The Original Gullah Festival 2022
Presents
“Celebrating Our Gullah Roots”
Dedicated to Peter and Mary Dawson
Schedule of Events
Friday, May 27, 2022
Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park
Workshops - Gullah Village
Basket Weaving Workshop- 11:00am-12:00pm~ $30 (per attendee)
Percussion (Drum) Making Workshop- 12:30pm-1:30pm~ $30 (per attendee)
Quilting Making Workshop- 2:00pm-3:00pm~ $30 (per attendee)
Chair Yoga Demonstration- 3:30pm-4:15pm~ Free
Additional Friday Attractions, May 27, 2022 Events
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
5:00pm We Wear the Mask Lecture ~ Learn about Gullah Geechee Culture, History, Beliefs
Ron Daise, Vice President for Creative Education- Brookgreen Gardens
Admission: $30 (per attendee)
Tabernacle Baptist Church - Savon House
901 Craven Street
Beaufort, South Carolina 29902
6:00pm Storytelling ~ Drummers and Dancers , Sierra Leone, West Africa
9:00pm-12:00am – Friday Night- All White Attire Gullah Caribbean Party
DJ – Wilbur Bryant ~ Caterer – Mae Francis Washington Catering
Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park Pavilion ~ 1010 Bay Street, Beaufort, South Carolina
($35 on-line and $35 at the gate)
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)
Saturday May 28, 2022
10:00am Wona Womalon African Drum Call
10:15am Aunt Pearlie Sue and Gullah Kinfolk
10:45am Louise Cohen
11:15am Voices of de Gullah People Singers
11:45am Lowcountry African Drummers and Dancers, Sheldon, SC
12:30pm Official Welcome Ceremony
2:00pm Ron Daise- Gullah Game
2:30pm Gullah Geechee Ring Shouters
3:00pm Dani’s Dance Dynamics
3:30pm Dr. Marlena Smalls and the Hallelujah Singers
4:00pm Danilella Chives Fashion Show
4:30pm Bruce Ingram- Storytelling
4:45pm Pazanta Byars- Spoken Word
5:00pm Wona Womalon African Dancers & Drummers
5:30pm Nycir Keen – Reenactment-General Robert Smalls
6:00pm Fresh Vibe Band
6:30pm Grandpa Bam- Gospel Comedian
7:00pm Single Leg Amputees Sports Association Sierra Leone, West Africa
8:00pm Gwen Yvette Band
Saturday, May 28, 2022 – Workshops – Gullah Village
Basket Weaving Workshop- 11:00am-12:00pm~ $30 (per attendee)
Percussion (Drum) Making Workshop- 12:30pm-1:30pm ~ $30 (per attendee)
Quilting Making Workshop- 2:00pm-3:00pm~ $30 (per attendee)
Gullah Art Embellishment- 3:30pm-4:30pm~ $40 (per attendee)
Additional Saturday Attractions, May 28, 2022 Events
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
Aunt Pearlie Sue and Gullah Kinfolk ~ Presents
“Decoration Day”~ Broadway Back In Da Woods Musical Production
Saturday, May 28, 2022 @ 3:00pm and 5:00pm
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 29, 2022
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Hour of Power Worship Service
Pastor Isaac Gordon, III-Bountiful Word Ministries ,Sheldon, SC (Donations Accepted)
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Rededication of the Commemorative Marker
Foot of 11th St - Port Royal, SC
2:00pm Drum Call – Willie Bleach
2:15pm Beaufort Mass Choir~ Beaufort, SC
2:35pm Natasha Robinson – Reenactment - Harriet Tubman
2:50pm Dani’s Dance Dynamics
3:10pm Historical Reenactment Group
3:25pm Storytelling Drummers and Dancers , Sierra Leone, West Africa
3:45pm QSmalls – Gullah Rap Artist
4:00pm Recording Gospel Artist Edward Rhodes and The Xenia Group
4:20pm Devin Smalls- Gospel Mime Artist
4:30pm Single Leg Amputees Sports Association, Sierra Leone, West Africa
4:50pm Patrick Duncan- Storytelling
5:10pm The B & B Band
5:30pm Musical Presentations
6:30 PM – 7:15 PM Unity Circle (Form a circle around the park and connect)
(Times and Entertainers are subject to change)