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MAY 2013contents
{ ALSO INSIDE }
CALENDAR 6
PEOPLE, PLACES AND THINGS 36
PAST TENSE 38
26When Dan Robbins took on the renovation of a mansion on a private island at Lake Murray, he didnt know it wouldbe a two-year labor of love to bring the glass-framed home back to life. His house is a highlight of the Lake Murray
Associations Pontoon Tour of Homes, returning this month.
BUY PHOTOS:See more photosfrom our stories
and purchase photos publishedin this issue; order online atthestate.com/lakemurray.
PHOTOGRAPH BY TIM DOMINICK
{ SKETCH }
14Lexington artist Bob Hickmans portrait ofwildlife was chosen as the cover art for anL.L. Bean specialty catalog. Meet the engineer whois taking more time for art.
{ PROFILE }
18Dillon Construction Serviceshas lovingly restored manyof Charlestons historical jewels.
Their task this spring is to uncoverthe hidden beauty inside the Columbia CityCouncil chambers. Find out more about thisfamily business based in Irmo.
{ GARDENING }
20The 11th annual Lexington County Master GardenerVolunteers tour features big and small spaces.
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LAKE MURRAYC O L U M B I A
NORTHEASTC O L U M B I A
Editor
Betsey Guzior, (803) [email protected]
Art dirEctor
Susan Ardis, (803) [email protected]
AdvErtising sAlEs dirEctor
Lauren Feldman, (803) [email protected]
subscribErsErvicE
Cynthia Burns, (803) 771-8321
stAff WritErs
Betsey Guzior, Joey Holleman,Diane Morrison
contributingWritErs
Deena C. Bouknight,Gigi Huckabee,Katie McElveen
stAff PhotogrAPhErs
Tim Dominick, Kim Kim Foster-Tobin,Gerry Melendez, C. Aluka Berry
The StateMediaCo.
PrEsidEnt & PublishEr
Henry B. Haitz III
vicE PrEsidEnt, ExEcutivE Editor
Mark E. Lett
vicE PrEsidEnt, AdvErtising
Bernie Heller
May 2013
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maThis is a party!KennyChesneys No Shoes
Nation tour comes to
Williams-Brice Stadium
May 4 with Zac Brown
Band, Eli Young Band and
Kayce Musgraves.
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{ performing arts }
Through May 25: Beauty and theBeast, Columbia Marionette Theatre,(803) 252-7366
May 3-18: By the Way, Meet VeraStark, Trustus Theatre, (803) 254-9732
May 3: Band of Horses, TownshipAuditorium, (803) 576-2350
May 4: Kenny Chesney, Zac BrownBand, Eli Young Band, KaceyMusgraves, Williams-Brice Stadium,(803) 576-9200
May 4: The Legends of Doo Wop,Newberry Opera House, (803) 276-6264
May 5: Doug & Bunny, Newberry OperaHouse, (803) 276-6264
May 8: Bassnectar, TownshipAuditorium, (803) 576-2350
May 10: John Anderson, NewberryOpera House, (803) 276-6264
May 10-25: Songs for a New World,Workshop Theatre, (803) 799-4876
May 10-26: Miss Saigon, TownTheatre, (803) 799-2510
May 11: Rick Alviti, Newberry OperaHouse, (803) 276-6264
May 14: Columbia Choral Society SpringConcert, St. Peters Catholic Church,(803) 933-9060
May 15-19: Collected Stories, ColumbiaMuseum of Art, (803) 254-9732
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May 17: John Denver Tribute Show,Newberry Opera House, (803) 276-6264
May 17-26: Arsenic and Old Lace,Village Square Theatre, (803) 359-1436
May 30:The Best of South CarolinaContemporary Dance Company,
Township Auditorium, (803) 576-2350
{ museums & art }
Through May 5:Adventures withClifford The Big Red Dog, EdVenture,(803) 779-3100
Through May 11: Step Right Up! The Sideshow in America, McKissickMuseum, (803) 777-7251
CALENDAR CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
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Through May 17: Dawn of Freedom:The Freedmans Town of Mitchelville,McKissick Museum, (803) 777-7251
