Around Anastasia Island: Canadian snowbirds staying north of the border
Lorraine Thompson
Winter on Anastasia Island is missing a key element this year “snowbirds” from Canada. While many visitors from our northern states have been able to and have chosen to return to our area for the winter months it’s hard to find any Canadians. That’s not by choice, as explained Kitty Braid, who, with her husband Bob, have been winter “snowbirds” in St. Augustine Beach for more than 40 years.
“As we sit here, in lockdown, we think of beautiful St. Augustine and our friends who are lucky to be there,” Kitty emailed early last week from their home in Ajax, Ontario, Canada.
Duo Beaux Arts performing concert Saturday at St. Anastasia Catholic
From Staff Reports
Duo Beaux Arts, the husband and wife team of Catherine Lan and Steinway Artist Tao Lin, will perform in the St. Anastasia Catholic Church concert series at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20 at 5205 A1A South. The concert is free.
In the second appearance of the piano duo at the church, they will perform “Music for Two Grand Pianos, Four Hands.”
Music director Peter Morin recalled two years ago when a similar duo canceled their scheduled performance.
“I scrambled to find a replacement and stumbled upon these two amazing musicians,” Morin said. “They had immediate standing ovations and played three encores. They are sensational!”