The Charleston Area Branch of ASALH welcomes community submissions for our Community Events Calendar, a space dedicated to sharing programs, gatherings, and initiatives that highlight African American history, culture, and education. Whether you’re organizing a lecture, cultural festival, book talk, or historical commemoration, we invite you to submit your event for consideration. Our goal is to provide a central hub where community members can stay informed and engaged with meaningful events throughout Charleston and surrounding areas. All submissions will be reviewed for alignment with ASALH’s mission before being added to the calendar. Thank you for helping us connect, educate, and celebrate African American heritage together!

Partnership Event

Name: “Septima” at Waterfront Park – A Play About Local Civil Rights Leader Septima P. Clark
Start: 2024-10-26T14:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-10-26T14:00:00-04:00
Location: WATERFRONT PARK

May 2024
Mende Cultural Arts & Film Festival – Atlantic Beach: High Rise or No Rise

May 2, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Cynthia Graham Hurd/St Andrews Library 1735 N Woodmere Dr, Charleston, SC, United States

"Join us to celebrate Gullah Geechee culture and heritage in May. We will screen the film Stay in de Boat followed by a discussion about Gullah Geechee culture in the historic community of Atlantic Beach, SC (near Myrtle Beach). This program is offered in partnership with The Gullah Geechee Group, Inc. Copies of the book … Continue reading Mende Cultural Arts & Film Festival – Atlantic Beach: High Rise or No Rise

Free
Colour of Music Festival – Quintet Chamber Music

May 2, 2024 @ 7:00 pm

Eternal Father of the Sea Chapel 1097 Navy Way, North Charleston, SC, United States

"Colour of Music Festival Inc., the country’s largest black classical music organization headquartered in Charleston, SC, showcasing gifted classical composers and performers of African descent, is proud to announce its return to the North Charleston Arts Fest Thursday, May 2, 2024, at 7 p.m. at the Eternal Father of the Sea Chapel (on the former … Continue reading Colour of Music Festival – Quintet Chamber Music

Free
Anson Street African Burial Ground 5 Year Reinterment Anniversary

May 4, 2024 @ 2:00 pm

Ancestor Burial Ground 2 George St, Charleston, SC, United States

"36 African/African American bodies were disinterred during the renovation of the Gaillard Center and reinterred on George Street. Program: African drumming & the pouring of libations, Prayers & Speeches, Music, Calling the Ancestors Names, Refreshments Embrace your roots and honor where you came from! FOLLOWED BY: Talk by Dr. Chelsey Juarez - Forensic Anthropologist, California State University, Fresno Reconstructing … Continue reading Anson Street African Burial Ground 5 Year Reinterment Anniversary

Free
June 2024
“Remember Their Names” – Mende Cultural Arts & Film Festival – Gullah Geechee Group Inc. – June 6, 2024

June 6, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Cynthia Graham Hurd/St Andrews Library 1735 N Woodmere Dr, Charleston, SC, United States

Free
October 2024
Albert Simons Medal of Excellence Award & Lecture – Joseph McGill Jr

October 17, 2024 @ 5:30 pm

Simons Center for the Arts - CoC 54 St Philip St, Charleston, SC, SC, United States

"The College of Charleston’s Historic Preservation and Community Planning (HPCP) Program will present its Albert Simons Medal of Excellence to Joseph McGill, Jr., founder of The Slave Dwelling Project and co-author of Sleeping with the Ancestors: How I Followed the Footprints of Slavery. A short ceremony will take place, followed by a lecture by McGill." … Continue reading Albert Simons Medal of Excellence Award & Lecture – Joseph McGill Jr

Free
Soil Collection Ceremony – ASABG and CCSSC Event – Oct 21st

October 21, 2024 @ 5:00 pm

Rivers Green 56 Pitt St., Charleston, SC, United States

Community members are invited to join the ASABG team and the College of Charleston’s Center for the Study of Slavery in Charleston for a ceremonial soil collection from the Brown Fellowship Society, Humane Brotherhood, and Machpelah Burial Grounds, located on the College of Charleston campus. This event will take place Monday, October 21st, at 5 … Continue reading Soil Collection Ceremony – ASABG and CCSSC Event – Oct 21st

Free
“Septima” at Waterfront Park – A Play About Local Civil Rights Leader Septima P. Clark

October 26, 2024 @ 2:00 pm

WATERFRONT PARK 1 River Landing Dr, Charleston, SC, United States

We are thrilled to invite you to a special event presented by Pure Theatre, one of our valued ASALH Institutional Members. Come experience “Septima”, a powerful play that brings to life the story of Charleston's own civil rights icon, Septima P. Clark. Event Details: Play Title: “Septima” by Patricia Williams Dockery Date: Saturday, October 26th, … Continue reading “Septima” at Waterfront Park – A Play About Local Civil Rights Leader Septima P. Clark

Free

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