Art Bikes Jax is pleased to work with Amplified Avondale presented by Lee & Cates Glass where we bring live music to the Shoppes of Avondale the last Friday of each month.  Friday, June 30th, we welcome John Lumpkin and the Jazz Discovery Series.  Catch live music from John and his featured artist, trombonist Lexi Hamner.   Listen now to hear more about this incredible event. Learn more about the John Lumpkin Institute Learn more about the Jazz Discovery SeriesFollow Amplified Avondale on Instagram!

Welcome to The sUP Loop, this audio guide gives you an overview of the route starting in San Marco, into Avondale and back to San Marco!  You are riding on an electric Art Bike and this audio guide will help you along your adventure!  Listen to this audio guide before you ride or as you are taking off on your Art Bike adventure.  This will give you some detail around our neighborhoods and your ride over the St Johns River into Avondale. You have plenty of time to take detours and explore our local parks, shops and restaurants as you discover one of the most architecturally significant neighborhoods in the state of Florida. Special thanks to Michael Bernos and Spice and The Po Boys for our theme music "Funky Riverside".  You are about to have a unique and funky adventure!  Have fun!  

Welcome to The sUP Loop, starting your ride in Avondale and heading to San Marco and back!  You are riding on an electric Art Bike and this audio guide will help you along your adventure!  Listen to this audio guide before you ride or as you are taking off on your Art Bike adventure.  This will give you some detail around our neighborhoods and your ride over the St Johns River into San Marco. You have plenty of time to take detours and explore our local parks, shops and restaurants as you discover one of the most architecturally significant neighborhoods in the state of Florida. Special thanks to Michael Bernos and Spice and The Po Boys for our theme music "Funky Riverside". You are about to have a unique and funky adventure!  Have fun!  

The Shared Use Path, The SUP is now open!  This bike and pedestrian bridge is finally open, linking Five Points and San Marco.  Listen now to hear what it sounded like on the grand opening, April 6, 2023.  We talked to Visit Jacksonville, representatives from RAP as well as the council members from each side of the bridge, Randy DeFoor and LeAnna Cumber.Our theme music is "Funky Riverside" written by Michael Bernos and performed by Spice and the Po Boys

This episode comes from one of the most majestic locations in the city, in the Cummer Gardens, under the shade of the Cummer Oak.  Patrick MacRae is the Doolittle Family Director of Gardens and Horticulture for the Cummer so he literally gets his hands dirty in garden.Listen now to learn more about the history of these gardens, the enduring legacy of Ninah Cummer and the ambitious plans Patrick and his team have  in store for the gardens.We will learn about Ellen Biddle Shipman, among the first female landscape architects in the country who was hired by Ms Cummer to help design her garden.  We also discuss the extraordinary connection between Patrick, Cornell University and the Cummer. Special thanks to Mike and the Po Boys for our theme music, "Take Me Down to Funky Riverside"Click Here to learn more about The CummerClick Here to learn more about Ellen Biddle Shipman

One of the many reasons we love Riverside is because this neighborhood loves books and we love to read.  That's why there are now 26 Free Little Libraries scattered throughout the neighborhood.  Each little library is unique.  Roxy and the Friends of the Willow Branch Library have created a clever map  of all the libraries and Art Bikes now has a self guided tour called Art Bikes Book Club.  Learn more about our cool little libraries, our local bookstores like Femme Fire Books.Grab a map, available at Femme Fire Books, at Art Bikes and at several of the Free Libraries.  Click Here to reserve an Art Bike for the Book Club self guided tour! 

The Historic Florida Theatre is one of our favorite places to share with people on their Art Bikes tours.  The theater is breath-taking and the history associated with it is remarkable.  We sit down with Numa Saisselin, Executive Director of The Theatre and we talk about what it was like when the Florida Theatre opened in 1927.  Learn more about how much time and care that is put into programming the venue,  the cultural significance to Jacksonville and the ambitious renovation plans to update and enhance this iconic Jacksonville institution.We also talk about David Byrne  and Burning Down the House with memorable performances by award-winning acts.Become a Friend of the Florida Theatre or subscribe to their newsletter so you can be in touch with all the shows and performances coming to The Florida Theatre!Click Here to learn more.  

This Art Bikes Street talk takes you to the sweetest place downtown--Sweet Pete's!  You can hear the construction happening on the federal reserve building next door and you can also hear some giddy kids rushing in to join a princess birthday party.  Listen right now to learn more about Build Up Downtown, an organization who is building up downtown while honoring our incredible history.  Learn more about the original location of Stanton High School and the grand plans to honor this hallowed location.  Plus, Van Gough is coming to downtown this fall, we talk about Laura's favorite app, Park Mobile and we learn more about some other projects that are coming to life within the center of our beautiful city - Downtown Jacksonville. Come on, you are invited to our Build Up Downtown princess party!  Click Here to learn more about Build Up DowntownClick Here to download the Park Mobile App

This is a fun Street Talk because we wandered into one of our favorite downtown establishments, The Volstead, a unique downtown Jacksonville watering hole.  Jake Gordon is the CEO of Downtown Vision, an organization dedicated to helping downtown Jacksonville grow and thrive.  We talk about the downtown events that are bringing people together, the amazing work of the Downtown Ambassadors and what's on the horizon for downtown.  As you listen, you can hear the passion and excitement Jake brings to his job, he and his team are working hard to make downtown Jacksonville a place where people live, work, play and invest.  There are so many treasures to explore downtown, so start right here, have a drink with us and listen to this episode of Art Bikes Street Talk!Click Here to learn more about Downtown Vision and upcoming events

Street Talk wanders into the center of the city and Jacksonville's oldest park, James Weldon Johnson Park to talk to Executive Director Liz McCoy.JWJ Park is a gem, filled with art, flowers, events and activations.  We talk about the namesake of the park; James Weldon Johnson, we gaze upon the St James building, now Jacksonville's city hall (and according to Dr Wayne Wood, the most beautiful city hall in America).We also talk about future plans for the park which is getting ready for a facelift.James Weldon Johnson Park is always a highlight on our Art Bikes tours, so spend a few minutes and get an inside look at the stories this treasured space holds.