St. Augustine Haiku Workshop – Plant-A-Poem
Apr 27th
The Gallery Cafe of St. Augustine (located at 1974 US-1 South, in the OLD Staples Plaza) will see the return of Ancient City Poet Michael Henry Lee, and Jacksonville poet Antoinette Libro, to lead a fun and informative writing workshop on Sunday April 27th to celebrate National Poetry Month (April).
They are both members of the Haiku Society of America and local Coquina Haiku Circle, who offered a well attended workshop a few months ago, will return to lead this fun and engaging hour dedicated to the art of “one breathe poetry”.
Please register at 1:45 p.m. The ACP Plant-A-Poem workshop begins at 2:00 p.m. and ends at 3:00 p.m. A small fee of $10 at the door is request to participate, which provides for endless coffee and sweet treats. Bring a haiku idea or two. You will learn how to cultivate a haiku seed and help it grow with the miracle grow of feedback from other workshop participants.
Source: Ancient City Poets
Water Off For San Marco Ave Monday – Tuesday
Apr 26th
There will be a water outage along all of Pine St., the portion of Water St. north of Locust Street, and along San Marco Ave. between Cincinnati and Old Mission Avenues Monday night, April 28, from 10:00pm to 6:00am.
There will also be a possibility of low water pressure along Old Mission Ave. between San Marco Ave. and U.S. 1.
Tuesday night, April 29, from 10:00pm to 6:00am, there will be a water outage along San Marco Ave. between Cincinnati Ave. and Old Mission Ave. There will also be a possibility of low water pressure along Old Mission Ave. between San Marco Ave. and U.S. 1.
The above water outages are a necessary part of the on-going water main improvement construction associated with the Abbott Tract and Old Mission Ave. Utility Improvements Projects.
For additional information, contact the Public Works Department at 904.825.1040.
Source: City of St. Augustine
Flagler College Undergraduate Conference
Apr 25th
Recently, three Flagler College seniors presented research on early American literature at the Butler Undergraduate Research Conference, the largest of its kind in North America.
Elizabeth Doolittle, William Arbogast and James Hastings delivered a panel entitled “The Construction of Pre-National Identity through Early American Literature” which discussed various ways that early authors used things such as race, gender and religion to define themselves in the new world.
The panel featured each student presenting a paper written for their Intro to American Literature class.
The conference, which was held in Indianapolis on April 11, featured students from more than 45 colleges and universities presenting more than 500 presentations on topics from anthropology and art to chemistry and literature.
“The chance to share our research at a larger level was wonderful,” said Doolittle. “Not only did we enjoy presenting our work, but the opportunity to meet and hear the research of our peers from across the country opened our eyes to the importance of undergraduate scholarship.”
Flagler College is an independent, four-year, comprehensive baccalaureate college located in St. Augustine, Fla. The college offers 29 majors, 34 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. A Flagler education is less than half the cost of similar private colleges, and competitive with many state universities. A relatively young institution (founded in 1968), Flagler College is also noted for its historic beauty. The centerpiece of the campus is the former Hotel Ponce de Leon, a grand resort built in 1888 by Henry M. Flagler, industrialist, railroad pioneer and co-founder of Standard Oil. The Ponce has been designated as a National Historic Landmark.
Source: Flagler College
