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Bigots R Us? Jacksonville’s unenlightened LGBT policy keeps the entire city in the Dark Ages. p. 6 A new St. Johns Riverkeeper signals a passing of the torch – and a change in the way the group does business. p.7

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18 MAIL Folio Weekly’s “Mean Girls” debut. Plus arithmetic pushback on the bad math of a Jags fan. p. 4 NEWS A new St. Johns Riverkeeper signals a passing of the torch — and a change in the way the group does business. p. 7 BUZZ, BOUQUETS & BRICKBATS Rick Santorum’s history at St. Augustine’s seediest bar. Plus god and the devil mix it up in two separate church matters. p. 8 SPORTSTALK Floyd “Money” Mayweather is one of the best pugilists of his generation — and just one more scummy athlete. p. 11 ON THE COVER A refugee of war, “Mama” Rachel Obal helps others find peace in her adopted country. p. 12 OUR PICKS Reasons to leave the house this week. p. 17 MOVIES The new film adaptation of John le Carré’s “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” is a clever and cerebral thriller. p. 18

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MUSIC Polygons create their own curious angle inside the Northeast Florida music scene. p. 23 Genre-jumping bluesman Keb’ Mo’ keeps the critics and fans on their toes and tappin’ their feet. p. 24 ARTS The musical past, present and future are blended in the horn of jazz saxophonist Ravi Coltrane. p. 30 NEWS OF THE WEIRD Mr. Clean, in the flesh. Plus a newly toilettrained preschooler is the commode’s most passionate salesman. p. 38 FREEWILL ASTROLOGY Find your primal mojo, Aries! p. 40 BACKPAGE Ringling Bros. Circus’ visit to Jacksonville sparks protests over elephant abuse. p. 43 EDITOR’S NOTEE p. 6 I ♥ TELEVISION N p. 10 HAPPENINGS p. 32 DINING GUIDE p. 33 I SAW U p. 39 CLASSIFIEDS p. p 41

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So Mean It’s Scary

I just recently read your article on the scariest people of Northeast Florida (Oct. 23, 2011 http://bit.ly/t30kLS). I am utterly shocked and appalled that you find it acceptable behavior this is a copyright protected for professional journalist toproof produce © such literature. If the article had been written by teenage girls, out to trash their rivals, I wouldrUn not have been010312 surprised. The idea that our advertising representative at 260-9770. dAte: “mature” and supposedly educated adults are LE AT 268-3655 behind this hateful and discriminating article Produced isbydisgusting. ks Checked by than Sales re We are better this.Rep Shame sUpport Ask for Action on you for lowering yourself to a whole new level and embarrassing our city with this spiteful venom. You’ve allowed professionals to get away with the same bullying behavior we would scold our children for. Shame, shame.

The only thing scary about this article is the example it sets for our young readers and the fact that I live in a city where this level of journalism actually takes place.

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Exactly Wrong

Regarding the letter attacking Bob Snell’s Dec. 6 Guest Editorial (Mail, Dec. 27): Michael Tomsik’s letter contains totally false information. Snell stated that after 18 years of the Jaguars in Jacksonville, the team did not produce the promised benefits to the city made in 1993. The Jaguar partners have gotten all the profits and benefits, while the city has gotten all the bills.

Tomsik indicates that the Jaguars are paying for the 2,000-3,000 individuals hired on game days. Not true. The 1993 lease agreement between the city and the Jaguars states: “The City at its cost and expense, shall provide all security personnel, ticket takers, ushers, emergency personnel and other game day personnel.” Tomsik also states the team will maintain the stadium and grounds. Also not true. The lease agreement states: “The City at its sole cost and expenses shall maintain all of the Demised Premises (stadium) in good working order, conditions and repair, including the playing surface of the stadium, replacement of parts and equipment, plate glass, all plumbing, irrigation, and sewage facilities within the stadium (including free flow to the main sewer line), fixtures, ventilation, heating and air conditioning, and electrical systems, sprinkler systems, walls, floors, ceilings, structural supports, lighting and seating.”

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The agreement also states that all utilities will be paid for by the city. The Jaguars get all the net revenues from the sale of food, beverages, merchandise, game-day programs, etc. Tomsik then states that the Jaguars in 2010 gave the city $4 million. The reverse is true. The city gave its $4-plus-million share of the payment by EverBank to the Jaguars.

It was part of the $16-plus-million paid to have the stadium name changed to EverBank Field.

In reality, all the profits go to the Jaguars, and with rare exceptions, all the bills go to the city. It should also be noted that the Jaguar partners paid about $140 million for the NFL franchise and they just sold it for $760 million. In the 18 years to date, the city has paid between $350-$400 million to have an NFL team in Jacksonville. That includes interest on the bonds sold for the Gator Bowl renovation cost, the renovation cost of the Gator Bowl itself, the yearly maintenance cost, utilities, game-day personnel, the millions spent to have a Super Bowl game here.

Maintenance costs and capital replacements will increase as the stadium ages. Bob Snell was right on target.

have received is probably not matched anywhere in the country.

Funny thing is, the huge numbers of citizens who’ve had their lives touched by the Weavers, and the example they set for the players who’ve been out there in the city handing out acts of kindness for years and years … they all rose up to express their gratitude in every way possible this past month.

AG, not one of those people called your name.

Why would they? AG, you’re not known for giving anything to anyone. Your reputation throughout BlogWorld is that of a second-rate, selfish, hack — as a hanger-on to marginal and irrelevant, basement-level, media outlets.

It’s possible that in the near future, the Jaguars may become a highly regarded football team, and a real contender at the elite level. And, AG, it’s probable that you’ll be right where you are, vomiting your sophomoric slop from the platform of the weekly giveaway rag.

AG, you should mourn the loss of your soft and easy targets. ’Cause that’s what bullies like you go after. The new guys might be a lot harder to pick on.

Marvin R. Edwards Jacksonville via email

Les Parkinson Jacksonville via email

Loser’s Game

It’s astounding that AG Gancarski is celebrating the end of the Weavers’ ownership of the Jaguars organization (Sportstalk, Jan. 3). Shucks, AG, they, Jack Del Rio, and the whole cast of folks who’ve come and gone, have given you so many opportunities to spew out your snarky, clever (eighth-grade level), bitter prose, you should be standing on the Buckman Bridge, ready to drown your sorrows in the river.

Seems to be a tough thing, this business of putting together a successful football operation. Only a handful of outfits have been

It’s possible that in the near future, the Jaguars may become a highly regarded football team.

And you’ll be right where you are, vomiting your sophomoric slop from the platform of the weekly giveaway rag. very successful. But for you, AG, everyone tied to the Jaguars from the beginning, the locker room flunkies to all the city officials, have just disappointed you all to pieces. Whether it’s been the financial connections to the city, or the performance of the team executives, you’ve always found someone to dump on and help you stroke your juvenile self where it feels good.

Yes, of course the team record and performance has been frustrating for all of us who are fans. But the respect that the Weavers

Dog Meat

I read the Backpage Editorial by Nikki Bynes about how her dogs got into a fight and one killed the other, and how the police officer did nothing to help protect the dog Bynes (Dec. 20, http://bit.ly/uDQYWk). In fact, she stated that when she tried to leave her porch to help them, they threatened to put her in jail. Is this the type thing we can expect from our officers? They are supposed to be of service to the public. That is what we pay them for with our taxes. At the bare minimum, I think the officer should be held responsible for the death of her dog, whom I understood was a child’s pet.

A similar experience happened this summer in Atlantic Beach. My girlfriend’s exhusband tried to run over her with his car. I wasn’t there at the time, but there was another witness. She had to call the police department three times before they finally sent an officer.

The officer in effect called her a liar, and when the witness spoke up, the officer told him that if he made or signed a statement, he would be arrested for filing a false police report. Again, what kind of law enforcement is this? Hello!

The man tried to kill her with his car!

Interestingly, sometime later, my girlfriend (the same one) and I were driving down Mayport Road one evening in my ’73 Maverick. As we were preparing to turn onto her street, an Atlantic Beach police officer stopped us and stated that we were not wearing our seatbelts. That car has the detachable shoulder straps, and I had seen several times that someone had asked about them and was told that in the case of detachable straps, only the lap belt needed to be worn. We were in fact wearing our lap belts. I told the officer about the articles I had seen. He made us wait while he made some calls (or so he said) and then came back and told us that wasn’t the case, that we were supposed to attach them and wear the whole unit. We both ended up getting tickets for seat belt violations. I have since talked to several

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Jacksonville officers who said I was right and that we could contest the tickets and win.

Funny how the same police department that didn’t want to do anything about the ex-husband trying to kill my girlfriend got overzealous about seat belts in an older car when we were actually wearing them! And they call this justice?

Robert Nelson IV Jacksonville via email

Ugly Contradictions

Although I often struggle with the position Folio Weekly takes, I believe I’m openminded enough to realize that no matter how thin it is, there are always two sides of a pancake. I’m a big First Amendment guy (and also a 10th Amendment guy). So keep up the good effort so that everyone in Jacksonville can consider all points of view.

I do want Folio Weekly to consider one issue, though, that seems to be developing which I believe is completely unfair. I hope FW actually puts intelligent thought toward this issue which will only grow in public scope. FW has consistently criticized the effort of the new courthouse. I’m a lawyer, so I’m pro-courthouse because I actually support toilets that work. I’m also not a big fan of dragging shackled felons down the same hallways as the citizens who have to come to

FW, you can’t have it both ways. You can’t complain the new courthouse cost too much, and then complain it’s too dull and ugly. the courthouse and who have not committed crimes. But now that the opening of the new courthouse is almost upon us, I have begun to hear criticism that the new courthouse is an ugly, dull building. To be fair, it is probably less than spectacular because the planners took a knee to the people who thought it was going to be a gold-plated Taj Mahal. My point to FW is, you can’t have it both ways. You can’t complain the new courthouse cost too much, and then complain it’s too dull and ugly.

The old courthouse was built in 1956 and therefore lasted for 55 years. If this new courthouse lasts that long, it will last until 2067. Both you and I will have long passed from this Earth. The new courthouse will probably still be a dull building but hopefully it will continue to function well as the centerpiece for dispensing justice in Duval County, Florida.

W. Alan Winter, Esquire Neptune Beach via email

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Will Mayor Alvin Brown step up in the name of human rights, or fall in line with the bigots?

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s Folio Weekly reported last week, there is a move afoot to extend the city’s antidiscrimination laws to include gays and lesbians (http://bit.ly/wj9XOY). Such a move is long overdue. Jacksonville is the only major metro area in Florida that doesn’t protect gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered residents from blatant, targeted discrimination. It remains legal to fire, evict or refuse to serve someone simply because of their sexual orientation.

In that regard, the Bold New City of the South trails the U.S. military, 21 states and even conservative icons like Bill O’Reilly and Dick Cheney — all of whom have renounced discrimination against gays and lesbians.

Some in the local LGBT community are hopeful the city’s first black mayor — who frankly promised to support gay and lesbian equality if elected — will get behind the effort and urge the City Council to adopt broader anti-discrimination laws, as recommended

a proposed constitutional ban on gay unions, she noted, “banning same-sex marriages is a form of gay-bashing.”) Bernice King’s brother Dexter specifically cited her anti-gay activism in a lawsuit critical of her management of the King family estate, calling it a clear departure from their father’s legacy and a step along “a very dangerous road.”

When asked about Bernice King’s anti-gay activism, Spears acknowledged, “I’ve heard about it.” But she declined to provide a statement from the mayor addressing either his thoughts about King’s activism or what message her selection as keynote speaker might send to Jacksonville’s gay and lesbian community.

In case Mayor Brown is curious on that point, here’s one resident’s (unsolicited) take: I am writing to express my concerns with our new mayor and his choice to endorse such a hateful anti-gay individual as Bernice King. I have seen the Mayor doing TV spots welcoming

If Mayor Brown truly believes, as he’s said close to a half-million times, in “moving the city forward,” he needs to push Jacksonville beyond its discriminatory, backwater boundaries, into the 21st century.

The event will celebrate and honor the work of the current Riverkeeper, Neil Armingeon, who is stepping down in 2012. The evening will feature musical luminaries Van Dyke Parks and Billy Joe Shaver. Parks has a lengthy list of credits as a composer, arranger, producer and musician. He is, perhaps, best known for his collaborations with the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson. Shaver is a fabulous honky-tonking country outlaw, whose songs have been recorded by Widespread Panic, Marty Stuart, Elvis Presely, Bob Dylan, Allman Brothers, Robert Earl Keen, Waylon Jennings, Alison Krauss, Emmylou Harris, Jerry Lee Lewis, Patty Loveless, Willie Nelson & Johnny Cash, just to name a few. Come see these true American originals as we celebrate Neil Armingeon — an incredible asset to our city and a tireless advocate for the St. Johns!

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by the city’s Human Rights Commission. But Brown himself has been mum on the issue, and there is reason for skepticism. Case in point: the keynote speaker at last Friday’s Martin Luther King breakfast. The annual event, which the city took over two years ago when the Chamber of Commerce decided it could no longer afford it, costs some $66,000 to put on — most of which the city recoups through sponsorships and ticket revenues. Nonetheless, it’s a signature event; one that Mayor Brown himself has a hand in organizing. As mayoral spokesperson Angela Spears noted, he helped select Dr. Bernice King as the keynote speaker.

“The mayor is close friends with the King family,” Spears explained, “and … this is who the mayor suggested.”

Unfortunately, Bernice King, despite being the daughter of a beloved Civil Rights icon, is also a bigot. She led a hugely controversial march in 2004, calling for a constitutional ban on gay marriage. She also spent several years as an elder at an Atlanta megachurch whose pastor, Eddie Long, frequently mocked homosexuals, and offered a “sexual reorientation” program to “cure” them. (Such sermons are less in evidence since 2010, when Long was himself accused of sexual misconduct with several young male parishioners — claims that were ultimately settled out of court.)

Bernice King’s anti-gay posture has been publicly condemned by members of her father’s inner circle, who observe that one of her father’s closest advisers was gay, and that her mother, Coretta Scott King, was a staunch supporter of gay rights. (Denouncing

her to OUR city of Jacksonville. How many of my tax dollars are going to enrich this hatemonger? … Is this the kind of treatment the LGBT community will have to look forward to over the next three & a half years?

That remains to be seen. Mayor Brown has a lot on his plate, and he probably doesn’t relish the idea of tackling the city’s hidebound leaders and its conservative churches (from which, it must be said, Brown himself hails) in order to fight for LGBT equality. But if he truly believes, as he’s said close to a halfmillion times, in “moving the city forward,” Brown needs to push Jacksonville beyond its discriminatory, backwater boundaries, into the 21st century. The city’s business leaders know how important it is to appeal to a diverse, educated workforce — indeed, many local companies already extend benefits and equal protections to their gay and lesbian employees. Those companies will back the mayor if he leads on this issue, and so will the overwhelming number of people who believe in fairness and equality. To the extent that the mayor is still not convinced, he might consider this line from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s landmark December speech (http:// bit.ly/xB9iGB) on LGBT rights.

“Leadership by definition means being out in front of your people when it is called for. It means standing up for the dignity of all your citizens and persuading your people to do the same. Be on the right side of history.”

Amen.

Anne Schindler themail@folioweekly.com

Walter Coker Incoming St. Johns Riverkeeper Lisa Rinaman is introduced by John Ragsdale, head of the search committee.

Watershed Moment

A new St. Johns Riverkeeper signals a passing of the torch — and a change in the way the group does business

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fter years of butting heads with St. Johns Riverkeeper Neil Armingeon, a JEA executive couldn’t resist the chance to take one last dig. Acknowledging the longtime Riverkeeper’s imminent departure at the group’s annual Christmas party, the official joked, “Maybe now JEA and the Riverkeeper can work together.”

The comment, recalled last week by the nonprofit group’s Executive Director Jimmy Orth, was an insult, but one that speaks to a fundamental truth. Armingeon’s attitude toward both polluters (like JEA) and regulators (like the state Department of Environmental Protection) was uncompromising. Not that he was confrontational; the Alabama native is a peaceable dude by nature, not given to ugly words or regrettable comments. But Armingeon saw his role as a representative for the river, first and last. And for that, he regarded polluters and the regulators who often forgive them as natural enemies.

He sued to force DEP to enforce water quality laws. He coined the name “Condom Creek” to describe the condition of a waterway soiled by a years-long sewage leak, and harangued both DEP and JEA for negotiating fines down to a slap on the wrist. “The more JEA violated the law, the lower the fines became,” Armingeon said at the time. “It would be laughable if it wasn’t so goddamn sickening.”

That posture is likely to change with the arrival of the new St. Johns Riverkeeper, Lisa Rinaman. The announcement, made on Jan. 6, a sunny Friday morning on Northbank Riverwalk, marked the end of an era and a likely shift in the timbre of the organization.

Armingeon was an outsider who moved here from New Orleans, armed with a degree in biology, years of experience fighting to protect water resources and a wicked critical intelligence. He talked with a bluntness people in Jacksonville weren’t accustomed to hearing, wasn’t beholden to anyone, and — with his gray goatee and geek-rimmed glasses — didn’t look like anybody the local powers-that-be usually dealt with.

By contrast, Rinaman, 42, comes to the job from the center of Jacksonville’s circles of power.

She worked in the Delaney Administration as communications director for the Better Jacksonville Plan. She served as policy director

under Mayor John Peyton and was his liaison with the City Council. She’s served as president of the Downtown Council of the Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce, on the board of the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville and is currently president of the Jacksonville Historical Society. Her skill set includes negotiation, education and persuasion.

