2017 PIRAT E FEST rrgh y’all!!!! Welcome to the official 13th year of Pirate Fest 2017!! Thanks to certain acts of Mother Nature (that shall not be named), we are so excited that this year’s Pirate Fest is full speed ahead. Not to mention we are due for some booty shaking down A Tybrisa! So let’s get our grog on!! If this is your first year of being part of one of our island’s major events, well then, grab your rum punch, lace up your corset till you can’t breathe, and settle in for a treat and one hell of a ride! Tybee Island’s Pirate Fest is great fun for all ages, young or old. There will be lots of activities for all, not to mention one of the best parades ever! Tybee’s Pirate Fest initially started in 2003 as a family-friendly event to entice visitors to our island in the fall. Over the years it has grown and expanded to include big name musical acts, costumes that are straight out of Pirates of the Caribbean, epic parties for kids and just an overall great time for natives and tourists alike! This year’s Pirate Fest will be held from October 5-8, to include a Buccaneer Ball, where we will crown this year’s King and Queen, a three day festival (Friday thru Sunday), a Pirate Victory Parade (Saturday), live bands, a carnival and lots of activities for the kids. Now on to the King and Queen! I am absolutely delighted to announce this year’s winners of the coveted crowns of the Pirate Fest Royalty (Drum Roll please). The King is Steve Kellam and his lovely wife, Bethany, is the Queen. Congratulations you two!!! I had the opportunity to sit down and get the dirt on Tybee’s latest royal couple. Both Steve and Bethany have lived on Tybee for over 20 years. Even if you have been living under a sand dollar, you should know that the Kellams own Tybee Time Daiquiris & Sports Bar, as well as Doc’s Bar. Both establishments are long time Tybee and represent the good will and good times that the Kellams are all about. Steve and Bethany have been involved with Pirate Fest since nearly the beginning, back in 2003. Both agree that it is a great time and a fun, family-friendly event that brings much needed revenue to the island during our off season, not to mention that Tybee loves a party! They both have great memories of years past. Steve loves the parades, while Bethany is all about the music. Naturally, I had to ask the Steve and Bethany the 4 Questions of Life: Steve: Tybee History: 20 years plus Passion: Working hard, scuba diving, Nascar, music and watching people enjoy life Grown up dream: Enjoying a peaceful happy retirement someday from my iPhone Spirit Animal: A squirrel as they are full of energy, fight hard and store their nuts for winter Bethany: Tybee History: 20 years plus Passion: Enjoying life while helping and serving others Grown up dream: Happy with life Spirit Animal: Worker Bee because I work all the time and if someone messes with me I will sting. Most of all I love “my honey.” And I have a thing for flowers, I’m always taking pictures of them. Steve and Bethany represent true Tybee. Throughout the years, they have both worked hard to contribute to our little piece of paradise and to help where needed. I can’t think of a better couple to be crowned the King and Queen of Pirate Fest 2017!! 8 TYBEE BEACHCOMBER | OCT 2017 By Alaina Loughridge
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