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 A Success!
The 14th annual SCBook Festival took place February 26-28, 2010 and featured more than 100 presenters, more than 80 exhibitors selling books and book-related items, book signings, and much more! More than 6,200 people attended the various events of the festival. The 2011 SCBook Festival is scheduled for May 13-15, 2011.
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.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.
Documentary About Julia Peterkin Airing in April
The one-hour documentary The World of Julia Peterkin: Cheating the Stillness will make its premiere in South Carolina in April 2010. The film will be shown on statewide SCETV Thursday, April 15 at 9:00 p.m. and on Sunday, April 18 at 6:00 p.m. Additionally, two public screenings will take place at Converse College and the Charleston County Public Library. The Humanities CouncilSC supported this documentary project through several Major Grants.Image: Julia Peterkin, Photo used with the permission of the Ruth and Maxwell Aley Family.
10th Annual Columbia Jewish Film Festival
The Jewish Cultural Arts Committee at the Katie & Irwin Kahn Jewish Community Center will present the 10th Annual Columbia Jewish Film Festival on March 20 - 24, 2010 at the Nickelodeon Theatre in Columbia. The Festival will screen six films, including the documentary Killing Kasztner which will be followed by a discussion forum featuring the guest scholar and documentary producer, Gaylen Ross. The Humanities CouncilSC supported this project through a Mini Grant in February 2010.
Joe Stukes History Series in Florence
The Friends of the Florence County Public Library will present their annual "Joe Stukes History Series" starting on Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Dr. Joseph Taylor Stukes will present four Chautauqua-style living history presentations of famous historical figures in the Spring and Fall of 2010. All programs take place at the Florence County Public Library and are free and open to the public.Image: Dr. Stukes portrays General Douglas MacArthur in a previous lecture series. Photo courtesy of Golden Life newspaper.
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