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The free, family-focused fundraising event will take place April 1, Jacksonville’s official Arbor Day. Greenscape will give away 5,000 trees to attendees on a first-come, first-served basis. Activities will include children’s arts and crafts, a petting zoo, entertainment and educational talks on trees and the environment. A dog fashion show and adoption opportunity will be presented. Specially selected vendors and food trucks, including beer, will be available onsite.
About Riverside Arts Market
A Program of Riverside Avondale Preservation (RAP) the Riverside Arts Market celebrates the arts and our Northeast Florida community. The weekly market features live music, food, art, fresh produce under the canopy of the Fuller Warren Bridge. For more information, including directions and a calendar of events, visit riversideartsmarket.com.
Sponsored by the Granada Neighborhood Association
The event raises funds for the Jared Bynum Scholarship Fund which benefits Landon Middle School students that have gone through the Southside Mentoring Program.
The concert is made possible from a grant from The Jacksonville Jewish Foundation of Northeast Florida. Presented by Avant, an arts and cultural series.
A Marriage Course which will be starting in March for all married couples or singles who have lived together for at least a year. This is a seven-week course with a dinner and two-hour class covering building strong foundations, solving conflicts, communication, finances, forgiveness, the impact of families, sex, love in action and commitment. This class will be free starting on Monday, March 6, at 6:30 pm with an introductory class to see if this class would be for you. The dinner each evening would be $6 and the homework booklet $5. Reserve a space by calling or texting Barbara Sapp at 904-955-9773.
The Community Women’s Bible study, which has been going on for over 25 years at Ortega Presbyterian Church, will begin a new series on Tuesday, January 31, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the church library. This series is led by lifelong resident of the Avondale area, Audrey Ainsworth, and will utilize teaching by Dr. Sinclair Ferguson, which gives an overview of the Sermon on the Mount: How to Live a Kingdom Life in a Fallen World. Women are welcome to join the study. The church building is located in old Ortega, at 4406 Longfellow Street, near the intersection of Algonquin Avenue and Longfellow Street.
Topic: How to grow and how to use gourds. Open to the public, free.
