February 2nd-4th: Heritage Arts Festival at Savannah Grove Baptist Church in Florence

February 2^nd through 4^th, the Heritage Arts Festival will be held in the Roots of Savannah located on the campus of the Savannah Grove Baptist Church in Florence.

Check out each day's events below:

February 2

The festival will kick off on Thursday at 12:30 pm with a luncheon featuring legendary gospel singer Norris Turner.  This luncheon, known as the  Matriarch/Patriarch Luncheon, presents the opportunity for families to honor and pay tribute the head of their families past and present. We encourage sons, daughters, nieces and nephews to purchase a ticket for the Matriarch and/or Patriarch of their family and salute them during this event of heritage.

February 3

Friday will feature TDK Mime. They will perform for the Special Needs Students in the area at 11:00am and again during the late night musical, which begins at 10pm. Also on Friday, Marlene O'Bryant Seabrook of Charleston will begin her quilting workshop. Interested persons may register by calling 843-468-8675.

February 4

Saturday will feature a Heritage Re-enactment Competition at 11:00am. Any person interested in participating may call 843-662-7851. At 1:00 pm, come and trace your family roots at the Heritage Festival Genealogy Workshop. This workshop will feature research techniques and steps for tracing your family background through use of today's technology.

For more information on the Heritage Festival features on Thursday and Friday, contact: Josiellia Williams at (843)662-7851.

Savannah Grove Baptist Church is located at 2620 Alligator Road in Florence.  

January 13th: Friday the 13th is Funday the 13th in the Pee Dee.

On January 13th, you can get your morning started at 7:30am with the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Interfaith Prayer Breakfast at Savannah Grove Baptist Church in Effingham and then spend some time in downtown Florence at Railroad Junction's all-day music and art event.  In the evening, there's the opening reception for Carte Blance: The FMU Art Experience at the Art Trail Gallery on Dargan Street in Florence.  The opening starts at 5:30pm and admission is free.  


There are also four other art exhibits around the Pee Dee that can be seen on January 13th.  Check them out below:

The Ladies of Darlington in Hartsville

The 39th Annual Faculty Art Show at Coker College

Palmetto Hands Exhibit at the Florence Museum

Alex Palkovich at the Florence Library

Hartsville's Burry Bookstore is hosting a Star Wars on January 13th.  Click here for more information.

The bottom line is you shouldn't be bored on Friday the 13th in the Pee Dee. 

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Pee Dee Arts was founded in the Summer of 2011 through a unique partnership between the Florence Regional Arts Alliance, the Florence Convention & Visitors Bureau and Pee Dee Tourism.  Pee Dee Arts’ primary focuses are to promote the arts and cultural activities of the Pee Dee Region and facilitate growth in the region’s arts organizations.  Pee Dee Arts is committed to inclusive and innovative service to the Pee Dee region, which it defines as the following counties: Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Lee, Marion, Marlboro and Williamsburg.