The Freeloader's Guide Returns!

1: OPAQ @ TSI: Art=I Love Her, She Loves Me. Munchies=free [chew].
2: LRK Architects: Art=hit or miss. Wine=free.
3: Florida Theatre: Art=Petwalk! Dog Food=free.
4: TTV Architects: Art=meh. Wine=free [crap].
5: Starbucks @ 11E: Art=unknown[employee]. Freebies="Heavy sampling." Does this sound a little too much like 'Heavy Petting' to anyone else?
6: Jacksonville Bank: Art=solid. Wine=free. Music=DJ Catharsis/PC Synergy.
7: Gold's Gym: Smoothie=free. Massage=free. Gymnasium smell=free.
8: BellSouth Tower: Art=hit or miss. Munchies=free.
9: Café 331: Art=unknown [canvas and prints]. Wine=unconfirmed. Munchies=free.
10: WA Knight Building: Art=The Color of Munny. Beverages=keg?
11: Chew: Food=new dinner menu [pay]. Music=The Carlisle Group.
12: Hemming Plaza: Art=both the best and the worst. Entertainment=hit or miss [drum circle, bellydancing].
13: MOCA Jacksonville: Art=good. Full bar=cash.
14: Shelby’s Coffee Shop: Art=unknown [local]. Beverages=free. Munchies=free.
15: Needless Things: Art=unknown [glass, ceramics, canvas]. Wine=free.
16: Laura Street Gallery: Art=meh. Wine=free. Munchies=free.
17: Shugar Shack Chocolatier: Wine=free. Munchies=free [chocopop].
18: The Art Center: Art=hit or miss. Wine=free. Munchies=free.
19: Burrito Gallery: Art=good. Beverage=pay. Music=Julius Airwave.
20: London Bridge Eatery & Pub: Art=good. Beer=free w/flyer. Entertainment=live music.


Download the official Artwalk Flyer from Downtown Vision. [DVI]

Walk this way.

DVI hasn't yet released the list of events for the August Artwalk, but it looks like they have given ye olde walking man a makeover.



Think those foot prints look like sneaker marks, or stilettos?

Artwalking with style: The Freeloader's Guide.

[click to download the completely unofficial (but more boozy and geographically sound) jaxopolitan artcrawl map]

1: OPAQ @ TSI: Art=interactive installation. Munchies=free [chew?].
2: LRK Architects: Art=hit or miss. Wine=free.
3: Florida Theatre: Art=good. Wine=free.
4: TTV Architects: Art=meh. Wine=free [crap].
5: AmSouth Bank: Art=student. Wine=bleak.
6: Bank of North Florida: Art=unknown. Wine=free. Munchies=free.
7: BellSouth Tower: Art=hit or miss. Munchies=free.
8: Café 331: Art=unknown [canvas and prints]. Wine=unconfirmed. Munchies=free.
9: River City Deli: Art=unknown [photography]. Wine=free. Munchies=free.
10: Jacksonville Bank Building: Art=good. Wine=free. Entertainment=music [PC Synergy].
11: Gold's Gym: Smoothie=free. Massage=free. Gymnasium smell=free.
12: WA Knight Building: Art=excellent. Beverages=hit or miss.
13: Chew: Art=none. Food=awesome [pay]. Entertainment=music [The Carlisle Group].
14: VyStar: Art=unknown [renderings, cityscapes]. Beverages=free. Munchies=free.
15: Bryan Building: Art=hit or miss. Wine=none. Entertainment=model drawing and painting, spoken word, music.
16: Hemming Plaza: Art=both the best and the worst. Entertainment=hit or miss [drum circle, bellydancing, scenes from The Rocky Horror Show].
17: MOCA Jacksonville: Art=good. Full bar=cash.
18: Shelby’s Coffee Shop: Art=unknown [photography]. Beverages=free. Munchies=free.
19: Needless Things: Art=unknown [glass, ceramics, canvas]. Wine=free.
20: Laura Street Gallery: Art=meh. Wine=free. Munchies=free.
21: Shugar Shack Chocolatier: Wine=free. Munchies=free [chocopop].
22: The Art Center: Art=hit or miss. Wine=free. Munchies=free.
23: Burrito Gallery: Art=good. Beverage=pay. Entertainment= music.
24: London Bridge Eatery & Pub: Art=good. Beer=free w/flyer. Entertainment=live music.

