Community News 39
Ponte Vedra Recorder · November 12, 2015
SHORT TAKES
Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens Champagne & Shopping
The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens presents its annual Champagne &
Shopping event from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
on Wednesday, Dec. 2 and 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. on Thursday and Friday, Dec. 3 and
4 at the Cummer Shop. Guests will enjoy
holiday music, complimentary champagne
and appetizers, as well as discounts on
every purchase, depending on the day of
attendance (20 percent on Wednesday,
15 percent on Thursday, and 10 percent
on Friday), in addition to regular member
discounts. Champagne & Shopping offers
a unique opportunity to purchase holiday
gifts while also supporting the mission of
the Museum.
Purchases made during the event will
support the Cummer Museum’s ongoing
mission to engage and inspire through the
arts, gardens, and education.
The Cummer Shop will also be featured at the 2015 Holiday Shoppes at The
Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach,
Nov. 13-15. This annual fundraiser features
boutiques from across the country and
benefits arts educational programs serving
families at the Cultural Center. Proceeds
from the Museum booth also support the
mission of the Cummer Museum of Art &
Gardens.
For further information, visit www.cummermuseum.org or call the Cummer Shop
at (904) 899-6035.
Bestselling author David Baldacci
at The BookMark
Global #1 bestselling author David
Baldacci will be at The BookMark on
Monday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. to talk about
and sign copies of his new mystery “The
Guilty.”
Baldacci’s books are published in
over 45 languages and 80 countries, and
have been adapted for both feature film
and television. He is also the cofounder,
along with his wife, of the Wish You Well
Foundation, a non-profit organization
dedicated to supporting literacy efforts
across America. As part of this foundation’s “Feeding Body & Mind” program,
The BookMark will be collecting new
and gently-used books for all ages. The
foundation will then be donated to local
area food banks. The public is invited to
join in this effort.
The BookMark is located at 220 First
St., Neptune Beach. For more information,
call (904) 241-9026.
Jacksonville Holiday Extravaganza
Jacksonville Holiday Extravaganza, a
community-wide celebration to open the
holiday season sponsored by St. Vincent’s
Healthcare, is Friday, Nov. 27 from 4-8
pm. At Unity Plaza, 220 Riverside Ave.,
Jacksonville.
The celebration will include a live
nativity, tree lighting, live music, an ice
sculpture display, food and drink for all
ages, a children’s art salon, and surprise
performances.
Harvest Time at Fort Mose
On Saturday, Nov. 14 Florida Living
History, Inc., in partnership with Fort
Mose Historic State Park and the Fort
Mose Historical Society, will present 18thcentury, historical interpretation focusing
on harvest-time in colonial Spanish Florida.
Volunteers from Florida Living History,
Inc., will discuss and illustrate the food and
foodways of 18th-century Fort Mose and
St. Augustine from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Fort
Mose Historic State Park in St. Augustine.
Demonstrations
AyoLane Huskey, Naturalist/Trout Creek
Park/St. Johns County Department of Recreation and Parks, will be
sharing with youngsters 18th-century
survival skills from the frontiers of colonial
Florida. Other children’s
activities will include pottery-making,
tin-smithing, cornhusk-doll-making, “militia” drill, leather-working, and
more.
At 2 p.m., Annie Francis, independent
scholar, will present Florida’s First Foods: A
Heritage of Fusion, featuring
her research from Spain’s Archives of
the Indies and other collections on foods
commonly consumed in
colonial Span