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American Idol Tour Live! July 15 – 7:30pmAMERICAN IDOL® TOUR LIVE! gives fans an opportunity to get up close and personal with the Top 5 Idols from season 14: 2015 American Idol winner Nick Fradiani, Jax, Clark Beckham, Rayvon Owens and Jacksonville’s ownTyanna Jones.

Colbie Caillat and Christina Perri: The Girls Night Out, Boys Can Come Too Tour August 11 – 7:30pmChristina Perri gained popularity when her mega smash hit “Jars Of Hearts” was featured on So You Think You Can Dance. Her follow up “A Thousand Years,” and her platinum single “Human” have kept her star rising. Pop singer, songwriter and two-time Grammy winner Colbie Caillat topped the charts with “Bubbly,” “Try,” and “Realize.” Up & coming singer-songwriter Rachel Platten will open the concert.

Whoopi Goldberg September 26 – 8pmComedian and star of the The View, Whoopi Goldberg is a sextuple awards winner with an Academy Award, Grammy, Tony, Golden Globe, Emmy and Daytime Emmy to her name. This is the star of Ghost, The Color Purple and The View’s first time performing at the Florida Theatre! th

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Back To The Future (30th Anniversary)

Sunday, June 28 - 2pmThe ultimate classic time travel movie starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd.

Born on the 4th of JulySunday, July 5 - 2pmDirected by Oliver Stone and starring Tom Cruise, Raymond J. Barry, Josh Evans, Jamie Talisman, Tom Berenger.

The Breakfast Club (30th Anniversary)

Sunday, July 12 - 2pmEmilio Estevez, Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson and Ally Sheedy are five students in Saturday detention with nothing in common except each other.

National Lampoon’s European Vacation (30th Anniversary)

Sunday, July 19 - 2pmThe Griswolds win a vacation to Europe on a game show, so they pack their bags for another fun filled vacation.

Out of AfricaSunday, July 26 - 2pmStarring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford. Won Best Picture, Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography.

The Color Purple (30th Anniversary)

Sunday, August 2 - 2pmBased on Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, starring Whoopi Goldberg.

Jaws (40th Anniversary)

Sunday, August 9 - 2pmBased on Peter Benchley’s famous novel, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Roy Scheider.

Special John Waters Double Billing

Saturday, August 15 - 8pm Hairspray (25th Anniversary)Directed by John Waters starring Divine.

Crybaby (25th Anniversary)Directed by John Waters and starring Johnny Depp.

Fletch (30th Anniversary)

Sunday, August 23 - 2pmComic genius Chevy Chase plays Irwin M. Fletcher.

Dances with Wolves (25th Anniversary)

Sunday, August 30 - 2pmA Civil War solider (Kevin Costner) develops a relationship with a band of Lakota Indians.

September 24 at 8pmREO Speedwagon rose to the top of the charts with hit songs like “Time for Me To Fly,” “Take It On The Run,” “Can’t Fight This Feeling,” “Keep on Loving You,” and “Roll With The Changes.”

JULY

1 Artwalk - Tour the Florida Theatre 2 Don McLean 5 Regions Bank Summer Movie Classics Born on The Fourth of July 9 48 Hour Film Project 12 Regions Bank Summer Movie Classics The Breakfast Club - 30TH Anniversary

15 American Idol 2015 Tour 16 International Brotherhood of Magicians The Gold Medal Show Shenanigans: Comedy Magic and Mischief 17 International Brotherhood of Magicians The Gold Medal Show 18 International Brotherhood of Magicians The Gold Medal Show 19 Regions Bank Summer Movie Classics National Lampoon’s European Vacation - 30TH Anniversary

24 Kacey Musgraves 25 Pure Prairie League, Firefall & Atlanta Rhythm Section 26 Regions Bank Summer Movie Classics Out of Africa 28 Fifth Harmony - The Summer Reflection Tour 31 Whitesnake - The Purple Tour

AUGUST

1 American Dream Pageants 2 Regions Bank Summer Movie Classics The Color Purple - 30TH Anniversary

5 Artwalk - Tour the Florida Theatre 7 Sinbad 8 Elvis Anniversary Bash starring Mike Albert, Scot Bruce & the Big E Band 9 Regions Bank Summer Movie Classics JAWS - 40TH Anniversary

11 Colbie Caillat and Christina Perri The Girls Night Out, Boys Can Come Too Tour with Rachel Platten 13 Hippiefest 2015 15 Regions Bank Summer Movie Classics Special John Waters Double Feature Hairspray - 25TH Anniversary Crybaby - 25TH Anniversary

16 “Weird Al” Yankovic The Mandatory World Tour 22 Lil Duval 23 Regions Bank Summer Movie Classics Fletch - 30TH Anniversary

28 The Outlaws and Blackhawk 29 Rock the Stage 30 Regions Bank Summer Movie Classics Dances With Wolves - 25TH Anniversary

SEPTEMBER

1 Alice Cooper 2 Artwalk - Tour the Florida Theatre 24 REO SPEEDWAGON 25 Boney James 26 Whoopi Goldberg 29 C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters

Upcoming events Don McLeanJuly 2 at 8pmDon McLean is one of America’s most enduring singer-songwriters, and is forever associated with his classic hits “American Pie,” “Vincent (Starry Starry Night),” “Castles in the Air,” and “Crying.”

48 Hour Film Festival Best of ScreeningJuly 9 at 7pm

Filmmakers from all over the Jacksonville area have competed to see who can make the best short film in only 48 hours. Now have a chance to see the winning film before it goes on to compete with films from around the world.

