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Fleming Flash for Thursday, October 2

Check out the Fleming Open website by clicking here and find tournament details, photo info, and more. Matches will be played at both Roy Barth Tennis Center (RBTC) and Seabrook Island Racquet Club (SIRC) today. For information on all of the brackets and players, click here.

Complimentary coffee and snacks are available from 7:30 to 10:00 am in the clubhouse for the players. Lunch will be available to players and guests each day from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm.  You can get wraps, sandwiches, sides, desserts, and drinks. Cash, credit card, or a member number will be accepted.  

Be sure to review the parking information since the Racquet Club has limited parking for players, LSVs, and handicap vehicles.  Check the Tidelines post or the website by clicking here.

Here are the matches with Johns Island players for Thursday, October 2:

Men’s Singles –

  • 50s Chris Polychron vs Wiliam Mendler 8:30 am RBTC
  • 60s Rick Grafmeyer vs Robert Connor 8:30 am RBTC
    • Harvey Hines vs Cole King 8:30 am RBTC
  • 70s Andrew Hodge vs Christopher Swenson 8:30 am RBTC

Women’s Singles –

  • 70s Lindy Small vs Susan Bramlette 9:00 am SIRC

Men’s Doubles –

  • 50s Aldrich Boss/Steven Sutton vs Michael Viljac/Robert Russell 10:30 am SIRC
  • 60s Rich Goheen/Colin Watts vs Frederick McKay/Bo Crouch 8:30 am SIRC
  • 70s Guy Gimson/Bob Davis vs Bill Ashley/Roger Pearce 2:30 pm SIRC
    • Francisco Herrera/John Hunt vs Roy Riley/Andy Steingold 3:30 pm SIRC
      • David Stein/Ted Pearce vs Larry Smith/Clay Claiborne 3:30 pm SIRC
        • Tommy Bunch/Jeb Courtney vs Erik Witten/Art Abbott 3:30 pm SIRC
  • 80s Chris Ryan/Richard Shipman vs David Dickenson/Harry Carter 11:30 am SIRC

Women’s Doubles –

  • 50s Ellen Smith/JoAnn Lopez vs Liza Feniger/Dorie Fann 10:45 am RBTC
  • 60s Lindy Small/Nan Steen v Kimberly Church/Sharon Greene 5:00 pm RBTC
    • Susan Meloy/Sandy Goheen vs Marisela Humphries/Janelle McKenzie 3:00 pm RBTC

Mixed Doubles –

  • 50s Patti Kelly/Richy Gray vs Heidi Pernia/Cesar Pernia 11:30 am SIRC
    • Lisa Duckworth/Jonathan Barth vs Bradford Hood/Cynthia McGehee 12:00 pm SIRC
  • 60s Kim Davis/Rich Goheen vs Susan Love/Jonathan Sawyer 12:00 pm SIRC

-Submitted by Ellen Smith, Alan Fleming Tennis Tournament Committee

Fleming Flash for Wednesday, October 1

Check out the Fleming Open website by clicking here and find tournament details, photo info, and more. Player check-in starts today at 8:00 am, and play starts at 10:00 am on Seabrook Island. ALL MATCHES TODAY ARE ON SEABROOK ISLAND. For information on all of the brackets and players, click here.

Complimentary coffee and snacks are available from 7:30 to 10:00 am in the clubhouse for the players. Lunch will be available to players and guests each day from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm.  You can get wraps, sandwiches, sides, desserts, and drinks. Cash, credit card, or a member number will be accepted.  

All players should check in at the Seabrook Island Racquet Club before playing their first match.  And, be sure to check in with the USTA officials after your matches and report your scores.

Be sure to review the parking information since the Racquet Club has limited parking for players, LSVs, and handicap vehicles.  Check the Tidelines post or the website by clicking here.

Here are the matches with Johns Island players for Wednesday, October 1:

Men’s Singles –

  • 60s   Ken Steen vs Steve Simone   10:00 am
  •    Harvey Hines vs David Watt 11:45 am
  • 70s   Andrew Hodge vs Ted Pearce 10:00 am

Women’s Singles –

  • 70s    Lindy Small vs Frances Dickenson 11:30 am

Men’s Doubles –

  • 50s    David King/Jonathan Sohn vs Billy Stover/Sentil Subramoniam 3:00 pm
  • 60s    Tom McDaniel/Bradford Hood vs Richard Perry/Michael Phillips 5:00 pm
  •             Tommy Bunch/Ken Steen vs Tom Duddy/Jamie Barajas 5:15 pm
  • 70s   Harry Polychron/John Howell vs Bernie McGuire/Kenneth McGrath 4:30pm
  •            Andrew Hodge/David LeBlanc vs Richard Krinks/Cecil Martin 4:30 pm

