With fall just around the corner, the First Coast offers an array of artistic venues with a variety of events for the season, including theatrical performances, museum exhibits, musical performances and more.
Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
1050 A1A North
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082
(904) 209-3746 | www.pvconcerthall.com/
Aug. 29: JOHNNYSWIM
Aug. 30: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD)
Sep. 15: Florida Chamber Music Project Presents: Arturo Marquez and Johannes Brahms
Sept. 16: Don Felder
Sept. 20: Local Natives Spiral Choir Tour with guest, Devon Gilfillian
Sept. 28: Grandson The End of the Beginning Tour with guest, nothing, nowhere
Sept. 30: Bad Suns Mystic Truth Tour with guests, Liily and Ultra Q
Oct. 5: John Medeski’s Mad Skillet
Oct. 10: Marty Stuart’s Pilgrim Show
Oct. 11: Steven Page
Oct. 17: The Wood Brothers
Oct. 24: The Allman Betts Band with guests, Joanne Shaw Taylor and JD Simo
Oct. 27: Wynonna &The Big Noise
Oct. 31: Acoustic Alchemy
Nov. 2: Here Come The Mummies The Dark Matter Tour
Nov. 3: Florida Chamber Music Project Presents: Franz Schubert
Nov. 22: The Fab Four | The Ultimate Beatles Tribute
Nov. 23: Mason Jennings
Nov. 24: John Oates with The Good Road Band
Dec. 7: Joy to the World: Messiah Favorites and Holiday Carols
Dec. 10: A Peter White Christmas with Euge Groove, Vincent Ingala and Lindsey Webster
Dec. 19: Rockapella: A Rockapella Holiday
Dec. 20: Horton’s Holiday Hayride feat. The Reverend Horton Heat with guests, 5.6.7.8’s, Voodoo Glow Skulls and Dave Alvin
The St. Augustine Amphitheater
1340C A1A South
St. Augustine, FL 32080
(904) 209-3746 | www.staugamphitheatre.com
Aug. 25: Vampire Weekend with guest, Christone Kingfish Ingram
Sept. 7: Sing Out Loud Festival presents Kurt Vile and The Violators with guest, Reels
Sept. 8: Sing Out Loud Festival presents Jenny Lewis with guests, The Watson Twins and Lucie Silvas
Sept. 13: Sing Out Loud Festival: Propagandhi with guests, The Coathangers, Debt Neglector and GILT
Sept. 14: Sing Out Loud Festival: Hot Water Music with guests, The Menzingers, Subhumans and Kid You Not
Sept. 15: Sing Out Loud Festival: St. Paul & The Broken Bones with guests, Dirty Dozen Brass Band and Aaron Lee Tasjan
Sept. 20: Sing Out Loud Festival: GZA with guests DJ 3 Clops I and Friends, L.O.V.E. Culture and Willie Evans Jr.
Sept. 21: Sing Out Loud Festival Benefit Concert: Kacey Musgraves with guest, Weyes Blood
Sept. 22: Sing Out Loud Festival: The Growlers and Phosphorescent
Sept. 27: Sing Out Loud Festival: Shovels & Rope with guest, Lilly Hiatt
Sept. 29: Sing Out Loud Festival: Son Volt with Early James & The Latest
Oct. 4: Papadosio with guest, S.P.O.R.E.
Oct. 10: Catfish and the Bottlemen with guest, July Talk
Oct. 11: Maggie Rogers with guest, Jacob Banks
Oct. 12: Nahko and Medicine For The People Take Your Power Back Tour with guest, Nattali Rize
Oct. 16: ZZ Top 50th Anniversary Tour with guest, Cheap Trick
Oct. 18: Billy Currington
Oct.19: Lagwagon & Face to Face with guest, H20
Nov. 1: Sammy Hagar & The Circle with guest, Night Ranger
Nov. 2 - 3: Old Dominion Make it Sweet Tour
Nov. 8: Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Nov. 13: The Raconteurs with guest, Margo Price
Nov. 9: The Doobie Brothers
Nov. 23: Joe Bonamassa
Players by the Sea Theater
106 6th Street North
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250
(904) 249-0289 | www.playersbythesea.org
Performance times: Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.; Sunday at 2 p.m.
Sept. 20 - Oct. 12: The Wiz
Oct. 25 - Nov. 10: The Toxic Avenger
Dec. 6 - 22: A Christmas Carol
Theater Jacksonville
2032 San Marco Blvd.
Jacksonville, Florida 32204
(904) 396-4425| info@theatrejax.com
Sept. 13 to Sept. 29: Twelve Angry Men
Nov. 1 to Nov. 17: Something Rotten
Florida Theater
128 East Forsyth Street
(904) 355-5661 | admin@floridatheatre.com
Aug. 30: Poco, Pure Prairie League and Firefall
Sept. 7: Rhett & Link: Live in Concert
Sept. 12: Amy Grant
Sept. 24: Snarky Puppy
Sept. 27: Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox
Sept. 29: The Gatlin Brothers: Larry, Steve and Rudy
Oct. 1: Peppa Pig Live!
Oct. 3: Scott Stapp: Voice of Creed
Oct. 5: Lil Duval: Living My Best Life Tour
Oct. 7: Baby Shark Live!
