getting a clearer vision of what you are looking for, and preparation to move forward in meeting other compatible singles.
If you’re exhausted with the internet, or simply looking for a safer, more time-efficient way to find someone special, then take a moment to consider ChristianSinglesDate.org, and call one of our Relationship Specialists today.
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Eat like a
local
Breakfast
Our gift certificates make wonderful Mother’s Day and
village bakery • boulevard diner
Lunch village bakery • boulevard diner • mustard seed • long point grill
Dinner village bakery • boulevard diner • mustard seed • long point grill
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We’re not just practicing medicine. We’re perfecting it. MUSC offers numerous clinical services in several locations for your convenience. Whether you need primary care, specialty care, radiology or many other services, you’ll have peace of mind
North Charleston 8996 University Blvd. North Charleston, SC 29406 843-876-2700
East Cooper 1600 Midtown Avenue Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 843-876-8282 MUSChealth.com/eastcooper
in knowing that you’re backed by the largest team of specialists in the Lowcountry and the full resources that only an academic medical center can provide. We also offer you MUSC MyChart. This simple, secure website
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Friday, May 16th & Saturday, May 17th 8:30am-3:00pm each day
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bbq lunch: 11:30 am to 1:30 pm Registration: $15 per person including garden and plant sale entry and lunch. Payment can be made online at www.moorefarmsbg.org or by mailing in a check. Please state the name of those in your group.
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Friday, June 6 Taste of Gullah 6 to 9 PM
Tickets are $50 online at: www.5tasteofgullah.eventbrite.com or $60 at the door For more information call 843.856.9732
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How LOW can we go?
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FROM THE EDITOR Adventure often conjures packed bags and translation dictionaries—and sure, searching for acceptable public bathrooms in France or attempting to rent a car in Argentina are adventurous in the done-it-once-don’t-need-to-do-that-again way—but life’s daily decisions are the perfect sparklers of fun when an all-out adventure isn’t on the itinerary.Yes to a blind date, yes to a cocktail lunch, yes to a paddle board session with a girlfriend. An adventure a day keeps the blues at bay. The glint in a co-conspirator’s eye, the wide-open weekend, the longforgotten Groupon—find a catalyst and let it take the wheel. Our May profiles are adventurous in many senses of the word: Allison took her own athletic history and used it to mold new programs with Charleston’s county parks, About the Cover Artist allowing other women and their families to kickstart Skopein is the artistic nom de new healthy habits; Kathie took a leap years ago plume of Luiz, a Brazilian artist with her business and has since launched many based in São Paulo. Luiz studied graphic design and illustration locals into waters from the Lowcountry to locales and has worked in editorial and like Costa Rica. Both want you to change course, advertising. cargocollective.com/ whether it’s in an afternoon or an outside-the-city kot-illustration/skopein. autumn outing. Summer’s starting—don’t let it leave you behind.Venture toward the horizon; adventure is just around the corner.
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The perfect always borders on the oppressive.
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remember seeing Mad Max when I was a kid, but I knew nothI’d rented an old 1960s Airstream trailer for the night. All around me were palm ing of the desert: that place of sci-fi apocalyptic visions and fantrees, and then the huge white windmills of Palm Springs, and then the clouds that tastical wars, that wasteland of sand and brush and wily little sit on the San Jacinto mountains. I felt far from Pasadena. Far from the indoors. lizards. I had always loved the coast, the ocean. That was my By lunch, I had checked into my trailer and Millie and I set off again for the speed—staring at the sea. And then last summer, I found myself park, a place that’s like the moon. I say this with no real first-hand knowledge of in California, just on the edge of the desert, and it occurred to the moon—only the conviction that I have never seen another place on earth like me that it was time to venture into this alternate world. it. The trees were twisted like fairytale crones. There were no souvenir shops or It was August and, even in Pasadena, the heat was intense. I restaurants, none of the trappings of most national parks. Virtually no other cars. was sure that it would dry me like an ear of corn, from the inI felt almost scarily alone, surrounded by rock formations. The park had side out, leaving me a husk a fondness for the macabre. There was of my former self. I’d been “Skull Rock,” which did indeed look like a doing research