St. Augustine Music Festival Free Concert Series
2021-03-21 13:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | Pena-Peck House, 143 St George Street, St. Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
CELEBRATING 15 YEARS OF WORLD-CLASS MUSIC
SUNDAYS WITH SAMF – FREE CONCERT
WOMEN & AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMPOSERS
Sunday March 21st. 1:00pm
Peña-Peck House, 143 St George St, St. Augustine
(Outdoors Under Tent)
Socially Distanced Seating & Masks Required
Tickets: https://www.staugustinemusicfestival.org/
The St. Augustine Music Festival is excited to announce the first of its Sunday afternoon concerts. In honor of Black History and Women’s History months, our first concert will feature beautiful music from African-American and women composers.
PROGRAM
George Walker (African-American Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, pianist): Lyric for Strings
Wu Man (leading Ambassador of Chinese music and Pipa virtuoso): – Turpan Dance
Jessie Montgomery (up and coming African-American composer): – STRUM for String Quartet
William Grant Still (the “Dean of African-American composers”): Danzas de Panama (1948)
Florence Price (African-American composer): Juba from String Quartet
QUARTET
Piotr Szewczyk
Ingang Han
Jorge Peña
Brian Magnus
The musicians and board of the St. Augustine Music Festival are dedicated to bringing world-class music to diverse audiences, and to elevate, educate and entertain through the inspiring power of music. Our first two concerts are in collaboration with the Women’s Exchange of St. Augustine and the third concert with the St. Augustine Art Association. While concerts are free, donations are appreciated. Tickets and donations online at https://www.staugustinemusicfestival.org
Contact: Renée Jones 267.514.5302

16th Annual St. Johns All-County High School Art Show
2021-03-23 13:00 - 2021-04-15 16:00, 2021-03-24 13:00 - 2021-04-16 16:00, 2021-03-25 13:00 - 2021-04-17 16:00, 2021-03-26 13:00 - 2021-04-18 16:00 | St. Augustine Art Association, 22 Marine Street, St. Augustine, 32084
The future of St. Augustine’s artists! All works of art are done by exceptional students in grades 9-12. The works in this gallery-wide exhibit are bold, daring, and visually compelling, showcasing our students’ immense artistic talent. This exhibit is a community outreach partnership with the St. Johns County Schools and is sponsored by LeShane CPA.
This exhibit will take place at the St. Augustine Art Association located at 22 Marine Street in historic downtown. The 16th Annual St. Johns All-County High School Art Show exhibititon can be viewed in person and online at www.staaa.org. Current Gallery Hours are Tuesdays through Fridays 1:00pm to 4:00pm with the exception of First Friday Art Walk (STAAA is open from 5:00pm until 7:30pm for Art Walk).

Miniature Marvels
2021-03-23 13:00 - 2021-04-15 16:00, 2021-03-24 13:00 - 2021-04-16 16:00, 2021-03-25 13:00 - 2021-04-17 16:00, 2021-03-26 13:00 - 2021-04-18 16:00 | St. Augustine Art Association, 22 Marine Street, St. Augustine, 32084
Masterpieces do not always have to be big and grand to make a huge impression! Sometimes it is the smaller things that solicit a closer and more intimate observation from the viewer. Experience a visually enthralling exhibit as you immerse yourself in a world of minuscule sights. The works in this exhibit are no larger than 12 inches and reveal little marvels in a vast range of mediums and subjects.
This exhibit will take place at the St. Augustine Art Association located at 22 Marine Street in historic downtown. The Miniature Marvels exhibit can be viewed in person and online at www.staaa.org. Current Gallery Hours are Tuesdays through Fridays 1:00pm to 4:00pm with the exception of First Friday Art Walk (STAAA is open from 5:00pm until 7:30pm for Art Walk).

Wednesday St. Augustine Beach Pier Farmers Market
2021-03-24 08:00 - 12:00, 2021-03-31 08:00 - 12:00, 2021-04-07 08:00 - 12:00, 2021-04-14 08:00 - 12:00 | St Johns County Ocean Pier, 350 A1A Beach Blvd, St. Augustine Beach
Every Wednesday, from 8am-noon, enjoy fresh food, live music, craft shopping & fun at the Wednesday St. Augustine Beach Pier Farmers Market.
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. They support local economy, increase market opportunities for farmers and small businesses, and provide access to an assortment of local and regional sourced products.

