CAP Military Family Day at the Jacksonville Zoo

Join us on Saturday, April 11, 2026

8 – 11 a.m.

 

Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens

370 Zoo Parkway
Jacksonville, Florida 32218

In celebration of the Month of the Military Child and America 250, enjoy a day at the Jacksonville Zoo with CAP and Blue Star Families Jacksonville Chapter! As you move through the park, your family will find dance, theatre music and visual arts activities to explore. Activities and fun start at 8 a.m.

A limited number of discounted tickets is available to CAP families for a $25 donation to CAP. Register today, as space is limited!

Register Here

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The Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens

For More Information

Contact Morgan Blackman, Director of Programs, at morgan@capkids.org.

Cathedral Arts Project (CAP) is grateful to announce that we are recipients of the Find Your Light Foundation`s 2026 grant! Their support allows us to to empower every child’s creative spirit, ensuring that students across Northeast Florida have access to essential arts education that recognizes, grows and amplifies every student`s unique skills and strengths.

Find Your Light is dedicated to supporting exceptional arts programs where the need is greatest, recognizing arts education as an essential part of a young person’s development.
Thank you, @Fylfoundation, for championing the power of the arts and helping CAP make a lasting impact! #TheArtsAddUp #ArtsEducation

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Cathedral Arts Project (CAP) is grateful to announce that we are recipients of the Find Your Light Foundation's 2026 grant! Their support allows us to to empower every child’s creative spirit, ensuring that students across Northeast Florida have access to essential arts education that recognizes, grows and amplifies every student's unique skills and strengths. Find Your Light is dedicated to supporting exceptional arts programs where the need is greatest, recognizing arts education as an essential part of a young person’s development. Thank you, @Fylfoundation, for championing the power of the arts and helping CAP make a lasting impact! #TheArtsAddUp #ArtsEducation

It was a whirlwind weekend at the Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts, where more than 1,000 Cathedral Arts Project students danced, acted, sang, drummed, and played their hearts out at the annual Performing Arts Showcase!

Thank you to our emcees, teaching artists, assistants, staff, volunteers, parents and students who made this weekend so special. Your dedication created a truly magical experience for everyone involved.

Special thanks to State Representative Kiyan Michael; Darryl Willie, Duval County School Board, District 4; and Melody Bolduc, Duval County School Board, District 7. We are grateful for leaders who champion the power of arts education and recognize its lasting impact on student learning and growth.

Huge thank you to our sponsors, The Willits Foundation, VyStar Credit Union, Cara & Scott Baity and Anne & Marc Mayo.
Stay tuned for more Showcase photos! 🌟

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It was a whirlwind weekend at the Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts, where more than 1,000 Cathedral Arts Project students danced, acted, sang, drummed, and played their hearts out at the annual Performing Arts Showcase! Thank you to our emcees, teaching artists, assistants, staff, volunteers, parents and students who made this weekend so special. Your dedication created a truly magical experience for everyone involved. Special thanks to State Representative Kiyan Michael; Darryl Willie, Duval County School Board, District 4; and Melody Bolduc, Duval County School Board, District 7. We are grateful for leaders who champion the power of arts education and recognize its lasting impact on student learning and growth. Huge thank you to our sponsors, The Willits Foundation, VyStar Credit Union, Cara & Scott Baity and Anne & Marc Mayo. Stay tuned for more Showcase photos! 🌟

"Through the Cathedral Arts Project (CAP), children discover what it feels like to give their full attention to something meaningful and in doing so they are reclaiming a skill that many of us have forgotten how to practice.

We used to think of focus as something we simply had or didn`t. But what if it`s more like a muscle that weakens when it`s rarely used?

Hand a child a violin, a sketchbook or a script and watch time disappear. In that moment of total focus, something extraordinary happens. Learning deepens. At CAP, that’s the quiet brilliance of arts education; it trains not just the eye or ear, but the mind to stay."
- Kimberly Hyatt, President & CEO, Cathedral Arts Project

Learn more at our link in bio.🌟
#TheArtsAddUp

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"Through the Cathedral Arts Project (CAP), children discover what it feels like to give their full attention to something meaningful and in doing so they are reclaiming a skill that many of us have forgotten how to practice. We used to think of focus as something we simply had or didn't. But what if it's more like a muscle that weakens when it's rarely used? Hand a child a violin, a sketchbook or a script and watch time disappear. In that moment of total focus, something extraordinary happens. Learning deepens. At CAP, that’s the quiet brilliance of arts education; it trains not just the eye or ear, but the mind to stay." - Kimberly Hyatt, President & CEO, Cathedral Arts Project Learn more at our link in bio.🌟 #TheArtsAddUp

CAP’s Encore summer camps keep students engaged and creating when school’s out. Spots are limited, so register your young artists now at our link in bio!🌞
Classes will be held at 4001 Hendricks Avenue, 32207.

