The West Nassau Historical Society has set the dates for this year’s 2011 Railroad Days Festival. The two day fund raising event will be held on Friday and Saturday, March 25th and 26th. Major events will be located in and around the historic Callahan Depot which was built in 1881 beside the old Florida Railroad. There will be various food, arts and craft vendors on the grounds both days and train exhibits, a kid’s play area plus live music and entertainment from the front platform. Model train layouts and the Nassau County Record photo contest exhibit will be on display inside the Depot annex. The highlight of the two day festival will be the 6th annual Railroad Days Parade through Callahan led by the Shriners on Saturday, March 26 at 11:00 AM. Cochrane’s Collision Center will again host a classic car show that Saturday at their place of business next to the Depot. Thanks to a donation from Rayonier, this year the Society will open their local history research archive inside the Depot and plant a tree to commemorate the Callahan Centennial. The Historical Society is searching for sponsors and volunteers to help with the festivities. The West Nassau Historical Society is a non-profit, tax exempt organization dedicated to the preservation of Western Nassau County’s rich history and to the maintenance and upkeep of the historic Callahan Depot. www.wnhsfl.homestead.com For additional information on the 2011 Railroad Days Festival or on becoming a volunteer, sponsor, or donor on please call John Hendricks with the West Nassau Historical Society at 904-879-3406. CallahanRRDays@aol.com
First Wednesday Art Walk in Jacksonville – March 2011
Don’t forget, this is the week of firsts on the coast with lots of art walks and other monthly events. One of the most popular is the downtown art walk in Jacksonville, Florida.
Here’s this month’s schedule. Click here to visit our special page for First Wednesday Art Walk to get download the map, watch or video from the art walk and get more info.
Snyder Memorial – Jacksonville Fashion Week presents “The Art of Fashion,†weaving together recycled material “clothing,†avant-garde costumes and more.
The Art Center Cooperative, Inc. (TAC II) – Jacksonville Fashion Week presents “Sew Artistic†featuring fashion photography, paintings and more.
111 E. Bay St. Studios – F13RCE Dance Theatre presents “Music, Fashion and Dance†at 7 p.m., plus a Fierce Magazine fashion show.
Elemental Gallery & Studio – The Jacksonville Weavers’ Guild demonstrates their fine craft.
Hemming Plaza Jewelers – Enjoy a bridal extravaganza!
The Jacksonville Landing – Design workshops and sewing lessons by Kara Bazma Dress Factory.
Southlight Gallery – Art and wearables by The Southlight Collaborative and Bodega of Plenty.
The Ivy Ultra Bar – Complimentary make-up and hair styling by Bella Hair Designs from 6-8 p.m.
Northstar “The Pizza Bar†– Features handmade earrings, necklaces, chokers and more.
The Library: 122 Ocean – The Fine Arts Department of Florida State College at Jacksonville returns with a superb multi-discipline event.
Main Library – Visit Jaxport’s “Mixed Cargo,†an environmentally-friendly mixed media art exhibit and the new home of the permanent exhibition, “Imagination Squared.â€
Book Sale in St. Augustine
Have you ever been to a book sale? If you love reading, this is a great event to visit. Take the opportunity to stock up on books to read at this event organized by FOLSE, Friends of the Library Southeast. Bring the whole family!
This super booksale takes place at the Southeast Branch Library in St. Augustine, Florida, starting on Friday, January 21 from 10:00 to 5:00 and continuing on Saturday, January 22 from 10:00 to 3:00. All types of books including fiction, nonfiction, cookbooks, history and political books as well as childrens books will be available. There will also be other items such as CDs, DVDs, and books on tape. Most items are priced at $1.00 or less. Not only can you get great books at a great price, it’s all for a good cause. All proceeds benefit the Southeast Library.
Friday, January 21, 2011 to Saturday, January 22, 2011
Friday, Jan. 21: 10:00 – 5:00, Saturday, Jan. 22: 10:00 – 3:00
Tickets are $10 for a combo ticket (both nights) and $7 for a single night ticket. For more information or tickets call 912-729-7463.
