Coastal Companion

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Caliente Nights in Ponte Vedra, Florida

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You’re Invited to an Evening of Exciting ARTS Spectacles, Interactive Live Performances and International Music. Get ready to to Dance, Dance, Dance for ART!

RITMO!®, a nationally renowned entertainment group based in South Florida will set the pace for our evening by providing the music, dance and excitement of Latin America. Expect a thrilling evening of colorful entertainment with RITMO!® Conga Showgirls, RITMO!® Dancers, RITMO!® Dueling Conga Kings, RITMO!® BATA, RITMO!® C’OMPARSA and more.

Our guests will also enjoy World Music Band Le Monde Quintet performing throughout the evening in the courtyard with dancing all night long! If you don’t know how to dance, we’ll have a dancer present to teach you the steps.

Join us for Creative Cocktails – Mojito & Sangria Bars, Spectacular Spicy Bites with a Salsa Station, 2 Paella Stations, Incredible Chocolate, Coffee and Liqueur Bar, Cigar Girls, Amazing Silent Auction featuring original Art, Travel, Music and Dance.

Bring your friends or reward your clients during this evening that will help us raise funds to reach more in our community with quality arts programs. For more information and tickets, visit Ponte Vedra Cultural Center

Build Your Own Scarecrow for Hay Days in St Marys

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Hay Days comes to St. Marys October 11th and to kick-off the fun-filled family event, you can build your own Scarecrow. Come out and enjoy the fall season with your kids. Kids of all ages are invited to Build-A-Scarecrow at Orange Hall on Saturday, October 11th at 10:00 AM.
You’ll get your own Scarecrow kit for only $20. Some of the scarecrows will placed on display downtown, or you can choose to take your scarecrow home to bring a touch of autumn to your garden.

The main street of St. Marys will be decorated with scarecrows for Hay Days. Local merchants and organizations have a grand time coming up with the most innovative scarecrows.

The annual Hay Day festivities will continue through November 1st. The schedule of events is to be announced.

Ballroom & Latin Dancesport Competition – St Augustine, FL

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World Event Ballroom and Latin Dance Competition
Ballroom and Latin dancers from around the U.S. and beyond will compete at the 18th Annual First Coast Classic Dancesport Competition for over $80,000 in cash prizes in St. Augustine, October 2-4, 2008.

Experience the glamour and excitement of a real live dance competition where you will see some of the nation’s top professional and amateur couples perform in their dazzling costumes, at the beautiful Renaissance Resort WGV.

The competition excitement heats up Thursday morning and continues all day and night through the weekend. Friday and Saturday evenings feature the pros performing electrifying dances such as the Cha-Cha, Salsa, Tango, Waltz and Jive, as they compete for the World Masters Title.

A “must see” event – come for an evening or come for a day! Spectator tickets are available starting at $20. Dinner tickets also available. To purchase tickets, call 904-338-9219, ticket office hours Noon -9:00pm.
October 2, 2008. All day

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St. Augustine – WGV Renaissance Resort
Admission: Ticketed

CoastFest 2008, Brunswick

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Come to Coastfest for lots of fun and learning for the whole family. This event takes place at Georgia DNR Division Headquarters, right under Sidney Lanier Bridge on October 4, 2008 from 10am-4pm
For more information please call (912) 264-7218

St Marys Rock Shrimp Festival

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The 2008 St. Marys Rock Shrimp Festival, presented by the Kiwanis Club of St. Marys, Georgia, takes place October 4 in Downtown St. Marys. The 36th annual event features 1.5K, 5K, and 10K runs, a parade, arts & crafts displays, kids games in the park, a variety of food, and is highlighted by a rock shrimp dinner that includes fried rock shrimp, boiled shrimp, fried fish and accompaniments. Dinners will be served from 11 am to 6 pm the day of the event.

St. Marys has often been recognized as the “Rock Shrimp Capital,” famous for the hard-shelled shrimp with the sweet lobster-like taste that is prevalent in the Coastal Georgia and Northeast Florida waters.

Area residents and visitors have the opportunity to save 25% on their dinner tickets for this year’s St. Marys Rock Shrimp Festival. Advance tickets are now on sale for $9 (tickets on the day of the event will be $12).Advance Rock Shrimp Festival tickets can be purchased at the following locations:

St. Marys Welcome Center, St. Marys Downtown Development Authority, Once Upon a Bookseller, Heritage Bank, Citizens State Bank in Kingsland, and Kingsland Welcome Center.