It doesn’t matter what kind of music you love – jazz, rock, folkmusic, opera. It doesn’ matter if you are a pro or an amateur, or a well-known bathroom singer, this is your chance to reach a new audience. Ponte Vedra Cultural Center is inviting you to participate in the inaugural Beaches Unplugged Summer Series at the Cultural Center where you will perform for accepting peers and local professional performers. [Read more…]
First Friday Artwalk – St Augustine, Florida
This event is one of St. Augustine’s most popular cultural events on the first Friday of every month from five to nine p.m. Enjoy exhibits, music, entertainment and refreshments at over 20 participating galleries around town. Tours begin at Rembrandtz Fine Gifts for Fun People, 131 King Street. St. Augustine Sightseeing Trains and Old Town Trolleys offer participants a complimentary shuttle service to most galleries. Shuttles run on a continuous loop every thirty minutes. For more information about the event, please call 904.829.0065 or visit www.staugustinegalleries.com.
Rembrandtz Fine Gifts for Fun People, 131 King Street, St. Augustine, FL 32084
Hours: 5 to 9 p.m.
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Chair-ity Auction in St Marys, Georgia
The Chair-ity Auction†displays lots of creatively embellished chairs on Saturday, July 19th at The St. Marys Antique Mall, 921Osborne, St. Marys. Stroll through St. Marys Antique Mall, while you try to pick out the absolute “best seat in the house”. “Chairâ€- ity Auction – St Marys Antique Mall 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Visit www.chair-ity.org for more information.
Sex and the City in Savannah
If you’re watching TV I’m sure you know that the movie – Sex and the City – premiers this weekend. Is Carrie finally getting together with Mr. Big – and what about Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda? I don’t know if the movie will wrap up all the storylines, that remains to be seen.
In any case, the movie Opens at at Regal Cinema 10, 1132 Shawnee Street near Savannah Mall on Saturday May 30.  Come early to Savannah Mall’s Food Court for lunch, dinner or treat to celebrate the fun, dramatic movie.
Don’t forget:Â Sex and City T-shirts from Steve & Barry’s in Savannah Mall, a store where everything is priced $8.98 or less … everyday!
For more information about Savannah Mall, visit www.savannahmall.com
Four Piano Virtuosos To Perform At 2008 Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival
Fernandina Beach, FL—May 29, 2008—The Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival will continue its tradition of presenting great piano music by providing Festival-goers with the rare opportunity to hear four internationally acclaimed virtuosos.
The Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival runs from May 30 through June 15. Tickets can be purchased via credit card on-line at the Festival’s website, www.aicmf.com, or by calling the Festival office at 904/261-1779.
Ukranian-born pianist Valentina Lisitsa has been described by critics as “positively dazzling” and “one of today’s most coveted ‘starlets’ in the main international circuit.” Born to a family of non-musicians in Kiev, she began playing piano at the age of three and performed her first solo recital at age four, before attending the Kiev Conservatory. Ms. Lisitsa has performed to rave reviews at New York’s Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall, Vienna’s Musikverein and Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw. She continues to crisscross the globe, playing with renowned orchestras and musicians.
Valentina Lisitsa will perform a program of Mozart and Beethoven on June 5 at Old St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Jacksonville.
Born in Nuremberg, Germany, pianist Claude Frank traces the educational lineage of his music teachers all the way back to the master himself, Beethoven. He abandoned Nazi Germany in 1937 and went to France, where he studied at the Paris Conservatory. Fleeing France before the advancing German armies in 1940, he ultimately settled in America. A Beethoven specialist, he has appeared with most of the world’s major orchestras, including the Boston, Chicago, National, and Buenos Aires Symphonies, the New York and Berlin Philharmonics, and the Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam.
Claude Frank will perform an all-Beethoven program on June 7 at Macedonia AME Church.
Pianist Andreas Haefliger was born into a distinguished musical family in Switzerland and went on to study at the Juilliard School in New York. He has performed with the New York Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, and Chicago Symphony. In his native Europe, Haefliger regularly plays with such great orchestras as the Royal Concertgebouw, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Munich Philharmonic, and the London Symphony.
Andreas Haefliger will perform a program of Schubert and Brahms on June 6 at Macedonia AME Church.
A luminous, boldly emotive pianist who also conveys great sensitivity and spirituality through her playing, Anne-Marie McDermott is widely celebrated for her expressive performances on the world’s most illustrious stages. A highly versatile musician, Ms. McDermott is at home with a wide range of repertory, from Bach and Mozart to Prokofiev and Rachmaninov. As a solo recitalist, soloist with orchestra or as part of a chamber music ensemble, Ms. McDermott conveys the message of the composer in deeply felt, spontaneous playing.
Anne Marie McDermott will perform a program of Dvorak and Dohnanyi on May 31 at Amelia Plantation Chapel. Appearing with Ms. McDermott will be internationally acclaimed cellist Lynn Harrell.
About the Festival
The Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Entering its seventh season, the nationally renowned Festival is dedicated to bringing classical music at the highest level to the general public, schools and senior centers of Amelia Island and surrounding communities of northeastern Florida.
Read our previous post about the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival
Read about the grants received by the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival