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Oct
20
Fri
Stories for Young Children @ Willowbranch Library
Oct 20 @ 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

This program is for children birth to 5 years with an adult caregiver. The program includes stories, books, fingerplays, nursery rhymes, and songs that promote language development, vocabulary building, and comprehension.

1-on-1 Tech Tutoring @ Willowbranch Library
Oct 20 @ 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

One-on-one assistance with downloadable media, email, the Internet, online applications, and basic technology instruction. For downloadable media support, please bring your charged laptop or mobile device. Times and locations vary. You can now sign up for your appointment online at https://jpl.libcal.com/booking/techtutor. Please visit or call your local branch if you need help booking an appointment.

1-on-1 Tech Tutoring @ Willowbranch Library
Oct 20 @ 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

One-on-one assistance with downloadable media, email, the Internet, online applications, and basic technology instruction. For downloadable media support, please bring your charged laptop or mobile device. Times and locations vary. You can now sign up for your appointment online at https://jpl.libcal.com/booking/techtutor. Please visit or call your local branch if you need help booking an appointment.

Pastel Drawing Class @ Murray Hill Art Class
Oct 20 @ 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM

This is an ongoing class that meets every Friday for all artists levels. The class will focus on pastels, materials and techniques.

Students will work from a live model and still life setups on a rotating basis using various types of soft pastels and supports. Check our website for the recommended supply list.

Questions can be directed to Kevin Arthur @ 904-327-7439

Haunted Brewery Tour @ The Anheuser-Busch Jacksonville Brewery
Oct 20 @ 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM

The Haunted Brewery will include a zombie apocalypse interactive experience throughout the brewery, produced by Jacksonville Haunts. The experience will resemble laser tag, but the goal will be to shoot the zombies who have taken over the brewery. A team of 10 players will go through the zombie apocalypse every three minutes. The Haunted Brewery festivities will include an art exhibit, food trucks, live music, zombie paintball shooting outside of the brewery and more.

Sunset Cruise on the River Taxi
Oct 20 @ 6:15 PM – 8:00 PM

Enjoy live music by Mere Woodard as you cruise the St. Johns and watch the sun set in Downtown Jacksonville!  Sponsored by Bold City Brewery. This ticketed one-hour excursion will depart from Friendship Park (1015 Museum Cir.) at 6:25 p.m. and will make one stop at the Jacksonville Landing (2 W. Independent Dr.). Guests will travel west under the Railroad Bridge into Riverside and Brooklyn. Bold City is providing two drinks per adult with a valid ID. You are welcome to bring other refreshments on board, in small handheld coolers. The boat will return to the Jacksonville Landing and Friendship Park at approximately 7:45 p.m. Tickets must be purchased online and seating is limited. Our boats accommodate 50-100 people.

Oct
21
Sat
Riverside Arts Market @ Under Fuller Warren Bridge
Oct 21 @ 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.

Haunted Brewery Tour @ The Anheuser-Busch Jacksonville Brewery
Oct 21 @ 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM

The Haunted Brewery will include a zombie apocalypse interactive experience throughout the brewery, produced by Jacksonville Haunts. The experience will resemble laser tag, but the goal will be to shoot the zombies who have taken over the brewery. A team of 10 players will go through the zombie apocalypse every three minutes. The Haunted Brewery festivities will include an art exhibit, food trucks, live music, zombie paintball shooting outside of the brewery and more.

River Taxi Sunset Cruise
Oct 21 @ 6:15 PM – 7:45 PM

Enjoy great tunes by Jacob Schuman as you cruise the St. Johns and watch the sun set in Downtown Jacksonville!  Sponsored by Bold City Brewery. This ticketed one-hour excursion will depart from Friendship Park (1015 Museum Cir.) at 6:25 p.m. and will make one stop at the Jacksonville Landing (2 W. Independent Dr.). Guests will travel west under the Railroad Bridge into Riverside and Brooklyn. Bold City is providing two drinks per adult with a valid ID. You are welcome to bring other refreshments on board, in small handheld coolers. The boat will return to the Jacksonville Landing and Friendship Park at approximately 7:45 p.m.

Oct
22
Sun
DogFest Walk ‘n Roll @ Friendship Fountain
Oct 22 @ 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Grab a leash and get ready to have a tail-waggin’ good time at DogFest Jacksonville. Join us at Friendship Fountain Park and bring your family (including your four-legged family members) and enjoy music, food, fun and games for all ages, all while supporting the life-changing mission of Canine Companions for Independence. Remember to register to walk – it’s easy and there is no fee to participate and put together teams of friends and coworkers.