Plan to attend the 4th annual A.R.T. Exhibition hosted by The Arc Jacksonville this Thursday, January 21st from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.   Artistic Realization Technologies (A.R.T.) has enabled people with significant developmental disabilities to unleash their hidden passion and artistic talent using acrylic paint on canvas.

Come and experience the visual expression of these artists and support the Arc of Jacksonville.  A.R.T. will be available for purchase and can be viewed at www.arcjacksonville.org/art_collection.php.

Gallery Framery is located at 1718 Hendricks Avenue.  For more information contact the Arc Jacksonville at 904-355-0155.

It felt like spring this weekend, a pleasant reminder that spring will be here before we know it. And with spring comes baseball. Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church will be holding the last baseball registration this Saturday, January 23rd, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Registration will be held on the south end of the Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church campus in the Scout Hut. Bring your registration form and fee. For more information, visit Hendricks Avenue Baseball’s web site.

Paisley Place, the in-development, under-wraps store front on Hendricks is going to be a hair salon. Located in the 3900 block of Hendricks Avenue, next to Trends Home Decor and Gardner’s Florist, local stylist by the name of Paisley will be opening his own salon. So Mac Salon will be getting some competition just a few doors down…

San Marco Preservation Society announced that due to weather, Market in the Square will be canceled this week. Good thing the new Publix opened on University Boulevard today. It might be a good rainy day Saturday activity to go check out the new Publix.

Tebow fans unite. Join European Street this Friday to “draft” a petition for the Jaguars to draft Tim Tebow. All European Stree locations will be holding the event from 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 pm. Stop into the San Marco location and add your name to the petition while enjoying $1.50 “drafts” and soft drinks all day. Anyone wearing Jaguars or Tim Tebow gear, anything with the number 15, or anyone named Tim (picture i.d. required) will be entered in a drawing for a European Street gift card.

Only one week left to register for MOSH’s Lego Competition 2010. All entries are due by Tuesday, January 19th. The competition will be held on January 23, 2010. Competitors must bring their own legos and complete their structures within the 3.5 hour build time. Chaperons and parents are not allowed to help in the building of the structure. The competition is open to children in kindergarten through ninth grade.  Winners from each category will recieve $100 MOSH gift cards. All entries will be on display at MOSH from January 23 to February 21, 2010. Visit the MOSH web site to register today.

East Coast Church at the San Marco Theatre

By: Kevin Connell
Lead Pastor, East Coast Church

The start of a new year is here. Along with a new year comes new resolutions, new beginnings, and a fresh start. I want to invite you to be a part of a new church in the San Marco area. This Sunday East Coast Church will be having its first service at 10am in the historic San Marco Theater.  We began planning our journey five months ago in August. This week we will see it come to fruition.

The vision is to “build a bridge that brings a voice”. Our desire is to live beyond ourselves, touch the community, and earn the right to be heard. We have tried to accomplish this goal by holding a jacket drive for a local middle school, giving out free water bottles, and by sponsoring six families for Christmas. To help those in need is one of our greatest joys. We believe that we have a life-changing message of hope and desire to share it through serving others. On January 17th we will unveil our plan to partner with a local Jacksonville missionary who desires to reach orphans in Uganda by teaching them photography.

Feel free to bring your children as we have Eat Coast Kids for ages birth up to 1st grade. By visiting our website www.eastcoastchurch.net, you can connect with us on Twitter & Facebook, or you can send us an email with questions at info.eastcoast@gmail.com.  We would love to see you this weekend and have you as our guest. Thank you for allowing us to be a part of the San Marco Community!

Starting this Saturday, Dance Trance will be offering M Body Yoga. A special introductory class will be held the Saturday at 8:30 a.m. for a $5 donation. Regularly scheduled classes will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:00 pm. – 1:00 pm.for $15 per class.

Founded in 2005 by Mark White, M Body Yoga follows the teachings of leading yoga pragmatist, Baron Baptiste.Unlike traditional yoga classes, Baptiste’s style of yoga offers a way to face life with a renewed personal strength in addition to traditional yoga poses and breathing techniques. M Body Yoga is the only Baptiste Power Yoga Affiliate Studio in north and central Florida.

Since there is a chance it might snow on Saturday, or at least be way too cold, the San Marco Preservation Society has decided to cancel this weekend’s Market in the Square. The Market will be back on Saturday, Janaury 16th.

It is still cold and there seems to be no end in sight. Very serendipitous that The Bath & Linen Shoppe’s semi-annual sale is going on now. The cold weather is the perfect reason to go out and buy all new comfy, warm duvets, coverlets, bath mats, sheets and more! All items in the store, except Yves Delorme products, are 20% – 50% off. The sale lasts the entire month of January.