Fall happenings in Charleston, S.C.

Fall happenings in Charleston, S.C.

CHARLESTON, S.C. — If you’re visiting Charleston this fall, here are a few places in the area to consider visiting to celebrate the harvest season.

The Boone Hall Pumpkin Patch in Mount Pleasant is open throughout October, offering hayrides, kettle corn, pumpkin-picking and Happy Jack, an animated talking pumpkin. Details at boonehallplantation.com/fall—festival.php.

You’ll find a corn maze, scarecrow contests, hayrides, apple slingshot contests, a farm petting zoo and more at West Farm, in Moncks Corner, www.westfarmcornmaze.com.

A little bit later in the season, every Saturday in November, Middleton Place offers “Plantation Days,” where craftworkers demonstrate the skills practiced by slaves at harvest time. Details at www.middletonplace.org.

Pink Floyd cruise

NEW YORK — Cruises are known for big band music, lounge singers and discos.

But how about a Pink Floyd-themed cruise?

Called the “Great Gig in the Sea,” the charter cruise on a Carnival ship will sail to the Bahamas, May 1-4, from Miami. Cabins start at $379 a person based on double occupancy.

The trip will feature the music of the tribute act “Think Floyd USA: The American Pink Floyd Show,” which covers the band’s hits from albums such as “Dark Side of the Moon,” “Wish You Were Here,” and of course, “The Wall.”

Tickets and details at www.greatgiginthesea.com.

Tribal dress exhibit at Smithsonian

NEW YORK — An exhibit of 55 dresses from tribes in the Plains, Plateau and Great Basins regions opens Sept. 26 at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian.

The show is called “Identity by Design: Tradition, Change and Celebration in Native Women’s Dresses.”

Dress designs include full skirts to allow for horseback riding, an outfit to mark a girl’s passage to womanhood, dresses worn for ceremonial dances, and styles developed to identify membership in tribes or societies for women gifted in beadwork or other arts.

The dresses, most of them dating to the 19th century, include elaborately beaded yokes, fringed sleeves and hems, bright colors and geometric designs. They reflect European influences and trade with whites in the incorporation of items such as wool and glass beads, along with traditional decorative elements such as elk teeth and porcupine quills.

The museum offers free admission.

Andy Warhol exhibit

MANCHESTER, N.H. — An exhibit of Andy Warhol works mixing pop art and politics opens Sept. 27 at the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, N.H.

“Andy Warhol: Pop Politics,” will display the artist’s paintings, prints, drawings and photographs of political figures.

Famous faces in the show include John F. Kennedy, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, Queen Elizabeth II, and Mao Zedong, among others.

The show closes Jan. 4.

Associated Press