Jacksonville, Florida
Faced with a $62 million budget shortfall Duval County Public Schools had proposed changes to the frequency of arts, music and PE classes. The backlash from concerned parents, the arts community, educators and citizens throughout Jacksonville was immediate. Faced with such widespread opposition DCPS now says Read More …
Attention artists and artist teams: Jacksonville University and the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville seek an artist or artist-team to design, fabricate, and install a large scale, dynamic, site-specific artwork for a newly constructed roundabout. Located at the intersection of University Boulevard and Merrill Road Read More …
Celebrate the best of summer with Bluegrass, Beer and Barbecue in the heart of the city. Enjoy a free concert by performers including The Wetland Stringband, Rusty Shine, The Firewater Tent Revival, and Cain’t Never Could, along with a local market. delicious food truck fare Read More …
Aidee Chavez Frescas is from a small town in Mexico called Chihuahua. She loves tacos, people, and traveling. She is passionate about creating community, so she created a social media company where she can combine all of her passions and talents. Aidee has 10 years of Read More …
July 13, 2018 falls on a Friday, which means we will once again be visited by Friday the 13th! Many associate the day with bad luck and superstitions. We’ve compiled a few facts about Friday the 13th. Just like the fear of the number 13, Read More …
RAIN DOGS PRESENTS: RAW DOGS, CRAWLING CREEP A Rain Dogs Art Works Gallery production, Rosalie Lagao, Curator. Rain dogs.1045 Park St, Jacksonville, Florida 32204 FRIDAY JULY 13TH, 5PM Eye Art by Martin Moore Sarah McDonald [Petunia Fist] & an intro to Carolyn Jernigan Martin Moore American Read More …
Atlanta has the BeltLine. New York City has the High Line, Chicago has the 606. Boston has the Rose Kennedy Greenway. World-class cities have signature parks and green spaces where residents can safely walk, bike, recreate and connect with their city and with each other. Read More …
Phase Eight Theater Company and MOCA Jacksonville present WOMEN’S WORK, a play that views the current exhibition and related ideas from the perspective of three young women enrolled in an introductory art course. From receiving their syllabus to touring the gallery to presenting their final Read More …
Alright, you cool cats. What’s better than a BBQ at that one uncle’s house you don’t really know? A block party at The Volstead 115 West Adams St, Jacksonville, Florida 32202. Celebrate #MURICAH with live music, food, drinks, games for the kids and more! We will be Read More …
Join the City of Jacksonville as we celebrate the nation’s independence with the annual 4th of July Fireworks Celebration. The spectacular fireworks display over the downtown riverfront and will begin at 9:45 p.m. Fireworks over the St. Johns River – 9:45 p.m. This year fireworks Read More …
The Rain Dogs Art Works Gallery Arts Community, RDAWG can be found on Instagram and facebook. “It is a community group for anyone to share their art, for any artists interested in getting booked for Rain Dogs art shows, people with opinions on what art they Read More …
The Mayor’s Budget Review Committee has proposed a multiyear effort to restore the segregation era cemeteries in Moncrief. The cemeteries; Pinehurst Cemetery, Memorial Cemetery, Sunset Cemetery, Old City Cemetery, Hillside Cemetery and Mt. Olive Cemetery were for African-Americans during the era of segregation. The owners Read More …
JACKSONVILLE, FL – As part of a citywide community service project, middle and high school students will prepare and deliver a box of food and lunch boxes to firefighters this Friday. The students are part of I’m A Star Foundation’s Summer Leadership Academy, a free Read More …
This coming Tuesday from 7PM until 9PM Rain Dogs will host a Town Hall with Sunny Gettinger, Candidate for Jacksonville City Council in District 14 “Jacksonville is a city on the move, and I want to help chart its course. The vibrant neighborhoods, and the Read More …
J. Thomas Dodson and Eastland, the developers who originally sold the Julington-Durbin Preserve to the City of Jacksonville and State of Florida now want it back. They are proposing to swap 403 acres on Black Hammock Island to build 1,400 homes on 403 acres inside Read More …
Mission Jax Genius opens June 23 at the Museum of Science & History, Jacksonville. This multi-disciplined exhibit will showcase the work of some of Northeast Florida’s genius residents, including songwriter Charlie “Hoss” Singleton, choreographer Frankie Manning, sculptor Augusta Savage, architect Henrietta Dozier, tech pioneer Don Estridge, Read More …
Happy Tapir Presents; A poetry reading and reception celebrating indie zine and chapbook production company Happy Tapir Press and its two newest releases: MIND THE PATH, the first poetry collection by local poet Keri Foster, and HAPPY TAPIR #4, the fourth installment of Johnny Masiulewicz‘s Read More …
The Jacksonville Humane Society and Animal Care and Protective Services are offering free animal adoptions through Sunday, as shelters approach full capacity. The summer months brings in increase in animals needing forever homes so adoption fees are being waived to help cats and dogs find a home. Read More …