Douglas Anderson School of the Arts 30th Annual Extravaganza
Jan18

Douglas Anderson School of the Arts 30th Annual Extravaganza

friday, feb 26 Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, the Duval County high school for students with a passion for the performing and visual arts, hosts its 30th annual showcase, Extravaganza, at the Moran Theater on Friday, February 26. The Art Exhibition begins at 6:30 p.m., with the theater performance at 7:30. The showcase features some of the area’s most accomplished high school performers in dance, theater, vocals, instrumental...

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Passing the Torch
Jan16

Passing the Torch

thursday, feb 4 The Public Trust Environmental Legal Institute of Florida, a non-profit organization, is sponsoring an historic gala event for the environmental and North Florida communities. Passing the Torch – Networking Young Environmental Activists, is designed to be a celebration of and an inspiration for young people in our community who have shown the potential to be our next generation of environmental leaders. The primary...

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Marisa Yow: New Works
Jan16

Marisa Yow: New Works

jan 20 – feb 28 Marisa Yow is a visual artist from Jacksonville, currently working out of CoRK Arts District. Her figurative work infuses expressionistic brushwork and gestural mark-making with confidence. Yow brings her own unique perspectives and style, giving her figurative work a fresh, contemporary feel. “The ability to have a connection with another on a level that is further felt than something that can be verbally expressed...

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Every Child Deserves to Learn Classical Music
Jan15

Every Child Deserves to Learn Classical Music

Imagine an educational program that gives children a music education while teaching them teamwork, leadership, how to bring their best and to be part of something bigger. That’s what Jump Start Strings, a Jacksonville version of El Sistema, the national children’s music program of Venezuela, does as part of the Communities in Schools Team-Up After School Program.

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Making Sure Kids Don’t Miss A Beat
Jan15

Making Sure Kids Don’t Miss A Beat

The Jacksonville arts-based non-profit Don’t Miss a Beat (DMAB), started by renowned jazz musician and Jacksonville native Ulysses Owens, Jr. and family, is perfectly named. The seed for DMAB was sparked by Owens’ time as a student at The Juilliard School and as a touring musician: He noticed community centers in Manhattan and elsewhere, and told his family that Jacksonville needed one. Initially, the Owens had a specific goal to provide a space for high school students to go to when they were suspended from school, so that they wouldn’t “miss a beat” while out of their classrooms.

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