10:30 a.m. | Clay Basketmaking Workshop
Presenters: Ashlyn Pope Make clay baskets with your own two hands! Using air-dry clay and basic clay hand-building techniques like pinch potting and coil building, you will learn how to
3:30 p.m. | Preserving the Past and Purpose of Spirituals
Presenters: Anthony Sanchez This presentation concentrates on the ethics behind past and present approaches to ethnography, ethnomusicology and archiving Gullah Geechee and Afro-Latin language, religion, and music. I provide overviews
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3 p.m. | Past, Purpose, and Providence: The Praise House in Gullah Geechee Communities
Presenters: Kevin J. Hales ; Anthony Sanchez Although the overall story of the Black praise house has been preserved, far too few people know of their architectural, cultural, and spiritual
12:30 p.m. | Uncovering Porgy & Bess
Presenters: Andrew Kohler ; Heather Hodges Recovering Catfish Row: Toward Centering Gullah Culture in the Gershwin’s and Heyward’s Porgy and Bess. ; ” I Heard the Angels Singing”: Documenting the
10:30 a.m. | Grant Writing Workshop
Presenters: Barbara Habhegger Writing a grant is all about knowing grant terminology, reading grant guidelines, and following the directions. Through an actual grant example, you will understand the application format including
4:30 p.m. | Closing Ceremonies
Presenters: Join us as we hold a feedback session and meditation on the day and its future directions. Length: 30 minutes
3:30 p.m. | Jazz Combo and Big Band Performance
Presenters: CCU Music Department Length: 60 minutes
2 p.m. | Moving Spirits AfroLatin Dance Performance
Presenters: Moving Spirits Join dance company Moving Spirits, directed by Tamara Williams, in this screening of their critcally-acclaimed dance film, ÌBÀ OBÍNRIN. ÌBÀ OBÍNRIN acknowledges the importance and influences of
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12 p.m. | Aunt Pearlie Sue, Gullah Storyteller
Presenters: Aunt Pearlie Sue (Anita Singleton-Prather) Join award-winning storyteller and Gullah cultural expert Aunt Pearlie Sue (Anita Singleton-Prather) on a journey through Gullah Geechee history and culture. Combining activism, humor,
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11 a.m. | Visiting Artist on Community and Student Collaboration
Presenters: Dennis McNett Dennis McNett, an internationally-renowned artist whose work includes masks, installations, performance pieces, sculptures, and wood carvings, will discuss his 15-day residency and conversations with Gullah Geechee artists.
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