Coastal Companion

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Jacksonville Film Festival at the Landing – Jacksonville, Florida

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Jacksonville, Fla. (April 14, 2008) The Jacksonville Film Festival season will begin in style with a website launch and media kick-off celebration for the public this Friday, April 18, at The Jacksonville Landing.

“Gator Country” radio DJ Amadeus will preside over the evening’s festivities, which will begin promptly at 5:30pm and last until 7:30pm. After the unveiling of the festival’s new website, trailers and short films will be shown from nearly 30 of the films that have been confirmed. In the main courtyard, attendees will be treated to live performances by the bands “Str8 Up” and “Out Of Hand.” Signature “Film Festival Cocktails” will be available, courtesy of Bacardi and Grey Goose.

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Theatre 99 Needs Your Help This Friday – Charleston, South Carolina

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Do you love being able to come to Theatre 99 year round to see world-class improv comedy 3 nights a week?  Do you love the fact that our tickets are so affordable?  Are you a fan of the nationally known performers we bring in during the Piccolo Fringe Festival and Charleston Comedy Festival? If so, Theatre 99 needs your help!

This Friday, April 18 the theater is  hosting an annual benefit. Come to Listen and Laugh Locally featuring performances by:

  • Cabaret Kiki
  • Kopaja (New Music Collective)
  • Improv comedy by Theatre 99 ensemble

And more!There will be free food, beer and wine, as well as affordable silent and live auction items. All proceeds go to Theatre 99 and The New Music Collective and will ensure you can listen and laugh locally for years to come.

Listen and Laugh Locally!

Friday, April 18, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.

Theatre 99
280 Meeting Street, (above The Bicycle Shoppe)
Tickets: $40.00  VIP ticket: $99.00
Make reservations by calling 843-853-6687 or buy your tickets at www.thehavenots.com.  Theatre 99 accepts cash or checks only.

Jacksonville Jazz Festival – Florida

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The eclectic sounds of jazz roll off the St. Johns River each spring in Downtown Jacksonville, where the jazz is hot and the river breeze is cool at the annual Jacksonville Jazz Festival, Apr. 11-13. This year’s exciting line-up includes, Terence Blanchard, Najee, Dave Koz and others. A great mix of jazz performers will take the stage at Metropolitan Park, a unique setting along the riverfront, on Saturday, April 12 and Sunday, April 13. The Great American Jazz Piano Competition will take place on Friday, April 11 at the historic Florida Theatre.

Art at the Met, an art show and sale featuring many of the Southeast’s finest artists. Other events include Latitude: A Wine Tasting Experience and a Jazz Brunch on Sunday. Log on to www.jaxjazzfest.com or call (904) 630-3690 for more information.

“It’s In The Bag” Purse Silent Auction – Charleston, South Carolina

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7th Annual “It’s In The Bag” Purse Silent Auction & Reception
A wide variety of artists and other talented women (and men) create unique purse designs that are the focus of this popular fundraising and networking event at the City Gallery at Waterfront Park, 34 Prioleau Street. More than $40,000 was raised to support Center for Women programs and services last year!
Sponsor opportunities available! Tickets are $25 at the door.
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

This Spring at the Cummer Art & Gardens – Jacksonville, Florida

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The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens has two unique exhibits to explore this spring, as well as gardens in full bloom along the St. eva-sky emma watson nude Johns River.  The Cummer presents Ernest Hemingway and Walker Evans: Three Weeks in Cuba, 1933, through June 1.   This exhibition displays 37 vintage photographic prints by Walker Evans and seven prints copied by Evans, that were found among Ernest Hemingway’s possessions after his death, along with notes, and personal artifacts.  This set of Evans prints that Hemingway acquired in 1933 and stored away for years has never been exhibited until recently.

Also on display starting July 23, Scalpel to Sketch: the science and beauty of medical illustration at Mayo Clinic features works from Mayo Clinic’s world-class collection of medical illustration.  This is one of largest collections of its kind in the world and is rarely exhibited to the public.  On display will be medical art rendered in various media such as carbon dust, pen & ink, watercolor, airbrush and digital media. Visitors explore interpretations of the human form, animated voyages inside the human body, studies of the brain to molecules and gene clusters, skeletons, and a rare look at the unique anatomy of conjoined twins.  Call (904) 356-6857 or visit www.cummer.org.