33rd Annual Heritage Days Celebration on Historic St. Helena Island in the Gullah/Geechee Nation!

Gullah/Geechee Nation ♦ October 5, 2015 ♦ 7 Comments

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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, 

Saundra Renee Smith

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:

http://gullahgeecheenation.com/2015/10/13/jeff-floyd-speaks-of-the-origins-of-southern-soul-blues-music-on-gullahgeechee-riddim-radio/

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