Liza Mitchell

LES MISÉRABLES, Fantine, I Dreamed A Dream

How Set Designer Matt Kinley Reimagined Les Misérables for National Broadway Tour

January 20, 2019

COMING TO JACKSONVILLE JAN 22 The responsibility of the set designer is creating an authentic world that engages the audience with imagination and authenticity and supports the narrative without competing with the action on stage. Few musical productions are as grand in scale as Les Misérables in every way. Based on Victor Hugo’s epic novel set in post-revolutionary France, the story

A1A Ocean Islands Trail, Florida Scenic Highway, Amelia Island Plantation, Photo courtesy of Amelia Island Conventions and Visitors Bureau

Amelia Island·Atlantic Beach·Attraction·Feature·Fernandina·History·Intracoastal·Jacksonville Beach·Mayport·Neptune Beach·Outdoors·Parks·Perennial·The Beaches·Travel & Tourism

Jax Beach to Fernandina: The A1A Ocean Islands Trail

Color Me Kona: The World’s Largest Coloring Book Party

Art and skateboarding will collide at Color Me Kona, the world’s largest

George’s Music Springing The Blues

Ready for a weekend of sun, sun and great music? All for

Affordable Marijuana Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, Dr, Rene Puildo

Local Doctor Offers Compassionate Care at Affordable Marijuana Clinic

August 17, 2022

Business·Feature·Health & Wellness·Learning·Perennial·St. Nicholas

Jacksonville’s Affordable Marijuana License Clinic is working to ensure qualified patients have access to the alternative treatment. As part of an integrated, multidisciplinary medical marijuana clinic network, clinic staff is expertly trained in the use of medical marijuana for the treatment of approved conditions. The clinic offers individualized patient-oriented care

FLAGSHIP ROMANCE REIMAGINES THEIR ART AFTER COVID

October 16, 2020

Albums·Music·Music News·Musician Interviews

Flagship Romance has always carved its own path, steaming across the great wide open for months on end and creating connections through stories and song. But the life of a traveling musician gets cut tragically short when the wheels come off the bus. When COVID-19 forced them off the road,

Music Industry In Trouble – Small Venues Like Blue Jay Listening Room Need Your Help

September 23, 2020

Music·Music Venues

When the Blue Jay Listening Room first opened its doors Aug. 18, 2017 in Jacksonville Beach, owner Cara Murphy hoped to create an intimate space for music lovers to really hear the music being played, listen to the stories and engage with the artists on a personal level. No audience

Keedron Bryant: Jax Teen Inspires Hope for Social Justice

September 3, 2020

Community·Local Musicians·Music·Musician Interviews

If the last few months have shown us anything, it’s that we are capable of so much more than we ever thought possible. They have tested our resolve, pushed us to find strength and inspired us to do better, to be better even in the worst of times. These past

The 2020 Cultural Council Rolls Out the Arts Awards

August 28, 2020

Art News·Comedy·Dance·Downtown·Events·On Stage·Performing Arts Venues·Spoken Word·Symphony·Theatre·Visual Art

The Cultural Council Virtual Arts Awards Will Include Violin Virtuoso Phillip Pan, a Caribbean Vacation and One-of-a-Kind Glass Wave Awards Cultural events are at a standstill but the 44th annual Cultural Council Awards is live-streaming ahead! A virtual fete re-imagined event will be showcased Sept. 2 at 7pm on the

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Players By The Sea is Looking for New Voices

August 19, 2020

Jacksonville Beach·On Stage·The Beaches·Theatre

New Voices Program at PBTS Puts Important, Relevant Stories Into The World Players by the Sea is looking for new voices to participate in a year-long program designed to bring original works to the stage. Established in 2016, the was created as a vehicle to nurture and develop scripts by

Will the Florida Theatre’s Darkened Stages and Empty Seats Survive COVID?

August 11, 2020

Community·Downtown·Music·Music Venues·On Stage·Performing Arts Venues

The iconic marquee at the Florida Theatre is among the most recognized landmarks in the downtown Jacksonville landscape. Since its second act from a movie house to a performing arts venue, the neon lights have illuminated some of the biggest names in entertainment, until March when it all went dark.

Grease at Alhambra Leaves You Feeling Electrified

August 4, 2020

Food + Drink·Music·On Stage·Theatre·Theatre Reviews·Uncategorized

Summer lovin’ and audiences are definitely having a blast at the Alhambra Theatre’s production of the beloved musical “Grease.” After an indefinite hiatus and reluctantly easing into a new normal, embracing a night of live theatre felt like a familiar hug from an old friend. Social distancing kept the hugging

30 Years of Springing the Blues

April 5, 2020

Events·Feature·Festivals·Music

Sam Veal wasn’t trying to build one of the biggest music festivals in the country. He just wanted to create an event that paid tribute to the blues in his own backyard. Fast forward 30 years, Springing the Blues is a monument to the blues movement, even if he doesn’t

THE ART OF CHAD SMITH OF THE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS

April 3, 2020

Art Exhibitions·Visual Art

In a recent interview with EU Jacksonville, Smith shines some light on his venture into the marriage of sight and sound. Known for his work with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, drummer Chad Smith is making a name for himself in the art world with a new beat centric multi-media