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9piccolospoleto.comCharleston CarifestChildren’s CarnivalCOMMUNITY CELEBRATIONScoordinator Lorna Shelton-Beckvenue Marion Square, parade from Ann St. to Marion Squareaddress King & Calhoun Sts.time 11:00amadmission FreeSat., May 31In a special Festival prelude to the annual Charleston Carifest ( June 12 – 15, 2014), Piccolo Spoletois delighted to host the Carifest Children’s Carnival on Saturday, May 31. A spirited paradewill proceed from Ann Street, near the Charleston Visitor Center, sharing with spectators thecostumes and routines created by area youth during recent Carnival Mas Making workshops. Theparade will include stops for performances at John Street, near the Children’s Museum of theLowcountry and Charleston Music Hall, before arriving at Marion Square, where the children willperform additional dances, songs and show off their talent.Love is Progress, Hate is Expensive:Esau Jenkins Bus ‘Send-offvenue Proposed site of the International African American Museumaddress Corner of Calhoun & Concord Sts.time 4:00-6:00pmadmission FreeSunday, June 1The family of late civil rights activist Esau Jenkins and the Thomas Mayhem Pinckney Alliance ofthe Preservation Society of Charleston will host an event to celebrate the departure of a portionof his iconic VW bus to its new home in the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Museum in Washington,DC. Sponsored by Fielding Home for Funerals and the Preservation Society of Charleston,the event will feature the Mt. Zion Spiritual Singers; reflections on Jenkins and the civil rightsmovement in Charleston; photographs and articles pertaining to Jenkins’ life and work; and lightrefreshments.