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.

Amy Alysia & the Soul Operation- R/B Motown Music by the Sea
St. Johns County Pier Park
350 A1A Beach Boulevard, St. Augustine Beach
Phone: (904) 347-8007
http://www.thecivicassociation.com
Event Pricing: Free + cost of dinner Dinner by Seafood Kitchen. Free concert series presented by The St. Augustine Beach Civic Association every Wednesday, May thru September. Bring a beach chair.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Dinner at 6:00pm, Concert at 7:00pm

American Impressionism
Cutter & Cutter Fine Art of Saint Augustine
25 King Street, St. Augustine
Phone: 904-810-0460
http://bic@cutterandcutter.com
Event Pricing: free
American Impressionism will be a two week exhibition of three of the nation’s best and most collected impressionist painters. Over one hundred new original canvases will be featured along with limited editions.
Friday, May 27, 2011 to Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Call the gallery for hours. 904-810-0460

Florida Folk Festival
May 27 – 29
Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park
Highlights in this year’s Folklife Area include interpretation on the region’s seafood heritage, with presentations from oystermen, shrimpers and fishermen. Other interpretations will celebrate northwest Florida’s more recent communities, as Southeast Asian traditional artists present folk and classical dance from Japan and Thailand, plus Thai foodways and Japanese origami. The Folklife Area will celebrate the Panhandle’s diverse expressive traditions with nods to its Native American and southern heritage. At the gate, tickets are $25.00 per day or $50.00 for the weekend.
For more information, visit the website
www.floridastateparks.org/stephenfoster or www.FloridaFolkFestival.com.

The Driftwoods Bluegrass Band In Concert
Creekside Dinery
160 Nix Boat Yard Road, St. Augustine
Phone: 904-829-6113
http://www.creeksidedinery.com
Event Pricing: Free!
Please join us for a waterfront dining experience like no other. Original, traditional and contemporary bluegrass music, oldtime, swing, jazz and more…under the ancient magnolia trees and the starry sky.
Sunday, May 29, 2011
5:30 – 9:30 pm.

Spoken Word Open Mic Poetry
Gifts for Living
215 West King Street, Saint Augsustine Phone: 904.501.0043
http://www.bodor.org
Event Pricing: free
Ancient City Poets will gather from 3 to 5 p.m. on the last Sunday of the Month, May 29, at Gifts for Living, 215 West King Street, across the street from Present Moments Café. A sign up sheet will be available 15 minutes before start time for anyone who would like to share their original poems or something from a favorite poet. This month’s theme will be “military respect and war” in observation of Memorial Day weekend. To sign up online friend ancient city poets on Facebook.
Sunday, May 29, 2011
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

City of St. Augustine Concerts in the Park-St. Augustine Jazz Society featuring The John Thomas Band
Plaza de la Constitución
Cathedral Place, St. Augustine
Phone: 904.825.1004
http://www.staugustinegovernment.com/index.cfm
Event Pricing: Free
A gathering place for the people of St. Augustine for well over four centuries, the Plaza de la Constitución is located in the heart of St. Augustine between Cathedral Place and King Street, just to the west of the Bridge of Lions. Each week performers entertain from The Gazebo, a fixture in the center of the Plaza for nearly a century. There is no permanent seating so attendees should bring lounge chairs. Alcoholic beverages are prohibited in the Plaza de la Constitución.
Monday, May 30, 2011
1pm – 5pm

The Day They Shot John Lennon
Gamache-Koger Theater in the Ringhaver
Student Center of Flagler College
50 Sevilla Street, St. Augustine
Phone: 904-829-5807
Reservation by email: aclassictheatre@hotmail.com.
Event Pricing: $20 Adults, $18 Seniors (62+),
$10 Students
The action of the play takes place in the street in front of the Manhattan apartment house where John Lennon was shot to death. This drama was written by James McLure, directed by Robert Gill presented by A Classic Theatre.
Warning: Adult content and strong language.
Thursday, May 19, 2011 to Saturday, May 28, 2011
Th-Sat: 7:30p.m.

Spring Dance Concert
St. Augustine High School
3205 Varella Ave., St. Augustine
Phone: 904-547-8530

Welcome

Event Pricing: $5.00
Thursday, May 26, 2011
7:00 pm

Butterfield Gallery presents James Stanford
Butterfield Garage Art Gallery
137 King Street, St. Augustine Phone: 904-825-4577
Phone: 904-825-4577
Event Pricing: free
James Stanford, glass exhibit unlike any other, unveils his most daring creations yet!
Thursday, May 19, 2011 to Saturday, May 28, 2011
Th-Sat: 7:30 p.m.

Limelight Theatre’s Kidzfactory presents Amelia Earhart
Limelight Theatre, 11 Old Mission Ave., St. Augustine
Phone: 825-1164
http://limelight-theatre.org
Event Pricing: $5 child/$10 adult
Onstage in the Koger-Gamache Studio Theatre! Make your reservations now for the last show of the Limelight’s Lunchbox Matinee Series!
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
10:30 am and 7:30 pm

Habitat for Humanity Luncheon and Fashion Show
Ninety-Five Cordova Restaurant
95 Cordova Street, St. Augustine Phone: 810-6810
www.habitatstjohns.org
Event Pricing: $19.99 per person
The event will feature summer fashions from Talbots. Lunch includes a glass of champagne or a mimosa, choice of appetizer, entree & dessert, and coffee or tea.
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
11:30 am

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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