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Butterfly Festival 2010 – Jacksonville, Fl

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At the Butterfly Festival you will experience a close encounter with 1000 of the gossamer-winged creatures. The festival takes place at Treehill Nature Center on April 24, 2010, from noon to 5:00 p.m. and culminates with nature’s fireworks – a live native butterfly release. This is something you don’t want to miss.

If you ever thought about starting your own Butterfly garden, come to the festival to find out more. You can visit the butterfly exhibit and there’s lots of activities for children, live music, vendors, and much more.

There’s also Art in the Park where local artists showcase their art. In the Get Back to Nature area you can meet experts from local nurseries who can tell you all you need to know about native plants and herbs. You can also shop at the Monarch Mall for everything from plants to jewelry and much, much more.

Thousands of visitors come to the popular butterfly festival. So plan on getting here early, and staying all day. Tickets are $4 for adults, $3 for seniors/military and $2 for children. Click here for a $1.00 off coupon
The proceeds goes to support Treehill Nature Center.

Watch our video from last year’s event – and below it the Tour of Treehill Nature Center!

Watch the Tour of Treehill Nature Center!

From Nashville to Treehill: Songwriter & Music Festival 2009 Video

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We went to Treehill Nature Center for the first ever Songwriter and Music Festival and enjoyed a day of music and fun. We also got a chance to meet with Nashville producer Michael Knox, who works with stars such as Trace Adkins and Jason Aldean.

Here is the list of the winners:

Top 3 Songs:
1) Bryan Fogle
2) Kelty Shellhorn
3) Craig Hand

Top 3 Artists:
1) Kata Rhe
2) Kelty Shellhorn
3) Rebecca Hewitt

Best Green Song:
Al Monte

Upcoming Star:
Kelty Shellhorn

Click here to go to our previous post about from Nashville to Treehill Music Festival Jacksonville

Click here to read more about Treehill Nature Center Jacksonville and watch our video

Treehill Nature Center Video – Jacksonville, Florida

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Have you ever visited beautiful Treehill Nature Center in Jacksonville? This place is located right in the middle of the city, yet it feels like a visit to undisturbed nature. Treehill is probably most known for its annual Butterfly festival, and the Butterfly garden. Here you can learn about what plants you need to attract butterflies and a lot more. But there’s more to Treehill than butterflies. It’s an educational center, a perfect place for the young ones to visit to learn more about our environment.

For more information about Treehill Nature Center, For more info call Treehill Nature Center at (904) 724-4646 or for directions, click here.

From Nashville to Treehill Music Festival – Jacksonville, Fl

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On Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009, it’s time for the Songwriter Contest at Tree Hill Nature Center. This will be a full day of music and live performances by the winners of the Songwriter’s Contest and the winners of the Artist/Performance Contest.

Michael Knox

Successful Nashville producer Michael Knox will judge the winning Festival entries. Knox will present awards to winners in both contests during the Festival.

Michael Knox
Michael Knox, Music Producer

Currently Michael Knox produced the new Jason Aldean GOLD Record “Wide Open”, with sales of more than 100,000 copies in its first week to debut at No. 2 on the Billboard Country chart and No. 4 on the all-genre Billboard 200. The first single “She’s Country” which was performed on the 42nd CMA Awards, reached the Number #1 spot on the Billboard and R&R Country Music Chart in May of 2009 and was certified GOLD with more than 900,000 singles sold.

Music Festival Schedule

October 24 Festival Schedule – 10 am – 6 pm:

10 am – Doors open

10:15 – 10:45 am – Welcome by Tree Hill ED, VI Productions and Michael Knox.

10:45 – 11 am – Mike Shackleford performs.

11 am – 12:30 pm – Top 3 Songwriters perform 2 songs in the amphitheater. Michael Knox will award winner prizes.

12:45 – 1:45 pm – Michael Knox Q & A in the amphitheater.

2 – 3:30 pm – Top 3 Artist Performance winners will perform 2 songs each. Michael Knox will award winner prizes.

3:30 – 5 pm – Open mike for contest participants

5 – 5:15 pm – Honorable Mention for Up & Coming Artist awarded by Michael Knox.

5:15 – 5:30 pm – Tamera Grigsby and Terry Whitehead perform.

5:30 – 6 pm – Media Meet & Greet.

$5 General Admission to Festival on October 24 for ages 6 and up.

Food and beverages will be available for purchase during the festival. Festival entrants will have their CD’s available for purchase.
For more info call Treehill Nature Center at (904) 724-4646
For directions click here

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