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    May Current Events Questions:

    These are the questions for our next current events meeting at Mangiamo’s May 16, at noon for lunch.  Although you pay for lunch at the restaurant, please register on our website or let Richard Hammes know you are coming so he can give the restaurant an accurate headcount.

    1. Homelessness is exploding across the country.  Why do you think we have an ever-increasing population of homeless?  What ideas do you have to make an impact?
    2. In what ways is gender inequality an issue of concern?  What are the key issues?  What ideas do you have to impact these issues?
    3. How do we balance the need for general security for all citizens with individual rights?  What are the key issues in this regard?  What are your ideas to strike a balance between the need to keep the country and people safe and secure with the rights of individuals to be free from restrictions?
    • 21 May 2024
    • 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
    • It's Greek to Me
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    FOR MAY 2024 MEETING...  



    We will meet next at 6 PM at It's Greek To Me on Tuesday, May 21st, 2024. We will be out on the patio. 

    If you plan to come to this meeting, please click on the event in our event calendar and register so that we can notify It's Greek To Me as to an expected count, and they can schedule a server for us on the patio.

    IMPORTANT REQUEST: If you are no longer interested in receiving our emails, please send me an email (bobpoveromo@gmail.com) and I will remove you from our mailing list.  Thanks.

    On the 21st, we will discuss Burn Book: A Tech Love Story  by Kara Swisher.

    Burn Book is part memoir, part history, and a necessary chronicle of tech's most powerful players.  It is the inside story we've been waiting for about modern Silicon Valley and the biggest boom in wealth creation in the history of the world.  Swisher has interviewed everyone who matters in tech over the past three decades and right at a time when they presided over an explosion of world-changing innovation that has both helped and hurt our world.  Some names include: Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Sheryl Sandberg, Bob Iger, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Meg Whitman, Peter Thiel, Sam Altman, and Mark Zuckerberg.  

    Despsite the damage she has reported on, Swisher remains optimistic about tech's potential to help solve problems and not just create them.  She calls upon the industry to make better, more thoughtful choices, even as a set of new powerful AI tools is poised to change the world yet again.  At its heart, this book is a love story to, for, and about tech, from someone who knows it better than anyone.

    Looking Ahead to June

    In June we will read Grace: Obama and 10 Days in the Battle for Americaby Cody Keenan. This book tied for first place in our latest selection voting.  More to come on Grace in future emails.

    As Always

    Our usual practice is to not meet during July and August, which provides us extra months to read a larger book over the summer.  As such, please forward your recommendations for our summer read to Elliot at 4esiegel@gmail.com.  

    We hope to see you on May 21st at 6:00 PM at It's Greek To Me to discuss "Burn Book". 

    Don't forget to register for the event.

    Thanks,

    Elliot & Bob, Book Club Co-chairs

    • 31 May 2024
    • 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    • TBD 2 Days Before
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    If you are interested in playing on this date please register. The Golf Courses are not confirming Tee Times as little as 24 hours before the event.  We will advise location and tee-times as soon as we receive them.  


    • 3 Jun 2024
    • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Coastal Home Supper Club "Summer Serenade" (SoundWaves)
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     You can still register for this event at the website noted below.  Let us know if you register.

    YOU CANNOT REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT ON OUR WEBSITE YOU MUST DO THE FOLLOWING TO REGISTER:

    https://www.hhso.org/event/coastal-home-supper-club-summer-serenade/

    then click purchase tickets for June 3

    then pick your food choice under general admission ($64) with the number in your group

    pay for your tickets

    near the end  in the small box type in Liberal Men of the Lowcountry so they put us in the front section

    email richard hammes with questions  richardhammes1978@gmail.com




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    Gretchen and Michelle are both stars from The Historic Savannah Theater, who are spending the weekend with us to kick-off Summer.

    Register at HHSO.org but also register here so that we can get a head count  and/or email Alan Nelson at:   anelson1130@gmail.com>

    At hhso.org select General Seating ($64) and then note Liberal Men of the Low Country for upgrade.

    HHSO are holding a special second performance of our June Coastal Home Supper Club, titled Summer Serenade, a summer-ish musical party featuring music of the Beach Boys and other relaxed swimwear-vibed acts. Our headliners Gretchen and Michelle are both stars from The Historic Savannah Theater, who are spending the weekend with us to kick-off Summer.

