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 Parking & Transportation Downtown Jacksonville offers many unique, affordable options to get you right into the festival. Water Taxi The Jacksonville Water Taxi ferries visitors across the river from the Southbank to the Jacksonville Landing downtown. Pricing Adults – $5; RT – $10 ;Children 3 – 12 years of age – $4; RT – $8 ;Children under 3 years of age – Free. Stops Friendship Fountain and The Jacksonville Landing. Call 904-372-3318 or visit jacksonvillewatertaxi.com for more information. Skyway Gliding above the St. Johns River and downtown city streets, the free-to-ride skyway departs stations every three to six minutes. Free …

FLAT LAND – #22386 PLAYING @ EU’s ONE SPARK MUSIC CREATORS SHOWCASE at UNDERBELLY – Friday April 10 – 9:00 p.m. is a cosmic funk-rock quartet based in Gainesville. The band has played in festivals and shows across the southeast for the past three years, but the project they are working on is just as near to our hearts. Without exposure to music through school band and orchestra programs, they would never have had the opportunity to do what they love most. So, they have teamed up with friends in successful bands across North Florida to develop an afterschool program instructing …

“April showers bring …”   Nope. That’s not what I think of when I think of this month. April is a celebratory month – especially for those of us who love to live – and explore – in Florida. In 1513, landed near what is now St. Augustine and gave the name to his newly discovered landmass “La Florida”. A little over 250 years later, completed his journey into Florida in 1766 and it was his diary-cum-travel journal which motivated merchants “across the pond” to purchase tracts of land along the eastern coast of Florida in the late 1700s. Two centuries …

It’s a time warp. The 50,000 sq. ft. warehouse is busting at the seams with items that span centuries. In addition to the age of the inventory, it’s a time warp in the sense that you can spend hours in Eco Relics without realizing it. The items are a recycled reservoir of Jacksonville history and a convergence of classic quality and new vision. It’s part hardware store, antique shop, building material supplier and thrift store with a knowledgeable, inventive staff. Eco Relics took part in last year’s One Spark festival after having been open for only one week. The festival …

One Spark “Green Ideas” So many One Spark Creators focus their energy on sustainability, leaving the world a better place by using innovative ideas and technologies to solve many of today’s problems. While “green ideas” cross each of the boundaries (Art, Education, Social Good, Health & Science, Music and Technology), you won’t have a hard time finding them. Come check out the Northbank Riverwalk venue to learn about projects focused on water, recycling, parks, climate change education, compassion for animals, natural products, organic foods and much, much more. Here are a few of the diverse projects you can learn more …

, a juried plein air painting event, features over 30 of the region’s finest landscape artists. Each participating artist will set up an easel to capture the natural essence of the . From Thursday, April 16 through Saturday, April 18, artists will paint their favorite scenes from locations throughout the 120-acre site. Visitors can stroll along the trails to watch and interact with the working artists. There will be artist demonstrations, guided nature walks by Arboretum volunteers, delicious food, live music and art activities for children. All works of art will be for sale at this free event and at …

WISE RIVER – #22222 PLAYING @ EU’s MUSIC CREATORS SHOWCASE at UNDERBELLY – Friday April 10 – 10:00 p.m. is a 3-piece dream pop/synth pop band from Jacksonville, fronted by brother and sister duo and . They focus on combining digital and analog instruments, effects, noise, and samples to create a sound that is all at once dreamy, experimental, and catchy. By using traditional instruments mixed with samples, electronic instruments, and noise they create music that is unique and distinctive. The band is less than a year old, but plans to release a self-titled cassette this summer.

FORT STORIES – #21956 PLAYING @ EU’s MUSIC CREATORS SHOWCASE at UNDERBELLY – Friday April 10 – 11:00 p.m. Fort Stories is a 7-piece folk rock/indie band from Jacksonville. FS released their debut EP Mean Winter in 2013 and have been playing locally and regionally in support of that record. was named to Void Magazine’s list of “Local Bands on the Verge of Stardom.” Void had this to say about Fort Stories: “There’s no denying a good melody and professional musicianship…With dueling male/female vocals and a full, well-rounded sound, their songs are almost anthemic; they’re skilled and it’s undeniable.” Fort Stories …