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SEPT. 1, 2011 - About 400 tiny azalea cuttings collected in late July from a hillside at the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, D.C., are rooting in Magnolia Plantation and Garden's greenhouse.
The cuttings will be replanted and spread their blooms in the spring of 2013 to reveal subtle differences in design and color from azaleas already in Magnolia's gardens. The cuttings come from the arboretum's unnamed Glenn Dale azalea hybrids. Although their identities are lost, Magnolia's director of gardens Tom Johnson said these unnamed plants are worth saving.
The azaleas were hybridized by the arboretum's former director, Ben Morrison, in the 1940s in a massive project to breed cold-hardy northern azaleas with plants of Belgian indica azaleas. Morrison came to Magnolia to help identify azaleas here. It is highly likely that some of the genetic material from Magnolia was used in his breeding program. Magnolia's Johnson, along with two other horticulturists and a volunteer, collected the arboretum cuttings, 10 from 40 selected plants. "The number of cuttings brought back from the arboretum is far less than what we had hoped to get," Johnson lamented. "But I am excited that we were able to bring these plants back to Magnolia where we'll propagate them within the next two years and share them with gardens around the United States that are part of the Great Gardens of America Preservation Alliance. This is a long process that hopefully will have a happy ending." Miles Beach, director of Magnolia's camellia collection, Beach's wife, Brenda, and Marcus Jones, curator of the Norfolk Botanical Gardens, helped to take the cuttings from plants Morrison bred to withstand colder temperatures in the Mid-Atlantic region. The Norfolk garden, a Garden Alliance member, will be one of the cold-climate sites that will get the mature azalea plants. 
Johnson estimates the Glenn Dales have a 75 percent chance of surviving in the Lowcountry's hot climate. To increase the survival rate, the plants most likely will be placed in a heavily shaded area near the ancient camellia gardens, Beach said. The arboretum's unnamed Glenn Dales - about 3,000 plants - had been slated for removal due to federal budget cuts. But they were saved after a nationwide protest and an anonymous donation of $1 million established an endowment to provide for their care. Dr. Ramon Jordan, the arboretum's associate director, said Magnolia is the only garden in the country that specifically asked for Glenn Dale cuttings for preservation purposes. "It is a good thing that you can provide them with a home and that they are related to your history," he said. A request for plant material from a garden like Magnolia is not unusual, he said. The arboretum, he said, typically sends plant material to "collaborating arborea, botanical gardens and research institutions."
Magnolia is considering returning to the arboretum late next summer to retrieve additional cuttings. Jordan said Magnolia's return next summer is "somewhat contingent on your success in rooting and then distributing the cuttings taken this year." Johnson said, "Some of the cuttings in the greenhouse have begun to take root already." The arboretum's Glenn Dales cuttings aren't the only azalea cuttings Magnolia brought back from the Washington area. Jones arranged two side trips to private gardens to collect cuttings from the azalea gardens of Phil and Francis Louer in Haymarket, Va., and Carolyn Beck in Oak Hill, Va.
 Fond memories, random thoughts as we labor By MARSHA GUERARD, editor SEPT. 1, 2011 -- In honor of Labor Day (and the 25 days that come after it), we've decided to take off Thursdays here at Charleston Currents.
The economy being what it is, this also is a belt-tightening measure. We just wish we had lost the weight before trying to tighten the belt … You will still receive our emails on Mondays in September, and we'll return to our twice-a-week delivery schedule in time for leaf change in October. Some quick thoughts:
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So there is both a record and an independent veterinary opinion on the animals' health that validates our existing system of animal care. If what works isn't good enough for the animal activists, then what is? Nothing short of regulation that will make it impossible to operate a carriage business in Charleston is my guess. Why else tinker with a system that has protected animals flawlessly over half a million times in 25 years?
SEPT. 1, 2011 -- Berkeley Electric Coop is offering low-interest loans, (5 percent) to be able to borrow up to $15,000, which must be used toward reducing energy consumption in the home.
Likewise, SCE&G provides an energy audit program, called CharlestonWISE. The program offers up to $900 in instant rebates for qualified customers on top of rebates available from their utility company. Click here for a full list of instant rebates. CharlestonWISE offers loans from $1,500 to $25,000 at 7.99% APR to qualified applicants. Loans will be made for energy saving measures and can be repaid in 3, 5 or 10 years. SCE&G is offering up to $2,500 in rebates for a range of home energy improvement measures. Click here for a full program description and list of rebates.