St. Augustine Fashion Week “Going Virtual” Season 7
2021-03-24 19:00 - 2021-03-27 21:00 | VIRTUAL
St. Augustine Fashion Week Season 7 ” Going Virtual” March 24-27
About this Event
Join us for STAFW’s first EVER Virtual Fashion Event lineup March 24-27 2021
March 24 2021 Hair Trends presented by Salon Honey + Sage owner and Lead STAFW HMUA Kristen McKennon
March 25 Bartram Trail Fashion Academy presents their Emerging Designer Fashion Video and STAFW produced professional lookbooks. STAFW proudest collaboration is a standing partnership with Bartram Trail High School’s Fashion Academy, the only one of it’s kind in our area.
March 26 STAFW Fashion Speaks presented by Fashion Group International, Zoom panel discussion moderated by Adrienne Houghton with fashion designers Zula Khramov and Alexandra Ni sharing their steps from developing an initial concept through presenting a collection at a fashion show. This event is free. Register here and you’ll receive a Zoom link the morning of the event.
March 27 St. Augustine Fashion Week Season 7 Fashion Film Premier featuring Designers:
Fulani, Designer Souadou Barry
Corvega, Designer Natalie Harris
tiedyeRx, Designers Becca + Katie
Magnifique, Designer Victoria Henley
The Way We Were Vintage, Kim Myers
Film production by, Feel Good Media and STAFW
All Virtual Events are free to join with registration.
For the Love of Fashion xx

Coconut Barrel Farmers Market
2021-03-25 16:00 - 19:00, 2021-04-01 16:00 - 19:00, 2021-04-08 16:00 - 19:00 | Coconut Barrel, 3175 US Hwy 1 S, Saint Augustine, FL, 32086, United States
From 4-7 p.m. every Thursday come enjoy fresh food, live music, craft shopping & fun at the Coconut Barrel Artisan Market. 3175 U.S. Highway 1 South, St. Augustine www.coconutbarrel.com/pages/farmers-market

Coconut Barrel Farmer’s Market
2021-03-25 17:00 - 20:00, 2021-04-01 17:00 - 20:00, 2021-04-08 17:00 - 20:00 | Coconut Barrel, 3175 US Hwy 1 S, Saint Augustine, FL, 32086, United States
Every Thursday Evening from 5-8 pm. Enjoy Food, Music, Shopping & Fun! The Artisan Market will also have extended hours. Come join the fun! See you at The Barrel!

The St. Augustine Amphitheatre Farmers Market
2021-03-27 08:30 - 12:30, 2021-04-03 08:30 - 12:30, 2021-04-10 08:30 - 12:30 | St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340 A1A South, St. Augustine
From 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. shoppers stroll up and down the vendor-lined pathways of the St. Augustine Amphitheatre Farmers Market, browsing more than 100 tents loaded with local produce, flowers, baked goods, handmade arts and crafts and more. Admission into the market is free. 1340 A1A South, St. Augustine 904-315-9252 www.theamp.com/community/farmers-market

Bark 4 Art
2021-03-27 12:00 - 16:00 | Pawsitive Healing Veterinary, 1617 Thacker Avenue, Jacksonville, 32207
Bring your dog to Pawsitive Healing-Veterinary Rehabilitation to support arts education programs in Duval and St. Johns Counties. Pawsitive Healing uses acupuncture and alternative medicine in addition to traditional veterinary practices to improve pets’ health and wellbeing. This fun event will be held at 1617 Thacker Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32207. Tails will be wagging from noon till 4:00 with the following fun activities:

There will be drawings at 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM, and 3:00 PM for pet and people treats
Artist Anna Washington will demonstrate how pet portraits and paintings are done
Pictures of you with your pet by professional photographer. Tarrah Wellington Photography will be taking photographs to share on social media.
Agility course
JaxHorizon Advanced Imaging, Crosswinds Veterinary and other pet service providers will be on hand to answer questions
Tours of Pawsitive Healing
Light refreshments provided by Sawgrass Events

Pawsitive Healing-Veterinary Rehabilitation’s Dr. Carla Rodrigues says, “It is an absolute honor to have the opportunity to collaborate with the Cultural Center of Ponte Vedra Beach on a community-driven project that will benefit our youth’s exposure to arts and culture. Pawsitive Healing’s vision and presence in San Marco is not just limited to aiding the pets of Jacksonville, it also influence the clientele and community positively. While offering advanced alternative options for seniors, geriatrics, and neurologic patients of any age, I pride my service on being present for clients’ needs as they navigate through the challenges that arise with our furry family members, being very mindful of the precious human-animal bond. Bark 4 Art is a perfect example of how we can all come together with a common goal of camaraderie and harmony. I look forward to a fun-filled day!”