for a book skull, staring down at you in all its mortal at the Huntington Library for a few weeks seriousness. And there was a climbing rock and negotiating the relationship between the called the “Hall of Horrors,” another remindoors and outdoors. I wore a tank top and nant of prehistory. One of its climbs was a long skirt every day, layering two or three named “A Cheap Way To Die.” “There must be a sweaters and a scarf to survive the cold readAs I drove out of the park in the late reason that so many ing room and then stripping all this off when afternoon and back towards Landers, I post-apocalyptic I went out into the sun. passed various turn-offs where the twostories are set in the The Huntington was a beautiful place— lane highway just ran out, giving way to desert. You sense almost too beautiful, really. In the afternoons, stretches of sand. “Road Not Maintained,” that you’re not supI took walks around the grounds, wandering the signs announced. I got out of my car posed to be there...” from one garden to another. I ate my lunch at one of these spots and walked up to the on a bench on a hillside and looked out over uneven line where the pavement stopped roses and stone palaces, much like the heroand the sand started, and I kicked the sand ine in a Jane Austen novel surveying her anoff the concrete and back into its area. cestral estate. But as in a Jane Austen novel— In the evening, I made some pasta with as in Emma, say—a world that is manicured store-bought Ragu sauce and sat in front of to perfection can be claustrophobic. The my Airstream and drank a glass of wine and perfect always borders on the oppressive. A friend of mine once joked that the looked out over the desert. Complete silence. The occasional bark of a dog, someHuntington is so placid and peaceful that you suspect people must be building where off in unmarked space. People always say that you can hear yourself think in bombs underneath the rose garden. That was my sense, as well. moments like this. This is an odd phrase. I couldn’t hear myself think; I’m not sure I But the desert. This would be an uncontrolled space, I thought. An unpredictwas thinking. I could smell smoke from the nearby fires in the mountains. able, unregulated place. No tearoom with little egg salad sandwiches, no reading I sat outside for a long time, with Millie flopped down at my feet. Early in the room filled with leather-bound books. morning—maybe at about one—a flash thunderstorm drove me inside, and I lay in And so I set off. I drove, along with my dog Millie, through the suburban bed and listened to the rain on the silver body of the trailer, each drop like a hammer streets of Pasadena, each house larger than the last and all of them surrounded crashing down. The wind sounded fake—like an effect from a horror film, a manuby fortifications of hedges. So many walls of green. I made a detour and drove factured noise. Wind doesn’t sound like that, I thought. How absurd. But it did. past Julia Child’s childhood home at 625 Magnolia Avenue. It was quite big and There must be a reason that so many post-apocalyptic stories are set in the fancy, and I wondered who lived there now. Sitting in my parked car and looking desert. You sense that you’re not supposed to be there, that only the vagaries of through the windshield, I tried to imagine her in that house, and I couldn’t really modernity allow you access to this space. Don’t forget to go home. So says the do it, and I thought: I see why she had to leave. sand. The desert is calm and still, like a library or an ancestral estate, but it’s also I drove along Colorado Boulevard, part of historic Route 66, and headed out thrillingly scary, as if it might opt to kill you if it so desired. You have to trust that of town toward Joshua Tree National Park and the small town of Landers, where it will treat you well. Susan Harlan is a professor of English literature at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, whose personal essays have been published in Nowhere, Artvehicle, and Smoke: A London Peculiar. Her blog “Born on a Train” (bornonatrain.com), documents a long-haul Amtrak trip she undertook in full 1950s period dress.
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On May 4th, ABC’s new hit show “Resurrection” will end its season along with fan favorite “Revenge.” “Resurrection” shows us what it would be like if deceased loved-ones miraculously returned. The end is only the beginning for this hit show. On “Revenge” will Emily Thorne get the retribution she desires? Who will be her next target? Buckle up. It will be an exciting ride!
“Once Upon a Time” will have a two hour season finale on May, 11th. This season is full of new characters including the Wicked Witch of the West. Who will show up next?
On “Grey’s Anatomy” we say goodbye to one of the series original characters when this show has its finale on May 15th.
“Trophy Wife” – May 13 “Suburgatory” – May 14 “Shark Tank” – May 16 “America’s Funniest Home Videos”– May 18
“Dancing with the Stars” will crown a new winner on May 20th. One couple will make it all the way to the end to take home that coveted mirrored disco ball.
