Jacksonville Family & Kids' Directory

Kidz Time 1st & 3rd Friday 5:00-6:45 PM For kids Kindergarten thru 5th grade. Join us for fun, games and food. Contact Angie Leonard 714-9955 for info

MOMS Club of Mandarin-SE, last Friday of the month at 10:30 AM, contact Michelle semandarinmoms@yahoo.com for location and more information.

MOMS Club of Fruit Cove Last Fri of Month call or email for location Lara Graham 514-8768 or fruitcovemoms@yahoo.comBarnes & Noble, St. John Center Weekly Storytime for Children

Every Sunday Noon - 4pm (JMOMA) Jacksonville Museum of Modern Art 333 N. Laura Street 366-6911 Ext 208 Bank of America Sponsors Family Free Day, movies, art projects and much more

MOM Club of Jax/Mandarin SE email semandarinmoms@yahoo.com stay at home and part- time working moms living in 32258 bus meet once month & 2-3 activities per week.

Saturday, March 13, 2010 FREE. Breakfast with Scooby Doo is $10.99 Adventure Landing is hosting its Fifth Annual Dog Lover’s Day! This fun-filled, all-day long, FREE outdoor event will entertain several thousand First Coast families and their pets at Adventure Landing, create awareness of the ongoing problem of the overpopulation of pets, and hopefully provide many homeless pets a permanent home through our Dog Adoption Fair.

Events will begin at 8am starting with breakfast with Scooby Doo! A free Meet and Greet will follow until 1pm.

Jacksonville Symphony Target Family Series

http://www.jaxsymphony.org/series/Family.html

4 concerts – Sundays at 3:00 p.m. Pre-concert activities at 2:00 p.m. Season Tickets Adults: $38, $50 Season Tickets Children: $22, $38 General Admission Single Tickets: $7 For tickets and information, call (904) 354-5547 or log on to jaxsymphony.org

Publix Super Markets Charities Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra http://www.jaxsymphony.org/series/Jacksonville-Symphony-Youth-Orchestra.html Scott Gregg, Music Director and Principal Conductor

3 concerts – General Admission Season Tickets: $20 for Adults, $13 for Children Single tickets: $12 for Adults, $7 for Children For tickets and information, call (904) 354-5547 or log on to jaxsymphony.org

The Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra assembles the most talented young musicians from all over the First Coast into one of the finest youth orchestra programs in the region. The JSYO offers comprehensive orchestral training to more than 200 students ranging from first grade through early college, comprising six ensembles, and led by a team of professional conductors and coaches.

Spring Concert – Sunday, March 14, 2010, at 5:00 p.m.

Major/Minor Concert – Friday, May 7, 2010, at 8:00 p.m.

With the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra Student Tickets & More

http://www.jaxsymphony.org/contents/Student-Tickets--More.html

March Happening at The Cummer

Wednesday, March 17 - Luncheon and Fashion Show by Sharon Batten and Model Citizen.

Throughout Garden Week – Enjoy baked goods and fresh herbs for sale, lovely garden items from our Cummer Store and unique jewelry designs from Jacksonville’s own Lillian Ostergard.

For more information or to purchase tickets, please contact Kim Pomar at (904) 899-6038.

Very Special Arts (VSA) Festival 2010

March 23 through 26, 2010, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily Four-day arts festival for more than 2,500 students with disabilities to experience art projects in The Cummer Gardens, Art Connections and galleries. This very special event will bring the power and joy of the arts to students with disabilities.

If you are interested in volunteering for this year’s VSA Arts Festival, please call Susan Gallo at

(904) 355-0630.

For events in Jacksonville go to www.coj.net the Parks & Recreation site has Summer Camps & Special Programs available. They have Teen Power, Art Camp Enviro Camp etc. The Special events area has upcoming events during the year, the site is not that easy to get around it will take some searching but there are tons of activities for all members of the family.

If your club or non profit organization has a event and you would like to have it listed on this site call 262-3103 Fax 804-262-4874 or email info@jaxkidsdirectory.com

First Thursday of the Month Puppet Shows 4pm

The Seaside Playgarden offers free puppet shows every

http://www.jaxsymphony.org/contents/Student-Tickets--More.html


Calendar of Events for March 2010 Some of these events are ongoing others are new so please check us out regularly. If your club or organization has a upcoming event email us and we can add it to this calendar immediately (kids@jaxkidsdirectory.com)

