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Association for the Blind, Charleston, SC
Presents:
Legends & Legacies
starring Ray Fischer as Elvis
Friday, Oct. 15, 2010
7:30pm until Elvis leaves the building
Seacoast Church
750 Long Point Rd, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
Tickets only $25.00
Click Here To Purchase
or call 843-723-6915
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Mission The Association for the Blind serves and supports people with visual needs. |
What We Do
The Association for the Blind is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that seeks to improve the quality of life for the visually impaired through services, programs and advocacy by promoting independence and self-sufficiency, and helping individuals to participate fully in their communities.
The Association's flagship program operates under its Vision Rehabilitation Center. Living Well with Partial Vision is a Medicare-approved comprehensive in-home vision rehabilitation program that helps those with sight loss to retain or regain independence. LWWPV employs specially trained Occupational Therapists who teach adaptive techniques and assistive device use. Its lead OT is the only Certified Low Vision Therapist in South Carolina.
ReFocus is the Association for the Blind's newest program offering outreach vision services to the underserved. ReFocus collaborates with outreach agencies and local eye doctors to provide complete mobile eye exams including refraction and prescription eye glasses, eye disease education, prevention, and diagnosis to medically underserved indigent children, families and homeless/uninsured adults.
In addition, AFTB provides free Computer Training to legally blind individuals and, through the Veterans Administration, offers computer services and Closed Circuit TV setup for blinded veterans.
Throughout the year, AFTB organizes several Social and Recreational opportunities for the visually impaired. Transportation is provided whenever possible and the Association has been an enthusiastic supporter of the ITNCharlestonTridentTM independent transportation network.
The Association organizes a biennial Low Vision Fair that offers increased awareness of available resources for visually impaired or blind individuals and their family members. Free eye screenings are offered for uninsured individuals who live at or below 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines.
Thanks to a generous bequest from Katie Lee Beard in 2006, the Association offers Dog Guide Care Assistance for qualified service dogs. This program assists owners with veterinary and grooming expenses.
Celebrate the opening of the Face Lift exhibition with portrait-themed art activities for children.
Saturday, September 11 from 10am-1pm
Enjoy Free Admission and Free Activities!
135 Meeting Street
Charleston, SC 843.722.2706
www.gibbesmuseum.org
merging artist Stacy Lynn Waddell's innovative technique involves burning, singeing, and branding paper and fabric to
create works that explore differing perceptions of American history and culture. The artist's first solo museum exhibition
includes recent paintings, works on paper, installations, and projections.
Opens Sept. 3
135 Meeting Street
Charleston, SC 843.722.2706
www.gibbesmuseum.org
HOURS
Tues-Sat: 10am - 5pm
Sunday: 1 - 5pm
ADMISSION
Adults: $9.00
Seniors, Students & Military: $7.00
Children (6-12): $5.00
Members and children under 6 are FREE.
Saturday June 26, 2010
Gates Open At 11am
Event Schedule 12pm-10:30pm
Buy Tickets
Headline performers for this year's event:
Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs The Fantastic Shakers
Kickoff Their 50th Anniversary Celebration
The Mighty Tams 
The SugarBees
Special features for this event include a bikini contest with prize money for the winner, reggae music,
volleyball, shag lessons with shag champions Sam & Lisa West, and other activities going on all day long.
Beer, wine, and "beach" style food will be available for purchase.
No coolers or pets allowed.
Bring your lawn chairs and beach blankets and find your spot on the beautiful back lawn at Boone Hall Plantation.
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Schedule - Gates open 11am
12:00 - 1:45 Mystic Vibrations
2:00 - 3:00 - Sizzling Summer Bikini Contest
3:30 - 4:30 - The SugarBees
5:00 - 6:30 - The Fantastic Shakers
7:00 - 8:30 - The Tams
9:00 - 10:30 - Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs
Where: The Great Lawn at Memorial Waterfront Park
Admission: FREE!
Time: All movies start at 9pm.
Food and drink will be available for purchase on-site.
*June 26
The Blind Side
*July 24
ET
*August 14
City Slickers
*September 18
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
*October 2
Rudy
Question?