“The Middle” – May 21 “Mixology” – May 21
And we say goodbye to “Modern Family” on Wednesday, May 21st. We are on our way to the wedding of the year as Cam and Mitch get closer to tying the knot.
Watch ABC News 4 at 6pm, 7pm & 11pm
When “Nashville” comes to a close on May 14th, you won’t know what to expect. Love triangles, deaths, career highs, and cat fights.
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LET’S ESCAPE! Access points & accessories for every adventurer.
Paddle On. Carolina Heritage Outfitters Edisto River Refuge “For an experience truly detached from the modern world, consider a stay at the Edisto River Treehouses. Built on an island in the middle of a private wildlife refuge along a free-flowing blackwater river...it’s like paddling back in time.” cnn.com/travel
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What to expect:
• A starting point at a Cypress/Tupelo swamp • A 4-hour or full-day 10-mile ride, or a 23-mile overnight excursion • A stay in a private piece of heaven • Torch-lit treehouses • Freedom from the modern world • Self-guided exploration • Walking trails and wildlife • 150 acres of Edisto River Refuge • Shuttle service and cooking fuel
Three items to make friends with: Gloves for your hands, deck of cards and bug spray.
Adapt to the wild— whether it’s a sweeping hillside or a tangled rainforest. Spritz yourself with chemical-free, vegan-friendly repellent and don’t let the bugs bite. mission-essentials.com
“What sets a canoeing expedition apart is that it purifies you more rapidly and inescapably than any other travel. Travel a thousand miles by train and you are a brute; pedal five hundred on a bicycle and you remain basically a bourgeois; paddle a hundred in a canoe and you are already a child of nature.”
“The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.” Jacques Yves Cousteau
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Pick your passion from Full Moon Kayak to Sunset on Shem and tack on a time frame—from two hours to three hours, or all day. Set your sights on shorebirds or dolphins, Sullivan’s Island lighthouse, Castle Pinckney and beyond. Full paddle ahead!
Before you go, give yourself: A pep talk. Be prepared for paradise!
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Sweeten and save your kisser from over-exposure to the sun’s rays. Go berry-tinted, honey-tinted, passion-tinted—whatever your wandering soul savors. Available at Stella Nova.
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Sporty, aggressive style that can handle just about anything you can throw in it. With a 2.0L, 200-hp, TSI® engine and up to 56.1 cubic feet of cargo space, it’s a crossover that really hauls. Just add luggage and let’s get this journey on the road.
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Stow your wallet, medications, passports, remote keyless entry devices, documents, cell phones, maps, PDAs, books, film, food, batteries, GPS, jewelry, clothing, cash, tapes, CDs and much more. rei.com
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention to arrive safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming 'Wow! What a ride!'"
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evening lectures • retreats • special events Mark Nepo – The Book of Awakening, Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have
May 16 | Friday Night Lecture, 6:30-8:30pm May 16–18 | Full Retreat Based on Mark’s New York Times #1 bestseller The Book of Awakening, featured on Oprah and Super Soul Sunday.
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June 20 | Friday Evening Lecture 6:30-8:30pm June 20–22 | Full Retreat Reconnect to your natural creative strength, wisdom, and destiny.
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destination: sieze the day.
"Traveling-it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller." Ibn Battuta
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Put away the map and put on a pair of Freewaters—you’re headed for the unknown. Collect photos, collect travel stickers, collect time you spend lost—that isn’t lost time. Turn the wrong way into the right way. It’s your way.way. Set your cruise control to “I can go anywhere.” This car was made for adventure.
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Phone cover from Society6, aviator sunglasses by Ray-Ban, cowgirl hat from Athleta
destination:enjoy the view.
"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but having new eyes." Marcel Proust
Hear the call of the wild. Answer with your Ray-Ban Sunglasses—you’re headed straight for the sun. Call back with a cowgirl hat—experience, meet style. Before you come back, take one last look and make sure your iPhone is on for that next call. Wherever it may be.
Set your cruise control to “I can go anywhere.” This car was made for adventure.
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June 16-20 | June 23 – 27 | July 14-18 Camp hours: 8:30am-2:00pm Drop off begins at 8:15 and open pick up begins at 1:30 (both on Causey Pond road; the back entrance to Windwood Farms) Cost is $295
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All the money that is tossed into Rome’s Trevi Fountain is collected each night and donated to multiple charities.
