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Smithsonian Exhibit Comes to South Carolina

The Smithsonian exhibit Key Ingredients: America By Food will tour South Carolina from June 2008 - May 2009, visiting five small communities and the South Carolina State Fair. Key Ingredients explores how the food we eat connects us to our communities, heritage, and national culture. Key Ingredients is part of Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and The Humanities Council^SC.
**Picture courtesy of Edible Lowcountry.**

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Events

07/11 - 08/29
Food, Glorious Food Exhibit - Key Ingredients in Belton

08/7 - 09/20
The Life and Times of Robert Smalls - Exhibit

08/15 - 10/5
Key Ingredients: America By Food - Belton

08/16 - 10/4
Belton By Food Exhibit

08/16 - 10/4
Prized Teapots Exhibit

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2009 SC Book Festival - Save the Date!

The 2009 ^SCBook Festival is scheduled for February 27 - March 1, 2009. The 13th annual festival will feature more than 80 authors in solo and panel presentations, more than 90 exhibitors selling books and book-related items, book signings, and special ticketed events including an Opening Night Gala and author brunch.

Robert Smalls Exhibit Opens in Charleston

The Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture at the College of Charleston will display the exhibit The Life and Times of Robert Smalls from August 7, 2008 - September 20, 2008. An opening panel discussion and symposium will feature four scholars and a Robert Smalls descendent. The Humanities Council^SC sponsored this event through a Major Grant in February 2008.

Art Credit: The Planter by James Denmark, 2008

Acclaimed Author Scott Turow to Appear at SC Book Festival

The South Carolina Book Festival is delighted to announce the participation of New York Times best-selling author Scott Turow as the Sunday keynote speaker for the 2009 festival, scheduled for February 27 - March 1, 2009. Mr. Turow is the author of seven best-selling novels, including Presumed Innocent and Ordinary Heroes. He will speak on Sunday, March 1, 2009.

Key Ingredients Opens in Belton

The Smithsonian exhibit Key Ingredients: America By Food will be in Belton, SC (Anderson County) from August 15 - October 5, 2008 at the Belton Area Museum (pictured). Numerous special events will take place in Belton during the exhibit's stay there, including cooking classes, food tours, a health fair, a movie night, and much more!

Photo courtesy of Belton Area Museum Association

THC^SC funds, promotes, and coordinates various humanities endeavors including: exhibits, documentaries, research, planning, workshops, dramatizations, and lectures.