Cultural Council announces March events

Please call ahead, as changing weather conditions may affect some events.

FloArts presents Photography by Marion County artist Don Browning
5001 St. Johns Avenue, Palatka Phone: 386 312-4020
http://sjrcc.edu
Event Pricing: Free
As an artist and environmentalist, Browning’s work focuses on Florida’s natural treasures, culture and heritage. Browning describes his “Photon Magic” exhibit as a modern exploration of light beyond one’s typical perception.
Thursday, February 18, 2010 to Friday, March 12, 2010

Spanish Influence
25 King Street, St. Augustine Phone: 904-810-0460

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Event Pricing: free
Find yourself immersed in a world of Spanish Art, specifically the studios of three of Spain’s most exciting and unique artists. Enjoy the delightful ambiance of an artist’s studio filled with the latest and greatest creations from Ramon Vilanova, M.D. Rubio, and Josep Domenech. Cutter & Cutter will celebrate this multi-artist exhibition at our Brilliance In Color gallery located at 25 King Street “on the plaza” in downtown St. Augustine. This exhibition is your chance to meet and get to know these three creative personalities.
Friday, February 26, 2010 to Saturday, March 06, 2010
11:00am – 7:00pm

“Let’s Can Hunger Challenge”
111 King Street, St. Augustine Phone: 904-669-5715
http://www.flagler.edu
Event Pricing: Sturdy bag containing non-perishable foods
The Flagler College Students In Free Enterprise Team will be hosting “Let’s Can Hunger Challenge.” The challenge is to build hunger awareness in the community. Students and local artists within the community painted their representations of hunger on 4-foot-by-4-foot sections of wall. The sections will be on display to raise hunger awareness within the community. The food drive collection will be placed at the base of the wall to represent the lives lost to hunger, and the wall will serve as a memorial.
Friday, March 05, 2010
5-8p.m.

Art Bridge Presents: “Launch”
48 Sevilla Street, St. Augustine Phone: 904-826-8530
Event Pricing: Free
Art Bridge presents, “Launch,” a collaborative exhibit created by art students from Flagler College, Murray Middle School, and Osceola Elementary School. Exhibit runs March 5-26. Museum hours 10:00-4:00p.m.at the Crisp-Ellert Art Museum.
Friday, March 05, 2010
5-9p.m.

Joshua Adams with Emma Moseley
501 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Phone: 904-460-9311
http://www.cafeeleven.com
Event Pricing: $5
Local boy Joshua Adams is a full-time recording and performing rock artist. His high-energy live show will be in St. Augustine on March 5.
Friday, March 05, 2010
8:30pm

First Friday Art Walk Music at the Basilica
35 Treasury St., St. Augustine Phone: 904-824-2896
Event Pricing: Free
Music in the Cathedral Basilica.March 5: Sonia Lewis
Friday, March 05, 2010
6:00p.m.

St. Augustine Community Orchestra Winter Concert
25 Granada Street, St. Augustine Phone: 461-2115
http://saco-fl.awardspace.com/index.htm
Event Pricing: $10
“It’s Good to be King”, the St. Augustine Community Orchestra will present a program of royal caliber, including works that feature a variety of famous kings in music. There’s “Old King Cole”, a fantasia composed by James Brockton; “King Cotton March” by John Phillips Sousa; “Life of the Tsar”, an overture by Mikhail Glinka; and “A Time of Kings Overture” by John Cacavas who has composed music for James Bond thrillers; and much more. A special performance of Franz Joseph Haydn’s Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra will feature Joseph Jamerson, the Orchestra’s lead trumpeter.
Friday, March 05, 2010
8p.m.

Main Library Book Sale
1960 Ponce de Leon Blvd, St Augustine Phone: 904-827-6940
Event Pricing: $1 +/- per book
Friends of the Main Library Book Sale on Friday, March 5 and Saturday, March 6; half price on Monday, March 8. Preview sale for members only on Thursday, March 4.
Friday, March 05, 2010 to Monday, March 08, 2010
10:00am – 5:00pm

Rodger’s and Hammerstein’s, “Carousel” at Flagler
14 Granada St., St. Augustine Phone: 904-819-6413
http://www.flagler.edu
Event Pricing: $15
Friday, March 5th through Sunday March 14, 2010, a classic piece of musical theatre begins its run on the Flagler College stage. Rodger’s and Hammerstein’s Carousel is a lively production that is centered on the life of Billy Bigelow, a carousel barker. Within the play, Billy makes some poor choices, and in his death, he is given the opportunity for redemption.
Friday, March 05, 2010 to Saturday, March 06, 2010
7:30p.m.