Oct. 11: Bert Kreischer: Body Shots World Tour
Oct. 13: Benise ‘Fuego!’ - Spirit of Spain
Oct. 20: Anjelah Johnson: Technically Not Stalking
Oct. 21: Rumours of Fleetwood Mac: 50th Anniversary Tour - The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac
Oct 22: Robert Randolph and The Family Band
Oct. 23: Cat and Nat: #MomsTruthLive
Oct. 24: Switchfoot & Their Fantasy Traveling Music Show: An Evening of Songs and Stories
Nov. 1: Cody Ko and Noel Miller
Nov. 2: RuPaul’s Drag Race: Werq The World Tour 2019
Nov. 3: We Will Rock You: The Queen Musical
Nov. 6: Roy Orbison and Buddy Holly: The Rock N’ Roll Dream Tour
Nov. 7: Dane Cook: Tell It Like It Is Tour
Nov. 9: The Mighty O’Jays and Friends
Nov. 10: Calling All Divas
Nov. 15: Kevin James
Nov. 16: The Gutfeld Monologues: Live with Greg Gutfeld
Nov. 17: Dwight Yoakm
Nov. 22: Steven Wright
Nov. 23: Disney Junior Holiday Party Tour
Nov. 23: Paula Poundstone at the WJCT Soundstage
Dec. 1: Mystery Science Theater 3000 Live: The Great Cheesy Movie Circus Tour
Dec. 5: Dave Koz & Friends Christmas Tour 2019 with guests, Jonathan Butler, Melissa Manchester, Michael Lington and Chris Walker
Dec. 6: Leonid and Friends: Performing The Music of Chicago
Dec. 7: Trisha Yearwood
Dec. 8: The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show
Dec. 15: Leann Rimes: You and Me and Christmas Tour 2019
Dec. 20: Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical
Dec. 22: Moscow Ballet’s Great Rusian Nutcracker matinee
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
300 Water St. #200
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
(904) 354-5547 | www.jaxsymphony.org
Sept. 28: Fanfare! Opening Night
Oct. 4 and 5: Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony
Oct. 25 and 26: Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2
Nov. 1: Beethoven Chamber Music
Nov. 3: Brass, Organ, Winds and Percussion
Nov. 15 and 16: Ehnes PLays Elgar
Nov. 21: Beethoven’s Fifth - Symphony in 60
Nov. 22: Beethoven’s Fifth - Coffee Series
Dec.13,14 and 15: First Coast Nutcracker
Dec. 14 and 15: Handel’s Messiah
Dec. 20 and 21: Symphonic Dances
Dec. 31: New Year’s Eve: The Jazz Age
Emma Concert Association
Lewis Auditorium at Flagler College
14 Granada St.
St. Augustine, Florida 32084
(904) 797-2800 | www.emmaconcerts.com
Sept. 21: Neil Berg’s 50 Years of Rock and Roll
Oct. 6: Hollywood Concert Orchestra Night at the Oscars
Dec. 18: Holiday Pops with Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
The Corazon Cinema and Cafe
36 Granada St.
St. Augustine, Florida 32084: (904) 679-5736 | www.corazoncinemaandcafe.com
Aug. 22: Throwback Thursday: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
Aug. 23 to Sept. 5: Ophelia
Aug. 23 to Sept. 5: The Other Story
Aug. 25: St. Augustine Speaks Poetry
Oct. 3 to 6: Hispanic Film Festival
Nov. 2: Dia de los Muertos: A Dancing Celebration
Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre
544 Atlantic Blvd.
Neptune Beach, Florida 32266
904-249-7177 | www.abettheatre.com
Sept. 13 to 29: Violet
Oct. 18 to Nov. 3: The Vandal
Dec. 6 to 22: Twelfth Night
Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach
50 Executive Way
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 32082
(904) 280-0614 | www.ccpvb.org
All events at the Cultural Center unless noted
Aug. 19: Summer Mixer Series
Sept. 7: Ponte Vedra Concert Hall Art Contest Celebration
Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
Sept. 27 to Nov. 9: 1¢ LIFE Exhibition
Oct. 4: 1¢ LIFE Exhibition Opening Reception and CCPVB 25th Anniversary Celebration
Oct. 9 and Nov. 1: Poetry Open Mic Nights with Ancient City Poets
Nov. 14-16: 29th Annual Holiday Pop-Up Shoppes, The Lodge & Club at Ponte Vedra Beach
Feb. 23: Beaches | A Celebration of the Arts, The Surf Club at Ponte Vedra Inn & Club
Museum of Contemporary Art
333 North Laura Street
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
(904) 366-6911 | www.mocajacksonville.unf.edu
May 18 - Dec. 28: Of Many Ancestors by Josef Albers, Ilya Bolotowsky, Kota Ezawa, Philip Guston, Louise Nevelson, Lyle Owerko, Yolanda Sanchez and Theodoros Stamos
July 20 - Oct. 27: Camp / Wall / Flock by Khalid Albaih
July 27 - Jan. 5: Jay Shoots: Home by Jay Shoots
Aug. 10 - Dec. 8: Animal-Gamation: Art with a Heart in Healthcare
Aug. 24 - Feb. 2: A Moment in Beijing by Su Xinping, Weng Yunpeng and Jizi
The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens
829 Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville, Florida 32204
(904) 356-6857 | www.cummermuseum.org
Sept. 5: Dinner with Monet
Sept. 11 - 25; Oct. 2 - 16: Art Fundamentals: Acrylic Painting
Sept. 15: Family Open Studio: Quotation Station
Sept. 19: Priceless: How I went undercover to rescue the world’s stolen treasures
an evening with Robert Wittman
Sept. 23: Cummer Amelia Fall Kickoff
Sept. 28: Art for Tots: Patterns in Paradise ‘Carlos Rolon’
Oct. 12 - 26; Nov. 2 - 16: My First Art Class
Oct. 30; Nov. 6 - 20; Dec. 4, 11: Acrylic Painting