The third annual BB&T Charleston Food + Wine Festival, scheduled for February 28-March 2, 2008, has been recognized by the Southeast Tourism Society as one of the Top 20 Events for the month of February 2008. To be considered for nomination the event had to be in at least their third year and have an attendance of at least 1,000. The winners receive recognition in over 800 newspapers, magazines, radio & television stations including The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the New Orleans-based radio show “Travel Talk Radioâ€.
Palencia Home By The Vintage Group Wins First Place In St. Johns County Parade Of Homes
St. Augustine, Fla. – Northeast Florida-based The Vintage Group is the proud recipient of a first place award in the 2007 St. Johns County Parade of Homes for the Barletta III in Palencia.
Nestled among 2,400 acres along the Intracoastal Waterway off U.S. 1 between St. Augustine and Jacksonville, Palencia is designed for 2,350 residences featuring a variety of housing options by lifestyle and price from the $200s to more than $4 million—including new innovative Village Center live/work units, cottages, villas, condominiums, single-family and pristine lots.
4th Annual Fort Mose Historical Society Golf Tournament – St Augustine, Fl
Swing into history during this annual golf tournament to benefit the Fort Mose State Park’s new Visitor Information Center. In 1738, the Spanish governor of Florida chartered Fort Mose as a settlement for freed Africans who had fled slavery in the British Carolinas. Proceeds from the tournament will be used for displays that demonstrate the life of America’s first free African American community.
Palencia Golf Course, 649 Palencia Club Drive, St. Augustine, FL
Hours: Tee- time is 8 a.m.
904.501.8299
E-mail: ceellis@bellsouth.net
Christmas Tour of Homes – Golden Isles, Georgia
23rd Annual Christmas Tour of Homes 11am-5pm. Bake Sale 11am-4pm. Tabby Cabins, Gascoigne Bluff, St. Simons Island. Cassina Garden Club. 634-0323.
Jacksonville Herpetological Society Exhibition – Jacksonville, Florida
On the second Saturday of each month, the Jacksonville Herpetological Society shares their love of all reptiles with MOSH visitors. The exhibition begins at 10:00 AM and runs until about 3:00 PM.