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Here are a few of our favorite singers, artists, Gullah storytellers, restaurants, art galleries and museums in the Charleton, SC area.

Black Entertainers
	Jackie Mikell, Gullah Storyteller, 922-A Sycamore Drive, Charleston, SC 29407. Phone 843-763-7954
	Vera Manigault, Gullah Storyteller, PO Box 2081, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29465 843-884-5617
	The Choraliers Music Club Founded in 1959, presents excerpts from Gershwin's opera,"Porgy & Bess", spirituals. hymns & anthems. Contact: Al Miller. Business Mgr. This Black group performs for the Moja Arts Festival, Spoleto Festival, banquets, family reunions, and other special events. Concerts run 30 minutes to an hour.
Sweetgrass Basket Makers
	Mrs. Lorraine Gethers, Sweetgrass Basket Maker, Mt. Pleasant, SC 843-884-6684
	Joyce V. Coakley, Sweetgrass Basket Maker, Writer & Historian. Author of Sweetgrass Baskets and the Gullah Tradition. PO Box 1254, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29465 843-884-8047 E-mail: sweetgrassdecor@aol.com
Black Museum & Galleries
	Avery Research Center for African American History & Culture (College of Charleston) 125 Bull Street, Charleston, SC 29424 (843) 953-7609 Avery Research Center Avery was founded in 1865 as the first secondary school for Free Blacks in Charleston after the Civil War. Admission is free.
	Beki's 27 Broad Street, Charleston, SC 29401 843-853-9510 BekiArt.com
	Daso's Gallery Contact: John Daso Gregory 843-860-9717
	Gallery Chuma 43 John Street, Charleston, SC 29403 843-722-7568 GalleryChuma.com
	Gallery Cornelia, 90 Cannon St., Charleston, SC 29403 843-805-8444 Email: gallerycornelia@bellsouth.net Hours: Thursday through Saturday 12:00 PM until 6:00 PM Yvonne Pickering Carter, Curator & Professor Emerita, Univ. of DC
Black Restaurants
	Gullah Cuisine, Owner: Charlotte Jenkins 1717 Highway 17 North, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 GullahCuisine.com 843-881-907-6. Lunch Buffet: $11 per person taxes & gratuity included. Dinner also served. I will make group reservations for you.
	Savannah 's Restaurant, Owner: Joe Grant 2600 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29414 843-556-5506.
	Island Soul Food Cafe 3157 Maybank Highway, Johns Island, SC 29455 843-559-0404

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