December 7, 2011
Welcome to Drew Sineath’s “Up the Creek,” a community newsletter with the latest and greatest on what’s going on in Goose Creek, SC and the rest of the Lowcountry. “Up the Creek” is the paddle to navigating your weekend activities. Find community events, garage sales, new business openings, community news, and an update of the real estate market in the Creek all in one place. We hope you find this information helpful. Enjoy.....
What's New at DSA
2011 Fall Festival & 5K Run/Walk
View the 2011 Fall Festival 7 5k Run/Walk photos on our Facebook page, see yourself or someone you know, tag 'em and be entered to win a $25 Gift Card to TJ's Beef and Brew.
Did you attend, sponsor, or volunteer at the 2011 Fall Festival? If yes, we would love to hear some feedback. Please take a moment to complete a quick questionaire and be entered to win $50 Gift Card by December 31, 2011. Click here to take survey.
Drew Sineath Launches NEW Goose Creek Community Facebook Page
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Drew Sineath & Associates’ New DSA PERKS PROGRAM
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Charleston SC Events and What's Happening in
The Lowcountry
Events from 12/07/2011 to 12/31/2011
12/07/2011
A mother. A daughter. 3 possible dads. And a trip down the aisle you’ll never forget!
12/08/2011
Sponsored by Charleston Pirate Tours. What happened during Black Beard’s last days that precipitated his demise? Who, truly, was Edward Teach, and from whence did he come?
12/08/2011
The Shops at Charleston Place, American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), benefiting MUSC Children’s Hospital.
12/08/2011
Experience the sounds that define this most charming and historic of cities - jazz, gospel, Gershwin, spirituals, Civil War songs and colonial era classics - coming to life in historic Circular Congregational Church during a 75 minute live concert.
12/08/2011
Come experience the sounds that define Charleston and its rich musical heritage, from gospel to Gershwin, including selected holiday songs of the period.
12/09/2011
Reliving the Eve of Civil War Celebrate the holiday season with a special performance by candlelight tour at the Edmondston-Alston House.
12/10/2011
The 2011 Charleston Farmers Market offers Charleston residents and visitors fresh locally grown produce and locally processed food products as well as distinctive hand wrought arts and crafts.
12/10/2011
Charleston Ballet Theatre's Nutcracker, set in the Lowcountry of the 1860's features familiar Charleston names and landmarks, making this holiday classic a truly unique Charleston Christmas time experience.
12/10/2011
You’ll find everything you need to deck the halls and fill the pantries to bring magic to your holidays.
12/10/2011
Families can enjoy storytelling around a warm fire, Christmas caroling, and ornament and wreath making.
Begin a new tradition aboard the Spirit of Carolina. Create warm holiday memories for you and your children on our Breakfast with Santa Cruise.
12/10/2011
Join us on the Terrace Lawn at The Sanctuary for holiday fireside s'mores while sitting under the stars!
12/10/2011
Join Mrs. Claus for an afternoon of Christmas stories, hot cocoa and holiday treats. Don’t forget to bring your Christmas wish-list!
12/10/2011
Hand crafted gifts by more than 100 local artisans will include Christmas ornaments, glass work, li
ghthouses and more.
12/10/2011
A Stocking Full of Fun This contemporary tale of how the naughtiest kids in town got the lead roles in the annual Christmas pageant is quickly becoming a new holiday classic.
12/11/2011
Charleston Ballet Theatre's Nutcracker, set in the Lowcountry of the 1860's features familiar Charleston names and landmarks, making this holiday classic a truly unique Charleston Christmas time experience.
12/11/2011
You’ll find everything you need to deck the halls and fill the pantries to bring magic to your holidays.
12/11/2011
The Charleston Men’s Chorus will present Christmas at the Sottile, a concert filled with joyful and sacred holiday music as only the Charleston Men’s Chorus can sing it!
12/11/2011
Enjoy Jasmine Porch’s sumptuous jazz brunch and then head up to the Ashley Cooper suite for an exhibition and “how to” seminar on historic holiday tablescapes.
12/11/2011
More than 100 floats will march down Coleman Boulevard as the Mount Pleasant Holiday Parade sets sail to the delight of thousands of residents and visitors.
12/13/2011
Enjoy the beautiful festive setting and acoustics of The Citadel’s Sumerall Chapel as you listen to holiday musical selections performed by The Charleston Community Band Director Todd Jenkins.
