WJCT

Location: See below

March 26-April 26

The Jacksonville Public Library, WJCT Public Broadcasting, Players by the Sea and the University of North Florida invite Jacksonville residents to read the same book as a community as part of Jax Reads. The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien, an award-winning collection of interrelated stories about a platoon of American soldiers during the Vietnam War, is the featured book for Jax Reads. The community is invited to share their experiences through several events and programs from March 26 through April 26. The community-wide reading event is in support of Cultural Fusion, a collaboration of arts, entertainment and community.

All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

Click here for a The Things They Carried reader’s guide including audio clips, tools for teachers, discussion questions and other resources.

Now through July 8

Victory Begins at Home: Florida During WWII

• MOSH (Museum of Science and History)

The Year of the Sheep

• Cummer Museum
• Exhibition of paintings inspired by the artist’s experiences in Vietnam. The Year of the Sheep refers to the Chinese calendar designation for 1967, the year he spent in Southeast Asia.

Now through July 22

The Florida Fallen Heroes Quilt Project

• MOSH (Museum of Science and History)
• A collection of nine quilts; each quilt has 30 blocks, each containing the name of a fallen service member from Florida who lost his/her life while serving in Iraq or Afghanistan. Of the 270 fallen Florida service men and women featured on the quilts, 23 are local veterans.

March 26

Blues Horizon Special

• WJCT 89.9FM
• 11:00pm
• A blend of Vietnam Era and related music with spoken excerpts from the book “The Things They Carried.”

March 30

American Place Theatre’s Production of The Things They Carried

• FSCJ Wilson Center
• General admission: $15
• 6:30pm — Reception
• 8:00pm — Performance

Visit Players by the Sea for details and tickets.

April 4

Long Road Home

• WJCT Channel 7.1
• 11:00pm

April 5

Women in War

• WJCT Channel 7.1
• 10:30pm

April 8

Women in War

• WJCT Channel 7.1
• 11:00pm

April 10

Electro Lounge Special

• WJCT 89.9FM
• 9:00pm

April 11

“The Things They Carried” Book Discussion for Teens

• Jacksonville Public Library, Main Library, Teen Dept.
• Ages 12-18
• 5:00pm

April 12

Women in War

• WJCT Channel 7.1
• 9:30pm

April 14

Theresa Nolan Kriner, author of "Your Personal Solider"

• Southeast Regional Library
• 11:00am

April 16

“The Things They Carried” Book Discussion

• Jacksonville Public Library, Main Library, Room 219
• 6:00pm

April 17

We Were Soliders

• Southeast Regional Library
• 3:00pm
• A film about the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War. Starring Mel Gibson and Madeleine Stowe; Rated R

April 20

Vietnam: Service, Sacrifice, & Courage

• WJCT Channel 7.1
• 9:00pm

War Stories from the First Coast

• WJCT Channel 7.1
• 10:00pm

POW: Stolen Freedom

• WJCT Channel 7.1
• 11:00pm

April 20-22

Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre Presents: HEROES

• HEROES tells the tale of three World War I veterans who while away their days in an old soldiers home, engaging in verbal battles over long-forgotten campaigns and grumbling about the staff, until the day comes when they hatch a plan to make their escape.
• Click here for more information.

April 26

Tim O’Brien speaks about The Things They Carried

• University of North Florida Student Union Ballroom
• 3:00pm
• For free tickets, click here.

Tim O’Brien speaks about The Things They Carried

• Jacksonville Public Library, Main Library, Hicks Auditorium
• 7:00pm — Presentation
• 8:00pm — Book Sigining
• For free tickets, click here.

Secrets of the Dead: Secrets of the Airmen and the Headhunters

• WJCT Channel 7.1
• 11:00pm

Location: WJCT Studios

Join WJCT and Baptist Health for the FREE luncheon series that promotes women’s health!

Steven M. Crenshaw, MD

Sports Medicine, Joint Replacement

Jacksonville Orthopaedic Insititute, San Marco

New Options for Knee Pain: Robot-Assisted Partial Knee Resurfacing…Are You a Candidate?

