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Members of the audience join the Wona Wamalan African drum and dance group on stage at the 2013 Heritage Days Celebration on Saturday at the Penn Center on St. Helena Island.
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Photos from the 31st Annual Penn Center Heritage Days Celebration on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013. The three-day event celebrates the African American history and culture of the Sea Islands.
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Beaufort author Pat Conroy poses for a picture with Helene Humber, of Sun City, at the Beaufort Bookstore on Sunday. Conroy was there to sign copies of latest book, "The Death of Santini: The Story of a Father and His Son."
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File photo: In this 2013 photo Melanie and Tim French, of Bluffton, enjoy the steamed oysters at the Island Recreation Center's Hilton Head Oyster Festival at Shelter Cove Community Park. "They're fantastic," said Melanie.
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File photo: Andrew Carmines, general manager of Hudson's Seafood House on the Docks, holds an oyster fresh from the steamer during the Hilton Head Oyster Festival in November, 2013.
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Daufuskie Darling, a marsh tacky horse, pauses to scratch an itch while grazing in its pen Friday at the Coastal Discovery Museum.
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Bluffton's Gerald Roberson plows through a trio of Summerville defenders during Friday's game.
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A Summerville player breaks up a pass intended for Bluffton's Vinny Boni during Friday night's game.
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Bluffton ball carrier Jack Aerni gets brought down during Friday's game with Summerville.
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Cadets in the Battery Creek High School MCJROTC program march down Carteret Street during the Veterans Day parade Nov. 11, 2013.
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Sailors march past in formation during the Veterans Day Parade in Beaufort on Nov. 11, 2013.
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The Beaufort High School marching band makes its way down Carteret Street during the Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 11, 2013, in Beaufort.
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Lt. Col. Patrick Fitzgerald, Executive Officer at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, was the keynote speaker at the Veterans Day ceremony at Beaufort National Cemetery on Nov. 11, 2013.
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A formation of sailors casts long shadows on the pavement as they march down Boundary Street in Beaufort's Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 11, 2013.
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