Artistic and cultural entertainment

St. Johns County Cultural Council, the county’s designated local arts agency, periodically reports upcoming cultural events to local Historic City News reporters for the benefit of our readers.

The Good Doctor
Limelight Theatre
11 Old Mission Ave., St. Augustine
Phone: 904-825-4662
Event Pricing: $25 for adults,senior/military discounts Neil Simon weaves together adaptations of Anton Chekhov’s stories in this comedic tribute to the famous writer
Friday, April 29, 2011
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Sunday, May 22, 2011
Th-Sat: 7:30p.m. Sunday: 2:00p.m.

Teen Writer’s Club
Bartram Trail Branch Library
60 Davis Pond Blvd, Fruit Cove
Phone: (904)827-6960
Event Pricing:
The Teen Writers’ Club will meet on Thursday, May 5th @ 4:30 pm.
Thursday, May 05, 2011
4:30pm

First Friday Art Walk
P.A.St.A Gallery
Avilles St., St. Augustine .
Event Pricing: free
First Friday Featured Artist
Friday, May 06, 2011
Opening 5:00-9:00 First Friday Art Walk

Alumni Exhibition at Crisp-Ellert Art Museum Flagler College
Crisp-Ellert Art Museum
48 Sevilla St., St. Augustine
Phone: 904-826-8535
Event Pricing: free
student exhibition (Alumni)
Friday, May 06, 2011

Global Latitudes
St. Augustine Art Association
22 Marine Street, St. Augustine
Phone: (904) 824-2310
Juried. Open Media. An artistic spin around the world: travels near and far; distant tribes and cultures; materials and conditions of the modern age. Limit two entries per artist.RECEIVING: Tues May 3 & Wed May 4, 12-7pmJUDGING: Thurs May 5 (Installation; Gallery closed)OPENING: May 6, First Friday Art Walk, 5-9pm. Awards at 7pmPICKUP: Juried out by May 6; juried in May 29
Friday, May 06, 2011
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Sunday, May 29, 2011

Art Walk Poetry Display
Gift for Living
215 West King Street, St. Augustine
Phone: 904-824-9513
Event Pricing: free
On display during the First Friday Artwalk on Friday May 6 from 5 to 8 pm will be original poems that were dropped off by area poets last month in recognition of National Poetry Month (April). Coordinated by Chris Bodor and Michael Henry Lee from Ancient City Poets.
Friday, May 06, 2011
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Book signing
Anastasia Books
81 C King Street, Saint Augustine
Phone: 904 827 0075
Event Pricing: free
Honor Bound ‘s story starts out at St. Augustine in 1888, a year that proved significant for both the Ancient City and for Cmdr Peter Wake, of the Office of Naval Intelligence. In a very special church, he becomes honor bound to help a beautiful woman from his past, a pledge which leads him on a quest through places that many of you know, along the St. Johns River and down to SW Florida and Key West. WHAT:Book Party with Robert N. Macomber to celebrate Honor Bound, his novel about St. Augustine and beyond WHEN:5:30pm, Friday, May 6th, 2011 WHERE:Anastasia Books, 81C King Street (next to the Zorayda Castle and across from Flagler College), in Old St. Augustine. Call 904-827-0075 for more info or to reserve signed copies
Friday, May 06, 2011
5:30 pmm- 8:00 pm

Our Lady and Her Court: Concert by Cantorae St. Augustine
Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine
Cathedral Place, St. Augustine
Phone: 904-347-6544
Event Pricing: Free
Sacred music for women’s voices, sung by Cantorae St. Augustine, a women’s a cappella ensemble specializing in chant and sacred polyphony. Ancient chants, contemporary polyphony, even a taste of modern shape-note. The perfect opening to your First Friday Art Walk.
Friday, May 06, 2011
6 p.m.

Butterfield Gallery presents James Stanford
Butterfield Garage Art Gallery
137 King Street, St. Augustine
Phone: 904-825-4577
Event Pricing: free
James Stanford, glass exhibit unlike any other, unveils his most daring creations yet!
Friday, May 06, 2011
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Wednesday, June 01, 2011
art walk 5:00-9:00 Opening

Photography with Craig O’Neal at Bird Island Park
Behind the Ponte Vedra Library
101 Library Way, Ponte Vedra Beach
Phone: 904-469-7275
Digital Camera Photography Workshop with Craig O’Neal
Saturday, May 07, 2011
3:00 pm

Booksale
Southeast Branch Library
6670 US 1 South, St. Augutine
Phone: 827-6900
Event Pricing: most books on sale for $1.00
FOLSE is holding a giant BOOKSALE on May 7, 2011 from 10:00 – 5:00 at the Southeast Branch Library, 6670 US 1 South, St. Augustine, 32086. Hundreds of books of all kinds including fiction, non-fiction, cookbooks,crafts, history, children’s books as well as items such as VHS and CDs will be available for sale. Most items are priced at $1.00 or less. Stock up for you summer reading or pick up a special book for a Mother’s Day Gift!
Saturday, May 07, 2011
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

The Annual Potato & Cabbage Festival
The Hastings Recreational Field
61505 Main St., Hastings Phone: 904-692-2031
Event Pricing: 5-K run 20.00 food items individually priced
Celebrating a Community Harvest, kicks off with a 5K Spud Run. Registration is at 7:00 a.m.There is music, food, art and entertainment…A full day of fun.
Saturday, May 07, 2011
9:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

Mother’s Day Craft for Kids
Hastings Branch Library
6195 S. Main St. , Hastings
Phone: 904-827-6970
Event Pricing:
Today’s the day to say “I love you” to Mom. Make a 3-D Mother’s Day card, paper flower arrangement, or other craft. It’s a fun way to say “Thanks.” This program is designed for the elementary school level, but all kids are welcome.
Saturday, May 07, 2011
1:00pm

Peter and the Wolf at Kirk Memorial Auditorium
Kirk Memorial Auditorium
207 San Marco Avenue, St. Augustine
Phone: 904-810-6570
Event Pricing: $20, with Mother’s Day discounts available
Over 30 of the area’s most talented dancers, under the direction of Luis Abella perform in Peter and the Wolf and Paquita Suite. Peter and the Wolf serves as an introduction to the instruments of the orchestra as well as the basis of a delightful ballet. Paquita is a classical ballet about a young Gypsy girl who learns all is not what it seems.
Sunday, May 08, 2011
2p.m.

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For additional details on the cultural events reported to Historic City News by St. Johns Cultural Council, visit their website at www.stjohnsculturalcouncil.org