Performed by John Reno, join us for a trip down memory
lane to hear the hits from John Denver, Don McLean,
James Taylor, Paul Simon, Jim Croce and more!
Tickets are $20 per person and seating is limited!
All profits benefit the Kiwanis Park
February 16, 2020 Sunday 6:00 pm
Uproot Hootenanny- Yes, they are back!
They play Irish music, originals, covers, country, bluegrass, rock. A pickers paradise, this four-piece band features some of South Florida’s top string instrument players. From bluegrass classics to Irish-folksy vibes, Uproot Hootenanny has that certain string band charm that has all ages leaving the show with a smile. Along with their own originals, they do some pretty awesome covers that range from the Rolling Stones to Johnny Cash. Uproot Hootenanny is just a downright good time!
We are hosting our 2nd annual Open House at the SJCCA on Jan 6th from 12:00 to 4:00 PM! Everyone is welcome to check out the civic center and find out what activities we offer.
Free raffle ticket for all who stop by!
Refreshments!
Winter Fest!
January 19th Saturday
Breakfast 8:00 - 10:00 am
Rummage Sale - 10:00 - 12:00
Art/Craft/Vendors - 10:00 - 12:00
$$50/50 Month-Long Raffle$$ Tickets $10 or $25 for three!
Mah Jongg
Thursdays
1:00-4:00 pm
Seriously good fun! All levels (beginners too!) are welcome!
BJ Skribiski
Slambidders Bridge
Starts Oct 31st
Wednesdays 12:30-4:00
Kay Winter & Mary Tobias
(until Joyce Coryell returns)
Educated: A Memoir
Jan 14th Monday 9:00am
The book club meets every month on the second Monday each month. Join us at 8:45 to setup, socialize and then discuss this month's selection. Activity Leader - Carol Roscher
Happy Islanders Bridge
Join the Happy Islanders for Bridge on Mondays at 12:30 - 3:30 pm
Contact Kay Winter or Mary Tobias
Cribbage - we are playing!
Thursdays 6:45 - 9:30 PM
Cribbage started in November! Join the fun - if you don't know how to play, we'll show you how!
Diane Horn
February 2017
January 2017
January 8th - Winter Seasonal Harmonizing
4:00 - 6:00 PM
St James City Civic Assoc
January 15th - Phil Buchanan
Celebration of Life 4:00 - 6:00 PM St James City Civic Assoc
PHIL BUCHANAN CELEBRATION of LIFE A celebration of the Life of Phil Buchanan to be held Sunday, Jan. 15, at
the St. James City Civic Association, 3300 Fourth Ave., St. James City. Time 4-6 pm.
There will be a short 20-25 min. opening program, including a 5 min. "Eagle Feather ceremony" and "wand” to pass.
January 17th - Acrylic/Oil BEACH SEASCAPE with Joan Roberts
1:00 - 4:00 PM - a Golden Brush Workshop $25
Contact: Linda 283-5207
January 22 - 6:00PM UPROOT HOOTENANY Concert - returning from last year! A HUGE hit - Band members play upright bass, banjo, fiddle and guitar. The music is a combination of bluegrass, folk, country, and original tunes. $20 Call Cindy 239-282-9478
January 28th - BIG BRUSH WATERCOLOR with Roy John Fuller
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM - a Golden Brush Workshop $45
Contact: Linda 283-5207
March 2017
February 15th
VALENTINE CARD & GAME PARTY - 10:00am to 3:00pm Tickets - $15 each
Saint James City Civic Assoc
Start with breakfast, play games (bring one!), have lunch, play some more - silent auction, door prizes!
Contact: Pat Johnsen (239) 283-8368
February 5th & 19th - PICKIN' IN THE CITY
2:00 - 4:00 PM St James City Civic Assoc
Bring your instruments and join the jam session!
Contact: Cindy Bickford 282-9478
February 7th - 1:00 to 4:00PM
GOLDEN BRUSH WORKSHOP with Judi Revercomb, decorative artist
Discover your inner artist! Paint two wine glasses with "under the sea theme" - Materials provided. Cost $25. Call Linda at 283-5207 to register.
