The Friends of Brookgreen Gardens will host a wine tasting in the Live Oak Allee, Saturday, June 15, from 5:30 to 8 PM. An annual fundraiser, the wine tasting and silent auction, promises a casual evening's enjoyment. Tickets are $65 (Members $50) and reservations are required--call 843-235-6016.
Former residents, descendants and workers of the plantations that now make up Brookgreen Gardens are invited to share their Gullah Geechee experiences and memories with interns of the B. N. Duke Scholars Program of Duke University at Durham, NC. The plantations are Brookgreen, Laurel Hill, Springfield and The Oaks. The Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission has partnered with Duke in a two year community outreach; information gathered will help understand the Gullah Geechee culture of Georgetown County. The interviews will be on June 22 and 27 and July 11 and 13; to sign up call 843-235-6049.
