Staying in town or leaving for vacay, you’ll
want to celebrate your love of music by purchasing your tickets and making
summer plans and great memories. One of
the most distinctive and recognizable sounds in the music industry that combines
Classic Gospel, Country, and Patriotic music is coming to Jacksonville/Orange
Park, Florida. “The Oak Ridge Boys”
will bring their “Shine the Light Tour” to the Thrasher-Horne Center, on
July 20, 2018 at 8 p.m., for one night only.
They’ll bring a string of hits that includes the pop chart-toppers: “Elvira,”
as well as “Bobbie Sue,” “Dream On,” “Thank God For Kids,”
“American Made,” “I Guess It Never Hurts To Hurt Sometimes,” “Fancy
Free,” “Gonna Take A Lot Of River,” “Y'all Come Back Saloon,”
and many more. Throughout their career,
they've amassed 12 gold, 3 platinum, and 1 double platinum album, plus 1 double
platinum single, and had more than a dozen national Number One singles and over
30 Top Ten hits.
The four-part harmonies and upbeat songs of the Oak Ridge Boys have earned them
multiple Grammy, Dove, CMA, and other ACM awards as well as garnered a host of
additional industry and fan accolades. In 2008, they were awarded the coveted
Academy of Country Music Pioneer Award. And on October 25, 2015, The Oak Ridge
Boys were honored with induction into the esteemed and elite Country Music Hall
of Fame. Every time they step before an audience, the Oaks bring three decades
of charted singles, and 50 years of tradition, to a stage show widely
acknowledged as among the most exciting anywhere.
“I feel like I can do what I do on stage
just as good now as I could 20 years ago,” says tenor Joe Bonsall. “I plan to be rockin' my tail off out there
as long as I'm healthy. The people who come out, who bring their families to
see us, deserve everything I've got.”
Bass singer Richard Sterban comments, “I
think our stage show is one of the reasons for our continuity. We're still
having fun doing this. We love what we do. Getting on stage and bringing our
music to people is still what we live for.”
‟The Oak Ridge Boys
Shine the Light Tour”
DATE: Friday, July 20, 2018
TIME: 8 p.m.
LOCATION: The Thasher-Horne
Ctr.
St. Johns River State College
283 College Drive
Orange Park, FL 32065
TICKETS: range
from $29 - $89 with all fees included, and 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.
Following Hurricane Irma, the Museum’s safety committee reviewed emergency
preparedness procedures and updated it based on effects from Irma, a practice
that the safety committee performs following each storm. New areas of preparedness have been identified
and will be implemented.
The Museum is looking into mitigation options, to minimize damage in the
future. For example, plants that are
more tolerant of salt will be planted, and sealed lighting fixtures will be
installed that can be submerged for a period of time.
Garden reconstruction remains a major undertaking and focus. The Cummer
advisors, WLA Studio, are preparing comprehensive recommendations that honor their
inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places while being mindful of
practical environmental considerations. Much of the necessary infrastructure repairs,
including new electrical and irrigation systems, will be completed over the
summer.
The Cummer Gardens anticipate being ready to put plants in the ground late fall
or early spring and look forward to sharing more details about their grand
reopening celebration soon. Stay tuned
and please keep the restoration donations coming.
The historic nonprofit Florida
Theatre in downtown Jacksonville has been recognized by VenuesNow
magazine as the #1 “Top Stop” in Florida for 2018, for all venues with up to
2,000 seats. The designation honours the Florida Theatre as
one of the most important stops in the state for touring artists. The venue
rankings were determined by attendance from June 1, 2017 through April 31,
2018.
VenuesNow is a leading international trade publication that
covers the business side of entertainment and sports, particularly as it
relates to venues. The designation honored the Florida Theatre’s “Outstanding performance!”
The Florida Theatre’s
attendance of 140,323 during this period bested the 1,871 seat Barbara Mann
Performing Arts Hall in Fort Myers with attendance of 137,944; the 1,741 seat
Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in Sarasota with attendance of 133,201; the
1,168 seat Parker Playhouse in Fort Lauderdale with attendance of 63,003; and
the 800 seat Capitol Theatre in Clearwater with attendance of 46,486. The
Florida Theatre seats a capacity of 1,944.