Through June 2: Civil War in 3D, SCConfederate Relic Room and MilitaryMuseum, (803) 737-8095
Through June 9: Secrets of the Maya,State Museum, (803) 898-4978
Through Sept. 30: Capturing theCongaree: A Look at South CarolinasNational Park, Columbia Museum of Art,(803) 799-2810
Through Feb. 1, 2014:The Civil Warin South Carolina: Family, Work andSacrice: Domestic Life During the War,State Museum, (803) 898-4978
Through April 2015:The Civil Warin South Carolina, 1861-1865, StateMuseum, (803) 898-4978
May 4: Cinco de Mayo Day, StateMuseum, (803) 898-4978
May 5: $1 Sundays, State Museum,(803) 898-4978
May 6:Toddler Take Over, EdVenture,(803) 779-3100
May 10:Artist Salon Series: Tish Lowe,Columbia Museum of Art, (803) 799-2810
May 14: Family Night, EdVenture, (803)779-3100
May 18-Sept. 1: Found in Translation:The Geometric Abstraction of StevenNaifeh, Columbia Museum of Art, (803)799-2810
May 18: Baker & Baker Art of MusicSeries presents Art of Music with Marina
Alexandra, Columbia Museum of Art,(803) 799-2810
May 24:Artist Salon Series: Chuck Ezell,Columbia Museum of Art, (803) 799-2810
May 25: Gallery Tour: Found inTranslation: The Geometric Abstraction
of Steven Naifeh, Columbia Museum ofArt, (803) 799-2810
{ sports }
May 3-5: South Carolina Baseball vs.Vanderbilt, Carolina Stadium, (803) 777-4274
May 8: South Carolina Baseball vs.Wofford, Carolina Stadium, (803) 777-4274
May 10-12: South Carolina Baseball vs.Georgia, Carolina Stadium, (803) 777-4274
May 14: South Carolina Baseball vs.Presbyterian, Carolina Stadium, (803)777-4274
May 29: Columbia Blowsh vs. Gastonia,Opening Night, Capital City Stadium,(803) 854-3474
May 30: Columbia Blowsh vs.Thomasville, Thirsty Thursday, CapitalCity Stadium, (803) 854-3474
CALENDAR FROM PAGE 9
To market, to market.Check out one of the many neighborhood farmers markets, like this one at Sandhill Research Center.
CALENDAR CONTINUED ON PAGE 13
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May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Rhythm and Blooms, RiverbanksBotanical Garden, (803) 779-8717
May 3-5: Battle for Columbia, Sandy Run,battleforcolumbia.com
May 5: Lexington County Museum spring open house.(803) 359-8369
May 4: S.C. Autism Society Annual Midlands Strides,Riverwalk Amphitheater, (803) 750-6988
May 4, 11, 18, 25: Soda City Market, Main Street,stateplate.org
May 4, 11, 18, 25:The Market at 701 Whaley
May 7, 14, 21, 28: Sandhill Farmers Market, SandhillResearch Center, (803) 699-3187
May 7: Woodrow Wilson Family Home: Hard Hat Tour,Woodrow Wilson Family House, (803) 252-1770
May 10: Robert Mills House Historic Walking Tour, RobertMills House and Gardens, (803) 252-1770
May 11: Woodrow Wilson Workshop: Gardens, WoodrowWilson Family Home, (803) 252-1770
May 16: Garden Tour of the Robert Mills Grounds, (803)252-1770
May 16: Moonlight Cemetery and Secrets from the GraveTours, Elmwood Cemetery, (803) 252-1770
May 17-19: South Carolina Book Festival, ColumbiaMetropolitan Convention Center, scbookfestival.org
May 18: Women of Hampton-Preston Mansion & Gardens,(803) 252-1770
May 18: Palmetto Patriots Ball, The Medallion Center, (803)206-6088
May 18: Lake Murray Association Pontoon Tour of Homes
May 19: Open House, W. Gordon Belser Arboretum, (803)777-4141
May 30, June 1: Lexington County Master Gardeners 12thAnnual Garden Tour, (803) 796-0884
Compiled by Diane Morrison
CALENDAR FROM PAGE 10
Keep score.Track the hits, strikes and runs of your favorite team,such as the Columbia Blowsh when they open the season against
Gastonia on May 29 at Capital City Stadium. Home run king and former
Atlanta Brave Hank Aaron will throw out the opening pitch.
