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• Kenny Chesney’s “Goin’ Coastal Tour” with Billy Currington and Uncle Kracker comes to town 7 p.m. May 12 at the Arena. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. March 4 from $25 to $79.50. Visit www.jaxevents.com for information. Tickets will be available at the Arena box office, at Ticketmaster outlets, by phone at (800) 745-3000 and online at www.ticketmaster.com

• First Watch, a Bradenton-based chain that serves breakfast, brunch and lunch, will open two area restaurants by the end of the year. The first will be in the Beaches area at Butler Boulevard and Florida A1A and the second will be in Mandarin at the Riverplace Shopping Center. The company plans to open four to six area locations over the next three years.

• Downtown Jacksonville will be packed with visitors tomorrow, day and night, with every public venue booked for an event, including the Monster Jam truck show at EverBank Field. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is adjusting traffic patterns, so if you’re heading Downtown, watch for changes. Visit www.jaxsheriff.org for more information.

• Cindy Funkhouser was named interim president and CEO of the Sulzbacher Center, effective Monday. Current President and CEO Audrey Moran is taking a leave of absence to focus on her campaign for mayor. Funkhouser has been with the center for more than two years and most recently was chief program officer. If Moran is elected, the Sulzbacher board will create a search committee for a replacement.

 

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