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June 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.

“Gullah/Geechee-mania!”
Wednesday, 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.

Thursday, June 10
"Curator’s Chat” with Robin Salmon in the Rainey Sculpture Pavilion galleries at 2:00 p.m. Free with garden admission.

Saturday, June 12

Member Only Wine Tasting "Vino Latino"

As a kick-off to the summer, join us from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Oak Allee for “Vino Latino” to enjoy samplings of 20 exceptional wines from Spain and South America and live music from Trio Sabroso, Latin jazz ensemble. Talk with several expert wine representatives and have a chance to purchase bottles of these wines at member-only prices. Reservations are required by Thursday, June 10 and space is limited. Please call (843) 235-6016. $50 per person - includes wine and hors d’ oeuvres. Here's a list of the wines being served!

 


Cool Summer Evenings

Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday - June 16 through August 13
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:

          


Camp Brookgreen
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 2nd and 3rd graders will be June 14-18, 21-25 and June 28 – July 2. Camp information for rising 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th graders. Registration begins Monday, March 22, for members and Monday, April 19, for non-members. Call 843-235-6049 for more information.

 

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.