    To keep ticketing matters simple, we can have your members order general admission dinner/concert tickets for the Monday show (and have them note that they are members of the Liberal Men of the Lowcountry) so that we can upgrade them to reserved seating. 


    The link is here:

    Coastal Home Supper Club - Summer Serenade - Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra (hhso.org)


    Maximum Seating For LML in Premium Area is 40

    Register at hhso.org and make note that you are a LML Member.  You will then get moved to the front.  Tables are four-tops.  Members may invite one guest so make it a date night!




    Coastal Home Supper Club Sunshine Serenade


    Monday, June 3, 2024
    Doors Open at 6:00 pm, Dinner at 6:30 pm, Performance Begins at 7:30 pm

    Gretchen Kristine Stelzer, vocals
    Michelle Meece, vocals
    Tim Evans, vocals and piano
    Chris Fullerton, drums

      

    LML Special Event June 3


    Our Special Events Coordinator Alan Nelson has an agreement with the Hilton Head Symphony for a Special event.  We can have up to 40 seats for this event and members may invite a guest.

    We hope to make this at least an annual event so we are hoping for a large turnout.

    As noted below when you order general admission dinner/concert tickets note that you are members of the Liberal Men of the Lowcountry and they will automatically upgrade the seating to closer tables to the stage.




    This is their information for this event:

    Get ready to groove all summer long with Coastal Home Supper Club’s vibrant new show, Sunshine Serenade. Join us as we kick off the summer with the hottest tracks, the coolest vibes, and non-stop energy to light up the start of your summer days. From classic 60’s & 70’s feel-good hits to newer hip tunes, Sunshine Serenade is your ultimate soundtrack for sunny days, beach parties, and endless fun. Grab your sunglasses, turn up the volume, and let the good times roll.

    Supper for this one is provided by Food Savvy, Chef Wendell Osborne, offering entrée selections of Blackened Mahi w/ pineapple salsa over saffron rice and balsamic green beans and roasted carrots (GF); Pineapple BBQ glazed chicken breast over saffron rice and balsamic green beans and roasted carrots (GF); or Roasted portabella mushrooms w/ pineapple salsa over saffron rice and balsamic green beans and carrots (V) (GF).


    • 4 Jun 2024
    • 7:30 PM
    • tba
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    Our Monthly poker night will be on the first WEDNESDAY evening of next month, which is June 4th at 7:30 PM at the home of one of our members.  Please sign up ASAP as game has filled early in the past!

    The games are all low stakes betting (quarter, half dollar on a pair) with 3 raise maximum - the most you usually win or lose during the course of the evening is about $10.00 - $15.00.  Games are dealer choice and we aim to have 8 players.  Lots of fun, camaraderie,  good conversation and NO MAGA folk allowed.  Refreshments provided by the host, who rotates monthly among those of us who can accommodate the game.

    Once the first 8 players have registered, a waiting list will be maintained - typically we get a few last minute cancellations.

    • 5 Jun 2024
    • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
    • OKO Hilton Head
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    Bruce has more than 50 years of experience in international rural water supply.  He has a BS in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Cornell; a Master's in Economic Development from Harvard; and a Ph.D. in Business from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.  In 1972, he co-founded Agua del Pueblo (The People’s Water).  Agua del Pueblo has helped more than 1,000 Guatemalan communities and their 500,000 residents construct water supply and sanitation systems. 

    He was a faculty member at James Madison, Western New England, and Furman Universities.  He continues to bring students and Rotarians to Guatemala to study Agua del Pueblo’s operations. Before entering academia, Dr. Clemens had 25 years of management experience working for USEPA, an environmental Advocacy Group, Bechtel Environmental, and the National Academy of Science.

    His presentation will highlight his career, especially his time in Guatemala and other environmental work.

    • 6 Jun 2024
    • 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    • TBD 2 Days Before
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    If you are interested in playing on this date please register. The Golf Courses are not confirming Tee Times as little as 24 hours before the event.  We will advise location and tee-times as soon as we receive them.  


    • 12 Jun 2024
    • 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
    • Country Club of Hilton Head
    • 52
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             Note: Registration closes one week prior to event

     Russell Baxley

    Russell Baxley joined Beaufort Memorial Hospital as President & Chief Executive Officer on September 12, 2016. Prior to that, he was CEO for Lancaster Regional Medical Center in Lancaster, Pa., a 213-bed hospital that includes an inpatient psychiatric hospital; cancer, heart and orthopedic programs; multiple surgical specialties; an employed physician group with more than 100 providers; and a telemedicine program, among other services.

