The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens today
announced the launch of the Family 2 Family Membership Match promotion. For every $100 donated to the Museum as part
of a membership purchase or upgrade through September 30, the Museum will give
a Museum membership to the family of a current fourth-grade Duval County Public
Schools (DCPS) student.
The promotion builds upon the Museum’s long-standing partnership with DCPS. During the 2018-2019 school year, thousands of
DCPS students visited the Museum or participated in art education experiences
through outreach programs, including more than 800 fourth-grade students who
were provided a free tour of the Augusta Savage: Renaissance Woman
exhibition.
The Museum’s goal for the Family 2 Family promotion is to secure 5,500
memberships to provide all current fourth-grade students with a free
Family-level membership. Adam Levine,
the Cummer Museum’s George W. and Kathleen I. Gibbs Director & Chief Executive Officer,
sees the promotion as a way to ensure these students can come back to the Museum
with their families without restriction, whether to experience a special
exhibition or enjoy playing in the reconstructed gardens.
“Visiting art museums at a young age is
an important and valuable educational experience, but the impact of art museums
on learning and development increases substantially when people come back,”
said Levine. “When you remove barriers to entry, people
visit museums. Family 2 Family is about
this community coming together to provide access to the highest quality arts,
gardens and programming. I can think of
no fuller embodiment of Ninah Cummer’s vision to create ‘a center of beauty and
culture for all of Jacksonville.’”
The Museum will work with DCPS to distribute vouchers for free Museum
memberships to students and their families during the 2019-2020 school year. “We are
so thankful to community partners like the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens
that play such a vital role in enriching the educational and cultural
experiences of our students,” said Dr. Diana Greene, superintendent of
Duval County Public Schools. “Through the Cummer’s Family 2 Family
promotion, learning in art, history, and social studies will be brought to life
for our students and their families as they enjoy even greater access to the
museum.”
Family-level memberships cost $100 and include free admission for a year for
two adults and children or grandchildren under the age of 18. Additional benefits include exclusive
exhibition openings; special invitations to programs and events; a quarterly
digital newsletter; discount admission for concerts, lectures, garden programs,
art camps and classes; a 10% discount at the Cummer Shop and Cummer Café; free
admission to more than 150 Southeast Reciprocal Museums; reciprocal membership
to over 1,000 institutions through the North American Reciprocal Museums (NARM)
program; and reciprocal membership to nearly 300 gardens through the American
Horticultural Society Reciprocal Program.
Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens
829 Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville, Florida 32204
(904) 356-6857
Hours of Operation & Admission
If you want to hear some good ole Honkey Tonk, Speak Easy, Cabaret, Swing music;
then you better get over to the Alhambra
Theatre & Dining to experience toe-tapping
sounds of an era gone by. This wonderful
show will remind you of the Roaring 20’s, Jive Talkin' and other LIVE music that is
better than any Big Band yesterday or today.
Ain't Misbehavin’, is
now playing at the Alhambra and is a
tribute to the black musicians of the 1920s and 1930s who were part of the
Harlem Renaissance, an era of growing creativity, cultural awareness, and
ethnic pride, and takes its title from the 1929 Thomas "Fats"
Waller song, "Ain't Misbehavin'".
Dynamic scenery, costumes and dancing compliment the magnificent voices that
pump out song-after-song with no resting until the intermission before the second
act. The Live Band comprised of: Anthony Felton (Conductor/Piano man), Sean Tills (Bass), Greg Hersey (Drums); Carson
Smisek (Trumpet); Alex Hernandez
(Reeds) and Diego A. Herrada (Trombone),
continually accompanied the five actors/singers/dancers/stage perfectionists.
The Five Actors, who played separate personalities, entertained effortlessly during
the entire performance. Tarra Conner
Jones* (Nell/Tarra), Cherry Hamlin* (Amelia/Cherry), Amitria Fanae*
(Charlene/Amitria), Christopher G. Patterson* (Andre/Christopher) and E. Mani
Cadet* (Ken/Mani). * Denotes Actors’
Equity Association.
The meal that Chef DeJuan Roy and his staff prepared, is scrumdiddlyumptious. The Spinach Salad, and Atlas Mountain Soup is
very tasty. This writer had the pleasure
of enjoying the Fried Flounder while our tablemates said that the Pork Ribeye
Steak is very, very tender. Our dessert
choice was the Sweet Potato Cheesecake. All
was yummy and, as always, the portions are quite adequate.
