Valentine’s Day Romantic Moonlight Sail on Schooner Freedom
2020-02-14 18:45 - 20:15 (America/New_York) | Schooner Freedom, 111 Avenida Menendez Slip 86, St. Augustine
Come and join us this Valentine’s Weekend on the beautiful waters of Saint Augustine for the perfect celebration with your special someone. Our Romantic Moonlight Sail takes you out for a quiet evening onboard our 76-foot tall ship. Bring along a picnic basket, while we provide the wine so you and your loved one can listen to the sea and listen to our live musician serenade you as we sail away down the Matanzas. Call us at (904)-810-1010 to make reservations.
Blankets and hot chocolate provided on chillier evenings.

Lincolnville Jazz at the Excelsior
2020-02-14 19:30 | Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center, 102 ML King Ave, St. Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
Presented by The St. Augustine Distillery, Lincolnville Jazz at the Excelsior is a music series celebrating the beauty and history of jazz. Nine performances will present the talents of area jazz musicians like Mama Blue, Catch the Groove, Eric Carter & Company, and plenty more. Tickets for each performance at the Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center are $20 if purchased in advance and $25 if purchased at the door. Tickets can be purchased in advance online or at the museum.
Before each show begins at 7:30pm, there will be a pre-show cocktail lounge open from 6 to 7:30pm.
THE PERFORMERS
January 10 — Mama Blue: Jazz: Blues Favorites
January 24 — Laiken Williams & Fellowship of Love
February 14 — TBD
February 28 — Eric Carter & Company: Live Jazz Fusion
March 6 — Kenneth Seabrook
March 27 — Catch the Groove: Jazz Vocals
April 10 — Kelle Jolly & The Will Boyd Project: Smooth Jazz
April 17 — Akia Uwanda
May 15 — Linda Cole

Valentine’s Day Weekend Tours
2020-02-15, 2020-02-16 | The TastingTours, 24 Cathedral Place, Suite 401, St. Augustine, 32084
Three fantastic ways to express your LOVE, on Valentine’s Day weekend, in St. Augustine with The Tasting Tours!
Carriage, Bubbly & Dessert
Enjoy a romantic carriage ride for two – along with a bottle of ‘bubbly’ and etched wine glasses. Then end the evening with a decadent dessert to savor on your special Valentine’s outing!
Food & Wine Pairing Event
Start with a special ‘bubbly’ toast and end with ‘sweets for your sweet’! Bring that special someone and join us for a 3 hour strolling food & wine pairing experience! Not to be missed!
GAL-entine Celebration
Girls just want to have FUN so we created a different take on the typical Valentine’s Day celebration – one that can be spent with your best GAL pals! Drink the best wine and savor the sweetest of sweets that St. Augustine has to offer!
Further details are located on our website at https://www.thetastingtours.com/special-valentine-tours.html or call/text 904-325-3911

STA City Market
2020-02-15 10:00 - 15:00 | Eddie Vickers Park, 399 Riberia Street, St. Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
With food trucks, live music, and local artisans as well as all the fresh produce and goods that you’d expect, the STA City Market is so much more than just a farmers market. So grab your bags and basket, make your way to the park, and plan to spend the day.

