Fall Weekend on Daufuskie Island, SC 29915

Dear Front Porch Readers, Please note the following: From Melrose: Greetings from Melrose Resort, Please join us for a low country boil featuring music by Jon Bruner this Friday night at the Melrose Beach Club. And mark your calendars for our special Chefs Wine Dinner next Thursday. Great Menu - great wines - Two seatings, 6:15 and 8:00. Reservations recommended. Call 843-341-2640 for more details! ************************ From the Old Daufuskie Crab Company: Saturday October 10: Sound Of Motown starts at 1:00 Sunday October 11: Cranford Hollow starts at 2:00 Come join us for Great Food & Drink with the best sunset views on Daufuskie! We will have your favorite college football games on Saturday including The SEC channel and your favorite NFL games on Sunday! ************************* From the Daufuskie Island Council: Please join the Daufuskie Island Council of a public reading of the Daufuskie Island Plan at the Mary Fields School Sunday, November 8, 5:00pm - 8:00pm Monday, November 9, 6:30pm - 9:00pm Tuesday, November 10, 6:30pm - 9:00pm Snacks, drinks, pens and paper will be provided. There will be three sessions to cover as much of the material as time allows. Everyone is welcome! For more information please contact Jenny Hersch 413-717-2167 ************************** From the First Union African Baptist Church: Please join us at Daufuskie's Community Church, the First Union African Baptist Church this Sunday at 10:00 am to welcome guest preacher Rev. Dr. Bruce Main. Dr. Main is the founder and President of UrbanPromise, established initially to work with the children and young adults in the inner city of Camden, NJ but now including satellite organizations in seven other cities in North America and beyond. Dr. Main has authored numerous books, been featured on Diane Sawyer's 20/20, and speaks throughout the world at conferences, churches and business seminars. It should be an exciting opportunity to hear firsthand how God is working in environments that are seemingly so distant from the quiet life of Daufuskie. All are invited to attend, regardless of your beliefs. ************************* From the DI Front Porch: We are re-working the service directory featured on our website. Please send us you phone number and/or email address if you would like your goods or services listed. We must receive them by November 12th. *********************** From the Daufuskie Island Conservancy: “Sharks of Port Royal Sound” Friday, October 9, 2015 12:00-1:30PM Melrose Island House Presented by Rachel Jones Naturalist and Program Director Port Royal Sound Foundation Admission is free for Conservancy Members Non-Conservancy Members $5 Melrose on the Beach Restaurant is offering a 10% discount off of lunch for attendees of this event. Sharks are apex predators and some of the most feared animals in existence. We will talk about the important role they play in marine ecosystems and why we shouldn't fear them. We will dive into the unique characteristics that sharks have evolved and discuss their population decline in recent years due to several factors.Please e-mail or call Karen Opderbeck if you have any questions. (karenopderbeck@gmail.com, 843-842-3456) ********************* Best regards, Paula Nickels Editor, The Daufuskie Island Front Porch www.daufuskieislandfrontporch.com Email: info@daufuskieislandfrontporch.com