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Jax Native, Bella Coley Launches Hemp Vodka News4Jax
Jacksonville local, Bella Coley, has been operating in Anchorage for the past couple of years. Between television shows, film crews and social network marketing she's been a busy girl---although she still finds time to do the occasional update for MetroJacksonville. Her latest venture as COO of Alaska...
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Jax Artist, Lee Harvey Recognized by Academia News4Jax
For the past couple of years, one of Jacksonville's most dynamic and controversial artists has been quietly getting absorbed into museum collections and public art projects around the country. Now, the University of St. Lawrence's Richard F. Brush Gallery has installed one of Lee's satirical political...
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5 & Dime's "Spunk", ReImagining Zora Neal Hurston!
As MetroJacksonville readers know, the Harlem Renaissance was deeply influenced by the characters from Jacksonville's LaVilla district. One of those colossal figures, Zora Neal Hurston lived and worked here, and partially edited her amazing work "Turpentine'". This weekend, the verdant, earthy language...
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Jacksonville Symphony's "Ballroom With a Twist"
Jacksonville's celebrated Symphony hit one out of the ballpark recently with a barn burning cooperative performance of America's pop idols of television. With vocalists from "American Idol" and dancers from "So You Think You Can Dance" the Moran Theatre was packed to capacity and swinging with the music....
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Jax Native, Bella Coley Launches Hemp Seed Vodka
Jacksonville local, Bella Coley, has been operating in Anchorage for the past couple of years. Between television shows, film crews and social network marketing she's been a busy girl---although she still finds time to do the occasional update for MetroJacksonville. Her latest venture as COO of Alaska...
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The Artist Series Brings "Jersey Boys"!
Jersey Boys, the sensational jukebox musical (with music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe and book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice) based on one of the most successful 1960s rock 'n roll groups, the Four Seasons, is coming to Jacksonville, this week as part of this blockbuster season of the Artist...
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Riverside Arts Market Opens Fourth Season
Following three successful seasons, the Riverside Arts Market reopened on March 3rd. The opening was celebrated with a parade, led by the Stanton Marching Band and Drum Line, and included RAM Founder, Wayne Wood; Channel 4 Meteorologist, Rebecca Barry, and Councilman Jim Love as guest speakers. Today,...
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Grande Opera: La Traviata Performance Sunday March 4
The Artist Series, probably Jacksonville's most celebrated and luxe performance subscription is bringing Teatro Lirico D'Europa, a Jenny Kelly Production to the Times Union Performing Center for the Arts for a luscious, bombastic, bodice ripping, diva making performance of Verdi's La Traviata. According...
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John Cameron Mitchell at Sun Ray Cinema This Weekend
Tim Massett of Sun Ray Cinema has developed a brilliant new film series for the landmark movie theatre in Five Points: The Talkies. For each of these events he brings a film star or director in to discuss the movies they made or starred in with Jacksonville audiences. Already, he has brought in Crispin...
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The Lemonheads (or) It's a Shame About Ray
Pump Up The Volume's Paul Thomas Chapman writes aboutThe Lemonheads, It's a Shame About Ray.. Check them out Saturday Night February 25th at Jack Rabbit's
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