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19 OLD CITY SUPER COMPANY BEACH GEAR TO GO

A MATTER OF CHOICE

63 LIFE A WALK BACK IN TIME

FEATURES 42 THE SOUND OF FREEDOM 50 WHAT THE TIDE BROUGHT IN

CIVICALLY MINDED FATHER’S DAY GIFT GUIDE GIVING - CROSSING FOR A CURE

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ON THE COVER: The setting sun casts a gorgeous glow on the planking of a centuries-old ship that washed up onshore in April of this year... and caused quite a stir. People came from all over to see “living” history and news channels swarmed to South Ponte Vedra Beach site. Old City Life was lucky to get the story, or what’s JUNE 2018

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iving on the First Coast, you

intense summer storms developing from

never know what might

seemingly nowhere — all are regular

a tremendous amount of time, effort

happen. Just when you think

occurrences here along the Florida

and underwater exploration — in this

you’ve seen it all in the way

Normally, discovering those requires

coast. Even with modern day weather

area, that job belongs to our friends

of jaw-dropping discoveries, something

forecasting, we all are subject to the

at the Lighthouse Archeological

comes across your Facebook feed that

forces of nature.

Maritime Program. Their sole purpose

changes that perception. Remember last

Now, just think about being subject

is the exploration and discovery of

year when we were all buzzing about

to those forces of nature during the

our “maritime mysteries,” with some

centuries-old skeletons found under the

times which there was no reliable way

education thrown in for good measure.

floor of what used to be Potter’s Wax

of predicting the weather. Supplies had

Museum on King Street? How those

to get from settlement to settlement;

the job easy for LAMP professionals

skeletons were probably the remains of

resources gathered at one place had

by bringing the wreck to them. If you

the first colonists in the area? All those

to get to another which needed it and,

haven’t heard about it by now, you’ve

years, all those people just feet below…

“back in the day,” shipping over water

been holed up in a cave on the side of

This April, though, the sea made

the bones of our “fellow” citizens. Who knew? When all was said and done, dozens of grave sites were uncovered and so much more known about the place we all call home. Before that, there was the discovery of house walls, a hearth, and well at the Milltop demolition site, which was being torn down and re-built. The things found in there confirmed that it was an early resident’s abode, as is with all discoveries of this nature, it helped us understand

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just a little bit more about the early beginnings of our city. I’ve always walked around the city

All those ships on the water, and all

a mountain for the past few months. The hull of a vessel washed up on the

and thought “What’s under my feet?

that potential for catastrophic weather to

shore of Ponte Vedra Beach and became

What piece of history is lying just under

arise in an instant…

an overnight sensation. It sparked the

the surface of this brick road (or dirt

We know about some of the more

field, or building)?” With discoveries like

famous shipwrecks - the Atocha, the

these, I do it now more than ever.

San Jose and her flotilla of 16 other

I also find myself thinking that same

was the fastest way that could happen.

imagination of everyone who saw it and caused quite a stir when word got out. The LAMP people immediately sprung

vessels which all went down (which

for their tape measures, this time

thing when looking out at the ocean.

was featured in our March 2018

leaving their wet suits and dive gear

History tell us that the eastern seaboard

issue), etc. but think about all the ones

behind. What they found was a pretty

was a major shipping channel, and

we don’t know about — the smaller

well-preserved piece of hull which gave

that St. Augustine was one of the more

merchant vessels loaded down with

them enough clues for a pretty good idea

important ports along the way. History

goods bound for points unknown. There

of what they had on their hands.

(and current times) also tell us that

have to be hundreds of ships out there

Thank goodness for them, or we

the weather here is as unpredictable

which weren’t able to make it to their

would still be wondering exactly what

as it gets. Hurricanes, Nor-easters,

destination.

washed ashore.

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e are lucky enough to

the way.

have some great schools

As a parent, I

in our city and county,

repeated taking

but I firmly believe

my kids on road

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trips to Maine,

My memories of traveling as a child were

but they soon

our family pilgrimages by car to visit our

went their own

grandparents up the East coast, before

way – and not by car. A school trip to

the interstate highway system and before

Stonehenge was my son’s first voyage

iPads. There were three of us kids in the

“across the pond.” Later he found himself

back seat, squabbling, eating snacks, and

studying in what was the USSR when

looking for license plates from every state.

President Gorbachev fell from power,

With a Navy dad we moved often, and

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Travel near or far always stretches us and gets us out of our comfort zone. Food, or musical adventures, or wandering a city street, or hiking a mountain reminds us how big our world and the many

and now he trots the globe in his line of

my father made our journey to a new

work. My daughter backpacked in Europe

home an adventure if he could. We once

after high school, sailed in Thailand, and

took a cross country road trip from San

worked in Antarctica among many other

Diego to Washington DC. The car wasn’t

travels. My own work took me many

air-conditioned, and the heat of Death

places. My treat after long days in offices

Valley was an astonishment to a little girl.

that all looked the same the world over,

The Grand Canyon, Mount Rushmore and

would be to seek out art galleries, no

the Alamo were all riveting stops along

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f you’d asked me 5 years ago if I

As Pozniak’s client list grew, so did his

The following year they married at the

thought I’d be at the Super Bowl

skill set, including projection mapping,

Lady La Leche Shrine and purchased

in 2018, I would’ve laughed

video walls, aerial drone footage, man-

their dream home in Davis Shores. He

in your face,” says RJ Pozniak,

on-the-street videos, and webcasting

was ready to spend more time with his

owner of Maritime Creative, a St.

live from events. Pretty much anything

family and less time on the road. So he

Augustine-based event production

that required new technology.

started Maritime Creative, hired Dan

company. Back then, Pozniak was a hired gun

As display technology advanced,

Lankry as his Director of Production,

the demands were keeping Pozniak

and moved into a warehouse space by

working out of his garage in Vilano

on the road eight months out of the

Flagler Hospital.

Beach. Event producers would call him

year. In 2012, he proposed to his

when their clients wanted something

longtime girlfriend at the Mumford

client list that included heavy-hitters

more than the traditional A/V setup.

and Sons show at St. Francis Field.

like Bacardi and MetLife. In 2016,

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fabrication shop,” says Lankry. “Before that, I

their Super Bowl party in New Orleans. They

would design things and we’d assemble them at

had to pull together a strong team to produce

the event to be torn down a few days later. The

at the scale needed.

opportunity to design a woodshop and be able to

“We nailed it. It was a great event and

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and Minneapolis,” Pozniak explains. For the Houston Super Bowl event, they built an attraction called Loudmouth, an interactive booth where

“Our warehouse space turned into a

warehouse into a contemporary ballroom for

fans could measure the volume of their cheers and compete with opposing fans.

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fabricate furnishings and permanent installation work was a dream come true,” says Lankry.

Around that same time, Florida Blue enlisted Maritime to help them make their retail locations more interactive, growing the fabrication side of the business. Today they make everything from coffee tables (made from local fallen hurricane trees) to enormous custom video displays for events and retail environments. Maritime’s team has grown to six people at the local shop and an expansive distributed team of technical experts living all over the world. “I’m still on the road more than I’d like, but I’m developing more business locally so I can spend more time with my wife and son,” says Pozniak, “and more time fishing,” he chuckles under his breath. In the wake of hurricanes Matthew and Irma, Pozniak and his team at Maritime were inspired by how supportive the local community was in the face of tragic losses, and are currently focused on giving back to the community by supporting local events. To this end, Maritime built, installed, and ran the live cooking stage at the Made in St. Augustine festival, is supporting the Full Circle Festival in Lincolnville, and is always on the lookout for opportunities to support Saint Augustine’s local culture.

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“There is an exciting movement

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especially if you live

in our city right now with new

by the beach — you’ve

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and bike rentals and everything

seen a sky-blue,

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vintage, 1990 Chevrolet P30 Step

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Guthrie, the company’s founder

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town cruisers by Linus Bike and

entrepreneur Ian Guthrie.

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other items, to make a day at the

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beach or cruising downtown a breeze. “I’ve been working with a large number of Airbnbs since starting the company last year,” says Guthrie. “And I’ve had a great response from all of my renters. They’re loving the ease of the process with drop-off and pick-up services and some of the homeowners have even built stations with bike racks and hooks for their renters. This makes it very easy for their guests to arrive with everything already there for them.” Guthrie, who is a longtime resident of the area, is also focused on and passionate about the environmental aspect that beach-goers can have on our local landscape. He says that

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ducation is a hot topic these days, with some people steering towards alternatives to public

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Religion, Engineering, Arts, and Math) initiatives. The PCA mission statement declares that the school, “provides a Catholic and Christ-centered educational environment that inspires all students to reach their full spiritual and academic potential.” Also located in the heart of downtown St. Augustine is Trinity Episcopal Learning Center — a small Christian preschool. The curriculum includes a movement program, Spanish, and American Sign Language. According to Director Tammy Walthall “We focus on individual learning, promote academic skills, encourage physical movement and increase Many independent schools in the area provide academics with a religious

Also offering Catholic Education

socialization for children ages 2 years old to VPK.” Walthall asserts that their

foundation. One such institution,

is Palmer Catholic Academy (PCA),

low student-to-teacher ratio allows

Cathedral Parish School, located at

located at 4889 Palm Valley Road

them to provide each child individual

259 St. George Street in St. Augustine,

in Ponte Vedra Beach. The school

attention, which is crucial in early

has been a leader in the St. Augustine

has been designated a Blue Ribbon,

education.

community for decades. Their success

A+ Accredited, Pre-K through 8th

has been due in large part to their

Grade Catholic School. Accelerated

253 State Road 16, takes a classical

interdisciplinary educational approach.

and Honors courses are offered in

approach to Christian education. As an

CPS educators pursue inquiry and

middle school. The main focus of PCA

independent and interdenominational

discovery through cross-grade level

is to provide a challenging academic

institution, Veritas is not affiliated

activities and they pride themselves

environment for students in order to

with any one church but encourages

on dynamics and diversity. “Our

build their character and help them

students of many denominations in

goal is to provide a seamless Catholic

become leaders. Their curriculum

their Christian walk. With the belief

education through twelfth grade at

includes STREAM (Science, Technology,

that “a school is a garden, not a

our High School St. Joseph Academy,” says Kathy Boice, Principal of Cathedral Parish School. Cathedral Parish Early Education Center, the only Catholic preschool in St. Augustine, located at 10 Sebastian Avenue, serves infants as young as one-year old and goes to VPK preschool. “Our teachers are dedicated, caring, and attentive. PREVIOUS PAGE: “GREEN PEACE” AT

