Luncheon with Lissa Frenkel
2023-11-08 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | River Course Ballroom
Lissa will present her vision and key upcoming events for the Charleston Gaillard Center as well as discuss their community outreach programs. She will also share her personal story and what brought her to Charleston.
Tickets for this event will go on sale Wednesday, October 18th. Members are welcome to bring guests. Registration for this event will close on Friday, November 3rd.

Luncheon with Ben Ross and Jeff Plotner of Brackish
2023-12-06 12:00 - 14:00 | B-Liner
Ben Ross and Jeff Plotner of Brackish (See brackish.com) have a very interesting story of how they began their bow tie business. They will also have a small pop up and offer to donate a portion of their proceeds to Arts, Etc. A few other local vendors will join us for small holiday boutique at this luncheon!
Tickets for this event are on sale now. Members are welcome to bring guests. Registration for this event will close on Friday, December 1st. Please note that the luncheon will be held at the B-Liner.

Luncheon with Traci Turner
2024-02-07 12:00 - 14:00 | River Course Ballroom
Traci Turner is the Head of Executive Protection for Coinbase. She is a Subject Matter Expert in Executive Protection and has served on the most elite private sector security details in the world during her 27 year career.
Tickets for this event will go on sale Wednesday, January 17. Members are welcome to bring guests. Registration for this event will close on Friday, February 2.

Luncheon with Karen Madoff
2024-03-06 12:00 - 14:00 | River Course Ballroom
Kiawah resident Karen Madoff Karen is a master gardener of more than 40 years, a certified naturalist and rain gardener, and beekeeper. She holds memberships with the Charleston Area Bee Association (CABA), South Carolina Native Plant Society (SCNPS), Kiawah Island Garden Club, Magnolia Garden Club, and Enhancement and Restoration Committee of Kiawah Conservancy. She is a steward of the Native Demonstration Garden at Night Heron Park and serves on the Kiawah Goes Green Committee. At this luncheon, Karen will share her expertise about the art of native plant gardening and how to create a climate-friendly garden!
Tickets for this event will go on sale Wednesday, February 14. Members are welcome to bring guests. Registration for this event will close on Friday, March 1.

Arts, Etc - Island Litter Sweep Volunteer Sponsor
2024-03-16 09:00 - 11:00, 2024-10-19 09:00 - 11:00 | Mingo Point, 876 Kiawah Island Pkwy, Kiawah Island, SC, 29455, United States
Join the Kiawah Conservancy and South Carolina Aquarium as we come together to clean up the beautiful landscapes of Kiawah. The group will meet in the parking lot of Mingo Point at 9 am. All litter pick up materials will be provided. Bug spray and sunscreen are always recommended and don’t forget your water bottle to keep hydrated.
For more information, visit the Conservancy website.

The Kiawah Art & House Tour
2024-04-05 13:00 - 17:00 | Kiawah Island
The acclaimed Kiawah Art & House Tour is Arts, etc.’s major fundraiser and is held annually in the spring. This self-guided tour features five homes, each displaying unique architectural and design features, impressive art collections and notable island views.
Ticket purchasers will need to pick up a wristband for entry beginning Tuesday, April 2nd through Friday, April 5th from 10 AM to 2 PM at the First National Bank branch office in Freshfields Village, Kiawah Island (398 Freshfields Drive). The tour booklet will be distributed with each wristband to guide the tour goer to the five houses.
Questions regarding tickets can be directed to tix@kiawahartsetc.org.

Luncheon with Tatjana Beylotte and Alva Anderson of Charleston Jazz
2024-05-15 12:00 - 14:00 | River Course Ballroom
Join us for a luncheon featuring Tatjana Beylotte, Executive Director, and Alva Anderson, Board President of Charleston Jazz. Discover some of the fascinating history of Charleston as the birthplace of jazz and learn about the education programs of Charleston Jazz in local schools and how the Charleston Jazz Academy is shaping the next generation and the educational landscape in the Low Country. Check out Charleston Jazz and their upcoming performances here.
Tickets for this event will go on sale Wednesday, April 24. Members are welcome to bring guests. Registration for this event will close on Friday, May 10. Doors will open at 11:30am.

