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CULTURAL CUISINE

Come to Taste of Gullah to enjoy live entertainment and mouthwatering Gullah cuisine, both authentic and modern, prepared by local restaurants and caterers, and tour the one room school built in the 1920s for African Americans on St. Simons Island. This fundraiser for the Historic Harrington School Cultural Center takes place on Friday evening, June 17, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. One of Charleston’s most recognizable and accomplished chefs, Kevin Mitchell, CFSE, MA, SC Chef Ambassador and co-author of Taste the State: South Carolina’s Signature Foods, Recipes, and Their Stories will be a special guest. As a chef instructor, culinary historian and scholar of historical foodways of the American South, Chef Mitchell works tirelessly to preserve southern ingredients and champion the historical significance of African Americans and Gullah Geechee people in the culinary arts. Tickets can be purchased for $30 on Eventbrite.

CELEBRATING JUNETEENTH

The McIntosh County Shouters will present a special Juneteenth celebration event on Sunday, June 19, at 5:30 p.m. in the McIntosh County Academy Auditorium, exactly 157 years to the day from the very first Juneteenth. Following an address by Dr. Amir Jamal Touré, professor of Africana Studies at Savannah State University, the Shouters will perform the traditional ring shout. The McIntosh County Shouters are 1993 recipients of the National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and have performed at JFK Center for the Performing Arts, Library of Congress, Smithsonian Institution, and the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and thousands of other venues. Funding for this free community event has been provided by Georgia Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER

These words from Disney’s High School Musical couldn’t be more fitting, as you’ll see when the Golden Isles Penguin Project performers bring this engaging story about breaking stereotypes to life on stage at The Ritz Theatre. The Penguin Project® was conceived to give children with special needs an opportunity to participate in the performing arts and our Golden Isles performers and their mentors have wowed us with their shows every year! This summer’s production is High School Musical, Jr, where a basketball team captain and a brainiac break out to follow their

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FREE FAMILY MOVIES AT THE RITZ

Golden Isles Arts & Humanities is pleased to offer two free movies at The Historic Ritz Theatre this summer: Disney Pixar animated classic Finding Nemo on Thursday, July 7, and always popular 50s throw-back musical Grease on Thursday, August 4. Both screenings will begin at 7:00 p.m. and free popcorn will be provided. Costumes are encouraged, so come as your favorite characters, whether it be Bruce the shark or “Beauty School Drop Out” Frenchie. This will give you a great opportunity to get out of the heat and enjoy some family time in the air-conditioned theater with these fun classics. For more information and other summer events offered by Golden Isles Arts & Humanities, visit goldenislesarts.org.

A HEAVENLY PRODUCTION

Brunswick Actors Theatre presents A Higher Place in Heaven by Pamela Parker on June 11-12, 18-19, 25-26. A prequel to Parker’s Second Samuel, set in 1925, A Higher Place in Heaven takes place on the front porch of New Hope, the home just outside the town of Second Samuel, where Miss Madison, her longtime friend and servant, Miss Simpson, and their sons, live a quiet life. That is, quiet until visiting family discover a document that would forever change the history of New Hope and its residents’ lives. Filled with laughter and tears, anger and forgiveness, this touching story speaks to divisions that we still struggle with today. It also shows that, no matter our differences, love and grace can bring people together and keep New Hope alive. Shows Saturday night at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 3:00 p.m. Tickets at soglogallery.com.

HAVE A JOLLY HOLIDAY

The Young People’s Summer Workshop (YPSW) has been an Island Players production since 1975, attracting 60 to 80 kids ages 8+ each year to be introduced to the wonderful world of theater. Not only do these young thespians have a great deal of fun and meet other kids to share the theater experience, but they also learn about stage etiquette and how to be a responsible team participant. This summer’s production, directed by Jeff Dempsey, is Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins, Jr. Shows featuring two alternating casts will take place July 13-24 at the St. Simons Casino Theatre. Tickets are $10. For more information and showtimes, visit theislandplayers.com.

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