January 2025 – Tidelines

Reminder: Winter Mah Jongg Day February 20

Calling all Mah Jongg mavens! Seabrook Island Village’s (SIV’s) Winter Mah Jongg day is Thursday, February 20 from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm at the Seabrook Island Club.

The $80 registration fee includes breakfast/pastries, beverages/snacks, lunch, and a $40 donation to SIV. Registration forms can be found at The Lake House (Osprey Rooms 1 and 2), the women’s locker room at the Seabrook Island Club, at the Racquet Club, and below. Last day to register is February 8.

Questions? Call Susan Coomer at (843) 901-0447 or email her at Seabrooksue@att.net

Hope you can join us!

Reminder: SIV Winter Mah Jongg Day February 20

Calling all Mah Jongg mavens! Seabrook Island Village’s (SIV’s) Winter Mah Jongg day is Thursday, February 20 from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm at the Seabrook Island Club.

Questions? Call Susan Coomer at (843) 901-0447 or email her at Seabrooksue@att.net

Hope you can join us!

-Submitted by Susan Coomer for SIV

Dining for a Cause February 11

FortyEight-Wine Bar and Kitchen is hosting Dining for a Cause benefitting Dragon Boat of Charleston (DBC) on Tuesday, February 11. That evening, fifty percent of food revenues generated between 5:00 and 9:00 pm will be donated to DBC.

Dragon Boat of Charleston is a nonprofit organization that serves cancer survivors and community members in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. Their missions is: To promote physical and mental wellness among cancer survivors and their community through the sport of dragon boating.

To book your reservation with FortyEight-Wine Bar and Kitchen click on Resy.

-Submitted by Tidelines Editors

New Exhibit at the Gibbes: Statement Pieces

The Gibbes Museum of Art announces a new exhibit pairing couture fashion with major artworks.

Statement Pieces: Contemporary Fashion Design and the Gibbes Collection
January 31, 2025 – April 27, 2025

Produced in conjunction with Barrett Barrera Projects, Statement Pieces juxtaposes dynamic works of fine art from the Gibbes permanent collection with contemporary fashion objects. Extraordinary garments by Alexander McQueen, Dapper Dan, Gucci, and beyond will be presented alongside fashion forward figures in paintings from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, abstract works of the mid-twentieth century, and contemporary sculpture and mixed media works of today. The exhibition will introduce innovative fashion to museum audiences and demonstrate the importance of design in a visual arts context.

Forbes featured the Gibbes as one of three places to see “fashionable exhibitions” this winter. Read the full story here.

-Submitted by The Gibbes Museum

SIPOA Is Asking For Your Vote

Please Cast Your Vote Today!

Voting for the 2025 SIPOA Annual Meeting started on January 16, 2025. Proxy Forms must be submitted by 8:00 am on February 15, 2025. Late forms are invalid.

There are 2,751 properties within SIPOA for which eligible votes may be cast. To constitute a quorum, 900 votes must be represented at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy.

Only 370 votes have been submitted. 410 Property Owners have started the voting process but have not completed all the steps, so those votes have not been recorded.

Remember, the Seabrook Island Club’s voting process is also in session, so you will have two voting packages to complete. We strongly encourage your participation in both processes.

Property Owners who have not voted, and those who have started the voting process but did not complete the voting process, will receive another email from Association Voting on Tuesday, January 28 at 5:00 pm.

*If you continue to receive emails from Association Voting, you did not complete the voting process from SIPOA. You may have omitted electronically signing. See the steps below.

Traffic Alert:

According to WCBD (today, January 29, 5:00 pm)

The Stono Bridge is closed due to a deadly multi-vehicle crash earlier today. Police say that the bridge is closed in both directions and extended delays are expected.

Please use alternative routes, avoid the area if possible, and expect delays.

–Tidelines Editors

Keep Up with The Lake House January 29

Activities & Events

Monthly Schedule
The January Social Calendar can be viewed by clicking here.

BYOB Bingo – Tuesday, February 4. Join Beth Valentine for BYOB Bingo, prizes, and a ton of fun!! You are welcome to bring your own beverages. RSVP to bvalentine@sipoa.org.

Living Authentically Workshop: What obstacles keep us from doing that? Join Kathy Maher, Family Constellation Facilitator, as we look at root causes of discomfort carried in our family lineages and attempt to actively begin healing what prevents us from living authentically. There are two workshop offerings:
• Option 1: Thursday, February 13 from 1:00 – 4:00 pm
• Option 2: Monday, February 24 from 1:00 – 4:00 pm
To register, please email Kathy at eksdmaher@gmail.com and include the workshop date. Click here for more information.

