🌱 Crescendo Dates Announced + $75K Donation For Beaufort Co. Schools

Hello, everybody. I'm here with your fresh copy of the Hilton Head Patch newsletter, filled with all the local news you need to know right now.

But first, your local weather:

• Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm. High: 80 Low: 68.
• Friday: Cloudy and humid. High: 82 Low: 64.

Here are the top three stories today in Hilton Head:

1. This week, dates were announced for the annual "Crescendo" celebration of arts and culture, returning from Oct. 7 through Nov. 18. The event will highlight the vast array of arts, culture, and history organizations, individual artists, performers, and authors residing and working on Hilton Head Island. The month-long celebration will feature cultural programs, concerts, theatrical productions, museum and gallery exhibits, lectures, poetry readings, dance performances, historical tours, and so much more. This year's event headliners that were announced this week include the Historic Mitchelville Film Festival (Oct. 25-26), Hilton Head Island Lantern Parade (Nov. 18), a new exhibition at the Coastal Discovery Museum entitled “Intricate Oceans: Coral in Contemporary Art," and more. (Culture HHI)
2. Last week, the Beaufort County School District received a $75,000 donation from the national convenience store company, Parker’s Kitchen. The donation came from the company’s "Fueling the Community" program, and part of the funds will be used to support the district’s annual “Support Person of the Year” recognition program. This program honors the hard-working school nurses, social workers, bookkeepers, office managers, teacher assistants, school secretaries, bus drivers, and technology and data specialists who make up County staff members. (Subscription: Savannah Business Journal)
3. Down the road in downtown Savannah, construction to repair the federal courthouse that collapsed last April has still not been completed. $70 million of funding from the General Services Administration was allocated for the project, all of which has been spent, with only 30 percent of the project being completed. The delays are frustrating local businesses that are being impacted by the road closures, construction zones, and other delays. The project's completion timeline was originally scheduled for 2023, but following the collapse, it’s expected to take until 2026. (WSAV)

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Today and tomorrow in Hilton Head:

Thursday, September 28

• Target & Headliner Horns At Shelter Cove Harbour & Marina (6:00 PM)

Friday, September 29

• Last Friday Series: Yacht Rock Party At The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa (7:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• Have you checked out the new Art Poetry Trail, installed across the island? The project is a collaboration between the Town of Hilton Head Island's Cultural Affairs Office and the Island Writers' Network, where large-scale sculptures are paired with accompanying poems and short-written works. You can view the interactive map online here. (Town of Hilton Head Island Government via Facebook)
• Looking to adopt a pet? The ASPCA and One Love Animal Rescue will host a pet adoption event—featuring free vaccinations—in nearby Savannah on Oct. 7-8. The event will take place at the Chatham Parkway Subaru on Saturday, Oct. 7, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., and the free vaccination and microchipping event will take place at Daffin Park on Sunday, Oct. 8 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (Subscription: Savannah Business Journal)
• This week, performance dates were announced for the Hilton Head Dance Theater's annual production of "The Nutcracker." Performances will take place on Nov. 10-12 and Nov. 17-19 at the Seahawk Cultural Center. Tickets will go on sale soon. (Hilton Head Dance Theater via Facebook)

Alrighty, you're all caught up for today. See you all soon for another update!

— Lauren Kubiak

About me: Lauren is an Editor for Lightning Media Partners. She graduated from Rowan University with a Bachelor’s in journalism. She was previously a full-time editor at an association management firm, editing peer-reviewed nursing journals, textbooks, and newsletters.