By Kathie Kirts May 30, 2020 Editor’s Note: Kathie and her family spent a beautiful afternoon…
Category: Arts & Culture
Amelia Island revealed . . .
By Ed Richtsteig May 17, 2020 Editor’s Note: Ed Richtsteig moved from Batavia, Illinois and is…
Amelia Island revealed . . .
By Richard Wetzel May 9, 2020 Editor’s Note: As the Seven Seas Explorer headed toward…
Registration now open for Theatre Jax “Creative Connectivity for Kids” summer camp
Theatre Jacksonville Media Release May 8, 2020 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (May 8, 2020) – Registration is now…
Story & Song will celebrate Shrimp Festival this year regardless!
Story & Song Neighborhood Bookstore Bistro MEDIA RELEASE April 29, 2020 It’s such an important festival…
A COVID-19 story
Alexandra R. Lajoux April 26, 2020 My COVID-19 Story Recently someone asked how I’ve been doing…
Meridian Waste Announces Earth Day Coloring Contest Winners
Meridian Waste Media Release CHARLOTTE, N.C. (April 22, 2020) Meridian Waste, an integrated, non-hazardous solid waste…
Jacksonville Symphony guarantees musicians and staff salaries through end of season
Jacksonville Symphony Press Release April 21. 2020 Jacksonville Symphony President & CEO Steven Libman announced today…
Amelia Island revealed . . .
By Mark Tomes April 26, 2020 Editor’s Note: Mark Tomes is a recent returnee to Amelia…
Amelia Island revealed . . .
By Stephan R. Leimberg unseenimages.com April 18, 2020 “We are truly all in this together .…
Study Shows 2020 Concours Week Provides Boost for Amelia Island Economy
Amelia Island Convention & Visitors Bureau Media Release April 15, 2020 AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. (April 15,…
Amelia Island revealed . . .
By Ron Pfeffer April 11, 2020 Editor’s Note: Ron and Janet Pfeffer retired and moved to…
Jacksonville Symphony to stream concerts through end of April
JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY Press Release April 8, 2020 Although the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts has…
Calm and Comfort in Stories and Songs
Story & Song Submitted by Mark Kaufman April 9 2020 From the safety of your home…
Area churches to celebrate Easter (from a distance) with a different kind of hunt
Contact: Emma Cottrell [email protected] April 5, 2020 Area churches are helping the community feel more connected…
Amelia Island revealed . . .
By Lea Gallardo April 4, 2020 Editor’s Note: Lea developed a love of photography at a…
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 The…
Amelia Island revealed . . .
By Joe Winston March 28, 2020 Editor’s Note: Joe moved to Amelia Island in 1994. He…
Happy Piano Day!
Piano Day Amelia Island By Stéphane Pitois March 28, 2020 Editor’s Note: Stéphane Pitois deserves…
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 art…
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…
Amelia Musical Playhouse update
March 16, 2020 Amelia Musical Playhouse is announcing the following cancellations: “Follies” performances on March 19,20,21.…
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 Amelia…
AMP Coronavirus response
March 14, 2020 Dear audiences, friends and performers, If you’ve felt any concerns about attending shows…
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 marks…
Cummer Museum announces postponements, cancellations
Cummer Museum Media Release March 13, 2020 Dear Cummer Museum members and friends, We continue to…
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 @ 3:50…
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 acclaimed…
Amelia Musical Playhouse presents Sondheim’s “Follies” in March
February 25, 2020 Amelia Musical Playhouse proudly presents the musical Follies with music and lyrics by…
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 outrage…
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 National…
Fernandina Library Hosts National African American Read-In
From The County Insider Office of the Nassau County Manager February 11, 2020 2/10/20 @ 11:40…
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 dates…
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 dedicated…
AMP to present Mamma Mia!
$15 – $25 Tickets Directed by: Beth Perkins Choreography: Zoë Thompson Cast Donna Courtney Russell Tanya Deirdre Wallace…
AMP Presents: Dinner with Booker T
January 2, 2020 Written and performed by Darryl Reuben Hall DINNER WITH BOOKER T. is an…
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 December…
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 32202…
Amelia Island revealed . . .
By Katherine Dudley Hoehn October 26, 2019 Editor’s Note: Katherine Dudley Hoehn is an avid writer…
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 mix…
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 Main…
Heritage Keepers seeking community stories and volunteers
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst September 30, 2019 The Amelia Island Museum…
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 at…
Palette Knives Technique & Philosophy – Island Art Association
September 11, 2019 Sally Cummings (Shisler) – “The Creative Spirit of Palette Knives Technique & Philosophy…
Amelia Musical Playhouse announces Season 7 line up
August 14, 2019 Amelia Musical Playhouse has announced its line up for the upcoming theater season.…
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 for…
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 – September…
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 Friday…
2019 Fernandina Beach Historic Preservation Awards
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst May 15, 2019 Fernandina Beach is known…
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, a…
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 perform…
Help support Museum archives work
January 22, 2019 2:00 p.m. For lovers of old objects and photographs, the joy comes more…
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 Art…
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, please…
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 artist…
A Little Night Music
By Evelyn C. McDonald Arts & Culture Reporter August 29, 2018 1:00 a.m. This has been…
“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 for…
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 published…
Did you know?
Arts & Culture Nassau Press Release August 19, 2018 2:00 p.m. We all know Florida has…
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 to…
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 Artistic…