Coastal Companion

Your ultimate guide to the coast

Jekyll Island Beach Music and BBQ Festival 2009

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Life’s a Beach, at least on Jekyll Island in August. This has to be one of our favorite “last-chance-to-enjoy-summer” events. Lots of fun with live music, barbeque, shagging lessons and lots more.

Last year we visited the festival and made a video.  (Click here to view our video from last year’s event Jekyll Island Beach Music Festival)

Barbeque Bash
This year the festival has added a Barbecue Competition to the package.
The competition is sanctioned by the Georgia Barbecue Association, so this should be the great spot for some great tasting food.

GiveAways
Now you can win a special VIP Package to Jekyll Island Beach Music and BBQ Bash.  Click here to participate and win four tickets to  Jekyll Island Beach Music and BBQ Bash

If you’re interested in competing or need more info about the event, check out Jekyll Island Beach Music and BBQ Bash website for the complete program.

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Dance the Night Away in Fernandina Beach, Amelia Island

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It’s the week of firsts and that means time to head to downtown Fernandina Beach for Sounds on Centre. Fernandina is always a pleasure to visit, and even more so when there’s a free concert outdoors.

Sounds on Centre is held the first Friday of every month through October in the historic downtown on Centre Street (between 2nd and Front) from 6 to 8 p.m.

Bring a chair and your dancing shoes to enjoy the free concert. For more information, visit www.downtownfernandina.com

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First Wednesday Art Walk in Jacksonville – Aug 5th, 2009

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Yesterday I visited the First Wednesday Art Walk in downtown Jacksonville. I had a great time, despite the rain – actually, it wasn’t too bad. It sprinkled a little bit, but later on in the evening the rain clouds disappeared.

I picked up my map for the self guided walk from an ambassador dressed in a bright orange shirt at Hemming Plaza and started my walk. There is always a lot to see, and you never know what’s going to happen.

This time I walked through Hemming Plaza, where I found some great photos by Timothy Hall. Check him out next time you go by! He’s very talented. I also stopped by the “Earth Mandala” made in chalk before I headed to the library.

I visited the reception for “Reflections of the River” sponsored by Tree Hill Nature Center. Afterwards I visited the Gallery L in the Modis building for Allison Watson’s reception, and a whole bunch of other galleries in the area.

Although my feet were sore, I enjoyed the evening, and I would definitely recommend visiting the art walk in Jacksonville. It’s just great fun! I’ll let you know as soon as I post the video.

Great News! We’re Giving Stuff Away!

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This month we’re proud to announce our new GiveAways, and you can win great stuff here on the coast. Make sure that you have signed up for our VIP Club, so that you receive our newsletter – and you won’t miss anything.

To participate you’ll also need to follow us on Twitter. (www.twitter.com/talentino). For all the details, just click here to visit the GiveAways page.

Right now you can win tickets to Summer Waves, Jekyll Island, Georgia.
Go to the Giveaways page to read more.

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What to do this week on the coast. Just uploaded!

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I have just uploaded the new weekly shows from Coastal Companion. Find out what events I picked for this week and see if you agreed or disagreed with me.

Love it – hate it, either way, I’m looking forward to your comments.
What are you up to this weekend? Send me an email and let me know if you have a great idea that you’d like to share with our readers.

>>To watch the videos, please visit our page for
Coastal Companion Weekly Shows<<Weekly-Show-Promo

If you haven’t seen the show before, all you need to know is that I pick an event every week. There is a video each state; Florida, South Carolina and Georgia. To read more about the whole process, just visit Coastal Companion Weekly Shows.