 | Academy-award winning actress and best-selling author Ellen Burstyn headlines the Smart Women Luncheon & Expo, the annual fundraiser for Mary Telfair Women’s Hospital. Silent auction begins at 10am. Tickets are $45 at Savannah International Trade & Convention Center, 912.819.7790. |
 | Over 20 art galleries in the Hilton Head and Bluffton area have put themselves on the map for “Arts Around Town,” a self-guided tour of the Lowcountry’s fine aesthetic. Refreshments, activities and prize drawings will meet participants at each stop; maps are available at the HHI Chamber of Commerce and participating galleries. 843.785.3673 |
 | Pump up your tires for a 5-, 10- or 25-mile Bicycle Tour of Hilton Head Island’s scenic pathways to benefit the Boys & Girls Club. Begin at HHI High School, 8:30am. Contact Susan Roberts for registration and information. 843.689.3646 |
 | Just as the weather starts to cool off, here come the sizzling nights of the Savannah Jazz Festival. Legendary diva Lynn Roberts headlines with Ben Tucker at the AASU mid-week blowout; for a complete schedule of concerts, visit www.savannahjazzfestival.org. |
 | Get deep with a series of short films about women and their relationships with the big blue, a featured program of Gray's Reef Marine Sanctuary's Ocean Film Festival. Kau Fangota: Gleaners of the Sea explores the changing role of women in the South Pacific culture of Tonga, Surfing Thru follows three women who find strength and solace riding waves as they battle cancer, and Last Refuge chronicles the Arctic adventure of mother-daughter filmmaking team Diane and Ann Mason, who will be present to answer questions and share the knowledge they've brought back from the furthest reaches of the planet. SCAD's Trustees' Theater
216 East Broughton Street Tickets: free at Trustees' Theater Box Office 912.525.5050
www.graysreefoceanfilmfestival.com |