St. Augustine Guest Houses

POSTPONED – Earth Month Pop Up Boutique @ Panache
2020-04-02 12:00 - 21:00, 2020-04-01 12:00 - 21:00, 2020-03-31 12:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Panache, 1089 A1A Beach Boulevard, St. Augustine, FL, 32080, United States
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. A NEW DATE WILL BE ANNOUNCED.
In honor of Earth Month and to help preserve the Matanzas River, Panache is hosting a Pop up Boutique to raise funds for our local Riverkeeper. This fun Pop Up Boutique is curated with fashion made from recycled materials and is created by members of the Panache team. The collection includes a clothing line, accessories, and bags. All proceeds from the Pop Up Boutique will benefit Matanzas Riverkeeper.

CANCELLED – Toddler Story Time at the Main Library
2020-04-02 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Main Library, 1960 N. Ponce de Leon Blvd, St. Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
Let your littles explore the library and be captivated by creative storytelling. Toddler storytime is held in the large meeting room at Main Library. Join Mr. Andy and Mrs. Marcia for singing, dancing and great stories. Toddler storytime is aimed at children ages 1-3, but all are welcome to come and join in the fun. Free.
Every Thursday, 11am, 11:30am

CANCELLED – Loving Beethoven Interactive Exhibition
2020-04-02 10:00 - 16:00, 2020-04-01 10:00 - 16:00, 2020-03-31 10:00 - 16:00, 2020-03-30 10:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | The Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach, 50 Executive Way, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, 32082, United States
THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED UNTIL THE CULTURAL CENTER REOPENS ON MARCH 30.
In 2020, the world will celebrate Ludwig van Beethoven’s 250th birthday anniversary. The Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach, in partnership with MIMMA (Interactive Music Museum in Malaga, Spain) is paying tribute to this milestone thanks to the traveling musical installation Loving Beethoven. The interactive music installation will be at the Cultural Center from March 6, 2020 to May 26, 2020.
At the end of June, 2019, Cultural Center Director Donna Guzzo visited the museum in Malaga, Spain to start discussions with the MIMMA Director, Miguel Angel Piedrola. After the visit to MIMMA, Guzzo requested the collaboration with MIMMA to develop a program that will showcase music-related activities and host the exhibit in the United States at the Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach. The interactive nature of the MIMMA exhibits, with galleries full of musical instruments where the public is encouraged to touch and try, is one of the traits the Cultural Center is looking to replicate during the exhibit in Florida.
“Loving Beethoven ties together the Cultural Center’s mission and the Center’s outreach program Sound Connections® Music Therapy perfectly. We are thrilled to be working with Miguel Angel Piedrola and MIMMA on our first collaborative, international project.”
– Executive Director Donna Guzzo

CANCELLED – Coquina Beach Walks
2020-04-02 09:30 (America/New_York) | Washington Oaks Garden State Park, 6400 N Oceanshore Blvd.,, FL
Led by park volunteer Jim Gleason, this tour takes guests to learn about and explore the second-largest outcropping of coquina rock on the Atlantic Coast – right there in Washington Oaks Gardens State Park. The terrain is rough, so guests are encouraged to wear comfortable hiking shoes. The tour is free with park admission.
TOUR TIMES

Wednesday, March 4 – 9:00 a.m.
Tuesday, March 17 – 9:30 a.m.
Thursday, April 2 – 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday, April 15 – 9:15 a.m.

CANCELLED – After School Art Program
2020-04-01 15:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | St. Augustine Art Association, 22 Marine Street, St. Augustine, 32084
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
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)

CANCELLED – 904 Naturalist Series – Exploring the Life of Birds
2020-04-01 15:00 - 18:00, 2020-03-28 15:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | St. Johns County Public Library System, Main Branch, 1960 N. Ponce De Leon Blvd., St. Augustine, 32084
In Exploring the Life of Birds, we will learn how to connect with and the language of 6 native Florida birds. The more you get to know the birds around you, the stronger your intuition becomes to interpret their language and tap into the story of the area around you. This event is free, but you must register for the entire program to attend. For more info, contact AyoLane Halusky at ahalusky@sjcfl.us or 904-209-0348.