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Story by Joey Holleman Photographs by Tim Dominick
On the cover of L.L. Bean
When hundreds of thousands of outdoorslovers pulled their spring L.L. Bean Huntingcatalogue out of their mailboxes, they admired
Bob Hickmans work.The painting of three wild turkeys basking in the
sunlight at the edge of a forest clearing is not the rstmagazine cover for the Lexington wildlife artist, but itcertainly is the largest in terms of volume printed. L.L.Bean ofcials told Hickman they mailed out about 800,000of the catalogues.
Hickman, who was featured in a November 2003 storyin Lake Murray Magazine, has been painting for about 20years, focusing on his love for the outdoors, hunting andsporting dogs.
The piece that earned the L.L. Bean cover, entitledLast Dance, was painted several years ago. He had noclue that a former artist representative had submitted itto L.L. Bean as a cover possibility. His contract with therepresentative had ended, but the representative keptpushing his work because he appreciated Hickmansartistry. (The representative did get his cut on thecatalogue fee.)
Hickman couldnt believe his good fortune.Artists will jump at doing a cover for a magazine
because of the exposure, he said. And L.L. Bean is thecream of the crop. They take pride in what they sell. Itsvery attering that they selected his art.
Hickman, a mechanical engineer who works at theMichelin plant, cut back on real work hours to spend moretime at his painting passion a few years ago. He sells hiswork at wildlife shows and through his website,www.rwhickman.com.
The outdoors retailers specialty cataloguefeatures Lexington artists wild turkeys
In the studio.Bob Hickman works in his studio at his home in Lexington.
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Master Gardeners
open gates to lakesideretreats with tour
Story by Gigi Huckabee, Special to Lake Murray and Northeast magazines
Photographs by C. Aluka Berry
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Two gardens on the LexingtonCounty Master GardenerVolunteers Tour this year show howyou can overcome the challenges
posed by small spaces and a mature
landscape.Master Gardener Diane Waddill andher husband, Jim, will open their four-year-old walled garden for viewing at the11th annual tour, May 30 and June 1.
This is the second time the Waddillshave participated. Their Whitehallgarden, a spacious retreat bordering apond, was included in the 2007 tour.In 2009, the Waddills moved to a patiohome close to Ballentine and the shoresof Lake Murray.
We decided it was time to downsize,but I still wanted to garden, Diane
Waddill said. This area is about thesize of a large room. The only thing thatwas here when we moved in was a small,concrete patio, the brick walls and theside gate, so I started with a clean slate.
One corner houses her edible herbgarden and potting nook. The patio off ofthe sun porch was extended and a smallshpond was tucked against the back wall.A white trellis screens the patio from theherb garden, and on the other side is aclipped ligustrum hedge and arbor.
Evergreen clematis covers the arbor,inviting visitors to meander along a
narrow walkway that leads to the gardengate at the side of the house. Interestingplants and decorative materials enticeguests to linger and investigate some
unusual items found there.Another garden on the tour surrounds
the home of Mark and BarbaraWhittaker. They built their housealong the lake near Chapin in 1995, but
Barbara Whittaker really became inspiredto garden after she took the MasterGardener course in 2006. Im trying tocorrect the mistakes my landscaper and Imade, she admits.
She is also combating the problemof maturing trees that have changedonce-sunny places into shady territory.She tries to introduce plant materialthat provides food for humans, birds andbutteries.