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“We have a clean, safe environment with a family

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says Jill Valley, CPEEC Director

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Veritas Classical School, located at

God, love others, and love learning.” Memorial Lutheran Chapel School, located at 3375 US1 South, is another option for families looking for Christian-based early childhood education. With a family-oriented atmosphere, Memorial Lutheran’s HighScope curriculum allows children to actively learn by doing. “Making Christ known drives everything about our school,” says Director, Linda Burrier. “We use the tuition we receive to help serve our community.” Memorial Lutheran Chapel School has won the Best of St. Augustine award for Best Preparatory school the last three years in a row. factory,” Veritas offers small class sizes

Principal Melinda Provenza, “…not just

and teaches the value of community

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Berea Seventh Day Adventist Church Sabbath School 9:15am, Worship 11am Prayer Meeting 7:30pm 151 M L King Ave | Downtown | 824.9145

Church at Vilano (Baptist) Bible School 9:30am, Sunday 10:30am Wednesday Prayer and Bible Services 7pm 121 Meadow Ave | Vilano Beach | 827.0477

Bethany Baptist Church Call for Services 5465 CR 208 | Bakersville | 824.5169

Community Bible Church Equipping Hour (classes for all ages) 9:30am Fellowship Worship Service10:30am Wed (school schedule) Word of Life Clubs, ages 4 thru High School, Bible Study 6:30pm 3150 US 1 South | St Augustine | 797.3875

Bethel Baptist Church Call for services 222 Riberia St | Downtown | 824.5304 Bible Baptist Church Sunday School 9:30am Worship 10:30am & 5pm 2485 Old Moultrie Rd | 797.3999 Bridge of Life Christian Center (Full Gospel Assembly of God) Sunday Worship 10:30am Wed 6:30pm Bible Study Lewis Point Plaza | 797.0669 Cathedral-Basilica Parish (Catholic) Saturday Vigil Mass 5pm Sunday Masses 7am, 9am &11am, 5pm Daily Mass 7am Monday - Saturday 38 Cathedral PL | Historic Distict | 824.2806

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Dawson Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Sunday School 9:30am, Sunday Worship 110am, Bible Study Wednesday 7pm 225 N Orange St | St. Augustine | 824.8049 Sunday 10am, Thursday 7pm 2040 SR 207 | 819.9970 Destiny Church International Sunday 1030am Wed 7pm 1485 US1 South St. Augustine, FL 32086 904824-6176 First Church of Christ Scientist (Christian Science and Reading Room) Sunday School and Service 10am Wednesday Service 5:30pm 2555 Old Moultrie Rd | 797.8882 First Baptist Church Sunday School 9:30am, Worship 10:45am Monday Word and Action Bible Study 6:45pm Wednesday Prayer Service 12 noon 89 St Francis Street | Downtown | 824.6590 First United Methodist Church Sunday 8:15am & 11am - Traditional Worship Sunday 9:30am - Contemporary 118 King Street | Downtown | 829.3459 Grace United Methodist Church Sun School 9:15 am Worship 7:45, 8:00 & 11:00 am Junior Church during 11am Carrera St at Cordova St | Downtown | 829.8272 Good News PCA (Christian) Sunday Worship 9am & 10:30am Nursery provided for all services 1357 Wildwood Drive | 819.0064 Heritage Baptist Church Bible Fellowship 9:30am Sunday School 9:30am Sunday Worship 10:30am & 5:30pm Wed 7pm prayer meeting 1480 Wildwood Dr | 824.8888 Hineni Messianic Fellowship (Messianic - Jewish & Non Jewish Believers) Friday Shabbat 7:30pm Tuesday Bible Study 7:30pm 1797 Old Moultrie Road | 827.9731 Holy Cross Charismatic Orthodox Sunday 10am 110 Masters Drive | 810.0535 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church of St Augustine 2940 CR 214 | 829.0504

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Homeport Christian Church Sundays 9am Traditional 10:45am Contemporary Wednesday 6:30pm 5605 US 1 S | St Augustine South | 797.8921 Hurst Chapel AME Church (Methodist) Call for Services 28-1/2 Bernard St | Downtown | 824.0500 Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall South Cong.- Sunday 4pm & Thur 7:30pm North Cong. - Sunday 1pm & Wed 7:30pm East Cong. - Sunday 1pm & Thursday 7:30pm 735 Kings Estate Rd | 797.7599 Lighthouse Church of God Sunday School 9:30am, Worship 10:30am Sunday Evening 6pm, Wed Evening 7pm 1230 Kings Estate Road | 797.6996 Mc Dowell Baptist Church 16 Bayview Drive | St Augustine Call for Services 829-8388

5950 SR 16 | 824.8688 Pentecostal Fellowship Center Church Sunday Schoool 10:00am Worship 11am, 6pm | Youth Thursday 5:30pm 1065 Kings Estate Rd | Kings Estates | 797.6040

Saint Luke AME Church African Methodist Sunday School 9:30am Sunday Worship 11am 694 W Pearl St | Downtown | 824.6120

Pilgrim Church (United Church of Christ) Service Sunday 10am 5880 US 1 South | St Augustine | 797.5187

Saint Mary’s Baptist Church Call for Services 69 Washington St | Downtown | 824.1314

Rebirth Church Sunday Worship 10:30am Wednesday Bible Studies 7pm St. Augustine High School, 3205 Varella Ave. 904.325.9647

Saint Paul AME Church Sunday School 9:30am, Worship Services 10:45am Bible Study Wednesday 6pm 85 ML King Avenue | 829.3918

Saint Anastasia Catholic Church Saturday 4pm, Sunday 8am & 10:30am Daily Mass 9am Monday-Friday 5205 A1A South | Anastasia Island | 471.5364

Tabernacle Baptist Church Call for Services 280 Duval St | Downtown | 829.2041

Saint Photios National Shrine (Greek Orthodox) Monday - Saturday, Sunday Service Friday 11am 41 St George St | St Augustine | 829.8205

The Village Church (Interdenominational) Bible School 9:00am Services 9am & 11am, Children’s 11am Adult Bible Study 10am, Youth 5pm 4225 Pacetti Rd | World Golf Village | 940.6768

Memorial Lutheran Church of the Martyrs Sunday School Sundays Traditional 8am Contemporary 10:30am 3375 US 1 South | 797.4377

San Sebastian Catholic Church Saturday Vigil Mass 4pm Sunday Masses 8am,10am, 12 noon Spanish Daily Mass 8am Tues - Friday 1112 SR 16 | 824.6625

Memorial Presbyterian Church Sunday 8:30am Informal, 9:30am Church School 10:50am Pipe Organ Prelude, 11am Worship 36 Sevilla St | Historic District | 829.6451

Seventh - Day Adventist Church Sabbath School 9:30am, Worship 11am 485 Shores Boulevard | St Augustine | 824.5855

Mill Creek Baptist Church Sunday Bible Service 10am, Sunday Worship 11am, 6:30pm, Wed 7pm 6019-A State Rd. 16 | Mill Creek | 940.3130 Miracle Center Ministries (Non-Denominational) Sunday 10:30am 1797 Old Moultrie Road | 824.9673 Moultrie Baptist Church Sunday School 9:45am Service 11am, 6pm, Wed 6:30pm 3699 US 1 S | Moultrie Creek | 797.9005 New Life Baptist Church Call for Service Times 346 Varella Avenue • Near SR 16 | 823.9537 New Saint James Missionary Baptist Church Sunday School 9:30am, Worship 10:30am 135 Rodriquez Street | 824.6500

Shiloh Baptist Church Call for Services 271 West King St | Downtown | 824.3913 Saint Augustine Shores United Methodist Church Sunday School 10am, Traditional 9am Contemporary 11am 724 Shores Blvd | St Augustine Shores | 797.4416 Saint Cyprian’s Episcopal Church Sunday Holy Eucharist 10am Third Sunday 5:30pm 37 Lovett Street | 829.8828 Saint Francis In-the-Field Episcopal Church 9am, Sunday 10am 895 Palm Valley Rd | Ponte Vedra | 543.0112 St. James Catholic Church Sunday Vigil Mass - 10:30 a.m. 86 ML King Ave. I 460.0535

Temple Bet Yam (Jewish Reform) Services First and Third Friday 7:30pm 2055 Wildwood Rd | St Augustine | 819.1875

Trinity Episcopal Parish Holy Eurcharist 7:30, 9am Family Service & 11:15am Wednesday 10am Holy Eurcharist and Healing Service followed by Bible Study 215 St. George St | Historic District | 824.2876 Turning Point at Calvary Baptist Church Sunday School 9:40am Worship 9:40am, 11am, 6pm 3500 SR 16 • 829.9795 Unitarian-Universalists Fellowship of St. Augustine Sunday 10:30am 2487 A1A South | St Augustine | 471.2047 Wards Creek Baptist Church Sunday Services 7am, 10:45am 7pm Home Bible Studies Wednesday Youth 6pm - Service 7pm 7730 County Rd 13 N | Wards Creek | 522.0128 Zion Baptist Church Call for Services 94 Evergreen Ave | St Augustine | 826.1424

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THE SOUND OF FREEDOM

NEEDS MANY VOICES

r. Martin Luther King Jr. once said

park’s namesake as well as the city’s Civil Rights

very simply but very passionately

Movement and African-American storylines.

that “The Arc of the moral universe

The park, once a landfill known as Riberia

is long, but it bends toward justice.”