Singapore Airlines is the second-largest buyer of Dom Perignon champagne in the world.
Around 300 people get married in Las Vegas every day.
Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, boasts a water park with 125,000 square feet of slides, wave pools, lazy rivers and whirlpools.
The largest hotel in the world is the Izmailovo Hotel in Russia. It can accommodate over 7,500 guests.
Japanese climber Junko Tabei became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1975.
One out of nine jobs in the U.S. depends on travel and tourism.
Did you know?
The Eiffel Tower is the most-visited paid monument on earth.
It’s illegal to feed the pigeons in San Francisco.
Wonderings for Wanderers
Canada has the most lakes in the world. (Over 3 million.)
Nowhere in Britain is more than 70 miles from the sea.
Fifty-five miles of biking trails wind through Maine’s Acadia National Park.
“When preparing to travel, lay out all your clothes and all your money. Then take half the clothes and twice the money.” Susan Heller Heller Susan
Leisure travel expenses in the U.S. added up to $621.4 billion in 2013 for domestic and international travelers.
Myth
The Great Wall of China is visible from the moon. A commercial jet has an average cruising speed of 550-580 mph.
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An African safari group is most likely to catch a lion in relaxation mode—they rest about 20 hours daily.
The top two leisure travel activities for American domestic travelers in 2013 were visiting relatives and shopping.
The Grand Hotel Timeo in Taormina, Italy, with a view of Mt. Etna and the Mediterranean, is considered a “place to fall in love again. ”
The Carcross Desert in Yukon, Canada, is often regarded as the world’s smallest desert, measuring 1 square mile.
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“Adventure, yeah. I guess that’s what you call it when everybody comes back alive.” Mercedes Lackey
United Arab Emirates citizens have the most vacation time of any country. The UAE guarantees workers a legal minimum of 30 paid vacation days and 10 paid holidays each year.
Where to take a glacier dog sledding trip and learn to mush a Huskie sled team: Punch Bowl Glacier in Girdwood, Alaska.
In 1930, flight attendents had to weigh less than 118 pounds.
Overnight business trips by U.S. residents totaled 452 million in 2013.
A good place to get lost—on purpose: La Rambla, Barcelona
The San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park stretches out over 100 acres. American Airlines once cut costs by removing one olive from each of their salads.
“Aviophobia” is the fear of flying.
“Too often travel, instead of broadening the mind, merely lengthens the conversations.” Elizabeth Drew
Disney Fantasy was voted the No. 1 large cruise ship by Condé Nast Traveler readers this year.
American swimmer Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim the English Channel in 1926.
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LET’S ESCAPE! Retreats, eats & essentials for every adventurer.
Peace out. the retreat at wildflower farm Escape the everyday. Leave behind work worries and social scenes to venture into the wild. Stay away in a rustic space on a 75-acre horse farm by the Francis Marion Forest.
Crave the crunch of tortilla chips spiked with sprouted whole grains and seeds. The Way Better Snacks brand boasts omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants with flavors like sriracha, sweet chili and simply sunny to savor. Available at Whole Foods.
May 16 &17
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What to expect:
• No: electricity/technology/ alcohol/running water • Walking trails • Self-catered cuisine • $35 per night for one, $50 for a couple • Refuge for up to five nights • Cost supports retreat operations and horse care • Tree House accommodations up in the pines • Nature sounds • At last, zero distractions
“I felt my lungs
Moore Farms hosts the May Days Plant Sale and BBQ in Lake City, 8:30am-3pm each day.
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inflate with the onrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, “This is what it is to be happy.” Rachel Carson
Just Say Ahhh. Moore Farms
Three items to make friends with: Horse Treats: carrots, apples, ginger snap cookies; a journal and good walking shoes.
Find pleasure in nature’s perfume at the botanical garden, which curates collections like magnolia grandiflora and southern heritage plants.
Before you go, give yourself: Art supplies and a sketch pad.
the can’t wait to go essentials
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Your new natural environment. Sleek, smooth and fuel-efficient so every excursion is effortless. Equipped with a turbocharged 1.8L TSI® engine to set the standard for performance as you navigate near and far. Get going with170-hp strength and up to 35 miles per gallon on the highway to heighten the hype. Onward to the open road.
