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APRIL 2020 Volume 14 Issue 6 MandarinNewsLineA Florida NewsLine Publication page 13 page 3 Get To Know . page 16 page 18 BFF Best Furry Friend Ginger Manning Puzzles Pat Frank and “Alas Babylon” Websites to keep 52nd annual Mandarin Art Fest cancelled By Susie Scott you entertained [email protected] By NewsLine Staff [email protected] The Mandarin Art Festival has thrived scheduled to participate in the festival for 52 years within the community will also experience lean times ahead. — but due to the Covid 19 virus, the While families are spending more festival will be cancelled for the first The 2020 poster artist, 2019 Best of time inside as a result of the virus time in its history. It’s a sad ending to Show winner local potter Tim Bullard, pandemic, there is really no shortage months of planning, work and out- was saddened to hear the news — but of fun and interesting websites to ex- reach. was already looking ahead. Bullard Photos courtesy Mandarin Community Club promised to take this time to work on The 52nd annual Mandarin Art Festival is the first to plore from the comfort of your home. be cancelled in the event’s history. Check out these suggestions — who Concerns for the event began weeks new original pieces for potential use knows? You might learn something ago and culminated in the inevitable and display at the 2021 festival and in new, or at least be entertained for a decision to cancel in mid-March. This fact has fired up his kiln. little while. is not just a tragic loss for host and rare to have such a local show and it is founding non- Bullard said, “This important for the community to sup- San Diego Zoo webcam: https://zoo. profit Mandarin is a community art port arts and culture. sandiegozoo.org/live-cams Community show supported by Club, but the the community and Support, positivity and generosity has Metropolitan Opera free opera resulting damag- unlike many shows emerged from many during the crisis streams: https://www.metopera.org/ ing ripple effect is now.” as artists, sponsors, advertisers, vendors widespread. At the and club members have made dona- Jacksonville Public Library digital He said he was in- time of its cancel- tions to the Mandarin Community library (must have library card): spired as a 22-year- lation, the event Club to help cross this financial hurdle. https://www.jaxpubliclibrary.org/ old by Mandarin had just started a Ideas are already emerging for a possible digital-library potter Charlie wait list for art- Fall Festival or other ways to restore the Brown who actu- intent and vitality of the Mandarin Art St. Johns County Public Library ists after having ally held the annual Festival as well as serve the community. e-content (must have library card): reached capacity Easter egg hunts at more than 120 https://sjcpls.org/econtent/ during the festival in The Mandarin Community Club was booths. These art- The Mandarin Community Club is the setting for the his front yard across founded in 1923 and is the oldest civic Virtual Learning Activities - Ken- ist exhibitors will Mandarin Art Festival. Proceeds from the art festival will from the Mandarin organization in Jacksonville. Over the nedy Space Center Visitor Complex: not only lose the be missed by the club, which relies on them for upkeep Community Club. years, it has not only survived but risen The education team at Kennedy income from the and other community events. Bullard went on to to meet challenges. And this too shall Space Center Visitor Complex will Mandarin festi- praise the unique pass. Volunteers and all stakeholders share daily Facebook Live video ex- val, but their livelihood from dozens site of the show under the beautiful associated with the club and the festival periences as well as shorter segments of other cancelled shows across the oaks of Mandarin Road at the Man- will persevere and look ahead. Stay safe that will each pair with an at-home state and the country. And local food darin Community Club. He said it is and well. activity, covering topics such as living vendors and Green Market artisans in space and on Mars, tours of Space Shuttle Atlantis and the Astronaut Training Experience, Rocketry 101, and more. Hands on activities will Virtual volunteers needed involve everyday items that can be By NewsLine Staff found around the house, such as [email protected] using straws, paper towel tubes, and rubber bands to build and launch a Hope At Hand is a local nonprofit or- lessons. This is an indoor activity that’s rocket. ganization that provides art and poetry fun for the whole family. sessions to vulnerable and at-risk youth According to Steffani Fletcher, founder Websites cont. on pg. 13 populations. Using creativity, language, art and therapeutic approaches, in- and executive director of Hope at structors facilitate healing and personal Hand, “Cut out words and images are growth for children and adolescents. actually an ongoing need of ours and we thought it might be a fun activ- Hope at Hand is calling for virtual vol- ity for people while they are at home. papers, carefully cut the following items ECRWSS unteers at this time. 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