Lenten Concert Series
2020-04-01 12:30 (America/New_York) | Memorial Presbyterian Church, 32 Sevilla Street, St. Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
A Lenten Organ Concert Series is offered at Memorial Presbyterian each year during the Wednesdays of Lent at 12:30pm. Guest recitalists come from across the community, the country, and the world to play Memorial’s 155-rank, over five thousand pipe, Aeolian-Skinner organ. Admission is free. Donations are appreciated.
In 1969, Reverend Dr. David Redding and organist Everett Eubanks approached two long-term members of the congregation about funding a new pipe organ for the congregation. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Johnson, closely tied to the Mellon family of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, provided the money necessary for the project. The church selected the Aeolian-Skinner Pipe Organ Company of Boston, Massachusetts, to install the new pipe organ. The new organ contained 90 ranks and over 5,000 pipes including the chimes from the old Roosevelt-Estey organ. In 1971, the organ expanded with two additional divisions: the Bombarde division above the organ in the casework and the Antiphonal division in the north balcony. The Aeolian-Skinner organ at Memorial Church represents one of the “American Classic Organs” produced by the company during this period. In 2000, R.A. Colby, Inc. of Johnson City, Tennessee, rebuilt the organ console adding new MIDI technology to the organ allowing the organ to be played remotely in six locations throughout the sanctuary.

CANCELLED – Lightner Museum Curator’s Tour
2020-04-01 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Lightner Museum, 75 King Street, St. Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED UNTIL THE LIGHTNER MUSEUM REOPENS.
A Lightner Museum curator conducts monthly tours featuring unique and special treasures of the museum. The tours are the first Wednesday of each month at 10 a.m. and offer guests an intimate encounter with a select few of the Lightner’s eclectic relics. Get an insider’s view of the museum’s secrets.
Tours are included in the price of admission and will begin in the front lobby of the museum. Admission is $15 for adults, $12 for active duty military and college students, $8 for youth ages 12-17 and free for youth ages 11 and under. Reservations are required.

Curators Tour at The Lightner
2020-04-01 10:00 (America/New_York) | Lightner Museum, 75 King Street, St. Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
On the first Wednesday of every month, The Lightner Museum offers special Curator Tours led by Curator Barry Myers. The tours include a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most unique treasures within the Lightner Museum’s eclectic collection. This tour will give participants the chance to learn more about the wonderful pieces that call The Lightner home.
Admission fees begin at $15.

CANCELLED – Wednesday Market at the Pier
2020-04-01 08:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | St Johns County Ocean Pier, 350 A1A Beach Blvd, St. Augustine Beach
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
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.

CANCELLED – Woman’s Exchange Spring Luncheons 2020
2020-03-31 10:30 (America/New_York) | Pena-Peck House, 143 St George Street, St. Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
Those with reservations will receive a tax receipt for the ticket value to support the Woman’s Exchange Scholarship Fund, a raincheck for the date of choice in the fall luncheon series, or a full refund.
Bring your friends and join us in the spring for the popular twice-weekly luncheon series. Gourmet meals are prepared and served by members of The Woman’s Exchange under a large tented area in the garden. After enjoying a leisurely lunch, browse our expanded shopping areas. Among the exclusive products is “The Woman’s Exchange Entertains,” Volume Four of its members’ and friends’ special recipes, many highlighting local flavors and traditions.
Our luncheon series began in the late 1940s when the city’s hotels and tourist homes reopened after World War II to winter visitors. The gourmet meals, made by Woman’s Exchange members from their own recipes, were served buffet style on steam tables. Patrons then carried their plates to assigned tables covered by colorful garden umbrellas. After lunch, they shopped in the Woman’s Exchange Gift Shop.
Today, there are two series of twice-weekly luncheons for three weeks in the Fall and three weeks in the Spring. All of our members are state-certified food handlers. Just as members before them, they take care of all the preparations − menu planning, cooking, set up, serving and clean-up. Many of the recipes are shared in our Woman’s Exchange cookbook, which is for sale in our gift shop!
The luncheons include a full meal with dessert, coffee or tea, plus a $5 gift certificate on a $10 minimum purchase when you shop the day of the luncheon. In the Fall, shopping spills over from the shop into Christmas in October, where holiday gifts are shown in the expanded Peña-Peck House dining room, visitors orientation center, and the old kitchen. Likewise, in the Spring, the expanded shop, called Miss Anna’s Boutique, features Spring and Summer merchandise. In addition to showcasing the beautiful hand-crafted items made by our consignors, we start searching for unusual and unique items at gift mart. We find that many of our guests plan their shopping, particularly for the holidays, around our annual sales.
Lunch is served at noon and shopping begins at 10:30 a.m. Opportunities abound in the Gift Shop, Dining Room, Visitor Orientation Center and the Old Kitchen for unique gifts.
Guests may bring a bottle of wine to enjoy with lunch. Wine glasses are provided on request.
Tickets are $31.95, which includes Florida Sales Tax and a $5 coupon to use in our expanded gift shop, featuring hand-crafted products and unique items selected at gift mart.

