Here’s a wonderful chance to live like a local! You’re invited to help develop the vision for the new Marine Science Facility for education and conservation!
Maria T. Procopio, Executive Director of the Tybee Island Marine Science Center, invites you to join us in creating the design of our future facility to be located on Tybee Island’s north beach. There will be public design sessions on June 28, 29, and 30 at the Shrine Club. The project architects, Sottile & Sottile, will lead us all through the process . There are three opportunities for you to participate:
Thursday, June 28th
· 4 to 5 p.m. Kick-Off Presentation – an overview of the project
· 5 to 6 p.m. Design Work Session – give your feedback and/or take pen-in-hand and start designing
· 6 to 7 p.m. Reception – food by Papa’s Bar-B-Que (and cash bar) …
I don’t know of too many folks that don’t daydream about living on a beautiful island. A lot of first time visitors to Tybee Island ask about what to do, where to go, when’s the best time to come, where to eat…insider information. In fact, from my travels I’ve learned the best way to really enjoy a destination is to try to live like a local. Tybee Island is just such a place, so here’s a great tip for you! Come on down and be sure to show us your To-Go Cup!
Tybee Island allows individuals to possess alcohol outdoors as long as it is in a plastic container – absolutely no glass. So, if you would like to take a midnight stroll on the beach with some wine, go right ahead. Just pour it in a cup before you go. That goes for your margaritas, your daiquiris, “cold ones” and even that tall glass of southern sweet tea! While you’re stocking up on food and supplies for your visit, throw in a sleeve of To-Go Cups and keep them handy.
Come on! Show us your To-Go Cups! Okay. Yes, there are those of you that swill from a bucket. Show us those, too. Just make sure they’re plastic! Cheers!
I remember seeing my first Bellamy. I was visiting Tybee Island and staying in one of my favorite Mermaid Cottages, Dutton-Waller Cottage. I was already very excited to see the all white kitchen I had recently read about in Southern Living and I remember just propping back on the counter opposite the wonderful farm sink and taking it all in. As my eyes tried to absorb the entire kitchen at once my sight path was interrupted by this lush, warm, savory reddish-orange hued painting of shrimp. It was huge and my mouth watered thinking about how that freshly boiled, buttery and salty shrimp would taste and I could just imagine the wet butter sliding down my chin and staining the front of my shirt. Some things are worth the trouble.
The next day I visited Mermaid Manor, the headquarters for Mermaid Cottages, and I saw this huge painting of an oyster shell that perfectly set the aqua and sea foam palette for the room and it felt as if I had just slurped the fresh raw oyster from its shell. Somehow, I could taste the horseradish and cocktail sauce and hot sauce combination I always slather my raw oysters in before I set them atop a saltine and devour a dozen of them in quick, rapid-fire succession. Wow.
Later that week, I visited an art show on the Isle of Hope and I could hardly believe my eyes. There were scores of these same style paintings carefully toted, but proudly displayed by people walking towards parked cars. Color me happy. The mother lode.
And, to top it all off I finally got to meet the person behind the expressive signature I had observed on the paintings. Bellamy. Bellamy Murphy. The Bellamy. The artist. I’m always awed by artists and artisans who create. She is a beautiful person, a beautiful artist and a beautiful talent. I could hardly put words together.
Now, you have a wonderful opportunity to meet Bellamy and attend an art show of her works. The First Friday Art Walk is Friday, June 3 and the Tybee Island Social Club is hosting a public reception from 5 to 7 PM. Come enjoy complimentary wine, meet Bellamy and be fascinated by her art. For those of you that have seen her work (or better yet are lucky enough to own one or more) you know how fabulous this will be.
Do you remember seeing a Bellamy for the first time?
The First Friday Art Walk will be going on at several places in addition to the Bellamy Art Show at SOCIAL. Come out to the North End Shopping district and enjoy wonderful local art, amazing local food, and some pretty awesome shopping.
There will be street parking available, but we really encourage biking or car pooling if possible! Please, don’t miss the very first 1st Friday Art Walk! We hope to see you there- it’s going to be a great fun filled night full of fabulous art!
It’s art that expresses and entertains and educates.
It’s Cottage Cheese.
Don’t worry. I’m still tossing curds and doing it my whey!
Here’s a wonderful chance to live like a local! You’re invited to help develop the vision for the new Marine Science Facility for education and conservation!
