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It’s a wedding party at THE WEDDING SINGER

October 5, 2024

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Throw back to the days of disco, overdone perms for women and long hair for men, and you’ve got the makings of the party that is THE WEDDING SINGER. The show opens at a wedding reception, where lead singer Robbie Hart (Jake Pearce) is singing with his bandmates Sammy (Paul Gary) and George (Nick Cooper). As part of his speech

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A SIDE-SPLITTING EVENING with THE GOLDEN GIRLS

You don’t need to be a die-hard fan of the ’80s to have a side-splitting evening with THE GOLDEN GIRLS, THE LAUGHS CONTINUE, at the Performing Arts Center downtown. It’s fun for all ages and genders – over 18. It’s a very raunchy spinoff of its namesake sitcom that ran

October Theater, Dance and Film

Oct. 1 “The Year Earth Changed” (film) St. Augustine Yacht Club staugustinefilmsociety.com

October Comedy Listing

Oct. 2 River City Comedy Showcase Comedy Zone comedyzone.com Oct. 4

Matchbox Twenty Knows How to Light up a Crowd

August 1, 2023

Feature·Music·On Stage

A Matchbox Twenty with Matt Nathanson concert review. Words and photos by Ambar Ramirez It was a stormy day in Jacksonville when concertgoers waited patiently in line at Daily’s Place with fingers crossed that the thunderstorm brewing outside wouldn’t affect the night ahead, especially since the show was

Dancing With a Star: Ella Wehner

August 1, 2023

Feature·On Stage

Words by Su Ertekin-Taner “I just remember having tears in my eyes watching The Rockettes. I was like, I need to be them. How can I do this?” said Ella Wehner, a 19-year old native of Fleming Island and a dancer. Wehner’s New York trip with her dance studio

August Theater/Dance

August 1, 2023

Dance·On Stage·Performing Arts Venues·Theatre

“West Side Story” Through August 6 Players by the Sea playersbythesea.org Aug. 3-Sept. 17 “Fiddler on the Roof” Alhambra Theatre & Dining alhambrajax.com Aug. 7 Cult Classic Movie Night Blue Jay LIstning Room bluejayjax.com Aug. 10-20 “Hunchback of Notre Dame” Amelia Musical Playhouse, Amelia Island ameliamusicalplayhouse.com

August Comedy Listing

August 1, 2023

Comedy·On Stage

Aug. 2 Improv Night Colonial Oak Music Park, St. Augustine thecolonialoakmusicpark.com Aug. 3 LaVilla Laughs Comedy Show Ritz Theatre and Museum ritzjacksonville.com Aug. 3-5 Don “DC” Curry Comedy Zone comedyzone.com Aug. 4-5 The Main Event, 7:30 p.m. The Blue Show (21+ only), 10 p.m. First Coast Comedy

August Concert Listing

August 1, 2023

Music·On Stage

Aug. 1 Round Eye Jack Rabbits jaxlive.com Aug. 3 Six Pack Sam Colonial Oak Music Park, St. Augustine thecolonialoakmusicpark.com The Joshua Bowlus Quartet Blue Jay Listening Room bluejayjax.com Aug. 4 Firewater Tent Revival and Wigeon Underbelly underbellyjax.com Selwyn Birchwood Cafe Eleven, St. Augustine originalcafe11.com Baba

A Fiddler on the Roof… at the Alhambra

July 29, 2023

Feature·On Stage·Theatre

A fiddler on the roof. Sounds crazy, no? This is the opening line to one of the longest-running and most-revived musicals in Broadway history. Based on a set of stories written in Yiddish (a cross mostly between German and Hebrew) by Sholom Aleichem, it is based on Aleichem’s personal experiences in their

Star Search 2023

July 20, 2023

Feature·Music·On Stage

1. Chaz Schroeder (a.k.a. Pickle Chaz) words by Teresa Spencer At the age of 8, Chaz Schroeder (a.k.a. Pickle Chaz) saw rapper Vanilla Ice in concert at Wild Adventures. And that’s where it all began. “I thought that was the coolest thing in the world, and I wanted to be

Moon Units

July 20, 2023

Feature·Music·On Stage

Skyview returns to the MOSH words by Shelton Hull Skyview’s return engagement at the Museum of Science and History comes at a critical juncture for both the band and the venue with which they are most closely associated. Rock The Moon III is their eighth show there; it takes place

Flipping the Music Scene With Flipturn

June 29, 2023

Feature·Music·On Stage

Words and photos by Carmen Macri With influences drawn from the indie rock scene of the 2010s, timeless film scores and… whales, the captivating sound of Flipturn is sweeping the world by storm. My introduction to the indie rock sensation occurred in 2018 when Flipturn emerged victorious in

Theater/ Dance

June 29, 2023

Dance·On Stage·Theatre

Through July 2 ABET presents “Burn This” Players by the Seat Theatre abetjax.com Through July 9 “All My Sons” Limelight Theatre, St. Augustine limelight-theatre.org Through July 23 “Beauty and the Beast” Alhambra Theatre & Dining alhambrajax.com July 1-9 “The Little Mermaid” The Island Theater, Fleming Island theislandtheater.com