Pointe, which many developers were looking to

This profound statement serves as the principle

turn into a high-end residential neighborhood,

foundation of Compassionate St. Augustine’s

memorializes Dr. Hayling’s contributions to

“Let Freedom Ring” Chimes Project. Located in

St. Augustine’s place in the movement. The

Dr. Robert B. Hayling Freedom Park, which was

recent addition of the Chimes Project public art

dedicated in 2016, the display is focused on

installation further elevates the importance of

commemorating the historical importance of the

those storylines

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The Project, a display of fourteen graduated contrabass pentatonic aluminum chimes fashioned in a semi-circle, is at the southern tip of that ten-plus acre peninsula at the southern end of Lincolnville which visually ties in with the peaceful majesty of the Intracoastal Waterway. With the 312 Bridge in the backdrop of the chimes’ outer arc, a gleaming white marble semi-circular bench called Toward sits opposite the inner arc of the chimes where it creates the outline of an incomplete circle. “From a distance the bench looks smooth and clean,” says Lincolnville artist Joe Segal, who was commissioned to design, build, and install Toward, “…but as you get closer you see that the marble is rough and has an unfinished look. I think this symbolizes that we still have progress to make on the issue of Civil Rights.” Segal elaborates: “It had to be in sync with the natural setting of Riberia Pointe and it needed to complement the message of the chimes. Splitting the stone and creating the sculpture was tough with such a tight timeline, but it was an honor for me to do it because I have lived in Lincolnville for over thirty years. This is where I became an artist.” The chimes project is only the latest

INSET ABOVE: COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP SCHOOL DIRECTOR ALEXIUS RHODES SPEAKS AT THE CHIMES DEDICATION INSET BELOW:

CAREN GOLDMAN OF COMPASSIONATE ST. AUGUSTINE

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initiative that CSA has spearheaded in order to inspire and influence compassion in the Ancient City. Caren Goldman, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Compassionate St. Augustine says “This is a way for us to come together in celebration of history and diversity.” City Manager John Regan, who worked as a facilitator for the city on the project believes ”We invest in each other when we invest in projects like this.” In that spirit, Goldman collaborated with the grassroots organization Keep Riberia Pointe Green and the City of St. Augustine to ensure the environmentally friendly and safe installation of the monument. Todd

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I A M VE R Y PR O U D O F H OW WA R M LY I T H A S B E E N R E C E I VED. TH I S PR O J E C T I S A S Y M B OL T H AT O U R C O M M U N I TY C A N B E A M O D E L FO R S TA B I L I TY AND C O M PA S S I O N TH AT TH E WORL D H A S N E VE R S E E N . Grant, Deputy Director of the City’s Public Works Department explains,

as opportunities.”

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Atop the marble slabs of the bench

“We were in charge of installing

are etched granite tiles designed by

the concrete slab. We helped with

youth from the St. Augustine Boys and

infrastructure and made sure the

Girls Club Players Championship Unit,

project was ADA accessible. We had

students from The Webster School, and

some setbacks, but we looked at them

incarcerated boys from St. Johns Youth

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this project.” Ferguson, who provided oversight for the students and teachers at The Webster School and Boys & Girls Club says, “I am very proud of how warmly it has been received. This project is a symbol that our community can be a model for stability and compassion that the world has never seen. Hopefully, this is a story that keeps on writing itself.” With The Chimes Project, dedicated on April 4th, exactly fifty years after Dr. King’s assassination, St. Academy. The tiles, adorned with

name). Former Webster student and

Augustine’s Civil Rights history is

interpretive pictures and quotes

the school’s current Community

starting to establish itself in the

focused on aspects of Civil Rights

Partnership School Director, Alexius

narrative of that tumultuous and

and African-American history, top

Ferguson was the point of contact for

pivotal period in our nation’s history. In

off the rough marble slabs that arch

the tiles portion of the project.

the words of Dr. King, “We have come

collectively “toward” the freedom chimes (where the work got its

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“I am a connector,” says Ferguson, “…both in my everyday job and also for

a long, long way, but we have a long, long way to go.”

And the “continued writing”

fourth grade Florida history students.

owner and operator of the LMCC says,

Ferguson alluded to is already in

The curriculum would allow school

“It’s important to get kids involved.

the works as CSA, The Lincolnville

field trip groups to visit the Chimes

It’s special to take something that

Museum and Cultural Center, and

Project and also lead them through

brought so much pain and make it a

Tag! The St. Augustine Children’s

the museum to further learn about St.

positive learning experience for future

Museum are in the planning stage of a

Augustine’s Civil Rights and African-

generations.”

curriculum that will be extended to all

American History. Gayle Phillips,

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What the Tide Brought In A M A RI TI M E MY S T E RY PHOTOS KATE GARDINER BY BRENDAN BURKE, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ARCHAEOLOGY, ST. AUGUSTINE LIGHTHOUSE & MARITIME MUSEUM

S 50

tanding on the beach, toes

you will find a space where billions

in the water, your visual

of us have occupied, from the seat of

horizon is a tad under three

an airliner, a place about five miles

nautical miles. Many people

place along our own First Coast. For centuries, the projection of

up. Beyond that, more humans have

Florida jutted out between the Gulf of

are surprised at how small a visual

occupied the outer atmosphere and

Mexico and Atlantic Ocean as a great

world that is - it just seems so much

space than have ventured into the

barrier to transportation. To European

bigger. Our imagination, if we let it

abyssal depths of the oceanâ&#x20AC;Śas if we

powers, La Florida was a flagstaff

wander, can easily take us over the

were meant to be birds. But humans,

empire, without particular industrial

horizon to a sea of intrigue, of conflict,

like all life forms, emerged from the

or economic merit. St. Augustine and

of mesmerizing beauty, of unbridled

seas. And so too, things still emerge

Pensacola, tiny, resilient outposts,

power, and through a land of almost

from the sea. Join me here on a tale of

comprised the principle metropoles

complete mystery. If you look up,

discovery: of an untold story that takes

of the colony. While St. Augustine

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TH E O C EAN I S P E R F E C TLY I N DI F F E R E N T TO H E R VI C TI M S AND S H I P S H AVE S L I PP ED B E N E ATH TH E WAV ES WI TH O U T S O M U CH AS A MURMUR.

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originally had strategic importance

navigational hazards in the

bucolic Florida Keys, then more of

to Spain as it fronted her shipping

New World.

an annoyance than an attribute.

routes, things changed by the 18th

George Washington was among

Nonetheless, shipping around

century as England and France

the first to consider cutting a canal

Florida’s peninsula grew and, by the

encroached on Spain’s New World

in Spanish Florida, a territory outside

mid-1800s, vessels plodded around

Empire. Resources of the Gulf,

his purview, but not his imagination.

Florida’s coast like ants on the scent of

particularly the entrance to the

Merchants in a burgeoning United

an errant sugar cube.

Mississippi River and its cutting,

States dreamed shipping to the

controlling swath up through North

Gulf of Mexico without having to

the 1850s, to what we now call Ponte

America, outweighed the value of

sail so close to Cuba and the Spanish

Vedra Beach. Our footprints are some

the peninsula, and to some it was

threat. Ship captains likewise soberly

of the only human tracks from Fort

relegated to being one of the largest

considered threats raised by the

Clinch to Fort Lauderdale. We face

Let’s say that we can travel back to

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the beach, behind us a thin sprawl of

cargo is the riches of the Gulf Coast.

happen under a cloudless, bright sky

cattle ranches and a burgeoning citrus

Lumber, sugar, and mail from New

or in a howling tempest on a moonless

boom, and stare out over the Atlantic.

Orleans fills the hold. To the north,

night. The ocean is perfectly indifferent

With the passing of each daily rhythm,

eager merchants await the arrival

to her victims and ships have slipped

we view distant sails, pacing at times,

of longleaf pine, from which doors,

beneath the waves without so much as

lazily down the coast during a morning

windows, and shutters for a thousand

a murmur. I have read of a privateer

zephyr, or hustling businesslike under

new homes can be manufactured.

schooner flipping end-over-end during

the press of an afternoon sea breeze.

Oranges and sugar await tables,

a great storm and being eaten by a

Remember, this was a three-mile-per-

bringing the sweet and savory taste of

roaring comber. In fleeting seconds,

hour world for most people, so have

the southeast to market. Mail brings

an adjacent man o’war watched her

patience...it’s worth it. Here comes a

news of the recently born or deceased

sister ship disappear. To the horror of

sail…let’s see who she is: two masts,

and of fortune and misfortune.

sailors watching, the only survivor was

the foremast shorter, shows a schooner.

of panic, of sheer terror, when one of

hull presses northward. Today, the

these merchantmen is in peril. It can

MAIN: WOODEN PEG CONSTRUCTION MIGHT GIVE UP SOME CLUES ACROSS:

What we don’t see is the moment

Heeled with the sea breeze, her dark

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a seaman’s cap scudding through the foam.

Revelation The Sea gives back what it took

measures, folding rules, and other tools of our trade, just north of the Guana

On a random Wednesday morning

Tolomato Matanzas

during the Spring Break season, I

National Estuarine

received a text from a colleague. In

Research Reserve

the middle of a meeting, I quickly

(GTM Reserve)

glanced at the phone only to do a

entrance and

double-take. A picture showed a

were met by

large section of wreckage on Ponte

one of our

Vedra Beach. Sitting pretty as

favorite sights,

you please, this was entirely new

a shipwreck. We

to us and, as I passed the phone

quickly dubbed it

around, I said to my colleagues

the Spring Break

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our day is about to change.â&#x20AC;?

Wreck.

Within two hours, we assembled on the beach, equipped with tape

Like the carcass of a whale, this wooden

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leviathan sat on the beach as a quiet,

emerged individually marked for their

By the end of Friday, several thousand

lifeless reminder of past glory. Dark

place in the ship.

people had visited the site, a real

timbers, shining with sea water,

Our study of this wreck slowly

challenge for traffic, local homeowners,

formed a typical convex shell of a

brought back to life the story of vessels

and the law. Interest in the site was

wooden ship’s hull. Ragged ends and

so frequently passing by Florida’s

simply exploding.

broken planks spoke to the rough

peninsula. As I told visitors to the

handling dealt by the ocean when

site, you are likely looking at “an

the story? Was she a galleon…a

tearing apart a vessel once the pride of

18-wheeler of the 19th century.” This

warship…a pirate ship?! The

a shipyard. As we began to look it over,

was a traveler on the original I-95,

our knees in the soft sand and eyes

a highway once offshore. Interest in

peering into spaces between timbers,

the site increased as we documented,

the remains began to speak to us. Tool

measured, filmed, and observed the

marks from bygone shipwrights spoke

wreckage. Dozens of questions

of men for who these marks may be

inundated our team, and it

their only remaining vestige. Roman

grew clear that the public

numerals, scribed into the ship’s ribs,

relations side of the wreck was

reminded us of the hive-like activity

becoming critical. At one point,

of a shipyard. Oddly-shaped pieces of

a helicopter and drones were

wood, hewn from the forest by men

flying over the site while three

with axes, adzes, and drawknives,

media crews filmed on the beach.

