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BayStreet, Jacksonville Band, Annual Pier Dance

BayStreet’s 16th Annual Pier Dance

December 8, 2013

Charitable·Local Musicians·Music·The Beaches

What began as a simple tribute to a sliver of Beaches history has evolved into a holiday tradition all its own. For 16 years, the members of the BayStreet band have come together to host the annual Pier Dance to benefit families in the Beaches communities. The 16th annual Pier Dance, sponsored by Rock Solid Business Law, PLLC, will be

Music

doo-wops forever

by rick grant In the mid-1950s, Brooklyn native, Bob Medina, best known to many as Bobby Doo-Wop, hung around with such luminary doo-wop a Capella groups as Pookie Hudson and the Spaniels. Pookie wrote “Goodnight Sweetheart” and was a prime mover of this harmony genre for its history up until

Warehouse Studios

by Faith Bennett Warehouse Studios has long played a large part in

Nuns having fun

by Erin Thursby Nunsense is understandably popular. You’ve got to love a

The Avett Brothers

April 17, 2014

Music·Music News·Music Venues·St. Augustine

November 15 The Avett Brothers St. Augustine Amphitheatre (904) 471-1965 www.staugamphitheatre.com

Paula Poundstone

April 11, 2014

Comedy·Downtown·On Stage

Paula Poundstone “Twitter is the postcards in my head.” It’s difficult, if not impossible, to predict what will happen when Paula Poundstone takes the stage April 12 at the Florida Theatre. It all depends on what she’s in the mood for and the atmosphere in the room but one thing

38th Humana Festival of New American Plays

April 10, 2014

Festivals·On Stage·Theatre

The Dual Critics of EU Jacksonville attended the final week of the annual Humana Festival 2014 at Actors Theatre of Louisville, in Kentucky, which began February 26th and ended April 6th. This was the 38th consecutive year for the festival, which has introduced almost 450 new plays to American and

The Elbow Presents: Amplified Volume

April 8, 2014

Albums·Downtown·Local Musicians·Music·Music News·One Spark·Soundcheck·The Elbow

A Showcase of Jacksonville Hottest Musicians – The Elbow Presents: Amplified Volume In a breaking One Spark development, The Elbow media manager Grant Neilson revealed to EU the first public announcement of “The Elbow Presents: Amplified Volume 1,” Jacksonville’s first local music compilation in over ten years. The submission process

WHAT’S BREWING

April 5, 2014

Drink·Festivals·Food + Drink·One Spark·What's Brewing

Feel that? It’s the feeling of spring. Forget the fact we had some bone-chilling weather in late March–it’s time to look forward to springtime beers! This is an exciting season for craft beer lovers. It’s much like legendary Hall of Fame baseball player, Rogers Hornsby, said, “People ask me what

Grow your own – April 2014

April 5, 2014

Grow Your Own·Lifestyle

Spring is finally here! If you’re like many gardeners, you lost some of your tender or tropical plants to the freezing weather in January and February. If you have some space in your garden for new plants, why not select trees that provide delicious fruits you and your family can

One Spark Creator Music Stage at the Jacksonville Landing

April 5, 2014

Downtown·Feature·Local Musicians·Music News·One Spark

Thursday, April 10 4:00 Joseph Cartolano 5:20 Jacob Creel 6:20 B.A.S.H. 6:40 101 At Peace Through Music 7:00 Mondo Mike and the Po Boys with Spice 2014 College Tour 7:20 Mama Blue 7:40 The Dog Apollo 8:00 Bread & Circus 8:20 Northe 8:40 The Big Band Project 9:00 Dalton Stanley

Downtown, In Focus

April 5, 2014

Business·Downtown·Drink·Family·Feature·Hemming Park·One Spark·Restaurants·The Elbow·Urban Planning

In the immortal words of former Jacksonville Mayor , “As your Downtown goes, so goes your city.” So then, how are things Downtown going today? The number of Downtown residents is the highest it’s been in decades, and residential properties are more than 90% occupied. Downtown office vacancy rates continue

Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville’s Night Of Fire

April 5, 2014

Charitable·Community·Downtown·Feature·Food + Drink·Hemming Park·One Spark·Urban Planning

Just as Downtown continues to go through a renaissance, so is the ’s leadership, as it is sparking the fire and turning Downtown into a hot flame of the arts and cultural activity-–the phoenix is rising. The evolution of Downtown is intertwined with that of the Cultural Council, both integral

Spark District Grants

April 5, 2014

Community·Downtown·Feature·Music·Music News·Music Venues·On Stage·One Spark·Theatre·Urban Planning·Visual Art

The is reinventing itself into a mature and multi-level central organization for the arts, which supports the art and cultural events in NE Florida. The is just one major initiative. An artist can participate in the grant process for funding, too. The first round of Spark District grants was implemented