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October 2021: Your Go-to Guide to the Arts

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It is never an easy task to say goodbye to a loved one. When my mother was in the last stages of her battle with ovarian cancer our family was introduced to Hospice. The loving care she received by nurses, reiki practitioners and family support specialists was invaluable. In a way, they were like shepherds guiding us through one of the most difficult transitions of life. From daily visits to a unique farewell ceremony with my mother’s friends and family where everyone was able to say good-bye, Hospice was an integral service and I will be forever grateful. St. Johns Magazine is honored to feature CommunityHospice this month!

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Please enjoy the October issue, Our Go-To Guide to the Arts, featuring Community Hospice and Palliative Care, and learn about the deep connection between art and healing.

A special thank you to local artists Anna Miller, Xi Guo & Gerald Branch for sharing their art, and please enjoy our special Fall Fun Guide calendar with information about events, festivals and art exhibits in our area.

I also wanted to say a special farewell to Frank and Bonnie of Rivertown Fine Wine & Spirits as they turn over their business to new owners. We will miss them greatly!

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he tradition of integrating art in health facilities can be traced as far back in history as to when the first hospitals grew out of hostels run by the church as infirmaries for the sick and old. Michael Mullins, the co-author of an international study on hospital art, stated, “It is documented that art can reduce the experience of pain through distracting patient’s attention.” Perhaps this is why most health system facilities have curated art collections in their public and private spaces.

Since opening its first center for caring in 1995, Community Hospice & Palliative Care has always featured the work of local artists in its facilities. This critical design element provides a calming backdrop for patients, family members, visitors, and staff to the non-profit’s nine offices and ten hospice centers for caring throughout North Florida. These residential-style centers support area patients in need of acute care to control their pain and symptoms. Community Hospice & Palliative Care’s goal is to stabilize the patient, give family members a welcome respite from providing around-the-clock care for their loved one, and return the patient to the comfort of their home. Local art installations have always been part of each center’s residential design, but new centers have recently incorporated curated art collections throughout each facility.

In 2011 the Bailey Family Center for Caring on the Flagler Health+ campus opened to help hospice patients and their families. Two commissioned custom mosaic works Marsh View with St. Augustine and Beach View with Lighthouse by Manila Clough, can be seen in the center’s

entrance area. In addition to Clough’s work, you’ll also see paintings by other local artists such as Hope Barton, Ellen Diamond, and Victor Kowal, to name a few.

“Artwork creates an atmosphere of tranquility, comfort, and beauty for our patients and families. We are thankful for the donations from our gifted local artists who created the perfect complement for our clinical care with their beautiful pieces. They create a warm, welcoming space that becomes an invaluable part of the patient’s model of care,” said

“Artwork creates an atmosphere of tranquility, comfort, and beauty for our patients and families...”

Nancy Wansor, RN Manager of the Bailey Family Center for Caring.

Also serving St. Johns residents is the newly opened Community Hospice Center for Caring at Baptist Medical Center South Jacksonville. This center, much like its sister facility at Baptist Medical Center Downtown, features a curated art collection. Patients and visitors to either facility can request a copy of the center’s art book to learn more about the featured artwork and artists. What started as the installation of a few signature pieces by local artisans has grown to curated art collections throughout each new center for caring.

Since 1979, the mission of Community Hospice & Palliative Care has been to improve the quality of life for patients and families and to be the compassionate guide for end-of-life care in our community. Art has always been and will continue to be an essential part of Community’s mission of help and healing. www.stjohnsmag.com

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Artist Profile

Ocean, Lighted, Inner Light, 2020, Oil on Canvas, 48 x 60

Anna Miller Why are you an artist?

I don’t know exactly, I always loved drawing and painting, had an aptitude for it.

What inspires you as an artist? Everything: nature,

ocean, people, still lives, abstract art, just a color combination.

What is your process? Process is mostly intuitive, but there

some analysis present. I analyze my own paintings and my own worth critic, I start intuitively but then analyze and develop on what is happening in the image. Now days I am trying to become less controlled and more loose in my painting process

What is your background and how did it influence your work? I have received at first an academic artist training and

in a beginning my art was working more figurative, painting portraits and landscapes, but then I received a second, terminal degree and discover an abstract art, and love working in it.

