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First Friday’s on Gallery Row on Historic Broad in April – Charleston, SC

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“First Fridays on Broad” returns to Charleston, South Carolina, on Friday, April 2nd, from 5pm – 8pm. This event is hosted by The Broad Street Merchants Association who invites you to come out to “Celebrating Spring” by enjoying fine art and refreshments in the boutiques, fine art galleries, and bodegas on Gallery Row – Historic Broad Street.

Here’s what’s happening in April 2,  2010:

Hamlet Fine Art Gallery will be featuring a new series of non objective mixed media abstracts entitled “A New Life” by Stephanie Shuler Hamlet.

Ella Walton Richardson Gallery will be presenting “ Venetian Light” an upcoming exhibit by Evgeny and Lydia Baranov.

SCOOP is having a photography show, “Elements” with Stewart Young, Sandy Logan and Cyle Suesz.

COCO VIVO Fine Art and Interior Design will present new jewelry collections by two artists: Jennifer Mathews and Christine Peters Hamilton.

Edward Dare Gallery will feature a sneak preview of bronze and stone sculpture by Tom Player.   He is just as comfortable in bronze and iron as in terra cotta and stone.

Although he admits, “Bronze is my favorite medium, maybe because of its antiquity.   It intrigues me that the process has basically not changed since Michelangelo.” Player continues working with masters of his field, most recently with John Sisko at Brookgreen Gardens in SC. “Clients tell us this is one of their favorite monthly events,” and “Customers can relax while receiving individual and personalized attention as they browse the vast array of fine art, sculpture, jewelry, gifts, pottery, home accessories, and unique fashions on “Gallery Row on Historic Broad Street.”

Participating merchants include: Ellis-Nicholson Gallery, Hamlet Fine Art, Edward Dare Gallery, COCO VIVO, Mary Martin Fine Art, UTOPIA, Atmah Ja’s, Spencer Galleries, Ella Walton Richardson Fine Art, Martin Gallery, SCOOP Studios, Bernie Horton Gallery, Jake’s, Blind Tiger and the Oak Steak House.

For information visit  www.Charlestongalleryrow.com or call Stephanie Hamlet at 843-722-1944.

The Station – a dance performance by SCAD, Savannah

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The SCAD performing arts department will present the world premiere of a light-hearted dance production, “The Station,” conceived, directed and choreographed by SCAD performing arts professor Vincent Brosseau, with set design by Hal Tine and lighting by Robert Mond. “The Station” will run Saturday, April 3 at 8 p.m., Sunday, April 4 at 3 p.m., and Monday, April 5 at 8 p.m. at Trustees Theater, 216 E. camillaxaraujo xxx Broughton St., Savannah, Georgia. This fun-filled romp brings together more than 30 dancers. Act I features a number of characters in various scenes—sisters, lovers, soldiers, businessmen—as they wait at a train station for their train to arrive. Act II brings these characters back to the same train station years later, full of the hope, love or regret from the decisions they made at the station years before. A graduate of The Juilliard School in New York, Brosseau danced the works of such renowned choreographers as Jose Limon, David Parson, Paul Taylor and Anna Sokolow. His television credits include the PBS special “Live from Lincoln Center” in which he performed in Paul Taylor’s “Cloven Kingdom.” Before coming to SCAD, Brousseau directed the modern dance company Brosseau Danceworks, based in Charlotte, N.C., for six years. At SCAD he has choreographed “Guys and Dolls” and “Carousel,” and created the dance pieces “Silence,” “Ripping Souls” and “The Crossing,” among others. Admission to “The Station” is $5 for students, seniors and military; and $10 for the general public. Free with valid SCAD ID for the Monday, April 5 performance ONLY. Tickets are available at the Trustees Theater box office, 216 E. Broughton St., online at www.savannahboxoffice.com, and by phone at 912.525.5050.The Station - SCAD Performing Arts Dept in Savannah, GA

Movies in the Park at Treaty Oak in Jacksonville, Fl

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Movies in the Park at Treaty Oak on the Southbank in downtown Jacksonville returns for the spring. Come to downtown and bring the whole family to watch movies under the stars. Bring your own chairs, or blankets – and pack a picnic. Vendors will also sell concessions on site. Well-behaved pets are welcome. Admission to the screening is free. The movies begin at dusk, around 8 p.m.

  • Friday, April 16: Shrek
  • Friday, April 23: Sixteen Candles
  • Friday, April 30: Back To The Future
  • Friday, May 7: Breakfast at Tiffany’s

PARKING:
Free parking available in the Suddath garage on Flagler Street across from the Hampton Inn. Garage.  Gates will open at 5:30 p.m. and stay open until 12:00 a.m.

For more information visit downtownjacksonville.org or
call (904) 630-4100.

Treaty Oak Park, 1123 Prudential Drive, Jacksonville, Fl

Gypsy Cab Indie Film Series in St. Augustine, Florida

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In St Augustine you can always catch a dinner and a movie on the last Wednesday of the month. Get a group of friends together and head to the Gypsy Cab where you can order a drink, relax and enjoy a film chosen especially for the Gypsy Cab audience by The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival.

Doors open and dinner starts at 6p.m. Movie starts at 7p.m. Reservations are suggested. Call 904-824-8244 for reservations.
Wednesday, March 31: Macho Macho
Episode I: Fortunato spent years transporting stolen Ferraris to the Arabs. His next trip is going to be his last and pass the baton to Marcello.  An encounter forces a surprising detour.
Episode II: Giulio’s divorce plunged him into depression.  He is supposed to attend a convention in St. Petersburg, but doesn’t want to go. However, Fausto, a colleague is in no doubt: Russia is the land of easy sex.  He puts Giulio in contact with Vito, an on-line organizer of sexual tourism jaunts. Things get out of hand in this comic romp.
April 28: Life is a Banquet
May 31: Don McKay
June 30: Vince & the Fever

Blessing of the Fleet Downtown Jacksonville

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Have your boat blessed in time for the beginning of the season. On Saturday, March 27, 2010, the event “The Blessing of the Fleet” takes place in downtown Jacksonville.

Watch the boats parade by! The event starts at 2 p.m at the Hogan Street Gazebo, North Riverbank, Jacksonville.

If you want to register your boat to participate, or for more information, click here to go to the website.