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St. Johns County Supports Home-Steps First Annual Girls’ Basketball Charity Tournament
Sep 11th
As a non-profit organization which strives to assist low-to-mid income families achieve the dream of home ownership, Home-Steps is pleased to host this exciting, team oriented event that helps local residents become aware of substantial purchase assistance available to first time home-buyers. Program participation is open to girls ages 14 – 18 with teams competing in a 3×3 double elimination format
For registration information and to learn more about Home-Steps, please visit www.home-steps.org or contact Latasha Looper at 904.553.2234. Home-Steps can also be liked on Facebook and followed on Twitter.
Source: St. Johns County
Information on venues and musicians sought for Mumford and Sons
Aug 28th
It’s no secret that St. Augustine has a rich heritage of musical entertainment and a vibrant arts community. In fact, it was that aspect of the Nation’s Oldest City that in large part attracted the promoters of the Mumford and Sons to select St. Augustine as one of the few locations for the Gentlemen of the Road Stopover, September 13 and 14.
Because of the worldwide popularity of Mumford and Sons, it is certain that an international spotlight will shine on St. Augustine during the event’s two days, so local organizers are working to showcase these unique aspects of this unique city by promoting local musicians and the venues in which they perform.
Venues both downtown and in the beach communities will be promoted through the event’s primary website, www.GOTRstaug.com, to the thousands who will be St. Augustine for the event, for while the main Gentlemen of the Road event will take place on Francis Field, musically St. Augustine has something to offer everyone.
Performers and operators of live music venues throughout the area are encouraged to share information regarding activities scheduled for anytime from Thursday, September 12 through Sunday, September 15 for including in the promotions.
Contact Elizabeth Glasgow at eglasgow@sjcfl.us or 904.209.3753, and share activity details, including date(s), time, location and a brief description for inclusion in the entertainment guide.
Source: City of St. Augustine
“The Way Way Back” Only Way Way Okay
Jul 21st
“Way Way Okay”
“Hotshots” looks at a movie!
The Way Way Back is another movie about the coming of age for a teenage boy, only this time it is set at a beach during summer vacation.
The title refers to the third seat in those big clunky station wagons which faced backwards and in which Duncan sits at the beginning and the end of the movie.
Yes, when the movie opens, Duncan is in the car with his mother Pam, played by Toni Collette, which belongs to Trent, Pam’s boyfriend, played by Steve Carell, as they are all driving to Trent’s beach house with Trent’s teenage daughter Steph, where they are all going to spend the summer.
Pam and Steph are sleeping, and there is an uncomfortable scene with Trent and Duncan in which Trent humiliates Duncan and displays what an unpleasant person Trent is.
In fact, later Trent is described as a car salesman with bad taste.
When they arrive at the beach house, which is labeled The Riptide, Betty, played by Allison Janney, who is the neighbor in the house next door, comes over and says, “Let’s have a fun summer!”
Betty has a teenage daughter, Susanna, and a young boy named Peter, whom Betty is always criticizing for a physical trait he has.
However, the summer starts out as anything but fun for Duncan, and the first half of this movie is as painful for the audience as the summer begins for Duncan.
But then Duncan starts spending time at the local water park, where he becomes friends with the manager, Owen, played by Sam Rockwell.
Not only does Duncan begin to have fun, but Owen also takes him under his wing and hires Duncan as an employee there.
Meanwhile, back at The Riptide, the relationship between Pam and Trent becomes strained, especially when they all have to stay inside on a rainy day and play a board game.
You begin to think that all the adults in this film are divorced, but there is one married couple in the story, Kip and Joan, played by Rob Corddry and Amanda Peet, but their relationship isn’t so hot and in fact it contributes to the strained relationship between Pam and Trent.
Who would want to come of age in this bunch of unhappy adults?
The Way Way Back is only way way way okay.
I’m Dan Culberson and this is “Hotshots.”