Did you have a mentor - what was their best advice? One of my most influential teachers was a teacher from my

childhood, he definitely influenced me the most. His advise was actually telling me there not a lot of room for women in art, and not to go into it.

Of course I did the opposite and made a career out of it.

Have you had any other jobs besides being an artist?

Yes I am a professional art educator with 20 years of teaching experience, privately and on college level. Presently I work as an Assistant Professor on the University level.

What has been your most memorable response to your work? I am humbled every thing time my artwork is purchased, it is the greatest compliment and response to my work. My clients who are admiring my work and are proud of owning and enjoying one of my pieces is the best response. Actually one of my clients owns about 15 of my paintings, and her house is like a mini Anna Miller museum.

(right) Lightner 2, Inner Light, 2020, Oil on Canvas, 48 x 24,

(left) Tropical Flower, Inner Light, 2020, Oil on Canvas, 36 x 36,

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Artist Profile

Xi Guo Why are you an artist?

Because I don’t think I am good at anything besides painting.

What inspires you as an artist?

Zhuang Zi, an influential Chinese Taoistic philosopher, said," There is no essential difference between life or death, you or me, since everything is physical; except for Tao which is metaphysical, the law of the universe. Heaven and earth share the same root, and I and the myriad of things are the one." To be a Taoist, I am looking at my obsession with vulnerability, the underneath horror of beauty, the ambiguity in between the reality and dream, the fantasy and death.

What is your process?

I’m a watercolor artist. Most of my paintings are transparent watercolors on paper.

Watercolor is the media usually considered as drafts of larger scale oil paintings or a color sketch for the reference. Typically, the term watercolor implies loose, rapid strokes, large rhythms, and broken color. However, since I am very fond of the paintings from the reminiscent Renaissance, the fine details, the subtle and graceful use of color and the melancholy emotion of my paintings might break the mold.

What is your background and how did it influence your work?

I am a Signature member of AWS (American Watercolor Society), NWS (National Watercolor Society), NWWS (Northwest Watercolor Society) and my home state Florida Watercolor Society. I majored in oil painting at my undergraduate school in Shanghai, China. I moved to St. Augustine after I earned my master’s degree in Photography from Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)

I studied graphic design when I was in high school. It really helped me to get a sense of structure and balance. Also, I love to study other artists’ paintings, from the ancient masters to the modern artists. I still remember I studied The Art Book for hours. My experience as a photographer also helped. For a painting, if your technique is good, color looks balanced, even with a vulgar composition, most likely its already a decent piece. However, for a photo, there’s nothing more critical than composition, especially when you shoot black and white. So, having the experience to be a photographer pushes my thinking about concepts, integrity, and sequence more than ever before. In addition, it reminds me to consider the composition and color balance the whole time when I paint.

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Did you have a mentor - what was their best advice?

I didn’t learn from a specific person. Instead, I learned from my experience.

I only had a one month watercolor training course in college.

We also had plein-air courses every year. We were allowed to either use watercolor or oil paints. The second year of my college, I chose to try watercolor because it was light, easy to carry and I had heard that the professor was good at watercolor. I learned a lot from him. However, I had not painted with watercolor until I thought I might sell my watercolors to pay for my tuition when I was in graduate school.

Therefore, I can only give my advice which is keep doing what you are doing and learn from all kinds of art genres.

Have you had any other jobs besides being an artist?

I taught drawing, painting and graphic design at an art and design college in Shanghai for a couple of years before I started my graduate school.

I still have few private students and teach watercolor workshops sometimes but I don’t want to do much of anything because it reduces my time to paint.

nial International Prize “Marche d’Acqua”Fabriano Waterclour in Italy. I won Best in Show at the Florida Watercolor society’s 48th Exhibition in 2019. Recently, I received the Best Watercolor Award at the 15th International ARC Salon competition and the Anne Williams Glushien Memorial Award at the American Watercolor Society’s 154th International Exhibition.

The most memorable one is when I was accepted into the NWS 50 Stars of the Nation Exhibition from the nomination by the Florida Watercolor Society.

The 50 Stars Exhibition was at the National Watercolor Society Gallery in San Pedro, California.

What has been your most memorable response to your work?

