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ARTS PICKS | Nov. 1-3

Published on October 31, 2024 at 3:24 pm
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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 performances of Lizzie, The Musical. Based in the late 19th century and set to a rock score, the 2009 production is the story of Lizzie Borden, who was accused of murdering her father and his new wife, and Lizzie’s controversial acquittal. Night performances: 8 p.m. Sunday matinee: 2 p.m. Tickets: $27 online; $30 at the door. 5 & Dime also offers pay-what-you-can admission. Tickets and more info

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The cast of Lumen Repertory Theatre’s “Cadillac Crew.”

Friday & Saturday

Lumen Repertory Theatre presents Cadillac Crew 

San Marco Church | San Marco 

The Lumen Repertory regional theater company presents the final two performances of playwright Tori Sampson’s critically acclaimed Cadillac Crew. The play, which premiered at Yale Repertory in 2019, follows four 1960s Civil Rights activists – Rachel, Abby, Dee and Sarah – navigating the limits of their place both in society and within the protest movement itself. It’s described “as a story of sisterhood and the complexities of the fight for equality.” Performances: 7:30 p.m. Tickets and more info


Saturday 

Jacksonville Dance Theatre presents: Trace

Florida Theatre | Downtown Jacksonville

Local professional dance company the Jacksonville Dance Theatre presents its fall repertory program, Trace, which features choreographic works inspired by historical figures from the American modern dance lineage, with commissions from former Erick Hawkins Company dancer Louis Kavouras and Paul Taylor Dance Company performer Susan Dodge, among other pieces. In addition, JDT Artistic Director Rebecca R. Levy,presents her work “Tomb,” accompanied by a live performance by the Jacksonville Symphony’s Wind Ensemble. Show: 8 p.m. Tickets and more info


Corrected: This post originally included a Jacksonville Symphony performance that is actually scheduled for Nov. 8-9.

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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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