St. John Seen From the Air

St. John Live Music Schedule for tonight, Friday, February 3

Aqua Bistro – Mark Wallace & Rich Greengold  – 5:30 – 8:30 – 776-5336
Beach Bar – Morgan O Kane – 9:00 – 777-4220
Castaways – Mikey P – 9:00 – 777-3316
Driftwood Dave’s – John W Lee – 7:00 – 10:00 – 777-4015
Fatty Crab – Jon Herington Band – 9:00 – 775-9951
High Tide - 80s Party -Fund raiser for relay for life team – 9:00 – 714-6169
Morgan’s Mango – Lauren – 6:00 – 9:30 – 693-8141
Ocean Grill  – T-Bird – 6:30 – 9:00 – 693-3304

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Reef Bay Great House 1960

Photo by Jack Boucher

Reef Bay Great House 2011

Photo by Shaun O’Boyle

St. John Live Music Schedule for tonight, Thursday, February 2

Banana Deck – Steel Pan by Lemuel Samuels – 6:00 – 9:00 – 693-5055
Castaways – Dance Party – 11:00 – 777-3316
Driftwood Dave’s – Just Mike – 7:00 – 10:00 – 777-4015
High Tide – Inner Vision – 8:00-11:00 – 714-6169
Miss Lucy’s – Jazz with Rich and Greg – 6:00 – 9:00 – 693-5354
Morgan’s Mango – Mark Wallace – 6:00 – 9:30 – 693-8141
Ocean Grill – Chris Carsel – 6:30 – 9:00 – 693-3304
Skinny Legs – Lauren – 6:00 – 779-4982

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Friends of the Virgin Islands National Park February 2012 Seminar Series

Telephone: 340-779-4940
E-mail: info@friendsvinp.org
Friends of the Park Website

FULL MOON DRUM CIRCLE • Feb. 7, Tues. • 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Meet: Natl. Park Visitor Ctr.; Bring: A drum if you have one;
Seminar Fee: $25 Mem / $35 Non Mem • Max Group: 20

TREASURES OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS I & II
Feb. 8, Wednesday • March 7, Wednesday • 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Meet: Charlotte Amalie Waterfront at R&J Latte’s;
Bring: Energy & creativity;
Seminar Fee: $55 Mem / $65 Non Mem • Max Group: 12

BOTANICAL & HISTORIC HIKE • Feb. 11, Sat. • 9:00am – 1:00pm
Meet: Annaberg parking lot;
Bring: Sunscreen, hat, lunch, water, & hiking shoes;
Seminar Fee: $45 Mem / $55 Non Mem • Max Group: 25

COASTAL ECOLOGY • Feb. 12, Sun. • 9:30am – 3:00pm
Meet: National Park Visitor Ctr.; Bring: Lunch, water, sunscreen, & snorkel gear;
Seminar Fee: $75 Mem / $85 Non Mem • Max Group: 18

BUILD GREEN • Feb. 18, Sat. • 10:00am – 12:00pm
Meet: Skinny Legs Restaurant to carpool;
Bring: Notebook, building plans, & ideas;
Seminar Fee: $35 Mem / $45 Non Mem • Max Group: 20

MARINE BIOLOGY SAIL • Feb. 19, Sun. • 9:00am – 3:00pm
Meet: Natl. Park Visitor Ctr. Dock;
Bring: Snorkel gear, lunch, water, towel, & sunscreen;
Seminar Fee: $85 Mem / $95 Non Mem • Max Group: 30

HERITAGE EXHIBIT TOUR • Feb. 22, Wed. • 10:00am – 12:00pm
Meet: Cinnamon Bay parking lot; Bring: Notebook;
Seminar Fee: $25 Mem / $35 Non Mem • Max Group: 30

KAYAK CANEEL BAY I & II
Feb. 24, Fri. • Apr. 15, Sun. • 10:00am – 1:00pm Meet: Caneel Bay parking lot;
Seminar Fee: $75 Mem / $85 Non Mem • Max Group: 15

LEAP YEAR STARS • Feb. 25, Sat.. • 7:30pm – 9:00pm
Meet: Estate Concordia Pavilion;
Bring: Blanket, flashlight, pillow, & binoculars (if you have them)
Seminar Fee: $35 Mem / $45 Non Mem • Max Group: 35

St. John Live Music Schedule for tonight, Wednesday, February 1

Aqua Bistro – Rascio on Steel Pan – 5:30 – 8:30 – 776-5336
Castaways – Kenny Floyd – 8:00 – 777-3316
Coconut Coast Studios – St. John Flutes – 5:30-7:00 – 776-6944
Driftwood Dave’s – Paradise People – 7:00 – 10:00 – 777-4015
High Tide – Chris Carsel – 6:00 – 9:00 – 714-6169
Sun Dog Cafe – Wednesday Night Jam – 7:30-10:00 – 244-9713

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Annaberg Horsemill 1959 photo by Frederik C. Gjessing

Annaberg Horsemill 2012

St. John Live Music Schedule for tonight, Tuesday, January 31

Castaways – Karaoke Night – 9:00 – 777-3316
Driftwood Dave’s – James Cobb & Michael Beason – 700 -10:00 – 777-4015
High Tide – Erin Hart – 4:00 – 7:00 – 714-6169
Morgan’s Mango – Greg Kinslow – 6:00 – 9:30 – 693-8141
Ocean Grill – Rascio on Steel Pan – 6:00 – 9:30 – 693-3304
Shipwreck Landing – Chris Carsel – 6:00 – 9:30

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Red Sky in the Morning - Sailors Take Warning

St. John Live Music Schedule for tonight, Monday, January 30

 High Tide – Rascio on Steel Pan – 4:00 – 6:30 – 714-6169
Island Blues – Sol Driven Train – 7:00 – 776-6800
La Tapa  – Samba Combo – 6:30 – 9:30 – 693-8141
Maho Bay – Open Mic with Bo & Lauren – 7:00
Ocean Grill – Chris Carsel – 6:30 – 9:00 – 693-3304

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The shallow flats just off the Leinster Bay Road offer easy access for fly fishermen to enjoy their sport in one of the most beautiful setting anywhere.