Midnight in the Garden of Indigo Batik Exhibit
2020-02-15 11:00 - 17:00, 2020-02-16 11:00 - 17:00, 2020-02-17 11:00 - 17:00, 2020-02-18 11:00 - 17:00, 2020-02-19 11:00 - 17:00, 2020-02-20 11:00 - 17:00 | Butterfield Garage Art Gallery, 137 King Street, St. Augustine FL, 32084
Cindy Wilson’s indigo batiks are featured in February at Butterfield Garage Gallery
Friday February 7, 2020, at 6:00pm Cindy will present an artist talk explaining her process, and experiences of working with indigo.
The show, titled Midnight in the Garden of Indigo results from Cindy’s focus in 2019 learning to use indigo dye for batiks. The infinite shades of blue, and the extreme lightfastness of indigo intrigued her, and indigo research and dye vats soon took over her studio. Dying with indigo requires both science and art. The results are batiks that have an other worldly feel, a haunting stillness, and though the images are beautiful, they reveal an incomplete visual story. These monochromatic images will encourage the viewer to see the familiar in a new light as well.
Cindy’s batiks are known for the high level of detail and painterly quality she is able to express with the medium. A long background of drawing has guided her work. Cindy uses a tjanting tool from Indonesia to apply hot wax much in the same way as an artist uses a quill to lay down ink. Layer by layer the liquid wax seals the color she wants to preserve, before the next dye is applied. Her process of building colors directly on the fabric is unique, and creates the depth of color seen in her batiks. “Balancing the technical process while keeping a feel of spontaneity is my overall focus as I work on a piece” Cindy explains.
During the past five years, Cindy’s work has caught the attention of both jurists and collectors. She has been included in numerous regional shows and her batiks grace the homes of many collectors around the country. She teaches her technique in classes at The Bascom Center for the Arts in Highlands NC, as well as locally.
A short history of indigo and its role in St. Augustines past, plus A hands on demonstration of batik and the indigo dying process will be presented Saturday Feb 22, at Butterfield Gallery.

Humanly Possible: Figures & Portraits
2020-02-15 12:00 - 16:00, 2020-02-16 14:00 - 17:00, 2020-02-18 12:00 - 16:00, 2020-02-19 12:00 - 16:00, 2020-02-20 12:00 - 16:00 | St. Augustine Art Association, 22 Marine Street, St. Augustine, 32084
Expressions of the human form bring personality to this exhibit. Drawing studies, formal portraits, daily life and other figurative works are presented in 2D & 3D media.
The Humanly Possible: Figures & Portraits Art Exhibition opens on Friday, February 7, at 5pm; Free and open to the public. Meet the artists, enjoy refreshments, music and art, and join us for the Awards Presentation at 7pm!
22 Marine Street, St. Augustine, FL 32084 | Gallery Hours: Tue-Sat, 12-4pm; Sun, 2-5pm; Closed on Mondays | Free Admission
All artwork is for sale unless noted otherwise. Proceeds support the artists and the art programs of the St. Augustine Art Association, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organization founded in 1924.

Figures & Portraits
2020-02-15 12:00 - 16:00, 2020-02-16 14:00 - 17:00, 2020-02-18 12:00 - 16:00, 2020-02-19 12:00 - 16:00, 2020-02-20 12:00 - 16:00 | St. Augustine Art Association, 22 Marine Street, St. Augustine, 32084
People come in all shapes and sizes, from different backgrounds and walks of life. The Figures and Portraits Art Exhibition at the St. Augustine Art Association celebrates our humanity through formal portraits, gesture drawings and anatomical studies, daily life and more. The artwork is on display February 7 – March 1; Free Admission. Gallery Hours: Tue-Sat 12-4pm; Sun 2-5pm, closed on Mondays.
First Friday Art Walk Opening Reception: February 7, from 5-9pm; awards at 7pm. Refreshments, live music and of course, art!
All artwork is for sale unless noted otherwise. Art sales benefit the artists and programs of the St. Augustine Art Association, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organization founded in 1924.

Lincolnville Porch Fest
2020-02-15 12:00 - 22:00 | Historic Lincolnville, 97 Martin Luther King Avenue, St. Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
The Lincolnville Porch Fest is back for another year. Gather around outside of historic Lincolnville and enjoy live music from over 40 local bands. Bands will be playing at various locations throughout Lincolnville neighborhood, so participants are encouraged to obtain a walking map and schedule of performances taking place in order to guide themselves throughout the festival. Come by and enjoy good music alongside good company as you take in the beauty and culture of Lincolnville. This event is free and open to the public. See you on the porch!

Romantic Sunset Sail on Board Schooner Freedom
2020-02-15 16:15 - 18:15 | Schooner Freedom, 111 Avenida Menendez Slip 86, St. Augustine
Come and join us this Valentine’s Weekend on the beautiful waters of Saint Augustine for the perfect celebration with your special someone. Our Romantic Sunset Sail takes you out for a quiet evening on board our 76-foot tall ship. Watch the sunset light up the beautiful historic city front. Bring along a picnic basket, while we provide the wine so you and your loved one can listen to the sea and listen to our live musician serenade you as we sail away down the Matanzas. Call us at (904)-810-1010 to make reservations.
Blankets and hot chocolate provided on chillier evenings.

