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11/14/08
 State Museum Announces Special December Events
These special events and exhibits are scheduled at the South Carolina State Museum in December.
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11/14/08
 “Gem” of a Show Coming to the State Museum Nov. 28-30
The Columbia Gem and Mineral Society’s dazzling annual show opens at the State Museum in Columbia on Nov. 28 and runs through Nov. 30. Featuring more than 25 retail vendors, guests can admire and purchase jewelry, beads, loose stones, fossils, minerals, gold, silver and even jewelry making tools.
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11/06/08
 Italian Street Fair at the State Museum Nov. 22
Ciao! The delights of all things Italian will be offered to the public Saturday, Nov. 22 as the South Carolina State Museum celebrates its new blockbuster exhibit Leonardo da Vinci: Machines in Motion with an Italian Street Fair.
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10/23/08
 Earthquake Awareness Day at State Museum
Discover the forces that cause earthquakes and have fun doing it! The South Carolina State Museum is partnering with the College of Charleston, the S. C. Emergency Management Division and members of the S. C. Earthquake Education Preparedness Program staff to present an afternoon of activities, earthquake history and education at the museum on Sunday, Nov. 2 from 1 – 5 p.m.
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10/22/08
 State Museum to Host Hollings’ Book Signing
Former governor of South Carolina and six-term U.S. Sen. Ernest F. “Fritz” Hollings will sign his new political memoir, “Making Government Work: Lessons From a Life in Politics,” and speak at the South Carolina State Museum on Wednesday, Nov. 5.
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10/20/08
 November Events at the South Carolina State Museum
These special events and exhibits are scheduled at the South Carolina State Museum in November.
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10/15/08
 Halloween Tricks and Treats Returns to the State Museum Oct. 25
It’s creepy and it’s kooky… mysterious and spooky… it’s altogether ooky — it’s…“Tricks and Treats at the State Museum, Part II!” This annual alloween event at the South Carolina State Museum continues on Saturday, Oct. 25, offering families exceptional holiday fun in a safe setting.
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10/10/08
 Spooky Sleepover at the State Museum, Oct. 24
Get ready for the ultimate “night at the museum!” It’s a bone-chilling, chain-rattling, cauldron-bubbling, fun event for the entire family as the South Carolina State Museum presents its first “Spooky Sleepover,” beginning at 6:30 p.m., Friday night, Oct. 24.
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10/07/08
 Tricks and Treats to Delight Youngsters at State Museum
Ghosts, ghouls and goblins have taken up residence at the South Carolina State Museum for two weekends of safe Halloween fun on Saturday, Oct. 18 and 25 as the museum presents its annual Halloween event for families, “Tricks and Treats at the State Museum!”
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10/03/08
 State Museum Seeks Volunteers for Blockbuster da Vinci Exhibit
With the opening of the South Carolina State Museum’s newest blockbuster exhibit, Leonardo da Vinci: Machines in Motion, comes the need for volunteers to assist visitors in experiencing 40 “hands-on” model machines, inventions and designs.
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09/29/08
 Bluegrass and Barbecue Highlight State Museum’s Fall Heritage Festival
South Carolina’s traditions of mouth-watering barbecue, home-grown bluegrass musicians and backcountry arts and crafts are all celebrated at the South Carolina State Museum’s annual Fall Heritage Festival and Pickin’ Party, Saturday, Oct. 11.
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09/23/08
 State Museum Curator Makes Rice Connection
A young West African girl removes the husk from dried rice in her front yard using a wooden mortar and pestle. A young man in Labe, Guinea pounds rice for a dinner crowd in an outdoor restaurant kitchen. For Elaine Nichols, the South Carolina State Museum’s curator of history, these experiences are all part of a larger story that links contemporary West African practices to South Carolina’s cultural traditions.
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09/18/08
 State Museum Announces Special October Events
These special events and exhibits are scheduled at the South Carolina State Museum in October.
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09/16/08
 Smithsonian Offers Free Day at the South Carolina State Museum
The South Carolina State Museum, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, will offer free general admission on Sept. 27 to visitors who present a Smithsonian Museum Day admission card.
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09/12/08
 State Museum to Open Exciting Exhibit on da Vinci
An unprecedented traveling exhibition of the inventions of Leonardo da Vinci will open at the South Carolina State Museum Sept. 27.
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09/10/08
 It’s All About Football at the State Museum Sept. 18
It’s all about football on Thursday, Sept. 18 from 4 – 8 p.m. at the South Carolina State Museum. A special family-oriented event will celebrate the new exhibit Mud, Sweat & Cheers: Football in the Palmetto State, 1889-2000.
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09/09/08
 Final B-25 Lecture at State Museum
Not many people today realize that during World War II, beautiful Lake Murray played an important role in training B-25 Mitchell medium bomber flight crews. With its many deserted islands and vast area, the lake was an ideal training ground for bombing target runs, not all of which ended successfully. On April 4, 1943, one such B-25 developed engine trouble and was ditched by its crew into the waters of Lake Murray, where it stayed until it was raised more than 60 years later.
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09/05/08
 State Museum Announces Catering Partnership
Catered events at the South Carolina State Museum just went from “special” to “extra special” thanks to a partnership recently inked between Dupre Dukes Signature Catering and the Museum.
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08/25/08
 State Museum Announces Special September Events
These special events and exhibits are scheduled at the South Carolina State Museum in September.
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