    Since Joining Beaufort Memorial, Mr. Baxley has led many initiatives to expand access to and improve the quality of care provided to the community. Under his leadership, Beaufort Memorial has constructed two state of the art cancer centers, a 70,000 square-foot medical office facility in Okatie, S. C., opened three urgent care clinics to serve Beaufort County, developed the BMH Care Anywhere telehealth app offering access to 24/7 video visits for urgent care, and reopened a beautifully renovated birthing center. Services have grown to include advanced orthopedics and spine care, robotic-assisted joint replacements, elective (non-emergent) percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs), and enhanced mental health services with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). His collaborative community outreach has resulted in partnerships with Publix to include telehealth kiosks in four of their Beaufort County grocery stores, Amedisys Home Health to provide in-home care, and local educational institutions to develop and provide on-site clinical education and workforce development. Mr. Baxley has also helped to recruit more than 40 primary care and specialty physicians and advanced practice providers to the area.

    A nod to efforts around quality care during his tenure, Beaufort Memorial has been recognized with the highest accreditation available from The Joint Commission for Hip and Knee Replacement, several “A” safety ratings from the Leapfrog Group as well as being named one of the top 30 general acute care hospitals in the nation for quality and patient safety.

    A Johnsonville, S.C., native, Mr. Baxley received his Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology from Clemson University and his Master of Healthcare Administration from the University of South Carolina. He has held roles as chief operating officer, assistant chief financial officer and director of development in small- and mid-size hospitals in both South Carolina and Texas, including Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center in Hartsville, S.C., and Paris Regional Medical Center in Paris, Texas. He has also served as director of operations and finance for a large family medicine practice and medical spa in Columbia, S.C.

    Mr. Baxley is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and has been actively involved in community and professional organizations and activities throughout his career. He and his wife, Stephanie, live in Beaufort with their young son.  


    • 21 Jun 2024
    • 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    • TBD 2 Days Before
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    If you are interested in playing on this date please register. The Golf Courses are not confirming Tee Times as little as 24 hours before the event.  We will advise location and tee-times as soon as we receive them.  


    • 14 Aug 2024
    • 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
    • Frankie Bones Restaurant Main Street
    • 40
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    Our Special Guest Speaker:


    DAVID LAUDERDALE

    David Lauderdale retired as senior editor and columnist at The Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette in 2020, but he still writes one column per week for the paper.  He started at The Packet in 1977 and became the face of the paper in his roles as reporter, news editor, managing editor, editorial page editor and columnist.  His writing on the environment, mental health, the Gullah culture, literacy and local history and culture have won many statewide and regional awards.  In the community, his honors include being Hilton Head Island’s St. Patrick’s Parade grand marshal, and winner of the chamber’s Good Citizenship Award and the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Award. He is included the book, “Legendary Locals of Hilton Head Island.”

    His presentation will focus on "Start the Presses: The State of Media Today." Including some local anecdotes.  He will overview what he has witnessed as a professional and as a consumer and share his perspectives.