CAP Summer camp offerings include:
Summer Music Exploration: Ukulele
Summer Music Exploration: Strings
CAPSO Strings Camp: Summer Musical
CAP Studio Artists: Summer Sessions
CAP Theatre Company: Summer Musical Experience

Enroll today! 🎻🎭🎨🎵

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CAP’s Encore summer camps keep students engaged and creating when school’s out. Spots are limited, so register your young artists now at our link in bio!🌞 Classes will be held at 4001 Hendricks Avenue, 32207. CAP Summer camp offerings include: Summer Music Exploration: Ukulele Summer Music Exploration: Strings CAPSO Strings Camp: Summer Musical CAP Studio Artists: Summer Sessions CAP Theatre Company: Summer Musical Experience Enroll today! 🎻🎭🎨🎵

Only one month away! Join CAP for the 21st Annual Spring for the Arts on Friday, April 17 at Epping Forest Yacht Club. Get your tickets to attend or become a sponsor today at our link in bio.💜

At this signature fundraiser, CAP is honored to celebrate Kristine Cherek & Kirk Larsen as the 2026 Guardians of the Arts for their efforts to safeguard and advance the arts. Spring for the Arts also celebrates community engagement in support of funding arts education initiatives throughout the region. Generating over $9 million since its inception, it is the most visible event supporting arts education along the First Coast. Join us in support of essential arts education that recognizes, grows and amplifies every child’s unique skills and strengths.🎨🎻👯👯

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Only one month away! Join CAP for the 21st Annual Spring for the Arts on Friday, April 17 at Epping Forest Yacht Club. Get your tickets to attend or become a sponsor today at our link in bio.💜 At this signature fundraiser, CAP is honored to celebrate Kristine Cherek & Kirk Larsen as the 2026 Guardians of the Arts for their efforts to safeguard and advance the arts. Spring for the Arts also celebrates community engagement in support of funding arts education initiatives throughout the region. Generating over $9 million since its inception, it is the most visible event supporting arts education along the First Coast. Join us in support of essential arts education that recognizes, grows and amplifies every child’s unique skills and strengths.🎨🎻👯👯

Always wanted to volunteer at CAP? This is your opportunity! We need six volunteers for the Performing Arts Showcase on Friday, March 27 at the Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts. Experience the excitement of this annual event and support CAP through volunteering. Email melanie@capkids.org your availability and register as a volunteer at our link in bio.🎉

The Performing Arts Showcase is the highlight of the year for CAP performing arts students, teachers and families. The student performances include theatre, ballet, hip hop, strings, percussion, chorus and much more! 👯🎵🎻🎭

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Always wanted to volunteer at CAP? This is your opportunity! We need six volunteers for the Performing Arts Showcase on Friday, March 27 at the Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts. Experience the excitement of this annual event and support CAP through volunteering. Email melanie@capkids.org your availability and register as a volunteer at our link in bio.🎉 The Performing Arts Showcase is the highlight of the year for CAP performing arts students, teachers and families. The student performances include theatre, ballet, hip hop, strings, percussion, chorus and much more! 👯🎵🎻🎭

Learning an art form—whether dance, music, theatre or the visual arts—allows children and youth to gain essential skills, like creative thinking, perseverance, teamwork and self-discipline, that benefit them in all areas of their lives. The arts provide experiences that are personally enriching, building the confidence and character children need to excel. Learn more about our programs at our link in bio. 🎵👯🎭🎨 #TheArtsAddUp

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Learning an art form—whether dance, music, theatre or the visual arts—allows children and youth to gain essential skills, like creative thinking, perseverance, teamwork and self-discipline, that benefit them in all areas of their lives. The arts provide experiences that are personally enriching, building the confidence and character children need to excel. Learn more about our programs at our link in bio. 🎵👯🎭🎨 #TheArtsAddUp

CAP is hiring a Full Time Clinical Creative Art Counselor! The Clinical Creative Art Counselor is responsible for sensory art based programming and art counseling programming for select Exceptional Student Education (ESE) centers and elementary, middle and/or high schools in the region.
If you are passionate about making a significant difference through art counseling and sensory art and thrive in a role where clinical excellence meets creativity, we invite you to apply at our link in bio. 💜🎨🖌️

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CAP is hiring a Full Time Clinical Creative Art Counselor! The Clinical Creative Art Counselor is responsible for sensory art based programming and art counseling programming for select Exceptional Student Education (ESE) centers and elementary, middle and/or high schools in the region. If you are passionate about making a significant difference through art counseling and sensory art and thrive in a role where clinical excellence meets creativity, we invite you to apply at our link in bio. 💜🎨🖌️

Cathedral Arts Project is excited to participate in THE PLAYERS Championship 2026 Chip-in for Charity Fundraising Program. When you purchase tickets to THE PLAYERS, enter code 649CME and CAP will receive a portion of the proceeds!

The tickets available are Stadium Passes, which provide general grounds access for Thursday, March 12, 2026 through Sunday, March 15, 2026 only. Purchasers must select the day(s) they would like to attend THE PLAYERS at the time of purchase. Individuals can purchase tickets through Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, while supplies last. Click our link in bio and don`t forget to enter code 649CME for CAP!💜

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Cathedral Arts Project is excited to participate in THE PLAYERS Championship 2026 Chip-in for Charity Fundraising Program. When you purchase tickets to THE PLAYERS, enter code 649CME and CAP will receive a portion of the proceeds! The tickets available are Stadium Passes, which provide general grounds access for Thursday, March 12, 2026 through Sunday, March 15, 2026 only. Purchasers must select the day(s) they would like to attend THE PLAYERS at the time of purchase. Individuals can purchase tickets through Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, while supplies last. Click our link in bio and don't forget to enter code 649CME for CAP!💜

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