It doesn’t matter what kind of music you love – jazz, rock, folkmusic, opera. It doesn’ matter if you are a pro or an amateur, or a well-known bathroom singer, this is your chance to reach a new audience. Ponte Vedra Cultural Center is inviting you to participate in the inaugural Beaches Unplugged Summer Series at the Cultural Center where you will perform for accepting peers and local professional performers. [Read more…]
Ernest Hemingway and Walker Evans – Jacksonville, Florida
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. These documents and images reveal a friendship between the two men in Havana during a time of growing political instability. This set of Evans prints that Hemingway acquired in 1933 and stored away for years has never been exhibited until recently. Ernest Hemingway and Walker Evans: Three Weeks in Cuba, 1933 is organized by the Key West Museum of Art & History at the Custom House, Florida and is toured by Curatorial Assistance, Inc., Pasadena, California.
Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, 829 Riverside Ave Jacksonville FL,32204
904 356-6857
Admission: Adults $10, Seniors, Students, and Military $6, Children 5 & under Free
Up & Cummers Wine Tasting and Reception – Jacksonville, Florida
Tickets are $20 and it includes wine sampling and appetizers. Proceeds raised from the event will benefit The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens and MOCA Jacksonville. Special thanks to Urban Flats for their generosity and assistance in coordinating this wonderful event.
Urban Flats Restaurant, 330 A1A North, Suite 208, Ponte Vedra, FL
Phone: 904 899-6007, cthiemonge@cummer.org
Admission: $20
Paintball in Jacksonville , Florida
Paintball is taking over Jacksonville. Come watch the exiting games when 175 top paintball teams from around the world compete on five fields outside to the Jacksonville Municipal Stadium. Each game lasts a maximum of 7 minutes and whichever team eliminates the other and captures the opposing teams flag wins the match. Other activities include The Trade Expo Show, interactive games and autographs being signed by Pro Players on Friday. Other activities include The Trade Expo daily form 9:00 -6:00 Free admission, interactive games, Pro players will be signing Autographs on Friday.
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Beaches Visitor Center – Jacksonville, Florida
Representatives from the City of Jacksonville Beach and Adventure Landing will speak at the Beaches Visitor Center in the Beaches Museum & History Center to offer a sneak peek at the City of Jacksonville Beach’s summer events and the new waterslide at Shipwreck Island Waterpark at Adventure Landing. Enjoy samples, giveaways and more! Local residents and visitors can also pick up “Destination Deals” and register for a Jacksonville gift basket from Monday through Friday at the Visitor Center located within the Beaches Museum & Historical Society. In honor of the celebration, the museum will offer half price admission and a 10 percent discount at the gift shop to all guests throughout the week.
www.visitjacksonville.com