Coastal Companion

Your ultimate guide to the coast

EverGreen Family Festival in Ponte Vedra with New Date

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This festival got moved to a new date due to Hurrican Fay. So mark your calendars and stop by the Cultural Center for an environmentally-themed Family Festival on September 20th! This special day is FREE for our community.
Chalk artist Jo Sinclair will greet you & invite you to create “green-sterpiece,” stroll through a cool rain forest in the courtyard, create a butterfly garden at the JAXPORT & TREE HILL Nature Center butterfly activity table, stop by Guana Research Reserve’s estuary table and make a fun fish project, visit the the JAX4KIDS.com art activity table, visit the water station and Fazzini’s Coffee refreshment area, enjoy special performances and demonstrations throughout the day by Cultural Center artists and instructors, help your child make drums out of recycled Boar’s Head Brand boxes, visit young local artist Chloe Cannan at her recycled art table, get your American Lung Association green tatoo, visit Marie Hurst/GreenSpace Interior Design’s green room filled with fun activities for kids and families, listen to Cultural Center artist Lois Simon read her children’s book, MAC (The Story of a Happy Apple), Cable Spence Kazoo Band will play in the courtyard and more!

For more information about the festival, please contact Ponte Vedra Cultural Center
50 Executive Way, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
(904) 280-0614 or visit the website at www.ccpvb.org

Night Owl Cinema Series – Jaws

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This is the movie you need to see before you head to the beach. After watching Jaws on the big screen you’ll think twice about dipping your toes in the ocean again. Don’t miss this opportunity to watch the classic movie “Jaws” on the big screen. This was Spielberg’s first big hit movie. (click here to watch the trailer)

If your teenagers haven’t seen it on the big screen, this is their chance. Enjoy a night with the family at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre and watch a movie under the stars. Admission to Night Owl Cinema Series is free and the show begins on Friday Aug 29th, at 8 p.m. Call 904.471.1965 for more information,
or visit St. Augustine Amphitheatre

Jazz at the Winery – St Augustine, Fl

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San Sebastian Winery’s The Cellar Upstairs Wine and Jazz Bar features top class contemporary and classic eclectic Jazz with an occasional touch of R&B and Blues. Enjoy the comfortable outdoor upstairs covered Bar area or relax and take in the spectacular views from the open-air deck while listening to the live music.