Welcome Back Party
2024-09-25 16:00 - 18:00
Please join your Arts, etc. friends and guests as we celebrate the beginning of our new season. Members are encouraged to bring guests who might like to learn more about our organization as they share a glass of wine and nibble on hors d’oevres! No RSVP necessary.
574 Whimbrel Road
Please remember not to park in the cul-de-sac and park only on one side of the street. Car-pooling is encouraged.

October Member Luncheon
2024-10-02 12:00 - 14:00 | River Course Ballroom
Our first luncheon of the 2024-25 season will be held on Wednesday, October 2nd at the River Course Ballroom. Doors open at 11:45 to allow for members to greet one another while enjoying a glass of champagne. Our guest speaker will be Sharon Graci, Co-founder and Director of PURE Theatre, an Arts, etc. Program Partner. Under Sharon’s leadership, PURE Theatre has developed into one of the premier theatre companies in the Southeast. Sharon is responsible for programming and producing more than 80 Southeast Regional Premiere productions, and 25 World Premiere productions and for developing multiple PURE programs that heighten PURE’s impact and amplify PURE’s position as a “community building theatre” (Charleston City Paper). Notable initiatives include PURE Lab, the division of PURE responsible for developing new work, and PURE Youth Companies, PURE’s education arm serving students in SC’s Title 1 Middle Schools.

Dining for a Cause Fundraiser: FortyEight Wine Bar & Kitchen
2024-10-22 17:00 - 21:00 | FortyEight – Wine Bar & Kitchen, 547 Freshfields Dr., Kiawah Island, SC, 29455, United States
Join us at FortyEight Wine Bar & Kitchen for dinner to support Arts, etc.! Remember that 50% of the total revenue for dining at FortyEight Wine Bar & Kitchen between 5-9 pm will be donated to Arts, etc. We have always enjoyed this event in the past and hope that this fall fundraiser is a sell-out!
Visit this Resy link to make a reservation for the evening…

November Member Luncheon
2024-11-06 12:00 - 14:00 | The Sandcastle, 1 Shipwatch Rd, Kiawah Island, SC, 29455, United States
Lesley Sager visits from Madison, Wisconsin to share the story of Merry-Go-Strong (MGS), a non-profit organization she pioneered that works in partnership with women and communities in Kenya to expand their craft, minds, and resources. Hear how “the basket ladies” who participate in adult literacy programs have become artisans. MGS provides them with yarn and needles and encourages creative freedom. By selling the baskets they make online and at pop-up shops, they earn income for their families and communities. Sager will bring some examples of their creations and discuss how she and MGS have made an impact on the lives of women and girls in remote villages in Africa.
Visit the MGS website for more information about the organization.

December Member Luncheon and Holiday Boutique
2024-12-11 12:00 - 14:00 | River Course Ballroom
Join us for our December Luncheon and Holiday Boutique on Wednesday, December 11th at the River Course Ballroom. Doors open at 11:30 to allow for mingling and shopping among members. This event features Monica Billeter of MBG Jewels.
Monica first fell in love with making jewelry when one of her three daughters approached her with a broken necklace. After visiting countless stores, and being met with high price demands to fix the necklace, she decided to fix it herself. From there began a business… She began making wine glass tags, which slowly turned into beading. In 2009, she began classes at Silvermine Art Guild in New Canaan, CT. Becoming a talented goldsmith, MGB Jewels by Monica Billeter took off. Come see her creations and hear her journey to becoming a goldsmith and starting a business.
Our luncheon vendors include MGB Jewels, Brackish, Urban Renewal, Holly and Brooks, Vicki Parry, and Freddi Weiner. Peruse lovely gift ideas from jewels to portraits. Your shopping day will be filled with fun!
Registration will open on Wednesday, November 20th at 8:00 AM.

February Member Luncheon
2025-02-05 12:00 - 14:00 | River Course Ballroom
Our monthly Member Luncheon will be on Wednesday, February 5th, 2025 from 12-2PM at the River Course Ballroom.
Stay tuned for more information about the guest art appraiser who will be featured at the luncheon.
Registration will open on Wednesday, January 15th at 8:00 AM.

Members and Music Evening
2025-02-15 00:00
The Charleston Symphony Youth Orchestra has offered to send a chamber group from the youth orchestra to perform at an evening event on Saturday, December 14th. This offer is in thanks for our generous contribution to the orchestra’s upcoming Carnegie Hall performance on February 26th.
If you would like to offer your home for this intimate gathering, please contact Vice President Karen Curth. This will be an evening cocktail hour event limited to about 60 members and their spouses. The costs will be covered by either a business sponsor or the organization.