Thursday, April 26, 2012

WJCT Studios
100 Festival Park Ave.
Jacksonville, FL 32202

• 11:30 am – Registration
• 11:45 am – Lunch Served
• 12:00pm – Lecture
• 12:50 pm – Q&A

Location: By Mail

WJCT is once again teaming up with PBS to bring the PBS KIDS GO! WRITERS CONTEST to the First Coast. The Contest which builds on the 16-year legacy and foundation of the Reading Rainbow Writers and Illustrators Contest celebrates and embraces children’s love of literature and appetite for learning.

January 18 – April 13, 2012 – K-3rd grade students

Rules (PDF)
Entry Form (PDF)
Enter Online

Help for Writing (PDF)

Location: WJCT

WJCT announces the Family Lines: Tracing the Branches of the Past Video Contest for interested citizens in Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns counties to support WJCT’s promotion of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Full contest rules, information, and entry form can be downloaded here.

The Series

For over 15 years, the acclaimed documentary specials hosted by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. have been regular highlights of PBS’s broadcast calendar. African American Lives, African American Lives 2, and Faces of America in particular were blockbuster events, reaching new and diverse audiences by presenting American history through the experiences of celebrities (and their ancestors) who have lived through it. Building on these successes, Dr. Gates will return to PBS on March 26, 2012 as the host of a new ten-episode broadcast series—Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

America is a nation of immigrants, and the richly diverse racial, ethnic, cultural and religious heritage that defines the American experience is the focus of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Since 2006, Professor Gates has been helping his subjects on African American Lives, African American Lives 2, and Faces of America find long-buried details of their recent and distant ancestries by tracing the branches of their individual family trees and then analyzing their DNA. Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. will continue in this tradition, sifting though the genealogical past even as it looks to the future of cutting-edge genetic science.

The Project

WJCT is seeking original video content, 7 minutes in length, designed to explore:

• the genealogy/family history of an individual (or individuals) in their community;
• the resources offered by a local historical or genealogical group or organization to assist viewers as they begin research on their own family stories.

WJCT and its volunteer judges will choose 3 entries to be included in a 30-minute television program designed to connect local audiences with the Finding Your Roots series. Each chosen production will receive $500 and will be aired on WJCT TV. The final 30-minute program will air on WJCT’s digital TV channels, online at WJCTondemand.org and will be offered to other Florida PBS stations for air.

Location: Online

“The Things They Carried” $1000 Scholarship Contest

WJCT, the Duval County Public Schools and the Jacksonville Public Library announce a scholarship essay contest based on Tim O’Brien’s book “The Things They Carried”, a collection of related stories about a platoon of American soldiers in the Vietnam War, originally published in hardcover in 1990.

This scholarship is available to graduating high school seniors (public, private or homeschooled) in Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau or St. Johns counties in Florida whose permanent address is in one of these counties and will be in a program of study in by the fall of 2012 at an accredited institution of higher education (this includes a four-year college or university, a two- year community/state college, or a vocational/technical school) or joining the military.

For more details and official rules, click here.

Location: WJCT Studios

Join WJCT and Baptist Health for the FREE luncheon series that promotes women’s health!

Vikram Gopal, MD

Center for Endoscopy at Baptist Medical Center

Heartburn Can Lead to Heartache: The Prevention of Esophageal Cancer

Thursday, March 15, 2012

WJCT Studios
100 Festival Park Ave.
Jacksonville, FL 32202

• 11:30 am – Registration
• 11:45 am – Lunch Served
• 12:00pm – Lecture
• 12:50 pm – Q&A

Location: North Jacksonville Church of God

Join WJCT and Baptist Health for the FREE luncheon series that promotes women’s health!

Pamela Rama, MD

Medical Director, Baptist HeartWise for Women

Heart Disease: What Every Woman Should Know

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

North Jacksonville Church of God
7600 Kenya St.
Jacksonville, Florida 32208

• 11:30 am – Registration
• 11:45 am – Lunch Served
• 12:00pm – Lecture
• 12:50 pm – Q&A

Location: Florida Theatre

February 4, 2012

10:30am-1:00pm

Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of Michael Feldman’s live broadcast from where Florida begins!