Call 843-795-4386 or email Park & Program Services
Join us for the second annual Big Chef/Little Chef Challenge presented by Piggily Wiggily. Enjoy the best-tasting competition in the Lowcountry as Chefs Craig Deihl, Michelle Weaver, Marc Collins, Sean Brock, Mike Lata, Fred Neuville and Nico Roma, each teamed up with Little Chef from the Louie’s Kids program, battle to see who can create the tastiest — and healthiest — dish. Also meet special guests Chef Marvin Woods from Turner South, and Ed Brantley and his wife Heba Salama, Season 6 finalists on The Biggest Loser. You’ll also enjoy the live music of the legendary Hank Futch.
This special event will be held the evening of June 17, 2010 from 6:30 to 9:00 at the beautiful Lowndes Grove Plantation in Charleston, South Carolina.
Gowns are 40-80 percent off, with designer gowns starting at $1,000.
Designers include Melissa Sweet, Monique Lhuillier, Vineyard Collection, Vera Wang, Claire Pettibone, and more.
http://www.bellecouturebridal.com/sample-sale/
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Stepped in South Carolina's history is the legacy of the sweetgrass basket makers of Christ Church Parish in Mount Pleasant. Through oral history of the African slaves, the basket making technique can be traced to West Africa, their home. What is known of slavery and its culture and lifestyle has been richly preserved by their descendants living on lowcountry plantations. Meticulous details, of events has been carefully handed down from one generation o th next during basket making sessions since their arrival. Sweetgrass basket making, called sewing until the 1970s when the term weaving was documents in a research project, survived the 300-year journey in America and has remained uncha The earliest weavers in Christ Church lived at Boone Hall Plantation. Oral history gives an account of slaves making baskets to winnow rice and store dry goods. Following the Civil War, four major eras occurred in the sweetgrass industry. In the 1865 period, as freed families attempted to establish a household, utensils were extremely limited. The baskets were made in large quantities to store dried grain, okra, salted fish, corn and wild herbs saved for medical purposes. The 1911 storm that struck the South Carolina coast completely devastated the newly formed Hamlin Community where most of the basket makers lived. On the night of the storm, they took shelter with family members who were still renting the remaining slave cabins at Boone Hall. By this time tourists had begun visiting the plantation and paid ten cents to enter. The next decade would establish basket making as a family business. Viola Jefferson and Lavinia Barnwell still recall the early days of the excitement of seeing a car enter the gate. “A beel (automobile)!) was yelled by the first person spotting the car. All of the children hurriedly gathered their wares to try to impress the eager buyers who beckoned them to sing and dance. Competition was great and it stimulated the artisans’ creativity in their designs. Many of the porcelain items from the “Big House” were copied. It was during this period that Ike Coakley recalls selling baskets for the family to the Legertons a renowned local family that was shipping them to New York on the Clyde Line to be sold in specialty stores. He and his sister walked for 7 miles from Hamlin to Shem Creek on Monday mornings to catch the ferryboat to Adgers Wharf on the peninsula where he met the businessmen. Sometimes he was paid as much as five dollars depending on the amount of baskets bought. The 1930s were crucial. There was no work available. Sam Coakley, the local preacher in the community, organized the basket makers to sell in bulk to be shipped to New York. He was able to negotiate this through his sister-in-law Dolly who had been previously selling the baskets to the Legertons. Because there were no cars in the community, the businessman made his weekly trip to the “praise house” in Hamlin to make the purchases. The basket makers were ingenious in creating styles and techniques to attract the buyer to their wares. It was also during this period that the first basket stand was placed on Highway 17. Ida Jefferson Wilson who was renting a former slave cabin at Boone Hall fell into a confrontation with the overseer on the speed in which she was harvesting the crop. The bloody argument resulted in her being fired from her “day-labor job.” The new highway had just been completed and tourists were using it to travel from the North. The first day she placed a white sheet on a chair and made a sale selling a fruit basket. Within the week she had her husband Jack to construct a basket stand and she was in business. When the news spread that she had made money from her stand, there were many other stands to follow. The 1960s ushered in the modern era. Edna Rouse began the first out-of-town basket show in North Carolina through the new owners of Boone Hall Plantation who were fascinated by the construction of the baskets. This increased the popularity of the baskets in other states and was later captured on video and in magazines. Mary Jane Manigualt, daughter of Sam Coakley, hosted a basket show at the White House during the Reagan Administration; Elizabeth Seabrook Coakley had her basket displayed at the Smithsonian. In 1988 the community organized the first organization for the preservation of the sweetgrass basket making tradition named the Sweetgrass Cultural Arts Preservation Society. Written by J.V.Coakley 2010 FESTIVAL The highly anticipated Sweetgrass Festival will celebrate the rich Gullah Geechee cultural heritage and provides the most extensive showcase of sweetgrass baskets in the Lowcountry area.