Jacksonville Children’s Chorus Mardi Gras Party
2020-02-15 18:30 | Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A North, Ponte Vedra, 32082
Krewe Kaptain tickets include reserved table seating with table service, parking and champagne/wine (only ages 21+ up)
Jacksonville Children’s Chorus (JCC) partners with local businesses and music groups to host a Mardi Gras Party to benefit the JCC. The Mardi Gras Party will include a DJ, dancing, photo booth, prizes, Cajun-inspired food, desserts, and beverages. Silent and live auctions will also be held.
Guests will be dazzled throughout the night by performances by aerialist, and entertainment from Bittersweet Studios, Jacksonville’s premier adult vocal ensemble, Voices of Jacksonville, and The Chorus’ top performance group, the Touring Choir.
Darren Dailey, President and Executive Director of the Jacksonville Children’s Chorus said, “The success of last year’s event was beyond expectations! I am excited to bring this fun and eclectic party back to the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall to celebrate our 25th Anniversary season. This event is not only on its way to becoming the area’s largest Mardi Gras party, but it goes to support the hundreds of local children that benefit from our programming every year, so I hope that the community joins us in celebrating and Laissez les bon temps rouler!”
The Jacksonville Children’s Chorus was founded in 1995 by then Jacksonville University President, Dr. Francis B. Kinne to fill a need for a children’s music program in Northeast Florida. Since its inception, the group has grown from 16 voices to serving nearly 1,000 young singers every year. Because music education is crucial to a child’s development, the JCC offers partial or full scholarship to any child who wishes to sing, regardless of the family’s ability to pay. The scholarship program is funded solely through donations and ensures diversity in membership. The JCC has developed into one of Jacksonville’s most important providers of music education, enriching the lives of singers and audiences across the region.

Comedy Uproar!
2020-02-15 19:00 | Lions Bridge Arts Center, 701 Market Street 105A, Saint Augustine, FL
Comedy Uproar!
Get your laugh on in Palencia! Lions Bridge Arts Center invites you to an uproarious evening of stand-up comedy with three of the region’s most hilarious comedians: Marcus Crespo, Nick DiStefano and Christina Shriver.
Join us for pre-show drinks next door at O Coffee & Wine!
This show is for ages 18 and older.
Tickets and more info at https://www.facebook.com/LBArtsCenter/
Comedy Uproar!
Saturday, February 15
7pm
Lions Bridge Arts Center
701 Market Street Suite 105A
Tickets $10
Purchase tickets through Eventbrite
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/comedy-uproar-tickets-90909495749?aff=efbeventtix&fbclid=IwAR17RbEdZg78KkqdiPpwHN2pCnf_kI0v2gb8xvQZw-RkV6zG3FMa6P0rGxM

3 Blind Dates – an Unscripted Romantic Comedy – Celebrates Valentine’s Day
2020-02-15 20:00 - 22:00 | Corazon Cinema & Cafe, 36 Granada Street, Saint Augustine, 32084
An unscripted romantic comedy, 3 Blind Dates follows 3 single ladies through a round of speed dating and the dates that occur as a result. The twist? The audience selects which speed dater goes on a date with each of the ladies!
And, be sure to bring your dating stories as they just might be used in the show! (Join us for a drink before the show to share your stories with the ladies of 3 Blind Dates.)
3 Blind Dates has appeared in the 2015 Colorado Improv Festival and the 2015 Boulder International Fringe Festival. The show won “Best Improv Form” in the 2015 Colorado Improv Awards. Its Florida debut was on Valentine’s Day 2016 to a standing room only audience in Jacksonville. Since then it has appeared to full houses in St. Augustine and Jacksonville on Valentine’s weekend. Created and directed by Amy Angelilli, 3 Blind Dates is a production of The Adventure Project and Mad Cowford Improv Comedy.
Tix: $15 advance/$20 door
For more information about improv shows, events and classes in St. Augustine, visit www.adventure-project.com.
For more information about improv shows, events and classes in Jacksonville, visit www.madcowford.com.

