Daily Briefing

The Flagler Beach City Commission meets, Steve Solomon’s Home for the Holidays at the Auditorium, Evenings at Whitney Lecture Series, philosophy in one lecture.

Code enforcement, Flagler County Republican Club’s Christmas Dance Party, The Atlantic Chapter of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State’s discussion group, adding more faces to Rushmore.

Medical examiner interviews in St. Augustine, the Palm Coast City Council and the School Board meet, the death of Kirstie Alley, John Wayne rails against everything.

The Flagler County Commission holds a pair of meetings, at 9 and 1, the Beverly Beach Town Commission meets in the evening, felony court is off, Brazil tries to rival France for World Cup entertainment as we do not dream of Jeannie and Tony Hurwitz pays Stone Mountain a visit.

Community Chorus of Palm Coast, Handel’s Messiah Performed by the Festival Chorus and the Chamber Players of Palm Coast, City Repertory Theatre’s “Holiday Treat,” Terry Anderson, Kalinka.

USA v. Netherlands, the Christmas parade in Flagler Beach, the boat parade in Palm Coast, Flagler Schools’ Winter Job Fair, Friends of the Library Holiday Book Sale, Amos Oz on the ecstasy of 1967.

First Friday in Flagler Beach, Community Chorus of Palm Coast’s holiday concert, City Repertory Theatre’s Holiday Treat, John McPhee’s geology, when the Senate could find a pair.

City Repertory Theatre’s “A Holiday Treat: A Special Night of Story and Song,” the doomsday glacier the size of Florida, Jay London returns, Bill Bryson on the horror of RVs.

A banned books talk at the public library, One Night of Queen at the Auditorium, more elimination rounds at the World Cup, Mark Twain on Power, H.L. Mencken on Mark Twain.

Tyler Adams was all class responding to an Iranian reporter ahead of today’s USA-Iran match, a must-win for the U.S. to avoid elimination. The Freedom Readers Club at the library takes on Eli Wiesel’s “Night.”

A possible plea and disposition in the case of Robert Batie, the psychologist accused of abusing an underage patient, the Bunnell City Commission meets, a contrast with the Artemis mission.

The Washington Post reports on Flagler and Florida’s eroding beaches, Spain and Germany in a preview of a cup final, tundra and John McPhee coming into the country.

Tree-lighting ceremony in Palm Coast’s Central park, the Gamble Jam, Casablanca at 80, Saudi Arabia gets to show us whether they’re for real, Michael Kazin asks: where’s the outrage?

The Celtic Angels Christmas at Flagler Auditorium, the United States and England from Qatar at 2 p.m, Simone de Beauvoir on American shopping, Jay London returns, America’s lethal gun culture.

Can we avoid another mass shooting today? A World Cup of upsets continues today with Brazil and Portugal on the potential chopping block, Philip Roth’s American Pastoral Thanksgiving.

A Christmas tree lot opens, Rodney Dangerfield has us rolling on the floor, the ravages of covid misinformation, winding down before Thanksgiving.

Leann Pennington, who defeated Joe Mullins in the primary, is sworn-in as a Flagler County Commissioner, a little jazz ensemble, a lot of World Cup, Ron White, an ironic independence day and Bill Day’s reaction to the latest hate-inspired, assault-rifled massacre.

The Flagler County Commission sends off Joe Mullins ahead of his last meeting, Qatar’s human rights record, what Netflix software engineers do with your $9.99 a month.

Pianist Michael Rickman plays Beethoven and Schumann in Ormond, the World Cup kicks off at 11 a.m., Qatar’s dismal human rights record, Abdullah Al-Arian’s case for Qatar.

Celebrate America at the Ag Museum, the Saturday Flagler Beach Farmers Market, Barry White, the end of the world can’t come soon enough.

Flagler Beach hosts its rescheduled Veterans Day ceremony, the Jersey Tenors at Flagler Auditorium, Mickey Mouse’s birthday, Barbara Ehrenreich on gyms and fitness.

The Flagler Beach City Commission meets, Medicare basics at the public library, Pegine Echevarria at Daytona State, DeSantis catching up to Trump, James Joyce on Ulysses.

The Flagler Youth Orchestra in a sold-out concert at the Auditorium, Kevin Guthrie, Director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, at Tiger Bay, Letterman to Donald Trump, in 1987: “You act like you’re running for something.”

The Palm Coast City Council takes on the controversial Harborside development proposal, why Curtis LeMay lived a few decades too long, Lydia Polgreen on why Twitter deserves to survive.

Flagler Cares Coalition meets, the Bunnell and Flagler Beach city commissions meet, Rediscovering pianist and composer Moritz Moszkowski, William least-Heat Moon in a Nevada house of pleasure.

Final day for “Driving Miss Daisy” at the Playhouse, why Robert Reich is hopeful, celebrating Louis Brandeis, the great dissenter.