Impressions from the Top of the Town
24 Cathedral Place, St. Augustine Phone: 471-5369
Event Pricing: Free
Top of the Town is the title of the show that features twenty local artists who gather twice a month to paint at outdoor locations. During the months of January and February the artists had the unique opportunity to view and paint the vistas of St Augustine from a high vantage point in 24 Cathedral Place. This building is the tallest building in St Augustine and home to the Wachovia Bank. It is located at the corner of Cathedral Place and Charlotte.Artists will be on hand to talk about their work. The hours of this opening reception during the First Friday Art Walk are 5 to 9pm. The exhibition will continue throughout March.
Friday, March 05, 2010
5-9p.m.

Arts and Crafts
St Route 16, St. Augustine Phone: 904-794-9031
Event Pricing: Free
Arts & Crafts Show and Bake Sale with more than 60 artisans will offer fine art, pottery, woodcraft,handmade jewelry, woven baskets, and more.
Saturday, March 06, 2010
9am to 3pm

The Moody Blues
Highway A1A South, St. Augustine Beach Phone: 904 471-1965
Event Pricing: $29-$79
The Moody Blues bridges the gap between classical & pop rock music. Best known for the singles “Nights in White Satin” and “Tuesday Afternoon”.
Saturday, March 06, 2010
7:30pm

Three Men of the Bible
11 Old Mission Road, St. Augustine Phone: 904-825-1164
http://www.limelight-theatre.org
Event Pricing: $20
Written, directed, and performed by Lee Weaver, Three Men of the Bible is a special storytelling by three of the Bible’s most colorful characters: Joseph, Judas, and Peter.
Sunday, March 07, 2010
7:30p.m.

5TH ANNUAL ALL-COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL ART SHOW” AND THREE-IN-ONE EXHIBIT AT THE ART ASSOCIATION
22 Marine Street, St. Augustine Phone: 904-824-2310
Event Pricing: Free
Clay, Collage and Cutting Edge artworks will be featured in the Main Gallery at the St. Augustine Art Association from March 7-28, with a preview scheduled during the March 5th Art Walk. Also on display is the 5th Annual All-County High School Art Show. Awards for artistic excellence will be handed out at the Opening Reception for both shows on Sunday, March 7, 2 to 5pm.
Sunday, March 07, 2010 to Sunday, April 04, 2010

Vocalist Dwain Briggs in Concert at the Center for Spiritual Living
1795 Old Moultrie Road, St. Augustine Phone: 904-825-3600

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Event Pricing: Donations
Dwain Briggs is most widely known for his ethereal, bel canto vocals on Echoes of a Modern God, and, along with Vangelis and the Prague Symphony Orchestra, is the featured vocalist on Michael Hoppe’s Grammy nominated album, Solace. His unique voice and inspirational melodies have made him an integral part of transformational events worldwide. He has shared the stage with many best-selling authors including Marianne Williamson, Deepak Chopra, Wayne Dyer, Louise Hay, Alan Cohen, Gregg Braden and Neale Donald Walsch.
Sunday, March 07, 2010
10a.m. service and 12p.m. concert

Rodger’s and Hammerstein’s, “Carousel” at Flagler
14 Granada Street, St. Augustine Phone: 819-6413
http://www.flagler.edu
Event Pricing: $15
Friday, March 5th through Sunday March 14, 2010, a classic piece of musical theatre begins its run on the Flagler College stage. Rodger’s and Hammerstein’s Carousel is a lively production that is centered on the life of Billy Bigelow, a carousel barker. Within the play, Billy makes some poor choices, and in his death, he is given the opportunity for redemption.
Sunday, March 07, 2010
2p.m.