	MOMS Club® of Jacksonville/Beaches invites stay-at-home moms to get out of the house and join us for some fun! We have weekly activities for moms and kids, playgroups, and even MOMS Night Out events. Visit our website at www.momsclubbeaches.com or email momsclubbeaches@yahoo.com for more information Monday St. Augustine North MOMS Club 3rd Monday 10:00 am St. Justin the Martyr Orthodox Church call 904-230-1594 email Tammy sanmoms@gmail.com for more info MOMS Club Of Fleming Island 1st Mon 10:30 Fleming Island Baptist Church in Nursery 541-0976 or baugh3@bellsouth.net MOCHA MOMS Every Mon 10:00-11:30 AM Burnett Park Community Center 3740 Burnett Park Rd www.mochamoms.org for reg. form (Sept - May) MOPS 2nd & 4th Mon. 9:15-11:40 Ponte Vedra Presbyterian Church 285-8225 Story Time 1st Monday 10:30am Barnes & Noble Mandarin Location 2nd & 4th MOPS at Ponte Vedra Presbyterian Church 4510 Palm Valley Rd 607-0479 9:15am -11:30am childcare provided, mopsspvb@comcast.net MOPS 1st & 3rd Ponte Vedra Christ The Redeemer Church S. Roscoe Blvd 285-8009 1st & 3rd Monday Mothers & More Beaches/First Coast Chapter #194 7pm-9pm Moms nights out playgroups book club etc. www.mothersandmore.org or email a.e.frank@att.net Tuesday MOPS Murray Hill, 1st and 3rd Tuesday 9:30 to 11:30 at Murray Hill Presbyterian Church, 940 Talbot Avenue, 389-2939 open to all moms with kids 5 years old and younger. For more info email: mopsmhpc@yahoo.com or call 389-2939 3rd Tuesday LaLeche League of Jax Avondale 10:00 Grace Church of Avondale 3519 Herschel St (1-877-4-laleche) Offering pregnant women & breastfeeding moms the latest breastfeeding info and support, with other nursing moms. Family Night Chick-fil-A Roosevelt Square 4495 Roosevelt Blvd 387-1322 Every Tuesday night 6-8pm Various activities each Tues night. 2nd & 4th Tues MOPS, Shepherd of the Woods Lutheran Church 7860 Southside Blvd beginning Sept 13 For moms & children birth to age 5. 641-8385 Cummer Museum Admission is free on Tuesdays 4 - 9 PM Art in the Afternoon at the Cummer Museum Art Connection. Drop in studio activities for children based on national Start With the Arts program. 4:00 - 5:00 ages 4-8 Fee $7.00 For other Activities call 355-0630 Story Time 10:30am Books A Million 262-0023 San Jose Blvd., Mandarin Wednesday LaLeche League of Jax 1st Wed 7PM call Pat for directions 904-371-2730 Mothers & More Jacksonville 2nd and 4th Wed. 7pm Mandarin High School Library 858-3369 MOMS Club of Baymeadows 10:30am Southeast Library Deerwood Park 519-7734 Thursday Mothers & More First Coast - 1st Thursday, 7:00 p.m. Baptist Beaches Medical Center; playgroups, Mom's Night Out, field trips, etc. Call 858-3372, email mothersjax@yahoo.com, or visit www.mothersandmore.org 2^nd Thursday 10am MOMS Club® of Jacksonville ~ Orange Park/Westside a group for stay at home moms. Calvary United Methodist Church on Blanding. contact Tamara at 710-3192 or Nicole at 779-7253. http://momsclubjopw.webs.com or momsclubjopw@yahoo.com. “ First Thursday of the Month Puppet Shows 4pm The Seaside Playgarden offers free puppet shows every Neptune Beach Library 241-1141 Story Time Families 3rd Thur. Orange Park MOPS 9:15am-12 Ridgewood Baptist Church 939 Blanding Blvd 291-6588 Child care provided Family Story Time 10:15am Mandarin Library 262-5201 MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers 0-5) Southside Meets: 2nd/4th Thursday at 10am or 6:30pm Meetings held at Celebration Church of Jacksonville 10302 Deerwood Park Blvd Jacksonville, FL 32256 www.celebration.org Contact: Sharon Klimchak @ 904-755-1945 Klimchak@bellsouth.net Story Time Learning Express Atlantic & San Pablo Thursdays 10: 00 AM 220-8691 MOM Club of NE Florida 2 &4th Thur 10:00AM-12:00 Debby Golightly 751-0671 Preschool Family Story Time 10:45 Regency Library 726-5142 Bed Time Stories 7:00pm SE Branch Library Preschool Family Story Time 10:30am Wesconnett Library Clay County Library 278-4751 Send your email comments to info@jaxkidsdirectory.com thank you.	