96 www.ReadMPM.com | www.MountPleasantMagazine.com | www.MountPleasantPodcast.com as no live plants, food or drinks are allowed in the house. This year’s Holiday Magic will see inclusivity and diversity like never before, according to Turnbaugh, who said the team is enthusiastic about welcoming a group of women from the Temple Beth Elohim, who will decorate the dining room in celebration of Chanukah and as a nod to the Kaminski’s Jewish heritage. Additionally, to reflect and respect the history of the enslaved people who built and worked at the house, Levy invited the Rodrigues sisters Janette, Anna, Beatrice and Julia House from the Georgetown Gullah Museum, founded on Pawleys Island in 1997, to design the parlor. House, the lead decorator of the team, said, “We want to be true to the surroundings of the room while adding touches of Gullah traditions like baskets, roses and ornaments made with sweetgrass, as well as other Southern classics such as silk magnolias, pinecones and dried okra. Our parents started the Gullah Museum as a hobby in retirement and my mother Vermelle “Bunny” Rodrigues was so craftful. She made Gullah angel ornaments with clothespins and fabrics and since she passed away in 2019, I am making them now for the museum. Incorporating these into our vignette will add pops of color to the tree.” “It’s wonderful for us to be working together with the Kaminski House,” Rodrigues added. “The Gullah Museum is across the street so hopefully people who come to tour the house will take the time to visit us as well.” Holiday Magic will be open at the Kaminski House during the museum’s daytime guided tours on Monday through Saturday at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. from Nov. 6 - Dec. 29. Tickets are $12 for adults; $10 for seniors and $6 for children aged 6-17. Children age 5 and under are free. To learn more about Holiday Magic, visit kaminskihouse.org, and make sure to check out gullahmuseumsc.com as well. on the coast
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