CANCELLED – Dark of the Moon Tour
2020-03-29 19:30 - 21:30, 2020-03-28 19:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | St. Augustine Lighthouse, 81 Lighthouse Ave, St. Augustine
The Dark of the Moon Ghost Tour is the only tour that gets you into the Lighthouse at night. The Lighthouse offers two options for this experience, both of which include the option to rent EMF readers.
Ghost tour: This 1.5 to 2 hour tour includes a guided talk through the 1876 Keepers’ House and the 1874 St. Augustine Lighthouse tower. Your guide will share true tales from the history of our Light Station. Tours are offered year round on Friday, Saturday and Sundays and more days during peak times. Purchase a combo ticket with regular daytime admission and save on this tour. Expect larger groups during peak season and holidays.
Investigation Only: See for yourself why we are consistently ranked as one of the most haunted sites in St. Augustine! Investigation Only tours are offered on a more limited basis than the Ghost Tour, with fewer spaces available at each. Rent readers or bring your own equipment.
Space is limited! Purchase tickets online in advance to secure your spot.
On a Dark of the Moon Ghost Tour you not only hear spooky stories based on real history in the lighthouse at night, you also help the Lighthouse investigate our maritime past. Ghost Tours support both maritime archaeology and historic research discoveries at the Museum. Stepping up to shiver down your spine helps save our underwater heritage!

CANCELLED – Fort Matanzas Kayak Trips
2020-03-29 12:00 - 15:00, 2020-03-28 11:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Fort Matanzas National Park, 8635 A1A South, St. Augustine, FL, 32080, United States
St. Johns County Parks and Recreation Department has partnered with the National Park Service to bring you an exciting kayak trip! During this trip you will get to view the fort from a whole new perspective and paddle through the marsh to experience Southeast Intracoastal Waterway Park. Seats are limited. Register at the link below. For more info, contact Kelly Ussia at kussia@sjcfl.us or 904-209-0335.

POSTPONED – 25th Annual Rhythm & Ribs Festival
2020-03-29 11:00 - 18:00, 2020-03-28 11:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Francis Field, W. Castillo Drive, St. Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL THE FALL.
3 Days of Live Music, Award Winning BBQ, Food, Fun & Friends at St. Augustine’s Favorite Festival!