Friday Kidz Time 1st & 3rd Friday 5:00-6:45 PM For kids Kindergarten thru 5th grade. Join us for fun, games and food. Contact Angie Leonard 714-9955 for info 3rd Friday 9:30 am Mommy & Me Playgroup sponsored by Harmony United Methodist Church (harmonyumc.com) Meets at the Eagles Hammock Amenities Center, off Yellow Bluff Road (between Starratt Road & New Berlin Road) in the Oceanway area of Jacksonville. Contact Angie Leonard for more information at 714-9955 or 619-9722 or harmonyumc@comcast.net. Website: www.harmonyumc.com Stayin Home & Lovin It Playgroup 1st Friday 10 AM call Sabrina 737-6379 MOMS Club of Mandarin-SE, last Friday of the month at 10:30 AM, contact Michelle semandarinmoms@yahoo.com for location and more information. MOMS Club of Fruit Cove Last Fri of Month call or email for location Lara Graham 514-8768 or fruitcovemoms@yahoo.comBarnes & Noble, St. John Center Weekly Storytime for Children Every Friday @ 10:30 AM In the Children’s Department Story & Crafts Friday 11:00am Borders Book Store 8801 Southside Blvd. Saturday Every Sunday Noon - 4pm (JMOMA) Jacksonville Museum of Modern Art 333 N. Laura Street 366-6911 Ext 208 Bank of America Sponsors Family Free Day, movies, art projects and much more Ronald McDonald House Sibshops 2nd Saturday, Ages 8-13 10am - 1pm MOM Club of Jax/Mandarin SE email semandarinmoms@yahoo.com stay at home and part- time working moms living in 32258 bus meet once month & 2-3 activities per week. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Fifth Annual Dog Lover’s Day featuring Breakfast with Scooby Doo Saturday, March 13, 2010 FREE. Breakfast with Scooby Doo is $10.99 Adventure Landing is hosting its Fifth Annual Dog Lover’s Day! This fun-filled, all-day long, FREE outdoor event will entertain several thousand First Coast families and their pets at Adventure Landing, create awareness of the ongoing problem of the overpopulation of pets, and hopefully provide many homeless pets a permanent home through our Dog Adoption Fair. Events will begin at 8am starting with breakfast with Scooby Doo! A free Meet and Greet will follow until 1pm. Jacksonville Symphony Target Family Series http://www.jaxsymphony.org/series/Family.html 4 concerts – Sundays at 3:00 p.m. Pre-concert activities at 2:00 p.m. Season Tickets Adults: $38, $50 Season Tickets Children: $22, $38 General Admission Single Tickets: $7 For tickets and information, call (904) 354-5547 or log on to jaxsymphony.org Publix Super Markets Charities Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra http://www.jaxsymphony.org/series/Jacksonville-Symphony-Youth-Orchestra.html Scott Gregg, Music Director and Principal Conductor 3 concerts – General Admission Season Tickets: $20 for Adults, $13 for Children Single tickets: $12 for Adults, $7 for Children For tickets and information, call (904) 354-5547 or log on to jaxsymphony.org The Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra assembles the most talented young musicians from all over the First Coast into one of the finest youth orchestra programs in the region. The JSYO offers comprehensive orchestral training to more than 200 students ranging from first grade through early college, comprising six ensembles, and led by a team of professional conductors and coaches. Spring Concert – Sunday, March 14, 2010, at 5:00 p.m. Major/Minor Concert – Friday, May 7, 2010, at 8:00 p.m. With the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra Student Tickets & More http://www.jaxsymphony.org/contents/Student-Tickets--More.html March Happening at The Cummer Wednesday, March 17 - Luncheon and Fashion Show by Sharon Batten and Model Citizen. Throughout Garden Week – Enjoy baked goods and fresh herbs for sale, lovely garden items from our Cummer Store and unique jewelry designs from Jacksonville’s own Lillian Ostergard. For more information or to purchase tickets, please contact Kim Pomar at (904) 899-6038. Very Special Arts (VSA) Festival 2010 March 23 through 26, 2010, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily Four-day arts festival for more than 2,500 students with disabilities to experience art projects in The Cummer Gardens, Art Connections and galleries. This very special event will bring the power and joy of the arts to students with disabilities. If you are interested in volunteering for this year’s VSA Arts Festival, please call Susan Gallo at (904) 355-0630. Lots More Kids Events at Jax4Kids.com Tree Hill Jacksonville's Nature Center 7152 Lone Star Rd Call for 724-4646 For events in Jacksonville go to www.coj.net the Parks & Recreation site has Summer Camps & Special Programs available. They have Teen Power, Art Camp Enviro Camp etc. The Special events area has upcoming events during the year, the site is not that easy to get around it will take some searching but there are tons of activities for all members of the family. If your club or non profit organization has a event and you would like to have it listed on this site call 262-3103 Fax 804-262-4874 or email info@jaxkidsdirectory.com