{"id":215914,"date":"2025-09-10T16:18:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T16:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/215914\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T16:18:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T16:18:10","slug":"experience-the-final-months-of-wwii-through-music-film-and-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/215914\/","title":{"rendered":"Experience the Final Months of WWII Through Music, Film, and History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>JACKSONVILLE, Fla. <\/strong> \u2013 The Women\u2019s Board of Wolfson Children\u2019s Hospital is proud to present <a rel=\"sponsored noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/the-eyes-of-the-world-from-jacksonville-florida-09-30-2025\/event\/220062B496E51E27\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/the-eyes-of-the-world-from-jacksonville-florida-09-30-2025\/event\/220062B496E51E27\">The Eyes of the World: From D-Day to VE Day<\/a> on <b>Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at 7:00 p.m.<\/b> at the Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Through stirring music, rare archival photos, film, and personal accounts, The Eyes of the World tells the dramatic story of the final eleven months of World War II in Europe through the words and images of Ernest Hemingway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">This extraordinary, <a rel=\"sponsored noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/the-eyes-of-the-world-from-jacksonville-florida-09-30-2025\/event\/220062B496E51E27\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/the-eyes-of-the-world-from-jacksonville-florida-09-30-2025\/event\/220062B496E51E27\">one-night-only event<\/a> will benefit Wolfson Children\u2019s Hospital, making it an unforgettable evening of history, music, and purpose. <\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"sponsored noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/the-eyes-of-the-world-from-jacksonville-florida-09-30-2025\/event\/220062B496E51E27\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/the-eyes-of-the-world-from-jacksonville-florida-09-30-2025\/event\/220062B496E51E27\">\ud83d\udc49 <b>Buy Tickets Now<\/b><\/a>A Historic Performance Returns Home<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Following sold-out performances at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and Boston\u2019s Symphony Hall, acclaimed historian John Monsky returns to his hometown of Jacksonville to bring this moving production to life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Audiences will experience:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 kDvXdO font_openSans articleList\">\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p>Top Broadway vocalists performing alongside the Jacksonville Symphony<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p>Striking visuals of historic flags, rarely seen archival film, and photographs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p>A powerful multimedia journey through the final months of WWII in Europe<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More Than a Performance<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\"><a rel=\"sponsored noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/the-eyes-of-the-world-from-jacksonville-florida-09-30-2025\/event\/220062B496E51E27\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/the-eyes-of-the-world-from-jacksonville-florida-09-30-2025\/event\/220062B496E51E27\">The Eyes of the World: From D-Day to VE Day <\/a>is not just a concert\u2014it is a musical and visual experience that tells the story of the soldiers, families, and sacrifices that shaped history. By attending, guests will also help ensure lifesaving care for children at Wolfson Children\u2019s Hospital, one of the nation\u2019s top pediatric hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>Event Details<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">\ud83d\udcc5 <b>Date:<\/b> Tuesday, September 30, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">\ud83d\udd56 <b>Time:<\/b> 7:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">\ud83d\udccd <b>Location:<\/b> Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts<\/p>\n<p>Secure Your Seats<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Don\u2019t miss this unforgettable evening that combines history, music, and heart for a great cause.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"sponsored noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/the-eyes-of-the-world-from-jacksonville-florida-09-30-2025\/event\/220062B496E51E27\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/the-eyes-of-the-world-from-jacksonville-florida-09-30-2025\/event\/220062B496E51E27\">\ud83d\udc49 <b>Buy Tickets Now<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">This article is sponsored by The Women\u2019s Board of Wolfson Children\u2019s Hospital. <\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2025 by WJXT News4JAX &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 The Women\u2019s Board of Wolfson Children\u2019s Hospital is proud to present The Eyes of the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":215915,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5136],"tags":[5229,8314,2879,117947,3188,723,7310,1802,117948,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,26565,117946],"class_list":{"0":"post-215914","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-duval-county","10":"tag-events","11":"tag-final-months-of-wwii","12":"tag-fl","13":"tag-florida","14":"tag-jacksonville","15":"tag-military","16":"tag-sponsored-event","17":"tag-united-states","18":"tag-united-states-of-america","19":"tag-unitedstates","20":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","21":"tag-us","22":"tag-usa","23":"tag-wolfson-childrens-hospital","24":"tag-womens-board-of-wolfson-childrens-hospital"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115180913184404623","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=215914"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215914\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/215915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=215914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=215914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=215914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}