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Halloween Fun Returns to Atlantic Beach
Get ready for a fun-filled Halloween evening in Atlantic Beach! Families are invited to celebrate Halloween on Friday, October 30, from 5–7:30 p.m. with a variety of family-friendly activities throughout the evening.
The festivities will include a Trunk or Treat in the City Hall parking lot, where children can come dressed in their favorite costumes and collect treats from creatively decorated vehicles. For those looking for a little extra spooky fun, the Atlantic Beach Police Department will host a family-friendly Haunted House.
While the Halloween fun is happening throughout the evening, families can also enjoy a special showing of Ghostbusters 2. The movie will be playing during the event, giving everyone a chance to take a break from the festivities and enjoy a Halloween favorite together.
Whether you’re coming for the treats, costumes, haunted house, or movie, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Bring the family and make Atlantic Beach your Halloween destination!
Friday, October 30 | 5–7:30 p.m.
City Hall & Atlantic Beach Police Department
For more information, email recreation@coab.us or call (904) 247-5828.
The heartwarming Ken Ludwig’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise opens at Theatre Jacksonville on February 27, telling the unlikely romance of the Tony Award-winning playwright’s parents during World War II. Ken Ludwig, author of more than 34 plays and musicals performed around the world, based his intimate play on the real-life relationship of Jack who, nudged by matchmaking parents, strikes up a courtship with Louise, an aspiring singer and dancer in Manhattan.
“This amazing show is such a well-rounded peek into life from a vastly different and difficult era, yet one we can all relate to because of stories we’ve no doubt heard from our parents or grandparents about their lives during the war,” said Theatre Jacksonville Executive Director Sarah Boone, who has performed her own cabaret-style tribute show Mom Before Dad about her mother’s romance with a soldier from the same era. “It is both poignant and amusing and uses personal letters to explore the amazing connection and long-distance commitment that Jack and Louise Ludwig forged and shared.”
Dear Jack, Dear Louise will be directed by Roxanna Lewis and features Kyle Blumenthal as Jack and Ashlyn Brown as Louise. Shows will run from Feb. 27 through March 15, with evening performances at 7:30 p.m. and three matinee performances at 2 p.m. on March 8, 14 and 15. The last Saturday performance will be a 2 p.m. matinee.
The final two Mainstage productions this season will include:
¨ Play On by Rick Abbot, opening April 17 – This comedy of a play within a play is a zany love letter to community theater, as a theater group tries and fails while a haughty author keeps revising the script.
¨ Sondheim on Sondheim with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, conceived and directed by James Lapine, opening June 5 – The genius songwriter Stephen Sondheim is celebrated with his own songs amid a framework of exclusive and in-depth video interviews.
One complimentary ticket is included with All-Access Memberships and Season Subscriptions. Single tickets for the show will be offered for $31 each. For more information about Dear Jack, Dear Louise or the remainder of the 106th season, visit www.theatrejax.com.
About Theatre Jacksonville
Theatre Jacksonville was founded in 1919 as The Little Theatre of Jacksonville, with the capital for the 1938 construction of the historic facility donated by Carl S. Swisher. It was reincorporated as Theatre Jacksonville in 1969 and named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. Theatre Jacksonville has provided 106 years of uninterrupted community theater in Jacksonville.
Theatre Jacksonville’s mission is to enrich lives and broaden cultural understanding through community participation in theater arts. In addition to providing more than 100 performances each season of outstanding community theater featuring a regional cast of exceptionally talented playwrights, musicians, actors, designers and stagehands, Theatre Jacksonville reaches hundreds of students each year through summer camps, classes, field trips and in-school presentations.
Theatre Jacksonville also uses art to advance issues of local concern. From supporting veterans to nurturing arts and recreation, it fosters community partnerships to advance the culture, health and well-being of Jacksonville. As Theatre Jacksonville anticipates its future, it also seeks to build a strong operational foundation to ensure that, just as endowed funds support the theater building, endowed funds will support theater operations. For more information or to donate, visit www.theatrejax.com.
12th Annual Holiday Market in the South on Dec 6th from 11-3pm at the Thrasher-Horne Center.
🎄Get ready for holiday shopping featuring 70+ local creatives and retailers !
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📢 Free Indoor Event
🎄 Support & Shop 70 Local Creatives & Retailer
🛍️ Swag bags to the first 30 guest
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oin us on Saturday, November 22nd to help us celebrate 7 years in business!
While you’re here, explore our large space of over 90 artists and vendors while you enjoy some light snacks and refreshments.
Some of our artists will be present to chat with you and a few will be be providing artists demonstrations to display their artistic talents!
See you there!
PUMPKIN PATCH at Black Creek Methodist Church, 3925 Main St., Middleburg, FL 32068. Come and choose your perfect pumpkin!
Open Daily October 2-October 31 • Hours: Monday – Friday 330pm – 8pm, Saturday 10am – 8pm, Sunday 1230pm – 8pm, Family Friendly Special Events @ The Patch all month long!
Daily Train Rides • Chili Night • Trunk or Treat • Games • Photo Booth • Contests • Live Weekend Entertainment.
