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May Concerts

May 1, 2025

May 1 Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo St. Augustine Amphitheatre theamp.com Cat Ridgeway and the Tourists Jack Rabbits jaxlive.com May 2 Ghost Funk Orchestra WJCT Soundstage jaxmusic.org Anvil & more The Albatross thealbatrossjax.com Two Friends Decca Live deccalive.com Small Pools Jack Rabbits jaxlive.com May 2-3 “Harry Potter: Deathly Hallows” Part 2 Jacksonville Center for

Comedy·Events

May Comedy

May 1 River City Comedy Showcase Josephine eventbrite.com FUNdraiser for PossAbilities Plus First Coast Comedy firstcoastcomedy.com May 1-3 David Landau Comedy Zone comedyzone.com May 2 First Coast Comedy The Main Event, 7 p.m. The Blue Show (21+ only), 9:30 p.m. First Coast Comedy firstcoastcomedy.com The Funny Together

May Art

The Art Center Cooperative tacjacksonville.org Beaches Museum beachesmuseum.org Butterfield Garage

May Nightlife

Arlington Atlantis Lounge instagram.com/theatlantis_jax Cliff’s Bar and Grill cliffsbarandgrill.com Club

Trivia, Etc

May 1, 2025

Events·Trivia

All games are general knowledge trivia unless otherwise noted. Mondays St. Augustine Fish Company & Oyster House, 6 p.m V Pizza–Mandarin (music bingo), 6 p.m. Iguana on Park (cashpot bingo), 6:30 p.m. 9 Ball Heaven Sports Grill & Billiards, 7 p.m. Amici (music bingo), 7 p.m. Donovan’s Irish Pub,

Theater, Dance and Film

May 1, 2025

Dance·Events·Movies·On Stage·Special Showings·Theatre

Through May 4 “Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors” Theatre Jacksonville theatrejax.com “How to $ucceed in Business Without Really Trying” Amelia Musical Playhouse, Fernandina Beach ameliamusicalplayhouse.com May 2 “Our Town” St. Francis-in-the-Field, St. Augustine apextheatrejax.com May 2-11 “The Foreigner” Center for Spiritual Healing, St. Augustine aclassictheatre.org May

May Sports Listing

May 1, 2025

Baseball·Events·Football·Hockey·Sports

Photo by Aaron Berkshire May 3 Jacksonville Sharks vs. Iowa Barnstormers Veterans Memorial Arena jaxsharks.com Jacksonville 95ers vs. Raleigh Firebirds First Coast High School jax95erstickets.com Hula Hustle 5K Best Bet, Orange Park 1stplacesports.com May 6-11 Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp vs. Syracuse Mets VyStar Ballpark milb.com/jacksonville May 10

May Special Events

May 1, 2025

Events

May 3 Jacksonville Health & Lifestyle Festival The Ford on Bay jaxhealthfest.com City Wide High School Prom Murray Hill Theatre murrayhilltheatre.com May 2-4 Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival Centre Street, Fernandina Beach shrimpfestival.com May 4 Derby en Rosé The Yards, Palm Valley eventbrite.com Florida Bridal

Bouquets and Brickbats

May 1, 2025

Editorial Opinion·Feature

BOUQ To Representative Angie Nixon for calling on UNF to stand up for their students and not train campus police to work on ICE’s behalf under the Trump regime’s hostile government takeover. To Electrician’s Mate 2nd Class Sarah Svejkovsky for receiving the Sailor of the Year Award. The Navy’s

New Music Monthly

May 1, 2025

Feature·Music·Music News

Words by Amiyah Golden May 9 Kali Uchis: “Sincerely” Kali Uchis revealed the news about her upcoming album “Sincerely” to fans in March via her Instagram. Uchis has kept much of her project under wraps, but fans are still excited to hear what she has created for her fifth

A Glimpse into the World of John O’Brien

May 1, 2025

Feature·Local Musicians·Music·Musician Interviews

Words and photos by Amiyah Golden “As a very young child, probably around 5 years old, I saw my mother in the leading role in a musical play that was being put on by a local amateur acting group that she was — unbeknownst to me — a member

Jason Isbell: The Last Honest Songwriter

May 1, 2025

Concerts·Feature·Music

Words by Teresa Spencer In a music world bloated with flash and pretense, Jason Isbell stands tall with no rhinestones, no smoke machines, no bull. He’s one of the most critically respected American singer-songwriters alive today. The real deal: a man with deep Southern roots, a razor-sharp pen and

Chalk It Up to Punk

May 1, 2025

Feature·Local Musicians·Music·Musician Interviews

Meet Chalk Tiger Words by Ambar Ramirez By day, Bryce Powell handles home loans, Ryan Cobb troubleshoots IT systems at a law firm, and Blake Powell builds pools under the Florida sun. But when the sun dips low and the clock-out chimes hit, a different kind of work begins.

Spring Mural Jam

May 1, 2025

ART·Feature·Local Artists·Local Galleries·Public Art

Words by Kaili Cochran Now in its second year, the annual Spring Mural Jam is once again adding color and creativity to the walls of 14th and Hubbard streets wiith more than 40 local artists signing up to paint original murals. Unlike commissioned pieces, these murals are purely