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ARTS PICKS | Aug. 16-18

Published on August 14, 2024 at 1:28 pm
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Jacksonville Today Arts and Culture Editor Matt Shaw shares his arts and culture picks for the weekend.

© Emil Alzamora, Starship Abundance

All weekend

Emil Alzamora: Starship Abundance 

MOCA | Downtown Jacksonville

Starship Abundance, a new multi-disciplinary exhibition of works by New York based, Peru-born artist Emil Alzamora, is just one of several new exhibits on view at MOCA, as part of the institution’s 100-year-anniversary programming. Alzamora’s work joins the late-Frank Stella’s large-scale sculpture installation, Jacksonville Stacked Stars, which currently fills Project Atrium. Meanwhile, University of North Florida student artist-in-residence Elysa Adams’ Voices of Moncrief remains on view. And an exhibition of more than 100 works – many of which by less-heralded artists with no formal training, hailing from the Deep South – called Fill My Heart With Hope: Works From The Gordon W. Bailey Collection, currently fills two floors of the museum. MOCA is open from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays are free. More information.

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Saturday

Pattern Recognition 

Share Art Gallery | San Marco

A contingent of local artists – including Anne Cullum, Jaylene Cabrera, Mark Creegan, Hannah Keats, Mere Mason, Maya Matheison and Brit Weber – share new works as part of the abstract-themed group show, Pattern Recognition, at San Marco’s Share Art Gallery on Saturday. An opening exhibition is held from 7-10 p.m. It’s free to attend. More info


Saturday

Bold City Circuit Presents: Deb Rudy, June Bunch, Melissa Grady

House Show | RSVP for Details 

Locally-based music promoter Bold City Circuit consistently offers some of the most distinctive concert experiences in the region. And on Saturday, BCC presents a trio of singer-songwriters hailing from Florida’s West Coast, including Deb Ruby (St. Pete), June Bunch (St. Pete) and Melissa Grady (Tampa) at a not-publicly-disclosed location. The address of the show is shared with ticket buyers. 7:30 p.m. Tickets and more info


Sunday 

Blue Jay Anniversary Show

Blue Jay Listening Room | Jacksonville Beach

Intimate Jax-Beach music venue Blue Jay Listening Room celebrates its seven-year anniversary on Sunday night with a unique-for-Blue-Jay standing-room-only concert (it being a listening room, typically the audience is encouraged to sit down and, well… shut up). Jax-based indie-funk band Trash Panda performs. And if that’s not your concert-going speed, you can still support Blue Jay by attending a seated show most nights of the week. Check out the Jacksonville Music Experience’s concert calendar for Blue Jay’s upcoming schedule. Info for Sunday’s show.

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author image Arts & Culture Editor email Matthew Shaw is a writer, editor and musician. His writing has appeared in Folio Weekly, Edible Northeast Florida, The Surfer's Journal, and SURFER Magazine, and he's reported on national stories for The New York Times. He was previously editor in chief of the Void Magazine.

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