Jewish American Heritage Month

Posted By richards on October 10, 2013

FRIDAY

No More Homeless Pets Conference, presented by Best Friends Animal Society, 7:15 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Friday, 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sunday, Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront, 225 E. Coast Line Drive. Includes workshops, speakers, exhibitors and networking. Full schedule, fcnmhp.org.

Coming Out Day Breakfast, presented by the Jacksonville Area Sexual Minority Youth Network, 7:30-9:30 a.m., University of North Floridas University Center. Speaker is the Rev. Jane Adams Spahr. $40. (904) 389-3857, ext. 205, or jasmyn.org.

Florida Surfing Associations State Championships, 8 a.m. through Sunday, south side of Jacksonville Beach Pier. (904) 626-9090 or floridasurfing.org.

Student Leadership Summit themed Discover the Millennial Outlier in You: Lead Forward, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., University of North Floridas Student Union, Building 58W. Speaker at 12:15 p.m. is UNF alumnus Elton Rivas, entrepreneur, triathlete and co-founder of Jacksonvilles One Spark. Includes break-out sessions, success stories, a high-energy startup game called Talon Tank, speakers and live entertainment. Registration at the Student Union Osprey Plaza. (904) 620-5934 or email leadership@unf.edu.

Antique Tractor and Engine Show, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Gold Head Branch State Park, 6239 Florida 21, Keystone Heights. Features the annual meeting of The North Florida Antique Engine Association. Includes demonstrations, trackers, barrel train rides for the children and a tractor parade. Park admission, $5. (352) 473-4701 or floridastateparks.org/mikeroess.

St. Johns County Fall RV Show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, St. Johns County Fairgrounds, 5840 Florida 207, Elkton. Admission and parking free. (813) 741-0488 or frvta.org.

Holiday Market to benefit the Junior League of Jacksonville, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Jacksonville Expo Center at the Fairgrounds. Special events include Sip, Shop and Be Merry, 7-10 p.m. Friday, with drinks, hors doeuvres and prizes, with a Man Cave featuring a barbecue, a beer garden and cigar rolling, $40; and Jacksonville Junior Jamboree, 1-4:30 p.m. Saturday, with face painting, craft and activity stations, making caramel apples and a childrens Halloween costume contest, $10 children, free for adults with the purchase of a general admission ticket. $7 in advance, $10 at the door; parking free, valet parking $5. jljacksonville.org.

Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra with A Rising Star, featuring violinist William Hagen, 11 a.m., Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts, 300 W. Water St. $16-$26. Reservations, (904) 354-5547 or jaxsymphony.org.

Fitness in the Plaza, 11 a.m. Fridays through Oct. 26, Hemming Plaza. Includes two Zumba classes and a nutrition workshop. Program features kid-friendly exercises. Weekly schedule: fitnessintheplaza.com.

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