Live Music in our Oceanfront Courtyard. Kurt Johnston, toured with Bon Jovi, plays electric & acoustic guitar, steel guitar, banjo and keyboard. Debrann Johnston, vocalist playing electric & acoustic guitar and percussion.

Join us to have fun on summer nights at MOSH Cosmic Concert Series!These concerts combine a full-color laser projection system and hundreds of special effects on the planetarium's 60-foot dome with an 18,000 watt sound system to immerse you in a total visual and auditory music experience. Featuring soundtracks of Aerosmith, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Beatles and more!

Enjoy this timeless family classic which touches hearts at all ages and features some of the most memorable songs ever performed on musical stage! This uplifting story of Maria and the von Trapp family brings life, happiness, love, and of course music to life!

Send your children to the MOSH Summer adventure Camps where a new adventure awaits each week. Camp topics include "Dirt Detectives," "Space Camp" and "Atoms & Asteroids." Camps are for Pre- Kindergarteners through 6th graders.

This blockbuster summer exhibit will feature enormous insects found in your own backyard. But don’t worry, you won’t have to watch your step around these bugs…they’re up to 600 times their actual size! You’ll learn everything you ever wanted to know about the critters in your backyard. The exhibits main attraction is a Praying Mantis 60 times bigger than the ones you would normally find in Florida! You’ll learn so much more about the bugs that inhabit our planet, including beetles, locusts, caterpillars and the many varieties of stick insects. Get a bug’s eye view of the life of insects with interactive vision displays including mosquito, honeybee and dragonfly heads that are 600 times bigger than real life! You’ll be able to see how a bug with compounded eyes sees, just by looking through giant lenses. Insect Giants will be exterminated later this summer. Don’t miss your chance to see these critters, up close and personal.

MOSH’s newest, temporary exhibit will feature music memorabilia and various other historic items from some of the most iconic and legendary musicians to ever visit The River City. Many of the items that will be on display are on loan from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Some of the items include a pair of Ray Charles’ Calvin Klein sunglasses, Slim Whitman’s guitar, a photo autographed by all four members of The Beatles, and a working jukebox.

Jacksonville’s musical history is the main attraction of this exhibit, and it showcases local legends such as Lynyrd Skynyrd, 38 Special, The Allman Brothers, and Slim Whitman, as well as contemporary recording artists Limp Bizkit, Yellowcard, and Red Jumpsuit Apparatus.

The 1st Annual Aurora Jacksonville Black Arts Festival is a community outreach program of Stage Aurora Theatrical Company, Inc. whose goal is to produce ‘theatre that enlightens’. The Aurora Jacksonville Festival will feature many local and national artists in the Arts and Humanities including: T ‘Keyah Crystal Keymah (That’s So Raven, Cosby, In Living Color); Ella Joyce (Roc) in A ROSE AMONG THORNS; Encore performances of DREAMGIRLS; Florida Humanities Scholars Bob Devin Jones and Phyllis McEwen, Visual Artist Lauren Austin, and much more.

The Festival will feature many free events for the enjoyment of the entire family! Other events are offered at very low cost rates.

Children’s activities will include Face painting, music, and dance. It’s all at the Aurora Jacksonville Black Arts Festival July 24 -30, 2008.

An exhibit that features depictions of ancient ships on coins from the Greek, Roman and Phoenician eras, along with detailed models of early modern ships and manuscripts related to famous sea battles. Admission is Free.

Preview Party & Sale; Meet the Artists – July 24, 7 – 9 p.m.

Main Event – July 25, 7 – 10 p.m.

Please join First Coast No More Homeless Pets for the 3nd annual ARTunleashed, Jacksonville’s fabulous juried art show and auction to benefit homeless pets! Join us for a night of fun featuring fine art by local and regional artists, a unique pet inspired silent auction, fabulous food, cocktails, and live music!

Advance tickets $40; At the door $45

DREAMGIRLS, by Henry Krieger, will mark the beginning of the 1st Annual Aurora Jacksonville Black Arts Festival at the newly acquired Stage Aurora Performance Hall.

