(L-R) Jerry Melton, Warren Carpenter and Jim Fanning.

DATE: 10/16/07

CONTACT: Christine Drais, (864) 656-3405; cdrais@clemson.edu

WRITER: Diane Palmer, (864) 656-4741; spalmer@clemson.edu

‘Rocking, Turning and Shooting’ now on display at Botanical Garden

CLEMSON – A new exhibit, entitled “Rocking, Turning and Shooting,” is now on display at the S.C. Botanical Garden gallery.

The exhibit, which runs from October to December, features handmade rocking chairs by Jerry Melton of Simpsonville, hand turned bowls by Warren Carpenter of Seneca and a collection of photographs of the S.C. Botanical Garden by Jim Fanning.

The South Carolina Botanical Garden is located on the Clemson University campus at the intersection of Highway 76 and Perimeter Road . It encompasses 295 acres of gardens, streams and woodlands, and is open year-round from sunrise to sunset, free of charge. Support the Garden, become a ‘FRIEND of the Garden’; contact Christine Drais for more information at (864) 656-3405 or cdrais@clemson.edu.

For more information, call (864) 656-3405 or visit www.clemson.edu/scbg.

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