The biggest weekend of the year is coming up for Woodbine, Georgia. It is time for the famous crawfish festival. Everyone in Camden County heads north to Woodbine for this event. The festivities start out already on Friday, April 27th at 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm.

The crawfish parade starts at 10 am on Saturday April 28th along U.S. 17.

There are lots of arts & crafts and vendors at this event, so plan to come early and stay late. There is also crawfish and other seafood available at the waterfront.

Read more about the Crawfish Festival in Woodbine right here.

Here are some of the events happening around “Lovetown, USA”.

Friday March 2, 2012 at 6 p.m.
Justin’s Miracle Field

You are invited to come out and support the game. Television crew will be on site.

Saturday, March 3, 2012
Love your Lawn
Bring your neighbor a plant, mow a yard for someone or put up a Lovetown sign!  You can email lovetown@visitkingsland.com

Learn to Line Dance
email lovetown@visitkingsland.com if you want to learn how to line dance on Saturday. Participants will dance at the Heart & Soul Festival.

Sunday, March 4, 2010

Heart & Soul Festival
March 4, 2012
North Shore, Kingsland, GA

This event combines the best of the Catfish Festival in Kingsland , the Rockshrimp Festival in St. Mary and the Crawfish Festival in Woodbine into one happy Camden family event. Food tickets for “Tastes” of Catfish, Rock Shrimp & Crawfish Etouffee are available NOW at the Kingsland & St. Marys Welcome Centers.  Advance food tickets are $10 per person and one ticket covers all three “Tastes of Camden County”.  Food tickets are limited to get yours today.

Here you can enjoy “Live Music”, “Country Line Dancing” and “Mechanical Bull Rides”.  There will be lots of activities for the little ones too including a “Bounce House”, “Face Painting” and “Balloons”.

Seeds of Love Community Garden Grand Opening Bash
Wednesday, March 4 at 4 pm – 6 pm
at Seeds of Love Community Garden – Kingsland

Details to be announced…

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Wedding Vow Renewals
Heritage House Wedding Chapel

If you are interested in renewing your vows in front of the cameras and participating in this beautiful celebration of your love for each other, please email heritagehouseweddings@tds.net  and bring your bouquet to the Heritage House Wedding Chapel on Saturday, March 10th.  Camera shy or can’t make the event, your participation is still needed! Download a “Lovetown Wedding Vow Renewal Certificate”, sign it together with your own personal renewal of vows or by sharing a simple “I Love You”, take a picture of yourselves as a couple holding the Certificate and submit it to us so you can be counted among the Lovetown Renewals!  Have a question?  Please contact team leader, Pauline Butler at PH:  (912) 674-4214 or Email heritagehouseweddings@tds.net.

Lovetown Ball
March 11, 2012
TBD

The Lovetown Events culminate with a big bash to celebrate the end.

INTERACTIVE SMALL BUSINESS SEMINAR
INCREASE REVENUE THRU ONLINE MEDIA
MARCH 8TH 5:30 PM
Sponsored by Score(Counselors to Small Business, St. Marys Economic Development,Camden County Chamber of Commerce, and Small Business Development Center
THE SEMINAR WILL BE AN INTERACTIVE PANEL OF SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS WHO WILL ANSWER QUESTIONS ON HOW TO MANAGE SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITES,EVALUATE THE RISKS AND REWARD OF SOCIAL MEDIA,AND HOW SMALL BUSINESS CAN UTILIZE ONLINE MEDIA.
GAIN INSIGHT FROM BUSINESSES SUCH AS DENNIS MOORE MEDIA, IRIS THOMPSON,STATE FARM INSURANCE, JON SHIELS , CAMDEN COUNTY CLINIC OF CHIROPTRATIC.
THE NO FEE SEMINAR WILL BE HELD ON MARCH 8TH FROM 5:30-6:30 AT ST. MARYS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, 400 OSBORNE STREET, ST. MARYS, GA.
PLEASE CALL 912-882-8111 TO RESERVE A SPACE.
SEATING WILL BE LIMITED TO 50.
SCORE IS A RESOURCE OF SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND OFFERS FREE ONE TO ONE COUNSELING TO SMALL BUSINESSES.
CONTACT 912-882-3583 FOR AN APPOINTMENT.

