Invitation to Light Up Flagler

Any school group, youth group,  dance group, choir, chorus, or barbershoppers, interested in performing between 5:30-7:30 p.m., Friday Dec. 5 during the free annual Light Up Flagler celebration that has not received an invitation by mail or email, please contact merchantsofflaglerave@gmail.com or call Sandi at 386-428-1084 for more information. It is great chance to be involved in your community

Light Up Flagler Avenue, the festive annual New Smyrna Beach beachside holiday celebration, will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4.
Santa and his sleigh will visit the avenue, courtesy of the Dream-A-Wish Foundation. Look for Santa at the corner of Flagler and Cooper.

The merchants, in full holiday regalia, will be holding a  “Holiday Open House” and will be serving refreshments. They will also be competing for “best window display” and “best building” during the evening, with judging by three local dignitaries.

Everyone is invited to come out for an evening of holiday cheer. There will be lots of live entertainment by local youth groups and area choruses.

Flagler Avenue will be closed to vehicular traffic from Peninsula Avenue to Atlantic Avenue from 5-8 p.m.

For more information about Light Up Flagler, call 427-2256 or e-mail merchantsofflaglerasve@gmail.com.

“All That Jazz” Art Walk & NSB Jazz Festival

“All That Jazz” Art Walk on Flagler Avenue will be held in conjunction with the 9^th annual New Smyrna Beach Jazz Festival, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26. Visit Art Walk and take a fascinating stroll along Flagler Avenue while enjoying the wonderful art on display in galleries, under canopies, on porches and in courtyards. The popular event features painting, jewelry, ceramics, glass blowing, sculpture, fabric arts and more; free children’s activity, entertainment and a special prize drawing; presented by the Gallery Group of Flagler Avenue.

DJ Dennis will be playing jazz tunes and making announcements at the gazebo at Flagler Avenue and Pine Street. There will also be a bidding table at the gazebo for some wonderful “surfboard” art. The one-foot by eight-foot wooden “artistic surfboards” by artists Stephanie Hill, Paulette Capwell, Troy Holloway, Terry Webb, Sue Brown and Kathy Mills will be on display and available for bidding.

A section of surfboard by Sue Brown. It will be up for bid at the gazebo

Top section of one of two boards by Stephanie Hill that will be up for bid during Art Walk.

And if that’s not enough – there will be music emanating from indoor venues up and down the avenue, courtesy of the 9^th Annual New Smyrna Beach Jazz Festival. It’s all free and in walking distance along the five fabulous blocks between the Indian River and the ocean on New Smyrna’s Flagler Avenue.

The Jazz Festival performances will be held at several different indoor venues, organized by Marc Monteson Promotions. (* Saturday schedule below) For more information about the Jazz Festival, call 423-9760 or visit www.marcmontesonpromotions.com.

Art and music – in a charming setting between the river and the ocean – what more could one ask for?  Come for the art, enjoy the music and stay for the sunset at the September Art Walk on Flagler Avenue.

The top section of Kathy Mills' surfboard. All photos copyright by Sandi Carroll

Sponsoring galleries are Galleria di Vetro, Jewelry of Joy, Palms Up Pottery, and Ta Da Gallery. The group is seeking professional artists in any medium to display work at the monthly Art Walks. Artists who can demonstrate their artistic technique are especially encouraged to apply. Themes for Art Walk for the rest of the year will be “Fantasy Works Spooktacular,” Oct. 24; “Christmas Village,” Nov. 28; and ”Special Christmas Celebration,” Dec. 19 (a week earlier, due to the holiday).

Winners of the Gallery Group art competition for August are:

First place award of $100 went to John Mojjis of Boynton Beach for an acrylic painting called “Island Paradise.”

Second place award of $75 went to Robert and Kathleen Brown from Apopka for an acrylic Florida sign, titled “Just Another Day in Paradise.”

