Posted By  richards on October 10, 2013    
				
				    FRIDAY  
    No More Homeless Pets Conference, presented by    Best Friends Animal Society, 7:15 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Friday, 7:30    a.m.-5:30 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sunday, Hyatt    Regency Jacksonville Riverfront, 225 E. Coast Line Drive.    Includes workshops, speakers, exhibitors and networking. Full    schedule, fcnmhp.org.  
    Coming Out Day Breakfast, presented by the    Jacksonville Area Sexual Minority Youth Network, 7:30-9:30    a.m., University of North Floridas University Center. Speaker    is the Rev. Jane Adams Spahr. $40. (904) 389-3857, ext. 205, or    jasmyn.org.  
    Florida Surfing Associations State    Championships, 8 a.m. through Sunday, south side of    Jacksonville Beach Pier. (904) 626-9090 or floridasurfing.org.  
    Student Leadership Summit themed Discover the    Millennial Outlier in You: Lead Forward, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.,    University of North Floridas Student Union, Building 58W.    Speaker at 12:15 p.m. is UNF alumnus Elton Rivas, entrepreneur,    triathlete and co-founder of Jacksonvilles One Spark. Includes    break-out sessions, success stories, a high-energy startup game    called Talon Tank, speakers and live entertainment.    Registration at the Student Union Osprey Plaza. (904) 620-5934    or email leadership@unf.edu.  
    Antique Tractor and Engine Show, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.    Friday-Saturday, Gold Head Branch State Park, 6239 Florida 21,    Keystone Heights. Features the annual meeting of The North    Florida Antique Engine Association. Includes demonstrations,    trackers, barrel train rides for the children and a tractor    parade. Park admission, $5. (352) 473-4701 or    floridastateparks.org/mikeroess.  
    St. Johns County Fall RV Show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.    Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, St. Johns County    Fairgrounds, 5840 Florida 207, Elkton. Admission and parking    free. (813) 741-0488 or frvta.org.  
    Holiday Market to benefit the Junior League of    Jacksonville, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday,    Jacksonville Expo Center at the Fairgrounds. Special events    include Sip, Shop and Be Merry, 7-10 p.m. Friday, with drinks,    hors doeuvres and prizes, with a Man Cave featuring a    barbecue, a beer garden and cigar rolling, $40; and    Jacksonville Junior Jamboree, 1-4:30 p.m. Saturday, with face    painting, craft and activity stations, making caramel apples    and a childrens Halloween costume contest, $10 children, free    for adults with the purchase of a general admission ticket. $7    in advance, $10 at the door; parking free, valet parking $5.    jljacksonville.org.  
    Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra with A Rising    Star, featuring violinist William Hagen, 11 a.m., Times-Union    Center for the Performing Arts, 300 W. Water St. $16-$26.    Reservations, (904) 354-5547 or jaxsymphony.org.  
    Fitness in the Plaza, 11 a.m. Fridays through    Oct. 26, Hemming Plaza. Includes two Zumba classes and a    nutrition workshop. Program features kid-friendly exercises.    Weekly schedule: fitnessintheplaza.com.  
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