CCPVB President and Executive Director Donna Guzzo said, “Partnering with Pawsitive Healing Clinic has been phenomenal to have visibility in the San Marco area of Duval County as we prepare to expand more services to the Jacksonville area. We have the clientele that can benefit from Dr. Rodriguez’s expertise as their pets get older or need alternative options. We are expecting folks from Duval and St. Johns to attend the event. It will be a family-pet-fun atmosphere to connect, engage, and experience. Our mission is to bring the arts to our community. This is exactly what we are doing. Success is imminent!”

Golden Retriever Event Sponsors: York Environmental Services, Central Bark Doggy Day Care, and Language Exploration & Enrichment.
Beagle Event Sponsors: Animal Care of Ponte Vedra Beach and Dames Point Animal Hospital.

Tickets are available here. For more information, please contact Brenda Swann, by email at bswann@ccpvb.org or by phone at 904-280-0614, ext. 1202.

Sundays with SAMF
2021-03-28 13:00 | Pena-Peck House, 143 St George Street, St. Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
While SAMF is still faced with pandemic challenges we continue to plan SAMF2021 our Signature Series of World Class Music in a World Class Setting, Cathedral Basilica. We are not quite ready to announce and publicize our SAMF 2021 Festival Live just yet, but there are some wonderful things happening.
SAMF is pleased to announce a new concert series SUNDAYS with SAMF. These events are in partnership with historic and cultural venues in St. Augustine supported by The Saint John’s Cultural Council and our generous donors and patrons. We begin with two Sunday afternoon concerts at Peña-Peck House collaborating with The Women’s Exchange on March 21st and March 28th at 1:00 pm (https://penapeckhouse.com/ ).
These events will be outdoors, socially distanced seating, and masked. The concerts are free, however, with limited seating, these will be ticketed events. Tickets can be reserved on the SAMF website: www.SAMFestival.org.
The program and program notes are also available to download on the website.Please join us and share the SAMF experience. Your continued support will help us continue SUNDAYS with SAMF through the summer and fall of 2021 and into 2022, allow our Signature Series to grow and bring you the music and experience you have come to enjoy from SAMF.https://www.staugustinemusicfestival.org/support/
SAMF is delighted to collaborate with The Woman’s Exchange of St. Augustine at the historic Peña-Peck House to present their first two SUNDAYS with SAMF afternoon concerts, March 21st and March 28th. https://penapeckhouse.com/the-womans-exhange/
www.SAMFestival.org

Members of the Woman’s Exchange of St. Augustine are committed to the mission of “women helping women.”

The Woman’s Exchange of St. Augustine, founded in 1892, is a non-profit organization and part of the National Federation of Woman’s Exchanges.

History of Federation of Woman’s Exchanges
Federation members follow in the footsteps of women in the 19th century who began Woman’s Exchanges to help other women who had fallen on hard times. These women discretely placed their handmade items and home-cooked food in Exchanges where they were sold. Like the St. Augustine Exchange, a number of those 19th-century Woman’s Exchanges are still in business today and are members of the Federation.

What They Do
Members of the Woman’s Exchange of St. Augustine work to support the Peña-Peck House Museum, to give hand-crafters a venue for selling their products, and to provide scholarships for deserving women who are returning to school to prepare for new careers. To accomplish our goals, we raise funds from guided tours, gift shop sales, luncheons, weddings, receptions, and other special events.

Improv Basics: a 6-week class for grown-ups
2021-03-29 18:30 - 21:00 | Now & Zen Yoga Studio, 224 San Marco Avenue, St. Augustine, 32084, United States
Throughout this 6-week introduction class, students will explore the basic concepts of improvisation in a warm, safe and supportive environment. The class is designed to build self-confidence and explore creativity using the fundamentals of improvisation. Designed for both actors and non-actors, it will expose students to:
* Being – and reacting – in the moment.
* Accepting and building on offers from classmates.
* Embracing – and using – failure.
* Co-creating and collaborating with classmates.
* Practicing communications skills such as active listening & giving/taking focus.
* Thriving in an unscripted environment.
* Being resilient when it’s easier to quit.
Students leaving this course will have a working understanding of the basic fundamentals of improvisational theater as well as an increased appreciation, and comfort, with being on stage – and in life – without a script.
Start Date: Monday, March 29
End Date: Monday, May 3
All classes are 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. at Now + Zen Studio.
Early Bird Registration available through March 22: $155
Regular Registration available March 23 – 29: $175
Studio COVID safety protocols are available at https://www.nowzenstudio.com/policies. Tuition includes a face shield.
For more information about improv events, classes and shows in St. Augustine, please visit www.adventure-project.com

First Friday Art Walk featuring Jacko Vassilev
2021-04-02 10:00 - 20:00 | Lost Art Gallery, C-1, 210 St George Street, St. Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
Join us for our Jacko Vassilev First Friday Art Walk Exposition featuring his iconic Bulgarian photography from the Soviet era. Jacko will be joining us for the night from 5-8 pm to speak about his experiences and show us the world through his lens.

