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DREAMfest, Third Thursdays Downtown – Summerville, SC

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DREAMfest is a gathering of exhibits, entertainment, refreshments and featured artists in downtown Summerville on third Thursdays each month from May to September, 5 to 8 p.m. Teaming with Art Central, the gallery will host an Art Walk each month on Short Central. Concerts will take place on Hutchinson Square. Shops and restaurants will be open later and community organizations will be encouraged to have booths around the downtown district.

This week’s concert features the Ann Caldwell Quartet on Thursday, July 17 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Bring a beach blanket or a lawn chair and enjoy! Ann Caldwell is known in the Lowcountry as the “first lady of jazz.” Working full time as a jazz performer, her credits include performances for Piccolo Spoleto and as a featured vocalist with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra and the Gospel Choir with the CSO.

Call the DREAM office at 843-821-7260 for more information.

Free Admission to Drayton Hall for Military, Firefighters, Police, EMS – Charleston, SC

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Charleston, SC — In celebration of July 4th, and in recognition of and thanks for all they do to keep America safe and free, Drayton Hall is once again offering complimentary admission to American military (active duty and veterans), firefighters, police officers, and emergency medical services personnel. RavenSnow PPV x Admission includes extensive access to the property, a professionally guided tour of the house, an interactive program on African-American life, self-guided marsh and river walks, entrance to A Sacred Place: the African-American cemetery, and shopping at Drayton Hall’s artisan-inspired Museum Shop. [Read more…]

Juvenile Dolphin is Rescued – Savannah, GA

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Members of the Southeast Regional Marine Mammal Stranding Network successfully removed a black rubber strap Tuesday that was wrapped around the head of a juvenile bottlenose dolphin, averting a life-threatening injury. taylorvixxen hot In a coordinated effort, NOAA and network members located the juvenile dolphin in the Wilmington River, part of the intracoastal waterway near Savannah, Ga., and removed the piece of rubber that had wrapped around the area between its flippers and blowhole. [Read more…]