Enjoy old-fashioned holiday fun at the Country Christmas at Big Horse, Saturday, Dec. 13 from 1-6 p.m.
Bring the whole family out for great food, holiday music, pony rides, country arts and crafts, a silent auction and much more.
Big Horse Stable neighbors the 250-acre historic Bartram Preserve, and as a special treat, “William Bartram” himself will take groups on Hay Rides tours of this natural wonderland. Along with exciting outdoor equestrian events, there will be demonstrations by Pak’s Karate and gymnastics by local groups under an all-weather pavilion.
Live music will set a festive mood and a Tour of Holiday Homes will get everyone in the Christmas spirit with wonderful holiday decorating ideas!
The annual lighting of the Big Horse Christmas Tree will cap off this day of family oriented fun at 6 p.m. The Big Horse Country Christmas is all for good cause, with Children’s Advocacy Center in Brunswick and Brantley County Neighbors Helping Neighbors selected as this year’s charitable recipients.
To get to Big Horse Club take Exit 26 off I-95N. Turn left onto Dover Bluff Road. Travel approximately 2 miles. Turn left onto Highway 17. Drive roughly 6 miles and turn right onto Highway 110. In about 7 miles, look for Big Horse Club on your left and Big Horse Stable on the right.
For more information visit www.bighorseclub.com
or call (912) 778-6477.
Town of Mount Pleasant Christmas Parade – South Carolina
More than 100 floats will march down Coleman Boulevard as the Mount Pleasant Holiday Parade set sails to the delight of thousands of residents and visitors. Immediately following the Fireworks at 5:30 PM, the parade will begin at 5:45 PM at the intersection of Coleman and Pelzer Drive. It will continue past Shem Creek to conclude at the Sea Island Shopping Center around 7:15 PM.
New Year’s Eve Celebration – Myrtle Beach, SC
Kick off 2009 in style at our Celebrity Square party, with live remote from Times Square, music & lots of fun!
For more information call 843-444-3200 or visit our website at www.broadwayatthebeach.com
St. Augustine Region Farmers Market
There will be produce, music, food, crafts arts and more available! Come join us this Saturday at the St. Augustine Region Farmers Market from 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
St. Augustine Amphitheatre parking lot
1340 A1A South, St. Aug.
www.staugamphitheatre.com/farmers.php
Evenings at Whitney with Roger T. Hanlon – St. Augustine, FL
Roger T. Hanlon, Ph.D. will be the speaker at the December 11th Evenings at Whitney lecture. Hanlon is a recognized expert in the field of adaptive coloration or camouflage. His work on octopus and cuttlefish has been featured in the New York Times, on the PBS program Nova and a variety of other natural history TV channels. The title of his presentation is The octopus: nature’s most spectacular color change artist. Hanlon is a Senior Scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. He became interested in cephalopods when he encountered an octopus on a coral reef in Panama in 1968. Its body patterning and changing coloration intrigued him, and he is still working to understand its brain and behavior.
Nearly all animals have some sort of adaptive coloration or camouflage, mostly as a primary defense against predators. But the octopus and its fellow cephalopods may be the ultimate adaptors. A distinguishing feature of cephalopods is that individual animals can change their appearance with a speed and diversity unparalleled in the animal kingdom. Moreover, some squids, octopuses and cuttlefish can show 30-50 different appearances. During his Evenings at Whitney lecture, Hanlon will discuss how and why these strange but beautiful creatures achieve such astounding behavior.
The Evenings at Whitney lectures occur on the first or second Thursday of each month depending on the speaker. They are always held at 7:00 p.m. in the Whitney Lab’s Center for Marine Studies. Monthly presentations include current science topics, plus subjects from on-going research programs at the Whitney Lab. Speakers are recognized experts in their fields who welcome questions and discussion. All lectures are free and open to the public. There is no charge for parking and reservations are not necessary. Please visit www.whitney.ufl.edu for lecture schedules or contact the Whitney Lab at (904) 461-4000.
The Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience is a biomedical and biotechnology research institute of the University of Florida. It is made up of eleven different internal labs that use marine organisms for basic biological research that can be applied to human health, natural resources, and the environment. The Lab provides training for future experimental biologists, educational programs for kindergarten through university level students, and monthly lectures for the general public. It is located at 9505 Ocean Shore Blvd., St. Augustine, on the border of Flagler and St. Johns counties. To learn more about the Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience visit their website at www.whitney.ufl.edu.