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The Franklin County Public Libraries continues its popular writers’ series entitled, “Pen to Paper” with another interesting program scheduled for Monday, February 19 at 2 pm at the Carrabelle Branch Library. This session will feature authors Sydney Watson and Ginnah Howard. The Carrabelle Branch Library is located at 311 St. James Avenue (Hwy 98), Carrabelle, FL.

During the series authors will discuss and share the works they have written and those that are in progress. This will be followed by a question and answer session. These friendly and informal sessions are a chance to meet these area authors and ask questions about their experiences. They are open to anyone interested in learning more about these writers or the writing process. There is no charge to attend and the public is welcome.

Sydney Watson is an author, adventurer, Florida native and English professor. She has published and won awards in Odet, a literary journal, for creative non-fiction and in Seven Hills, for fiction and creative non-fiction. Her novel, Island Salt, awarded Best Book Finalist by US Book News was set in the Bahamas where Sydney lived with her husband for 10 years. She has also lived in Costa Rica, Portugal and Hawaii. She continues the academic portion of her career teaching online university courses in writing and literature and she is currently working on a sequel to Island Salt set in Apalachicola.

Ginnah Howard’s work has appeared in Water~Stone Review, Permafrost, Portland Review, Descant 145, The Tusculum Review, and elsewhere. Several stories have been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Night Navigation, Book 2 of her upstate novel trilogy, (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009), was a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice. Book 1 of the trilogy, Rope & Bone: A Novel in Stories (Illume, 2014) was listed by Publishers Weekly as one of the “best of the best” Indie books of 2015. Her collection of poetry and prose titled An Opera of Hankering has just been accepted for publication in 2025 by WordTech Communications. Ginnah will be reading some poems from this new collection.

Upcoming Pen to Paper events:
Events will all be held on Mondays at the Carrabelle Branch Library:
March 4, 2:00 pm - Tiffany Jo Howell
March 25, 2:00 pm - Sue Cronkite
April 15, 2:00 pm - Historian & Author, Dale Cox
May 13, 2:00 pm - Anthony Lee Watkins

This series is sponsored by the Friends of the Franklin County Public Libraries. For more information on this event, please contact the Carrabelle Branch Library at (850) 697-2366.

The Franklin County Public Libraries continues its popular writers’ series entitled, “Pen to Paper” with another interesting program scheduled for Monday, April 15 at 2 pm at the Carrabelle Branch Library. This session will feature authors Dale Cox and Thomas Becknell. The Carrabelle Branch Library is located at 311 St. James Avenue (Hwy 98), Carrabelle, FL.

During the series authors will discuss and share the works they have written and those that are in progress. This will be followed by a question and answer session. These friendly and informal sessions are a chance to meet these area authors and ask questions about their experiences. They are open to anyone interested in learning more about these writers or the writing process. There is no charge to attend and the public is welcome.

Upcoming Pen to Paper events:
Events will all be held on Mondays at the Carrabelle Branch Library:
March 4, 2:00 pm - Tiffany Jo Howell & Sid McOmie
March 25, 2:00 pm - Sue Cronkite & Pat Stanford
April 15, 2:00 pm - Dale Cox & Thomas Becknell
May 13, 2:00 pm - Anthony Lee Watkins & David Adlerstein

This series is sponsored by the Friends of the Franklin County Public Libraries. For more information on this event, please contact the Carrabelle Branch Library at (850) 697-2366.

The Franklin County Public Libraries continues its popular writers’ series entitled, “Pen to Paper” with another interesting program scheduled for Monday, March 4 at 2 pm at the Carrabelle Branch Library. This session will feature authors Tiffany Jo Howell and Sid McOmie. The Carrabelle Branch Library is located at 311 St. James Avenue (Hwy 98), Carrabelle, FL.

During the series authors will discuss and share the works they have written and those that are in progress. This will be followed by a question and answer session. These friendly and informal sessions are a chance to meet these area authors and ask questions about their experiences. They are open to anyone interested in learning more about these writers or the writing process. There is no charge to attend and the public is welcome.