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So, what is the wreck? What’s

answers to this lie in subtle marks,

Copper sheathing for merchantmen

Through this process, multiple tack

and in wood species and methods used

was something born out of the late

patterns formed rows of woodpecker-

to construct the hull. Saw-marks on

1700s and such a good idea to protect

like holes in the ship’s planking. None

planks and timbers indicated to us the

shipping investments that it gave rise

of this was evident: when this ship

first evidence of age. Telltale rounded

to the term a ‘copper-bottomed idea.’

went down she carried her original

ridges on outer hull planking spoke to

With time, the sheets would have to be

copper bottom.

the whirring blade of a steam-powered

replaced to repair underlying problems,

circular sawmill. Other saw-marks

and to replace damaged coppering.

offered subtle clues indicating an intrinsic connection between this ship and technology that blossomed on the American industrial scene during the mid-19th century. Fastening patterns too, tell a certain story. To protect from shipworm damage — a silent killer of saltwater wooden shipping — copper sheets were fastened over the below-water planks.

On the inside too, this wreck carries marks of her builders. Heavy planks

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spiked over the ship’s framing (ribs) protect the frames and outer planking: we call them the ‘ceiling.’ Not only does it provide armor for the interior of the cargo hold, but it forms part of the very strength and fabric of the ship, making a rigid network of interlaced wood components. Tool marks, the traces of adzes and axes, were imprinted on the wood and offered insight as to the relative youth of the ship when she came to grief. Ballast stones and cargo would have scrubbed the ceiling timbers over years, rendering tool marks invisible by grinding away the wood. This evidence, when coupled with the lack of re-coppering, and absence of any signs of repairs in the planking, tell us that this ship died young. What next? We have collected samples of wood and are in the process of identifying them for species and, possibly, age. So far, Dr. Lee Newsom, professor of anthropology at Flagler College, has identified a number of species, including one that is a head turner. Fagus grandiflora, or American beech, was used in this ship for her futtocks, the individual timber components of her frames, or ‘ribs.’ Southern yellow pine, used for her outer planking, also provides a clue. If, and this is a real if, this ship was built relatively close to the supply of her wood, that limits her origin to the Carolinas or a strip of the Gulf Coast from the Mississippi River east to Apalachicola. So, we appear to have a southeastern vessel. What she carried THIS PAGE TOP:

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everything. We here at the Lighthouse study the ‘everything’ of the past, particularly the maritime ‘everything.’ In 1999, to answer what was a growing need for a team dedicated to our seagoing past, St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum (as it was then known) formed the Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program or LAMP, as it is more commonly referenced. Its founder, Kathy Fleming, Executive Director of the Museum, speaks to the value of supporting maritime archaeology in St. Augustine in referencing our city’s historic persistence. “St. Augustine endured when many other colonial settlements failed. We created LAMP to help tell us why. Wrecks like the one we have recorded on the beach in Ponte Vedra tell stories that reveal to us more about ourselves and we are thrilled that the public has become so interested in the work we do.” Chuck Meide, a Jacksonville native, joined LAMP as Director in 2006. Since that time, LAMP has made great strides forward as a maritime archaeological institution recognized in our local community and respected by colleagues around the world. “What I love

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about maritime archaeology is the

the ship’s bell and cannons to loaded

challenge,” he says. “The sea and its

muskets and the personal effects of

shipwrecks do not give up their secrets

passengers, including shoe buckles,

easily. Finding these wrecks, even

buttons, padlocks, spoons, and even

with our high-tech tools, is akin to

a fake watch. These artifacts, along

the proverbial needle in the haystack.

with research conducted in archives in

When we do find them, it is difficult to

London and Scotland, have identified

do good archaeology, especially in the

the Storm Wreck as a member of a

dark, murky, waters off St. Augustine. Imagine trying to take a measurement in the dark while being tossed back and forth by the surge.” Despite these difficulties, LAMP

refugee fleet that was evacuating Loyalists from Charleston, South Carolina at the end of the American Revolution. This ship, along with fifteen other vessels in the hapless fleet, wrecked while trying to enter the St. Augustine Inlet in December 1782. Another great discovery was made

has made some first-

in 2015, during St. Augustine’s 450th

class discoveries.

anniversary celebration. “I never

In 2009 the team

thought we’d find another one as

discovered the Storm

exciting as the Storm Wreck,” Meide

Wreck, completely buried about a mile off St. Augustine. Six years of excavation produced thousands of artifacts, from

recalls. “And then we found the Anniversary Wreck.” Named in honor of the city’s birthday commemoration, Anniversary Wreck appears to be a merchant ship that was carrying cargo

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for St. Augustine’s markets when she

St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime

to taxpayers. Moving something so

wrecked on the infamous sand bar

Museum, recently accredited by the

massive and yet so fragile is a great

guarding the inlet sometime between

American Alliance of Museums and

challenge, and the first attempt failed

1760 and 1800. “We have found more

a long-time Smithsonian Affiliate,

when the heavy machinery couldn’t

than two dozen cast iron cauldrons,

celebrates our past and daily commits

make it down the beach to the wreck

which were hot commodities here in

to our future by sharing these stories

site. But on April 19th, after hours

St. Augustine,” Meide says, “along with

with our community and visitors. If you

of careful strapping and test lifts, a

pewter plates, barrels probably loaded

haven’t been to the Lighthouse lately,

front-end-loader gently picked up

with iron hardware, brass shoe buckles,

you should come see all of the changes

and carried this ponderous prize a

a lot of pottery, and pieces of cut

we’ve made. The Keepers’ House

mile down the beach to a waiting

stone.” Excavations on this shipwreck

features a major exhibit, “Wrecked!”

truck, which then moved it the last

will continue this summer, and promise

which focuses on the archaeology of

few blocks to its final destination: the

further insight into the material goods

the Storm Wreck. The 1930s garage

trailhead in the GTM Reserve. Here it

desired by St. Augustine’s consumer

has been fully restored and now houses

can be viewed by the public and easily

society in the second half of the 18th

a WWII-themed café called the Tin

monitored by scientists. The next

century.

Pickle. The 1941 Coast Guard barracks

steps will involve erecting some kind

is currently undergoing restoration

of shelter to protect the wreck from

discovered more than a dozen

to its original WWII look. And our

direct sunlight and rain, and further

shipwrecks. We have joined hands with

brand new building, the Maritime

study and interpretation by Lighthouse

visiting students and with our own

Archaeology and Education Center,

archaeologists. There, maybe our

community to resurface shipwrecked

is open to the public. It houses new

Spring Break visitor will give up some

artifacts — teasing out our forgotten

exhibits and state of the art laboratory

more of her secrets as we continue to

stories in the process. Through

facilities with an X-ray room and fully

investigate her story.

publication, education, interpretation,

stocked diving locker.

Since its founding, LAMP has

exhibition, and outreach, we preach

Back on the beach, the Spring Break

St. Augustine’s history is now a proud 453 years old. Friends know

the past. Both shipwrecked artifacts

Wreck is conspicuously missing. It

that I often use the analogy that if

and oral histories of our maritime

had taken a beating from the waves

each year were a page in our history

community reside within our

at high tides and also, lamentably,

book, we would have many missing,

collections as we strive to preserve the

from beachgoers eager to steal a piece

burned, stolen, edited, bloodied, and

chorus of boatbuilding, fishing, and

of history by breaking off chunks for

lost pages. The duty of historians and

maritime lifeways here on the First

souvenirs. With a third of its timbers

archaeologists is to research archives

Coast. Today,

missing by just the morning after its

and the material culture of our past

the

appearance on the beach, moving the

to reestablish those lost stories. This

wreck to a safer location became a priority. In the weeks after its discovery and documentation, Meide acted as a coordinator between the Florida Division of Historical

is what we do. We add to the story those connections to our ancestors who weren’t able to read or write; to leave their own mark on humanity. Archaeology is a powerful tool that connects us to our own ancestors,

Resources in Tallahassee,

democratizes our past, and will

technically the owner of

continue to help us solve the mystery

the wreckage, officials

of the Spring Break Wreck.

at the GTM Reserve, and local contractors John 58

Valdes & Associates, Inc., and Construction Debris Removal, Inc., who were willing to move it at no expense

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Join us on Facebook, where we are initiating a crowd-funding campaign to preserve and interpret the story of this unique archaeological treasure.

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bout 45 minutes from downtown St. Augustine, traveling along William Bartram Scenic Highway (aka State Road 13), you’ll arrive at a rather

nondescript arching wooden sign with the words “Beluthahatchee” engraved on it. Keep your eyes peeled. It’s easy to miss. But once you’ve arrived, it’s as though decades of development and strip malls have been erased and you find yourself transported to Old Florida. “I love giving tours,” says Karen Roumillat, the property’s unofficial caretaker, as she walks me through the Fruit Cove landmark. “When somebody has a connection with a place, let alone someone who lived there, it makes it much more interesting to visitors.” Roumillat is the stepdaughter of Stetson

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Kennedy, an author and human

producer. “It’s a warm, intimate

Riverside area of Jacksonville,

rights activist who sold the

concert that has exceeded our

but would come here on the

property to the county before his

expectations in honoring Stetson

weekends,” Roumillat says as we

death in 2011.

and the kind of music he loved

tour the park’s other structure,

and the ideals that he worked so

a cedar home built by Kennedy

hard for.”

in the mid-1970s. “He inherited

Today, Beluthahatchee Park is run by St. Johns County’s Parks and Recreation Department

Second Sundays at Stetson’s

this property from his father and

and remains a favorite locale

Concert Series is hosted at

would sell off pieces of land when

of small-scale programs and

Beluthahatchee Park’s “Hart

he needed money. He married

events such as Owl and Sunset

House” and fills to capacity most

my mom, Joyce Ann, in 1972 and

Symphony and Second Sundays

months. The events are free, but

constructed this home shortly

at Stetson’s Concert Series, which

a donation of around $10 per

after. I lived here as a teenager.”

is co-sponsored by the Stetson

person is requested. Upcoming

Kennedy Foundation and North

shows include Bob Patterson on

Kennedy’s work, a brief rundown

Florida Folk Network (NFFN).

