Author: Margaret Evans

Signature designers add panache to Beaufort’s history-laced Ashdale along the Morgan River on Lady’s Island. Seven feature homes will be  open for public view during Beaufort’s 9th Annual Homes for the Holiday’s Gala and Tour, Friday, November 19 through Sunday, November 21. The Gala and walking tour benefit St. Peter Catholic School Educational Endowment Fund, which grants scholarship assistance to families who desire a faith-based education for their children, but need support to do so. Scholarships were granted in 2005, and have continued since then. The tour weekend is an exuberant collaboration of community volunteers, generous and talented designers, and the most gracious of homeowners, all contributing to quality, faith-based education.

The historic Penn Center, located on St. Helena Island, South Carolina, will celebrate the 28th Annual Heritage Days Celebration on November 11-13, 2010.  Organizers are expecting up to 10,000 visitors for this traditional fall celebration, one of the south’s oldest cultural festivals.  One of the major changes to the Heritage Days Celebration this year will be a charge of $5 admission on Friday and Saturday for guests l7 years of age and older (children are free on Saturday).   Due to increasing operating costs and a slow economic recovery, a modest admission fee is necessary this year.

Join the celebration of the fall season and harvest at the second annual Habersham Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 23, 2010.  The fun kicks off at 12 p.m. in the Habersham Marketplace, the heart and soul of the “Best Neighborhood Design in America” award winning town of Habersham.  This one day celebration of food, fun, art, music and entertainment welcomes the young and the “young at heart”. Whimsical, imaginative décor, festive food and drink, a regional farmers market, crafts fair, storytelling, hay rides, sports, children’s activities, and a few creative characters are sure to enlighten and entertain. With free admission, activities and fun for all ages, The Habersham Harvest Festival is becoming the annual fall street party for Beaufort County and beyond.

 Make a date with your BFF to attend the Spirit of Women Girls’ Night Out, a gal pal party complete with wine, hors d’oeuvres, music, mini-spa services, and even a chick flick. The only things missing are the pajamas and pillows. But it’s not just fun and games. With a theme of “indulge in your best health now,” participants also will have the opportunity to learn ways they can stay healthy from eating more nutritious foods to sleeping more soundly.