VIP TICKETS

$60

GENERAL SEATING

$28/$38

Open M-F 9am-5pm and 2 hours before the show.
Click here for more information.

or

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Location: Ponte Vedra Concert Hall

December 21 at 7pm

WJCT‘s Electro Lounge and The Ponte Vedra Concert Hall present Hollywood Legends film series, concluding December 21 with a screening of Holiday Inn. At an inn which is only open on holidays, a crooner and a hoofer vie for the affections of a beautiful up-and-coming performer. Starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire.

The film starts at 7pm with a $5 admission collected at The Ponte Vedra Concert Hall.

Location: WJCT Studios

Attention, men! This Lunch & Learn is for you!

Treatment Options for Prostate Cancer

Douglas A. Swartz, MD, FACS

Tuesday, December 15

WJCT Studios
100 Festival Park Ave.
Jacksonville, FL 32202

• 11:30 am – Registration
• 11:45 am – Lunch Served
• 12:00pm – Lecture
• 12:50 pm – Q&A

Location: auction.wjct.org

Get ready, get set…and go online for the special 50 Hour WJCT Auction!

Beginning December 10 (at 4:00pm) all bids start at $5 during this 50 hour auction! Find unique creative gifts from getaways, jewelry, dining, beauty, attractions and more.

Beat the clock and bid often at auction.wjct.org!

Location: Arlington Woman’s Club

Join WJCT and Baptist Health for the luncheon series that promotes women’s health!

Pamela Rama, MD, FACC

Chief of Staff, Medical Director of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation

Baptist Medical Center Beaches

Women and Heart Disease

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

GFWC Arlington Woman’s Club
5714 Arlington Rd.
Jacksonville, FL 32211

• 11:30 am – Registration
• 11:45 am – Lunch Served
• 12:00pm – Lecture
• 12:50 pm – Q&A

Location: St. Johns Town Center

WJCT Day At St. Johns Town Center

Join WJCT and enjoy a fun afternoon full of entertainment, cool activities and lots of fun at the St. Johns Town Center! This event is open to the public so bring your family and friends! Beginning at noon, shoppers can enjoy family friendly activities. The streets of the St. John’s Town Center will be transformed into a Holiday Street Festival atmosphere with several different areas. Be sure to check out the WJCT booth and get pictures with your favorite PBS Kids characters!

Don’t miss this awesome day at the St. Johns Town Center with WJCT! See you there!

Location: auction.wjct.org

WJCT Online Auction

Want to give something better than fruitcake this holiday?
Check out the great gifts and great deals at auction.wjct.org now!

Register and view packages including adventurous getaways, fine dinning, attractions, sports, beauty and more.

• The bidding will begin November 14 and continue only through Cyber Monday (November 28)!
• Bid now!

Log on to auction.wjct.org or call 904.358.6390 for more information.

WJCT’s online auction: Click, Bid, Win

Location: WJCT

From November 1 to November 30, WJCT and VyStar Credit Union are honoring the memory of Fred Rogers by collecting new and gently used sweaters, jackets, and blankets for men, women, and children in our area.

Items may be dropped off at WJCT Studios and all VyStar Credit Union, Northeast Florida Community Hospice, and Two Men and a Truck locations.

WJCT Studios
100 Festival Park Avenue
Jacksonville, FL 32202
904-358-6314

Location: WJCT Studios

Join WJCT and Baptist Health for the luncheon series
that promotes women’s health!

Ankit Desai, MD

Desai Plastic Surgery

Latest Options for Breast Reconstruction

Thursday, October 20, 2011

WJCT Studios
100 Festival Park Ave.
Jacksonville, FL 32202

• 11:30 am – Registration
• 11:45 am – Lunch Served
• 12:00pm – Lecture
• 12:50 pm – Q&A

Location: WJCT Studios

FREE FUN FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY

Saturday, October 15, 10am – 2pm

WJCT is having an open house, where you can:

• Meet PBS Kids characters
• See Sid the Science Kid on stage
• Meet public radio personality Bob Edwards
• Meet local radio hosts
• Tour the WJCT Studios
• Play games
• And much more!

