Breast Cancer Marathon – Jacksonville, Florida
The big marathon with takes place in Jacksonville, Florida every year in February. This is the third time for 26.2 with Donna The National Marathon to Fight Breast Cancer.
Race Weekend Schedule
Friday, February 19, 2010
Health & Fitness Expo
Hours 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Prime Osborn Convention Center
1000 Water Street, Jacksonville, Florida
On-site registration and packet pick-up are available [...]
Comics Expo in Savannah, Georgia
The Savannah College of Art and Design sequential art department will host a Mini-Comics Expo upstairs at The Pirates’ House, 20 East Broad St., Savannah, Ga., Friday, Feb. 26, 11 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Close to 40 vendors—students, alumni and faculty of the acclaimed SCAD sequential art department will be on site to exhibit and sell their [...]
Amelia Island Film Festival Announces Awards Winners 2010
The Amelia Island Film Festival is scheduled for February 25 – March 1, 2010. The festival has just announced this year’s awards winners. The Richard Widmark Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Jonathan Demme this year.
The festival will honor Jonathan Demme’s work by featuring the following films:
A Man from Plains (2007).
The documentary about President Jimmy Carter [...]
The Black Eyed Peas Tour comes to Jacksonville, Florida
Three-time Grammy Award winning recording artist, The Black Eyed Peas announced today that Ludacris will be joining opening act LMFAO on their highly anticipated world tour. Described as the ultimate Black Eyed Peas party experience, it also marks the first time that the group – will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo and Fergie – is united for a [...]
Black History Month at Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina
Brookgreen Celebrates Black History Month
Murrells Inlet, SC- In observance of Black History Month, Brookgreen Gardens will present two program opportunities that are free with garden admission.
On Saturday, February 13, at 1:00 p.m., The Healing Force, a four-member performance troupe from Winston-Salem, NC, offers a lively celebration of Africa with stories and songs, in the Wall [...]
Savannah Black Heritage Festival 2010
The 20th Annual Savannah Black Heritage Festival takes place on February 6 – 21, 2010.
The 2010 festival will explore Our Journey From a Glorious Past. The Savannah Black Heritage Festival is presented by The City of Savannah and Savannah State University, and all events and activities are free and open to the public.
The festival [...]
American Beach on Amelia Island, Florida, celebrates 75
On January 31, 2010, American Beach, located on northeast Florida’s Amelia Island, will celebrate its 75th anniversary. Located on the southern end of the island, the 200-acre American Beach was once a glorious oceanfront haven for African Americans during the Jim Crow-era of segregation. Like so much of the island’s 13 miles of [...]
The Lowcountry Oyster Festival 2010 in Charleston, SC
The Oyster Festival has been the highlight of the month of January for the past 25 years. The Lowcountry Oyster Festival has been named one of the “top 20 events in the southeast” by the Southeastern Tourism Society for 20 consecutive years.
The Greater Charleston Restaurant Association is hosting the Lowcountry Oyster Festival’s on the [...]
Sharks create major waves – St Augustine, Florida
“SHARKS” Creates Major Waves at the World Golf Hall of Fame
IMAX® Theater Beginning on January 15, 2010
New IMAX Film Presented by Jean-Michel Cousteau; Opening Weekend to Feature Live Presentations by Gavin McKinney, “SHARKS” Director of Photography
The 2D World Golf Hall of Fame IMAX Theater, Jean-Michel Cousteau and 3D Entertainment, in collaboration with the United [...]
Grant Supports New Jazz Technology Project – Savannah, GA
Savannah Music festival awarded Jazz.Next Implementation Grant to support new jazz technology project
Savannah, Georgia –SWING CENTRAL, the nationally acclaimed high school jazz band competition and workshop produced by the Savannah Music Festival (SMF), is the subject of a new media project that utilizes technology to enhance the promotion of jazz music and education. SMF is [...]
Restaurant Week comes to Charleston, SC
Great news for those of us who love food. Several Charleston area restaurants will participate in the Hospitality Association of South Carolina’s statewide Restaurant Week, January 11 – 17, 2010. This is the first time a restaurant week is being held in Charleston.
The city has an impressive culinary scene worthy of showcasing, so we think [...]
