The monthly First Thursdays Art Market and the weekly, seasonal Farmers & Makers Market have both awakened to more color, more life than ever with the coming of Spring.

Beginning its eighth season, the Farmers & Makers Market presents more fresh, local produce, more seafood, more breads and cheeses, and more crafts and artisans than ever before.

The decision to add more color to the sun-kissed plaza of The Shops at Sea Pines Center traces back to the founder’s original vision for Sea Pines.

Beginning with the First Thursdays Art Market of March 4, the exhibits will include accomplished local artists from all around the area.

More fresh, local produce; more seafood; more breads and cheeses; more crafts and more artisans will be on display, Tuesdays from March 16 til fall.

Some new friends from Pockets Full of Sunshine are helping to hurry the warmth back into the plaza now, in February, when we appreciate it most.

The reminder we get when we visit The Shops at Sea Pines Center – whether for an occasion, a special gift, or an everyday errand – is finding that we are among friends. More than ever, we are grateful for that.

The insight of combining elegance and access, evident throughout the Sea Pines Resort, is an example of what the world’s leading designers call “considerate design.”

The plaza at The Shops at Sea Pines Center has been called sometimes one of Sea Pines’ best kept secrets, because it’s not obvious to passers-by on Lighthouse Road.

The Sea Pines attraction that became famous the fastest was golf. Sea Pines as a golf resort quickly took its place among the world-renowned.