First Coast Connect | 01/27/15
Florida Legislators Debate Laws Allowing Guns on Public College and University Campuses Comedian and Animal Rescue Advocate Elayne Boosler “Florida’s Sunday Supper” Event to Benefit the James Beard Foundation
Florida Legislators Debate Laws Allowing Guns on Public College and University Campuses Comedian and Animal Rescue Advocate Elayne Boosler “Florida’s Sunday Supper” Event to Benefit the James Beard Foundation
Mondays, January 26 – February 9 at 10pm on WJCT-TV
Point in Time Count to Explore Homeless Conditions in Northeast Florida First Coast Success Profiles Nina Waters Sports Wrap Up with Cole Pepper [content_module id=”first-coast-connect-tune” no_thumb=”1″ no_title=”1″ /]
Premieres February 4 at 9PM on WJCT-TV
Monday, January 26
at 5PM on WJCT-TV
Discussing the Week’s Top News Stories with Our Roundtable of Local Journalists Book Blogger Stacey Goldring and the First Coast Connect Book Club [content_module id=”first-coast-connect-tune” no_thumb=”1″ no_title=”1″ /]
Legal Battles Between Craft Breweries, Big Beer Distributors and the State Comes to a Head Teen Trendsetters Mentoring Program Actor, Director Daniel Baldwin (His Film The Wisdom to Know the Difference Will Be Screened at the St. Augustine Film Festival) Around Town with Kerry Speckman [content_module id=”first-coast-connect-tune” no_thumb=”1″ no_title=”1″ /]
Analysis of President Obama’s State of the Union Address State Climatologist David Zierden on Unconventional Solutions to Climate Change and Sea Level Rise [content_module id=”first-coast-connect-tune” no_thumb=”1″ no_title=”1″ /]
Diverse Coalition of Conservative, Liberal and Business Groups Launch “Floridians for Solar Choice” Ballot Initiative Stickley Furniture Historian Mike Danial New ScaleUp North Florida Program Working to Increase Local Economic Impact of Small Businesses [content_module id=”first-coast-connect-tune” no_thumb=”1″ no_title=”1″ /]
State of the Re:Union Host Al Letson on the Current State of Race Relations in the US First Coast Sports Wrap Up with Cole Pepper Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” Speech [content_module id=”first-coast-connect-tune” no_thumb=”1″ no_title=”1″ /]
Discussing the Week’s Top News Stories with Our Roundtable of Local Journalists [content_module id=”first-coast-connect-tune” no_thumb=”1″ no_title=”1″ /]
Rabbi Jonathan Lubliner and Dr. Parvez Ahmed on Growing Anti-Islam and Anti-Semitic Sentiments in Europe WJCT CEO Michael Boylan Hemming Park Updates Around Town with Kerry Speckman [content_module id=”first-coast-connect-tune” no_thumb=”1″ no_title=”1″ /]
State Representative Janet Adkins on Jacksonville’s Police and Fire Pension Fund Going Green: North Florida School of Special Education’s Berry Good Farms Theatre Jacksonville Presents Time Stands Still [content_module id=”first-coast-connect-tune” no_thumb=”1″ no_title=”1″ /]
St. Johns Riverkeeper, City Hall, JAX Chamber and JaxPort Form Unlikely Coalition to Remove Putnam County Dam “A Taste of Haiti” Fundraising Event to Benefit Haitians Still Coping with the 2010 Earthquake FSCJ Artist Series Presents Stars of David: Story to Song [content_module id=”first-coast-connect-tune” no_thumb=”1″ no_title=”1″ /]
January 27, 2015
The Aftermath of the Terrorist Attacks in Paris Advanced Care Planning Expert Dr. Bud Hammes First Coast Sports Wrap Up with Cole Pepper Image credit: Ctruongngoc / Wikimedia Commons [content_module id=”first-coast-connect-tune” no_thumb=”1″ no_title=”1″ /]
Discussing the Week’s Top News Stories with Our Roundtable of Local Journalists Commentator Jay Solomon on the Future of the Jacksonville Landing [content_module id=”first-coast-connect-tune” no_thumb=”1″ no_title=”1″ /]
Local Churches Merge with Hopes of Bridging Racial Divide Hal Urban, Character Education Author and Lecturer Around Town with Kerry Speckman [content_module id=”first-coast-connect-tune” no_thumb=”1″ no_title=”1″ /]
Sunday, February 8 on WJCT 89.9FM
Artist: Marsha Glaziere Genre: Painting Bio: BFA-U/Ill.;School Medicine-U/WA (anat.) My work=synthesis of architectural abstraction & the inspiration of nature. My mixed media paintings are mosaics both in thought & process. This approach provides me with greater artistic license to mix media as well as metaphor. Piece: MATTHEWS BRIDGE Piece Description: This painting is the first of my St Johns River …
Artist: Suzanah Raffield Genre: Culinary Bio: I am a 6th generation Florida Panhandle native. Celebrating the end of summer with a frozen treat was an easy decision, but I had to convince naysayers that fresh shucked oysters must be the main ingredient. I learned on WJCT (watching Chef Staib’s A Taste of History) that Dolley Madison served oyster ice cream …