February 11th - 8:00AM to Noon
MUSEUM OF THE ISLANDS (MOTI) Rummage Sale and SJCCA Art Exhibit
Big Breakfast 8-10am - Member exhibitor cost 10% of sales , non-members add $10 fee - all artists, crafters, photographers welcome.
Contact Shelley 239-910-3203
February 12th - 6:00PM
AMERICAN PIE REVISITED
featuring John Reno singing classics of John Denver, Neil Diamond, Gordan Lightfoot, Harry Chapin, Paul Simon, and more!
Tickets - $20 Contact: Cindy Bickford 239-282-9478
February 13th 7:00 - 8:30pm
Slide show and discussion on Africa – the Serengeti, by photo club member Andy Bergsten. Andy will show an extensive slideshow including the Serengeti Plains, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania and Kenya. Contact: andyvox@comcast.net
February 21st - 1:00 to 4:00PM
GOLDEN BRUSH WORKSHOP with Deborah Zwetsch
Find the artist in you! Deborah returns to lead acrylic painting of hibiscus flowers! Materials provided - Cost $35 Call Linda to register at 283-5207
February 18th - 6 - 10PM
LIONS CLUB RAFFLE AND AUCTION
7th Annual Fundraiser
$50 ticket donation includes buffet meal
Two Auctions - Silent and Live!
Money Raffle! Don't need to be present to win! Awesome Auction prizes: Sun Splash tickets, Tampa Aquarium, SW FL Symphony....many more!
Call (239) 283-9761
March 5th & 19th - PICKIN' IN THE CITY
2:00 - 4:00 PM St James City Civic Assoc
Bring your instruments and join the jam session!
Contact: Cindy Bickford 282-9478
March 4th - 10:00am on the lania - Breastfest T-Shirt distribution. From Our Hearts will be here from 9:00-12:00 to register for the Breastfest Walk on March 11
March 14th - 4:00 to 6:00PM
SPAGHETTI DINNER - Adults $10 Children 10 and under $5
Music by IDLE SPEED
Homemade meatballs and spaghetti sauce, fresh roasted veggies, salad, garlic bread and dessert. For tickets call - 973-650-9168 or email info@sjccapi.org
March 11th - 7:30 to 10:00am Big Breakfast - $7 includes eggs, sausage, pancakes, toast, coffee - everyone welcome!
March 11th -
7:00am to 4:00pm Breastfest walk starts at 8:30 (registration starts at 7am) and SJCAA is having breakfast that morning at 7:30 to srart your day! Then, music is from 10-2 and the Karaoke Fundraising contest finales are from 2-4pm
March 21st - 1:00 to 4:00PM
GOLDEN BRUSH WORKSHOP with Barbara Gomes - decorative gourds. Cost is $45 and includes cleaned gourd some materials. See Barbara's artwork at Island Conclave. Call Cynthia Harris 558-8763
March 27th - 7:00-8:30
Photography Club
Carol Moyhem demonstrates post processing techniques including Lightroom
Contact: Andy Bergsten
617-347-5086
March 28th - 1:00 to 4:00PM
GOLDEN BRUSH WORKSHOP with Mimi Little - Acrylics. Mimi exhibits her work at the Wild Child Gallery in Matlacha. Call Linda 283-5207
April 2017
WATERCOLORS GALA
April 2, 2017 3:00-7:00PM
Fund raising event held by the Matlacha Civic Association. Live music, live & silent auctions, local island food vendors, beer & wine. Cost is $60 per person and includes food, drink and entertainment. Donations for the auctions are greatly appreciated! All proceeds go to the Matlacha Civic Association's legal fund to keep our water clean and prevent the annexation of Matlacha/Pine Island by the City of Cape Coral.
Call (202) 365-5561 for informatio
Click on image for website link
Sept 2017
PARKING LOT REPAIR AND RESEALING
On Thursday, August 31, the parking lot will have spot repairs done to potholes and eroded areas. Parking is allowed, but please avoid the repaired areas.
