Advanced Placement Artworks to be exhibited May 10th, 6-8 PM Rm 1-126 and courtyard. The works of award winning highschool art students, Alysa Ronda, James Gott, Ariana Meo, and Chris Morris will be on display and for sale. Food, beverage and Jazz. Free to the Public
Matanzas High School Courtyard/Rm.1-126
Nature Hike Talbot Islands State Parks – Jacksonville, Florida
Explore the area’s natural environment. Enjoy a leisurely hour long hike to discover the park’s natural communiities. Bug spray and water bottle are recommended.
Talbot Island State Park – Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park 121257 Heckscher Drive, Jacksonville, FL
(904)251-2323
Trace Adkins in Concert – St Augustine, Florida
Trace Adkins is coming to St. Augustine. By the way, did you see him in Donald Trumph’s TV show “Celebrity Apprentice“? He did very well, and they really liked him.
Kick up your heels with one of country music’s biggest stars. With hits including “Honky Tonk Badonkadonkâ€, “You’re Gonna Miss Thisâ€, and “Ladies Love Country Boys†Trace Adkins has been a major star in country music for more than a decade. The concert takes place at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre, Florida’s newest outdoor arts and cultural venue.
Hours: gates open at 6 p.m., show starts at 7:30 p.m.
Admission: Tickets for the event are available through ticketmaster and are $44.50-$75
Local Phone: 904.471.1965
Other Phone: 904.209.3751
www.staugamphitheatre.com
Release of Sea Turtle – Amelia Island, Florida
AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. (May 5, 2008)- On May 17th at 11 am, the Wild Amelia Festival in combination with the Georgia Sea Turtle Center will host a special event at Main Beach Park. Vida, a female juvenile loggerhead sea turtle, will be released and returned to the Atlantic Ocean. Â She stranded on a beach in St. John’s County near St. Augustine, Florida on December 19, 2007 and was observed to be very lethargic due to the cold weather. Â Vida was transferred to the GSTC on Jekyll Island, Georgia and has been returned to health by their excellent staff. Join us as Vida makes her exciting trip back to the wild on Fernandina Beach. Main Beach Park is located at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and North Fletcher Avenue on Amelia Island, Florida. Following the release the staff of GA Sea Turtle Center will do a presentation at the Atlantic Recreation center about what they do at the center.
The Wild Amelia Nature Festival held from May 16 – 18, 2008 will showcase the bioregion and natural treasures of Amelia Island and the surrounding area of Northeast Florida. Information about the Festival can be found at www.WildAmelia.com.
Corey Smith in Concert – St. Augustine, Florida
Consistently ranked as the #1 unsigned country artist on Myspace.com, Corey Smith’s music has been described as a blend of “blues, country and rock, all tempered with a backwoods twang, a soulful singing voice and witty, well crafted lyrics. He is in the top 30 among artists of all genres, with more than 50,000 friends flocking to his site to enjoy his music.
St. Augustine Amphitheatre
Hours: Gates open at 7 p.m., show time is at 8 p.m.
Admission: Tickets are $20 in advance, $23 at the door.
Local Phone: 904.471.1965
Other Phone: 904.209.3751
www.staugamphitheatre.com