PICKENS — Hagood Mill will present an Old Time String Band Tribute to Jerry Garcia on Saturday, June 18, at the Hagood Mill Historic Site.

A special day of milling and music is planned beginning at 10 a.m., with the event set to highlight the memory and music of Jerry Garcia as local musicians perform old-time renditions from one of American music’s most iconic characters.

This year’s event features the West End String Band, delivering a fresh, driving and energetic take on old-time Americana music. WESB’s style mixed with a little “Jerry” should make for a great show. West End String Band will be performing from 1-3 pm.

Other performers include Becky Stovall from the “Hen House Rockers” and Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award recipient Steve McGaha. Live musical performances begin around 11 a.m. on the main stage.

The gristmill and all other demonstrations will be running from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Local farmers will be on hand selling live plants, vegetables, hand-cut herbs and more.

Featured demonstrators will be the Old Ninety Six District Model A Ford Club. Their motto is “We enjoy driving the A’s and talking about the good ole Henry Ford Days.” Visitors will have an opportunity to look over some of the best “Daily Driver” model A vehicles in the Southeast.

All in attendance are asked to bring a lawn chair or blanket.

There will be lots of other things to see on the day of the event as the historic site hosts a variety of folk life and traditional arts demonstrations.

There will be blacksmithing, bowl-digging, flint knapping, chair-caning, moonshining, broom-making, basket-making, pottery, quilting, spinning, knitting, weaving, woodcarving, metal-smithing, beekeeping, leather-working and more. Attendees will also be able to talk with the artists and make a purchase of their traditional arts to take home. As always, the mill encourages visitors to bring their favorite old-time instruments and join in on the “open jam” which takes place throughout the day under the ancient cedar beside the beloved 1791 log cabin.

The centerpiece of the Hagood Mill historic site is the water-powered 1845 gristmill. One of the finest examples of 19th century technology in the Upcountry, it operates just as it has for the last century and a half. The mill will be running throughout the day. In the old mill, fresh stone-ground corn meal, grits and wheat flour will be available. In addition, rye flour, Basmati rice, flour, oat flour, oatmeal, popping corn meal and grits, organic yellow corn meal and grits and buckwheat flour are produced and may be available. Hagood Mill cookbooks and a variety of other mill-related items will also be available.

There is a $5 parking fee for the day, but admission is free to the Hagood Mill site, as well as the Hagood Creek Petroglyph Site. All proceeds from parking support the Hagood Mill site.

Food will be available on-site from the Gatehouse Restaurant and the Friends Farm Food Truck.

The Hagood Mill historic site is open Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. all year long. The mill operates, rain or shine, for a special festival the third Saturday of every month. The Hagood Mill is located just three miles north of Pickens off U.S. Highway 178 or 5.5 miles south of S.C. Highway 11 just off U.S. 178 at 138 Hagood Mill Road.

For more information, contact the Hagood Mill at (864) 898-2936 or visit visitpickenscounty.com/calendar.