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       Fall is a spectacular time of the year to get out and about in the Lowcountry.  Old Santee Canal Park is holding a Yellow Ribbon  Camp  on the 6th. It’s a fun day at the park for children in grades 1-5 with a parent, grandparent or sibling serving overseas. Pictures will be taken throughout the day then posted online to share with your favorite soldier. A prepaid mailing box will be included to send crafts and  pictures overseas also.     On the 7th The Park will host a “Meet the Artists” reception from 5:30-7:30. They’ll announce the winners of their juried art show and also announce the people’s choice awards.

      To commemorate the 225th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Paris ending the Revolutionary War,  the  Museum will present a lecture  on the 9th entitled “Where It Happened Downtown” on the effects of the war on Charleston.

     Rice was an integral part of life in Charleston and this month is Harvest Time at Middleton Plantation.  Watch as you learn how Carolina Gold was harvested and processed from the field to the table on the 13th, 16th and 25th.

    It’s the end of the season at IOP and what better way to mark it than a party. The community party will be on the 13th at 6 pm at the Rec Center.

   This is something different. The Berkeley Museum Antique Tractor and Engine Show will crank up for two days beginning on the 13th. Blacksmithing, basket weaving, caning, grist milling, sawmilling, caning and furniture making will be demonstrated also.

     The tartans will be swirling as the Highland Games once again come to Charleston on the 20th. Boone Hall will host the athletics, fiddling, dancing and border collie demonstrations.  The Charleston Scottish Dancers will hold a free dance social on the 19th and a Country Dancers Ball on the 20th.     

    The 12th Annual Lions Club BBQ Cook-off will be held at the Berkeley Museum on the 26th. There’ll be plenty of good food and bluegrass. If that’s not enough head over to Old Santee Canal Park for their 9th Annual Pickin’ in the Park…that’s bluegrass, not pig.

     If Chamber Music is more to your taste, don’t feel left out this month.  The Calhoun Mansion hosts a soiree on the 12th. Then Chamber Music Charleston presents a weekend of Classic Concerts on the 19th and 20th. You’ll also enjoy The Signature House Concert series held in homes on the Battery on the 28th and 29th.

     The MOJA Arts Festival  scheduled September 25th -Oct. 5 at many venues downtown has often been one of the SE Tourism Society’s Top 20 events. The celebration of  African-American and Caribbean arts is in its 25th year and highlights include classical, jazz, dance, gospel and R&B plus poetry, visual arts and story telling.

     The Town of Kiawah will present the American Music Celebration on the afternoon of Oct 5th at Freshfields Village Green. The same weekend, the 20th Anniversary of the French Quarter will be marked by what organizers are saying will become Charleston’s  most comprehensive visual arts festival.

     There’s not much better in Charleston than our gardens. No one knows this better than our gardeners. The Charleston Horticultural Society’s eighth annual “Gardens for Gardeners Fall Tour” will present an opportunity on the 5th of October to visit gardens in West Ashley and James Island on a self guided walking/ driving tour. So mark your calendar. It’s Rain or Shine.

     Quilts are in Bloom at the Charleston Museum. The exhibit spans 150 years of Charleston quilting and each offers a unique interpretation of a floral theme.

     What becomes a garden best? How about the 32nd Annual Fall Tour of Homes and Gardens Sept 25-Oct 26th. Sponsored by the Preservation Society, this five week event is always a winner.

  

Filed under: Around Town, Lowcountry Lifestyle on August 24th, 2008