J. Johnson Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new work by Miami photographer Carlos Betancourt. The exuberant artist creates sleek, provocative photographs that capture family, friends, and acquaintances from all walks of life—from beauty queens to drag queens. He fuses nature with consumer culture, ancient conventions, and personal history. He examines life with a sense of humor, controlled spontaneity, glitz, and glamour.

Summer Garden Concert

July 4, 6 p.m. — The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens will be closed during normal business hours on July 4, but will open at 6 p.m. for the final concert of the Summer Garden Concert Series. The Cummer concludes this year’s Summer Garden Concert Series with a performance by the St. Johns River City Band at 7 p.m. to celebrate Independence Day. The concert will feature some American favorites to coincide with the City of Jacksonville fireworks. Guests are allowed to bring blankets, chairs, food and alcoholic beverages. Food and beverages will be available for purchase from TreeCup Café. The Cummer will reopen for normal business hours on Sunday, July 5.

4th of July At The GTM Research Reserve

July 4, from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. — Take a trail walk at the GTM Research Reserve and experience a fun and educational stroll through the uplands trails located within the Reserve. The walk will cover approximately one and one-half miles round trip. Bring water, bug spray and wear closed toe shoes. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Meet at the Guana Dam trailhead pavilion. Entrance fee $3 per vehicle.

July 4, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. — Weekend nature movie "Crash: A Tale of Two Species" will be shown at the GTM Research Reserve Environmental Education Center. The movie features a small shorebird that winters on the southern tip of South America that must make a 10,000-mile journey to its nesting grounds in the Arctic. The pocket-sized long distance traveler times its migration precisely to coincide with the annual spawning of one of earth’s most ancient creatures. Horseshoe crab eggs in the Delaware Bay fuel the little bird’s epic journey to the Arctic, but recently, bird numbers have started to crash. Admission is $2 adults, $1 children ages 10 to 17 and 10 and under are free.

July 4, 11 a.m. — Join Research Reserve Visitor Services Specialist Jake Fitzroy for a presentation on the Pine Snake. Learn about their habitat, diet, predators, breeding, population status and other fun facts. Living in sandy pine lands and excellent burrowers, these fascinating creatures often inhabit gopher tortoise burrows. Meet at the GTM Environmental Education Center. Regular admission fees apply.

The GTM Reserve is located at 505 Guana River Road, Ponte Vedra Beach. For more information on these events call 823-4500.