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Jul
29
Sat
Riverside Arts Market @ Under Fuller Warren Bridge
Jul 29 @ 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

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.

The Performers Academy Open Mic Night @ The Performers Academy
Jul 29 @ 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM

Open Mic night is a monthly event for youths in Jacksonville that gives them a chance to perform in front of their peers and the community. The event attracts creative kids from around the city who want to participate in performance art. It’s a lively, energetic event that gives kids a chance to share their performances of poetry, singing, acting or rapping, etc.

Family friendly, suggested donation $5. Pizza, snacks, drinks available for purchase.

Jul
30
Sun
Oil Painting Workshop at The Vault at 1930 @ The Vault at 1930
Jul 30 @ 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Painter Susan Astleford Workshop

NOW OFFERING BEGINNER PAINTING CLASSES

You’re invited to take an oil painting class taught by Susan Astleford. Nationally recognized painter and Jacksonville resident, Susan has taught water-soluble oil classes to adults for seven years around the United States.

Sunday, July 30th & Monday, July 31st | 11 am – 4 pm | Refreshments Provided; Cost $195 per person | BYOBL (Bring Your Own Bag Lunch!)

(includes two days of instruction, paints, brushes, palette, easel)

Reservations Required & Limited to 12 | 904 398 2890

Susan is a member of the Palette and Chisel Academy, Oil Painters of America, Ohio Plein Air Society, American Artist Professional League, Allied Artist of America, American Impressionist Society, and Women Painters of the Southeast.

 

Jul
31
Mon
Oil Painting Workshop at The Vault at 1930 @ The Vault at 1930
Jul 31 @ 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Painter Susan Astleford Workshop

NOW OFFERING BEGINNER PAINTING CLASSES

You’re invited to take an oil painting class taught by Susan Astleford. Nationally recognized painter and Jacksonville resident, Susan has taught water-soluble oil classes to adults for seven years around the United States.

Sunday, July 30th & Monday, July 31st | 11 am – 4 pm | Refreshments Provided; Cost $195 per person | BYOBL (Bring Your Own Bag Lunch!)

(includes two days of instruction, paints, brushes, palette, easel)

Reservations Required & Limited to 12 | 904 398 2890

Susan is a member of the Palette and Chisel Academy, Oil Painters of America, Ohio Plein Air Society, American Artist Professional League, Allied Artist of America, American Impressionist Society, and Women Painters of the Southeast.

 

Aug
1
Tue
1-on-1 Tech Tutoring @ Willowbranch Library
Aug 1 @ 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM

One-on-one help with e-books, email, the internet, online applications, and basic computer instruction. For downloadable media assistance, bring your charged laptop, e-reader or tablet.  Tutoring times may change with tutor availability.  Reservations highly recommended; book online at jpl.libcal.com/booking/techtutor or call 904.381.8490.

Music & Movement Session 1 @ Willowbranch Library
Aug 1 @ 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

This program is for children 0 to 5 years with an adult caregiver. This program includes songs, stories, and instruments that promote basic musical concepts and terminology while incorporating pre-literacy skills for reading and writing.

Music & Movement Session 2 @ Willowbranch Library
Aug 1 @ 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

This program is for children 0 to 5 years with an adult caregiver. This program includes songs, stories, and instruments that promote basic musical concepts and terminology while incorporating pre-literacy skills for reading and writing.

Tai Chi for Arthritis @ Lincoln Villa Senior Center
Aug 1 @ 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

The one-hour classes meet twice a week for eight weeks.

Participants learn balance skills, good body alignment, and coordinated fluid movements to increase flexibility and strength, reduce falls, and improve fitness.  Movements performed seated or standing (canes & walkers okay)

There is NO CHARGE to attend but class size is limited.

Public Garden Tours at The Cummer @ The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens
Aug 1 @ 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Free with Paid Admission, No registration required

Join the Museum every Tuesday and Thursday for a guided tour of the historic Cummer Gardens, beginning in the Museum lobby.

Free Class: A Matter of Balance @ Hammond Senior Center
Aug 1 @ 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Many older adults experience concerns about falling and restrict their activities.

A MATTER OF BALANCE is an award-winning program designed to manage falls and increase activity levels in those 60 and older.

This program emphasizes practical strategies to manage falls.