- As a part of the Pawleys Island Festival of Music and Art, Taylor Johnson will be performing tonight at All Saints Church! Here are the details:
- Date / Time:Tuesday, October 9, 2012 @ 7:00 pm
(Doors open @ 6:30 pm) - Location:All Saints Church
- Ticket price:BUY TICKET $25 Ticket Info
- Orangeburg, South Carolina native Taylor Johnson has been involved in music her entire life. The lyric soprano obtained a Bachelor’s degree in vocal performance with a distinction in opera at Converse College in Spartanburg, South Carolina in May 2007. While studying, she performed in many of the college’s opera productions. She made her operatic debut performing Countess Almaviva in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro in 2006 and Rosalinda in Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss in 2007. She also received many accolades during her four years at Converse, including the Mid-Atlantic Regional Competition of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) 1st place award, the Young Artist Concerto Competition, and 2nd place in the Emerging Young Artist Competition (formerly known as the Leontyne Price Competition) in Long Beach, California. She was a featured performer for many concerts, including the Marian Anderson Gala in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Magnificat in Eb by Bach, Orff’s Carmina Burana, Mozart’s C Minor Mass, and as soprano soloist in Elijah by Mendelssohn with the Converse College Orchestra.
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Wooden Boat Show Featured Artist
The Harbor Historical Association of Georgetown will present the 23nd Annual Wooden Boat Show on Saturday October 20, 2012 from 11 AM to 6 PM. They are pleased to announce the selection of artist and artwork for the eagerly anticipated annual event. A painting by Keels Culberson Swinnie, a popular local artist and an area native, has been selected as the official painting that will be showcased on the 2012 Wooden Boat Show poster.
Keels grew up on the Waccamaw Neck at her Daddy’s heels. She cherishes memories of working on boats every afternoon – with her Father and as a family– especially in cooler months when surfing wasn’t as appealing an option. Then the family would climb aboard and go rowing on the Waccamaw River. It was a routine she loved; what child wouldn’t?
The inspiration for the 2012 Wooden Boat Show’s official painting grew from Keels’ memories. In subject matter and mood, it evokes the charm of Norman Rockwell with Lowcountry subject matter. Her Dad’s long ponytail remains the same – albeit it a bit more gray. She shares his intense, ice-blue eyes. Notice surfboards hanging from the ceiling. Notice she is on tiptoe. She remembers those afternoons vividly and has recreated them in detail in this year’s Boat Show painting.
No one in-the-know will deny Keels came by her talent honestly. Her Father, Henry Culberson, is well known and loved throughout the Lowcountry for building surfboards, crafting exquisite boats, masterminding all manner of woodworking projects, raising bees and other uncommon endeavors. He is also a former Georgetown Wooden Boat Challenge competitor – and winner.
Keels Culberson Swinnie graduated from Converse College in 2004. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design and Art History. Then she studied Studio Art at the College of Charleston, and continued her education at the Santa Reparata International School of Art in Florence, Italy. Her work is colorful, evocative and embraces a variety of subject matter. Of course, the ocean, Carolina Lowcountry and all things related frequently take center stage. A self-proclaimed travel hound, though, the landscapes of Italy, Greece and Costa Rica also influence vibrant color choices, subject matter and all the minutiae that transform art into fine art.
Keels has work displayed in galleries, private homes and businesses all over South Carolina and beyond. She serves as a board member for the Pawleys Island Festival of Music & Art and the Kathy Metts Memorial Art Scholarship committee. She is one of four founding members of the Ebb & Flow Art Co-op in Murrells Inlet. Anyone interested in seeing more of her work should visit Ebb & Flow Art and Pawleys Lifestyles on the North Causeway in Pawleys Island. Learn more at www.KeelsArt.com.
DeBordieu’s HOT DEAL of the Week is for the BIRDS!
Build the home of your dreams on Lot 8 Island Green and you’ll enjoy wonderful views of the EGRET TREE, a natural rookery located on a small island in the lagoon.
Take a look at the video of the “Egret Tree” taken last summer by clicking on the picture to the left, or this link: DeBordieu Egret Tree.
DeBordieu’s Island Green is one of the most sought after locations within this private oceanfront golf community just north of Charleston, SC.
Lot 8 features beautiful live oaks and 219 feet on the water.
This Cul-de-sac location just steps to the beach and offers Ocean-View potential from a roof-top deck.
DeBordieu Colony is an oceanfront community located just south of Pawleys Island, South Carolina featuring private golf and tennis, saltwater creek access to the ocean, a manned security gate, and luxury homes and villas surrounded by thousands of acres of wildlife and nature preserves!
Steve Tyrell in Pawleys Island!
