Ponte Vedra Concert Hall | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
Published on January 29, 2026 at 5:36 pm
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Groovin’ to Motown hits in Ponte Vedra Beach, a Jacksonville Beach production of a hit musical and a new Cummer art show are What to Do this weekend in the Jacksonville area.
Forever Motown
Friday
Ponte Vedra Concert Hall | Ponte Vedra Beach
Tap your toes ’til the winter blues melt away with a night of Motown hits, performed by veteran singers including actual Motown legends Glenn Leonard, former lead singer of the Temptations, and Traci Robinson Greene, former lead singer of The Marvelettes. Two show times are available on the same evening, so catch the early show and get settled in bed at a reasonable hour, or grab dinner before the later show and make a whole night of it. Either way, you can’t go wrong with feel-good Motown hits.
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5 p.m. and 8 pm. | 1050 A1A N., Ponte Vedra Beach | Tickets: $78.04-$99.95 | Tickets and more info
‘Dear Evan Hanson‘
All Weekend
Players by the Sea | Jacksonville Beach
This Friday, Players by the Sea opens its 61st season with the Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen. Main character Evan is a socially anxious high schooler who gets caught up in a lie that spirals out of control after a classmate’s death. It’s a story about the messy reality of trying to connect in the age of social media and what happens when you finally have to tell the truth. A warning: Dear Evan Hansen deals with sensitive subject matter such as suicide, drug use and bullying, and includes strong adult language.
8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday | 106 6th St. N.; Jacksonville Beach | Tickets: $35 ($32 for students, seniors, and military) | Tickets and more info
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‘Touring the Landscape: Art, Travel and the Shaping of American Identity‘
All Weekend
Cummer Museum of Art | Riverside
The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens opens a new exhibition called Touring the Landscape, looking at how American artists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries helped shape our national identity by painting iconic tourist spots, defining what it meant to be “American” during a time of major industrialization and change. As the travel industry started to boom, artists captured everything from the Florida marshes and New England hills to the Western peaks. Adding an extra layer of cool: The show was guest-curated by University of North Florida students.
The Cummer closes at 4 p.m. | 829 Riverside Ave. | Pro tip: If you can’t make it for opening weekend, next Saturday, and every first Saturday of the month, Cummer admission is free | More info