There are so many. If you count them as responses. I started to focus on painting with watercolor about nine years ago and soon became an international award-winning artist. My paintings have been exhibited in the China, France, England, Taiwan, Italy, Hong Kong, South Korea, Greece, and Vietnam. My articles and paintings have been featured in the International Artist Magazine, the Art of Watercolor Magazine and Watercolor Artists Magazine. My paintings were included in the art-book, The Best of Watercolor - Splash 16, 20 and 21, published by North Light Books.

In 2015, I won a cash prize at the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours’ 203rd Open Exhibition, and a major Award from Shenzhen International Watercolor Biennial. My paintings have been accepted

by American Watercolor Society’s international exhibition five times since 2016. Moreover, I won merchandise awards and cash prices at the National Watercolor Society’s International Exhibition in 2016, 2017, 2020 and 2021. In 2018, I received third place at the Bien-

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I was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA. Early in life, I was encouraged by a range of mentors who recognized my talent. Their encouragement led me to pursue an arts-related career.

After high school, I attended the University of the Arts in Philadelphia earning a BFA in Art Education, with a concentration in painting and drawing. After earning my BFA, I began a teaching career and eventually become a school administrator after acquiring a Masters in Administration degree from Gwynedd Mercy College, PA. I was employed by the Philadelphia School District for thirty-seven years.

Teaching and administering over those years did not deter me from continuing to work as an artist and to exhibit my work. My artist background encouraged me to make the two schools I administered arts-centered. The works created by the students became permanent fixtures in these schools. The student works were often produced with collaborations between art community organizations, professional artists, and classroom teachers. One community organization referred to one of the schools as an art museum that spanned every floor of the building.

I have always been intrigued by the range of expression the visual arts provide.

The subject matter I paint are things that I have experienced, or have seen others experience. To see the intellectual stimulation a viewer derives from art is satisfying.

I delight witnessing

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the time individuals spend looking at my pieces which suggests that they are engaged with the colorful presentations and the very detailed composition. Usually, my observers see beyond what initially appears to be simple representations. They see that there is significant meaning beyond the paintings.

My works are colorful mixed-media compositions. While a number of my works represent historical elements involving African Americans, a number of my works are centered around personal experiences and reactions to people, places, and imaginary settings.

My goal is to facilitate and stimulate reflective journeys as the eye travels through the colorful engaging compositions to invite each viewer to consider, not only what they believe might be the artist intent, but most importantly what they visually experience encouraging reflection on potential stories they see in the work that connects to their own experiences.

My work has been exhibited at the State Museum of Art in Harrisburg, PA, Allentown Museum of Art, Allentown, PA, HUBRobeson Gallery at Penn State, University Park, PA, Crisp-Ellert Art Museum, St. Augustine, FL, St Augustine Art Association, St. Augustine, FL, and Yellow House Art Gallery, Jacksonville, FL.

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Fall Fun Guide spooky things to do St. Augustine Lighthouse Dark of the Moon Tours Find out why the Syfy Network’s Ghost Hunters program called the Lighthouse the “Mona Lisa of paranormal sites.” Tour the top of the tower of the St. Augustine Lighthouse and explore the eerie Keeper’s House. Tours begin at 8:30 p.m. on select dates and tickets are $25 and reservations are required. www.staugustinelighthouse. org/

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This year, the Festival is “Greek to Go'' featuring delicious handmade delicacies created by church members. Baklava, moussaka, pastitsio, souvlaki, gyros, Greek salads and tantalizing desserts are available for online ordering. Pickup is then available from 3-7 p.m. on Friday and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. Plus, guided tours of the church are available during pickup hours. For full details and menu, go to www.staugustinegreekfestival. com

October 13 Wild Edibles Tour

Join Park Naturalist AyoLane Halusky to learn about wild edibles and medicinal plants found in our county parks. 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | October 13 | Vaill Point Park, 630 Vaill Point Rd., St. Augustine. Bring your questions and journals to record your findings. This

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Old St. Johns County Jail Haunting Experience Hear countless hair-raising stories of supernatural occurrences that have been reported here, including cold spots, strange odors, unexplained banging noises, wailing and laughter, barking dogs, orbs of light and, yes, even an apparition or two. The tour takes place nightly at 8:30 and 9:30 p.m.