Download the official Artwalk Flyer from Downtown Vision. [DVI] [WARNING: Burrito Gallery, Central Fire Station, London Bridge and TTV Architects are all noted 1 block east of actual locations]

Artwalk Rundown: You can lead a whore to culture, but you can't make her think.

Plaza III Steakhouse: Art=historic photos. Munchies=1/2 price. Beverages=1/2 price.
OPAQ @ TSI: Art=contemporary. Munchies=free [chew?].
LRK Architects: Art=hit or miss. Wine=free.
Florida Theatre: Beverages=cash. Entertainment=Film Fest preview.
TTV Architects: Art=meh. Wine=free [crap].
11E: Art=hit or miss. Wine=free [crap].
Koja Sushi: Sake=free [first one].
AmSouth Bank: Art=unknown [bowls]. Wine=free.
Jacksonville Bank Building: Art=good. Wine=free. Entertainment=music [PC Synergy].
Gold's Gym: Smoothie=free. Massage=free. Gymnasium smell=free.
BellSouth Tower: Art=hit or miss. Munchies=free.
Café 331: Art=unknown [photography]. Wine=free. Munchies=free.
WA Knight Building: Art=excellent. Beverages=hit or miss.
Chew: Art=none. Food=awesome [pay]. Entertainment=music [3rd bass].
Bryan Building: Art= hit or miss. Wine=none. Entertainment=model drawing and painting, spoken word, music.
Hemming Plaza: Art=both the best and the worst. Entertainment=hit or miss [drum circle, bellydancing, live music].
MOCA Jacksonville: Art=good. Wine=none.
Shelby’s Coffee Shop: Art=unknown [photography]. Beverages=free. Munchies=free.
Needless Things: Art=unknown [glass, ceramics, canvas]. Wine=free.
Laura Street Gallery: Art=unknown [brand spankin' new].
Shugar Shack Chocolatier: Wine=free. Munchies=free [chocopop].
The Art Center: Art=meh. Munchies=free. Entertainment=live music.
Burrito Gallery: Art=good. Beverage=pay. Entertainment= music.
London Bridge Eatery & Pub: Art=good. Beer=ladies' night. Entertainment= live music.

Download the Artwalk Passport from Downtown Vision. [DVI]

Have your city, and eat it, too!

[click image to enlarge]

Jacksonville Skyline cake from last night's District Branding Event. Note the Haydon-Burns Library, Main Street Bridge, and Modis Building.

Best Artwalk Ever?

With a Farmer's Almanac and a lucky 4-leaf clover, you couldn't pick a more perfect day for an Artwalk. If you have the ability to leave work early and sit outside today, I strongly suggest.

See everyone tonight!

Revitatlize the Urban Core! Drink! It's a win-win!

March 7 (This upcoming Artwalk) AIGA's Jax chapter will host a lecture by Bennett Peji, an urban designer, who will discuss urban branding and identity.

Bennett Peji is an AIGA National board member and a Commissioner of Arts & Culture for the City of San Diego. His firm, Bennett Peji Design, specializes in helping the revitalization of cities and cultures through urban design and district branding. He serves as master plan consultant for the Filipino Village development in National City.

The lecture will be in Burrito Gallery's Upstairs space, which limits capacity. Cover is free for AIGA members, $10 for non-members. Hors d'oeuvres & Cash Bar @ 6, Lecture @ 7.

RSVP now, or get more details at AIGA Jax.

Artwalk + Pubcrawl = Artcrawl.

