Breakfast With Santa

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The World Golf Village hosts their annual Breakfast with Santa tradition as Santa and Mrs. Claus share stories about the reindeer, elves and life in the North Pole. From 7:30am - 9am there will be a continental breakfast, storytelling and photo opportunity with the Claus's. At 9am the IMAX Theater will show a special performance of The Polar Express: The IMAX Experience. Tickets are $7 per person. Please bring your own camera for photos. Advance reservations are required. Call to reserve your tickets by December 1st.

World Golf Village / 904-940-4059 / 1 World Golf Place, St. Augustine / www.wgv.com

Disney Live! Rockin' Road Show

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Saturday March 13, 7pm

Disney Live presents Rockin' Road Show, featuring Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and more. Ticket Prices range from $15 to $36. Everyone must have a ticket to enter.

Times Union Center / 904-633-6110 / 300 West Water Street / www.disney.go.com

Dolly Parton Imagination Library

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The St. Johns County Public Library System, and several other community organizations, are teaming up to bring the Dolly Parton Imagination Library to St. Johns County. The Dolly Parton Imagination Library (DPIL) allows for children, born after May 1, 2008, to receive a FREE age-appropriate book every month until their fifth birthday at no charge to the parent.

Here's How It Works:
Sign up at any branch of the St. Johns County Public Library System or Click Here for a Registration Form. Once enrolled, each child will receive classic titles every month such as The Little Engine That Could, Owl Moon, Goodnight Gorilla and more. Each child will continue to receive one free hardcover book each month until he or she reaches the age of five.
The only requirements to participate are that the child be born after May 1, 2008, and reside in St. Johns or Putnam counties.

St. John's County Libraries / www.sjcpls.org

FCCJ Artist Series 2009-2010 Season

New Shanghai Circus - Wednesday November 18, 7:30pm. Tickets $34
Stomp - Friday December 11 thru Sunday December 13. Tickets $32.50 to $80.50.
A Christmas Carol - Sunday December 20, 2pm. Tickets $25 to $45.
Groovaloo - Thursday January 14, 7:30pm. Tickets $30.50 to $60.50.
David Copperfield - Thursday January 28, 5:30pm and 8:30pm. Tickets $44 to $54.
Let's Go Science Show - Saturday February 6, 1:30pm and 4:30pm. Tickets $18.
Sleeping Beauty: The Tchaikovsky Theatre - Friday February 19, 8pm. Tickets $40.50 to $60.50

Season Tickets are also available, which include the following shows: A Chorus Line, Wizard of Oz, Grease and more.

FCCJ Artist Series / 904-632-3373 / www.artistseries.fccj.org

First Saturday Garden Tour

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Monthly meeting of the First Saturday Garden Tour. Explore the grounds at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. Cost is $10 for members, 20 for non-members, and includes admission to the zoo.

September 5 - Butterfly Garden
October 3 - Sensory Overload
November 7 - Shades of Autumn
December 5 - Bamboo

Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens / 904-757-4463 / 370 Zoo Parkway, I-95 and Hecksher Dr / www.jacksonvillezoo.org

Jacksonville Children's Chorus Auditions

The Jacksonville Children's Chorus is now scheduling auditions for children in grades 1-5. There is no fee to audition. There are rehearsal sites in Orange Park, Mandarin, Westside, Northside, and the Beaches.

Jacksonville Children's Chorus / 904-353-1636 / www.jaxchildrenschorus.com

Mayor Peyton's Book Club

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Through Mayor Peyton's Book Club, a part of RALLY Jacksonville!, all 4-year-old Duval County pre-kindergarteners are eligible to receive a book bag filled with fun reading tools and a series of 12 Jacksonville-themed books. Registration is now open through May 31, 2010, or while supplies last. Duval County children who are 4-years-old by Sept. 1, 2009, and entering kindergarten in 2010 are eligible to join Mayor Peyton's Book Club. Note to Parents: All 4-year-olds who are enrolled in a VPK (Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten) childcare center are automatically registered for the Book Club and will receive their bags through their center. This is made possible through a secure partnership with the Early Learning Coalition (agency that manages VPK). Parents whose children are enrolled in VPK do NOT need to register them. If a 4-year-old is NOT enrolled VPK or does not attend childcare click here to enroll in the bookclub.

