2008 nov arts calendar tours

							                                     November 2008
           Dance * Festivals & Special Events * Fundraisers & Non-Profit Events
         Music * Theatre & Musical Theatre * Calls for Submissions & Auditions, Etc.
            Lectures, Readings, & Films * Classes, Demonstrations & Workshops
                            Tours * Visual Arts & Other Exhibits


TOURS
Nov. 1: Magnolia Plantations & Gardens presents its Magnolia Horticultural Series
"Autumn On The Ashley" and the Lowcountry Horticultural Fair. 9:00a.m.-5:00p.m. – Vendor
Village open; 1:00p.m. – Designing a Conifer Garden, Tom Cox, President, The American Conifer
Society; 2:00p.m. - Native Azaleas for Charleston Gardens, Ernest Koone, Lazy K Nursery, Pine Mt.,
GA; 3:00p.m. - Tour of Gardens with Tom Johnson; 5:00p.m. - Wine & Cheese Reception and tour
of the Slave Cabins Restoration Project. $15 garden admission only, $10 extra for special events.
3550 Ashley River Rd. For more info, call (843) 571-1266 and visit www.magnoliaplantation.com.

Nov. 1-29: Middleton Place presents Plantation Days. Craftworkers demonstrate the skills
practiced by slaves as they prepared the antebellum plantation for harvest time. A different aspect of
18th and 19th-century plantation life will be explored: Domestic Skills, African American Traditional
Arts, Low Country Foodways and the Plantation Natural Environment. Regular admission. Middleton
Place. Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 from 10:00a.m -4:00p.m. For more info, call (843) 556-6020.

Nov. 5: The Charleston Museum presents Kid Tours. Explore our latest Kidstory exhibit featuring
children's clothing, toys, and native crafts of Mexico. Kid Tours is a series designed to highlight
artifacts from our collection that have fascinated children for years. Kid Tours meet the first Wed. of
every month and includes a craft project or activity. 260 Meeting St. 3:30p.m. Free for Museum
members and Free with admission ($10/adults, $5/children, under 3 free). For more info, call (843)
722-2996, visit www.charlestonmuseum.org or e-mail info@charlestonmuseum.org.

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TOURS
Nov. 7-21: Lunchtime Tour and Lecture Series. Local scholars and cultural critics will explore
current exhibitions from varying perspectives. On Nov. 7, Faith Davis Ruffins of the Smithsonian
Institute will discuss the exhibition Grass Roots: African Origins of an American Art. On Nov. 21,
Exhibition Co-Curator Dale Rosengarten of the College of Charleston will discuss the exhibition Grass
Roots: African Origins of an American Art. Gibbes Museum of Art, 135 Meeting St. 1:00p.m. Free with
museum admission. For more info, call (843) 722-2706 ext. 41 and visit www.gibbesmuseum.org.

Nov. 23-Jan. 2: Christmases of Yesterday. Exhibits at the Nathaniel Russell House will
portray Christmas in 1808, the year the Federal-era mansion was completed. Natural foliage will
adorn the house and a grand dining table will be laden with treats as if awaiting the arrival of the
Russell’s holiday guests. A Victorian Christmas in the South will captivate visitors to the Aiken-
Rhett House. Decorations will hearken back to the time of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and
the first use of “Christmas trees.” Exhibits in the outbuildings, where slaves both lived and worked,
will emphasize their unique traditions. Aiken-Rhett House, 48 Elizabeth St. & The Nathaniel Russell
House, 51 Meeting St. $10/adults, $6/youths 6-16. Combination tickets are available at $16/adults,
$10/youths 6-16. 10:00a.m.-5:00p.m. with the last tour at 4:30p.m., Mon.-Sat.; 2:00p.m.-5:00p.m.,
Sun. Closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. For more info, call (843) 723-1623 and visit
www.historiccharleston.org.

Ongoing: Historic Charleston Foundation offers tours of the historic Aiken-Rhett House. The
expansive Aiken-Rhett House (c. 1818) stands as the city’s most intact urban villa. A conservation
approach has been adopted for this important site, which has survived virtually unaltered since 1858.
Many objects can still be found in the rooms for which they were purchased. 48 Elizabeth St. Mon.-
Sat. 10:00a.m.-5:00p.m.; Sun. 2:00p.m.-5:00p.m. $10 or visit both the Aiken-Rhett House and the
Nathaniel Russell House for $16. Tickets may be purchased at either site. For more info, call (843)
723-1159 and visit www.historiccharleston.org/experience/arh.

