Explore the best of Jacksonville's arts and culture events this weekend with Matt Shaw, Arts and Culture Editor at Jacksonville Today. Matt has handpicked his top three must-see events for you, featuring live music and theater productions.
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Artist Mark Creegan's work, on view at Florida Mining in Riverside.
November 27, 2024

ARTS PICKS | Nov. 29 – Dec. 1

Shopping for locally made goods, an art gallery brunch tour, and jazz at Jacksonville Beach are the Thanksgiving week Arts…

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Hung Liu, Dandelion with Red Dragonfly (silver), 2020, mixed media, 48 x 48 inches (121.9 x 121.9 cm). Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. Museum purchase, 2021.21.1. © Estate of Hung Liu. | Photo: Peter Paul Geoffrion
November 21, 2024

ARTS PICKS | Nov. 22-24

Music in a Downtown alley, a symphony program that includes a contemporary composer, nature paintings at the Cummer, and open…

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MOCA Jacksonville invites the whole family for a party on Saturday | MOCA
November 13, 2024

ARTS PICKS | Nov. 15-17

New art in San Marco, a Riverside storytelling competition, the Symphony’s Harry Potter era, and a family party at MOCA…

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November 6, 2024

ARTS PICKS | Nov. 8-10

PorchFest in Springfield; classical guitar Downtown, a bloody good time of a musical in San Marco and contemporary art Downtown…

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October 31, 2024

ARTS PICKS | Nov. 1-3

Two theatrical productions and modern dance are this weekend’s Arts Picks.…

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French artist Lucas Beaufort closes out his residency at Atlantic Beach’s Hotel Palms Saturday
October 23, 2024

ARTS PICKS | Oct. 25-27

Parties at Skyway stops, a piano prodigy, a Civil Rights story on the stage and a live painting party in…

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The cast of Lumen Repertory Theatre's "Cadillac Crew."
October 16, 2024

ARTS PICKS | Oct. 18-20

Contemporary art Downtown, a play’s opening in San Marco and an innovative organ concert are this week’s Arts Picks.…

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Local retro-country band Dean Winter and the Heat plays Jack Rabbits on Sunday.
October 9, 2024

ARTS PICKS | Oct. 12-13

In a week when Hurricane Milton has canceled most events, there are still two opportunities to enjoy local music. And…

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New works by Spanish artist Pablo Vindel are on view at Flagler College’s Crisp-Ellert Art Museum. | David Zarzoso
October 2, 2024

ARTS PICKS | Oct. 5-7

An artist-led tour in St. Augustine, hip-hop festival in LaVilla and Brazilian music at Jacksonville Beach are this weekend’s Arts…

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Pianist Joyce Yang returns to the Jacksonville Symphony this weekend.
September 24, 2024

ARTS PICKS | Sept. 27-29

A hands-on art lesson by a master, an art talk in San Marco, mural festival and a night at the…

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A photo by Michael Rakim, whose work will be on view at the Jax Photo Festival this weekend
September 18, 2024

ARTS PICKS | Sept. 20-22

There’s a festival for everyone this weekend! Choose from books Downtown, photography in LaVilla or music in St. Augustine.…

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Jax indie-band Flipturn (top) and Alabama-bred soul group St. Paul and the Broken Bones (bottom) headline Florida Fin Fest in Jax Beach | Courtesy of the artists
September 11, 2024

ARTS PICKS | Sept. 13-15

Parrotheads, this is your weekend to catch the Jacksonville Symphony. Also, Florida Fin Fest returns to Jax Beach, and MOCA…

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Moving the Margins Artist-in-Residence Marcus Williams unveils "Un-American Gods" this weekend.
September 4, 2024

ARTS PICKS | Sept. 6-8

A riverfront bluegrass concert, new art in Riverside and Downtown, and a chamber music concert at the Beaches are this…

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Some of Mark Creegan's past work. LEFT: Standing (handles up), acrylic paint and mediums on tennis racquets and wood, 29. 5” x 5”, 2022. RIGHT: Syllabus, acrylic on panel, 12” x 12”, 2015
August 28, 2024

ARTS PICKS | Aug. 30-Sept. 1

Jazz, an art opening and the launch of a book about a legendary local rock club are the Labor Day…

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August 21, 2024

ARTS PICKS | Aug. 23-25

The Jacksonville Caribbean Carnival, free art museum visits, and a performance honoring a Latin-jazz great are this week’s Arts Picks.…

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August 14, 2024

ARTS PICKS | Aug. 16-18

A new art exhibit at MOCA, an art show opening in San Marco, a secret concert, and a show in…

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August 8, 2024

ARTS PICKS | Aug. 9-11

Storytelling in Riverside, new local music in Jacksonville Beach and two art museums offering free admission are this weekend’s Arts…

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Duval-bred, Grammy-winning drummer Ulysses Owens Jr. (pictured) hosts the final installment of the Jazz Jam at Wildcrafters on Sunday. | Credit: Felicia Bass, courtesy of the artist (cropped)
July 31, 2024

ARTS PICKS | August 2-4

Jazz, comedy, film, visual art. There’s something for everyone in this week’s Arts Picks, hand curated by Arts and Culture…

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Samuel Pace, "Monk In Dali Land" ca. 2017, mixed media on wood. | Gordon W. Bailey Collection.
July 25, 2024

ARTS PICKS | July 26-28

Arts and Culture Editor Matt Shaw couldn’t pick just three Arts Picks this week. His FIVE picks include a new…

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Hoosier Suffrage Quilt, before 1920, cotton plain weave, pieced, embroidered, and quilted, Frank B. Bemis Fund and with funds donated anonymously. | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
July 17, 2024

ARTS PICKS | July 19-21

Summer at the Cummer, quilts, intelligent theater in San Marco and jazz in Riverside are this week’s Arts Picks.…

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July 10, 2024

ARTS PICKS | July 12-14

Opening weekend for one-act plays in San Marco, pottery making Downtown and local authors reading in Riverside are this week’s…

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June 27, 2024

ARTS PICKS | June 28-30

Events in Jacksonville Beach, Murray Hill, Downtown Jax and Avondale make this week’s Arts Picks list.…

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June 20, 2024

ARTS PICKS | June 21-23

The Soul Violinist, a local photography exhibit on our Beaches, and free Saturday at MOCA are this weekend’s Arts Picks.…

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Sean Mason performs Sunday at the Ritz Theatre | Sean Mason via Instagram
June 11, 2024

ARTS PICKS | June 14-16

A Father’s Day jazz concert, hip-hop and art fest in Riverside, Digital Art Fest and birthday party for James Weldon…