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Cast for Green Day's "American Idiot" Musical Announced
JACKSONVILLE, FL – Casting has been announced for the upcoming national tour of Green Day’s American Idiot, the explosive Broadway hit called “wonderfully raucous” and “emotionally charged” by The New York Times and “flat-out electrifying” by the Boston Globe, which will make its Jacksonville...
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A Look Inside CoRK Arts District
If someone mentions to you that Jacksonville doesn't have an arts scene, don't believe the hype. Today, Metro Jacksonville takes a look inside Riverside's popular CoRK Arts District.
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From the Sidewalk: Looking up in Downtown Jacksonville
MetroJacksonville.com is working with Ana Kamiar, MFA, of the Art Institute of Jacksonville to motivate a series of student created photo essays that highlight the people, environment, culture and thoughts of the metro Jacksonville region. This is their response from the lens of student Elena Rodriguez....
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Video Moment from Art Walk with Jesekah Rose
Keagan Anfuso and Nick Solarzano bring us a video moment from Art Walk with Jesekah Rose during the first display of her work at Chamblin's Uptown. Join these remarkable young video artists in their own maiden voyage as part of the MetroJacksonville team after the Jump!
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Emilio Perez Opening and Show at J. Johnson Gallery
J. Johnson Gallery closes out its twelfth season with a solo exhibition by painter Emilio Perez. The show opens with a public reception with the artist on Friday, May 3 from 6-8 p.m and runs through June 13. The Brooklyn artist has developed a unique method to create his signature kinetic compositions,...
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Voices of Southern Rock: Ron Eckerman
Ron Eckerman, tour manager of Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1974-1977, recently wrote a book about his experience. "Turn It Up" tells the story of "Love, Life, and Death, Southern Style." He includes it all: the triumphs, the failures, the glory, the heartaches, and the magic of those heady days in the mid-70s....
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Interview With Javier Marin at J. Johnson Gallery
The J. Johnson Gallery at Jax Beach is the latest iteration of the cultural dynamism created by the Jennifer Johnson/Bruce Dempsey creative partnership. Whither that partnership has wandered, the cultural landscape has re arranged around it, and good things have followed. Such is the case with the...
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All Video Recap of One Spark Video Coverage 2013
One Spark was also a bit of a first for MetroJacksonville as it marked our debut of videoblogging team coverage. We've been working behind the scenes for the past year with various video experiments, we purchased a video production studio, started trying out different software and formats and created...
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Remembering One Spark: Sights & Scenes
Here is a brief look back at general statistics, sights and scenes from Jacksonville's initial One Spark Festival. What did One Spark showcase to you about downtown Jacksonville and our city's potential?
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One Spark Friday Video Coverage!
Metrojacksonville continues its video coverage of the One Spark Festival on Friday. Stephen Dare, Arash Kamiar, and Joshua Taylor bring you updates throughout the course of the evening! Keep Checking back for updates after the Jump!
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