One plant in her garden, a largeblueberry bush, produces fruit forpeople and birds to eat. Blooming herbs
give sustenance to visiting butteriesand enhance Barbara Whittakerscooking. As part of her volunteering,she demonstrates the art of grilling andchilling at gardening events. She gets theaudience (especially children) to help grilla tomato and herb pizza and chill a lemonverbena and milk concoction into lemonverbena ice cream.
Gigi Huckabee is a freelance writer based inthe Midlands
If you go
The 11th annual Lexington
County Master Gardener
Volunteers Tour will feature sixgardens on two days: Thursday,May 30, and Saturday, June 1.
Tickets are $25 each and are goodfor both days. Military personnel(active or retired) are admitted free.Contact Pat Dukes at (803) 796-0884 to purchase tickets. Ticketsmay also be purchased on the days
of the tour at any of the participatinggardens.
Taking root.Details and unexpected accents from the gardens of Diane and Jim Waddill and Mark and Barbara Whittaker, stops along the Lexington
County Master Gardener Volunteers Tour.
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Story by Joey Holleman Photographs by Tim Dominick
Petals had broken off dozens of delicate plaster owers on the walls ofthe
Columbia City Council chambers. Multiple large holes had been pokedin the vaulted plaster ceiling to allow for modern electrical lines, hiddenfor decades by a false ceiling. The ornate iron and glass skylight needed
repair work, which was news to city ofcials who didnt even know it was therewhen the project started.
Even a few months into renovations, the council chambers looked like a disasterarea or an ideal workplace for Kirk Dillon and his crew.
In construction, this is fun stuff, Dillon said. A lot of people look at this andfeel overwhelmed.
For Irmo-based Dillon Construction Services, drop cloths and scaffoldingspread out in a massive room in need of historic stucco, plaster, metal and glasswork is nirvana. The company does plenty of standard new stucco and plasterwork, but repairing historic buildings is a labor of love. If I could do restorationwork full time, I would, Dillon said.
Dillon, 55, got into the eld in a fairly traditional manner. He got married,
Historic markers
Look up.Irmo-based Dillon Construction Services has an interesting niche repairing andrenovating old plaster. Theyre working here in the Columbia City Hall and have done lots of other
work in old structures throughout the state. Below, a restored plaster ower in City Hall.
Irmo company strikes gold in plasterreconstruction and restoration
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needed a job and found one inconstruction near his home in Mobile,Ala. About 25 years ago, he decided tostart his own company. He and his wifelooked at growing cities along interstatehighways in the Southeast Charlotte,Greenville, Nashville, Atlanta and
Columbia. They decided Columbia feltright. Not too big. Not too small. A goodplace to raise a family. And centrallylocated among a bunch of other growingcities where work might be found.
Back then, Dillon was into basic plasterand stucco work, but he quickly beganto get jobs that included ornamental
or historic work inCharleston. He andHank Bauer, DillonsCharleston-areamanager, did specialtraining in restoration
work and plaster workand gained on-the-jobexpertise with eachnew project.
You get one jobat a time, and youwork very hard at
it and word begins to spread, he said.Charleston is all about reputation andrelationships. At the start, you get onechance so dont blow it.
The companys reputation rose afterworking on Charlestons Market Hall,which suffered extensive damage during
Hurricane Hugo. The restoration of thatNational Historic Landmark in the 1990swon numerous awards.
Dillon also worked on the UnitarianChurch and the Exchange Building inCharleston, where the company opened asatellite ofce, and the John C. CalhounHouse at Clemson. The companyshistoric work in the Columbia area,however, was limited for many years.
Columbia for a long time didnthave the mindset of Charleston or NewOrleans, Dillon said. People here didntwant to spend money on restoration.
Theyd just tear old buildings down. Thatis changing.
Dillon has done work on several well-known historic buildings in Columbia,but the contract to restore the councilchamber at City Hall has allowed thecompany to make a big splash locally.
