Finally, my favorite month of the year has arrived: October – with its fall festivals, fabulous weather, and fresh seafood. We always have the most fun putting this issue together, as it highlights arts and music, two things this magazine has trumpeted from the beginning.
Our cover story, “Into the Deep End,” highlights the musical Myhre family. You might know Bob as the front man for Cornbred, and his two sons, Nick and Kevin, as the Nice Guys. Barry Kaufman chats with the family about musical influences and how they got their start. For the photo shoot, we channeled GQ with a look recently made famous by Brad Pitt and George Clooney. Check out page 36 for the story.
To highlight the fashion trends hitting local boutiques this month, we crashed the Arts Center stage as they were putting the final touches on Something Rotten, a hilarious musical directed by Whitaker Gannon. Cruise on over to pages 40-52 and meet Jasmine, Emmett, and Emily, some new faces we found from our Facebook model call last month. The ensembles featured will take you from an evening at the Arts Center to your favorite fall festival and beyond.
And speaking of fall festivals, we have coverage on a few, including Coligny Plaza’s Rock ’n’ Ribs (see page 141) and the 14th annual Italian Heritage Festival (page 145). Let’s not forget Bluffton’s big Arts & Seafood Festival, happening this month. Check out their ad to the right.
The Town of Hilton Head Island also kicks off its salute to arts and music in October, with Crescendo, a month-long celebration of culture. Barry Kaufman gets the dish from Director of Cultural Affairs Natalie Harvey about the exciting line-up of events, culminating with the highly anticipated and very well-attended Lantern Parade on November 23. See page 61. A word to the wise – PLAN AHEAD to attend this year’s Lantern Parade and leave early to account for parking and transportation to the beach. It will be on the Saturday before Thanksgiving again, so it will be a busy traffic day as our visitors arrive for the holiday week.
This is always one of my favorite issues, and I’d like to give a shout-out to my sidekick, Jevon Daly, who curated a lot of this content as our famous local musician on staff. Please follow us on Facebook and Instagram for behind-the-scenes videos on a lot of this content, and up to the moment coverage on festivals happening all month.
Cheers to all my pumpkin-spice-loving besties! Let’s break out the sweaters and boots and celebrate FALL. (and see Heather Quinn’s article on page 135 for ways to do that!).
Jevon Daly & Maggie Washo channel Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga’s latest video for the arts + music issue.