Dreamgirls is the rags-to-riches story following an all-girl singing trio from Chicago called The Dreams who experience much heartache, but also find their dreams come true. The story of the Dreams is partially modeled after the real-life Motown group the Supremes. The original 1981 Broadway production won six Tony Awards including “Best Book” and was directed, produced and co-choreographed by Michael Bennett, who won the Tony Award for “Best Choreography.”

For ticket information, please contact Stage Aurora Theatrical Company, Inc. at 904.765.7372 or 904.765.7373.

Take advantage of this rare opportunity to purchase fine art from a leading local gallery at prices that are amazingly low. From original works to fine art prints, posters and even accessories, select items are 10 – 75% off. We will even feature a selection of artwork that is free with custom framing! July 19 – August 2

*Discover how to “think” on your feet. *Create scenes and stories on the spot. *Experiment with games like those seen on the show “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” *Capture the attention of any audience. *No theatrical experience required. *Bring your imagination and prepare to have some fun.

The Jacksonville Public Library offers a whole, wide world of reading for kids and teens to discover.

Kids aged 6-12 can attend story times as well as unique programs held on various dates and times at varying library locations. Special passports will be stamped to have fun while keeping track of books read. After reading 5 books kids can enter to win a bike and after 9 books kids receive a paperback book of their choice.

Teens can also take part in summer reading and enter to win prizes for doing so. The second annual Teen Battle of the Bands takes place at the Main Library, 6/21 at 1pm. Bands can register until 5/31 by calling 630-0673.

Also this summer, Duval Co. residents aged 12-18, are encouraged to volunteer for 10 hours at a library and complete a 500 word essay for a chance to earn a $700 college scholarship.

For more info about summer reading, visit your local library, call 630-2408 or log onto the website for an event schedule.

Jacksonville Suns vs. Mobile BayBears

Info: (904) 633-6100

“The subjects of John Bunker’s paintings are” simmering with energy, saturated with fragments of color and wonderfully alive”.

Beyond creating an extensive and varied body of work over his 40 year career as a professional artist, John has also sustained an impressive museum career. He is a graduate of both the Smithsonian Institute’s Fundamentals of Museum Management and the JP Getty’s Museum Management Institute at the University of California at Berkeley.

As an active volunteer in the Jacksonville community, John has served as President of the Riverside Fine Arts Association Concert series, a member of JaxPride and Chairman of the Koger Gallery of Art and Gardens.

Last year John received the much deserved 2007 Individual Arts Award from the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville in recognition of three decades of leadership in the community.

Live entertainment in the courtyard with Fat Lewis!

A professional networking after-hours event sponsored by NetWorth. Sales professionals and companies are invited to network with other businesses to grow their business through quality referrals. The cost is $10 which includes heavy appetizers. A cash bar is available. Pay at the door or visit our website at www.NetWorthJax.com. Bring several business cards and get ready to meet your next BIG client.

CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF—July 24th “Heroes in the real world live twenty-four hours a day, not just two hours in a game. . . . The truth is pain and sweat and payin’ bills and makin’ love to a woman that you don’t love any more. Truth is dreams that don’t come true, and nobody prints your name in the paper ‘til you die.” Richard Brooks directed Paul Newman, Elizabeth Taylor, and Burl Ives. 1958. 108 minutes. Not rated.

Music, poetry, fiction, skits, comedy, spoken word, and a creative vibe that can happen with a room full of artists of all skills and trades.

All evening performances begin at 7:30 p.m. Matinee performances on Sat. and Sun. at 2 p.m. Each play has an extra performance on a Tues. with a buy one get one free special. www.limelight-theatre.org

Live entertainment, give-aways, drink specials, and fun! Free admission.

Pool Splash Parties sponsored by the City of Jacksonville Special Events:

July 24, Crown Plaza Jacksonville Pool Deck

July 10 & 31, OMNI Jacksonville Rooftop Pool Deck

With the future uncertain for Centre St.’s Post Office, the time is good to document the historical relevance of our city’s oldest post office building. This exhibit will feature archival photos, artifacts, and oral histories from people who hold the building’s history in their experiences.