Don’t be Misbehavin’ and miss out on this seat-dancing, finger-poppin’ show.
‟Ain’t
Misbehavin’”
DATES: May 8 — June 9, 2019
SHOW TIMES: Evening shows Tuesday
through Sunday start at 8 p.m. Doors
open at 5:30 p.m., and dinner is served until 7:30 p.m. Saturday Matinees
begin at 1:15 p.m. Doors open at 11 a.m.
and the brunch served until 12:50 p.m.
Sunday Matinees are at 2 p.m.
Doors open at 12 p.m. and the meal is server until 1:30 p.m.
DRESS: All other shows could be
“Business Casual” or “Sunday Best”.
TICKETS: Prices range from $38 – $66. Ticket prices include: a plated three-course
meal that changes for each show, and is served directly to your table; a
Broadway-style performance and complimentary parking. Tickets may be purchases on line,
or by calling (904) 641-1212.
**Prices
do NOT include gratuity, professional photos, or orders from the bar**
LOCATION: Alhambra Theater & Dining
12000 Beach Blvd.
Jacksonville, Florida 32246
(904) 641-1212
Does your child love to paint, sculpt, draw, print, and more? Cultivate their creative abilities in Summer
Camp at the Cummer Museum, starting Monday, June 10 and running through July 26.
Young artists entering grades 1 through 6 will
observe and explore artwork in the Museum’s galleries and gardens, experiment
with different art media in the studio, and create and showcase their artwork
in a special exhibition each week. Each
camp is taught by professional Museum Educators trained in the fields of art
history, fine arts, education, and science who will build the skills for
students to look at, connect with, and create art in more personal ways. The Education team creates fun and engaging
art projects and experiences inspired by the Museum’s permanent collection,
gardens, and special exhibitions that will spark your child’s creativity and
imagination.
Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens
829 Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville, Florida 32204
(904) 356-6857
Hours of Operation & Admission
For further information, please contact Amber Sesnick directly at (904) 899-6034 or email.
“One
Night in Memphis,” the official and
number one tribute to Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny
Cash will be appearing LIVE at the Thrasher-Horne Center.
“One Night in Memphis” features over 90 minutes of pure rockabilly, country,
gospel and rock and roll in a very authentic and energetic presentation
featuring nationally known talent. The
show recreates that magical night of December 4th, 1956 when Elvis Presley,
Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash found themselves jamming at Sam
Phillip’s Sun Studios in Memphis, TN. Little did they know that their jam session
was being recorded and preserved for all time, representing all the performers
in their prime and the very best music of that time.
“One Night in Memphis” is created and directed by John Mueller from the highly
acclaimed show “Winter Dance Party” and has met with the same accolades and
audience standing ovations. The San
Francisco Examiner raves, “An Amazing
Show!”
“One Night in Memphis”
DATE: Sun., May 19, 2019
TIME: 3 p.m.
LOCATION: The
Thasher-Horne Ctr.
St. Johns River State College
283 College Drive
Orange Park, FL 32065
TICKETS: Prices range from $19 to $59. They may be purchased in person, online at THcenter, or by calling (904)
276-6815 between 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Monday – Friday. The Thrasher-Horne Center is a performing arts
venue and conference center owned and operated by St. Johns River State
College. It is located on the Orange
Park campus, at 283 College Drive, in Orange Park, Florida.
“Cruel Intentions: The 90s Musical” is making its Jacksonville premier, coming to
the Times-Union Center’s Terry Theater for only 4 performances. Featuring your favorite throwback hits by
artists like Boyz II Men, Christina Aguilera, REM, *NSYNC, and, of course,
Britney Spears, this intoxicating new musical is “the ultimate night out” (Entertainment
Weekly).
Based on the French novel, Les Liasions Dangereuses, and the classic
cult film starring Reese Witherspoon, Ryan Phillipe and Sarah Michelle Geller, Cruel
Intentions: The ’90s Musical pulls you into the manipulative
world of Manhattan’s most dangerous liaisons: Sebastian Valmont and Kathryn
Merteuil. Seduced by revenge and fueled
by passion, the two diabolically charming step-siblings place a bet on whether
or not Sebastian can deflower their incoming headmaster’s daughter, Annette
Hargrove. As the two set out to destroy
the innocent girl—and anyone who gets in their way—they find themselves
entangled in a web of secrets, temptation, and the cruelest game of all: love.
