The Santa Elena History Center is hosting a Spanish themed, family-friendly celebration of Pedro Menendez’s 500th birthday and famed ‘mountain man’ Eustace Conway is coming to help celebrate.
On Saturday, March 2nd, there’s a party going on at the History Center for the founder of Santa Elena with a day full of special events in his commemoration.
It also includes the attendance of a direct descendant of Pedro’s, Mark Menendez.
The bash includes birthday cake for all ¤ Sangria Samples ¤ Special Presentations ¤ Classical Spanish Musicians ¤ Food Trucks ¤ Silent Auction & Raffles ¤ 16th C. Spanish Encampment ¤ Meet Pedro Menéndez ¤ New Exhibits interpreting earliest history ¤ Weapons Demonstrations ¤ Children’s Activities ¤ Birthday Card Decorating
…and, Eustace Conway.
Conway, a renowned naturalist and star of the History Channel’s ‘Mountain Men’, will present a program to attendees about survival skills and early history.
Here’s the tentative schedule of events…
11:30 Program- Dr. Larry Rowland
12:00 Program- Living History Performance “Story of Pedro Menéndez”
1:30 Music- Classical Guitar by Ulyana Machneva
2:00 Program- Eustace Conway from History Channel’s Mountain Men “Living off the Land”
3:00 Music- Early Instrument Demonstration
4:00 Music- Main Musical Performance by the Taylor Festival Choir of Charleston
Ongoing- Period Weapons Demonstrations will take place throughout the day in the living history encampment!
Admission Prices $10 per adult, $5 per child aged 7-17. Visit https://santa-elena.org/ for more information.