In addition to recorded interviews for viewing and artifacts, the Amelia island Museum of History has a series of 38 photographs documenting the construction of the building dating from April 6, 1908 when the land was an olive orchard owned by the Lesesne family.

This exhibit will help preserve an era that will soon be changed forever. This temporary exhibit is included in regular admission of $7 for adults, and $4 for students and active military. AIMH is open Mon-Sat 10-4, and Sundays 1-4pm.

This exhibition examines the vital role that medical artists and their illustrations occupy in advancing the study and practice of medicine. Medical illustrations are used by physicians to share their techniques, by researchers to find answers, by medical students to learn and by patients to understand.

Mayo Clinic has one of the largest collections of medical illustration in the world with more than 60,000 pieces; about 150 of which are on display. The exhibition features original medical art rendered in a variety of media such as carbon dust, pen and ink, watercolor, airbrush and digital media. The illustrations range from interpretations of the human form to animated voyages inside the human body, studies of the brain, molecules and gene clusters, skeletons, and a rare look at the unique anatomy of conjoined twins. For more information, please call (904) 356-6857.

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More to See. More to Zoo.

It’s here: your chance to see, touch and feed some of the sea’s most charming creatures.

Stop in soon, before this once-in-a-lifetime experience swims away! (Thru Sept. 2008)

There is an admission charge, in addition to regular zoo admission, of $3 for children, adults and seniors and $2.50 for members to enter Stingray Bay. Food for the stingrays is $1.

Adults $12; Children (Ages 3 -12) $7.50; Children under three FREE.

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Sydney McKenna’s airy land and skyscapes evoke a sense of drama and mystery that portray the artist’s fascination with the intersection of the physical and spiritual worlds. Visit www.sydneymckenna.com for more information about our featured artist.

Meet the artist in the galleries and enjoy the music of popular Americana musician Colton McKenna in the courtyard.

Complementing this celebration of the arts are creative libations provided by The Twisted Martini and delectable hors d’oeuvres created by the Chef’s Garden.

Sydney McKenna will host a special Gallery Talk on July 18, 2008 from 6-7:30 p.m.

INFO: (904) 646-2222

Open seven days a week. Evening Performances: Doors open at 6:00 p.m., buffet from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m., curtain at 8:00 p.m. Saturday Matinee: Doors open at 11:00 a.m., buffet from 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m., curtain at 1:15 p.m. Sunday Matinee Performances: Doors open at 12 p.m., buffet 12:15 – 1:30 p.m., curtain at 2:00 p.m. Tickets available for shows only. www.alhambradinnertheatre.com

For information please call 398-7496.

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It is filled with toys, it is filled with joy and it is filled with learning moments. A large and state of the art facility filled with toys, books and entertainment. Our play facilitators guide the tots through playing, fun and enriching moments. Nothing describes the Free Play Area better than fun, fun and fun! Meanwhile, caregivers can access the Internet with our free Wi-Fi system, or just talk to friends, while hanging out in the Tot Café. Check out the website for a full photo of the play area and all the fun classes and activities we have to offer! Call us at (904) 730-2625 for more information!

The season’s 24 concerts, held in the Gazebo in the historic Plaza de la Constitución, will offer great musical entertainment. Concerts in the Plaza, has become one of the community’s favorite annual events and is certainly the best way to spend a Thursday night in St. Augustine. Those attending may wish to bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating. For more information please call(904)825-1004.

Summer activities for ages 10 to 14.

June 26 – BEADING Learn how to make gorgeous one-of-a-kind pieces.

July 3 – FLIP-FLOPS Go custom; by making an unforgettable specialized pair this season.

July 10 – ALTERED BOOKS Learn cool techniques to alter books into works of art that you can use for journals, gifts, or even as art on display.

July 17 – GLAMOUR BOMBING Sounds cool, but what is it exactly? Come and find out!