EPIC Flower & Garden Expo
2020-03-29 10:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | St. Johns County Agricultural Center, 3125 Agricultural Drive, St. Augustine, FL, 32092, United States
The Flower & Garden Expo will take place on March 28-29. Admission is $5 per person which is good for both days, and children 12 and under are admitted free. Parking is free. The event takes place at the St. Johns County Agricultural Center (I-95, Exit 318) located at 3125 Agricultural Center Drive. Patrons also receive a pass for free admission to EPIC’s “A Taste of St Augustine” taking place on April 26 plus discounts to local attractions.
Lecture Schedule
Saturday, March 28

10am – Sustainable Vegetable Gardening. Presented by UF/IFAS Extension SJC Master Gardener, Barbara Purple. Learn how to turn a small patch of dirt into a growing machine that produces vegetables for you and your family.
11:30am – Stormwater Pond Plantings. Presented by Terra Freeman, US/IFAS Extension, SJC Horticulture Agent. Stormwater ponds play a valuable role in capturing runoff from impervious surfaces to abate flooding. Learn how you can improve the ecosystem services they provide with appropriate plantings to improve filtration of pollutants while increasing their aesthetic appeal.
1pm – Vermiculture. Presented by Lynda Eidson, Gloria Obie & Mary Ann Collins, UF/IFAS Extension SJC Master Gardeners. Earthworms play an important role in Florida landscapes. The ecological benefits include organic matter, decomposition, microbial benefits and nutrients, as well as a principle food soure for birds, reptiles and insects. Tunneling earthworms breakdown soil compaction; improving soil aeration and promote plant growth and adtricultural productivity. Join SJC Master Gardeners volunteers for a demonstration on how to build your own work bin.
2:30pm – Include Native Plants in Your 20/20 Vision. Presented by Renee Stambaugh, UF/IFAS Extension Master Gardener Volutneer. Discover how Florida native plants give your yard character, reduce maintenance and attract wildlife. The dependable dozen Florida native plants, appropriate for use in residential landscapes, will be reviewed.

Sunday, March 29

11am – Flower Arrangements from Your Garden. Presented by St. Johns County Master Gardener, Dottie Hudson. Learn how to use plants and flowers from your garden to develop floral arrangements for your home.
12:30pm – Growing and Culinary Uses of Fresh Herbs. Presented by Dennis Gretton, Owner of D & D Nursery and popular Expo vendor. Learn how to successfully grow and cook with common and unusual herbs in Florida.

All proceeds from the Expo benefit EPIC Behavioral Healthcare which has been providing substance abuse and mental health treatment in St. Johns County since 1973.

CANCELLED – 25th Annual Flower & Garden Expo
2020-03-29 09:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | St. Johns County Agricultural Center, 3125 Agricultural Drive, St. Augustine, FL, 32092, United States
Everything to make your garden grow! A 2-day flower & garden extravaganza featuring growers and nurseries from all around the state, garden-related artisans, lectures from gardening experts and a free children’s area. The Expo also offers the Garden Club of St. Augustine’s annual Flower & Horticulture Show and the Piece-Maker’s Guild Quilt Show. The Expo is a major fundraiser for EPIC Behavioral Healthcare. Admission is $5.00 per person and is good for both days. Children under 12 admitted free and parking is free. Food and beverages available for purchase. A Plant Pick-Up area manned by local Boy Scouts allow patrons easy access to pick up their treasures when ready to leave. The Expo takes place on Saturday, March 28 from 9am to 5pm and Sunday, March 29 from 10am to 3pm.