The company, with projectsthroughout the East Coast, now has somuch work its difcult to nd enoughskilled craftsmen, Dillon said. Some havebeen found close by. Dillons children,
Lauren and Lance, are both working forthe company.
Lauren had no intention of joiningthe family business when she graduated
from Virginia Tech with a landscapearchitecture degree. But while living fora year in Ireland, she fell in love with theornamental plaster that was everywhereon old buildings.
After being exposed to it, I said, Allright, I want in, Lauren said.
She especially enjoys detailed worksuch as replicating the ower petals inthe Columbia council chambers. Its a10-hour process that involves applyingmultiple layers of rubber on one of the
few intact original owers to create amold for new ones.
The discovery of the vaulted ceilingand skylight in the council chambers put
the entire project behind schedule andwell over budget. (The original $250,000budget expanded to nearly $1 million asnew projects were added.) The goal nowis to have it done this summer. Dillonnds it hard to talk about a completiondate when new challenges keep poppingup. Historic work means you cant meetall the deadlines, he said.
But he does guarantee one thing:When this room is done, itll be thenicest room in Columbia.
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Dillon
Details.Anthony Riley works on the damaged decorative plaster molding in Columbia City Hall.
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Recipe for a plaster ower
Procedure followed by Lauren Dillon to replicate dozens ofdecorative plaster owers that had been damaged in theColumbia City Council chambers.
n Pick the most intact of the owers.
n Clean it.
n Apply sealant and a mold release.
n Mix a special rubber compound.
n Brush a thin layer of rubber on the ower.
n Allow about 45 minutes for the rubber to dry until slightlytacky.
n Brush on eight to 10 more layers, allowing for drying eachtime.
n Allow mold to set overnight.
n Peel off rubber.
n Create a mold base of plaster that gives the rubber a rmbacking structure.
n Mix plaster in this case Hydrocal white and pour intothe plastic mold.
n Allow plaster to dry.
n Peel off plastic mold.
n Use dental tools to trim rough edges or clear upimperfections.
n Repeat for the dozens of similar plaster owers that werebroken.
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{ historic preservation month }
Preserving the pastIts all in the details
The Midlands is home to many older buildings, some dating back to the 1700s and 1800s, andmany worth saving and rehabilitating to bring them back to their original glory.Some of the latest projects include:
Dunbar Funeral Home1527 Gervais Street, Columbia
What is commonly known as the old Dunbar FuneralHome was built by W.B. Smith Whaley in 1893 to be hisresidence. Whaley was born in Charleston (1866-1929) andwas considered one of the most prominent gures in the S.C.textile industry at the beginning of the 20th century.
The Queen Anne-style house and adjacent carriage house,were used by Dunbar Funeral Home from 1924 until thecompany moved its ofces to the Devine Street facility in2001. The home was gifted to Historic Columbia Foundationin 2011 by Stewart Enterprises (Dunbars corporate owners).
The foundation and the University of South Carolina arepartnering to renovate the buildings, now in the NationalRegister of Historic Places, and the property will be home toUSCs Childrens Law Center.
The details: An illustration of the house by W.B. SmithWhaley showing a polychromal paint scheme with acombination of earth tones and a muted natural palate, wasused by Historic Columbia Foundation members to determinewhat the original paint colors might have been.
Learn more: http://historiccolumbia.org/
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Langford-Nord House100 McNulty Street, Blythewood
The Langford-Nord House iscentrally located in the historic part ofBlythewoods original town center. Builtby Luther Langford in 1904, the houseremained in the family, passing fromLuther and his wife, Caroline, to their
daughter Carolyn, until Carolyn sold it tothe Nord family in 1988.
Cindy Nord deeded the house and itslot to the Blythewood Historical Societyon May 20, 2011.
It is now home to the BlythewoodHistorical Society and the headquartersof the Blythewood Visitors Center.
The details: The house has maintainedits original beadboard panelling, tin roofand chimneys.
