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Instagram of the Week
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Things To Do Downtown
Arts + Culture
July 1: First Wednesday Art Walk – “Celebrating the Art of Jacksonville”
July 2: Poets in the Park
July 4: Riverside Arts Market – Red, White and Mama Blue
July 5: Art Fusion in Hemming Park
July 5: Summer Movie Classics: Born on the Fourth of July
Live Music + Nightlife
July 2: Don McLean
July 4: Fourth of July Celebration
July 5: Reggae Jammin’ on the River
July 6: Vans Warped Tour
Family Fun
July 1: Patriotic Family Festival
July 3: First Friday Cosmic Concerts
July 4: $4 Fourth of July at MOSH and Friendship Fountain
July 4: River on the Fourth of July
Sports + Fitness
July 4: Jacksonville Suns’ 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular
Business + Networking
June 30: Maximizing Mobile Customer Engagement & Workforce Productivity
- Check out the Events Calendar on our website, which features more than 170 events Downtown this week.
- 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
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News of the Week
- International production crew shooting Bollywood film in Jacksonville for 12 days
- Downtown convention center could be a Curry transition issue
- French Concoction: Urban Core cafe brings a little of the Seine to the St. Johns
- 2 grants sought for Downtown businesses
- Duval Courthouse To Get Nearly $900K In Public Art
- MOCA Jacksonville drawing up plans for extensive rebranding effort
- Private investment fund for Downtown should be formed by end of summer
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DVI Updates
Art Walk volunteers needed
Looking for a new – and fun! – volunteer opportunity? We’re recruiting volunteers to help with our “Celebrating the Art of Jacksonville” Art Walk this Wednesday, July 1. Learn more, and sign up to volunteer here.
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/bender.