The Saturday Flagler Beach Farmers Market, funeral for Palm Coast Firefighter-Paramedic Brant Gammon, “Driving Miss Daisy” at Flagler Playhouse, Kissinger on Israelis.

Flagler County and the City of Palm Coast host Veterans Day ceremonies at the Flagler Auditorium, Funeral arrangements for Palm Coast Firefighter-Paramedic Brant Gammon, “Driving Miss Daisy” at Flagler Playhouse, Dostoevsky and Kurt Vonnegut, plus Bill Burr.

Tropical Storm Nicole’s effects will peak today, as most government offices, schools and many businesses remain closed. Happy birthday, Ennio Morricone. And the ungodliness of Ron DeSantis.

The day after the election, Flagler County is mostly closed in anticipation of Tropical Storm Nicole’s effects, Iran’s women, remembering Spiro Agnew, that hopeless, hysterical hypochondriacs of history.

It’s Election Day, and Flagler needs 21,000 votes to have a higher turnout than in 2018, recalling the “Astounding Triumph of Republicanism…” in 1860, a total lunar eclipse, James Howard Kunstler on the ugliness of America’s urban landscapes.

The Flagler County Commission honors Dana Morris, who is retiring after flying Flagler County FireFlight for two decades, the Beverly Beach Town Commission meets, Bill Bryson’s cruel words about Iowa women.

Kiwanis Club’s Fantastic Musical Comedy Show, “Charley’s Aunt,” at City Repertory Theatre, “Driving Miss Daisy” at Flagler Playhouse, how Trump is still damaging America, the wonder of books.

Last day for early voting, 5th Annual Hidden Treasures at Hidden Trails Community Sale, Flagler Beach Farmers Market, “Charley’s Aunt,” at City Repertory Theatre, and how American society is so focused on race that it is blind to class.

“Charley’s Aunt,” at City Repertory Theatre, First Friday in Flagler Beach, “Driving Miss Daisy” at Flagler Playhouse, other media catch up to Will Fury’s sleaze, extremists and political violence.

Three days left for early voting, open registration for spring 2023 classes at all DSC campuses, the Pegasus String Quartet in recital, Beppe Severgnini on shopping in America.

The county’s Affordable Housing Advisory Committee talks building incentives, early voting continues, an explanation of Magritte’s treachery of images, the rise of juvenile delinquency, circa 1921.

The school board rehearses saying good bye to Trevor Tucker, Jill Woolbright and Janet McDonald, early voting continues, the Lisbon earthquake of 1755, How To Build a Semi-Fascist Party.

The Halloween Hall of Terror is back at Palm Coast Fire Station 21, giving books for treats instead of candy, Lake Okeechobee in memoriam.

The Halloween Hall of Terror is back at Palm Coast Fire Station 21, “Charley’s Aunt,” at City Repertory Theatre, Steinbeck’s East of Eden, a word from M*A*S*H.

Witches of Flagler Beach Bike Ride, “Charley’s Aunt,” at City Repertory Theatre, Halloween Scavenger Hunt in Flagler Beach, Northeast Florida Jazz Association, Boswell, Vaclav Havel.

Early voting, the Scenic A1A Pride Committee meets, Theatre UCF’s ‘Working,’ the Volstead Act and Erasmus’s Praise of Folly, and a happy birthday to Andy Sipowicz.

Early voting, The Flagler Beach City Commission talks pier and utility rates, The Flagler Education Foundation hosts a tour of Flagler Palm Coast High School’s Classrooms to Career programs, Teddy Roosevelt’s racism, Ross Douthat on California’s extremism.

Early voting continues, so does Carlos Dupree’s trial for home invasion, Hurricane Ian Information Forum in Flagler Beach, Weekly Chess Club for Teens, Domenico Scarlatti’s birthday.

Carlos Dupree, 36, goes on trial for a home invasion in Palm Coast’s P Section, the Flagler County Public Library’s Freedom Readers Club, new music concerts at Stetson and UCF, watch today’s eclipse of the sun, old age, a beginner’s guide.

The Bunnell City Commission tries for the third time to dispose of its Charter Review discussion, many trials in felony court but none high-profile, the disunited States, Annie Edson Taylor goes over in a barrel.

St Elizabeth Ann Seton Community Fall Festival, DragQueen Halloween, William Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure,” Theatre UCF’s “Working,” remembering Johnny Carson.

The first Palm Coast Arts Festival in Town center, St Elizabeth Ann Seton Community Fall Festival, Teens-In-Flight Inc. hosts the grand opening of its new digs, the Cuban Missile Crisis, John Reed shakes the world.

A Stetson University Symphonic Band and Concert Band Concert, “For Whom the Bell Tolls” at 82, Bach, Beethoven and Brahms at the Jacksonville Symphony, and lots of theater, including William Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure,” but you’ll have to travel a little out of town.

Drug Court, Barack Obama on the midterms and other late-empire issues, the History of the Fairchild Family, Theatre UCF’s “Working.”