Annual event celebrating 20th year

One of Hilton Head Island’s most popular festivals, HarbourFest at Shelter Cove Harbour, will begin Tuesday, June 3 through the end of summer with family-oriented activities and entertainment throughout the summer. Activities will run from 6 to 9:30 p.m.

The festival has been celebrated for more than two decades and offers amazing live entertainment, seven nights a week, all summer long.

This celebration will feature food, arts and crafts, nightly live entertainment and a spectacular fireworks display above Shelter Cove Harbour every Tuesday evening at dusk. HarbourFest begins at 6 p.m. and ends at 9:45 p.m. nightly. The waterfront also offers the perfect place to watch the sunset on Hilton Head Island, adding to the festival’s ambiance.

Entertainment will include performances by singer/songwriter Shannon Tanner with two shows at 6:30 and 8 p.m. All events at Shelter Cove Harbour are free and open to the public. Tanner’s shows are a mixture of ’60s standards, sing-alongs, original ballads, and children’s favorites.

Come and join us for a weekend fine arts and crafts at The Art Market at Historic Honey Horn. This event is in its 8th year and will take place at The Coastal Discovery Museum. The Honey Horn, is a 68 acre historic property in the center of Hilton Head Island. This site has hosted the Museum’s Community Festival, the Hilton Head Kennel Show, the Concours d’Elegance and many other community events.

Honey Horn is the oldest and only surviving plantation home in Hilton Head. It was once owned by legendary Wall Street tycoon Alfred Lee Loomis and now plays host to a prime Hilton Head events. Honey Horn is the only plantation on Hilton Head Island that has an original plantation house standing today. It’s earliest documented use was as a working farm in 1805.

So come and join us and take in a bit of art during your Hilton Head Island vacation April 26th and April 27th, 2008.

The Verizon Heritage begins this week with a pretty strong field in attendance. Although only seven of the top 20 in the FedEx Rankings will play this week, the field also contains Chris DiMarco, Jim Furyk, Zach Johnson, Tom Lehman, Justin Leonard, Davis Love III, Jesper Parnivek David Toms, and the 2007 winner Boo Weekley.

The Verizon Heritage has produced first-time winners on the PGA Tour the last three years. They include Peter Lonard in 2005, Aaron Baddeley in 2006 and Weekley last year. What made Weekley’s victory even more exciting was chipping in on the last two holes of the tournament to beat Els by a one stroke.

This week, nearly a quarter of the field will be coming from Georgia at Augusta National Golf Club. The players will try to relax from a week of pressure at a major championship, they’ll have to switch their games to a much smaller course.Harbour Town is a only 6,913 yards long compared to Augusta National’s 7,445 yards. The course, designed by Pete Dye and Jack Nicklaus, is known for its tight fairways, which are lined by tall pines, waste areas, and water hazards. This layout leaves a very small playing area and undersized greens.

This will be an extremely tough test for the players, since Harbour Town, one of the shortest courses on the PGA Tour, remains tricky course to score well on. The course ranked the 19th most difficult last year. So, this Hilton Head golf course will probably provide a stiff test and not allow a run-away.

The Boathouse II on Hilton Head Island is celebrating their 20th anniversary and everyone is invited. “Remember When” is the theme of the party with special drink prices dated back 20 years on all Anheuser - Busch Products and a selection of wines. There will be free tastings and promotional goodies from Southern Wine and Spirits, Rock Paper Scissors and Budweiser.

Live Entertainment from Reid Richmond, Door Prizes and More!

Boathouse II Restaurant
397 Squire Pope Road
Hilton Head Island, SC
(843) 681-3663

Map and Directions

Each Thursday, Gatorland will give visitors of Hilton Head the opportunity to get up close and personal with the American Alligator that makes its home throughout the Lowcountry. The event will educate visitors on the history, lifestyle and habitat of the Alligator. Each performance gives visitors the chance to touch and interact with alligators as well. The show is held in the Coastal Discovery Museum.

For more information go to the Coastal Discovery Website or contact (843) 689-6767.

When: Every Thursday, June 7th - August 23rd, 2007.
Where: Honey Horn Plantation
Time: 9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m., & 3:00 p.m.

Hilton Head Island is home to many celebrities. One local celebrity has been entertaining natives and tourists alike for the past 25 years. Gregg Russell has made a living and is most famous for his performances under the giant liberty oak tree in Harbortown.

During the summer, Gregg performs free nightly concerts just after sunset in Sea Pines Plantation. What has made Gregg so inspiring is his ability to get the crowd involved in his concerts. During each show, Gregg usually takes random children out of the audience and allows them to sing along with him. His love for children is apparent because each time a new youngster takes the stage, Gregg makes them feel like a million dollars.

Gregg’s performances are not only engaging for children but for everyone because they include games, interviews, and jokes. Gregg Russell is fun for the whole family. Russell’s performances are so entertaining because each one is different. Russell’s ability to pull from all aspects of entertainment has allowed him to perform for so long and make people come back to Hilton Head year after year.

Russell performs Sun-Fri. from 8-9:30 PM through September.