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Dec 1 - 24 - ALHAMBRA - Christmas Carole
This holiday favorite has been an Alhambra Christmas tradition of over twenty years. This production, based on Charles Dickens’ classic story, brings to life one of literatures most famous penny-pinchers, Ebenezer Scrooge. Whether you celebrate Christmas, or just like a good ghost story, Christmas Carole is fun for the entire family. Join us for this memorable musical voyage to Victorian England to find out how a miserly skinflint discovers the true meaning of Christmas in a most unusual way.
www.alhambradinnertheatre.com
JAN 7 - ART FOR TWO AT CUMMER ART GALLERY
Spend a fun-filled hour together with your child in a class based on the national Start With The Arts program. This class provides an infusion of art, movement, literature and music that will help channel children’s interests into the development of new skills. Pre-registration is required. Ages 3-5 from 3-4pm
Members $10 per pair, per class, Non-members $15 per pair, per class. For more information or to register, call 904 355-0630.
www.cummer.org
Jan 7 - symphony Art Walk
Art Walk with the Symphony continues on Wednesday, January 7 at 6:30 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium with a solo performance by JSO Principal Trombonist Jeffrey Peterson, accompanied by Ileana Fernandez, JSO Principal Keyboardist. Jeff will give a preview “Concerto Borealis,” which he performs with the JSO on the January 9 Discovery and Coffee Concerts. The event also features virtuoso solo showpieces and new works played by JSO violinist Piotr Szewczyk, winner of the Fresh Ink 2008 Florida Composers’ Competition. He will be accompanied by pianist, Christine Clark.

Jan 16 - 31 OTHELLO
Players By the Sea - Along with Hamlet, King Lear, and Macbeth, Othello is one of Shakespeare’s four great tragedies - Othello is set in a private world and focuses on the passions and personal lives of its major figures. Indeed, it has often been described as a “tragedy of characters” Othello’s swift descent into jealousy and rage and Lago's dazzling display of villainy have long fascinated students and critics of the play for years.
Jan 19 - MOSH
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – Pay tribute to the great Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as MOSH remembers this important Civil Rights pioneer. Activities, appropriate for elementary-school aged children, will include creating a dream quilt, and developing a timeline of Dr. King’s life. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. January 29- Public

Jan 24 - The Who and Rollings Stones
The Music of The Rolling Stones and The Who Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 8 pm Concert sponsored by David A. Stein
Arriving on the scene with hair-raising, outrageous live performances, The Who and The Rolling Stones are regarded as two of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s and 70s. We'll open with hits from the Who's groundbreaking rock opera Tommy, followed by Stones classics such as "Paint It Black," "Under My Thumb," and "Satisfaction." Following the concert on Saturday

Jan 30 - Ladies of Motown
Romeo and Juliet Thursday, February 12, 2009 at 7:30 pm Friday, Saturday, February 13, 14, at 8 pm
Bring your valentine to the Symphony with passionate music inspired by love sagas that live on through the ages. The elegant essence of Fauré brings pure beauty to a story of love, jealousy and betrayal with an aura of melancholy and mystery. Tchaikovsky takes a timeless tale of young forbidden love and turns it into a masterpiece. On Thursday, February 12, OPUS invites you to The Wine Bar on the Southbank for pre-concert drinks.

Feb 7 - MOSH
Water Education Festival – MOSH has teamed up with the City of Jacksonville’s Environmental Protection Board and the St. Johns River Water Management District to present interactive displays, activities, and live performances. Learn about water conservation and more on this FREE ADMISSION day between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Feb 12 - MOSH
MOSH’s human body exhibit (name TBD) Opens – MOSH’s newest permanent exhibit, sponsored by Baptist Health, opens this February. This grand exhibit features a realistic, yet humorous, look at the human body. As visitors enter the mouth, they will see the skeletal system overhead, and organs and body systems below. They will also be able to see how various organs, such as the heart, function within the body. Visitors will leave through the exhibit with a deeper understanding of the human body.

Feb 13 - Romeo and Juliet
Ladies of Motown Friday, Saturday, January 30, 31, 2009 at 8 pm Concert sponsored in honor of the City Rescye Mission Staff
When Motwon hit it big, the women of the genre became superstars. The souful ladies of Radiance pay tribute to the Motown and R&B era with the songs of The Supremes ("Stop in the Name of Love"), Diana Ross ("Ain't No Mountain High Enough"), Aretha Franklin ("Respect") and many more!

Feb 14 - MOSH
Bella Luna: Dessert Under the Stars – The stars will be in your eyes this Valentines Day at MOSH’s second annual “Bella Luna: Dessert Under the Stars” event from 7-10 p.m. Enjoy the view of the downtown skyline from MOSH’s rooftop, then gaze up at the stars, the moon, and even Mars through MOSH’s 20-inch-lens telescope! Your romantic evening under the stars is complete with chocolates, strawberries and other tantalizing sweets. Reservations and pre-payment are required. Call 396-7062 ext. 230 for details.

Feb 16 - MOSH
Presidential Party – MOSH will celebrate our nation’s past leaders in observance of Presidents’ Day. Children will be able to participate in a mock vote, create presidential crafts, and test their knowledge of American trivia. Activities will begin at 10 a.m. and end at 12 p.m.

Feb 25, '09 - JACKSONVILLE CHILDREN'S CHORUS
First Coast Honors Choir Festival
Featuring conductor Rollo Dilworth

Feb 27 - Tribute to the Beatles
A Tribute to the Beatles Friday, Febraury 27, 28, 2009 at 8 pm
No other band in history rocked the world like "The Fab Four." Let the Beatles tribute band Classical Mystery Tour, with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, take you down Abbey Road and Penny Lane. This high-energy show will make you twist and shout with songs so faithfully recreated, even Sgt. Pepper would stand and salute!

Mar 6 - 21 FUDDY MEERS
Players By the Sea - This poignant and brutal new comedy traces one woman’s attempt to regain her memory while surrounded by a curio-cabinet of alarmingly bizarre characters.
March 13-15th - Finders Keeper Children's Consignment.
Join Lisa Sadie at the Morocco Shrine Auditorium for this huge consignment sale. Their are so many goodies and treasures to find it's unbelievable. View her web site for more details!
www.finderskeepersjax.com
March 14th - 32nd ANNUAL GATE RIVER RUN
Largest 15k in the USA!
www.1stplacesports.com
Mar 27 - MOSH
Women’s History Day—MOSH will observe Women’s History Day with special activities focused on “Florida’s Famous Females.” Activities will take place between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m.

Apr 9 - Jacksonville Suns Season Opener
Jacksonville vs Tennessee - Home Game @ 7:05

Apr 17 - May 2 THE PRICE
Players By the Sea - The brilliant, powerful and deeply moving play that marked the author’s triumphant return to Broadway. The play examines with compassion, humor, rare insight, the relationship of two long-estranged brothers who meet after many years to dispose of their late father’s belongings. Truly this is one of the most engrossing and entertaining plays that Miller has ever written.

Jun 5-27 URINETOWN
Players By the Sea - Set in a Gotham-like city overwrought by ecological disaster, Urinetown: The Musical is a tale of greed, corruption, love and revolution in a time when water is worth its very weight in gold.

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