What Changes Could Be Coming to Cuba as the United States Reopens Diplomatic Talks Local Think Tank Working to Give Small and Disadvantaged Business Owners Better Opportunity to Receive Government Contracts Contributor Jay Solomon on the Future of the Jacksonville Landing [content_module id=”first-coast-connect-tune” no_thumb=”1″ no_title=”1″ /]
Artist: Troy Eittreim Genre: Painting Bio: My family and I have lived in Jacksonville since 1983. I hold a BFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design. I’ve had eight solo exhibitions and inclusion in numerous shows. Piece: Sailor on Beach Singing the Blues Piece Description: Sailor sits on the beach, plays guitar, points to empty chair and sings …
Artist: Julia Billings Genre: Painting Bio: I am 82 yrs old, female. I paint in acrylics, mostly landscapes. I have three children, 2 boys and 1 girl, 5 grandchildren and 4 great grand children. Piece: beaver working on a dam Piece Description: Waterfall, fallen trees, beaver working on a dam
As Same-Sex Marriage Becomes Legal Across the State, Northeast Florida Counties Cancel Courthouse Weddings Author Eben Alexander, The Map of Heaven Ripley’s Historian Edward Meyer on PBS American Experience Documentary Ripley: Believe It Or Not [content_module id=”first-coast-connect-tune” no_thumb=”1″ no_title=”1″ /]
Artist: Ryan Campbell Genre: Music Bio: I am a singer/songwriter with the folk/rock duo, Wingfield, from Saint Augustine. Besides being a proud father and husband, I love to teach music lessons and record music out of my home studio. There’s nothing better to me than taking a song from an idea to an embellished work of art. Being able to …
Economic Outlook for 2015 The Role of Whistleblowers in Reporting Fraud Against the Government First Coast Sports Wrap Up with Cole Pepper [content_module id=”first-coast-connect-tune” no_thumb=”1″ no_title=”1″ /]
Artist: Abby Howard Murphy Genre: Painting Bio: A Jacksonville resident since 1996, Abby often paints from local and travel photography subjects, particularly of the outdoors. More whimsical themes can be found in her murals for the Sunshine Foundation Dream Village, stage backdrops for Stanton and St Johns River watershed education illustrations or pen and ink holiday cards and handmade ornaments. …
Artist: Clifford Buckley Genre: Sculpture Bio: I work in the construction industry as a truss designer. During a period of unemployment, I found a 3-d origami tutorial on-line one day. I soon created my first elephant out of some of unused resume paper! I recently was a featured artist in “Hidden Truths, The Mind Unraveled” and sold 3 submitted pieces. …
Artist: Michelle Smith Genre: Painting Bio: I am a mixed media artist with a current body of work titled, “Of Land, And Sky, Whimsical and Free”. I try to create works symbolizing shared memories and moments. If I can capture something recognizable in the human experience and paint it in a way that is different and unexpected, then it fills …
Artist: Kelby Siddons Genre: Theater Bio: Kelby Siddons is a hometown Jacksonville playwright and graduate of Northwestern University whose plays have been staged across the country. She teaches English and Theatre at the Episcopal School of Jacksonville, where student filmmaker Alexis TerKonda profiled the fall 2014 world premiere of Siddons’ FROM FATHER TO SON: AN ODYSSEY, an adaptation of Homer’s …
Artist: Kimberly Solis Genre: Painting Bio: Stay at home wife and mother. Piece: Portrait of Steven Piece Description: I painted my husband while he was away at basic training. I miss his hair.
Artist: Jim Pearce Genre: Painting Bio: Award-winning artist, graduated from the Naval Academy, served two tours in Vietnam. He paints primarily in watercolors. His style is representational and captures the enduring beauty and strength of Florida’s culture, landscapes, and historic sites. He resides in San Marco with his wife, Mimi. Piece: Beluthahatchee Piece Description: Water color capturing the essence of …
Artist: Mimi Pearce Genre: Painting Bio: Mimi is a free spirit and it shows in her work. She began painting in the 60’s while in college and is captivated by the process of painting. She uses bold colors applied with large brushes and palette knives. She enjoys the painting process—layering piles of paint that is applied, scraped, and layered. Everyday …
Curry Love by Nancy Murrey-Settle Medallions of zucchini stare up at me. Red strips of peppers lounge on a bed of jasmine rice. A saucy coconut milk whispers promises of satisfaction. I could be in love. A citrus sun rises over my plate as lemongrass tangos with lime. The flirtatious Thai basil that spent all summer in the backyard seducing …
Artist: Jonathan Lynn Genre: Other Bio: I’m a product of North Florida and enjoy the medium of printmaking to capture the sights of the place we call home. Piece: Ovid #2 Piece Description: Linoleum print on nautical chart. Web: Jonathan Lynn – Blogger Jonathan Lynn – Facebook Jonathan Lynn – Twitter