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A Big Saturday Coming Up

Dec.10 in Fernandina Beach will be big. Not only will both the Market Place farmers [...]

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06
Dec
Nao Trinidad Returning

This year marks the 500th anniversary of the Magellan-Elcano expedition. Ferdinand Magellan, admiral of the [...]

22
Nov
Fall Is the Time for Community Events
September 10, 2022

As summer fades into fall, local events return. Here is a sampling from the Amelia [...]

“9 Shot Challenge” at Fernandina Beach Municipal Golf Course July 9th – July 17

July 5, 2022 [...]

05
Jul
FWC to meet July 13 and 14 in Jacksonville

July 2, 2022 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will meet in person [...]

02
Jul
Oh Snap! Fishing Announces 2022 Red Snapper Fishing Tournament, July 8-9

Jacksonville, Fla. –– June 30, 2022 –– Oh Snap! Fishing today announced its second annual [...]

01
Jul
Anything Goes at Amelia Musical Playhouse

Anything Goes Jun 30 – Jul 10 Come on a cruise this summer with a [...]

19
Jun
Coming to the Cummer on June 25

Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens 829 Riverside Avenue Jacksonville, Florida 32204Phone: 904.356.6857   This exhibition [...]

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Jun
Recreational red snapper season starts June 17 in Gulf state and federal waters off Florida

FWC Press Release June 18, 2022 The recreational red snapper season will start June 17 [...]

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Jun
Happening at the History Museum

Amelia Island Museum of History | 233 South 3rd Street, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034   [...]

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Jun
Fernandina Beach & Wildlight Market Place Opens on Saturday Come Rain or Shine

Fernandina Beach Market Place Submitted by Judie Mackie June 2, 2022 The Fernandina Beach Market [...]

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Jun
Fernandina Beach Market Place offerings for Saturday

Fernandina Beach Market Place Submitted by Judie Mackie May 24, 2022 Memorial Day Weekend is [...]

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May
Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival Presents the 21st Season Final Concert – Beer & G-Strings – Musical Fireworks

Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival Press Release May 12, 2022   BEER & G-STRINGS – [...]

12
May
Nassau County Extension Services offers Irrigation Workshop

from The County Insider Office of the Nassau County Manager May 11, 2022 The Nassau [...]

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May
Amelia Island Genealogical Society Presents Webinar “Your Ancestor’s FAN Club: Using Cluster Research to Get Past Brick Walls” – May 17

Amelia Island Genealogical Society Press Release Submitted by Rob Portegies-Zwart Program Chair May 11, 2022 [...]

11
May
AMP presents “The Color Purple”

May 9, 2022 The Color Purple May 19-22, 26-29 THE COLOR PURPLE is an inspiring [...]

09
May
Main Street fundraiser May 29: “Stripes & Stars, Let’s Hit the Bars” Bar Crawl

Fernandina Beach Main Street Press Release May 9, 2022 Fernandina Beach Main Street is announcing [...]

09
May
Theatre Jacksonville announces its 103rd season

Press Release May 3, 2022 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (April 19, 2022) – For the first time [...]

03
May
Main Street & City of Fernandina Beach Preservation tour to take place May 7 – Volunteers needed

City of Fernandina Beach May 3, 2022 We need your help! Our Preservation Tour is [...]

03
May
Jeff Black performs at Story & Song May 7

May 2, 2022 [...]

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May
The Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival Presents an Afternoon of Family Fun on May 7

      May 2, 2022 “The Legend of Peer Gynt” — An Afternoon of [...]

02
May
Master Gardener Plant Sale May 7 in Yulee

May 1, 2022 [...]

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May
2022 Schedule for Shrimp Festival

Shrimp Festival April 28, 2022 [...]

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Apr
Amelia Island Beach Ambassadors in search for volunteers

Amelia Island Beach Ambassadors Press Release Submitted by Shari Roan April 26, 2022</strong Beach Ambassadors [...]

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Apr
Shrimply the best! Shrimp Festival returns this weekend!

April 28, 2022 Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst April 28, 2022 [...]

