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Gullah Heritage Celebration – Mt Pleasant, SC

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The National Park Service and the Town of Mount Pleasant present a Gullah Heritage Celebration

Ann Caldwell
Ann Caldwell

Gullah Heritage – Ann Caldwell

The National Park Service, in partnership with the Town of Mount Pleasant, is sponsoring a series of free cultural programs at Charles Pinckney National Historic site to celebrate the Gullah Heritage.

The Gullah people of the Lowcountry preserve a culture rich in African influences. Gullah has its own unique culture and its own language. The Gullah culture was developed on plantations in the area where enslaved Africans and African-Americans were the vast majority.
Participants include Ann Caldwell and the Magnolia Singers, spirituals; William Rouse, sweetgrass baskets.

Gullah Heritage Celebration – Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

March 28 at 2:00 p.m.
Charles Pinckney National Historic Site, 1254 Long Point Rd.,
Mt. Pleasant

For more info call (843) 881-5516 and visit www.nps.gov/chpi .

Pet Fest 2009 – Mount Pleasant, SC

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Come to Palmetto Island County Park in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina for a fun-filled weekend for both pets and pet owners.

This is Charleston’s premiere pet festival packed with exhibits, demonstrations, contests, entertainment and pet activities of all kinds.

Some of the highlights include:

  • K9s in Flight Frisbee Dogs & Dock Diving
    Charleston Kennel Club’s Meet the Breed show
    Microchipping Clinic
    Lowcountry Dog Magazine Model contest
    Dog Washing Station

and much, much more…

March 28 10 am – 4 pm and March 29 Noon – 4 pm

For more information, call 843-795-4FUN (4386) or visit pet fest 2009

Savannah Music Festival 2009

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The city of  Savannah has spring fever.  First it’s St Patrick’s Day and the city is taken over by a green, then the city follows up with a classy music festival unlike any other. The Savannah festival is unique, it offers up a buffet of music. There is truly something for everyone, and you really can’t imagine a more appropriate city for such a festival.

The Savannah Festival kicks of on March 19th  and continues thru April 5th, 2009. It’s difficult to give you any guidance as to choice of music. Just take a look at their extensive program and read the information on the festival website, it’s enough to keep you busy for a while.  Click here to visit Savannah Music Festival.

The video below gives you a pretty good idea as well. And if you didn’t know, the festival also made it as the weekly pick for Coastal Companion’s weekly show, the Georgia edition.