Kiawah Island Digest April 2019 | Page 4

4 | KIAWAH ISLAND DIGEST FEATURED EVENTS A ll KICA members are invited to our favorite annual event, Celebrate Kiawah. This event fills up fast - RSVP by April 11 to attend! OUR WORLD THURSDAYS AT THE SANDCASTLE APRIL 4 | 3 P.M. How Curiosity Enhances Personal Happiness John (Jeb) Hallett, MD, has been curious all his life, exploring the hills of western Virginia as a child, exploring leadership at the US Air Force Academy, and exploring advances in biologic research at Duke Medical School. As a clinical professor at MUSC and chief medical officer at the Roper Saint Francis Heart and Vascular Center, he introduced stem cell therapies that saved diabetic legs. He currently devotes his curiosity to how art appreciation relates to a healthy and healing life. APRIL 11 | 3 P.M. Barbados and the Roots of South Carolina The island of Barbados served as a springboard for the creation of Carolina 350 years ago, and its influence set our community apart from other American colonies. Join College of Charleston Public Library’s historian, Dr. Nic Butler, for an entertaining discussion of the island’s role in shaping early South Carolina and the modern efforts to preserve and promote the legacy of our shared history. APRIL 18 | 3 P.M. Arts in Healing with Katie Hinson Katie Hinson, MPS, LCAT, ATR-BC is a dedicated board-certified art therapist, supervisor, educator, and founder of the Arts in Healing Department at MUSC Health. Katie spent three years working at Rikers Island utilizing art as a healing tool with the incarcerated. She is enlivened by her passion and dedicated to broadening awareness about the Creative Arts Therapies! KIAWAH VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION AND FAIR APRIL 8 | 1-4 P.M. Meet a variety of Kiawah Cares community partners to learn about ongoing or short-term local volunteer opportunities at the Kiawah Cares Volunteer Appreciation and Fair. Kiawah Cares will honor the many amazing volunteers in the community and the Volunteer of the Year will be announced. Visit KiawahCares.org for more info.