The Guide

By STACEY STUDLEY COLLINS
Special to the Guide

Fresh off a tour with Natalie Cole, Terry Myers and his 17-member orchestra will perform at the “Symphony Under the Stars” concert Tuesday and Wednesday at Honey Horn on Hilton Head Island. The program, “Stompin’ at the Savoy,” will feature an evening of music dedicated to the “King of Swing,” Benny Goodman.

Myers, whose son is a pastor on Skidaway Island in Georgia, said he is happy to be returning to the area.

Special to the Guide

Pauly Shore is on the go. Not surprising to fans of his former MTV show, “Totally Pauly.”

When it premiered in 1990, Shore, known by his alter ego The Wiezel, was a frantic ball of perpetual motion — equal parts surfer clown and zen poet. He’s still tireless, these days. In between his standup comedy tour — he brings his Pauly Shore & Friends show to the Hilton Head Comedy Club on Sunday — and independent movie career, Shore runs the Comedy Store in Hollywood with his brother and has several reality TV shows in the works.

By HILARY KRAUS
Special to the Guide

Fans of live performances will have a variety of plays to choose from over the next two weekends as the spring theater season is in full bloom. From Beaufort to Sun City Hilton Head to Hilton Head Island, the stage door is open. Here’s what’s up on the marquee:

‘The Vagina Monologues’
Sponsored by the University of South Carolina-Beaufort student life office

By JUSTIN JARRETT
jjarrett@islandpacket.com
843-706-8120

It’s no wonder, really, that The Avett Brothers were so dedicated to touring almost nonstop for so long — playing up to 200 shows a year for an extended period.

It was hitting the road, after all, that saved the band from splitting up in its infancy.

By HILARY KRAUS
Special to the Guide

It is no coincidence that the Savannah Music Festival is the largest event of its kind in Georgia.

It is not by accident that 40 percent of the festival audiences’ travel more than 200 miles to attend.

And it doesn’t just happen that bands like The Avett Brothers, who performed at the Grammy Awards in February, are booked at this year’s 17-day event.

By HILARY KRAUS
Special to the Guide

Pinot noir or pinot grigio? Chardonnay or petite sirah? Prosecco or moscato?

Good news, wine drinkers, there’s no need to ponder such pressing decisions this weekend as the Hilton Head Island Wine & Food Festival returns for its 26th celebration. So, if your palate is crying out for a particular grape, there’s an excellent chance it will be satisfied.

By HILARY KRAUS
Special to the Guide

Ballerinas are gliding across the studio floor at the Hilton Head Dance Theatre. The young women are long and lean, the perfect body type for a craft many have been studying most of their lives. They are hard at work learning movements to “Coppélia.”

The group follows the lead of John Carlyle, the dance company’s founder and artistic director who knows a thing or two about the comedic ballet.

By TIM HAGER
Special to the Guide

Music fans are certainly aware of the South by Southwest festival, held every year in Austin, Texas. Spread over 10 days, the fest features hundreds of bands and an accompanying film festival.

Inspired by SXSW, Savannah will host the inaugural Savannah Stopover Festival from Wednesday through March 12. Featuring 53 bands at 10 venues, fest organizers hope to re-create the SXSW feel. Adding to that, most of the bands participating will leave Savannah and head to Austin for SXSW. Stopover takes its name from the Hostess City’s proximity to Interstate 95 and Interstate 10.

By JUSTIN PAPROCKI
jpaprocki@islandpacket.com
843-706-8143

With the way business has gone lately, Angie Aparo decided it was time to try some new ways to get his music out there. Like cartoons.

The singer/songwriter has been writing a short animated feature about a redneck alcoholic and his toy train set. It involves several inanimate objects within this miniature world that come to life and form a band to praise the drunk, whom they consider a god.

By HILARY KRAUS
Special to the Guide

The Hilton Head Men’s Barbershop Quartet is going Arthur Fonzarelli on us. The men have decided to break out the Brylcream and black leather jackets this weekend, performing in their annual concert, “Doo Wop Dreamin’.”