Help your neighbor, and celebrate creativity, camellias, seafood in SC Lowcountry

You are invited a fundraiser for Elizabeth Bowen called “A Home of Our Own” to be held Saturday, Feb. 29, from noon until 5 p.m. at Southern Barrel Brewing Company in Bluffton.

Elizabeth, who has Ataxia, has embarked on an “independence project” and needs our help to make this possible. Southern Barrel will donate 10 percent of the afternoon’s proceeds to the fund.

Feb. 29 is also “Rare Disease Day.”

Creative couple

Amy and Lukejohn Dickson, owners of LaSource Home, an award-winning kitchen and bath design firm, and Plantation Interiors, one of the oldest interior design firms on Hilton Head Island, have a passion for design and beautiful products.

On a recent cover of the magazine South, the couple is pictured in a beautiful kitchen they created for clients at Stock Farm in historic Old Town Bluffton.

Amy, a graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design, grew up in Bluffton and for a short time after she graduated from SCAD helped me at my store. I am thrilled for the fabulous couple who have worked hard and found their creative path in life.

Camellia time at Middleton

Middleton Place has over 10,000 camellia plants on its property, some over 220 years old. The plants bloom during the cold part of winter, with thousands of blooms vying to outdo each other in varying hues of red and pink and pristine white.

Through March 14, Camellia Walks are held every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 11 a.m. and last about an hour and a half.

In addition, special camellia items will be for sale in the Museum Shop and Garden Market throughout the blooming season, including plants propagated at Middleton Place.

The plants would be a marvelous present for a special someone.

For reservations, call 843-556-6020 or visit www.middletonplace.org. Middleton Place is located at 4300 Ashley River Road, Charleston, SC 29414.

HHI Seafood Festival

The Hilton Head Island Seafood Festival will be held Feb. 24 - March 1 at various venues around the island. This is a wonderful family-friendly culinary event you won’t want to miss.

For information visit hiltonheadseafoodfestival.com.

Flowertown Festival

The 48th Annual Flowertown Festival will be held April 3-5 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Summerville.

You will enjoy the works of more than 200 artists from all over the country. There will be live entertainment, children’s fun, and fabulous food.

Admission and parking is free for festival-goers. For information, call 843-871-9622 or visit www.summervilleymca.org.