August is a time to stroll through the Cummer Museum and Gardens while there is
still warm Summer days and cool Summer nights.
Check your calendars, take a look below, grab the family or your friends
and let the good times roll. Now here’s
what’s happening at the Cummer.
Florida Blue Free Tuesday – Each Tues. Evening from 4 to 9 p.m. | Free. No registration required. Every Tuesday, enjoy free admission to the
Cummer Museum and its historic Gardens, thanks to the generous support of
Florida Blue. Guests can enjoy free admission to the Galleries and Gardens. Each Tuesday evening, the Cummer Café is open
for Tapas Tuesday sponsored by VyStar Credit Union.
Tapas Tuesday – Each Tues. Evening from 5 to 7:30 p.m. | The Cummer Café. Reservations recommended. Tap into Tapas Tuesday sponsored by VyStar
Credit Union at the Cummer Café. Every Tuesday from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on the
Cummer Café patio, take in the sunset while listening to local musicians with
beer, wine, or artfully inspired tapas for sale at the Café. Reserve your table by calling (904) 899-6022.
Weaver First Saturday Free For All – Sat., Aug. 5
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Free. No
registration required. The first Sat. of
each month at the Cummer Museum is FREE FOR ALL, thanks to the generous support
of J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver. Guests can enjoy free admission, as well
as art-making activities for all ages in the Cummer Gardens, live music, and a
Docent-led tour at 2 p.m.
Bank Of America And Merrill Lynch Museums On Us – Sun., Aug. 6 from Noon to 4
p.m. | Free to Cardholders. No
registration required. The Cummer Museum
of Art & Gardens offers free admission on the first Sunday of the first
full weekend of the month to all Bank of America or Merrill Lynch cardholders
through the Museums on Us program. Each cardholder receives one free general
admission to the Museum. For more information on the Museum's programming and
events, please call (904) 899-6038.
Talks &Tea: Ink, Silk, And Gold – Wed., Aug. 16 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Members and Non-Members $6. Registration required. In conjunction with Ink, Silk, and Gold:
Islamic Treasures from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston you are invited to the
Museum to enjoy an insightful talk over a cup of tea and a sweet treat, led by
Dilara Hafiz, Adjunct Professor at Jacksonville University and co-author of The
American Muslim Teenager's Handbook. For
further information or to register, please call (904) 899-6038.
Art For Tots: New Class! – Sat., June 17 from 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Members $15 per pair, Non-Members $20 per
pair. Registration required. This class is for children ages 24-36 months
and an accompanying adult. The program
is designed to help develop a child’s sensory and motor skills through art,
movement, music and storytelling and takes place in the galleries, garden and
studios. Art for Tots is funded through the generosity of the Chartrand Family
Foundation. Space is limited, so reservations are encouraged. Entry is through
Art Connections. For further information, please email or
call (904) 355-0630.
Art Adventures: Self-Portrait! – Sat., Aug. 19 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Members $10, Non-Members $15. Registration required. Join them on the third Saturday of each month
for studio classes. Artists have been
making images of themselves since ancient times. In this class students will view examples of
self-portraiture throughout art history before working in the studios to create
a work of their own likeness. Open to
children ages 6 through 12. Class size
is limited. For further information,
please email
or call (904) 355-0630.
Concert: Riyaaz Qawwali – Fri., Aug. 25 from 7 to 9 p.m. Members $30, Non-Members $40. Registration required. Qawwali, a musical tradition that dates back
to the late 13th century, is a style of Muslim devotional music that today is
particularly associated with Sufism. The
members of the Riyaaz Qawwali ensemble represent the unique diversity of South
Asia. Now settled in the United States,
these musicians hail from India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh. They represent multiple religious and
spiritual backgrounds and have been professionally performing qawwali for the
past eight years. For further
information or to register, please call (904) 899-6038.
Cummer Museum of Art
& Gardens
829 Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville, Florida 32204
(904) 356-6857
Hours of Operation & Admission
Public and private donations continue to come in as teens in the “I'm A Star Foundation”
raised money through their 3rd biennial Jacksonville HELPS (Homeless Students
Empowered through Leadership, Partnership & Service) initiative. “I'm A Star Foundation” held a Celebrity
Basketball Game, on July 17 from 7 to 8 p.m., to drum up unrestricted funds for
the Duval County Homeless Education Department HELPS (Homeless Students
Empowered through Leadership, Partnership & Service). "I'm A Star Foundation" founder Mrs. Betty Burney says an
estimated 400 people attended the event, in which high school all-stars beat local
celebrities 61-54 and brought in $2,000 to the foundation, with more donations expected
to come.
“I'm A Star” students continue to ask the community to “I'm A
Star Foundation's Go Fund Me Campaign Page” in order to raise $50,000 for
the 2700 homeless students in Duval County. The money will go towards items such as eye
glasses, books, toiletry items, bus passes, doctor's fees, hotel vouchers,
rental deposits, college application fees and more. (See the full wish list HERE).
There are currently 2700 homeless students in Duval County, and teens in the “I’m
A Star Foundation” hosts fundraisers to help them. Since 2013, the Foundation has raised $57,000
via live telethons, a 5K and two celebrity basketball games— donating all funds
to the Duval County Public Schools’ Homeless Education Department and awarding
14 scholarships to homeless students entering college.
About I’m A Star Foundation: Established in 2010, I'm A Star Foundation is a
non-profit organization comprised of students (ages 12-18) who develop
solutions to improve their communities. An
acronym for “Smart, Talented And Resilient” students, the Foundation draws 35
volunteer student-servant-leaders from middle and high schools across Duval
County each year.
Founder and Executive Director Betty Seabrook Burney is a former Duval Co.
School Board Chairwoman who achieved the distinction of having all chronically
low-performing schools exit the state of Florida’s intervene list by the end of
her term.