Always
conscious of what occurs in the Lowcountry, the Charleston RiverDogs will
dedicate their annual Fat Tire Friday Bike Night on Friday at Joseph P.
Riley Jr. Park to honor the late Dr. Mitchell Hollon and other fallen
cyclists.
Proceeds
from the raffle benefit the Dr. Mitchell Hollon Memorial Fund, which was
created after the popular anesthesiologist and avid cyclist was killed
July 5 in an accident on the James Island Connector. The fund was implemented
to improve safety conditions and to serve as an advocate for improved
bicycling conditions around the city and surrounding areas. Patty Hollon,
Dr. Hollon's widow, along with Peter Wilborn of www.bikelaw.org,
has created this fund to honor her late husband and to pursue structural
changes to prevent bicycling accidents. Patriot Day Commemoration, a ceremony to remember those lost on Sept. 11, 2001, and the armed forces lost in the Wars on Terror from 2001 to present will be held Sept. 11 aboard the Yorktown at Patriots Point.
Attendance at the Patriots Point's commemoration is free to the public. Gates will open at 8:30 a.m. and parking is free until 9 a.m., when regular museum visits begin and a parking charge of $5 goes into effect. The ceremony will be in Hangar Bay 3 on the Yorktown. Area golfers invited to "Tee Off Fore A Cause" Charleston area citizens are raising money for the Wounded Warrior Project through a golf tournament at Dunes West at 2 p.m. Sept. 12.
Charleston Ballet Theatre has three new homes Charleston Ballet Theatre has established a trifecta of new locations for all aspects of the professional dance company.
In addition to the new double dance studios in Mount Pleasant and the new downtown school studio at 102 Fountain Walk, the company has secured new administrative offices for the ballet's box office and marketing divisions that will open on Sept. 6. Here is location information for the three new facilities:
Public workshops scheduled for regional housing studies The Berkeley Charleston Dorchester Council of Governments wants local residents participate in two regional housing studies this fall. Two workshops have been scheduled to discuss the housing studies. Workshops will be held:
The second study of Impediments to Fair Housing will focus on Berkeley and Dorchester counties. The objective of the Impediments to Fair Housing study is identify solutions that local municipalities and agencies can use to ensure that fair housing practices are employed, to improve accessibility to housing in Berkeley and Dorchester counties and for the town of Summerville. Two organizations to benefit from Wine + Food Festival The BB&T
Charleston Wine + Food Festival, scheduled for March 1-4, announced
that the chef driven anti-hunger campaign Feed the Need will be the 2012
Signature Charity and Lowcountry Local First's Incubator Farm and Training
Center will be the 2012 Emerging Project.
Artist, naturalist and ornithologist John James Audubon was born Jean Rabine Fougere in Les Cayes, Santo Domingo (later Haiti), on April 26, 1785, the son of a French sea captain, Jean Audubon, and a servant, Jeanne Rabine. His mother died seven months after his birth, and in 1788 he was brought to his father's native home in Nantes, France. Spending his youth on a nearby country estate, Audubon developed the habit of observing and drawing birds and wildlife in nature, which he would develop into his vocation as an artist-naturalist.
He spent the next decades traveling in America, England, and France to undertake this monumental project, published as The Birds of America between 1827 and 1838 and issued by subscription in sets of five prints each. The oversized, four-volume folio comprises 435 hand-colored, aquatint engravings based on Audubon's brilliant, detailed, and realistic watercolors of native birds. The artist continually refined his sketches and innovative techniques to render the birds life-sized in dynamic, fully dimensional poses, a dramatic transformation of the flatter, more static formal traditions of his noted predecessors, Mark Catesby and Alexander Wilson. To accompany the images, he published his Ornithological Biography in five volumes between 1830 and 1839, providing written descriptions of all the bird species, as well as numerous essays on nature and culture. In 1831 Audubon traveled to Charleston to find and paint southern birds for The Birds of America. His Lowcountry travels took him to Sullivan's Island, Cole Island, and Liberty Hall Plantation northwest of Charleston. Audubon befriended the Lutheran minister and avid naturalist John Bachman, who became a lifelong friend and associate. Bachman helped the artist collect, store, and document new species. During the 1830s, between collecting expeditions to Florida and Labrador, Audubon made Bachman's home the center of his work in America. There he had a studio and space to prepare and draw specimens, and he was assisted by Maria Martin, Bachman's sister-in-law, who painted botanical settings for his paintings. Audubon also sold subscriptions to The Birds of America to the Charleston Library Society and South Carolina College. The original edition of The Birds of America established Audubon's reputation as America's leading nature artist, while the wide success of a second, smaller edition provided him with financial security for the first time in his career. In 1841 he purchased Minnie's Land, an estate named for his wife, located on the Hudson River in upper Manhattan, and settled with his family for the last productive years of his life. He made his last American expedition to the upper Missouri River in 1843 to produce work for the his final three-volume work, The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America (1845-1848), coauthored by Bachman and completed by his sons, Victor Gifford and John Woodhouse Audubon. Audubon died on January 27, 1851, in New York City.
