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The Amelia Island Songwriter Festival is August 27th - August 31st
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
For five days and nights beginning Wednesday August 27th through Sunday, August 31st, Amelia Island will be the setting for the very first songwriter festival.
The Amelia Island Songwriter Festival will feature all genres of music showcasing professional, amateur and promising artists, lyricists, composers, vocalists, producers, musicians, publishers as well as recording artists.
Legendary songwriter Jim Brickman, will be highlighting the 2008 festival, appearing in concert at 7:00 pm on Saturday night, August 30th at the Amelia Plantation Chapel.
Jim best known for his original piano solo compositions and love songs, performing them with such vocalists as Martina McBride, Michael W. Smith, Michelle Wright and others. Jim has also created other arrangements including a great many songs for children. Since 1997, Jim has hosted his own radio program called “Your weekend with Jim Brickman”, which is carried on radio stations all over the country.
Nine contests, several seminars as well as performances by well known professional songwriters will take place in intimate, audience-friendly venues in and around the historic district of the island, as well as larger theater in the round style venues, each affording the audience an up close and personal view of the artists.
For additional information about The Amelia Island Songwriter Festival, please visit the following website: www.sonnwriterfestival.org or call Joe Warwick at (904) 261 – 3300 or Barbara Seed at (904) 277-0079.
Shagging by the Shore
Thursday, August 7th, 2008
The 2008 Beach Music Festival is collaborating with the Golden Isles Shag Club to present you with the biggest shag contest to hit South Georgia in years. Grab your partner and show off your best moves for tons of prizes and fun.
The Shag kick-off party will be held Friday, August 15th, beginning at 8 pm, in the Jekyll Island Convention Center, Atlantic Hall. Entry fees are $20 per couple. Cash prizes will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners.
Following the contest, guests can relax to the upbeat tempo of the Swingin’ Medallions. Advanced tickets are on sale for $12 and $14.95 (plus tax) at the door. Doors open at 7:30pm.
Don’t miss out on all of the fun in the sun at the FREE beach concert Saturday from 10:00am to 6:00pm. The 25th annual Beach Music festival is sponsored by Jekyll Island Authority, Georgia Tourism, Coca Cola, Bacardi, Corona, and Comcast.
For more information visit www.jekyllisland.com/beachmusicfestival or contact the Jekyll Island Welcome Center at 1-877-4-JEKYLL.
More fun and games at Summer Waves
Thursday, August 7th, 2008
This Saturday, August 9th, come join the fun as Summer Waves on Jekyll Island creates tons of excitement with Guitar Hero and 80’s karaoke. Festivities are scheduled to begin at 3pm with great prizes for participants including an Apple iPod for the Guitar Hero first place winner.
Guitar Hero will be hosted from 3pm until 5pm followed by 80’s karaoke with MC Big Bert from 6pm until 8pm. Regular admission rates apply, fun and entertainment at no additional cost!
August Beachscape Schedule of Events
Thursday, July 31st, 2008August 1 - August 15
Jekyll Island Club Hotel Club Juniors
Kids can enjoy day camp with the Jekyll Island Club Hotel - swimming, arts and crafts, nature walks and more! 912-635-2600.
August 1
Ron Anglin, Juggler
A favorite of school children and festival goers across Georgia, juggler Ron Anglin will keep you spellbound. 10:30a.m., Jekyll Island Club Hotel. For more information call 912-635-2600.
August 1
Salt Marsh Ecology @ Tidelands Nature Center
A study of the salt marsh. Concepts include major plants, marsh animals, crabs, mussels, and birds. Make a fiddler crab! 10:45a.m. - 11:45a.m.. For more information call 912-635-5032.
August 2
Summer Waves’ Safety Day!
Come to Summer Waves to partake in the festivities and join Dan Vaden in honoring the GSP, DNR, Red Cross, Fire Dept, and Glynn County Police. For more information call 912-635-2074.
August 2
Guitar Hero and Karaoke at Summer Waves
DJ Bert and Summer Waves have so much fun and gives away great prizes at the guitar hero competition and karaoke at Summer Waves Water Park! Guitar Hero, 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.. Karaoke, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.. For more information call 912-635-2074.
August 2-3
Franklin Pond String Quartet Concert
The Faculty Quartet of Franklin Pond Chamber Music will present a concert in Faith Chapel. Tickets are $10.7:00 p.m. For more information call 912-635-3920.
