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SUMMARY:Heritage Storytelling with Theresa Hilliard
DESCRIPTION:Theresa Hilliard of Mama Doonk’s Gullah is a retired Equal Employment Opportunity/ Diversity Manager\, and author of Mama Doonk’s Gullah Recipes (first and second editions) and A Guide to Charleston’s African American Historical Markers. She is a Gullah storyteller/lecturer\, artist in residence\, historian\, certified tour guide\, and past interpreter at the Old Slave Mart Museum. Theresa grew up in the Gullah culture on Edisto Island. \nShe is an expert in the Gullah language and culture and uses her expertise to engage her audience throughout her presentations. She will explain how the Gullah language was developed\, who the Gullah-Geechee people are and where they lived. Theresa incorporates a show and tell segment centered on items she grew up with before the modern conveniences of today and shares the history and stories of the Gullah dishes featured in her books. \nShe will discuss how spirituals were used amongst the enslaved people to communicate as well as sing some old Negro Spirituals. She will share some history on how Charleston\, SC\, began\, and the contributions Gullah people made in the building of America. By the end of this presentation\, students will be familiar with the Gullah language\, how and why Africans came to the United States\, and the challenges they encountered. Students will have knowledge of medicines\, foods\, and other methods of their survival. She will speak and interpret the Gullah language. \nTheresa has been featured in National Geographic Video Magazine\, The Post and Courier\, Charleston Magazine\, Upscale and Essence Magazines\, West Of\, Charleston Inside Out\, Garden and Gun Magazine\, and Black Southern Belle\, among others. She has also appeared on Fox 24 News and Lowcountry Live television shows\, WCIV News\, Quinton’s Closeup; ABC News 4 and Keeping it Krystal Klear. She has given presentations at festivals\, Morris Museum\, the State Museum\, Art Galleries\, Brook Green Gardens\, public and private schools across South Carolina\, Presentations in Florida\, and Massachusetts\, and many other venues. \nShe is a recipient of the Contribution to MOJA Award. She is an Artist in Residence\, member of the Charleston Gospel Choir and Lowcountry Voices and serves on the MOJA Arts Festival Planning Committee and past officer for her neighborhood association. She is available for assemblies\, workshops\, residencies\, and virtual presentations. For more information\, visit www.mamadoonk.com.
URL:https://mojafestival.com/event/heritage-storytelling-with-theresa-hilliard/
LOCATION:Baxter Patrick Library\, 1858 S Grimball Rd\, Charleston\, 29412\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversations
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Oscar Rivers Jr.\, Charleston’s Jazz Patriarch
DESCRIPTION:Experience a special evening with Oscar Rivers Jr.\, Charleston’s 86-year-old jazz patriarch\, as he returns to the stage for the first time in a year. Born in 1940 and raised on Richmond Street in downtown Charleston\, Rivers graduated from Burke High School in 1957 before establishing a monumental legacy as an educator and virtuoso saxophonist and pianist. Throughout his remarkable career\, he has collaborated with some of music’s greatest talents\, including Charlie Parker\, Sonny Stitt and Stevie Wonder.
URL:https://mojafestival.com/event/an-evening-with-oscar-rivers-jr-charlestons-jazz-patriarch/
LOCATION:Cannon Street Arts Center\, 134 Cannon St\, Charleston\, SC\, 29403\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Wellness Village
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URL:https://mojafestival.com/event/wellness-village/
LOCATION:Hampton Park\, 30 Mary Murray Dr\, Charleston\, SC\, 29403\, United States
CATEGORIES:Wellness
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SUMMARY:Golden Anniversary Celebration
DESCRIPTION:The Golden Anniversary Celebration will be at 6 p.m. at Hampton Park\, produced by Ray Chew  and Vivian Scott Chew and featuring Tommy Brown and Zandrina Dunning as well as local food trucks\, shaved ice\, an artisan village and a wellness village. Among the highlighted albums at  the Thursday\, October 1 finale are: Stevie Wonder’s “Songs in the Key of Life\,” Parliament’s “Mothership Connection\,” Marvin Gaye’s “I Want You\,” Earth\, Wind & Fire’s “Spirit\,” Curtis Mayfield’s “Sparkle” soundtrack\, The Isley Brothers’ “Harvest for the World\,” Rose Royce’s “Car Wash” soundtrack and Roy Ayers’ “Ubiquity.” Chew returns to Charleston after his Juneteenth Block Party and History Lesson drew more than 1\,000 people downtown for a Michael Jackson tribute.
URL:https://mojafestival.com/event/golden-anniversary-celebration/
LOCATION:Hampton Park\, 30 Mary Murray Dr\, Charleston\, SC\, 29403\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Masterpiece in Progress
DESCRIPTION:Featuring the fierce and unforgettable solo performer Gary DeWitt Marshall\, “Masterpiece in Progress” is a searing tour de force that cuts through myth\, memory\, and manufactured truth with wit\, wisdom\, and raw theatrical power. The piece returns in its 2026 incarnation with renewed urgency\, resonating deeply in a world where trauma wears a thousand faces and justice remains elusive. Recommended for audiences aged 16 and up (strong language and adult themes).
URL:https://mojafestival.com/event/masterpiece-in-progress-2/
LOCATION:Chapel Theatre\, 172 Calhoun St\, Charleston\, 29401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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