Tickets are $31.94. www.trolleytours.com/ st-augustine/old-jail

program is free and open to all ages, must register for a program. Contact AyoLane Halusky at ahalusky@ sjcfl.us.

October 15 The Link

First Coast Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Event.

425 Town Plaza Ave, Ponte Vedra, Fl 32081. 6:00pm to 11:00pm $60 per person and includes: Live music with Javier Perez - Ventura Band.Traditional dances from the Hispanic Culture. Samples of food from different Hispanic countries. Immersive room. Where you will virtually travel in less than 15 minutes to different Hispanic countries in the most realistic way possible.

Alcoholic Drinks (21+ years age) Mexican Beer and Sangria. Kids years 10 and under are FREE. Buy the tickets here: https://bit.ly/3hJCENP https://www.thelink.zone/ or on facebook.

October 15 to 17 Rythym & Ribs

Enjoy three days of live music, award-winning BBQ, craft beer, vendors, kids’ rides and more at Francis Field. The festival is Friday 5-10 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. This year's headliners include Travis Tritt, Muscadine Bloodline and Walker Montgomery. 25 W. Castillo Dr., St. Au-

St. Augustine Ghostly Experience Tour As seen on the Travel Channel, History Channel, and Discover Channel, the Ghostly Experience Tour explores famous haunted sites and shares theories behind different types of paranormal activity.

Follow your guide under the eerie glimmer of lantern light to explore back alleys and ghostly haunts. $25 for adults, children under 6 free. www.ghosttoursofstaugustine. net/tours gustine For more information, visit www.rhythmandribs.net or email info@rhythmandribs.net.

October 22 to 24 Creatures of the Night

Join the wild side for 3 nights of treats, costumes and fun! Meet eerie bugs and beasts in this hands-on experience while collecting Creatures of the Night cards around the park. It’s sure to be a spooktacular time! Enjoy Trick-or-Treating fun at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm from 5:30-7 p.m. each night. Dress in your costume and meet eerie bugs and beasts in this hands-on experience, all while collecting Creatures of the Night cards around the park. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for children 2-11

October 28 & 29 Owl Prowl

Join Park Naturalist AyoLane Halusky at various county parks to learn about the creatures of the night. Explore our county parks at sunset in search of our resident owls who live in the park. Bring your questions and share your stories about the night time forest activities.

This event is FREE and open to all ages, but you MUST register to attend.October 28 | 6:15-8:45 p.m. | Vaill Point Park, 630 Vaill Point Park Rd., St. Augustine/ October 29 | 6:15-8:45 p.m. | Canopy Shores Park, 804 Christina Dr., St. Augustine.904-209-0348, 2060 SR 13, St. Johns www.sjcfl.us/recreation

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Based on the classic board game and the 1985 film, this is a hilarious farce-meets-murder mystery. Join us at Boddy Manor, along with the six mysterious suspects, and have an evening (or afternoon) filled with murder, mystery, and mayhem. Mark your calendars and purchase your tickets today! For show times and ticket information, please scan the QR code or visit: https://bit.ly/2UoWupk (Tickets: $15.00 ) Performance Dates: Thursday, November 4th @ 7:00 PM Saturday, November 6th @ 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM Sunday, November 7th @ 2:00 PM Location: Bartram Trail High School (Auditorium) 7399 Longleaf Pine Pkwy St Johns, FL 32259

December 10, 11 Nutcracker Ballet

Community Nutcracker presents the 30th anniversary performance of The Nutcracker Ballet at the Florida Theatre. Performances include Friday, December 10th at 7:30pm; Saturday December 11th Matinee at 1:00pm; Galla performance at 7:30pm. Purchase tickets at the Florida Theatre box office.

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FAll Exhibits & Events Through October 18th Erika Sobrack: Suburban Echoes at Lightner Museum

Lightner Museum presents Ericka Sobrack: Suburban Echoes as the final Lightner Local exhibition of 2021 series. Sobrack’s small-scale landscape paintings focus on domestic scenes of suburban America. Shrouded in darkness, the paintings deconstruct familiar environments, creating dream-like settings that amplify feelings of anticipation, angst, and trepidation. The exhibition runs through October 18. Lightner Museum is open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily and tickets are $17 for adults, $14 for seniors and students and $10 ages 12-17, under 11 are free. Lightner Museum, 75 King St., St. Augustine. For more information, visit www. lightnermuseum.org.

