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The Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission
issues a
Call for Performers and Cultural Crafts Demonstrators
for participation in
“Gullah Geechee Day”
at the S.C. State Fair
on Saturday, October 12, 2013
in Columbia, SC
Performance Times: 20-minute performance sets @ 2:00, 4:00, 6:00 and 8:00 p.m.
Cultural Crafts Displays and Demonstrations: Needed from 9:00 a.m. -- 7:00 p.m.
Submission Materials: References and a DVD or CD.
Submission Deadline: June 17, 2013
Submit to: Nancy L. Smith, CFE
Assistant Manager
South Carolina State Fair
PO Box 393
Columbia, SC 29202
(803) 518-6703 Cell
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Participants will be vetted by the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission. Contractual agreements and payments will be issued by the S.C. State Fair.
- Quilt - "Praise" donated by Virginia Moore-Gerald (FL)
- Quilt - "Michelle Obama Quilt" by Vermelle "Bunny" Rodrigues (SC)
- Bottle Tree donated by Ultimate Gullah: Sweetgrass Baskets 'n Uddah T'ings, Conway, SC
- Walking Canes (2) by Charles C. Williams, Jr. (SC)
- Casting Nets (2) by Charles C. Williams, Jr. (SC)
- Model Shrimp Boat by Louis "Boby" Brown (NC) First Mayor of Navassa, NC
- Sweetgrass Baby Carrier by Yvonne Grover (GA)
- Zulu Beer Basket by Gregory Grant (GA)
The Commission greatfully acknowledges Commissioner Veronica D. Gerald for compiling the playlist of Gullah Geechee song -- spirituals; children's songs; musical genres that were birthed by Gullah Geechee music; songs performed by artists of Gullah Geechee descent; and songs that influenced Gullah Geechee culture -- that was broadcast during the Inaugural Parade. She was assisted by:
- Dayo White
- Karen Chandler, Associate Professor of Arts Management and Co-Founder/Principal, Charleston Jazz Initiative, College of Charleston
- Peter Lurye, who composed and provided the original soundtrack for Gullah Gullah Island theme song.