The wait is finally over. The TV series Lovetown, USA, is finally filming. The big kick off event is a “Love Rally” at Howard Gilman Waterfront Park in downtown St. Marys, GA, taking place on Sunday, February 11, 2012 starting at 2 pm. This is going to be the first official event for the TV series. As you probably know, the series is a co-production between the BBC and Opray Winfrey’s Network, and the series is schedule to start broadcast in the summer. The crew is already in town, and you might see them around. If you are interested in getting seen on the Opray Winfrey Network, don’t miss the big Love Rally in downtown St. Marys. We want to make a big impression, so help spread the word by sharing this post on facebook and social networks.

Due to an early sellout of The Drifters Star Spectacular Show in St. Marys, a second performance has been added. Tickets are now available for a 6:00 pm performance on February 4 and can be purchased at the St. Marys Welcome Center, 111 Osborne Street in St. Marys.

The legendary music that inspired Rolling Stone Magazine to name The Drifters #81 on their list of the “100 Greatest Artists of All Times” is coming to St. Marys February 4, 2012.

Bill Pinkney’s Original Drifters will be bringing back some of baby boomers’ greatest memories with hits like “Under the Boardwalk”, “This Magic Moment”, “Up on the Roof”, “On Broadway”, and “Save the Last Dance for Me” at the Theatre by the Trax.

The Drifters originally formed in 1953 and achieved 13 chart hits during their career, writing and performing doo-wop and blues all over the world.

Star Spectaculars

Doug and Jeanne Vaught, proprietors of Theatre by the Trax, are planning a series of “Star Spectaculars” that will feature some of the music industry’s most beloved performers. They felt that launching the series with The Drifters would set the perfect tone for future concerts.

“The Drifters are legendary,” said Doug Vaught. “Their music is a blend of nostalgic magic and on-stage excitement that few new artists can lay claim to.”
Vaught was referring to the showmanship for which groups like The Drifters are famous.

Dr. Roy’z Magical Musical Time Machine is the opening act for the February 4th concert, a great choice to get the audience thinking “oldies but goodies,” Vaught said.

200 Tickets

Only 200 tickets will be sold for The Drifters concert and Vaught said that tickets were going fast. Tickets can be purchased in Kingsland at Kingsland City Hall, and in St. Marys at On the Green Salon and Day Spa, Once Upon a Bookseller, Cedar Oak Café, and St. Marys Seafood & More. Vaught said if people outside the area could not get into town
to purchase the tickets, they can call 912-552-5559 and arrange to have them mailed.

For more information, about the Bill Pinkney’s Original Drifters concert or Theatre by the Trax, call 912-552-5559.

The Drifters 1955

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the news reached Kingsland – the city of Kingsland, Georgia, has been named Lovetown, USA. After a nationwide search, Oprah Winfrey Network and BBC Worldwide Productions have selected Kingsland, GA, to be the location for a new TV series. In the month of February, two expert matchmakers including the real-life “Hitch,” Paul Carrick Brunson, and Kailen Rosenberg, with more than 200 successful marriages to her name, will help eight singles embark on a journey to find true love.

From the local mayor to restaurateurs, bosses and even married couples, everyone in the town will be involved in the biggest social experiment in TV history. The new series, scheduled to premiere this summer, will film 8 episodes in Kingsland over a four week period beginning in mid-February.

If you would like to be a part of this ground-breaking experience, send your name, age, contact information and photos of yourself along with a brief story about why you are ready to fall in love to: LovetownUSA@gmail.com The casting deadline is right around the corner, so contact us today!!

LOVETOWN CASTING DEPARTMENT: (323) 785-4616

Also, visit Lovetown on Facebook.

Recently we visited Cumberland Island to for the TV show “I Know Jax” broadcast on CW 17 in the greater Jacksonville area. The story about Cumberland Island is going to air in the Hit the Road Jax segment of the TV show on Saturday November 19 at 11 pm.

