DECEMBER
19:Film/TV Retrospective. Douglas Anderson School of the Arts. Time TBA.
Contemporary Folk Art: Treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens. Through Jan. 20.
Star of Wonder, The Alien Who Stole Christmas and Holiday Skies planetarium shows at MOSH. Through Jan. 11. Call for show times.
Holiday Wonderland Cosmic Concert. MOSH Daily at 4 p.m. $6. Through Jan. 11.
“First Long Distance Call” exhibit at Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum through Dec. 29. “Landscape Paintings” by Barbara Sarvis through Jan. 4.
Loretta Mae Hirsch & Adam Reed. Czigan & Rummel Gallery. Through Dec. 29.
Photography, oils and pastels by local artists. Gallery 1037 at Reddi Arts. Through Dec. 27.
21: Holiday Hoopla. Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens. 10 a.m.- 3 p.m.
“A Very Merry Pops Concert.” T-U Center. 11 a.m. and 8 p.m.
Amateur Night Finals. The Ritz Theatre. 7:30 p.m.
22: “A Very Merry Pops Concert.” T-U Center. 3 and 8 p.m.
Weekend with Santa at MOSH. 1:30 and 4 p.m.
27: Winter Camps at MOSH. Through Jan. 4. $25 a day.
28: Kwanzaa at The Ritz Theatre & LaVilla Museum. 7 p.m.
30: Cyndi Lauper. Florida Theatre. 8 p.m.
31: Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra’s New Year’s Eve Gala. Adam’s Mark Hotel. Cocktails at 6 p.m.
Rockin’ the River Festival. Northbank. 630-3690.
JANUARY
4: Coffee concert. Friday Musicale. 11 a.m.
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra Coffee Series on Romanticism. 11 a.m.
Discovery Series at 8 p.m.
8: Planetarium winter shows at MOSH. Call for show times.
5: Hall and Oates. Florida Theatre. 8 p.m.
9: London City Opera in “The Merry Widow.” Florida Theatre. 8 p.m.
10: Evenings on Hemming Plaza dessert & coffee lecture. JMOMA Gallery. 7 p.m.
10-11:JSO Masterworks Series. Beethoven, Sibelius and “The Great.” 8 p.m.
12: Spirits from the Sky: Thunder on the Land and Winter Skies planetarium show at MOSH. Call for show times.
12-13: Backstreet Boys/NSYNC Cosmic Concert at MOSH. 4 p.m. $6
13: Syntax, Jacksonville Symphony Organ Recital Series with Matt Curlee. 4 p.m.
Theatreworks presents “Box Car Children.” Florida Theatre. 2 p.m.
Concert with Cyrus Chestnut. Cummer Museum. 3 p.m.
15-17: Rob Becker’s “Defending the Caveman.” T-U Center. 7:30 p.m.
16: Brian McKnight with Tyrese. Florida Theatre. 8 p.m.
JSO ARIAS Dinner and Concert. Amelia Island Plantation. 8:15 p.m.
17: The Chuck Davis African American Dancers. Florida Theatre. 10 and 11:45 a.m.
The Glenn Miller Orchestra. FCCJ Wilson Center mainstage. 7:30 p.m.
18: An Evening with José Carreras. Florida Theatre. 8 p.m.
“Crossing Delancey.” Theatre Jacksonville. 8 p.m. Show runs through Feb. 2
A Pipe Spectacular for organ lovers. Riverside Fine Arts Association. 8 p.m.
Great Guitar Gathering. Douglas Anderson School of the Arts. 7:30 p.m.
Music appreciation. Friday Musicale. 11:30 a.m. Business meeting, 11 a.m.
Rob Becker’s “Defending the Caveman.” T-U Center. 8 p.m.
19: Rob Becker’s “Defending the Caveman.” T-U Center. 2 and 8 p.m.
JSO Edward Waters College Benefit. 8 p.m.
20: Rob Becker’s “Defending the Caveman.” T-U Center. 2 and 7:30 p.m.
21: Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration at MOSH.
22-24: “Much Ado About Everything.” FCCJ Wilson Center mainstage. 7:30 p.m.
23: Vision members’ preview party art exhibition. Cummer Museum. 6-8 p.m.
24: Vision 2002: First Coast Artists Select First Coast Artists. exhibition opening of contemporary art. Cummer Museum. All day. Show runs through March 24.
24-25: Children’s Dance Contest. Douglas Anderson School of the Arts. 7:30 p.m.
25: Ebony Fashion Fair. Florida Theatre. 8 p.m.
25-26: JSO Pops Fiesta with Mariachi Cobré at T-U Center. 8 p.m.
“Much Ado About Everything.” FCCJ Wilson Center mainstage. 8 p.m.
27: “Much Ado About Everything.” FCCJ Wilson Center mainstage. 1 p.m.
28: Theatreworks presents “Story Salad .” Florida Theatre. 10 and 11:45 a.m.
29: Theatreworks presents “Story Salad.” Florida Theatre. 10 and 11:45 a.m.
Florida Forum presents Madeleine Albright. Florida Theatre. 7 p.m.
Coffee Reading. Black Box of the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts. 7 p.m.
Jacksonville Watercolor Society monthly meeting including watercolor demonstration by artist Gail Stickley. FCCJ South campus. 7-9 p.m.
31: Statler Brothers. Florida Theatre. 8 p.m.
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra Masterworks Series. Pines of Rome. 8 p.m.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra: 354-5547
Springfield Preservation and Restoration:353-7727
River City Band :355-4700
Museum of Science and History: 396-MOSH
The Women’s Board: 202-2778
Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens: 356-6857
Jacksonville Museum of Modern Art: 366-6911
Riverside Fine Arts Association: 389-4952
Riverside Avondale Preservation: 389-2449
Florida Theatre: 355-5661
Theatreworks, Inc.: 353-3500
FCCJ Kent Campus Art Gallery: 381-3674
spiller vincenty gallery: 398-3836
The Ritz Theatre & LaVilla Museum: 632-5555
Don Thompson Chorale: 358-0196
Theatre Jacksonville: 396-4425
Jacksonville Public Library: 630-2665
Friday Musicale: 355-7584
Jacksonville Watercolor Society: 645-3756
Friday Musicale: 355-7584
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts: 346-5620
Northeast Florida Women in International Trade: 393-9380
— by Monica Chamness