August 8
Pirate Goodie and the Magic Chest
Come along with Pirate Goodie Twoshoes and his parrot Pete on an amazing undersea adventure. 10:30 a.m., Jekyll Island Club Hotel. For more informationcall 912-635-2600.
August 8
Herpetology 101: Reptiles & Amphibians @ Tidelands Nature Center
What’s the difference between an alligator and a crocodile, a toad and a frog? Make snake bracelets! 10:45a.m. - 11:45a.m.. For more information call 912-635-5032.
August 9
Cool Down and Rock Out
DJ Bert and Summer Waves gives away great prizes at the guitar hero competition and karaoke at Summer Waves Water Park! Guitar Hero, 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.. Karaoke, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.. For more information call 912-635-2074.
August 14
Beach Music Festival Early Bird Concert
Jekyll Oceanfront Clarion Resort. Join shag club members and start your beach music weekend early. 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. For more information call 1-877-4JEKYLL.
August 15
Life Under the Water @ Tidelands Nature Center
Learn all about fish. Discover the three different classifications of fish. Make fish prints! 10:45a.m. - 11:45a.m.. For more information call 912-635-5032.
August 16
Beach Music Festival Free Concert
Enjoy a FREE beachside concert featuring The Swinging Medallions the Rickey Godfrey Band, and Second Chance! For more information call 1-877-4JEKYLL or visitwww.jekyllisland.com/beachmusicfestival
August 30
Guitar Hero and Karaoke at Summer Waves
DJ Bert and Summer Waves gives away great prizes at the guitar hero competition and karaoke at Summer Waves Water Park! Guitar Hero, 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.. Karaoke, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.. For more informationcall 912-635-2074.
August 30 - September 1
Jekyll Island Gold Cup Adult Soccer Tournament
Regional and National adult soccer teams go for the gold as they compete in this three day tournament For more information visit www.gacups.com.
September 19 - 21
Shrimp & Grits: The Wild Georgia Shrimp Festival
A weekend celebration of two of Georgia’s most beloved foods. The festival features a cook-off, live entertainment, and a kid-friendly fun zone. For more information call 1-877-4JEKYLL.
October 19 - 21
The Pulitzer Legacy in Georgia
The Georgia Review presents “The Pulitzer Legacy in Georgia” featuring Pulitzer Prize-winners Stephen Dunn, Natasha Trethewey, Edward J. Larson, Hank Klibanoff, and others. Jekyll Island Club Hotel. Reservations are required. For more information call 1-800-542-3481 or visit www.uga.edu/garev.
October 7
WAY Radio Beach Concert
WAY Radio, Brunswick’s source for Christian Radio, host a concert on the beach from 2-5 p.m. featuring top sChristian artists Mark Harris, Laura Story, and Mikeschair. For more information visit www.wayradio.org or call 912-342-1083
October 10 - 12
Georgia’s Colonial Coast Birding Festival
This festival has a little bit of everything for the casual nature enthusiast to the most experienced birdwatcher. For more information call 1-877-4JEKYLL
And the winner of the Shrimp and Grits Artwork Contest Is…
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
The 2008 Shrimp and Grits art contest winner is Ed Hose! Chosen from hundreds of entries Mrs. Hose, a freelance artist, has always been a creative thinker. She graduated with a degree in illustration and design from Tyler School of Art in 2001 and has been working in digital illustration for 11 years. Though she has worked with a multitude of mediums, including pottery, glass, oils, acrylics, collage, sculpture, and even food, she enjoys working in digital formats because, “I don’t like cleaning up after myself,” states Hose. A mixture of elaborate details, imagination, and brilliant colors bring her art to life and makes all, young and old, fall in love.
Ed’s clients include a wide array of categories ranging from the Japan Times in Japan, and the Bucks County Council on Drugs and Alcoholism in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, to local Brunswick, Georgia businesses like Color Me Happy Pottery and even the Jekyll Island Club Hotel.
Check out her wonderful creation by purchasing a 2008 Shrimp and grits t-shirt and poster during the festival, September 19-21. For more information contact the Jekyll Island Welcome Center at 1-877-4-JEKYLL.
August Georgia Sea Turtle Center Update
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
Early Risers Can Enjoy Hatchling Walks
These tours offer a look at the sea turtle conservation efforts and research programs on Jekyll Island. Early morning risers will explore barrier island ecology while visiting the island’s active turtle nests. The tours include opportunities to assist with data recording and to witness a nest excavation of a hatched nest!
Walks will be conducted on Sunday, Wednesday and Saturday throughout August, and September (Walks after mid-September are tentative based on hatching and may be cancelled). Time varies between 7am-10am, depending on the tide. Location will also vary depending on which nest has hatched and is ready to be excavated.
