Coastal Companion

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Cinco de Mayo Festival 2009 – Charleston, SC

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Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a festival filled with entertainment. Sample Mexican cuisine and enjoy margaritas or try Mexican beer while watching the local version of Dancing with Local Stars competition. Find out who is going to win the prestigous title “Charleston’s Best Salsa Couple”.

There will also be a live performance by a 15 piece salsa group, guest appearances by the offical Riverdog mascots, and more.

Tickets are $10 for adults.

The Cinco de Mayo festival takes place at the Visitor’s Center Bus Terminal at 375 Meeting Street on Friday May 1 from 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm.

Cinco de Mayo

Florida’s Birding and Foto Fest on the First Coast

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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.  Florida’s Birding & FotoFest will take place along the Northeast coast of Florida April 22-26, 2009. Now it in its seventh year, this year’s events will be headquartered at the Center for Marine Studies at the University of Florida’s Whitney Lab at Marineland – approximately 15 miles south of St. Augustine on historic and scenic A1A. Over the years, the event has grown tremendously in popularity – this year, participants are coming from 31 states and two countries.

The popular festival provides visitors and residents outstanding opportunities to experience the unspoiled natural beauty that is unique to Northeast Florida. Events take place from Ft. George Island in Jacksonville southward to Volusia County’s North Peninsula State Park.
Egret by Roger McGraw

Tickets remain available for the Saturday, April 25 keynote presentation by John Moran titled A Photographer’s Search for the Soul of Florida. There are also slots available for participating in the day-long Bird Migration Workshop scheduled for 8:30 a.m.- 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22. In addition to the workshops and tours, numerous exhibitors will be on hand at Whitney Lab throughout the festival. These include the Audubon Birds of Prey Center (featuring live birds); St. Johns and Duval Audubon Societies; Bushnell, Canon USA, Eagle, Leica, Sigma, Swarovski, and Zeiss optics; Wildstock Photography; Hunt’s Photo and Video; NatureScapes.net;; Essential Photo Gear; Nature Nook Books and many others. Festival exhibit hours are Thursday, 2-5 p.m.; Friday, 12:30-4 p.m.; and Saturday, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.

For more information and to purchase tickets for festival tours, workshops and seminars, visit www.Getaway4Nature.com or call 1-800-514-ETIX (3849).

For more information about events and vacation opportunities in St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra & The Beaches visit www.Getaway4Florida.com or call 1.800.653.2489.

Photo by: Roger Graw

Hilton Head Island Sea Food Festival 2009

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Come to Hilton Head Island for the annual seafood festival on Saturday April 25th. This event offers lots of fun for the whole family. If you love seafood – you can’t miss this one! But there’s not only delicious seafood to eat, there’s also a Bocce Ball Tournament, Crab Races,  Kid’s Zone and live entertainment. Visit the Seafood festival website for more.

Hilton Head Island Seafood Festival

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Hilton Head Island Sea Food Festival 2009.

Savannah Sidewalk Arts Festival

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This festival always draws a huge crowd. On Saturday April 25th you can walk through beautiful Savannah to pick out your favorite sidewalk arts piece. The Savannah Sidewalk Arts festival is a arts competetion; first, second and third prize are awarded in a few different categories to the most impressive chalk masterpieces. The event takes place between Whitaker and Drayton Streets and admission is free. So bring your gang to the streets for a extraordinary art showing.
Click here for more information about Savannah Sidewalk Arts Festival.
Savannah Sidewalk Arts Festival