For general location information on I'On, Located in Mt. Pleasant, SC, slightly North of Charleston on Highway 17, check the website of the I'On Company. The Law Office of William J. Hamilton maintains an illustrated page of detailed driving instructions from Charleston to I'On Signs directing quests to the I'Onissimo! Concerts are posted from the round-a-bout on the Mathis Ferry Road Round-a-bout to the concert location.  The Round-a-bout is located on Mathis Ferry Road, where it intersects Shelmore Blvd The size and number of parking lots in I'On is deliberately limited to preserve the beauty and connectedness of the community, which is designed to promote walking over the use of the automobile.  There is a lot of parking available here.  Seee our Parking for I'Onissimo! page for ideas. The I'On Village Walk, the community's five mile walking trail, provides a great way to see the home of I'Onissimo! and to scout out its abundant, but elusive parking potential.

The Mt. Pleasant Amphitheater on Westlake in I'On Village

Image left - The Mt. Pleasant Ampitheater.  It can be reached by following Shelmore Blvd. from Johnnie Dodds Blvd. (a CVS Pharmacy  is on that intersection) through the round-a-bout into I'On.  Travel through I'On  Square on Shellmore (Between O'Brion's Pub and The Square Onion) turning right on Sowell Street and then left on Faye Lane.

More picktures of and suggestions on using the amphitheater as a spectator which will enhace your experience can be found on our 2002 Finale Page

This part of I'On is described in the Ponsbury Section of the Village Walk

Construction of the Amphitheater was completed in winter of 2002.

Eastlake Park

Image, Right, Eastlake Park

The porches are used as a stage by the musicians.  The audience listens while seated under the oaks.  The shore and water of Eastlake are to the right.

From the Round-a-bout, enter I'On and turn right on Civitas on I'On Square, drive 500 feet to Ponsbury Road, then turn left, drive to Eastlake, then drive along the lake to the North end.  The boathouse will be visible on the far side of the lake when you are facing North.

Information on the Eastlake Neighborhood along the I'On Village Walk

The Creek Club

Seated on Shelmore Point, where Shelmore and Hobcaw Creeks come together is the I'On Creek Club.  Occasional I'Onissimo! Concerts are held here, by the water.  Often a DNR permit is obtained so people can come listen to the music in their boats.  The Creek Club claimed the widest porch in the Lowcountry at the time of its construction and is patterned after the beloved Sea Island Yacht Club in Rockville.  Musicians take the wide porch as their stage and the audience enjoys the hospitality of the lawn as the sun sets behind them lighting up everything with the golden light of day's end.  Concerts at this location are generally held at high tide.  The Music for the Peaceful Village concert was one of the events held at the Creek Club.

The Creek club is at the Eastern end of the Marsh Walk, which affords a delightful approach from other parts of the community.  Information on the Marsh Walk is found on the I'On Village Walk website.

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