Gullah/Geechee Nation Springs into Saturday Celebrations!

Gullah/Geechee Nation ♦ April 3, 2018 ♦ 2 Comments

Cum jayn de Gullah/Geechee Famlee een GA and SC disya April ebee Satdee!  The Gullah/Geechee Nation will be welcoming guests from all over the world this April as they host these annual spring celebrations each Saturday:

• Saturday, April 7, 2018 from 10 am to 3 pm “Gullah/Geechee Gold Rice Festival” at the St. Helena Island Community Market

This event will be a celebration filled with food, music, and family fun.  Come out and enjoy dancing to music by DJ Kwame Sha of All Mobile Productions™ (AMP™) while dining on traditional Gullah/Geechee rice dishes prepared by Gullah/Geechee Chefs Benjamin Dennis and Carolee Holmes Brown.   There will be a number of other Gullah/Geechee crafts items, books, CDs, DVDs, clothing and more on sale.   There will be traditional games for the entire family.  Cum fa jayn we fa de fuss “Gullah/Geechee Rice Fest” and yeddi bout de richness ob who de #GullahGeechee be!

• Saturday, April 14, 2018 from 11 am to 5 pm “Coastal Cultures Conference 2018”

This is the annual conference sponsored by the Gullah/Geechee Sustainability Think Tank.” This year the conference returns to Hunting Island, SC and will be a living laboratory focused on emergency preparedness and cultural heritage continuation.  There entire event is interactive along the shoreline including engagements with the Gullah/Geechee Fishing Association members.

Registration is required in advance at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/coastal-cultures-conference-2018-emergency-preparedness-and-cultural-continuation-in-coastal-tickets-41538499771

• Saturday, April 21, 2018 “The Gathering at Geechee Kunda“

This annual event at Geechee Kunda is for the entire family.  Cum jayn we!

• Saturday, April 28, 2018 “Gullah Research Day“

The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is a member of the Gullah/Geechee Sustainability Think Tank.  They will host a celebration with the Gullah/Geechee community on Johns Island to share the research outcomes that they have had.  The entire day is free and there will be food and fun for the family.

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