Lace up your skates and head over to the St. Augustine Amphitheatre to enjoy a Winter Wonderland! Winter Wonderland is free and open to the public Monday through Friday from 6 to 10 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. The ice skating rink is only $8 (skate rental is $2). Sleigh rides take place from 6-10 p.m. (adults $10, $4 for children). This winter extravaganza includes a 100 foot Ice Slide, winter games, an Elf village, onstage performances of the Quiltmaker’s Gift, lighted nature trails, Santa, s’mores on an open fire and much more. The St. Augustine Amphitheatre is located at 1340 A1A South in St. Augustine. For more information, call 904.471.1965 or visit www.staugamphitheatre.com.
Indians of the Estuary Kayak tour – St Augustine, FL
Paddle back in time and discover the life ways of the Timucuan Indians and their relationship to the land that they loved. Explore the estuary from Washington Oaks State Park with a professional naturalist and enjoy stories about the Timucuans and the important role the Matanzas Estuary played in their everyday lives. Along our journey, we will stop at an island refuge and visit a Timucuan encampment and learn more about their clothing, shelter, hunting and fishing techniques, tools, weapons and the native foods that helped sustain them. This tour is from 9 a.m. to noon and is $60 per person. This fee includes park admission, guided tour, catered lunch, and photos from the tour.
For more information call 904.347.1565 or visit our website at http://RippleEffectEcoTours.com
MOSH Celebrates Halloween – Jacksonville, Florida
MOSH celebrates the holidays starting with Halloween. The museum is transformed into a haunted one with scientific experiments, ghoulish games and ghost tours of temporarily haunted exhibits. Costume and scream contests will also be part of the action at this annual frighteningly fun fall festival
Oct. 31 and Nov. 1.
Beginning in November, visitors must check out the annual holiday exhibit Trains where MOSH visitors will be taken on a train-filled journey as they learn about Jacksonville’s rich railroad history.
This fall the Museum of Science & History (MOSH) will showcase some of the world’s most beloved masterpieces in miniature form. Richard McMahan’s Mini Museum exhibit features recreations of paintings, like da Vinci’s Last Supper, van Gogh’s Starry Night and Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus. The details are astonishing!
www.themosh.org
Creatures of the Night – St. Augustine, FL
Come dressed in your favorite costume to the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park and we will provide the candy, a creepy creature experience, animal trading cards, and a great time! Young ghosts
and goblins can wander the wild walkway and encounter costumed animal keepers with creepy creatures and candy! There will be an alligator feeding show and a drawing for free annual passes and other prizes.
Call 904.824.3337 or visit our website http://www.AlligatorFarm.com for more information.
This event is located at St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park from 5:30 to 7:00 pm. $7 for adults, $5 for children for Annual Pass holders, and $8 for adults, $6 for children for non-pass holders.
Florida Forum: Dennis Miller – Jacksonville, Fl
Dennis Miller is a five-time Emmy award winner for his critically acclaimed half-hour, live talk show “Dennis Miller Live†which had a nine year run on HBO. He also wrote and starred in the Emmy-nominated cable comedy special “Raw Feedâ€, his sixth such special. He was the host and executive producer of CNBC’s “Dennis Millerâ€, a topical interview talk show featuring reasoned discourse, opinion and humor. Additionally, Miller has appeared on many politically oriented television talk shows.
Florida Forum is an annual speaker series begun in 1992 produced by The Women’s Board of Wolfson Children’s Hospital, funding select areas within this pediatric health care facility. Each Florida Forum season features high-profile personalities who address informative and entertaining topics. At the end of each speech is an open forum in which the audience participates.
INFO: (904)202-2886
Website www.womensboardwch.com