St. John Live Music Schedule for tonight, Sunday, January 29

Aqua Bistro – Lauren – 3:30 – 6:30 – 776-5336
Beach Bar – Sol Driven Train – 4:30 – 777-4220
Concordia – Bo – Sunday Brunch 10:00 am
Driftwood Dave’s – Live Music – 1:00 – 4:00 – 777-4015
Miss Lucy’s – Samba Combo – 10: 00am – 2:00pm – 693-5354
Ocean Grill – David Laab – 6:30 – 9:00 – 693-3304
Shipwreck Landing – Hot Club of Coral Bay – 7:00 – 10:00

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Press Release: Rae Ellen Lee’s My Next Husband Will Be Normal

My Next Husband Will Be Normal

Rae Ellen Lee, the owner of what once was the Canvas Factory in Mongoose Junction has followed up her first book, If the Shoe Fits, with her new memoir, My Next Husband Will Be Normal.

Below is the description from the back cover:

“Lee’s first memoir, I Only Cuss When I’m Sailing, (first published as If The Shoe Fits) chronicles her move with husband, Tom, from Montana to the West Coast to live on an old boat, fix it up, learn to sail, and set off for the Caribbean.   “ . . . charming, witty, beautifully observed, and above all, delightfully genuine. –Living Aboard Magazine

“In My Next Husband Will Be Normal, Lee and her husband ditch their sailboat and fly to the U.S. Virgin Islands with a down payment for a mom and pop business on St. John. The plan:  when they aren’t sewing canvas bags at their little shop, The Canvas Factory, they’ll be beach potatoes. But there are risks to living in paradise one cannot anticipate, especially on an island where residents bask in the mantra:  You can do anything you want, as long as the rest of us know about it. For soon after unpacking their flip-flops, the husband—a former Republican state legislator with a silver crew-cut and solid traditional values—realizes he is really a she. Convinced the world needs more humor, Lee rations the angst in favor of the picturesque and absurd. Adding heat to the story is a cast of colorful cats, customers, and Caribbean personalities. Toss in a few sex toys, some steel pan music, a pinch of voodoo—and stir.”

My Next Husband Will Be Normal – Link to Amazon.com

St. John Live Music Schedule for tonight, Saturday, January 28

Castaways – Dance Party – 11:00 – 777-3316
Driftwood Dave’s – Guitarist James Milne – 700 -1 0:00 – 777-4015
Winston Wells Ball Park – Cruz Bay – Morgan Heritage plus Niyorah, Melame Gange &Bambu Station – 6:00 – 422-0289
Morgan’s Mango – Luba – 6:00 – 9:30 – 693-8141
Ocean Grill – Rascio on Steel Pan – 6:00 – 9:30 – 693-3304
Rhumblines – Lauren – 7:00
Shipwreck Landing – Mike Miknut – 6:00 – 9:30

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Overseer's House 2012

St. John Live Music Schedule for tonight, Thursday, January 26

Banana Deck – Steel Pan by Lemuel Samuels – 6:00 – 9:00 – 693-5055
Beach Bar – Get Right Band – 9:00 – 777-4220
Castaways – Dance Party – 11:00 – 777-3316
Driftwood Dave’s – Jante Samuel’s Caribbean Band – 7:00 – 10:00 – 777-4015
High Tide – Inner Vision – 8:00-11:00 – 714-6169
Morgan Heritage Sandy Feet – Sundown Beach Lime @ Oppenheimer Beach – 3:00 – 7:00
Morgan’s Mango – Mark Wallace – 6:00 – 9:30 – 693-8141
Ocean Grill – Chris Carsel  – 6:30 – 9:00 – 693-3304
Skinny Legs – Lauren – 6:00 – 779-4982

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Caneel Bay Mill Round 1960 photo by Jack Boucher

“Significance: An important remnant of an early sugar factory. The mill round, a circular, masonry platform, supported an animal-driven cane crushers, which was used to extract the juice from sugar cane. Animal-driven crushers later replaced by wind and steam-driven types.” Library of Congress

Caneel Bay Equator Restaurant 2012

Today the Equator restaurant sits atop Caneel Bay’s old mill round.

St. John Live Music Schedule for tonight, Wednesday, January 25

Castaways – Kenny Floyd – 8:00 – 777-3316
Coconut Coast Studios – St. John Flutes – 5:30-7:00 – 776-6944
Driftwood Dave’s – Carly Powell’s Caribbean Band – 7:00 – 10:00 – 777-4015
Sun Dog Cafe – Wednesday Night Jam – 7:30-10:00 – 244-9713

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Great Cruz Bay Rainbow

A light squall in the early morning placed a rainbow over Great Cruz Bay. It only lasted for a little while. I’m happy to have had my camera at hand.

St. John Live Music Schedule for tonight, Tuesday, January 24

Castaways – Karaoke Night -9:00 – 777-3316
High Tide – Erin Hart – 4:00 – 7:00 – 714-6169
Morgan’s Mango – Greg Kinslow – 6:00 – 9:30 -n 693-8141
Shipwreck Landing  – Chris Carsel – 6:00 – 9:30

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