St. Augustine Latest News (Florida, United States)

St. Patrick Parade to be held in St. Augustine, Fla. on March 9 Announcements include a bag pipe band from Asturias, Spain; naming of the parade grand marshal; parade announcer, and judges.

The Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum is expanding its footprint in the nation's Oldest City with the purchase of the historic Sanchez House at 105 St. George St. in St. Augustine. Karpeles Manuscript Library Inc.

St. Johns Cultural Council which promotes arts, culture, and heritage in St. Johns County, Florida, is pleased to announce its Fourth Annual Haiku Contest. Local poets of all ages are invited to submit up to three haiku inspired by William Bartram.

St. Johns Cultural Council which promotes arts, culture, and heritage in St. Johns County, Florida, is pleased to announce the recipients of its inaugural "Arts for All" grants.

Tina Hemby, an eighth-grade pre-algebra teacher at Mill Creek Academy, was named the 2023-2024 St. Johns County School District Teacher of the Year at a special recognition banquet in St. Augustine, Fla.

The St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the creation of the St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with the mission to serve the entire community.

The St. Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Festival will be held on Saturday, March 9 from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m., and Sunday, March 10 from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. in America's Oldest Celtic City.

"Classically Black" a concert and talk with Richard Alston will celebrate Black History Month in February. Romanza's Collage Series is a prelude to the 2024 Romanza Festivale in May.

The nature-first community of TrailMark is hosting the 7th annual Conquer the Trails 5K on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. The road race, which starts at 9 a.m. and is open to all, takes place in the beautiful natural settings of the TrailMark community in St.

St. Johns Cultural Council which promotes arts, culture, and heritage in St. Johns County, Florida, will honor a select group of women for lifetime achievements and influencing arts and culture in St. Johns County.

The St. Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Festival is being held in America's Oldest Celtic City with multi-award-winning cultural events on Saturday, March 9 from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m., and Sunday, March 10 from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m.

St. Johns Cultural Council, the organization that promotes arts, culture, and heritage in St. Johns County, Florida, has selected two local artists to present solo exhibitions for its Art in Public Spaces program.

Romanza St. Augustine and its inaugural Collage Concert Series in St. Augustine will complete this year's schedule with musical performances in early 2024.

Five public school teachers selected as finalists for the St. Johns County Teacher of the Year honor were announced by Investing in Kids (INK!) on Tuesday, December 19 during a surprise visit to each school.

The St. Johns County Education Foundation, Inc. which operates as Investing in Kids (INK!), recently received a generous donation of $32,000 from All American Air Charitable Foundation in St. Augustine, Fla.

The 2d Marine Division Band from Camp Lejeune, NC, under the direction of Officer-in-Charge CWO3 Mark Pellon, with promoters Danny and Jackie C. Garcia and the Veterans Council of St. Johns County, Inc., invite the community to a holiday concert.

Florida Patriot Guard Riders, patriotguard.org, after completing the Snowball Express in Orlando for children of Gold Star Kids at Disney World, will provide a motorcycle escort and then erect the Vietnam Travelling and the Global War on Terrorism.

World Changers concert will be an event to offer respect and healing to our heroes who sacrifice their lives for us every day.

The St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce held its CELEBRATE Annual Awards Ceremony Wednesday night, November 15, 2023, where various business leaders who made their mark in the community this year were recognized.

Applications available for St. Johns County graduating seniors to play collegiate football, deadline January 31, 2024.

Stephanie Kinsey, DDS, owner and founder of Palencia Dental is a highly-focused dentist in St. Augustine, Fla. She recently attended continuing education coursework at the 2023 IAPA Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), in partnership with the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations, recently awarded $10,325 to the St. Johns County Education Foundation as part of the company's statewide EmPOWERing STEM Educators initiative.

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Local St. Johns County, Fla. arts organizations, schools, and artists receive grants for projects at holiday open house, Dec. 7.

INK! announced that it recently received a $4,000 scholarship donation from the Ponte Vedra Women's Civic Alliance (PVWCA).

The St. Johns County Education Foundation, Inc. which operates as Investing in Kids (INK!), announced it has received a generous donation of $37,187.84 from Publix Super Markets, Inc. to benefit the nonprofit's Tools 4 Schools program.

Romanza St. Augustine, is pleased to announce a new Concert Series in St. Augustine, as a prelude to the 2024 Romanza Festivale of Music and the Arts. The inaugural Series features a variety of professional performers scheduled for diverse audiences.

The St. Johns County Education Foundation, Inc. which operates as Investing in Kids (INK!), announced it has received a generous donation of $5,000 from THE PLAYERS Championship to benefit the nonprofit's Tools 4 Schools program.

The St. Johns Cultural Council has announced the 10th Annual S.E.A. Gullah Geechee Heritage Festival will celebrate more than 450 years of West African influence.

The St. Augustine Humane Society Pin Up Paws Party is the largest fundraising effort the nonprofit hosts each year. The annual event to be held on Friday, November 3 at 6 p.m., Embassy Suites by Hilton St Augustine Beach Oceanfront Resort.

The St. Johns Cultural Council, the organization that promotes arts, culture and heritage in St. Augustine, has announced the second annual Live from The Waterworks: A Gamble Rogers Concert Series to commemorate Gamble Rogers in 2023-2024.