Branding Hemming Park
Great cities contain great places, but only in the past few decades has the “science of place” been given the same serious consideration that architects give to buildings. Placemaking is a multi-faceted approach that creates dynamic, vibrant, and magnetic public spaces. Jacksonville’s historically significant public meeting place has been Hemming Park since the city’s humble beginnings. Laid out in the early 1820s, this public...
Decades of String Music Development
Prelude Chamber Music Summer Camp & Festival Carrying the heart and soul of Prelude Chamber Music from one decade through the next and celebrating her 48th year in the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, the founding “Mama Prelude,” Jeanne Majors, and her colleagues and friends of Prelude Chamber Music make sure that every aspiring young string musician in this town, in neighboring communities, or even just visiting for the summer...
Willie Moore, III
There are hundreds, maybe thousands, of children who would do anything to get their hands on a guitar, but for whatever reason, are unable to do so. Maybe their families can’t afford to buy them one, maybe the family doesn’t support their dream to be a musician, maybe they were never encouraged in school, or maybe their school doesn’t have a music program that would encourage and teach young people how to play an...
HRO: Good for Business
As of August 2014, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the largest civil rights organization in the United States working to achieve equality for LGBT Americans, acknowledges 200+ cities and counties across the US who prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and/or gender identity/ expression in both the public and private sector. The city of Jacksonville and Duval County are currently not on that list. An HRO, or Human...
Jacksonville Arboretum & Gardens: The Green Jewel of Arlington
Inspiring. If one word could describe the Jacksonville Arboretum & Gardens, it would be inspiring. These one-hundred and twenty acres in a nearly forgotten corner in Arlington inspired a fiercely determined group of citizens to realize their dream of creating an arboretum in Jacksonville with the mission of “cultivating a unique environment for recreation, education, and inspiration.” This green space is free for all guests and...
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