12/14/2011
Circa 1886 travels back in time this holiday season to retell a classic Christmas story.
12/14/2011
Children are invited to come and decorate holiday cookies!
12/15/2011
Experience the sounds that define this most charming and historic of cities - jazz, gospel, Gershwin, spirituals, Civil War songs and colonial era classics - coming to life in historic Circular Congregational Church during a 75 minute live concert.
12/15/2011
Come experience the sounds that define Charleston and its rich musical heritage, from gospel to Gershwin, including selected holiday songs of the period.
12/16/2011
Charleston Ballet Theatre's Nutcracker, set in the Lowcountry of the 1860's features familiar Charleston names and landmarks, making this holiday classic a truly unique Charleston Christmas time experience.
12/16/2011
Parents drop children off a the Recreation Department while you prepare for the Holidays.
12/17/2011
The 2011 Charleston Farmers Market offers Charleston residents and visitors fresh locally grown produce and locally processed food products as well as distinctive hand wrought arts and crafts.
12/17/2011
Charleston Ballet Theatre's Nutcracker, set in the Lowcountry of the 1860's features familiar Charleston names and landmarks, making this holiday classic a truly unique Charleston Christmas time experience.
12/17/2011
You’ll find everything you need to deck the halls and fill the pantries to bring magic to your holidays.
12/17/2011
Join us on the Terrace Lawn at The Sanctuary for holiday fireside s'mores while sitting under the stars!
12/17/2011
Join Mrs. Claus for an afternoon of Christmas stories, hot cocoa and holiday treats. Don’t forget to bring your Christmas wish-list!
12/17/2011
Freshfields Village invites shoppers to bring their holiday gift lists and enjoy some seasonal cheer at “Sip, Shop & Be Merry”. Special Offers, Winter Libations, Outdoor Movie Screening and More!
12/18/2011
You’ll find everything you need to deck the halls and fill the pantries to bring magic to your holidays.
12/18/2011
Bring the kids out to The Inn at Middleton Place and take part in a Gingerbread House Workshop!
12/19/2011
Build and decorate our own Gingerbread House. All materials provided.
12/20/2011
A festive party for everyone, featuring music, dancing, lighting of the nine-foot Menorah by Charleston’s Holocaust survivors.
12/20/2011
Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker tells the beloved Christmas story of the girl who falls in love with a Nutcracker Prince - with Russian flair.
12/21/2011
Come to the Rec to watch “How the Grinch stole Christmas” on the big screen.
12/24/2011
On Christmas Eve, both The Ocean Room and Jasmine Porch will serve menus enhanced by seasonal specials.
12/24/2011
Join us on the Terrace Lawn at The Sanctuary for holiday fireside s'mores while sitting under the stars!
12/24/2011
Join Mrs. Claus for an afternoon of Christmas stories, hot cocoa and holiday treats. Don’t forget to bring your Christmas wish-list!
12/25/2011
Kiawah’s Grand Christmas Day Buffet is held in The Jasmine Porch. Celebrate this special day with The Sanctuary and allow our chefs to overwhelm your palate with holiday specialties.
12/25/2011
It’s Holiday Season at The Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina and We Are Entering the Season With Our New 2010 Holiday Menus.
12/30/2011
Come experience the sounds that define Charleston and its rich musical heritage, from gospel to Gershwin, including selected holiday songs of the period.
12/31/2011
This high energy New Year’s Eve arts celebration is a non-alcoholic event featuring family-oriented concerts and presentations to mark the New Year in Charleston.
12/31/2011
Looking for the perfect, family-friendly activity to ring in the New Year?
12/31/2011
Bid farewell to 2010 and welcome 2011.... Live Music & Champagne Toast. Dinner served until 10pm.
12/31/2011
Circa 1886 restaurant celebrates the arrival of 2012 with a festive five-course New Year’s Eve dinner on December 31, and Chef Marc Collins is pulling out all the stops to make this unforgettable night.
12/31/2011
Celebrate the New Year with style aboard the SpiritLine Dinner Cruise. Our chef will prepare an exquisite four course dinner that is sure to delight.
12/31/2011
Kick start your New Year by kicking up your heels! This cruise is a true SAIL-ebration.
12/31/2011
Tickets on sale now for the 11th annual Snyder Grand Ball! Open bar and loads of food.
12/12/2011 - 12/13/2011
For the 26th year in a row, Circa 1886 restaurant and Charming Inns will play host to the “Charleston Holiday Progressive Dinner,” a festive evening where diners journey by carriage to three different locations.