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Light and bright colors with a butterfly flair for spring and summer tops. Available at Out of Hand. Panasonic Lumix Compact Lightweight Camera
Pack this small and indestructible camera. panasonic.com
Sip ’n sit. WINeSTOck MuSIc FeSTIval Take a walk on the wild side with wine and Firefly tastings, food trucks, face painting and a “Best Hippie” costume contest at Irvin-House Vineyards on May 31. Unfold your beach chairs and blankets to soak up the tunes of Dead 27s, Old You and One Kool Blow. Only $5 entry for adults and no cost for kids.
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May 20 Musicians, professional athletes and golf enthusiasts gather for the Needtobreathe Classic annual golf tournament that benefits the Palmetto Medical Initiative. commonwealthcares.org
May 3 Fuel your athleticism in more than one way—CharlestonRIDE hosts The Green Mile, a 75-minute juicing and spinning experience. charlestonride.com
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May 11 & 22 Create a masterpiece while sipping wine at Old Towne Creek County Park’s Art in the Park. All skill levels welcome. Tickets $48/$40 for Charleston County residents. charlestoncountyparks.com
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34 West Theater Company’s first show “Doo Wops & Beauty Shops” opens and runs through July 6. Tickets just $25. 34west.org
5-10pm and get the chance to win a beauty package from Stella Nova. 487 King St.
Drink margaritas all month.
Don’t Miss rtw may trunk shows
Plant a lemon tree.
May 23-25, 30-June 1
Re-arrange your outdoor furniture.
Over 100 artists exhibit their crafts over two weekends in Wragg Square. Friday and Saturdays, 10am-6pm and Sundays 11am-5pm. Bring in the skirt! ad for free admission
Celebrate Bike to Work Day, Friday May 16.
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May 29 • Harley party
Learn how to find or design the perfect Harley-Davidson for you at the Ladies Only Garage Party. The dealership hosts a free, informational party, 7pm. RSVP to kelly@lowcountryharley.com.
Call 402-CARE to schedule an appointment at the community-wide skin cancer screening at Bon Secours Saint Francis Hospital from 6-8pm.
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The Mount Pleasant Farmers Market opens at 3:30pm each Tuesday with live music and kids activites at Moultrie Middle School. Until 7pm, stock up on fresh fruits and veggies, seafood, baked goods, meals and snacks.
Friday Nights
Grab a blanket and head to Freshfields Village for free, family-friendly concerts throughout the summer, 6-9pm. Food and drinks available for purchase, or pick up your own from within Freshfields Village.
June 21
Wanna work on your fly fishing skills? Head out from 9am to 3pm for Fly Fishing 201 offered through the Charleston Angler. Lunch and tackle included in the $75 fee. thecharlestonangler.com
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The skirt! team took home the Best Dressed award at Charleston County Park & Recreation’s 3rd Annual Ron Burgundy Media Challenge.
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Until someone very lucky snaps it up, the massive 19th century train station clock at Arsenal Designed in Avondale is worth a visit, just to see it up close.
Laugh out loud with a gaggle of girlfriends on a sporty adventure at Wild Blue Ropes—the new ropes course on Folly Road. Four separate courses made up of 70 course elements offer plenty of challenge (and guaranteed good times).