Learn more: http://www.
blythewoodhistoricalsociety.com/LangfordNordHouse.html
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The Woodrow Wilson Family Home1704 Hampton Street, Columbia
Built in 1871-1872, the home was the residence of14-year-old Thomas Woodrow Wilson and his parents.
The restoration of the Woodrow Wilson Family Home isbeing performed according to the Secretary of the InteriorsStandards for Historic Structures. That means that afterresearching items found at the site, any items not true to
the era during which the Wilson family lived on the propertyare being removed.
The details: Analysis of the interior and exterior surfaces ofthe house has revealed a color palette that was used in therenovation.
The project is a partnership between the HistoricColumbia Foundation and John Milner Associates, Inc.
Learn more about the home and other Historic Columbiaproperties: Historic Columbia Foundation, 1601 RichlandStreet, (803) 252-7742, tour info (803) 252-1770, www.historiccolumbia.org
Follow the progress at www.woodrowwilsonhome.com
See the video at www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek6jSoAaVz8
Take a class Historic Columbia Foundation hostsa Landscape Design Workshop 10:30 a.m. May 11.Explore the garden and learn about pre-eminent 19thcentury designer Andrew Jackson Downings principlesbehind holistic residential and landscape design withrepresentatives from John Milner Associates.
On page 38, The Wilson Home in 1956.
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John Fox House231 Fox Street, Lexington
Built around 1832, John Fox, a prominent politician whoserved as justice of the peace, sheriff, state representative andin various other government positions, purchased the housein 1843. The house remained in the family until the LexingtonCounty Museum purchased it in 1969.
The rst building in Lexington County to be listed in the
National Register of Historic Places, the home is part of theLexington County Museum complex.
The details: Inside the house, youll nd a display of 19thcentury furniture, textiles (handmade quilts and lace) and otherartifacts made in Lexington County.
Learn more www.lex-co.sc.gov/museum, (803) 359-8369 orwww.teachingushistory.org/qt-lex
Spring Open House 3-5 p.m. May 5. Visit the recentlyrestored bedrooms in the John Fox House, tour the LaurenceCorley Log House, Oak Grove School House and more.
Admission is free.
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Lets go on a scenic cruiseInside a jewel featured on the
Lake Murray Pontoon Tour of Homes
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Story byKatie McElveen, Special to Lake Murray and Northeast magazines
Photographs byKim Kim Foster-Tobin
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The rst time Dan Robbins spotted the imposingmansion on a private island on Lake Murray, he knewhe had to have it.
I was cruising around the lake with my sister and some friends whenI saw it, he recalls. I was taken immediately. The grounds were beautiful and I knewthe views from the porches that surrounded the entire house would be stunning. We
pulled right up, met the owner and walked around the property. It wasnt in the bestcondition, but the more I saw, the more I knew it could be very special.After several months of negotiations, Robbins bought the house. Then it was time
for the real work to begin. Nearly two years later, in June of 2012, the extensiverenovations were complete and Robbins moved into the sprawling 9,500-square-foothome. It has been a tremendous project.
The water damage was even more extensive than wed originally thought, he says.But it gave me an excuse to really transform it into what I knew it could, and should,be. Now that the home is complete, Robbins will be sharing it with participants in theLake Murray Association Pontoon Tour of Homes.
Get comfy.Dan Robbins Windsong Island Lane home wil l be featured on this years Lake Murray Pontoon boat tour. A comfortable family room hasseveral seating areas. It also includes a 2,644-square-foot guest house nestled on the island property. At right, the master bath.
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Wide open spaces.The kitchen, looking out from the dining room.
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Its the rst time the home will be opento the public.
The house has an interesting history.Built in 2004, it was never occupied.After demolishing the islands originalstructure, the owners lived in the nearbyguest house and watched as their dreamhome was constructed. But they sold it toRobbins before ever moving in.
The striking design was created toresemble a vintage ocean liner: on oneside, an angular glass prow seems to beheaded toward the waves. The railingsthat circle the structure could easily havebeen lifted straight off the Queen Mary.The only land access to the residence is anarrow, man-made causeway.
