Toasting a Team of Heroes
February 7 UF Health Jacksonville’s annual charity event will highlight the miraculous recovery of Tim Callahan For the last seven years, UF Health Jacksonville has held their annual Night for Heroes charity gala to celebrate their TraumaOne team and raise funds to support its critical trauma program. In order to help show the immense contribution of TraumaOne, the event honors and highlights a survivor each year; an individual helped...
Tyveze Littlejohn: Born to Dance
Nearly sixty years after Arthur Mitchell became the first black male ballet dancer in a major company (New York City Ballet, 1955), and thirty years after Bill T. Jones formed his own dance company, the number of Black (and Asian) ballet dancers worldwide still remains starkly low. In 2012, Olivia Goldhill and Sarah Marsh wrote in The Guardian, “Classical ballet celebrates pale princesses and fair swans. It’s a world where...
Through the Lens of History
Local fine art photographer Mary Atwood’s new book captures the images and stories of historic North Florida homes When Jacksonville photographer Mary Atwood visited Dudley Farm in Newberry, Florida, she was transported back to her favorite chilldhood spot —her grandfather’s farm and its log home. In this state of reverie, she captured an image at Dudley Farm that she titled Comfort, and thus began her photographic series of historic...
“Silence Is a Bully’s Best Friend”
New campaign to change the culture of bullying Once considered a teenage rite of passage, bullying – thanks largely to the pernicious and relentless nature of social media taunting – has become a mental health issue for many children. The stakes are high. According to a research review conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, youth who are bullied are more likely to be depressed, think about suicide, and actually...
Shapes and Lines
Finding geometry in Jacksonville’s sculptural explosion Have you noticed the recent explosion of sculptural art installations in Jacksonville? From the recent exhibition at J. Johnson Gallery featuring local artist Dolf James, and the new Sculpture Walk Jax in Downtown, to the sculpture installation at the Jacksonville Zoo, there are many new pieces – from whimsical to thought-provoking – spread all over town. Then, of course,...
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