Join the St. Helena Island Gullah/Geechee Family at the Heritage Days Celebration 2014!
Thursday, November 6, 2014
9 am to 10 pm Tours of the York W. Bailey Museum
3-5 pm Opening Ceremony & Founders’ Memorial
5-8:30 pm “Taste of the Sea Islands” at Campbell Cafeteria
6-7 pm “Road to Remembrance” at Frissell Community House
7-8 pm Traditional Praise Service at Bethesda Christian Center
8-10 pm Wine & Cheese Exhibition Opening at York W. Bailey Museum featuring
Artist of the Year
Sonja Griffin Evans
View the Gullah/Geechee TV interview with the Artist of the Year and the Saturday presentation by Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation:
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Friday, November 7th and Saturday, November 8th
Artists & Authors Row at the Gullah Roots Village
featuring
Jewelry Maker Rose Willis
Artists Saundra Renee Smith
Artists Marquita Willis
Painter Claudette Walker
Painter Geraldine Smith
Painter Gwen Williams
Author Stanley White
Folk Artist Bruce ingram
Gullah Wood Burner Minister Johnnie Simmons
Quilter Bridgett Murray
Sweetgrass Basket Maker Michael Smalls
Artist Christopher Smalls
Quilter Lynn Smalls
Quilter Georgia Givens
Gullah/Geechee Traditional Quilter Carolee Holmes Brown
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Friday, November 7, 2014
9 am to 9 pm Tours of the York W. Bailey Museum
9 am-1 pm “Landowners, Farmers & Heirs Property” Workshop in Frissell Hall
3-5 pm Heritage Symposium: “Penn Center: A History Preserved” in Darrah Hall
5-10 pm Vendors Village Family Celebration featuring music by DJ Sporty with De Sugga Shack
5-10 pm “Juke Joint Jam” in Darrah Hall (ADULTS ONLY)
featuring
Legendary Blues Artist Roy C
and a Tribute to James Brown
with DJ Sweet Music Man
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Saturday, November 8, 2014
8 am-10 am Highway 21/Sea Island Parkway is CLOSED!
9 am to 4 pm Dr. Martin Luther King Drive is CLOSED!
Take Highway 21 to Ball Park Road and make a right. Proceed to Ernest Drive and make a right. Take Penn Center Drive to the campus.
9 am-10 am Heritage Days Parade
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9 am to 5 pm Tours of the York W. Bailey Museum
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Author Talks in Frissell Community House
11-11:30 am
David Grim, “Swift Currents” Author Talk
12:30-1 pm
Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation “Gullah/Geechee: Africa’s Seeds in the Winds of the Diaspora”
2:30-3 pm
Lynn Markovich Bryant, “Say It Loud, I’m Black and I’m Proud Wished the White Girl” Author Talk
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CENTER STAGE
11:00 AM—11:40 Honors Program with MC Daryl Jamison
11:40-11:50 Queen Quet Welcome Address
Noon to 5 pm
Heritage Days Center Stage with MC Martha Cooper Hudson
LADDE- LOWCOUNTRY AFRICAN DRUMMERS & DANCE ENSEMBLE
BRUCE INGRAM–Freedman Re-Enactor
DR. LONNIE BUNCH—SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE-NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE
THE LEARNING TREE PREP SCHOOL
AUNT PEARLIE SUE & THE GULLAH KINFOLK
WONA WOMALAN
QUEEN QUET-”WEBE GULLAH/GEECHEE HISTO-MUSICAL” PRESENTATION

Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation presents “Pun de Plantation” at the 30th Annual Heritage Days Celebration at Penn Center, Inc. on historic St. Helena Island, SC in the Gullah/Geechee Nation.
FINESSSE –Motivational Hip Hop Duo with Trey Nelson & Christopher Bacon of SC State University
SPIRIT OF EXCELLENCE-Vocal Performance
SCOTT ALLEN GIBBS-Vocal Performance
RON DAISE – Vocal Performance w/Family Slide Dancers
MAHOGANEE –Finale Vocal Performance
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1st ANNUAL HERITAGE GREEK STEP SHOW
Beaufort High School Gymnasium
Doors Open at 6 pm • Show Begins at 7 pm
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SOUL SLIDE DANCE
Frissell Community House
8 pm-until
TUNE IN TO ALL THE DETAILS HERE->http://www.blogtalkradio.com/gullahgeechee/2014/11/04/harmony-of-heritage-days-gullahgeechee-celebration-pun-st-helena
For Tickets and All Access Passes call (843) 838-2432.
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Get a taste of some Gullah Geechee culture.