Come enjoy some toddler time with your child (ages 3 to 5) as we read a story and make a Father’s Day craft for Dads! June 12, 2008 from 10 a.m. – 12 Noon
Program fee: $5. Pre-registration: Tuesday, June 10, 2008
We will meet at the Interpretive Center. This event is for children ages 3 to 5 with an adult.
Old Santee Canal Park, 900 Stony Landing Road
Call 843-899-5200 for more information or visit the website www.oldsanteecanalpark.org
Reggae Nights Concert Series – Charleston, SC
Good Music. Good Vibes. The Reggae Nights Summer Concert Series features traditional old school roots reggae with a new school attitude in a beautiful outdoor setting. Bring your chairs or blanket. Gates open at 7:30pm. Music begins at 8:30pm. Food, beverages, & souvenirs will be available for purchase on-site.
Hope Massive – Saturday, June 21
James Island County Park
Eclectic Roots Ensemble – Saturday, July 19
James Island County Park
Dubconcious – Saturday, August 16
James Island County Park
Mystic Vibrations – Saturday, September 20
N. Charleston Wannamaker County Park
Tickets: $6: Free: Ages 12 & Under
For More Information, Call 843-795-4386
Visit the website for more information.
Sweetgrass Cultural Arts Festival – Mount Pleasant, SC
The highly anticipated Sweetgrass Festival will celebrate the rich Gullah/Geechee cultural heritage and provides the most extensive showcase of sweetgrass baskets in the Lowcountry area.
This year’s event features an assortment of unique handmade arts, crafts and paintings, live performances, and the preview of a new video documentary about sweetgrass basketry. Festival-goers will enjoy two days filled with entertainment that includes gospel songs and praise dance, storytelling and Gullah/Geechee skits, basket-making demonstrations and the Adande African Drummers and Dancers. Visitors will be treated to a variety of authentic Gullah cuisine, classic barbecue, fish, chicken and beverages offered for sale by more than 15 Lowcountry restaurants and food vendors. Children and adults will enjoy family-friendly activities that include clowns, face painting, magical tricks and a disappearing act performed by Houdini the magician.
8th Annual ALS H.O.P.E. Race – Isle of Palms, SC
The 8th Annual ALS H.O.P.E. Race is a 5K Run/Walk organized by the Physical Therapy Class of 2009 at the Medical University of South Carolina
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Yo Art Project at the Library – Charleston, SC
The Palmetto Project presents an exhibition of photo works and posters by kids ages 6 – 15 from the Meeting Street Manor and Bridgeview Public Housing Residence. These photos and posters illustrate the children’s individual creativity as well as their insight into their community. There will be a reception Sunday, May 18 from 3 – 5 p.m. with refreshments and a multimedia presentation. The Yo Art Project is a facet of Palmetto Project programs and is presented in partnership with the City of Charleston Housing Authority, the Charleston Recreation Department, the City of Charleston’s Office of Cultural Affairs, and the Charleston County Main Library.
May 16 – June 16 at Main Library – 68 Calhoun Street, downtown: 805-6930