Upcoming Pen to Paper events:
Events will all be held on Mondays at the Carrabelle Branch Library:
March 4, 2:00 pm - Tiffany Jo Howell & Sid McOmie
March 25, 2:00 pm - Sue Cronkite & Pat Stanford
April 15, 2:00 pm - Dale Cox & Thomas Becknell
May 13, 2:00 pm - Anthony Lee Watkins & David Adlerstein

This series is sponsored by the Friends of the Franklin County Public Libraries. For more information on this event, please contact the Carrabelle Branch Library at (850) 697-2366.

Join the Division of Historical Resources for the public opening of the Union Bank Museum.

Learn about recent state-led restoration efforts, explore new exhibits, and discover how the Union Bank played a critical role in Tallahassee history. Guests can enjoy Union Bank related crafts and light refreshments. The program is free and open to the public.

Step into February with Capital Health Plan's Walk with a Doc! Join us for an invigorating walk and informative discussion with Dr. Adekunle Omotayo on Urgent vs. Emergent situations. Walkers of all levels are welcome at Cascades Park on February 10, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Free admission, no pre-registration required. Let's keep our community moving and talking about better health!

For those eager to pre-register, you are welcome to do so at https://walkwithadoc.org/join-a-walk/locations/tallahassee-fl/

The Carrabelle Artist Association is hosting their annual Fish Rubbing Event on Saturday, February 17, 2024, at the Carrabelle Senior Center at 201 NW Avenue F, Carrabelle, FL. The 2024 Fish Rubbing event is open to the public and provides a fun, hands-on session where participants will make their own piece of unique, nautical art to take home. This event will feature an Asian theme and will also include food and music.

Gyotaku (pronounced Gee-oh-tak-oo) or the art of fish rubbing is a traditional form of Japanese art. Fish rubbing is a form of printing on rice paper using local fish. Materials and in-person instruction are provided for guests to make a frame-able piece of fish rubbing art to take home. Anyone who would like to make an additional fish rubbing may bring a t-shirt, apron, tea towel, or other cloth item to make a second fish rubbing. The fish rubbing will be done with acrylic paint.

There will be two sessions available – 10 am-12pm and 1-3 pm - with tickets presold for each session. Reservations are recommended. Cost is $15 in advance or $18 at the door and includes one fish rubbing on rice paper. Additional Fish Rubbings on Fabric are $5. Food will be available to purchase at this event. Call or text for info or advance tickets or go online at https://carrabelle-artist-association.ticketleap.com/fish-rubbing/ . Please indicate AM or PM session.

All proceeds go to support the Carrabelle Artist Association. All are welcome. For tickets or more information, call or text Marian Morris at 850-294-9664 or email her at morrispottery@gmail.com.

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Who: Tallahassee Bach Parley
Where: In-person at St. John’s Episcopal Church, or view Livestream on Sunday at 3:00 PM
Event: Triple Play Bach
When: Saturday, 2/10/24 Open Dress Rehearsal, 3:00 PM; Sunday, 2/12/23 Concert, 3:00 PM
Where: St. John’s Episcopal Church, 211 North Monroe Street
More: $10 suggested donation; free childcare available
Website: www.BachParley.org

Contact: Valerie Arsenault musicdirector@bachparley.org , 850 459-3195

Tallahassee Bach Parley presents Bach Triple Play

“Bach Triple Play” is the theme of the upcoming Bach Parley performances on February 10 and 11, both at 3:00 PM at St. John’s Episcopal Church. Music Director and violinist Valerie Arsenault will join Kim Jones on baroque cello, Eva Amsler on traverso, and Shalev Ad-El on harpsichord. The program includes three pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach, two by his second oldest son, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, and one by his youngest son, Johann Christian Bach.

The pieces by Bach and two of his sons will feature different combinations of musicians, ranging from a C. P. E. Bach duet for flute and violin to a full J. S. Bach trio sonata, which four musicians play. These three composers’ compositions have distinct characteristics, ranging from the sensitive, sentimental style (Empfindsamer Stil) of C. P. E. Bach to the light-hearted galant style of J. C. Bach.