Painter Martha Ferguson is Butterfield Gallery’s featured artist in April
2021-04-02 11:00 - 2021-04-30 17:00 | Butterfield Garage Art Gallery, 137 King Street, St. Augustine FL, 32084
Martha’s Her well loved interpretations of St. Augustine are awash with light and color. Martha will be in the gallery from 11am-6pm on First Friday, April 2, to talk about her work and painting style.
Martha’s style is impressionistic and she paint primarily in oil and watercolor. She loves to paint old gritty towns, capturing the feel of the area and the locals that walk the quaint streets, and is drawn to architecture and the way the light comes through the subject. “I want my paintings to be more than a likeness but an experience or a nostalgic feel. I can walk by the same scene many times and then all of a sudden there is a moment that tells a story. That’s what I seek to capture, that’s when the painting is successful. Painting is a journey that provides me with a determination to learn, create and master my technique, while keeping my own sense of style.”
Over the last few years Martha has become passionate about plein air painting. You may have spotted her around town, with brush and paints in hand. She works on small studies out in the open air, many of which later become larger paintings that she paints in the studio. Examples of both are displayed in the gallery. Her paintings regularly win local and national awards, (In 2020 alone she won five), and Martha’s paintings of old town St. Augustine have become popular collector pieces for visitors and locals alike.
Martha Ferguson holds a BA Fine in Art from Flagler College and in addition, studied watercolor and print making at the University of Charleston and continued studies at The Art Student League of New York and various master artists workshops. She credits Emmet Fritz, a local painting legend whom she often encountered painting the scenes of St. Augustine during her college years at Flagler. It was in those days she fell in love with painting.
Martha has crafted a distinct style of painting that is instantly recognizable, and seem to dance with a liveliness you must see to appreciate.

The Keepers
2021-04-08 17:30 - 18:30 | Zoom
The Crisp-Ellert Art Museum is happy to welcome back visual artist Cyriaco Lopes and poet Terri Witek to Flagler College for a participatory virtual event on Thursday, April 8 at 5:30pm. This event is a collaboration with the St. Johns County Public Library, in conjunction with National Poetry Month. The event is free and open to the public, and registration is required.
Zoom has become a ubiquitous part of both our personal and professional lives during the course of the pandemic. Through The Keepers, Lopes and Witek will utilize Zoom as an investigation of the gap between images and text, as orchestra, as conversation, as interactive performative work. The artists encourage viewers to participate in the creation of both visual and auditory elements in order to generate a unique art experience on this newly popular platform.
We would appreciate the audience’s participation during this event, and therefore we will request all participants to turn on their cameras (aka share video) and unmute themselves during certain segments of the performance. While full participation is strongly encouraged, we understand that not everyone might feel comfortable showing their faces and lending us their voices, and there will be ample opportunity to participate in the event through the chat function.
The Keepers will be the second time the Crisp-Ellert Art Museum has collaborated with Lopes and Witek, and the fifth time working with Witek and her other collaborators. In 2015 we presented Lopes and Witek’s exhibition Currents/Correntes. In 2016 we hosted visual artist Matt Roberts and Witek for their interactive, multiple site-specific digital project Dream Garden. In 2017, we invited Roberts and Witek back to Flagler College who, alongside Denke Chen, performed Implements for Removing Foreign Bodies.

AN EVENING OF ARIAS: GALA FUNDRAISER
2021-04-10 18:00 | Marsh Creek Country Club, 169 Marshside Dr., St.Augustine, 32080
First Coast Opera, northeast Florida’s professional opera company presents its ongoing series of artist tributes with An Evening of Arias: Gala Fundraiser! Featuring the music of Jeanette MacDonald & Nelson Eddy at 6 p.m April 10 at the Marsh Creek Country Club, 169 Marshside Drive, St. Augustine Beach.
The event will celebrate the careers of soprano Jeanette MacDonald and baritone Nelson Eddy. The pair starred in tuneful movies from the 1930s including Naughty Marietta, Rose Marie, and The New Moon, which featured popular music by Victor Herbert, Rudolf Friml, and Sigmund Romberg. MacDonald and Eddy also enjoyed successful careers in opera and musical theater, as well as radio and early television.
The annual fundraiser will feature heavy hors d’oeuvres prepared by the Marsh Creek Country Club chef, a silent auction, and performances by First Coast Opera guest artists. Tickets are $75 each. For tickets and more information, please visit firstcoastopera.com or call 904-417-5555.
First Coast Opera’s season is sponsored in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture and the State of Florida, and St. Johns County.
