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/.

Jacksonville University’s 2016 Faculty & Student Symposium – Tuesday – Thursday, April 12-14, features more than 134 projects, with topics including Crew Resource Management; Feminine Modernism; The Presidential Election and Its Effect on Stock Market Behavior; Nature of Art; Exercise is Medicine; and the Effectiveness of Family Member Presence During Resuscitation.
The free symposium (@JUSymposium and #JUSymp2016), which runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day in the JU Davis College of Business Conference Rooms B and C, spotlights the excellence of JU students and faculty who engage in cutting-edge research in intriguing topics across a range of disciplines (see a .pdf of the full schedule here).
Students and the community can stop by DCOB any time during the event and learn about JU’s exciting research, teaching, service, study abroad and internships, said Dr. Brian Lane, Chair of the Symposium Committee.

JU President Tim Cost and Chief Academic Officer Dr. Wenying Xu will offer remarks Tuesday at 12 noon and the Undergraduate Research Fund awards will be announced by Dr. Lee Ann Clements, Thursday at 12:15pm.

Honorary Chairs: Linda & David Stein
Guardian of the Arts Award Recipients: Poppy & Rob Clements
Event Chair: Beth Jennison

Wine, dine and WIN at this year’s Spring for the Arts! Enjoy live music, gourmet food, live and silent auctions, craft cocktails and fine wine – all while supporting arts education! Join Jacksonville’s top business and civic leaders and philanthropists who attend this event each year. Proceeds help provide quality arts education to more than 2,000 students in Jacksonville each year. Do your part and Spring for the Arts!

Join more than 600 of Jacksonville’s finest for a not-to-be-missed evening of dining, dancing and winning – all to benefit arts education in North Florida!
General Admission
$125 per person
Young Professional (35 & under)
$75 per person

We are pleased to honor Poppy & Rob Clements as this year’s Guardians of the Arts Award recipients. Poppy is vice chair of the Jacksonville Public Education Fund and recently joined the Wolfson Children’s Hospital board. Rob is Chairman and CEO of EverBank and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Episcopal School of Jacksonville.

Laugh and learn fun for children (ages 6-8)

Camp Compassion offers interactive learning and creative fun for humane education outreach. Space is limited for this free event. Reserves a spot. Call (904) 274-1177 or email [email protected]

Exploring the Chakras with 7 Crystal Bowls– A meditative yoga experience to facilitate healing by combining crystal bowl harmonic tones with a Kundalini Yoga inspired practice for each chakra followed by a guided relaxation, hosted by renowned healers and instructors Dennis & Kathy Lang. Open to all levels. Bring your own yoga mat. Offered at Soluna Yoga+Spa 4154 Herschel St, Jax 32210. Cost $40. Time: 11am-1pm. Register in advance at www.solunayogaspa.com or call 904-680-7344.

Please stop by 2840 Park Street on Saturday to tour the new community garden with some of our dedicated volunteers who helped construct the garden space and see a grass roots community project come to life! There will be a ceremonial ribbon cutting at 1:00pm on Saturday of the tour. There will also be a coloring contest in the garden with a prize for the best by age, as well as planting seeds for the little ones to take home with them.

After the opening ceremony, there will be plenty for guests to do around the garden. Volunteers will lead tours every fifteen minutes from 10am until 4pm, and children can plant seeds and participate in a coloring contest for from 10am until 1pm. All entries will be hung around the garden for viewers to enjoy, and winners in each category will receive prizes. Young gardeners will be on hand selling lemonade from fresh-squeezed Meyer lemons and water with proceeds benefiting the garden operations.

Kids+Parents Yoga– Connect, bond, and play in a fun+nourishing environment with your child. Children (ages 5-11) and parents will explore yoga, breathing exercises, visual imagery and relaxation techniques with flowing sequences, balancing poses, partner poses, and playful, cooperative yoga games. Offered every 3rd Saturday at Soluna Yoga+Spa 4154 Herschel St, Jax 32210. Cost $10/person. Time: 3-4pm. Register in advance at www.solunayogaspa.com or call 904-680-7344.

This is a community-wide celebration of the volunteer spirit in our community. Admission is FREE and there are opportunities for individuals, nonprofits and businesses to get involved. Join Hands On Jacksonville in this festival celebration to honor volunteers who are making a difference in our community. Enjoy food, music & fun activities. http://www.handsonjacksonville.org

Science of Yogic Breathing (Pranayama)-Learn powerful Yogic Breathing exercises from a traditional Yoga practitioner/researcher. Understand the scientific reasons behind the practice, designed for students of all levels. This workshop will cover the theory, practice, and modern scientific insights of key Pranayama techniques, lead by Dr. Sundar Balasubramanian, Cell Biology Researcher and a speaker at TEDx Charleston. Soluna Yoga+Spa 4154 Herschel St, Jax 32210. Cost: $35. Time: 2-4pm. Visit www.solunayogaspa.com or call 904-680-7344 for more info.