The Florida Theatre also presented the most shows during this period, with 134
taking the historic theatre’s stage, as compared to 109 at the Barbara Mann, 96
at the Van Wezel, 79 at Parker Playhouse and 90 at the Capitol Theatre.
Florida Theatre Vice
President of Programming Kevin Stone said, “’The
‘Top Stop’ designation validates the work we’ve been doing to improve our
offerings across all genres of music, dance and theatre. If you are a touring
artist working in Florida, the Florida Theatre has become an important part of
any serious tour itinerary.” Stone
is responsible for booking the Theatre’s performances.
Numa Saisselin,
President of the Florida Theatre said,
“Jacksonville is becoming a serious entertainment center not just for North
Florida and Southern Georgia, but for the entire State of Florida. We’re
pleased to play an important part in that effort with our partners, and our
brother and sister venues and arts organizations in Jacksonville.”
The historic, nonprofit Florida Theatre is
sponsored by Community First Credit Union. For a complete list of upcoming
events or to buy tickets visit the Theatre’s official web site.
“Florida Theatre”
128 E. Forsyth St.
Jacksonville, FL 32202
(904) 355-2787
I'm A Star student servant leaders raised the money through their Jacksonville
HELPS (Homeless Students Empowered through Leadership, Partnership
& Service) Celebrity Basketball Game fundraiser last summer. The foundation gave away $15,000 in
scholarships to college-bound homeless students in June of 2018.
14 students, identified by the Duval County Homeless Education Department,
received scholarships for college. The
amounts were $500, $1000 and one student received $2000. The students were selected based on essays that
they wrote about where they see themselves in five years.
Since 2013, I'm A Star student servant leaders have raised a total of $96,500
through Jacksonville HELPS, and donated all proceeds to the DCPS
Homeless Education Department. This
years’ Jacksonville HELPS Celebrity Basketball Game is set for Saturday,
July 21st at Paxon School for
Advanced Studies.
“I’m A Star Foundation” was 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. I’m A Star Foundations students have been
featured in various press outlets, including Florida Times-Union, ABC7Chicago
and The Huffington Post.
For one night only, Luke Bryan - What Makes You Country Tour will be coming to Jacksonville, Florida with
Special Guests - Jon Pardi and Morgan Wallen on Friday, June 22, 2018,
at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. Why not do yourself a favor and get up
close and personal with Luke Bryan, one of American Idol’s celebrity judges.
Country music superstar Luke Bryan is a
two-time Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association Entertainer of
the Year, a five-time host of the ACM Awards and performer of the national
anthem at the Super Bowl in 2017. He has sold over 10 million albums; 40
million tracks and his songs have been streamed more than 3 billion times. He
has had 18 career No. 1 singles and has headlined arena tours and sold-out
stadiums across the U.S., performing for more than 5.6 million fans in the last
three years alone.
When the sixth song from his “Kill the Lights” album hit
the top of the chart, Luke became the only artist in the 27-year history of the
Billboard Country Airplay chart to garner six No. 1 singles from one album. Luke's previous two albums, “Tailgates
& Tanlines” and “Crash My Party”, both generated
five No. 1 singles.
Since the debut of his first album in 2007, Luke Bryan has placed 18 singles in
the No. 1 spot, sold 10 million albums, 40 million tracks and accrued
back-to-back double-platinum albums, earning the title of Top Country Artist at
the Billboard Music Awards two years in a row. His now Platinum selling album “Kill the Lights” debuted at No. 1 on
the Billboard Top 200 and top Country Albums Charts, going on to become the
best-selling country album of 2015.
Luke
Bryan
"What Makes You Country Tour"
with Jon Pardi and Morgan Wallen
DATE: Fri. June 22, 2018
TIME: 7 p.m.