The transition she brings to the Riverkeeper organization could fairly be characterized as a shift from “fighter” to “fixer.”

Standing before the media in a trim black pantsuit, with shoulder-length strawberry blonde hair and wearing fashionable oval eyeglasses, Rinaman pledged to carry forth the mission of the group, which she has served for the past two years as a member of its Water Policy Group. “I’m up to the challenge,” she said.

Rinaman does not have the technical or scientific expertise that Armingeon brought to the job, and while the Riverkeeper plans to assemble a board of technical experts that will be available to her, that could be a critical knowledge gap. One of Armingeon’s primary skills was being able to decipher the esoteric language of marine biology, and spot flaws in the arguments or reasoning of regulators. But Riverkeeper Board Member John Ragsdale, who headed up the search committee, says Rinaman won a unanimous approval from the board.

“Lisa stood out at every phase of our search,” he says. “We are extremely lucky to have someone who has a great depth of experience in public policy and who has the relationships she’s formed on the local, state and national levels, who has a real passion for the river and for the environment and the skills needed to address the kinds of problems we’ve got to solve to make our river a cleaner and a better place.”

Ragsdale says that the goals of the Riverkeeper organization remain the same — stricter pollution standards for the St. Johns River, additional testing of the wastewater from the Georgia-Pacific paper mill, preventing drinking water withdrawals from the river. He acknowledges there will be a difference in the ways Rinaman and Armingeon approach those issues, but says the change won’t affect the group’s mission.

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NewsBuzz Bar One “Presidential candidate Rick Santorum is likely the only presidential candidate who’s ever been to Pomar’s, walked Crescent Beach or navigated St. George Street.”

— From a story in the St. Augustine Record about the fact that Santorum’s parents owned a condo and regularly vacationed in Crescent Beach (http://bit.ly/ z4wyzO). That Pomar’s (before it closed) was easily the drunkest, most trouble-plagued bar in the vicinity of the Ancient City went unmentioned in the story.

Perhaps that’s where Santorum’s unimpeachable family values were formed.

Neil, but she will go about it in a different way.”

Rinaman herself acknowledges her leadership style won’t look like that of her predecessor, but she insists she won’t back from the challenge. One of her first missions will be to meet with DEP in Tallahassee to seek additional testing of the wastewater from the Georgia-Pacific paper mill. She also plans to meet with all the river’s stakeholders to “understand their needs and desires.”

Rinaman believes she can make things happen by building consensus and working behind the scenes. “I know what has to be done on the front end to get things done,” she says.

Riverkeeper supporter and Jacksonville City Councilmember Jim Love welcomes Rinaman’s ability to bring different sides together. “Part of the Riverkeeper’s job is to be the public relations person for the river, and she will do a fabulous job at that,” he says. “This is a long battle. You don’t need to make enemies right away. In the long run, you need a diplomat, and she is very diplomatic.”

Balancing confrontation and cooperation has long been at the core of the Waterkeeper Alliance, the umbrella group that oversees all 190 local Riverkeeper groups internationally.

The first such group was formed by commercial and recreational fishermen to save the Hudson River in the 1960s, in the belief that it would take an outspoken, citizen-led effort in order to win against well-financed industrial polluters.

Tom Larson, the co-chairman of the Sierra Club Northeast Florida Group, describes Rinaman as someone who knows what levers to pull and how to get things accomplished.

He suggests the role of Riverkeeper will be a different one for her. “Maybe the Riverkeeper board thinks they have to move in a different mode to advance their initiatives,” he says.

“Neil is a more colorful person, but, who knows? Lisa might be kind of the steel fish in the velvet glove.”

Susan Cooper Eastman sceastman@folioweekly.com

This Can’t Be Good Restaurant industry magazine QSR partnered with American Express Business Insights to identify the hottest metro areas for growth for restaurant operators.

And in a report issued last week, Jacksonville ranked 25th in the country’s Top 40 markets poised for growth in quick-serve, or fast-food, restaurants. Perhaps that’s why, also last week, “the latest big hire” locally, according to First Coast News, was Wendy’s, which “is looking for 35 shift managers in the Jacksonville area.”

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“Every exorcism is a gift.”

— The Rev. Jose Antonio Fortea, professional (ahem!) exorcist, speaking to an audience of priests at Assumption Catholic Church in Jacksonville. Fortea explained that demonic possession offers the faithful an opportunity to strengthen their belief in God. The Jacksonville-based Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine hosted Fortea, according to the Times-Union, “to teach its ministers … how to gently care for those who believe they or a loved one are possessed.”

Dirty Work “Moses was a murderer, David was a murderer, Paul was a murderer and Peter denied Christ. It’s clear God uses broken vessels.”

— Darrell Gilyard, disgraced former pastor of Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church, responding to a question from the Times-Union about whether he should be allowed to lead a church. Gilyard recently finished a three-year prison sentence for molesting girls in his congregation.

He remains a registered sex offender.

Bruce Almighty “When will the liberals realize and accept that Obama’s actions are nothing more than power grabs to make us all subservient to him and the government?”

— Former St. Johns County Commissioner” Bruce Maguire, in an apparently unironic Facebook post.

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Jacksonville Humane Society Community Animal Hospital grand opening, Beach Boulevard, January 4

Bouquets to newly elected Atlantic Beach City Commissioner Maria Mark for heeding constituents’ call for greater access to the political process.

Mark persuaded her fellow commissioners to hold town hall meetings every Saturday morning at 10 a.m. throughout the month of January. Residents often complain they can’t make it to government meetings during the work week.

The Saturday meetings will give residents in Atlantic Beach a chance to discuss upcoming city projects.

Brickbats to state Sen. Steve Wise for proposing to sell out Florida’s schoolchildren and natural vistas in equal measure. Wise — for the second year in a row — is pushing a bill that would allow corporations to blight the state’s few remaining natural places by buying advertising along scenic trails, bike paths and state-owned greenways. Wise is also in support of a bill to sell advertising on school buses.

Bouquets to city staffer John Shellhorn and the other 23 members of Keep Jacksonville Beautiful committee for earning national props for a second year. Keep America Beautiful awarded the organization a distinguished service citation for its citywide cleanup efforts and its Cigarette Litter Prevention Program. Keep Jacksonville Beautiful installed the first BaitTanks in the state at key spots along the St. Johns River in 2011. A BaitTank is a cigarette receptacle with gill-like openings, a dorsal fin on top and a message on how toxins in cigarette butts leach into the water and poison marine life.

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Tomato Jam

Just two days after the grand opening of the new concrete behemoth Publix in Vilano Beach, a band of protesters seeking better working conditions and pay for tomato pickers descended on the store. Protesters from Fair Food Jacksonville, Occupy St. Augustine, Gainesville’s Interfaith Action for Immigrant Justice and the Industrial Workers of the World marched from the Vilano Beach Pier to the grocery store at noon on Jan. 14. The group is protesting in support of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, which wants Publix to buy tomatoes only from growers who pledge to increase what workers are paid by 1 cent a pound.

Protesters have won similar pledges from Yum Foods, Subway, McDonald’s, Burger King, Whole Foods and Aramark.

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— Jaguars offensive lineman Uche Nwaneri, who Tweets at @Chukwu77, complaining about local drivers.

“It’s an American tragedy that anybody in this country lives behind a Dumpster. We needed to step up. This occurred in our city. This was one of our citizens. We were trying to provide him with a little honor and dignity.”

— Kevin Brame, a North Las Vegas deputy fire chief, explaining why his department chipped in to raise money to cremate a 62-year-old homeless man and ship the ashes to his sister in Jacksonville. Wayne Green died in Las Vegas in early December, about a week after he was burned in a trash bin fire near where he was sleeping.

Green’s sister, Betty Green, who learned of his homelessness the same time she learned of his death, said the gesture was a welcome part of an otherwise tragic story. Read more at http://bit.ly/zk0eRN

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175 loggerheads, 5 Atlantic green turtles, 7 leatherbacks — That’s the official tally of turtle nests found last year along the 7.7-mile coastline of Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve.

The total of 187 nests in 2011 is up from 261 in 2010. The average for the previous decade was about 72 nests each year.

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here are two great joys in life: 1) The satisfying “thunk” one hears when driving an eight-inch serrated blade into the thumping heart of a marauding grizzly bear, who comes crashing out of a thicket under the very wrong assumption that the skinnydipper standing wet and nude before him will be an easy “mark” and 2) Lifetime made-for-TV movies! I’ve certainly celebrated my love for both these things in the past, but I must say when push comes to shove, I’d prefer a cozy evening at home watching such fantastically terrible Lifetime fare as “My Stepson, My Lover,” “She Woke Up Pregnant” and “Mother May I Sleep with Danger?” (there’s usually less blood and fur involved).

So you can imagine my thrill when I learned there’s a brand new and absolutely terrible Lifetime movie debuting Saturday, Jan.

Sir, I’ve seen pictures, and you most resemble the Cowardly Lion from “The Wizard of Oz.” 21 at 8 p.m., “Drew Peterson: Untouchable,” starring (SQUEEEEEE!!) Rob Lowe! (By the way, that “SQUEEEEEE!!” you heard wasn’t me screaming — that was Rob Lowe playing the saxophone in “St. Elmo’s Fire.”)

Based on a true story — all the best Lifetime movies are — Rob plays Illinois excop Drew Peterson, who you may remember from the news as the guy accused of killing not one, but TWO of his four ex-wives!

Unsurprisingly, Peterson denied the charges, and now awaits trial in a Joliet detention center. BUT! The real Peterson actually sent a cease-and-desist letter to the makers of this Lifetime movie in a failed effort to stop production — which, if you ask me, would’ve been an unforgivable crime!

Seriously, Drew? Innocent or not, you’d try to stop (SQUEEEEEE!!) Rob Lowe from portraying you in a movie?? Sir, I’ve seen pictures, and you most resemble the Cowardly Lion from “The Wizard of Oz.” You should be down on your knees, loudly thanking whatever god you believe in that (SQUEEEEEE!!) Rob Lowe agreed to portray you in a Lifetime movie. Because he looks NOTHING like you. He had to undergo countless hours of 1) intensive meathead wig fittings, 2) splotchy makeup applied to his beautiful face and 3) a big booshy mustache super-glued to his razorthin upper lip, which has the unfortunate side-effect of making his sax-playing sound something like “MFFLPFFLEEEEEE!!”

If you readers haven’t seen the trailer for “Drew Peterson: Untouchable,” rush over to your closest Internet, and YouTube that shit right now — because it will make you jump up and down and clap like a cheerleader tweaking on a meth binge. There’s this one part when the gal who plays one of Peterson’s wives is standing alone in a dark garage, and the door slooooowly rolls up to reveal (SQUEEEEEE!!)

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bitch.” (SQUEEEEEE!!) That was me SQUEEEEEEing, btw.

Naturally, the only thing that’d make this terrible movie even more enjoyably terrible would be if a nude, dripping Rob Lowe were stabbing a marauding grizzly bear in the heart with an eight-inch serrated blade, and snarling, “I’m untouchable, bear.” (SQUEEEEEE!!) Did I mention he’s also blowing his sax?

TUESDAY, JANUARY 17 9:30 FOX RAISING HOPE The whole family bites the bullet and decides to finally get their GEDs. 10:00 FX JUSTIFIED Season premiere! Raylan goes toe-to-toe with a sadistic Dixie Mafia hitman (my favorite kind).

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18 8:00 FOX AMERICAN IDOL Season premiere! The nation’s leading cause of television-related suicides returns for their 11th season.

10:00 TLC TODDLERS & TIARAS A pampered 6-year-old will do anything to win the “Li’l Miss Spoiled B-hole Pageant.” (She’s halfway there!)

THURSDAY, JANUARY 19 8:30 NBC PARKS & RECREATION Chris (Rob Lowe … SQUEEEEEE!) tries to befriend Ron, which should make him SQUEEEEE! but doesn’t.

10:30 FX UNSUPERVISED Debut! A new animated sitcom from the “Always Sunny” gang about teens with no parental supervision!

FRIDAY, JANUARY 20 9:30 HBO ON FREDDIE ROACH Debut! A new documentary series for boxing fans about the famous trainer and his fight against Parkinson’s.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 21 8:00 LIF DREW PETERSON: UNTOUCHABLE (Movie) (2012) Rob … Lowe … is … UNSQUEEEEEABLE! 10:00 COM JB SMOOVE: THAT’S HOW I DOOZ Hilarious JB (aka Larry David’s roommate on “Curb”) in a standup comedy special.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 22 10:00 SHO HOUSE OF LIES The gang tries to con a beverage company and has doubts about Doug’s claim about banging a transvestite.

10:00 NBC PRIME SUSPECT Season finale! The squad may be the target of a hitman — or lousy ratings. They should investigate!

MONDAY, JANUARY 23 8:00 FOX ALCATRAZ A former child kidnapper/murderer returns and decides to do something more constructive with his time. (Joke.)

8:00 NBC FEAR FACTOR ATTN. SADISTS: Contestants must navigate an electrified maze suspended over water, and eat disgusting stuff.

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oxing is just one of those things. Like pre-emptive war, chitlins and bondage, the so-called sweet science does not suffer ambivalence. You either like it or you don’t. As people age, they typically sour on it, like ABC broadcaster Howard Cosell did back in the ’80s during a telecast.

At a 1982 Larry Holmes/Tex Cobb fight, two weeks after a fighter had died in a bout, Cosell couldn’t handle another minute of Holmes turning Cobb’s brain into salad.

“I wonder if that referee is conducting an advertisement for the abolition of the sport,” he said, wondering why the ref wouldn’t stop the fight. Some might think that Cosell — who’d watched his homeboy Muhammad Ali

Floyd “Money” Mayweather is one of the best pugilists of his generation – AND just another scummy athlete that would be in prison were it not for the fact that he’s more profitable to his employers in the private sector. get rope-a-doped into Parkinson’s disease over the preceding 15 years — was being disingenuous. They’d have a point. That said, anyone who’s ever watched boxing knows what a brutal, dangerous game it is.

Fighters don’t come from Queen’s Harbour.

Like so many elite athletes, they rise from the oblivion of the ghetto, knowing their only shot in life is to maximize the impact of their fists.

Sometimes when one does that, one doesn’t become a nice guy. What one may become, in fact, is a self-aggrandizing, entitled, abusive jackass. Which brings us to Floyd “Money” Mayweather, one of the best pugilists of his generation — AND just another scummy athlete who’d be in prison were it not for the fact that he’s more profitable to his employers in the private sector.

Out in Las Vegas, a judge recently delayed a 90-day jail term Money was supposed to

serve for using his ex-girlfriend as a sparring partner. The crowd was sparse at that particular bout — only their two children were there to see Daddy take Mommy to the limit. No videotape of the event exists, and Bob Arum and Don King were not in attendance. Those there were cheated out of hearing the soothing dulcet tones of Michael Buffer. And out of seeing those hot, hot ring girls with the posters announcing the round that was about to commence. They weren’t needed. See, in a domestic violence situation, there are no rounds — not in the traditional sense. The abuse continues on a timetable of the abuser’s choosing.

The fight was not sanctioned by the state of Nevada, but it might as well have been.

The legal system — such as it is in Vegas, that overheated Mafia hellhole that emanates the stench of fake money, worn-out entertainers, white trash and rigged slots — says so. The boxer’s 90-day sentence that was supposed to have started already, well, hasn’t. It’s being pushed back until June 1. Isn’t that just dandy? That gives Mayweather time to repent and figure out what’s important to him, and maybe attempt to atone by doing some volunteer work with some survivors of domestic violence — you know, that little matter that wrecks the lives of the women, men (yes, men are abused also), and especially the children who are forced to witness that and resist the urge to have that serve as a template for future intergender relations. That’s what he’s going to do, right?

That’s why he needs that extra time?

Well, not exactly. Seems Money Mayweather has plans for Cinco de Mayo — and so do many of you. Seems he’s going to fight somebody! His ex-girlfriend? Nah — she wouldn’t be enough of a draw for a rematch.

Probably won’t be former rap star Li’l Kim or former Kim Kardashian co-star Ray J either — they were in the courtroom supporting the bedroom brawler. No one knows who Floyd is going to fight, except that it almost certainly won’t be Manny Pacquiao, whom Mayweather has been ducking for the last few years.

Mayweather’s going to knock over a tomato can in about two rounds, but that’s not the story. The story is that each Mayweather fight brings $100M into Vegas, so they can’t push it back. Now, most of that money goes to a few people — Mayweather and peeps — but hey, that’s life in the 1 percent, right?

The condition attached to the suspension of the jail sentence should’ve been that all proceeds — the purse, TV, everything — should go to help victims of domestic violence.

What would $100M do for those women and children driven out of their homes by the abusive manchildren they shacked up with erroneously? We will never know. But know this: I am not watching one damn more of Floyd “Money” Mayweather’s fights.

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y day, Rachel Obal is in America, but when she sleeps, death darkens her dreams. Nightmares carry her back to her native South Sudan, to the decades of war that tore her country apart and forever imprinted scenes of unimaginable brutality.

“It’s horrible,” she says of the recurrent memories. “Even though I try to forget them, they will never go.”

There is no way to erase the brutality she witnessed, but the trauma of an endless war did not destroy Rachel Obal — or, incredibly, her faith in humanity. Now a Jacksonville resident, she is known simply as “Mama Rachel,” a name she first earned in an Egyptian refugee camp where she cared for other women who’d fled Sudan. The name followed her when she moved to Northeast Florida, where she became a matriarch of the large local refugee community — in addition to her own nine children.