ABKCO Records has release Cruel Intentions: The ‘90s Musical
Original Cast Album on CD and digital platforms on March 8. Coinciding almost perfectly with the 20th
anniversary of the Roger Kumble film from which it is based, the new
Off-Broadway musical uses hit songs from the 1990s as its central motif. Cast members pay tribute to the decade with
stellar performances of The Verve’s “Bittersweet
Symphony,” Christina Aguilera’s “Genie
In a Bottle,” the Cardigans’ “Lovefool”
and the lead single “Breakfast at
Tiffany’s” originally by Deep Blue Something now available through
streaming services and as an ‘Instant Grat’ with pre-order HERE.
“Cruel Intentions:
The
90’s Musical”
DATES TIMES
Thurs., May 16, 2019 7:30 p.m.
Fri. May. 17 8 p.m.
Sat. May 18 4 & 8 p.m.
TICKETS: start
at $39 plus applicable fees. Tickets are on sale now and may be purchased
at the FSCJ Artist Series box office from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, by calling (904) 632-5000, or online 24/7.
LOCATION: Times Union Center Performing Arts
Terry Theater
300 West Water St.
Jacksonville, FL 32202
In April of 2017 “Kinky Boots” came to town for
eight delightful engagements. This year
the show will be back in JAX, but for one performance only! You’ve heard the magnificent review from the
many shows that graced the Times Union stage before, so it would behoove you to
get your tickets before its too late to see it for the first time or relive this
sensational musical once again.
Kinky Boots, produced by TROIKA
Entertainment, is the smash-hit musical that brings together four-time Tony®
Award-winner Harvey Fierstein (Book) and Grammy®Award-winning
rock icon Cyndi Lauper (Tony Award-winner for Kinky Boots Best
Score). The winner of six 2013 Tony®
Awards, including Best Musical, Kinky Boots features a Tony®
Award-winning score by Cyndi Lauper, a book by Tony® Award-winner
Harvey Fierstein, and direction and choreography by Tony® Award-winner Jerry
Mitchell.
Kinky Boots tells the uplifting and heartwarming tale of Charlie Price, a
young man reluctantly taking over his family’s struggling shoe factory and looking
for a fresh idea. Charlie meets and
finds inspiration in Lola, and together they discover that it takes a good
friend to make a great pair of friends and boots.
Inspired by true events, Kinky Boots takes you from a gentlemen’s shoe
factory in Northampton to the glamorous catwalks of Milan. Charlie Price is struggling to live up to his
father’s expectations and continue the family business of Price & Son. With the factory’s future hanging in the
balance, help arrives in the unlikely but spectacular form of Lola, a fabulous
performer in need of some sturdy new stilettos.
Kinky Boots has won every major Best Musical Award and
is represented around the world with the Tony Award-winning Broadway
company now in its fifth year, an Olivier Award-winning production in London,
an Australian production that opened in October 2016, and an upcoming
production in Germany. Other previous
productions include a past US National Tour that played more than 80 cities, an
Award-winning extended run in Toronto, two productions in Korea, and a Japanese
language production. The Grammy
Award-winning Original Broadway Cast Recording of Kinky Boots is
available on Sony Masterworks Broadway.
The National Tour of Kinky Boots is produced by TROIKA Entertainment. The creative team includes Tony® Award
nominee David Rockwell (Scenic Design), Tony® Award-winner
Gregg Barnes (Costume Design), Tony Award-winner Kenneth Posner (Lighting
Design), Tony® Award-winner John Shivers (Sound Design), Josh
Marquette (Hair Design), Brian Strumwasser (Make-up Design), Joy Dewing Casting
and Wojcik/Seay Casting (Casting), DB Bonds (Associate Director), and Rusty
Mowery (Associate Choreographer). KINKY
BOOTS features Musical Supervision by Roberto Sinha, and Arrangements and
Orchestrations by Tony and Grammy Award-winner Stephen Oremus.
The Broadway production of Kinky Boots is produced by Daryl Roth and Hal
Luftig, James L. Nederlander, Terry Allen Kramer, Independent Presenters
Network, CJ E&M, Jayne Baron Sherman, Just for Laughs Theatricals/Judith
Ann Abrams, Yasuhiro Kawana, Jane Bergere, Allan S. Gordon & Adam S.
Gordon, Ken Davenport, Hunter Arnold, Lucy and Phil Suarez, Bryan Bantry, Ron
Fierstein and Dorsey Regal, Jim Kierstead/Gregory Rae, BB Group/Christina
Papagjika, Michael DeSantis/Patrick Baugh, Brian Smith/Tom and Connie Walsh,
Warren Trepp and Jujamcyn Theaters.
