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Your JaxbyJax Literary Arts Festival Event Guide is Here!

The Event Guide for the 2018 JaxbyJax Literary Arts Festival can be accessed at the following link:

https://www.jaxbyjax.com/event

The guide is mobile-phone-friendly (refresh if it looks wonky) so you can navigate the festival using your smart phone.

But for the tree-killers among us, here’s a version you can print:

2018 Event Guide:

​1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Student Showcase at Women Writing for a Change,
1610 Osceola Street

Meredith Abdelnour – Douglas Anderson School of the Arts (DA)

Evelyn Alfonso – DA

Valerie Busto – DA

Jasmine King – DA

Kayla Cayasso – FSCJ/Florida A&M University

​Dag Rassmus – UNF

Lewis Wholman – UNF

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3 p.m. – 6 p.m. JaxbyJax Literary Arts Festival
Authors read at the Venues and Times posted below:

Alphabetical Listing, by Authors’ Last Names:

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Alabiso, Jim – Studios at Florida School of Holistic Health –  1506 King Street – 3, 4, and 5 p.m.

Atkinson, Ben – Jacksonville Magazine – 1261 King Street – 3, 4, and 5 p.m.

Booker, Tricia – Cool Moose Coffee Company – 2708 Park Street – 3, 4, and 5 p.m.

Calatayud, Carmen – Flaire Celebrations – 2762 Park Street – 3, 4, and 5 p.m.

Collins, Tracy – Jacksonville Magazine – 1261 King Street – 3:30, 4:30, and 5:30 p.m.

Dale, Fred – Buckland House at Riverside Avondale Preservation (indoors) 2623 Herschel Street – 3, 4, and 5 p.m.

Duff, Rachel – Southern Roots Filling Station – 1275 King Street – 3, 4, and 5 p.m.

Flores, Michelle – Buckland House at Riverside Avondale Preservation (indoors) 2623 Herschel Street – 3:30, 4:30, and 5:30 p.m.

Foster, Keri – Flaire Celebrations – 2762 Park Street – 3:30, 4:30, and 5:30 p.m.

Fracis, Sohrab Homi – Riverside Liquors – 1251 Kiing Street – 3, 4, and 5 p.m.

Gabbard, Chris – Whiteway Corner Conference Room (upstairs) – 2720 Park Street – 3, 4, and 5 p.m.

Gilmore, Tim – Cool Moose Coffee Company – 2708 Park Street – 3:30, 4:30, and 5:30 p.m.

Hawkins, Rashad – Buckland House at Riverside Avondale Preservation (outdoors*) 2623 Herschel Street – 3:30, 4:30, and 5:30 p.m.

(* in case of rain, Rashad Hawkins will read at the Willowbranch Library – 2875 Park St)

Hoffman, Laura – Beer 30: A Craft Beer Emporium – 1271 King Street – 3, 4, and 5 p.m.

Kuhn, Darlyn Finch – Buckland House at Riverside Avondale Preservation (outdoors*) 2623 Herschel Street – 3, 4, and 5 p.m.

(* in case of rain, Darlyn Finch Kuhn will read at the Willowbranch Library – 2875 Park St)

Masiulewicz, Johnny – Beer 30: A Craft Beer Emporium – 1271 King Street –  3:30, 4:30, and 5:30 p.m.

Michael, Emily – Whiteway Corner Conference Room (upstairs) – 2720 Park Street – 3:30, 4:30, and 5:30 p.m.

Pastore, Tonn – Riverside Liquors – 1251 Kiing Street – 3:30, 4:30, and 5:30 p.m.

Rainey, H.K. – Coliseum of Comics – 2724 Park Street – 3, 4, and 5 p.m.

Rojas, Andres – Cultivate – 2766 Park Street – 3, 4, and 5 p.m.

Sarvis, Caleb – Coliseum of Comics – 2724 Park Street – 3:30, 4:30, and 5:30 p.m.

Scholl, Sharon – Cultivate – 2766 Park Street – 3:30, 4:30, and 5:30 p.m.

Thomas, Damon – Southern Roots Filling Station – 1275 King Street – 3:30, 4:30, and 5:30 p.m.

Williams, Nikesha – Studios at Florida School of Holistic Health –  1506 King Street –  3:30, 4:30, and 5:30 p.m.

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Alphabetical List, by Venue:

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Beer 30: A Craft Beer Emporium – 1271 King Street – 3, 4, and 5 p.m. – Hoffman, Laura

Beer 30: A Craft Beer Emporium – 1271 King Street –  3:30, 4:30, and 5:30 p.m. – Masiulewicz, Johnny

Buckland House at Riverside Avondale Preservation (indoors) 2623 Herschel Street – 3, 4, and 5 p.m. – Dale, Fred

Buckland House at Riverside Avondale Preservation (indoors) 2623 Herschel Street – 3:30, 4:30, and 5:30 p.m. – Flores, Michelle

Buckland House at Riverside Avondale Preservation (outdoors*) 2623 Herschel Street – 3, 4, and 5 p.m. –  Kuhn, Darlyn Finch

Buckland House at Riverside Avondale Preservation (outdoors*) 2623 Herschel Street – 3:30, 4:30, and 5:30 p.m. – Hawkins, Rashad

Coliseum of Comics – 2724 Park Street – 3, 4, and 5 p.m. – Rainey, H.K.

