Radar: To Do in JAX 6.8-6.11

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This weekend, check out a plethora of events — all totally different from one another. There’s a pasta making workshop, an immersive experience revolving around King Tut and a Juneteenth rodeo, among other incredible events. We hope you make memories at one of this curated events. Note: Most event descriptions courtesy of event hosts and edited for clarity. 

6.8

Italian Pasta Workshop at Legacy Ale Works
Bring your bestie and join us for our next Italian Pasta Workshop at Legacy. Chef Diana Testa from Italian Cooking Lessons will be teaching participants how to make authentic ravioli from scratch in this interactive cooking workshop. Space is limited. $75. 6 p.m. 14965 Old St Augustine Rd. Ste 129, Jacksonville, FL; legacyaleworks.com // @legacyale

Untold Stories: Fork in the Road at Florida Theatre
Honoring the tradition of oral storytelling in a modern context, Untold Stories showcases six storytellers in quarterly thematic story evenings featuring personal and transformative tales deeply wedded to the place we inhabit told by a diverse range of voices, both natives and residents of Northeast Florida. $25+. 7:30 p.m. 128 E Forsyth St. #300, Jacksonville, FL; floridatheatre.com // @floridatheatre

6.9

Beyond King Tut: The Immersive Experience at the NOCO Center
A new exhibition created in partnership with the National Geographic Society and produced by Paquin Entertainment Group invites visitors to leave the modern world behind and experience an ancient time like never before. Commemorating the historic discovery of King Tut’s tomb 100 years ago, the experience brings the National Geographic archives to life through a beautifully constructed and thoroughly informative exhibition. Beyond King Tut goes beyond a traditional artifact display to fascinate guests — while ensuring the artifacts from King Tut’s tomb remain in their country of origin. $35. 11 a.m. 119 W Beaver St. Jacksonville, FL; beyondkingtut.com // @beyondkingtut

Duval Folx Dance Party at Cummer Museum
Flock to the Cummer Gardens and get your groove on in celebration of Pride Month. GeeXella, a DJ, rapper, community organizer and social justice champion, created Duval Folx to be an inclusive dance party for BIPOC and LGBTQAI+ communities. Free. 6 p.m. 829 Riverside Ave. Jacksonville, FL; cummermuseum.org // @cummermuseum

6.10

Triple D Drag Brunch at Tulua Bistro
Bring your besties for food, fun and most importantly drag. Don’t miss brunch at Tulua Bistro this Saturday serving up good food and a good time. $25. 1:30 p.m. 798 3rd St. S, Jacksonville Beach, FL; tuluabistro.com // @tuluabistro

Jacksonville JUNETEENTH Rodeo at Jacksonville Equestrian Center
Round the entire family and grab your hat and boots and make plans to join us. Join thousands of enthusiastic rodeo fans for an event that highlights local and national African American rodeo competitors. The rodeo will feature bull riding, tie down roping, steer wrestling, ranch bronc, steer undecorating, ladies barrel racing, relay races and a kids calf scramble for the little ones. $25+. 1 p.m. 13611 Normandy Blvd. Jacksonville, FL; jaxequestriancenter.com // @jax_equestriancenter

6.11

Logic: The College Park Tour at Daily’s Place
Logic is stopping at Daily’s Place on his College Park Tour with special guest Juicy J. You won’t want to miss this one. $30+. 8 p.m. 1 Daily’s Pl. Jacksonville, FL; dailysplace.com // @dailysplace

Gold Leaf Minis Workshop at Cultivate Jax
Come acquire the skills to create beautiful abstract flowers on 4” x 4” mini canvas for the first half of the class. For the second half of class, we will focus on gold leaf techniques to create gorgeous eye-popping designs. You’re also welcome to bring one of your own mini projects to embellish. $40. 2 p.m. 2766 Park St. #1, Jacksonville, FL; cultivatejax.com // @cultivatejax

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