The official outreach festival to Spoleto Festival USA, Piccolo Spoleto features artists from the Southeastern United States in all areas of performing, literary and visual arts – classical music, jazz, dance, theater, poetry readings, children’s activities and more.
www.piccolospoleto.com
Women’s Fishing 101 – Charleston, SC
The Women’s 101 Light Tackle Fishing Class will be in West Ashley on Saturday June 7th, 9:00am – 3:00pm, and includes all equipment and lunch. Bebe will cover the basics from the beginning!
Please email Daniel@thecharlestonangler.com or call 884-2095 to register.
The Charleston Angler, 654 St. Andrews Blvd., Charleston, South Carolina
Phone: 843-571-3899
www.thecharlestonangler.com
Governor’s Cup Billfishing Series
Governor’s Cup Billfishing Series: Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina Billfish Tournament
The Governor’s Cup Billfishing Series is an annual, umbrella event encompassing many of South Carolina’s billfish tournaments. A concept of former S.C. Governor Carroll A. Campbell, the Series is designed to promote the state’s billfishing tournament industry, increase coastal tourism and encourage the conservation of ocean pelagic fish species through tag and release of billfish. Boats participating in the series amass points for billfish either landed or released. Anglers compete for three major awards: Outstanding Billfish (single heaviest billfish), Outstanding Billfish Boat (most accumulated points) and Outstanding Billfish Conservationist (most points for released fish). Only one point per pound is awarded for billfish landed. 600 release points are awarded for blue marlin, 300 points for white marlin, and 200 points for sailfish.
Awards are given for the outstanding tuna, dolphin and wahoo, and female and youth angler awards are also presented. Prior to the Governor’s Cup, less than ten percent of billfish caught were released. Inspired by the conservation message of the Series, anglers are now releasing record numbers of billfish caught in South Carolina waters. By encouraging billfish release, the Series has focused attention on the sharp decline of Atlantic billfish and encouraged conservation of all marine resources.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the SCGC Series
- May 28 – 31: 41st Annual Georgetown Blue Marlin Tournament
- June 25 – 28: Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina Billfish Tournament
- July 9 – 12: HMY/Viking Megadock Billfishing Tournament
- July 23 – 26: Bohicket Marina Invitational Billfish Tournament
The Landscape of Slavery – Charleston, SC
The Landscape of Slavery:
Tour and Landscape Walk at Drayton Hall
In association with The Gibbes Museum of Arts’s exhibit entitled The Landscape of Slavery: The Plantation in American Art, this in-depth guided tour will explore existing landscape features, archaeological sites, maps, and documents, to reveal the actual landscape of slavery as it existed centuries ago.
Exploration and Discovery in the New World – Charleston, SC
Staking a Claim: Exploration and Discovery in the New World
Before the colonists settled Carolina, several adventurers had explored the coast in search of a suitable settlement site. On these voyages the explorers sent back glowing accounts of the beauty and bounty of what would become Carolina. Join us for our June Festival “Staking a Claim: Exploration and Discovery in the New World†and walk in the footsteps of the first South Carolinians. Embrace your adventurous spirit as you learn the skills of nautical navigation and embark on an orienteering course. Learn how land disputes between European countries posed a threat to colonists and how individual land disputes made the surveyor’s occupation a high pressure job. Leave your world behind and explore the past at Charles Towne Landing. Event Hours: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site
www.charlestowne.org