Coastal Companion

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St Vincent’s Tour & Tea in Savannah 2009

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St. Vincent’s Academy will once again host the popular St Vincent’s Tour & Tea in Savannah on Saturday October 17, 2009. This is a popular self-guided tour of the original 1845 Convent building and eight private homes in the historic district.

This year’s tour of homes promises to be a look inside nine beautiful homes in Savannah’s Historic District. Some of the residences reflect their 19th century origin in architectural style, interiors and furnishings, while others offer an exciting contemporary approach to Savannah downtown living.

The centerpiece of the fall tour of homes is the elegant tea which will be served on the grounds of the Convent. Academy students will serve tea with delicious homemade confections and traditional tea sandwiches.

St. Vincent’s has enjoyed an enduring relationship with St. Joseph’s since 1875, when the Sisters of Mercy established St. Joseph’s Hospital in downtown Savannah. Proceeds from the Tour & Tea benefit the preservation and restoration of the historic Convent.

Discover why native this annual event has been called “the best tour in Savannah.”

Saturday, October 17, 2009 only

Tour Hours: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Tickets on sale now!
Tickets: $40 per person (includes Tea at the Convent) plus handling charge for online and phone orders. Buy your tickets early and save $5.00! Tickets purchased by October 7 are just $35.

1. Purchase tickets online until noon on Friday, October 16.
2. Call (912) 819-7880 until noon on Friday, October 16 to purchase tickets by phone.
3. Purchase tickets at any of the following Savannah businesses. Click here for a link to the list.
4. Purchase tickets on the day of the tour: On October 17, go to the tour ticket office (Walsh Hall at St. Vincent’s, located at the corner of Lincoln and Harris Streets in downtown Savannah) between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Cash, check and credit cards will be accepted.
For more information, visit the website.

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Build Your Scarecrow during Hay Days – St Marys, GA

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Hay Days comes to St. Marys and kicks off with “Build-A-Scarecrow”.  The annual Hay Days will takes place October 10 – 31, 2009,  with numerous events in downtown St Marys.

The main street in St. Marys, Osborn Street, will be decorated for the season with scarecrows from businesses, individuals and organizations. Every year locals have a great time coming up with the most innovative and creative scarecrows.

Build your own scarecrow at Orange Hall, St Marys, GA
Build your own scarecrow at Orange Hall, St Marys, GA

Kids of all ages are invited to Build-A-Scarecrow at Orange Hall on Saturday, October 10th at 10:00 AM. Purchase your own kit with everything you need to make the perfect Scarecrow available for only $20. Your Scarecrow might be selected to be placed downtown or take it home instead. Osborne Street the Scarecrows will welcome locals and visitors to downtown St. Marys throughout the Hay Days celebration.

Get Your Kit Now
To reserve your Build-A-Scarecrow kit, call the St. Marys Downtown Development Authority, (912) 882-8111 or email info@stmarysdda.com. Only fifty kits are available so hurry and make your reservations today to join in the fun. Any Scarecrow kits remaining will be assigned on a first come basis the day of the event at a cost of $25.

scarecrow Hay Days St Marys

Fall Arts and Crafts Festival Comes to St Augustine, Fl

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FALL ART AND CRAFT FESTIVAL COMING TO ST. AUGUSTINE
52nd Annual Event!

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (Nov. 20) – The 52nd and largest edition of one of the Southeast’s favorite art and craft extravaganzas returns to St. Augustine on Thanksgiving Weekend, November 29-30. The Fall Art and Craft Festival will feature 160 of the finest regional artists, including jewelers, glass blowers, sculptors, woodworkers, gourd artists, potters, painters, photographers, textile batik artists and more, as well as jazz musicians and food vendors.

This juried festival is sponsored by the St. Augustine Art Association and serves as the primary fund raiser for this non-profit organization formed in 1924. Held at Francis Field, the festival takes place on both Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Admission is only $1 and plenty of parking will be available at the adjacent Historic Downtown Parking Facility located on West Castillo Drive just off US 1. For more information, call 904.824.2310 or go to www.staaa.org.

Each evening after the festival closes, the historic district of the oldest city will be bathed in the holiday glow of more than two million tiny white lights that make up the festive Nights of Lights – the perfect setting for dining, shopping or just strolling through the picturesque streets of old St. Augustine. For more information, go to www.nightsoflights.com.

The Fall Art and Craft Festival is sponsored in part by a grant from the St. Johns County Tourist Development Council. For more details visit www.Getaway4Florida.com or call 1.800.653.2489.

Fall Festival at Night Heron Park on Kiawah Island – Charleston, SC

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Fall family festival with entertainment at Night Heron Park! A Bluegrass band will be pick’in away so stomp your feet and head on out to Night Heron Park for a kick’in good-time!

Favorite crowd attractions include the inflatable jump castle, crazy train, & climbing wall. Family friendly competitions and relays will also be held throughout the festival. Complimentary.

Find Your Way in the Corn Maze in Charleston, South Carolina

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Get the family together to find your way in this challenging corn maze. The West Family’s 6-acre corn maze offers good old-fashioned fun. The maze features over 3 miles of trails in the shape of the Palmetto state.
When you arrive you will be given a map to help find your way, but will you will have to use your best map-reading skills to find all twelve checkpoints. Other activities include a farm zoo, hayrides, pumpkin patch, scarecrow alley, apple slingshot and more. For more information call 843-688-5453 or visit
www.westfarmcornmaze.com.