The LVA network consists of 366 community programs in 41 states, in which volunteers are trained to tutor adults and their families. During the months of September and October, the Merchants of Seaside will host the popular outdoors-foreign film festival. Award winning films from France, Great Britain, Sweden, Australia and Japan will be shown Friday evenings beginning at 8 p.m. in the Ruskin Place Artist Guild lawn area. Bring a beach blanket and lawn chair. The evening of foreign film entertainment is geared for an adult audience.
Movies are free and open to the public.
Beginning Saturday, the jazz-fusion duo featuring Thom Parks and Neil Gray will perform in the Obe District. On Sept. 11, the guitar and flutist duo Ron Rogers and Stephanie Pettis will perform blues, jazz and standards in the Cinderella Circle. On Sept. 18, Karma featuring C.K. Koch will perform a variety of rock music with the added beat of congo drums in the Piazza Nancy Drew area. On Sept. 25, Melissa Baxter will perform a variety of folk, pop and blues in the Ruskin Place Artist Guild. The performances are free and open to the public.