Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival announces cancellation of April 26 Zukerman Trio Concert due to Coronavirus crisis
Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival Contact: Dr. Joe Marasco Executive Director 904/261-1779 April 4, 2020…
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Amelia Island revealed . . .
By Joe Winston March 28, 2020 Editor’s Note: Joe moved to Amelia Island in 1994. …
Happy Piano Day!
Piano Day Amelia Island By Stéphane Pitois March 28, 2020 Editor’s Note: Stéphane Pitois…
So how are local arts and culture organizations coping?
By Anne H Oman Reporter-At-Large March 25, 2020 The Covid-19 virus has cost the nation’s…
Five Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival Concerts Canceled Due To Coronavirus Outbreak
Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival Media Release March 16, 2020 Fernandina Beach, FL—March 16, 2020—The…
Amelia Musical Playhouse update
March 16, 2020 Amelia Musical Playhouse is announcing the following cancellations: “Follies” performances on March…
Amelia Musical Playhouse to present “Jesus Christ Superstar” in April
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Easter Big Band Bash has been postponed
Media Release from Les DeMerle March 15, 2020 In light of the COVID-19/Corona outbreak the…
AMP Coronavirus response
March 14, 2020 Dear audiences, friends and performers, If you’ve felt any concerns about attending…
A Year of Remembrance: 400th Commemoration Special Programming
National Park Service Media Release Contact: Corinne Fenner, [email protected] 904-477-6606 March 14, 2020 This year…
Cummer Museum announces postponements, cancellations
Cummer Museum Media Release March 13, 2020 Dear Cummer Museum members and friends, We continue…
Upcoming program at American Beach Museum: March 28
March 12, 2020
County Extension Director Publishes New Book
From The County Insider Office of the Nassau County Manager March 3, 2020 3/2/20 @…
World Renowned Violin Virtuoso Itzhak Perlman In Concert Thursday, March 19 at Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival
Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival Media Release March 2, 2020 Fernandina Beach, FL—March 2, 2020—Internationally…
Amelia Musical Playhouse presents Sondheim’s “Follies” in March
February 25, 2020 Amelia Musical Playhouse proudly presents the musical Follies with music and lyrics…
Upcoming History Museum programs of note
MEDIA RELEASE February 18, 2020
Update on A.L. Lewis house destruction in American Beach
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst February 14, 2020 Community confusion and…
Timucuan Parks Foundation has received a Florida Humanities Grant to support historic speaker series
MEDIA RELEASE Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 12, 2020 – Timucuan Parks Foundation, in conjunction with the…
Fernandina Library Hosts National African American Read-In
From The County Insider Office of the Nassau County Manager February 11, 2020 2/10/20 @…
Explore Green Cove Springs on March 25 with other history buffs!
February 4, 2020
AMP announces next production: Check Please
January 17, 2020 Directed by: Sabrina Rockwell CHECK PLEASE follows a series of blind dinner…
ACT offers acoustic sessions
January 15, 2020
West Nassau Historical Society announces upcoming events
MEDIA RELEASE January 14, 2020 The West Nassau Historical Society is a registered 501c3 nonprofit…
AMP to present Mamma Mia!
$15 – $25 Tickets Directed by: Beth Perkins Choreography: Zoë Thompson Cast Donna Courtney Russell Tanya Deirdre…
AMP Presents: Dinner with Booker T
January 2, 2020 Written and performed by Darryl Reuben Hall DINNER WITH BOOKER T. is…
Community Foundation of Northeast Florida seeks grant application from local artists
The Community Foundation of Northeast Florida Press Release Submitted by Susan Datz Edelman (904) 356-4483…
Sally Cummings Palette Knife Workshops at Island Art Association
December 3, 2019
AMP cleans up in regional theater award nominations
Amelia Musical Playhouse Media Release November 25, 2019 What a way to spend Thanksgiving week…
The Relevance of Race Film – 100 Years Later
Media Release November 8, 2019 Location: Jacksonville Public Library, Main Branch, 303 N. Laura Street…
Amelia Island revealed . . .
By Katherine Dudley Hoehn October 26, 2019 Editor’s Note: Katherine Dudley Hoehn is an avid…
Southeast Debut Of Acclaimed Musical Comedy “Something Rotten” Officially Opens 100th Season At Theatre Jacksonville
October 23, 2019 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (October 22, 2019) – What do you get when you…
African American film studio featured in Jacksonville Library exhibit and programs
October 11, 2019 Norman Studios Traveling Exhibit is on display at the Main Jacksonville…
Heritage Keepers seeking community stories and volunteers
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst September 30, 2019 The Amelia Island…
Deepening the National Conversation on Race – Story & Song Sept 21
Story & Song Press Release September 20, 2019 On Saturday, September 21 from 2-4 pm…
Palette Knives Technique & Philosophy – Island Art Association
September 11, 2019 Sally Cummings (Shisler) – “The Creative Spirit of Palette Knives Technique &…
Amelia Musical Playhouse announces Season 7 line up
August 14, 2019 Amelia Musical Playhouse has announced its line up for the upcoming theater…
2019-2020 Florida Forum Series speakers announced
Woman’s Board MEDIA RELEASE The Women’s Board of Wolfson Children’s Hospital proudly announces the speakers…
Auditions at Amelia Musical Playhouse Sunday June 9 at 6:00 pm for “An Evening of One Acts”.