July 24 – PILATES Learn to lengthen, strengthen and energize with basic Pilates. Bring a mat, a towel, and some agua, for sure.

July 31 – HENNA A Mehndi tradition. Get hands-on experience and learn to create beautiful lasting body designs.

Aug. 7 – KARAOKE Get your 15 minutes of fame.

Aug. 14 – BIG TWEEN THING FINALE: SLUMBER PARTY Pajamas and slippers are not required, though welcome. Come hang swap favorite songs, movies, and books. Also learn how-to at home spa treatments.

This blockbuster summer exhibit will feature enormous insects found in your own backyard. But don’t worry, you won’t have to watch your step around these bugs…they’re up to 600 times their actual size! You’ll learn everything you ever wanted to know about the critters in your backyard. The exhibits main attraction is a Praying Mantis 60 times bigger than the ones you would normally find in Florida! You’ll learn so much more about the bugs that inhabit our planet, including beetles, locusts, caterpillars and the many varieties of stick insects. Get a bug’s eye view of the life of insects with interactive vision displays including mosquito, honeybee and dragonfly heads that are 600 times bigger than real life! You’ll be able to see how a bug with compounded eyes sees, just by looking through giant lenses. Insect Giants will be exterminated later this summer. Don’t miss your chance to see these critters, up close and personal.

MOSH’s newest, temporary exhibit will feature music memorabilia and various other historic items from some of the most iconic and legendary musicians to ever visit The River City. Many of the items that will be on display are on loan from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Some of the items include a pair of Ray Charles’ Calvin Klein sunglasses, Slim Whitman’s guitar, a photo autographed by all four members of The Beatles, and a working jukebox.

Jacksonville’s musical history is the main attraction of this exhibit, and it showcases local legends such as Lynyrd Skynyrd, 38 Special, The Allman Brothers, and Slim Whitman, as well as contemporary recording artists Limp Bizkit, Yellowcard, and Red Jumpsuit Apparatus.

The 1st Annual Aurora Jacksonville Black Arts Festival is a community outreach program of Stage Aurora Theatrical Company, Inc. whose goal is to produce ‘theatre that enlightens’. The Aurora Jacksonville Festival will feature many local and national artists in the Arts and Humanities including: T ‘Keyah Crystal Keymah (That’s So Raven, Cosby, In Living Color); Ella Joyce (Roc) in A ROSE AMONG THORNS; Encore performances of DREAMGIRLS; Florida Humanities Scholars Bob Devin Jones and Phyllis McEwen, Visual Artist Lauren Austin, and much more.

The Festival will feature many free events for the enjoyment of the entire family! Other events are offered at very low cost rates.

Children’s activities will include Face painting, music, and dance. It’s all at the Aurora Jacksonville Black Arts Festival July 24 -30, 2008.

The 28th Annual AT&T Greater Jacksonville Kingfish Tournament takes place July 22-26, 2008 at Sisters Creek Park. The annual event is a long-standing tradition for residents of the Jacksonville area. Up to one thousand boats fish the weeklong event for hundreds of thousands of dollars in prizes. Annually, the Tournament attracts approximately 30,000 spectators who watch the weigh-in and enjoy the festivities. Favorite attractions include the Food Festival; the KidZone, a free play area for kids ages 3-14; the Liars’ Tent, featuring live entertainment; exhibitors and boat show; and the Boatique, offering a variety of unique merchandise. As in the past, the weeklong festivities will be capped off with a fabulous fireworks display sponsored by the City of Jacksonville.

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An exhibit that features depictions of ancient ships on coins from the Greek, Roman and Phoenician eras, along with detailed models of early modern ships and manuscripts related to famous sea battles. Admission is Free.

Preview Party & Sale; Meet the Artists – July 24, 7 – 9 p.m.

Main Event – July 25, 7 – 10 p.m.

Please join First Coast No More Homeless Pets for the 3nd annual ARTunleashed, Jacksonville’s fabulous juried art show and auction to benefit homeless pets! Join us for a night of fun featuring fine art by local and regional artists, a unique pet inspired silent auction, fabulous food, cocktails, and live music!

