Puccini’s most deeply-felt and imaginative opera, follows the simple story of love between a United States naval officer and a beautiful geisha. This opera features an exciting and torrid story line of love, sacrifice, and unfaithfulness with a breathtaking ending. Hear some of Puccini’s most soaring and captivating music in this classic story of colliding hearts and cultures.
Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts, 300 West Water Street. Jacksonville
904 632-3373
Nickel Creek Concert – Jacksonville, Florida
Don’t miss one of the single most original and inventive bluegrass bands of this decade! Nickel Creek is widely acclaimed for welding jazz, rock and classical music to their unique bluegrass base!
The Florida Theatre, 128 East Forsyth Street, Ste. 300, Jacksonville
Visit the Florida Theatre Website for more info or call (904) 355-2787
God Bless The Child: A Jazz Homecoming – Charleston, S.C.
On November 18, you’ll have the opportunity to help some of Charleston’s neediest children and listen to some great jazz. “God Bless The Child: A Jazz Homecoming” will feature Quentin Baxter and the Franklin Street Five, with special guest star Alphonse Mouzon. And all proceeds will go to the Jenkins Institute for Children, which has helped local children find a safe place in this world for over 115 years. For more information, call 843-744-1771.
Sunday, November 18, 2007 at 8:00 PM, Charleston Visitors Center Bus Shed
Christmas Crescendo – Brunswick, GA
Get into the Holiday spirit with the help of the Coastal Symphony of Georgia. This special holiday performance is called Christmas Crescendo and includes works by Tyzik, Brahms, Mozart, Prokofief and more. Coastal Symphony of Georgia. 634-2006, or visit the website for more details about the program. www.coastalsymphonyofgeorgia.org.
This performance takes place at Glynn Academy in Brunswick on December 17th.
2007 Roundhouse Blues & BBQ Festival – Savannah, Georgia
The twelfth annual Roundhouse Blues & BBQ Festival features mouth-watering slow-cooked BBQ and world-class live blues music.
The event takes place at the Roundhouse Railroad Museum in downtown Savannah, in an open-air, historic setting. A historic steam locomotive is operated during the event. Between 3,000 and 8,000 people attend the two-night festival each year.
The two-night festival features three performances per night, Friday-Saturday, Nov. 9-10, 2007
6-11pm both nights. Call (912) 651-3673 for more information or visit www.chsgeorgia.org