Events

Sunday, October 17, 2010
BOAT PARADE ON THE MAY     BLESSING OF THE FLEET
GOSPEL MUSIC                         CHURCH OF THE CROSS          2:00 PM
Pack a picnic lunch and enjoy the Gospel Music on the bluff or join the parade in your own boat. Boats gather at the sandbar before 1:00 PM and process to the Church of the Cross.

THE MUSICAL AMBASSADORS OF THE ARMY                          4:00 PM
The Volunteers of The Unites States Army Field Band

Monday, October 18, 2010

Tour & Oyster Roast at Waddell Mariculture Center             5:30 PM

Art Around Town Featured Gallery

Pluff Mudd Gallery   Calhoun Street – 843-757-2633
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM  Diane Dean, an award winning Mixed Media and Encaustic artist who also teaches mixed media abstract painting and Photoshop for Artists, will demonstrate both encaustic and mixed media.

11:00 noon – 3:00 PM Laura Cody, an accomplished artist in both oil and pastel and specializes in Lowcountry landscapes and seascapes will be on hand working on the gallery porch.

3:00 – 5:00 PM Lynda K. Potter will be painting plein air at the Pluff Mudd Gallery and will look forward to questions asked from observers.  Potter is known for her exquisite use of color and texture in works that often utilize watercolor and acrylic techniques in innovative ways.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010
KAYAK TOURS ON THE MAY RIVER
There will be two tours available: an "early bird" tour at 8:00 AM for $20.00 and a 10:00 AM tour for $25.00 per person.  Price includes kayak and 1 1/2 hour tour around the May River. Anyone that has a kayak and wants to "tag along" can do so for free.  There is a 17 person maximum for each tour, so be sure and call 843-684-3296 today for reservations.

SHRIMP BOAT TOURS, BLUFFTON OYSTER FACTORY

Art Around Town Featured Gallery

Maye River Gallery    Calhoun Street - 757-2633

10:00 AM – 2:00 PM  Hilton Head artist, Kathy Tortorella, known for her classically rendered landscapes of the Lowcountry, works in pastels and oils and will be working plein air.

10:00 AM – 2:00 PM  Bobsy Simes, whose goal as an oil painter is to give the viewer a sense of light, atmosphere and beauty of the Lowcountry, will also be demonstrating.

12:00 – 2:00 PM Jewelry artist, Susan Knight, loves the interplay of hammer, torch, saw and various metals to express herself in her one of a kind jewelry.  She will be demonstrating her techniques.

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Joyce Nagel, painter and instructor inspired by the Lowcountry since '86 who continues to share the atmosphere and beauty of our area, will both demonstrate and discuss her work.

Society of Bluffton Artists – Boundary Street- 757-6586
Society members will be painting throughout the day.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010
AUTHOR NIGHT

Art around Town Featured Gallery  
The Filling Station – 263-4796
Filling Station artists will be demonstrating throughout the day.

Thursday, October 21, 2010
BLUFFTON 5K OYSTER RUN KICK-OFF PARTY
Rotary Community Center, Oscar Frazier Park                        5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Race Packet Pick Up           Register early and enjoy the fun!

Art Around Town Featured Gallery
Old Town Vintage Posters - 837-3311

11:00 AM to 5:00 PM the gallery will be exhibiting "vintage travel posters from the golden days of travel", travel posters from the 1920's & 1930's recalling the days of the grand intercontinental sea & air journeys. More than 50 posters will be exhibited including many from the most famous travel poster artists:  Roger Broders, David Klein, Hugo D'alesi, A.M. Cassandre and Charles Hallo. All posters will be available for sale with prices ranging from $250 to $2,700.

Friday, October 22, 2010
Art Around Town Featured Gallery  
Oct 18 – 22 – Jacob Preston Studio

Jacob Preston will be working at his craft in the old Bluffton Tabernacle on Church Street. Visitors can catch a glimpse of the artists as he creates custom sinks and decorative pieces. Keep an eye out for his distinctive glaze-on-glaze feather patterns and carved and inlaid designs reflecting the local environment.