An Evening with Renowed Water Color Artist, Mary Whyte
2025-02-19 17:00 - 19:00 | The Living Room at Cassique
Member Donors and their spouses are invited to attend a special Arts, etc. event on the evening of Wednesday, February 19th to hear renowned watercolor artist Mary Whyte talk about her books and art. She has excelled at capturing portraits of the Low Country and American South. She will focus on her newest book “We the People: Portraits of Veterans in America” which was featured on the CBS Sunday Morning Show.
See her website for more details. https://www.marywhyte.com/
This event is being generously sponsored by our Business Sponsor First Capital Bank. Hors d’oeuvres will be served along with a full bar. Invitations will be sent to Member Donors after the new year.

Dining for a Cause: FortyEight Wine Bar & Kitchen
2025-03-04 17:00 - 21:00 | FortyEight – Wine Bar & Kitchen, 547 Freshfields Dr., Kiawah Island, SC, 29455, United States
Join us at FortyEight Wine Bar & Kitchen for dinner to support Arts, etc.! Remember that 50% of the total revenue for dining at FortyEight Wine Bar & Kitchen between 5-9 pm will be donated to Arts, etc. We have always enjoyed this event in the past and hope that this fundraiser is a sell-out!
Visit this Resy link to make a reservation for the evening…

March Member Luncheon
2025-03-05 12:00 - 14:00 | River Course Ballroom
Join us for our monthly Member Luncheon on Wednesday, March 5th, 2025 at the River Course Ballroom from 12-2PM. Our guest speaker will be Dr. Susan Johnson, the Director of Health Promotion at the Medical University of South Carolina. Her lecture will address women’s wellness.
Registration will open on Wednesday, February 6th at 8:00 AM.

An Evening with Members of the Charleston Symphony Youth Orchestra
2025-03-23 17:00 - 19:00
As part of our sponsorship of the Charleston Symphony Youth Orchestra’s trip to Carnegie Hall on February 26th, a small group of players will perform at a special evening for Member Donors and their spouses on Saturday, March 23rd from 5-7PM. Many of us have not travelled to this area of Wadmalaw Island. This event, held at the private home of a former Charleston Symphony Orchestra Board President, is a unique opportunity to tour another exquisite neighboring community.
Invitations will be sent to Member Donors after the new year.

Kiawah Art & House Tour
2025-04-11 13:00 - 17:00 | Kiawah Island
Tickets for the 2025 Kiawah Art & House Tour are now available! Purchase tickets online using this link.
The 2025 Tour, Arts, etc.’s major fundraiser, will feature three stunning Kiawah Island homes and one neighborhood riverfront farmhouse compound that was recently featured in Charleston Magazine.
This year’s tour booklet cover will feature the artwork of Melodie Watson, a 9th grade student at St. John’s H.S., one of the five community schools Arts, etc. supports. Melodie is just one of the many students who is impacted by our mission of bringing the arts to the students on Johns and Wadmalaw Islands.
Won’t you help us continue our mission by buying a ticket to the tour, donating to our organization, and participating in the Silent Auction?
Buy Tour Tickets Here
Online Auction Opens April 1st- Preview Bidding Here

May Member Luncheon
2025-05-07 12:00 - 14:00 | The Sandcastle, 1 Shipwatch Rd, Kiawah Island, SC, 29455, United States
Mark your calendars for our final luncheon of the season on Wednesday, May 7th at The Sandcastle. This spectacular event is being sponsored by First National Bank and will feature an exhibition of the artists who so generously donated to this year’s Online Auction. Artists will be on hand to display and sell their works. Spouses and guests of members are encouraged to attend.

Welcome Back Reception
2025-09-25 16:00 - 18:00 | Ellen Walkley’s Home, 574 Whimbrel Road, Kiawah Island, United States
Please join your Arts, etc. friends and guests as we celebrate the beginning of our new season. Members are encouraged to bring guests who might like to learn more about our organization as they share a glass of wine and nibble on hors d’oeuvres! No RSVP necessary.
574 Whimbrel Road
Please remember not to park in the cul-de-sac and park only on one side of the street. Car-pooling is encouraged.