Submitted by Jill Dillingham Amelia Musical Playhouse May 23, 2019 1:45 p.m. Show dates –…
ACT announces auditions for “The Savannah Sipping Society” June 2
Amelia Community Theatre May 23, 2019 6:43 p.m.
Jacksonville Symphony Patriotic Pops concerts May 24, 25
Submitted by Pat Murray ARIAS May 15, 2019 There is a Symphony bus scheduled for…
2019 Fernandina Beach Historic Preservation Awards
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst May 15, 2019 Fernandina Beach is…
The Drowsy Chaperone begins its run at AMP on May 16
Submitted by Karen Harper Amelia Musical Playhouse May 14, 2019 To chase his blues away,…
Maryville College Concert Choir to perform in Fernandina Beach March 7
Maryville College MEDIA RELEASE February 21, 2019 The Maryville College Concert Choir (Maryville, Tenn.) will…
Help support Museum archives work
January 22, 2019 2:00 p.m. For lovers of old objects and photographs, the joy comes…
Free Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Special Event and Commemoration at the Cummer January 21
Cummer Museum MEDIA RELEASE January 5, 2019 2:00 p.m. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. —The Cummer Museum of…
Celebrating the life and legacy of The Beach Lady on January 13
Submitted by Adrienne Burke January 4, 2018 11:00 a.m. Friends and family of American Beach,…
Artists to hold demonstrations at Plantation Artists’ Guild & Gallery
Plantation Artists’ Guild & Gallery Press Release September 6, 2018 3:00 p.m. The September guest…
A Little Night Music
By Evelyn C. McDonald Arts & Culture Reporter August 29, 2018 1:00 a.m. This has…
“A Little Night Music” comes to Amelia Musical Playhouse
Amelia Musical Playhouse Submitted by Jill Dillingham August 10, 2018 9:30 a.m. Tickets are $20…
Local author pens mystery novel with Amelia Island as backdrop
Press Release August 21, 2018 9:00 p.m. Amelia Island resident Tom Hitchcock has completed and…
Did you know?
Arts & Culture Nassau Press Release August 19, 2018 2:00 p.m. We all know Florida…
Art of the Soul: An Introduction – Create new ways to heal old wounds and discover fresh hope
Press Release August 17, 2018 1:00 p.m. DATES: Six-week Art Therapy Class from Sept. 18…
Just enjoy the concert!
August 6, 2018 1:00 p.m.
Local artists Julie and Mark Delfs to open gallery at “Artisan Village”
Press Release Contact: Mark & Julie Delfs Email: [email protected] August 3, 2018 11:00 a.m. Local…
Brush up your Shakespeare
By Evelyn C. McDonald Arts & Culture Reporter June 12, 2018 10:00 a.m. Shakespeare’s a…
Friends of the Library Book Club to meet June 14
Friends of the Library Press Release June 12, 2018 12:00 p.m. The Friends of the…
Beer Yoga at PJD’s—Fun But No Joke
By Karen Thompson Features Reporter March 20, 2018 7:55 p.m. What in the world is…
Disney’s FIRST African-American Animator, Mr. Floyd Norman
Media Release Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville March 8, 2018 The Cultural Council and Florida…
Meet 15 Authors Who Live, Work and Find Inspiration in Nassau County; Join them at the Book Festival’s Author Expo, Sat. Feb. 17 at a special local author Mix & Mingle
Amelia Island Book Festival Press Release Raffaela Marie Rizzo Fenn February 13, 2018 10:30 a.m….
Preserve Bosque Bello Cemetery
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst February 11, 2018 5:00 p.m. Recent…
Stephanie Rutan of White Oak Conservation gives talk at the library
Friends of the Library Press Release Submitted by Nancy Graham February 7, 2018 7:18 a.m….
Amelia Island revealed . . .
Submitted by Valerie Bailey Photo by son Dylan January 28, 2018 Editor’s Note: Valerie, her…
FSCJ danceWORKS to Present 21st Annual Spring Dance Concert
February 3, 2018 10:00 a.m. Florida State College at Jacksonville’s (FSCJ) student dance company, danceWORKS,…
Deadline approaching to exhibit in the Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival
Press Release Submitted by Judie Mackie Mobile (904) 583-0659 January 28, 2018 5:45 p.m. The…
FOL offers a program on “Myths and Benefits of Hypnosis”
Friends of the Library Press Release Submitted by Nancy Graham January 22, 2018 2:00 p.m….
Coming soon to a theater near us: sex! violence! revenge! opera!
By Anne H. Oman Reporter-At-Large January 11, 2018 6:00 p.m. We’re off to the opera….
A good movie
By Evelyn C. McDonald Arts & Culture Reporter December 13, 2017 3:00 p.m. Since it’s…