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Flagler helps present classic “Route 66” episode filmed at the Ponce

Jun 3rd

Posted by Channel 1 Networks in St Augustine Channel 1

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Visitors will be able to get their kicks on “Route 66” as Flagler College and the City of St. Augustine screen an episode of the classic 1960s TV series on June 6.route 66

The 1964 episode “This is Going to Hurt Me More Than It Hurts You,” which was filmed in St. Augustine and Flagler College’s Hotel Ponce de Leon, will be shown at 7 p.m. at the Plaza De La Constitución.

In addition, locals who were used as extras in the episode are being asked to come to the screening to be recognized.

The free event is being presented as part of the City of St. Augustine’s Concerts in the Plaza series and will feature music by Lis and Lon Williamson with Rick Kuncicky before the showing.

The Plaza De La Constitución is at Cathedral and King Street in St. Augustine. For more info, call Laura Stevenson Dumas, Director of College Relations at Flagler College, at 904-819-6205 or the St. Augustine Public Affairs Department at 904-825-1004.

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Flagler College is an independent, four-year, comprehensive baccalaureate college located in St. Augustine, Fla. The college offers 24 majors, 29 minors and two pre-professional programs, the largest majors being business, education and communication. Small by intent, Flagler College has an enrollment of about 2,500 students, as well as a satellite campus at Tallahassee Community College in Tallahassee, Fla. U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review regularly feature Flagler as a college that offers quality education at a relatively low cost; tuition is $23,690, including room and board. A relatively young institution (founded in 1968), Flagler College is also noted for the historic beauty of its campus. The main building is Ponce de Leon Hall, built in 1887 as a luxury resort by Henry Flagler, who co-founded the Standard Oil Company with John D. Rockefeller. For more on Flagler College, visit www.flagler.edu.

Source: Flagler College

Fireworks Over The Matanzas, St. Augustine’s annual tradition

Jul 3rd

Posted by St. Augustine Channel 1 in St Augustine Channel 1

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Fireworks Over The Matanzas, St. Augustine’s annual Independence Day fireworks display, draws the largest single-event audience in the city’s very busy calendar year. While an exact count of all who see Fireworks Over The Matanzas is not possible, 100,000+ is not unrealistic considering that the show is seen from a 360° vantage point, including the Bridge of Lions, the Bayfront and the Castillo grounds; the grounds of the Mission Nombre de Dios; the Vilano Boat Ramp park; and Porpoise Point and Davis Shores.

The web site, www.fireworksoverthematanzas.com, has complete information including schedule of events, details of road closures and detours, and helpful map-links.

To access parking information, including map-links to various parking locations in the downtown area. see www.parknow.info

Important times to remember:
• 6:00pm – 8:00pm: The All Star Orchestra in a two hour free concert of patriotic favorites with a big band flair in the Plaza de la Constitución’s Gazebo.
• 8:30pm: Road closures and detours begin, including the closing of the Bridge of Lions. Roads will reopen as soon after 10:30pm as possible.
• 9:30pm: Fireworks Over The Matanzas

Then, after the 4th…
• Thursday, July 5 / 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Concerts in the Plaza continues its summer-long, every-Thursday night series when the Ancient City Brass entertains with popular band music.
• Friday, July 6 / 10:00am – 2:00pm
Meet the Archaeologist at The VIC, part of the opening of a new exhibit looking at the extraordinary life of 18th century St. Augustine through ordinary items uncovered by the city’s archaeologist and volunteers. The free exhibit is open daily 8:30am-5:30pm in The VIC.

For more information, call the City of St. Augustine’s Public Affairs Department at 904.825.1004.

Source: City of St. Augustine