FOLSE Booksale – Southeast Branch Library
6670 U.S. 1 South, St. Augustine, Phone: 904-827-6925
Event Pricing: Free
George Strait, Reba and Lee Ann Womack with Country & Folk
Now you can see some of country music’s greatest names performing in Jacksonville, Florida on January 15, 2011. Ticket go on sale on December 3. (click here to reserve your seat now!)
If you’re a fan, you don’t want to miss this one.
With a career spanning more than 30 years, George Strait has the most number one singles of any artist in history including Elvis (57 to date inclusive of all charts). He has sold nearly 69 million records and with 33 different platinum or multi-platinum albums has the most RIAA platinum certifications in country music and the third in all genres, behind The Beatles and Elvis Presley.
Strait’s CD Twang debuted at #1 on The Billboard 200 chart and the Top Country Albums chart. This is the fourth time in Strait’s career that a new release has debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart and the 13th time debuting at #1 on the Top Country Albums chart. His current single is “The Breath You Take.â€
Named the Academy of Country Music’s Artist of the Decade last year, George Strait was nominated for this year’s ACM Entertainer of the Year for the 12th time and Top Male Vocalist for the 20th time, bringing his all-time record to 81 ACM nominations.
One of the most successful female recording artists in history, Reba has sold over 55 million albums worldwide, earned 33 #1 singles and was recently recognized as the biggest female hit-maker in country music history by “Billboard,†“Mediabase†and “Country Aircheck.†She is the winner of 15 American Music Awards, 12 Academy of Country Music Awards, 9 People’s Choice Awards, 7 Country Music Awards and 2 GRAMMY Awards.
[picappgallerysingle id=”10178394″]Reba is a 2010 CMA Nominee for “Female Vocalist of the Year.†The superstar recently surpassed the one million fan mark on Facebook, propelling her into an elite group of only 10 Country artists to achieve the popularity milestone.
Reba’s unprecedented run of sales successes extended the superstar’s lead as the female artist with the most RIAA sales certification in Country music history. Also an acclaimed film, TV and Broadway actress, Reba signed with The Valory Music Co. in November 2008. The move reunited the multimedia entertainer with industry leader Scott Borchetta, now President and CEO of the Big Machine Label Group, which includes Big Machine Records, The Valory Music Co. and Republic Nashville.
Lee Ann Womack has sold over 6 million albums, won two Grammys and numerous other milestone awards. Womack’s current album Call Me Crazy has garnered critical acclaim from Rolling Stone, USA Today, Entertainment Weekly, Billboard and The New York Times, to name a few. She was nominated for Top Female Vocalist at the ACM Awards in 2009 and the debut single “Last Call†was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Female Country Vocal Performance category. Womack nominated for “Musical Event of the Year†with George Strait for “Everything But Quits†at the 2009 CMA Awards.
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Two Holiday Parades in Fernandina
Two lighted holiday parades will be held back to back in downtown Fernandina Beach this holiday season – one by land, the second by sea – on Saturday evening, December 11, 2010.
The Lighted Holiday Land Parade will begin at 6:00 p.m. along Centre Street. The theme this year is “A Jingle Bell Christmasâ€. The grand marshal is Ms. Latrace Rowell, Executive Director of Florida Community Prevention Center, Inc., formerly the Healing Balm. Presented by America’s Youth, contact Vernetta Spaulding at 904-261-0801 for more information about the land parade.
The Fernandina Harbor Marina Holiday Lighted Boat Parade, presented by the Historic Fernandina Business Association, Westrec Marinas and the City of Fernandina Beach, will begin thirty minutes after the end of the Holiday Land Parade at the foot of Centre and Ash Streets (approximately 7:00 pm). The best lighted boat will be awarded a “Head of the Line Privilege†for an advanced boat slip reservation for the 2011 Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival.
The Fernandina Harbor Marina is also offering a Weekend Boaters Special for the parade weekend, which is one night reservation FREE with one night paid reservation. Call (904) 491-2090 to sign up, as spaces are limited.
Spectators are invited to bring their chairs and view both parades, first from along Centre Street and then move to the beautiful waterfront boardwalk. For more information about the boat parade, contact Sandy Price, at 904-206-0756
