Saturday in the Park Music Fest
Saturday September 04 2010 12:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Event Type: Music
Come spend a Saturday in the park listening to live music, enjoying art exhibits, tasting beer & wines, viewing vintage cars - there's even a special kids zone. It all takes place from noon to 9 p.m. at Francis Field, located behind the Historic Downtown Parking Facility on Castillo Drive in St. Augustine. Admission is $3, children under 5 free. For more information, contact the Music & Arts Foundation of St. Augustine at 904.814.8010.
St. Augustine Birthday Celebration
Saturday September 04 2010
Event Type: Community
Come celebrate an annual tradition and learn about the City of St. Augustine's founding 445 years ago in 1565.
- On Thursday at 7 p.m. attend the Birthday cake cutting ceremony at the St. Augustine Government House Courtyard, and then walk over to the Plaza de la Constitucion to enjoy the Concert in the Plaza from 7 to 9 p.m.
- On Saturday, starting around 9:30 a.m., witness the reenactment of the landing of St. Augustine's founder, Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles, at Mission of Nombre De Dios, the exact landing point where Spanish colonists came ashore and were greeted by the Timucua Indians in 1565. Following the reenactment of the Spanish settler's arrival, Dr. Bonnie McEwan, director of Mission San Luis, will speak about the development of the first mission, Nombre de Dios. Then, a celebration of Mass led by Bishop Victor Galeone will take place at the Mission's outdoor altar. Following Mass, a procession led by authentic Spanish reenactors will depart from the Mission's Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche Chapel with the actual casket of Pedro Menendez de Aviles, to its new home in the Mission Nombre de Dios Museum. Bishop Galeone will provide the blessing and dedication ceremony for the museum. Then at 4:45 p.m. come be a part of the first real Thanksgiving Cooking Contest at the Fountain of Youth Archeological Park, located at 11 Magnolia Avenue. Activities include a 16th century encampment and a 16th century cooking contest where entries utilize only ingredients that either the native Timucuans had here or the Spanish settlers brought with them.
For more information about the landing, visit www.MissionandShrine.org or call 904.824.2809. For information about the encampment and cooking contest at the Fountain of Youth Park, call 904.829.3168.
Labor Day Concerts in the Plaza
Monday September 06 2010 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Event Type: Music
Bring your chair and enjoy an evening concert featuring the St. Augustine Jazz Society in St. Augustine's Plaza de la Constitucion while enjoying the cool breezes under a canopy of live oaks as you enjoy the final concert of the season featuring the St. Augustine Jazz Society. The concert is from 1 to 5 p.m. and is free to the public. For more information, call 904.825.1004 or visit www.plazaconcerts.com.
Collectors' Choice Exhibit at Cummer Art Museum
Monday September 06 2010
Event Type: Art
Collectors' Choice: Works of Art from Jacksonville Collections. Through September 12, 2010
Join The Cummer as we celebrate art from private collections across Jacksonville. The exhibition features 70 pieces, including porcelain, paintings, and photographs, sculptures, African Art, ethnographic objects, pottery and works on paper.
The area's top personal and corporate collectors, including a few you may not know, share some of their most prized possessions with our community. The exhibition not only showcases magnificent work, it also explores why art is important and why people collect.
Each collector reveals the significance of their selected works through quotes and commentary, while photographs by Ingrid Damiani document each collector in their private space.
For more information, call (904) 356-6857.
I hope you have a safe and Happy Labor Day Weekend!
David Blair - www.buywithblair.com
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