Ongoing Series
“Great things are done by a series of small things brought together. "
Vincent Van Gogh
Story & Song is hosting events in the Art Gallery, and many virtual events, too.
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
Be sure to view our Special Events listings and the Calendar for more upcoming events.
Sunday,s
2-3 pm
Story & Song Art Gallery
StoryTime For Alcoholics
"Storytime with Alcoholics" is an open meeting for alcoholics and those who want to learn more. Each week, one story will be read from the book of Alcoholics Anonymous. Following the reading, there will be open discussion. Seating will be safely distanced.
Thursday, January 21
10:30 am
Yoga Nidra and Singing Bowls with Valerie Brandt
Meditation is a proven way to manage stress and remain healthy. Free and open to all. No reservation necessary. We ask that you wear your face mask, bring a mat and extra layers of clothing for your personal comfort, and keep safe distances.
Thursday, February 4
10:30 am
Yoga Nidra and Singing Bowls with Valerie Brandt
Meditation is a proven way to manage stress and remain healthy. Free and open to all. No reservation necessary. We ask that you wear your face mask, bring a mat and extra layers of clothing for your personal comfort, and keep safe distances.
Saturdays
10:30 am
"Virtual" Story Time with Ms. Dearsha
Come listen to a story and do a fun craft with Ms. Dearsha, our Children's Department Specialist. Free and open to all. Every Saturday at 10:30. Visit the Kids page for details and featured books.
Thursday, February 25
10:30 am
Mindfulness & Meditation
Take time for yourself, relaxing with mindful breathing patterns, guided visualizations and heart felt positive affirmations that connect mind, body and spirit. Carolyn Engleson is a Certified Holistic Nurse and Health and Wellness Coach with an extensive background in community health nursing and education. Come learn how to enhance your feeling of well-being and calmness. .
Thursday, January 14
7 pm
with David Zucchino
Recent events at our nation's Capitol might not surprise David Zucchino, who will talk about Wilmington's Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy. By the 1890s, Wilmington was North Carolina's largest city and a shining example of a mixed-race community. There were successful black-owned businesses and an African American newspaper, The Record. But across the state — and the South — white supremacists were working to reverse the advances made by former slaves and their progeny. The result was a brutal insurrection, when more than 2,000 rioters attempted to violently overthrow an elected government. It was not a "race riot," as the events of November 1898 came to be known, but rather a racially motivated rebellion launched by white supremacists. Join us to learn about a dramatic and definitive account of a remarkable but forgotten chapter of American history.
Tuesday, January 19
4 pm
Story & Song Art Gallery
Amelia Island Writers
Open to all aspiring and established writers. RSVP to or see ameliaislandwriters.org for more information.
Fridays
3:00 pm
Short Stories, Essays, & Literary Meditations
Hosted by Ron Kurtz. See the newsletter for this week's selections.
Watch previously recorded segments with Ron Kurtz on Story & Song's YouTube Channel.
Thursday, February 11
10:30 am
Mindfulness & Meditation
While stress in life is unavoidable, it can be managed with a variety of tools. Join Robyn Nemes as she describes and illustrates "tapping," an easy technique that involves literally "tapping" on certain meridian points of the body to shift stressful emotions and beliefs to life-affirming relaxation, trust, peace, freedom, or other desired outcomes. Learn to calm your brain and avoid the "fight, flight" or freeze responses. You will learn the acupressure points and how to tap through them, and will practice through a group session relating to releasing fear and stress.
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Thursday, January 28
.4 pm
be(e) well read
Nutrition consultant and wellness coach Deborah Garrard talks about the most important books to have influenced her life and career.
Thursday, March 11
10:30 am
Mindfulness & Meditation
Take time for yourself, relaxing with mindful breathing patterns, guided visualizations and heart felt positive affirmations that connect mind, body and spirit. Carolyn Engleson is a Certified Holistic Nurse and Health and Wellness Coach with an extensive background in community health nursing and education. Come learn how to enhance your feeling of well-being and calmness. .
Wednesdays
3:00 pm
Poetry with Ron Kurtz
Hosted by Ron Kurtz. See the newsletter for this week's selections.
Watch previously recorded segments with Ron Kurtz on Story & Song's YouTube Channel.
Thursday, January 28
10:30 am
Mindfulness & Meditation
While stress in life is unavoidable, it can be managed with a variety of tools. Join Robyn Nemes as she describes and illustrates "tapping," an easy technique that involves literally "tapping" on certain meridian points of the body to shift stressful emotions and beliefs to life-affirming relaxation, trust, peace, freedom, or other desired outcomes. Learn to calm your brain and avoid the "fight, flight" or freeze responses. You will learn the acupressure points and how to tap through them, and will practice through a group session relating to releasing fear and stress.
Thursday, February 18
10:30 am
Yoga Nidra and Singing Bowls with Valerie Brandt
Meditation is a proven way to manage stress and remain healthy. Free and open to all. No reservation necessary. We ask that you wear your face mask, bring a mat and extra layers of clothing for your personal comfort, and keep safe distances.
Thursday, February 4
5-6:15 pm
Story & Song Art Gallery
Story & Song Book Group
Based on the real story of a reform school that operated for 111 years and warped the lives of thousands of children, The Nickel Boys is a devastating, driven narrative that showcases a great American novelist writing at the height of his powers.
When Elwood Curtis, a black boy growing up in 1960s Tallahassee, is unfairly sentenced to a juvenile reformatory called the Nickel Academy, he finds himself trapped in a grotesque chamber of horrors. Elwood's only salvation is his friendship with fellow "delinquent" Turner, which deepens despite Turner's conviction that Elwood is hopelessly naive, that the world is crooked, and that the only way to survive is to scheme and avoid trouble. As life at the Academy becomes ever more perilous, the tension between Elwood's ideals and Turner's skepticism leads to a decision whose repercussions will echo down the decades.
See upcoming Book Group selections here.
Thursday, March 25
10:30 am
Mindfulness & Meditation
Take time for yourself, relaxing with mindful breathing patterns, guided visualizations and heart felt positive affirmations that connect mind, body and spirit. Carolyn Engleson is a Certified Holistic Nurse and Health and Wellness Coach with an extensive background in community health nursing and education. Come learn how to enhance your feeling of well-being and calmness. .