This Month at the Museum

A Note from the Director

Dear Friends:
Well, it may not FEEL like we are a few weeks away from fall, but it is definitely upon us when you look at the Museum’s event schedule!

We are back on the tracks with Pablo Beach Train Day with a BRAND NEW component of the event, “Rails & Ales!” Come on out for a fun night of trivia, a silent film and some local craft brews! Beach Legends will be coming down the track next on Friday, September 16. Even if you are not planning to attend, our auction will be online so everyone will be able to participate in supporting the Museum. This MAY be our best auction ever so don’t miss it! And finally, we’ll be closing down our Fletcher High School exhibit with an Anniversary party on September 20!

We won’t be slowing down in October, either—keep an eye out for our next art exhibit and the LONG-awaited return of Chapel Concerts!

As always, thank you for your support of the Beaches Museum. We look forward to seeing you at one of our many great programs and events this fall!

Sincerely,

Chris Hoffman
Executive Director

Rails and Ales
September 9, 8:00 p.m

To open the “Riding the Rails: Pablo Beach Train Day” celebration, Beaches Museum is proud to present our first annual “Rails and Ales.”

This event will feature a screening of the critically acclaimed silent film by Buster Keaton, “The General,” train-themed trivia, and drinks from the Ink Factory to accompany the fun!

“Rails and Ales” will take place on September 9th, doors will open at 7:30 p.m. and trivia will start at 8:00. Register with your team (up to five people) HERE.

Riding the Rails: Pablo Beach Train Day
September 10, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Join Beaches Museum in celebrating all things train during our annual “Riding the Rails: Pablo Beach Train Day” event on September 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Attractions will include:

- Three operating model train layouts

- Local band “Double Take” will play live music including train songs from days-gone-by

- A car show dubbed “Cars Through the Decades”

- The trackless train makes its return this year, hop aboard for rides through the neighborhood!

- Earn Police & Sheriff’s badges for locating “Train Robbery” suspects

- The Museum’s 1911 steam locomotive, the 1900 Florida East Coast Foreman’s House and the Mayport Depot will also be open to the public with volunteers present to answer any questions guests may have

- All aboard for “Make It and Take It!” Ride the rails to this crafty station where children can create their own Chugga Chugga Choo Choo Art and Train Day souvenir

- Operation Lifesaver will provide train safety materials and offer goodies for the kids

- Boy Scout Troop #37 will be selling beverages and lunch items including hamburgers and hotdogs

“Riding the Rails: Pablo Beach Train Day” is free and open to the public. Please pre-register HERE. For more information about this event please visit www.beachesmuseum.org or call 904-241-5657.

Beach Legends Gala
September 16, 6:30 p.m.

This year, the Beaches Museum will host its 42nd gala Beach Legends. The fun; which includes a cocktail hour, silent as well as live auctions, and a seated dinner; begins at 6:30 p.m. Friday, September 16, 2022, at TPC Sawgrass Clubhouse. Proceeds will go toward educational programs and operational needs of the Beaches Museum.

This year’s honorees are Bill Hillegass, Herb Peyton, Mary Watson and Dr. Percy J. Golden.

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Fletcher 85th Anniversary Party
September 20, 6:00 p.m.

Join Beaches Museum on September 20 at 6:00 p.m. in celebrating 85 years of Fletcher on the anniversary of the opening of the original Duncan U. Fletcher High School. Explore our “Pride of the Beaches: 85 Years of Fletcher High School” exhibit while visiting with fellow Fletcher Senators.

This event is free to Museum members with a $5 suggested donation for non-members. Please pre-register HERE. For more information on this event call 904-241-5657 or visit www.beachesmuseum.com.

Pride of the Beaches: 85 Years of Fletcher High School  

From small beginnings to a dynamically growing, nationally recognized school, Duncan U. Fletcher High School has won the hearts and expanded the minds of 85 years of beaches residents. Every student has a tale to tell of their Fletcher years and this exhibit captures the pictures, the stories and the nostalgia of each generation of Senators to walk those purple-lined hallways. Join us in celebrating 85 years of the “Pride of the Beaches,” Fletcher High School.

The exhibit opened April 30 during the Fletcher All-Class Block Party. Several events will accompany this exhibit, including a Fletcher Story Teller event and an 85th Anniversary Party.

For more information on the exhibit and events visit www.beachesmuseum.org or call 904.241.5657.

About the Beaches Museum

Beaches Museum's mission is "to preserve and share the distinct history and culture of the Beaches area."

The Beaches Museum is generously supported by The Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville and Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs.

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