Women’s Doubles –

  • 50s    Lisa Duckworth/Lisa Bailey vs Sarah O’Neill/Debbie Southern 11:45 am
  •             Ellen Smith/JoAnn Lopez vs Julie Ricken/Lorri Cold 4:30 pm
  •             Nan Steen/Toni Odom vs Maria Elliott/Amy White 11:45 am
  •             Kathy Orr/Cheryl Shuldt vs Janine Burke/Joanne Carroll 1:15 pm
  • 60s    Kathy Bruce/Kathy Green Cowley vs Sarah Groce/Heidi Bradley 5:00 pm
  • 70s   MaryBeth Faulkner/Terry Cherry vs Sharon Greene/Brenda Carter 4:30 pm

Mixed Doubles –

  • 70s    Kathy Bruce/Harry Polychron vs Kathleen Heinze/Richard Krinks 1:30 pm
  •            Ellen Smith/David Stein vs Joanmarie Bernard/Manson Hill 1:30 pm
  • 80s Angela Williams/Robert Cherry vs Marina Weathers/Richard Weathers 2:30 pm

-Submitted by Ellen Smith, Alan Fleming Tennis Tournament Committee

The Fleming Tournament is Back and so is The Flash, The 41st Year

The Fleming Flash is back!  And match play begins tomorrow, Wednesday, October 1, 2025. Stay tuned each day for a list of highlighted matches featuring Seabrook players and more. Click here to check out our website and find tournament details, photo information, and more.

Player check-in starts Wednesday morning at 8:00 am. Play begins at 10:00 am on Seabrook Island.  Activities take place on Seabrook, with matches also being played on Kiawah at the Roy Barth Tennis Center starting Thursday morning. 

Entry is free for spectators. Draws will be posted at the Seabrook Island Racquet Club and available on the USTA website. Several Seabrookers are playing in their first round matches on Wednesday, starting at 10:00 am, so come cheer them on.  Check the Fleming Flash on Wednesday morning for a list of the local players and their schedules.

Starting on Thursday, complimentary coffee and snacks will be available from 7:30 to 10:00 am for players at the Driftwood Food Truck. Lunch will be available for players and guests each day from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm.  The menu will include wraps, sandwiches, sides, desserts, and drinks. Cash, credit card, or a member number will be accepted.  

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Reminder: Sustainability Workshop Series at St. Christopher

St. Christopher Sustainability Workshop Series
Session 1: Rain Barrels
October 7, 2025
6:00 pm

We are excited to announce new programming coming this fall! All are welcome to join us at St. Christopher Camp & Conference Center for our new Sustainability Workshop series, to be held on the first Tuesday of each month.

Our first session will be held in our Temple Conference Center on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at 6:00 pm. We will be diving into the methodology and benefits of rain barrels. Sign up for this free workshop to learn how you can implement sustainable practices into your own life, to hear from our team of environmental educators, and potentially win our raffle to take home your very own rain barrel. 

This workshop series will continue throughout the fall on the first Tuesday of every month. We will explore additional topics in the future, including pollinator gardens, invasive species removal, wildlife monitoring, and more.

Sign up for October’s Rain Barrel Workshop by clicking here before October 3, 2025. Let’s partner together to take care of this beautiful island we share. We hope to see you in October!

-Submitted by Lauren Harris, Director of the Conference Center, St. Christopher Camp & Conference 

SINHG Program October 9

Seabrook Island Natural History Group’s (SINHG’s) October Evening Program

Dolphin Talk

Where: Seabrook Island Lake House
When: October 9, 2025
Light Refreshments at 6:30 pm, Program starts at 7:00 pm

It is our pleasure to host Lauren Rust, Founder and Executive Director of the Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network (LMMN) in our October Evening Event. Lauren will be sharing her expertise on bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops erebennus, and other Marine Mammals found in South Carolina, and their unique relationship with the Lowcountry, with a special focus on Seabrook Island. She will also highlight the mission of the LMMN—to protect marine mammals (dolphins, whales, and seals) in South Carolina waters for future generations through awareness, education, and research.


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Author Event October 14

Seabrook Page Turners will host its third and final author event of 2025 on Tuesday, October 14, welcoming acclaimed singer, songwriter, and now debut author Greta Morgan for a special evening centered on her memoir The Lost Voice. We invite you to join us for an inspiring conversation, a delicious dinner, and a delightful evening with other page turners!

Event Details

Date:   Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Time:   6:00 pm
Place:  Seabrook Island Club
Meal:   Three course dinner
Cost:   $48 (includes tax and tip)

This event is open to everyone. Seabrook Island Club members can make a reservation using their Club app (NorthStar), under Upcoming  Events. If you are not a member of the Club, you are welcome to attend, space permitting, by contacting a Club member and arranging to be their guest, or by emailing seabrookpageturners@gmail.com for details. 

The Lost Voice chronicles Greta’s journey after a rare neurological disorder took away her singing voice, the very gift that defined her. In this deeply personal memoir and during her presentation, Greta invites us into her struggle to deal with universally human issues: What does “voice” mean to us, beyond the literal sense? How do we cope when a core part of our identity is stripped away? In what ways can creativity help us heal from loss? 

Part meditation on creativity, part story of recovery, The Lost Voice explores how losing what you love most can open the door to new forms of strength, expression, and purpose. Join us to hear Greta reflect on her journey as an author. Toward the end of the program, there will be time to pose questions.

