The following is this week’s issue of the “#DTJax Weekly Update” e-newsletter. To receive this in your email inbox each week, sign-up here.
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Instagram of the Week
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Things To Do Downtown
The Jacksonville Jazz Festival is this weekend, May 21-24! Don’t miss these special festival events:
- May 21: Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition
- May 22: Jacksonville Jazz Festival Music Clinic
- May 22: Off Jazz Concert: Fantasia
- May 22-23: Pulse in the Park
- May 22-24: Jazz Fest After Dark
- May 24: Sunday Jazz Brunch
Sports + Fitness
Arts + Culture
Live Music + Nightlife
May 20: Forever Young: Celebrating the Music of Bob Dylan
May 20: WQIK Free Country Concert Series: Craig Wayne Boyd
May 23: Magic Mike Male Revue
May 25: Rock on the River
May 20: WQIK Free Country Concert Series: Craig Wayne Boyd
May 23: Magic Mike Male Revue
May 25: Rock on the River
Business + Networking
May 20: Special Collections Local Author Series: Larry Baker
May 25: Memorial Day Observance
Family Fun
May 20: Fun4FirstCoastKids Picnic in Hemming Park
May 23: Dinosaurs Unearthed Grand Opening
Check out the Events Calendar on our website, which features more than 140 events Downtown this week.
From candy classes to karaoke, any given day Downtown, there’s something going on. Check out our Ongoing Events list.
From candy classes to karaoke, any given day Downtown, there’s something going on. Check out our Ongoing Events list.
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Stories From BlogDTJax.com
- Art Walk, Other Downtown Jax Spots named Best in Jax
- EverBank: Downtown is the perfect place for big business
- May 19 General Election Contenders On Revitalizing Downtown
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News of the Week
- JEA faces $41M in repairs at Downtown headquarters
- Downtown Investment Authority retail grants program paying off
- New Cultural, Historical Tours Roll Into Downtown Jacksonville
- Appraisal puts value of Shipyards site at $26M
- MOCA Jax’s ‘Southern Exposure’ Tells Stories Through Portraits Of The American South
- $2.4M needed to complete State Attorney’s Office building
- Construction to begin on new Winston Family YMCA
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DVI Updates
DVI reaches Facebook milestone
This past week, DVI’s Facebook page reached 10,000 “likes.” Thanks for the #DTJax love! For even more Downtown news, events info, photos and more, be sure to follow us on Twitter and Instagram, too (@DTJax).
New design for #DTJax Weekly Update
As we move through 2015, you’ve probably noticed we’ve made changes to this e-newsletter. Last week, we launched its new design, same content as in previous weeks. Let us know what you think.