From staff reports
The Gullah/Geechee Nation will begin its 25th year anniversary celebrating Black History Month with a series of events that will begin Saturday, Feb. 1, and continue throughout the rest of the month.
At noon on Saturday, Feb. 1 at the Reconstruction Era National Historical Park in the Penn Center National Landmark Historic District on St. Helena Island, the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition and South Carolina Sea Grant will host the first “Gullah/Geechee CREATE Art Showcase.”
The Gullah/Geechee CREATE project has been sponsored by NOAA and the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation. They supported the removal of debris from waterways on the South Carolina coast. Gullah/Geechee and African American artists have transformed the debris into artwork which will be showcased at the event.
The public is encouraged to bring out their family and friends to the Gullah/Geechee CREATE Showcase. Everyone that attends will have an opportunity to vote for the art piece that they love the most and will get to engage with the artists. Th event is free, Register at at https://bit.ly/3WAGNIp.
The celebration will continue up the coast when the fourth annual “Gullah Black History Experience” takes place at noon, Saturday, Feb. 15 at the Pure Theater in Charleston. The event will feature Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation; artist Quadré Stuckey; Elder Carlie Towne of the Gullah/Geechee Angel Network; Gullah Sweetgrass Baskets; Naturally Geechee; songstress Lorraine Singleton; jazz musician, Jordan Tiller; and Deninufay African Dancers.
Register at https://bit.ly/3CAmdks
The closing event for the month will be the Gullah Suppa Series in Bluffton at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. This will launch the series of Bluffton Gullah Heritage Center fundraising events for the year.