Advance tickets $40; At the door $45

Several local bands to include The Snacks,Williams and Merz, The Rusholme Ruffians, and Johari are coming together to play one amazing concert to benefit Habitat for Humanity Bangladesh. Bangladesh is the most densely populated country in the world and is home to many people living in poverty. Over 45% of the population lives on less than $1 a day, with 80% living in inadequate shelter. Habitat for Humanity International works in over 90 countries building homes alongside future homeowners and local community members.

You can help support a Global Village build in Durgapur, Bangladesh and raise awareness about the poverty that exists in this part of the world while enjoying a night out on the town by joining us at 7pm on Friday July 25th at Yesterday’s Social Club located at 3638 Park Street in Jacksonville’s Avondale area. 100% of the $10 cover will go towards Habitat for Humanity International’s Global Village efforts in Bangladesh.

INFO: (904) 387-7799

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Wonderful b & b with a marvelous Martini Bar (full bar, too)...check this out!! outside and inside seating..beautiful bar..stay at the b & b..faces the bay! Alex Mastrangelo, piano; Dot Wilder, vocals

Take advantage of this rare opportunity to purchase fine art from a leading local gallery at prices that are amazingly low. From original works to fine art prints, posters and even accessories, select items are 10 – 75% off. We will even feature a selection of artwork that is free with custom framing! July 19 – August 2

FIRE is a thought provoking dramatic performance presented by First Coast Theatre Arts. Tickets are $10. For reservations or more information, please call (904) 387-5276.

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The sound is distinctive—passionate, creative, original, soulful, honest and powerful. For nearly thirty years Frankie Beverly and Maze have created R&B for fans.

For information please call 630-3900.

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The Jacksonville Public Library offers a whole, wide world of reading for kids and teens to discover.

Kids aged 6-12 can attend story times as well as unique programs held on various dates and times at varying library locations. Special passports will be stamped to have fun while keeping track of books read. After reading 5 books kids can enter to win a bike and after 9 books kids receive a paperback book of their choice.

Teens can also take part in summer reading and enter to win prizes for doing so. The second annual Teen Battle of the Bands takes place at the Main Library, 6/21 at 1pm. Bands can register until 5/31 by calling 630-0673.

Also this summer, Duval Co. residents aged 12-18, are encouraged to volunteer for 10 hours at a library and complete a 500 word essay for a chance to earn a $700 college scholarship.

For more info about summer reading, visit your local library, call 630-2408 or log onto the website for an event schedule.

Jacksonville Suns vs. Mobile BayBears

Info: (904) 633-6100

“The subjects of John Bunker’s paintings are” simmering with energy, saturated with fragments of color and wonderfully alive”.

Beyond creating an extensive and varied body of work over his 40 year career as a professional artist, John has also sustained an impressive museum career. He is a graduate of both the Smithsonian Institute’s Fundamentals of Museum Management and the JP Getty’s Museum Management Institute at the University of California at Berkeley.

As an active volunteer in the Jacksonville community, John has served as President of the Riverside Fine Arts Association Concert series, a member of JaxPride and Chairman of the Koger Gallery of Art and Gardens.

Last year John received the much deserved 2007 Individual Arts Award from the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville in recognition of three decades of leadership in the community.

This premier Battle of the Bands competition has 4 bands battling for a chance to compete for King of the Hill title in December. If your band is interested in participation, email Tom at thehill@usa.net. Bands competing this round: Abandoned, Mouths Of Lions, Abetting Royetta, 1 TBA. Doors: 7:30pm Tickets: $10

Lauren Austin, the principal of that black girl art, is a fabric artist creating art quilts for sale and as commissions with her own hand-dyed materials. She is also a storyteller and teacher offering a variety of presentations and hands-on workshops for all ages on African American culture and history as expressed through her art.

“My work is conceived for people to see, touch and experience in ways that bring out not just memories but emotions. Through my interactive presentations and workshops in schools, community centers and galleries, I encourage others to find paths back to their own personal and cultural history to bring it forward to new generations.”

