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CALENDAR OF EVENTSJANUARY | FEBRUARY | MARCH | 2018
128 East Forsyth Street Jacksonville, FL 32202
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JANUARY SPOTLIGHT
JACKSON BROWNEWITH GREG LEISZ
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame singer and songwriter Jackson Browne, best known for his hits “Running on Empty,”
“Doctor My Eyes,” “The Load Out,” “These Days,” and “Take It Easy”, returns to the Florida Theatre
with renowned pedal steel and multi-instrumentalist Greg Leisz.
7:30PM
IN THIS MOMENT Alternative metal band, In This Moment,
was a crowd favorite at the 2017 Welcome to Rockville festival. Their newly released album, Ritual, features their chart climbing
hit song “Oh Lord,” and fan favorite hits: “Blood,” “Sick Like Me,” and “Sex Metal Barbie.”
DED and P.O.D. will open.
7:00PM
THE ORCHESTRA AN EVENING OF ELO’S GREATEST HITS
WITH THE JACKSONVILLE ROCK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAELO’s hit songs “Can’t Get It Out of My Head,” “Telephone Line,” “Don’t Bring Me Down,” “Mr. Blue Sky,” “Livin’ Thing” and “Evil Woman,” will be preformed by ELO and ELO Part II members, Mik Kamiski, Lou Clark, Erik Troyer, Parthenon Huxley, Gordon Townsend and
Glen Burtnik, and the Jacksonville Rock Symphony Orchestra.The Jacksonville Rock Symphony Orchestra can only be seen at the historic Florida Theatre.
8:00PM
JAKE OWEN : THE GOOD COMPANY TOUR
Country music singer-songwriter, ACA and ACM Award winner, Jake Owen, is making his debut
at the historic Florida Theatre! Owen’s string of #1 singles includes: “Barefoot Blue Jean Night,” “Beachin’,”
“Anywhere with You,” “Alone with You,” “The One That Got Away,” and “American Country Love Song.”
8:00PM
JONNY LANGGrammy winning blues, gospel, and
rock singer/songwriter/guitarist Jonny Lang returns to the
Florida Theatre in support of his new album Signs. Lang’s hit songs include: “Wander This World” and “Lie to Me.”
Tony Lucca will open.
8:00PM
JAN 7
JAN 20
TIFFANY HADDISHComedian Tiffany Haddish’s break-out performance
in the hit movie Girls Trip, made her Variety Magazine’s “Top 2017 Comedian to Watch.” Her first one-hour comedy
special She Ready! From The Hood to Hollywood! premiered on Showtime. Later this year she will star in the upcoming TBS
sitcom The Real O.G. alongside Tracy Morgan. VIP meet and greet tickets available.
8:00PM
JAN 28
JAN 12JAN 16JAN 19
DISCO SPIRIT TASTING CIGAR SAMPLING
SATURDAY, MARCH 3 • 7PM-10PM
A FUNDRAISING EVENT BENEFITING THE NONPROFIT FLORIDA THEATRE
AT 927 EVENTS 927 W. FORSYTH STREET • JACKSONVILLE, FL 32204
(NOT AT THE FLORIDA THEATRE)
G3 2018FEATURING: JOE SATRIANI, JOHN PETRUCCI (OF DREAM
THEATER), AND PHIL COLLEN (OF DEF LEPPARD)
Guitar superstar, Joe Satriani, welcomes Dream Theater guitarist,
John Petrucci, and Def Leppard guitarist, Phil Collen, to his annual tour.
7:00PM
TAKE ME TO THE RIVERBased on the award-winning film and record Take Me to the River, this historic concert features a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see blues legends William Bell (“I Forgot To Be Your Lover,” “A Tribute To A King,”
“Tryin’ To Love Two”), Bobby Rush(“Chicken Heads” and “I Wanna Do The Do”) and Don Bryant (“How Do I Get There,” “Is There Someone Else on Your Mind,” “I Can’t Stand The Rain,” and “99 Pounds”) on the
same stage performing classics and new Take Me To The River collaborations.
8:00PM
MUSICAL THRONES:
A PARODYMusical Thrones: A Parody brings to
life the characters of the Emmy-Award winning HBO series Games of Thrones.
Sing and dance along with Daenerys and her dragons, Tyrion, Joffrey, and all of the jolly members of the Lannister and
Stark families in this fun musical. 8:00PM
JAN 31 JAN 30 JAN 24
1970s DRESS ENCOURAGED, BUT NOT REQUIRED.
