PHX JAX: A Springfield Protopia
Aug27

PHX JAX: A Springfield Protopia

Phoenix Arts & Innovation District   By Sherry Magill The Road to Utopia runs through Jacksonville. Not the 1945 comedy featuring Bing Crosby and Bob Hope, but rather a 2024 documentary film featuring the repurposing of Springfield Warehouse District into a regenerative community.  This Road to Utopia is found on Food Matters TV via Prime Video and highlights the Phoenix Arts & Innovation District (PHX...

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Cutting Culture
Aug27

Cutting Culture

Slashing arts and humanities programs may balance budgets today, but will it bankrupt the soul of higher education tomorrow? By Sheri Webber In recent years, the study of fine arts and the humanities has faced an unprecedented and destructive tide of scrutiny and defunding, as colleges and universities across the United States respond to shifting market pressures and political rhetoric. Once considered the heart of a well-rounded...

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Looking To the Past To Create Our Future 
Aug27

Looking To the Past To Create Our Future 

The Art of the Jessie By Caitlin Flynn Buildings echo the past, even as they await the future. One of Jacksonville’s most iconic buildings, the Haydon Burns Library, had strong historic and architectural roots in the community. But in 2005, after a new Main Library opened, it lay dormant.  Until 2013. That’s when the ghosts of the past were swept away and the Jessie Ball duPont Fund Board of Trustees invested in its renovation....

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Baptist Wellness Centers Provide Care Close to Home
Jul01

Baptist Wellness Centers Provide Care Close to Home

Health coaches and classes help individuals reach their personalized goals By Catherine Graham, Senior Vice President of Clinical Service Lines and Ambulatory Business Development for Baptist Health Do you have a goal of wanting to reduce your blood sugar, running in a 5K or maybe just learning better ways of eating healthier? Baptist Health has wellness coaches who can help you plan and track whatever life goal or goals are best for...

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Inaugural JAX Contemporary: MOCA Jacksonville Arts Triennial Ignites the City’s Creative Spirit
Jul01

Inaugural JAX Contemporary: MOCA Jacksonville Arts Triennial Ignites the City’s Creative Spirit

By Ylva Rouse Senior Curator, MOCA Jacksonville Photos by Camille Garzon A palpable buzz of excitement filled the air at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Jacksonville on the night of April 10, as participating artists from the greater Jacksonville area, together with family and friends, streamed through the doors for the inaugural “JAX Contemporary: MOCA Jacksonville Arts Triennial” opening celebration. More than 750 members of...

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The Conversation                                                                   Cady Huffman                                                                            Tony Award-winning actress, singer, director, and producer
Jul01

The Conversation Cady Huffman Tony Award-winning actress, singer, director, and producer

On August 23 and 24, the Florida Theatre and Theatre Jacksonville will present their second annual Broadway musical in concert, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, starring acclaimed artist Cady Huffman, who will be in town to play the role of Pseudolus. Huffman has so many theater, film, TV, digital, music, and directing credits that it’s impossible to list them all. Highlights include her performance as Ulla in The...

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