Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Jacksonville Theaters and Concert Places

By Jonas Fredrickson


Jacksonville is home to an enormous number of first-class performance locations, theaters and concert halls. With cutting edge acoustics, state-of-the-art facilities and facilities as well as pretty design and aesthetics drawing from consequential roots, most theaters in Jacksonville are buildings that've been revived and refitted from their architectural origins between 1919 and the 1930's.

Times Union Performing Arts Center

Found in central Jacksonville, the Times Union Performing Arts Center is one of the largest and most high visibility of the Jacksonville theaters promoting humanities, culture and performance. The TUPAC hosts varied events in it's multi locale facility, including the Terry Theatre, the Moran Theater which seats 3000 guests, the Jacoby Symphony Hall, and the Vets Memorial Arena.

The Vets Memorial Arena hosts Jacksonville University Basketball and massive name acts like Jimmy Smorgasboard and Woman Antebellum. The Prime F. Osborn III Convention center hosts Expos, shows and other events in its 265,000 sq. Feet of space. The Convention Center used to be a railroad station before its conversion and keeps its historical design. Whichever location visitors experience, TUPAC is the premiere location to examine for giant name acts in all of its Jacksonville theaters, as well as music, comedy, celebrity, sports and events.

The Florida Theatre

With 2 hundred entertainment and cultural events every year The Florida Theatre hosts jazz, rock, blues, pop and more. Found in central along the St. Johns Stream, The Florida Theatre hosts 250 thousand guests yearly and is recognised as among the best concert locales in Florida and the Southeast, and is on the Country's Register of Consequential Places.

Performers at this theatre built in 1927 have included Gordon Lightfoot, Greg Allman and "A John Waters Christmas", besides being the performance location for the Florida Ballet.

This place has some of the best acoustics, is well decorated in a timeless fashion, and is considered to be among the best concert halls in all of Jacksonville.

Theatre Jacksonville

Starting in 1919, Theatre Jacksonville is one of, if not the longest running community theaters in Jacksonville. With performances, the theatre offers acting and theatre classes for each age and interests. Past performances have included The Storm, Hamlet, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, An Inspector Calls, Over the Brook and Thru the Woods, Seussical, Hi Dolly and more. Performers and artists engaged in Theatre Jacksonville are volunteers with a high amount of experience and data that put their hearts and time into the quality performances at the theatre. Theatre Jacksonville can accommodate a good sized audience, but is a perfect sized fit for a theatre experience that involves more close contact than a bigger, more high visibility locale.

Jacksonville Theatre Guild

Offering productions everybody can enjoy, the Jacksonville Theatre Guild performs out of the Studio Theatre with comedies, musicals and eccentric feel really nice theatre. Past and current productions include Lend Me a Tenor and flaky offerings like "Drac's Back", centered on the way the night unfolds when students on a trip take refuge from a thunderstorm in the castle of Dexter Drackman, who is really Dracula in disguise.

Jacoby Symphony Hall at Times Union Performing Arts Center

Found at the Times-Union Center for the Performing humanities, Jacoby Symphony Hall is probably one of the few concert halls in the country dedicated only to a symphony orchestra, the Jackson Symphony Orchestra. The Hall's capacity seats 1,800 guests and was designed by commonly commended acousticians Kirkegaard & Associates and KBJ designers and Rothman, Rothman & Heineman designers. Made in a "shoebox" shape, the design reflects sound to disburse it in equal proportions to the bunch for phenomenal acoustics. Aesthetically, the hall is stylish and straightforward, found downtown in the middle of Jacksonville's center of culture, making it the best if the concert halls in Jacksonville.

Metropolitan Park

An outside locale with a covered 2,400 square foot stage, Metropolitan Park plays host to several events and out of doors concerts including the Spring Music Vacation, Arena of Nations Party and annual Jacksonville Jazz Holiday.

Past performers have included James Taylor, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Jackson Brown and the Beach Boys. Events at the concerthall at Metropolitan Park supply a good experience along the St. John's brook with covered picnic shelters, children's play area, a 27-acre park and event. Related facilities to make any visit outstanding.

UNF Fine Arts Center

Comprised of The Hall Of Exhibitions, the Lazzara Performance Hall, and the Andrew A. Robinson Jr. Theater, the UNF Fine Arts Center serves both the College and Jacksonville residents. UNF places host a mix of entertainers, musicians and performances as well as offering lectures, coaching conventions, receptions, social events and workshops. Latest performances at UNF have included Chamber Music, Flute Day, piano recitals and jazz like the Ravi Coltrane Quartet.

"Movies on the House" offers more non-traditional films each other Thursday at 7pm on a big screen at the Robinson Theater, with complimentary popcorn and prizes. The object of "Movies on the House", known around campus as MOTH, is to screen films spectators and fans would not routinely be ready to see on the big-screen, and to foster an environment of community in the crowd.

Freebird Live

Widely known sometimes as a Jacksonville spot for music, the Freebird Cafeteria books both nationally known artists as well as area and local music, making it the best spot to see what music in Jacksonville is truly like. Freebird Live's performance space homes 700 guests standing room only and offers viewpoints from the floor and a railed balcony that overlooks the stage.

The location has an external smoking balcony and 2 full bars with an higher level balcony area for 21+ visitors; other areas are elected as all ages. Freebird Live showcases typically rock artists, like modern performers Anberlin, Diplo and Attack Attack! The locale is found downtown one block away from the sea, across from the SeaWalk Pavilion.




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