Obal has a regal bearing and a look that is put together, but not fussy (she doesn’t do her nails, she explains, because “God gives you hands to work”). In her role as an intensive case manager for Catholic Charities, she is a lifeline to new refugees, bewildered by an unfamiliar language and unimaginable technology. For years, part of her job was teaching new arrivals how to use a stove and how to flush a toilet — seemingly simple things can be disorienting to someone new to the country. Today, her work focuses specifically on those who face the most challenges adjusting to life in the United States. Social service agencies have

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just 90 days to help refugees assimilate to life in this country — often not enough time for those with medical or mental health issues that prevent them from finding work. Obal counsels these people, helps them navigate

“All in all, I am going to die,” Rachel Obal reasoned after she was released from jail. “[If] I don’t support them, I will die. I support them, I will die.” government bureaucracies and offers them hope in the form of her own life story. She knows, like they do, what it means to survive horror. And through her own experience as a refugee, she intimately understands the struggle of starting over with nothing.

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bal was born in Akobo, a farming village near the Sudanese border with Ethiopia. Her immigration papers indicate that her birthday is Jan. 1 (many refugees share the same, governmentissued birthdate). Obal isn’t certain of the

date, or even the year she was born, but she believes she’s either 60 or 62 years old.

She says she had an idyllic early childhood, sleeping in a thatched hut, with fences to keep out wild animals (lions, hyenas and elephants) and nets to protect against mosquitoes. She passed her time hunting and fishing with her father, a farmer who grew corn, sorghum and beans. Her grandfather was considered a nobleman, and because they were a family of privilege, and because her father spoke Arabic along with their native dialect, when Presbyterian missionaries came to the village, her father became the first church elder.

It was the missionaries who built the schools in Akobo, which Obal says she was “so lucky” to attend. Traditionally, young girls weren’t permitted to get an education; they were raised to be good wives to fetch a decent dowry. The cows or money paid to the bride’s family at the time of the marriage formed the basis of the family’s wealth. But Obal’s father had spent several years in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum and understood the importance of education for both men and women. He insisted that his children — seven girls — all attend the missionary schools.

Peaceful village life was shattered by the start of the first Sudanese Civil War in 1955. The conflict erupted over tensions between the military in the largely Islamic North and rebels in the South (where Obal lived), who were mainly Christian. Rumors spread that government troops were on their way to Akobo, and though Obal was

very young at the time, she remembers her mother hurriedly packing a few items before the family had to flee from the village to the forest for safety. They stayed in hiding for five days. When the shooting subsided, the family returned — but the idyll of Obal’s childhood was gone forever.

“When people came back home, people were not in peace, people were in fear,” Obal recalls. It would remain that way for decades.

The first phase of civil war continued through 1972, and there were other waves of violence in Akobo, more shootings and death. “We can see the bullets like fire, like stars moving,” Obal says, “I didn’t know how we are alive.”

In 1964, the war escalated in the South, and the government ordered all foreign missionaries out of the country, effectively shutting down the schools. Obal and her classmates in the intermediate school joined demonstrations and took to the streets, chanting, “We need freedom for the South.”

“We were not afraid because we want development for the South. We want equality, we want the North and South to be equal,” she recalls. Government troops fired tear gas at

along with six men, also rebel supporters. The following morning, she watched as the men were tied down and brutally executed — each one run over by a bulldozer. Afterward, Obal says, the District Commissioner summoned her. “[He] said ‘You are a girl. If you were a man, you could die like those people, so stop assisting the rebels.’ ” She ignored his warning. After she was released from jail, she continued to support the Southern Sudanese fighters. “All in all, I am going to die,” Obal reasoned at the time.

“Even though I don’t support them, I will die. I support them, I will die. Those are my people and I must fight for our rights.”

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hen Obal was about 17, she entered into an arranged marriage with a Sudanese college student, Philip Obang Oyway, who was studying in Britain. They moved to Khartoum, and her husband became an ambassador. The family was quite wealthy with several homes Obal says were “like palaces,” as well as

“We can see the bullets like fire, like stars moving,” Obal recalls, “I didn’t know how we are alive.” the protestors and, on one occasion, Obal was knocked unconscious and had to be briefly hospitalized. Many of her young friends — even the girls — joined the armed rebel movement, but Obal did not go. Instead, she supported the rebels financially, with money she earned mending handkerchiefs and tablecloths. It was not without risk. Security forces closely monitored village life, and when she was just 15 or 16 years old, Obal was reported for aiding the rebel movement. She was arrested and jailed — locked up overnight

multiple farms. The couple’s nine children were born during this relatively stable time for the family. But the war in Sudan began again in 1983, and some years later, when the fundamentalist Islamic government in Khartoum imposed Sharia law, any Christian working in the government was expected to become a Muslim. “Otherwise, you would disappear,” Obal says. Her husband refused, and left the government to join the rebel movement. The Sudanese government confiscated all of their properties and Obal

“She’s pretty dominant no matter where she is,” says one of Mama Rachel’s best friends, Mary Chowenhill. “She’s just that kind of personality.”

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When former Lost Boy Abraham Kuany stepped off the plane at Jacksonville International Airport in August 2001, Mama Rachel was one of the first to greet him. “It was really very helpful,” he says. “She was like a mother to us.”

and her children ended up in a displacement center in the desert. There, they built a home, painstakingly creating each brick out of mud. Obal used all of their remaining money to hire lawyers to fight for her family’s possessions, and was left with nothing.

scrutiny from the country’s security forces. A sympathetic member of those forces warned her that she’d been blacklisted and urged her to leave the country for her own safety.

She fled with her children to a refugee camp in Egypt, where they watched from afar as

“What I really appreciate about Mama Rachel is that this woman can do anything and will take on any challenge,” says refugee resettlement director Michelle Karolak.

“She’s constantly improving herself, and that should be a lesson for everyone – not just refugees.”

Still, Obal had one thing that most of the women in the camp did not — an education.

She taught the women — many of them widows — how to read and write and how to raise money. She created an organization called Dwalo Cingu, which means “Let Us Join Hands Together,” and organized about 50 women to make and sell handicrafts. “It was a very good income,” says Obal. “It was a help to all of us.”

When the government decreed that the women could no longer sell their wares on the street, Obal contacted the foreign NonGovernmental Organizations (NGOs) that had moved into the region to provide aid.

She persuaded the NGOs to open a bazaar where the women could legally offer their crafts for sale.

The experience of being a refugee fundamentally changed her outlook on life. “It made me a new Rachel,” she says. “Before the war, I was like ‘Madam,’ I have people serving me … when things fell apart and I went with those who are suffering, I felt that I am among them and I should do something for it.”

But Obal’s activism brought fresh

the situation in their country continued to deteriorate. After two of her oldest children left Egypt, and believing her husband to be dead, Obal applied for a resettlement program through World Relief. She was accepted to resettle in the United States, and began a new journey — this time as a single mother of seven dependent children.

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he family arrived in Jacksonville in November 1999, and was placed in a two-bedroom apartment off Jammes Road on the Westside. Obal knew some English from her days in the missionary school, but it wasn’t enough to get a job immediately, or even to navigate the city’s transportation system. She found the bus system impossibly confusing and got lost three times. “The good thing is, I didn’t give up,” she says. “I hope in my heart that things would be better. I kept struggling, struggling.”

She attended classes at what was then Florida Community College at Jacksonville, and went every Saturday to the library to read.

And not long after arriving, she attended a Thanksgiving dinner at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church on Timuquana Road. There were about 40 refugees at the dinner, recalls parishioner Mary Chowenhill — a fourth of them Obal’s immediate family. After the

Obal is still working with refugees, now through Catholic Charities, and she considers the job her calling, a way to “pay it forward” after the assistance she received when she arrived in the country. Visitors in her Sudanese village, she explains, fell into one of

The experience of being a refugee fundamentally changed Mama Rachel’s outlook on life. “Before the war, I was like ‘Madam,’ with people serving me,” she says. “When things fell apart, I went with those who are suffering.” meal, Obal asked permission for the group to sing a song of thanks.

“She’s pretty dominant no matter where she is,” says Chowenhill, “she’s just that kind of personality. They sang this absolutely beautiful song and it was very moving to me.” Chowenhill struck up a conversation with Obal and discovered that four of her children had been assigned to Robert E. Lee High School, where Chowenhill teaches government and economics. She became a mentor and tutor for the entire family.

“They were excellent students,” she says. “I was kind of like a safety net. We just started a friendship.”

In 2000 and 2001, approximately 3,800 young orphaned men, known as “The Lost Boys of Sudan” were resettled in the United States, and 85 of them were assigned to Jacksonville. Obal had been volunteering with refugees through Lutheran Social Services, and with an influx of Lost Boys coming from her home country, LSS hired her as a case worker. When former Lost Boy Abraham Kuany stepped off the plane at Jacksonville International Airport in August 2001, Obal was one of the first to greet him.

“She start talking in Arabic,” Kuany recalls. “She told me that she is from South Sudan. It was really very helpful. We felt like we could ask anything we want. She was like a mother to us.”

More than a decade later, that relationship hasn’t changed. Obal is still involved in the lives of the Lost Boys and, Kuany says, “She always shows up whenever a need arises.”

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n 2005, Obal learned that her husband, whom she believed had been killed in the war, was still alive. They made plans for him to come to the United States to see his family for the first time in almost 16 years. Ambassador Oyway had been involved in a peace agreement that was signed in Khartoum in June that year, and at that time, doctors discovered that he had a brain tumor.

He died before he was able to see his family and, because of her refugee status, Obal was unable to get the paperwork she needed to attend his funeral in Sudan.

Obal is now a United States citizen.

She owns her own home, a four-bedroom, two-bath house on the city’s Eastside, which was built through HabiJax, the Jacksonville affiliate of Habitat for Humanity. “I am living in my own house, that I made with my own sweat,” she laughs.

two categories — your guests, or God’s guests (a person you do not know.) When God’s guests arrived, the village would sacrifice a large rooster or a ram to give the traveler a warm welcome and then invite him into their homes to sleep. “I found that also in America,” she continues, “although you don’t this is a copyright protected pro open your doors for us to sleep, you open your pockets.”

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Obal’s 25-year-old daughter, Gloria Oyway, considers her mother her hero.

“She never really let us see the hardship she was going through,” she says. Oyway recently graduated from the University of North Florida, and all eight of her siblings attended college, a fact that Oyway credits to her mother preaching the importance of education.

Several of Obal’s children say they plan to use their education and their earnings to support development in their native country.

And the opportunities for change there are great. After a half-century of war, South Sudan gained its independence last summer, peacefully seceding from the North. It was a day of celebration for Sudanese refugees around the globe, and in Jacksonville. “That is hallelujah,” says Obal, “this is our dream. The dream of those who died and the dream of those who are still alive.”

There are massive challenges ahead for the nascent nation, which lacks basic infrastructure and has a largely uneducated citizenry. Obal, along with other members of her church, is working on a plan to develop schools in South Sudan. But she believes it is women who will be key to the country’s development — that it’s up to the women to build a better country through the new generation.

“I encourage the women to start development within their families,” Rachel Obal says. “To raise better children who can love and share, so when they grow up, they can forgive, they can be patient, and they can do something good for themselves and others.”

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Reasons to leave the house this week AMERICANA FRED EAGLESMITH

Canadian alt-country rocker Fred Eaglesmith grew up one of nine kids in a farming family in rural Southern Ontario. As a teenager, Eaglesmith (born Frederick John Elgersma) hit the rails like his honky-tonk heroes of yore, hopping trains and hitchhiking across the Great White North. That original wanderlust never left the now-54-year-old troubadour; over the last 30 years, he’s released more than 20 full-length albums, earning a loyal following (known as “Fredheads”) who rely on Eaglesmith for gritty, playful tunes. A tireless road dog, Eaglesmith’s appeared on “The Late Show with David Letterman.” Fred Eaglesmith performs on Thursday, Jan. 19 at 9:30 p.m. at Mojo Kitchen, 1500 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach. Advance tickets are $12; $15 at the door. 247-6636.

REGGAE REBELUTION

Northeast Florida reggae heads needn’t “dread” (pun, mon!) missing out on the dankest Irie sounds. The SoCal band Rebelution, formed in ’04 by a couple of “kind buds” (double pun!), gained true-blue believers by constantly gigging and smoking the local competition in Santa Barbara’s beachside clubs. Since then, these collegecampus faves have released albums like ’09’s “Bright Side of Life,” which hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Reggae Albums chart. Rebelution perform with The Grouch and Pep Love on Friday, Jan. 20 at 8 p.m. at Mavericks at The Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Drive, downtown.

Advance tickets are $20. 356-1110.

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The origins of the art of stepping (or step-dancing) are as colorfully funky as this percussive, inventive dance. One part military drill, one part traditional African dancing and equal parts stage moves copped from ’60s soul groups, stepping was popularized in films like Spike Lee’s “School Daze” as well as “Drumline” and “Stomp the Yard.” The frats and sororities of historically black colleges and universities have been hip to stepping since the mid-’70s; even Pres. Bill Clinton hosted Howard University step-dancers at his ’92 inauguration. The D.C.-based Step Afrika has stepped its way across America, as well as regular gigs in London and Johannesburg. The acclaimed ensemble Step Afrika! performs on Saturday, Jan. 21 at 7:30 p.m. at Ritz Theatre & Museum, 829 N. Davis St., Jacksonville. Tickets are $18.50. 632-5555.

The second annual Fight for the Veterans features 12 bone-crushing, head-smacking rounds of mixed martial arts, muay thai and kickboxingstyle action on Saturday, Jan. 21 at 6:30 p.m. at University of North Florida Arena, 4567 St. Johns Bluff Road S., Southside. Proceeds benefit military veterans programs. Tickets are $20 and $49. 644-7999.

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Abracadabrah! Northeast Florida folks needing a little “magic” can check out The Spencers: Theatre of Illusion on Friday, Jan. 20 at 7:30 p.m. at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., downtown. The husband-and-wife team of Cindy and Kevin (pictured) Spencer has been mystifying audiences for decades with their inventive take on illusionist feats like vanishings, levitation and walking through walls. The duo joined magicians Penn & Teller, Criss Angel and David Copperfield when they won International Magicians Society’s Magicians of the Year! Suck on that, Harry Potter!

Tickets are $25; $20 for students. 355-2787.

MUSIC GORDON LIGHTFOOT

Legendary singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot has been hailed as Canada’s greatest living tunesmith; fellow artists Robbie Robertson and Bob Dylan have sung the praises of the author of classic tunes like 1974’s “Sundown,” No. 1 hit “Rainy Day People” (’75) and the next year’s delightfully maudlin, “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.” Since the ’60s, artists ranging from Elvis Presley to Judy Collins and Jimmy Buffett to The Dandy Warhols have covered the baritone’s songs. Though the now-73-year-old multiple-Grammy nominee and Juno Award-winner has had a few health issues in the last decade, he and longtime backing band are rolling strong. Gordon Lightfoot performs on Sunday, Jan. 22 at 8 p.m. at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., downtown. Tickets are $35 and $50. 355-2787.

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“What kind of M&Ms did Tattoo like? Da plain!

Da plain!” David Dencik regales Gary Oldman with classic “Fantasy Island” jokes in the thriller “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.”

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ot your contemporary marquee fare by a long shot, “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” eschews breakneck action and thrills-a-minute for plot complexity and character development. That’s not too surprising, since it’s based on the 1974 novel by John le Carré, the absolute master of realistic spy fiction, especially of the Cold 2011 War era. le Carré’s novels are, for the most part, extremely detailed tales of machinations between the various secret services of the West and the East. His spies and characters are not of the Bond or Bourne variety; instead, they’re relatively staid civil servants involved in matters of life and death as related to espionage.

Adapted into a landmark 1979 BBC TV series (starring Alec Guinness in what many consider his signature role), the book is now turned into a new film which compresses a quite complicated plot down to two hours, instead of the 290 minutes allotted for TV. For those already familiar with the story, either in book or TV form, the resulting condensation is surprisingly true to the source. The screenplay by Peter Straughan and the late Bridget O’Connor (to whom the film is dedicated) has already earned several awards and nominations in England and is proving a strong contender over here.

Nonetheless, unwary viewers may be perplexed or confused by the numerous characters and relationships that fuel the central mystery.

On the other hand, that’s one of the delights of the film: trying to ascertain (like the film’s chief spymaster) just what exactly is going on, who is doing it and why.

The movies is set in the 1970s, as the Cold War percolates on the front burner. Gary Oldman takes over the daunting Alec Guinness role as George Smiley, a member of the core unit of the British Secret Service forced into retirement along with his friend and chief Control (John Hurt) after a mission in Hungary goes disastrously wrong. Shortly before his death, Control confides to Smiley that he’s convinced there’s a mole, or double agent, at the very heart of the British organization. The

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There are three other prominent persons of interest in the plot. Mark Strong (Sinestro in “Green Lantern”) plays Jim Prideaux, a disaffected agent now relegated to teaching at a boys’ school where he befriends a bespectacled, lonely boy as a kind of spy of his own. Ricki Tarr (played by Tom Hardy, the villain Bane in the upcoming “The Dark Knight Rises”) is a British enforcer of sorts who’s involved with a Russian from the Other Side, while Smiley is assisted by Peter Guillam (Benedict Cumberbatch), one of the Service’s elite “scalphunters.”

