Historic Apalachicola

IN MAY.. PAINT THE TOWN

Florida's Forgotten Coast Plein Air Invitational More than 20 nationally acclaimed artists will gather on Florida's Forgotten Coast in early May to participate in the 7th annual Florida's Forgotten Coast Plein Air Invitational, America's Great Paint-Out, May 3-13, 2012. Painters will set up their easels and pull out their brushes to document the landscape and culture of this last vestige of authentic "Old Florida" – the coastal stretch of scenic North Florida between Mexico Beach and Alligator Point .See the Website www.americasgreatpaintout.com, for the list of demos, events and workshops.
Historic Apalachicola Home & Garden Tour Join us for the 20th annual Historic Apalachicola Home & Garden Tour sponsored by Trinity Episcopal Church on Saturday, May 5 from 10 am to 4 pm. All of the homes on tour this year are over one hundred (100) years old and beautifully showcase this year's theme of "A Passion for Preservation." Preceding Saturday's Home & Garden Tour is an all-day Symposium on Friday, May 4th ending the day with Evensong at 5:30 pm at Trinity Church. There will be a reception followed by a lecture at the Armory featuring nationally renown historical preservationists and architects. Website www.apalachicolahistorichometour.org

On Thusday, May 3 there is a Bald Eagles Lecture at the Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve,108 Island Drive, Eastpoint. Lynda White and Michelle van Deventer will share their knowledge and imagery from many years of work with these magnificent birds. You will also meet a living eagle whose injuries were too severe to permit successful release back into the wild.

2012 JBG Rockfest Located at Battery Park, underneath the Apalachicola Bridge. On May 5, Gates open at 9:00 Am. $10 entry fee. Bring your chairs and a cooler and enjoy a day full of rock! Proceeds go to benefit the JBG Skate Park. www.jbkskatepark.com
Albert Handell Workshop, Sunday, May 13 to Friday ,May 18, Plein-air Landscape painter from New Mexico offering an intense week of study and painting with internationally renown Master Pastelist,water-colorist and oil painter, Albert Handell. Followed by critiques and lectures. Please contact Coombs House Inn owner Lynn Wilson at lynnwilson2@aol.com for more information.

Every day we are so lucky to have Apaachicola's local chefs prepare fresh local seafood dishes. Our many galleries sell and display incredibly talented art work and our retail shops offer unique gift items. Visiting downtown Apalachicola is always a treat for all ages.

Hundreds Gather on the Dock for Music In The Park!

Hundreds of folks have enjoyed the free concerts in Riverfront Park, many have asked for more to happen. A combination of the City of Apalachicola and several organizations is working hard to make that a reality. The City's History, Culture and Arts Board with assistance from Historic Apalachicola Main Street, Inc. are planning to have these concerts at least once a month, if not more based on funding from the community. The organizers believe that the "Music In The Park" activities serve many important roles. These activities draw a combination of locals and visitors into the downtown area, increasing the liklihood that they will return at other times to shop and dine downtown. Many people stop by on their way to dinner or after they've had a delicious meal at one of our many unique restaurants. The concerts also bring the community together, strengthening relationships between friends, neighbors and visitors. They are just wonderful moments, and the dock looking over the river and bay is breathtaking. During the cold months, we'll need to bring our music indoors to the Center for History, Culture and Art. We'll keep you posted.

MAIN STREET, INC.

Every Month...Something new to delight you.

Our galleries, shops and restaurants invite you to an array of special activities with many merchants staying open until 8pm

April 14- GET ON BOARD- Second Saturday- Celebrate Apalachicolas Maritime History and extraordinary seafood

May 12- PAINT THE TOWN- Second Saturday- Witness the beauty of our area as it is captured on canvas by world class artists.

June 09- CATCH THE BUZZ- Second Saturday- Honoring Tupelo Honey and how the bees sweeten and enrich our lives

July 14-VIVE LA FRANCE BASTILLE DAY Second Saturday- Dance under the stars and enjoy the special nod to our historical ties to France

August 11- WATER STREET FESTIVAL OF ICE- Second Saturday- Join us as we salute Dr. John Gorrie; the man who brought the ice to ice cream, the snow to snow cones, and the cool to our hot, hot summers

Happenings

Estuary Day
September 28, 2012 1:30 PM - 6:00 PM (ET)
Apalachicola National Estuarine Reserach Reserve

Florida Seafood Festival
November 2, 2012 to November 3, 2012
Apalachicola, Florida

Apalachicola Center for History, Culture and Art

"LOCAL HANDS" EXHIBIT

This Thursday, May 24, The Center for History, Culture and Art will host a dinner reception, from 6-9 pm, honoring the talented students of the Bay Community School. Delicious food catered by Tamara's Cafe includes wine and beer for $25 per person. The student's art creations will be on sale and all profits will go to the Bay Community School.

Local Franklin County Artists will be exhibiting their art at the Center for History, Culture and Art from Thursday, June 7 until Saturday, July 28 with an opening reception to be held from 6 to 9 pm on Saturday, June 9. The art submitted consists of oil paintings, drawings, pastels, watercolors, acrylic paintings, sculpture of any medium, glass, wood working, photography and textiles.

Historic Apalachicola Home and Garden Tour

Make your plans now to attend the 20th annual “Historic Apalachicola Home & Garden Tour” sponsored by Trinity Episcopal Church. The tour is expected to attract hundreds of visitors to Apalachicola, FL on Friday and Saturday, May 4 – May 5, 2012. This year’s theme, “A Passion for Preservation,” spotlights Apalachicola’s historic century-old homes.

Featured House

The featured house for this year’s tour is the home of world-renowned photojournalist Richard Bickel. Early residents of this Prairie-shingle style house (circa 1909) were the Whitesides, owners of the Apalachicola Ice Company. The house features broad windows, board and batten wainscoting and other classic Craftsman features including built-in cabinetry and period staircase. The homeowner has family heirlooms and objects d’art on display throughout the home from his many travels in Asia, the Middle East, Burma and India. The home sits in a lush garden of extensive shrubs, Washingtonia Palms and is surrounded by a Japanese boxwood hedge.