The episode is showcasing the beautiful nature of Cumberland Island with its live oaks and vast, sandy beaches.  The island is also an important stopover point for migrating birds on the transatlantic migratory flyway, but maybe it’s most known for its wild horses.

Joe visits Cumberland Island - I Know Jax on CW17

For those of you who want to find love and be on TV, this is a chance of a lifetime. The TV show Lovetown USA is having a casting call on Wednesday November 9, 2011, from 4 pm to 7 pm at Kingsland Visitors Center.  Everyone who is single is encouraged all   to come to Kingland Welcome Center and fill out the casting application. You will get your  picture taken and your application will be sent to the show.
To find out more about the show, read our previous post about Lovetown, USA – just click here.

Make sure to watch the video below to find out more.

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is developing BBC Worldwide Productions “Lovetown, USA”,
an original unscripted TV project about mass matchmaking in an American town for a potential 2012 series show.
In the show, a group of expert matchmakers would set up operations for 30 days in a city of approximately 15,000 people, looking to pair up as many eligible singles as possible. Last week, the show’s casting began its search for the centerpiece town.
On Monday, Kingsland Mayor Kenneth Smith was contacted regarding an anonymous nomination for the City of Kingsland as the featured LoveTown location. The show’s casting team has given Kingsland a one week deadline for submission to the next level of the selection process. “We have one week to garner community support to demonstrate that we are willing to work together to host this opportunity,” stated Mayor Smith. The application states that the producers are “looking for an area with real community spirit” and that the selected town should be a “storybook, picturesque location and with a definite sense of community that can come together to help match the singles and bring a new found mutual love to the entire community”.

The Kingsland Convention & Visitors Bureau has been selected as the lead agency for communication with the television network. Tonya Rosado, CVB Executive Director, commented “Local economic impact from productions can be very significant, including hiring of local residents, hotel stays and purchases of goods and services. Plus there is a great tourism draw to your community after the project is released”. According to the Georgia Department of Economic Development, television productions bring substantial economic impact to the community through local employment, purchases of local goods, hotel stays, location fees, and other investments.
Every project generates word of mouth about your community’s cooperation and can lead to larger projects down the road.
Community Call to Action – Don’t Let Love Pass Us By!! We need community support by Friday, November 4th
to solidify this nomination. If you believe the Kingsland/Camden community is a great place to fall in love or if you would like to find the love of your life in your own backyard, send your name, age, contact information, and photos (of romantic places in the community) along with a brief story about why you and your town are ready to fall in love to: LoveTown@VisitKingsland.com

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas is the name of St. Marys Little Theatre’s holiday production that will be performed at Theatre by the Trax on December 16, 17 and 18. Auditions for all parts will be held on November 1 at 6 pm at Theatre by the Trax, 1000 Osborne Road in St. Marys. Roles that need to be filled include:

Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus, 6-8 year old girl and boy, mom and dad (25-40 years old), other children to be elves, adult carolers, and more.

All roles (except mom and dad) are singing parts. Families are encouraged to audition together if interested.

According to St. Marys Little Theatre Chair, Barbara Ryan, the group’s first holiday production will be an enchanting musical that will appeal to all ages.

“It begins with little Susie Anderson who lives in St. Marys and has lost her belief in Santa,” Ryan said. “But before the show is over, she is inspired to believe, as will the entire audience.”

Audiences can expect special effects at the same level of quality as they enjoyed in Man of La Mancha, the Theatre’s premiere production. Joe and Terra Lucent, producers of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, wanted to give the community an opportunity to share the joy of the holiday with a message of hope and love.

“We’ve mixed traditional songs with contemporary music and threaded it all with a story that will stir the hearts of everyone,” Terra said. “My husband and I love Christmas. It really is the most wonderful time of the year, and it will be even more special this year as we endeavor to enrich the community’s experience of the holidays with this beautiful production.”

The play’s script was written by Barbara Ryan and is anchored by the beloved poem that is carried by the play’s name. Tickets can be purchased at the St. Marys Welcome Center, Bulldog Liquors, or Cedar Oak Café. Prices are $10 for adults, and $6 for children under 12. Call 912-729-1103 for more information or visit www.stmaryslittletheatre.com.