It’s typical of this film’s approach to the subject matter that we never see the faces of two of the most important people, insofar as they figure prominently in Smiley’s life and indirectly in the plot: Russian spymaster codenamed Karla and Smiley’s wife. Each is glimpsed only in part — Karla from the waist down, the wife in an embrace with a lover. They remain mysterious and yet extremely relevant.

The unusual choice to direct “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” was Tomas Alfredson, a Swedish filmmaker best known for the remarkable 2008 vampire thriller, “Let the Right One In,” remade in America as “Let Me In” in 2010.

Alfredson brings a subdued approach to the project, relying on visuals rather than dialogue to establish important relationships and transitional elements. The result is sometimes puzzling but ultimately aesthetically correct, defining the basic confusion of identities and loyalties that underlies the story.

Oldman proves himself an able successor to Guinness as Smiley, a formidable enough achievement on its own. Given their already impressive credentials, the other cast members are as good as expected. Perhaps the one real standout is Tom Hardy, who also happens to have the most physical role in the film.

Intelligent and complicated enough for the most devoted puzzle addict, “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” restores the wits and intrigue to the genre without sacrificing any of the treachery.

Pat McLeod themail@folioweekly.com

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aid the man leaving the theater following a recent screening of the new possession flick, “The Devil Inside,” “I’m going to ask for my money back.” That sentiment could rightly serve as the whole of this review. But that wouldn’t be any fun, would it? So let’s give the devil his due.

After a promising start — a creepy 911 call and a well-produced sequence of TV news and police-file clips documenting a bloody triple murder — this derivative hunk of “found footage” schlock melts into a yawn-inducing stretch of exposition before anything actually happens. Twenty years after Maria Rossi (Suzan Crowley) committed the murders while undergoing an exorcism, her daughter, Isabella (Fernanda Andrade), decides to document her journey to the Vatican to learn about the rituals.

And so we’re shown 40 minutes — literally 40 minutes — of conversation on the origins of exorcism, the politics of exorcism,dangers of performing an exorcism, the high-tech gadgetry of modern exorcism, how exorcism differs from mental illness, and so on. You see, Isabella and her cameraman have teamed up with a duo of rogue priests, Ben (Simon Quarterman) and David (Evan Helmuth), who’ve been doing unauthorized exorcisms, a mortal sin as far as the Vatican is concerned. After a whole lot of Bible-babble, they take Isabella with them to an exorcism, an experience that convinces the skeptical young woman that demonic possession is real, and that Satan and his minions have planted their flag in Momma Maria’s soul.

Cut to the chase (which the film never does): It seems the demons are soul-jumpers, moving from person to person, causing all kinds of havoc along the way. Unfortunately, the madness is so familiar — and, after the endless opening exposition, so delayed — it’s hard to give a rat’s fannypack about anyone here. We’ve seen it all before — body contortions and elevations, the speaking in tongues and blasphemous language, the inverted crucifixes and dead priests.

Considering the genre’s best films (“The Exorcist,” “The Exorcism of Emily Rose,” “The Last Exorcism”), and even its cheesiest (“Constantine,” “The Amityville Horror”), it’s

hard not to wonder what writers William Brent Bell and Matthew Peterman were thinking.

All of the above get to the action damn quick.

Even “Emily Rose,” which takes place largely in a courtroom, manages to hold the viewer in a constant state of unease. But Bell and Peterman insist on wasting the first half of their film with needless dialogue, only to litter the second half with so many clichés, the film plays as a parody.

And a boring one, at that.

To draw out this review with commentary on the hollow performances, the below-average cinematography (the exotic gothic locations are given short shrift here) and the film’s basic inability to deliver real scares would be ponderous. What deserves brief examination, though, is the value of films with exorcism at their center. Despite a rise in religious fanaticism, secularism is on the rise globally.

Even the Vatican has urged clergy to be extremely circumspect when it comes to exorcisms. Can an increasingly skeptical public be expected to invest in films about such silliness? Yes, but only if the silliness is presented in such a manner to be thought either provoking or scary as hell.

I actually witnessed an attempted “exorcism” myself. While living on College Street in Jacksonville’s Riverside neighborhood, my wife and I had the unfortunate experience of witnessing a teenager accosted by a number of adults, wrestled to the sidewalk, and chanted and prayed over as he struggled to free himself. Being a lapsed Catholic (read: atheist), I admit to requiring a whole lotta convincing before fully committing to yarns wound on the supernatural.

Yet I like to be scared, and appreciate a film that has me believing, even if for only 90 minutes, that the devil is real. Sadly, the “Rosemary’s Baby” of our time has yet to be born.

“The Devil Inside” suffers in one other superficial but still important way: the baggage of its horrible title. We are not so far removed from the ’80s to excuse the co-opting of what is arguably INXS’ most recognizable song. Too bad the executive producers at Paramount didn’t demand the use of the song as the title track.

That would have been the only worthwhile part of this movie.

(Apologies to Michael Hutchence, wherever you are.)

John E. Citrone themail@folioweekly.com

Death Breath: Maria Rossi (Suzan Crowley) gets an unwanted whiff of daughter Isabella’s (Fernanda Andrade) Lucifer Lozenge in the putrid horror “The Devil Inside.”

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NOW SHOWING THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN **@@ Rated PG • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd.

Steven Spielberg’s CGI-animated adaptation of the popular Belgian comic strip speeds along with cutting-edge special effects yet is stalled by a dull, predictable story. Tintin (voiced

by Jamie Bell) and his dog Snowy are on an action-packed adventure with Haddock (Andy Serkis) to reveal secrets about a mysterious ship.

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The vacation plans of Dave Seville (Jason Lee) and those nutty little Chipmunks (voices of Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney) are sunk when they (and the Chipettes!) are marooned on a deserted island. Co-starring Amy Poehler, Anna Faris and Christina Applegate.

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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST **@@ Rated G • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd.

Disney’s 1991 animated Oscar-winner goes 3-D. When an evil enchantress turns an arrogant young prince (voiced by Robby Benson) into the Beast and his servants into furniture, only the love and understanding of innocent Belle (Paige O’Hara) can change him back. Gaston (Richard White), a ruthless hunter set on slaying the cursed prince, wants Belle for himself. Angela

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Lansbury and Jo Anne Worley (from “Laugh-In”! Sock it to me!) lend their talents.

CARNAGE **@@ Rated R • AMC Regency Square, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Regal Beach Blvd.

After their sons get in a schoolyard scuffle, parents Michael and Penelope Longstreet (John C. Reilly, Jodie Foster) and Alan and Nancy Cowan (Christoph Waltz, Kate Winslet) plan an amicable meeting to talk about the incident. After a few drinks, though, personalities clash and tempers flare in this black comedy, based on the play “God of Carnage” by Yasmina Reza, directed by exiled auteur Roman Polanski.

CONTRABAND **@@ Rated R • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd.

Former smuggler Chris Farraday (Mark Wahlberg) is forced out of early retirement after brother-in-law Andy (Caleb Landry Jones) burns an unforgiving crime boss (Giovanni Ribisi) on a drug deal. Chris enlists his best pal (Ben Foster) and a gang of guns-for-hire to retrieve a fortune in counterfeit loot in Panama and settle the score once and for all.

THE DARKEST HOUR *@@@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd.

Aliens invade Earth! In Russia! So, like, five GenXers are gonna stop them. Right.

THE DESCENDANTS **** Rated R • AMC Orange Park, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd.

The latest from writer-director Alexander Payne (“About Schmidt,” “Sideways”) features Oscar-worthy performances from George Clooney and Shailene Woodley in the story of a reluctant patriarch and his quirky family who find trouble in paradise and real family values in Hawaii.

THE DEVIL INSIDE *@@@ Rated R • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic

Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd.

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THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO **** Rated R • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd.

Director David Fincher (“The Social Network,” “Fight Club”) takes a crack at adapting Stieg Larrson’s groundbreaking crime novel with killer results. When disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) is tapped to solve a 40-yearold missing persons case by a wealthy industrial magnate (Christopher Plummer), he hires punk cyber sleuth Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara) to help unravel a family’s darkest secrets. The pair are soon pulled into a murky world of murder, incest, Nazism and worse. Though the film’s three-hour run time may be a bit too long, patient mystery film buffs are rewarded by Fincher’s expertly dark direction, an engaging story and a breakout performance from newcomer Mara.

HUGO **** Rated PG • Opens Jan. 20 Sun-Ray Cinema Based on Brian Selznick’s book about a young boy’s magical adventures in a 1930s Paris train station, “Hugo” is director Martin Scorsese’s first foray into fantasy filmmaking, blending fact and fiction into a captivating tale, with impressive technical wizardry, particularly in its use of 3-D. Asa Butterfield, Chloe Grace Moretz, Christopher Lee and Sacha Baron Cohen co-star.

THE IRON LADY ***@ PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd.

Meryl Streep stars in this critically acclaimed historical drama that chronicles the life of Margaret Thatcher and her journey from being the daughter of a humble grocer to the first woman to be elected prime minister of the United Kingdom, a position that she held for nearly a dozen years and earned her the nickname “The Iron Lady” for her hard-line, conservative policies toward trade unions, the Soviet Union and quality British hardcore punk rock. Jim Broadbent costars in the engaging, Reagan-era biopic.

JOYFUL NOISE **@@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd.

God help us all! Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton star in this comedy as two members of a small-town church choir who are having a real devil of a time (pun) trying to see past their differences and help their group win an upcoming national competition.

MARTHA, MARCY, MAY, MARLENE ***@ Rated R • Pot Belly’s, Sun-Ray Cinema@5 Points This psychological thriller from writer-director Sean Durkin stars Elizabeth Olsen as Mary, a delusional young woman who flees a Catskill Mountain cult led by the charismatic Patrick (John Hawkes, “Winter’s Bone”). This critical smash also stars Sarah Paulson and Hugh Dancy.

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE — GHOST PROTOCOL **** Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd., World Golf IMAX Theater The latest in this hit-or-miss series is a good year-end action smash. When special agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his assembled crack team (Simon Pegg, Paula Patton, Jeremy Renner) are wrongfully accused of an attack on Moscow, they‘re forced to go into hiding and chase down mad villain Hendricks (Mikael Nyqvist) intent on global destruction. Yikes!

A tight script, killer visuals and deft direction by Brad Bird (“The Incredibles,” “Ratatouille”) make “Ghost Protocol” a mission action film fans will accept.

MY WEEK WITH MARILYN **** Rated R • Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd., Sun-Ray Cinema @ Five Points Based on an account from Colin Clark (Eddie Redmayne), a young man who worked for Sir Lawrence Olivier, this film stars Michelle Williams as the legendary Marilyn Monroe, on location shooting “The Prince and the Showgirl,” with Olivier (Kenneth Branagh). The blonde bombshell spirits Colin away on a lark.

Co-stars Julia Ormond, Emma Watson and Toby Jones.

NEW YEAR’S EVE ***@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd.

Director Garry Marshall’s latest rom-com celebrates the city of Manhattan and those who choose to live and love there with a series of Altman-style, intertwined vignettes with an ensemble cast including Zac Efron, Michelle Pfeiffer, Katherine

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Kelly Reilly and Stephen Fry co-star in the fun-filled albeit predictable mystery-thriller.

THE SITTER *G@@ Rated R • AMC Orange Park, Pot Belly's This comedy stars Jonah Hill as a babysitter — a suspended college student — who maneuvers a gang of rowdy children through a crazy adventure on the streets of New York City.

TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY ***@ Rated R • AMC Regency Square, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd.

Reviewed in this issue.

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART 1 **@@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd.

EEEEEEE!! Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner return. The wolf pack and vampire clan close in on expectant parents Edward (Pattinson) and Bella (Stewart).

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WAR HORSE **** Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Sales RepFleming nv Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Square, Carmike Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd.

The latest epic from Steven Spielberg takes the lead in the Oscar race. Based on Michael Morpurgo’s 1982 book and the acclaimed stage adaptation of the same work, “War Horse” tells the story of battle-torn Europe during The Great War through the eyes of a horse named Joey and the characters he encounters. An ensemble cast, including David Thewlis, Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson and Tom Hiddleston, combined with deft cinematography by Janusz Kaminski, a strong script (Lee Hall, Richard Curtis) and Spielberg’s masterful vision make “War Horse” a cinematic thoroughbred.

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WE BOUGHT A ZOO **@@ Rated PG • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd.

Based on a true story, this family film is about recent widower Benjamin Mee (Matt Damon), who decides to “go country” and move his kids (Colin Ford and Maggie Elizabeth Jones) onto an 18-acre farm. The catch? The place is a literal zoo, crawling with critters cared for by zookeeper/hot babe Kelly Foster (Scarlett Johansson).

YOUNG ADULT ***@ Rated R • AMC Orange Park The comedy, from the “Juno” team of director Jason Reitman and screenwriter Diablo Cody, follows author Mavis Gary (the terrific Charlize Theron) 20 years after graduation, back

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home hellbent to capture the heart of her now very-married, former high school squeeze Buddy (Patrick Wilson). She winds up having a weirder reunion of sorts with former geek Matt (Patton Oswalt).

OTHER FILMS LAUREL & HARDY FILMS Craig Raguse, grandson of Laurel & Hardy’s sound-man Elmer Raguse, presents rarely seen, behind-the-scenes photos of Laurel & Hardy with his grandfather, and recounts anecdotes about the men and the making of their films, from 6-8:30 p.m. on Jan. 24 at Beaches Branch Library, 600 Third St., Neptune Beach. Movies that relate to Raguse are also screened. Admission is free. 3145801. leaveemlaughing.moviefever.com SUPER 8 Spielberg’s nostalgic thriller screens at 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 17 at Anastasia Island Library, 124 Seagrove Main St., St. Augustine Beach. 209-3730.

POT BELLY’S CINEMA “The Ides of March,” “Martha, Marcy, May, Marlene,” “Anonymous” and “The Sitter” are shown at Pot Belly’s, 36 Granada St., St. Augustine. 829-3101.

WGHOF IMAX THEATER “Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol 2D” is screened along with “Legends of Flight 3D,” “Rescue 3D,” “The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest,” “Born To Be Wild 3D” and “Hubble 3D” at World Golf Hall of Fame Village, 1 World Golf Place, St. Augustine. 940-IMAX. worldgolfimax.com

NEW ON DVD & BLU-RAY KILLER ELITE Jason Statham and Robert De Niro star in this unoriginal film about a Special OPs agent (Statham) forced out of retirement when his friend and fellow agent (De Niro) is kidnapped by a group of international baddies. Clive Owen and Dominic Purcell co-star.

REAL STEEL In the very-near future, down-and-out former boxer Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman) makes a living training powerful, giant robots that duke it out on the underground robot-boxing circuit. After his 11-year-old son Max (Dakoto Goya) offers him a shot at the big time, Charlie begins building a veritable cyber-tronic Mike Tyson, hoping to win the title match. While hardly a knockout sci-fi tale, “Real Steel” is a fair-to-middling, futuristic pugilistic romp.

MOZART’S SISTER This historical biopic from director René Ferét offers a fictional account of musical prodigy Maria Anna “Nannerl” Mozart (Marie Ferét) and her frustrations as her future is overshadowed by the rising star of her younger sibling, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Marc Barbé). The period piece also stars David Moreau and Delphine Chuillot.

BELLE DU JOUR (CRITERION COLLECTION) A deluxe edition of the groundbreaking 1967 film from pioneering director Luis Buñuel features restored print and audio, and commentaries and interviews with the cast. Catherine Deneuve stars as Séverine Serizy, a young, bored housewife who begins secretly working at a brothel during the day. She soon becomes entangled in the criminal underworld, which threatens the life of her husband Pierre (Jean Sorel). A favorite of director Martin Scorsese’s, upon its release “Belle du Jour” courted much controversy for its then-taboo subject matter (prostitution, S&M) but is now considered a classic of European cinema.

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After a few days, Kate Winslet and the rest of the cast and crew grow weary of Jodie Foster rehashing her “Nell” persona during the production of director Roman Polanski’s latest dark comedy, “Carnage.”

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It’s hip to be squared: Local prog-poppers Polygons (from left: Rhea MD, Jon Lorimer, Terrance Peters, Elias MD and Jeff Dumm) celebrate their new release at Freebird Live on Jan. 27.

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Polygons create their own curious angle inside the Northeast Florida music scene POLYGONS CD RELEASE PARTY with THE JOHN BRANDON PROJECT Friday, Jan. 27 at 8 p.m.

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f there is one truism about Northeast Florida’s music scene, it’s that nothing is predictable. Trends fade almost as they appear, clubs implode as quickly as they open, and if the region’s byproduct on the national stage has pinballed between the Southern rock of Lynyrd Skynyrd, the rap-metal of Limp Bizkit, the new-school punk of Yellowcard and the synth-pop of Black Kids.

So it should be no surprise that Jacksonville has now produced the experimental-pop quintet Polygons. Helmed

by Jacksonville University music business major Rhea MD, Polygons troll the murky waters of psychedelia, punk, jazz and metal.

The band’s lineup includes Rhea on guitar and vocals, Jeff Dumm on lead guitar, Terrance Peters on synth and saxophone, Elias MD on bass and backing vocals and Jon Lorimer on drums. A few passes through the song “Rubix Cube” — the first cut from the band’s upcoming sophomore release “The Other Side” — reveals influences as far-reaching as Tool, Wayne Shorter, A Wilhelm Scream and Tori Amos.

