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/.

Field of Dreams will take the field at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville. In collaboration with the Jacksonville Suns, 148 members of the St. Johns County Youth exceptional needs baseball league will play five games beginning at 10 a.m.

In staying with the traditions of Field of Dreams, game-day concessions, parking in Lot P and entry into the facilities are free to all.

For More Information:

Name: Gene Kolisnyk
Phone: 904-613-8005
Email: [email protected]

Website: www.fodbaseball.com

Sponsored by Friends of Jacksonville Animals

Meet and greet some wonderful adoptable cats and dogs and find your new best friend. $20 adoption fee! Vendors, heartworm education, fun for the whole family.

Orchids…beautiful, exotic and easy to grow! See hundreds of orchids at the Jacksonville Orchid Society Show and Sale, Saturday and Sunday, April 2 and 3 at the Garden Club of Jacksonville.  Doors open 10 a.m. each day and close at 6 p.m. Saturday, 4 p.m. Sunday.

Marvel at exquisite displays of blooming orchids created by amateur and professional growers.  Find out how easy it is to grow orchids yourself. Start your orchid collection here, grow your collection here, pick up your needed supplies here – it is a perfect way to spend a weekend day. Join us at “The Wonderful World of Orchids” at the Garden Club of Jacksonville at the intersection of Post and Riverside Ave. Free to the public!

Run as many loops (or bicycle) of the Acosta Bridge as possible to benefit the Jared Bynum Scholarship Fund at Julia Landon College Preparatory and Leadership School. Register at http://1stplacesports.com/mtacosta.html.

Sponsored by the Murray Hill Baptist Church, the projects include trash clean up, gutter clearing, landscaping cleaning at the 1st block (near the railroad tracks and Edgewood), baby clothing/items give-a-way, along with other ways to connect with the community.

Contact Doug Cooley, Director of Community Life, at [email protected] for details.

Orchids…beautiful, exotic and easy to grow! See hundreds of orchids at the Jacksonville Orchid Society Show and Sale, Saturday and Sunday, April 2 and 3 at the Garden Club of Jacksonville.  Doors open 10 a.m. each day and close at 6 p.m. Saturday, 4 p.m. Sunday.

Marvel at exquisite displays of blooming orchids created by amateur and professional growers.  Find out how easy it is to grow orchids yourself. Start your orchid collection here, grow your collection here, pick up your needed supplies here – it is a perfect way to spend a weekend day. Join us at “The Wonderful World of Orchids” at the Garden Club of Jacksonville at the intersection of Post and Riverside Ave. Free to the public!

Annual Elations

Subject: “Gourds, how to grow and how they are used”

Speakers:  Terry & Sandy Jordan, Florida Gourd Society

Contact: Donn Elliott, [email protected]

Twin Hearts Meditation with Jickie Yocum, This meditation was developed by Master Choa Kok Sui and is an advanced meditation technique aimed at achieving illumination  of 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 Spa is honored to offer this free service to bring a more positive awareness and harmony to the community.