As a part of the Pawleys Island Festival of Music and Art, Grammy Award-winning Jazz vocalist , Steve Tyrell returns to the Pawleys Island Festival of Music and Art, Saturday, October 6, 7:00, at the Reserve Golf Club of Pawleys Island.
Truly a renaissance man, four decades in the music business has earned Steve Tyrell success as an artist, producer, songwriter, performer and two time Emmy nominee.
Reserved Seating ($35) and General Admission ($25) Tickets are still available: Ticket purchase info
Here’s more about Steve Tyrell from the Pawleys Island Festival of Music and Art website:
With his breakthrough performances in “Father of the Bride” and “Father of the Bride II,” Steve Tyrell reinvented and re-popularized classic pop standards for a modern-day audience. With the grit and soul of a lifetime, producing hits for artists ranging from Dionne Warwick to last year’s Grammy-winner Rod Stewart (“Stardust…Vol. 3”), Steve himself has sold hundreds of thousands of albums and gained a passionate following all over the world. His hits “The Way You Look Tonight,” “A Kiss To Build A Dream On,” and “The Sunny Side of The Street,” have launched thousands of weddings and millions of romances. He’s held top positions at Standards, Swing, and Big Band outlets with a devoted following at key Adult Contemporary Radio.
With sold out shows across America and raves from around the globe as a result of his recent sold-out world tour, his following increases day by day. Steve recently made his first appearance with the famed Boston Pops and at the request of the Sinatra family, Steve was the featured performer at the Hollywood Bowl season opening concert at which Frank Sinatra was inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame. It was a signature event and a major success. With the encouragement of music legend Quincy Jones and the Sinatra family, plans were hatched for an album of Frank’s material. This is one of the few times the Sinatra family has reached into the vault of original Sinatra arrangements to share with another artist. With some of the greatest musicians in the world playing some of the greatest songs of all time on this recording, “Songs of Sinatra” will be an album that audiences will want to hear again and again and again.
His work in the studio has included collaborations with such diverse and legendary artists as Rod Stewart, Diana Ross, Ray Charles, Linda Ronstadt, Aaron Neville, LL Cool J, Blood Sweat and Tears, Chris Botti, Dave Koz, Dolly Parton, Bonnie Raitt, Burt Bacharach, Bette Midler and Stevie Wonder just to name a few.
As an artist, all 5 of his American Standards albums have achieved top 5 status on Billboard’s Jazz charts and his first album “A New Standard” was amongst the best selling jazz albums for over 5 years.
His songs have been recorded by such revered artists as Ray Charles, Diana Ross, LL Cool J and Elvis Presley and his song “How Do You Talk To An Angel,” written and produced for Aaron Spelling’s Fox television series “The Heights,” was a No. 1 pop hit in 1992 and earned Tyrell one of his two Emmy nominations.
As a music supervisor and music producer for film and TV, Tyrell has work with such distinguished directors as Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, Nancy Meyers, Betty Thomas and Charles Shyer.
Pawleys Island Wine Gala
Sample nearly 70 wines from renowned vineyards around the world and enjoy delicious hors d’oeuvres at the 13th Annual Pawleys Island Wine Gala. A fund raiser for the Pawleys Island Festival of Music and Art, the evening will also include a three hour dessert tasting provided by Pawleys Island Bakery, cordial tasting, a silent auction full of wonderful trips, live entertainment, a complimentary wine glass and valet parking. Wines will be available for purchase at prices well below retail during this special event.
The event is being held at the Reserve Golf Club of Pawleys Island. Tickets are available for $100, the dress is casual cocktail attire.
Attention Wine Connoisseurs: New for 2012, The Collector’s Circle
During this year’s Wine Gala, those guests who choose to join the Collector’s Circle will have the opportunity to taste some very special, select, limited production wines. The Collector’s Circle wine pouring will be going on simultaneously with the Wine Gala. Members of the Collector’s Circle will be able to go from one event to the other throughout the evening.
$150 each will include admission to the 13th Annual Pawley’s Island Wine Gala as well as the Collector’s Circle Private Tasting. Tickets are limited and are available by calling the Festival office at 843-626-8911.
The Collector’s Circle will feature several unusual, hard-to-find, and rare wines.
Among the wines scheduled to be available are:
Willakenzie Pinot Noir
Lakoya
Diamond Mountain
2003
Robert Mondavi
Reserve
1998
Magnums
Chateau Talbot
France
1990
Gevrey Chambertin
Clos de la Justice
Pierre Bouree
1998
Araujo
Altagracia
Eisele Vineyard
2001
Frank Family
Cabernet Sauvignon
Nuit-Saint-Georges
1er Cru Les Chaignats
Pierre Bouree
1993