Location: 100 Festival Park Ave

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Location: GFWC Arlington Woman's Club

Join WJCT and Baptist Health for the luncheon series
that promotes women’s health!

Mary Ellen Wechter, MD, MPH

Director, Fibroid Care Clinic

Baptist Medical Center

Uterine Fibroids: Signs, Symptoms and Treatment Options

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

New Location for September
GFWC Arlington Woman’s Club
5714 Arlington Rd.
Jacksonville, FL 32211

• 11:30 am – Registration
• 11:45 am – Lunch Served
• 12:00pm – Lecture
• 12:50 pm – Q&A

Location: Ponte Vedra Concert Hall

September 14 at 7pm

WJCT‘s Electro Lounge and The Ponte Vedra Concert Hall present a weekly, Wednesday night film series, finishing September 14th with a screening of Tommy, a 1975 British musical film based on The Who’s 1969 rock album musical Tommy. Directed by Ken Russell and featuring the band members themselves (most notably Robert Daltry in the title role) and other starts including Ann-Margaret, Oliver Reed, Eric Clapton, Tina Turner, Elton John, and Jack Nicholson.

The film starts at 7pm with a $5 admission collected at The Ponte Vedra Concert Hall.

Any amount over the $5 admission will be matched by an anonymous donor to WJCT and will be used to support arts in the community.

Location: http://auction.wjct.org

Fall 2011 Online Auction

Your auction adventure awaits ONLINE at auction.wjct.org.

Register and view packages including adventurous getaways, fine dinning, attractions, sports, beauty and more.

• The bidding has already begun and will continue only through September 24!
• Bid now!

Log on to auction.wjct.org or call 904.358.6390 for more information.

WJCT’s online auction: Click, Bid, Win

Location: Hyatt Regency Riverfront

Speaking of Women’s Health information
August 20th, 2011
Tickets

Location: Fort Caroline Christian Church

Join WJCT and Baptist Health for the luncheon series that promotes women’s health!

Don’t miss R. Stephen Lucie, MD, Jacksonville Orthopaedic Institute who will discuss the topic,

No More Joint Pain: The Latest Options for Hip & Knee Pain

The next Lunch & Learn takes place at
Fort Caroline Christian Church, 7535 Fort Caroline Road, Jacksonville, FL 32277-2211 on
Tuesday, July 21, from 11:30 am-1 pm.

Watch Online

Location: WJCT Studios, 100 Festival Park Avenue

Join WJCT and Baptist Health for the luncheon series that promotes women’s health!

Don’t miss Yvonne McCormick, RD, CDE, MPH, Registered Dietician, Certified Diabetes Educator who will discuss the topic,

Healthy Weight Loss Solutions

The next Lunch & Learn takes place at WJCT Studios on
Tuesday, June 21, from 11:30 am-1 pm.

Location: Online

May 21-June 4, 2011
Your auction adventure awaits ONLINE at auction.wjct.org.

Location: WJCT Studios, 100 Festival Park Avenue

Join WJCT and Baptist Health for the luncheon series that promotes women’s health!

Don’t miss Amy Jarvis, MD who will discuss the topic,

Women and Stroke – Signs, Symptoms and Who is at Risk

The next Lunch & Learn takes place on Tuesday, May 17 from 11:30 am-1 pm.

Location: Metro Park, Jacksonville FL

Metro Park, Saturday, May 14th from 10am – 1pm

Sponsored by Community First Credit Union

Location: Jacksonville Zoo

Celebrate National Train Day

with the WJCT Kids Club and Dinosaur Train
at the Jacksonville Zoo on
Saturday, May 7 from 9am – 1pm!

