Jacksonville Today Arts and Culture Editor Matt Shaw shares his arts and culture picks for the weekend.
Friday, Saturday & Sunday
5 & Dime Presents: Lizzie, the Musical
Florida Ballet | Regency
Local nonprofit theatre company 5 & Dime continues its run of Lizzie, The Musical. Based in the late 19th century and set to a rock score, this production tells the true story of Lizzie Bowden, who was accused of murdering her father and his new wife and was controversially acquitted. Night performances: 8 p.m. Sunday matinee: 2 p.m. Tickets: $27 online, $30 at the door, or pay what you can. Tickets and more info.
Friday and Saturday
Rodrigo & Ravel’s Boléro
Jacoby Symphony Hall | Downtown Jacksonville
Montenegro born classical-guitar phenom Miloš Karadaglić joins the Jacksonville Symphony to perform Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez and works by French composer Maurice Ravel, including the famous Boléro. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Tickets and more info.
Saturday
Jacksonville PorchFest
Various locations | Springfield
The popular free music festival PorchFest returns to the Downtown-Jax-adjacent neighborhood of Springfield with a full day of live music from a strong lineup of local, regional and nationally touring acts, including J & the Causeways, Future Joy, Annie Dukes, Dean Winter & the Heat, Luci Lind, Rambler Kane and many more. It’s free and family-friendly, with food trucks, craft beer and art vendors. Noon-8 p.m. Use the interactive guide from the Jacksonville Music Experience to plan your stops.
All weekend
A Century of the Contemporary, Fill My Heart with Hope, Starship Abundance
Museum of Contemporary Art | Downtown Jacksonville
As MOCA celebrates its 100-year anniversary, the Downtown museum is stacked with new exhibitions. MOCA’s A Century of the Contemporary traces the history of the institution, while the late Frank Stella’s large-scale sculpture installation, Jacksonville Stacked Stars, fills Project Atrium. New York-based artist Emil Alzamora’s multidisciplinary exhibit, Starship Abundance, remains on view. And an exhibition of more than 100 works – many of which by less-heralded artists hailing from the Deep South – called Fill My Heart With Hope: Works From The Gordon W. Bailey Collection, fills two floors of the museum. MOCA is open Tuesday through Sundays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is always free on Saturdays. More info.