| Jacksonville
Magazine’s Cultural Arts Calendar |
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 A
dizzying collection of concerts, plays, gallery shows and special
events. Perhaps the only thing Northeast Floridians are lacking
in terms of the year’s arts schedule is enough weekends in which
to enjoy the incredible number of happenings.
What’s Happening?
click here for a list of events
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 Beaches
Fine Art Series
Since 1972 the grassroots arts organization has provided Jacksonville
residents with worls class music and dance in eight free performances
annually. Pianist Soheil Nasseri, Step Afika! and organist Paul Jacobs
highlight the concert season
www.beachesfinearts.org |
 Cummer
Museum of Art & Gardens
Riverside's Cummer Museum lies on three acres of beautiful gardens
and contains over five thousand pieces of art and antiquities from
as far back as 2100 B.C. The Museum also has an award-winning education
center and a small cafe serving coffee and snacks. www.cummer.org |
Artist Series
Now in its forty-fourth season, the Artist Series brings both
touring shows and concerts to the Times-Union Center for the Performing
Arts and the Nathan Wilson Center. This years run includes a wide
range of critically-acclaimed Broadway shows, operas, ballets and
new plays like the Wizard of Oz, Momma Mia! and Chicago. www.artistseries.fccj.org |
 Limelight
Theatre
St. Augustine's Limelight Theatre is the city's only year-round live
stage theatre and showcases a wide variety of comedies, dramas and
musicals. 2009-20010 shows include Death of a Salesman, Barefoot
in the Park and The Dixie Swim Club. www.limelight-theatre.org |
 Museum
of Contemporary Art Jacksonville
A gem of downtown Jacksonville since 2003, MOCA plays host to some
of the art world's most interesting installations and has a permanent
collection that rivals a few of the world's more well-known museums.
In addition to contemporary art, MOCA has an in-house movie theatre,
in which they play foreign films and documentaries, and a cafe that
serves some of the best food in town. www.mocajacksonville.org |
 Museum
of Science & History
Long a favorite of both children and adults alike, the Museum of
Science and History (MOSH) houses a planetarium, animal exhibits
and an indoor play area for children 5 and younger. www.themosh.org |
 Players
by the Sea
Located in a hard-to-miss purple building off of Beach Boulevard,
Players by the Sea is one of Jacksonville Beach's oldest theaters.
The current season features Eugene O'Neil's A Moon for the Misbegotten
and Seasons Spice by Robyn Neal. www.playersbythesea.org |
 Riverside
Fine Arts Association
The Riverside Fine Arts Association's sixteenth season is full of
surprises. acts such as The Denver Brass, Harlem String Quartet and
organist Felix Hall, RFAA has something to delight every musical
taste. www.riversidefinearts.org |
 Theatre
Jacksonville
Theatre Jacksonville, located in the San Marco area, is a volunteer-based
community theatre with wishes to include and develop diversity in
all areas of business-from donors to audience members. Since 1919,
the theatre has offered varied works, including both Shakespearean
comedies and cabaret concerts. www.theatrejax.com |