Myrtle Beach Inaugural WinterFest
If you’ve spent a lot of time at home over the holidays, now is the time to break loose and have some fun out on the town at this festival in Myrtle Beach. Market Common in Myrtle Beach arranges the first ever WinterFest on January 16th, 2010.
The Winter Fest features the largest oyster roast in [...]
Rock n’ the Beach for New Year’s Eve – Myrtle Beach, SC
Rock ‘N the Beach claims to be South Carolina’s Largest New Years Eve Celebration.
Come to Myrtle Beach for a day of fun, and a chance to ring in the New Year in Style.
Start out with a Scavenger hunt in downtown. Explore the downtown in search of the Beach Ball Icon and complete five types of [...]
New Year’s Eve in Jacksonville
Ring in the New Year downtown Jacksonville
New Year’s is always a big deal in Jacksonville, and not only because of the big game. Many of us can’t wait to say goodbye to 2009 and ring in a new brighter year. Come to downtown and plan to spend the day!
Downtown Jacksonville starts its celebration early with [...]
Evenings at Whitney – Sea Level Rise – St. Augustine, Fl
The challenges of climate change and sea-level rise for humans are nothing new to Florida. Evenings at Whitney lecture explores how ancient Floridians dealt with sea level rise. ridians. Since the end of the Ice Age, rising water has shaped culture change for hundreds of generations of Native American ancestors. As water levels rose, dwellings [...]
Veteran’s Day Parade – Jacksonville, Florida
This year’s parade honors our veterans with military units, marching bands, decorative floats, giant balloons, JROTC units, and more!
Live entertainment in front of the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts
Veterans Day Parade at 11:01 a.m. Downtown Jacksonville
- Orange Blossom Performers – 9:45 a.m.
- Jacksonville Harmony Show Chorus – 10:30 a.m.
- Rebecca Hewitt [...]
Georgia Weekly Show Video 4509
Here is the video for this week for Georgia. Find out what our favorite event is on the coast of Georgia for the week. For more videos, just click here to visit our video page.
Treehill Nature Center Video – Jacksonville, Florida
Have you ever visited beautiful Treehill Nature Center in Jacksonville? This place is located right in the middle of the city, yet it feels like a visit to undisturbed nature. Treehill is probably most known for its annual Butterfly festival, and the Butterfly garden. Here you can learn about what plants you need to attract [...]
Savannah Film Festival Awards to Woody Harrelson and Ben Foster
SCAD President Paula Wallace presents the Outstanding Achievement in Cinema Award to Woody Harrelson and Ben Foster prior to a Special Screening of their new film, “The Messenger”
The 2009 annual Savannah Film Festival, hosted by the Savannah College of Art and Design opened tonight with the university’s President Paula Wallace presenting the Outstanding Achievement in [...]
National Teal Day – Ovarian Cancer Awareness
Thousands of Americans wearing teal to increase awareness about the deadly disease on the first Friday in September–September 4, 2009 — called National Teal Day.
There are lots of ways to show your support, and lots of activities in our area from 5K walks, to a golf tournament in Daytona Beach and even a Butterfly Release [...]
Riverside Arts Market in Jacksonville, Florida – New Video
Recently we visited the Riverside Arts Market in Jacksonville, Florida. There’s so much to see and do at this market. You can find interesting arts and crafts items, vegetables and fruit, and even great organic coffee!
The bridge above the market will keep you cool in the summer, and protect you from the rain.
This market takes [...]
Savannah Craft Brew Fest – a festival for beer lovers in Savannah
This two-day event will feature a dinner on Friday September 4th and a grand tasting session on Saturday September 5th.
The festival opens already on Friday night in the trade center’s ballroom with the Craft Brew and Food Pairing Dinner, where food has been carefully paired with Georgia craft beers.
On Saturday, the event continues at the [...]
Experience the Okefenokee Swamp by Kayak
Okefenokee Swamp near Waycross, Georgia, is just fascinating. The landscape itself is fascinating with the black water and the reflections of the trees in the surface. You can see birds everywhere; herons, egrets, ibis, and more depending on the time of year.
You can paddled through the canals, and there are trails meandering [...]
