2012 Southeastern Wildlife Exposition
We’ve been enjoying some mighty fine weather here in Charleston. In fact, this entire winter has been unseasonably warm and sunny and all around great even for these parts. If it keeps up, the Holy City just might experience its best Southeastern Wildlife Exposition ever. After all, a good portion of SEWE — like the Dock Dog competition and the Birds of Prey showcase — is best enjoyed outside.
Of course, there’s more to SEWE than watching a bunch of mutts run around Brittlebank Park or a trained falcon soar high above Marion Square. We’ve got wildlife art, wild-game cooking demonstrations, documentary films and lectures, and the one and only Jack Hanna.
Spend some time checking out our special SEWE-inspired stories on mobility impaired hunters, pet psychics, and the ongoing search for Bigfoot. Enjoy.
Three-day general admission pass: $40
Day pass: $20 each (Fri. or Sat.), $10, Sunday
Children under 10 are free with a ticketed adult
Advance day passes (both the three-and one-day variety) are available at the Charleston Visitor Center, Gaillard Auditorium, the Mt. Pleasant Visitor Center, Kiawah Island Visitor Center, the North Charleston Visitor Center and Fire Museum. During SEWE, tickets can be purchased at most exhibit sites. In addition to General Admission tickets, SEWE also offers VIP packages and special event tickets. For more information about VIP packages, special event tickets, and the location of exhibit sites, please visit SEWE’s website, sewe.com, or call (843) 723-1748.
Mobility-impaired hunters continue their adventures in the great outdoors
In 2003, Jeff Pcola’s life changed forever. While stationed in Iraq, he was a passenger in a vehicle that was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade. The Seneca, S.C., resident broke his neck and three vertebrae in his…
When your pet drives you nuts, call Animal Psych
Sam is an odd roommate, and it all may have something to do with his left ear, or what used to be his left ear but is now a ragged mess concealed by an unkempt patch of…
Sasquatch investigators keep the faith alive
Mary Beth Pope knows what she saw. On a clear night in November 2007, while hiking on an overgrown logging road in Sumter National Forest with four fellow members of the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization, she heard…
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
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SEWE Cooking Demos
4:00 | Gaillard Municipal Auditorium - Dock Dogs Competition Waves
10:00 | Brittlebank Park - Birds of Prey Flight Demo
11:00 | Marion Square - Casting Demos by Bob Redfern
11:00 | Brittlebank Park - Fly Fishing Demonstration
11:00 | Brittlebank Park - Jack Hanna
11:00 | Gaillard Municipal Auditorium - Landlocked: The Story of Freshwater Striped Bass
1:00 | Gaillard Municipal Auditorium - Busch Wildlife Sanctuary Show
3:00 | Gaillard Municipal Auditorium - Quick Draw/Speed Sculpt
3:00 | Charleston Place - SEWE King Street Stroll
5:00
Saturday
- SEWE Cooking Demos
4:00 | Gaillard Municipal Auditorium - Dock Dogs Competition Waves
10:00 | Brittlebank Park - Landlocked: The Story of Freshwater Striped Bass
1:00 | Gaillard Municipal Auditorium - Casting Demos by Bob Redfern
11:00 | Brittlebank Park - Wetland Birds Through the Eyes of Audubon
11:00 | Mills House - Birds of Prey Flight Demo
11:00 | Marion Square - Litter Trashes Everyone Puppet Show
11:30 | Gaillard Municipal Auditorium - Jack Hanna
11:00 | Gaillard Municipal Auditorium - Busch Wildlife Sanctuary Show
3:00 | Gaillard Municipal Auditorium - Fly Fishing Demonstration
11:00 | Brittlebank Park - Duck Shuck Oyster Roast
6:00 | Omar Shrine Temple - SEWE Soiree
7:00 | Charleston Visitor Center Bus Shed
Sunday
- SEWE Cooking Demos
4:00 | Gaillard Municipal Auditorium - Busch Wildlife Sanctuary Show
3:00 | Gaillard Municipal Auditorium - Birds of Prey Flight Demo
11:00 | Marion Square - Casting Demos by Bob Redfern
11:00 | Brittlebank Park - Fly Fishing Demonstration
11:00 | Brittlebank Park - Dock Dogs Competition Waves
10:00 | Brittlebank Park - Dock Dogs Finals
4:00 | Brittlebank Park
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