Folio Weekly recently spoke with Polygons’ 20-year-old vocalist, chief songwriter and just-about-everything-elser Rhea MD about her personal struggle in the business of making music.

Folio Weekly: What’s changed since ’09, when the band was founded?

Rhea Durke: I guess a lot of anger is coming out now with my music. I’m frustrated because I work very, very hard. You can ask my family,

my friends, my significant others. It’s like, all I think about is this band, you know — music.

know about them. It’s just really hard living here and being a musician.

F.W.: So this anger is of the artistic sort?

R.D.: Yeah. I’ve been through a lot, losing friends here and there. I lived in Boston for a year, my first year of school, and lost two friends to drug overdoses. And that’s where a lot of the inspiration for this album comes from. Being frustrated about not being able to help people, and not being able to help myself in the same way.

F.W.: It seems you are looking for a more traditional means of promoting yourself, even as many bands are completely DIY, online and self-sustaining.

R.D.: Everybody has a studio in their house, and everyone can set up and record an amazing record and broadcast it to the world — in a month — with no funding. Anyone can do that if they really, really want to. But I’ve learned that, without financial support, I can’t do the stuff that I want to do. Right now I make sure all the guys are dressed well at the show. [Laughs.] I make sure the guys are fed, I

F.W.: What’s the game plan for the new record?

R.D.: I’m hoping I can get some A&R reps there, from labels in Gainesville. I really

“People don’t walk anywhere in Jacksonville. When I was in Boston, I would walk down the street and there would be four jazz gigs on my way home. It’s just really hard living here and being a musician.” wanna be on Paper + Plastick. A Wilhelm Scream is on [P+P], and I drool over them.

F.W.: How receptive is Jacksonville to what you’re doing?

R.D.: With the first full-length [2010’s “Sharp Edges”], it was really, really hard for me, because I live and breathe music. All my friends are musicians, and I see the struggle that we go through. We work so hard, and it seems like Jacksonville is just a band of these underground amazing people that no one really listens to. I think it’s hard because our different scenes are so spread out … and people don’t walk anywhere in Jacksonville.

When I was in Boston, I would walk down the street and there would be four jazz gigs on my way home. I could stop, and I didn’t have to

write the songs, schedule rehearsals — which is almost impossible with five people — I book the shows. I make sure that we have a hotel to stay at. I hustle. I’m working nonstop. And what I wanna do is write music, I wanna sing.

So it would be nice to have someone help me with the Twitter account, you know. Little things like that. I can’t do all of it by myself.

F.W.: Is that the most discouraging aspect of the business for you?

R.D.: Yes. It just seems like everyone is crawling. They want it so bad. We’re all just working so hard. Unless I lose 50 pounds, dye my hair blonde and wear high heels on stage and sing fake songs, it’s, like, no one cares.

John E. Citrone themail@folioweekly.com

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Have Dobro Will Travel: Contemporary blues artist Keb’ Mo’ performs at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall on Jan. 31.

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eb’ Mo’s Delta blues bona fides are impressive. Three Grammy awards for Best Contemporary Blues Album. A star turn in the 2003 film “Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues.”

A bevy of Robert Johnson covers in his catalog — even an acting gig as the legendary blues pioneer in 1998 documentary “Can’t You Hear the Wind Howl?” So why does the 60-year-old Compton, Calif., native think it’s so funny that his 11th studio album, 2011’s “Reflection,” is up for another blues Grammy? Maybe because there’s plenty of R&B, pop, gospel and funk in his discography as well. Hell, he even thinks his latest effort sounds a little like Steely Dan. Folio Weekly picked Mo’s brain about his musical roots, his trademark fedora and his irresistible zest for life.

Folio Weekly: “Reflection” represents a fairly big evolution of your sound. How does it fit into your 30-year musical career?

Keb’ Mo’: I don’t know how it fits, but it does extend outward, I think. It’s a quirky record, you know? The quirkiest thing is, it got nominated for a Grammy in the blues division, which confused the mess out of me.

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Delta blues sound?

K.M.: What’s funny about that is, there’s so little Delta blues-oriented stuff in my catalog.

But that’s the perception. I mean, I’m from Compton. But I played a few songs by Robert Johnson on the slide guitar. When I started out, the Robert Johnson boxed set was big. So it branded me. Sony’s marketing was so effective.

But it gave me a great opportunity, so I’m not mad. Even today, I make a record that’s so far from the Delta blues you can’t even smell the collard greens, yet I’m still nominated in the blues category. It’s so funny.

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F.W.: The final song on “Reflection,” “Something Within,” is a rewrite of a 1913 gospel tune and features vocals recorded in the ’80s by your late grandfather. Are you happy updating the past?

K.M.: Absolutely. That’s what I do more than anything. I love the past: Delta blues, gospel and old hillbilly music from the Appalachian Mountains. That informs us, keeps us grounded and gives us the realism and soul we need to move on. So even though this record sounds a little like Steely Dan, it’s still reaching back.

My grandfather was an old sharecropper from Hooks, Texas. That spirit is always in my DNA and my heart.

F.W.: Growing up in Compton, how did you first get turned on to music?

K.M.: Back then, music was in the schools, no question. Rock ‘n’ roll had just become popular, and my mother took me to church every Sunday. So music was everywhere. A career as a musician was the only thing that made sense. I was going to a trade college for architectural drafting, but I just couldn’t do it. I had been playing music my whole life and it kept pulling on me and wouldn’t stop.

Finally, in my early 40s, I got a really big break, and I was on my own. I was under the radar, but I had the support of a big machine, and I fulfilled my contract all the way to the end.

Now I’m doing my own record label, Yolabelle.

The big record companies are struggling to stay big, and smaller artists are figuring out how to stay afloat in a less glamorous music business without so much money being slung around.

F.W.: Why the fedora on your head throughout your entire career?

K.M.: I wear a hat because I’m bald. [Laughs.]

In the ’90s, when I got signed, I was 41 and my hair was going bye-bye. Then it started going gray. You have to keep redefining yourself, which I’ve been comfortably doing every decade.

F.W.: You’ve got a solid run of Florida shows coming up, ending with a stint on the Cayamo Cruise. That must be nice during the winter.

K.M.: Oh yeah, the cruise is gonna be nice. My wife’s looking forward to that. I love coming to Florida, but then again, I like every place we go. I love life. Just to get up and get a lung full of air and breathe … life is amazing. No money, too much money, debt, whatever — bottom line, your life and your health is the best wealth you got.

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GIDEON Texas rockers Gideon perform at 7 p.m. on Jan. 17 at Brewster’s Pit, 14003 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. Tickets are $10. 223-9850.

THE DEAD KENNY G’S, LUCKY COSTELLO & LINDSEY LEEPE Free jazz punks The Dead Kenny G’s are on at 8 p.m. on Jan. 17 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville. Tickets are $10. 398-7496.

DEAD ICONS, KILLS & THRILLS These indie rock cuddle-meisters play at 9 p.m. on Jan. 17 at Burro Bar, 100 E. Adams St., Jacksonville. 353-4686.

WINTER JAM TOUR: SKILLET, NEWSONG, SANCTUS REAL, CHRIS YOUNG Country artist Young performs at 7 p.m. on Jan. 18 at Whisky River, 4850 Big Island Drive, St. Johns Town Center. Advance tickets are $20; $25 day of show for each show. 645-5571.

CLAYTON BUSH Local musician Bush is on at 9 p.m. on Jan. 18 at Island Girl Cigar Bar, 108 First St., Neptune Beach. 372-0943.

LARRY MANGUM and THE INVISIBLE COWBOYS Singer-songwriter Mangum appears at 8 p.m. on Jan. 19 at European Street CafĂŠ, 1704 San Marco Blvd., Jacksonville.

Tickets are $10. 399-1740.

BRADY REICH Singer-songwriter Reich plays at 9 p.m. on Jan. 19 at Island Girl Cigar Bar, 7860 Gate Parkway, Jacksonville. 854-6060.

FRED EAGLESMITH Canadian alt-country rocker Eaglesmith is on at 9:30 p.m. on Jan. 19 at Mojo Kitchen, 1500 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach.

Advance tickets are $12; $15 at the door. 247-6636.

EAST COAST CORRUPTION CD RELEASE PARTY with FLORIDA RAZED, BLACC RABITT, TREVOR ROCKWELL, KILO WATTS, CELLOX5, DICTATOR The area rappers hit the stage at 7 p.m. on Jan. 21 at Brewster’s Pit, 14003 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. Tickets are $15. 223-9850.

CLAYTON Singer-songwriter Clayton performs at 7 p.m. on Jan. 20 at Three Layers CafĂŠ, 1602 Walnut St., Jacksonville.

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REBELUTION, THE GROUCH, PEP LOVE SoCal reggae heads perform at 8 p.m. on Jan. 20 at

Mavericks at The Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Drive, downtown. Advance tickets are $20. 356-1110.

THE WESTERLIES Local indie rockers The Westerlies play at 8 p.m. on Jan. 20 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach. 246-2473.

JAMARU These locals hit the stage at 8 p.m. on Jan. 20 at Latitude 30, 10370 Philips Highway, Jacksonville. 365-5555.

ORBWEAVER, SLASHPINE, IMPURITY, NAHIKEL, VOMIKAUST The aggro rock and metal start at 9 p.m. on Jan. 20 at Burro Bar, 100 E. Adams St., Jacksonville. 353-4686.

BILLY BUCHANAN Local musician Buchanan is on at 9 p.m. on Jan. 20 at Island Girl Cigar Bar, 108 First St., Neptune Beach. 372-0943.

BILLY GREER This former member of classic rockers Kansas performs at 9 p.m. on Jan. 20 at Fionn MacCool’s at The Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Drive, downtown. 374-1547. kLoB Eclectic local rockers kLoB perform at 9 p.m. on Jan. 20 at Square One, 1974 San Marco Blvd., Jacksonville.

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SUPERVILLAINS, HARBOR POINT, HOLIDAZED, A SOUND BELOW, WAYLAY Humor punkers The Supervillains appear at 7 p.m. on Jan. 21 at Brewster’s Pit, 14003 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. Tickets are $10 and $15. 223-9850.

LAUREN FINCHAM Singer-songwriter Fincham plays at 7 p.m. on Jan. 21 at Three Layers CafĂŠ, 1602 Walnut St., Jacksonville. 355-9791.

A NIGHT ON THE TOWN WITH THE RAT PACK This musical tribute to the superstars of ’60s Las Vegas kicks off at 7 p.m. on Jan. 21 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., Ponte Vedra Beach. Tickets are $44.50 and $55.50.

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THE CAB, SUMMER SET, HE IS WE, DAYS DIFFERENCE, PARADISE FEARS The emo and indie start at 8 p.m. on Jan. 21 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach. Tickets are $13. 246-2473.

CHRIS McCARTY Singer-songwriter McCarty performs at 8 p.m. on Jan. 21 at Latitude 30, 10370 Philips Highway, Jacksonville. 365-5555.

CRAIG CAMPBELL Country artist Campbell appears at 8 p.m. on Jan. 21 at

Mavericks at The Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Drive, downtown. Advance tickets are $10; $15 upstairs tickets.

Doors are at 6 p.m. 356-1110.

ERNIE EVANS, THE FLORIDA STATE BLUEGRASS BAND Evans and friends offer superlative bluegrass pickin’ at 8 p.m. on Jan. 21 at European Street CafÊ, 5500 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. Tickets are $10. 399-1740.

DANGERMUFFIN, YARN, OSCAR MIKE, C.J. FLUHARTY This night of indie rock kicks off at 8 p.m. on Jan. 21 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville. Tickets are $8.

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LAURIS VIDAL, MATT BURKE, MICHAEL CLAYTOR & HIS FRIENDS, DEVON STUART The guitar shredding kicks off at 9 p.m. on Jan. 21 at Burro Bar, 100 E. Adams St., Jacksonville. 353-4686.

SEVEN NATIONS These Celtic rock favorites perform at 9 p.m. on Jan. 21 and at 6 p.m. on Jan. 22 at Fionn MacCool’s at the Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Drive, downtown. 374-1547.

JIMMY SOLARI Singer-songwriter Solari plays at 9 p.m. on Jan. 21 at Island Girl Cigar Bar, 7860 Gate Parkway, Jacksonville. 854-6060.

CIRCLE OF INFLUENCE These local rockers are on at 9 p.m. on Jan. 20 and 21 at Cliff’s Bar & Grill, 3033 Monument Road, Jacksonville. 6455162.

GRANDPA’S COUGH MEDICINE, WHETHERMAN Beaches bluegrass band Grandpa’s Cough Medicine is on at 10 p.m. on Jan. 21 at Mojo Kitchen, 1500 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach. Admission is $5. 247-6636.

GOLIATH FLORES Multi-instrumentalist Flores appears at 1 p.m. on Jan. 22 at Three Layers CafĂŠ, 1602 Walnut St., Jacksonville. 355-9791.

MIKE SHACKELFORD Local singer-songwriter Shackelford is on at 5 p.m. on Jan. 22 at European Street CafĂŠ, 992 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville.

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FUEL, IN WHISPERS, MANNA ZEN, STAYNE THEE ANGEL, GET OUT DRIVER, THE EMBRACED Popular ’90s alt-rockers Fuel play at 7 p.m. on Jan. 22 at Brewster’s Pit, 14003 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. Tickets are $15. 223-9850.

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“Sundown” at 8 p.m. on Jan. 22 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., downtown. Tickets are $35 and $50. 355-2787.

IN TOO DEEP, BRUTALITY VERSUS A GLASS HOUSE, WE ARE SUNKEN SHIPS, FIELD OF CYBORGS, IT LIES WITHIN, NEUROTIC NOVEMBER, AS THEY SLEEP Local rock bands play at 7 p.m. on Jan. 23 at Brewster’s Pit, 14003 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. Tickets are $10. 223-9850.

TYCHO, BEACON Electro psych rockers Tycho perform at 7 p.m. on Jan. 23 at Café Eleven, 501 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach.

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LET LIVE The soothing screamo starts at 8 p.m. on Jan. 23 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach. Tickets are $18.

RICHARD SMITH Singer-songwriter Smith performs at 8 p.m. on Jan. 23 at European Street Café, 5500 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. Tickets are $10. 399-1740.

WEIGHT OF THE WORLD, OUR KIND, STATURE, FORBIDDEN SIGHT The HC punk begins at 10 p.m. on Jan. 23 at Burro Bar, 100 E. Adams St., Jacksonville. Admission is $3. 353-4686.

HACKENSAW BOYS This Americana band performs at 8 p.m. on Jan. 24 at Jack

PASSAFIRE Feb. 17, Freebird Live GRANDPA’S COUGH MEDICINE, GALEN KIPAR Feb. 17, Mojo Kitchen TAPROOT Feb. 18, Brewster’s Pit BRANDI CARLILE Feb. 18, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall THE NEW ORLEANS SUSPECTS, BILLY BUCHANAN ATTACK ATTACK! Feb. 18, Freebird Live Jan. 26, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall SHEMEKIA COPELAND, TOOTS LORRAINE & THE TRAFFIC WHERE’S THE BAND TOUR: CHRIS CONLEY, MATT PRYOR, Feb. 19, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall ACE ENDERS, ANTHONY RANERI, EVAN WEISS YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND Feb. 19, Freebird Live Jan. 26, Café Eleven RYAN MONTBLEAU BAND Feb. 20, Café Eleven JOHN EARLE BAND Jan. 27, Square One THE SAW DOCTORS Feb. 22, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall THE MOUNTAIN GOATS Jan. 27, Café Eleven THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS Feb. 22, Café Eleven LYNCH MOB Feb. 24, Brewster’s Pit POLYGON CD RELEASE PARTY Jan. 27, Freebird Live PABLO CRUISE Feb. 25, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall SON OF A BAD MAN CD RELEASE Jan. 28, Jack Rabbits AGENT ORANGE Feb. 25, Brewster’s Pit SPIDER MONKEY, HORNIT Jan. 28, Freebird Live Bay Area-based ambient artist BLIND PILOT Feb. 27, Café Eleven NATURAL CHILD Jan. 29, Burro Bar and Jan. 30, Nobby’s Tycho (pictured) performs with DARK STAR ORCHESTRA Feb. 29, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall TRAVIS TRITT Jan. 29, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall openers Beacon on Jan. 23 BOYCE AVENUE, SECONDHAND SERENADE MASON JENNINGS Jan. 29, Jack Rabbits at 7 p.m. at Café Eleven, 501 March 2, Freebird Live JIMMY BUFFETT Jan. 31, Veterans Memorial Arena A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine DAYS OF THE NEW March 2, Brewster’s Pit KEB MO Jan. 31, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall Beach. Tycho is the musical HANK WILLIAMS JR. March 3, St. Augustine Amphitheatre THE CIVIL WARS Feb. 1, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall alter ego of Scott Hansen, WYNTON MARSALIS March 4, The Florida Theatre RICHARD THOMPSON ELECTRIC TRIO who also goes by the graphic OF MONTREAL, CASIO KIDS March 7, Freebird Live Feb. 2, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall design handle ISO50. Tickets JAKE OWEN March 9, Mavericks MICHAEL FEINSTEIN Feb. 2, The Florida Theatre are $12. 460-9311.

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“Man, those guys really kilt it onstage!� Celtic rock favorites Seven Nations perform at 9 p.m. on Jan. 21 and at 6 p.m. on Jan. 22 at Fionn MacCool’s at The Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Drive, downtown. 374-1547.

