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We welcome members of all skill levels and from many different walks of life.
This is a group for beginner seamstress and sewing enthusiasts striving to make a make better looking garments. We will be learning new skills, networking with others who share your love of home sewing with others who share your interest. We will discuss basic constructions, design, pattern drafting of any kind, fitting techniques, techniques, embellishments, learning your style, craft items, quilting and anything that will improve our skills.

Every Tues. and Thur. Call 724-3536

Co-curated by Gallery Director Matthew Clay-Robison and Sculpture Professor Jenny Hager, this National Sculpture Invitational Exhibition features traditional and contemporary approaches to sculpture from twenty-seven artists representing New York, California, North Carolina, Kentucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and of course Florida.

The summer gallery hours are Monday-Thursday 1-5pm and Friday 9am-12pm. The opening reception will be held Friday, May 16

Artists from First Coast Porcelain Artists will have a display at the Regency Library for the Month of June 2008. Vist the library and see the artistic talent in our Jacksonville community.

Paul Davis Restoration of North Florida to participate in City of Jacksonville’s Adopt-A-Road program beginning on June 21 

Jacksonville, FL - Marguerite and Mike Mumford, Paul Davis Restoration of North Florida owners, have recently announced their company’s participation in the City of Jacksonville’s Adopt-A-Road program. According to Marguerite Mumford, the Adopt-A-Road Program encourages businesses, industry, civic, youth and nonprofit organizations to adopt an area of roadway in their communities.

Pre Cana is a one-day marriage preparation class for couples who want to marry in the Catholic Church. Opportunities are provided for each couple to reflect and discuss privately the topics raised during the day. Saturday, 9:20 a.m.-5:30 p.m., St. Vincent's Medical Center, 1 Shircliff Way, Jacksonville. Cost: $69 per couple. Call (904) 308-7474 or register online at www.dcfl.org.

As part of a six-month, 48-state tour, the Fight Back Express bus will kickoff its Florida tour with  stops in Jacksonville and St. Augustine, carrying the message, “If one person can battle cancer, a nation can rise up and defeat it.”  The tour, sponsored by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), is highlighting the crucial role elected officials play in making cancer a national priority. 

Cancer patients, survivors, caregivers, their families and all supporters will hold a rally to welcome the ACS CAN Fight Back Express, a mobile action center where visitors can share their story with their elected officials through the electronic “Picture A Cure” program and sign the bus as a show of support for making cancer a top national priority.  We invite everyone to join in the fight against cancer with your voice.