March Artist at Old Towne Gallery

Blair Strain, local property attorney will be the featured artist at Olde Towne Gallery. An accomplished pastel and mixed media artist she has also been an enthusiastic supporter of the arts locally. Through March her display will focus on a large variety of subjects including landscapes and statuary done in a colorful expressionist style. Olde Towne Gallery is located next to Cedar Oak Cafe at 304 Osborne St. in downtown St. Marys and is open daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

March events at Crooked River State Park

Upcoming Events

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Crooked River State Park

 

Family Nature Quest – Saturday, March 2, 2013 (10:00 AM – Noon)

Want to learn about nature as a family?  Come to our “fundana” activities each month and learn about a different topic! There will be 12 quests total and at each program the family will receive one bandana about the topic.  The family that completes the most quests will receive a bonus bandana for the entire family! The program is $10.00 per family.  Pre-register required. Pay for the program at the Park Office. 

 

Wildlife of our World – Saturday, March 2, 2013 (1:00 PM – 2:00 PM)

Alligators, snakes, and lizards, oh my!  Learn about the animals you could find on the park!  $1.00 per person.  Please pay at the Park Office.

 

Nature Hike – Saturday, March 2, 2013 (3:00 PM – 4:30 PM)

Meet at the Sempervirens Trailhead for a ranger led hike to learn about the Coastal environment!  Free!

 

Homeschool Wednesday – Wednesday, March 6, 2013 (9:30 AM – 11:30 AM)

Join us on the first Wednesday of the month through May. Each month we will focus, discover, and enjoy a different nature related topic with hands on activities. $2 per student.  Please pay at the Park Office.

 

“No School Today” Nature Camp – Friday, March 8, 2013 (9:30 AM – 12:30 PM)

School's out and parents are invited to send their Pre-K - 8th graders to half-day nature camp. Children will enjoy nature activities and outdoor fun. Bring snacks and drinks. Pre-register required.  $5 per student.  Please pay at the Park Office.

 

Bee Creative – Saturday, March 9, 2013 (10:00 AM – 11:00 AM)

Join us during this fun craft and make a bee kite you can fly!  $1.00 per person.  Please pay at the Park Office.

 

Busy as a Bee – Saturday, March 9, 2013 (2:00 PM – 3:00 PM)

Learn about honey bees and how they make their honey. View a live hive and try to find the queen bee.  $1.00 per person.  Please pay at the Park Office.

 

Mommy & Me – Wednesday, March 13, 2013 (9:30 AM – 10:30 AM)

Come to the park for an hour of fun with your little one!  We will learn about nature with songs, activities, and outdoor time!  Recommended ages 3 & 4.  Free!  Meet at the Nature Center. 

 

 

For more information about programs or to register, please call the Park Office (912) 882-5256.

All vehicles must purchase a ParkPass when on park property!

 

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Crooked River State Park

 

Wildlife of our World – Saturday, March 16, 2013 (1:00 PM – 2:00 PM)

Learn about the animals you could find on the park!  $1.00 per person.  Please pay at the Park Office.

 

Nature Craft – Saturday, March 16, 2013 (3:00 PM – 4:00 PM)

Make a craft using nature as your inspiration!  $1.00 per person.  Please pay at the Park Office.

 

Campfire – Saturday, March 16, 2013 (7:00 PM – 8:00 PM)

Come join the park ranger around the campfire for some stories and songs!  Don’t forget to bring s’mores supplies and roasting sticks.  Free!  Meet at the Campfire Ring in the Campground.

 

Wildlife of our World – Saturday, March 23, 2013 (2:00 PM – 3:00 PM)

Learn about the animals you could find on the park!  $1.00 per person.  Please pay at the Park Office.

 

Nighttime Lunar Sky Watch Program – Saturday, March 23, 2013 (8:30 PM – 10:30 PM)

APOE (Astronomy Public Outreach Education) Astronomers are back for an evening up-close tour of the waxing (growing) moon. Constellations visible might include Orion, Taurus, Lepus, Canis Major and Minor, Gemini and Leo will be rising in the east.  $3 per person.  Please pay at the Park Office.