SIPOA’s 38^th Annual Arts & Crafts Show – Friday, February 14, 2025. Attention Seabrook Island Property Owners. We would like to display your artwork – all forms of it! Click here for more details. Registration forms are available here. Registration forms must be submitted online by February 7, 12:00 pm. Due to limited space, no registrations will be accepted after February 7. No walk-ins permitted.

For information about Fitness Classes, Semi-Private Series, The Lake House Wellness Services, and Indoor/Outdoor Pools, click Continue reading below.

Seabrook Island Birders February Activities

Seabrook Island Birders (SIB) have a number of activities planned for February, including birding walks along North Beach, birding by golf cart on Crooked Oaks golf course, as well as going beyond our backyard to Charles Towne Landing, Bear Island and Donnelly WMA. Click here for more information and to register for February activities. We hope to see you there!

-Submitted by SIB

The Charleston Festival

The Festival of Houses & Gardens is now
The Charleston Festival
March 13–April 13, 2025

Historic Charleston Foundation has celebrated houses, history, and culture through its annual spring festival since its founding in 1947. As the Foundation’s largest fundraising and educational event, after 78 years the Festival has evolved into a holistic celebration of Charleston’s history, architecture, culture, and community. Now affectionately known as The Charleston Festival, this month-long event will continue to present House & Garden Tours and engaging lectures, in addition to a menu of new programs and venues to explore for 2025.

Tickets are now on sale.
Click here for more information.

-Submited by Historic Charleston Foundation

(Image credit: thecharlestonfestivalsc.org)

TOSI Happenings for the Week of January 27

NEWS YOU CAN USE

Beach Rules – Off-peak season beach rules are now in place. Click here to read the off-peak rules.

TOSI Monthly E-newsletter – To stay up-to-date with town communications, sign up for the e-newsletter by clicking here.

MEETINGS

Town Council Meeting
Tuesday, January 28 – 2:30 pm
The agenda can be viewed by clicking here. Watch Live on YouTube.

View the calendar of meetings beyond this week by going to the home page of TownofSeabrookIsland.org.

Agendas will be posted at least 24 hours before each meeting. All videos can be found on the town’s YouTube channel. Individuals wishing to participate in the meeting via Zoom can call (843) 768-9121 or email pwiggins@townofseabrookisland.org for log-in information before the meeting.

-Submitted by the Town of Seabrook Island

Practical Tips for Safe Movement

Practical Tips for Safe Movement
Friday, February 7, 2025
10:00 – 11:30 am
Oyster Catcher Community Center

In this hands-on workshop, Dr. David Anderson, physical therapist and head of Roper St. Francis Home and Hospice services, will present guidance for assistance and support in keeping yourself and others safe when moving. Faculty and doctoral students from the Physical Therapy Program at Charleston Southern University will work individually with participants.

Attendees will be individually guided in using common assistive devices, such as “gait belts”, “auto door canes” and other techniques. Attendees will learn the use of walkers in helping yourself and others, how to assist people who are falling, and how to protect yourself while helping others, such as where to stand, how to hold others and help with balance.

Laurie Lybrand, MSW, head of Palliative Care Services at Roper, will be available to answer questions concerning community resources and other strategies to handle mobility challenges.

This workshop is free and open to all. Please consider registering and attending this important opportunity to enhance safe moving as we age. To register for the workshop, go to www.SeabrookIslandVillage.org.

Seabrook Island Village sincerely thanks The Joanna Foundation for providing the mobility devices to use for the presentation.

-Submitted by Seabrook Island Village

SIAG Announcement of New Events

Do you love art? Like to talk art? Interested in dabbling in art?

If any or all of those questions apply or you’re just curious about anything art, the Seabrook Island Artist Guild has fun, free events for you!

Beginning in February, SIAG is offering a new program referred to as Art Enrichment Tuesdays (AET). On selected Tuesday afternoons, a series of presentations such as art media exploration, mini-workshops, personal artwork reviews/critiques, and many others, will be held in the Eagles Nest Studio at the Lake House.

Information regarding these new event opportunities can be found on our website by clicking here.

There is no charge except when materials apply and no experience is required.

A few of the upcoming topics include Basis of Drawing the Figure, Exploring Techniques of Pastels, and Appreciation of Watercolor Paints.

To kick off the first AET, we will have a rousing presentation on John Singer Sargent and his famed artwork, “Madame X and The Scandal of Paris!”

Learn more about SIAG and these expressions of creativity at our website.

-Submitted by Bonnie Younginer