June 10, John Dickie on July 8,

includes infiltrating and testifying

“It’s a small, house-like

Grant Peeples on August 12 and

against the Ku Klux Klan in the

concert with seating for only

Charley Simmons, Suz Grandy

1940s, authoring nearly a dozen

about 50 people,” explains Al

and Al Scortino on September 9.

books including Palmetto Country

Poindexter, the concert series’ co-

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“Stetson grew up in the

For those unfamiliar with

and Jim Crow Guide to the

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erhaps few things in life can be as enjoyable as walking around an open air, oceanfront, farmer’s market and browsing fresh produce, fine art, and

homemade goods from local artisans. Although some would say that kicking back in a beach chair and listening to the sweet melodies of local musicians playing to the rhythm of waves crashing in the distance just may have that beat. Thanks to the St. Augustine Beach Civic Association, you can do both right here in St. Johns County. In May of 2000, then SABCA President Robert Samuels ran with his idea to start a farmer’s, arts, and crafts market at St. Augustine Beach Pier Park. “It has been an amazing evolution,” says current President William Jones. “Within the first year the market grew from ten vendors to twentyfive.” In fact it was such a hit that in 2002, after realizing the community impact and success of the market and seeing that almost no other organizations were utilizing Pier Park’s beautiful pavilion, Samuels and his wife Andrea presented another stellar idea. “They came up with the concept of holding free community concerts under the pavilion,” explains Jones. What resulted was the wildly popular Music By The Sea concert series that is still in existence today with an ever-growing fan base. With the popularity of both events, it

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would seem that nothing could get

were given even worse news. Lease

in the way of SABCA’s good fortune.

renewal would not be granted upon

However, there has been a looming

expiration of the current lease. “After

storm cloud over the otherwise sun-

we heard about this we started

filled happenings at Pier Park in recent

our ‘Save the Market-Save the

years. Since March of 2016, SABCA

Music’ movement. We had over six

has experienced opposition from the

thousand people from Florida and

county in regard to retaining their

twenty-three other states sign the

lease of Pier Park for their two events.

petition,” says Jones. That petition

After occupying the park rent-free

resulted in a three month lease

since the market’s inception, the

extension. However, the county has

association was informed that, starting

announced that it will construct an

in June of 2017, a rental fee would

RFP (Request For Proposal) to take

be initiated due to the County’s need

place when the extension runs out

to increase revenue. Until this time,

this fall. This will allow both for profit

SABCA had been covered under a 2005

and nonprofit organizations to bid

County resolution allowing nonprofits

for the right to operate the farmer’s

to operate farmers markets in county

market and Music By The Sea. “We

parks rent-free in order to promote a

will submit a proposal,” says Jones.

sense of community. Ultimately, the

“We hope that the county will take into

Wednesday Market was able to stand

consideration our contributions to the

the test of time while others were not

community and the events we produce

so lucky. This past December they

as part of our rent.” He goes on to

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down St. Augustine’s St. George

volley of musketry. The event features

Street from the Colonial Quarter to the

the St. Augustine Garrison.

MAY 26 CHANGING OF THE GUARD

Governor’s House Cultural Center &

48 King Street. 904-834-1540,

At 6pm, see history come to life when

Museum where they perform authentic

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18th century Spanish soldiers march

military drills before firing an exciting

MAY 27 MUSIC IN THE BOX FEATURING CLAIRE SANDIVER On the last Sunday of the month at the Limelight Theatre, enjoy live acoustic

JUNE 21-23 & 28-30

ST. AUGUSTINE MUSIC FESTIVAL

June 21-23 and June 28-30: The largest, free classical music festival in the

music by some of the area’s best up-and-coming bands and musicians from 6-8 p.m. on stage in the KogerGamache Studio Theatre. Admission is $5. Refreshments available for purchase. 11 Old Mission Avenue, 904-825-1164, www.limelight-theatre.org

U.S., the St. Augustine Musical Festival includes six evenings of world-class music in the Cathedral Basilica, 38 Cathedral Place, downtown St. Augustine. See more details at www.StAugustineMusicFestival.org

MAY 27 AN EVENING WITH DAVID CROSBY & FRIENDS The Ponte Vedra Concert Hall proudly announces the return of legendary singer-songwriter David Crosby. Crosby will be touring in support of his new album Sky Trails and joining him on the road will be James Raymon, Mai Agan, Steve DiStanislao, Jeff Pevar and Michelle Willis. The doors open at 6:30pm, and the show is at 7:30pm. 1050 A1A North, Ponte Vedra Beach, 904-209-0367, www.pvconcerthall.com

MAY 29 SUNSET/MOONRISE AT ST. AUGUSTINE LIGHTHOUSE

Enjoy the sunset and moonrise from

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SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS

Trivia!!! Night at Ancient City Brewing

St. Augustine Farmer’s Market at the

Company, 3420 Agricultural Center Dr.

Amphitheater (Saturday) 9 a.m -12 p.m.

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St. Augustine Flea Market 9-4 p.m.

THURSDAYS

SUNDAYS

Open Mic Night

Salt Air Farmer’s Market 10-2 p.m.

Tradewinds Lounge 5-9 p.m.

101 Tolstoy Ln., Marineland

the top of the Lighthouse. The $30

students and military. 11 Old Mission

admission includes a champagne

Avenue, 904-825-1164,

toast, provided by San Sebastian

www.limelight-theatre.org

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Winery, hors d’oeuvres from The Reef and an informative overview of the

JUNE 2 DRAKE’S RAID

history of the St. Augustine Light

The English corsair, Sir Francis

Station. Visit the website for start

Drake, and his raiders return to

times and to purchase tickets. 81

St. Augustine for an authentic re-

Lighthouse Ave, 904-829-0745,

creation of the 1586 sack of the city.

www.staugustinelighthouse.org

Join Drake and his raiders from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. for the 16th century-style

MAY 31 CONCERT IN THE PLAZA

military encampment at the Fountain

Enjoy the summer season’s Concert

of Youth Park located at 11 Magnolia

in the Plaza. From 7-9 p.m. every

Ave.; regular park admission applies.

Thursday night through August 30,

There will be drills, demonstrations

enjoy a live free concert under the oak

and living history interpretations.

trees in St. Augustine’s Plaza de la

The re-enactment of the sacking and

Constitución. Bring a chair or blanket

burning of the town will be at 7 p.m.

for seating. Visit the website for the

in the old city, beginning at the City

performance schedule.

Gate on Orange Avenue and ending

www.citystaug.com/concerts

in the Plaza de la Constitución. www.

JUNE JUNE 1 COME BACK TO THE FIVE & DIME, JIMMY DEAN, JIMMY DEAN This play at the Limelight Theatre features the story of the 20th reunion of a group named the Disciples of James Dean. Performance times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $26 general admission; $24 seniors; $20

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BY THE SEA

JUNE 5 JOHN FOGERTY AND ZZ TOP BLUES AND BAYOUS TOUR

EVERY WEDNESDAY FROM 6-9 p.m.

Legendary rock musicians and cultural

Music by the Sea takes place in the beautiful oceanfront setting at The St.

icons John Fogerty and ZZ Top will

Johns County Pier Park, 350 A1A Beach Blvd., in St Augustine Beach. Live

come together for the Blues and

bands are on stage each Wednesday, with local restaurants providing affordable

Bayous Tour this spring. The doors

dinner options. Food service begins at 6 p.m. and the bands play from 7 to p.m.

open at 5 p.m., and the show is at 6:30

each week. Parking is limited in and around the Pier Park. Please use the Park,

p.m. Admission ranges from $154-$74.

Ride & Dance shuttle program. Just park your car at St. Augustine Beach City

https://1340 A1A South,

Hall (2200 A1A South) or Ron Parker Park (607 Old Beach Road) and then hop

904-209-0367,

aboard the shuttle provided by Friends of the Historic Scenic A1A Byway. Civic

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Association members ride free! Non-Members pay just $1 and children 12 and younger always ride free with a paid adult. The Shuttle is air-conditioned and

JUNE 6 SUMMER MOVIE SERIES

has plenty of room for coolers and beach chairs. The shuttle runs a continuous

Ripley’s Believe It or Not! and the

loop from 5:45 to 9:45 p.m.

Colonial Oak Music Park have teamed up again to provide the free Summer Movie Series at the Colonial Oak Music Park. The movie begins at 8:30 p.m. each week. The Red Train will offer complimentary shuttles from Ripley’s to St. George St. starting at 7:30 p.m. There will also be a pick up on the north end of St. George St. following the film to return to Ripley’s. Movie attendees are encouraged to bring folding chairs for seating. 3 St. George Street, 904-824-1606,

Music by the Sea Schedule

June 6

Str* Up

Disco – Funk – Pop

June 13

Jax Salsa Band

Latin

June 20

Take Cover

80’s, 90’s and more

June 27

Salt Driven Ride

Southern & Classic Rock

July 4

NO SHOW

Happy Independence Day

July 11

Grapes of Roth

Classic & New Rock

July 18

Ain’t Too Proud to Beg

70’s, 80’s & Pop dance

July 25

Billy Buchanan

Rock & Soul Revue

August 1

Amy Alesia & Soul Operation R & B with a mix of Pop

August 8

Southern Tide Band

Country & Southern Rock

August 15

Soulfire

70’s, 80’s & Pop dance

August 22

Bluez Dudes

Classic Rock & Blues

August 29

Duffy Bishop Band

R & B , Rock, Soul & Blues

September 5

JW Gilmore

Blues

September 12

MBTS All Star Band

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JUNE 8 HARRY CONNICK JR. A NEW ORLEANS TRICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION The St. Augustine Amphitheatre is proud to present Grammy and Emmy Award Winner Harry Connick Jr., A New Orleans Tricentennial Celebration, for an intimate performance. The doors open at 6 p.m., and the show is at 7:30 p.m. Admission ranges from $104-$54. https://1340 A1A South, 904-209-0367, www.staugamphitheatre.com

JUNE 9 FLORIDA CHAMBER MUSIC - A MASQUERADE GALA

from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Registration is

Join the Florida Chamber Music

than 100 Corvettes on display at the

project for this gala that features

show. All proceeds benefit Wolfson

music, tango dancing with lessons,

Children’s Hospital. Spectator

heavy hors d’oeuvres, cash bar and

admission is free. 1 World Golf Place,

fun. The event is from 7-10 p.m. at

904-940-4123 www.nfca.net

from 8-10 a.m. There will be more

the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. Tickets are $75. The dress is costumes and

JUNE 21 ST. AUGUSTINE MUSIC FESTIVAL

masks or creative black tie. 1050 A1A

The St. Augustine Music Festival

North, Ponte Vedra Beach,

is a series of six free concerts held

904-209-0367

throughout two weekends in the

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historic Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine. The concerts take place

JUNE 12 PARAMORE

Thursday to Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

The St. Augustine Amphitheatre

with a different performance each

will host electronic pop-punk band

evening. Cellist Andres Diaz and

Paramore with special guest Foster

violinist Nigel Armstrong will be

The People as their North American

featured in the festival among many

After the Laughter Summer Tour kicks

other performers. Visit the website for

off in St. Augustine. Doors open at

a schedule of performances.