Fifth Harmony’s Summer Reflection TourJuly 28 at 7pmPop sensation Fifth Harmony continues to burn up the charts. Their first album, Reflection, debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 and features the hit singles “Worth It,” “Boss” and “Sledgehammer.” Special guests Debby and The Never Ending, Natalie La Rose and Bea Miller.

Enjoy this evening of 70s Southern Rock with Pure Prairie League performing their hits “Amie” and “Let Me Love You Tonight”; Firefall playing their biggest-selling single “You Are The Woman” and the Atlanta Rhythm Section performing their songs “So Into You,” “Spooky” and many more!

Pure Prairie League, Firefall and Atlanta Rhythm SectionJuly 25 at 8pm

The Family Stone, Rick Derringer, Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels and Badfinger featuring Joey MollandAugust 13 at 8pmCelebrate the 1960s with the bands that defined the generation. Hit songs include “Everyday People,” “Dance to the Music,” “Hang on Sloopy,” “Rock n Roll Hoochie Koo,” “Devil With a Blue Dress On,” “Day After Day” and more.

July 24 at 8pm

Grammy Award-winning Country music star Kacey Musgraves hit it big when her first album, Same Trailer Different Park, debuted at number on Billboard Country Albums Chart. The album includes her top 10 gold-certified single “Merry Go Round,” “Follow Your Arrow,” “Blowin’ Smoke” and “Keep It To Yourself.”

SinbadAugust 7 at 8pmComedian and actor Sinbad has kept audiences laughing for more than 20 years. He has appeared in his own HBO specials, several television series and starred in the films Necessary Roughness, Houseguest, First Kid, Jingle All the Way and Good Burger.

OCTOBER

1 Blues Brews and BBQ 7 Artwalk - Tour the Florida Theatre 11 The Princess Bride: An Inconceivable Evening with Cary Elwes 19 Theatreworks: Skippy Jon Jones 22 The Charlie Daniels Band 24 The Rocky Horror Picture Show

NOVEMBER

4 Artwalk - Tour the Florida Theatre 7 Paul Reiser 8 All Hands on Deck the Musical 9 Theatreworks: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe 10 Moscow Ballet’s The Great Russian Ballet 14 Singing for our Seniors 15 Clifford 16 Theatreworks: The Lightning Thief 17 Straight No Chaser 28 Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox 29 Ronnie Milsap

DECEMBER

1 Dave Koz Christmas 4 Theatreworks: The Shoemaker & The Elves 6 Kansas10-12 The Community Nutcracker 13 Brian Regan 15 A John Waters Christmas 19 The Big Orange Chorus 22 The Ten Tenors: Home for the Holidays

Upcoming events

July 31 at 8pmKnown for their chart-topping rock anthem “Here I Go Again,” and the ballad “Is This Love,” Rock and Roll icons Whitesnake are touring in support of their latest album The Purple Album– which pays homage to David Coverdale’s time as the lead singer of Deep Purple.

Boney JamesSeptember 25 at 8pmFour-time Grammy nominee and multi-platinum selling saxophonist Boney James has sold more than 3 million albums worldwide. In 2010 Billboard Magazine named him the No. 3Top Contemporary Jazz Artist of the Decade and he has four Gold albums, a Soul Train Award and an NAACP Award nomination to his credit.

August 8 at 2pmWorld-class Elvis tribute artists Mike Albert and Scot Bruce along with the Big E Band return to the Florida Theatre this summer to celebrate the 59th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s historic 1956 Florida Theatre concert.

Elvis Anniversary Bash starring Mike Albert, Scot Bruce and the Big E Band

September 29at 8pm

Direct from Off Broadway and a 4-year tour, The Screwtape Letters is a theatrical adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ novel about faith, temptation and human nature, told by Screwtape, an administrator in the bureaucracy of Hell. “Humorous and lively,” (NY Times). “A profound experience,” (Christianity Today).

Lil Duval - August 22 at 8pmComedian and Jacksonville native Lil Duval has performed on tour and television with Cedric the Entertainer. Following the release of his underground comedy “Dat Boy Funny” DVD, he became a featured regular performer on BET’s “ComicView,” and has appeared in several music videos including T.I.’s “Rubberband Man” and Yung Joc’s “It’s Goin’ Down” he also appeared in Three 6 Mafia’s independent film Choices II: “The Setup.”

“Weird Al” Yankovic: The Mandatory World TourAugust 16 at 7:30pm

Best known for his parody hits “Like A Surgeon,” “Polka Face,” “Smells Like Nirvana,” “Amish Paradise,” “Fat,” “Eat It” and “The Saga Begins,” Weird Al has once again topped the Billboard charts with his latest hits “Tacky,” “Word Crimes” and “First World Problems.”

Alice CooperSeptember 1 at 8pmSinger, songwriter, musician and actor Alice Cooper is known as “The Godfather of Shock Rock” his classic hit singles “I’m Eighteen,” “School’s Out,” “No More Mr. Nice Guy,” and “Welcome to My Nightmare” earned him a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

August 28 at 8pmSouthern rock legends The Outlaws are famous for their songs “Green Grass & High Tides,” “(Ghost) Riders In the Sky,” “There Goes Another Love Song” and “Hurry Sundown.” Multiplatinum selling country group Blackhawk has a dozen Top 10 hits including their debut smash hit “Goodbye Says It All.”