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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.

St. Johns County Festival of Trees at World Golf Village – Jacksonville, FL

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Prepare to Christmas 2007Come see the fourth-annual St. Johns County Festival of Trees at World Golf Village Friday, December 5 through Sunday, December 14. You can enjoy beautifully decorated trees and wreaths displayed throughout the St. Johns County Convention Center and vote on your favorites by way of a $1 minimum donation. The trees and wreaths will also be part of a silent auction throughout the event. All proceeds from this festive holiday event will benefit two of St. Johns County’s own charities – The St. Augustine Record’s Empty Stocking Fund and The United Way of St. Johns County

For more information call 904 940-4123 or visit our website at http://www.wgv.com/

Straight outta Puerto Rico film – Jacksonville, FL

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film stripThis film will be played at The New Jacksonville Landing Cinematheque, admission is $8.00 per person. From its early roots in the impoverished barrios of Puerto Rico to its domination of the American urban music scene, Straight Outta Puerto Rico charts the rise of Reggaeton, a brazenly sexual and compellingly danceable mix of old-school rap, reggae, dance hall and in-your-face Spanish lyrics that galvanized the Puerto Rican economy and became an unstoppable force in urban music scenes around the world.

The film includes interviews and performances by Reggaeton’s biggest stars including Daddy Yankee, Tego Calderon, and Luny Tunes.

For more information please visit our website at www.filmfestival.jacksonville.com

Ṇo Por Acaso (Not By Chance) film РJacksonville, FL

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film reel 2This film will be played at The New Jacksonville Landing Cinematheque, admission is $8.00 per person. ‘Nao Por Acaso’ is the story of two control-obsessed characters: Enio, a supervisor at a traffic control operation centre and Pedro (Rodrigo Santoro) a snooker player who seeks absolute mastery of his technique. Both find fulfillment in life by submerging themselves in a mathematical mindset that leads them towards the feeling of control they long for so much. But all this is thrown to the wind one day when both Enio’s ex-wife and Pedro’s wife die in a car accident. Descending into the jagged world of his obsessive mind, Pedro despairs until he meets Lucia, a young woman with whom, in a parallel to his snooker techniques, he bizarrely tries to re-live the same exact moments he once lived with his wife. Enio on the other hand, is forced to confront his loss through the mysterious appearance of his unknown daughter, who forces a somewhat clumsy relationship with him by deciding to look after him. Eventually, the two men must decide between their own obsessions and the new opportunities life has given them.

Winner: Chicago International Film Festival Silver Hugo Award Winner: Huelva International Film Festival Best Actor Award

For more information please visit our website at www.filmfestival.jacksonville.com

Ninth Annual Winter Celebration in Mandarin – Jacksonville, FL

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Nature's Geometry
The ninth annual Winter Celebration in Mandarin will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6, in the Walter Jones Historical Park, 11964 Mandarin Road. The free event is sponsored by the Mandarin Museum & Historical Society. Activities include: music, hayrides, rides on the putt-putt train, visits with Santa, games and nature crafts, nature exhibits and making Victorian ornaments and other activities for the whole family. The 1875 farmhouse will be open for tours all day.

For more information call 904 268-0784 or visit our website at http://www.mandarinmuseum.net/