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Archives for July 2008

Amelia Island Storytelling in Jacksonville, Florida

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Amelia Island Hosts Storytelling Event in Jacksonville
Children experience 1880’s through First Person Character

AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. (July 28, 2008) – The Amelia Island Tourist Development Council (TDC) is hosting a free storytelling event for children (ages six and up) on Tuesday, August 12 at 2:30 p.m. in the Children’s area of the Mandarin Branch of the Jacksonville Public Library (3330 Kori Road). Designed to entertain and educate children about Northeast Florida in the 1880s, the event will feature Amelia Island resident and author, Dickie Anderson, portraying Emma Goddard, a Victorian lady visiting Amelia Island in 1882.

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Launch Party and Summer Benefit – Charleston Food and Wine

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Get a plate full of tasty details for the upcoming fourth annual Charleston
Food + Wine Festival, scheduled for March 5-8, 2009. A Taste of the Festival hosted by Bridgeside Events, includes a sampling from Charleston’s top chefs representing the Festival’s signature events along with specialty beverages, wine pairings and the announcement of the upcoming schedule. Featured chefs include Craig Deihl (Cypress), Lance Howard (Locklear’s), M. Kelly Wilson (Cypress), and Jimmy Hagood (Food for the Southern Soul).

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Shark Week at the South Carolina Aquarium – Charleston, SC

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All things shark takes place during this week long celebration of Discovery Channel’s Shark Week with the South Carolina Aquarium. Families can discover the truth about sharks as they sit in on shark themed educational shows and interactive activities. Test your shark talent in the special interactive game show, Shark Bytes. Watch scuba divers swim with sharks in the Aquarium’s largest exhibit, the Great Ocean Tank. The Shark Week takes place July 27 – August 3, 2008.

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Interactive Rice Harvest – Charleston, SC

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Its harvest time on Middleton Place plantation. Join a costumed interpreter at the rice field overlook as he describes and demonstrates how Carolina Gold rice was harvested on Low Country plantations. This interactive program will also enable participants to understand how the grain went from the field to the plate as they learn about the laborious task of processing the grain after harvest. Regular Admission. (843) 556-6020
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Remember to Top Off Summer with Beach, Boogie & BBQ – Myrtle Beach, SC

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Come to Myrtle Beach for Labor day Weekend and visit the Beach, Boogie & BBQ Festival a grand finale for the summer of 2008.  Enjoy live bands, hot celebrities, Kids Zone rides and activities, boat rides on the lake, Wheels at the Beach classic car show, arts and crafts, food concessions, 2008 Ford Focus car giveaway, IFOCE Eating Competition, a new 5K Run/Walk and a sanctioned S.C. barbecue competition. Bring lawn chairs or blankets and head to Grand Park across from The Market Common August 29-30 for this free event!