FOCUS: 5th annual S.C. Reggae Jerk and Wine Festival is Aug. 26

By Herb Frazier, contributor  |  Celebrate Jamaica as you wine and dine at this charity event, the 5th Annual SC Reggae Jerk Wine Festival from noon to 7 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 26, at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. Sample the succulent taste of Jamaican jerk paired with wines while enjoying Reggae music. Guests receive a complimentary engraved 9-ounce wine glass to commemorate the event, as well as a complimentary jerk sample paired with wine.

Sway or dance to the sounds of reggae music performed by the Conscious Reggae Sensation Phorein, Sounds of Sand Steel Band and the Dubplates. Enjoy other activities like Jamaican Ludo and dominoes games, pepper eating contest and a great opportunity to network and learn about various wines. Entry to the festival entitles festival goers complimentary admission to stroll through the historic Magnolia Gardens.

A portion of proceeds will go to benefit Healthy Lifestyle Network, a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to helping children and adults in Charleston and to fight childhood sexual abuse in Jamaica.  Donations of school supplies, soccer balls sizes 3 and 4, shin guards, arts and crafts, cotton fabric and hand quilting thread are welcomed.

Advanced tickets are $40 per person including fees on Eventbrite. Ticket entitles purchaser to receive upon entry a wine glass, a sample of jerk chicken paired with a sample of wine, complimentary garden admission, wine tasting, wine presentation and access to vendors with various Caribbean foods, arts and crafts and 6 hours of live music by two Bands, Members of the Dubplates and the Jamaican sensation Phorein. Tickets for adult designated drivers and young adults less than age 21 years are $25, which also includes garden admission, but wine glass and wine tastings are not included. Tickets at the festival event gate, not the Magnolia kiosk, are $40 on the day of the event. Children under 12 are free, but no special preparations for the children will be included. Parking is free.

Coupons, discounts, complimentary passes and annual memberships to Magnolia are not valid for this event. Magnolia visitors must purchase a separate ticket for the jerk and wine festival.

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