📚 Big Questions, Book Bargains & Big Laughs Ahead

This week in the Isles is serving up something for every mood — stretch your mind at Socrates Café, stretch your body with yoga by the sea, snag thousands of books at the Summer Book Sale, and cap it all off with a night of laughter at Rafters. Whether you’re chasing wisdom, bargains, or belly laughs, the Golden Isles have you covered.

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What’s Happening This Week

📚 Monday, August 18

Service Industry Night with Silver Bluff Brewing
🕰️ 4 PM – 9 PM
🎯 Silver Bluff Brewing, Downtown Brunswick
Calling all servers, bartenders, and hospitality heroes — Silver Bluff wants to fill your glass for less. Get 30% off all drafts from 4 to 9 PM. Grab some takeout from your favorite downtown spot and kick back with a pint.

Socrates Cafe
🕰️ 7 PM – 8:15 PM
🎯 Spiral Wanderers, 1426 Grant St., Brunswick
An evening of big questions and honest conversation in a cozy setting. Share your perspective, listen to others, and leave with new ideas to chew on.

🧘 Tuesday, August 19

Beach Yoga
🕰️ 9:30 AM
🎯 East Beach, St. Simons Island
Start your morning with sand between your toes and salt air in your lungs. An all-levels oceanfront flow led by East Beach Yoga — prepare to get sandy, sweaty, and smile-y. $25, bring your beach towel and a friend.

Community Yoga – Brunswick Library
🕰️ 12:30 PM
🎯 Brunswick Library
A free lunchtime reset — stretch, breathe, and shake off stress with a gentle flow class.

August Meeting – Women’s Council of Realtors
🕰️ 12:30 PM – 2 PM
🎯 Golden Isles Association of Realtors, 1801 Gloucester St., Brunswick
Lunch at 12:30, followed by the August meeting. Meet local authors, pick up signed books, and snag some closing gifts.

📖 Wednesday, August 20

Summer Book Sale – Members Only Preview
🕰️ 3 PM – 6 PM
🎯 Brunswick-Glynn County Library, 208 Gloucester St.
Members get first dibs at the legendary annual sale — over 20,000 books waiting to find a new home.

Home Buyers Club – Brunswick Housing Authority
🕰️ 6 PM
🎯 Old City Hall (second floor), 1229 Newcastle St., Brunswick
Dreaming of homeownership? This free workshop breaks down financing, budgeting, and the path to buying your first home.

Service & Spirits Day at Driftwood
🕰️ 11 PM – 11:45 PM
🎯 Driftwood Wine & Cocktails, 205 Gloucester St., Brunswick
Late shift heroes, this one’s for you! EMTs, nurses, cops, and beyond get 10% off food and drinks with an ID.

👩‍👧 Thursday, August 21

Golden Isles MomCo Fall Semester Kickoff
🕰️ 9:45 AM – 11:45 AM
🎯 708 Mansfield St., Brunswick
Moms unite! A new semester of fellowship begins with breakfast, connection, and childcare for little ones under five. A warm welcome whether you’re homeschooling, new to town, or just need some grown-up conversation.

Summer Book Sale – Open to the Public
🕰️ 9:30 AM – 6 PM
🎯 Brunswick-Glynn County Library, 208 Gloucester St.
The doors open wide — thousands of titles across every genre at bargain prices.

Jekyll Island Bi-Monthly Red Cross Blood Drive
🕰️ 12:30 PM – 5:30 PM
🎯 Jekyll Island Presbyterian Community Church, 500 N Riverview Dr., Jekyll Island
Roll up your sleeve and do a little good. Walk-ins welcome, or schedule ahead.

Real Estate Marketing 101 at GIAR
🕰️ 1 PM – 4 PM
🎯 Golden Isles Association of Realtors, 1801 Gloucester Street, Suite C, Brunswick
Get fresh tips and tools to sharpen your real estate marketing game.

Rafters Comedy Night
🕰️ 8 PM
🎯 Rafters, 315 Mallery St., St. Simons Island
Laughter on tap! Emma Covello, Andre Rodriguez, Quentin Rosenzweig, and headliner Will Blaylock take the stage. Couch seats and regular tables available — doors at 7, show at 8.

🎵 Monday, August 18

🎷 Tim Akins @ Georgia Sea Grill (SSI) – 6–9pm
🎸 Scott Pallot @ Wee Pub Beach (JI) – 7pm
🎶 Live Music @ Mullet Bay (SSI) – 7:30–10:30pm
🎤 Open Mic Night hosted by Anthony Stubelek @ Palm Coast Coffee (SSI) – Doors 8pm / Music 8:30pm ($5 for non-performers, all ages)

🎵 Tuesday, August 19

🎤 Joey Thigpen @ Tortuga Jack’s (JI) – 5–8pm
🎶 Derrick Flowers @ Downtown Cooter Brown’s (Bwk) – 6–9pm
🎷 Michaele Hannemann @ Georgia Sea Grill (SSI) – 7–9pm
🎸 Scott Pallot @ Wee Pub Beach (JI) – 7pm
🎶 Tim Akins @ Mullet Bay (SSI) – 7:30–10:30pm

🎵 Wednesday, August 20

🎤 The Pine Box Dwellers @ Boondox Tavern (Bwk) – 5–9pm
🎶 Paul Ivey @ 24 Coastal Grill (JI Holiday Inn) – 5–8pm
🎸 Rider Duo @ Tortuga Jack’s (JI) – 5–8pm
🎷 Levi Moore @ Catch 228 (SSI) – 6–9pm
🎹 Tim Akins @ Georgia Sea Grill (SSI) – 6–9pm
🎸 Roy Gentry @ Mack’s Bar-B-Que (Bwk) – 6–9pm
🎤 Tony Adams @ Village Inn & Pub (SSI) – 6–8pm
🎸 Cody Marlowe @ Captain Stan’s Smokehouse (Woodbine) – 6:30pm
🎶 Open Mic Jam with The Red Shed Band @ The Jerk Shack (Bwk) – 7pm
🎸 Scott Pallot @ Wee Pub Beach (JI) – 7pm
🎤 Open Mic Night @ Wine Alley/Wine, Body & Soul (SSI) – Sign up 6pm / Music 7–10pm
🎶 Live Music @ Mullet Bay (SSI) – 7:30–10:30pm

🎵 Thursday, August 21

🎹 Jerry Gowen @ Georgia Sea Grill (SSI) – 6:30–9:30pm
🎶 Live Music @ Rooftop at Ocean Lodge (SSI) – 6–9pm
🎶 Crawford & Jim @ The Tipsy Zone at Tipsy McSway’s (Bwk) – 6–9pm
🎸 Rob Willis @ Tortuga Jack’s (JI) – 6–9pm
🎤 Rider @ The Wharf (JI) – 6–9pm
🎶 Live Music @ The Hangout Bar & Grill (Bwk) – 6–9pm
🎤 Song Bird Open Mic @ Hootenanny’s BBQ (Bwk) – 6–8pm (family-friendly, originals encouraged)
🎸 Ted Stuckey @ Wee Pub Beach (JI) – 7–10pm
🎶 Tim Akins @ Village Inn & Pub (SSI) – 8–11pm
🎶 Live Music @ Mullet Bay (SSI) – 8–11pm
🎷 Hot Banana Coffee @ Reid’s Apothecary / The Study (Bwk) – 9pm (password required, call 912.289.2679)

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