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Five programs for Charleston's homeless
While most Charlestonians are aware of the soup kitchen at Crisis Ministries, many do not know the extent of quality programs offered daily there. Thanks to these shelter programs -- many of which are unique in the U.S. -- 50 percent of Crisis Ministries' clients return to self-sufficiency. Here are some of the programs you may not be aware of:
Final RiverDogs home stand: Sept. 1 to 5, Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park. Game time varies. For more information, call the box office at 843-577-3647 or go online. (NEW)
Asian Trade Symposium: Sept. 2-3, Trident Technical College
Palmer Campus, downtown Charleston. The widening of the Panama Canal will
bring more ships to Atlantic ports and create stronger connections between
the East Coast and Asia. Trident Technical College will explore how growth
in Asia will impact the Eastern United States in this free symposium.
Speakers include Ray Burghardt, former U.S. ambassador to Vietnam; David
Matsuda, head of the U.S. Maritime Commission; Ka Zeng, political science
professor and director of Asian Studies at the University of Arkansas,
and Avind Panagariya, professor of Indian political economy at Columbia
University, former chief economist of the Asian Development Bank. Seating
is limited and reservations are required. To register or for more information,
visit the symposium
Web site or call conference coordinator Katharine Purcell at 574-6457.
Music on the Green: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Sept. 2, Freshfields Village on Johns Island. Travis Allison Band will perform Aug. 26 and David Archer Band will perform Sept. 2. Food and drinks will be available for purchase, and don't forget a beach chair or blanket. This family friendly event is sponsored by the town of Kiawah. (NEW)
Mount Pleasant Pier Fishing Tournament: 6 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sept.
3, Wine and Beer Festival: 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Sept. 4, on the Green at Freshfields Village on Johns Island. The 5th Annual Lowcountry Wine and Beer Festival will benefit the Barrier Islands Free Medical Clinic, Inc. Guests will enjoy an array of wines and beers, Lowcountry cuisine, a silent auction, and live jazz music will be provided by the Cobblestone Quartet. Tickets are $35 in advance, and $40 at the gate. Junior tickets (age 10 to 20) are $20, and children under 10 are free. Tickets may be purchased at Hyams Garden and Accent Store, Paul's Hairstyling, Forsberg's Wine and Spirits, the Johns Island UPS Store, Schoen Ace Hardware, Indigo Books, Freshfields Village Guest Services, Seabrook Island Real Estate and Kiawah Island Town Hall. CALENDAR: ONGOING AND SOON Movie At The Park: 8:15 p.m., Sept. 9, Mount Pleasant Memorial Waterfront Park. Bring chairs or a blanket for the free screening of Toy Story 3, which was rescheduled due to the hurricane threat. Drinks and snacks will be available for purchase. (NEW) Sept. 11 Concert: 5 p.m., Sept. 11, Marion Square. The city of Charleston is sponsoring a free community commemoration concert in remembrance of the tragic events on Sept. 11, 2001. This event will be in partnership with Operation R&R, a non-profit organization designed to provide service men and women an opportunity to reconnect with their spouses and children on a vacation upon their return from Iraq or Afghanistan. The event will honor first responders, military service men and women and those who perished on Sept. 11, 2001.