$100 VIP PASS • EARLY ACCESS AT 6PM • •PRIVATE SPIRITS TASTING •
• COMPLIMENTARY CRAFT COCKTAIL • • COMPLIMENTARY CIGAR •
• PRIVATE BUFFET •
$50 GENERAL ADMISSION • SPIRIT TASTING • • FOOD •• MUSIC •
• CASH BAR •• CIGARS •
SPIRIT PROVIDERS:CIGAR PROVIDER:
WILLIAM BELL • BOBBY RUSH DON BRYANT
FRAYSER BOY • AL KAPONE • THE HI RHYTHM SECTION
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FEBRUARY SPOTLIGHT
MARCH SPOTLIGHT
JANUARY 3 ARTWALK
7 JACKSON BROWNE with Greg Leisz
12 THE ORCHESTRA An Evening of ELO’s Greatest Hits with the Jacksonville Rock Symphony Orchestra
14 AYO & TEO IN CONCERT
16 JONNY LANG
19 JAKE OWEN: The Good Company Tour
20 IN THIS MOMENT with DED and P.O.D.
22 TW: CAT IN THE HAT
24 MUSICAL THRONES
26 TW: CHARLOTTE’S WEB
27 THE STOMPDOWN!
28 TIFFANY HADDISH
30 TAKE ME TO THE RIVER featuring William Bell, Bobby Rush and Don Bryant – Memphis Soul and Rhythm Blues Revue
31 G3 2018 featuring Joe Satriani, John Petrucci (of Dream Theater) and Phil Collen (of Def Leppard)
FEBRUARY1 TANYA TUCKER
2 ADAM ANT The Anthems Tour
3 NORTH EAST FLORIDA SCHOLASTIC ART AWARDS
5 TW: THE LIGHTNING THIEF
6 CIVIC CINEMA: DO THE RIGHT THING
7 DIANA KRALL
8 TW: HARRIET TUBMAN
8 CODY JINKS
9 TESLA
10 LITTLE RIVER BAND with Pablo Cruise
11 BLUES TRAVELER
13 THE HOT SARDINES
16 PAULA POUNDSTONE
17 DANIEL O’DONNELL
18 GORDON LIGHTFOOT
21 RODRIGUEZ
23 AIR SUPPLY
23 MINDI ABAIR AND THE BONESHAKERS at the Ritz Theatre
24 C.S. LEWIS ONSTAGE: THE MOST RELUCTANT CONVERT
27 MICHAEL MCDONALD
MARCH1 BLACKBERRY SMOKE
2 PHILLIP PHILLIPS
3 CLUB 70S at 927 Events
3 BILL MAHER
4 WILD KRATTS LIVE!
7 ART WALK
8 LOS ANGELES GUITAR QUARTET
10 EARTH, WIND & FIRE
11 IRISH ROVERS
14 US ARMY FIELD BAND
16 GET THE LED OUT
18 ALICE COOPER
20 DEEPAK CHOPRA
22 STEEP CANYON RANGERS
24 VIDEO GAMES LIVE!
25 THREE DOG NIGHT with The Lords of 52nd Street
29 DENNIS MILLER
31 MAKS, VAL & PETA LIVE ON TOUR: CONFIDENTIAL
TANYA TUCKERCountry music legend Tanya Tucker’s 40 year career has provided some of
the biggest country music hits of each decade, including: “Blood Red and Goin’
Down,” “Would you Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone),” “What’s Your Mama’s Name,”
and “Texas (When I Die).” 8:00PM
CIVIC CINEMA DO THE RIGHT THING
Civic Cinema, a project of the Florida Theatre, presents issue-oriented classic films exploring
topics of interest to our community, followed by a panel discussion of local experts.
The film will be followed by a panel discussion on the state of race relations in Jacksonville.
Sponsored by Times-Union Media. *Free admission*
7:00PM
ADAM ANT: THE ANTHEMS TOUR
Pop icon Adam Ant is known for his massive hits “Goody Two Shoes,” “Stand and Deliver,”
and “Wonderful.” He will perform his landmark Kings Of The Wild Frontier album in
its entirety followed by a greatest hits set. *Show rescheduled from September.
7:30PM
DIANA KRALLGrammy Award-winning jazz pianist
and singer, Diana Krall, is the only artist to have eight albums debut at the top of the Billboard Jazz Album
chart. She is touring in support of her latest release Turn Up The Quiet.