 

EASTER AT THE PARK – Friday, March 29, 2013

Easter Basket Craft (7:00 PM)

Make an Easter basket to collect your eggs!!  We will decorate recycled milk jugs with paint to make them perfect for the hunt.  Please bring your own one gallon milk cartons.  Free!

 

Flashlight Easter Hunt – Ages 0-5 years (8:00 PM)

Bring your kids ages 0 to 5, flashlights and baskets to Crooked River's Egg Hunt in the dark.  $3.00 per child.  Limited space available on a first come-first served basis.  Feel free to pick up your tickets early at the Park Office.  Please pay for the program at the Park Office.

 

Flashlight Easter Hunt – Family Hunt (8:30 PM)

Bring your family, friends, flashlights and baskets to Crooked River's Egg Hunt in the dark.  Prizes will include: candy and toys.  Grand Prizes will be one round of mini-golf!   $3.00 per person.  (If child paid to participate in 7:30 hunt then this hunt is included.)  Limited space available on a first come-first served basis.  Feel free to pick up your tickets early at the Park Office.  Please pay for the program at the Park Office.

 

Beginner Birding – Saturday, March 30, 2013 (10:00 AM – Noon)

Join a park ranger to learn about the winter birds!  From 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM we will discuss the different birds you might see in Georgia.  From 11:00 AM – Noon we will take a walk to see what we can discover!  Binoculars available.  Free! 

 

Wildlife of our World – Saturday, March 30, 2013 (1:00 PM – 2:00 PM)

Learn about the animals you could find on the park!  $1.00 per person.  Please pay at the Park Office.

 

For more information about programs or to register, please call the Park Office (912) 882-5256.

All vehicles must purchase a ParkPass

 

Olde Towne Gallery - Featured Artist

St. Marys gallery February guest artist

Sherry Rowell describes her work as “wearable, functional, and whimsical art”, and she is displaying some of her gourd art at Olde Towne Gallery through the month of February.  The artist began a few years ago with more traditional styles in gourd art but soon developed a more creative flair.  Last year Rowell expanded the variety of gourd styles adding very contemporary designs.  She continuously finds new uses for gourds and has become increasingly creative with designs and colors on this seemingly traditional craft material. See her work at the gallery located at 304 Osborne St. in downtown St. Marys next to Cedar Oak Cafe and open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.

 

 

 

 

Godfather Gala

The Godfather is sending you an "Offer You Can't Refuse." Please mark your calendar for FRIDAY, APRIL 5. At 7 pm in the evening, the Coastal Georgia Film Alliance will role out its red carpet to guests of the GODFATHER GALA. It's a fancy event that will be filled with fun, great food, and entertainment. Now you know you deserve a little play time, and the Godfather expects your presence. The dinner and dance is just $40 per person. There will be limited seating. You can make advance reservations by calling 912-882-0840 to make sure you don't miss this great experience. Or email me your mailing address and I'll make sure you get an invitation through the mail. The GODFATHER GALA is hosted by Joe and Terra Lucent. Proceeds from the gala will be used to bring more filmmaking to Coastal Georgia.

One special note: April 5 is also the opening night for St. Marys Little Theatre's "THE LAST FIVE YEARS," which you won't want to miss as well, so plan to get tickets to the play for one of the other four performances (April 6, 12 and 13--2 shows on the 13th). More about that later.

Go ahead and mark your calendar while your're thinking about it: (IN RED PLEASE) APRIL 5
7 PM
SOUTHERN JUNCTION
GODFATHER GALA

See you there!

Upcoming Theatre Related Events

April 5

Coastal Georgia Film Alliance

GODFATHER GALA

Southern Junction

912-729-1103

 

April 5, 6, 12 and 13

St. Marys Little Theatre presents

“The Last Five Years”

At Theatre by the Trax

912-729-1103

 

October 11, 12, 18, 19 & 20

St. Marys Little Theatre presents

“You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown”

At Theatre by the Trax

912-729-1103

 

Cumberland Island National Seashore News Release: Cumberland Island To Perform Prescribed Burn on Debris Pile

Cumberland Island National Seashore News Release

For Immediate Release

Ody Anderson    912-882-4336 ext. 303 

 

Cumberland Island to Perform Prescribed Burn on Debris Pile

Cumberland Island National Seashore announced today they are moving ahead with a fire management maintenance project on the island, which will  occur within the next 30 days.  This burn project will be conducted on the south end of the island known locally as Raccoon Keys on the debris pile. The pile covers a relatively small area of the Keys, approximately 100 feet by 20 feet and consists of dried vegetation from island landscape and right-of-way maintenance.

