Highlighting the book festival in St Augustine, a fashion show in Jacksonville, and a tour of St Augustine lighthouse
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South Carolina Weekly 3708
This show is for events in coastal South Carolina, highlighting the Pawleys Island Festival and Shrimpin and Shaggin in Charleston.
Shrimpin’ & Shaggin’ at Charleston Maritime Center
Put on your dancing shoes and bring the family to the 3rd Annual Shrimpin’ & Shaggin’ Festival. Festival goers will delight in fresh served local shrimp dishes while listening to the classic beach music sounds of the Original TAMS… There will also be a jump castle, critters from the SC Aquarium, face painting from Merry Making Face and Body Paint and rides on The Thriller speed boat. You can also park in Mt. Pleasant and catch a discounted ride from the Charleston Water Taxi www.charlestonwatertaxi.com.
Shrimpin’ & Shaggin’ has become a new lowcountry tradition that promises to bring out all that is good about our area. Proceeds from the event go to the SC Shrimpers Association, National Association of Caterers Scholarships for local culinary students and members and this year a portion of proceeds will also go to the Spirit of South Carolina.
Schedule
11:00 DJ Jim Bowers playing all the hits
1:00 Shrimp Dish Contest
1:30 The TAMS take the stage
2:30 Dance Contest
3:00 The TAMS
Food, Wine, Miller Chill , FireFly Sweet Tea Vodka will be available for purchase all day.
Advance tickets available at area BI-LO stores
Advance $9, $10 at the door and children under 10 are free
For more information visit www.shrimpin.info
State Park Hosts Union Garrison at Fort Clinch
-Visitors invited to interpretive program portraying soldier’s life in 1864-
FERNANDINA BEACH – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Fort Clinch State Park will host a Union Garrison event on Saturday, October 4 and Sunday, October 5. The event will feature soldiers in period costume involved in marching drills, cooking and daily activities, allowing visitors to interact with living historians and experience life in the fort as it was in 1864.
For additional information, contact the park at (904) 277-7274 or visit www.FloridaStateParks.org.
The event will take place:
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 4, 2008
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 5, 2008
Fort Clinch State Park, 2601 Atlantic Avenue, Fernandina Beach, Florida