Jacksonville Dance Theatre: InMotion
May 13 InMotion, a concert stage performance of repertory work by the Jacksonville Dance Theatre, will present new works on Saturday, May 13 at the Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth Street. Six pieces will be performed by Jacksonville’s longest-standing, women-run, professional, contemporary modern dance company, founded in 2012. Performances include a premiere of “As I Remember It,” an exploration of family trauma growing up in...
The Great Fire Run
Saturday, May 6 The Jacksonville Historical Society will host the 3rd Annual Great Fire Run, a 5K and 1 Mile Run to commemorate the 102nd anniversary of Jacksonville’s Great Fire of 1901. It’s time to light a fire under your feet and sign up for the Great Fire Run, to be held Saturday, May 6, 2023. Event begins and ends at Old St. Andrew’s Church, 317 A. Philip Randolph Blvd., across from VyStar...
Chain of Parks Art Festival
April 15 & 16 Enjoy Tallahassee’s beautiful downtown oak-lined parks while viewing original and diverse works of art at the 23rd Chain of Parks Art Festival, Saturday, April 15 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, April 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Come experience this annual two-day fine art festival that delights visitors with over 150 artists from all over the country, live entertainment, pop-up studios with make-and-take...
Ride On! Historic Bicycles from the
Collection of Keith Pariani Thru September 30 In the 1890s the bicycle took over the hearts and minds of Americans. By the early twentieth century, almost 300 bicycle manufacturing firms were established in the United States. Swept up in the craze for cycling, the Lightner Museum’s historic building, the Hotel Alcazar, offered its own bicycle academy, allowing its guests to tour Gilded Age St. Augustine on two...
Creative Exchange
Thru April An extension of Fogle Art Consulting, the Creative Exchange is in the lobby of the Bank of America building and promotes, sells, and showcases local art, literature, jewelry, gifts, and more. Stop by to see sculptural works by Aisling McDonald, an adjunct professor of 3D design at the University of North Florida and pick up a whimsical fine art print or a copy of Home is Here Along Pearl River by local author...
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts’s 38th Extravaganza
February 10, 2023 Plans are underway for Douglas Anderson School of the Arts’s 38th Extravaganza, an evening of top student performances, showcases, and a hundred-piece gallery opening. It all takes place on February 10, Friday night at the Moran Theater in the Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts. Douglas Anderson School of the Arts’s 38th Annual Extravaganza is an incredible showcase of art,...