PENN CENTER NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK DISTRICT 2016-2017 EVENTS
Oct. 29, 2016. Inaugural Hat, Handbags, and Heels Brunch. The event will feature Celebrity Shoe Designer Etu Evans from New York in the Frissell Community House, Penn Center, St. Helena Island. 11:30am. 843-838-7105; info@penncenter.com; www.penncenter.com
Nov. 10-13, 2016. 34th Annual Heritage Days Celebration. Cultural event celebrating Gullah/Geechee/Sea Island history, folk arts, food, music, crafts and West African cultural legacy. Youth and family day events, fish fry and oyster roast, parade, African drummers & dancers, Gullah storytellers, educational symposium and more. Penn Center, St. Helena Island. 843-838-2432; info@penncenter.com; www.penncenter.com
Nov. 25, 2016-Jan. 2, 2017. Light Up Historic Penn Center. The historic houses, cottages and halls of Penn Center will be decked for the Holidays. Open house events will be announced. Penn Center, St. Helena Island. 6:30pm. 843-838-2432; info@penncenter.com; www.penncenter.com
Dec. 18, 2016. A Live Nativity Scene. Vocal performances by local mass choir. Open to the public. Penn Center, St. Helena Island. 843-838-2432; info@penncenter.com; www.penncenter.com
Dec. 31, 2016. Watch Night Services: Reading Of The Emancipation Proclamation. Local churches. 11pm. 843-838-2432; info@penncenter.com; www.penncenter.com
Jan. 15, 2017. Community Sing Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Penn Center, St. Helena Island. 6:30pm. 843-838-2432; info@penncenter.com; www.penncenter.com
Feb. 19, 2017. Community Sing Honoring Black History Month. Penn Center, St. Helena Island. 6:30pm. 843-838-2432; info@penncenter.com; www.penncenter.com
March 11, 2022. Sam Doyle Folk & Gullah Arts Festival. Penn Center, St. Helena Island. 843-838-2432; info@penncenter.com; www.penncenter.com
March 19, 2017. Community Sing Honoring Women’s History Month. Penn Center, St. Helena Island. 6:30pm. 843-838-2432; info@penncenter.com; www.penncenter.com
April 15, 2022. Spring Historic Campus Tour. Penn Center, St. Helena Island. 843-838-2432; info@penncenter.com; www.penncenter.com
April 29, 2017. Penn Center’s 1862 Circle Gala. Location TBA. 843-838-2432; info@penncenter.com; www.penncenter.com
May 21, 2017. Community Sing. Penn Center, St. Helena Island. 6:30pm. 843-838-2432; info@penncenter.com; www.penncenter.com
Nov. 9-12, 2017. 35th Annual Heritage Days Celebration. Cultural event celebrating Gullah/Geechee/Sea Island history, folk arts, food, music, crafts and West African cultural legacy. Youth and family day events, fish fry and oyster roast, parade, African drummers & dancers, Gullah storytellers, educational symposium and more. Penn Center, St. Helena Island. 843-838-2432; info@penncenter.com; www.penncenter.com
Victoria A. Smalls
Director of Development
Penn Center
National Historic Landmark District
P.O. Box 126, St. Helena Island, SC 29920
Office: (843) 838-2432 OR (843) 838-8552
Cell: (843) 812-4662