A carefully developed burn prescription has been approved for this project both locally and regionally.  The National Park Service must  meet a defined set of conditions before starting the prescribed burn including obtaining all burning permits from the Georgia Forestry Commission.   Fire managers will also look for acceptable burning conditions including good smoke dispersal and favorable winds which will carry the smoke out to sea as to not impact the Intracoastal Waterway, or the neighboring communities of St. Marys, Kings Bay Submarine Base, and Fernandina Beach, Florida. “Overall safety and smoke management are our primary concerns for this operation” said Cumberland Island National Seashore Superintendent Fred Boyles.

Fire managers anticipate visible smoke for several days after the initial start of the pile burn.  The burn will be conducted and monitored by trained, experienced National Park Service firefighters.  Access to the area will be restricted while the fire is active.  For more information during the burning period, please visit www.inciweb.org for periodic updates.

 

Cumberland Island National Seashore is the largest and southernmost barrier island in Georgia.  The park is the home to approximately 36,000 acres of pristine maritime forest, undeveloped beaches, freshwater lakes, wide brackish marshes and over 9,800 acres of Congressionally designated Wilderness.  The Seashore was authorized by Congress in 1972 and is administered by the National Park Service.  For more information call 912-882-4336 ext 254 or visit www.nps.gov/cuis. 

 

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Amelia Island Film Festival

Discover the dynamic world of short filmmaking at the Fernandina Little Theatre's Third Annual Oscar-Nominated Short Films Festival February 15-17.

The three-day festival in downtown Fernandina Beach will expand this year to include the Oscar-nominated documentary short films.

The Oscar-Nominated Short Films Festival will feature the 15 films nominated for best animated, best live action, and best documentary short films, shown in four alternating screenings at the Fernandina Little Theatre, 1014 Beech St. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all credits.

"Interest in this festival has increased every year," said FLT Artistic Director Kate Hart. "With the addition of the documentary films, we expect our biggest turn-out yet."

The Oscar-Nominated Short Films Festival this year again covers a wide-range of stories and experiences, Hart said -- from a documentary about five seniors living in a typical American retirement resort to a fiction film about the coming of age of a young boy in Somalia to an animated rumination about what happened during the first days of Creation to make Man and Dog so inseparable.

The screenings will feature video introductions by filmmakers who have previously won Oscars for their short films, including local favorite Luke Matheny, whose mother DiAnn lives in Fernandina Beach. Luke Matheny's "The God of Love" won the Oscar in 2011 for Best Live Action Short Film.

The screenings at FLT will include an opportunity for film-goers to pick the films they think will win the Oscar in all three categories. Those who correctly pick the three short films which win Oscars on February 24 will be entered into a drawing to win two tickets to an upcoming production at the theatre, now celebrating its 21st season.

The animated short films, which includes three animated films of note in addition to the five nominees, will screen at 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. February 16; and 4 p.m. February 17.

The live-action shorts will screen at 7 p.m. February 15; 2 and 7:30 p.m. February 16; and 11 a.m. February 17.

The five documentary shorts will be shown in two sessions. Group 1 films will screen at 9 p.m. February 15; 4 p.m. February 16; and 1 p.m. February 17. Group 2 will screen at noon and 9 p.m. February 16; and 5:30 p.m. February 17.

Admission to an individual screening session is $10; an all-sessions screening pass is $30. Tickets are available at Once Upon a Time Booksellers in downtown Saint Marys, and in Fernandina Beach at The UPS Store in the Publix shopping center on Sadler Road. Fernandina Little Theatre is an intimate space, and patrons are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance to guarantee seating availability.

For more information about the festival, visit www.ameliaflt.org.