Liza Mitchell
August 28, 2020
Art News, Comedy, Dance, Downtown, Events, On Stage, Performing Arts Venues, Spoken Word, Symphony, Theatre, Visual Art
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 …
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Amanda Holloway
August 5, 2019
Art Exhibitions, Art News, Downtown, Events, Local Artists, Local Galleries, The Elbow, Visual Art
Art Teachers Group Exhibition at The Elbow Okay, so this may come as a complete shocker … but believe it or not folks, the teachers who your children spend their days with actually know a lot about the subjects that they teach! Most of them even practice the subjects they teach! And contrary to (un)popular belief, the ARTS are a very necessary, relevant, and beneficial subject in your child’s education. Mind blown yet? Duval County happens to boast nearly 180 art teachers in our public schools. You have the chance to support and celebrate some of these hard-working art teachers …
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Liza Mitchell
June 8, 2018
Business, Feature, History, Music, Music News, Perennial
It’s an interesting parallel to consider a musician with the understanding that you are somehow connected. Music carves out the identity of who we are alone; its strange and beautiful edges throw shadows that shape our places in the world. It’s a responsibility of the “music writer” to articulate a sharp portrait of artists told from darkened stretches of road, bathed in light before hungry mobs of communal souls, and to share with unflinching honesty why they love what they do. Every story, band profile, retrospective and review creates an enduring entwinement with an artist. For 40 years, EU Jacksonville …
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Liza Mitchell
July 4, 2017
Feature, Music, Musician Interviews, St. Augustine
ALWAYS HAD A BIGGER PICTURE IN MIND Statistically, the odds were stacked against five Midwestern kids hoping to bust out of Omaha and become rock stars. They were average teenagers who liked to play music together and shared a collective vision to make it big on the west coast. That’s what makes the odyssey of 311 so compelling. There was never a Plan B. In just under two weeks, 311 will head out on its 18th consecutive summer tour and there is still a lot to do. The band drops its 12th studio release Mosaic on June 23 and will …
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Liza Mitchell
July 4, 2017
Feature, Music, Musician Interviews, St. Augustine
INTERVIEW WITH SLAYER DRUMMER PAUL BOSTAPH When it comes to thrash metal bands, it goes without saying that Slayer is as loud and aggressive as it gets. Slayer fans are also among the most extreme breed of die-hard followers, upping the irons for over three decades. The legions of Slaytanic fans stuck with the band responsible for such feel good songs as ‘Raining Blood’, ‘Angel of Death’, and ‘War Ensemble’ through changes and the tragic death of guitarist and co-founder in 2013. Drummer is also somewhat of a metal phenomenon in his own right, having manned the kit for Slayer over …
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Liza Mitchell
January 15, 2017
Art Exhibitions, Feature, Local Galleries, Mandarin, Visual Art
As a child, artist suffered the loss of his family home and all of the objects within as the result of a tragic fire. Since then, Kenney often memorializes found objects in his multi-media artwork to fill the void and create something to pass on to his children. The hosts Kenney’s new exhibition Dope January 20-March 13, 2017. An opening reception will be held Friday from 7-9pm January 20. Kenney will host a talk prior to the reception from 6-6:30pm (www.floridamininggallery.com). “Marcus is one of the biggest names we work with, and it’s one of the major goals of Florida …
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Liza Mitchell
January 6, 2017
Downtown, Feature, Music, Musician Interviews, The Elbow
The mission statement is a simple one: bring people together. Part entertainment, part cultural outreach initiative, the band known as the “little orchestra” is a call for unity spoken through the universal language of music. Pink Martini represents the pulse of the world with a danceable beat. Founder described to how he channeled his early political aspirations in an artistic platform to create an all-inclusive sound from a social, political and global perspective. Pink Martini pushed against the boundaries of pop music and developed a multilingual repertoire reflected by its global fan base. “Creatively, the band itself is such a …
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Liza Mitchell
December 14, 2016
Baseball, Downtown, Family, Feature, Jacksonville's Sports Complex, Lifestyle
There are few things as quintessentially American as baseball. And nothing says Florida like a big, heaping plateful of jumbo shrimp. By bringing them together, the newly rebranded became the most talked about minor league baseball campaign in recent history drawing the same passion as loaded bases in the bottom of the ninth. But as twilight wanes on the , fans wonder what now? Well, batter up. The 2017 season will unveil a the renovations to the ballpark, menu changes that reflect the new team name and new merchandise store. , media and public relations manager for the Jacksonville Jumbo …
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Morgan Henley
October 31, 2016
#eumixtapes, Feature, Music, Rix Rex
The Election Mix With Election Day a mere 8 days away, we’ve got a mix to get you in that ‘fulfilling-my-civic-duty-in-a-functioning-democracy’ kind of mood! As a kind of history of this election cycle’s highs and lows, this mix will pay homage to everything from to the Trump tape, Clinton’s emails, dismantling President Bill Clinton’s legacy, feelin’ the Bern, to having the first female candidate of a major US political party. This playlist is best enjoyed either while reading your sample ballot, on your way to your voting station, or celebrating on November 9 that this hell is finally over. …
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Liza Mitchell
October 13, 2016
Charitable, Community, Family, Feature, Holidays, Lifestyle, Northside, Outdoors
There’s nothing quite like gathering a group of family or friends together on a spooky Halloween outing. Catching the look on Grandpa’s face when Chainsaw Charlie grinds gruesome is priceless. For over 45 years, the scare-masters at the Jaycees have delighted young and old alike. The city’s oldest haunted attraction is scaring up some family frights with the Trail of Terror. Hosted on by the Jacksonville Jaycees, the Trail of Terror is a haunted trail located near the on the grounds of Paintball Adventures on 11850 Camden Road. Created in 1970, the attraction was originally called the Hall of Terror …
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