Seats are limited, so don’t miss this opportunity to engage in what promises to be a thought-provoking and inspiring conversation. 

-Submitted by Page Turners

(Image credit: gretamorganmusic.com and harpercollins.com)

Giving Back: Blessing Basket Named Fleming Open Charity

The 41st Annual Fleming Open at Seabrook Island, set for October 1–5 , 2025, will once again bring top level tennis to the Lowcountry while giving back to the community in a meaningful way. The Fleming Open has selected Blessing Basket—an outreach program of the Sea Islands Hunger Awareness Foundation—as this year’s charitable beneficiary. Each month, the program provides groceries for nearly 700 individuals in 300 Johns and Wadmalaw Island households, many of them senior citizens on fixed incomes facing food insecurity.

With the help of 150 volunteers, about 80 of whom gather monthly to sort, pack, and distribute food, Blessing Basket delivers fresh produce, dairy, meats, eggs, bread, and pantry staples that supply up to 30 meals per household. Operating with 97 percent of donations going directly to serving local residents, the program exemplifies efficient and effective utilization of donor support.

“By partnering with Blessing Basket, the Fleming Open continues its tradition of blending tennis competition with community service.”Committee Chairman Mary Anne Rayfield

Please consider helping our neighbors in need. More information on the tournament details can be found at flemingopen.net, and to donate to Blessing Basket, click here. 

Shirley Salvo, President of the Sea Islands Hunger Awareness Foundation, with a typical Blessing Basket

-Submitted by Susan Courtney for the Fleming Open at Seabrook Island

(Image credit: Tidelines)

MOJA Arts Festival September 25-October 5

The 41st anniversary of the MOJA Arts Festival begins September 25, 2025. The multi-day festival, celebrating African-American and Caribbean culture, runs through October 5, 2025.

MOJA Arts Festival includes a wide variety of events encompassing visual arts, music, dance, storytelling, and more. To view a listing of events and purchase tickets, click here.

The MOJA Festival Finale will be held on Sunday, October 5, from 4:00-9:00 pm at Hampton Park (30 Mary Murray Drive, Charleston) and will feature the Live in the Flesh band. This is a free event.

*Moja (Mow-jha) is a Swahili word meaning “One.” Moja is an appropriate name for this festival, which celebrates harmony among all people in our community.

–Tidelines Editors

(Image credit: MOJA)

Charleston Gaillard Center Presents Michael Carbonaro: Lies on Stage

September 27, 2025
7:30 pm

From his hit television series “The Carbonaro Effect” on truTV, America’s favorite Trickster is thrilling audiences across the country with Carbonaro: Lies on Stage, conjuring up a concoction of unbelievable magic, hysterical offbeat shenanigans, and wonder for all ages. We’d say you have to see it to believe it, but you won’t believe a thing when you’re in the presence of Michael Carbonaro!

Click here for more information.

–Tidelines Editors

(Image credit: Gaillardcenter.org)

Happy Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown on Monday, September 22 and is a festive time welcoming the Jewish New Year. This holiday starts the High Holy Days and culminates with Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. This year, Yom Kippur begins at sundown on Wednesday, October 1. Rosh Hashanah is filled with special foods, rituals and traditions.

One of the most important rituals is the sounding of the Shofar, (a hollowed-out ram’s horn), to welcome the New Year. It is traditional to eat apples dipped in honey signifying hope for a sweet year. During the year, on Shabbat and festive occasions, Jewish people eat loaves of traditional braided bread known as Challah. On Rosh Hashanah, the Challah is baked in a round shape to symbolize the cyclical nature of life. Raisins are added to the dough for extra sweetness.

Another Rosh Hashanah ritual is known as Tashlich (“casting off”), in which pieces of bread are thrown into water while prayers are recited. As the bread, symbolizing the sins of the past year is swept away, those who embrace this tradition are spiritually cleansed and renewed.

On Rosh Hashanah, Jews everywhere greet each other with the Hebrew phrase “L’Shana Tovah,” which translates to “for a good year.”

May you have a sweet year ahead!

–Tidelines Editors

(Image credit: Freepik)

(Sources: History.com, Chabad.org)

Sustainability Workshop Series at St. Christopher

St. Christopher Sustainability Workshop Series
Session 1: Rain Barrels
October 7, 2025
6:00 pm

We are excited to announce new programming coming this fall! All are welcome to join us at St. Christopher Camp & Conference Center for our new Sustainability Workshop series, to be held on the first Tuesday of each month.

Our first session will be held in our Temple Conference Center on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at 6:00 pm. We will be diving into the methodology and benefits of rain barrels. Sign up for this free workshop to learn how you can implement sustainable practices into your own life, to hear from our team of environmental educators, and potentially win our raffle to take home your very own rain barrel. 

This workshop series will continue throughout the fall on the first Tuesday of every month. We will explore additional topics in the future, including pollinator gardens, invasive species removal, wildlife monitoring, and more.

Sign up for October’s Rain Barrel Workshop by clicking here. Let’s partner together to take care of this beautiful island we share. We hope to see you in October!

-Submitted by Lauren Harris, Director of the Conference Center, St. Christopher Camp & Conference