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ay two of our trip to Rome and my travel companion, Anne, and I walked for hours in the blazing heat, stopping at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the Roman Forum, and the Colosseum. We had decided at the last minute to go to Vatican City. After we stood queued for over an hour, I noticed several signs outside the entrance of St. Peter’s Basilica. Each sign displayed the
massive circular colonnade, an architectural form wrapping arms around its thousands of visitors—but not adequate coverage for someone in a sleeveless dress. Too tired and cranky to set off and expose my sinful shoulders to the August sun, I squinted and scanned beyond the colonnade and outside the piazza to see if I could spot a merchant who sold scarves or shawls. My gaze shifted to the people who passed directly in front of me as they exited the Vatican. A woman in blue jeans and a long-sleeved pullover pushed a stroller while holding a baby over her right shoulder. I noticed a white cloth diaper draped over it. She probably has another one in her baby bag…I could use it to cover my shoulders. I wonder if it would be big enough? What would be an acceptable offer for a cloth diaper? I was one part embarrassed and two parts impressed with my problem-solving skills. same message about appropriate and inapBriefly entertaining the idea of wearing a propriate attire in order to visit. A quick ascloth diaper as a shawl led to thinking about sessment of my appearance revealed a red, other large, whitish articles of clothing. And sleeveless, V-neck, below the knee dress. then, by the grace of God, I came up with an Sexy attire for flirting with Italian men, but “Although I had been even better option. a clothing cardinal sin as far as the Vatican raised Christian, I no Confident that no one would notice, I was concerned. longer identified as discreetly bent over, reached under the backBack in Northampton, England, before such; rather, I considside of my red dress with both hands, and my trip, my colleague Sara had told me a ered myself spiritual. slowly pulled my slip towards my knees. story about how she had been denied access But I still believed in With one final glance around, I quickly to the Vatican because her upper arms were the power of prayer. ” yanked it toward the cobblestones, stepped bare. I was about to enter what some conout of it, and held it in my right hand by sider the greatest church in Christianity and my side. Out of the half-dozen slips in my remembered Sara’s story when I was close to wardrobe, thankfully, for this trip I had not the entrance of St. Peter’s. I wished I thought packed my favorite navy blue one that sits of this before we stood in line. A man wearabove the knee and has a sensuous off-cening jeans and an AC/DC T-shirt that read ter split heavily trimmed in an intricate lace “Highway to Hell” would be granted access over me because his shoulders would pattern. Instead, I had packed one that perfectly matched the length of my red be covered. dress. Virginal white, the shiny nylon slip was trimmed with a narrow strip of Although I had been raised Christian, I no longer identified as such; rather, I simple lace. A rumpled, faded tag protruded from the inside. considered myself spiritual. But I still believed in the power of prayer. Each step With both hands I stretched the waistband several times as far as it could go I took closer to the entrance was accompanied by requests to God to allow my to ascertain its potential to cover my upper arms. After a few quality control tests, admission. Self-talk tinged with guilt, rationalization, and magical thinking pepI determined it would suffice to meet Vatican entrance requirements. Like turning pered my mind, too. Surely, they’ll let me in. water into wine and with God, Jesus, and the apostles as my witnesses, I held the A young chiseled-chin security guard scrutinized the crowd of people in line, slip in front of me with both hands at opposite sides of the waistband, swung it and then spotted me. My posture straightened, I flashed him a smile, and planned over my shoulders, and drew my fisted hands together towards my cleavage. The to apologize when I was closer to him for my lack of discretion. I was eager to slip draped behind me as if I were a wannabe superhero who had put her cape in enter the basilica. With furrowed brow, he pointed to the same sign that I had the dryer for too long. My sweaty hands fiddled, tugged, and adjusted the material looked over just minutes before and pretended not to see. Then he curtly waved to cover my shoulders. When I stood still and held the slip in place with clutched his hand towards me in a dismissive manner and pointed to the sign again. My hands near my heart, my body language looked pious. I was ready for St. Peter’s. goals to see Michelangelo’s Pietà and the Sistine Chapel were temporarily put on I found Anne, who at this point was about a dozen people deep from the front, hold. “Why don’t you go ahead,” I said to Anne. “I’ll find something to cover my and joined her in line. She looked me over and initially frowned at my new shawl, shoulders and I’ll catch up with you.” then her eyes opened wide and her mouth formed a slight devilish smile. The pace Momentarily defeated, I dragged my sweaty, dehydrated, and hungry self to a in the queue picked up. The volume of different languages from visitors coupled shaded area near the entrance. With nowhere to sit I leaned my back against the with the Italian spoken by the security guards increased. The souls ahead of me prowall. To my right, statues of Jesus Christ and the apostles stood on top of the baceeded to enter St. Peter’s. A part of me felt I had done something wrong and that silica. For hundreds of years they have witnessed throngs of people from around perhaps my plan wouldn’t be successful. God, please forgive me. The same security the world—many pilgrims, others sightseers. To my left and much farther in the guard who had refused my entry earlier looked at me, lifted his hand, and waved distance was an obelisk perfectly centered in the piazza. It was surrounded by a me forward. Hallelujah. M. Terry Bowman is a writer, occupational therapist, and photographer based in San Francisco, CA. She is the author of Thanks for the Mammary, her first poetry collection. She can always be found at mterrybowman.com. 72 mayw2014 skirt!magazine
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SheAdventurer
Allison Foster creates adventurous opportunities.