On Friday, September 8, the parking lot will be resealed. For best results, there is NO PARKING from Friday, September 8 through Sunday, September 10.
Oct 2017
Exercise Class Returns
Our popular Exercise Classes will begin on October 3, 2017 for the upcoming season!
Please join us for an exercise class offered on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 8:30 am to 9:30 am.
Both men and women are encouraged to attend!
Contact Jodee Nelson McCollum 239-283-4790 for more information
Happy Islanders Bridge
Happy Islanders
Monday Bridge will resume weekly play beginning October 23rd!
Please note the starting time has been changed from noon to 12:30pm. All are welcome. Looking forward to seeing
everyone! Barb Covitz 203-470-2254 carpusdeum@gmail.com
Your Help Wanted!
iPad Club - The iPad Club needs an activity leader to coordinate the meetings and lead the group discussions. If anyone has ideas for the club to go in a different direction or expand on the content, your input is appreciated! Email us at: info@sjccapi.org or contact any Board member
Euchre - Euchre also needs an activity leader! Members of the Euchre group - please let us know if one of you can step in to keep it going. Email us at: info@sjccapi.org or contact any Board member
November 2017 Highlights
November 20th
Member Association Meeting & Potluck Dinner
Come down to share a dish and catch up with friends! New members - this is a great chance to see what we are all about.
After potluck dinner, the Board will update us with news and plans for the coming year.
Guest speaker - Charles Sobczak, author (below)
We urge all members to stop by - this is your civic center and we value your participation!
Ping Pong - Let's Play!
Ping Pong returns on Thursday, November 9th! We will meet each Monday and Thursday at a new start time of 9:00am to 11:30am for the upcoming season!
Singles and doubles compete in the small room.
Contact Jim Sullivan 239-896-0199 for more information
Friday Night Bridge
Friday Open Bridge will resume weekly play beginning November 10th!
We begin promptly at 7:00pm and play until til about 10:00pm. All are welcome - you don't need a partner. Looking forward to seeing
everyone! Bonnie Love 239-220-0272
Book Club Topic
Monday, November 13th at 9:30am
The last novel by Ivan Doig, we experience the memorable bus trips and the people encountered by an eleven year old lad.
Barb Darling will facilitate the discussion.
Breakfast & Rummage
November 18th, 8:00am to noon
Enjoy a hot breakfast from 8:00am - 10:00am $7 per person, everyone is welcome!
"Rummage" around the books, plants, Christmas items and many other possible finds! 8:00am till noon - something for everyone!
Donations are welcome and can be dropped off at the SJCCA's screened lanai beginning Nov 1st. Contact: Shelley McManus 239-910-3203 to volunteer or donate!
Charles Sobczak
Guest Speaker!
November 20, 2017 7:00 pm
Charles Sobczak, author and naturalist, lives and writes on Sanibel Island. The Living Gulf Coast is his eighth book and is a companion book to the 2010 release: Living Sanibel - A Nature Guide to Southwest Florida.
December 2017 Highlights
December 16 -Holiday Dinner Saturday 11:30am to 1:00pm
Come celebrate all holidays at our annual dinner - turkey with all the trimmings! Free to all current members. Join fellow members in preparing this special meal - signup sheets are at the civic center.
If you can renew your membership before the dinner, we thank you! Please bring your own place setting.
Contact: ellie.at.stjamescivic@gmail.comOur annual Holiday Dinner is free to all current members. A special group of volunteers make it all possible by donating their time during the busy holiday season. Signup sheets are posted at the Civic Center to help out - show your holiday spirit and donate some of your time!
Bring your own place setting - otherwise it's paper plates and plastic utensils!
December 18th -
Association Meeting and Potluck
5:30 - Potluck Supper Bring your signature main dish, side dish or dessert to share. Meet & greet old friends and new members!
6:45 - Association Meeting Get caught up on what's happening, find out what we are planning. Accepting nominations for our annual Board of Directors election in Jan '18
JJoin our Century Club!
We need to replenish our reservesto continue improvements to your Civic Center.
Please consider a donation - suggested amount $100 (century...get it?) but all donations are acknowledged and appreciated!
