Edgewood: Stage of Southern History
The documentary Edgewood: Stage of Southern History will premiere as part of the Pickens-Salley Symposium on Southern Women at the University of South Carolina Aiken in March 2010. The documentary examines the house "Edgewood," built in 1829, and the lives of two extraordinary women who lived there: Lucy Pickens and Eulalie Salley. The Humanities CouncilSC supported the documentary through a Planning Grant and a Major Grant in February 2009.
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Events 
2010 SC Book Festival - Save the Date!
The 14th annual SCBook Festival is scheduled for February 26-28, 2010 and will feature more than 100 authors in solo and panel presentations, more than 70 exhibitors selling books and book-related items, book signings, and special ticketed events including an Opening Night Gala and an author brunch.
Grass Roots Exhibit Public Programs
The McKissick Museum will offer public programs during the opening weekend of the exhibit Grass Roots: African Origins of an American Art on Saturday, February 13, 2010, including a guided tour of the exhibit and a documentary screening. The exhibit will be on display at the McKissick Museum in Columbia from February 13 - May 8, 2010. The Humanities CouncilSC supported the public programs with a Mini Grant in December 2009.
Art Credit: Snipe family basket stand on Highway 17. Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, 2007. Photo: Karin Willis. Museum for African Art
New Harmonies Host Sites Announced
The Humanities CouncilSC is pleased to announce the host sites for the South Carolina tour of the Smithsonian exhibit New Harmonies:Celebrating American Roots Music in 2011 - 2012. The exhibit tour has been expanded to include 12 small communities from across the state: Allendale, Beaufort, Central, Conway, Gaffney, Hartsville, Landrum, Laurens, Walhalla, Walterboro, Winnsboro, and York. The exhibit schedule will be announced in early 2010.
Francis Marion Living History Days
The Swamp Fox Murals Trail Society will present the third annual Francis Marion Living History Days on February 25-27, 2010 at Camp Bob Cooper in Summerton. The event offers living history demonstrations and re-enactments from the Colonial era. February 25 and February 26 are reserved for students from Clarendon County Schools, and February 27 is free and open to the public. The Humanities CouncilSC supported this program though a Mini Grant in January 2010. Battle of Camden Podcast
The Palmetto Conservation Foundation has created a podcast narrating the Battle of Camden that is now available for download on their Web site. Hear the musket fire and the cannon blasts; listen to orders barked out by commanders! It is a fun and engaging way to learn about the battle where American forces suffered their worst defeat of the Revolutionary War. The Humanities CouncilSC supported the podcast through a Major Grant in February 2009.Download the podcast!
Beaufort Three Century Project
The Beaufort Three-Century Project will present a special series of events in 2010 leading up to the City of Beaufort's Tricentennial Anniversary on January 17, 2011. The diverse events will highlight local history and culture and include a series of lectures, a celebration, reading discussions, oral history presentations, and a theatrical performance. The Humanities CouncilSC supported the 2010 Series of Events through a Major Grant awarded in September 2009.
SC Rosenwald School Traveling Exhibit
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has created a special exhibit titled Rosenwald Schools: Reflection and Revival that will be traveling around the state in 2010. The exhibit will visit the I.P. Stanback Museum and Planetarium in Orangeburg, the Penn Center in St. Helena, Burgess Elem. School in Myrtle Beach, Dillon County Library in Dillon, and the Sumter African American Cultural Society in Sumter. The Humanities CouncilSC supported the exhibit through a Major Grant in February 2009.Image: Rosenwald School courtesy of SC Dept. of Archives and History, Library of Congress, and Fisk University.
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