The Bridge Ride: 6:30 a.m., Sept. 17, Mount Pleasant Waterfront Park. Includes a spin session at the park, as well as a bike ride across the bridge. Proceeds go to East Cooper Community Outreach. Registration is open online. (NEW) Hurt Locker Charity Golf Tournament: 8 a.m., Sept. 18, Redbank Golf Course, Joint Base, Charleston. Benefits the Wounded EOD Warrior Foundation and EOD Memorial Foundation. Captain's Choice, lunch included. Sponsorships available. Registration must be received by Sept. 9. Donations accepted through Sept. 18. Registration forms available online. Girls' Night Out: 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., Sept. 19, Savory Sushi and Catering at 1956-B Maybank Highway, Terrace Shopping Center. A free Girls Night Out event featuring a wine tasting and pairing with Savory's Gourmet-to-Go selections, a trunk show of Stella and Dot Jewelry, and access to special deals from Go Charleston Deals. The bonus for the first 50 guests will be a Goodie Envelope filled with savings coupons from all event presenters. Space is limited and RSVPs are requested. More: Call 843-762-3338 or go online. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER
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One
is a quote from the P&C. "The carriage tour industry has never
suffered a heat-related incident in more than 25 years of monitoring under
the existing system, according to city officials." The second is
from Dr. Sabrina Jacobs' inspection report from the last veterinary inspection
conducted by the city. "At no point in my inspection did I feel the
health or welfare of any of the carriage horses was in danger." 
BEC
says, "We don't see this as simply a loan program, it is a utility
investment in energy efficiency." Contact BEC if you are a customer
and interested in these loans. 
Greg
Garvan of James Island is president of Money with a Mission, an 18-year-old,
fee-only financial planning firm that specializes in socially responsible/
'green' asset management. On the Web: 
During
the ceremony from 8:45 a.m. to noon, 9168 names will be read by more than
200 participants from the Boy Scouts of America, local firefighters, West
Ashley NJROTC, Wando AFJROTC, The Citadel NROTC, Naval Nuclear Power Training
Command, Joint Base Charleston, Yorktown Sea Cadets and other civic organizations.
This
event coincides with the 10th anniversary observance of the events that
led to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The captain's choice tournament
is open to all golfers who support America's military. The entrance fee
of $80 per player covers golf, cart, lunch, awards, and on-course beverages.
Area attractions are providing prizes and Dunes West, one of the Lowcountry's
premier courses, is giving every player a free future round.
The
ballet is entering its 25th season this year, kicked off by a production
of the epic Don Quixote opening Oct. 15 at The Sottile Theatre. For information
on the complete 25th season lineup visit 
One
study will assess the tri-county's housing needs and will identify solutions
that local municipalities and agencies can use to improve the availability
of affordable housing. This assessment more particularly looks at the
region's existing and future housing needs in four target areas: Rental
Housing, Homeownership, Housing for Seniors and for residents with Special
Needs.
Feed
the Need, recently established as a charity, is a coalition of area chefs
committed to help relieve the economic stress of feeding the hungry at
four local shelters. Feed the Need does so by providing meals prepared
by chefs to those shelters each Wednesday of the year. The organization
will receive $25,000 at a special presentation during the Festival to
be used towards food costs and a food delivery truck at the four partnering
shelters: Tricounty Family Ministries, East Cooper Meals on Wheels, Crisis
Ministries and Neighborhood House.
Audubon's
father sent him to America in 1803 to manage his plantation, Mill Grove,
near Philadelphia. In 1808 he married Lucy Bakewell, and they settled
in Kentucky. Audubon continued to hunt, study, and draw birds in Kentucky,
Louisiana, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. By 1820 he was supporting himself as
a portrait artist and taxidermist when he determined to accomplish his
dream of accurately portraying and publishing all the birds of North America.
What
would you do without food, shelter or hope? That's a reality that homeless
individuals face every day. 
To
improve and increase available services, Crisis Ministries is building
a new facility near its existing location of 573 Meeting St. A groundbreaking
for the new facility will be held 10 a.m. Oct. 18. The public is invited.
For more information about the groundbreaking events, services and general
information, call 843-723-9477 or visit 
Chicago
opens: Sept. 2 to 18, Charleston Stage at the Dock Street Theatre.
For the first time, the razzle-dazzle of Chicago comes to the Dock Street
Theatre stage to open Charleston Stage's 34th season. For times and ticket
information, 
(NEW)
Dog Day Afternoon: Noon to 5 p.m., Sept. 11, Whirlin' Waters
Adventure Waterpark at North Charleston Wannamaker County Park. Dogs will
get their day at the 3rd Annual Dog Day Afternoon. Large dogs can romp
in the 27,000-square-foot Big Kahuna wave pool, while their smaller counterparts
can make a splash in the refreshing Otter Bay kiddie pool. Owners will
not be allowed in the water. Food and beverages will be available for
purchase. Advance admission is $10 per dog ($8 per Charleston County dog)
and owners are free with their pets. Tickets are limited. Proof of dog's
current vaccinations is required for entry. For details, visit 