Stepping into the soaring marble foyer,its hard not to feel as if youre aboutto set sail: the view, of water, sky and,in the distance, a thin strip of land, is
mesmerizing.Past the entrance hall, the great
room is both spacious and comfortable.Decorating the space was a real challengefor Robbins, who did all the designhimself. How do you make a 30-by-30foot den with a two-story glass wall cozy,he asks with a smile. His solution wasto create two seating areas, each withlow-slung, linen-covered chairs and sofasthat help soften the rooms angles. Rough
hewn wood tables, driftwood lamps anddecorative shells echo the rooms wateryvista while chic accessories amp up thestyle quotient. I do love a little bling,says Robbins.
That love of dazzle is even moreapparent in the kitchen, where tinymirrors set into the custom-made Caesarstone countertops glitter like beach glassin the sand. Its a pretty contrast againstthe rooms soothing palette of beige andcream. Nothing sparkles in the master
bathroom, but it doesnt need to: thesteam shower is outtted with music,special lighting and a temperature gaugethat beeps when the water has reachedthe perfect level of warmth. Theresnothing worse than stepping into acold shower, says Robbins. A wall ofvertically hung stone above an extra deep,freestanding tub would steal the show, ifit werent for the unending view of thelake that dominates the room from a pair
of large windows.And while the view is grand from
the bathroom, the second oor, withits oversized decks, offers an even moremagical scene. You can see 15 miles,all the way to Chapin, says Robbins ashe looks toward the west. I dont thinktheres any other view like it in the lake.
Katie McElveen is a freelance writer based inthe Midlands
Soak up the sun.The outdoor area at Robbins home features a pool with a spa, innity edge, and bar. The house has oversized decks on the secondoor. You can see 15 miles, all the way to Chapin, says Robbins.
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Lexington Cardiology proudly welcomes
William D. Brearley Jr., MD.A graduate of the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, Dr. Brearley
completed his internship and residency at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte,
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at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Dr. Brearley, who is board certied in
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This years Pontoon Tour of Homes will be held Saturday, May 18, and will feature three lakefront residences. Pontoons willlaunch at 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. from Lighthouse Marina; arrive 30 minutes early to check in.
Seating is limited, and tickets must be purchased ahead of time.
Tickets are $30 for Lake Murray Association members and $35 for nonmembers.To order tickets call: (803) 509-4368 or visit lakemurrayassociation.com
Other homes on the
pontoon tour:
n A 6,000-square-foothome on WindwardPoint that includesa karaoke room andbronze statues outside.Look for the bronzehorse head sculptureupstairs
n A property onHollywood Road that
include a guest houseoriginally built in the1940s. Look for the fourstained glass windowsfrom England in the main house, that also has 10-foot ceilings, a wood inlaycompass and an entry door that used to be a brick replace.PHOTOGRAPHS COURTESY OF
LAKE MURRAY ASSOCIATION
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The 17th annual South Carolina Book Festival on May18-19 will be a feast for book lovers, featuring localand regional authors representing the breadth ofSouthern ction and nonction.
Speakers are scheduled to include cookbookauthor Nathalie Dupree, Lowcountry artist Jonathan
Green, historian Walter Edgar, comic book artistSanford Greene and author Janna McMahan. Thefestival also will feature dozens of exhibitors who sharetheir works and might help you get published.The festival is Saturday, May 18, and Sunday, May
19, at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center.Admission is free. For details and the latest schedule, visitwww.scbookfestival.org.
Experience some
good readson the people
and places wherewe live at the
S.C. Book Festival
Walter Edgar
Nathalie Dupree
Jonathan Green
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Columbia Food: A
History of Cuisine in the
Famously Hot City,by
Laura Aboyan
Known at The Hungry
Lady, Aboyan is a foodblogger with a taste foradventure. This HistoryPress release focuseson the rise of the localand sustainable foodmovement, tracing its rootsback to colonial times,when South Carolina hadthe most fertile land.
