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* Afternoon Art
Afternoon Art
Time: 4:00 pm
Children ages 4 – 8 are invited to come to the Jax for this fun, creative weekly art session with new activities each week. Click this listing for more information.		 4
* Make Me Laugh Exhibit
Make Me Laugh Exhibit
It’s time to bring some humor into the gallery. We challenge artists of many backgrounds to bring humor into their work, in whatever way tickles their funny bone. This will be our only themed show of the year and we hope to inspire artists who may not typically work with humor to be playful and have fun with their work! 		5
* Make Me Laugh Exhibit
Make Me Laugh Exhibit
It’s time to bring some humor into the gallery. We challenge artists of many backgrounds to bring humor into their work, in whatever way tickles their funny bone. This will be our only themed show of the year and we hope to inspire artists who may not typically work with humor to be playful and have fun with their work!
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* Make Me Laugh Exhibit
Make Me Laugh Exhibit
It’s time to bring some humor into the gallery. We challenge artists of many backgrounds to bring humor into their work, in whatever way tickles their funny bone. This will be our only themed show of the year and we hope to inspire artists who may not typically work with humor to be playful and have fun with their work! 		7
* Make Me Laugh Exhibit
Make Me Laugh Exhibit
It’s time to bring some humor into the gallery. We challenge artists of many backgrounds to bring humor into their work, in whatever way tickles their funny bone. This will be our only themed show of the year and we hope to inspire artists who may not typically work with humor to be playful and have fun with their work! 		8
* Make Me Laugh Exhibit
Make Me Laugh Exhibit
It’s time to bring some humor into the gallery. We challenge artists of many backgrounds to bring humor into their work, in whatever way tickles their funny bone. This will be our only themed show of the year and we hope to inspire artists who may not typically work with humor to be playful and have fun with their work! 		9
* Make Me Laugh Exhibit
Make Me Laugh Exhibit
It’s time to bring some humor into the gallery. We challenge artists of many backgrounds to bring humor into their work, in whatever way tickles their funny bone. This will be our only themed show of the year and we hope to inspire artists who may not typically work with humor to be playful and have fun with their work! 		10
* Make Me Laugh Exhibit
Make Me Laugh Exhibit
It’s time to bring some humor into the gallery. We challenge artists of many backgrounds to bring humor into their work, in whatever way tickles their funny bone. This will be our only themed show of the year and we hope to inspire artists who may not typically work with humor to be playful and have fun with their work! 		11
* Make Me Laugh Exhibit
Make Me Laugh Exhibit
It’s time to bring some humor into the gallery. We challenge artists of many backgrounds to bring humor into their work, in whatever way tickles their funny bone. This will be our only themed show of the year and we hope to inspire artists who may not typically work with humor to be playful and have fun with their work!
* Trail Tour Exhibit
Trail Tour Exhibit
This exhibit highlights participants in the Floyd County Artisan Trail and is a great starting point for creative excursions out into the county to visit artisan home studios, galleries, shops, and farms.		 12
* Trail Tour Exhibit
Trail Tour Exhibit
This exhibit highlights participants in the Floyd County Artisan Trail and is a great starting point for creative excursions out into the county to visit artisan home studios, galleries, shops, and farms.
* Make Me Laugh Exhibit
Make Me Laugh Exhibit
It’s time to bring some humor into the gallery. We challenge artists of many backgrounds to bring humor into their work, in whatever way tickles their funny bone. This will be our only themed show of the year and we hope to inspire artists who may not typically work with humor to be playful and have fun with their work!
* Joe Maiolo Reading
Joe Maiolo Reading
Time: 5:00 pm
Author and long-time friend of The Jax, Joe Maiolo will be doing a reading from "My Turkish Missile Crisis." Maiolo's memoir moves deftly from a visit to the impoverished Italian village of the birth of and girlhood of his grandmother to the camaraderie of the Officer's Club in Turkey to the tension of the air base at DEFCON 2 as the United States and Soviet Union crept closer to catastrophic war.
* Make Me Laugh Reception
Make Me Laugh Reception
Time: 6:00 pm
Join The Jacksonville Center for a Meet-the-Artists reception celebrating those with works in the Hayloft Gallery exhibit Make Me Laugh. The exhibit is open to the public from May 1 to June 28. Refreshments will be served at this free reception; donations are encouraged.
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* Make Me Laugh Exhibit
Make Me Laugh Exhibit
It’s time to bring some humor into the gallery. We challenge artists of many backgrounds to bring humor into their work, in whatever way tickles their funny bone. This will be our only themed show of the year and we hope to inspire artists who may not typically work with humor to be playful and have fun with their work!
* Trail Tour Exhibit
Trail Tour Exhibit
This exhibit highlights participants in the Floyd County Artisan Trail and is a great starting point for creative excursions out into the county to visit artisan home studios, galleries, shops, and farms.		 14
* Make Me Laugh Exhibit
Make Me Laugh Exhibit
It’s time to bring some humor into the gallery. We challenge artists of many backgrounds to bring humor into their work, in whatever way tickles their funny bone. This will be our only themed show of the year and we hope to inspire artists who may not typically work with humor to be playful and have fun with their work!