12/15/2011 - 12/16/2011
Step back to Christmas, 1782. Stroll through gardens illuminated by torchlight, candlelight, and starlight and hear costumed interpreters along the way tell stories of the joyous holiday season.
12/17/2011 - 12/18/2011
A Stocking Full of Fun This contemporary tale of how the naughtiest kids in town got the lead roles in the annual Christmas pageant is quickly becoming a new holiday classic.
12/15/2011 - 12/17/2011
For the 26th year in a row, Circa 1886 restaurant and Charming Inns will play host to the “Charleston Holiday Progressive Dinner,” a festive evening where diners journey by carriage to three different locations.
12/19/2011 - 12/23/2011
For the 26th year in a row, Circa 1886 restaurant and Charming Inns will play host to the “Charleston Holiday Progressive Dinner,” a festive evening where diners journey by carriage to three different locations.
12/05/2011 - 12/10/2011
For the 26th year in a row, Circa 1886 restaurant and Charming Inns will play host to the “Charleston Holiday Progressive Dinner,” a festive evening where diners journey by carriage to three different locations.
12/09/2011 - 12/18/2011
All new for 2011, this 2 hour musical spectacular is seen by over 8,000 people each year, and features traditional and contemporary Christmas songs along with hilarious yuletide comedy.
12/02/2011 - 12/18/2011
Ebenezer Scrooge has a Bad Dream Charleston Stage’s holiday classic is aglow with all the dazzling trappings of the season: strolling musicians, traditional carols, colorful sets and costumes, and those spirited Spirits of Past, Present and Future.
12/04/2011 - 12/30/2011
Charleston Harbor Tours Harbor of History Tours and Combination Tours will be available on weekends in December and the week between Christmas and New Years!
12/03/2011 - 12/31/2011
The Garden Club of Charleston uses this Adam-style house as a backdrop for their creative arrangements, using only live plant materials that would have been available in the Lowcountry during the 19th century.
12/01/2011 - 12/30/2011
A two hour Christmas tour of the heart of the Old Walled City meandering through hidden gardens and nooks and crannies.
12/01/2011 - 12/31/2011
Start a new Christmas tradition with your sweetheart or family - join us for the Charleston Sleigh Ride!
12/01/2011 - 12/31/2011
You are invited for a morning tour by van to enter private Old Charleston homes decorated for Christmas with indigenous materials.
12/01/2011 - 12/31/2011
Charleston Strolls invites you to enjoy Charleston's holiday spirit and decorations.
11/26/2011 - 01/14/2012
3rd annual Holiday Pub Crawl is back by popular demand! The pub tour is the absolute BEST way to tour the city in a unique and festive way!
12/07/2011 - 02/05/2012
This December 7th marks the 70th Anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the official entrance of the United States into World War II.
11/12/2011 - 03/04/2012
Just in time for cooler weather, Coat Check will display historic outerwear - coats, capes, cloaks, shawls, jackets - worn in Charleston in the past 200 years.
11/05/2011 - 04/22/2012
Charleston has a long and venerable quilt making history.
11/19/2011 - 05/06/2012
Once the most important resource for current styles, fashion plates are now a valuable source for historic research.
Charleston SC Real Estate News
Goose Creek SC Named “Best Place to Raise Kids in SC” Two Years In A Row
“We know we are a family-oriented community in Goose Creek,” said recreation director Gary Stuber. “We’re happy that everybody else thinks so too.” Read More.........
Freddie Mac Amends Short Sale Affidavit Policy On November 18, 2011
Freddie Mac Amends Short Sale Affidavit Policy On November 18, 2011, at the request of NAR and the American Land Title Association (ALTA), Freddie Mac amended its policy regarding its mandatory short sale affidavits. The purpose of the affidavit is to prevent fraud by requiring the buyer, the seller, the real estate brokers, the escrow/closing agent, and any transaction facilitator to make various certifications (including that the short sale is an arm’s length transaction and the buyer will not resell within 120 days unless there are substantial improvements). Servicers are required to implement the changes by January 1, 2012, but are encouraged to do so immediately. Each servicer covered by the policy must update its forms to comply with the revised policy. NAR members are encouraged to make sure they are signing an updated form and, if presented with an old form, are well-advised to request the servicer to update or allow amendments to the form before they sign, to avoid potential liability issues. READ MORE..............