I have been designing and making quilts for nearly 30 years. Prior to turning to art and art education full time, I worked as a US diplomat in Latin America and a human rights and civil rights lawyer and associate law professor at Syracuse University School of Law.

Live entertainment in the courtyard with Radio 80 4pm-8pm and Blistur 8:30pm-2am!

Mad Cowford is back!!!

Mad Cowford, Jacksonville’s Premier Improv Troupe, will be performing at 9th and Main (1850 N. Main St. Jacksonville, FL) every Friday at 8pm.

The show will cost $5 (best bang for your entertainment buck).

Do you like the following TV shows: “Whose Line is it Anyway?” and “Thank God You’re Here”? Then, you will love us.

Come laugh with us and play with us. Every show is different because the show is based upon your suggestions.

If you have any questions or need directions, check out www.madcowford.com or send an email to info@madcowford.com

Come join us for a great night of laughter and comedy and the food is really good at 9th and Main, also.

Every once in a while a blues artist emerges from the deep south and bursts fully mature upon the national scene. Eric Culberson is one of those bluesmen. His style is unmistakably authentic, energetic, and blessed with sex appeal and charisma. He will be a breath of fresh air for the blues.

www.ericculberson.com

INFO: (904) 247-6636

The July 2008 deadpaper.org reading will take place on Friday, July 25, 7 p.m. at Chamblin’s “Uptown,” downtown Jacksonville, 215 Laura Street (less than a block south of the new Main Library and Hemming Plaza). deadpaper.org monthly readings are held the last Friday of every month.

As always, this venue is about you, about fostering local talent, displaying it, building a community around it. Come listen or come read or do both, but come!

At the end of our open-mic session this month, Alan Justiss will read to us. Folio Weekly will have someone out at this month’s deadpaper reading to do a story on Justiss’s 15-year anniversary of reading at Chamblin’s.

Be a part of it. Make it what you need it to be. Bring a poem, bring a story, bring a song, bring a didgeridoo, bring a poem you found in the graffiti around the corner, bring yourself.

And send us submissions for the Fall 2008 issue of deadpaper.org.

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Peter Richard Conte performs. Presented by the Riverside Fine Arts Association Pipe Organ Series.

With the future uncertain for Centre St.’s Post Office, the time is good to document the historical relevance of our city’s oldest post office building. This exhibit will feature archival photos, artifacts, and oral histories from people who hold the building’s history in their experiences.

In addition to recorded interviews for viewing and artifacts, the Amelia island Museum of History has a series of 38 photographs documenting the construction of the building dating from April 6, 1908 when the land was an olive orchard owned by the Lesesne family.

This exhibit will help preserve an era that will soon be changed forever. This temporary exhibit is included in regular admission of $7 for adults, and $4 for students and active military. AIMH is open Mon-Sat 10-4, and Sundays 1-4pm.

An introduction to true Japanese Sake. Try our featured Sakes for free to get an idea of what good Sake is all about then move on to our Sake available for purchase by the “Masu Cup.” When you learn what you like you can select from over 40 varieties to take home. Circle Japan is a Japanese Grocery/Cafe, so you can also learn about food pairings or just check out all of our Japanese goods.

INFO: (904) 642-7799

This exhibition examines the vital role that medical artists and their illustrations occupy in advancing the study and practice of medicine. Medical illustrations are used by physicians to share their techniques, by researchers to find answers, by medical students to learn and by patients to understand.

Mayo Clinic has one of the largest collections of medical illustration in the world with more than 60,000 pieces; about 150 of which are on display. The exhibition features original medical art rendered in a variety of media such as carbon dust, pen and ink, watercolor, airbrush and digital media. The illustrations range from interpretations of the human form to animated voyages inside the human body, studies of the brain, molecules and gene clusters, skeletons, and a rare look at the unique anatomy of conjoined twins. For more information, please call (904) 356-6857.

More to See. More to Zoo.

