Brookgreen Gardens’ Nights of a Thousand Candles: a labor of love
The magnificent display of holiday lights at Brookgreen Gardens, known as Nights of a Thousand Candles, doesn’t just happen overnight. It takes Jon McGann, public exhibits production and logistics manager, his staff of eight, and dozens of NOTC associates about nine months to plan, create, install...
South Carolina’s Hammock Coast Gears Up For Festive Christmas Season
The “Most Wonderful Time of Year” is nearly upon us and while Christmas celebrations in 2020 will be different, they will be no less special along South Carolina’s Hammock Coast. Comprised of six coastal communities – Murrells Inlet, Litchfield Beach, Pawleys Island, southern Garden City, Georgetown...
Vote for Brookgreen Gardens in USA Today’s Best of the Holidays 2020 contest
Many visitors and residents of South Carolina’s Hammock Coast know the spectacular display of holiday splendor that is Nights of a Thousand Candles at Brookgreen Gardens. Now, for the second year in a row, this event, which draws people from near and far, has been nominated...
New children’s book about McKenzie Beach shares aspects of Gullah-Geechee culture
When Johnny L. Ford of Pawleys Island wrote down his childhood memories of visiting McKenzie Beach, a former “black” beach resort destroyed by Hurricane Hazel in 1954, he had no idea the result would be a beautifully illustrated children’s book. [caption id="attachment_6928" align="alignright" width="161"] Johnny L....
British artist Bruce Munro will bring ‘Southern Light’ to Brookgreen Gardens in 2020
A new exhibit has South Carolina's Hammock Coast shining more brightly than usual. Renowned British artist Bruce Munro’s next major U.S. exhibition, “Bruce Munro at Brookgreen: Southern Light,” will come to life at world-famous Brookgreen Gardens in Murrells Inlet Friday, May 15, from 8-11 p.m. Following...