1:00 Charleston Fashion & Textile History 2:30 Finding Common Ground in a Divided World

Name: 1:00 Charleston Fashion & Textile History 2:30 Finding Common Ground in a Divided World
Start: 2025-09-15T13:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-15T15:30:00-04:00
Location: Charleston Atlantic Presbytery 4701 Park Place West, North Charleston, SC, United States, South Carolina 29405

Schedule

Mon Sep 15 2025 at 01:00 pm to 03:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Charleston Atlantic Presbytery 4701 Park Place West, North Charleston, SC, United States, South Carolina 29405 | North Charleston, SC

Monday, September 15th
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Virginia Theerman
Curator of Historic Textiles, The Charleston Museum
Behind the Seams: Charleston’s Fashion and Textile History
Virginia Theerman will present highlights from The Charleston Museum's Historic Textiles Collection and discuss the methods of preserving objects while presenting their unique stories to the public including the preservation of important pieces like Eliza Lucas Pinckney's gown and shoes.
2:00 - 2:30 Light refreshments and social time
2:30 -3:30 p.m.
Michael Lee
Director of the Civility Initiative, CofC
Finding Common Ground in a Divided World
Michael Lee will offer tips for better disagreements. Many of us avoid conflict hoping to protect ourselves and our connections. Conflict is a paradox, if done constructively and handled with care, disagreements can help us learn and strengthen our relationships. They can even be fun.