GREEN TURTLE TAVERN, 14 S. Third St., 321-2324 Dan Voll from 7-10 p.m. every Fri. Live music every weekend O’KANE’S IRISH PUB, 318 Centre St., 261-1000 Dan Voll at 7:30 p.m. every Wed. Turner London Band at 8:30 p.m. every Thur., Fri. & Sat. THE PALACE SALOON & SHEFFIELD’S, 117 Centre St., 491-3332 The Booty Party with DJ Anonymous and The Fostones at 9:30 p.m. on Jan. 27. BSP Unplugged every Tue. & Sun. Wes Cobb every Wed. DJ Heavy Hess, Hupp & Rob every Thur. Live music every Fri. & Sat. DJ Miguel Alvarez in Sheffield’s every Fri. DJ Heavy Hess every Sat. Cason every Mon. PLAE, 80 Amelia Circle, Amelia Island Plantation, 277-2132 Gary Ross from 7-11 p.m. every Thur.-Sat. SLIDERS SEASIDE GRILL, 1998 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-6990 Cason at 2 p.m. at the tiki bar every Sat. & Sun. THE SURF, 3199 S. Fletcher Ave., 261-5711 Live music Tue.Sun. DJ Roc at 5 p.m. every Wed.

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Flores every Wed. 3rd Bass every Sun. Live music every Mon. ECLIPSE, 4219 St. Johns Ave., 387-3582 DJ Keith spins for Karaoke every Tue. DJ Free spins vintage every Fri. DJs SuZiRok, LowKill & Mowgli spin for Chillwave Madness every Mon. ELEVATED AVONDALE, 3551 St. Johns Ave., 387-0700 Karaoke w/ Dave Thrash every Wed. DJ 151 spins hip hop, R&B, old-school every Thur. DJ Catharsis spins lounge beats every 1st & 4th Sat. Patrick Evan & CoAlition for Industry Sun. TOM & BETTY’S, 4409 Roosevelt Blvd., 387-3311 Live music every Fri. Karaoke at 8 p.m. every Sat.

BAYMEADOWS

THE COFFEE GRINDER, 9834 Old Baymeadows Rd., 642-7600 DJ Roy Luis spins new & vintage original house at 9 p.m. every Thur.

GATOR’S DOCKSIDE, 8650 Baymeadows Rd., 448-0500 Comfort Zone Band at 9 p.m. every Fri. MY PLACE BAR-N-GRILL, 9550 Baymeadows Rd., 737-5299 Out of Hand every Mon. Rotating bands every other Tue. & Wed. OASIS GRILL & CHILL, 9551 Baymeadows Rd., 748-9636 DJs Stan and Mike Bend spin every Feel Good Fri. TONY D’S NEW YORK PIZZA & RESTAURANT, 8358 Point Meadows Dr., 322-7051 Live music from 6-9 p.m. every Fri.

BEACHES

(In Jax Beach unless otherwise noted) BEACHSIDE SEAFOOD, 120 S. Third St., 444-8862 Kurt Lanham sings island music every Fri.-Sun. BILLY’S BOATHOUSE, 2321 Beach Blvd., 241-9771 Live music at 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 19. 4Play at 6 p.m. on Jan. 20. Tony Novelly at 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 21. Incognito at noon on Jan. 22 BLUES ROCK CAFE, 831 N. First St., 249-0007 Live music every weekend BRIX TAPHOUSE, 300 N. Second St., 241-4668 DJ IBay every Tue., Fri. & Sat. DJ Ginsu every Wed. DJ Jade every Thur.

Charlie Walker every Sun. COPPER TOP, 1712 Beach Blvd., 249-4776 Karaoke with Billy McMahan, 7-10 p.m. every Tue. Open mic every Wed. CRAB CAKE FACTORY, 1396 Beach Blvd., Beach Plaza,

247-9880 Live jazz with Pierre & Co. every Wed. CULHANE’S IRISH PUB, 967 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 249-9595 Indigo Blue on Jan. 17. Red Afternoon on Jan. 20.

Mr. Sunshine and Karaoke with Hal at 10 p.m. on Jan. 21.

Michael Funge on Jan. 22 DICK’S WINGS, 311 N. Third St., Ste. 107, 853-5004 Big Jeff at 8 p.m. every Thur. Live music at 9 p.m. every Sat. EL POTRO MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 1553 Third St. N., 241-6910 Wilfredo Lopez every Wed. & Sat. ENGINE 15 BREWING COMPANY, 1500 Beach Blvd., Ste. 217, 249-2337 Live music every Thur.

EUROPEAN STREET, 992 Beach Blvd., 399-1740 Mike Shackelford from 5-8 p.m. on Jan. 22 FIONN MACCOOL’S, 333 N. First St., 242-9499 Live music every Thur.-Sat. FLY’S TIE IRISH PUB, 177 E. Sailfish Dr., Atlantic Beach, 246-4293 Nate Holley every Mon. Wes Cobb every Thur. Live music every Fri. & Sat. King Eddie reggae every Sun. FREEBIRD LIVE, 200 N. First St., 246-2473 The Westerlies at 8 p.m. on Jan. 20. The Cab, The Summer Set, He Is We, Days Difference and Paradise Fears at 8 p.m. on Jan. 21. August Burns Red, Silverstein, Texas in July and Letlive on Jan. 23.

G-Love & Special Sauce and Kristy Lee on Jan. 25 ISLAND GIRL CIGAR BAR, 108 First St., Neptune Beach, 372-0943 Clayton Bush on Jan. 18. D-Lo Thompson on Jan. 19. Billy Buchanan on Jan. 20. Tim O’Shea on Jan. 21. Live music every weekend LILLIE’S COFFEE BAR, 200 First St., Neptune Beach, 249-2922 Jazz at 7:30 p.m. every Sat. LYNCH’S IRISH PUB, 514 N. First St., 249-5181 Split Tone at 10:30 p.m. every Tue. Nate Holley Band every Wed. Ryan Campbell every Thur. Wits End every Sun. Little Green Men every Mon. MAYPORT TAVERN, 2775 Old Mayport Rd., Atlantic Beach, 270-0801 Live music at 3 p.m. every Sun. Open mic at 5 p.m. every Wed. DJ Jason hosts Karaoke at 9 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1018 N. Third St., Ste. 2, 246-1500 Darren Corlew on Jan. 18. Wits End on Jan. 19. Cope on Jan. 20. Live music every Wed.-Sat. MEZZA LUNA, 110 First St., Neptune Beach, 249-5573 Neil Dixon at 6 p.m. every Tue. Mike Shackelford and Rick Johnson at 6 p.m. every Thur.

MOJO KITCHEN, 1500 Beach Blvd., 247-6636 Fred Eaglesmith on Jan. 19. Grandpa’s Cough Medicine and Whetherman at 10 p.m. on Jan. 21.

MONKEY’S UNCLE TAVERN, 1850 S. Third St., 246-1070 Wes Cobb at 10 p.m. every Tue. DJ Austin Williams spins dance & for Karaoke at 9 p.m. every Wed., Sat. & Sun. DJ Papa Sugar spins dance music at 9 p.m. every Mon., Thur. & Fri. NIPPERS BEACH GRILLE, 2309 Beach Blvd., 247-3300 Live music nightly NORTH BEACH BISTRO, 725 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 6, Atlantic Beach, 372-4105 Billy Bowers at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 21. Live music every Thur.-Sat. OCEAN 60, 60 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 247-0060 Latin All Stars on Jan. 20. Johnston Duo on Jan. 21. Live music every weekend THE PIER RESTAURANT, 445 Eighth Ave. N., 246-6454 Darren Corlew and Johnny Flood at 7 p.m. every Thur. DJ Infader every Fri. Nate Holley every Sat. RAGTIME TAVERN, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 241-7877 Will Pearsall on Jan. 18. Rough Mix on Jan. 19.

Cloud 9 on Jan. 20 & 21. Billy Bowers at 7 p.m. on Jan. 22 RUSH STREET/CHICAGO PIZZA & SPORTS GRILL, 320 N. First St., 270-8565 A DJ spins at 10 p.m. every Wed., Fri. & Sat. SUN DOG, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 241-8221 3 the Band on Jan. 18. Billy & Trevor on Jan. 19. Dune Dogs on Jan. 20 & 21. Ron Perry on Jan. 22. Billy Bowers at 8 p.m. on Jan. 26. Open mic every Tue. Live music every Tue.-Sun. THE WINE BAR, 320 N. First St., 372-0211 Live music every Fri. & Sat.

DOWNTOWN

BURRO BAR, 228 E. Forsyth St., 353-4692 Dead Icons and Kills & Thrills on Jan. 17. Orbeweaver, Slashpine, Impurity, Nahikel and Vomikaust on Jan. 20. Lauris Vidal, Matt Burke, Michael Claytor & his Friends and Devon Stuart on Jan. 21.

Weight of the World, Our Kind, Stature and Forbidden Sight on Jan. 23. DJ Tin Man spins reggae & dub every Tue. DJ SuZi-Rok spins a variety every Thur. $Big Bucks DJ Crew$ every Sat. Bert No Shirt & Uncle Jesse every Sun. CITY HALL PUB, 234 Randolph Blvd., 356-6750 DJ Skillz spins Motown, hip hop & R&B every Wed. Live music every Tue. & Thur. Smooth Jazz Lunch at 11 a.m., Latin music at 9 p.m. every first Fri.; Ol’ Skool every last Fri. DIVE BAR, 331 E. Bay St., 359-9090 Live music every weekend DOS GATOS, 123 E. Forsyth, 354-0666 DJ Synsonic spins every Tue. & Fri. DJ Rockin’ Bones spins every Wed. DJ Scandalous spins every Sat. DJ Randall Karaoke every Mon. FIONN MACCOOL’S, The Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Dr., Ste. 176, 374-1247 Braxton Adamson from 5-8 p.m., Billy Greer from 9 p.m.-mid. on Jan. 20. Seven Nations at 9 p.m. on Jan. 21, at 6 p.m. on Jan. 22 THE IVY ULTRA BAR, 113 E. Bay St., 356-9200 DJs 151 The

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Experience & C-Lo spin every Rush Hour Wed. DJ E.L. spins top 40, South Beach & dance classics every Pure Sat. MARK’S DOWNTOWN, 315 E. Bay St., 355-5099 DJ Vinn spins top 40 for ladies nite every Thur. Ritmo y Sabor every Fiesta Fri. BayStreet mega party with DJ Shotgun every Sat. MAVERICKS, The Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Dr., 356-1110 Rebelution, The Grouch and Pep Love on Jan. 20. Craig Campbell at 6 p.m. on Jan. 21. Bobby Laredo spins every Thur. & Sat. Saddle Up every Sat. NORTHSTAR THE PIZZA BAR, 119 E. Bay St., 860-5451 Open mic night from 8:30-11:30 p.m. every Wed. THE PEARL, 1101 N. Main St., 791-4499 DJs Tom P. & Ian S. spin ’80s & indie dance every Fri. DJ Ricky spins indie rock, hip hop & electro every Sat. POPPY LOVE SMOKE, 112 E. Adams St., 354-1988 DJs Al Pete & Gene Dot spin for The Glossary at 10 p.m. every Sat. ZODIAC GRILL, 120 W. Adams St., 354-8283 Live music every Fri. & Sat.

FLEMING ISLAND

MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1800 Town Center Blvd., 541-1999 Open mic every Tue. Live music every Fri. & Sat. MERCURY MOON, 2015 C.R. 220, 215-8999 DJ Ty spins for ladies’ nite every Thur. Live music every Fri. & Sat. Buck Smith Project every Mon. Blistur unplugged every Wed. RUSH STREET/CHICAGO PIZZA & SPORTS GRILL, 406 Old Hard Rd., Ste. 106, 213-7779 A DJ spins at 10 p.m. every Wed., Fri. & Sat. WHITEY’S FISH CAMP, 2032 C.R. 220, 269-4198 Karaoke on Jan. 18. DJ BG on Jan. 19. The Whey at 5 p.m., XHale at 9:30 p.m. on Jan. 20. Ace Winn at 5 p.m., XHale at 9:30 p.m. on Jan. 21. DJ BG every Mon.

INTRACOASTAL WEST

BREWSTER’S PIT, 14003 Beach Blvd., Ste. 3, 223-9850 Gideon on Jan. 17. East Coast Corruption CD release party with Florida Razed, Blacc Rabitt, Trevor Rockwell, Kilo Watts, Cellox5 and Dictator on Jan. 20. The Supervillians, Harbor Point, Holidazed, A Sound Below and Waylay on Jan. 21. Rock Fest with Fuel, Brett Scallions, The Embraced, Get Out Driver, In Whispers, Two Minute Wish, Manna Zen and Stayne Thee Angel on Jan. 22. In Too Deep, Brutality Versus A Glass House, We Are Sunken Ships, Field of Cyborgs, It Lies Within, Neurotic November and As They Sleep on Jan. 23 BREWSTER’S PUB, 14003 Beach Blvd., Ste. 3, 223-9850 Open mic every Wed. Karaoke with DJ Randal & live music every Thur., Fri. & Sat. A DJ spins every Mon. BRUCCI’S PIZZA, 13500 Beach Blvd., Ste. 36, 223-6913 Mike Shackelford at 6:30 p.m. every Sat. and Mon. CLIFF’S BAR & GRILL, 3033 Monument Rd., 645-5162 Circle of Influence at 9 p.m. on Jan. 20 & 21. DJ Jack spins for Karaoke dance party every Tue. & Sun. DJ Two3 spins for ladies nite every Wed. DJ Two4 spins every Thur.

JERRY’S SPORTS GRILLE & STEAKHOUSE, 13170 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 22, 220-6766 Live music every Fri.

JULINGTON CREEK, NW ST. JOHNS

HAPPY OURS SPORTS GRILLE, 116 Bartram Oaks Walk, Ste. 101, 683-1964 Live music at 7:30 p.m. every Fri. SHANNON’S IRISH PUB, 111 Bartram Oaks Walk, 230-9670 Live music every Fri. & Sat.

MANDARIN

AW SHUCKS OYSTER BAR & GRILL, 9743 Old St. Augustine Rd., 240-0368 Open mic with John O’Connor from 7-10 p.m. every Wed. Cafe Groove Duo, Jay Terry & John O’Connor, from 8-11 p.m. every Sat. Live music every Sat. CHEERS BAR & GRILL, 11475 San Jose Blvd., 262-4337 Karaoke at 9:30 p.m. every Wed. HARMONIOUS MONKS, 10550 Old St. Augustine Rd., 880-3040 Karaoke from 9 p.m.-1 p.m. Mon.-Thur. Dennis Klee & the World’s Most Talented Waitstaff every Fri. & Sat. RACK ’EM UP BILLIARDS, 4268 Oldfield Crossing, 262-4030 Craig Hand every Sat. Karaoke at 7 p.m. every Sun. SPECKLED HEN TAVERN & GRILLE, 9475 Philips Hwy., Ste. 16, 538-0811 Live music from 6-9 p.m. every Fri. SUNBURST STUDIOS, 12641 San Jose Blvd., 485-0946 Tribute to Frank Sinatra at 8 p.m. on Jan. 21. Open mic with My Friendz Band at 8:30 p.m. every Mon. Karaoke at 8:30 p.m. with DJ Tom Turner every Tue.

ORANGE PARK, MIDDLEBURG

CHEERS BAR & GRILL, 1580 Wells Rd., 269-4855 Karaoke at 9:30 p.m. every Wed. & Sat. CRACKERS LOUNGE, 1282 Blanding Blvd., 272-4620 Karaoke every Fri. & Sat. THE HILLTOP, 2030 Wells Rd., 272-5959 John Michael every Wed.-Sat. PARK AVENUE BILLIARDS, 714 Park Ave., 215-1557 Random Act from 7:30-11:30 p.m. every Mon. Bike Nite

997-9850 Harry & Sally from 7-9 p.m. every Wed. Karaoke from 7-10 p.m. every Sat. with Gimme the Mike DJs ISLAND GIRL CIGAR BAR, 7860 Gate Pkwy., Ste. 115, 854-6060 Bryan Ripper on Jan. 18. Brady Reich on Jan. 19.

Aaron Sheeks on Jan. 20. Jimmy Solari on Jan. 21. Live music every weekend MELLOW MUSHROOM, 9734 Deer Lake Court, Ste. 1, 997-1955 Live music every Sat. SEVEN BRIDGES GRILLE & BREWERY, 9735 Gate Parkway N., 997-1999 Billy Bowers at 9 p.m. on Jan. 20. Chuck Nash every Thur. Live music at 10 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. SUITE, 4880 Big Island Dr., 493-9305 Outasight on Jan. 19.

DJ Five on Jan. 20. Live music from 9 p.m.-mid. every Thur. and 6-9 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. URBAN FLATS, 9726 Touchton Rd., 642-1488 Live music every Fri. & Sat. WHISKY RIVER, 4850 Big Island Drive, 645-5571 Winter Jam Tour with Skillet, Newsong, Sanctus Real and Chris Young at 7 p.m. on Jan. 18. A DJ spins every Fri. & Sat. WILD WING CAFE, 4555 Southside Blvd., 998-9464 Live music every Fri. & Sat. Karaoke every Mon.

SAN MARCO, SOUTHBANK

’90s alt-rock kings Fuel (pictured) perform with In Whispers, Manna Zen, Stayne Thee Angel, Get Out Driver and The Embraced on Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. at Brewster’s Pit, 14003 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. Originally formed in’89, the band cracked the charts with “Shimmer” and “Hemorrhage (In My Hands).” Tickets are $15. 223-9850.

