Optimal You Brain Centers (OYBC) hosted the opening of an art show on Jan. 31 that featured the work of local artist Marie Lyon Carney. The event allowed attendees to tour the offices of the new Ponte Vedra Beach business, which is located at 151 Sawgrass Corners Drive, Suite 102. A portion of the proceeds from the event benefited the HEAL Foundation. more

When Rod Argent got the news that The Zombies had been selected for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the founding band member’s mind went back to the day in 1956 in St. Albans, England, when his cousin first played him “Hound Dog” by Elvis Presley. more

First Coast Opera will perform A Tribute to Marian Anderson on March 1 and March 3 at St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church in St. Augustine, and on March 2 at Players by the Sea in Jacksonville Beach. more

On Sunday, Feb. 10, the Jacksonville Symphony will be joined by the Florida Ballet for their Spring Family Series Concert, “Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra.” more

When The Zombies last performed at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall in January 2018, the band was wrapping up another successful U.S. tour fueled by a resurgence in popularity for the group known for such 1960s hits as “She’s Not There,” “Tell Her No” and “Time of the Season" more

The St. Augustine Amphitheatre presents GRAMMY award-winning indie rock group Vampire Weekend live in concert on Sunday, Aug. 25. more

The St. Johns Cultural Council will hold the tenth annual Recognizing Outstanding Women in the Arts (ROWITA) Awards Celebration on Sunday, March 31 at 3 p.m. in the Limelight Theatre. The free event will honor the six women chosen to receive the 2019 Dr. Gail Pflaster ROWITA Award for their contributions to the artistic environment in St. Johns County. The 2019 honorees are Dr. Dorothy Barrett, Margaret Jimeson, Linda McAnarney, Regina Gayle Phillips, Dr. Susanne Schuenke and Jo Sinclair. more

It is the start of an ordinary day at Palm Valley Academy in Nocatee. Students unload from school buses, golf carts and bikes, and enter hallways lined with the art of Rembrandt, Picasso, Haring, Warhol and other great artists. There are 160 mat-to-frame, fine art reproductions filling the common areas of the school, plus colorful, student-created murals featuring uplifting “ARTspirational” messages. This cultural experience was made possible thanks to a generous donation from THE PLAYERS and guidance from the Ponte Vedra Public Education Foundation. more

The Jacksonville Symphony Chorus will be holding auditions for the second half of the 2018-2019 season on Saturday, Feb. 2 in the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts. Auditions are by appointment from 9 a.m. to 12p.m., but walk-in auditions will be available beginning at 10:30 a.m. more

Currently playing at Alhambra Theatre & Dining, the musical “Godspell" is a collection of parables based on the Book of Matthew and accentuated with music, singing and dance. The stories … more