So, last month's Artwalk was pretty much rained out. So I'm recycling my list from last month with a few minor edits.

This is by no means a comprehensive list, just a compilation of places listed as having goodies by DVI, and a few who aren't listed as hosting refreshments, but I have a good feeling about.

Default:
OPAQ: Free munchies from Chew. Drink specials downstairs. The first opening under the name OPAQ, worth checking for curiosity's sake.
11E: Unlisted - They always have shitty wine.
Headquarters: Music by DJ Catharsis and PC Synergy, "hospitality (read: grub) provided."
Gold's Gym: Free massage chair, food and refreshments.
WA Knight Building: A collaborative surface of temporary interest. Refreshment outlook cloudy - last month they had a free keg.
Chew: Live music from The Carlisle Group. If you need food to absorb all the wine you've downed, eat here. The food's not free, but it's worth it.
Shugar Shack Chocolatier: Complimentary wine and samples of ChocoPop.
London Bridge: Happy Hour 5-7 for the men, all night for the ladies.
Burrito Gallery: No free stuff, strictly afterparty.

Auxiliary:
The Metropolitan Loft Apartments: Wine and appetizers available. Plus, curiosity to check out why these one-bedroom apts are so bloody expensive.
LRK Architects: Wine and refreshments available.
Koja Sushi: First sake free.
Twisted Martini: Free premium cocktail, bottle or draft beer, glass of house wine or the martini of the day (with Artwalk Passport).

As always, the "official" Artwalk afterparty is at Twisted Martini. But seriously? It's Chew for good eats and Burrito Gallery for drinks and people sightings.

Download the Artwalk Passport from Downtown Vision. [DVI]

The art of free booze and goodies.

[Click for larger, non-Godzilla Map]

So, yeah. The holidays are a lot of things. Cheap isn't one of them. Luckily, Artwalk is today and I will feel no shame in leaching free goodies anywhere I go.

This is by no means a comprehensive list, just a compilation of places listed as having goodies by DVI, and a few who aren't listed as hosting refreshments, but I have a good feeling about.

Also, what the hell is up with the numbering on Artwalk's map? It seems like once you realize you want to check out the Florida Theatre, you're already halfway to Hemming Plaza, and don't really want to walk back. again.

It's like a trip to Disney. If you zig from Pirates of the Caribbean to Space Mountain, you'll see hardly anything. But strategize properly, and you can circle everything with enough time for a second trip on Big Thunder Railroad.

Default:
[A] TSI: Unlisted - Wine forecast cloudy. $1.50 Ciders.
[B] Florida Theatre: Food by Raglands and Fuel Coffeehouse, complimentary wine.
[C] TTV Architects: Unlisted - But wine is a good possibility.
[D] 11E: Unlisted - They always have shitty wine.
[E] Headquarters: Music by DJ Catharsis and PC Synergy, "hospitality (read: grub) provided."
[F] Gold's Gym: Free massage chair, food and refreshments.
[G] WA Knight Building: Thieves in the Knight. Unlisted - Wine forecast cloudy.
[H] Chew: Live music from The Carlisle Group. If you need food to absorb all the wine you've downed, eat here. The food's not free, but it's worth it.
[I] Bryan Building Loft Gallery: Live music and refreshments.
[J] Shugar Shack Chocolatier: Complimentary wine and samples of ChocoPop.
[K] The Art Center (The Carling): Music, beverages and hors d’oeuvres.
[L] Burrito Gallery: No free stuff, strictly afterparty.

Auxiliary:
[X] LRK Architects: Wine and refreshments available.
[Y] Koja Sushi: First sake free.
[Z] Twisted Martini: Free premium cocktail, bottle or draft beer, glass of house wine or the martini of the day (with Artwalk Passport).

As always, the "official" Artwalk afterparty is at Twisted Martini. But seriously? It's Chew for good eats and Burrito Gallery for drinks and people sightings.

Download the original Artwalk Passport from Downtown Vision. [DVI]