Mount Pleasant Magazine Jan/Feb 2019

11 www.MPMcalendar.com | www.BestOfMP.com | www.ILoveMountPleasant.com Southeastern Wildlife Exposition............................................... 28 A Grand Celebration of Nature Giving Depth and Enrichment to History................................. 31 Celebrate Black History Month at Boone Hall Plantation Darius Rucker........................................................................... 34 A Q&A with Mount Pleasant’s Favorite Celebrity Historic Hamlin Community.................................................... 37 Where Mount Pleasant’s Roots Run Deep Spirituals .................................................................................. 41 The Sweet Sounds of South Carolina Volvo Car Open........................................................................ 42 Welcome to Tennis Town Joe Cunningham....................................................................... 48 Lowcountry Over Party A Blast from the Past. ................................................................ 53 History Washed Ashore Omar Shrine.............................................................................. 57 More Than a Venue Honoring a Special History........................................................ 59 Local Author Ellen Stoecker Pens Children’s Book Bridal A Prelude to Romance ...................................................................... 62 Mary Alice Monroe’s Take on the “Lowcountry Wedding” Popping the Big Question in Mount Pleasant ................................... 65 Mount Pleasant Couples to Commit Forever – with a View A Ring in the New Year? ................................................................... 68 Local Jewelers Have You Covered Lowcountry Weddings ...................................................................... 72 Settings, Surcies and Southern Belles A Bride’s Ultimate Best Friend .......................................................... 78 The Wedding-Day Hair and Makeup Team CharlestonBrides.com ....................................................................... 83 Your Local Resource for Perfect Lowcountry Wedding Bridal Preparation Directory ............................................................. 84 Clothing and Shoes; Facials; Hair; Makeup; and Nails Publisher’s Note ........................................................................ 15 From the Editor ........................................................................ 17 Our Contributors . .................................................................... 19 On the Web .............................................................................. 21 Calendar of Events.................................................................... 22 Facetime ................................................................................ 208 Features contents JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2019 • VOL. 9, ISSUE 1 Vol. 9, Issue 1 • January/February 2019 Publisher/Editorial Director BILL MACCHIO Publisher@MountPleasantMagazine.com Managing Editor HELEN HARRIS Editor@MountPleasantMagazine.com Art Director DANA COLEMAN Productiona Manager BETHANY THURM Graphic Designers KIM HALL BETHANY THURM CRISTINA YOUNG REBECCA SISSON Webmaster GEORGE CONKLIN Internet SHERMAN PAGGI Writers Cathy Bennett • Pamela Brownstein Eileen Casey • Pamela Jouan Michael Cochran • Samantha Connors Stacy Domingo • Bill Farley • Matthew Chandler Denise K. James • Colin McCandless Kaleen McCort • Brian Sherman Valerie Smith • Mitchell Watford Theresa Stratford • Anne Toole • Rachel Maile John Torsiello • Diane Pauldine • George Conklin Ginger Sottile • Michael Gibbons Photographers Thomas Runion • Jennifer Cady • Margaret Burns Sales Manager Cullen Murray-Kemp Cullen@MountPleasantMagazine.com Independent Media Consultants Margaret Burns Margaret@MountPleasantMagazine.com Andy Bimonte Andy@MountPleasantMagazine.com Kirsten Lindsay Kirsten@mountpleasantmagazine.com Administration & Bookkeeping Diane Pauldine • Ginger Sottile Distribution U.S. POST OFFICE • HARRIS TEETER • PUBLIX • CVS MountPleasantMagazine is published locally by a team of independent contractors. Mount Pleasant Magazine is published six times per year by Media Services, Inc. 1013 Chuck Dawley Blvd., Mount Pleasant, S.C. 29464 Copyright © Media Services 2019. All rights reserved. Reproduction electronically or in print format without the expressed written consent of the publisher is strictly prohibited and a violation of U.S. copyright laws. Inquiries to: Mount Pleasant Magazine P.O. Box 22617, Charleston, S.C. 29413 843-881-1481 Info@MountPleasantMagazine.com