Jacksonville Symphony to offer round-trip bus from the Beaches

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For the first time, the Jacksonville Symphony will provide a round-trip bus from the Beaches to 10 Symphony concerts throughout the 2018-2019 season.

Patrons will be picked up and dropped off at the Books-A-Million parking lot at 738 Marsh Landing Parkway in Jacksonville Beach. The Jacksonville Symphony bus will run to five Florida Blue Masterworks series concerts and five Fidelity National Financial Pops series for those wanting to attend, but not wanting to drive. The bus will depart at 7 p.m. sharp the night of the concert from the Books-A-Million parking lot to the Times-Union Performing Arts Center, where the Symphony performs. Round-trip transportation on the bus and premium concert seating starts at $55 per concert.

Concerts on the bus schedule include:

·       The Music of John Williams — Saturday, Sept. 22

·       Bachtoberfest 2018: The Reformation — Saturday, Oct. 20

·       A French Fantasy — Saturday, Dec. 1

·       Holiday Pops — Saturday, Dec. 8

·       Don Giovanni — Friday, Jan. 25

o   Note: This is the only Friday concert on the bus schedule.

·       Cirque Musica — Saturday, Feb. 2

·       Frank and Ella — Saturday, March 30

·       Mozart’s Jupiter — Saturday, April 27

·       Patriotic Pops — Saturday, May 25

·       Season Finale! Mahler 5 — Saturday, June 8

To reserve seats on the Beaches Bus, contact Group Sales at groupsales@jaxsymphony.org or call (904) 356-0426. To learn more about the Jacksonville Symphony schedule, visit www.jaxsymphony.org or call the ticket office at (904) 354-5547.