“The mission of the GrayÃs Reef Ocean Film Festival is to educate, inspire and enlighten coastal Georgia residents about the world’s oceans and the issues facing them. We use films to explore the beauty of the sea, the complexity of the marine ecosystem, the creatures that inhabit it, our maritime heritage and humankindÃs relationship with the oceans and the environment in a positive, healthy, family-oriented format.”
Four Days, 50 Films
September 18, 19, 20 & 21, 2008
For more information visit Gray’s Reef website
Florida Heritage Book Festival – St Augustine
This festival on Sept 12-13 celebrates the books that bring Florida alive and offers a great opportunity to meet and learn from dozens of authors.
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (Sept. 2) A September 12 Meet the Authors reception at the beautiful Markland House in St. Augustine will provide an outstanding opportunity for attendees to meet forty award-winning and bestselling authors from throughout Florida. The reception provides the perfect ending to a day filled with informative workshops for aspiring writers – key events in the Florida Heritage Book Festival scheduled for Friday and Saturday, September 12-13 in St. Augustine.
Meet the Authors reception at the beautiful Markland House in St. Augustine will provide an outstanding opportunity for attendees to meet forty award-winning and bestselling authors from throughout Florida. The reception provides the perfect ending to a day filled with informative workshops for aspiring writers – key events in the Florida Heritage Book Festival scheduled for Friday and Saturday, September 12-13 in St. Augustine.
The Meet the Authors reception will be held on Friday from 6-9 p.m. at the historic Markland House on the campus of Flagler College. In addition to mixing and mingling with festival authors, the event will feature a heavy hors d’oeuvre buffet, wines, entertainment (including historical portrayals) and music blended with literary company and conversation. Tickets are $25 each and reservations are a must.—no tickets will be sold at the door. For reservations, call Marie Cashat at 904.940.0890. (For profiles of the participating authors, go to: http://www.fhbookfest.com/PDFs/saturday0812.pdf ).
The festival’s Craft of Writing workshops will be conducted on Friday from 9:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. Presented by distinguished writing and publishing professionals, the 14 workshops provide aspiring authors with the ideal opportunity to learn about topics such as scene structuring, pacing, marketing, working with an editor, overcoming writer’s block – even the intricacies of entertainment law. The fee for the full day of workshops is only $45 and includes lunch, breaks and all conference materials. For a complete listing of workshops, go to: ttp://www.fhbookfest.com/PDFs/workshop_descriptions0819.pdf . For reservations and more information, contact Dianne Ell at 904) 825-0861 or email dnell328@comcast.net .
The Florida Heritage Book Festival will feature a wide array of events and activities promoting reading and literacy. These will include workshops, readings and book signings by popular authors, as well as hands-on programs to be conducted in local schools. All genres will be featured including history, nature, mystery, culture and children’s interest. Except for a few ticketed events, including a motorized tour of the city’s literary landmarks to be conducted on Saturday at noon and 11 a.m., all of the festival’s events will be open to the public and provided free of charge.
All proceeds from the Florida Heritage Book Festival will benefit the Friends of the Libraries of St. Johns County and Newspaper In Education which provides free newspapers each day to local teachers and students. Key festival supporters include Artists by Timothy Priano; The St. Augustine Record; Flagler College; Anastasia Books; Casa Monica Hotel; Herbie Wiles Insurance Agency; Hilton St. Augustine Historic Bayfront Hotel; Historic Tours of America; Inns of Elegance; Jalaram Hotels Inc.; Sagaponack Books; Northrop Grumman; Pierre and Shirley Thompson; Pineapple Press; PIP Printing; St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra and the Beaches Visitors and Convention Bureau; Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village; Rotary Club of Ponte Vedra Beach; St. Johns Art Council; St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce; Stetson Kennedy Foundation; Winn-Dixie; WJCT and WSOS 94.1 FM.
For more information on the Florida Heritage Book Festival, go to www.fhbookfest.com or call Kathy Dvornick: 904.940.0194.
Daniel Island’s Annual Fall Festival
Fun and Philanthropy Come Together at Daniel Island’s Annual Fall Festival
Saturday, October 11, 2008
11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Daniel Island community will showcase its civic pride and philanthropic spirit on Saturday, October 11 at its annual Park Day Festival. Now in its eighth year, this “day of giving†has become a fall tradition not to miss! Live musical performances, arts and crafts, sailing, garden clinics, an oyster roast, educational wildlife exhibitions, dog activities and more are among the activities that will take place along the banks of the Wando River. Returning again this year is the Charity Challenge, a competitive event that gives area businesses an excellent opportunity to show off their philanthropic spirit and team building skills in an exciting and entertaining field game competition. Park Day is a day of outdoor family fun that visitors of all ages can enjoy!
EverGreen Family Festival in Ponte Vedra with New Date
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
Jekyll Island Beach Music Festival Video
Report from the Beach Music Festival, Jekyll Island, Georgia, 2008. Free Beach Blast concert with the Swinging Medallions. Read our previous post about the Beach Music Festival on Jekyll here.