Things to Examine the week of August 27, 2017

Sunday
August – African Village Bazaar
Hosted by African Village, Inc. and Ritz Theatre and Museum

Super Roll Sunday with Bold City Cosplay
Hosted by Chamblin’s Uptown
Get your tabletop gaming on.  

Dirty Dancing 30th Anniversary  
Hosted by The Florida Theatre

Arts & Drafts: ROCK & Roll
Hosted by Really Good Beer Stop Jax Beach
For backstory on the Rocks community, check out Jacksonville Rocks.

Back to School Showdown! J-Villains vs ACR Hunnies
Hosted by Jacksonville Roller Derby

West King String Band @ 1904 Music Hall

Sunday Sessions Staring JR Roberts and Moojo Roux
Hosted by Sunday Sessions
Whiskey Jax Kitchen & Cocktails – Baymeadows

Monday
Late Nite Open Mic with Charlie Shuck at Nighthawks
“Songs, Poems and Beer”

SoLo, at The Second Floor: Jamison Williams
Hosted by The Second Floor

Tuesday
FLORIDA BLUE FREE TUESDAY
4 pm – 9 pm Every Tuesday, enjoy free admission to the Cummer Museum and its historic Gardens, thanks to the generous support of Florida Blue

Nighthawks Double Feature
Hosted by Nighthawks
Nighthawks Double Feature Night featuring “Falling Down” with Michael Douglas and “Taxi Driver” with Robert DeNiro!! Hosted by Sheriff Lamar who will be providing all the $1 beers you could ever need. Free popcorn, cheap candy, boiled peanuts.

Death Card, Rig Time!, Barren & more @ Rain Dogs

Musicanship Jam Session  
Perfect Rack Billards 10 pm – 2 am
1186 Edgewood Ave S Jacksonville, Florida, FL 32205
(904) 384-0587

Wednesday
Midweek Farmers Market  

Hosted by The Court Urban Food Park
Hogan Street Jacksonville, FL 32202

State of the Arts 2017 – Luncheon w/ Keynote Speaker Lily Yeh
Hosted by Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville

Activate360, State of the Arts Closing Reception
Hosted by Hyperion Brewing Company and Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville

The Singer Songwriter Spotlight at Rain Dogs    
9 pm – 1 am

Open Mic at Across the Street
7:30 pm – 2 am
948 Edgewood Ave S Jacksonville, Florida, FL 32205
(904) 683-4182

Open Mic at   Shores Liquors and Bar of Avondale   
Starts at 10 pm 21 and up
3644 Saint Johns Ave
Jacksonville, FL 32205
(904) 389-1131

Open Mic at Brass Anchor Pub
8 pm -11 pm
2292 Mayport Rd
Atlantic Beach,  FL 32233
904-249-0301 / Website    

Meatwound, Unearthly Child, LA-A 8/30 at Shantytown Pub

Deaf Poets, Peyote Coyote, Honey Chamber, Kick the Robot
Hosted by Nighthawks

Thursday
Small Matters | Opening Events
Hosted by Yellow House

Free small bites happy hour every Thursday
Hosted by HOBNOB and Unity Plaza Jax
220 Riverside Ave, Ste 110, Jacksonville, Florida 32202

Friday
The Volstead Block Party!
Hosted by
The Volstead

The Raisin Cake Orchestra at The Volstead Fri 9/1 10-1
Hosted by The Volstead

Kiss My Ash Bash 4th Annual Labor Day Weekend
Hosted by Downtown Cigar Lounge

First Friday Cosmic Concert
Hosted by Museum of Science & History, Jacksonville
The Bryan-Gooding Planetarium rocks the First Friday of every month at MOSH! Experience total sensory entertainment as laser lights, high-def images and digital sound collide to create a Cosmic Concert! 

Mad Cowford Improv Comedy Show!
The Hourglass Pub & Coffee House

TriPow, Hail Cassius Neptune, Velocirapture, Prinze Jr. – 9/1 at Rain Dogs

Saturday
WEAVER FIRST SATURDAY FREE FOR ALL
Free | No registration required. The first Saturday of each month at the Cummer Museum is FREE FOR ALL, thanks to the generous support of J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver. Guests can enjoy free admission, as well as art-making activities for all ages in the Cummer Gardens, live music, and a Docent-led tour at 2 p.m.

Ink, Silk, and Gold Closing Celebration
Hosted by The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens
Free Event
Visit Ink, Silk, and Gold one last time before it leaves Jacksonville. Enjoy live music, art demonstrations, hands-on art-making activities, and performances arranged to celebrate this memorable exhibition. For further information, please call 904.356.6857

Horror Artist Jerrod Brown Opening Reception
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum