The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens Board of
Trustees announces the appointment of four new members: Atiya Abdelmalik, Yared
Alula, Howard Dodson, Jr. and Nathanial P. Ford, Sr. The new trustees will each
serve a three-year term that began on January 1, 2021.Atiya Abdelmalik, Ph.D. (Dr. A.) has served in diverse roles in the fields of
health care and community engagement. A sought-after keynote speaker, Dr. A. is
the author of A Life Worth Saving: A Nurse's Journey from Sickness to
Healing. She has led teams in health promotion, community programs and
employee volunteerism. Dr. A. has led high level community initiatives and
served on committees and the board of directors for the American Heart
Association, National Kidney Foundation, Ward Home, August Wilson African
American Cultural Center, YWCA and United Way. She holds a nursing degree from
Eastern University, a graduate degree in nursing administration from Waynesburg
University and a Ph.D. in community engagement from Point Park University.
Yared Alula currently serves as Vice President and Assistant General Counsel of
the PGA TOUR, where he provides legal and strategic counsel across a wide
variety of the PGA TOUR’s business units, and as General Counsel and Corporate
Secretary for USA GOLF. Alula’s past experience included senior roles at the
NBA Players Association, where he served as a key member of the NBPA
negotiating committee that resolved the 2011 NBA lockout, and as an M&A
attorney at Latham & Watkins. A proud native of Atlanta, Ga., Alula has
also lived in Boston, New York and London. He has a bachelor’s degree in
mathematics and economics from Emory University and a J.D. from Harvard Law
School.
Howard Dodson, Jr. recently served as the Director of the Moorland-Spingarn
Research Center and Howard University Libraries, and was formerly the long-time
director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, a
post he occupied for over a quarter of a century (1984-2010). Dodson is
credited with extending the reach and reputation of the Schomburg Center
through major exhibitions and acquisitions. Dodson has been active throughout
his life in a number of projects, including service in the Peace Corps and
later as a national Peace Corps staff member. He has produced a number of
exhibitions and festivals celebrating Black history and African American life.
Dodson is also the author of several books and articles, and the recipient of
numerous awards, including being named to the President's Commission on the
National Museum of African American History and Culture and the Malcolm X
Museum Award. He serves on the boards of directors of the Apollo Theater
Foundation and the UNESCO Slave Route Project, among many others.
Nathaniel P. Ford, Sr. is Chief Executive Officer of the Jacksonville
Transportation Authority (JTA) and past Chair of the American Public
Transportation Association (APTA). His distinguished career spans more than
four decades, including tenures as CEO of the San Francisco Municipal
Transportation Agency and the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority.
Ford is the Chair of the Goodwill Industries of Northeast Florida Board of
Directors and Vice Chair of the Transportation Research Board. He was named “Ultimate
CEO” by the Jacksonville Business Journal, inducted into the First Coast
Business Hall of Fame, honored with the 2019 “Thought Leader” Award by The Eno
Center for Transportation and selected as APTA’s 2020 Outstanding Public
Transportation General Manager of the Year. Ford holds an Executive MBA from
the Davis School of Business at Jacksonville University and a Bachelor of
Applied Science degree in organizational leadership from Mercer University. He
is a graduate of the Executive Development Consortium Program at Emory
University, and has completed executive training at the John F. Kennedy School
of Government at Harvard University. He is a graduate of Leadership Florida
(2015) and Leadership Jacksonville (2014).
The nonprofit Florida Theatre is pleased to announce The Marquee Project, an
effort to use the signboards of the historic Florida Theatre’s marquee to bring
attention to Jacksonville’s historical figures, the diverse people who made a
lasting contribution to the rich history of our city, state and nation.
The marquee of the historic Florida Theatre is seen by over 5,000 people a day.
Each week, a slide featuring a different historical person will be put in
rotation with the slides that advertise upcoming events at the venue. Under the
heading, “We Celebrate Jacksonville,” that person’s name, photo, birth and
death years, and a brief description of their contributions to society will be
featured.
The goals of the project are: to bring attention to historical persons who had
a significant connection to Jacksonville as a native or a resident; to honor
persons who lived in the past, although persons currently living who meet the
other criteria will not necessarily be excluded; to emphasize the diversity of
our community; to bring attention to lesser known persons who may not have
achieved “marquee name” status in their lifetimes; and to honor persons whose
values and actions resulted in achievements that had a significant impact on
other people’s lives, as well as the life of our city, state and nation.
Steve Smith and PC Bryant are Members of the Florida Theatre’s Board of
Directors, and Co-Chairs of the Board's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Committee. In a joint statement, they said, "Since opening as a
nonprofit performing arts venue in 1983, the Florida Theatre has been a
wonderful showcase for a diverse array of performers of all races, ethnicities,
and artistic genres. As a committee, however, we are focused on making use of
the organization's other assets to call more attention to the rich history of
Jacksonville, and its richly diverse citizens. Up to 2,000 people might see a
Florida Theatre show, but over 5,000 people a day see the Florida Theatre's
marquee. Thus the idea for The Marquee Project was born."
Florida Theatre President Numa Saisselin says that a new person will be
featured every week, and nominations are welcome from the public, although such
nominations will be rigorously screened against the criteria established for
inclusion. “We get calls all the time asking if we could wish someone a
happy birthday, or commemorate a special occasion. This is not that. This is an
effort to bring attention to historical Jacksonville natives and residents who
made a contribution to our society, and might have been overlooked.”
Nominations and suggestions can be forwarded to admin@floridatheatre.com, and
past marquees are featured on the
Theatre’s website.
Stayin' Alive One Night of the Bee Gees, creates a realistic sense of hearing
and experiencing the brothers’ Gibb live in concert, with the vocal match of
Tony Mattina, Todd Sharman, and George Manz. Stayin’ Alive comes to the
Times-Union Center on February 25, 2021.
Stayin' Alive features a vocal trio, backed by studio musicians who wholly
capture the sound mystique of The Bee Gees. Stayin' Alive offers to their
audiences the songs and sights of a full Bee Gees play list. Singing
blockbusters such as: Night Fever, Jive Talkin, How Deep Is Your Love, You
Should Be Dancin, Nights On Broadway, and Stayin Alive. In addition, they
perform softer poetic ballads such as: I Started A Joke, Massachusetts,
Fanny Be Tender, Words, and To Love Somebody, among other great hits.
Stayin’ Alive is the largest and most definitive production of its kind,
offering big screen video clips, photos and dazzling imagery. Stayin' Alive has
played intimate settings as a six-piece band and huge venues with a 62-piece
orchestra. Stayin' Alive is the quintessential tribute band to the Bee Gees,
capturing the excitement of live performance and the lender subtleties of the
human voice!
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“Stayin Alive,
One Night of the Bee Gees”
DATE: Thurs. Feb. 25, 2021
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
TICKETS:
START AT $32.50 and can be purchased online 24/7 HERE
LOCATION: Times Union Center Performing Arts
Moran Theater
300
West Water St.
Jacksonville, FL 32202