TICKETS:
$48 and $123. All seats are reserved. Tickets are also available at Ticketmaster.Com, or at The Tom Bush Family of
Dealerships box office, (800)
745-3000. at Veterans Memorial Arena online, or by calling
LOCATION: JAX Veterans Memorial Arena
300 A Philip Randolph Blvd., Downtown
Jacksonville, FL 32202
(904) 630-3900
Are you staying in town for
June and July? Well, why not make plans
to get tickets for a fantastic show to celebrate 50 years with one of the
world’s favorite films, “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” (the musical
of the same name) opens at the iconic Alhambra
Theatre & Dining. Audiences of
all ages will be flying high with the show’s mixture of madness, intrigue and
exuberance. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang will
take guests on a fantastic musical adventure with an out-of-this-world car that
flies through the air and sails the seas.
The “Flying Car” has been created, “in-house,” and will take center
stage for this show.
Filled with amazing stage spectacle and unforgettable songs, including the
Academy Award-nominated title song, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Based on the beloved 1968 film version of Ian
Fleming’s children’s book, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a family-friendly
blockbuster that audiences will find “Truly Scrumptious.” This summer family show is presented by Snyder Heating and Air
Conditioning.
Can the loveable but whacky inventor, Potts, along with his two
children and the gorgeous Truly Scrumptious outwit the bombastic Baron Bomburst
who has decreed that all children be banished from his kingdom? What happens
when the children are caught and imprisoned with the other youngsters by the
evil Child Catcher? Will it all end happily-ever-after?
A
little about the show: Originally billed as
“the most phantasmagorical musical in the history of everything,” Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a fantastic musical
adventure featuring an out-of-this world car that flies through the air and
sails the seas. It tells the story of eccentric inventor Caractacus Potts who,
with the help of his children, Jeremy and Jemima, and the ever-lovely Truly
Scrumptious, sets about saving a former Grand Prix-winning race car from the
scrap heap.
Soon they discover the car has magical properties, including the ability to
float and take flight! After word gets out about its extraordinary abilities,
trouble ensues when the evil Baron Bomburst decides he wants it all to himself,
launching Caractacus, Jeremy, Jemima, and Truly on a series of high-flying high
jinx to save the miraculous motorcar.
Originally written as a novel for young adults
by famed James Bond author and creator, Ian Fleming, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was adapted by Roald Dahl into a quirky but
charming script for the hit 1968 MGM motion picture. The film transformed the
story into a musical by adding songs written by Richard M. Sherman and Robert
B. Sherman, composers of several Disney classics including: Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, and The Aristocats, among others.
When adapting the show for London’s West End in 2002, producers were faced with
the daunting prospect of bringing the indomitable personality of Chitty to life - including seeing the
car take flight and set sail - live on stage. The Alhambra now faces similar challenges for
its production. Designed, developed and
built by Alhambra Set Designer Ian Black and Technical Director, Dave Dionne,
the resulting “flying car” will not disappoint (but the secrets cannot be
revealed just yet). The London
production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,
ran a record-setting three and one-half years and was nominated for two Olivier®
awards. In 2005, the Broadway production of the show received five Tony® Award
nominations, 10 Outer Critics Circle® Award nominations, and four Drama Desk
nominations. Call or stop by for your
tickets today!
“Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”
DATES: June 13 — July 29, 2018
SUMMER SHOW TIMES: Evening
shows Tuesday through Sunday start at 7:30 p.m.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and dinner is served until 7 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 1:50 p.m.
Doors open at 12 p.m. and the meal is server until 1:30 p.m.
DRESS: “Gala Night” (Friday June 15, 2018) attire is
“Dressy/Formal/Black Tie”. All other shows
could be “Business Casual” or “Sunday Best”.
In addition to the traditional menu options, there will be a special
children’s buffet for younger guests.
TICKETS: Prices range from $38 – $64 and $35 for children
under 15 years. Family 4-Pack is only
$149. Ticket prices include: a
plated dinner served to your table, an incredible show and prime parking. Group sales of 20 + are available upon
request.
**Price does NOT include gratuity, professional photos, or orders from the
bar**
LOCATION: Alhambra Theater & Dining
12000 Beach Blvd.
Jacksonville, Florida 32246
(904) 641-1212
Did you know that there’s always something fun to do in downtown Jacksonville,
Florida? Take a look at the nostalgia
and grab your tickets before they’re all gone.