Always optimistic, Allison takes every opportunity to encourage women to step out of their ho-hum routines with diverse programming at Charleston County’s parks. “Women are natural re-inventers: Careers, marriage, divorce, motherhood, we do it all. Exercise is the one thing we can do for ourselves that benefits everyone else around us, too. Combining exercise with the great outdoors and taking on new adventures magnifies the experience—and the benefits.” And although she’s been on the run since eighth grade, Allison knows that there’s a first time for everyone. “Just starting out? Just get started, it’s never too late. You are never too old, too out of shape to begin. Take it one small step at a time. Set realistic goals. We fall down. We get back up. It happens all the time. When we women apply our natural aptitude for re-invention to fitness, we lay the foundation for a happier, healthier lifestyle.”
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Kathie Livingston urges women to make waves.
What started out with just 8 kayaks and a pickup truck in 1999 has now grown to a 150-kayak operation that also boasts paddleboards, canoes, hiking excursions and international retreats. Much of Nature Adventure Outfitters’ rising tide can be attributed to Kathie, who’s been steering the proverbial boat since the first days. Today Kathie often leads others on life-changing adventures—ranging from overnights on Capers Island complete with survival skills to Costa Rican expeditions through rainforests and among volcanoes. “The last trip to Costa Rica we had women in their 20s and in their 70s—we have activity levels for all comfort zones. Many have never zip-lined or even ridden a horse and once they do, they love that they ‘did it.’” And Kathie especially loves it when their annual adventures become a family affair. “These women come from all walks of life. Inter-generational are my favorite, when grandma, mom and a daughter come along to enjoy this experience together.”
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TWO ways you can support women and our organization in the coming months! Purchase riverdogs tickets from the center for women for the Thursday, June 5th game!! (and tell your friends) Call 763-7333 to purchase tickets or visit our website.
think about a brave man or woman you know who has worked hard to suPPort women in our community!! Our Annual ‘Be Brave’ Brunch will take place Friday, August 1st – Watch for nomination forms in our ENews and on our website!
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3rd Annual Push-Up & Up Challenge
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Yogathon
Marion Square, Downtown The fundraiser for Communities in Schools pits teams against one another for most push-ups in 30 minutes. pushupandup.org
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something that comes into our lives. through doors we don’t even remember leaving open. Rose Lane
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Are my flip flops faulty? Answer:They could be harmful to your hoof health. The thong between your toes causes them to grip the shoe and could cause tendinitis or blisters, while lack of cushion could lead to stress fractures. The structure alters your walking style, which can create ankle, knee, hip and back pain and problems. If breaking up with your flip flops is not an option, at least replace them every three to four months, and only wear them for short periods of time.
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Storyteller Digital Femme Waterbaby Cinephile
Kayla Morrisey Co-Founder of Row Collective, rowcollective.com Filmmaker at Danny Boy Pictures, dannyboypictures.org
Flibbertigibbet Tech Junkie
5 Favorite Things:
1. My Man and my Pup 2. Films set in France 3. Bubbles (bath or wine) 4. Jazz Standards 5. Boat Owners
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Amazing Looks for All of Life’s Adventures.
So many new itemS... Hard to fit tHem all in juSt one ad!
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June 20 - 22
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Where I find the magic:
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Treating Myself To Citrusy pamplemousse skin cream
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...And the hot new single “Seasons” by Future Islands.
Trying
My new French press
Painting One bedroom wall dirty pink.
Wearing “Kickass Kentuckian” tee on May 3rd Turning Up the Heat With Bacchanal Pepper Sauce
Worship each moon as if it's the first you've seen.
Anticipating Lucinda Williams at Spoleto
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My boots are constantly itching to find the perfect place to live. Like Goldilocks, I’m always looking for “just right.” A place I’d recognize instantly, where I’d feel at home in my body, at peace in my soul, at one with the landscape. It’s not that I think my life would be better elsewhere, but that I’d finally belong somewhere. But this yearning seems to me innately human. Aren’t we always scanning the horizon, straining to catch a glimpse of heaven? When it’s probably the ground under our feet and the people we carry in our hearts, no matter where we are. Follow Nikki’s blog at fridaville.com. 90 mayw2014 skirt!magazine
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The Adventure Issue features local Charleston, SC women, events, products and loyal advertisers
