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Cummer Connects: Embracing Our World Together

Cummer Connects: Embracing Our World Together

Join us for a day of art, music, stories, dance, and immersive experiences with a variety of community partners. Explore the beauty and significance of the outdoors through the Knowing the West exhibition and the Cummer Gardens and deepen your connection to nature. Let’s come together to honor our planet, northeast Florida, and our people.

Free with Admission

11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Drop-in activities throughout the museum including a one-day sculpture installation: Bamboo Project Initiative with UNF Botanical Gardens and Late Bloomers Garden Club in the J. Wayne & Delores Barr Weaver Sculpture Garden.

11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (ongoing)

View Tree Tender – a movie created by UF to bring awareness about biodiversity.

treetender.org/

Location: Round Room

11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Live Music with Chillakaya

Location: Café Patio

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Enjoy a UNF Water Stories performance (schedule TBD)

Location: Audi and Gardens

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Teens Program Clay Demonstration

Location: Studio 2

1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Larry Yazzie American Drum Circle – Storytelling through rhythm; Larry Yazzie of Native Pride Productions

nativeprideproductions.com

@LarryYazzie @NativePrideProductions

Location: Gardens

2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Earth Day Tours by Docents

Location: Galleries and Gardens

Paid, Registration Required (Includes Admission)

10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Terrarium Workshop with Artist Crystal Floyd

Members $65, Future Members $90 | Ages 16+

Materials Included

Create your own miniature living world! Artist Crystal Floyd will help you design, assemble, and learn how to care for your very own self-sustaining ecosystem.

Location: Studio 1

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11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or 1:30 to 3 p.m.

Art Adventures: Sequential Art (Comics) with Artist Thony Aiuppy

Members $30, Future Members $45 (per session)

Ages 12 to 17

Discover the world of visual storytelling inspired by Knowing the West. Learn the fundamentals of comic book creation, also known as sequential art. From page and panel layout to inking techniques, participants will bring their story to life.

Location: Studio 3

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Date & Time
April 19, 2025
12:00AM to 11:59PM
Admission
Free with Museum Admission | All Ages
Registration
Some Registration Required
Monday CLOSED
Tuesday 11AM - 9PM
Wednesday 11AM - 4PM
Thursday 11AM - 4PM
Friday 11AM - 4PM
Saturday 11AM - 4PM
Sunday NOON - 4PM
Members Free
Adults $20
Children (Ages 5 & under) Free
Students (Ages 6 - 17) $15
Seniors* (Age 62+) $15
Military* $15
Educators* $15
College Students* Free Tue - Fr
$15 Sat & Sun
*Current I.D. required