Annual Events
Annual events at The Jacksonville Center include:
Jazz@Jax
In 2011 we are kicking off a spring concert event with a focus on jazz that is intended to be an annual event at the Center. This year’s concert will be held on Saturday, April 30th, and will feature Chris Prokosch and The Jazz Providers. The group will be performing a range of music from the Great American Song Book, which is a loose collection of pieces by composers such as Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Frank Loesser, and many others. The doors open at 7pm with a reception to follow the performance.
Tickets are $25.00 in advance or $30.00 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at The Jacksonville Center, by calling (540) 745-2784, or online via PayPal.
Fall Concerts
Although the summer sun continues to shine, fall is right around the corner and with it comes our Benefit Fall Concert Series, “Music for Autumn Evenings” scheduled for Friday, September 16th and Saturday, September 24th.
The concert on September 16th will feature Scott Williamson, Tenor and Artistic Director of Opera Roanoke and Amy Colfield, soprano, presenting “Love at First Duet”, songs from Broadway and arias from La Boheme, Tosca, and La Traviata.
The concert on September 24th will feature David Stewart Wiley, Music Director & Conductor of the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra and Akemi Takayama, violinist and Concertmaster of the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra presenting a “European and American Musical Travelogue”. Both concerts will begin at 7:30 PM and will take place in the Community Room. For more information about the artists click here.
A “Meet the Artists” Champagne and Wine Reception will follow.
Advance tickets are $45.00 per series per person and $25.00 per concert per person and can be purchased by calling (540) 745-2784, online via Paypal or by contacting Linda Fallon at (540) 745-4317. Tickets purchased at the door are $30.00 per concert per person.
Annual Membership Meeting and Silent Auction
Silent Auction Social Hour
The Annual Membership Meeting and meal is Sunday, September 25th. Social hour is 11:30am-1pm. Brunch is from 1-3pm. Main dish provided by Mickey G’s.
We are planning a brunch event along with the Fifth Annual Silent Auction Fundraiser, which will conclude just before we formally sit down for brunch and the membership meeting. At the membership meeting, we will have some presentations and will hold elections for the center’s Board of Directors.
*Please note: Event is only open to the current membership of The Jacksonville Center.
Halloween KidFest
- Halloween KidFest 2007
Get your spook on at the Jacksonville Center for FREE! Enjoy great family fun in your costumes at Halloween Kidsfest this year. There are refreshments, a costume contest, pumpkin carving and painting, storytelling, fortune-telling, treasure hunts and a haunted house. Also, there will be a hands-on art education component facilitated by students from Ferrum College. Kids can explore the color spectrum, color values, opposite and complementary colors and color values and how to maximize design using negative and positive space, all in a fun, supportive environment. This year’s event will be held on Sunday, October 30, 1-4pm.
Winterfest
Executive Director, John McEnhill, doubles as Santa
This year we will be celebrating our 17th annual Winterfest! As our longest running program, Winterfest is something you won’t want to miss. Always the First weekend in December, The Jacksonville Center will be filled with visitors enjoying art, crafts, music, kids activities and tasty treats. Stop by on Friday, December 2, 5-8pm or Saturday, December 3, 10am-5pm to experience Winterfest at the Jax.
Live Art Auction
On Saturday, July 17, 2010 we hosted our 3rd Annual Live Art Auction at The Jacksonville Center. Ken Farmer, auctioneer from Radford, Virginia, led us through an exciting auction of fine art and crafts from all over the region. Our guests joined us for fun evening of wine, hors d’oeuvres, music and amazing art. Going forward, we plan to offer the live art auction as a biennial event, held every two years. We are looking ahead to 2012 as the next year that the live art auction will be held. We are also exploring options for alternative venues including a potential location in Roanoke.
