• Held over: The “Dinosaurs & Ice Age Mammals” exhibition at the Museum of Science & History was scheduled to close Oct. 14 but has been extended two weeks to Oct. 27. The museum is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 1-6 p.m. Sunday. For information, call 396-7062.
• Learn to Read’s annual “Celebration of Success” will be held Sept. 27 at 6:30 p.m. at St. John’s Cathedral to honor students and tutors for their commitment to literacy. Last year, 92 Learn to Read students and their mentors were recognized and received awards. For information, call the number above or e-mail [email protected].
• Are they or aren’t they? Public Works Chief Joey Duncan forwarded an e-mail to City department heads and the mayor’s office that stated “Bridge Inspection reports prepared by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) have been determined to be exempt from general distribution as a public record.” It continued that in order to provide “a reasonable level of information regarding Florida’s bridges” requesters of said information should be directed to the FDOT Web site home page where a link has been provided showing “relevant, appropriate information.” The original e-mail came from Charles Baldwin, P.E., FDOT’s District Two Secretary.
• Downtown Vision, Inc.’s “First Wednesday Art Walk” will have a football flavor this week. The Jaguars will host a pep rally in Hemming Plaza to gear up for the team’s first regular-season home game Sunday vs. the Tennessee Titans. There will be live performances by Jaxon de Ville and The Roar from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Walkers will be able to enter a drawing for autographed merchandise and tickets to the Jaguars vs. Indianapolis Colts Monday Night game. Gold’s Gym will host a BBQ tailgate party and will have a drawing for a free membership and two Club Seat tickets to the Titans game.
• Speaking of Art Walk with the Jaguars, the Main Library will kick off “Jax Reads - the Big Read” in conjunction with DVI’s event. This year’s selected book is “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Florida author Zora Neale Hurston. Actress Phyliss McEwen will present her one-woman show “Zora Live!” in the popular library dept. on the first floor at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free. For information, call 630-BOOK (2665).
• Volunteers are needed for the Learn to Read! Adult Literacy program. A two-day tutor training will be held Oct. 4 and Oct. 6 at the organization’s headquarters on Art Museum Drive. Registration is $20 for LTR tutors or $50 if tutoring outside of LTR. For information or registration, call 399-8894 or visit www.LTRJAX.org.
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