New Artists Pavilion

I'm jumping on the coat tales of this post from Jennifer McCharen over at RADO. There will be a new artists pavilion opening soon under the Fuller Warren Bridge near Fidelity. The pavilion is an addition to the Riverwalk extension that is underway and also provides a link, via pedestrian pathways, to Riverside Park on the other side of Riverside Ave and Park St. Hopefully it will be open in the coming weeks, perhaps just in time for First Friday? I think we should all get the work out about this. Riverside has a real opportunity to embrace and take hold of this pavilion and make it something really special. I don't want to see it turned into a resting place for more of Jacksonville's transients, like the pocket park on Main.
Complete with terraced landscaping, an auditorium and ample space for gathering, this could be a widely used space. Perhaps a Riverside Farmers' Market like the one in Hemming Plaza on Fridays? Perhaps an open air theatre on the weekends showing old movies or the occasional live act play? The possibilities are endless if we but grab hold.