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Things To Do Downtown
Business + Networking
June 16: DIA Public Workshop on The Jacksonville Landing
June 17: Jacksonville Career Fair
June 20: Father’s Day Celebration Life C.A.M.P.
Sports + Fitness
Arts + Culture
June 17: Photography Class with #igersjax
June 18: Flip-Flop Feet Pedicure Party
June 18: Jaxsons Night Market
June 18: Pecha Kucha: Year of the River
Live Music + Nightlife
June 16: Happy Together Tour
June 20: Latinas Hot Summer Fiesta
June 20: ELVIS: A Rock-N-Roll Night
Family Fun
June 17: Fun4FirstCoastKids’ Picnic in the Park
June 17: Doug Berky’s “Foibles, Fables & Imaskinations”
June 18: Doug Berky’s “No Show”
June 19: Chuggington
June 22-25: The Wind in the Willows
Stories From BlogDTJax.com
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News of the Week
- Jacksonville City Council Considers Funding To Keep River Taxi Afloat
- Hertz Investment Group looking at two Downtown towers
- Supporters seek to preserve historic Downtown building
- ‘Mirrored River’ reflects power and connectivity in art
- Do you have ideas for what the Landing should become? Tuesday is your time to share them
- Cummer Museum brings art from gallery to the streets
- Joint swearing-in ceremony planned for mayor, sheriff
- Huge floating party barge coming to Jacksonville
- Ed Austin State Attorney’s Office is a monument to Jacksonville’s history
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DVI Updates
DVI and The Elbow announced ‘The Bender’ for July 9
Mark your calendars! The biggest party of the summer is set to rock #DTJax Thursday, July 9, from 6 – 10 p.m. “The Elbow Bender,” presented by DVI and The Elbow, will offer free outdoor concerts paired with bar and restaurant specials across Downtown’s entertainment district.
Check out the full details at theelbowjax.com.
Alleyway Clean Up Initiative
DVI and entertainment venues of The Elbow are partnering to program live music, games, food trucks, outdoor seating, lighting and more in Downtown’s entertainment district. Part of this initiative will include sprucing up the alleyway off Ocean Street. We need your help! Volunteer to lend a hand with various clean-up tasks on Saturday, June 27. All 21+ volunteers will be treated to one free beer courtesy of 1904 Music Hall!
Learn more, and sign up to volunteer here.
Looking for a new – and fun! – volunteer opportunity? We’re recruiting volunteers to help with our “Celebrating the Art of Jacksonville” Art Walk next month, Wednesday, July 1.