8:00PM
CODY JINKSCountry music singer and songwriter
Cody Jinks’ album I’m Not The Devil broke into the Top 5 on the Billboard Country
Chart and features the songs “Chase That Song,” “The Way I Am,” and “No Words.”
Ward Davis and Sunny Sweeney will open.
8:00PM
PHILLIP PHILLIPSTHE MAGNETIC TOUR
Winner of the 11th season of Fox’s American Idol, platinum-selling singer-songwriter Phillip Phillips climbed the charts with his debut single “Home,”
which became the biggest selling song in the show’s history. The first single “Miles” from his soon to be
released third studio album has already become one of the most added songs on Triple A Radio.
8:00PM
TESLAHard rock quintet TESLA’s debut
album, Mechanical Resonance, yielded the signature anthems “Little Suzi,”
“Modern Day Cowboy,” “Cumin’ Atcha Live,” “Love Song,” and “Gettin’ Better.” They are also well known for their hit
single “Signs.” 8:00PM
BLUES TRAVELERJam band Blues Traveler celebrates their
30th Anniversary with a stop at the Florida Theatre! Over their 30-year career, Blues
Traveler has released 20 albums, and their hits “Run Around,” “But Anyway,” and
“Hook,” are radio staples. Los Cologne to open.
7:00PM
THE HOT SARDINESEight-member jazz ensemble, The Hot Sardines, play 1920s and 30s music influenced by swing and blues. Their
songs “Gramercy Sunset,” “Sweet Pea,” and “Some of These Days” highlight
the band’s brassy horn arrangements, piano melodies, and sultry vocals.
8:00PM
PAULA POUNDSTONEConsidered one of the country’s
foremost stand up comedians, she is a regular panelist on NPR’s #1 weekly news quiz show, Wait...Wait Don’t Tell
Me! She has recorded two HBO comedy specials, Cats, Cops and Stuff, and Paula
Poundstone Goes To Harvard.8:00PM
GET THE LED OUTBACK BY POPULAR
DEMAND!Get The Led Out brings the recordings of Led Zeppelin like “All My Love,” “Ramble
On,” “Tangerine,” “Kashmir” and more to life in this high-energy concert experience.
8:00PM
DEEPAK CHOPRANew York Times Best Selling author, Deepak Chopra, MD is the founder of
The Chopra Foundation and co-founder of The Chopra Center for Wellbeing.
His latest book, The Healing Self, will be released in January 2018.
7 :30PM
ALICE COOPERRock and Roll Hall of Fame member Alice Cooper pioneered the theatrical brand of shock rock. He is best known for the songs “I’m Eighteen,” “School’s Out,” “No More Mr. Nice Guy,” “Elected”
and “Welcome to My Nightmare.”
8:00PM
FEB 1 FEB 6
FEB 11
MAR 20
FEB 2
MAR 2
BLACKBERRY SMOKEFan favorite hits “One Horse Town,”
“Pretty Little Lie,” “Good One Comin’ On” and “Everybody Knows She’s Mine” have built this Southern rock band a loyal fan base. Their new album, Like An Arrow, debuted at No. 1 on both Billboard’s
Country and Americana album charts.
8:00PM
MAR 1
MAR 16
LITTLE RIVER BAND WITH SPECIAL GUEST PABLO CRUISE
Little River Band topped the charts with the hits “Reminiscing,” “Cool Change,” “Lonesome Loser,”
“The Night Owls,” “Take It Easy On Me,” and “Help Is on Its Way.” Special Guest Pablo Cruise is known for
their hits “Whatcha Gonna Do?,” “Love Will Find a Way,” “A Place In The Sun,” “Cool Love,” “I Want You
Tonight,” and “I Go To Rio.” 8:00PM
FEB 10
MAR 18
FEB 9
FEB 7
FEB 13
VIDEO GAMES LIVEA multi-media experience, Video Games Live features a full symphony orchestra, accompanied
by full-screen video and state-of-the-art theatrical effects, playing hit music from the game soundtracks of Final Fantasy, Warcraft, Overwatch, Pokemon, Halo and more. The Village Voice
called this explosive family entertainment experience, “A digital and musical sensory overload!”
