Picasso Art & Arena

An exhibition featuring dozens of Picasso originals, including many that have never been seen previously in the United States. 

This impressive collection showcases the Spanish cultural flavor and artistic traditions introduced into what would become the United States when, in 1565, Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles came ashore here with soldiers, artisans and craftsman to found the City of St. Augustine — the oldest, continuously- occupied European settlement in the continental U. S.

The exhibition will be at the Visitor Information Center,10 Castillo Dr. in St. Augustine.

Admission: 

Adults $10; 

Seniors $8; 

Kids 6 & Under – Free; 

Kids 7 – 12 – $5; 

Family of 4 – $20; 

Military in Uniform – Free; 

Flagler College Student with ID – Free.

The Picasso Exhibit will be open 

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday – Thursday; 

Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

www.picassoartandarena.com

904-825-1000

Limelight Theater Presents Lost in Yonkers

LOST IN YONKERS

January 25~February 17
Preview: Jan. 24 

Champagne Opening Night: Jan. 25
Terrific Tuesday: Jan. 29 

When Jay and his younger brother Arty are left in the care of overbearing Grandma Kurnitz and sweet but slow Aunt Bella, Jay must come to terms with his bleak life in Yonkers. After a tumultuous teenage year, will Jay learn to accept his comically dysfunctional family? Tickets are priced at $25 for adults; $22 for seniors; and $20 for students and active-duty military. 

The cast of Limelight Theatre’s production of Lost in Yonkers includes: 

Hazel Robinson as Bella 

Larry Hession as Eddie 

Christina Wahl as Grandma 

Chelsye Ginn as Gerta 

Alex Tupper as Arty 

Matthew Miller as Jay 

Kelly Rossberg as Louie 

Directed by Jean Rahner

Limelight Theatre 2013 Gala: Best of Broadway!

Sat., January 12, 2013

Pre-show Cocktail & Dinner 5:30pm Lightner Museum

The Best of Broadway 8pm

Flagler College Auditorium

The Limelight Theatre Board of Directors will hold a gala event Jan. 12 in Lewis Auditorium at Flagler College, 14 Granada St., downtown St. Augustine. Now in its 21st year, this event is the Limelight’s annual fundraiser.

The gala evening will begin with a pre-show cocktail party from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the historic Lightner Museum in downtown St. Augustine. The reception will include an open bar, hors d’oeuvres and a light dinner buffet. Guests also will have the opportunity to browse a wide variety of amazing items in the silent auction.

“A Tribute to Broadway,” directed by Gary Cadwallader with Shelli Long as Music Director, is produced by the Limelight Theatre Board of Directors and Limelight Theatre Executive Director Beth Lambert.

The show will begin promptly at 8 p.m. in the renovated Lewis Auditorium at Flagler College, directly across the street from the Lightner Museum.

Donald and Janice Jones will be the emcees for the evening, and the live production promises to be fun and entertaining, with comedy and perhaps even a surprise in store for the audience.

A dessert and coffee buffet will be featured in the lobby during intermission, as well as another chance to bid on silent auction items. A 50/50 chance drawing will also be held that evening.

Tickets for the drawing are $10 each or three for $25 and are currently available at the Limelight Theatre Box Office through Jan. 11 (need not be present to win).

Tickets for pre-show party admission and reserved seating for the performance are $75 per person.

General admission tickets for the performance only are $40 per person.

Seating is limited. 

For reservations, call 825-1164 or go to www.limelight-theatre.org

125th Anniversary Tour of Hotel Ponce De Leon

125th Anniversary Tour of Hotel Ponce De Leon

Walk the same halls as did Andrew Carnegie, Thomas Edison and Henry Flagler during this special tour that commemorates the 125th Anniversary of Henry M. Flagler’s magnificent Hotel Ponce De Leon Hotel. Trumpeters will announce the arrival of guests as the gates open and the orchestra plays on the Loggia. 

Mingle with the guests and hotel staff and perhaps say hello to Mr. and Mrs. Flagler as they dine in the Hotel’s grand dining room, the Ponce de Leon Hall, 74 King St., St. Augustine. 

Tour hours are 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Free admission. 

www.ponce125.com  

904-823-3378

St. Augustine Chocolate Tour

Every Saturday during the months of January and February

The tour is 2 hours long (includes time at the restaurants and the guided trolley tour).

Guided journey of chocolate revelation!

Learn the history of chocolate and chocolate formation while sampling truffles, pastries and gooey delights from the finest chocolatiers in all of St. Augustine. You’ll think you’ve won Willie Wonka’s Golden Ticket as you step aboard our confectioner’s trolley to visit a chocolate paradise.

Before the tour gets underway, chocolate will be thrust upon you as we tell you the story of Peterbrooke’s famous “chocolate popcorn” and how it started their adventure in chocolate. Your tour de force will take you to several houses of culinary creation beginning with the Aviles Restaurant at the Hilton Bayfront, where you will enjoy the chef’s pièce de résistance. Then, on to the Casa Monica Hotel, where you will enter the lobby of a historic Flagler hotel to sample their own unique chocolate invention, while on your way to Claude’s Chocolates just down the hall. Claude’s is a French chocolatier which specializes in Belgian truffles and creamy ganache. Here, sample the Chef’s masterpiece, while learning the “fine art” of artisan chocolates. Now you are on to the renowned Raintree Restaurant, where you will get a lesson in chocolate tasting from St. Augustine’s original Chocolate Family, Whetstone Chocolates. And, just when you think you have seen it all, the heavenly Warm Chocolate Dome Cake is a tantalizing treat to top the tour. Hordes of people marvel at the lovely old-world ambience at the Raintree; but nothing you have ever experienced will prepare you for this unique embodiment of chocolate. Even when your journey has ended, your chocolate indulgence does not…you will leave this trance with a sample of the finest Whetstone Chocolates to carry you home to your dreams.

When 

Every Saturday during the months of January and February

Times 

1:30pm

Where 

Departs from the Old Town Trolley Welcome Center at 27 San Marco Ave.

Length

The tour is 2 hours long (includes time at the restaurants and the guided trolley tour)

Cost

The tour is $60 per person.

For reservations and more information call (904) 829-3800