St. Augustine Community Orchestra Winter Concert
2179 State Route 13, St. Johns Phone: 32259-9227
http://saco-fl.awardspace.com/
Event Pricing: $10
In keeping with the theme: “It’s Good to be King”, the St. Augustine Community Orchestra will present a program of royal caliber, including works that feature a variety of famous kings in music. There’s “Old King Cole”, a fantasia composed by James Brockton; “King Cotton March” by John Phillips Sousa; “Life of the Tsar”, an overture by Mikhail Glinka; and “A Time of Kings Overture” by John Cacavas who has composed music for James Bond thrillers; and much more. A special performance of Franz Joseph Haydn’s Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra will feature Joseph Jamerson, the Orchestra’s lead trumpeter.
Sunday, March 07, 2010
3p.m.

Exhibit Opening: “Muses Revealed”
130 Martin Luther King Avenue, Martin Luther King Blvd. Phone: 904-794-4063
Event Pricing: Free
The artwork will personify the title, “Muse Revealed” and will include all forms of expression in the visual arts. Light refreshments will be served.
Sunday, March 07, 2010
2-3p.m.

Festival of the Muses-Women’s History Month Event
130 Martin Luther King Avenue, St. Augustine Phone: 904-794-4063
Event Pricing: Free
A program by the National League of American Pen Women-St. Augustine Branch, featuring members reading from their works: Eva Doolittle, Betsy Lee, Dotty Loop, and Ann Kiyonaga-Razon. Carrie Johnson will be presented a ROWITA Award. (Recognizing Outstanding Women in the Arts)
Sunday, March 07, 2010
3-5p.m.

A Critical Lens: Literary Analysis of Three Alfred Hitchcock Films
14 Granada Street, St. Augustine Phone: 904-819-6395
http://www.flagler.edu
Event Pricing: Free
Alan Woolfolk, Flagler’s dean of academic affairs, will lecture on “Vertigo” on March 8. “Vertigo” is a 1958 American psychological thriller starring James Stewart, Kim Novak and Barbara Bel Geddes. The film focuses on a retired police detective who has acrophobia and has been hired as a private detective to follow the wife of an acquaintance and uncover the mystery of her odd behavior. Flagler’s Director of General Education, Douglas McFarland, will lecture on “Blackmail” on March 9. “Blackmail” is a 1929 thriller/drama starring Anny Ondra and John Longden. The film originally began production as a silent film and is considered to be the first all-talkie feature British film. R. Barton Palmer will lecture on “Secret Agent” on March 10. Palmer is the Calhoun Lemon Professor of Literature and Director of Film Studies for Clemson University and author of “Alfred Hitchcock: Influence/Imitation/Intertextuality.” The film “Secret Agent” is a 1936 British film starring John Gielgud, Peter Lorre, Madeleine Carroll and Robert Young. The themes of the film are mistaken identity and murder. Gielgud plays a British officer – who was once a famous writer – who fakes his death during World War I, while Carroll plays a female agent who poses as his wife. Together, they meet their contact in the country, Lorre. All of the “Critical Lens” lectures will be held at 7 p.m. These events are free and open to the public, but seating is limited and is on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, visit www.flagler.edu/writers.
Sunday, March 07, 2010 to Wednesday, March 10, 2010
7p.m.

“Night on the Orient Express” EMMA Guild Dinner/Dance
790 Christina Dr., , St. Augustine Phone: 797-6243;
Event Pricing: $40 per person; cocktail attire
EMMA Guild’s Dinner Dance Theme: “Night on the Orient Express” When: Sunday March 7, 2010 at 5 pm. Where: The Riverview Club at St. Augustine Shores 790 Christina Dr., St. Augustine ShoresTickets: $40 per person; cocktail attire. Reservations: Call 797-6243; checks should be made out to “The EMMA Guild” and mailed to:Guild Dinner Dance Fundraiser 108 Augusta Circle, St. Augustine, FL 32086
Sunday, March 07, 2010
5p.m.

St. Augustine Art Association Studio Workshop: Pastel Landscape Painting
22 Marine Street, St. Augustine Phone: 904-824-2310

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Event Pricing: $125/StAAA members; $145/non-members
St. Augustine Art Association Studio Workshop: “Pastel Landscape Painting” Lyn Asselta, National Parks Service Artist-in-Residence, shares her techniques for creating colorful and expressive landscapes with pastels. For beginning and intermediate level artists, this workshop focuses on composition, color relationships, value and underpainting. Working on quality paper from photo references, students will produce finished paintings worthy of framing! Workshop meets weekly on Tuesdays.Fee: $125/StAAA members; $145/non-membersCall (904) 824-2310 to register.
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 to Tuesday, March 30, 2010

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