SONGFARMERS OF CEDAR KEY...2024
2024 Februarry 10
Around the globe, SongFarmers chapters promote local musical activities. Currently, over 90 chapters operate in the United States. The basic idea is to return “front porch pickin” to communities.
The Cedar Key Chapter of SongFarmers was established in January of 2020, the sixth chapter to be established in Florida. They focus on acoustic stringed instruments: guitar, bass, fiddle, banjo, mandolin, Dobro, etc. No brass nor drums are appropriate.
Now and every Sunday afternoon, musicians and the public interested in playing or listening to acoustical music will meet at 2 pm until 4 pm at the City Park pavilion. In inclement weathe, the group meets in the Episcopal Church Fellowship Hall.
Each Friday prior to each Sunday’s performance, Songfarmers will alert musicians and the audience of possible cancellations on its Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1086041165084357/?ref=group_header
There is no charge for either the musicians or audience, according to local resident John Thalacker, founder of the Cedar Key chapter. Anyone may attend, regardless of skill level or age.
SONGFARMERS OF CEDAR KEY...2024
2024 January 27
Around the globe, SongFarmers chapters promote local musical activities. Currently, over 90 chapters operate in the United States. The basic idea is to return “front porch pickin” to communities.
The Cedar Key Chapter of SongFarmers was established in January of 2020, the sixth chapter to be established in Florida. They focus on acoustic stringed instruments: guitar, bass, fiddle, banjo, mandolin, Dobro, etc. No brass nor drums are appropriate.
Now and every Sunday afternoon, musicians and the public interested in playing or listening to acoustical music will meet at 2 pm until 4 pm at the City Park pavilion. In inclement weathe, the group meets in the Episcopal Church Fellowship Hall.
Each Friday prior to each Sunday’s performance, Songfarmers will alert musicians and the audience of possible cancellations on its Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1086041165084357/?ref=group_header
There is no charge for either the musicians or audience, according to local resident John Thalacker, founder of the Cedar Key chapter. Anyone may attend, regardless of skill level or age.
CEDAR KEY ARTS CENTER
2023 September 27
The Cedar Key Arts Center will be hosting a tribute to Catherine Graham Christie during the month of October 2023. Catherine is the Cedar Key Arts Center Founder and Benefactor. Christie, a retired Canadian art teacher and multi-talented artist, co-founded the Cedar Key Artist Co-op in 1977 to provide an outlet for creative people in Cedar Key. The Cedar Key Arts Center, Inc. was founded in 1994 thanks to her creativity, generosity, and vision. This exhibit will showcase her artistic talents.
Grace Lord, a Cedar Key Photographer, will be featured in the Members Gallery. Grace’s nature photography offers a glimpse into personalities and whimsy that nature can provide. Cathy Christie and Grace Lord’s show opens September 30 and runs through October 27, 2023.
The Cedar Key Arts Center Gallery is located at 457 Second Street in Cedar Key. Gallery Hours are 10 am until 5 pm, seven days a week.
For more information on the Cedar Key Arts Center, please visit our website at www.cedarkeyartscenter.orgOLD FLORIDA CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS... NOTE TO ARTISTS
2023 August 23
Dear Artists,
We hope you’ve had a great summer and are planning to apply for the 2024 Old Florida Celebration of the Arts (OFCA) in Cedar Key, April 6 and 7. Applications are open now via Zapplications.org. Thank you if you have already applied.
We are happy to announce that the OFCA was named in Sunshine Artist’s 200 Best for the second year in a row (#69 this year to be exact). As you may know, this survey focuses solely on artist show revenue and will be published this fall (www.sunshineartist.com).
Each year this Old Florida Celebration of the Arts (OFCA) chooses a theme for its Annual Design Contest, and this year the theme is Feathered Friends. The OFCA working committee hopes that this theme will inspire a creative design that will be used to promote the Spring Arts Festival in Cedar Key planned for April 6 and 7, 2024.