Its the right time for thisbook more food festivalsare being added to theMidlands calendar and
restaurants are on the rise.
Cowasee Basin: The Green
Heart of South Carolina, by
John Cely
Cely is one of the statesforemost experts on wildlifebiology, who knows CongareeNational Park and its surroundingslike the back of his hand. He wasa longtime biologist at the S.C.Department of Natural Resourcesand also served with the CongareeLand Trust. This book is full of
information about the woodsand wetlands where Richland,Sumter and Calhoun countiescome together, and stunningphotography make you want tohop on a kayak and go exploring.
Lowcountry Bribe,by C. HopeClark
The Lake Murray resident has writtenthe second in her Carolina SladeMystery series, set in rural areas ofthe Lowcountry. More importantly, herwebsite, fundsforwriters.com, helps
authors get noticed and get published.
Red Dawn Rising, by Sue Duffy
The former editor of Lake Murraymagazine now is the author of fourChristian suspense novels, and is gettingmore notice in the publishing world.
The protagonist is concert pianist LieslBower, whos trying to outrun a Russianspy network.
Backyard Jungle: The
Adventures of an Urban
Wildlife Lover Who
Turned His Yard into
Habitat and Learned to
Live With It,by JamesBarilla
Barilla, who teachescreative nonction andenvironmental writingat the University ofSouth Carolina, castshis own familys questto bring nature into theirColumbia backyard withurban habitats acrossthe world, including
Delhi, where monkeys areconsidered menaces, and western
Massachusetts, where bears builddens near freeways.
State of the Heart: South
Carolina Writers on the Places
They Love,by Aida Rogers
Ada Rogers is a Columbia-based writer and editor whoselatest work of essays pairs SouthCarolinians with the places theylove: Nathalie Dupree on theBowens Island Oyster Room,retired sportswriter Billy Deal onthe golden age of the Carolina
Coliseum, poet Deno Trakas oncrafting words in a SpartanburgPanera, Cecile E. Holmes on herfamilys beach house and CynthiaBoiter on the joys of pickingblackberries in SpartanburgCounty.
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Containers of all sizes available
Here are a few page turners with a local connectionto check out during the festival
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ARTS
The Crooked Creek Art League meets at 7 p.m. Monday,May 20, at Crooked Creek Park, located at Old LexingtonHighway in Chapin.
The Seven Oaks Art League meets Thursday, May 16, atSeven Oaks Park, 200 Leisure Lane. The event begins afterrefreshments at 6:30 p.m.
Harriet Goode is the scheduled guest artist for theTrenholmArt Guild meeting Monday, May 13, at Forest Lake Park, 6820Wedgeeld Road. Program begins after refreshments at 6:30p.m.
The Sandhills Farmers Marketreturns on May. 7. Theweekly market, at the Clemson Research and Education Center,is open weekly on Tuesdays until Thanksgiving. Hours are 2-7p.m.
The killer comedy Arsenic and Old Lace will be staged atVillage Square Theateron May 17-26. Performances are 7:30p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays. Village SquareTheater is at 105 Caughman Road in Lexington. Details andtickets: (803) 359-1436
SPECIAL EVENTS
The fth annual Blythewood Beach Bashis May 18 atCobblestone Park. Dance the evening away with music by The
Sensational Epics. 5-10 p.m.
Build a miniature garden atWoodleys Garden Centeron May 4 at 10 a.m. at 10015 Two Notch Road and 2p.m. at 2840 Dreher Shoals Road. Cost is $25. Details:woodleygardencenter.com
The gardens ofGail and Wayne Buff, behind WingardsNursery and Garden Center, will be open for tours from 9a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 18. Admission is free, and noreservations are required. Two workshops also will be offered.Wingards is at 1403 North Lake Drive. Details: http://www.wingardsnursery.com/events
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Heres some good news that shouldmake you breathe and sleep easier.
We are proud to announce that
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A photograph of the Woodrow Wilson Family Home on Hampton Street in Columbia.
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