‘4 MAIN’ in
downtown Summerton, in community partnership with Scott’s Branch
High School Junior ROTC, presents the International Women’s Air &
Space Museum Traveling Exhibition starting on January 23 [new date after snow storm] through
February 28, 2018.
The ‘Rocket Girls’
educational exhibition from Cleveland, Ohio, highlights a number of
female astronauts from the Space Program who helped push the gender
boundry to serve as role models for future generations. In addition,
‘4 MAIN’ will also feature an exhibit from the South Carolina
Airplane Museum.
The opening ceremony
for the ‘Rocket Girls’ exhibit will be held on January 9th
at 8:30 am in the Cultural Arts Center at 12 South Church Street in
Summerton, SC. The guest speaker will be squadron pilot Capt. Kayla
Hill of the 437th Airlift Wing stationed at the Joint US
Airbase in Charleston, SC. The ceremony will also include a slideshow
presentation by retired USAF Colonel George Summers, a resident of
Summerton.
For more information
on the exhibit and directions to 4 MAIN, call the Town
of Summerton at 803-485-4385.
