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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

  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. …