ARTS PICKS | May 3-5

Jacksonville Today Arts and Culture Editor Matt Shaw shares his arts and culture picks for the weekend.

Saturday

The Art of the Figure Workshop

MOCA | Downtown Jacksonville

Local multi-disciplinary artist William McMahan leads a figure drawing workshop at MOCA Jacksonville on Saturday beginning at 3 p.m. MOCA’s life-drawing series is designed for artists of all levels of experience and focuses on essential figure drawing skills, including general proportions and anatomical landmarks. Participants study a live nude model and learn techniques to create dynamic figures. BYOB materials. Newsprint and charcoal are recommended, but any drawing medium is acceptable. 18+ only. Tickets: $20 for members and $30 for nonmembers. Get them here. 

Saturday 

Organ Chamber Music 

Jacoby Symphony Hall | Downtown Jacksonville 

The Jacksonville Symphony’s Organ Series comes to a close with a special performance led by Assistant Conductor Grant O’Brien and featuring Organ Series curator, the masterful organist Greg Zelek. String and wind players from the symphony and a selection of chamber repertoire join Zelek for the performance. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets and more information. 

Sunday 

Terence Blanchard 

Jacoby Symphony Hall | Downtown Jacksonville 

Trumpeter and composer, the mighty Terence Blanchard is an artistic force. (Duval-bred, Grammy-winning drummer Ulysses Owens Jr. calls Blanchard “one of the most important creative voices of the last four decades.”) He’s won Grammys and been nominated for Oscars, written and recorded unimpeachably inventive jazz albums, composed operas and film scores and more. On Sunday, Blanchard performs original works and songs from Wayne Shorter’s catalog with E-Collective and Turtle Island String Quartet as part of the Jacksonville Symphony’s Jazz Series. Show starts at 6:30 p.m. Tickets and more information.