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ArtWalkJacksonville214N.HoganSt.Suite120Jacksonville,FL32202
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Contact:JosephGarciaPublicRelationsPractitionerforArtWalk(954)[email protected]
UniversityStudentsDiscoverNewWeekendDestination
JACKSONVILLE,Fl.,October5,2015–JoeFloreawillexplainthatthereisnofeeling
likethesoundandstrengthofpowerfulamplifiersinalivemusicvenue.The
presenceofenergyatUnderbellyisonlypartofwhatattractsUniversityofNorth
Floridastudents.
Floreaisa21-year-oldUNFstudentwhoenjoysgoingtoconcertsand
spendinghisfreetimeatsocialgatherings.“Thesenseofbeingphysicallymovedby
musiciswhatkeepsmyfriendsandIcomingbacktoUnderbelly,”saidFlorea.
WalkdownthebustlingstreetsduringArtWalkandthecollectionofplaces
togrababitetoeat,shoporseesomelocalartsurroundtheentirefestivalareaof
downtown.“Myfriendsarealwayslookingfornewplacestoseeliveshows.We
mostlylookforplacesthatservealcoholandhavelivemusic,”accordingtoFlorea.
FloreaandfriendscanfindwhattheyarelookingforatArtWalkandthe
surroundinglocalbusinessessuchasUnderbelly.
“ManyofArtWalk’svisitorsfallunderthemillennialcategory,”accordingto
DowntownVisionInc.’sArtWalkmarketingdirectorHanaAshchi.LikeFlorea,
millennial’sand“youngstudentpathfinders”enjoygoingtoconcertsintheirfree
ArtWalkJacksonville214N.HoganSt.Suite120Jacksonville,FL32202
time.Underbellyiswheretofindthenewestbands.AccordingtotheUnderbelly
website,“Underbellyisthe#1livemusicvenueindowntownJacksonville.”
“AtUnderbelly,thesoundofbasscanbefeltinthechestandcreatesa
melodythatispalpable,”saidFlorea.“Wealsolovetoseekoutnewtalentinthearea
sowecanshowoursupportforlocalmusician’s,”saidFlorea.Underbellyishosting
anopenmicfortheevent.“Thenoveltyofthiseventiswhatattractsmanystudents
fromUNFtoexperienceallthereistoengageindowntown,”accordingtoFlorea.
UnderbellyisoneofmanylocalspotsthatmakeuptheArtWalkevent.
“Avarietyofbeerremainshighonthelistthatgoesintothedecisionmaking
processofUNFstudentsdecidingwheretogooutontheweekends,”accordingto
Florea.TherearemanybarsaroundArtWalkthatprovideavarietyofcraftbeersto
delightthetastebuds.