Past events

8 May 2024 May Luncheon Meeting With Hospice of the Low Country
1 May 2024 Monthly Poker Night
1 May 2024 Member Expert Luncheon with Rick Kammen
18 Apr 2024 Current Events Discussion
16 Apr 2024 LML Book Club for April
13 Apr 2024 Democratic Candidate Forum US House District 1
10 Apr 2024 Monthly Luncheon for April
3 Apr 2024 Monthly Poker Night
3 Apr 2024 Presentation: Antisemitism Today
3 Apr 2024 Member Career Presentation
23 Mar 2024 Building Bridges Across Time and Race, a powerful conversation of personal courage, difficult truths, and shared legacy.
22 Mar 2024 Golf At Palmetto Hall Golf Club
21 Mar 2024 Current Events Discussion
9 Mar 2024 Presentation by Lowcountry Indivisible on "White Christian Nationalism"
7 Mar 2024 Liberal Men Golf Outing
7 Mar 2024 Member Expert Meeting
6 Mar 2024 Monthly Poker Night
22 Feb 2024 Current Events Group Discussion
20 Feb 2024 LML Book Club, The Soul of America by Jon Meacham
16 Feb 2024 LML Golf at Shipyard
14 Feb 2024 Monthly Poker Night
3 Feb 2024 Moms Gun Violence Survivors Event
1 Feb 2024 LML Golf at Golden Bear
10 Jan 2024 Annual Election Meeting
3 Jan 2024 Monthly Poker Night
6 Dec 2023 Monthly Poker Night
1 Dec 2023 The Application of CRISPR in Resolving Global Diseases and Ameliorating Climate Change
17 Nov 2023 Book Discussion
13 Nov 2023 Pub Night
10 Nov 2023 World Affairs Council: The Impact of Sweden and France Joining NATO
3 Nov 2023 World Affairs Council: Do Sanctons Work? (Bruce Jentleson)
1 Nov 2023 Monthly Poker Night
20 Oct 2023 Liberal Men Golf
7 Sep 2023 Liberal Men Golf at Riverton Pointe, Hardeeville
6 Jul 2023 Liberal Men Golf At Golf Club at Indigo Run
24 Jun 2023 We Can End Gun Violence Demonstration - Beaufort
22 Jun 2023 No Labels Introductory Zoom Meeting
20 Jun 2023 June Book Club
10 Jun 2023 We Can End Gun Violence Demonstration
1 Jun 2023 Golf at Port Royal
3 May 2023 Monthly Poker Night
6 Apr 2023 Liberal Men Golf Outing
17 Mar 2023 Golf at Country Club of Hilton Head
1 Mar 2023 Monthly Poker Night
17 Feb 2023 Liberal Men Golf at Golden Bear Golf Club
14 Feb 2023 Democratic Club SOB Election
1 Feb 2023 Monthly Poker Night
10 Jan 2023 Democratic Club South of Broad - January 10
5 Jan 2023 Golf at the Golf Club at Indigo Run
4 Jan 2023 Monthly Poker Night
14 Dec 2022 December Monthly Meeting - Water Conservation and Usage
13 Dec 2022 Joint LLL/LML Holiday Cocktail Reception and Meeting
12 Dec 2022 December Pub Night
7 Dec 2022 Monthly Poker Night
7 Dec 2022 Member Expert Meeting
1 Dec 2022 Golf at Palmetto Hall
18 Nov 2022 Golf at Pinecrest Golf Club Bluffton, SC
17 Nov 2022 November Current Events Luncheon
15 Nov 2022 November LML Book Club
14 Nov 2022 November Pub Night
12 Nov 2022 LowCountry Indivisible Meeting
9 Nov 2022 November Monthly Luncheon Meeting
2 Nov 2022 Monthly Poker Night
12 Oct 2022 LML October Monthly Meeting
11 Oct 2022 Fall Cocktail Party and Trivia Night
6 Oct 2022 Golf at Golf Club Indigo Run
5 Oct 2022 Member Expert Luncheon
3 Oct 2022 Monthly Poker Night
23 Sep 2022 LML Golf at Oyster Reef
22 Sep 2022 CURRENT EVENTS DISCUSSION
20 Sep 2022 September Book Club
14 Sep 2022 LML September Monthly Meeting
12 Sep 2022 LML Pub Nite
10 Sep 2022 Lowcountry Indivisible Meeting Invitation
9 Sep 2022 Meet and Greet with Cathy McClellan
8 Sep 2022 LML Golf Riverton Pointe
7 Sep 2022 LML Expert Luncheon
27 Aug 2022 Meet and Greet with Cathy McClellan
26 Aug 2022 LML Golf Port Royal Robbers Row
16 Aug 2022 Upcoming Candidates Visits and Activities
11 Aug 2022 LML Golf Palmetto Hall
10 Aug 2022 Monthly Meeting - Dr. Frank Rodriguez
8 Aug 2022 LML Pub Nite
29 Jul 2022 LML Golf Dolphin Head
14 Jul 2022 LML Golf
