Events

Estate Planning Workshop - Attend the Estate Planning Workshop, Tuesday, February 24th at 9:30 a.m., Holiday Inn Express, 1200 Airport Rd. and Wednesday, February 25th at Hampton Inn, 13733 Beach Blvd. Topics include: wills, probate, [...]

Miami Gardens Black History Celebration  - The City of Miami Gardens’ presents “A Celebration of Black Life, History and Culture”, Tuesday, February 24th, at 10 a.m. on the historic campus of Florida Memorial University, Lou [...]

Ending School to Prison Pipeline Community Summit - Ending the “School to Prison Pipeline” Community Summit, Tuesday, February 24th, 6 – 8:00 p.m. at Bethel Baptist Institutional Church, 215 Bethel Baptist Street. Come learn the [...]

Each FSCJ campus will host jazz musician Al Waters, a native of Jacksonville and graduate of New Stanton Senior High School. He has played with Ray Charles, Teddy Washington and many other jazz greats throughout [...]

FSCJ Movie Showing - FSCJ present “Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom” movie showing, Wednesday, February 25th, at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., room A-1068, Downtown Campus, 101 W. State Street. The movie chronicles Mandela’s early [...]

Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom Movie Showing - Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom is a movie based on the South African President Nelson Mandela’s autobiography of the same name. It chronicles his early imprisonment and [...]

It Was Never About a Hotdog and a Coke® - Meet author Rodney Hurst as he leads a book discussion.  “It was never about a hot dog and a Coke®!” is subtitled “A Personal Account [...]

Mayors Trailblazers Awards - Mayors trailblazers awards Thursday, February 26th at 6 p.m. City Council Chambers, 117 W. Duval St. The Trailblazers Awards pays tribute to the men and women who were pioneers in their [...]

Through the illuminating letters of ordinary and exceptional African-Americans, cast members give life to correspondence from Toni Morrison, Paul and Alice Dunbar, Martin Luther King, Jr., Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes and others. This multimedia [...]

Whale of a Sale -  The Whale of a Sale is a 1,200 family community garage sale that provides quality, pre-owned items (furniture, electronics, household items, and more) at great prices! The dates are Friday, [...]

Raines 50th Anniversary Events - William M. Raines High School 50th Anniversary Celebration Mixer, February 27th at the Legends Community Center, 5054 Soutel Drive, Sunday, February 28th; Raines Anniversary Gala at the Prime Osborn Center, [...]

Harlem Globetrotters - See the Globetrotters for even more incredible ball handling, trick shots, and side-splitting comedy than ever before Friday, February 27, at 7 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Arena, 300 A. Philip Randolph Blvd. [...]

Savion Glover Stepz Show - Savion Glover's Stepz Show comes to the Florida Theatre Jacksonville, 128 E Forsyth St., Saturday, February 28, 2015, 128 E Forsyth St. Glover and his ensemble of dancers take tap [...]

ASALAH Monthly Meeting - The Association for the Study of African American Life and History James Weldon Johnson Branch monthly meeting Saturday, February 28th, 10:15 a.m. -12 p.m. at the Jacksonville Urban League, 903 W. [...]

Delta Delta Chapter Black History/Civil Rights Program - National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc., Delta Delta Chapter will present its annual African-American History/Commission on Civil Rights program, Saturday, February 28th, 11a.m. to 1p.m. at [...]

Jax Giants Game - See the Jax Giants play the Fayetteville Flight at UNF Arena, 11852 University of North Fl Drive, Sunday, March 1st at 5 p.m. For more info visit www.jacksonvillegiants.com.

K. Michelle in Concert - R&B artist K. Michelle at the Florida Theater, 128 E Forsyth, Sunday, March 1st at 8 p.m. Kimberly Michelle Pate, better known by her stage name K. Michelle, is an [...]

DCDBC Monthly Meeting - Duval County Democratic Black Caucus Monthly meeting, Tuesday, March 3rd, at 6 p.m. at Democratic Party Headquarters Office, Gateway Town Center, 5000 Norwood Avenue – Suite 9. For more info contact [...]

Women’s Literature Stories - Jacksonville Public Library, Mandarin Branch, 3330 Kori Rd. presents the Readers Theater, “ Weaving the Stories of Women’s Literature” Saturday, March 7th at 2 p.m. For more info call the branch [...]

Candidate Forum - City Council Districts 2, 7 and 8 Candidate Forum, Monday, March 9th, at FSCJ North Campus, 4501 Capper Road in the auditorium, 7-9 p.m.  For more info visit www.fscj.edu.

Community Education Summit - Mayor Brown's Community Education Summit, Friday, March 6th, 7:30 a.m. - 12 p.m., Jacksonville Public Library, 303 N. Laura St. Featuring Dr. Freeman Hrabowski III dialoging with local college and university presidents and [...]

