Posts tagged Labor Day
23rd season of Concerts in the Plaza draws to a close
Aug 28th
What’s been called “the best way to spend a Thursday night in St. Augustine,” Concerts in the Plaza concludes this week with one more Thursday night performance and then the traditional Labor Day afternoon closing show.
The weekly music series, offered free to the community’s visitors and residents each summer since 1991, runs each year from Memorial Day to Labor Day offering a wide variety of musical entertainment free of charge.
There are two more opportunities to enjoy the great entertainment in a great place for which Concerts in the Plaza has become known.
The last of the Thursday night performances is on August 29 from 7:00pm-9:00pm and features a regional favorite, Lonesome Bert & The Skinny Lizards offering up their own original Americana folk.
Then, as it as done since its inception, the season concludes on Labor Day afternoon with a variety of performers hosted by the St. Augustine Jazz Society. The concert on Monday, September 2 runs from 1:00pm-5:00pm.
For more information, visit the Concerts in the Plaza’s web site at www.plazaconcerts.com.
Concerts in the Plaza is produced by the City of St. Augustine with support from the St. Johns County Tourist Development Council. For visitor information visit www.floridashistoriccoast.com.
Source: City of St. Augustine
Jaguar Foundation gives community a summer of free swimming
Jun 3rd
What was planned as a free day of swimming as part of the grand opening for St. Augustine’s Willie Galimore Center Community Pool last Friday turned into a whole summer of free swimming with a surprise gift from the Jaguar Foundation.
Mark Lamping, Jacksonville Jaguars President, and Peter Racine, Jaguars Foundation President, participated in the ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, May 24 for the new Galimore Community Pool in Lincolnville as a show of support for the center’s new pool. The Willie Galimore Center is named for the St. Augustine native and Chicago Bears running back Willie Galimore, an NFL Star in the late 50’s and early 60’s.
When invited to offer remarks by St. Augustine City Manager John Regan, Lamping made a surprise announcement that the Jaguars Foundation would underwrite general swimming entrance fees for the entire summer. The city had planned to charge $1 for children and $2 for adults. Additionally, Lamping announced that the foundation would donate additional funds allowing the pool to extend its hours of operation.
First opened a quarter century ago, the pool was originally operated as part of the St. Johns County Parks and Recreation Department, but in 2009, faced with increasing demands, St. Johns County closed the pool. Last year, using funds provided by St. Johns County, the city removed the old pool and replaced it in just five months of construction. The new pool, which will be open through Labor Day, is operated by the St. Augustine Family YMCA.
Source: City of St. Augustine
St. Johns County Offices and Garbage Collection Labor Day Hours
Sep 1st
*Garbage, recycling, and yard debris collection schedules for the week will not be affected.
Source: St. Johns County