Anastasia State Park is hosting a presentation about the specific sea turtles that can be found at the park. The event is on Wednesday, June 12, and Friday, June 21, from 10:00 to 11:00 am The presentation will include facts about sea turtles, how to identify them, how they nest and hatch, and how we […]
Last month a new monument was erected in Jacksonville Beach commemorating the tragic death of 19 men on the SS Gulfamerica, a tanker attacked by Nazi U-Boats in 1942. Local historian, Scott Grant, will be at the Main Library presenting on the horrifying attack that happened so close to Jacksonville Beach that the explosion was […]
Join us as Flagler Women’s Soccer takes on Rollins in an NCAA Division II matchup. Admission is FREE for all St. Johns County residents and children under 10 years of age. For all others, general admission tickets are $8. Current and retired military with valid ID, senior citizens and children ages 10-17 are $5.
Join Flagler College art history professor Chris Balaschak for a talk exploring the impact of photography on the Impressionists. As evidenced in our current exhibition Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist, Degas regularly took and explored the possibilities offered by this new technology. Professor Balaschak will discuss how Degas use of photography and its influence on his artwork. Tickets […]
Join Flagler College art history professor Chris Balaschak for a talk exploring the impact of photography on the Impressionists. As evidenced in the current Lightner exhibition Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist, Degas regularly took and explored the possibilities offered by this new technology. Professor Balaschak will discuss how Degas and his circle used photography and […]
Wednesday evenings are special for tourists and locals alike as the St Augustine Beach Civic Association presents the 17th season of Music by the Sea. This free, family friend event happens each Wednesday evening starting on May 7th and continues through September 11th. 19 weeks, 19 different bands featuring music from multiple genres of music […]
Ripley Entertainment in St. Augustine is bringing back their popular Summer Movies Series at Colonial Oak Music Park on Wednesdays in June and July 2019. Family-friendly movies are shown at 8:30 p.m. every Wednesday from June 12 through July 31, 2019 (with the exception of July 3, 2019). Guests should bring a chair or blanket to relax […]
The National Park Service is offering four five-day sessions of a Hands-on-History and Nature Summer Day Camp at Fort Matanzas and Castillo de San Marcos. The summer day camp sessions are geared for campers ages 9 to 11. The camp activities will include presentations, hands-on projects, games, and living history demonstrations. The topics covered will […]
A rare look at the works of pioneering artist Edgar Degas comes to St. Augustine’s Lightner Museum in Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist – Works on Paper by the Artist and His Circle. Edgar Degas, one of the leading lights of the 19th-century art scene, is best known for his enchanting paintings of ballet dancers on […]
Anastasia State Park is hosting “A Historical Look Into the Old Spanish Quarries,” on Thursday, June 13, and Saturday, June 22, from 10:00 to 11:00 am. This informative tour, led by a park ranger, will describe how the quarry was used and how the use of coquina played a role in the architecture and history […]