“Kinky Boots”
DATE: Wed. May 15, 2019
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Times
Union Center Performing Arts
Moran Theater
300
West Water St.
Jacksonville, FL 32202
SHOW
TICKETS: start at $39, and may be purchased online or at their box office
from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, by calling (904) 632-5000, or
online 24/7 at fscjartistseries.org. Discounts are available for groups of 10+ by
calling (904) 632-5050.
In the 1920's and 1930's, Harlem was the epicenter of the music world. It was a time when Manhattan nightclubs like
the Cotton Club and the Savoy Ballroom were the playgrounds of high society and
Lenox Avenue dives were filled with piano players banging out the new beat
known as “swing.” Among the great
composers to come out the era was Thomas "Fats" Waller, writer of more than 400
songs and inductee into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
Ain't Misbehavin’,
opening at the Alhambra Theatre &
Dining on May 8, is a tribute to the black musicians of the 1920s and 1930s
who were part of the Harlem Renaissance, an era of growing creativity, cultural
awareness, and ethnic pride, and takes its title from the 1929 Waller song
"Ain't Misbehavin'".
Ain't Misbehavin’ opened in the Manhattan Theatre Club's East 73rd
Street cabaret on February 8, 1978. The
cast included Irene Cara, Nell Carter, André DeShields, Armelia McQueen, and
Ken Page and was staged by Arthur Faria. The New York Times reviewer wrote: “The show moves with the zing and sparkle of
a Waller recording - filled with bright melodies and asides.” The musical opened on Broadway at the
Longacre Theatre in 1978, and transferred to the Plymouth Theatre and then to
the Belasco Theatre where it closed I 1982, after 1604 performances and
fourteen previews. The show won the 1978 Tony® Award for Best Muscial.
Said Alhambra Managing Partner, Craig Smith, “Believe it or not, Ain't
Misbehavin' is the first musical I ever saw. It's one of the shows that made me a jazz
lover and a musical theater lover.” He
continued, “What Fats Waller and his
contemporaries did almost 100 years ago forever changed the musical
landscape. We wouldn't have jazz today if it weren't for that era and the
brilliance of folks like Fats Waller. I can't wait to hear these
sounds every night.”
The menu also plays a starring role in the show, with Executive Chef DeJuan Roy
creating a menu based on some its themes.
The menu features: First Course (choice of one): Atlas Mountain
Soup with lamb & lentils; OR Spinach Salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, red
onions, mandarin oranges, Georgia Peanut Vinaigrette (GF). Second Course (choice of one): Pork
Ribeye Steak with brandy peppercorn demi-glace, Boursin cheese-whipped
potatoes, roasted asparagus *GF*; OR Housemade Chicken & Dumplings; OR
Fried Flounder with baked cheddar cheese grits, butter bean ragout; OR BBQ
Jackfruit with Brussels sprout slaw, toasted baguette; Third Course (choice
of one): Applesauce Cake with fresh whipped cream OR Sweet Potato Cheesecake.
‟Ain’t Misbehain’”
DATES: May 8 — June 9, 2019
SHOW TIMES: Evening shows Tuesday
through Sunday start at 8 p.m. Doors
open at 5:30 p.m., and dinner is served until 7:30 p.m. Saturday Matinees
begin at 1:15 p.m. Doors open at 11 a.m.
and the brunch served until 12:50 p.m.
Sunday Matinees are at 2 p.m.
Doors open at 12 p.m. and the meal is server until 1:30 p.m.
DRESS: “Gala Night” (Friday May 10,
2019) attire may be “Dressy/Formal/Black Tie”, and/or all other shows could be
“Business Casual” or “Sunday Best”.
TICKETS: Prices range from $38 – $66. Ticket prices include: a plated three-course
meal that changes for each show, and is served directly to your table; a
Broadway-style performance and complimentary parking. Tickets may be purchases on line, or by calling (904) 641-1212.
**Prices
do NOT include gratuity, professional photos, or orders from the bar**
LOCATION: Alhambra Theater & Dining
12000 Beach Blvd.
Jacksonville, Florida 32246
(904) 641-1212
The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens today
announced the launch of the Family 2 Family Membership Match promotion. For every $100 donated to the Museum as part
of a membership purchase or upgrade through September 30, the Museum will give
a Museum membership to the family of a current fourth-grade Duval County Public
Schools (DCPS) student.