The Bach Parley performs on period instruments – harpsichord, baroque style stringed instruments with gut strings, natural trumpet without valves or holes, and an early version of the flute made of wood and without keys called a traverso. The French word “parley” means discussion, so the commentary provided by Valerie Arsenault is an essential element of Bach Parley concerts. This commentary includes historical context about the composers and the period instruments and offers suggestions about what to listen for in the music, letting the audience into our process and why we love this music.

The Tallahassee Bach Parley is also the umbrella organization for a non-profit music school, The Bach Parley String Academy. It is now in its ninth year offering violin, viola, and cello lessons at St. John’s Episcopal church.

For additional information about the Tallahassee Bach Parley, including the Bach Parley String Academy music school, visit www.bachparley.org.

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The Village Square presents the first UNUM series of 2024: What if everything came apart all at once? According to our special guest — renowned social psychologist and author, Dr. Jonathan Haidt — this describes our current reality. In this new normal, we are scattered by a digital environment into feuding tribes that are governed by mob dynamics. What could go wrong?

Don’t miss this chance to hear from one of the world's foremost thought leaders (and longtime friend of The Village Square) on this existential challenge of our time. Presented by The Village Square and Florida Humanities, with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Our program includes a preview of Haidt's highly anticipated 5th book "The Anxious Generation" about the mental health crisis caused by our online environment in younger generations across the world. Join us digitally on Tuesday, February 13th at 7pm ET, 4 pm PT for this important conversation.

To register: https://ttvs.tiny.us/Haidt and for more information: https://tlh.villagesquare.us/event/after-babel/

The Apalachicola Area Historical Society (AAHS) will be presenting a program on “Tales of the River” by Gill Autrey as part of their Spring Speaker Series on Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 4:00 pm at the Raney Carriage House, 126 Market Street, Apalachicola, FL. Additional Spring Speaker Series events are scheduled on March 16 with Grayson Shepard, April 20 with Billy Blackman, and May 18 with Jack Rudloe.

These Speakers events are part of a well-established and popular series by the Apalachicola Area Historical Society with speakers through May on Saturdays, mid-month, at 4pm in the Raney House Carriage House. Local and tourist history enthusiasts have gathered for these informative talks for a number of years. Previous speakers have spoken about Apalachicola’s predominantly African American North Side, Territorial City St Joseph, Early Maps of the area, Niles Register Florida History, the ice delivery industry, Cemetery Preservation, Apalachicola Historic Squares and more.

Gill settled in Apalachicola in 1998, after a full life in the “outside world”. He has a degree in Economics, flew helicopters in Vietnam, and served as the Mayor of Valdosta, Georgia. But as anyone who knows him will say, his love is the Apalachicola river, and the tales of its denizens. He has even named one of his books “No Greater Love”. His stories delight passengers on his excursions into the pristine backwaters off the river area and Gill’s well-known tales are sure to delight attendees during this program as well.

Seating is limited so come early to get a spot. For more information, please call and leave a message at (850) 653-1700, email to AAHS.Raney@gmail.com, or online at www.apalachicolahistoricalsociety.org. The Raney House Museum is located at 128 Market Street at the corner of Avenue F in historic downtown Apalachicola and is open from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Tuesday through Saturday. Funded in part by the Franklin County Tourist Development Council.

February marks National African-American History Month, and Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum recognizes the service of African-American servicemembers in WWII. Open through Saturday, March 2, Camp Gordon Johnston Museum will have an exhibit of the history of their service in all branches of the military. The museum is open every Tuesday through Saturday from 11 am to 5 pm and there is no charge for admission.

This exhibit will include the history of two African-American Infantry Regiments, the 369th and the 370th, both of which served with distinction in WWI, and the prejudice faced by African-American WWI veterans in the interwar years. The Museum continues its research into the units that trained at Camp Gordon Johnston in Carrabelle and served in war, and will be presenting newly found rosters of the 488th and 491st Amphibious Truck Companies.

Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum is located in Carrabelle, directly across from Carrabelle Public Beach Park at 1873 Hwy 98 West. For more information, contact Camp Gordon Johnston Museum at (850) 697-8575 or museum@campgordonjohnston.com. Funded in part by the Franklin County Tourist Development Council.