Amateur Night at The Ritz - Amateur Night at The Ritz Show, Friday, March 6th and semi finals, Friday, March 20th a 5 p.m. The Ritz audience is the judge and jury determining winners by [...]

Eartha White Dialogue - FSCJ Nathan H. Wilson Center for the Arts, 11901 Beach Blvd. presents “In Search for Eartha White a Storehouse for the People,” presented by Professor Tim Gilmore in the Lakeside Room, [...]

Sigma Gamma Rho Youth Symposium - Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority 18th Annual Youth Symposium, Saturday, March 7th, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Edward Waters College, Adams-Jenkins Gymnasium Complex, 1658 Kings Road. Enjoy dynamic guest speakers, entertainment, [...]

Mary McCloud Bethune School Fundraiser - .The once Mary McCloud Bethune school is being transformed into a community services complex.  The celebration fundraiser is Saturday, March 7th at 12 noon, 4330 Pearce St.  Keynote speaker [...]

P.R.I.D.E. Bookclub Meeting  -The next People Reading for Information, Discussion and Enjoyment is Saturday, March 7th at 3 p.m. Host location is the home of Debra Lewis, 2416 Christi Lake Ct. Book for discussion is [...]

Color Purple - The award winning play “Color Purple” comes to Jax starring Grammy award winning singer Jennifer Holiday for two big shows, Sunday, March 8th, 3 & 7:30 p.m., Times Union Center, 300 Water [...]

 The Dredging of the St. Johns River: A Town Hall Meeting - “Dredging of the St. Johns River: A Town Hall Meeting on the Proposal to Deepen the River” from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday, [...]

Social Media Trends - Cowork Jax presents “Social Media Trends to know for 2015,” Tuesday, March 10th at 7 p.m., 5 W. Forsyth. For more info visit www.coworkjax.com.

Home Ownership Seminar - AKA Sorority Inc., Pi Eta Omega Chapter Home Ownership Seminar, Thursday, March 24th, 6-7:30 p.m. at ERA Davis & Linn Real Estate, 4540 Southside Bld. Topics include home buying tips, readiness, [...]

The Office of Supplier Diversity invites Jacksonville-area woman, veteran and minority business owners to this free event at the University of North Florida. This event provides small business owners the opportunity to learn from, network [...]

Jax Urban league Youth Golf Tournament - Thursday, March 12th the Jax Urban League presents their 16th annual Youth Scholarship Golf Tournament at North Hampton Gold Club, 22680 N. Hampton Clubway, Fernandina Beach. All proceeds [...]

Ritz Amateur Night Auditions - Amateur Night at the Ritz Auditions, Thursday, March 12th at 5 p.m. You can also submit your audition online at www.ritzjacksonville.com.

Comedian Deon Cole - The Deon Cole Comedy show at the Ritz Theater Friday, March 13th at 8 p.m. He’s an ingenious comedy writer for The Tonight Show and Conan and on the hit television [...]

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band successfully mixes together R&B with the instrumentation of a New Orleans brass band. Featuring Kirk Joseph  the group revitalized the brass band tradition. Hear the sounds at the Ritz, 829 W. Davis [...]

Western Nights - Western Nights at Confetti’s Event Center, 3325 Plymouth St., Suite 16, Friday, March 13th at 9 p.m. Git ya hats ‘n boots and come boogie till the cows come how! For tickets [...]

JCC Mentoring  Workshops - The Jacksonville Children's Commission, 1095 A Philip Randolph Blvd, Introduction to Mentoring 101 Workshop, March 14th,  9- 12 p.m. and March 27th  3 p.m. – 6 p.m. For more info call 630-3647.

Night on the Hill - Come enjoy the Nostalgic Night on the Hill Gala, Saturday, March 14th at the Rhoda Martin Cultural Heritage Center, 376 4th S. Str. Jax Beach. The Rhoda L. Martin Cultural [...]

NEFL Sickle Cell Banquet  - The Northeast Florida Sickle Cell Disease Association will host its 40th Annual Banquet at the Scottish-Rites Cathedral, 29 W. 6th Street, Saturday, March 14th at 6 p.m. In the USA, [...]

Hair, Beauty, Wellness Expo - North Florida Simply Natural Hair Beauty and Wellness Expo celebrating “Embrace your Roots”, Sunday, March 15th,  11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency, 225 E. Coastline Dr. Free [...]

John Cougar Mellencamp - All American singer and songwriter John Cougar Mellencamp comes to Jacksonville, March 15th at 8 p.m. at the Times Union-center, 300 Water St. For more info visit www.ticketmaster.com.

HerStory: Honoring all Women - The Mayor’s Commission on the Status of Women for 2015 Women’s History Month honoree finalist breakfast is scheduled for Tuesday, March 17th, 8- 10 a.m., at UNF, UNF Student Union, [...]