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Apr
Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens Presents the Mighty Oak Music & Makers Festival April 30

Press Release April 27, 2022 April 25, 2022 — JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Cummer Museum of [...]

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Apr
Grouper, hogfish and blueline tilefish seasons reopen May 1 in Atlantic

Press Release April 26, 2022     The following species will reopen to recreational harvest [...]

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Apr
Nassau County Bird Club schedules field trip to Crane Island – April 30

Nassau County Amelia Island Bird Club Press Release By Bill Goerge April 26, 2022 A [...]

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Apr
‘FAST and LOOSE’ Oil & Acrylic Workshop – May 21

Island Art Association Press Release Submitted by Ginger Bender April 25, 2022 “FAST and LOOSE”  [...]

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Apr
Arts in the Park Festival at Crooked River State Park – May 7

Friends of Crooked River State Park Press Release By Mary Love April 23, 2022 Friends [...]

23
Apr
Plant Sale Saturday at Central Park – 9 – 1

City of Fernandina Beach April 22, 2022 [...]

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22
Apr
Painting Figures & Faces with the Palette Knife – May 18

Island Art Ed Center Press Release April 19, 2022 [...]

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Apr
NCARES Annual BBQ Fundraiser – May 12, 13, 14

April 19, 2022 [...]

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Apr
Arts in the Park Festival at Crooked River State Park – May 7

Crooked River State Park Press Release April 13, 2022 Friends of Crooked River State Park [...]

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Apr
Main Street and City of Fernandina Beach Preservation Tour discounted tickets available for purchase

City of Fernandina Beach Press Release Submitted by Mary Hamburg www.fbfl.us April 11, 2022 Tickets [...]

18
Apr
Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival presents the Zukerman Trio

Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival Media Release April 18, 2022 Friday, April 22nd at 7:30 PM [...]

18
Apr
History Museum schedules Spring Jail Break for May 5, 2022

Jail Breaks are trips and experiences designed exclusively for Members of the Amelia Island Museum [...]

17
Apr
4-H Summer Camps announced
April 16, 2022

from The County Insider Office of the Nassau County Manager April 16, 2022   Are [...]

American Beach hosts Mrs. B’s Fiber Art April 29 & 30

April 16, 2022 [...]

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Apr
Music News from Jacksonville Public Media

April 16, 2022 GET TICKETS [...]

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Apr
Workshop on restoring/replacing historic windows May 27

April 15, 2022 [...]

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Apr
History Museum program on Florida’s Water Stories April 15

April 12, 2022 3rd on 3rd Lecture Friday, April 15, at 6pm This talk examines [...]

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12
Apr
Matilda the Musical opens at Amelia Community Theatre on April 14

Amelia Community Theatre Press Release By Linda McClane April 11, 2022 Amelia Community Theatre presents [...]

11
Apr
The Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival Presents Bluegrass Legends: The Gibson Brothers

AICMF Press Release April 12, 2022 Amelia Island, FL — The Amelia Island Chamber Music [...]

11
Apr
Arts in the Park Festival at Crooked River State Park – May 7

Arts in the Park Press Release April 10, 2022 Friends of Crooked River State Park [...]

10
Apr
Summer theatre camps at Amelia Community Theatre

Amelia Community Theatre Press Release By Linda McClane April 8, 2022 Registration is open for [...]

08
Apr
“Zen your business from the inside out” subject of next American Business Women’s meeting on April 12

American Business Women’s Eight Flags Chapter Press Release April 8, 2012 Barbara Trapp, a Certified [...]

08
Apr
April Wild Nite: The amazing horseshoe crab – April 12

Wild Amelia Submitted by Jay Kayne Contact Jay Kayne [email protected] April 8, 2022   Every [...]

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08
Apr
Free CommUNITY Easter Celebration is back! Saturday, April 9

First Presbyterian Church Memorial United Methodist Church April 7, 2022   [...]

07
Apr
History Museum announces Summer Camp 2022

April 6, 2022 Explore, discover, and learn! Come create your own history with items from the past. [...]

