Island Heritage Festival Celebrates Gullah Culture with Porgy and Bess Tribute
ResortQuest offers pre-designed Charleston vacation rentals and lodging packages for The Island Heritage Festival, which takes place June 28-July 2.
Charleston, SC (PRWEB) May 22, 2007 -- The Island Heritage Festival, from June 28-July 2, will honor the history and culture of the "Gullah People", and the historic treasures of James Island, their Sea Island home. A special outdoor showing of the movie Porgy and Bess will be part of a tribute to native son, "Goat" Sammie Smalls, the colorful figure who served as the inspiration for DuBose Heyward's novel Porgy. Heyward, his wife, and George Gershwin, later co-wrote the beloved opera Porgy and Bess, set in Charleston's fictitious Catfish Row. The historic Heyward House, where the works were written, will host an Opening Reception. Other events include a program of Conversations with relatives of "Goat Sammie", an Island Heritage tour, a Sunset Gullah Cruise, a children's Cultural Literacy Festival, and the Taste of Gullah Celebration, with food and entertainment. Contact the Festival Office at 843-727-1875 for more information. Tickets can be purchased by calling 1-800-595-4TIX.
For for information visit ResortQuest's Charleston Events .
ResortQuest is offering pre-designed lodging packages with attractive value-added benefits on Kiawah Island , Seabrook Island , Isle of Palms and Wild Dunes, all just a few miles from Historic Charleston, SC. Guests enjoy packages with names like Walk on the Wild Side, Historic Charleston, Golf Getaway and Romantic Rendezvous, while staying in fully-equipped private homes, villas and cottages at the beach. Enjoy miles of pristine beach, championship golf, tennis, biking, nature tours, shopping, dining and more. For more information on Charleston vacation rentals, guests can visit ResortQuest.com or call toll free 1-866-253-3633.
About ResortQuest
ResortQuest, one of the nation's leading vacation rental hospitality and resort real estate companies, provides a one-stop resource in North America's premier resort destinations, ResortQuest.com. ResortQuest is the largest marketer and management company of vacation condominiums and leading vacation rentals in the U.S. and Canada, based on a portfolio of nearly 17,000 properties, with a combined real estate value estimated at approximately $7 billion. ResortQuest Real Estate is one of the nation's leading real estate companies focusing exclusively on resort properties, offering superior brokerage services in the country's premier beach, ski and golf destinations. ResortQuest employs more than 4,000 people and is owned and operated by Gaylord Entertainment Co. (NYSE: GET), one of the largest and fastest growing companies in the hospitality and entertainment industries, based in Nashville, Tenn., that also owns and operates Gaylord Hotels and the Grand Ole Opry. For more information, visit ResortQuest.com or GaylordEntertainment.com.
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