Get more details online at https://blackcreekmethodist.org/pumpkin-patch
Theatre Jacksonville opens its Mainstage season on November 7 with the beloved Neil Simon classic Barefoot in the Park. Made famous by the film version starring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda, this romantic comedy about two newlyweds with opposite temperaments has delighted theater audiences for many decades. Straightlaced lawyer Paul and free-spirited Corie learn to work through their growing pains, honor their love for each other and appreciate their differences.
“Barefoot in the Park was the second play Neil Simon wrote, but it still rings true with its witty and sweet portrayal of love and acceptance,” said Theatre Jacksonville Executive Director Sarah Boone. “This is a timely production that also pays honor to the impeccable portrayal of Paul by the late Robert Redford, who originated the role on Broadway before he was cast in the movie.”
Barefoot in the Park will be directed by Tyler Leeps and features Brent Mulberry, Paul Neace, Jackson Wesley Vaughn, Gloria Ware and Rebekah Wood. Shows will run from Nov. 7 through 23, with evening performances at 7:30 p.m. and three matinee performances at 2 p.m. on Nov. 16, 22 and 23. The last Saturday performance of each show will be a 2 p.m. matinee.
Other Mainstage productions will include:
¨ Packing Up Polly by Leslie Kimbell, opening January 16 – Polly Porter, a famous 1970s gospel singer, has gone on up to heaven – but there’s one surprise for her daughter Caroline: Polly was an extreme hoarder. Many laughs, screams and tears ensue as Caroline and her three best friends attempt to pack up the house.
¨ Ken Ludwig’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise by Ken Ludwig, opening February 27 – Two strangers meet by letter during WWII and fall in love, as Tony Award-winning playwright Ludwig tells the story of his parents’ heartwarming courtship.
¨ Play On by Rick Abbot, opening April 17 – This comedy of a play within a play is a zany love letter to community theater, as a theater group tries and fails while a haughty author keeps revising the script.
¨ Sondheim on Sondheim with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, conceived and directed by James
Lapine, opening June 5 – The genius songwriter Stephen Sondheim is celebrated with his own songs amid a framework of exclusive and in-depth video interviews.
Season memberships and subscriptions are available at three levels:
· All-Access Memberships include tickets for the entire Theatre Jacksonville season, including Mainstage productions and all Extra productions.
· Season Subscriptions include one ticket to each of the five Mainstage productions. Tickets will be extra for other special productions.
· Single tickets are offered on a show-by-show basis and will be $31 each.
Prices are as follows:
All-Access Membership
Individual Adult Member (18-59 years old): $170
Individual Senior/Military Member (60+ or military ID): $150
All individual memberships receive one complimentary All-Access Pass that includes all Theatre Jacksonville season productions including Seasons Extra. Additional show tickets will cost $22, as available.
Season Subscription
Individual Adult Member (18-59 years old): $140
Individual Senior/Military Member (60+ or military ID): $120
All individual subscriptions receive one complimentary ticket for each of the five Theatre Jacksonville Mainstage productions (does not include Season Extras). Additional show tickets will cost $25, as available.
For more information about Barefoot in the Park or the 106th season, visit www.theatrejax.com.
About Theatre Jacksonville
Theatre Jacksonville was founded in 1919 as The Little Theatre of Jacksonville, with the capital for the 1938 construction of the historic facility donated by Carl S. Swisher. It was reincorporated as Theatre Jacksonville in 1969 and named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. Theatre Jacksonville has provided 106 years of uninterrupted community theater in Jacksonville.
Theatre Jacksonville’s mission is to enrich lives and broaden cultural understanding through community participation in theater arts. In addition to providing more than 100 performances each season of outstanding community theater featuring a regional cast of exceptionally talented playwrights, musicians, actors, designers and stagehands, Theatre Jacksonville reaches hundreds of students each year through summer camps, classes, field trips and in-school presentations.
Theatre Jacksonville also uses art to advance issues of local concern. From supporting veterans to nurturing arts and recreation, it fosters community partnerships to advance the culture, health and well-being of Jacksonville. As Theatre Jacksonville anticipates its future, it also seeks to build a strong operational foundation to ensure that, just as endowed funds support the theater building, endowed funds will support theater operations.
For more information or to donate, visit www.theatrejax.com.
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Join Diane at ABAM for a Mosaic Workshop to make mosaic Christmas ornaments on Sunday, 11/16!
For this class we will use glass, tile and other elements to mosaic two holiday ornaments. Lesson includes learning to use tools to cut glass and tile, adhesives and the grout process. Two different shapes will be available (circle or star).
You’ll go home with a completed project!
No experience required, all materials included.
Ticket Cost: $60
Join Kina at ABAM on Wednesday, 11/12 at 10am for a Resin Workshop to make your own Christmas trees!
In this workshop, you will be making a glass Christmas tree and covering it in resin. We’ll be using reflective glass, like the 2 on the left in the picture. There will be beads, seashells, and more provided if you choose to add embellishments to your tree.
If you desire a specific color, please be sure to get in contact with the instructor ASAP and she will do her best to locate it!
Tickets: $55 per person, supplies included