Enjoy $2 off regular admission for any WJCT Kids Club member on National Train Day – May 7, 2011 with this coupon

Location: WJCT Studios, 100 Festival Park Avenue

Join WJCT and Baptist Health for the luncheon series that promotes women’s health!

Don’t miss Michelle Aquino, DO who will discuss the topic,

What is a Hospitalist and Why Do I Need to Know?

The next Lunch & Learn takes place at WJCT Studios on
Tuesday, April 19 from 11:30 am-1 pm.

Location: Ponte Vedra Concert Hall or WJCT Studios

A reception and conversation with Diane

Thursday, March 24th at 6:30 pm (5:30 pm reception)
Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
1050 A1A North/Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082

Tickets are $37.50 each. Reserve your tickets today!

OR

Lunch with Diane at WJCT!

Friday, March 25th at 11:30am
WJCT Studios/100 Festival Park Ave./Jacksonville, FL 32202

Tickets are $37.50 each. Reserve your tickets today!!

Please RSVP by March 22. For more information, contact 904.358.6329

Location: WJCT Studios, 100 Festival Park Avenue

Join WJCT and Baptist Health for the luncheon series that promotes women’s health!

Don’t miss Steven Goldwasser, M.D., Urogynecologist who will discuss the topic,

What to Do for a Leaking Bladder – Ways to Treat Female Urinary Incontinence.

The next Lunch & Learn takes place at WJCT Studios on Thursday, March 24 from 11:30 am-1 pm.

Location: auction.wjct.org/

Special deals are available for a limited time.

Bidding ends March 21 at 8pm

View items

Location: WJCT Studios, 100 Festival Park Avenue

Join us for Trick$ of the Trade: Outsmarting Investment Fraud

Guest Speakers

• Ronald Allen
  Certified Financial Planner of Bull & Bear Capital Advisors, Inc.

• Martha Cox
  Vice President, Resource Development of Family Foundations

• Ardeshir Ebrahimi
  Financial Center Manager/Assistant Vice President for Fifth Third Bank

Watch online

Thursday, February 24, 2011

11:30am – Registration
11:45am – Lunch Served
Noon – Lecture
12:50pm – Q and A

Visit Site!

Tune in to WJCT-TV on February 27 at noon for the special documentary. Trick$ of the Trade empowers viewers and shows them the simple steps they can take to protect themselves form financial ruin by avoiding investment fraud. Don’t miss it!

Sponsored by O’Steen Volvo and elderSource in Action

Location: WJCT Studios, 100 Festival Park Avenue

Join WJCT and Baptist Health for the luncheon series that promotes women’s health!

Don’t miss Manish Bansal, M.D., a Baptist Health interventional cardiologist, who will discuss the topic,

“What You Should Know About Heart Attacks and Chest Pain.”

Where: WJCT Studios
When: Tuesday, February 22, from 11:30 am-1 pm.

Location: WJCT Studios, 100 Festival Park Avenue

Join us at WJCT Studios for a special interactive forum featuring a conversation with Raymond Arsenault and a sneak peek of the film, American Experience: Freedom Riders.

Raymond Arsenault, author of Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice,on which the film is partially based, and a panel of some of the original Freedom Riders share their fascinating experience of this historic event.

Don’t miss this evening of entertaining and in-depth discussion!

6:00-7:00pm Cocktail Reception
7:00-8:30pm Program

Event is booked to capacity.

Location: Online

2011 Online Auction

Your auction adventure awaits ONLINE at auction.wjct.org.

Register and view packages including adventurous getaways, fine dinning, attractions, sports, beauty and more.

• The bidding begins January 29 and continues through the February 12.
• Bid now! The auction continues through February 12.

Log on to auction.wjct.org or call 904.358.6390 for more information.

WJCT’s online auction Click, Bid, Win

Location: WJCT Studios, 100 Festival Park Avenue

Join WJCT and Baptist Health for the luncheon series that promotes women’s health!

On January 13, Doctor Sean Christopher Orr, Chief of Neurology at Baptist Medical Center, discussed the topic, “Understanding Memory Loss: Alzheimer’s, Dementia and The Latest Treatment Options”.