June
2018
5 - David
Blaine
7 - Happy Together Tour 2018
17 - Brit Floyd
23 - Not
In My House
24 - The
Pixies
28 - Bring
It Live Tour 2018
June 5 - 8 p.m. — David
Blaine. In
his new stage tour, magician and endurance artist David Blaine will push his
limits as he attempts new feats for the first time. An experiment in and of
itself, no two shows will be the same. In
Blaine's nine TV specials, he has been buried alive in New York City for a
week, encased inside a six-ton block of ice for three days, survived standing
atop a 100ft tall pillar in Bryant Park for 36 hours without a safety net,
endured 44 days inside a transparent box in London on nothing but water, and
broke the world record for breath holding live on The Oprah Winfrey Show where
he held his breath for more than 17 minutes.
There’s no telling what he will do live on our stage!
June 7 - 8 p.m. — Happy
Together Tour 2018. The
Happy Together Tour returns to the Florida Theatre! Featuring the biggest hit
makers of the 1960s and 1970s, performed by The Turtles Featuring Flo
& Eddie, Chuck Negron (formerly of Three Dog Night,) Gary Puckett, The
Association, Mark Lindsay (former lead singer of Paul Revere & The Raiders)
and The Cowsills. This annual Florida
Theatre summer concert delivers the best music of the era. Hosted by The
Turtles Flo and Eddie, the show features a first-class multi-media production,
along fun-filled night of hits that let fans relieve the music they grooved to!
June 17 - 8 p.m. — Brit
Floyd. Brit Floyd, the world’s greatest Pink Floyd
tribute show returns for a very special 45th Anniversary retrospective of Pink
Floyd’s iconic 1973 album, The Dark Side of the Moon. They
will also perform songs from Wish You Were Here, Animals, The
Wall and The Division Bell plus more.
June 23 - 7 p.m. — Not
In My House is an A Z Jones Production
and Simmons & Associates presents the stage play, Not In My House, that comes with suspense, twists,
and much drama. What we (as people) may do in the streets, we cannot bring into
our house. This production features:
Michael Wayne Thomas, Darryl Edwards II, Melissa Case, Jennifer Weeks, Teresa
Smith, Lolita Flagg and a host of others, in one of the best plays that you
will ever see.
June 24 - 7:30 p.m. — The
Pixies. Chart topping 80s alternative band The Pixies
will their hits “Gigantic,” “Debaser,” “Here Comes Your Man,” and “Where is My
Mind,” plus songs from the sixth studio album Head Carrier.
June 28 7:30 p.m. — Bring
It Live Tour 2018. Miss D and her Dancing Dolls, the stars of
Lifetime’s hit series Bring It! return with their all-new stage
show Bring It! LIVE 2018.
Miss D and her Dancing Dolls bring the elite world of hip-hop
competition to life, on the stage. With hotter-than-ever, never-before-seen
performances on deck for the 2018 tour, there has never been a better time
for Bring It! fans. New
episodes of Bring It! can be seen on Lifetime Fridays at 9/8c
or anytime on mylifetime.com.
“Florida
Theatre June 2018 events”
LOCATION: Florida
Theatre
128 E. Forsyth St.
Jacksonville, FL 32202
(904) 355-2787
Guess what! There’s always something
fun to do in Jacksonville, Florida and the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens
is the place that you can plan a day to entertain all of your family members. Take a look at June’s itinerary and make plans
today.
Florida Blue Free Tuesday - Each Tuesday 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. Each Tuesday evening, the Cummer Café is open for Tapas Tuesday
sponsored by VyStar Credit Union.
Tapas Tuesday - Tap into Tapas Tuesday sponsored by VyStar Credit Union at
the Cummer Café. Every Tuesday from 5 to 8 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.,
June2 | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Free | No registration required. The first Saturday 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. For further information, please call 904.899.6038.