Ongoing: The College of Charleston Avery Research Center for African American History and
Culture offers tours of the building and museum galleries. 125 Bull St. Mon.–Fri. 10:00a.m.-
5:00p.m., Sat. 12:00p.m.-5:00p.m. Free. Group tours by appointment only. For more info, call
(843) 953-7609 or visit www.cofc.edu/avery.

Ongoing: Boone Hall Plantation presents live presentations that cannot be found on any other
plantations in the area and are part of what helps make Boone Hall unique. However, these shows
are seasonal so check in advance for performance dates and times. 1235 Long Point Rd., Mt.
Pleasant. $17.50/adults; $15/seniors, military, and AAA members; $7.50/children; Free/children 5
and under. For more info, call (843) 884-4371 and visit www.boonehallplantation.com.

Ongoing: Cabbage Row. The section of Church St. used as the inspiration for "Catfish Row" in the
Dubose Heyward story, "Porgy." This story was the basis for Gershwin's opera "Porgy and Bess,"
which is a fictionalized glimpse of black life during the 1920's. The character "Porgy" was based on an
actual Charlestonian, Samuel Smalls. Church St. at Tradd St. Free. For more info, call (800) 868-
8118.




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TOURS
Ongoing: Cannons boom. Muskets bark. Interpretive rangers in 17th century dress tend heirloom
crops. They’re all part of the “new” Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site. Here a group of
English settlers landed in 1670 and established what would become the birthplace of the Carolinas
colony, the plantation system of the American South, and one of the continent’s first major port
cities. And here the story is still told. Opened in 1970 as Charles Towne Landing State Park, the
peaceful park on a marshy point off the Ashley River was rebuilt in 2006 with a sharpened focus on
the site’s remarkable past. Begin with the 12-room, interactive museum in the Visitors Center that
includes a “digital dig”. Then walk the self-guided history trail, using the MP3 players that add an
audio tour to the experience. Admire the Adventure, a full-size replica sailing ship built onsite, and
the authentic experimental crop garden. Talk to archaeologists at work. And leave time for the
Animal Forest natural habitat zoo and 80 acres of gardens that includes an elegant live oak alle’ and
the Legare-Waring House. Charles Towne Landing, 1500 Old Towne Rd. Open daily 9:00a.m.-
5:00p.m. Admission: $5/adult; $3.25/S.C. Senior; $3/youth age 6-15; Free for children 5 and
younger. For more info, call (843) 852-4200 and visit http://charlestownelanding.travel.

Ongoing: The Charleston Museum. America’s first museum showcases cultural and natural history
of South Carolina’s coastal region. Enjoy the rich variety of exhibited objects ranging from ancient
fossils and an enormous whale skeleton to Civil War artifacts and historic Charleston silver. Explore
Kidstory, the new hands-on children’s exhibit! 360 Meeting St. Mon.-Sat. 9:00a.m.–5:00p.m.; Sun.
1:00p.m.-5:00p.m. $10/adults; $5/children 3-12; Free/children under 3. For more info, call (843)
722-2996.

Ongoing: The mission of the Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry is to spark the love of
learning in all children. Through interactive, interdisciplinary, hands-on environments and
experiences with the arts, sciences and humanities, children will develop creative thinking and
problem solving skills, and a belief in their own potential. Open Tues.-Sat. 10:00a.m.-5:00p.m.;
Sun. 1:00p.m.-5:00pm. (closed Thanksgiving Day) Admission: Children & Adults/$7; CML Members
and Children under 1 yrs/Free. 25 Ann St. For more info, call (843) 853-8962 and visit
www.explorecml.org.

Ongoing: Confederate Museum. 188 Meeting St., corner of Meeting and Market Sts. Hours of
operation: Tue.- Sat. 11:00a.m.-3:30p.m. Closed on Sun. and Mon. $5/adults and teens; $3/children
6-12; Free/children under 6. Donations are always welcome. Mail to : Confederate Museum, P.O.Box
20997, Charleston, SC 29413. For more info, call (843)723-1541and visit http://www.csa-
scla.org/articles/ConfederateMuseum.htm.

Ongoing: Drayton Hall is a National Historic Landmark and a property of the National Trust for
Historic preservation. Built in 1738, it is the oldest and finest colonial plantation house in Charleston.
It is the only plantation that survived the Civil War intact. It is noted for its hand-carved woodwork
and plasterwork. After seven generations, the Revolutionary and Civil wars, and numerous
hurricanes and earthquakes, the main house remains in nearly original condition. 3380 Ashley River
Rd. 8:30a.m.-4:00p.m. Adults/$14, youths (12-18)/$8, children (6-11)/$6, children (5 and
under)/free, grounds only/$8. Call (843) 769-2605 and visit www.draytonhall.org.




