Barbara Colaciello – Folio 2.0 / EU Jacksonville

Enrich their Break: Jacksonville’s 2018 Summer Camps for Kids

EU Jacksonville April 18, 2018 Community, Family, Feature, Learning, On Stage, Theatre, Visual Art 2,010

Arts and culture are for everyone, including our young ones. Often camps are their first glimpses into their future careers, hobbies, interests, and lifelong friendships. Here we highlight a selection of summer camps sure to enrich the long days. PERFORMING ARTS CAMPS June 3–10 PRELUDE CHAMBER MUSIC CAMP From beginners to master musicians, different tracks of small ensembles (usually 3–4 in an ensemble) are organized based on instrument mix, skills, performance experience, maturity, and other important small-ensemble considerations. Whether you have a pre-formed ensemble or want to be placed, there’s always a spot for you. Complementary small ensembles are …

Hope McMath, Yellow House, Art, Activism, Jacksonville, Florida

Yellow House: An Intersection of Art, Community, and Social Justice

Erin Thursby October 21, 2017 Art Exhibitions, Attraction, Community, Feature, King Street District, Local Galleries, Performing Arts Venues, Riverside, Visual Art 413

Hope McMath, a leader in the Jacksonville arts community, has moved on from her post as director at the , to run a new endeavor–Yellow House. Inside Yellow House, just across from the , at first glance, it looks like a gallery, albeit one with storage issues–besides art, the first room of the gallery features pallets of water, cereal boxes and other sundries, ready to go to communities in need. When hurricane Irma hit, mobilized as quickly as possible, getting much needed supplies to those living in Jacksonville, especially in the Washington Heights area, which was flooded. She had specific …

All the Angels Come

EU Jacksonville August 23, 2016 Feature, Jacksonville Beach, On Stage, Theatre 580

A DRAMATIC READING & PERFORMANCE OF AN EPIC FAIRYTALE IN THE RIVER CITY Players by the Sea presents a dramatic reading and performance of an epic fairytale in the River City written by . was originally written in novel format and has been adapted for the stage for a public staged reading directed by . All the Angels Come is a work of fiction in a big screen age where the Tony Starks and Bruce Waynes don their costumes, and leave their mansions. There are those among us who have neither. They can be heroes too. The story begins with Willis, Masuyo, Jay and Ricardo. You may …

New Voices: Players by the Sea Announces New Play Development Program

Bradley Akers January 6, 2016 Feature, Jacksonville Beach, On Stage, Theatre 938

BY BRADLEY AKERS, PBTS Associate Director Producing new plays by local writers is part of Theatre’s mission, an initiative continued since its 1966 inception. Jacksonville is on the brink of experiencing a Renaissance in theatre, that which is highly sparked by New Play Development. Writers such as , , , , , and have presented their work on the Players by the Sea stage, elevating their artistic development and making Jacksonville an incubator for the new voice. The hottest American theatre started somewhere, whether it was a living room reading or a workshop production. Now, in its 50th Season, Players …