4:30 p.m., and the show is at 6 p.m.

38 Cathedral Place, 904-814-9404,

Admission ranges from $94-$82.

www.staugustinemusicfestival.org

1340 A1A South, 904-209-0367 www.staugamphitheatre.com

JUNE 23 CRESCENT BEACH CHALLENGE This challenge features running,

JUNE 13 MUSIC BY THE SEA CONCERTS

paddling and swimming at Marineland

This free weekly concert series at the

Park/River to Sea Preserve Beach.

St. Johns County Pier features a wide

The schedule of events includes 7:30

variety of musical genres from 7-9

a.m. registration, 8:30 a.m. all races

p.m. Bring a beach chair or blanket

start, 9:30 a.m. group photo, 9:45

along with a favorite beverage and

a.m. relays and 11 a.m. ceremony

get ready to dance. Starting at 6

and cookout. The event supports

p.m., dinner is offered as an option

people affected by leukemia and

for concert goers. All dinners are

lymphoma. 9805 N. Ocean Shore

priced at $10 or less. This week’s

Blvd., Marineland, 352-538-1775,

performance is by MBTS All Star

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Band. Concert goers are encouraged

Parker Park. 350 A1A Beach Blvd.,

JUNE 26 FOURTH TUESDAY - NIGHT MARKET AT THE ST. AUGUSTINE AMPHITHEATRE

904-347-8007, www.sabca.org

The Night Market, taking place the

to car pool or ride the shuttle from St. Augustine Beach City Hall or Ron

fourth Tuesday of each month from

JUNE 16 VETTES AT THE VILLAGE

6-9 pm, meets the demand for locally

Hosted by the North Florida Corvette

made goods and gifts. The Night

Association, this event is an all-

Market will host up to 90 vendors

Corvette show at World Golf Village

specializing in handmade crafts and

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goods. It will also feature live

guest Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey.

with 51 Gold and Platinum Recordings.

entertainment and activities. It is free

The doors open at 5 p.m., and the show

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show is at 7:30 p.m. Admission ranges

A1A South, 904-315-9252,

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904-209-0367,

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JUNE 26 KPMG WOMEN’S PGA CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK

JUNE 30 BIG BANG 5K

JULY 4 FIREWORKS OVER THE MATANZAS

Visit the World Golf Hall of Fame &

This event has a 5K and fun run and

The 4th of July Concert & Fireworks

Museum during the KPMG Women’s

begins at Christ Episcopal Church.

in St. Augustine starts at 6 p.m. with

PGA Championship week and enjoy

The 5K begins at 8 a.m., and the fun

music in the Plaza de la Constitución.

learning about Hall of Fame Members

run begins at 9 a.m. Registration

At 9:30 p.m., one of the largest

who are past champions. The

ranges from $35-$12. This event has

fireworks displays on the East Coast

tournament broadcast will be shown

a 5K and fun run and begins at Christ

bursts above the ancient Castillo de

throughout the Museum during the

Episcopal Church. The 5K begins at 8

San Marcos and reflects in the waters

week. Who will become the next to

a.m., and the fun run begins at 9 a.m.

of the Matanzas Bay. Admission is free

hoist the Women’s PGA Championship

Registration ranges from $35-$12.

with the best vantage points along the

trophy? For more information visit the

400 San Juan Dr., Ponte Vedra Beach,

bayfront between the Castillo and the

website. The museum is open 10 a.m.-

904-318-8104,

Bridge of Lions. Parking is available in

6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and

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the parking garage. For other available

noon-6 p.m. on Sunday. One World Golf Place, 904-940-4123, www.worldgolfhalloffame.org

parking, visit www.parkstaug.com. 1

JUNE 30 LAST SATURDAY - UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT

South Castillo Drive, St. Augustine, http://www.citystaug.com/Fireworks

Uptown Saturday Night is the perfect

JUNE 28 TASTE OF GOLF

event for fashionistas, art lovers and

JULY 4 FIREWORKS FROM THE TOP!

This culinary event at the TPC

antique shoppers from 5-8 p.m. on

Enjoy the St. Augustine fireworks from

Sawgrass Clubhouse from 6:30-10

the last Saturday of each month.

the top of the St. Augustine Lighthouse.

p.m. features the best chefs of premier

Uptown Saturday Night takes place

The event begins at 9 p.m. Guests

private and resort clubs in the area.

year-round and combines a festive

are asked to arrive by 8:45 p.m. to

There are 14 participating clubs. The

party atmosphere with hospitality and

check in. Space is limited. Tickets are

evening includes delicious food, music

special deals in the unique shops on

available online and are $40 for adults

and a silent auction. Tickets are $125.

St. Augustine’s San Marco Avenue,

and $35 for youth ages 12 and under.

Proceeds from the event benefit The

concentrated between Ripley’s Museum

81 Lighthouse Avenue, 904-829-0745,

First Tee of North Florida. Guests

and the Mission Nombre de Dios.

www.staugustinelighthouse.org

must be 21 or older to attend. 110

Many participating shops also serve

Championship Way, Ponte Vedra Beach,

refreshments. The Mission Nombre

904-924-9470,

de Dios provides free parking most

JULY 4 INDEPENDENCE DAY SAVORY FAIRE FOOD & WINE TASTING TOUR

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months.

Eat, drink and taste your way through

San Marco Avenue,

904-829-6831,

St. Augustine’s delicious historic

JUNE 29 BOY GEORGE AND CULTURE CLUB WITH THE B-52S

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culinary influences on the original

The St. Augustine Amphitheatre is

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adventure is the city’s very first

of The Life Tour starring Grammy

will host beloved brother/sister duo

foodie tour started a decade ago and

award-winning legends Boy George

Donny & Marie. Donny & Marie have

will indulge your senses at renowned

and Culture Club, with multi-platinum

collectively recorded 142 albums,

local restaurants and unique eateries.

selling band The B-52s and special

selling more than 100 million copies

Spend the afternoon exploring quaint

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Savory Faire Food Tour. This award-

downtown alleys and taking in all the sights while tasting farm fresh ingredients that inspire local chefs...from tapas to desserts. Your culinary guide explains how certain foods made their way to the New World and played a role in shaping the foodie scene here in the nation’s oldest city. Enjoy the historic district’s best hot spots for food, friends and fun. You’ll be presented with a special selection from the chef at each of the places we visit, created specifically for your tour. At least five-six tasting venues will include sit-down restaurants, cafes, gourmet food boutiques and more. There’s simply no better way to experience St. Augustine and all of its cultural flavors. Come hungry, this excursion definitely replaces a meal...or two. This exclusive boutique walking tour departs at 1:30 p.m. from Tour Saint Augustine where our guests will enjoy complimentary refreshments at check in. Tickets are $59. Advance reservations required. 4 Granada Street, 904-825-0087, www.staugcitywalks.com

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MAY 31-AUGUST 30 CONERTS IN THE

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EVERY THURSSDAY FROM 7-9 p.m. Concerts in the Plaza, St. Augustine’s free summer music series, returns for its 28th season serving up some of the best musical entertainment in northeast Florida. The series includes 14 weeks of two-hour concerts held every Thursday from The Gazebo in the Plaza de la Constitución starting at 7:00pm from May 31 through August 30. Admission is free. For complete information visit www.CityStAug.com/Concerts.

Concerts in the Plaza 2018 Schedule May 31 The Driftwoods Bluegrass and beyond June 7 Florida Brass Quintet Dixieland, swing and more June 14 The Mike Hart Band Blues, rock, jazz June 21 Rob Ellis Peck & Friends Southern R&B, blues and classic rock and roll June 28 Big Pineapple Hawaiian jazz July 5 Doug Carn & The Lincolnville Brass Band Street parade jazz July 12 Friends of Mine Band Old time Florida tunes and classic folk music July 19 The Raisin Cake Orchestra Jazz from the teens, twenties, thirties July 26 Sandals 8-piece dance band, beach music and Motown August 2 The Session Jazz featuring the Great American Songbook August 9 The Grapes of Roth Classic rock favorites August 16 Ancient City Slickers Big fun music August 23 The Dunehoppers Bluegrass, folk, old-time August 30 Lonesome Bert & Americana, songwriter, boogie The Skinny Lizards

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BEACHCOMBER Smell the salt air as you sit inside or outside at St. Augustine’s favorite beach side restaurant and bar located Where ‘A’ Street meets the Ocean. Guests can sit and enjoy the beach atmosphere for lunch or dinner daily daily. A local favorite, the Beachcomber offers a full menu including tacos, burgers, wings, chowders, salads, fish, and seafood with chef inspired daily lunch and dinner specials. We’ve recently added some fresh new menu items to complement the classic Beachcomber favorites Enjoy Happy Hour from 3-6 pm with a large selection of draft and bottled beers including an ever evolving craft beer selection. Truly one of St. Augustine Beaches’ favorite landmarks for great food created from all fresh ingredients. The Beachcomber is located on A Street, directly on the beach. Bring your entire family and pets…they are always welcome here! Come check out the changes…”Have you been to the Beachcomber lately?”

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SUNSET GRILLE Sunset Grille opened for business in 1990 on the “original A1A strip” and became a place for both St. Augustine locals and tourists alike to kick back and enjoy a Key West style atmosphere, a warm sea breeze and a wide selection of delicious food with a unique twist. Proud of our numerous culinary awards received over the past two decades of operation, the Sunset Grille is the most award winning restaurant in St. Augustine. Guests can choose from three different seating areas including our inside dining area and a second floor outdoor deck. Feel the ocean breeze from the upper deck while indulging in one of the many incredible seafood dishes including shrimp, crab, scallops and fresh locally sourced fish or one of our hand cut steaks, tasty pasta dishes, sandwiches and crisp salads. Start your meal by choosing from a wide selection of appetizers and finish with a decadent homemade dessert like Peanut Butter Pie, Key Lime Pie or the Ultimate S’mores Brownie. Sunset Grille offers full bar service, an enjoyable wine list and a creative list of original cocktails. Open for lunch, dinner or a late night bite seven days a week from 11:00 am to 11:00 pm so come in and see why Trip Advisor users have ranked Sunset Grille with the most 5 star ratings in Northeast Florida!