THE ROADHOUSE, 231 Blanding Blvd., 264-0611 Out of Hand on Jan. 19. Blistur on Jan. 20 & 21. Live music every Thur.-Sat. DJ Jason every Tue. DJ Israel every Wed. Buck Smith Project every Mon.

PALATKA

DOWNTOWN BLUES BAR & GRILLE, 714 St. Johns Ave., (386) 325-5454 Donnie Ranger Maine hosts Country Music Night on Jan. 20. Local talent every Wed. Karaoke every Thur.

PONTE VEDRA

LULU’S WATERFRONT GRILLE, 301 N. Roscoe Blvd., 285-0139 Mike Shackelford & Rick Johnson from 7-10 p.m. every Fri. Tony Novelly from 6-10 p.m. every Mon. PUSSER’S CARIBBEAN GRILLE, 816 A1A N., Ste. 100, 280-7766 Kurt Lanham at 6 p.m. on Jan. 19. Alex Seier at 8 p.m. on Jan. 20. Richard Smith at 8 p.m. on Jan. 21. Live music every Thur.-Sun. URBAN FLATS, 330 A1A N., 280-5515 Darren Corlew every Tue. Soulo & Deron Baker at 6 p.m. every Wed.

RIVERSIDE, WESTSIDE

FLA RIDERS MOTORCYCLE CLUB, 243 S. Edgewood Ave. DJ DreOne spins every Wed. for open mic nite HJ’S BAR & GRILL, 8540 Argyle Forest Blvd., 317-2783 Karaoke with DJ Ron at 8:30 p.m. every Tue. & DJ Richie at every Fri. Live music every Sat. Open mic at 8 p.m. every Wed. KICKBACKS, 910 King St., 388-9551 Ray & Taylor every Thur.

Robby Shenk every Sun. LOMAX LODGE, 822 Lomax St., 634-8813 DJ Dots every Tue. Milan da Tin Man every Wed. DJ Christian every Sat. DJ Spencer every Sun. DJ Luminous every Mon. THE MURRAY HILL THEATRE, 932 Edgewood Ave., 388-7807 Seizing the Final Victory CD release party with Avirence, Messengers, Darasum, Refuge, Me & the Trinity at 7 p.m. on Jan. 21 PIZZA PALACE, 920 Margaret St., 598-1212 Jennifer Chase at 6:30 p.m. every Fri. YESTERDAYS SOCIAL CLUB, 3638 Park St., 387-0502 Rotating DJs spin for Pro Bono electronic music party from 7 p.m.-2 a.m. every Sun.

ST. AUGUSTINE

A1A ALE WORKS, 1 King St., 829-2977 Domenic on Jan. 19.

Domenic the Band on Jan. 20 & 21 AMICI ITALIAN RESTAURANT, 1915 A1A S., 461-0102 Fermin Spanish guitar from 6-8 p.m. every Thur.

ANN O’MALLEY’S, 23 Orange St., 825-4040 Open mic on Jan. 17. Songwriters’ Association on Jan. 18. TJ Ward on Jan. 20. Chad Alan on Jan. 21.

THE BRITISH PUB, 213 Anastasia Blvd., 810-5111 Karaoke with Jimmy Jamez at 9 p.m. on Jan. 20 CAFE ELEVEN, 501 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach, 460-9311 Back 2 Old Skool party with DJs HU, Natural, Evol, Colar Stays, Recka, SP, Motorboater and Q45 at 9 p.m. on Jan. 21. Tycho and Beacon on Jan. 23. Chris Conley, Matt Pryor, Ace Enders, Anthony Raneri and Evan Weiss on Jan. 26 CELLAR UPSTAIRS, San Sebastian Winery, 157 King St., 826-1594 Ain’t Too Proud 2 Beg at 7 p.m. on Jan. 20. Gary

Campbell at 2 p.m., Ain’t Too Proud 2 Beg at 7 p.m. on Jan. 21.

Vinny Jacobs from 2-5 p.m. on Jan. 22 CHICAGO PIZZA & BAKERY, 107 Natures Walk Pkwy., Ste. 101, 230-9700 Greg Flowers hosts open-mic and jazz piano from 7-10 p.m. every Tue. Live music every Fri. CRUISERS GRILL, 3 St. George St., 824-6993 Live music every Fri. & Sat. Chelsea Saddler every Sun. FLORIDA CRACKER CAFE, 81 St. George St., 829-0397 Lonesome Bert & the Skinny Lizard at 5:30 p.m. every Wed. THE GROOVE CAFE, 134 SeaGrove Main St., St. Augustine Beach, 547-2740 Rachel Carrick from 7-9 p.m. on Jan. 19. The Falling Bones from 7-10:30 p.m. on Jan. 20. The Impediments at 7 p.m. on Jan. 21 HARRY’S, 46 Avenida Menendez, 824-7765 Billy Bowers from 6-10 p.m. on Jan. 18 JACK’S BARBECUE, 691 A1A Beach Blvd., 460-8100 Jim Essery at 4 p.m. every Sat. Live music every Thur.-Sat. KING’S HEAD BRITISH PUB, 6460 U.S. 1, 823-9787 Mike Sweet from 6-8 p.m. every Thur.

KOZMIC BLUZ PIZZA CAFE & ALE, 48 Spanish St., 825-4805 Live music every Fri., Sat. & Sun. MARDI GRAS SPORTS BAR, 123 San Marco Ave., 823-8806 Open jam nite with house band at 8 p.m. every Wed. Battle of the DJs with Josh Frazetta & Mardi Gras Mike every last Sun. MEEHAN’S IRISH PUB, 20 Avenida Menendez, 810-1923 Live music every Fri. & Sat. MI CASA CAFE, 69 St. George St., 824-9317 Chelsea Saddler noon-4 p.m. every Mon., Tue. & Thur. Elizabeth Roth at noon every Sun. MILL TOP TAVERN & LISTENING ROOM, 19 1/2 St. George St., 829-2329 Sam Pacetti & Brian Tate on Jan. 20 & 21.

Katherine Archer on Jan. 22. Vinny Jacobs every Tue. Todd & Molly Jones every Wed. Colton McKenna at 9 p.m. every Thur.

Will Pearsall at 9 p.m. every Mon. THE REEF, 4100 Coastal Hwy., Vilano Beach, 824-8008 Richard Kuncicky from 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. every Sun. SANGRIAS WINE & TAPAS Piano Bar, 35 Hypolita St., 827-1947 Live music every Thurs.-Sun. SCARLETT O’HARA’S, 70 Hypolita St., 824-6535 Lil Blaze & DJ Alex hosts Karaoke every Mon. SPY GLOBAL CUISINE & LOUNGE, 21 Hypolita St., 819-5637 Sam Pacetti from 6-10 p.m. on Jan. 19. Jim Johnston from 7:30-11:30 p.m. on Jan. 20. Deron Baker from 7:30-11:30 p.m. on Jan. 21. Live music every Fri.-Sun. THE TASTING ROOM, 25 Cuna St., 810-2400 Bossa nova with Monica da Silva & Chad Alger from 5-8 p.m. every Sun. TRADEWINDS, 124 Charlotte St., 829-9336 Spanky at 9 p.m. on Jan. 20 & 21. Mark Hart every Mon.-Wed. Open mic every Thur. Mark Hart & Jim Carrick every Fri. Elizabeth Roth at 1 p.m., Mark Hart at 5 p.m. every Sat. Keith Godwin at 1 p.m., Wade at 5 p.m. every Sun. Matanzas at 9 p.m. Sun.-Thur.

ST. JOHNS TOWN CENTER, TINSELTOWN

AROMAS CIGARS & WINE BAR, 4372 Southside Blvd., Ste. 101, 928-0515 Live jazz from 8-11 p.m. every Tue. Beer house rock every Wed. Live music every Thur. Will Hurley every Fri. Bill Rice at 9 p.m. every Sat. BLACKFINN AMERICAN GRILLE, 4840 Big Island Dr., 345-3466 Live music from 2-7 p.m. every Sun. JOHNNY ANGELS, 3546 St. Johns Bluff Rd. S., Ste. 120,

ENDO EXO, 1224 Kings Ave., 396-7733 DJ J-Money spins jazz, soul, R&B, house every Fri. DJ Manus spins top 40 & dance every Sat. Open mic with King Ron & T-Roy every Mon. EUROPEAN STREET CAFE, 1704 San Marco Blvd., 399-1740 Jim & Sylvia on Jan. 17. Larry Mangum and the Invisible Cowboys on Jan. 19. Jazz every second Tue. HAVANA-JAX CUBA LIBRE BAR LOUNGE, 2578 Atlantic Blvd., 399-0609 MVP Band from 6-9 p.m., DJs No Fame & Dr. Doom every Wed. Jazz every Thur. American Top 40 every Fri. Salsa every Sat. JACK RABBITS, 1528 Hendricks Ave., 398-7496 The Dead Kenny G’s, Lucky Costello and Lindsey Leepe on Jan. 17.

Dangermuffin, Yarn, Oscar Mike and C.J. Fluharty on Jan. 21.

Hackensaw Boys on Jan. 24 MATTHEW’S, 2107 Hendricks Ave., 396-9922 Bossa nova with Monica da Silva & Chad Alger at 7 p.m. every Thur.

PIZZA PALACE, 1959 San Marco Blvd., 399-8815 Jennifer Chase at 7:30 p.m. every Sat. SQUARE ONE, 1974 San Marco Blvd., 306-9004 kLoB on Jan. 20. Soul on the Square with MVP Band & Special Formula at 8 p.m.; DJ Dr. Doom at 10:30 p.m. every Mon. DJs Wes Reed & Josh Kemp spin indie dance & electro at 9 p.m. every Wed. DJs Anonymous and Mickey Shadow every Sat.

SOUTHSIDE

AROMAS, 4372 Southside Blvd., Ste. 101, 928-0515 Live music from 8-11 p.m. every Tue., Wed. & Thur. Piano Bar with Will Hurley from 9 p.m.-1 a.m., a DJ spins till close every Fri. BOMBA’S, 8560 Beach Blvd., 997-2291 Open mic from 7-11 p.m. with Chris Hall every Tue. & every first Sun. Live music at 8 p.m. every Fri., at 6 p.m. every Sat. & at 5 p.m. every Sun. CORNER BISTRO & Wine Bar, 9823 Tapestry Park Cir., Ste. 1, 619-1931 Matt “Pianoman” Hall at 8 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. DAVE & BUSTER’S, 7025 Salisbury Rd. S., 296-1525 A DJ spins every Fri. EUROPEAN STREET CAFE, 5500 Beach Blvd., 399-1740 Ernie Evans and The Florida State Buegrass Band at 8 p.m. on Jan. 21. Richard Smith & Julie Adams on Jan. 23. JB Scott’s Swingin Allstars on Jan. 24 LATITUDE 30, 10370 Philips Hwy., 365-5555 Jamaru at 8 p.m., VJ Shotgun at 10 p.m. on Jan. 20. Chris McCarty at 8 p.m., VJ Josh Frazzetta at 10 p.m. on Jan. 21. Rockinaroake at 7 p.m., DJ Mikee at 10 p.m. every Thur.

SPRINGFIELD, NORTHSIDE

BLUE DINER CAFE, 5868 Norwood Ave., 766-7774 Jazz from 7-9 p.m. every first Thur.

BOOTS-N-BOTTLES, 12405 N. Main St., Ste. 7, Oceanway, 647-7798 Live music on Jan. 20. Karaoke every Tue., Thur. & Sun. with DJ Dave. Open mic every Wed. FLIGHT 747 LOUNGE, 1500 Airport Rd., 741-4073 Live music every Fri. & Sat. ’70s every Tue. RIVERCITY ISLAND GRILL & CHILL, 13141 City Station Drive, 696-0802 Live music every weekend SKYLINE SPORTSBAR, 5611 Norwood Ave., 517-6973 Bigga Rankin & Cool Running DJs every Tue. & 1st Sun. Fusion Band & DJ every Thur. DJ Scar spins every Sun. THREE LAYERS CAFE, 1602 Walnut St., 355-9791 Clayton at 7 p.m. on Jan. 20. Lauren Fincham at 7 p.m. on Jan. 21.

Goliath Flores at 1 p.m. on Jan. 22. Open mic nite with Al Poindexter at 7 p.m. every Thur.

3 LIONS SPORTS PUB & GRILL, 2467 Faye Rd., 647-8625 Open mic every Thur. Woodie & Wyatt C. every Fri. Live music every Sat. To be listed, send all the info — band name, time, date, venue street address, city, admission price and contact number — to Dan Brown, 9456 Philips Hwy., Ste. 11, Jacksonville FL 32256 or email events@folioweekly.com.

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Brass in Pocket

Sax Education: Ravi Coltrane performs with his quintet at University of North Florida on Jan. 29.

The musical past, present and future are blended in the horn of jazz saxophonist Ravi Coltrane

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orn in 1965 on Long Island, N.Y., Ravi Coltrane is the middle son of two jazz legends: saxophonist John Coltrane (1922-’67) and keyboardist-harpist Alice Coltrane (19372007). Both parents are considered among the most influential musicians of the 20th century, and equally celebrated for their spirituality.

That legacy has been part of the path traveled by the now-45-year-old Grammy-nominated jazz saxophonist-clarinetist, who’s released five albums and slated to drop another on Blue Note Records later this year.

Named after legendary Indian sitarist Ravi Shankar, Coltrane was raised by his mother in Southern California. In the mid-’80s, he studied music at CalArts, where one of his mentors was bassist-composer and family friend, Charlie Haden. In 1991, Coltrane was hired by his father’s©former drummer Elvin 2012 Jones. He has gone on to play with a veritable who’s-who of musicians, racking up over 40 sideman credits performing with the likes of McCoy Tyner, Pharaoh Sanders, Carlos Santana, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Rashied Ali and John McLaughlin. He’s also producer and co-owner of the record label RKM Music. As much family man as incendiary player, Coltrane lives in Brooklyn, N.Y., with his wife Kathleen Hennessy and their two sons, William and Aaron.

Ravi Coltrane performs with his quintet (trumpeter Ralph Alessi, pianist David Virelles, bassist Joe Sanders and drummer Jonathan Blake) on Jan. 29 at University of North Florida’s Lazzara Performance Hall.

Coltrane spoke to us from his home, explaining his evolution as a player, his musical and spiritual lineage and how his kids like to “get the Led out.”

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F.W.: It seems like you’ve been quite consistent in aligning yourself with artists who defy categorization. What about these kinds of musicians appeals to you?

R.C.: They have little fear. They are adventurous and they place the music in a very high, specific place. Much higher than any place of being famous or popular or really even being accepted. I’ve always been moved by those

Michael Weintrob

Folio Weekly: You didn’t really surrender to music until your early 20s. Was the family legacy an intimidating presence?

Ravi Coltrane: Yeah, I started at CalArts when I was 21. But you know, I grew up in the ’70s in the San Fernando Valley and you could meet a thousand people and nobody would have heard of John Coltrane. [Laughs.] These musicians like my dad have now been elevated to such a high regard in music, but back then, you had to really sort of be “in the know” to even know who these cats were.

types of players because they realize that music itself has such this great, great importance.

F.W.: You’ve played with artists ranging from Branford Marsalis to David Murray. As an improviser, how do you approach such disparate creative settings?

R.C.: I always pull it back down to language or people, you know? I’m sure you have friends who are kind of extroverted and wild and probably as great of friends who are very different, mood-wise or energy-wise. And we find different ways to relate. Music to me is about that dialogue. You have a dialogue with one player that’s different from another and then try to find shadings and variations of those talks.

spiritual seekers as they are for their music. Did you also inherit that same search?

R.C.: I got so much from my mother, just from watching her and being raised by her. She was such a giving and honest person and I saw something in her that affected me. So of course I have my own ideas and beliefs on faith.

F.W.: Do your two sons play music as well?

R.C.: Yeah, interestingly enough, they do.

My oldest son William plays piano and my youngest son Aaron plays the drums.

F.W.: Do you fear they’re going to rebel from the Coltrane heritage and wind up playing country music or death metal?

R.C.: [Laughs.] I think they have just heard so much [music] because even my wife is a huge music fan. They love symphonic stuff, too; they just dig music. My five-year-old has two favorites: James Brown and Led Zeppelin. At two years old, he was always asking to hear Led Zeppelin. [Laughs.]

F.W.: You’ve had the good fortune to play with great players who also knew your father. Did being around them ever give you a better sense of John Coltrane the person rather than this intimidating, legendary figure?

R.C.: Yeah, for sure. I’ve been very fortunate to have the family connection result in meaningful relationships with musicians who played both with my mother and my father. I’ve met people who worked with my father who wanted to also know what I was all about. I’ve also met some who simply said, “Oh, hey! Nice to see you” and just turned away, literally. [Laughs.] But I’ve had more of the opposite, thankfully. Rashied Ali was like a father to me and, in many ways, McCoy is like a father to me.

The Ravi Coltrane Quintet performs on Sunday, Jan. 29 at 4 p.m. at University of North Florida’s Lazzara Performance Hall, 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville. General seating is free. Single tickets for reserved seating are $40; $75 for two; price includes after-show cocktail reception and meet-and-greet with musicians. Proceeds benefit Beaches Fine Arts Series concerts and educational outreach programs. 270-1771, 620-2878. beachesfinearts.org

F.W.: Your parents are known as much for being

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CALLS & WORKSHOPS

MARKETING WORKSHOP FOR ACTORS The Banner Center for Creative Industries offers the workshop “Your Acting Career: A Strategy and Marketing Plan” from 6-10 p.m. on Jan. 23 at University of North Florida, 12000 Alumni Drive, Jacksonville.

