The Mikado, the classic Gilbert and Sullivan opera, comes to St. Augustine this weekend.
Published on March 18, 2026 at 6:03 pm
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The Mikado opera in St. Augustine, an art talk in Mandarin, and an evening of music and cooking in Fernandina Beach are What to Do this weekend in the Jacksonville area.
Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado
Friday and Saturday
Lewis Auditorium, Flagler College | St. Augustine
Step back into 1885 with the First Coast Opera production of The Mikado, a timeless comedic satire that has outlasted nearly every cultural trend, despite what Timotheé Chalamet says. Directed by Nelson Sheeley and conducted by Sean Stork, this performance features a stellar cast including Rachel Querreveld and Fran Daniel Laucerica. And arrive an hour early for a pre-show talk on the historical context of librettist Sir William Schwenck Gilbert’s clever jab at British society.
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7:30 p.m. on Friday, 4 p.m. on Saturday | 14 Granada St. | Tickets: $45-$90, Student tickets: $20 | Tickets and more info
Coffee with the Curators: When The Kiln is Open: The Art of Charlie Moses Brown
Saturday
Mandarin Museum | Mandarin
The Mandarin Museum invites you to a morning of coffee and conversation with curators Nofa Dixon and Vina Schemer. As close friends and colleagues of the late Charlie Moses Brown, the two will be sharing personal stories and insights into the artist’s technique and the tight-knit “Crown Craftsmen” community that gathered at his pottery studio. This is a free, drop-in style event with no RSVP required. You are also encouraged to bring Charlie Moses Brown pottery from your own collection to share and discuss; however, the curators cannot provide monetary appraisals.
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10 a.m. – 2 p.m. | 12471 Mandarin Road | Free and open to the public | More info
An Evening of Story and Song with “the Sauce Boss” Bill Wharton
Saturday
Story and Song | Fernandina Beach
Blues and gumbo? Yes, please! Prepare for a fun night with legendary bluesman and showman Bill “The Sauce Boss” Wharton. This unique performance blends soulful, swampy slide-guitar with a live culinary show as Bill cooks a pot of his famous gumbo right on stage. (Yes you read that right, live music and a cooking show at the same time!) Once the music wraps, and the gumbo’s done cookin’, everyone gets a taste! A cash bar will be available to keep the evening flowing.
5 p.m.- 7 p.m. | 1430 Park Ave., Fernandina Beach | Tickets: $35 | Tickets and more info
