Arts & Entertainment


Alligator Farm reptile charmers accept risky job

By Emily Hoover | ehoover@flagler.edu
Photos and captions by Angela Daidone

For Jim Darlington, assistant curator of reptiles at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm, facing danger on a daily basis is just part of the job.

“When you know what you’re doing, you can put yourself in danger,” Darlington, who has worked at the zoological park for 17 years, said. “When I’m in [the alligator lagoon] working with the animals, I always have to be on my toes.”


A&E briefs for April

Photography Club joins Art Walk

By Alex Carlo | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Movie Review: “The Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D”

By Alex Carlo | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Movie Review: “Hanna”

By Alex Carlo | gargoyle@flagler.edu




Flagler Students react to Facebook and divorce

By Andrew McDaniel | gargoyle@flagler.edu Sherria Jones and other Flagler College students weighed in on Facebook and its relationship with divorce rates. “I don’t think its fair to say Facebook and sites like that are the cause of divorce,” Jones said. “The cause is the…


Rock and roll legend right here in town

By Alex Carlo | gargoyle@flagler.eduby

Stan Lynch is St. Augustine’s resident rock star.

Lynch is known for being the drummer of the Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers. He is a producer and songwriter and in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and grew up in Gainesville, Fla., where he began to play the guitar and piano.

He said he thought he would become a guitar player, but he found the drums on accident.


Drop show promises fashion and music

By Jacqueline Dautel | gargoyle@flagler.edu Fashion and music will collide at the Drop Show on April 9 at Push Push Salon. The event begins at 8:00 p.m. at the Push Push Event Hall located at 299 San Marco Ave. The Drop Show will feature a…


Theatre arts major balances senior conservatory with bundle of joy

By Emily Hoover | ehoover@flagler.edu
First photo contributed by Emily Glazier

For Nelsie Gordon, Flagler College theatre arts major, directing a one-act play for her senior conservatory class also means preparing for motherhood. She and her husband, Brandon, are expecting their first child in June.

“His name is Ethan and he’s been in four shows,” Gordon, 20, said. “I’m nervous about the labor part, but, honestly, no matter how ready you think you are or aren’t, you have to make yourself ready [for parenthood].”


It’s not all lows for Eisley with “The Valley”

By Andrew McDaniel | gargoyle@flagler.edu With a new album from Eisley, the family group from Tyler, Texas, chronicles their highs and lows through song. “The Valley” is Eisley’s third full-length album and first release in four years.  The band signed with Equal Vision Records, an…