During their Inaugural Season, the Amelia Island Film Festival will present screenings, workshops, lectures and exhibits at several venues throughout Amelia Island.
For more information visit www.AmeliaIslandFilmFestival.org or call 904.335.1110.
State Park Hosts Union Garrison at Fort Clinch
-Visitors invited to interpretive program portraying soldier’s life in 1864-
FERNANDINA BEACH – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Fort Clinch State Park will host a Union Garrison event on Saturday, October 4 and Sunday, October 5. The event will feature soldiers in period costume involved in marching drills, cooking and daily activities, allowing visitors to interact with living historians and experience life in the fort as it was in 1864.
For additional information, contact the park at (904) 277-7274 or visit www.FloridaStateParks.org.
The event will take place:
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 4, 2008
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 5, 2008
Fort Clinch State Park, 2601 Atlantic Avenue, Fernandina Beach, Florida
Sounds on Centre in Historic Downtown Fernandina Beach, Florida
The concert on Friday September 5th features the group Out of Hand. This is a free community concert held the First Friday of each month from March through October in the historic downtown on Centre Street between 2nd and Front Streets from 6 to 8 p.m.
Bring a chair, your dancing shoes (just in case) and a smile and song in your heart. The Historic Fernandina Business Association is proud to present SOUNDS ON CENTRE.
Make a Kite and Fly a Kite on the Beach – Fernandina, Florida
Free Kite Workshop at Fort Clinch, Fernandina/Amelia this weekend on August 30th at 10 am. Create a kite and practice your flying skills on the beach. The program will begin with a short introduction to the history and basics of kite flying.This could be a great day out for the whole family.
Event is FREE with park admission.
Call to sign up as participation is limited – (904) 277-7274
photo credit: ronnie44052
Blue Monday Jazz & Wine Concert – Amelia Island, FL
Get ready for the Amelia Island Jazz Festival with a tribute to the music of Nat “King” Cole by Les de Merle Band. Blue Monday Jazz & Wine Concert takes place on Monday August 25th at 7 pm at Intercoastal Wine Company in historic downtown Fernandina Beach on Amelia Island, FL. Seating is limited, so make sure to get your tickets early.
The dynamic Les de Merle Band with Bonnie Eisele & Special Guests performs at Intercoastal Wine Co, 10 N. 2nd Street, Fernandina Beach
904-321-1300.
Tickets are also available at the UPS Store on Sadler Road. For more information, visit www.ameliaislandjazzfestival.com