SEWE brings numerous new events to 31st year

  • By Rob Young

    Special to The Post and Courier

  • Thursday, February 14th, 2013
    DockDogs, a jumping performance sport for dogs, is always a SEWE crowd pleaser at Brittlebank Park.

    DockDogs, a jumping performance sport for dogs, is always a SEWE crowd pleaser at Brittlebank Park. Buy this photo

    People look at photos done by nature and wildlife photographers at a 2011 SEWE exhibit at the Embassy Suites.

    People look at photos done by nature and wildlife photographers at a 2011 SEWE exhibit at the Embassy Suites. Buy this photo

    Recipes and samples of food could be found in the tent outside the Gaillard Auditorium at the 2011 SEWE.

    Recipes and samples of food could be found in the tent outside the Gaillard Auditorium at the 2011 SEWE. Buy this photo

    Mike Benson of Mount Pleasant gives a fly fishing demonstration through Charleston Angler during 2007 SEWE activities at Brittlebank Park.

    Mike Benson of Mount Pleasant gives a fly fishing demonstration through Charleston Angler during 2007 SEWE activities at Brittlebank Park. Buy this photo

    A boykin spaniel carries a duck dummy back to its trainer during the retriever demonstration at the 2005 Southeastern Wildlife Expo.

    A boykin spaniel carries a duck dummy back to its trainer during the retriever demonstration at the 2005 Southeastern Wildlife Expo. Buy this photo

    Chris McLeod watches Dante, a border collie, jump off her back as she goes for the flying disc during a show of the Purina Incredible Dog Team during the 2007 SEWE at Marion Square.

    Chris McLeod watches Dante, a border collie, jump off her back as she goes for the flying disc during a show of the Purina Incredible Dog Team during the 2007 SEWE at Marion Square. Buy this photo

    SeaWorld and Busch Gardens animal ambassador Julie Scardina will be at this year’s SEWE.

    SeaWorld and Busch Gardens animal ambassador Julie Scardina will be at this year’s SEWE.

    Some of the wolves husband and wife Jim and Jamie Dutcher lived with in the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho.

    Some of the wolves husband and wife Jim and Jamie Dutcher lived with in the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho.

    For six years, husband and wife Jim and Jamie Dutcher lived with a pack of wolves in the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho.

    For six years, husband and wife Jim and Jamie Dutcher lived with a pack of wolves in the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho.

    Some of the wolves husband and wife Jim and Jamie Dutcher lived with in the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho.

    Some of the wolves husband and wife Jim and Jamie Dutcher lived with in the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho.

    Pam Kadlec watches as one of her boykin spaniels takes off after a training dummy during the 2005 retriever demonstration during the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition.

    Pam Kadlec watches as one of her boykin spaniels takes off after a training dummy during the 2005 retriever demonstration during the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition. Buy this photo

    Teagan, a 10-year-old Austrailian shepherd, catches a Frisbee thrown by owner and trainer John Casey during the 2006 Purina Incredible Dog Team performance in Marion Square as part of SEWE.

    Teagan, a 10-year-old Austrailian shepherd, catches a Frisbee thrown by owner and trainer John Casey during the 2006 Purina Incredible Dog Team performance in Marion Square as part of SEWE. Buy this photo

    Vendors were greeting visitors in attendance of the 2011 SEWE event in the Gaillard Auditorium Exposition Hall.

    Vendors were greeting visitors in attendance of the 2011 SEWE event in the Gaillard Auditorium Exposition Hall. Buy this photo

    Ella Bovender demonstrates chopping with a Gransfors ax at a SEWE exhibition in Brittlebank Park in 2012.

    Ella Bovender demonstrates chopping with a Gransfors ax at a SEWE exhibition in Brittlebank Park in 2012.

    Shorty, a 5-year-old Chilean flamingo from the Columbus Zoo, was the bell of the ball at Charleston Place as the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition opened in 2012.

    Shorty, a 5-year-old Chilean flamingo from the Columbus Zoo, was the bell of the ball at Charleston Place as the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition opened in 2012.

    The auction at the 2012 SEWE gala.

    The auction at the 2012 SEWE gala.

    “I love this painting,” Grace Bays of Summerville said of a piece by Kelly McNeil at the 2012 SEWE opening-night gala at Charleston Place.

    “I love this painting,” Grace Bays of Summerville said of a piece by Kelly McNeil at the 2012 SEWE opening-night gala at Charleston Place.

    Malcolm Toomer Jr. on a bungee at a 2012 SEWE exhibit in Marion Square.

    Malcolm Toomer Jr. on a bungee at a 2012 SEWE exhibit in Marion Square.

    Pig Pickin’ at the 2012 SEWE Soiree at the Visitor Center Bus Shed.

    Pig Pickin’ at the 2012 SEWE Soiree at the Visitor Center Bus Shed.

    An alligator from the Busch Wildlife Sanctuary prompted 2012 SEWE gala-goers to pull out their cell phone cameras.

    An alligator from the Busch Wildlife Sanctuary prompted 2012 SEWE gala-goers to pull out their cell phone cameras.

    Shucking oysters at the 2012 SEWE Soiree at the Visitor Center Bus Shed.

    Shucking oysters at the 2012 SEWE Soiree at the Visitor Center Bus Shed.

    People attending the 2012 SEWE at Brittlebank Park wander through the vendor tent.

    People attending the 2012 SEWE at Brittlebank Park wander through the vendor tent.