Sunday is Family Free Days @ MOCA in Jacksonville between 12:00pm – 4:00pm
Free admission for families. Children under the age of 18 and accompanying adults are free. Sponsored by Bank of America.
Museum of Contemporary Art
www.mocajacksonville.org
Jacksonville Caribbean Carnival
Jacksonville Caribbean Carnival is Bringing the Caribbean to Jacksonville
The festival takes place on Saturday, October 25, 2008
Caribbean Style Mardi Gras Parade from 1pm
Corner, Bay & Market Streets
The parade showcases costumes featuring from Kings to nature’s creations, native dance, and the sweet sounds of calypso, compas, reggae, salsa, soca and steel drums can be heard throughout downtown Jacksonville. Spectators follow the parade to Metropolitan Park.
Caribbean Food Festival & Concert until 10pm
Metropolitan Park, 1410 Gator Bowl B’lvd., Jacksonville, Fl. 32202
Showcasing vendors providing Caribbean foods, artwork, music, drinks and various other goods.
Accompanied by a stage show featuring live Caribbean music and cultural performances.
Tickets: $10.00, children under 12 FREE.
www.jacksonvillecarnival.com
Jacksonville Symphony Plays Elton John Music
Jeff Christmas, conductor is the conductor when your Jacksonville Symphony performs in a tribute to one of the dominant forces in rock and popular music. Hear some of Elton John’s greatest hits, such as “Bennie And The Jets,” “Rocket Man,” “Your Song,” and “Tiny Dancer,” with the exceptional voices of Jean Meilleur and the amazing piano work of John Regan, backed by the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.
Prior to the concert on Saturday, October 11, OPUS (the JSO’s young professionals group) will host a free pre-concert reception for members of OPUS, Up and Cummers, Jacksonville Scene and MOCA Contemporaries. Pre-concert reception will be held in the Davis Gallery at the Times Union Center and will include free beer and wine and appetizers for members and up to one guest. Others outside of this membership are welcome for a $5 charge.
Survival Guide for Landlocked Mermaids
The Survival Guide claims that there’s a mermaid in every female who longs to slip her tail on from time to time and vanish beneath the waves, leaving dirty dishes, work and love life on the shore.
Mermaids often feel like fish out of water, striving to strike a balance between the intuitive, whimsical woman and the domestic, more practical mermaid.
This beautiful book describes the struggle in a humorous and delightful way. It’s absolutely beautifully illustrated, a perfect gift for any woman’s coffee table – or nightstand. It would be a appreciated thoughtful gift to Mom or any of your girl friends.
As women, or mermaids, we often struggle to fit in. we try hard to be all things to all people. While reading the book, I often found myself smiling because the struggles seem very familiar to me and to many of my girl friends.
A Survival Guide for Landlocked Mermaids
by Margot Datz
A Survival Guide for Landlocked Mermaids
Cummer Museum Free Tuesday
Visit Cummer Museum and Gardens for AT&T Free Tuesdays. The Cummer is open to the public, free of charge, every Tuesday from 4 to 9 p.m. Visitors can view the museum’s Masterworks collection, stroll the historic riverfront gardens and experience Art Connections. www.cummer.org
Sponsored by AT&T