CANCELLED – Pablo Cruise
2020-03-28 20:00 (America/New_York) | Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A North, Ponte Vedra, 32082
In 1975 Pablo Cruise released its first A&M album simply entitled Pablo Cruise. The album cover was shot in the tropical gardens of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park and it featured a huge gorilla standing front and center. The band, David Jenkins (guitars, vocals), Cory Lerios (keyboards, vocals), Bud Cockerel (bass, vocals) and Steve Price (drums, percussion) were nowhere in sight. At that point there was a bit of a mystique surrounding Pablo Cruise and when asked what Pablo Cruise meant, the well-rehearsed answer went something like this: “Pablo”, represents an honest, real, down to earth individual, and “Cruise” depicts his fun loving, easy going attitude towards life: In essence that’s what Pablo Cruise music is all about. Honest, real down to earth vocals, accompanied by fun yet elegant, infectious grooves. To hear Pablo Cruise on record is one thing, but to experience the band live is an exhilarating event!
From 1975 to 1985 the band toured the United States, Canada and Japan extensively, welcoming fans to “Climb Aboard The Good Ship Pablo Cruise.” Reaching the top 10 with mega hits like “Whatcha Gonna Do When She Says Goodbye?” and “Love Will Find A Way,” and several other top 20’s, the band went on to sell several million albums and singles collectively and established themselves as well respected writers and performers within the industry. They appeared on numerous TV shows, including Dick Clark’s American Bandstand, The Merv Griffin Show, The Dinah Shore Hour and in 1979 they broke Elvis Presley’s attendance record at the Sahara Tahoe in South Lake Tahoe, Nevada, becoming the first rock band to play a casino showroom. They also became the first rock band to grace the stage at the Grand Ole Opry, but by 1985 after completing several national tours and releasing 7 studio albums in all, the band decided to take a hiatus……one that lasted nearly 20 years.
Fast forward 20 years…..In 2005 a reunited Pablo Cruise picked up where they left off and today the band performs all over the U.S. and Canada and they’re enjoying it more than ever….Since getting back together, they have released two live CD’s and a DVD all through Sony Music documenting their exceptional live shows. “One of the great things about playing shows after all these years is that the core band, David, Steve and myself are still here and lovin’ it, says Cory! Going out and playing shows these days gives us the opportunity to not only pay tribute to our timeless repertoire, it gives us a chance to see old friends and fans from back in the day as well as gaining a whole new audience!” Today Pablo Cruise is bringing more energy and excitement to the stage than ever before and with the addition of Larry Antonino and Robbie Wyckoff, the band has never sounded better….. If you get an opportunity to see Pablo Cruise live, don’t pass it up…… ”IT’S GOOD TO BE LIVE”

POSTPONED – A Flea in Her Ear
2020-03-28 19:30, 2020-03-28 14:00 (America/New_York) | Limelight Theatre, 11 Old Mission Avenue, St. Augustine, 32084
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. THE DATES WILL BE UPDATED AS SOON AS THEY ARE RELEASED.
Come spend a hilarious evening in Paris’s most notorious hotel, the Hotel Pussy Cat, where the bourgeoist of the bourgeoisie let their peccadilloes out to play. Propriety takes a vacation, and ribaldry rules the roost, as a colorful cast of characters runs amok through the corridors, leaving chaos and occasionally clothing in their wake. Shows take place Thursday-Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 2pm.
Matuza Mainstage
Onstage March 20 – April 11, 2020
Written by Georges Feydeau
Directed by Jason Collins
Preview Night: March 19
Terrific Tuesday: March 24

Uptown Saturday Night
2020-03-28 17:00 - 21:00 UTC | Between Ripley’s and the Mission Nombre de Dios on San Marco, St. Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
Last Saturdays Uptown Saturday Night – on the last Saturday of each month, experience live music, refreshments, new exhibits, book signings and much more at the galleries, antique stores and unique shops on St. Augustine’s San Marco Avenue between Ripley’s Museum and the Mission Nombre de Dios. The Mission Nombre de Dios provides FREE PARKING.

POSTPONED – 3rd Annual End Endo 5K
2020-03-28 16:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | good news church wgv, 573 W Twincourt Trail,, Saint Augustine, 32095
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. THE DATE WILL BE UPDATED AS SOON AS IT IS RESCHEDULED.
Join us for the 3rd Annual Endometriosis 5K. Run & Party. Stay after and enjoy music, food, and vendors.
⁉️Endo What!? If you don’t know what it is here’s a closer look at Endometriosis and why it’s important to shine a light on this disease⁉️
〽️Endometriosis affects 1 in 10 women during their reproductive years〽️ It can take a woman 8-10 years to be properly diagnosed〽️It’s also a major cause of fertility issues
Become an event sponsor and support our 3rd Annual End Endo
Register to Race! – https://runsignup.com/Race/Sponsors/FL/SaintAugustine/3rdAnnualEndometriosis5K
Become a Sponsor or Vendor – https://www.jacksonvillebusinessconnections.com/single-post/5k-application
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