JaxScene hardly updated [web poll featured]

As you can see if you still visit this site, it's sitting unused and out of date. This is because, among other reasons, a loss in interest.

If you want something bad enough, you know, you will set out to make it happen. I myself have been trying to keep it going but hiccup after hiccup I got burnt out.

The service of things to do was great but Facebook events make this sort of thing obsolete. The hope in continuing things to do was to list really obscure or neat events you just wouldn't hear about unless you were in the know.

Which brings me to another point; you would have to be in the know. You would have to afford to be out daily getting involved and taking photos of it. I couldn't do this for the longest because of severe money troubles.

It takes a team for any media outlet to survive. There were only small bit of contributors and as the time line fallows, proved tiring. Also, we had different ideas and sometimes they conflicted. We all had other things we concerned ourselves with.

It's no question that the bread and butter of JaxScene was media. Our photo hits sky rocketed in 08 and still maintains visitors today. My ideas that fell flat were to expand to a podcast, audio interviews, JaxScene TV, and have enough contributors to be in many places to cover more.

But who has that type of energy right? With personal feats that I face, it's hard to stay motivated, let alone to motivate others. Is there a place for JaxScene still in this city? Did it have something that other blogs that cover their scene didn't have? Did it help anyone other than JaxScene members?

If JaxScene should be relaunched I think it should be very energetic. It should have the people and networking behind it. It should have more written articles. It should truly help others and bring in revenue for those working for it. JaxScene should be an outlet to any artist wanting a bigger audience. It should be a union with the power to host its own events. It should comprise of individuals who already change the scene around them to what they want to see happen.

It's possible.

JaxScene is just us. A name with a large web hit count. It has been taken seriously by other big cities as indicated by emails from publications and music labels. I think we only scratched the surface. There are no real obstacles to something like a JaxScene blog here when even the people who say Jacksonville is whack also agree it will always need doers and movers despite what it looks like to others who don’t get it.

A relaunch is possible. A magazine is possible. Take some time to comment on what you think and take my poll.

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Free Screening of The Cove @ the San Marco Theatre 10-23-10

Academy Award® Winner for Best Documentary of 2009, THE COVE follows an elite team of activists, filmmakers and freedivers as they embark on a covert mission to penetrate a remote and hidden cove in Taiji, Japan, shining a light on a dark and deadly secret. Utilizing state-of-the-art techniques, including hidden microphones and cameras in fake rocks, the team uncovers how this small seaside village serves as a horrifying microcosm of massive ecological crimes happening worldwide. The result is a provocative mix of investigative journalism, eco-adventure and arresting imagery, adding up to an unforgettable story that has inspired audiences worldwide to action.






The Free screening will start @ 1pm

Please check out the following websites to get more information and to see how you can help.

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Thank you again to the San Marco Theatre for hosting this special screening.

R. Land and Mark George @ The Versus Gallery

On Friday, October 1st, Versus Gallery will be hosting an art show featuring works by R. Land and Mark George.

A Jacksonville native now living in Atlanta, Georgia, Land is known for his post-pop, swampy cartoon creatures and print style paintings. Some of his most recognizable works are the characters Little Bunny Foo Foo and Loss Cat. Land’s artwork has also been included on the DVD covers of the Adult Swim show, Aqua Teen Hunger Force. It's obvious Land likes to have fun with his artistic creativity and everyone is open to his humoristic criticism. From Jiffy Feet to Yuppie Ghetto, Land is praised by the hip kids, the wealthy art collectors and everyone in between.

Mark George is nothing new to the Jacksonville art scene. He has been active in using his art for charitable fundraising, such as the St. Johns Riverkeeper, and for his friend, local artist and musician Brian Hicks’ battle with cancer. Mark has also shown his work nationally most recently in Seattle and has a show at this years Art Basil in Miami. Many people first notice that Mark’s artwork resembles pop artist Roy Liechtenstein, who is actually Mark’s favorite artist. Mark has created his own style though, by painting on clear corrugated fiberglass he found one day walking through Home Depot while looking for a new media. He actually paints on the backside to protect and give a printed illusion to his work so he has to paint everything in reverse.

Mark and Land are two of Jacksonville's most respected artists and it is a honor that Versus Gallery has a chance to show the two together in a great place like Riverside’s 5 Points. The show is on the 1st Friday of October from 5-9pm on the fourth floor of the 5 Points Theatre Building. This is the only day the works will be shown. Due to both artists’ birthdays being at the beginning of October, there will be an after party following at Birdies which is also located in 5 points.
Edited by Jenny K.


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Pop Glow & Reggie Youngblood at NTRMSSN @ Club TSI 9-04-10

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