* Trail Tour Exhibit
Trail Tour Exhibit
This exhibit highlights participants in the Floyd County Artisan Trail and is a great starting point for creative excursions out into the county to visit artisan home studios, galleries, shops, and farms.		 15
* Make Me Laugh Exhibit
Make Me Laugh Exhibit
It’s time to bring some humor into the gallery. We challenge artists of many backgrounds to bring humor into their work, in whatever way tickles their funny bone. This will be our only themed show of the year and we hope to inspire artists who may not typically work with humor to be playful and have fun with their work!
* Trail Tour Exhibit
Trail Tour Exhibit
This exhibit highlights participants in the Floyd County Artisan Trail and is a great starting point for creative excursions out into the county to visit artisan home studios, galleries, shops, and farms.		 16
* Make Me Laugh Exhibit
Make Me Laugh Exhibit
It’s time to bring some humor into the gallery. We challenge artists of many backgrounds to bring humor into their work, in whatever way tickles their funny bone. This will be our only themed show of the year and we hope to inspire artists who may not typically work with humor to be playful and have fun with their work!
* Trail Tour Exhibit
Trail Tour Exhibit
This exhibit highlights participants in the Floyd County Artisan Trail and is a great starting point for creative excursions out into the county to visit artisan home studios, galleries, shops, and farms.		 17
* Make Me Laugh Exhibit
Make Me Laugh Exhibit
It’s time to bring some humor into the gallery. We challenge artists of many backgrounds to bring humor into their work, in whatever way tickles their funny bone. This will be our only themed show of the year and we hope to inspire artists who may not typically work with humor to be playful and have fun with their work!
* Trail Tour Exhibit
Trail Tour Exhibit
This exhibit highlights participants in the Floyd County Artisan Trail and is a great starting point for creative excursions out into the county to visit artisan home studios, galleries, shops, and farms.		 18
* Make Me Laugh Exhibit
Make Me Laugh Exhibit
It’s time to bring some humor into the gallery. We challenge artists of many backgrounds to bring humor into their work, in whatever way tickles their funny bone. This will be our only themed show of the year and we hope to inspire artists who may not typically work with humor to be playful and have fun with their work!
* Trail Tour Exhibit
Trail Tour Exhibit
This exhibit highlights participants in the Floyd County Artisan Trail and is a great starting point for creative excursions out into the county to visit artisan home studios, galleries, shops, and farms.		 19
* Make Me Laugh Exhibit
Make Me Laugh Exhibit
It’s time to bring some humor into the gallery. We challenge artists of many backgrounds to bring humor into their work, in whatever way tickles their funny bone. This will be our only themed show of the year and we hope to inspire artists who may not typically work with humor to be playful and have fun with their work!
* Trail Tour Exhibit
Trail Tour Exhibit
This exhibit highlights participants in the Floyd County Artisan Trail and is a great starting point for creative excursions out into the county to visit artisan home studios, galleries, shops, and farms.
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* Make Me Laugh Exhibit
Make Me Laugh Exhibit
It’s time to bring some humor into the gallery. We challenge artists of many backgrounds to bring humor into their work, in whatever way tickles their funny bone. This will be our only themed show of the year and we hope to inspire artists who may not typically work with humor to be playful and have fun with their work!
* Trail Tour Exhibit
Trail Tour Exhibit
This exhibit highlights participants in the Floyd County Artisan Trail and is a great starting point for creative excursions out into the county to visit artisan home studios, galleries, shops, and farms.		 21
* Make Me Laugh Exhibit
Make Me Laugh Exhibit
It’s time to bring some humor into the gallery. We challenge artists of many backgrounds to bring humor into their work, in whatever way tickles their funny bone. This will be our only themed show of the year and we hope to inspire artists who may not typically work with humor to be playful and have fun with their work!
* Trail Tour Exhibit
Trail Tour Exhibit
This exhibit highlights participants in the Floyd County Artisan Trail and is a great starting point for creative excursions out into the county to visit artisan home studios, galleries, shops, and farms.		 22
* Make Me Laugh Exhibit
Make Me Laugh Exhibit
It’s time to bring some humor into the gallery. We challenge artists of many backgrounds to bring humor into their work, in whatever way tickles their funny bone. This will be our only themed show of the year and we hope to inspire artists who may not typically work with humor to be playful and have fun with their work!
* Trail Tour Exhibit
Trail Tour Exhibit
This exhibit highlights participants in the Floyd County Artisan Trail and is a great starting point for creative excursions out into the county to visit artisan home studios, galleries, shops, and farms.		 23
* Make Me Laugh Exhibit
Make Me Laugh Exhibit
It’s time to bring some humor into the gallery. We challenge artists of many backgrounds to bring humor into their work, in whatever way tickles their funny bone. This will be our only themed show of the year and we hope to inspire artists who may not typically work with humor to be playful and have fun with their work!
