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Brass Concert at Shelmore Point Sunday, Sept. 30th. - 5:00 p.m. |
Image, Left, The Shelmore Creek Club at I'On Village
Special Note, Sept. 14-
This concert will be held as scheduled, however in view of recent
events, we ask that 
all
boats in the spectator fleet fly the flag of the United States if
possible. An invocation and additional patriotic music will be
included in the program. Our thoughs and prayers go out to the
victims of the attacks on our national community whose hopes and
values this event affirms.
Location Map and Directions for this Concert
Boat Anchorage Instructions - Mandatory for Boats Achoring in Creek during this concert.
An audience afloat in Hobcaw Creek will join picnickers at Shemore Point in I'On, Mt. Pleasant, SC on Sunday, September 30th. at 5:00 pm when I'Onissimo!, the Chamber Music ensemble of I'On Village, begins its second season with a gala sunset brass concert at the Creek Club. The concert is free thanks to the sponsorship of Grace Salonspa. Children are welcome.
The I'Onissimo! Brass Quintet will perform classical, romantic, patriotic and popular music. Several pieces by John Phillip Sousa will be included on the program. Playing will Dr. Tom Kindel, Trumpet, Bugle; Anna Draftz, French Horn; Robert Juzups, Trombone, Dick Foreman playing Tuba and other guest musicians. Prior to the concert, bugle calls will be played around I'On announcing the start of the music.
The
technicians of Grace Salonspa (884-3248) will provide relaxing
shoulder massages prior to the concert to help prepare people to
enjoy the music. The Square Onion will operated a food and
drink concession at the concert to help raise funds for the I'On
Trust. Complete gormet picnic baskets from the Square Onion
will be available for delivery at the concert by advance order.
Call 856-42GO to order. Usage of the concert site, featuring
the widest porch in the South Carolina Lowcountry which will serve as
a stage for the musicians, is being graciously donated by the I'On
Club.
A boat anchorage will be established in adjacent Hobcaw Creek under a permit issued by the SCDNR during the concert. Boaters will be able to listen to the music and enjoy the moonrise and from their anchored boats. Boats anchoring must have a printout and diagram from the I'Onissimo! website (www.awod.com/hamilton) on board. Blankets or folding chairs are suggested for lawn seating under the Oaks at the Creek Club.
For directions, maps and more details, check the I'Onissimo! website at www.awod.com/hamilton/ or call 849-8481.
I'Onissimo! is supported by the I'On Trust, a non-profit, 501C3, community foundation dedicated to improving the quality of community and cultural life in the East Cooper Area.
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Concert Sponsored by
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Concessions and I'On Trust Donation By
For a special treat, call 856-42GO to order a special picnic basket for the concert. Many options are available and the staff there wil be happy to make suggestions. The Square Onion is located on I'On Square in Mt. Pleasant, SC. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to The I'On Trust for the support of civic and cultural live in the East Cooper area. |
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Spa technicians will be on hand beginning at 4:00 p.m. before the
concert to provide neck and shoulder massage to prepare you for the music.
The
Square Onion will be selling bevreages and a sampling of its gormet
take out food at the concert.