2nd Annual Charleston Pirate Festival

2nd Annual Charleston Pirate Festival Aug 10, 2014 11 am – 3 pm FREE (843) 727-2165/cokerm@charleston-sc.gov Our mission is simple-FREE FAMILY FUN. Come out and learn about pirates, as well as colonial and maritime history. All ages welcome! Participating Organizations: The Old Exchange Building Powder Magazine Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site The South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology (SCIAA) The SC Aquarium United States Coast Guard-Charleston Sector Charleston's Walled City Task Force Children's Museum of the Lowcountry Charles Towne Landing Caw Caw County Park Friends of the Hunley Gibbes Museum of Art South Carolina Department of Archives and History Education Tables: Colonial Food- Heather Welch Pirate Weapons- Old Exchange Staff The Charleston Tintypist- Historic Photography https://www.facebook.com/charleston.tintypist Pirates Appearing: BLACKBEARD STEDE BONNET ANNE BONNEY MARY READ ERIC & SABRINA LAVENDER THE CHARLES TOWNE FEW WAYNE TEELE AND TIKKI BIRD & MANY MORE AUTHOR BRIAN MCCREIGHT AUTHOR LYNN KERRY REPRESENTATIVE AUTHOR CHRIS DOWNEY AUTHOR JAMES CASKEY CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATOR NOAH TAYLOR All Day Craft Tables 11 AM - 3:00 PM Making a Pirate Location-Bay 11 AM - 3:00 PM Paint a Pirate Location-Bay 11 AM- 3:00 PM Join the Pirates Location- Bay 11 AM- 3:00 PM Make a Treasure Map Location-Bay 11 AM- 3:00 PM Make a Pirate Sword & Hat Location-Bay 2014 Schedule of Events 11:00-AM Children’s Sword Drill Location-Green Space Watch a sword fighting demo and even get some hands on experience! 11:30 AM -“Stede Bonnet- The Gentleman Pirate” Performed by Rodney Lee Rogers, Pure Theater Location- Upstairs Conference Room A PURE Theatre production, Rodney Lee Rogers' original play is an interactive theatrical event that brings to life the trials and glories of the "Gentleman Pirate" Stede Bonnet. 12:00 PM- Pirates & Parrots Eric & Sabrina Lavender w/ Bob & Doozer Wayne Teele w/ Tikki Bird Location-Upstairs Conference Room Is the popular image of a pirate with a bird on their shoulder correct? Join our avian friends Captain Bob, Tikki Bird and Doozer for a roundtable discussion on this cherished myth. Their human handlers Wayne Teele, Eric Lavender and Sabrina Lavender will also be on hand to translate for us! Don’t miss your chance learn more about these wonderful creatures and their ties to the Golden Age of Piracy! 12:30 PM Children’s Costume Contest Location-Upstairs Conference Room First is the Lil’ Buccaneer for ages 5 and under, the First Mate category for ages 6-9 and the Rovers category for ages 10-13. Prizes to the winners! There is no contest for adults (this year)! 1:00 PM Meet the Pirates: Blackbeard, Stede Bonnet, Mary Read, Ann Bonney & Grace O’Malley Location-Upstairs Conference Room 1:30 PM Pirate Storytelling Location-Upstairs Conference Room Performed by Eric Lavender, Charleston Pirate Tours Join local expert Eric Lavender, and his trusty macaw Captain Bob, as he spins tales of pirates that once plagued Charleston. Eric and Captain Bob will be marauding about the festival throughout the day! 2:00 PM Piracy in the Modern Age Lecture- Chris Downey Location-Upstairs Conference Room Piracy in the Modern Age- Piracy did not end with the hanging of Stede Bonnet, or the death of Blackbeard. Pirates adapt with the times and continue to be a problem in the 21st century. Author and historian Chris Downey will share with us the ongoing threat still facing the world. 2:30 PM Children’s Musket Drill Location- Outside Green Learn how the muskets of old were loaded and fired. A group of period costumed instructors will take through each of the steps. 2:30 PM Colonial Songs & Sea Shanties Location- Charleston Maritime Center Upstairs Conference Room- look for the signs. Time-Aug 10,2014 Cost- FREE 3:00 Event closes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sandlapper Water Tours will be offering a narrated pirate harbor cruise at the conclusion of the festival- Aug 10, 3:30PM. This is a fee-based service independent of the main festival programming. Contact their ticket kiosk on-site for more information, http://www.zerve.com/Sandlapper/Pirates or at (843) 849-8687. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOOD- For those of you might get a mite peckish during the festival Sandlapper Water Tours will have snacks, water and soda available for sale. Charleston Harbor Tours also has a small shop on-site available with some snacks and beverages. For a heartier fare visit the Griffon on Vendue Range, the Official Restaurant of the Charleston Pirate Festival. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For More Information: Old Exchange Building 122 East Bay Street Charleston, SC 29401 (843) 727-2165 http://oldexchange.org/ cokerm@charleston-sc.gov