Around Town What’s happenng around Amelia Island

2021

APRIL

APRIL 1, 9, 11, 13 Plantation Artists Guild & Gallery

From April 1 through April 9, the “Corner Show” will display PAGG’s Art Lovers’ group artwork. PAGG is thrilled to announce that the “2020 – A Look Back” photo retrospect will debut Friday April 9 through Sunday April 11 with free admission. After April 11, the “Corner Show” will feature some of the standouts till the end of the month. April 13 is the debut of the gallery show “Visions of the Past,” which will run through June. Masks required. 94 Amelia Village Circle in the Omni Amelia Island Resort shops. Hours: Mon 11-5, Tues 9-1, Wed thru Sat 11- 5, Sun 1-5. Visit paggart.com or call (904) 432-1750 for more information.

APRIL 2 Easter Story Walkthrough

Experience the Easter story with your fi ve senses in a COVID-safe, station-by-station, immersive half-hour journey through historic Jerusalem! 5:30 p.m. – 7:30p.m. Visit bit.ly/392QZRi to book your slot, and for more info. Families and all ages welcome! Free.

APRIL 5 Beginner Yoga 8-week course

$119 for all 8 weeks, evening and morning workshops to choose. Starts 4/5 @ 7:15-8:30 p.m. or 3/30 @ 10:15-11:30 a.m. In studio class with 9 people maximum and social distancing. Learn yoga with safe, systematic and methodical progress and instructions. Common knee, neck, shoulder and back conditions are ok! In-studio only. Community Yoga + Wellness, 210 Beech Street. (904) 613-6345. cyoga-amelia.com

APRIL 8 Fairies on Parade

Th e Bartram Garden Club’s featured topic will be fairy gardens and botanical arts designs featuring fairies. Th e meeting will preview and discuss preparations for the Bartram Garden Club’s fundraiser fl ower show and garden walk featuring fairy gardens at the Woman’s Club on May 7. Hospitality starts at 10 a.m. with the business meeting to follow at 10:30a.m. Program begins at 11 a.m. Located at GFWC Woman’s Club Inc., 201 Jean Lafi tte Blvd. Masks required with socially distanced seating. Vsit www.bartramgardenclub.org for additional information, or contact Linda Broadrick at Linda.Broadrick@gmail.com or (904) 491-7759.

APRIL 9 Midori with Pianist Ieva Jokubaviciute

Midori, a visionary artist, activist, and educator. A leading concert violinist for over 35 years, Midori regularly transfi xes audiences around the world, bringing together graceful precision and intimate expression. Accompanying Midori is Lithuanian pianist Ieva Jokubaviciute, with her powerful and intricately crafted music. Concert will be held at Amelia Plantation Chapel, 36 Bowman Rd. Two shows, 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. $70. Please visit ameliachambermusic.org for more information.

APRIL 10 All That Jazz!

Crescendo Amelia Big Band holds an outdoor concert series with monthly dates through July. Performances scheduled at Amelia Musical Playhouse outdoor stage, 1955 Island Walkway. Tickets online at crescendoamelia.com. Call (904) 878-0037 for more information.

APRIL 15 Sign & Sip

Th e Book Loft invites you to join them and local author R.W. Herman for a Sip and Sign presentation in downtown Fernandina Beach from 4 to 6 p.m. Published by Giro di Mondo Publishing of Fernandina Beach. 214 Centre Street. Call (904) 231-8991 for more information.

APRIL 16, 17, 23, 24, 25 The Great American Trailer Park Festival

Th ere’s a new tenant at Armadillo Acres—and she’s wreaking havoc all over Florida’s most exclusive trailer park. When Pippi, the stripper on the run, comes between the Dr. Phil–loving, agoraphobic Jeannie and her tollbooth collector husband—the storms begin to brew. *Adult language is used during the show. Amelia Musical Playhouse, 1955 Island Walkway. $20 general admission, $10 students 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Please call Jill at (904) 277-3455 or email info@ameliamusicalplayhouse.com for more information.

APRIL 16-18, 22-24, 25, 29, 30 The Importance of Being Earnest

Performances are at 8 p.m. on April 16,17, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30. In-person tickets are $25 for adults and $10 for students, with socially distanced seating in the Main Stage theatre at 207 Cedar Street. Livestreaming tickets are $15 for individuals; $30 for households of 2-4 people; and $90 for a group of 5-10. Visit www. ameliacommunitytheatre.org or call (904) 2616749 for tickets. APRIL 17 Drive-Thru Tree Giveaway

City of Fernandina Beach and Keep Nassau Beautiful will host a drive-thru tree giveaway from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Meet at 1017 South 5th Street www.keepnassaubeautiful.org/news and events or call (904) 261-0165

APRIL 17 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event

Keep Nassau Beautiful and Nassau County Solid Waste Management will hold a free household hazardous waste collection for Nassau County residents from 8 a.m. to noon at the Nassau County Road Department at 86200 Gene Lasserre Blvd. in Yulee. A non-perishable canned food drive for Barnabas Food Pantry will also be held. For more information and directions, visit keepnassaubeautiful.org/news-and-events or call (904) 261-0165.