Third place award of $50 went to William Fenton from Orlando for a photograph of a sunset near a dock, titled “Peaceful Images Sunset.”

For more information about Art Walk, or to request an artist’s application, call 386-428-1770, or visit www.flaglergallerygroup.com.

And don’t forget that the NSB Water Taxi now stops at the west end of Flagler Avenue, at the Grill at Riverview every two hours starting at 12:30 p.m. For details, call 386-428-4828 or visit www.nsbtaxi.com.

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Jazz Festival Schedule for Saturday on Flagler Avenue

Coronado Civic Center, 223 Flagler Ave., School Bands, 10:30 a.m.-2:45 p.m.*
NSB Middle School Stingray Jazz Band, 10:30-11:15 a.m.
Spruce Creek 12 O’clock Jazz Band, 12:15-1 p.m.
NSB High School Jazz Band, 2-2:45 p.m.

* Free, but good will offering will be asked for band activities

Breakers, 518 Flagler, Goodtimes Dixieland Band, 11 a.m.–1 p.m.

Toni & Joes, 309 Buenos Aires, Ron Teixeira Organ Trio, noon-3, Special guest, Linda Cole

Flagler Tavern, 414 Flagler, Chris Rottmayer Vibe Quartet, 2–5 p.m., Special guest, Michelle Amato

Traders Beach Club, 317 Flagler, Valerie Gillespie Trio, 3-6 p.m.

Valerie Gillespie Photo by Sandi Carroll

Peanuts, 421 Flagler, Sybil Gage & Friends, 4-7 p.m.

OM Bar & Chill Lounge, 392 Flagler, Frank Vardaros Orch, 5-8 p.m.

Clancy’s Cantina, 301 Flagler, Harold Blanchard Trio, 6-9 p.m.

That’s Amore, 103 S. Pine, Thom Chambers, 6:30- 9:30 p.m.

Seaside Station, 504 Flagler, Sam Rodriguez Trio, 7-9 p.m.

Grille at Riverview, 101 Flagler, Robert Harris Group, 7:30-10:30 p.m.

‘Squabbles’ opens at Little Theatre Sept. 11

Photo by Sandi Carroll - Jerry Sloan reacts to the news that his wife Alice is pregnant. Will Bordelon plays Jerry and Jennifer Hyde plays Alice.

The season opener at the Little Theatre of New Smyrna Beach, “Squabbles,” a comedy by Marshall Karp will run two week-ends, Sept. 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19 and 20 for a total of seven performances.

“Squabbles” tells an entertaining story about Jerry Sloan, a successful writer of advertising jingles, who is married to Alice, an equally successful lawyer. Will Bordelon and Jennifer Hyde play the happy couple.

Abe Dreyfus and Mildred Sloan, played by Don Campbell and Harriet Winokur, can't stand each other. Photo by Sandi Carroll

Living with the Sloans is the not-so-happy Abe Dreyfus, Alice’s curmudgeon father, played by Don Campbell.

The situation is exacerbated when Jerry’s mother, Mildred, played by Harriet Winokur, loses her house in a fire and needs a place to stay. Abe and Mildred can’t stand each other.

The play, directed by Shelly Wawrzonek, is one hilarious confrontation after another until the heartwarming finale. The cast also includes Paul Lavallee, Patti Earl and Bobby Roam.

Reserved seating is available for purchase at the box office by calling 386-423-1246 or by visiting in person. Tickets are $14 for adults, $13 for seniors and $7 for students under 18. The box office, 726 Third Ave., New Smyrna Beach is open week-days 1-4 p.m.

For additional information, visit www.NsbPlayers.org.

Timing the contractions - the baby is coming! Photo by Sandi Carroll

“SQUABBLES” CAST PHOTO BY SANDI CARROLL – back from left, Don Campbell, Paul Lavallee; seated, left to right, Harriet Winokur, Will Bordelon, Jennifer Hyde, Patti Earl; front, Bobby Roam.

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