Augustine Art News Today

The weekend is almost upon us! We will have a wet Saturday, but Sunday looks better for your brunch plans!

Plein Air Paint Out showcases outdoor artwork in St. Augustine’s historic district

It can be love at first sight when you visit a new place. But when you’re living here, it can be easy to take the history and charm of St. Augustine for granted. This Valentine’s Day, take time to fall in love with your home again and rediscover the excitement of your first visit.

Entertainment in the Ancient City includes: a Florida-centric art exhibit, a festival, Bonnie Raitt concert, play about Truman Capote and songwriters night.

There are more examples of accessible St. Augustine activities than space allows, so let this be the appetizer for a sumptuous St. Augustine travel feast.

St. Johns County resident Gabrielle Gould is featured on an episode of the PBS series Craft in America. The episode features several U.S. artisans.

LEADING OFF: Whats happening in and around the Beaches Florida Times-Union © Pineapple Press St. Augustines Rosamond Parrish will sign copies of her newest book of watercolors, "St. Augustine a Sketchbook," on June 4 during the citys First Friday Art Walk. Builder hosting food drive PulteGroup, a leading national homebuilder, is hosting a month-long food drive to benefit Feeding Northeast Florida. Through June 30, Pulte is collecting donations of nonperishable food ...

Seminars, forums, fundraisers, concerts and other community events happening around Atlantic, Neptune, Jacksonville and Ponte Vedra beaches.

St. Augustine Plein Air Paint Out  April 22-25: The St. Augustine Plein Air Paint Out will feature artists painting outdoors at St. Augustine locations, with the artwork then on display at the St. Augustine Art Association. Outdoor painting locations this year include the Ximenez-Fatio House, Aviles Street, Charlotte Street, Lightner Museum, the St. Augustine Bayfront, Anastasia Island and the beaches, the Castillo de San Marcos. For information go to staaa.org/pleinair. Airstream Row at Vilan...

This week there’s art, music, monster trucks and golf, and there’s always Bike Week — mostly in Daytona Beach but also up and down the East Coast. And the weather’s getting warmer, so that’s an incentive to spend some quality time at the beach. Butterfield Garage Art Gallery Nancy Hamlin-Vogler is the featured artist in March, with her “Backyard Studio Kitchen” series of mixed media paintings. She will be available from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday at the gallery, and she’ll lead a ...