Holiday Fun on Daniel Island!
December 10, 2009; ?>
Filed under Around Town
Cheryl Provost and Valary Dreyer are two local photographers AND Daniel Island residents who were on hand at the 2009 Daniel Island Holiday Festival this past Saturday at the Family Circle Tennis Center. Throughout the day and into the evening, they photographed hundreds of Charleston and Daniel Island residents who shopped, ate and drank, and enjoyed tons of dancing and musical entertainment. The Holiday Festival was a great place for Cheryl and Valary to capture all the fun of life on Daniel Island!
Cheryl Provost – Cheryl was everywhere! She was busy checking out all the great holiday gift goodies, watching several local choral groups sing carols and taking in all the great sights of the festival !
For more information about Cheryl and her photography, visit her website www.CherylProvost.com.
Valary Dreyer – Valary focused her lens on more than a hundred kids and teens who participated in the Daniel Island Hip Hop Troupe dancing extravaganza!
For more information about Valary, feel free to email her at ValaryDreyer@bellsouth.net or call her at (843) 216-0542. Her website, www.valarydreyer.com, is currently in the works so check back sometime soon!
"It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas!"
December 2, 2009; ?>
Filed under Around Town
Head "Elf" Barbara McLaughlin
The Daniel Island Holiday Festival elves have been hard at work this week, transforming the Family Circle Tennis Center from an award-winning tennis facility to a wonderland of festive gifts, delicious food and fun holiday entertainment! This annual festival will be held this Saturday, December 5th from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm.
Barbara McLaughlin, festival organizer and Manager of Community Services at the Daniel Island Property Owner’s Association, has been involved with the festival for the past 5 years and still enjoys every minute of it. “I’ve always loved the holidays,” Barbara told us. “I just happen to be lucky enough to be able to spread that joy with others during this wonderful time of year!”
And she gets everyone involved in the process! The Daniel Island Garden Club was working hard this past week, decorating the Family Circle Tennis Center with Christmas trees, sparkling lights and beautiful wreaths.
More than 120 of Charleston’s best vendors will descend upon Daniel Island with a variety of great holiday gift items for everyone – art, jewelry, books, games and much much (for a complete list, click here). “It’s been exciting to watch what began as a small holiday bazaar with only 20 vendors grow into such a wonderful event that brings the entire Lowcountry community together,” said Barbara. “While the holiday festival has grown, I still strive to maintain that “small town” feel that appeals to so many people”.
Members of the Daniel Island Garden Club
Throughout the day, local dance and choral groups will be performing on the Center Stage, leading up to the grand finale — Santa’s Rockin’ Christmas Countdown at 5:00 pm followed by a Holiday Disco Dance Party! For a complete schedule of entertainment, click here.
“I consider it an honor to be involved in the planning of the Daniel Island Holiday Festival,” said Barbara. “It brings joy to so many people of so many ages. That sense of enthusiasm, anticipation and pride wells up in my heart every year when I see that large community Christmas tree go up, followed by all of the decorations that make our island town sparkle”.
Check out the photo gallery for pictures from previous years at the Daniel Island Holiday Festival.
