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A SPIRITED CELEBRATION Whiskey, Wine & Wildlife (W3), presented by The Westin Jekyll Island and benefiting the Jekyll Island Foundation, returns on February 10-12, with a full slate of activities. Friday’s festivities include W3 Master Class Pours, educational classes and seminars, and the “Whiskey Inspired” event that evening. Enjoy whiskeys, wines, and beer, along with a showcase of whiskeyinspired classic cocktails and culinary delights created by award-winning Southern chefs and renowned Golden Isles and Low Country superstars at this oceanside evening under the stars with live music. Saturday’s main event on the Beach Village Green
features more tastings, music, and the opportunity to get better acquainted with Jekyll Island’s native wildlife from turtles to alligators. Cooking demonstrations, author signings, wildlife demonstrations and beverage panel dis-
cussions/tastings will take place on several stages. Sunday’s grand finale brunch will be a showcase of the talents of The Westin’s culinary team complete with liberal libations. Visit whiskeywineandwildlife.com for tickets.
A MUSICAL MONTH The Island Concert Association will host an impressive line-up of classical musicians in weekly concerts during the month of February. The concert series will begin February 7 with Classical Trumpeter and Gold Medal Global Music Award Winner Mary Elizabeth Bowden and Moldovan-American pianist Milana Strezeva. On February 14, the concert will feature
ANTIQUES SHOW FUNDS CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS The 28th annual Thomasville Antiques Show hosts renowned speakers, events, and dealers in historic Thomasville, Georgia. Longtime antiques collectors and novices alike will have the opportunity to contemplate vintage furniture, jewelry, silver, and porcelain – each piece with a story of its own. But what most don’t know is that their attendance makes a difference in the lives of children. The mission of the Thomasville Antiques Show Foundation (TASF) is to raise funds for non-profit organizations focused on children’s programs in Thomas County and the surrounding areas. Only second to that mission is the goal to create an opportunity for the community to understand and appreciate fine antiques and objects of art. The February 23-26 event offers lectures by Paula Pryke, Amanda Lindroth, and Mark Gessler, a Benefactor and Patron Preview Party, a Cocktails and Collections Party, and the Antiques Show and Sale itself. For more information, visit ThomasvilleAntiquesShow.com.
critically acclaimed piano duo of Vassily Primakov and Natalia Lavrova. On February 21, audiences will be entertained by America’s leading organist, harpsichordist and Bach specialist, Anthony Newman. He is joined by flutist Eugenia Zukerman, who is in demand from New York to China as an orchestral soloist, chamber
musician and recitalist. The series closes on February 28 with the lush violinand-cello unison melodies of the Glorioso Piano Trio, comprised of Jennifer Carsillo, Yoonie Han, and Kevin Bate. All concerts take place at St. Simons Presbyterian Church and are free and open to the public. For more information, visit islandconcertassociation.org.
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