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Golfers take a step back in time by donning knickers and argyle socks for this tournament played on Jekyll Island’s historic golf course – Great Dunes. Hickory shaft clubs and gutty balls complete the transformation back to the day of Bobby Jones.
Call The Jekyll Island Welcome Center at 877-4-Jekyll
Join The Georgia Review for a one-of-a-kind gathering—four full days with four of the finest talents in contemporary American arts and letters, each with ties to Georgia. Attending authors include Pulitzer Prize-winners Natasha Trethewey, Hank Klibanoff, Stephen Dunn, and Edward J. Larson. Enjoy readings, panel discussions, Q & As, book signings, and informal gatherings in the Jekyll Island Club’s uniquely beautiful and historic coastal setting. For more information or to register, visit The Georgia Review website.
Jekyll Island Club Hotel – 912-635-2600
www.jekyllclub.com
Come to beautiful waterfront in Darien for the Fall Fest. View the works of local artists and craftsmen, meet regional authors at a book signing, watch a pooch parade, sample local foods, or sit a spell and listen to music provided throughout the day. For the more adventuresome, witness the battle re-enactment at Fort King George or observe a lime burn at Ashantilly or sample Crab-In-A-Crock recipes or ride in a helicopter over the salt marshes or take a boat tour of Darien from the river. There are plenty of activities for the kids including a movie at sun down while the adults dance the evening away on the newly finished docks. Breath the fresh fall air of a small shrimping community steeped in Georgia history. Spend the day and evening in Darien, Georgia.
Event schedule:
10 a.m.
Opening Ceremonies with a cannon salute and the McIntosh County Academy Band performing (Broad Street)
Bike Tour of Darien leave the Chamber Office
Start a tour of Ashantilly with Buddy Sullivan
Meet the Authors at Book Signing presented by the McBee’s (Friends of the Library)
Pet Parade
11 a.m.
Live Entertainment – Darien Geechee Shouters
Lime Burn at Ashantilly
Boat Tour of Darien from the River
11:30 a.m.
History and Tour of St. Andrews Cemetery with Buddy Sullivan
12 noon
Boat Tour of Darien from the River
12:30 p.m.
Dedication of DDA Public Docks
1 p.m.
Live Entertainment – Coby Shubert
Boat Tour of Darien from the River
2 p.m.
Fort King George Battle Re-enactment (The Debatable Land)
Boat Tour of Darien from the River
3 p.m.
Live Entertainment – Emily Smith
3:30 p.m. Fort King George From the River (Charter Boat Tour)
4 p.m.
Live Entertainment – Stewart Marshal of Stewart & Winfield
Crab-In-A-Crock Contest
Scarecrow Contest
5:30 p.m.
Live Entertainment – Will Gore
Awards for Crab-In-A-Crock, Scarecrows & Pet Parade
ALL DAY ( 10 A.M. – 6 P.M.)
MC -Sam The Music Man
Waterfront DDA Education Venue – Shrimp Boat Grave digger and Las Tango
Helicopter Rides
Ashantilly
Fort King George
Walking Tour of Darien
Kids Activities (on the hour)
Arts & Crafts
Antique Vendors
Food Vendors
7 – 9 p.m.
Move “Night at the Museum” – Bluestein Corner at Broad Street
Dock Dane on Skipper’s Dock
Contact for the festival:
Colleen Jolly
912-230-3099
darienfallfest@gmail.com
Saturday, Nov. 8, 2008, 10 a.m.. – 6 p.m.
Painters, Potters, Basket makers, Jewelers….and anyone else interested in arts and crafts will gather on Tybee Island this weekend for the Tybee Island Fall Arts Festival. This event takes place at Parker pavilion, rain or shine on Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm.
For more information, visit Tybee Festival of the Arts or call 912.655.9812
The Grand Dining Room of the Jekyll Island Club Hotel presents an evening of ballroom dancing and gourmet dining. Wayne Tate’s “Four and Easy†ballroom dance band plays favorite dance tunes. The quartet welcomes requests.
October 26, 2008 at 6:00 p.m.
Jekyll Island Club Hotel, 371 Riverview Drive, Jekyll Island, GA 31527
$34.95 per person plus tax and gratuity
Reservations are required: 912-635-2600 Contact number for information: 912-635-2600
www.jekyllclub.com