BLUFFTON FAMILY NIGHT
Family Night at Oscar Frazier Park                                            6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
This new Festival event offers fun, food, movies and activities for the whole family
$5 individual 12 and older; $10 family, including kids under 12
Sponsored by:
Friends of the Rivers
Outside Palmetto Bluff
Reeves Catering
Will Guscio
GrahamAndGraham.biz


Saturday, October 23, 2010
BLUFFTON 5K OYSTER RUN                                                        8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

CHILDREN’S FISHING TOURNAMENT, BLUFFTON OYSTER CO.   10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Register between 10:00 - 10:30 AM at The Oyster Factory.  Weigh-In at 2:00PM at the public dock at Calhoun Street.  There is no fee. Prizes will be awarded.

ART & SEAFOOD STREET FEST                                                 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
HISTORIC DISTRICT BLUFFTON          FUN FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY
Over 70 local and regional artists, from 10 different states, displaying an array of fine art: oils, pastels, acrylics, photography, pottery, ceramics, water color and much, much more. Local seafood and low country cuisine served by area restaurants. Cherish our Waterways and Low Country Environmental Exhibits. History of Bluffton at The Heyward House Museum and Welcome Center.

MUSIC
Favorite local bands will entertain on two stages throughout the day
Main Stage:              10:00 AM – 1:30 PM      Chilly Willy
                                  2:00 AM  – 5:00 PM     Bam Jazz
Green Street Stage: 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM      Thomas Claxton
                                  2:00 PM  – 4:30 PM      Nothing But the Blues

The “Art of Cuisine” Iron Chef Challenge in Neptune’s Galley at Carson Cottages
11:00AM – 12:30PM. Join the fun and watch top chefs from the area compete to create the best seafood dishes.

Chef’s Auction in Neptune’s Galley at Carson Cottages beginning at 2:00 PM

Boat Tours on the May River 11:00 AM; 12:30 PM; 2:00 PM; 3:30 PM  $20.00 per person
Ferry departs Calhoun Street Dock and tours the May River for an hour and a half cruise, provided by Palmetto Ferry Company

ENTERTAINMENT
Yosti, The Puppeteer  Children’s Stage 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM  
Interactive children’s activities
Gary Maurer, Magician Strolling Calhoun, 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM
Ben Mathews, Juggler, 1:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Carolina Clowns - all day

Art Around Town Featured Gallery
Four Corners – May River Road – 757-8185

Four Corners will celebrate the Arts and Seafood Festival by hosting a presentation by long time eco tour guide and photographer Howard Costa. Costa is active member in our local as well as State Audubon Societies. A dedicated naturalist, Costa participates in various bird counts including the one on Thomkins Island. Thomkins Island off our coast is a manmade island and sanctuary for migratory birds. As an eco tour guide on Hilton Head for 12 + years Howard takes the back creek approach with visitors. Growing up in Charleston the marsh life was always a part of his playground and continues to be today. Howard will be at the gallery from 10:00 AM until 3:00 PM with a 30 minute slide show and presentation "The Secrets of the Salt Marsh" at 11:00 AM and 2:30 PM. Check out our Facebook page for more information.

ROCKIN’ ON THE DOCK  5:30 PM - DUSK    BLUFFTON OYSTER CO.                       
Seafood Extravaganza Tasting       Music by B-Town Playaz           Fireworks at Dusk
End the full day of activities with a grand finale!

No Festival Parking in Downtown Bluffton.  Please use free shuttles from Bluffton Village, 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM

Sunday, October 24, 2010

ART & SEAFOOD STREET FEST                                                 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
HISTORIC DISTRICT BLUFFTON          FUN FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY

Over 70 local and regional artists, from 10 different states, displaying an array of fine art: oils, pastels, acrylics, photography, pottery, ceramics, water color and much, much more. Local seafood and low country cuisine served by area restaurants. Cherish our Waterways and Low Country Environmental Exhibits. History of Bluffton at the Heyward House Museum and Welcome Center

MUSIC
Favorite local bands will entertain on the main stage throughout the day
Main Stage: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM      Jeff Beasley
                      1:00 PM - 4:00 PM       John Emil

ENTERTAINMENT
Ben Mathews, Juggler, 1:00 AM – 4:00 PM

No Festival Parking in Downtown Bluffton.  Please use free shuttles from Bluffton Village, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

For more information 843.757.BLUF (2583)


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fton Arts & Seafood October 19-25, 2009