Entertainment in Jacksonville
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Boomtown Theatre & Coffee Salon
About a mile north of downtown, Jacksonville's historic district of Springfield is budding as a hip center for the arts.
Check out the Boomtown Theatre & Coffee Salon , a very experimental dinner theater, whose lineup runs from gospel-style sing-alongs to contemporary(ish) tunes (Tainted Love tears the roof off), spoken-word open-mic nights, an ongoing Vampire improv serial every Thursday, swing dancing (including free lessons), and 'Soul Release', a spoken-word jazz hip-hop jam. All this is accompanied by an equally eclectic - and excellent - menu that includes a 4000-year-old recipe Egyptian honey cinnamon chicken.
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Ninth & Main Street
About a mile north of downtown, Jacksonville's historic district of Springfield (www.thenewspringfield.com) is budding as a hip center for the arts.
A former disused automotive repair shop, the 'place of no particular style', Ninth & Main Street, now houses an outstanding Caribbean restaurant, Henrietta's, a theater, an art gallery, and a live-music venue (Thursday and Friday). It also hosts the annual Springfield Film Festival, showcasing independent filmmakers from Florida and beyond. The festival kicks off in spring, with a rolling series of screenings (usually Thursdays) until the fall.
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Florida Theatre
Home to Elvis’ first indoor concert in 1956, which a local judge endured to ensure Presley was not overly suggestive, this opulent 1927 venue is an intimate place to catch performances by BB King, Aretha Franklin and Wilco; it also hosts musicals, a summer movie classics series (Sundays at 2pm, $6) and other events. Ticket prices vary widely.
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San Marco Theatre
A landmark 1938 art-deco creation where you can order beer, wine, pizza and sandwiches while watching a flick; the theater screens classic midnight movies (like Goonies) on weekends.
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Metro
This gay-entertainment complex has a disco, a cruise bar, a piano bar, a games room with pinball machines, a smoke-free chill-out loft, a leathery boiler room and a show bar.
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Times-Union Center
Times-Union Center hosts major performers, touring Broadway shows and the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra.
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Freebird Live Cafe
At the beach, the Freebird Live Cafe is a rocking music venue and home of the band Lynyrd Skynyrd.
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Alhambra Dinner Theatre
About halfway between downtown and the beach, the Alhambra's buffet dinner and shows are a local institution.
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Twisted Martini
The Twisted Martini has live music from 7pm to 10pm Thursday to Saturday.
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Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra performs at the Times-Union Center.
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