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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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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

No mirage.Band of Horses, fronted by Columbia native Ben Bridwell, plays the TownshipAuditorium May 3.

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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

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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

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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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{ sketch

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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{ profile }

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.

DILLON FROM PAGE 19

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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{ historic preservation month }

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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{ homes }

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.

HOME TOUR CONTINUED ON PAGE 32


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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,

NC, followed by fellowships in cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology

at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Dr. Brearley, who is board certied in

internal medicine and cardiovascular disease, has been published in the Journal

of the American College of Cardiology, the International Journal of Cardiologyand

the Journal of Electrocardiology.

Hes proud to be a member of the Lexington Medical Center Network of Care.

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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.

Yard Debris Removal

Remodelling

New Construction

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

Francis Javier M. Dayrit, MD, FCCP, is

joining the staff at Carolina Pulmonary

and Lexington Sleep Solutions. For a

decade, Dr. Dayrit has been providing

pulmonary, internal medicine and

critical care to patients in Lancaster and

Hartsville, SC. And now, we are fortunate

to have him right here in Lexington.

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Alzheimers?

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The Heritage at Lowmans care approachesfocus on enhancing individual capabilities to

encourage independence, self-condence

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