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July Events 2010
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New Butterfly House Opens at Brookgreen
April 1 - October 31
Whispering Wings Butterfly Experience
This seasonal exhibit features a lush garden filled with tropical plants where hundreds of butterflies soar through the air. Monarch, Zebra Longwing, Polydamas Swallowtails, Pipevine Swallowtails, Spicebush Swallowtails, Julias, Buckeyes, Queens, Painted Lady, and American Lady are just a few of the species that call Whispering Wings home. We will add dozens of other species throughout the summer and fall. Whispering Wings contains a pupae emergence room where visitors may observe the transformation from chrysalis to adult butterflies. Interpretive signs throughout the exhibit and benches provide a restful place to watch their delicate beauty in flight. The exhibit is open daily from 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $3 - adults and $2 - children, for a 30 minute timed visit in addition to garden admission.
Wednesdays through Fridays - June 16 through August 13
Cool Summer Evenings 5 - 9 p.m.
Come for dinner and stay for the show when Brookgreen offers live entertainment and evening cruises down the creeks in the cool of the summer evenings. Entertainment is included in garden admission. Creek cruises are $7 in addition to garden admission. Cool Summer Evenings are sponsored in part by:
“Gullah/Geechee-mania!”
Wednesdays, June - August
Ron Daise, Brookgreen’s Vice President for Creative Education, will host “Gullah/Geechee-mania!” on Wednesdays at 1:00 p.m. in the Wall Lowcountry Center Auditorium. “Gullah/Geechee-mania!” is an interactive, cultural game show that informs viewers about the unique Gullah/Geechee culture and heritage of the southeastern coastal United States. Each guest becomes a “contestant” who will gain “points” for answering questions about Gullah/Geechee people, songs, history, culture, foods, and trivia. The program is free with garden admission and is not available on July 14.
Two-Day Summer Arts Camp for 6th and 7th Graders
July 7-8
The campers will visit selected parts of the sculpture garden, observing features that will help them in designing their own creations. They also will learn the art of cleaning and beautifying a sculpture. The second day, they will be guided in the techniques of drawing. Camp is held on Wednesday and Thursday, July 7-8 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. in the Campbell Center for American Sculpture. The cost is $70 for members of Brookgreen and $90 if you are not a member. Call (843) 235-6049 for registration. There is a minimum of eight participants and a maximum of 15 participants for this two-day arts camp. Please bring your own lunch.
Camp Brookgreen for Adults
Tuesday, July 13
Join the education department from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. in Learning Lab 1 at the Wall Lowcountry Center where you will engage in sessions of arts and crafts, nature activities, and creative writing. Registration is $25 per person on a first-come, first served basis for 15 adults. Call Joyce Cirino, Coordinator for Education Programs, at 235-6049.
Camp Brookgreen
July 19-23 and 26-30
With an emphasis on animals, Camp Brookgreen 2010 will host one-week sessions $160.00 for members and $185.00 for non-members. Summer fun and educational enrichment will include activities at Brookgreen Gardens and Huntington Beach State Park, storytelling, arts and crafts, and a boat ride along freshwater creeks and rivers. Sessions for rising 4th and 5th graders will be July 19 - 23 and 26 - 30. Registration begins Monday, March 22, for members and Monday, April 19, for non-members. Call 843-235-6049 for more information.
Open Studio
Tuesday & Thursday through July 22
Each Tuesday and Thursday through July 22, from 11 am -12 noon and 2 – 3 p.m., members and guests are invited to the Holmes Studio in the Campbell Center of American Sculpture. The sculpture staff will use clay, plaster and wax models, along with molds, audio-visual presentations, and printed handouts to explain how sculpture is made. Free with garden admission.
Sculpture Exhibitions
May 8 – July 25
Recent Acquisitions of Brookgreen Gardens (Noble Gallery)
In recent years, several hundred sculptures have been acquired for the Brookgreen collection. Received as gifts or purchased with donated funds from generous individuals, these works have broadened and strengthened the collection. Among the gifts are several from artists – their own works and the works of others – as well as from generous collectors that have remembered Brookgreen through bequests and other means. The exhibit includes selected works by Domenico Facci (1916-1994) and Gleb Derujinsky (1888-1975) as well as sculpture by contemporary artists Paul Moore, Walter Matia, Myra Weisgold, Janice Mauro, Marilyn Newmark, John Sisko, Rosie Sandifer, and a special group collected over 30 years by Sandy Scott.
Red, White, and Blue: American Sculpture for and by Veterans (Jennewein Gallery)
Several of the sculptures at Brookgreen Gardens have patriotic themes or were created as war memorials. Also, several of the artists represented in the collection served in the military or in a military support job in wartime, especially during World Wars I and II. The exhibit will be on view during Brookgreen’s annual “Red, White, and Blue Salute to Veterans” event where flags are placed at appropriately-themed outdoor sculptures.