Wednesday Market at the Pier
2020-02-19 08:00 - 12:00 | St Johns County Ocean Pier, 350 A1A Beach Blvd, St. Augustine Beach
Every Wednesday, artisans and growers gather their goods at the St. Augustine Beach Pier. The market is a destination, a place that serves as a setting for the community and visitors to the area to gather and learn something new from a farmer, grower, producer or local artist. To build a community where we work and live. We support local economy, increase market opportunities for farmers and small businesses, and provides access to an assortment of local and regional sourced products.

After School Art Program
2020-02-19 15:30 - 17:00 | St. Augustine Art Association, 22 Marine Street, St. Augustine, 32084
After School Art Classes for children and youth in elementary and middle school begin on January 8, 2020! The instructor Debra Weller, artist and educator, will lead the students on artistic adventures inspired by famous artists and movements. Projects incorporate a variety of mediums and techniques to encourage art appreciation and critical thinking, as well as allow the students to experiment with their own creativity.
• Art Classes for children and youth–appropriate for elementary and middle school ages
• New Themes each Month – classes meet on Wednesdays from 3:30pm-5:00pm at the St. Augustine Art Association
• Register Online at staaa.org
SPRING 2020 AFTER SCHOOL ART CLASSES & DATES
SURPRISING SELFIES (January 8, 15, 22, 29) Your good side…Perfect lighting… The right filter… The greats like Picasso, Frida and Rembrandt will show you how to take your selfie game to the next level! (Digital Art, Drawing, Sculpture, Mixed Media)
BLOSSOMING BOTANICALS (February 5, 12, 19, 26) Explore the wonderland of tropical botanicals that surrounds us everyday. Study the notes of Botanical Pioneers like Martin Johnson Heade and Georgia O’Keefe to create your own lush gardens. (Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Printmaking)
POP GOES THE ART (March 4, 11, 18*, 25) Push the limits of conventional art and design. Warhol, Lichtenstein, Britto and Harding didn’t think inside the box and neither will you! (Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Digital Art) *Spring Break
INTERNATIONAL TRAVELERS (April 1, 8, 15, 22) Take a trip around the world–artsy adventures in Mexico, Australia, Africa and Paris await! Experience cultures rooted in art and storytelling, paint in the great outdoors, and create your own souvenirs. (Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Printmaking, Mixed Media)

Florida Heritage Book Festival
2020-02-20 08:00 | Renaissance World Golf Village Resort, 500 South Legacy Trail, S. Augustine, FL, 32092, United States
Each year The Florida Heritage Book Festival and Writers Conference showcases Florida’s rich and diverse literary legacy, welcoming writers and literary enthusiasts to historic St. Augustine. Workshops, presentations and readings take place throughout the three days of the event, along with special events including critiques by professional writers of submitted manuscripts and a daily marketplace with books and book-related merchandise for sale.
The featured writer for the Literary Legends Reception will be award-winning journalist and bestselling author Craig Pittman. Other authors attending for presentations and workshops are Janice Hardy, Sharon Cobb, Rod Martinez, Rich Wickliffe, Steph Post, Kimberly Lojewski, Tara Lynn March, Gale Massey, N.L. Quatrano, Nancy Haddock, Flo Karsner, Susan Slater, Skye Taylor, Judy Weber, Elizabeth Sims, and Brad Kuhn.
Ticket prices range from $65 to $310, depending on workshop, conference, reception, or combination desired. Learn more about the schedule and tickets by visiting here – https://floridaheritagebookfestival.eventsmart.com/events/writers-conference-literary-legend-reception-february-20-22-2020/

Basics in Nature Photography
2020-02-20 10:00 - 11:30 | Alpine Groves Park, 2060 State Road 13, Swtizerland, FL, 32259, United States
Do you have a nice camera and always leave it on auto? Do you wish you could capture the amazing beauty of the nature around you? Join local photographer Nicholle Goodnight for a hands-on class to sharpen your photography skills. Participants will need to bring their own camera equipment and be at least 12 years in age. This program is free. You must attend all three classes to participate.
