Jax Theatre Celebrates Milestone Anniversary

On October 1, the Florida Theatre in Jacksonville celebrated the 25th anniversary of its grand reopening with an open house in conjunction with the city's Art Walk. Nearly 300 of people attended the event commemorating the "most ambitious and successful arts project ever undertaken in Jacksonville," according to the center's Web site.

The performing arts center entertained Jacksonville residents since opening as a movie theater in 1927, before it closed for a six-month renovation in 1983. Reopening in October of that year, the 1,900-seat theater now hosts around 200 events annually including fund-raisers, private receptions, and corporate meetings.