Through January 3 From River to Ocean: The 200th Anniversary Photography Exhibition

The 200th Anniversary Photography Exhibition titled “From River to Ocean” will be on display

8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday- Friday, through January 3, 2022. Local photographers submitted photography depicting five districts throughout St. Johns County and photos were chosen by a panel to be part of this exhibit. A total of 24 photographers were chosen, with 44 photographs on view in this display. Admission is free. St. Johns County Administration, 500 San Sebastian View, St. Augustine www.facebook.com

October 29 to March 7 Tom Schifanella: Faces of the Alcazar at the Lightner Museum

A compelling glimpse of life behind-the-scenes at Henry Flagler’s Alcazar Hotel. Through largeformat photographs, the exhibition documents fragmentary clippings from early-20th century motion picture magazines pasted to the walls of the Alcazar staff quarters by the immigrant staff who lived and worked at the hotel.

October 29, 2021 – September 30, 2022 Picturing a Nation

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and sculpture from the Lightner Museum’s permanent collection. From America’s great vistas and natural wonders, to intimate scenes of St. Augustine, the exhibition presents a vibrant vision of America on a local and national scale through late-19th and early 20th century American art.

October 1 & First Fridays throughout the year First Friday Art Walk From 5:00 to 9:00pm! The Art Galleries of St. Augustine (AGOSA) welcome visitors to browse the latest art exhibits and enjoy refreshments and live entertainment. Each gallery has its own style, and they are located in and around the downtown area and over the Bridge of Lions on Anastasia Island and St. Augustine Beach.

Visit artgalleriesofstaugustine.com for a complete list of galleries and map.

For easy mobility downtown, patrons and visitors can enjoy the complimentary shuttle service that runs from 6pm-9:00pm provided by Old Town Trolleys. If riding the trolley, please follow any of their COVID-19 guidelines. To use this service, shuttle stickers may be picked up at any participating AGOSA gallery. Shuttles can be boarded at any of the following stops: in front of Butterfield Garage and ArtBox, the Lightner Museum, Aviles Street, as well as in front of Bold Art Gallery near Hypolita Street.

St. Augustine Art Association to host Tactile, Member Show Exhibits

by Eric Rakov October is National Sensory Processing Awareness Month, and the St. Augustine Art Association will be hosting a tactile exhibit with the Florida DeafBlind Association and sponsored by VyStar Credit Union. Not only is the art fun to look at, but for the blind and visually impaired, it’s engaging and interactive. The artists push the limits of conventional visual art to create sculptures, reliefs, mixed media, ceramics, and fiber art that can be enjoyed and experienced by everyone (hand washing as well as sanitizer will be available and encouraged). Each piece has a Braille sign, made by students from the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB) to make the art even more accessible. An installation of art done by FSDB students who attend the Blind Ambition Art Club is also on display in the exhibit.

As the summer months come to a close, the St. Augustine Art Association will feature an exciting exhibition season starting with its annual Fall Members Show, on display during the month of October. Local and regional artists have stayed busy these past few months and are thrilled to have new work in the gallery and online. This annual exhibition is a testament to the vibrancy of the local art scene and includes works in a variety of style, medium and subjects. Artists of all skill levels and backgrounds are able to showcase their work in the Fall Members Show and be awarded for their artistic achievements.

Pieces will be judged and prizes awarded by our show sponsor, 97Park Residential and Commercial Real Estate. Artwork is for sale and benefits the artists and programs of the St. Augustine Art Association, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organization.

Two special exhibits in October.

Both the Tactile Show and Fall Members’ Show open at the Art Association, on October 1, during First Friday Art Walk from 5-9pm and will be on display through October 31, 2021. The gallery is open to the public Tues - Friday 1-4pm and located at 22 Marine Street in Historic Downtown. Admission to the gallery is free. Exhibits and additional information is available online at http://www.staaa.org.

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weetie is a 9 year old chihuahua that

small masses. The spleen is a vascular organ

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that stores red blood cells and platelets and

dear clients who sand was spayed prior

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Sweetie, she had some acid reflux that appeared

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