SCIWAY News No. 66 – May 2009

In This Issue

SC Pictures of the Month – From the Mountains to the Sea
Upcoming SC Festivals & Events – May 2009

1. SC Pictures of the Month – From the Mountains to the Sea

As you'll see in the next section, we had to skimp a little on our May Calendar of Events, so we're making it up to you by featuring TWO "SC Pictures of the Month"! These photos celebrate South Carolina "from the mountains to the sea"!

— CAESARS HEAD | MORE INFO —

Located in Greenville County, Caesars Head State Park is an ideal place to enjoy fishing, hiking, camping, and bird watching. With gorgeous views of the Blue Ridge Escarpment, it is home to Raven Cliff Falls – our state's highest waterfall.

This picture was submitted to the SC Picture Project by Josh Jones of Greenville, a professional photographer who specializes in weddings, architecture, and nature photography. Check out his website for more pictures.

— LITTLE RIVER | MORE INFO —

The quiet village of Little River, located along the Grand Strand, is one of the oldest coastal settlements in South Carolina. The community is growing quickly and holds an annual Blue Crab Festival. Visitors and residents alike enjoy evening boat cruises and all-day deep-sea fishing excursions year-round.

Local resident Cathy Fullager took this picture during an evening stroll. She says the village's natural beauty and serenity are why she loves living there.

If you would like your picture to be featured in our newsletter, please send it to SCIWAY. We select photos for the newsletter from the ones we receive, and it's a great way to bring publicity to you or your town.

2. Upcoming SC Festivals & Events – May 2009

Last month we promised to start sending you our entire South Carolina Calendar of Events every month, but we ran into a huge problem. The calendar contained so many links, mail servers around the state marked it as spam. In all, about a quarter of our 40,000 subscribers never even received it!

This month, we are only sending links to the first 10 events – all of which happen to take place on May 1. Please click here to find links for ALL May events. There are close to 100, and we don't want you to miss out on any of them.

If you are interested in adding your SC event to our calendar, please visit our calendar options.

Last but not least, remember that all of our calendars of events, for every month of the year, are available on SCIway website's 24/7/365 – just go to https://www.sciway.net/calendar.html

South Carolina's Featured May Events

United Artists for Hope Music & Arts Festival – North Charleston – Navy Yard at Noisette – May 2, 2009

This family-oriented, eco-friendly festival will feature a variety of musical acts including recording-artist The Afromotive, a children's area, arts & crafts, an African bazaar, dancing and drumming workshops, plus much more. Learn about Project OKURASE's work with Ghana's children and sustainable, safe water treatment systems with partner Water Mission.

Plum Hollow Alternative Bluegrass Festival – Campobello – Bands, Camping, All-Night Pickin' - May 29-30, 2009

This alternative bluegrass festival in the Blue Ridge Mountains will feature offshoot genres such as New Grass, Jazz Grass, and other modern mixtures. Enjoy the music of Barney Barnwell and the Plum Hollow Band, as well as many other bands. There will be open jam circles so bring your instruments! Camping is encouraged and included in the ticket price.

More SC May Festivals, Events

May 1: Cinco De Mayo - Charleston - live music and DJ, Mexican cuisine, salsa "Dancing with the Local Stars" - page no longer exists

May 1: McDaniels Golf Classic - Columbia - benefits Palmetto Health Cancer Centers for treatment, research - page no longer exists

May 1-2: Greer Family Fest - music, KidsZone, rides, children's parade, petting zoo, Creation Station, (Link no longer active)

May 1-2: Spring Festival on the Square - Abbeville - rides, car show, music by Swingin' Medallions, more

May 1-2: Taste of Beaufort - at least 60 different dishes to taste from nearly 20 restaurants, Shag night

May 1-3: Battle for Columbia - Sandy Run - Civil War reenactment, period demonstrations and exhibits - site no longer available

May 1-3: Orangeburg Festival of Roses - petting zoo, arts & crafts, airplane rides, Princess & Queen of Roses

May 1-3: Spring Fling - Spartanburg - huge street festival - dozens of bands, folk art, races, kids' carnival, more

May 1-9: Key Ingredients: America By Food - Edisto Island - Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition - site no longer available
Learn more about Key Ingredients in South Carolina

May 2-31: Please click here to find links for ALL May events.

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