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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

A Supernatural Horror: ‘The Univited’ at Orange Park Community Theatre

October 23, 2018

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

Orange Park Community Theatre’s (OPCT) second production for this season, by well-known author Tim Kelly, is Halloween-themed for the time of year. Even the ladies at concessions are in the spirit of the season. The old house at Cliff’s End, owned by the young Stella Meredith (), has stood vacant

Hop Aboard the St. Mary’s Halloween Express for a Fun Family Adventure

October 21, 2018

Attraction·Family·Feature·Get Away·Holidays·Learning·Outdoors·Tours·Travel & Tourism

If you’re looking for a unique and kid-friendly Halloween excursion just an hour or so from Jacksonville, venture north to coastal Georgia for a memorable adventure on the St. Mary’s Railroad. There’s just one more weekend of Halloween Express excursions left, so don’t wait too long to book your seats.

Thrasher-Horne Center Welcomes Anna Zirbel as New Executive Director

October 19, 2018

Feature·Fleming Island·On Stage·Performing Arts Venues

St. Johns River State College has named Anna Zirbel as the new executive director of the Thrasher-Horne Center. Zirbel, who has 20 years of theatre and venue management experience, has served as both ’s director of marketing and sales and box office manager since joining the team in 2005. Following

Get Spooked at Halloween Horror Nights 28 at Universal Orlando

October 19, 2018

Feature·Get Away·Holidays·Theme Parks·Travel & Tourism

Each fall for the last 28 years, Universal Orlando has been dishing up a heaping helping of fear with Halloween Horror Nights, a multi-night event that consists of terrifying houses, scream-inducing scarezones and stage shows that never cease to amaze. This year the creatives behind the event have upped the

World War II Jets Send a Sky-High Message: GEICO Skytypers to Debut New Flight Demonstration at 2018 NAS Jacksonville Air Show

World War II Jets Send Sky-High Message: GEICO Skytypers to Debut at NAS Jacksonville Air Show

October 17, 2018

Family·Feature·Festivals·Military·Outdoors·Public Art·Westside

The World-Famous GEICO Skytypers Air Show Team will roar into Jacksonville later this month to wow crowds with an entirely new flight demonstration at the 2018 Air Show (October 27-28). The squadron of aircraft will participate in a full weekend of jaw-dropping exhibitions showcasing both civilian and military aviators. The

‘East of the Sun and West of the Moon’ A Douglas Anderson Theatre Department Review

October 16, 2018

Feature·Southside

A DUAL CRITICS REVIEW The Douglas Anderson School of the Arts opened “East of the Sun and West of the Moon” on October 11, which continues during October 17 – 20, 2018. The play is based on the works of Norwegian writers Christian Asbjornsen and Jorgen Engebretsen Moe, who collected

DUAL CRITICS REVIEW: World Premiere of ‘String’ at Jacksonville University College of Fine Arts

October 15, 2018

Arlington·Dual Critics·Feature·On Stage·Theatre·Theatre Reviews

Jacksonville University’s Theatre Department presented the World Premiere of “String,” the first full length play in JU’s history written by a current JU student and produced by the theatre department. Carlos Adorno, who is now in his third year at JU, penned this family drama and also appears on stage

Marie Marfia’s Quirky Skeleton Art is Spookily Delightful

October 11, 2018

Feature·Holidays·Visual Art

The First Coast is a Great Place to Spend Eternity “Skeletons…. We all have them. What I like about them is that they’re fearless. They do whatever they want because the worst thing that could happen to them has clearly already happened to them,” laughs Michigan artist , creator of

‘Newsies’ on a Mission: The Island Theater’s Take on a Broadway Classic Delights and Entertains Theatergoers of All Ages

October 10, 2018

Feature·Fleming Island·On Stage·Theatre·Theatre Reviews·Uncategorized

With high-energy songs by Alan Menken and Jack Feldman, an uplifting underdog story, and a rousing local cast, is utterly delightful. Based on a 1992 Disney movie starring Christian Bale as well as the real-life Newsboy Strike of 1899, Newsies runs at The Island Theater from October 4-14th (Fri. &

REVIEW: ‘Buyer & Cellar’ at 5 & Dime is One of the Funniest One-Person, One-Act Shows You Will Ever See

October 8, 2018

Downtown·Dual Critics·Feature·On Stage·Theatre·Theatre Reviews

A DUAL CRITICS REVIEW The 5 & Dime Theatre Company has opened Buyer & Cellar, one of the funniest one-person one-act shows you will ever have the opportunity to see. The group was founded seven years ago and has consistently staged outstanding productions; this is their second year in their