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Made famous at Cargo Portside Grill and borrowed by Coastal Kitchen, created by Nancy Usher.Serves 2
1/2 cup chilled heavy whipping cream
2 Tablespoons powdered sugar
Shaved dark chocolate curls for garnish
6 tablespoons vodka
6 tablespoons Kahlua or other coffee liquor
1/2 cup freshly brewed espresso, chilled
Ice cubes
Whisk cream and powdered sugar in medium bowl just until thickened; set aside. Place vodka, Kahlua, and chilled espresso in cocktail shaker with ice; shake well. Strain into 2 Martini glasses. Spoon sweetened whipped cream atop Martinis, garnish with chocolate curls and serve.
Submitted by Alice Barlow
The Island Players 2010 Young People’s Summer Workshop Production is proud to present Walt Disney’s “Cinderella” at the St. Simons Island Casino theatre.
Come one, come all! Join us for the magic that is Cinderella, Disney’s timeless classic! Glass slippers, musical mice, a fairy godmother and so much more come together in this magical fairy tale. Delightful fun for the entire family!
Showtimes are July 14-18 & 21-25 at 8pm and July 17 & 24 at 4pm.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for students
Submitted by Alice Barlow
The Mary Miller Theatre proudly presents:
Five Women Wearing the Same Dress
by Alan Ball
Wickedly funny with adult themes, some strong language and women in sparkly neon green dresses.
Showtimes:
Saturdays at 8pm (doors open at 7:15)
July 17, 24 & 31, August 7, 14, 21 & 28, September 4
Sundays at 3pm (doors open at 2:15)
July 18, August 1, 15 & 29
Tickets are $25
Reservations required 912-262-0628
Ticket price includes dessert and coffee provided by Daddy Cate’s
BYOB permitted
Date: August 12 – 14, 2010
Location: King & Prince Resort
The August Conference is certain to inspire writers who enjoy high adventure and variety. They are proud to present the very best talent to discuss their writing secrets: highlighting biography, business writing, ghost stories, chick lit and hot romance including great historical fiction. Steve Berry will entertain with his research adventures that go into creating incredible, circuitous and obscure ancient symbolism and history that take his readers on thriller rides of the highest order. – You won’t want to miss this one!
Author – Steve Berry, The Venetian Betrayal, The Romanov Prophecy, The Paris Vendetta, The Charlemagne Pursuit, The Third Secret, The Templar Legacy, The Alexandria Link, The Amber Room, among others.
Author – Haywood Smith, “My Life: A True Southern Adventure Story.” The Red Hat Club, Wedding Belles, Queen Bee of Mimosa Branch, Border Lord, Highland Princess, Secret in Satin, among others.
Author/Professor – Jonathan Rabb, “Place as Character in Historical Fiction.” Rosa and Shadow and Light. He teaches Creative Writing at both NYU and SCAD.
Author – Vincent Coppolla, The Siciliian Judge: Anthony Alaimo, An American Hero, Quest, Uneasy Warriors: Coming Back Home, The Perilous Journey of the Green Berets.
Author – Anna DeStefano, “The Character Driven Story.” – Dark Legacy, Winter Heat, The Perfect Daughter series. An award winning novelist for Harlequin and Silhouette.
Author, Tom Dennard, “Putting Your Passion into Print” – Born a Ramblin’ Man, Discovering Life’s Trails, Buzzard’s Roost, plus adventure editor for Splash Magazine.
Author – Karen McElmurray “From Memory to Memoir: Telling Stories From the Heart.”- The Motel of the Stars, Surrendered Child: A Birth Mother’s Journey.
Author – J.M. Lacey, “Writing For Businesses.” – A professional freelance writer with fourteen years of corporate experience. She also writes women’s literature and novels.
Author – Ron Miller, “Mining Your Life for Writing Material.”- Horse Bones: Twelve Tales of Secrets and Legends.
Author – David Rocklin, “Visibility at All Cost.” – The Luminist
For more information, please call 800-996-2904 or visit scribblersretreatwritersconference.com.
We are pleased to announce that Hodnett Cooper was selected by Elegant Island Magazine’s readers as the Best Real Estate company in 2010. Additionally, Nancy and Guerry Norwood (two of our own) were selected as the Best Real Estate Agents.
Each year, Elegant Island Living readers are polled in dozens of categories. This year’s winners competed in over 150 categories for the top prize as the best of 2010. Thank you to everyone who joined in selecting us!! We are honored!
Happy July Fourth to All!!
We are so happy to see the many familiar, and new, faces out and about in the Golden Isles this weekend. If you’re looking for something to do, aside from the beach, there is plenty of activity this weekend.
On Jekyll
The following events are scheduled for Sunday, July 4th on Jekyll Island:
All Day – Jekyll Island Mini Golf Tournament
5:00pm – Patriotic Festival opens with food, games and music
5:30pm – 6:30pm – Patriotic Tunes by the Southeast Navy Band’s VIP Combo
7:30pm – 9:30pm – Country Music Band Hayfire
9:30pm – Fireworks Finale
9:30pm until – Blackbeard’s Seafood Restaurant late night Happy Hour
9:30pm until – Great Dunes July the FORE!-th Night Golf Tournament
The following events are scheduled for Sunday, July 4th on Jekyll Island:
All Day – Jekyll Island Mini Golf Tournament
5:00pm – Patriotic Festival opens with food, games and music
5:30pm – 6:30pm – Patriotic Tunes by the Southeast Navy Band’s VIP Combo
7:30pm – 9:30pm – Country Music Band Hayfire
9:30pm – Fireworks Finale 9:30pm until – Blackbeard’s Seafood Restaurant late night Happy Hour
9:30pm until – Great Dunes July the FORE!-th Night Golf Tournament
On St. Simons
Sunshine Festival Arts & Crafts show in the Village – July 2nd to 4th, daytime. Painting, pottery, jewelry, fiber art, garden art, wood craft, photography, sculpture, sweetgrass baskets, art glass and much much more.
Fireworks on the Pier, July 4th, beginning at 9:00 pm.
In Downtown Brunswick
Mary Ross Park, Parade and Fireworks
Walking Parade lines up at 6:15 p.m. at Hanover Square and proceed through Downtown to Mary Ross Waterfront Park
Celebration at the Park begins 7 p.m. with games, prizes, music, free watermelon slices for everyone.
After dark, a Spectacular Fireworks Display over the East River!