Bank Of America
And Merrill Lynch Museums On Us - Sun., June 3 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 further information,
please call 904.899.6038.
Azaleas
To Zinnias Community Opening Party - Wed, June 6 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
| Free | Registration required. Join the
Museum for a wine and cheese reception at the opening of its newest exhibition,
Azaleas to Zinnias. The Museum has partnered with Jacksonville
Artists Guild and the Berdy Dental Group to present a community-focused juried
art exhibition featuring art work by members of the Jacksonville Artists Guild.
The exhibition, titled Azaleas to Zinnias, will be presented in
support of the Garden Reconstruction Fund from June 6 through December 16,
2018. A dessert reception will be held
at The Berdy Dental Group’s office, located at 1511 Stockton Street, following the Museum
opening reception. For further
information or to register, please call 904.899.6023.
Art For Tots: Who’s Going To Make The
Dishes? - Thurs., June 14 | 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. | $10 per pair |
Registration required. Ages 24 through
36 months with an adult. This class will
explore the Meissen Pottery collection and will discuss, “What is it made of? Why is it decorated? What purpose does it serve?” In the studio children will create their own
piece of tableware. Art for Tots is
funded through the generosity of the Chartrand Family Foundation. Entry is
through Art Connections. Class size is limited. For further information, please
email or call
904.355.0630.
Working with Succulents: Adult Workshop -
Thurs., June 14 | 6 to 8 p.m. | Members $30, Non-Members $40 | Registration
required. Find out how to plant and care
for succulents with local artist Crystal Floyd. Floyd’s body of work rests at
the intersection of art and gardening “exploring themes of nature,
storytelling, and adaptive reuse.” Participants will create an assemblage of
succulents. All supplies, wine, beer, and light hors d'oeuvres will be
provided. To learn more about Crystal and her amazing work, please visit
crystalfloyd.com. For further information or to register, please call
904.899.6023.
Art For Tots: Who’s Going To Make The
Dishes? - Thurs., June 16 | 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. | $10 per pair |
Registration required. Ages 24 through
36 months with an adult. This class will
explore the Meissen Pottery collection and will discuss, “What is it made of? Why is it decorated? What purpose does it serve?” In the studio children will create their own
piece of tableware. Art for Tots is
funded through the generosity of the Chartrand Family Foundation. Entry is
through Art Connections. Class size is
limited. For further information, please email or call
904.355.0630.
Art Adventures: Abstraction! - Sat,
June 16 | 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Members
$10, Non-Members $15 | Registration required.
Ages 6 through 12. Join them on
the third Saturday of each month for studio classes. Abstract artists use line, shape, and color to
express their ideas and feelings through their work. In this class students will view abstract art
in the permanent collection and then return to the studio to make their own
abstract creations. Projects will be
completed within one class period. Class
size is limited. For further
information, please email or call
904.355.0630.
Garden Concert: Americana Concert with
Brett Bass and Melted Plectrum (formerly Grandpa’s Cough Medicine) - Sat,
June 23 | Doors Open at 6 p.m., Concert from 7 to 9 p.m. | Members $20,
Non-Members $25, Reserved Table and Seating for 10 $400 | Registration required. The founder and flat-picking front man of
Grandpa's Cough Medicine has moved back to Florida. Brett Bass is shedding his outlaw skin to
bring his powerful guitar and songwriting to the forefront of attention. After a couple years absorbing music in the
mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee, he's bringing a family friendly,
hard driving, high energy bluegrass sound back to his home state of Florida for
a wider audience than ever before. For
further information, please call 904.899.6023. Don’t feel like packing a picnic? Let the Cummer Café handle your food and
beverages by placing an order for pick-up at the concert. To pre-order, call 904.899.6022 or email.
Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens
829
Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville, Florida 32204
(904) 356-6857
Hours
of Operation & Admission
The venue may have changed, nonetheless, the
quality remains the same and even better.
Strolling into town for Father’s Day, Stage Aurora presents “The Music of Motown” featuring the
music of The Supremes, The Four Tops, The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Smokey
Robinson, Jackson 5, Martha and the Vandellas and many others! The “Music
of Motown” will take place on Sunday, June 17, 2018 promptly at 3 p.m.
