Performing Arts Venues

Feb. 3-5 2023 Jacksonville Film Festival jacksonvillefilmfestival.com   Feb. 3-12  Opéra Mystique: Gustav Holst’s “Sāvitri” and Gian Carlo Menotti’s “The Medium” The Waterworks, St. Augustine firstcoastopera.com   Feb. 4 Blue Man Group Thrasher-Horne Center, Orange Park thcenter.org   Disney’s “Winnie the Pooh”: The New Musical Stage Adaptation Florida Theatre floridatheatre.com   “Mutts Gone Nuts” Nathan H. Wilson Center for the Arts fscjartistseries.org   Stomp Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts fscjartistseries.org   Feb. 4-5 Jacksonville Dance Theatre presents “InBody” The Florida Ballet jacksonvilledancetheatre.org   Feb. 9-10 Step Afrika! Florida Theatre floridatheatre.com   Feb. 9-March 23 “The Best Little Whorehouse in …

Jan. 1 Venardos Circus St. Augustine Amphitheatre theamp.com   First Coast Opera presents “Die Fledermaus” Lewis Auditorium at Flager College, St. Augustine firstcoastopera.com   Jan. 5 “Elvis in Concert: The Story of The King” Thrasher-Horne Center thcenter.org   Jan. 6 Elvis Birthday Bash starring Mike Albert, Scot Bruce and The Big E Band Florida Theatre floridatheatre.com   Jan. 6-Feb. 5 “A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline”  Alhambra Theatre & Dining alhambrajax.com   Jan. 8 The State Ballet Theatre of Ukraine’s “Sleeping Beauty” Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts fscjartistseries.org   Jan. 10 An Evening With Neil deGrasse Tyson Florida Theatre …

Through Nov. 13 <Caroline or Change> Players by the Sea playersbythesea.org   Nov. 3 Disney Princess: The Concert Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts fscjartistseries.org   <Untold Stories: Building Bridges> Florida Theatre floridatheatre.com   Nov. 3-5 JU Fall Dance Concert Jacksonville University–Swisher Theater ju.edu/cfa   Nov. 4-20 <Clue> Theatre Jacksonville theatrejax.com   Nov. 10 <Spy Ninjas Live> Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts jaxevents.com   Nov. 10-13 <The WIzard of Oz> (young actors version).  Amelia Musical Playhouse, Fernandina Beach ameliamusicalplayhouse.com   Nov 11-20 <Cheaper by the Dozen> The Island Theater, Fleming Island theislandtheater.com   Nov. 12 Barreltop Burlesque: Vaudeville Floor …

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The Cultural Council Virtual Arts Awards Will Include Violin Virtuoso Phillip Pan, a Caribbean Vacation and One-of-a-Kind Glass Wave Awards Cultural events are at a standstill but the 44th annual Cultural Council Awards is live-streaming ahead! A virtual fete re-imagined event will be showcased Sept. 2 at 7pm on the Cultural Council, WJCT, and Downtown Vision’s Facebook page and the Jesse Ball DuPont Center website. The theme of this year’s Arts Awards is “Bridges: Connecting Arts, Business, and Community” which highlights the inter-connectivity between the arts, business and community. Organizers shifted programming to a virtual format ahead of the pandemic …

The Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville 44th Annual Arts awards is scheduled for September 2, 2020. The theme for this year’s event is “Bridges: Connecting Arts, Business and Community”.  To work within the unknowns of the current public health and social climate, they have planned an exciting hybrid event that will combine videos and interactive streaming for a virtual Arts Awards event that can’t be missed.  “Moving forward with this reimagined Arts Awards will actually allow us to acknowledge the extraordinary individuals and businesses who are advocates and champions of arts and culture in our city to a much broader audience”, …

The iconic marquee at the Florida Theatre is among the most recognized landmarks in the downtown Jacksonville landscape. Since its second act from a movie house to a performing arts venue, the neon lights have illuminated some of the biggest names in entertainment, until March when it all went dark. No one could have predicted what was to come in early 2020. After closing out 2019 on a high note, the year was off to an auspicious start. But when Numa Saisselin, president of the Florida Theatre, took the stage March 12 to welcome the audience to that evening’s show …

Dear friends and colleagues, As the country and world respond to coronavirus and the COVID-19 situation, our team at the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville would like to share the following information. First and foremost, the Cultural Council is invested in the health and well-being of the artists, arts organizations, and communities whom we serve. Please follow all directions and recommendations from your local and state authorities as well as entities such as the CDC and WHO. We also want to make you aware of campaigns to include artists and the nonprofit arts community in any federal relief funds that are made available. Please ask your elected …

New York actors aspire to win a Tony, film actors want to win an Oscar. What do Jacksonville community theatre actors covet most? A role on stage at the Alhambra Dinner Theatre. An actor may perform with every theatre group in town, doing a variety of roles but when they finally land a role at the longest-producing dinner theaters in America, Jacksonville’s , you have reached the top in this area. Why? As Jacksonville’s full time professional theatre, you know you can perform with the pros. I know this question comes to mind. You thought the Alhambra is an equity …