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Sidewalk Sale – Summerville, South Carolina

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Recharge after the holidays! Merchants in Summerville, SC, will be opening their doors and displaying wares outside on Saturday, Jan. 26 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Historic Downtown Summerville.

Participating merchants are:

·Carolina Memories, 805 North Cedar Street, 843-875-6240

·Community Christian Store, 118A East Richardson Avenue, 843-871-1225

·East Winds, 134 South Main Street, 843-875-8985

· In High Cotton, 126 South Main Street, 843-875-7922

· Maggie Rose, 130 South Main Street, 843-871-6745

· Marigold’s Home and Vintage Treasures, 102 Short Central Avenue, 843-851-2828

· Ooh La La Beauty Boutique, 208 South Magnolia Street, 843-813-0077

· People, Places and Quilts, 129 West Richardson Avenue, 843-871-8872

· Piazza Home, 117 Short Central Avenue, 843-873-8015

· Sarah’s View, 117 East Richardson Avenue, 843-832-3800

· Teal, A Swanky Boutique, 143 Short Central Avenue, 843-851-8470

· The Finishing Touch, 100 South Main Street, 843-873-8212

· This Whole House, 106 East Doty Avenue, 843-851-8030

· Top Drawer Accoutrements, Inc., 106 East Doty Street, 843-276-3394

· Under the Palm, 100 Central Avenue, 843-261-7256

For more information, call co-chairs, Debbie Maccario at 871-6745 and Heather Leiterman at 873-8212 or contact the Summerville D.R.E.A.M. office at 821-7260.

Charleston Boat Show This Weekend

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This event is the Lowcountry’s biggest boat show and sale featuring more than 90 boat lines representing the latest models, many offered at discount prices. Thirty of the region’s leading dealers will be on-site to showcase a multitude of powerboats including: sport cruisers, motor and express yachts, sport fishing boats, center console fishing boats, bass boats, bow riders, deck and aluminum boats, ski and pontoon boats, runabouts, bay boats, shallow water flat skiffs and family cruisers.

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Lowcountry Blues Bash Comes to Charleston

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Blues fans and music lovers are in for a treat at the 18th Annual Lowcountry Blues Bash to be held in historic Charleston, SC, from February 8-17. For 10 days, artists like Wanda Johnson and Shrimp City Slim, The King Bees, Juke Joint Johnny, Studebaker John & The Hawks, Alberta Adams and Creole Zydeco Farmers will entertain in 18 different venues. Forty-five acts in 80 shows plus three open All-Star Blues Jams are planned with legends, veterans and promising new artists all lending their talents. Shows are pay-as-you-go with cover charges ranging from $3-$15. More than half of the events are free. Log on to bluesbash.com for more information.
Read our previous post about the Blues Bash in Charleston.

Gullah Heriatage at Brookgreen Gardens, Murrells Inlet – South Carolina

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NEW EDUCATIONAL DISPLAY AT BROOKGREEN GARDENS
INFORMS ABOUT GULLAH HERITAGE
Murrells Inlet, SC- “Cross-Continental Cultural Connections” educational display showcases stunning artifacts about Gullah and West African cultures.  The exhibit opened on Monday, January 14 and runs through March 30 in the Wall Lowcountry Center at Brookgreen Gardens. The exhibit  is free with Garden admission.

“The display is informative and visually appealing and includes artifacts by two Gullah folk artists of Pawleys Island,” said coordinator Ron Daise.  Daise is Brookgreen’s Vice President for Creative Education and a Commissioner with the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor.  “It features handsome walking sticks carved by Franklin Reed of Parkersville Road and a Gullah strip quilt by Bunny Rodrigues of Gullah O’oman Shop and Museum.  These and other Gullah artifacts complement ones that parallel West African cultural linkages in customs, heritage, slavery, and spirituality.  Intricately hand-carved West African gourds and stools and colorful fabric arts also are displayed.”

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