* Trail Tour Exhibit
Trail Tour Exhibit
This exhibit highlights participants in the Floyd County Artisan Trail and is a great starting point for creative excursions out into the county to visit artisan home studios, galleries, shops, and farms.		 24
* Make Me Laugh Exhibit
Make Me Laugh Exhibit
It’s time to bring some humor into the gallery. We challenge artists of many backgrounds to bring humor into their work, in whatever way tickles their funny bone. This will be our only themed show of the year and we hope to inspire artists who may not typically work with humor to be playful and have fun with their work!
* Trail Tour Exhibit
Trail Tour Exhibit
This exhibit highlights participants in the Floyd County Artisan Trail and is a great starting point for creative excursions out into the county to visit artisan home studios, galleries, shops, and farms.		 25
* Make Me Laugh Exhibit
Make Me Laugh Exhibit
It’s time to bring some humor into the gallery. We challenge artists of many backgrounds to bring humor into their work, in whatever way tickles their funny bone. This will be our only themed show of the year and we hope to inspire artists who may not typically work with humor to be playful and have fun with their work!
* Trail Tour Exhibit
Trail Tour Exhibit
This exhibit highlights participants in the Floyd County Artisan Trail and is a great starting point for creative excursions out into the county to visit artisan home studios, galleries, shops, and farms.		 26
* Make Me Laugh Exhibit
Make Me Laugh Exhibit
It’s time to bring some humor into the gallery. We challenge artists of many backgrounds to bring humor into their work, in whatever way tickles their funny bone. This will be our only themed show of the year and we hope to inspire artists who may not typically work with humor to be playful and have fun with their work!
* Trail Tour Exhibit
Trail Tour Exhibit
This exhibit highlights participants in the Floyd County Artisan Trail and is a great starting point for creative excursions out into the county to visit artisan home studios, galleries, shops, and farms.
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* Make Me Laugh Exhibit
Make Me Laugh Exhibit
It’s time to bring some humor into the gallery. We challenge artists of many backgrounds to bring humor into their work, in whatever way tickles their funny bone. This will be our only themed show of the year and we hope to inspire artists who may not typically work with humor to be playful and have fun with their work!
* Trail Tour Exhibit
Trail Tour Exhibit
This exhibit highlights participants in the Floyd County Artisan Trail and is a great starting point for creative excursions out into the county to visit artisan home studios, galleries, shops, and farms.		 28
* Make Me Laugh Exhibit
Make Me Laugh Exhibit
It’s time to bring some humor into the gallery. We challenge artists of many backgrounds to bring humor into their work, in whatever way tickles their funny bone. This will be our only themed show of the year and we hope to inspire artists who may not typically work with humor to be playful and have fun with their work!
* Trail Tour Exhibit
Trail Tour Exhibit
This exhibit highlights participants in the Floyd County Artisan Trail and is a great starting point for creative excursions out into the county to visit artisan home studios, galleries, shops, and farms.		 29
* Make Me Laugh Exhibit
Make Me Laugh Exhibit
It’s time to bring some humor into the gallery. We challenge artists of many backgrounds to bring humor into their work, in whatever way tickles their funny bone. This will be our only themed show of the year and we hope to inspire artists who may not typically work with humor to be playful and have fun with their work!
* Trail Tour Exhibit
Trail Tour Exhibit
This exhibit highlights participants in the Floyd County Artisan Trail and is a great starting point for creative excursions out into the county to visit artisan home studios, galleries, shops, and farms.		 30
* Make Me Laugh Exhibit
Make Me Laugh Exhibit
It’s time to bring some humor into the gallery. We challenge artists of many backgrounds to bring humor into their work, in whatever way tickles their funny bone. This will be our only themed show of the year and we hope to inspire artists who may not typically work with humor to be playful and have fun with their work!
* Trail Tour Exhibit
Trail Tour Exhibit
This exhibit highlights participants in the Floyd County Artisan Trail and is a great starting point for creative excursions out into the county to visit artisan home studios, galleries, shops, and farms.		 31
* Make Me Laugh Exhibit
Make Me Laugh Exhibit
It’s time to bring some humor into the gallery. We challenge artists of many backgrounds to bring humor into their work, in whatever way tickles their funny bone. This will be our only themed show of the year and we hope to inspire artists who may not typically work with humor to be playful and have fun with their work!
* Trail Tour Exhibit
Trail Tour Exhibit
This exhibit highlights participants in the Floyd County Artisan Trail and is a great starting point for creative excursions out into the county to visit artisan home studios, galleries, shops, and farms.		    
Category Key
Breezeway Gallery Exhibit
Creative Learning
Hayloft Gallery Exhibit
Hosted Programs
Receptions
Special Events

Calendar developed and supported by Kieran O'Shea