Participants will be asked to meet at the designated site 15-30 minutes prior to the walk to check-in (you will receive a phone call a couple of days before your walk with directions to the site) and gather as a group with the Walk Guide to begin the walk on time. The walk will consist of a 30-minute beach ecology walk/talk leading up to an active nest that has been hatching on its own for a minimum of 5 days. The group will be met by the Turtle Patrol Interns who will conduct the post-hatching excavation on the nest. Group size is limited in order to maximize the experience for participants and in compliance with Georgia Department of Natural Resources permit restrictions.
Cost is $10 adults (ages 13+), $5 children (12 and under). Price does not include general admission to the Georgia Sea Turtle Center)
*Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
For more information, visit www.georgiaseaturtlecenter.org or call the Georgia Sea Turtle at 912-635-4444.
Arribada Adventures
Looking for something fun and educational to do as a family this summer? Come join us for Arribada Adventures at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center! While sea turtle biologists typically use the term “arribada” to describe the mass nesting of hundreds of thousands of sea turtles, the Georgia Sea Turtle Center Education Team is using it to introduce our new summer programs! Arribada Adventures is geared toward families and has been designed for turtle enthusiasts both young and old! These two hour programs will introduce you and your little hatchlings to Georgia’s turtles! Become an expert Turtler through hands-on activities, games, crafts, and outdoor exploration. Space is limited and reservations are required. For registration and location information, please call 912-635-4444.
Cost: $10/adult, $5/child*. Saturdays 9:00am -11:00am
*Please note that price does not include general admission to the Center.
August 2: Lend ‘em a Flipper
Learn how YOU too can help our fine, flippered friends by participating in a beach sweep and creating
recycled sea turtle art.
August 9: Giving Sea Turtles a Chance
Come learn what the Georgia Sea Turtle Center is doing to help sea turtles. Participate in a mock sea turtle rescue and learn what we do to rehabilitate a turtle!
Education and Conservation
Georgia Sea Turtle Center Educators Alicia Marin and Sarah Mathias had the opportunity to attend and present at the National Marine Educators Association Conference, One World, One Water held in Savannah this year. Sarah presented “Swim into Learning with Sea Turtles,” an update on the Georgia Sea Turtle Center and the education programs we offer children. Alicia presented her Masters Thesis, “Sun, Sand and Sea Turtle: Educating Caribbean Youth through Nonformal Environmental Education.”
The Georgia Sea Turtle Center Education Department is proud to announce that during their first year of operation, approximately 4500 children from 78 individual schools! With that in mind we greatly look forward to the upcoming school year and encourage teachers to bring their students to the Georgia Sea Turtle Center for a visit.
If you are an educator interested in arranging a trip and lesson at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center, contact the Center at 912-635-4444.
Good Morning America Featured Jekyll Island on “Weekend Window”
Sunday, July 27th, 2008Thanks to Pat and Tim Lenz who sent in Jekyll Island to Good Morning America as their favorite place to visit! Jekyll Island was featured on Good Morning America’s “Weekend Window” segment.
Click here to watch the video!
Welcome to Geocaching on Jekyll Island
Monday, July 21st, 2008
Geocaching is an entertaining adventure game for gps users. Participating in a cache hunt is a good way to take advantage of the wonderful features and capability of a gps unit. Jekyll Island has placed several caches on the island in addition to some the public has placed. GPS users can then use location coordinates to find the caches. All the visitor is asked to do is if they get something they should try to leave something for the cache.
If you haven’t ever geocached before, you can try it before buying your own GPS unit. You can rent one at the Jekyll Island Welcome Center! For only $20/day, rent a GPS unit and try your luck at finding some of the caches we’ve placed. The waypoints are already downloaded into the units for you! We even made a video that will show you the basics.
Geocaches on Jekyll Island
Sunday, July 20th, 2008Visit www.geocaching.com to see all the geocaches on Jekyll Island. Just enter in zip code 31527.
Ruins: N 31° 06.086 W 081° 24.861
Get the 411 on Jekyll Island: N 31° 02.875 W 081° 24.648
Circle of Oaks: N 31° 03.860 W 081° 25.426
Picnic Area: N 31° 07.064 W 081° 24.947
Super Nature Trail: N 31° 03.208 W 081° 24.884
A Real Pirate’s Treasure: N 31° 03.285 W 081° 24.477
South Dunes: N 31° 01.971 W 081° 24.929
