Florida's Historic Coast Calendar of Events Spring 2015 - Feb-May | Page 8

February 8 Florida Chamber Music Concert The Florida Chamber Music Project performs Giuseppe Verdi’s “String Quartet in e minor.” Tickets for the 3 p.m. concert (doors open 2 p.m.) at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall are $25 each. 1050 A1A North, Ponte Vedra Beach. 904-209-0399 www.pvconcerthall.com February 10 Flagler College Forum: Evan Thomas Thomas was made editor-at-large of Newsweek in 2006 after serving as assistant managing editor and Washington bureau chief. He has won numerous journalism awards, including a National Magazine Award in 1998 for Newsweek’s coverage of the Monica Lewinsky scandal. The lecture begins at 7 p.m. at Lewis Auditorium at Flagler College. Admission is free. 14 Granada St., St. Augustine. 904-819-6400 www.flagler.edu/ourcommunity February 10 Ingrid Michaelson Concert Indie-Pop artist Ingrid Michaelson brings her “Lights Out” tour to the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall for an 8 p.m. performance (doors open at 7 p.m.). Michaelson is known for her pianofueled songwriting, witty wordplay and slight vocal vibrato. Tickets for this standing room only show are $32 ($35 day of show). 1050 A1A North, Ponte Vedra Beach. 904-209-0399 www.pvconcerthall.com February 11 The Wailers Concert Legendary reggae group The Wailers perform at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. Their album “Exodus,” recorded with Bob Marley, was selected by Time magazine as the “Best Album of the 20th Century” and has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. Tickets for the 8 p.m. standing room only show (doors open at 7 p.m.) are $28. 1050 A1A North, Ponte Vedra Beach. 904-209-0399 www.pvconcerthall.com February 12 Ana Popovic Concert Critically-acclaimed international blues guitarist and singer Ana Popovic performs at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall at 8 p.m. (doors open 7 p.m.). This award-winning, hard-touring, guitar singer blends smoking electric funk and slide guitar, jazzy instrumentals and a tight blues groove with soulful, feminine vocals. Reserved seating $29; day of show $30. 1050 A1A North, Ponte Vedra Beach. 904-209-0399 www.pvconcerthall.com February 12 Re-riding History Art Symposium: From the Southern Plains to Matanzas Bay Seven artists and scholars discuss the current Crisp-Ellert Art Museum exhibition “Re-riding History: From the Southern Plains to Matanzas Bay.” Exhibition curators Emily Arthur, Marwin Begaye and John Hitchcock will also be present. The exhibition, which closes Feb. 28, metaphorically retraces the history of 72 American Indians who were forcibly taken from their homes in Oklahoma and imprisoned in St. Augustine. The symposium takes place in the Virginia Room of the Ringhaver Student Center at Flagler College. Sessions are scheduled for 10 a.m.-noon; 2-4 p.m.; and 7-8:30 p.m. 50 Sevilla St., St. Augustine. 904-826-8530 www.reridinghistory.org February 13 - May 31 Humpback Whales, IMAX Documentary Film An extraordinary journey into the mysterious world of one of nature’s most awe-inspiring marine mammals, Humpback Whales takes audiences to Alaska, Hawaii and the Kingdom of Tonga for an immersive look at how these whales communicate, sing, feed, play and take care of their young. Captured for the first time with IMAX® 3D cameras. Tickets are Adults/$13; Military, Senior & Student/$12; Children E-tix/$10. Check website for show times. One World Golf Place, St. Augustine 904-940-4133 www.worldgolfIMAX.com February 13 Cherry Poppin’ Daddies Concert The Ponte Vedra Concert Hall hosts The Cherry Poppin’ Daddies’ Salute to the Music of the Rat Pack. This eight-piece band does justice to the huge, orchestrated arrangements that energized America at the dawn of the ‘60s. The concert begins at 8 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.). General admission standing room only tickets are $27 in advance; $30 day of show. 1050 A1A North, Ponte Vedra Beach. 904-209-0399 www.pvconcerthall.com February 13 - 15 26.2 With Donna: The National Marathon to Fight Breast Cancer Donna Deegan’s famous National Marathon to Fight Breast Cancer begins at 7:30 a.m. from 200 ATP Tour Blvd. in Ponte Vedra Beach. The Full Marathon, Half Marathon and Marathon Relay all begin from the same location. The route winds through four beautiful beach communities on historic coastal A1A, over the Intracoastal Waterway Bridge (just once!) on Butler Blvd. (Jacksonville), and finishes at Mayo Clinic. www.VisitPonteVedra.com