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L O CAL F L AVO R: G O O D TAS TE

ONE MIRACLE FOUR DIFFERENT WAYS

ilagro translated from Spanish to English means miracle. It is also the title of St. Augustine’s newest culinary hub featuring the freshest Latin and

Caribbean flavors. If you ask owner Cesar E. Diaz, you will understand why Milagro On 12 truly is a miracle of sorts. “Milagro On 12 was a concept conceived in the middle of struggle and hardship,” explains Diaz. After taking over the property at 12 Avenida Menendez, Diaz and his partners, Azdrubal Martinez and Shane Mcfarland had just finished renovations on what had previously been Acapulco Restaurant, and opened Damiana Elixirs and Love Potions in September 2016. “After our first renovation, we were hit by Hurricane Matthew. Eleven months later, after our second renovation, we were hit by Hurricane Irma,” says Diaz. This time, the partners used the downtime to not only rebuild Damiana, but to develop their concept for the rest of the property. Diaz explains,

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concept and a plan to bring in the very best

court in a mall…

talent.” So, Diaz traveled to Colombia and

but much, much better.

met with celebrity chef John Herrera who is

El Nombre De Dios, named after the shrine

known for creating some of the most eclectic

on San Marco Blvd, is a craft cocktail bar

dishes in the country. “John was willing to

featuring caribbean flavors infused with classic

ACROSS:

help us create a unique concept for Milagro

Hispanic cocktail culture. The Rabbit and

CASUAL INVITING

on 12,” says Diaz. “We wanted to showcase

The Moon is a taqueria named after a Mayan

ATMOSPHERE

the most iconic Latin American and Caribbean

legend, while Casa Don Juancho features a

COMPLIMENTS TASTY

dishes and put a modern twist on them. We

Venezuelan flair. There is even an American/

knew we had to have the right formula: fresh

Latin infusion as well as a concept showcasing

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FOOD

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South American fish dishes. Thirsty marketgoers can pull up a seat at The Fountain of Brew which features locally crafted beers. “Our setup is an upscale indoor food market with different alternatives to please all palates,”

explains Diaz. “Our concept offers a different

Charmingly backdropped by the Castillo De

dynamic where patrons can enjoy dishes from

San Marcos, Milagro showcases multiple dining

different cultures created by the most qualified

styles under one main roof, kind of like a food

and passionate staff all in

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one location.”

as a pop up turned permanent bar,

2016. Now the owner of multiple

In a sixteen-year-career that has

Diaz has served the community

Ancient City bars and eateries as

taken him to Orlando, Puerto Rico,

in multiple philanthropic efforts

well as his own consulting business,

Miami, and finally here, Diaz says, “I

through his businesses. This year,

Cocktail Capital, LLC, Diaz has

moved to St. Augustine as a part of

Diaz and his team will host a 40-

found a way to bring the flavor to

the opening team at The Ice Plant.

mile bike ride to support the Helen

St. Augustine. Milagro on 12 may

After three years, I wanted to jump

David Relief Fund, an organization

be the only culinary miracle that St.

on the opportunity to start my own

that helped his own family after the

Augustine hasn’t had a taste of….

project.” Since opening Odd Birds

loss of his wife to breast cancer in

until now.

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CONRADS STEAKHOUSE

HARRY’S SEAFOOD BAR & GRILLE Located in the heart of historic downtown St. Augustine with beautiful courtyard dining on the Bay front, Harry’s

Conrad’s Steak House is known for outstanding service and generous portions, along with keeping a Spanish flair in Conrad’s cooking. Offering chicken, seafood, pastas and salads this “gem” of a restaurant is a “FEAST OF QUALITY & TASTE”.The best Paella on the East Coast! Order one day in advance for Conrad’s famous Paella. . Lunch Tues-Fri. 11:30-2pm. Dinner 5-9pm Closed Mondays.. GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE 904-794-9440 4010 US1 South conradssteakhouse.com

offers traditional Louisiana favorites like Jambalaya, Etoufée, Gumbo, Shrimp Creole and Red Beans & Rice. We’ve taken the best of Cajun, Creole and Southern flavors infused with a current day twist to create some of our most popular dishes like Shrimp and Scallop Orleans, Salmon Rockefeller, and French Quarter Pork Tenderloin to name a few. With a great selection of seafood, chicken, beef, pork along with burgers, po’boys, salads and much more; Harry’s menu is sure to have something for everyone. Dine in our courtyard and enjoy live music and the best atmosphere St. Augustine has to offer. Open Sun-Thurs 11-10 and Fri-Sat 11-11

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THE SOUTH BEACH GRILL Relax and enjoy the spectacular views of the Atlantic Ocean from both the upstairs dining room or the expansive covered deck directly on the ocean in Crescent Beach. Widely known as THE place to go for locally sourced fresh fish, seafood and produce with all sauces and dressings made from scratch. Open 7 days a week at 11 am. Full bar, air conditioned and kid friendly.

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NORTH of The Plaza 1. TRIPP HARRISON GALLERY & STUDIO: 22 CATHEDRAL PLACE 2. AMISTAD: 88 CHARLOTTE ST. 3. METALARTZ: 58 HYPOLITA ST. 4. THE STARVING ARTIST: 28 CUNA ST. 5. #7 ROHDE AVENUE GALLERY: 7 ROHDE AVE. 6. HIGH TIDE GALLERY: 76B SAN MARCO AVE.

SOUTH of The Plaza 7. PHILLIP ANTHONY SIGNATURE GALLERY: 9 KING ST. 8. PLUM GALLERY: 10 AVILES ST. 9. DAUPHIN FINE ART GLASS: 9 AVILES ST. 10. AMIRO ART & FOUND: 9C AVILES ST. 11. GEORGIA NICK GALLERY: 11A AVILES ST 12. AVILES STREET GALLERY: 11C AVILES ST. 13. JOEL BAGNAL GOLDSMITH: 11C AVILES ST. 14. ST. AUGUSTINE ART ASSOCIATION: 22 MARINE ST. 15. PASTA GALLERY: 214 CHARLOTTE ST. 16. LOST ART GALLERY: 210 ST. GEORGE ST. #C-1 17. SEA SPIRITS GALLERY & GIFTS: 210 ST. GEORGE ST #C-2 18. CUTTER & CUTTER FINE ART: 25 KING ST. 19. GRAND BOHEMIAN: 49 KING ST.

Art Galleries of St. Augustine is an association of many diverse and eclectic galleries located in the city. From local artist owned businesses to exhibition halls and museums, these galleries offer collections of local, regional, national and facebook.com/artgalleriesofstagustine international artists.

WEST of The Plaza 20. LIGHTNER MUSEUM: 75 KING STREET 21. CRISP-ELLERT ART MUSEUM: 48 SEVILLA STREET 22. BUTTERFIELD GARAGE ART GALLERY: 137A KING STREET

The ART GALLLERIES of St. Augustine is an association of the many diverse and eclectic art galleries located in the nation’s oldest city. From local artist-owned businesses to elegant exhibition halls and museums, these galleries offer outstanding collections of local, regional, national and international artists.

EAST of The Plaza 23. HUBLEY GALLERY AND ST. AUGUSTINE FRAMING: 804 ANASTASIA BLVD. 24. SIMPLE GESTURES: 4 WHITE ST. E. & ANASTASIA BLVD. 25. THE ART STUDIO OF ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH: 370-A A1A BEACH BLVD.

FIRST FRIDAY 5-9 PM On the first Friday of each month the galleries offer new art exhibits and lively receptions to the public. Start your FREE self-guided tour at any of the Art Galleries, most within walking distance of each other. Hop aboard the FREE Art Walk trolley that runs throughout downtown. For more info, visit us www.ArtGalleriesofStAugustine.org

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LOVE’S ART EMPORIUM: 8 CATHEDRAL PLACE TRIPP HARRISON GALLERY & studio: 22 CATHEDRAL PLACE ST. AUGUSTINE PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS: 35 HYPOLITA #105 METALARTZ: 58 HYPOLITA STREET HIGH TIDE GALLERY: 51A & B CORDOVA STREET THE STARVING ARTIST: 28 CUNA STREET ROHDE AVENUE GALLERY: 7 ROHDE AVENUE

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GALLERIA DEL MAR: 9 KING STREET BRILLIANCE IN COLOR: 25 KING STREET PLUM GALLERY: 9A AVILES STREET AMIRO ART & FOUND: 9C AVILES STREET GEORGIA NICK GALLERY: 11A AVILES STREET JOEL BAGNAL GOLDSMITH: 11B AVILES STREET AVILES STREET GALLERY: 11C AVILES STREET PASTA GALLERY: 214 CHARLOTTE STREET ST. AUGUSTINE ART ASSOCIATION: 22 MARINE STREET . LOST ART GALLERY: 210 ST.GEORGE STREET #C-1 GRACE GALLERY: 47 KING STREET GRAND BOHEMIAN GALLERY: 49 KING STREET SPEAR HOUSE GALLERY:149 CORDOVA STREET ABSOLUTE AMERICANA ART GALLERY: 77 BRIDGE STREET

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SHIPWRECKED

IN ST. AUGUSTINE! BY JOSEPH BOLES

job. Not as a diver, but as a salesman

n June of 1967 I was uprooted and brought to St. Augustine by my parents. I had no say in the matter, because I was only 15, and couldn’t even drive yet. I was old enough to appreciate the need for a stable food source, however, so running away was never considered. We left a great surfing and snorkeling beach one block from our house further south, and now found ourselves in a strange new world! My brother and I lamented our fate as we paddled our surfboards out to the waves across the street from the Anastasia Cottages our temporary home while THEY (my parents) looked for something to rent.

of all the treasure they were dragging up off the ocean floor. (He also met Sandy Kofax at the Tahitian Lounge, which was much more impressive to me than a “treasure hunter”, but Mr. Kofax didn’t need an agent or a publicist, either of which my Dad would have claimed to have been if he was hiring!) You see, Dad was a consummate salesman of anything and everything, especially himself. Fast forward, and now here we were in St. Augustine, while the team from Vero Beach brought up all the ships

It was my birthday that day, (my little brother Booger’s birthday too, another story), and we were miffed

So, here is the rest of the story: During his service in the Navy, in

that we had no friends, just a little

WWII, our Dad was an underwater

sister to share our birthday cake.

demolition specialist called a

We had left Vero Beach and all our

“frogman”. His team set up depth

good surfing buddies, (and bikini

charges and mines in enemy territory

clad “wahines” or women surfers) so

at night, just like in the 1951 movie

we were sick to our stomachs with

starring Richard Widmark titled, (wait

“social loss”! (We were such punks and

for it), “The Frogmen”. So, naturally,

whiners as I look back!)

