Poetry Canteen November 18, 2025 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Poetry Canteen Story & Song Centre for Arts and Culture 1430 Park Avenue, Fernandina Beach, FL Join us the 3rd Tuesday of each month for Amelia Island’s Poet Laureate Nola Perez and friends as they gather to share their love of poetry, reading their own works or favorites of others. There will be a five-minute “open mic” format to read your work! See you there! Free
Welcome Coffee with Women of Nassau November 17, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am Welcome Coffee with Women of Nassau Story & Song Centre for Arts and Culture 1430 Park Avenue, Fernandina Beach, FL New to Fernandina? Want to get involved in the community? All women, including new and current members, are invited to join the Women of Nassau's monthly coffee get-together at Story & Song. This event is FREE with light refreshments. No RSVP needed. (3rd Monday of every month) Free
Acoustic Guitar Music Jam November 16, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Acoustic Guitar Music Jam Story & Song Centre for Arts and Culture 1430 Park Avenue, Fernandina Beach, FL Join other guitar players in an acoustic guitar jam. If you’re a beginner or an experienced musician, bring your acoustic guitar and some songs that you want to play and join other guitar players in a relaxed setting on the patio courtyard. Songs of the 50s, 60s and 70s and all genres. If you don’t […]
“An Evening of Story & Song” with Friction Farm November 15, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Story & Song Centre for Arts and Culture 1430 Park Avenue, Fernandina Beach, FL For more than two decades, husband and wife team of Aidan Quinn and Christine Stay has traveled the world singing songs filled with storytelling, social commentary and humor. They’re known for writing songs inspired by books they’ve read.
StoryTime with Ms. Dearsha November 15, 2025 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am StoryTime with Ms. Dearsha Story & Song Centre for Arts and Culture 1430 Park Avenue, Fernandina Beach, FL Join us at the store for a magical StoryTime with Ms. Dearsha, our beloved and very talented Director of Children’s Merchandise and Programming! StoryTime is every Saturday at 10:30 am in the store. No RSVP needed. Just come on in! Dive into fantastical worlds, meet dynamic characters, and let your imagination soar! We can't wait to […]
Author Event: “Peak Oil” November 14, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Story & Song Centre for Arts and Culture 1430 Park Avenue, Fernandina Beach, FL Author event with David Freilich If you like international thrillers, law and crime mysteries, romance, Nordic noir, and ecological themes, you’ll want to listen to local author David Freilich talk about his new book, set in Sweden, Russia, and Jacksonville.
Blue with Bill McKenna November 13, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Story & Song Centre for Arts and Culture 1430 Park Avenue, Fernandina Beach, FL Join Bill McKenna, an Amelia Island photographer and former Eastman Kodak scientist, for a talk about color — particularly the color blue. Come learn about the fascinating cultural significance of blue, its rarity in nature, and the role it played in shaping Amelia Island’s 18th-century plantation history. Thanks to our donors and Foundation members, this […] Free
Tuesdays with TED November 11, 2025 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Tuesdays with TED Story & Song Centre for Arts and Culture 1430 Park Avenue, Fernandina Beach, FL On the 2nd Tuesday of the month, enjoy great community conversation facilitated by a local personality over a topic of interest following a brief TED talk. Free
Songs by the Sea November 9, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Story & Song Centre for Arts and Culture 1430 Park Avenue, Fernandina Beach, FL Take a break by the sea with singer/songwriter Bill Ivins as he brings his signature “acoustic flashback” to our courtyard! Enjoy an afternoon of feel-good favorites and original tunes that transport you through time. Grab a delicious lunch from our bistro, find a sunny seat, and let the music carry you away. It’s casual, it’s […]
StoryTime with Ms. Dearsha November 8, 2025 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am StoryTime with Ms. Dearsha Story & Song Centre for Arts and Culture 1430 Park Avenue, Fernandina Beach, FL Join us at the store for a magical StoryTime with Ms. Dearsha, our beloved and very talented Director of Children’s Merchandise and Programming! StoryTime is every Saturday at 10:30 am in the store. No RSVP needed. Just come on in! Dive into fantastical worlds, meet dynamic characters, and let your imagination soar! We can't wait to […]
Tea & Tales November 7, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Tea & Tales Story & Song Centre for Arts and Culture 1430 Park Avenue, Fernandina Beach, FL Join us for a delightful afternoon tea with captivating readings by actor Ron Kurtz on the FIRST FRIDAY of every month! Indulge in a scrumptious selection of sweet and savory treats crafted by the Story & Song bistro, perfectly paired with enchanting stories.
Jax Symphony’s Dr. Nathaniel Efthimiou November 6, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Story & Song Centre for Arts and Culture 1430 Park Avenue, Fernandina Beach, FL Story and Song is delighted to welcome Dr. Nathaniel Efthimiou, Assistant Conductor of the Jacksonville Symphony and Music Director of the Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra to our island! He has previously conducted with the Rhode Island Philharmonic and has traveled the globe conducting from London to Hong Kong and now, luckily for us, Jacksonville, Florida. […]