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Easter Egg Stroll on Jekyll Island, Georgia

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The Jekyll Island Authority and several Jekyll Island volunteer citizens have teamed up to coordinate the first annual Easter Egg Stroll on Saturday April 11th. The Stroll is a laid back alternative to the Easter Egg Hunt and Easter Festival previously held. It is geared toward young children ages 6 and under. All eggs will be numbered and can be redeemed for prizes at the Easter Egg Stroll Information Booth located near the Sweet Shoppe. One unspecified number will merit a grand prize. There will be 12 of these lucky grand prize eggs hidden. Otherwise small prizes will be awarded based on the number of eggs found, with a limit of 20 per child. Once the eggs are redeemed for prizes, they will be re-hidden for other children to find throughout the afternoon.

In addition to the Easter Egg Stroll, the Jekyll Island History Center will also offer a special free tram ride at 11:30 that day. Guests are encouraged to wear their best Easter attire and take a 20 minute, kid-friendly tram ride through the beautiful Jekyll Island Club National Historic Landmark District. The ride will end near the Easter Egg Stroll Information Booth where the kids can begin their egg hunt. Although the ride is free, spaces are limited. Please make your reservations by calling the Jekyll Island Museum at 635-4036.
Pier Road, Jekyll Island Club National Historic Landmark District
April 11, 2009, 10:00 AM-2:00 PM, Tram Ride – 11:30 AMEaster Egg Stroll Jekyll Island Georgia

High Tide Ultimate for Spring Break – Golden Isles, Georgia

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During spring break you’ll be able to see flying objects on Jekyll Island, but these object can easily be identified. Jekyll Island will receive 160 teams and 2500 students competing in High Tide Ultimate.

In the beginning this sport was called Ultimate Frisbee, but has now been renamed Ultimate. High Tide Ultimate is the south’s largest college ultimate tournament and will take over the recreation fields on Jekyll and in Glynn County.

The game is similar to American football or rugby but played with a 175 gram flying disc. The tournament will take both at Jekyll Island Soccer complex and North Glynn Recreational Fields. The event will generate over 3000 hotel room nights and is expected to generate over $1.25 million in economic impact.
For more information is available at www.disc-iple.com or www.jekyllisland.com.

China on My Mind – Jekyll Island, GA

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China on My Mind: Inspired by Travels Exhibit of Painting and Pottery

Presented by Jekyll Island Arts Association

The powerful visual inspirations from trips abroad have given us China on My Mind: Inspired by Travels, a collection of new work by two Jekyll Island Arts Association members, painter Linda Wunder and potter Nan Phillips. Wunder’s works of Chinese watercolor on rice paper, colored pencil, acrylic, mixed media and photography alongside Phillips’ high fire stoneware bring the Far East to the Golden Isles.

An Interior Designer by trade with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Linda Wunder enjoys her studio on Jekyll Island.  She wants her painting to reveal her impression of and feelings about a subject. Linda often paints by memory, however, her memory is refined by the feelings the subject is generating.  She truly feels sentiment and mood should prevail in a successful painting. This collection, inspired by her travel to China, has allowed Linda to share her impressions through the integration of traditional Chinese brushwork and contemporary techniques.

Nan Phillips, a Potter since 1957, holds a Bachelor of Arts. She calls the Jekyll Island Pottery Guild in the basement of Goodyear Cottage home.  Nan states, “When I first touched potters clay I knew that I wanted to make beautiful things with this medium for the rest of my life. Everyday, I deal with earth, water, air and fire, each in its proper proportion, all in a rhythm dictated by nature’s science.” Nan’s new collection, inspired by China, is a reminder to her, “My art keeps me connected with all the potters whoever worked in mountain caves, desert canyons and village markets. I think how these pots of mine will outlive me and be passed down from user to user.”

China on My Mind: Inspired by Travels , a collection of new work by these two exceptional artists will be for sale during their show at Goodyear Cottage in Jekyll Island’s Historic District February 1st – March 8th as well as at the artist reception Sunday, February 1st from 1-3 PM. Admission is always free at Goodyear’s gallery and shop, where regular hours are M-F Noon – 4 PM and weekends 10 AM-4 PM. For more information call 635-3920.

A Golden Isles Christmas – Brunswick, GA

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A Golden Isles Christmas is a holiday Concert featuring Nathaniel Roper and Glynn Academy Concert Choir; works by Bach and others. Coastal Symphony of Georgia is organizing this Christmas concert taking place on December 15, 2008 at 8pm at the Glynn Academy Auditorium – Monck & Norwich Street – Brunwick, Georgia
Admission: $25 adult, $5 student/child
For more information, please call (912) 634-2006 or visit www.coastalsymphonyofgeorgia.org