It will be open, free of charge, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and will be staffed with volunteers to answer visitors' questions. Operating hours will be extended when the permanent displays are installed later this year. At this time, the center will not be open on weekends, with the exception of April 29-30 to celebrate Arts in April at the university. The center will be open for visitors at 10 a.m., Saturday, with activities beginning at 1 p.m. On Sunday, the center opens and activities begin at 1 p.m. Master fiddler J.C. Owens and the Fiddlers 3 will perform the area's hallmark bluegrass music.
All events are open to the public at no charge.
The Bob Campbell Geology Museum will also open at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 29. At 1 p.m., members of the Pendleton District Gem and Mineral Society will be at the museum creating works of art from tumbled stones. This event is also open to the public at no charge. The federally designated Heritage Corridor is a 240-mile system of rural highways that link cultural, historical and natural attractions across 14 South Carolina counties from Oconee to Charleston. The South Carolina Botanical Garden is on the Clemson University campus at the intersection of Highway 76 and Perimeter Road.