Hat-pin-ings!

If anyone knows what's "hat-pin ing" around Charleston, it's The Hat Ladies. Thus our Calendar is typically filled with hat wearing opportunities that unite Ladies with one another and connect us to our community. The friendships and self-esteem we pull out of our hats is powerful, while our outreach is meaningful to everyone and everything we touch.

Ladies who love hats who come to Charleston are welcome to join us at our HaT-pin-ings, if prior arrangements are made.

2024

If there's one thing a Hat Lady does NOT want to see hat-pin, it's having something become "old hat." While our 2024 Hat-pin-ings will resemble those of previous years, new ones will be added and others will disappear.

The two most important words are "things change." Certainly over our 23 year history tHAT has been the case...both within our Organization, our Charleston Community, and our world, in general.

Here are those 2024 Hat-pin-ings we are anticipating. Please note they will remain "a work in progress"...just like us! After all, if there's one thing a Hat Lady does NOT want to do it's "hang up her hat!"

And given the RIGHT opportunity we'll do things at the DROP of a hat!

April:

Wednesday, 3rd: Docents for Historic Charleston Foundation Tour of Homes and Gardens; East Bay. 1:30 - 5:30

Saturday, 6th: Docents for Historic Charleston Foundation Tour of Homes and Gardens, East Bay. 1:30 - 5:30

Wednesday, 10th: Docents for Historic Charleston Foundation Tour of Homes and Gardens, Broad Street 1:30 - 5:30

Saturday, 13th: Docents for Historic Charleston Foundation Tour of Homes and Gardens, Broad Street 1:30 - 5:30

NEW: Thursday, 24: Hat Lady Livia Thomas, invites Archie to be Guest Speaker at her Grandson's Scholar Market Event for Compass Collegiate Academy, 34 Race Street (downtown), 10:00-Noon. They would be delighted if Hatsisters could join us. RSVP to me.

May

Saturday, 4th: Kentucky Derby Party at Islander 71 Isle of Palms, 3-8:00 (new location); 3:00 - 8:00

June

Saturday, 1st: Lunch at Tea Room at Grace Episcopal Tea Room and Mouse Beautique, 11:30-1:30

Friday, 28th: Carolina Day. Watch the Parade down Meeting Street (from Washington Park to White Point Gardens, 11:30 -11:45) then enjoy the Program at White Point Gardens (11:45-12:30). Lunch afterward in courtyard of Mills House.

July

Friday, 12th: HaTpy Hour at Marriott (across from Brittlebank Park)..5:30 - 7:30

August:

Saturday, 3rd: Annual Luncheon at Sanctuary on Kiawah, noon - 2:00

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ARCHIVES

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Hat-pin-ings 2022

Hat-pin-ings 2021

We were off to a slow start, as Charleston (and the rest of the world) started recovering from COVID.

Hat-pin-ings 2020

This year COVID effectively canceled all community activities in which The Hat Ladies would have participated. There were, however, some clever events we managed to pull out of our hats. Click on the icon to see what they were.

Hat-pin-ings 2019

Hat-pin-ings 2018

Hat-pin-ings 2017