14 Jun 2022 Primary Elections
11 Jun 2022 Special Lowcountry Indivisible Meeting
6 Jun 2022 Monthly Poker Night
11 May 2022 Monthly Meeting - J. Brent Morris
4 May 2022 Member Expert Luncheon - Colin Moseley
29 Apr 2022 LML golf Old South
19 Apr 2022 LML Book Club - All the Kremlin's men
13 Apr 2022 Monthly Meeting - Michael Williamson
9 Apr 2022 Lowcountry Indivisible Meeting
7 Apr 2022 LML Golf Golden Bear
6 Apr 2022 Member Expert Luncheon - Lee Wilwerding
4 Apr 2022 Monthly Poker Night
25 Mar 2022 LML Golf Oyster Reef
15 Mar 2022 LML Book Club - The Cause
15 Mar 2022 Community Outreach meting
14 Mar 2022 Pub Night
12 Mar 2022 Lowcountry Indivisible Meeting - Catherine Bruce
11 Mar 2022 Liberal Ladies of the Lowcountry
11 Mar 2022 LML Golf Golden Bear
9 Mar 2022 Monthly Meeting - Carolyn Grant
7 Mar 2022 Monthly Poker Night
2 Mar 2022 Member Expert Luncheon - Hon. Robert Beau Patterson
25 Feb 2022 LML Golf Port Royal Robbers Row
22 Feb 2022 LML Book Club - How Democracies Die
18 Feb 2022 World Affairs Council -Trita Parsi
12 Feb 2022 Lowcountry Indivisible Meeting - Voting Rights
10 Feb 2022 LML Golf Oyster Reef
9 Feb 2022 Monthly Meeting - Erin McCoy
8 Feb 2022 Democratic Club South of the Broad - Dr. Annie Andrews
7 Feb 2022 Monthly Poker Night
4 Feb 2022 World Affairs Council - Daniel Ziblatt
2 Feb 2022 Bluffton Democratic Club - Monthly Meeting
2 Feb 2022 Member Expert Luncheon - Lee Faber
28 Jan 2022 LML Golf Dolphin Head
18 Jan 2022 LML Book Club
15 Jan 2022 Lowcountry Indivisible Meeting - Krystal Matthews
13 Jan 2022 LML golf Bear Creek
12 Jan 2022 Monthly Meeting -Beth Young
10 Jan 2022 Pub Night
7 Jan 2022 World Affairs Council
6 Jan 2022 Democracy Not Insurrection Event
13 Dec 2021 Pub Night - Main St. Café & Pub
11 Dec 2021 Lowcountry Indivisible Meeting - Joe Cunningham
11 Dec 2021 Pride Parade and Celebration
10 Dec 2021 LML Golf Oyster Reef
8 Dec 2021 Monthly Meeting - Mia Mcleod
6 Dec 2021 Monthly Poker Night
3 Dec 2021 World Affairs Council - Nury Turkel
1 Dec 2021 Member Expert Luncheon - Ron Devillier
19 Nov 2021 World Affairs Council - Anand Menon
18 Nov 2021 LML Golf Port Royal
16 Nov 2021 Book Club
13 Nov 2021 Lowcountry Indivisible Meeting - Critical Race Theory
10 Nov 2021 Monthly Meeting - Joe Cunningham
10 Nov 2021 League of Women Voters - Redistricting
5 Nov 2021 World Affairs Council - John Tierney
3 Nov 2021 Ethics Society - Genome Editing
3 Nov 2021 Member Expert Luncheon
1 Nov 2021 Monthly Poker Night
29 Oct 2021 LML Golf Dolphin Head
19 Oct 2021 Book Club
14 Oct 2021 LML Golf Indigo Run Golden Bear
13 Oct 2021 Monthly Meeting
12 Oct 2021 Democratic Club South of the Broad
11 Oct 2021 Pub Night at CocoNutz
9 Oct 2021 Lowcoutry Indivisible Meeting
6 Oct 2021 Member Expert Luncheon
4 Oct 2021 Monthly Poker Night CANCELLED
24 Sep 2021 LML Golf Palmetto Hall Arthur Hills
21 Sep 2021 Book Club
13 Sep 2021 Pub Night
11 Sep 2021 Lowcountry Indivisible Zoom Meeting
9 Sep 2021 LML Golf Port Royal Robbers Row
8 Sep 2021 Pub Night
8 Sep 2021 Monthly Meeting
29 Aug 2021 Voter Registration Drive
28 Aug 2021 Voter Registration Drive
21 Aug 2021 Voter Registration Training
17 Aug 2021 Voter Registration Training
17 Aug 2021 Parkway Bridge and Corridor Improvements Open House
16 Aug 2021 Parkway Bridge and Corridor Improvements Open House
16 Aug 2021 Parkway Bridge and Corridor Improvements Open House
12 Aug 2021 LML Golf Shipyard
9 Aug 2021 Pub Night
3 Jul 2021 Investment Club Template
2 Jul 2021 Golf Event Template
1 Jul 2021 Book Club Template
12 May 2021 Monthly Meeting
14 Apr 2021 Monthly Meeting
10 Mar 2021 LML Monthly Meeting
15 Dec 2020 LML Book Club
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