when he met underwater treasure

As we are sitting on our boards

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I pointed out toward the open ocean.

hunter Mel Fisher, in the Tahitian

waiting for a wave my brother said,

Lounge in Vero Beach one Happy Hour

“Why the heck did Mom and Dad bring

they, “hit it off really well” with one

us up here to this little town and ruin

another. One drink led to another,

our whole summer?” I replied, “I

and before he slowly and carefully

don’t know, but it has something to

navigated his car back home that

do with the shipwrecks out there,” as

night, Mel had already offered him a

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to, “seek for the treasure”, as they say in that great movie, “O Brother Where Art Thou”. While my brother and I surfed alone in the ocean, they motored up and down the coastline dragging the “magnetometers” over all the wrecks to see if they could get any readings on “ferrous and nonferrous” metals. Especially, “nonferrous” metals because that is your copper, as in 16th century cooking implements, your brass as in 16th century ship bells and muskets, your lead cannon balls, and of course the ever-elusive gold and silver! So here we were, all hoping for big strikes and years of working the wrecks off St. Augustine’s coast. Then

two calamities struck…. First, there were disappointing

gold and silver coins, chains and

as you enter the music room). They

jewelry were in limbo with the threat

even worked for Lawrence Lewis,

results on the surveys of the wrecks.

that it all would go to the citizens of

on the Flagler College restoration,

The teams went back and forth so

the Sunshine State. If you think it’s

and the bringing of the Columbia

many times that the Coast Guard

tough fighting City Hall, try fighting

Restaurant to St. George Street. I

finally came out and ran them off.

the State Capital!

was quite proud of them because

The gold and silver was going to

Mel Fisher’s seagoing prospecting

neither of my parents had a college

be hard to find, if at all. The worst

company, “Treasure Salvors”,

degree, and learned everything they

blow, though, was the lawsuit filed

languished at the dock, so to speak,

knew the old-fashioned way. They

by the State of Florida, that shut all

waiting for our justice system to

just rolled up their sleeves and went

exploration down.

grind along. So, out of a job, my

to work. So, we stayed in

Some Tallahassee official had

Dad “tacked” in another direction,

St. Augustine and now it’s been fifty

decided, that anything the treasure-

and another career! Making friends

years for me.

hunters found in the three mile limit

everywhere he went, he met John

from shore, belonged to the people

Fraser Sr. of Fountain of Youth fame.

just reward in 2002, and my Mom

of Florida, all the people, not just

He got him to “loan out” the building

is now 86, and just as sharp as a

the treasure-hunter people. The

next to the water wheel at the San

“pirate’s dagger”. Mel Fisher went

state official opined that all that

Marco entrance to the attraction, and

on to settle the lawsuit with the

silver and gold and jewels should

he and my mother opened an antique

State, and then on to the discovery

be put on display and made

shop, of all things! They

available to the masses

filled it with fine

Post Script: My Dad went on to his

of the fabulous riches of the Atocha. He was aided by a local historian,

for education,

Dr. Eugene Lyons, and everyone got

and historic

rich it seems. The State ultimately

preservation.

collected its share of the treasure,

A decidedly

as the lawsuit settlement required

democratic

Fisher to give up one fourth

position, I

of all his hard-earned salvage

guess, but

to Tallahassee. I’d like to tell

definitely

you that you can drive over to the

not in our

capital and see it, but its all locked

entrepreneurial

up. It’s far from the light of day, and

interest! So a great lawsuit commenced that stranded us in St. Augustine, shipwrecked you might say, until the matter was resolved.

if you are one of the Citizens of the

CUP O’

JOE

So, here were my brother and I, on

collectibles

Sunshine State you’ll never lay eyes

and furniture

on it and it will likely remain in the

from another new

vault forever.

acquaintance Ralph Wark, all

ARRRGGGG!

on consignment. Ever restless and unwilling to sit in a retail shop he got

our birthday, friendless, while the

hired by John Bailey Sr., Chairman

whims of some bureaucrat tried to

of the Lightner Museum Board, to

take away our parents monetary

inventory, pack up, and reconstruct

future, leaving us marooned on this

the Museum as it is today. (You can

desert called Anastasia Island. The

see the bronze plaque on the wall

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MIR ACLE ON THE BAYFRONT

he 5th Annual, “St. Jude Miracle on the Bayfront”, held April 25th raised $151,085 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital! Over 300 guests

enjoyed gourmet dinner and cocktails, live entertainment and a live, as well as silent auctions. Patrick Canan once again emceed the event, with help from local news celebrity Jessica Clark. At St. Jude, Families never receive a bill for treatment, housing, or food. And thanks to St. Jude Research, overall 104

ON THE TOWN childhood cancer survival rates have increased from 20% to 80%. Thanks to all who attended this year’s event, and donated to this great cause. Once again, the White family donated the venue, the fabulous White Room, at no cost! From all the patients and families at St. Jude, THANK YOU! Your continued support is a true testament to your desire to make a difference in the lives of children.

OPPOSITE PAGE: Photos Left to Right: Leo & Stephanie Giannini, Stacy Ryan • Lorna McDonald, Tricia Beraroucci, Candice Shave • Ann King, Contessa O’Connell, Gerri Fox • Cheryl & Greg Moses • Richard & Meredith Schwarz, Nancy & Jeff Andrews • Sue Green, Jim Stafford, Melinda & Tom McGarry • Margaret & Dick Fiducia, Janice Long • William & Tara Regan • Will & Rhonda Hurley, Tony Kippes • Michael & Allison Cunningham, Beau Phillips, Connie Mista, Pat & Jay Kane • Nancy Shaver, Tammy Harrow, Partrick Canan • Tom & Tara Addison, Charley Quick • Nick & Nicole Linser, Ran & Shelley Albritton • Chad Buschell, Julie Alford, Marie Lofton • Jamie & Julie Alford, Wendy & Steve Concina THIS PAGE Photos Left to Right: Joseph Smith, Necie Smith • Chris Buttermore, Kristy Buttermore • Dave Childers, Marilyn Morris • Tom McGarry, Melinda McGarry • Shelly Gaskins, Donna Matthews • Nancy Shaver, Sharon Forrest • Mary Golly, John Golly • Dean Thompson ,Cher Grazaino • Melody Stewart, Tim Cunha • Robin Arnold, Misha Arnold • Pam Kippes, Anthony Kippes • Phil Joseph, Marilyn Nofal

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HAMMOCK MUSIC FEST

ON THE TOWN

he 5th Annual Hammock Music Fest was held on Saturday, April 21st on the beautiful Intracoastal Waterway at Bing’s Landing, just south of St. Augustine. The musical lineup fetured Little Mike & the Tornadoes, The Cuchetti Collective, Rob Ellis Peck & Friends, Horse Cave Trio as well as the Flagler Palm Coast High School Jazz Band. The mission of the Hammock Music Fest is to raise funds and provide grants to individuals as well as to educational institutions that are directly involved in music education as students or educators. For more information go to hammockmusicfest.org.

Photos by: Lynette Mazziotti

Photos Left to Right: Rob Ellis Peck • Taylor Strohmeier, Maria Vallejo, Erika Dwyer, Back Justin Selig John Beasley, Don Sterba, Willson Rust, Ryan Welch, James Dwyer • Donna & Marty Robinson, Rocky & Wanda Robinson, Troy Springmyer • Jerry & June Curti, Bob Williams, Teresa Cerelli • Rhythm & Alain Earnest • Michelle & Terry Conway, Chris & Greg Holzwarth • Michael Quigley, Heath Ward, Ken Yarbrough, Rob Ellis Peck, Ron Relyea • Laurel Walsh, Laura Dodson • Roxanne Woods, Monica, Anne Smith, Debra Crawford, Nicolas Cage

RHYTHM & RIBS

ON THE TOWN

ward winning BBQ from five regional and national award winners greeted event goers at the 23rd Annual, Rythym & Ribs Festival, presented by St. Augustine Sunrise Rotary. Rhythm & Ribs is an all volunteer effort of many more people than just club members. Over 340 volunteers put in over 2,000 hours to run the festival for three days. Additionally, thousands of hours are spent planning the festival throughout each year. This year’s entertainment schedule featured Devon Allmann & Duane Betts, The Record Company, Go, Get, Gone and more. For more information, go to www. rhythmandribs.net

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Photos Left to Right: Cynthia Robinson, Jim Halstead • Wade Taylor, Brian Raymas, Francine Quesada • Taylor McNeill, Danny Page, Terri Register • Stacy Mendoza, John France • Michael Carr, Lora Carr, Kerry Tustin • Jake Parham, Stephanie Helburn, Len Ortega • Shelia Sexton, Chris Sexton • Kim Collins, Kayla Matthews, Christina Guyette • Carmen Cartagena, Cruz Cartagena

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K I DS B R ID G E

ON THE TOWN

he Kids Bridge Charity Golf Tournament was held March 30th at the St. Augustine Shores Golf Club. This is a fun golf tornament for a wonderful cause! All proceeds from the Golf Tournament goes to benefit Kids Bridge. Kids Bridge is a supervised family visitation center that offers on-site supervised visits, parent exchange services, and several programs and courses to help strengthen families. The purpose of Kids Bridge is to advocate for children who have been separated from family members and provide a safe place for meaningful visits for those families.

Photos Left to Right: Bob Salgado Gayle Logan Rico Phanhthourath Diane Thompson • Cory Clark Joey Schneider Brad Brinkley Steve Germany • Gary Register Bill Miller Greg Larson Andrew Benson • Jacob McElyca Dan Mowrey Bobby Little Terry Shoemaker Bradley Beardsley • Justin Bush Thomas Stewart Sarah Swiatowicz Kennith Schrieber Matt Swiatowicz Katey Anderson Tristin Alfant • Laurie Greening Dennis Glavin Tristin Alfant Lisa Mullins Dave Mullins • Michael Williams Mickey Leapey Lara Diettrich Kenny Logsdon • Rhonda Kifer Denise Hagan Anastasia Carter Cora Carter • Stephen Lebel Tim Mathis Adam Posey Rick Neville • Ted Pellacer Craig Maguire Ron Mickler Jon Hunt • Todd Edinf Chris Thern Larry Donnally Todd Brilis • Jill Johnson Sarah Swiatowicz Katey Anderson Bethany Clark Tristin Alfant • Ella Romaine

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