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Blues Guitar at Boulder Farmers Market
Nov 23rd
Some great blues guitar at the Boulder Farmers Market in the Summer.
The Fall 2013 Flagler College Community Lecture Series begins on Sept. 17
Aug 28th
Flagler College Art Professor Catherine McFarland will discuss the Aesthetic Movement of the 19th century, placing the National Historic Landmark in the historical context of the movement.
The Aesthetic Movement is an art movement supporting the emphasis of aesthetic values more than social-political themes.
“John Ruskin, the art historian, critic and philosopher, was the inspiration for this hugely important movement,” said McFarland. “We teach Ruskin at Flagler College, partly because of his influence on the aesthetics of the old hotel.”
McFarland’s lecture, “The Aesthetic Movement in America,” will feature approximately 60 images, including some pre-Raphaelite paintings, and will include anecdotes about the artists and writers.
Professor McFarland earned an M.A. in Art History from Emory University and a B.A. in Art History from Smith College. She received studio instruction in painting, sculpture, printmaking, design and photography from Atlanta College of Art and has completed post-graduate work at Emory University.
In honor of the 125th anniversary of the former Hotel Ponce de Leon, the 2013 Community Lecture Series is focused on “The Hotel Ponce de Leon Deconstructed: Building the Future for Modern America.”
The series features a lineup of historians and scholars discussing Henry Flagler’s vision for St. Augustine, social classes and American politics during the late 19th century, and the influence of art, music and literature during the Gilded Age.
Tickets to the lecture are $5 per person. Active military personnel may attend at no charge. Lectures begin at 10 a.m. in the Flagler Room at Flagler College, 74 King St. The lecture will last approximately one hour and will be followed by a coffee and pastry reception.
This year, thanks to VISIT FLORIDA’s Cultural Heritage and Nature Tourism Grant Program, Flagler College is offering complimentary admission to the fall 2013 Flagler College Community Lecture Series for any St. Johns County tourism employee. Tourism employees interested in attending the lecture will need to present their employee name tag or ID at the lecture series registration table.
Reservations for the lecture series are required due to limited space. Call (904) 819-6282 for reservations or more information. To watch a live stream of these lectures, visit ustream.tv/channel/community-lecture-series.
Source: Flagler College
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