06
Apr
Sofia Talvik to perform at Story & Song on April 9

April 5 2022   [...]

05
Apr
Duncan Lamont Clinch Historical Society presents the “History of the Fernandina Beach Fire Department” – Monday, April 11

Duncan Lamont Clinch Historical Society Submitted by Teen Peterson April 5, 2022   Speaker:  Fernandina [...]

05
Apr
Story & Song features Sofia Talvik April 9

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05
Apr
Theatre Jacksonville presents: “The Sweet Delilah Swim Club” beginning April 22

Theatre Jacksoonville Press Release April 4, 2022   JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Mar. 31, 2022) – Beginning [...]

04
Apr
Amelia Island Opera Celebrates Leonard Bernstein in two May performances

Press Release April 3, 2022 By Bernstein: A Musical Celebration of his Life and Works [...]

03
Apr
FPAN announces Timucuan Science & History Symposium for April 28

Press Release April 2, 2022 We’re excited to be presenting some of our research during [...]

02
Apr
Free Outdoor Community Jazz Concert on April 2 at Amelia Park

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Apr
Story & Song presents “Composers for Peace” on April 2

  Russia’s invasion of Ukraine floods our screens every day with images of death and [...]

31
Mar
Fernandina Beach Parks & Rec offers opportunity for Scuba Diving Certification

City of Fernandina Beach March 31, 2022 [...]

31
Mar
All local artists are invited to participate

March 31, 2022 [...]

31
Mar
Celebrate Aviation Day at Fernandina Beach Airport on April 9, 2022

March 30, 2022   The public is invited to attend Aviation Day, April 9, 2022, [...]

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30
Mar
Volunteers needed for invasive species removal and native plant planting- March 25

City of Fernandina Beach March 24, 2022   Join the City of Fernandina Beach, UF/IFAS [...]

24
Mar
Author Talk: Tom Hitchcock

from The County Insider Office of the Nassau County Manager  March 24, 2022 The Nassau [...]

24
Mar
Friend of the Library and Story & Song join together for “Stories on Stage”

Friends of the Library Hope Foley March 24, 2022   Friends of the Fernandina Beach [...]

24
Mar
“Arts & Crafts on the Porch” – March 27

Media Release Contact:  Frances Peters [email protected] March 23, 2022 Subject:  Arts & Crafts On The [...]

23
Mar
Callahan Library to Host Electronic Library Tour March 29

from The County Insider Office of the Nassau County Manager March 22, 2022 The Callahan [...]

22
Mar
Foar From Home Event at Fernandina Library on March 24

from The County Insider Office of the Nassau County Manager March 21, 2022 Join the [...]

21
Mar
2022 Sprouting Project Dinner Series Announced for Omni Amelia Island Resort

March 20, 2022 Press Release AMELIA ISLAND, Fla., March 10, 2022 – Omni Amelia Island Resort unveils the [...]

20
Mar
Amelia Community Choir to participate in Good Friday Service at Amelia Baptist Church

Amelia Baptist Church Press Release March 20, 2022 The community is invited to Amelia Baptist [...]

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20
Mar
Metanoia Retreat presents April Open Mic at Story & Song

March 18, 2022 Press Release – For Immediate Release- April Open Mic at Story & Song [...]

18
Mar
Timucuan Parks Foundation to host St Johns River Cleanups at four parks on March 19

Timucuan Parks Foundation Press Release March 18, 2022 The cleanups are part of the 27th [...]

18
Mar
The Inaugural 7 Creeks Fest: A Celebration of the Parks is Saturday, April 2

March 18, 2022 Park partners and nonprofits will host the event that will feature nature [...]

18
Mar
Friends of the Library presents “Stories on Stage” at Story and Song on April 3

Friends of the Library March 17, 2022   To purchase tickets click here. [...]

17
Mar
Festival de la Familia – March 26

City of Fernandina Beach Submitted by Mary Hamburg Digital Communications Specialist www.fbfl.us March 17, 2022 [...]

17
Mar
Story & Song presents Britton & King this weekend

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Mar
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