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Hall of Famer Pete Sampras to Play at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Tickets will go on sale Friday, January 25th at 10am!
Jacksonville — The greatest male tennis player of all-time will unleash his awesome power and skills at “Serving Up Aces,” Pete Sampras versus Todd Martin, Thursday, March 6th, 2008 at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena.
Yesterday rugby fans who are waiting for the big game got the opportunity to rub elbows with players at Fionn McCool’s in Jax Beach. Coastal Companion was of course there to check it out, and by eight o’clock the place was packed. This is going to be a great week in Jacksonville. We’re looking forward to fan day at Jacksonville Landing on Friday, make sure to mark you calendars.  Click here to read our previous post about the rugby game in Jacksonville with the complete schedule.
Don’t miss this popular literary gathering of lovers of cookbooks, fiction, children’s books and history who meet and greet authors, hear readings, and taste recipes. Featured in 2008 will be Ronald Daise – “Gullah Branches, West African Roots;†Emory S. Campbell – “Gullah Cultural Legacies revised edition;†Pauline M. Brown – “The Woman Who Lived Between the Walls;†Marquetta Goodwine AKA Queen Quet – “Tinkin Bout Famlee;†Sallie Ann Robinson – “Gullah Home Cooking;†Delores Nevils – “Forty Acres and a Mule;†and Tracey Faulkner – “In Pursuit of Happiness†and “The Three Graces.†Ms. Robinson will prepare and serve homemade biscuits and preserves.
Sunday, February 10, 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Visit the Gullah Celebration website for more information
Blues fans and music lovers are in for a treat at the 18th Annual Lowcountry Blues Bash to be held in historic Charleston, SC, from February 8-17. For 10 days, artists like Wanda Johnson and Shrimp City Slim, The King Bees, Juke Joint Johnny, Studebaker John & The Hawks, Alberta Adams and Creole Zydeco Farmers will entertain in 18 different venues. Forty-five acts in 80 shows plus three open All-Star Blues Jams are planned with legends, veterans and promising new artists all lending their talents. Shows are pay-as-you-go with cover charges ranging from $3-$15. More than half of the events are free. Log on to bluesbash.com for more information.
Read our previous post about the Blues Bash in Charleston.
Murrells Inlet, SC– Pooches and Purebreds: Canine Images in Sculpture and Figurative Felines: The Sculptured Cat are two new indoor sculpture exhibits that will be on display daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. until March 9, in the Rainey Sculpture Pavilion at Brookgreen Gardens. Robin Salmon, Vice-President for Collections and Curator of Sculpture said, “Through the centuries, man’s best friend has been a favorite subject of artists. Pooches and Purebreds presents a variety of dogs, from sporting breeds to mutts, interpreted by the foremost animal sculptors in America. We designed this exhibit to be fun!”