The City of Jacksonville Beach hosts its 13th Mother’s Day POPS! AT THE BEACH Concert, featuring the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra (JSO) on Sunday, May 13, 2007. What better way to celebrate Mother’s Day than attending this favorite annual event. Admission is free. This is the seventh Mother’s Day concert on the Sea Walk Pavilion stage, designed specifically to meet the requirements of the JSO. The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra takes the stage at 8 PM. Moms of the First Coast, their families and friends, will be treated to a special performance conducted by Scott Gregg, who is in his 12th year as music director and principal conductor of the Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra. The large stage screen and use of cameras create an intimate experience for everyone in the audience, giving rarely seen views of the performers and the conductor.
Music starts at 6 pm with a performance by the Jacksonville School of Music presenting “Hitsville: Motown Forever.” In the beginning was the sound...and the sound was Motown! You’ll hear all your favorite Motown hits like “ABC”, “Brick House”, “Papa Was a Rolling Stone”, “Midnight Train to Georgia”, “Super Freak”, “Ooh Baby Baby” “For Once in My Life”, “Baby Love”, “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” and more. Directed by Deborah McDuffie, the cast includes local Jacksonville performers Steven Amburgey, Edna Bland, Kayla Cummings, Wendi Floyd, Akeisha Fluker, Josh Howell, Mark Hall, Ashton Henderson, Deidra Hills, Enaris Inman, Fred Johnson, Tanner Lane, Tim O’Berry, Greylyn Paluszynski, Eric Thomas, Andre Troutman and John White and Hermia Williams Dancers. Take a trip down memory lane and share your memories of the fabulous Motown sound.
The event area opens at 5 pm. Mom can bring the kids to enjoy a special Jax4Kids.com Playland from 5 pm until 8 pm. Children can learn to create like Paschke and Bolotowski with MOCA, The Museum of Contemporary Art; make a take-home Mother’s Day art project for Mom, enjoy the magic of Mark Alan, jump on Space Walk Bouncers, tumble in Somies Gymnastic Gym on Wheels Gym Bus, have their face painted, play games and win prizes. All activities are free. Jax4kids.com is a free website committed to uncovering the arts, events, camps, classes, sports, places to go, fun things to do, and where kids eat free in Jacksonville.
There is no better way to show moms how special they are than this outstanding performance under the stars at Jacksonville Beach’s Sea Walk Pavilion. Bring mom, the lawn chairs or a blanket, and join us for an evening of great music, moonlight, sea breezes and the sounds of the ocean. This is a family event, so kids of all ages are welcome. Soft drinks, wine and beer, food, and dessert are all available for purchase.
For more information, call our EVENTS HOTLINE at (904) 247-6100 press 3 or call the Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce, Beaches Division at (904) 249-3868. Visit our website at jacksonvillebeach.org. This event is sponsored by the City of Jacksonville Beach, Lite 96.1 FM, PRI Productions, Comcast, Lexus, The Haskell Company, The Real Yellow Pages, and Jax4Kids.com.
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