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THE ILLUSIONISTS will add magic to your season

November 24, 2024

Downtown·Feature·On Stage·Theatre·Uncategorized

This Tuesday, for one night only, the record-breaking THE ILLUSIONISTS-MAGIC OF THE HOLIDAYS will be onstage at the Performing Arts Center in Jacksonville. Having originated on Broadway, the show features rotating performers who have wowed audiences around the world since 2012. Multi-award-winning Chris Cox – The Mentalist – has performed on Broadway, London’s West End, and the Sydney Opera House.

Downtown·Feature

Rumor Has It

Is First Baptist Church controlling Downtown development? Words by Ambar Ramirez It’s one of the oldest and largest Baptist congregations in Jacksonville. And probably one of the most influential. Whether you were born and raised in Jacksonville or moved to this bold city in recent years, chances are you know

Party in the Front and the Back: Inside Jacksonville PorchFest

Words by Carmen Macri Jacksonville’s one-of-a-kind festival returns for its 10th

Humans of Jacksonville: Gunnel Humphreys

Words & photos by Ambar Ramirez If you’ve heard of Edge

Concentric: Flagship Romance Duo Celebrates New Album Release & Tour

March 20, 2019

Albums·Feature·Jacksonville Beach·Local Musicians·Music

After trading in palm trees and ocean waves for desert sunsets and mountain peaks, Flagship Romance is coming full circle with new music and two hometown shows to celebrate the release of their new album “Concentric.” The husband and wife duo and will perform two shows held March 22-23 at

Suwannee Spring Reunion: A Festival Turned Reunion in the Spirit of Community

March 19, 2019

Community·Feature·Festivals·History·Music·Outdoors

When Beth and Randy Judy stepped into the music festival business over 20 years ago, they hoped to build more than a just brand. They wanted to create a community. The Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park is home to generations of families who have gathered year after year to

ABET, ELEEMOSYNARY, Photos by Caryl Butterley

‘Eleemosynary’ at All Beaches Theatre – Three Unique Women with Unconventional Life Stories

March 19, 2019

Dual Critics·Feature·Neptune Beach·On Stage·The Beaches·Theatre·Theatre Reviews

A DUAL CRITICS REVIEW The All Beaches Experimental Theatre is staging a play (March 17 – 31, 2019) with an unusual name which was written by Lee Blessing in 1985. “Eleemosynary” means “of or relating to charity” and is of special importance to the narrative, as that’s the word that

Tyler Hammond, Tyrone Thornhill and Josh Andrews, True West, Players by the Sea, Written by Sam Shepard, Directed by Brian Niece, Photos by Bradley Akers, Jacksonville Beach, Florida

‘True West’ at Players by the Sea – A Dark Comedy with a Domestic Clash of Personalities

March 19, 2019

Dual Critics·Feature·Jacksonville Beach·On Stage·Theatre·Theatre Reviews

A DUAL CRITICS REVIEW Jacksonville Beach’s Players by the Sea opened True West, the fifth play of the current season, on March 15, 2019, which runs through March 31. The production is staged in the intimate Studio Stage theatre. The theatre is located at 106 6th Street North in .

GastroFest 2019, Jacksonville, Florida, Friendship Fountain, MOSH, Museum of Science and History

GastroFest + MOSH: It’s All About the Food

March 18, 2019

#EatUpJax·Downtown·Family·Feature·Festivals·Food + Drink·GastroFest·GastroJax·Learning·Lectures·Outdoors·Southbank

GastroFest, which takes place on Saturday, March 23 from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. at Friendship Fountain and The Museum of Science and History (MOSH), remains committed to their goal of giving the First Coast a food-oriented festival. “People come to GastroFest because they love food,” says GastroJax Executive Director

MOSH, Museum of Science & History, Site wide from above, Downtown Jacksonville, Florida, Southbank, Riverwalk

MOSH 2.0 – Museum of Science & History to Transform Southbank Riverfront Through Renovation and Expansion

March 15, 2019

Attraction·Business·Community·Downtown·Family·Feature·History·Learning·Southbank·Theme Parks·Travel & Tourism·Urban Planning

Strategic upgrades and enhancements will significantly increase Museum’s capacity to serve Northeast Florida residents and visitors Leaders from the today announced plans to renovate and expand the Museum’s campus and capacity. The proposed changes are projected to more than double the number of people the Museum can serve annually, from

Rheaume Crenshaw, Christine Dwyer and Steven Good in the National Tour of Waitress Credit Philicia Endelman

Sweet as Pie – ‘Waitress’ Makes a Spunky Girls Night Out

March 13, 2019

Downtown·Feature·On Stage·Theatre·Theatre Reviews

Sweet and sassy with a side of spunk, Waitress is the perfect girls night out. This celebration of love, friendship, and second chances will delight and amuse you from beginning to end. Based on the 2007 movie written by Adrienne Shelley, Waitress is the story of talented baker Jenna, who

Maiesha McQueen, Christine Dwyer and Jessie Shelton in the Tour of Waitress Credit Philicia Endelman

Lead Actress Christine Dwyer Chats About ‘Waitress’ the Slice-of-Life Musical Coming to Jacksonville March 12-17

March 11, 2019

Downtown·Feature·On Stage

Musical theatre often serves as a portal to fantastical worlds where time moves seamlessly forward and back. Supernatural and human worlds coexist and the suspension of disbelief has a starring role. The magic of “Waitress” is the reality in which its set. In this “slice-of-life” musical, Christine Dwyer plays the

One Toe’s in the Funny Bone at Orange Park Community Theatre

March 8, 2019

Feature·On Stage·Orange Park·Theatre·Theatre Reviews

Orange Park Community Theatre just opened One Toe in the Grave, a comedy by Jack Sharkey. You may have previously seen a Sharkey play and not realized it, as he wrote under four pseudonyms as well as his own name. He didn’t start writing for stage until in his thirties,

Past and Present is Alive at Springing the Blues, Happening in Jacksonville Beach April 5-7

March 6, 2019

Feature·Festivals·Jacksonville Beach·Music·Outdoors·The Beaches

When you think of the rich landscape of blues history, palm trees and sandy beaches might not be the first place that springs to mind. is a distant cultural cousin of the birthplace of the blues, far removed by geography and tradition. Yet, there’s an inextricable current connecting the past