Crescendo: Celebrating Arts, Culture & History
October 10 - November 15, 2019
Crescendo: Celebrating Arts, Culture & History
The 2019 Crescendo Celebration features more than 75 unique arts and cultural programs, concerts, theatrical productions, museum and gallery exhibits, lectures, poetry readings, dance performances, historical tours, hands-on arts experiences, and educational offerings which are estimated to attract more than 65,000 people from all over the United States, Canada, and parts of Europe.
Kicking off October 10th with the Opening Celebration, the program will amaze and excite attendees until the curtains close on November 15, 2019. Several marquee events are planned including performances, parties and the Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance & Motoring Festival.
View more information about all of the great events taking place during this fall’s Celebration below. Mark your calendars and enjoy the show!
Marquee Events
Murder on the Orient Express
October 1st - 27th, 2019
All aboard for the exciting fall production of "Murder on the Orient Express" at the Arts Center, October 1- 27. Special Crescendo weekend October 19 - 22. Save $5 by calling and mentioning Crescendo at 843-842-2787 or online at artshhi.com and enter Crescendo19 in the special code, valid during the Crescendo weekend.
Crescendo Opening
October 10, 2019
Join the Arts & Cultural Council of Hilton Head for the Crescendo Opening Celebration on Thursday, October 10, 2019 from 5:00pm-7:00pm at the Shelter Cove Community Park. As the sunsets over the Broad Creek enjoy live entertainment provided by the Junior Jazz Foundation, Hilton Head Dance Theatre, Gullah Storyteller Louise Cohen, and the Performing Arts Consortium. Cora Miller will guide you through the evening with an action painting by Amiri Farris, ticket giveaways, refreshments and a myriad of arts & cultural displays.
Jazz For All Ages
October 30 - 31, 2019
LIVE Oceanside at The Sonesta Resort SANTEE BALLROOM on Hilton Head Island A centennial Celebration of Nat king Cole “Straighten Up and Fly Right”
featuring Multi-Grammy nominated vocalists Jane Monheit & Clint Holmes with Special Guest trumpet phenomenon Dominick Farinacci, all under the musical direction of world-renowned vibraphonist, composer and educator, Christian Tamburr. As well as the premier of the brand new Deas Guyz Orchestra featuring Reggie Deas.
CharliFest
November 2, 2019 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
A celebration of life, music, critters and love for Charli Bobinchuck. Funds raised go to the Charli's Critter Fund at Community Foundation of the Lowcountry.
Lantern Parade
November 9, 2019
A parade of our community in light. Every participant will have a lantern to march. Each lantern will be a representation of our history, our ecology, our recreation or ourselves.
The Nutcracker
November 15 - 24, 2019
Celebrate the beginning of the holiday season with the Hilton Head Dance Theatre's production of The Nutcracker for a performance the whole family will enjoy!
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Benefit / Party / Reception / Parade>
Opening Reception for "Inspired Threads"
10/3/2019
10/09/2019
10/12/2019
4th Annual Gullah Food Festival
10/19/2019
10/25/2019
Palmetto Animal League Collaboration
10/28 - 11/02/2019
11/1/2019
11/2/2019
Autoweek's Design Among the Stars
11/2/2019
11/06/2019
Hilton Head Island Lantern Parade
11/9/2019
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Concours >
10/26 -10/27/2019
11/1/2019
11/1/ - 11/3/2019
11/2/2019
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Concert/Music >
Dixieland Jazz Society of the Lowcountry Jam Session
The Last Sundays of Crescendo
10/20/2019
10/21/2019
10/30/2019
10/31/2019
LAVON STEVENS Presents JAZZ in the KEY of Life featuring Louis Spencer
10/10, 10/17/19, 10/24/19, 10/31, 11/7, 11/14/2019
The KEVIN BALES Centennial Blues Band
10/11 - 10/12/2019
10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10/2019
The MARTIN LESCH Band "A Journey Through Jazz"
10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11/2019
The JAZZ CORNER Ensemble "FAT TUESDAY" A Celebration of New Orleans & Beyond…
10/15, 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12/2019
BOBBY RYDER Swings The Great American Songbook ~ Music of the Rat Pack ERA
10/16,10/30, 11/13/2019
The AIMEE NOLTE Quartet featuring Nicki Parrott, Justin Varnes & Taylor Roberts
10/18 & 10/19/2019
Legendary BLUESMAN EARL WILLIAMS Honors Classic Jazz & Blues
10/23 & 11/6/2019
Vibraphonist JOE DOUBLEDAY'S SHOWTIME Band
10/25 & 10/26/2019
Grammy Nominated Jazz Vocalist KATE McGARRY with The Christian Tamburr Quartet
11/1 & 11/2/2019
World-Renowned Trombonist, Composer, Arranger & Conductor WYCLIFFE GORDON's Quartet
11/8 & 11/9/2019
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Concert/Music Cont. >
Ray Ushikubo - International Piano Competition Winners’ Recital
10/10/2019
10/10/2019
10/10,10/11,10/12/2019
10/12 - 10/14/2019
Classical Music Concert with Iris Sheperd and Chee-Hang See
10/12 - 10/13/2019
Lantern Parade Making shop and Kick off
11/8/2019
The JOSHUA BOWLUS Quartet SWINGS Disney!
11/15/2019
11/15 -11/16/2019
TBA
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Exhibit >
The Artist's Gallery at Island Recreation Center
9/15 - 2/1/20
9/23/2019
10/1 - 10/26/2019
10/07 – 12/05/2019
Gallery Walks "Inspired Threads"
10/11 10/25/2019
10/31/2019
11/05 - 11/30/2019
11/7/2019
Richard Grant Exhibition at Island Rec Center
11/15/2019
Entire Crescendo
Arts Ob We People - Wall of Art
Mondays - Saturdays of Crescendo
Our Prince of Scribes Exhibition
Daily
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Literary/Presentation/Other >
I Was Born to Be in a Library - Pat Conroy as Reader
10/16/2019
Confessions of Madness, The Discussion
10/23/2019
10/27/2019
An Evening With our Prince of Scribes
10/30/2019
10/31/2019
11/4/2019
11/13/2019
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Theater/Dance >
10/10-12, 10/15-19, 10/22 - 26
10/13, 10/20,10/27/2019 (Sundays)
10/17 - 10/27/2019
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
11/5/2019
11/8, 11/9, 11/10/2019
11/12 - 11/24/2019
11/15. 11/17, 11/22, 11/24/2019
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Tour >
10/11, 10/18, 10/25, 11/1, 11/8, 11/15/2019
10/11, 10/25, 11/8/2019
Ghosts & Myths of Hilton Head Island
10/24,10/25,10/26/2019
Mondays of Crescendo
Thursdays of Crescendo
Bike Tours In A Historic District
Wednesdays of Crescendo
Hilton Head Haunted History Tours
Wednesdays of Crescendo
Monday - Saturday during Crescendo
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Workshop/Classes >
10/17/2019
Cold Connections - Jewelry Making Workshop
10/19-11/9/2019
Rediscovering The Discovery of America
10/22/2019
Genealogy Research - Where to Start for Free
10/23/2019
Historic Markers & Sites on Hilton Head Island
10/29/2019
11/6 - 11/7/2019
Varied
Thursdays of Crescendo
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