Coliseum of Comics – 2724 Park Street – 3:30, 4:30, and 5:30 p.m. – Sarvis, Caleb

Cool Moose Coffee Company – 2708 Park Street – 3, 4, and 5 p.m. – Booker, Tricia

Cool Moose Coffee Company – 2708 Park Street – 3:30, 4:30, and 5:30 p.m. – Tim Gilmore

Cultivate – 2766 Park Street – 3, 4, and 5 p.m. – Rojas, Andres

Cultivate – 2766 Park Street – 3:30, 4:30, and 5:30 p.m. – Scholl, Sharon

Flaire Celebrations – 2762 Park Street – 3, 4, and 5 p.m. – Calatayud, Carmen

Flaire Celebrations – 2762 Park Street – 3:30, 4:30, and 5:30 p.m. – Foster, Keri

Jacksonville Magazine – 1261 King Street – 3, 4, and 5 p.m. – Atkinson, Ben

Jacksonville Magazine – 1261 King Street – 3:30, 4:30, and 5:30 p.m. – Collins, Tracy

Riverside Liquors – 1251 Kiing Street – 3, 4, and 5 p.m. – Fracis, Sohrab Homi

Riverside Liquors – 1251 Kiing Street – 3:30, 4:30, and 5:30 p.m. – Pastore, Tonn

Southern Roots Filling Station – 1275 King Street – 3, 4, and 5 p.m. – Duff, Rachel

Southern Roots Filling Station – 1275 King Street – 3:30, 4:30, and 5:30 p.m. – ​Thomas, Damon

Studios at Florida School of Holistic Health –  1506 King Street – 3, 4, and 5 p.m. – Alabiso, Jim

Studios at Florida School of Holistic Health –  1506 King Street –  3:30, 4:30, and 5:30 p.m. – Williams, Nikesha

Whiteway Corner Conference Room (upstairs) – 2720 Park Street – 3, 4, and 5 p.m. – Gabbard, Chris

Whiteway Corner Conference Room (upstairs) – 2720 Park Street – 3:30, 4:30, and 5:30 p.m. – Michael, Emily

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(* in case of rain, Willowbranch Library – 2875 Park Street – – 3, 4, and 5 p.m. – Darlyn Finch Kuhn)

(* in case of rain, Willowbranch Library – 2875 Park Street – 3:30, 4:30, and 5:30 p.m. – Rashad Hawkins)

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6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

After-party at Yellow House Art

577 King Street

features:

Light refreshments

Authors meet-and-greet fans

Flash Fiction readings by Bridge Eight Press

Music by Cementville

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Catch Kayla Cayasso at the JaxbyJax Student Showcase

Kayla Cayasso

Kayla Cayasso was born and raised in Jacksonville, along the banks of the St. Johns River. Her ongoing love-affair with the written word began in grade school and she hasn’t looked back since. She dabbles in poetry, short stories, stage plays, and most recently screenplays.

As a student at Florida A & M University in the African American Studies program, she is looking to bring some more color to the landscape of southern literature. Her writing attempts to create dialogue around the intersection of her Caribbean and Latinx cultures.

She is an avid meme enthusiast and enjoys coffee and likes to think of herself as an amateur beer snob and novelist-in-the-making. Her favorite activities include being asked what she plans to do after college, reading tarot, and having a snuggle on the couch with her cat, Voodoo.

Kayla’s comedic murder-mystery stage play Another Whodunit was produced and brought to life through the work of some very determined high school students in 2011, and in 2012 she was awarded an Outstanding Achievement Award for Creative Writing by Stanton College Preparatory School.

Cayasso will read in the JaxbyJax Student Showcase on Saturday, October 13th from 1:30 – 2:30 PM at Women Writing for a Change, 1610 Osceola Street.

 

 

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Flaire Celebrations Returns as a JaxbyJax Venue

Flaire Celebrations

 

Let’s all pray for good weather on Saturday, October 13th so JaxbyJax Literary Arts Festival patrons can enjoy hearing two Jacksonville authors read in the lovely fern garden at Flaire Celebrations fro 3-6 PM.

Here’s how the owners describe their beautiful venue:

“Flaire Celebrations was born out of several late-night conversations between mother/daughter duo, Laura and Cassandra.  With a desire to establish a premium boutique experience for the discerning shopper who has grown weary of the impersonal big box stores, they have created a gift shop where customers are treated with kindness and personal attention, and where truly unique gifts can be found.  Because life is filled with special events, Flaire Celebrations carries gifts to celebrate all those occasions from birthdays, weddings, births and anniversaries, to the everyday moments of life when you want a ‘just-because’ gift to say, “thank you” or “I’m thinking about you.” Gift wrapping is always complimentary with your purchase.

More than a gift shop, however, Flaire Celebrations also carries a full line of wedding invitations, favors, and social stationery, as well as paper goods for your next party.  The merchandise lines we carry are from a wide range of companies, some representing women entrepreneurs in third world countries, others featuring home-grown (made in the U.S.A.) products.  Some of our lines have specific goals such as zoo conservation, some employ special-needs adults, others seek to be environmentally friendly.  We carry hand-crafted items specifically created for our shop.  We are firm believers in supporting companies that are giving back to their communities.”