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33rd Annual Heritage Days Celebration!
Email Heritage@penncenter.com for more details.
“Sea Island Roots: A Celebration of Reconnection”
33rd Annual Heritage Days All Access Passes
will include
Tours of the York W. Bailey Museum daily
Thursday
- Opening Ceremony & Founders Memorial
- A Taste of the Sea Islands
- “Road to Remembrance” play
- Traditional Prayer Service at historic Brick Baptist Church
- Artist of the Year Wine and Cheese Reception with St. Helena Island Gullah/Geechee Native artist,
Friday-Youth Education and Famlee Fun Day
- The Lighthouse Theater Puppet Show
- Gullah Roots Village
- Artists & Authors Row
- College Fair
- “Sankofa Slave Artifacts Exhibition”
- Researching Gullah/Geechee Roots Genealogy Symposium
To hear more about the work of featured presenter, Michael W. Twitty:
http://gullahgeecheenation.com/2015/10/27/gullahgeechee-foodways-and-heritage-days/
- Sea Island Scenes Film Festival
- Juke Joint Jam featuring Southern Soul Blues Artist Jeff Floyd, Gentlemen of Distinction, and DJ Kwame Sha
Tune in to learn more about the history of Jeff Floyd’s journey as a musical artist:
Saturday-Heritage Days Main Stage
- Heritage Days Parade
- Artists & Authors Row
- Slave Artifacts Exhibition
- MC Dr. Amir Jamal Toure
- Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation
- WoSe of Charleston
- R & B Recording Artists, Latrese Bush and Noel Gourdin
- African Dancing and Drumming troupe, Wona Womalan
- The Learning Tree
- Gullah/Geechee Storyteller Louise Miller Cohen
and more
- Sea Island Film Festival in the St. Helena Branch Library
- Heritage Day Greek Step Show at Beaufort High School
- Soul Slide Dance at Frissell Community House
Tune in to hear Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation give background on this historic celebration on Gullah/Geechee Riddim Radio:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/gullahgeechee/2015/11/03/sea-island-roots-a-celebration-of-gullahgeechee-reconnection
Obtain your VIP All Access Pass and tickets to individual activities in advance here->
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/33rd-annual-heritage-days-celebration-tickets-18887355589
If you would like to download a booklet with all the Heritage Days Highlights,
please go to
Contact heritage@penncenter.com or (843) 838-2432 for more details.
www.penncenter.com
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