With dazzling choreography, authentic costumes, and stunning vocal
performances, this high-energy show is the perfect gift for Father’s Day! Groove to the Motown sound with hits such as:
“Papa was Rolling Stone,” “I Heard It
Through the Grapevine,” “My Girl,” and
“Stop! In the Name of Love.”
“The Music of Motown” is conceived
and choreographed by Darryl Reuben Hall, CEO and Founder of Stage Aurora
Theatrical Company, Inc. ('Theatre that Enlightens'), Jacksonville’s longest
running theatrical company producing theatre of the African-American
experience. Some of you may remember Darryl as ‘Four Eyed Moe in “5 Guys Named Moe” that played recently at the Alhambra
Dinner Theatre.
Celebrity “Tay’s Homestyle Cooking,” Executive Chef for the PGA Tour, will cater
the dinner for “The Music of Motown”.
Dinner will include: Baked Zesty
Rosemary Chicken, Baked Mac N Cheese, Veggie Rice, Italian Green Beans, Dinner
Rolls, and Dessert.
“The Music of Motown”
DATE: Sunday, June 17, 2018
TIME: Dinner is served at 3
p.m. Show begins at 4 p.m.
LOCATION: The Rhythm Factory at
Regency Square
9501 Arlington Expressway #329
Jacksonville, Florida 32225
TICKETS:
$50 for DINNER & SHOW. To purchase tickets, visit Brothers 2000 at 5238-1
Norwood Ave. (904-768-6004) in Gateway Mall, online at stageaurora.ticketleap.com/the-music-of-motown or call
Stage Aurora at (904) 765-7373. For MENU
click HERE!
Follow Stage Aurora on Facebook & Twitter.
The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens is thrilled to announce the receipt of
two significant gifts from national garden organizations, The Garden
Conservancy and The Garden Club of America. These gifts, totaling $30,000, will
help fund the reconstruction of the historic Cummer Gardens, listed in the
National Register of Historic Places, which were severely damaged during
Hurricane Irma.
The Cummer Gardens sustained extensive damage from Hurricane Irma and the
subsequent unprecedented levels of storm surge flooding. The lower tier of all
three formal garden spaces remained submerged for approximately 24 hours in as
much as four feet of water. This resulted in the uprooting of plants,
contamination of outdoor sculptures and fountains with corrosive contaminants,
detached railings along the river, broken lighting, pervasive salinization of
the soil, large amounts of debris, and significant impact to much of the
physical infrastructure, including drainage, electric, fencing, and the well
that services the landscape. The Museum has engaged WLA Studios of Athens, Ga.,
as a consultant to guide the reconstruction of these garden spaces.
The Garden Conservancy, the nation’s leading organization dedicated to saving
and sharing outstanding American gardens for the education and inspiration of
the public, has hosted an annual Open Day in Jacksonville in partnership with
the Museum for five years. The Open Days
program opens the gates to local private gardens, fueling the public’s passion
for gardens and gardening through self-guided tours and special programs
presented by experts in many fields. Building
on its tradition of helping significant public gardens manage natural and
manmade challenges, the Garden Conservancy presented the Museum a $20,000
donation to help fund the garden reconstruction effort.
Since 1999, Late Bloomers Garden Club, a member of The Garden Club of America,
has been an important partner in maintaining the Cummer Gardens through
financial and volunteer support. Resolving to help ensure recovery of the
historic gardens after the unprecedented flooding, the Late Bloomers club
submitted a request to The Garden Club of America’s Restoration Initiative, a
fund supporting member clubs directly involved in public landscape restoration
and conservation projects in communities devastated by natural disaster. The resulting $10,000 grant will fund new
plants and work toward reconstruction of the Italian Garden, with the goal of
honoring the historic character of the site while making improvements that will
prepare it to withstand future storms.
Your continued financial support will always be appreciated and feel free to
donate HERE.
Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens
829 Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville, Florida 32204
(904) 356-6857
Hours of Operation &
Admission