Rally Jacksonville / Mayor Peyton's Book Club / 904-630-4754 / www.coj.net

Theaterworks 2009-2010 Season

Freedom Train
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
The Florida Theatre, 10am 12pm
Admission $7.00
Grades 3-7
"Freedom Train" tells the thrilling story of Harriet Tubman, the intrepid conductor of the Underground Railroad, in a fascinating series of highly theatrical scenes that use dance, dialogue, and traditional music of the period. Tubman was born a slave, but when she was 25 she made her perilous escape from a Maryland plantation. Pursued by dogs and relentless slave catchers, she followed an escape route laid out by Quakers – secret hiding places in churches, barns, cellars and homes. The escape route that Tubman followed soon became known as the Underground Railroad. In the dark of night Tubman made 19 secret trips up creek beds and through swamps, guiding more than 300 slaves to freedom. "Freedom Train" is a story of self-sacrifice, dedication, and survival, laced with warmth and a sense of humor that celebrates the human spirit.

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Friday , January 15, 2010
The Florida Theatre, 10am and 12pm
Admission $7.00
Grades K-4
Nine-year-old Peter Hatcher's life would be sweet if it weren't for Fudge, his toddler terror of a brother. Two Beans Productions captures all the humor, sibling rivalry and elementary school angst of Judy Blume's book in their play "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing," Fudge seems to get away with everything, whether he's throwing a tantrum at the shoe store, acting like a bird on the jungle gym and knocking out his two front teeth, or scribbling all over Peter's homework! It's enough to make him feel like a fourth grade nothing! When Peter's beloved pet turtle disappears, he just knows that Fudge is behind it. This is the last straw -- how can he get his parents to pay attention to him for a change?

Are You My Mother?
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Florida Theatre, 10am and 12pm
Admission $7.00
Grades K-2
At long last, Baby Bird emerges from her shell and expects to be greeted by her mother's song. But her mother is not there. Where is she? Why isn't she home? With the help of Dog, Cat, and Hen, Baby Bird sets out in search of Mother Bird in this colorful musical adventure based on P.D. Eastman’s whimsical and well-loved picture book.

Click, Clack, Moo
Cows That Type
Monday, April 6, 2009
Florida Theatre, 10am and 12pm
Admission $7.00
Grades PK-2
"Cows that type? Hens on strike! Whoever heard of such a thing!" Farmer Brown cries. When his granddaughter Jenny comes for a visit, Farmer Brown declared the farm a "tech-free zone." He confiscates her laptop in the cold barn along with the shivering cows who use her computer to type messages requesting blankets. "No way," replies Farmer Brown. "No blankets!" So the cows go on strike and the chickens join them in solidarity. No blankets: no milk, no eggs! Will Farmer Brown give in to the animals demands? Will Jenny get her computer back? Find out in a hilariously "mooooo-ving" new musical about negotiation and compromise, based on the Caldecott Honor Book by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin.

Charlotte's Web
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Florida Theatre, 10am and 12pm
Admission $7.00
Grades 2-4
TheatreworksUSA's production of Charlotte's Web is based on E.B. White's loving story of the friendship between a pig named Wilbur and a little gray spider named Charlotte. Wilbur has a problem: how to avoid winding up as pork chops! Charlotte, a fine writer and true friend, hits on a plan to fool Farmer Zuckerman -- she will create a "miracle." Spinning the words "Some Pig" in her web, Charlotte weaves a solution which not only makes Wilbur a prize pig, but ensures his place on the farm forever. This treasured tale, featuring mad-cap and endearing farm animals, explores bravery, selfless love, and the true meaning of friendship.

Butterfly: The Story of a Life Cycle
Thursday, May 6, 2010
The Florida Theatre, 10am and 12pm
Admission $7.00
Grades PK-4
"Butterfly: The Story of a Life Cycle" follows the monarch butterfly from its birth as a caterpillar, through its metamorphosis into one of nature’s most beautiful and necessary creatures, to its miraculous migration from Canada to Mexico, Cuba and southern California. With stunning, larger-than-life puppetry, the Hudson Vagabond Puppets company will demonstrate the symbiotic relationship between insect and plant life, and illustrate the importance of conserving and protecting the butterfly's habitat.

Theatreworks / 904-353-3500 / Florida Theatre, 630 May Street / www.theatreworksjax.com