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Join in the festivities celebrating cultural diversity at the World of Nations Celebration. Enjoy a multi-ethnic marketplace of cuisine, crafts and entertainment, representing more than 30 countries. Visit coj.net for details.

Attend Universal Sisters today at 8am, a minority health program designed to address the unique health concerns of women of color. Held at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront, the first annual conference is hosted by WJCT, Baptist Health, and Women of Color Cultural Foundation, Inc. Tickets are $25. Visit wjct.org/events/universal_sistersfor details.
Margaret Thatcher became the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on this day in 1979.
This is the first day of Astronomy Week. Spend an evening in the backyard looking at the stars. Blanket optional.

Join skirt! for a spring fashion show set to excerpts from the He Said She Said book by the editors of skirt! The He Said She Said Fashion Show starts at 6:30pm. Enjoy complimentary wine and refreshments beginning at 5:30pm at Belk in the Avenues Mall. Donate to Susan G. Komen for the Cure and receive a free copy of He Said, She Said. Attendants will receive discounts and are welcome to register for prizes. Call 904.359.4693 for details.

Today from 10am to 2pm The First Coast Girls Initiative will host Growing Great Girls, a workshop and luncheon for individuals who work with and care about girls, at the Main Library in downtown Jacksonville. The morning workshop will include critical information about the way girls learn, feel and behave. Educator, author and psychologist Dr. JoAnn Deak will be the keynote speaker.  Tickets are $30 and registration deadline is May 4. Call 904.350.9949 for tickets.

Don’t forget to call Mom!
Whether you’re a mother to kids or cats, we celebrate you.
“I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun.” Katherine Hepburn would have been 102 today.

The Rosanne R. Hartwell Women’s Center hosts a Getting and Keeping the Job you Desire workshop today from 10am to 2:00pm at the BakerCountyFamilyServiceCenter. Call 904.633.8316 to register.

Bring a lawn chair or a blanket and enjoy a Pops concert by Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra tonight at 8pm for the annual Mother’s Day Concert at the Seawalk Pavilion. Music and food service begin at 6pm.

Who needs Sundance? Beginning today and running through May 18, view independent film debuts and mingle with up and coming producers, celebrity guests and award-winning filmmakers at the Jacksonville Film Festival. Visit jacksonvillefilmfestival.com for details.

Come out to the Women’s Information Exchange Luncheon and learn about Balancing Career and Family from guest speaker J’Coby Pittman. The Rosanne R. Hartwell Women’s Center is hosting the luncheon at theMartinCenter for College Services boardroom today from noon to 1pm.Call 904.633.8311 to make reservations.

Laugh for the Cure at The Comedy Zone inside the Ramada Inn tonight. Enjoy a (PG) show from Frankie Paul and Shaun Jones. Participate in a silent and live auction: proceeds benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure. For tickets ($35) and details visit www.comedy zone.com or call 904.292.HAHA.

The City of Jacksonville Beach presents The African Queen at the Sea Walk Pavilion tonight at 9 to 11pm as part of its Moonlight Movies Series. Jax4kids.com Playland will be open for the kids from 6 to 8pm and food and beverages will be available throughout show time.

Read a story and help children develop better language skills at 10am today at MetropolitanPark through WJCT’s annual Share a Story literacy event. Complete with reading, rhyming and singing, the program helps children sharpen their skills while having fun. Visit wjct.org/events/annual_reading_celebration to get involved.

 


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