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OUR PICKS
from Piano Man
by Folio Weekly
THIS WEEK’S BIGGEST & BEST HAPPENINGS OUR PICKS THU 6
HOUSE OF MARCUS LYCUS A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM Players by the Sea stages the Broadway musical that became a Hollywood hit in 1966. Who knew that ancient Rome was so hilarious? 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 6-8; 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, Players by the Sea, Jacksonville Beach, playersbythesea.org, $25-$28.
COMRADES RUSSIAN STATE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Famed musical director Valery Polyansky brings the former Soviet ensemble to the Ancient City to perform a Tchaikovsky-heavy program of national treasures. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, Lewis Auditorium, St. Augustine, emmaconcerts.com, $40.
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IMPRESSIVE. MOST IMPRESSIVE. THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK The Symphonic Night at the Movies Series presents the second (or fth, depending on how you count them) installment of the Star Wars saga, complete with a live soundtrack performed by the Jacksonville Symphony. 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8; 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, Times-Union Center, Downtown, jaxsymphony.org, $29-$89. 6 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | FEBRUARY 5-11, 2020
AN EVENING MARC COHN It’s been 28 years since the “Walking in Memphis” singer won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. He’s been producing steadily ever since, and he brings the fruit of his labor to Northeast Florida. 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, pvconcerthall.com, $44.50-$54.50.
HIT PARADE STARS OF THE SIXTIES This package tour celebrates pop music’s breakout decade with headliner Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone (pictured) as well as Gary Lewis & the Playboys, The Box Tops and The Vogues. 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, Thrasher-Horne Center, Orange Park, thcenter.org, $39-$75.