APRIL 18 Valentinea Lisitsa

Part of the 20th annual Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival, Valentina Lisitsa is one of the most watched classical musicians on the Internet. With her multifaceted playing described as “dazzling”, Lisitsa is at ease in a vast repertoire ranging from Bach and Mozart to Shostakovich and Bernstein. Th e Amelia Plantation Chapel, 36 Bowman Road. Concerts at 3 and 7 p.m. Tickets $50. Visit ameliachambermusic.org for more information.

APRIL 21 An Intimate Conversation with David Baldacci

Best selling author David Balducci joins us via ZOOM to talk about his latest thriller, A Gambling Man. Personalized and autographed copies available to all who register. Starts at 7 p.m. Story & Song Bookstore Bistro, 1430 Park Avenue. For more information, please call (904) 601-2118.

APRIL 22 Amelia Island Writers

Lynette Najimy presents a program to help writers build their marketing platforms. Open to anyone interested in writing. 12:00 p.m.- 2:00 p.m. Story & Song Bookstore Bistro 1430 Park Avenue, (904) 601-2118 RSVP to jimlee. shobe@gmail.com.

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looking back at 2020

With a new community project called “2020 A Look Back,” four women create a new exhibit that catalogues Amelia Island’s extraordinary pandemic year of 2020 in photos.

BY DICKIE ANDERSON

In November last year, four women met at the Plantation Artists’ Guild and Gallery to talk about an idea brought to them by Karen Bowden, an exhibiting artist and board member at the popular island gallery in Th e Shops at the Omni Amelia Island Resort.

Karen was inspired by a project led by Kate Middleton and the National Portrait Gallery titled “Hold Still.” In this exhibit, photos were selected out of 30,000 submitted that displayed a range of emotions brought on by the pandemic. Bowden’s idea? Why couldn’t a similar project on a smaller scale be done in our community? Th e four women—Karen Bowden, Barbara Hopkins, Sarah Edwards, and Dickie Anderson—agreed that, yes, it could and should be done. As they brainstormed, the project grew and soon it was dubbed, 2020 – A Look Back. Plans were made to call for photos, develop a traveling exhibit of 100 of the submitted photos, produce a video, and develop a special edition magazine.

Th ey quickly found support in the community, starting with their fi rst visit to Gil Langley and Marilou Welling at the Amelia Island Convention & Visitors Bureau. With their encouragement, others were approached and asked for their support and sponsorship.

A visit with Olivia Hoblit, Regional Manager of the two newest hospitality properties on Amelia Island—the Courtyard and Springhill Suites by Marriott—brought the project its title sponsor. Additional sponsors were quick to join, including Baptist Medical Center Nassau, Florida Public Utilities, and Rayonier Advanced Materials.

Foy Malloy and Scott Bryan at the Fernandina Beach News-Leader off ered their support and began running ads

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2020 – A Look Back, a community photographic project, opens at the Plantation Artists’ Guild and Gallery on April 9 to 11 at 94 Amelia Village Circle. The gallery is open 11am to 5pm.

Other scheduled exhibits include the grand opening of the Courtyard and Springhill Suites by Marriott in mid-May and the month of June at Story and Song Bookstore Bistro.

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Left to right: Karen Bowden, Sarah Edwards, Dickie Anderson, and Barbara Hopkins

asking for photos. Digital Village and Charlie Monroe joined the team with their technical expertise as the exhibit came together.

As the group met each week, an abundance of creative energy emerged as decisions were made. It was decided that an ideal partner and recipient of revenue generated would be Arts Alive-Nassau, a critical non-profi t organization that provides arts programming to the children of Nassau County.

In December, a call went out for photographs taken during the year 2020 in Nassau County by residents or visitors. Hundreds of photos were submitted. Once selected, the photos were enlarged and made ready for display, either mounted on the wall or displayed on an easel. Th e exhibit has been designed to be portable and will be available for display at various venues throughout the community and county. Th e exhibits are free.

Th e 2020 – A Look Back magazine, with selected photos and the story behind the project, is available for sale at exhibit events and other retail outlets. Sales of the magazine benefi t Arts Alive-Nassau.

Th e creators are thrilled with the wide variety of photos that are included in the exhibit and the magazine. Of course, there were plenty of surprises, including expected photos that did not come in and unexpected photos that showcased what was important to people in the year 2020. Th e fi nal collection of photos tells the story of a resilient and vibrant community that survived a year like no other.