For complete Festival information and to purchase tickets, go to www.aicmf.com.
Internationally recognized as one of the world’s greatest string ensembles, the American String Quartet has been thrilling audiences around the globe for more than 40 years. The ASQ’s recordings of the complete Mozart string quartets on a matched set of Stradivarius instruments have set the standard for this repertoire. The ASQ has been quartet-in-residence at the Aspen Music Festival since 1974 and at the Manhattan School of Music since 1984.

Watch a film based on a popular teen book. Refreshments provided.

Twin Hearts Meditation with Falguni Shah, This meditation was developed by Master Choa Kok Sui and is an advanced meditation technique aimed at achieving illumination or universal consciousness. “Meditation on Twin Hearts is one of the most powerful meditation tools for spiritual development. It is a true gift from the Great Ones.” – Master Choa Kok Sui. Seventh Wonder Day Spa is very proud to offer this free service to bring a more positive awareness and harmony to the community. 4236 St. Johns Avenue, Jacksonville, FL, 32210, (904)381-8686.

This program is for children birth to 5 years with an adult caregiver. The program includes stories, books, finger plays, nursery rhymes, and songs that promote language development, vocabulary building and comprehension.
Arts & Crafts or Open Play following program. Early literacy toys ranging from building blocks to dinosaurs will be made available.

Call (904) 858-2907 for more information.

The Happy Hound Dog Resorts Social Hour — Every Wednesday, 7-9pm, no charge, only need to provide vaccination records, otherwise free to use and socialize your dog(s). 4603 Shirley Avenue, (904) 800-8800

Hashrocket software developers host Coffee and Code in Riverside at 7:30 a.m. each Thursday at Bold Bean Coffee Roasters, 869 Stockton St. Suite 1-2 in Riverside.  Free to attend. For information, call Shaun Hubbard at 904-339-7047 or RSVP at http://www.meetup.com/jax-code-and-coffee/.

This program is for children birth to 5 years with an adult caregiver. The program includes stories, books, finger plays, nursery rhymes, and songs that promote language development, vocabulary building and comprehension.
Arts & Crafts or Open Play following program. Early literacy toys ranging from building blocks to dinosaurs will be made available.

Call (904) 858-2907 for more information.

The Dover Quartet catapulted to international stardom following a stunning sweep of the 2013 Banff International String Quartet Competition. Since then, the Dover has become one of the most in-demand ensembles in the world. The Strad Magazine raved that the Quartet is “already pulling away from their peers with their exceptional interpretive maturity, tonal refinement and taut ensemble.”
For complete Festival information and to purchase tickets, go to www.aicmf.com.

The Friends of the Jacksonville Public Library are planning a two-day book sale, offering a free bag of books for every purchase of two bags.

The sale hours are Saturday, Feb. 20, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 21, noon to 5 p.m.  Bags are provided and can be filled for $15 each with books, music CDs, DVDs and books on CD at the University Park Library, 3435 University Blvd. N.

There will be unannounced special deals offered, according to David Wells, book sale manager. “Come early to get the best selection,” said Wells. “It’s fun watching customers fill their bags with great bargains.”

For more information, visit www.fjpl.org.

Learn about the historical friendship between Martin Luther King Jr and Mahalia Jackson and make a bracelet to share with your own friend.