If you are interested in quilting and quilts, this exhibit will be a great inspiration for new ideas.
As part of an ongoing rotation of quilts from the Charleston Museum’s permanent textile collection, the Museum has eleven new quilts on exhibit. Spanning over 150 years of Charleston quiltmaking, each piece offers a unique interpretation of a floral theme. Nature was a constant source of inspiration for quilters, and especially Charleston quilters. All types of flowers became the subject of quilt patterns – pieced, appliquéd and embroidered. These floral quilts will be “in bloom” through the end of 2008. For more information, please call 722-2996 or visit www.charlestonmuseum.org [Read more…]
Gullah Geechee Nation International Music and Movement Festival – Charleston, SC
Gullah/Geechee Artisans Reconnect Culture Through Crafts
The Gullah/Geechee Nation International Music & Movement Festivalâ„¢ brings together authentic Gullah/Geechee artists from North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida in a major showcase of the artistic skills of Gullah/Geechees that teach how their visual arts, music, dances, and songs connect to their ancestry in Africa. Over the course of three days in historic Charleston, SC in the Gullah/Geechee Nation, people will be able to purchase traditional items and participate in a number of performances and interactive educational workshops. The events will be at different locations on Friday, August 22, 2008. However, the main events will be held Saturday, August 23, 2008 and Sunday, August 24, 2008 at the Charleston Maritime Center at 10 Wharfside Drive from Noon to 7 pm.
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Wine Strolls in the Gardens – Charleston, SC
There is simply no better way to spend a relaxing summer evening in Charleston than taking a stroll through the beautiful Middleton Place gardens with a glass of wine! The Summer Wine Strolls continue every Wednesday, 5:30 – 7:00 pm. Enjoy wine tasting in the gardens, paired with a variety of cheeses. Two convenient tasting tables are available each week in a different garden location. Tastings are $10 per person.
For more information, please visit www.middletonplace.org or call (800) 782-3608
Plymouth Fife & Drum Corps Comes to Charleston, SC
For the first time ever, the talented group Plymouth Fife & Drum Corps is coming to Patriots Point on Charleston Harbor, Sunday, August 10, 2008 at 11:00 am. Performances will take place on the flight deck of the historic World War II aircraft carrier USS Yorktown at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum.
The Story of The Ship That Would Not Die – Charleston, SC
She’s called The Ship That Would Not Die and the weekend of August 8-10, 2008 visitors to Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum on Charleston Harbor will have the chance to see the destroyer USS Laffey in a whole new way!
WWII era living historians will be aboard the famous destroyer to greet visitors, talk about the ship and tell the story of how Laffey earned the nickname The Ship That Would Not Die.
Laffey and her crew were the target of one of the most ferocious enemy aerial attacks in all of WWII. The April 16, 1945 attack off the island of Okinawa crippled the ship leaving nearly a third of the crew dead or wounded. The living historians aboard Laffey will explain to visitors how the ship, not only managed to survive, but mounted an extraordinary counter attack.