October Member Luncheon
2025-10-01 12:00 - 14:00 | River Course Ballroom
Our October Member Luncheon will be on Wednesday, October 1st, 2025 from 12-2PM at the River Course Ballroom. Guest speaker Henry Blackford will give an uplifting talk about his journey to guide the Vision to Learn program in the low country. Doors will open at 11:45am for members to mingle.
Registration will open on Wednesday, September 10th, 2025 at 8:00 AM.

November Mingle - Member Wine Tasting Event
2025-11-13 16:00 - 18:00 | Marsh House, 342 Victory Bay Ln, Johns Island, SC, 29455, United States
Our Member Wine Tasting Event presented by The Somm Wine Bar will take place at the Marsh House on Thursday, November 13th, 2025 from 4 to 6pm.
This one-of-a-kind event will feature:

A curated global wine selection by Sommelier Jordan Hooker, highlighting California, Italy, and France.
Savor curated charcuterie boards with artisanal cheeses, fine meats, and perfect pairings for your wine.
A live performance by our program partner, Charleston Jazz, set against a stunning fall Lowcountry backdrop.

Members may purchase Wine Raffle and Wine Ring Toss Game tickets at the event at 3 tickets for $25. The Somm Wine Bar will donate 10% of wine sales at the cash bar. All proceeds from the games and raffle will benefit Arts, etc. programs. Bring your spouse or special person!

December Member Luncheon
2025-12-04 12:00 - 14:00 | The Sandcastle, 1 Shipwatch Rd, Kiawah Island, SC, 29455, United States
Our December Member Luncheon will be on Thursday, December 4th, 2025 from 12-2PM at the Sandcastle. Renowned watercolor artist, Mary Whyte, will return to Arts, etc. as our guest speaker for the luncheon. Doors will open at 11:45am for members to mingle.
Registration will open on Thursday, November 13th, 2025 at 8AM.

February Member Luncheon
2026-02-05 12:00 | River Course Ballroom
Our February Member Luncheon will be on Thursday, February 5th, 2026 from 12-2PM at the River Course Ballroom. Doors open at 11:45am for members to mingle.
The guest speaker will be Dr. Marian Mazzone from the College of Charleston. She will be discussing Artificial Intelligence and the Art World.
Registration will open on Wednesday, January 14th, 2026 at 8AM..

Mahjong Event
2026-02-10 14:00 - 16:00 | Freshfields
Join us for a fun afternoon of Mahjong, light bites, and giving back. Enjoy snacks and beverages, great company, and a special shopping experience at Holly & Brooks from 4–6 PM, exclusively for event attendees, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting Arts, etc. Hurry and grab your seat now – only 40 are available!

March Member Luncheon
2026-03-04 12:00 - 14:00 | River Course Ballroom
Our March Member Luncheon will be on Wednesday, March 4th, 2026 from 12-2PM at the River Course Ballroom. Doors will open at 11:45am for members to mingle.
Christopher Scotton is a novelist whose work reflects a lifelong commitment to creativity and the quiet discipline of storytelling. Writing in early mornings and in between life’s demands, his journey is a reminder of the power of the arts to endure, inspire, and shape meaningful connection.
Registration will open on Wednesday, February 11th, 2026 at 8AM.

Arts in Bloom Benefit
2026-03-26 17:00 - 22:00 | River Course Ballroom
Join us for an unforgettable evening celebrating 25 years of Arts, etc. and the power of arts education in our community. Experience a special performance by the Charleston Haut Gap Middle School Orchestra, hear inspiring words from Keynote Speaker Charlton Singleton, and enjoy an evening filled with delicious food, live music, and meaningful connection.
This milestone celebration brings together friends, supporters, and community partners for a night that honors creativity, collaboration, and the impact of the arts on young lives.
Proceeds from the event directly support Arts, etc.’s partnerships with local schools and arts education organizations—helping ensure that every child has access to opportunities to learn, create, and thrive through music, theatre, and visual arts.
Come celebrate, connect, and be part of something truly meaningful.
Grab your ticket today.

April Gallery Walk
2026-04-30 | The Gibbes Museum of Art, 135 Meeting St, Charleston, SC, 29401, United States
You are invited to a private, guided tour of The Gibbes Museum of Art, followed by a hosted box lunch. The Museum’s newly appointed Executive Director will join us during lunch for a presentation.
April 30th, 2026 – Details to Follow