JCC Youth Workshops - The Jacksonville Children's Commission, 1095 A Philip Randolph Blvd, Youth Mental Health First Aid Mental Health and Wellness Workshop, helping youth ages 12-18,  March 17th and March 19th  8 a.m. – 5 [...]

The Color Purple - The Broadway Award Winning play “The Color Purple” is back at Stage Aurora, 5165 Norwood Avenue, Suite A, for six performances, April 10th –April 19th. For tickets and more info visit [...]

Mayor Brown’s Senior Fish-A-Thon -  Its time for Mayor Brown’s annual Senior Fish-A-Thon for seniors age 60+, Wednesday, March 18th, 10 – 2 p.m. at Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park-Lake Area, 500 Wonderwood Dr., Atlantic Beach. [...]

Jaxsports Speaker Series - On Friday, 11:30 a.m., Friday, March 20, JAXSPORTS will host a "Legends of March" Speaker Series featuring basketball legends Artis Gilmore, Christian Laettner and Chris Richard in support of Jax hosting [...]

Pianist Cyrus Chestnut - Cyrus Chestnut graduated from Berkley with a degree in jazz composition and has played with top-notch musicians Betty Carter and Terence Blanchard coming to the Ritz, 829 W. Davis, Friday, March [...]

AKA Shredding Event - Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated's Gamma Rho Omega Chapter will host a free community shredding event Saturday, March 21st at UF Health's Visitor Parking lot, 580 West 8th Street., 10 -12 [...]

Mavis Staples - American rhythm and blues and gospel singer, actress and civil rights activist who recorded with The Staple Singers, her family's band, the legendary Mavis Staples at the Ritz Theater, 829 N. Davis [...]

Bianca Del Rio - American actor, comedian, costume designer, and drag queen Bianca Del Rio headlines the Rolodex of Hate Comedy Special at the Times Union Center, 300 Water St., Thursday, May 21st at 8 [...]

James V. Brooks Memorial Power of Music Program - The James V. Brooks Memorial Scholarship committee and the Black Rose Foundation for children proudly presents the 2nd annual “Power of Music,” program, Sunday, March 22nd, [...]

Hope at Hand Charity Golf Classic - The 4th Annual “Hope at Hand” Charity Golf Classic is scheduled for Monday, March 23rd, 12 p.m., at Ponte Vedra Club, Ocean Course, 200 Ponte Vedra Blvd, Ponte [...]

UNF Panel Discussion - Join UNF for a panel discussion on “When Race And Authority Come Face to Face” Monday, March 23, 7 - 8:30 p.m., University of North Florida, Adam W. Herbert University Center, [...]

Jane Lynch in Jax! Emmy and Golden Globe Award, American actress, singer, and comedian Jane Lynch at the Florida Theatre, Friday, March 25th, at 8 p.m. for her solo concert debut! For more info and [...]

ASALH  - The Association for the Study of African American Life and History, James Weldon Branch monthly meeting is Saturday, March 28th, 10:15 a.m. – 12 p.m., Jax Urban League, 903 W. Union St.  For [...]

Jax Local Craft Beer Day! - Join the JAX Chamber and Impact JAX for a laid back afternoon of fun activities and local craft beer, Saturday, March 28th, 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. Enjoy interactive [...]

WAWIB Shopping Experience - The We Are Women in Business presents an afternoon shopping experience. Come make connections with potential clients and like minded professionals. The event is Saturday, March 28th, 1-5 p.m. at the [...]

CWM Miracle on Ashley Street - Mark your calendar for Clara White Mission's 21st Annual "Miracle on Ashley Street Celebrity Servers" fundraiser to be held on Friday, May 29th, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at [...]

Toastmasters - The Lillian Bradley Toastmasters meets the 2nd, 4th & 5th Tuesday, 6 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. at Ritz Theater and Museum, 829 N. Davis Street. For more information email jasonwesley1@hotmail.com.  

JCC Kids Institute Vendor Fair - Do you manage an afterschool program, summer camp, apartment ministry, or mentoring program? Come attend The Jacksonville Children Commission Jax Kids Institute 2015 Summer Enrichment Vendor Fair, Wednesday, April [...]

FirstThursday’s - Showcase Your Biz Series #1  FirstThursday welcomes all businesses and startups throughout Jacksonville and beyond who are interested in presenting their products and startup concepts to individuals, investors, corporations, and government agencies. Most of audience [...]

Pedal 4 Paws - First Coast No More Homeless Pets, “Pedal 4 Paws,” Saturday, April 4th, at Unity Plaza, 220 Riverside Avenue, Registration starts at 7 a.m., ride begins at 9 a.m. This inaugural bike ride winds [...]

Pieces of a Dream - Pieces of a Dream will showcase the band’s trademark catchy riffs, infectious grooves and compelling vocals, at the Ritz, 829 W. Davis St., Saturday, April 4th at 8 p.m. For [...]