Publications on Lowcountry Gullah Geechee history, fiction, and cookbooks will be available for sale as well. Featured authors include..... Admission and parking are free. The festival is a family event and no alcohol is sold. Animals, skateboards, and bicycles are not allowed. Businesses interested in becoming a sponsor for the event should contact Thomasena Stokes-Marshall at (843) 856.9732.
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nged. The basic patterns begin with a knot, or long row. This is “sewn” upon until the basket reaches its desired size. Styles are created by the manner in which the basket makers maneuver the grass while making a stitch.
This year's event features an assortment of unique handmade arts & crafts, paintings, live performances, and documentary films. Festival-goers will enjoy a day filled with entertainment that includes gospel songs and praise dance, storytelling and Gullah Geechee skits, basket-making demonstrations and the Adande African Drummers and Dancers. Visitors will be treated to a variety of authentic Gullah cuisine, classic barbeque, fish, chicken and beverages offered for sale by more than 15 Lowcountry restaurants and food vendors. Children and adults will enjoy family friendly activities including a waterslide.
The Five-Night Celebration of the Local Fashion and Design Community Helps Boost Charleston Economy
While Charleston Fashion Week has been accredited with catapulting the careers of aspiring Southeast designers, the 2010 Economic Impact Study recently made public by the College of Charleston Office of Tourism Analysis confirms the five-night celebration of the region’s fashion and design community also helped boost the local economy by $1.7 million. According to onsite and online surveys, the fourth annual Charleston Fashion Week® held in the heart of the historic city, drew visitors in from across the country, with as much as a third coming from outside the tri-county area to attend the event. Compared to the average Charleston tourist, $168, CFW visitors spent $34 more per day ($202) on food, lodging, and area shopping.
Other data by the College of Charleston School of Business revealed:
*Non-local CFW attendees stayed an average of 3.6 nights in Charleston
*78% of the non-local attendees stated they came specifically to attend Charleston Fashion Week®
*CFW attendees spent an average of $5,000 per year on fashion and planned to visit participating retailers
*40% of CFW attendees reported a household income of more than $100K
*The average age of attendees was 34-yr old, while 16% were full-time students
*22.5 jobs created during the five-day event
Charleston Fashion Week® 2010 charitable partners — the Center for Women, Lowcountry AIDS Services, and MUSC Children’s Hospital, also capitalized on the event’s growth. Thursday’s Catwalk For Kids auction benefiting MUSC Children’s Hospital with host Mary Norton raised more than $250K during the luncheon.
Charleston magazine announces the fifth annual Charleston Fashion Week® will return to the tents in Marion Square March 22-26th and will be expanding the Emerging Designer Competition to include applicants from the entire East Coast. To learn more about Charleston Fashion Week® 2011, the Emerging Designer Competition or to register for the CFW newsletter, visit www.charlestonfashionweek.com.
About Charleston Fashion Week®
Charleston Fashion Week, owned and produced by Charleston magazine, is a five-night celebration of the region’s retail and design community. Held March 22-26, 2011 in the historic city of Charleston, SC, CFW will feature runway shows by east coast emerging designers, featured designers, and local retail participants. Named a Top 20 Event for March by the Southeast Tourism Society, CFW will also feature the Style Lounge, Rock The Runway Model Competition, Stiletto Stampede, and Bridal Show. For more information on Charleston Fashion Week or to apply to the 2011 Emerging Design Competition: East Coast, visit www.charlestonfashionweek.com.
WHEN: Saturday, June 5, 2010
WHERE: Front Beach on the Isle of Palms
2010 Categories that you may enter in are:
Children's Event
9:00am to 10:30am - Award Ceremony at 11:00am
Young Adult & Family Event ( At least one adult & child)
9:00 to 12:00pm - Award Ceremony at 12:45pm
Adult's Event (Ages 18 and Older)
9:00am to 12:00pm - Award Ceremony at 12:45pm
Sand Sculpting Registration Form
Sand Sculpting Competition Rules
VISIT PHOTO GALLERY FROM 2009