Contact: Kay Winter (239) 283-9760
kbwinter@embarqmail.com
Out of gallery
January 2018
March 2018
March 27th - Tuesday
1:00 - 4:00 pm $45.00
Golden Brush Workshop
Artist: Mimi Little
"Florida Cracker Houses"
Guest artist, Mimi Little, returns to lead a workshop at SJCCA, at 4th Avenue and Lemon Street, from 1-4 p.m., on Tuesday, March 27. Mimi Little works in acrylics and collage and her paintings are abstract in nature with bright color and vigorous brush strokes. She exhibits locally at Wild Child Gallery in Matlacha.
Cracker houses, the classic old Florida house, have tons of character and stories to tell. There are many ways to paint buildings. They can be architecturally correct, whimsical or can suggest the essence of the location.
Composition, color and texture will be explored and styles demonstrated as those attending learn to keep their paintings as loose as possible.
If you’d like to research Cracker Houses on your own, please bring photos for reference. Artist will provide sample pictures as well
.
Paint , paper and canvas will be provided. If you have your own paint and brushes, please bring them!
For information and to register, call Linda Selleck at 239-283-5207
March 28th - Tuesday
7:00 - 8:30 pm
"A Land Remembered" - Patrick D. Smith
Few if any books have captured the spirit and colorful history of Florida’s past as has Patrick D. Smith’s A Land Remembered.
Join us for a multimedia show that is a visual storytelling produced and presented by his son, Rick (Patrick, Jr.), a professional media producer. Rick has created over 50 video clips, special visual and sound effects, music and more to bring his presentation to life. It has been shown over 230 times in venues all over Florida, and on March 28 it is coming to the St. James Civic Center.
For tickets contact: Barb Covitz 203-470-2254
Admission is $20 Light refreshments and reception at 7:00 PM, show begins at 7:30.
Annie Wenz Concert
January 6th
Saturday 4:00 - 6:00PM
Benefit Concert
Proceeds from the Donations benefit the Friends of the Pine Island Library children's programs and books. Materials in the children's section remain at the PI Library, so your donation directly benefits our kids!
Outdoor Concert - Bring a chair and enjoy music by a local favorite, Annie Wenz! In case of rain, we will move indoors.
Contact: Ellen Ballard 239-980-0701 for more information
Pickin in City
January 7th - PICKIN' IN THE CITY
2:00 - 4:00 PM St James City Civic Assoc
Bring your instruments and join the jam session!
Contact: Cindy Bickford 282-9478
Open House
January 7th - OPEN HOUSE
2:00 - 4:00PM
Curious about the SJCCA? Our Acvitity Leaders and volunteers will be here to answer your questions! Check out our facility for your next event, share your idea for a new activity group, or just come by to mingle.
UPROOT HOOTENANY!
January 7th - 6:00PM
UPROOT HOOTENANY Concert - returns for a third year! A HUGE hit - Band members play upright bass, banjo, fiddle and guitar. The music is a combination of bluegrass, folk, country, and original tunes. $20 Call Cindy 239-282-9478
Association Meeting
January 15th -
Association Meeting and Potluck
5:30 - Potluck Supper Bring your signature main dish, side dish or dessert to share. Meet & greet old friends and new members!
6:45 - Association Meeting Our annual Board of Directors election will be held! Please attend and make your vote count!
YOGA with Jaime Boswell
January 2018
NEW Yoga instructor!
Offering a 10-week series of yoga concentrating in strength, stability and serenity.
Jan 11th - free class for the undecided, then weekly on Thursdays from 10:30 - 11:45AM
Contact: Jaime Boswell
239-851-5351
jaimeboswell@live.com
Breakfast & Rummage
January 27th, 8:00am to noon
Enjoy a hot breakfast from 8:00am - 10:00am $7 per person, everyone is welcome!
"Rummage" around the books, plants, Christmas items and many other possible finds! 8:00am till noon - something for everyone!
Donations are welcome and can be dropped off at the SJCCA
Contact: Shelley McManus 239-910-3203 to volunteer or donate!