• First Wednesday Art Walk returns tonight with a “Movember” theme. Hemming Plaza is the event’s headquarters, where patrons can create and model their own mustache at a craft table. Other Downtown venues include The Florida Theatre, with baked good and AIGA Jacksonville’s Atomic Sketch proceeds donated to the Movember Foundation; The Carling, where patrons can learn how to support the theme and learn about men’s health issues; and TTV Architects Inc., which will feature a napkin drawing contest with prizes. For a listing of venues and details, visit downtownjacksonville.org.
• The next meeting of the Downtown Investment Authority is 2 p.m. Nov. 14 on the 8th floor of the Ed Ball Building, 214 N. Hogan St.
• Michelle Kersch, Lender Processing Services senior vice president of marketing and corporate communications has been named a “Top Marketing Executive” for 2012 by ExecRank, a ranking service of executives from more than 30 professions. She placed No. 463 on the list of 500. Scoring is based using a proprietary algorithm that incorporates feedback from executives, analysts, recruiters and evaluation committees, among other criteria.
• Though they play Thursday instead of Sunday, the Jacksonville Jaguars are still offering $20 “Coin Toss” tickets for this week’s matchup against the Indianapolis Colts. Fans can purchase up to four ticket certificates from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. today at the team’s ticket office on the west side of EverBank Field. On Thursday, the certificates may be exchanged for general bowl game tickets beginning at 7:20 p.m. at the Coin Toss entrance between Gates 2 and 3. For information on the program, call (904) 633-2000.
• One Spark on Thursday opened registration for creators in art, music, science and technology to sign up for the April 17-21 Downtown event that will disburse a guaranteed $250,000 to participants based on a public vote. Creators will showcase their ideas during the five-day event to generate interest, votes and potential funds. Registration closes Dec. 31. For more information about the event and the nonprofit, visit beonespark.com.
• The North Florida Transportation Planning Organization is in the early stages of developing a Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan and seeks survey results to help shape the plan. The survey is designed to gather information to reflect residents’ levels, attitudes and barriers of bicycling and walking activity. To take the survey, visit northfloridatpo.com/news.