Gardens & Graveyards
Woodville, Ms. Woodville, Mississippi 39669
Celebrate the bicentennial of the planting of the first specimen that would become the Woodville Red Camellia in 1822, as well as John James Audubon visiting Woodville in 1823, with Gardens & Graveyards. The weekend-long fundraiser to benefit Woodville's continued beautification includes symposiums, a festival, a silent auction, birding, receptions, and more; resented by Audubon Encounters. Friday brings birding and historic tours of Rosemont and Allendale ($50), Saturday is the big festival in downtown Woodville (free), as well as the symposium at St. Paul's Episcopal ($50) and the Red Reception at Rosemont with camellias and cocktails ($75). audubonencounters.org.