It’s here: your chance to see, touch and feed some of the sea’s most charming creatures.

Stop in soon, before this once-in-a-lifetime experience swims away! (Thru Sept. 2008)

There is an admission charge, in addition to regular zoo admission, of $3 for children, adults and seniors and $2.50 for members to enter Stingray Bay. Food for the stingrays is $1.

Adults $12; Children (Ages 3 -12) $7.50; Children under three FREE.

Purchase tickets online

Come cruise the St. Johns River abourd the water taxi! S.S. Marine Taxi now offers Sunset cruises. Each cruise is 2 hours in duration and takes you both north and south of the departure point located at The Jacksonville Landing. Transfers to the Jacksonville Landing are included in the fare. Cruises showcase the beautiful downtown riverfront and surrounding areas. Passengers will be enlightened by a history of the St. Johns River and of the City of Jacksonville, and will experience their beauty firsthand. The cruises depart from downtown, then proceed toward the Riverside area, San Marco and San Jose areas, then back into the heart of downtown. It is common to see dolphin, bald eagles, and other beautiful creatures while cruising the St. Johns, either day or night. Passengers who experience the Sunset cruise will be treated to a marvelous display of color, as the setting sun illuminates the western sky and dances on the river. The sunset cruise culminates with the spectacular transformed view of downtown, as the neon and lights on the bridges and building highlight the structures for which the Jacksonville skyline is known. Reservations are required.

Sydney McKenna’s airy land and skyscapes evoke a sense of drama and mystery that portray the artist’s fascination with the intersection of the physical and spiritual worlds. Visit www.sydneymckenna.com for more information about our featured artist.

Meet the artist in the galleries and enjoy the music of popular Americana musician Colton McKenna in the courtyard.

Complementing this celebration of the arts are creative libations provided by The Twisted Martini and delectable hors d’oeuvres created by the Chef’s Garden.

Sydney McKenna will host a special Gallery Talk on July 18, 2008 from 6-7:30 p.m.

INFO: (904) 646-2222

Open seven days a week. Evening Performances: Doors open at 6:00 p.m., buffet from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m., curtain at 8:00 p.m. Saturday Matinee: Doors open at 11:00 a.m., buffet from 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m., curtain at 1:15 p.m. Sunday Matinee Performances: Doors open at 12 p.m., buffet 12:15 – 1:30 p.m., curtain at 2:00 p.m. Tickets available for shows only. www.alhambradinnertheatre.com

It is filled with toys, it is filled with joy and it is filled with learning moments. A large and state of the art facility filled with toys, books and entertainment. Our play facilitators guide the tots through playing, fun and enriching moments. Nothing describes the Free Play Area better than fun, fun and fun! Meanwhile, caregivers can access the Internet with our free Wi-Fi system, or just talk to friends, while hanging out in the Tot Café. Check out the website for a full photo of the play area and all the fun classes and activities we have to offer! Call us at (904) 730-2625 for more information!

The 100 Black Men of Jacksonville, Inc. will host The First Annual White Out Weekend, which will be a weekend full of entertainment, youth empowerment and community activism. During these days, the organization is asking the Greater Jacksonville area to “White Out” the city as a collective show of support of the need to rid the city of the violence that is overtaking the city’s youth. Residents can do this by attending all of the events in ALL WHITE or by wearing a WHITE RIBBON on their shirts.

The weekend will start on Friday, July 25 at 7pm with a “Holy Hip Hop” Concert at the Florida Theatre, featuring Gospel Hip Hop artist, FLAME and Grammy Nominated artist Da’ T.R.U.T.H., both from the highly regarded Cross Movement Records. The concert, geared toward 16 – 30 year olds, will also feature local artists (TBD).

Join us Friday nights from 6-8 PM to enjoy a free glass of wine and custom design consultation.

Bring floorplans, measurements or just your ideas and BoConcept’s consultants will work with you to create a full-color, 3-D rendering of your space with our Furnish® software. No appointments necessary, just stop by the store or call us for more details.

We hope to see you soon. Cheers!