Weekend Briefing: Sweeney Todd, Timucuan Fishing, Deaf Fest, Basketball Registration, Alzheimer's Walk, Songwriters Festival

Weekend: Friday: Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 5 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon. Heat index readings 98 to 102. Friday night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Saturday and Sunday: Partly cloudy. A 20 to 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 90. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Lows in the 70s. Details here.
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Today’s tides: at the beaches, at the Intracoastal Waterway.
Drought Index: 336
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“Apart from the assault itself, these last couple of weeks have been the hardest of my life. I have had to relive my trauma in front of the entire world, and have seen my life picked apart by people on television, in the media, and in this body who have never met me or spoken with me. I have been accused of acting out of partisan political motives. Those who say that do not know me. I am a fiercely independent person and I am no one’s pawn. My motivation in coming forward was to provide the facts about how Mr. Kavanaugh’s actions have damaged my life, so that you can take that into serious consideration as you make your decision about how to proceed. It is not my responsibility to determine whether Mr. Kavanaugh deserves to sit on the Supreme Court. My responsibility is to tell the truth.”

–From Christine Blasey Ford’s Opening Statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sept. 27, 2018.

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In Flagler and Palm Coast:

Note: all government meetings noticed below are free and open to the public unless otherwise indicated. Many can be heard or seen live through each agency’s website.

The Sheriff’s daily incident reports and jail bookings are posted here.

Free For All Fridays on WNZF: Host David Ayres welcomes Flagler County Administrator Craig Coffey and his deputy, Sally Sherman, starting a little after 9 a.m. with a commentary by FlaglerLive Editor Pierre Tristam.

Friday: The Scenic A1A PRIDE Committee meets at 9 a.m. at the Hammock Community Center, 79 Mala Compra Rd. off A1A. The committee will discuss a new pizza restaurant at MalaCompra Road.

Friday: Timucuan fishing technology: come learn all about it, Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area at Flagler Beach, 3100 S. Oceanshore Blvd., Flagler Beach, 2 p.m., free program with $5 per carload park admission. The Timucuan were a group of native Americans who lived in Northeast Florida at the time of Spanish colonization. While none of these people are still here today, archaeologists can uncover clues to their lives and culture through archaeology. Fish and other coastal resources were a crucial part of Timucuan diets. Archaeologists can learn about prehistoric fishing through artifacts like fish hooks and net gages as well as finding the fish remains themselves. Participants will explore various artifacts and fishing techniques through hands on activities. Join us for this program put on by the Florida Public Archaeology Network to learn how the Timucuan used Florida’s resources for fishing. Call the Ranger Station at (386) 517-2086 for more information. See the flier here.

Friday: Astronomy Open House and Science Lecture, 7 p.m., Willie Miller Instructional Center, Lemerand Auditorium, 600 S Clyde Morris Blvd, Daytona Beach. Embry-Riddle’s Physical Sciences Department and the College of Arts & Sciences (COAS) presents an out of this world astronomy lecture beginning at 7 p.m. in the Lemerand Auditorium. Dr. Oliverson from NASA’s Goddard Spaceflight Center will discuss, “When did the Moon Get an Atmosphere?” The COAS Observatory in the College of Arts & Sciences building opens at 8 p.m. It’s your chance to look through a truly remarkable telescope, the 1-meter (40 inches) Ritchey–Chrétien reflecting telescope high atop COAS, plus view the heavens through additional telescopes on the Observatory Terrace. Hosted by the Embry–Riddle Amateur Astronomy Club and the Embry–Riddle Observatory, the Astronomy Lecture and Open House events are free and open to the public. For a map of campus, go to https://daytonabeach.erau.edu/about/directions/map/ and look for the Willie Miller Instructional Center. There is free parking adjacent to the building.

Friday, Saturday: Jacksonville Symphony: Beethoven’s Symphony Nr. 4, Richard Strauss’s A Hero’s Life (Ein Heldenleben), in two 8 p.m. concerts Friday and Saturday of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Courtney Lewis: The thread from Beethoven to Strauss is unmistakable. The Fourth Symphony is brimming with the same drama and humanity of Beethoven’s Third and Fifth. The program continues as Strauss takes these same unmistakable qualities to enormous proportions in “A Hero’s Life.” At Jacoby Symphony Hall, Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts, 300 Water Street, Suite 200, Jacksonville. Ticket Office: 904-354-5547, or go here for tickets online, and check out the Jacksonville Symphony’s 2018-19 guide.

Friday, Saturday, Sunday: The Flagler Playhouse launches its new season with Sweeney Todd, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. in the second of three show weekends. One of the darkest musicals ever written, Sweeney Todd is the unsettling tale of a Victorian-era barber who returns home to London after fifteen years of exile to take revenge on the corrupt judge who ruined his life. When revenge eludes him, Sweeney swears vengeance on the entire human race, murdering as many people as he can, while his business associate Mrs. Lovett bakes the bodies into meat pies and sells them to the unsuspecting public. Perhaps Stephen Sondheim’s most perfect score, Sweeney Todd is lush, operatic, and full of soaring beauty, pitch-black comedy and stunning terror. The Flagler Playhouse, 301 E. Moody Blvd., Bunnell. Call the box office at 386-586-0773 or visit the website for tickets here.

Saturday: Deaf Fest, a celebration of the culture of the deaf community, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Florida Agriculture Museum, 7900 Old Kings Rd. North, Palm Coast. Phone: 386-446-7630 or email:[email protected]. $5 per person.

