Arts & Culture

Award-winning play, with First Coast setting, moves north

Submitted by My Community, Community News
Wednesday, June 13th, 2012, 1:07pm

 

GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. -- Jacksonville native and current Clay County resident, playwright Elaine Smith, is chosen for the Northern Writes New Works Festival, June 18-23, 2012, by the Penobscot Theatre Company in Bangor, Maine.  Elaine’s award-winning play, “Angels and Ministers of Grace Defend Us,” is a serio-comic family drama set on a First Coast-area farm reminiscent of her grandparents’ homestead outside of Green Cove Springs.

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Mardi Gras @ Your GCS Library

Submitted by Green Cove Springs Public Library, Jennifer Parker, Branch Manager
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012, 5:41pm
Mardi Gras @ Your GCS Library

The Green Cove Springs Library is proud to present...Mardi Gras @ Your Library on Saturday, February 18 at 2:30 PM featuring a performance by Navy Band Southeast’s TGIF ensemble!

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Governor Rick Scott’s Black History Month Essay Contest is Open

Submitted by My Community, Community News
Thursday, January 5th, 2012, 3:13pm

 

Florida Black History Month 2012

"African-American Pioneers Who Advanced Science and Technology"

Essay Contest Official Rules and Guidelines

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Call for Entries for the Most Powerful Voices Competition

Submitted by Katie Seay, Communications Director, American Heart Association
Friday, November 18th, 2011, 4:20pm
Call for Entries for the Most Powerful Voices Competition

Today, there are many singing competitions, but none that is quite like this. The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, GMC, formerly the Gospel Music Channel and Music World launched the Most Powerful Voices Online singing competition that may save your life!

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Fall Festivities & Halloween Happenings

Submitted by Linden Wargo, Eyes In The Sky
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011, 12:19am
Fall Festivities & Halloween Happenings

Fall is in full swing and Halloween and Thanksgiving are both right around the corner. All across the First Coast Halloween haunting, trick or treat attractions, and harvest themed fall festivals are geared up for the festivities.

If you are looking for a way to get out and enjoy the fall weather and festivities there is something here for everyone. With so many Halloween Events and Fall Festivals happening across the First Coast this weekend and through the end of October, there are too many to keep up with and list. This is a run down of a few of the many events across the area.

There are plenty of events and fun activities for the whole family in many locations. From trick-or-treating, to kids events and petting zoos, haunted houses and spooky mazes, to traditional pumpkin patch and hay ride fun, there is plenty of fun fall activities for all to enjoy.
 

October Halloween Festivities For The Family to Enjoy

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Who Would You Honor on a Postage Stamp?

Submitted by Rachel Leitao, First Coast News Staff
Monday, September 26th, 2011, 11:18am
Who Would You Honor on a Postage Stamp?

 

The Postal Service is asking Americans for suggestions on who should be the first living person to be honored on a U.S. postage stamp. Until now, a person has to have been dead for five years before appearing on a stamp. The post office has been facing severe financial problems, and a boost in stamp collecting would mean additional revenue.

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What did you think of 'Pan Am'?

Submitted by Rachel Leitao, First Coast News Staff
Monday, September 26th, 2011, 8:17am
What did you think of 'Pan Am'?

 

Passion, jealousy and espionage... They do it all – and they do it at 30,000 feet. The style of the 1960s, the energy and excitement of the Jet Age and a drama full of sexy entanglements deliciously mesh in this thrilling and highly-original new series. 

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