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Holiday Decorations at the Joseph Manigault House

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It’s the beginning of the holiday season and on December 6th the Joseph Manigault House in Charleston opens its doors for the special holidays decorations tour. The Garden Club of Charleston has helped decorate this beautiful house with creative arrangements, using only live plant materials that would have been available in the Lowcountry during the 19th century. The theme for this year is “Celebrating the Holidays with the Manigault Family.” Visitors may view the holiday decorations as part of the regular public tour.
December 6-31. Mon-Sat 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sun 1:00-5:00 p.m.
FREE for Museum members and FREE with admission ($10/adults, $5/children, under 3 free)

For more information contact The Charleston Museum, 360 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC 29403
(843) 722-2996
www.charlestonmuseum.org

Modern Masters Live Art Auction in Jacksonville

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Featuring the original printmaking of Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, Salvador Dali, Andy Warhol, Henri Matisse, Georges Braque and others — all master painters who experimented with various forms of cutting edge printmaking – LIVE AUCTION BROUGHT BY THE OFFICIAL, TIME HONORED & FULLY AUTHENTICATED MASTER-WORKS REPRESENTATIVES AFNA.

MODERN MASTERS ~ LIVE ART AUCTION takes place on Thursday, December 4th
Previews: 6-7 PM. Auction: 7-9pm
A portion of the proceeds from this event will benefit The Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville

R. Roberts Gallery, 3606 St. Johns Ave., Jacksonville, FL 32205
(904) 388-1188
www.rrobertsgallery.com

Arts & Craft Show at MOSH in Jacksonville

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Don’t miss MOSH’s First Annual Arts & Crafts Show! Local vendors will set up booths where they will sell hand-crafted, artistic creations and art. For example ceramics, stationary and cards, floral arrangements, glassware, and jewelry. The Museum will also have representatives from the Pampered Chef, Arbonne International, Premier Jewelry and Tupperware. The event will be from 10 a.m. Pepe bryce dallas howard nude ilpepe36 to 4 p.m., and is included with Museum admission and the “Breakfast with Santa” event cost.

MOSH Arts & Crafts Show on December 6h from 10 am – 4 pm. Visit the Museum of Science and History for more information.

Sunday Family Free at MOCA – Jacksonville, Florida

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Take a break from the holiday shopping on Sunday with your family and do something different. From 12.00 – 4.00 pm the family can go to the Museum of Contemporary Art, MOCA, for free. Children under the age of 18 and accompanying adults are free thanks to the sponsorship from Bank of America.
So if you haven’t been to the museum, why not check it out on Sunday.

Award-winning Documentary Screening – Jacksonville, Fl

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The Award-winning Documentary “Africa’s Daughters” is screening on December 7th at the San Marco Theater in Jacksonville.
This documentary is the winner of the Atlanta Film Festival’s Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Documentary, “Africa’s Daughters” . The film captures the inspiring journey of two Ugandan girls with one big dream: to lift themselves and their families out of poverty.

Local filmmaker Natalie Halpern will be present at the screening and available for a Q&A afterwards.
Tickets are $10, and the money will go to help Ruth and Hoctavia, the two girls in the film, pay for college in Uganda. Visit the website for more information.