Alhambra Dinner Theatre

MOCA FCCJ Artist Series Museum of Science Mandarin Museum Symphony Orchestra Ritz Theatre

For 35 years, the Alhambra Dinner Theatre has been serving professional Broadway Shows and exceptional dining. Broadway style musicals and comedies follow a complete buffet meal Tuesday through Sunday evenings, with matinees on Saturday and Sunday. Call 904-641-1212 or visit www.alhambradinnertheatre.com.

The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens. Situated on the edge of the St. Johns River, The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens is the 2nd largest fine art museum in Florida, It is noted for its Old Master and American paintings, beautiful formal gardens and renowned collection of Meissen porcelain. The national award-winning art education center enhances the cultural experience. Call 904-356-6857 or visit www.cummer.org

MOCA Jacksonville. Located in Downtown Jacksonville, the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville is one of the largest contemporary and modern art museums in the Southeast. The permanent collection consists of more than 750 works in a wide range of media, representing prominent national and international artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. The ArtExplorium Loft family learning center and adjoining classrooms offer exciting educational programming for a wide audience. MOCA's film series and lectures are offered in the 125-seat theater. Café Nola is open for lunch daily (M-F) and the Museum Shop carries jewelry, pottery, glass and much more from local, national and international artists. Call (904) 366-6911 or visit www.mocajacksonville.org.  [Top]

FCCJ Artist Series. FCCJ Artist Series is Jacksonville's presenter of national and international touring productions with a season filled with the hottest Broadway shows, opera, dance, and family entertainment. Call 904-632-3223 or visit www.artistseries.fccj.org.  [Top]

Museum of Science & History. Jacksonville’s Museum of Science and History presents fascinating exhibits, educational programs, events and a world-class planetarium. See the highly educational exhibit, Atlantic Tails - Whales, Dolphins & Manatees of North East Florida – and experience the underwater life of the majestic mammals that inhabit Florida’s Atlantic waters. View life-sized models of some of these mammals and interact with this hands-on exhibit! Some of the elements of this exhibit are the Bone Zone, the Migratory Story, the Sea Cow Corral, Bare Bones and Other Comparisons, and Sound Bytes and Other Senses. The Alexander Brest Planetarium offers informative and fun programs. Gaze at the stars and learn about astronomy or enjoy Cosmic Concerts under the dome of the planetarium. Call 904-396-MOSH or visit www.themosh.org.  [Top]

Mandarin Museum & Historical Society/Walter Jones Historical Park. Located at Walter Jones Historical Park, a 10-acre river front site that preserves a piece of vanishing Florida, the Mandarin Museum & Historical Society is a educational/research institution that preserves buildings, artifacts and sites related to the history of Mandarin, FL – a place of natural beauty, parks and historic buildings. The Park features an 1875 farm complex, boardwalks through stands of cypress, picnic areas, a citrus grove and kitchen gardens. Explore ancient oak trees draped with Spanish moss and the tannin-colored waters of the St. Johns River lapping the trunks of cypress trees along the shore. Stroll along the riverfront boardwalk up the path to the 1875 homestead. Call 904-268-0784 or visit www.mandarinmuseum.net  [Top]

Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra. Founded in 1949, Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra is one of Florida’s leading and long-standing performing arts organizations, and ranks among the nation’s top 40 orchestras. Housed within the acoustically superb Robert E. Jacoby Symphony Hall at the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts, the only true orchestra concert hall in Florida, JSO presents a diversity of incredible performances throughout the year. A sampling includes the Beethoven, Mozart, Marian McPartland and family concerts. Call (904)354-5547 or visit www.jaxsymphony.org.  [Top]

Ritz Theatre & La Villa Museum. Ritz Theatre & LaVilla Museum boasts a 400 seat, state-of-the-art theatre, and museum that chronicles life in LaVilla, frequently called the "Harlem of the South.” and features an animatronics tribute to James Weldon and John Rosamond Johnson. Call (904) 632-5555 or visit www.coj.net/Departments/default.htm..  [Top]