8:00PM
THREE DOG NIGHTWITH SPECIAL GUESTS THE LORDS OF 52ND STREET
Classic rock band Three Dog Night are best known for their timeless classics “Mama Told Me (Not To Come),” “Joy to the World,” “Black and White,” “An Old Fashioned Love Song,” “Shambala,” and “One.”
Earning a well-deserved reputation as “Billy Joel’s hitmakers,” The Lords of 52nd Street (Liberty DeVitto, Russell Javors, & Richie Cannata) toured and recorded with Billy Joel for more than a decade and are featured on his Grammy-winning
albums 52nd Street, Glass Houses, and The Nylon Curtain.
8:00PM
DENNIS MILLERDennis Miller was a contributor for FOX News Channel, and a regular on
Saturday Night Live, where he anchored the “Weekend Update” segment. He earned five Emmy Awards and three Writers Guild of America awards for his
critically acclaimed HBO talk show, Dennis Miller Live. 8:00PM
MAR 25
MAR 29
MAR 24
FEB 8
AN EVENING WITH BILL MAHER
Comedian Bill Maher has set the boundaries of where funny political talk can go on
American television. His unflinching honesty has earned him big laughs, and numerous
Emmy nominations as the host of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher.
8:00PM
MAR 3
WILD KRATTS LIVEWild Kratts Live! is a new theatrical
stage show based on the #1 animated PBS Kids television series Wild
Kratts. In this family-friendly show, stars of the Emmy-nominated series,
Martin and Chris Kratt, engage the audience in a classic Wild Kratts story.
1:00PM
MAR 4
EARTH, WIND & FIREWith influences from R&B and funk, to disco and jazz, to soul and gospel,
Earth, Wind, & Fire is a musical powerhouse that has produced
the iconic songs including “Boogie Wonderland,” “Let’s Groove,” and
“After the Love Has Gone.” 8:00PM
MAR 10
THE UNITED STATES ARMY FIELD BAND
As the premier touring musical representative for the United States Army,
this internationally-acclaimed group of musicians travel thousands of miles each
year presenting a variety of music to audiences throughout the nation and abroad.
*Free admission* 7:30PM
MAR 14
IRISH ROVERSThese international ambassadors of Irish music have charmed audiences for more
than four decades. They are best known for their songs “Danny Boy,” “The Unicorn,” “Years May Come, Years May Go,” “The Irish Rover,”
and “Did She Mention My Name.”
7:00PM
MAR 11
FEB 16
STEEP CANYON RANGERS
Bluegrass quintet, Steep Canyon Rangers has toured
the world backing comedian and banjoist Steve Martin. As
solo artists they won a Grammy for their album Nobody Knows
You, which peaked at #2 on the Billboard Bluegrass charts and
features the songs “Rescue Me,” “Easy To Love,” and “As I Go.”
8:00PM
MAR 22
WITH WARD DAVIS & SUNNY SWEENEY
DANIEL O’DONNELLOne of Ireland’s best loved singers,
Daniel O’Donnell, has gained fame in the United States with his first PBS special –
The Daniel O’Donnell Show.His many hits include “The Magic is There,”
“Stand Beside Me,” “Give a Little Love,” “The Way Dreams Are,” and “I Just Wanna Dance with You.”
7:30PM
GORDON LIGHTFOOT
Considered one of the greatest singer/songwriters of all time, Grammy nominated Gordon Lightfoot’s vast musical catalogue
includes the hit songs “Sundown,” “Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald,” “Rainy Day People,”
“If You Could Read My Mind” and many more.
8:00PM
AIR SUPPLYThis Hall of Fame pop rock duo topped the charts worldwide with a string of hits like: “Making Love Out of Nothing At All,” “All Out of Love,” “Every Woman
In the World,” “The One You Love,” and “Here I Am.”
8:00PM
MINDI ABAIR AND THE BONESHAKERS
Two-time Grammy Nominee Mindi Abair brings blues rock saxophone and vocals back to
mainstream music with her band, The Boneshakers.
8:00PM
MICHAEL MCDONALD
This former Doobie Brothers singer has solo hits that include: “I Keep Forgettin’ (Every
Time You’re Near),” “Sweet Freedom,” “On My Own” (with Patti LaBelle) and the Grammy-
winning James Ingram duet “Yah Mo B There.”
8:00PM
FEB 23FEB 23 FEB 27FEB 17 FEB 18
MAKS, VAL & PETA
LIVE ON TOUR: CONFIDENTIAL
An all-new dance show from the stars of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Valentin Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd.
8:00PM
MAR 31
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