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Numa Saisselin

10 QUESTIONS with NUMA SAISSELIN, PRESIDENT of the FLORIDA THEATRE

March 11, 2017

Downtown·Feature·Music Venues·Neighborhoods·Perennial·Uncategorized

April 8, 1927, opening night at the . The program that evening boasted fanfare from the American Legion Bugle Corps, a live beauty pageant, and a live performance by Frank Morris and the Brilliant Florida Orchestra. The feature attraction that evening was a two-real silent film titled “Let it Rain” (1927). Organist Robert E. Mitchell accompanied the film on the theatre’s

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Will the Florida Theatre’s Darkened Stages and Empty Seats Survive COVID?

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.

On Stage – where actors play

We here at EU have the solemn (and often fun) duty of

Florida Theatre, Civic Cinema, All the Presidents Men, Photo by Cristina Danielle O'Connor

Florida Theatre Promotes Civic Engagement in Jacksonville

CIVIC CINEMA AT THE FLORIDA THEATRE The brisk fall air drifted through

Merle Haggard, Florida Theatre, Jacksonville 9/25/15

Photo Gallery: Merle Haggard at the Florida Theatre

January 26, 2015

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Country legends don’t come much bigger than , the man who practically invented the Bakersfield sound on classic hits like “I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am,” “Mama Tried,” and “Workin’ Man Blues.” His rusty voice and incredible songwriting abilities came to at the on Sunday Jan.