UNF Seaside Sculpture Auction

The auction will be hosted on the Greater Giving app. The link for the auction will become live (and shared) on Monday, Feb. 12th. Please note that through the gift agreement for Seaside Sculpture Park and a state mandate that pertains to UNF property, they Read More …

Nellie Florence – Jacksonville Blues

This song is by Nellie Florence, features Barbecue Bob on guitar and appears on the compilation The Country Girls! 1927-1935 (1964) and on the compilation album Barbecue Bob, Vol. 2 (1928-1929) (1991) by Barbecue Bob. Nellie Florence is an obscure blues vocalist who recorded two songs for Columbia Read More …

The Walker

There is a beautiful new art installation  at the FIS Global parking garage in Brooklyn, 347 Riverside Avenue. The artist is Sheila Wyne from Anchorage, Alaska. The sculpture is titled “The Walker.” It was crafted from repurposed traffic signs. The piece was commissioned via a Read More …

Happy Birthday, Rhapsody in Blue!

Brilliant pianist Conrad Tao returns to the Jacksonville Symphony, for the 100th Birthday of Gershwin’s jazzy masterpiece Rhapsody in Blue. Tao will also play Rachmaninoff’s Fourth Piano Concerto, a rich and sweeping soundscape full of the composer’s hallmark virtuosity. Rounding out this blockbuster program are Read More …

Miss Piggy’s Name Is Short for “Pigathius,” From the Greek Meaning “River of Passion”

Not unlike Madonna, Lady Gaga, and other world-famous divas, Miss Piggy has never deigned to use her full name among us mere mortals. If she had, more of us might know that her first name is actually short for “Pigathius,” which comes from a Greek Read More …

Poetry in the Park 2023

Every Thursday in April James Weldon Johnson Park  hosts Poetry in the Park from 12pm – 1pm – presented by Hope at Hand, Inc. This Thursday’s featured Poet: ​A.H.Y.N.T.E. at first sight may make your tongue quiver due to fear of imminent mispronunciation. Despite the Read More …

Countdown to Jacksonville Jazz Fest 2023

Attention all jazz lovers! Get ready to celebrate some of the best musical talent from around the world at the 2023 Jacksonville Jazz Festival! Join us May 25- 28 for soulful melodies, electrifying performances, and endless good vibes! Visit JacksonvilleJazzFest.com for more info!

Jax River Jams 2023

Two Weeks Away: Jax River Jams Presented by VyStar Credit Union Don’t miss the return of Jax River Jams Presented by VyStar Credit Union! The concert series is returning to Riverfront Plaza this spring on each Thursday in April. The series will kick off on April 6th with American Read More …

James Weldon Johnson Park’s Hip Hop Festival

James Weldon Johnson Park’s Hip Hop Festival returns on Saturday, February 18, 2023 for its second year to once again shine light on the Duval Hip Hop scene while paying special homage to the late Paten Locke – a Duval based, internationally acclaimed Hip Hop Legend. The festival was so Read More …