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TOURS
Ongoing: The National Park Service presents tours of the Fort Sumter Monument & Museum.
Liberty Square Visitor Education Center, 340 Concord St. Hours of operation: Daily through Nov. 30
from 10:00a.m.-4:00p.m. Daily Dec. 1-Feb. 28 from 11:30a.m.-4:00p.m. $14/adults; $12.50/seniors;
$8/children 6-11. For more info, call 843 883-3123 and visit www.nps.gov/fosu/index.htm.

Ongoing: The Gibbes Museum of Art presents Cell Phone Tours, allowing visitors to access in-
depth info about the museum’s collection and specific objects by using their personal cell phones.
Signs will be placed near select art objects and visitors can choose what they want to learn about and
take the tour at their own pace. Visitors simply call a local Charleston number, (843) 303-9062, and
follow the prompts. Free. The Gibbes Museum of Art, 135 Meeting St. For more info, call (843) 722-
2706 or visit www.gibbesmuseum.org.

Ongoing: Hampton Plantation offers historic house museum tours, interpreting colonial
architecture and rice plantation life. Rutledge Rd. Thur.-Sun. from 12:00noon-4:00p.m. Guided tours
are offered on the hour with the last tour beginning at 3:00p.m. $4/adults 16 and over; $2.50/SC
seniors; $3/children 6-15. For more info, visit www.southcarolinaparks.com/park-finder/state-
park/1142.aspx.

Ongoing: Charleston Museum presents tours of the historic Heyward-Washington House and
Joseph Manigault House. Charleston Museum, 360 Meeting St. Mon.-Sat. 10:00a.m.-4:30p.m.,
Sun. 1:00p.m.-5:00p.m. Free for Members; Non-Members $10/adults, $5/children 3-12 years old.
For more info, call (843) 722-2996 and visit www.charlestonmuseum.org.

Ongoing: Historic Charleston Foundation offers tours of the historic Nathaniel Russell House.
Mon.-Sat. 10:00a.m.-5:00p.m., Sun. 2:00p.m.-5:00p.m. Nathaniel Russell House, 51 Meeting St. $10
per person. For more info, call (843) 723-1159 and visit www.historiccharleston.org.

Ongoing: The Old Slave Mart Museum. Recounting the story of Charleston's role in this inter-
state slave trade by focusing on the history of this particular building and site and the slave sales that
occurred here. 6 Chalmers St. Hours of operation: Mon.-Sat. 9:00a.m.-5:00p.m. $7/adults;
$5/seniors, students and children over 5; Free/children 5 and under. For more info, call (843)958-
6467 and visit http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/charleston/osm.htm.

Ongoing: Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum features the USS Yorktown, Planes & Flight
Deck tours, USS Laffey, USS Clamagore, USS Ingham, Congressional Medal of Honor Museum,
Vietnam Support Base, and the Cold War Memorial. Admission: Adults 12 and over/$16; Seniors &
Active Duty Military with ID/$13; Children 6-11/$8; Children under 6 FREE with adult ticket;
Parking: $3 all day. Open daily 9:00a.m.-6:30p.m. Patriot’s Point, Mt. Pleasant. For more info, call
(843) 881-5984 and visit www.patriotspoint.org.

Ongoing: Pure Theatre presents The Complete History of Charleston for Morons Tour/Show.
This tour will express the interesting history of Charleston to its listeners in fascinating ways. Over
300 years of Lowcountry history in less than 70 minutes. Charleston Legend and Lore Theatre, 161
Church St. Sat. 5:00p.m. $16. For more info, call (843) 937-0916 or (843) 866 -0916 and visit
www.charlestonlegendsandlore.com.

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TOURS
Ongoing: Visit the South Carolina Aquarium and watch our otters get their breakfast, talk to
scuba divers in the Great Ocean Tank to learn how we feed our sharks, and get up-close-and-
personal to a snake, turtle, alligator and more. Educational daily programs are offered throughout the
day. South Carolina Aquarium, 100 Aquarium Wharf. Open Mon.-Sat. 9:00a.m.-5:00p.m.; Sun.
12:00p.m.-5:00p.m. Admission: Adults/$17; Seniors 62+/$16; Child aged 2-11/$10; Toddler under
age 2/Free. For more info, call (843) 720-1990 and visit www.scaquarium.org.




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