Calendar

Your guide to event-related travel in the Southeast

GEORGIA

Pine Mountain — Sip & Savor Spring presented by Callaway Gardens, March 15-18, features signature dinners, master classes, al fresco tasting events, wine, craft beer, spirits, artisans, music and more. www.sipandsavorspring.com.

FLORIDA

Melbourne Beach — Florida Pro, Jan. 18-24, features men and women surfers competing for cash prizes.www. florida pro surf. com.

Titusville — Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival, Jan. 24-29, features field trips, outdoor workshops, seminars and key note presentations by bird experts. www. space coast birding and wildlife festival. org.

Sarasota — Forks & Corks, Jan. 26-Jan. 28, features celebrity winemakers, wine tastings, food and more.www.e at like a local. com. Brooksville — Native American Festival, Feb. 3-4, features music, dance, demonstrations, food, arts and crafts.www. brooks ville native american fest. com.

Stuart — ArtsFest, Feb. 10, features a juried art show, interior design showcase, demonstrations, entertainment and children’s activities. www.martinarts. org.

ALABAMA

Montgomery — Half Marathon and 5K, March 10, features races and entertainment for runners and supporters. www.themontgomeryhalf.com.

Mobile — Festival of Flowers,

March 22-25, features life-size garden vignettes, art, seminars, shopping, food and children’s act iv ities.www. festival of flowers. com.

Montgomery — Alabama Book Festival, April 21, features author readings, book signings, writing workshops and more. www. alabamabookfestival.org.

LOUISIANA

Lake Charles — Southwest District Livestock Show and Rodeo, Feb. 1-3, features rodeo performances, livestock shows and a queen’s pageant. www. lakecharlesrodeo.com.

MISSISSIPPI

Natchez – Powwow, March 24-25, features traditional food, hand-crafted jewelry, art, dancing and singing. www.natchezpowwow.com.

NORTH CAROLINA

Raleigh — African American Cultural Celebration, Jan. 27, features musicians, storytellers, dancers, chefs, historians, playwrights, authors, artists, reenactors, and

more.www.nc museum of history. org/events

Wilmington — North Carolina Jazz Festival, Feb. 1-3, features live music in traditional and nontraditional jazz styles. www. ncjazzfestival.com.

SOUTH CAROLINA

Hilton Head Island — Seafood Festival, Feb. 19-25, features seafood, special events, celebrity guest chefs, master culinary classes, live music and more. www.hiltonheadislandseafoodfestival.com.

Beaufort — International Film Festival, Feb. 21-28, features original films in several categories. www.beaufortfilmfestival.com.

TENNESSEE

Pigeon Forge — Winterfest, through Feb. 28, features, Christmas theater shows, Smoky Mountain Christmas festival at Dollywood, light displays and live music. www.mypigeonforge.com.

VIRGINIA

Alexandria — “Lives Bound Together: Slavery at George Washington’s Mount Vernon” exhibit at the Donald W. Reynolds Museum, through Sept. 30, 2018, features artwork, furnishings, archaeological discoveries, documents and interactive displays. www.mountvernon.org.

Arlington — Crystal Couture, Feb. 2-3, features a retail pop-up sale, fashion shows and five-minute hair and makeup makeovers. www.crystalcity.org/do/crystalcouture-show-and-sale.