The Old Florida Museum is offering its first Black History Home School Experience on Monday, February 4, 2008. This streamlined version of the popular educational programs for school groups focuses on the rich heritage of African-Americans and the crucial roles they played during often-overlooked periods of Black history.
Secrets of the Amazon – Charleston, SC
Time is running out to discover the Amazon at the Aquarium’s changing exhibit, Secrets of the Amazon! The exhibit, honoring the mysterious countries of the Amazon, features a piranha, an anteater, four-eye fish, an anaconda, poison dart frogs and a variety of other exotic South American animals. All of the excitement of the foreign lands of South America will only be at the Aquarium until December 31. Don’t miss your last opportunity to discover the Secrets of the Amazon! To learn more about Secrets of the Amazon visit scaquarium.org
Gibbes Museum of Art Announces Southern Art Prize – Charleston, SC
Elizabeth and Mallory Factor Prize for Southern Art
to be Awarded Annually
(Charleston, SC) – The Gibbes Museum of Art is pleased to announce the establishment of the Elizabeth and Mallory Factor Prize for Southern Art. The Factor Prize, to be given annually with a cash prize of $10,000, will acknowledge an artist whose work contributes to a new understanding of the South. The Factor Prize will represent the most generous prize of its type in the region.
Space Shuttle Atlantis for Saturday?
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The launch of NASA’s space shuttle Atlantis will take place no earlier than Saturday, Dec. 8, at 3:43 p.m. EST. Thursday’s scheduled liftoff from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Fla., was postponed because of a problem with a fuel cutoff sensor system inside the shuttle’s external fuel tank.
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Holiday Movies by the Ocean – Charleston, South Carolina
Get in the holiday beach spirit with an outdoor movie on the oceanfront Grand Pavilion. Movies are Saturday nights until December 22 and begin at 6:30 p.m. Curl up with a blanket and watch holiday classics. Movie is complimentary and refreshments available for purchase.
Wild Dunes Grand Pavilion