The council works with county health departments on testing water, and its staff members have made a physical inspection of each beach on its approved list. D.C. Southern Summer meals will round out Charleston Grill's special culinary weekends Aug. 31-Sept. Mo. The weekends are offered as part of a package at Charleston Place, recently voted by Conde Nast Traveler magazine as one of the five best hotels in North America. The Sculpture Garden of the National Gallery of Art, a summer quiet place in the midst of the city's bustle, will extend its hours from Memorial Day through Labor Day. The garden, which only opened last year, has a reflecting pool, cafe and works by such art luminaries as Louise Bourgeois, Mark di Suvero, Roy Lichtenstein and Claes Oldenburg.
Admission is free.
In St. George's, the fourth annual Grenada Spice Jazz Festival from May 26-June 3 will feature such artists as George Benson, Nicholas Payton, Lucky Dube, Steel Pulse, Boogsie Sharpe, Virginia Mayhew and Michelle Henderson. The main events will be beachside, followed by late night impromptu jam sessions. There also will be several dance and theater performances and plenty of local food, arts and crafts. In Hamilton, the sixth annual Bermuda Jazz Festival on Sept. 14-15 will include an eclectic mix of native musicians along with internally known artists such as Dee Dee Bridgewater, Down To The Bone, Jeffrey Osborne, Rick Braun and Keiko Matsui.