Searching For Identity
Presents

CULTURAL ARTS SERIES
with
Cindy Edelman and Stacey Goldring

2026-2027 Upcoming Season

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LiterARTure is an entertaining 90-minute art and literature program

Join us and explore the power of words and art with LiterARTure. 

With devoted presenters who bring knowledge and a healthy dose of wit, each LiterARTure program session offers enjoyable programming and new discoveries that leave you inspired and wanting to learn more. 

Held in the beautiful academic setting on the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville University, with a welcoming coffee hour prior to each presentation and reserved parking, our cultural arts program makes it easy to connect with friends, quench your desire for life-long learning, build friendships with like-minded individuals, including book and art lovers, and appreciate how art and literature reflect universal themes we all share.

Through thoughtful book analysis or fascinating explorations of art history, our dedicated lecturers and dynamic presenters make LiterARTure a one-of-a kind opportunity to always be learning and enriching your  life. Take a deep dive into the world of fine art, literature and fun. You’ll not want to miss LiterARTure.

All Proceeds Benefit Searching For Identity


LiterARTure is underwritten by
Julia and John Taylor
and Jacksonville University. 

Terry Concert Hall
Dolphin Dr., 2800 University Blvd N
Jacksonville, FL 32211
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Our History

LiterARTure was born in 2016, when we were sitting outside the San Marco Starbucks in Jacksonville, Florida, bemoaning the lack of civil discourse in our world. 

Not the type to bemoan too, too much, we came up with an idea. “What if we married books and art, showing what we, as Americans, have in common?” Since then, using that template, we’ve presented numerous examples based on different themes in our annual LiterARTure series. 

LiterARTure is always packed with information and peppered with a healthy dose of wit! We’ll see you soon!

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We thank our generous LiterARTure underwriters

Julia and John Taylor

  • Cindy and Stacey consistently provide discussions that are not only entertaining but expand my knowledge of literature and art. I appreciate the amount of time that they devote to creating their lectures.

  • This has been SO wonderful - what a fantastic lecture! Thank you both!!!

  • Thank you both so much. Very interesting! Always learn for you all! This series and the lecturers have been engaging. I appreciate the popular culture connections and other text-to-text connections.

  • References to basketball AND aphrodisiacs! You’ve outdone yourself!

  • Thank you both for the enlightening lesson. I was alternately gob smacked with your knowledge and amused by your humorous comments. I will never again look at Whistler's "Arrangement in Grey and Black" in the same way.

  • Thank you both for the enlightening lesson. I was alternately gob smacked with your knowledge and amused by your humorous comments. I will never again look at Whistler's "Arrangement in Grey and Black" in the same way.

  • The quality of this presentation was excellent! The lecturers were both interesting and connected well with the audience. It's one of the best executed museum online talks I've seen.

  • These ladies are fabulous.