Saturday: Face-to-Face Registration for the Flagler County Basketball program: Noon to 4 p.m. at Holland Park, 18 Florida Park Drive, Palm Coast. Registration fee is $75. Organizers ask that you start the registration process first by clicking on online forms to at least set up an account to expedite the registration process.

Saturday: Walk to end Alzheimer’s: River to Sea Preserve, 9805 N. Ocean Shore Blvd., Palm Coast, Registration at 8 a.m., ceremony at 9 a.m., walk at 9:30 a.m. Contact: Carly Wille, 904-281-9077, [email protected]. Where do the funds go? All funds raised through Walk to End Alzheimer’s further the care, support and research efforts of the Alzheimer’s Association. The Alzheimer’s Association is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization. All donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law. Do I have to register in order to Walk? Yes, we want to know you’re walking with us and need every walker to sign a standard waiver through their official registration. There is no registration fee for Walk. However, we ask every walker to make a personal donation and commit to raising funds in the fight against Alzheimer’s.

Saturday: Flagler Warriors 5k Fun Run/Walk, at the Government Services Building, 1769 East Moody Blvd., Bunnell, with an opening ceremony at 8 a.m. and the run start time at 8:30 a.m. September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month and all proceeds for this event will go to the Live Like Cameron Foundation, which supports local families with children fighting cancer. For more information, contact Lisa Catalano: [email protected]. See the flier here.

Saturday: Palm Coast Songwriters Festival, 2-6 p.m. on the event loan at Hammock Beach Resort, 200 Ocean Crest Dr, Palm Coast. Free admission. Just bring your own concert chair. Parking at the end of 16th Road, follow the signs. Artists include Aaron Barker, Jim Collins, Hugh Mitchell, David Pahanish, Thom Shepherd and Terry Sylvester.

Through Oct. 6: Homecoming Week at Bethune Cookman University.

Blood Donations: The Big Red Bus will be at the following locations this week (schedule your donation by going to the website and entering a Palm Coast zip code, then locating one of the venues below):

Friday: Walmart, 174 Cypress Point Parkway, Palm Coast, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday: Sea My Home Realty, 4750 East Moody Blvd. (SR100), 1 to 6 p.m.
Saturday: Epic Theaters, 1185 Central Avenue, Palm Coast, 1 to 6 p.m.

Jail Bookings and Last 24 Hours' Incidents in Flagler, Palm Coast, Flagler Beach, Bunnell


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Previous and archived reports

Sources: Flagler County Sheriff's Office, Flagler Beach Police Department, Bunnell Police Department. This is Flagler County's only comprehensive, one-stop compilation of all local law enforcement's daily day and night shift commanders' reports.

Announcements:

Flagler County Public Library Director Holly Albanese posted these images of the ongoing displays at the library, commemorating Banned Book Week:

In Florida and in State Government:

Note: Some proceedings below can be followed live on the Florida Channel. Most legislative proceedings can be followed through the Senate or House websites.

MEDICAID PREFERRED DRUGS AT ISSUE: The Medicaid Pharmaceutical & Therapeutics Committee will meet to discuss recommendations for drugs to be included on the Medicaid preferred-drug list. (Friday, 8:30 a.m., Holiday Inn Tampa Westshore/Airport, 700 North Westshore Blvd., Tampa.)

CITRUS GRANT APPLICATIONS DISCUSSED: The state Division of Emergency Management will hold a workshop about the process for citrus growers to apply for federal aid stemming from damage sustained by the industry in Hurricane Irma. (Friday, 9 a.m. Dallas Townsend Center, 1085 Pratt Blvd., LaBelle.)

CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTS DUE: Statewide candidates and political committees face a Friday deadline for filing reports showing finance activity through Sept. 21.

SERVICE HELD FOR FORMER APPELLATE JUDGE: A memorial service will be held for former 4th District Court of Appeal Judge George Shahood, who died Sept. 12 at age 80. Gov. Lawton Chiles appointed Shahood to the appellate court, where he served from 1995 to 2009. Previously, Shahood served as a county and circuit judge in Broward County. (Saturday, 11 a.m., St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 623 S.E. Ocean Blvd., Stuart.)

REPUBLICANS GATHER AT DISNEY: The Republican Party of Florida will hold a two-day quarterly meeting that will be capped Saturday night with a “Victory Dinner.” (Friday, 9 a.m., Disney’s Contemporary Resort, 4600 North World Dr., Lake Buena Vista.)

GOP HOLDS ‘VICTORY’ DINNER: The Republican Party of Florida will hold a “Victory Dinner” that will include gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis and U.S. Senate candidate Rick Scott. Also expected to appear are state Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis; Ashley Moody, who is running for attorney general; and Matt Caldwell, who is running for agriculture commissioner. (Saturday, 5:30 p.m., Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, 4401 Floridian Way, Lake Buena Vista.)

GILLUM AT MIAMI-DADE DEMOCRATS’ DINNER: Gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum will take part in the Miami-Dade Democratic Party’s “Blue Gala” dinner. Former U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro will give a keynote address. (Saturday, 7 p.m., Biltmore Hotel, 1200 Anastasia Ave., Coral Gables.)

—-Compiled by the News Service of Florida and FlaglerLive

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Palm Coast Construction and Development Progress Reports

Here’s a summary of the latest city developments as of Sept. 14, 2018, with a link to the full week in review here.

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