Events
Sweetgrass Basket Making Class - May 11th
Make a traditional sweetgrass basket with your own hands under the guidance of master basket maker Vera Manigault on Saturday, May 11th, from 11 am to 1 pm ET at the Gullah Museum in Georgetown, SC. Vera's family has created these vessels of memory for eight generations. Gullah Geechees have made sweetgrass baskets for centuries in a style that is identical to the coil baskets of West and Central Africa. The class fee is $60—all materials needed to make a basket are included. The maximum number of participants is 14 .Here is the link to buy tickets :
Book Talk and Signing with Author Ron Daise - May 10th
Book The Gullah Museum in Georgetown, SC will host a book talk and signing with Author and Gullah Cultural Interpreter, Ron Daise, for his new novel, “Raptors in the Ricelands,” on May 10th at 5:30 p.m.
Ron Daise, a son of St. Helena Island, SC, is an author, performing artist, educator, and cultural interpreter. His productions and recordings about Gullah heritage began after the publication of his first book, “Reminiscences of Sea Island Heritage”, in 1986. Daise is known by many as ‘Mr. Ron’ from Gullah Gullah Island, a the Nick Jr. TV award-winning children’s program of the 1990s. Daise also is a former chairman of the federal Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission and currently serves on the Charles Joyner Institute for Gullah and African Diaspora Studies Advisory Board.
His most recent publication, Raptors in the Ricelands, by Belle Isle Books, takes place in the twenty-first century fictional community of Georgetown, SC, where revealing family secrets and conflicts that challenge cultural beliefs arise as the story unfolds. Conveyed in four acts and with chapter names that follow the production stages of Carolina Gold Rice, Raptors in the Ricelands spans the future, the present, and the past, and fosters a message of connection with African diasporic communities around the globe.
Come enjoy an inspiring reading of excerpts and a slice of Mr. Ron’s Gullahlicious Pound Cakes! This event is presented by the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor NHA and The Gullah Geechee Chamber of Commerce - Georgetown, SC!
A FREE copy of this book will be provided to the 1st fifteen individuals/families to register for event! Registration is NOT REQUIRED for general entry.
Sweetgrass Basket Making Class - July 13th
Make a traditional sweetgrass basket with your own hands under the guidance of master basket maker Vera Manigault on Saturday, May 13th, from 11 am to 1 pm ET at the Gullah Museum in Georgetown, SC. Vera's family has created these vessels of memory for eight generations. Gullah Geechees have made sweetgrass baskets for centuries in a style that is identical to the coil baskets of West and Central Africa. The class fee is $60—all materials needed to make a basket are included. The maximum number of participants is 12 .Here is the link to buy tickets :