The Original Gullah Festival 2023
Presents
“Celebrating Our Gullah Roots...AFRICA”
Schedule of Events
Friday, May 26, 2023
Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park
Workshops-Gullah Village
Sweetgrass Basket Weaving - 11:00am-12:00pm ~ $30 per person Workshop Area A
Gullah Art Embellishment - 11:00am - 12:00pm ~ $40 per person Workshop Area B
Percussion (Drum) Making - 12:30pm-1:30pm ~ $30 per person Workshop Area A
Gullah Geechee/African American Quilt Making - 12:30pm-1:30pm ~ $30 per person Workshop Area B
Gullah She'ke're' Musical Instrument Making - 2:00pm - 3:00pm ~ $30 per person Workshop Area A
Additional Friday Attractions, May 26, 2023
10:00am-3:00pm- Lest We Forget-Times To Remember (Walk Through)
Admission: Free Will Offering
Tabernacle Baptist Church
901 Craven Street
Beaufort, South Carolina 29902
10:00am - 12:00pm "Wuh Mek Oonuh Gullah Geechee Lecture - Amadu Massally ~ $30 per person
5:00pm - 6:00 pm "We Wear the Mask Lecture - Ron Daise ~ $30 per person
Tabernacle Baptist Church - Fellowship Hall
901 Craven Street
Beaufort, South Carolina 29902
Gullah Mini Film Festival ~ "Gullah Roots"
12:30pm - 1:30pm & 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Tabernacle Baptist Church - Fellowship Hall 901 Craven Street
Main Stage Events - Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park
11:45am Whale Branch Early College High School Warrior Band & "Funkline" Drumline
12:30pm Battery Creek High School Band
6:00pm Royal Drummers and Dancers ~ Sierra Leone, West Africa
9:00pm-12:00am – Friday Night- All White Party
DJ – DJ OJ ~ Caterer – Sandies Catering
Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park Pavilion ~ Bay Street, Beaufort, South Carolina
$40 on-line and $45 at the gate
Gullah Tours (See front gate for information during the festival.)
The Gullah Village – Located inside the park
The Vendor Market – Open to the public
(Times and Entertainers are subject to change)
Saturday May 27, 2023
10:00am Drum Call - Willie Bleach and Kevin Young
10:15am Aunt Pearlie Sue and Gullah Kinfolk
10:45am Louise Cohen - Gullah Storyteller
11:15am Elsie Mufuka - Mufukaworks Dance Company
11:45am Voices of de Gullah People Singers
12:30pm Official Welcome Ceremony - Hosts ~ Sharon Millen and Rayburne Turner
2:00pm Wona Womalon African Dancers & Drummers
2:30pm Greg Whittaker & Modern Daze Band
3:00pm Gullah Geechee Ring Shouters
3:30pm Dani's Dance Dynamics
4:00pm Angela Bonaparte Ministries
5:00pm Soweto Street Beat South African Dance Theater
5:45pm Gospel Proclaimers of the Lowcountry
6:15pm Terry Robinson - "Pastor P"
6:45pm Wade Johnson and Pride Ensemble Band
Concert
8:00pm - 10:00pm ~ Fresh Vibe Band
Saturday, May 27, 2023 – Workshops – Gullah Village
Sweetgrass Basket Weaving - 11:00am-12:00pm ~ $30 per person Workshop Area A
Gullah Art Embellishment - 11:00am - 12:00 ~ $40 per person Workshop Area B
Percussion (Drum) Making - 12:30pm-1:30pm ~ $30 per person Workshop Area A
Gullah Geechee/African American Quilt Making - 12:30pm-1:30pm ~ $30 per person Workshop Area B
Gullah She'ke're' Musical Instrument Making - 2:00pm-3:00pm ~ $30 per person Workshop Area A
Additional Saturday Attractions, May 27, 2023
10:00am-3:00pm- Lest We Forget-Times To Remember (Walk Through)
Admission: Free Will Offering
Tabernacle Baptist Church, 901 Craven Street, Beaufort, South Carolina 29902
Gullah Mini Film Festival ~ "Gullah Roots"
12:30pm - 1:30pm & 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Tabernacle Baptist Church - Fellowship Hall 901 Craven Street
Aunt Pearlie Sue (Anita Singleton Prather) and Gullah Kinfolk ~ Presents
“Decoration Day” Musical ~ Broadway Back In Da Woods Musical Production
Saturday, May 27, 2023 @ 3:00pm
Center for the Arts~ USC-Beaufort ~801 Carteret Street, Beaufort, South Carolina 29902
For Ticket Prices, go to www.gullahkinfolktravelingtheater.org
Gullah Tours (See front gate for information during the festival.)
The Gullah Village (Located inside) & The Vendor Market – (Open to the public)
(Times and Entertainers are subject to change)
Sunday May 28, 2023
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Hour of Power Worship Service
Pastor Sam Spain-Lady's Island Baptist Church (Donations Accepted)
Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park ~ 1010 Bay Street, Beaufort, South Carolina
11:00 AM Rededication of the Commemorative Marker
Foot of 11th St - Port Royal, SC
Main Stage Events
2:00pm Drum Call – Willie Bleach and Kevin Young
2:15pm Lady's Island Baptist Church Male Chorus
2:45pm Natasha Robinson – Reenactment - Harriet Tubman
3:15pm Quinton Smalls - Gullah Rapper
3:45pm Re. Hayward Anderson and the Davis Chorale Singers
4:15pm Royal Drummers and Dancers ~ Sierra Leone, West Africa
4:45pm Gullah Historical Reenactment Group
5:00pm Devin Smalls - Gospel Mime Artist
5:15pm Prophet Ali-Caleb Brown - Spoken Word
6:30pm Parris Island Marine Band Presents ~ "Dirty Boots Brass Band" Concert - Parris Island, SC
7:30 PM Unity Circle (Form a circle around the park and connect)
(Times and Entertainers are subject to change)