HIGHLIGHTS:
Headquarters @ Hemming Plaza: Enjoy Valentine's Day activities for all, including Married by The Specktator, Single Mingle and Dump Your Baggage, plus kid-friendly crafts from First United Methodist and live music by Beau & The Burners. Visit the One Spark table to learn about the upcoming event. At the Artworks for Freedom Jax tables, meet director Kay Chernush, representatives from the Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center and Sarah Symons, founder of Made by Survivors and author of No Ordinary Joy.
Married by The Specktator – 6:30-9 p.m., Laura Street
Couples with official documentation can be married at Art Walk or renew their vows by ordained minister Kerry Speckman (a.k.a. The Specktator) in the Chapel of Love. After the nuptials, indulge in professional photos, Sweet Pete’s chocolate covered strawberries and a free ring engraving at Hemming Plaza Jewelers.
Single Mingle – 7:30 p.m., outside Snyder Memorial
Make new friends during a speed dating-like event hosted by The Lyricist Hour with Mal Jones. Participate or be a spectator as folks sit down with a stranger for a 60 second “date.”
Dump Your Baggage – 5-9 p.m., Laura Street
Write down stories of jilted, hurtful or unrequited love and shred it. As the shredder becomes full, we’ll empty it into what will become a colorful trash bin full of the past.
*AIGA Atomic Sketch
AIGA Graphic Designers come together for Atomic Sketch at Art Walk. Watch artists paint, color, and sketch and draw works of art at a number of Art Walk venues. Pieces are sold from $5-$50, and a part of the proceeds benefitting AIGA’s Discover Design, a high school mentorship program. Venues include: CoWork Jax, Daniel James Salon, juice – a Unity Plaza gallery, Mark’s Downtown Club & Lounge, Midtown Deli + Café, Olio, and Pho. A Noodle Bar.
The Looking Lab: Art in Empty Storefronts: Visit this unique pop-up storefront art installation by David Montgomery and Crystal Floyd from 6:30-8 p.m.
*Olio: ATOMIC SKETCH VENUE. Features a special Valentine’s Day three-course menu and art displays by Bronwen Chandler, Robert Aldeman and photographer Tommy Dudley.
Severine Photography: Presents a Valentine’s Day photobooth and work from graffiti artist Kevin Franzen.
*The Volstead: ATOMIC SKETCH VENUE. New location – Stop by Downtown’s newest whiskey lounge, open until 2 a.m.
Watercolors by Christopher Flagg: New location – Features original art by Downtown advocate Chris Flagg.
WHERE:
Hemming Plaza and Downtown Jacksonville galleries, museums, cultural venues, restaurants and businesses
PARKING:
Free street parking after 6 p.m. The Downtown Garage at Adams and Clay offers free, covered parking Art Walk night, courtesy of LAZ Parking. (Enter on Clay Street.) Or park and then ride the Skyway, running until 9:30 p.m. Art Walk night.
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