Class fee is $149. 620-4808.

WOODCUTS LECTURE Jan Bialka discusses “The Influence of Japanese Woodcuts on the Impressionists” at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 17 at Ponte Vedra Branch Library, 101 Library Blvd., Ponte Vedra. Adventures in Art and the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens presents this lecture in conjunction with the museum’s exhibition of Japanese woodcuts and the forthcoming exhibit of Impressionist art. 827-6950.

VENDOR SPACE AVAILABLE Art & About, A Neighborhood Art & Music Event, seeks arts and crafts vendors for its festival held on April 14 at Orange Park Town Hall, 2042 Park Ave., Orange Park. Fee for a 6x6 space is $45. Early fee for a 10x10 is $60; fee after Feb. 29 is $70. A non-profit 10x10 space is $35. Mail fees to Art & About, c/o Art Guild of Orange Park, P.O. Box 2554, Orange Park FL 32067. 215-8329.

ABET DRAMA WORKSHOPS Aine Healy-Richardson teaches kids’ theatrical classes (grades 1-2) every Sat. from 9:15-10:45 a.m. through March 17. Fee for the 10-week session is $200.

Kids in grades 3-7 are taught every Fri. from 4-5:30 p.m. through April 12 and every Sat. from 11 a.m.-noon through April 14. Fee for the 14-week session is $250. The studio also offers adult drama classes starting Jan. 22. Classes are held at Adele Grage Cultural Center, 716 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach. 5091472, 249-7177. abettheatre.com PAINT BOB ROSS STYLE Let’s Paint offers weekly classes featuring certified instructors teaching the Bob Ross wet-on-wet paint technique at AC Moore, 9515 Crosshill Blvd., Jacksonville and at Build a Dream, Fleming Island Plantation, 2245 Plantation

Center Drive, Fleming Island. Class fees vary. 777-6490, 375-1544.

NORTH FLORIDA CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC This school invites musicians of all skill levels and any instrument to join the community orchestra every Mon. at 6:30 p.m. and concert band every Tue. at 6:30 p.m. at 11363 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville.

374-8639.

CALL TO ARTISTS Jacksonville Fine Arts Festival seeks original poster artwork for its festival held in Avondale’s Boone Park on March 24 and 25. The winning submission gets a free 10x10 exhibitor’s space. Send 300 dpi submissions, including name and media, to cookied@ix.netcom.com HAND DRUMMING CLASSES Midnight Sun offers classes from 7:30-8:30 p.m. every Fri. at 1055 Park St., Jacksonville. Class fee is $10. 358-3869.

CHEERLEADING/DANCE AUDITION WORKSHOPS Former NFL cheerleaders teach the fundamentals in choreography, interview skills, attire and the audition process from 12:30-3:30 p.m. every other Sat. 476-3721. procheerleadersalumni.com ACTING LESSONS Joanna C. Horton offers eight-week acting classes for teens and adults in techniques ranging from introductory to advanced, starting Jan. 29 at The Performer’s Academy, 3674 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. Class fees start at $125. 814-3726, 322-7672.

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PERFORMANCE

STEP AFRIKA! Ritz Theatre & Museum presents this acclaimed dance ensemble at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 21 at 829 N. Davis St., Jacksonville. Tickets are $18.50. 632-5555.

THE SPENCERS: THEATRE OF ILLUSION Illusionists Kevin and Cindy Spencer appear (and disappear!) at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 20 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Jacksonville. Tickets are $25; $20 for students. 355-2787.

TIM CONWAY AND FRIENDS Emmy-winning comedian Tim Conway performs with Chuck McCann and Louise DuArt at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 19 at Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts, St. Johns River State College, 283 College Drive, Orange Park. Tickets range from $21-$75. 276-6750.

TALL TELLERS OF ST. AUGUSTINE This Oldest City-based storytelling group presents “Mark My Word: Selected Tales & Tunes of Mark Twain,” at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 18 at The Limelight Theatre, 11 Old Mission Ave., St. Augustine. Tickets are $10.

824-8965.

THE OLDEST PROFESSION ABET presents Paula Vogel’s Reagan-era comedy about five aging “Ladies of the Night” trying to stay abreast of the new economy at 8 p.m. on Jan. 20 and 21 at Adele Grage Cultural Center, 716 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach.

Tickets are $15; $12 for senior, military and students. The show is staged through Feb. 4. 249-7177.

THE LEARNING CURVE Ian Mairs’ new comic/drama about the world of substitute teaching is staged at 8 p.m. on Jan. 20 and 21 and at 2 p.m. on Jan. 22 at Theatre Jacksonville, 2032 San Marco Blvd., Jacksonville. Tickets are $15; $10 for students. The show is staged through Jan. 29. 396-4425.

HARVEY The Limelight Theatre presents Mary Chase’s classic comedy about “hare-brained” Elwood and his peculiar BFF at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 19, 20 and 21 and at 2 p.m. on Jan. 22 at 11 Old Mission Ave., St. Augustine. Tickets are $25; $22 for seniors; $20 military and students. Tickets for Jan. 19 show are $10. “Harvey” runs through Feb. 12. 825-1164.

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM MARK TWAIN The Limelight Theatre and Raintree Restaurant present Robert Gill as celebrated author Mark Twain in this one-man show and dinner theater experience at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 20 and 27 at 102 San Marco Ave., St. Augustine. Tickets are $39.95. 824-7211.

LET’S MURDER MARSHA Orange Park Community Theatre stages Monk Ferris’ dark comedy about a botched homicide at 8 p.m. on Jan. 20 and 21 and at 3 p.m. on Jan. 22 at 2900 Moody Ave., Orange Park. The show runs through Feb. 4. Tickets are $15. 276-2599.

NUNSENSE The smash off-Broadway musical comedy, about nuns who put on a variety show, is staged at 8 p.m. Jan. 17-22, at 1:15 p.m. on Jan. 21 and 2 p.m. on Jan. 22 at Alhambra Theatre & Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. The show runs through Feb. 5. Tickets range from $42-$49. 641-1212.

THE WILDEST Players by the Sea presents this Vegas-style cabaret show at 8 p.m. on Jan. 19, 20 and 21 at 106 N. Sixth St., Jax Beach. Tickets are $25. 249-0289.

WICKED The Broadway sensation, a humorous revisionist take on “The Wizard of Oz,” is staged at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 17, 18 and 19, at 8 p.m. on Jan. 20, at 2 and 8 p.m. on Jan. 21 and at 1:30 and 7 p.m. on Jan. 22 at T-U Center’s Moran Theater, 300 W. Water St., Jacksonville. Tickets range from $61-$138.

632-3373.

CLASSICAL & JAZZ

JIM AND SYLVIA GUITAR DUO This guitar duo plays standards and originals at 8 p.m. on Jan. 17 at European Street Café, 1704 San Marco Blvd., Jacksonville. Tickets are $10. 399-1740.

IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE DREAM The Ritz Chamber Players honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a concert featuring works by Haydn, Perkinson, McLin and Dvorak at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 18 at Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts, 300 W. Water St., Jacksonville. The concert also honors Mayor Alvin Brown. Tickets are $25. 354-5547.

FRIDAY MUSICALE Baritone Krzysztof Biernacki and pianist Denise Wright perform at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 20 at Friday Musicale, 645 Oak St., Jacksonville. 355-7584.

RECITAL AT JU Baritone Robert Tudor sings at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 20 at Jacksonville University’s Terry Concert Hall, 2800 University Blvd. N.. Tickets are $10; $7 for seniors and military; $5 for students. 256-7677.

ORCHESTRAL BLOCKBUSTERS The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra performs works by Rimsky-Korsakov, Berlioz and Tchaikovsky at 8 p.m. on Jan. 20 and 21 at Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts, 300 W. Water St., Jacksonville. Tickets range from $16-$70. 354-5547.

FLUTE DAY AT UNF Flute Day, with concerts, workshops and competitions, is held from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Jan. 21 at University of North Florida’s Fine Arts Center, 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville.

620-2961.

CONCERT AT UNITARIAN Singer-songwriter, troubadour and yodeler Pete Leary performs at 10:45 a.m. on Jan. 22 at Unitarian Universalist Church, 7405 Arlington Expressway, Jacksonville. 725-8133.

BEETHOVEN CONCERT A concert of all-Beethoven chamber music is featured at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 22 at Jacksonville University’s Terry Concert Hall, 2800 University Blvd. N. Tickets are $10; $7 for seniors and military; $5 for students.

256-7677.

JB SCOTT’S SWINGIN’ ALLSTARS with LISA KELLY These local jazz favorites play at 8 p.m. on Jan. 24 at European Street Café, 5500 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. Tickets are $10.

399-1740.

JAZZ ON THE SOUTHSIDE The Jazzland Café features live music every Thur. from 6-9 p.m. and every Sat. at 8 p.m. at 1324 University Blvd. N., Jacksonville. 249-1009.

JAZZ IN RIVERSIDE Trumpeter Ray Callender and guitarist Taylor Roberts play at 7 p.m. every Thur. at Kickbacks Gastropub, 910 King St., Jacksonville. 388-9551.

JAZZ AT TREE STEAKHOUSE Boril Ivanov Trio plays at 7 p.m. every Thur. and pianist David Gum plays at 7 p.m. every Fri. at Tree Steakhouse, 11362 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville.

262-0006.

JAZZ AT GENNARO’S Gennaro’s Ristorante Italiano features live jazz at 7:30 p.m. every Fri. and Sat. at 5472 First Coast Highway, Fernandina Beach. 491-1999.

JAZZ IN ST. AUGUSTINE Rhett’s Piano Bar & Brasserie features live jazz nightly at 7 p.m. at 66 Hypolita St., St. Augustine.

825-0502.

ART WALKS & FESTIVALS

NORTH BEACHES ART WALK Galleries of Atlantic and Neptune beaches are open late, from 5-9 p.m., on Jan. 19 and every third Thur. of each month at various venues from Sailfish Drive in Atlantic Beach to Neptune Beach and Town Center. For a list of participating galleries, call 249-2222.

DOWNTOWN FRIDAY MARKET Arts & crafts and local produce are offered every Fri. from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at The Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Drive.

353-1188.

This year is the fourth anniversary of the fire that completely destroyed the sanctuary of Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church, 4001 Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville. On Sunday, Jan. 8, sculptor Jim Smith unveiled his latest work of public art, “The Rising,” utilizing the structure’s only surviving remnant, a primary beam originally used for the peak of the structure. A congregant of the church, Smith is a longtime art teacher at The Bolles School; as an artist, he specializes in Steampunk-style works. Smith was the subject of an Aug. 3, 2010 Folio Weekly cover story. 396-7745.

MUSEUMS

AMELIA ISLAND MUSEUM OF HISTORY 233 S. Third St., Fernandina Beach, 261-7378. The exhibit “Great Women of Florida” is on display through March.

CRISP-ELLERT ART MUSEUM 48 Sevilla St., St. Augustine, 826-8530. Photographer Mark Ruwendel’s exhibit “Shelter” is on display through Feb. 24.

CUMMER MUSEUM OF ART & GARDENS 829 Riverside Ave., Jacksonville, 356-6857. “Beyond Ukiyo-e: Japanese Woodblock Prints and their influence on Western Art” is on display through Aug. 9.

KARPELES MANUSCRIPT MUSEUM 101 W. First St., Jacksonville, 356-2992. Annmarie Benavidez’ “Prophetic Art” is on display through Feb. 25. “Civil War: The Beginning,” an exhibition of original letters and documents pertaining to the start of the Civil War, is on display through April 25. The permanent collection includes a variety of rare manuscripts.

Open Tue.-Fri., 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Sat. from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART JACKSONVILLE 333 N. Laura St., Jacksonville, 366-6911. First Coast Portfolio: The Works of Jacksonville Area Educators and the annual UNF Art & Design Faculty Exhibition are both displayed through Jan. 22. Project Atrium features sculptor Gustavo Godoy’s installation “Empty Altar/Empty Throne” through March 11. “ReFocus: Art of the 1960s” is on display from Jan. 28-April 8. mocajacksonville.org RITZ THEATRE & MUSEUM 829 N. Davis St., Jacksonville, 632-5555. Step Afrika! performs at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 21.

Tickets are $18.50. An exhibit celebrating local AfricanAmerican athletes and sports figures, “More Than a Game: African-American Sports in Jacksonville, 1900-1975,” is currently on display. Admission is $8 for adults, $5 for children, students and seniors. Open Tue.-Sun. ST. AUGUSTINE PIRATE & TREASURE MUSEUM 12 S. Castillo Drive, St. Augustine, (877) 467-5863. This museum houses one of the largest collections of authentic pirate-related artifacts in the world, including the 17th-century treasure chest of Captain Thomas Tew.

GALLERIES

ALEXANDER BREST MUSEUM & GALLERY Jacksonville University, 2800 N. University Blvd., Jacksonville, 256-7371.

Jim Benedict’s and Christina Foard’s exhibit, “The Object Paraphrased,” is displayed through Feb. 15. A discussion with the artists is featured at noon on Jan. 26.

THE ART CENTER PREMIERE GALLERY Bank of America Tower, 50 N. Laura St., Jacksonville, 355-1757. The colorthemed “Blue” show is on display through Feb. THE ART INSTITUTE OF JACKSONVILLE 8775 Baypine Road, Jacksonville, 486-3000. The school holds its Winter Job Fair from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Jan. 18, featuring a complimentary lunch.

AVONDALE ARTWORKS 3568 St. Johns Ave., Jacksonville, 384-8797. The show “Creative Compulsion!” featuring works by members of The Art Guild of Orange Park, is on display through Jan.

BEE GALLERY & DESIGN STUDIO The Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Dr., Ste. 108, 419-8016. Thomas J. Vercher is the featured artist for Jan. BETHEL GALLERY Ponte Vedra Presbyterian Church, 4510 Palm Valley Road, Ponte Vedra, 285-7241. Recent works by Romeo Cesaria are featured through March 30.

C GALLERY Daryl Bunn Studios, 643 Edison Ave., Jacksonville, 525-3368. The exhibit, “A Woman’s World,” featuring works by Megan Cosby, Christina Foard, Louise Freshman Brown, Sara Pedigo and Amy Vigilante, runs through Jan. FIRST STREET GALLERY 216-B First St., Neptune Beach, 241-6928. Mermaid Magic runs from Jan. 18-Feb. 20.

FLORIDA MINING GALLERY 5300 Shad Road, Jacksonville, 535-7252. The exhibit “Geoff Mitchell: Entries of a Diary Thief” is displayed through Jan. GALLERY 1037 Reddi-Arts, 1037 Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville, 398-3161. Gunnel Humphreys, Troy Eittreim and Gerry Charm are the featured artists through Feb. HASKELL GALLERY Jax International Airport, 14201 Pecan Park Road, 741-3546. Recent works by sculptor Joe Segal and photographer Rick Wagner are on display through March 8.

HIGH TIDE GALLERY 51 Cordova St., St. Augustine, 829-6831.

The works of Kathy Frosio, Ken Jensen, Kyle Hunter Goodwin and Barbara Green are featured through Jan. PLUM GALLERY 9 Aviles St., St. Augustine, 825-0069. The works of Sydney McKenna, Sara Pedigo, M.H. Myers, Karen Sheridan and Susanna Richter-Helman are featured through Jan. ROTUNDA GALLERY St. Johns County Admin. Bldg., 500 San Sebastian View, St. Augustine, 471-9980. The exhibit “It’s Not Just Black and White: The Black and White Show,” featuring recent works by Leslie Robison and Laura Mongiovi, runs through Feb. 16.

SOUTHLIGHT GALLERY 6 E. Bay St., Jacksonville, 438-4358.

David Montgomery is the featured guest artist for Jan. ST. AUGUSTINE ART ASSOCIATION 22 Marine St., St. Augustine, 824-2310. The juried Figure & Portrait Show is mounted through Jan. 29.

BEACHES FINE ARTS SERIES Mixed media paintings by Francesca Tabor-Miolla are on display through Feb. 26 at St. Paul’s By-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 416 12 Ave. N., Jacksonville Beach, 270-1771.

STUDIO 121121 W. Forsyth St., Ste. 100, Jacksonville, 292-9303. Artists Doug Eng, Joyce Gabiou, Robert Leedy, Terese Muller, Mary St. Germain, Tony Wood and Bill Yates show their works through Jan. VANDROFF ART GALLERY Jewish Community Alliance, 8505 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville, 730-2100. The photography of Barbara Jerrold is displayed through Jan. 25.

For a complete list of galleries, log on to folioweekly.com. To list your event, send info – time, date, location (street address, city), admission price and contact number to print – to Dan Brown, 9456 Philips Hwy., Ste. 11, Jacksonville FL 32256 or email dbrown@folioweekly.com. Events are included on a spaceavailable basis.

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EVENTS KEEP JACKSONVILLE BEAUTIFUL The 29th anniversary of Keep Jacksonville Beautiful is celebrated from 6-7:30 p.m. on Jan. 19 at City Hall, 117 W. Duval St., Jacksonville. Music, food and a silent auction are featured, and Greenscape’s Anna Dooley is honored. Tickets are $25. 630-3420.

FLAGLER FORUM The Flagler College Forum on Government and Public Policy Series continues with Bloomberg News political editor Michael Tackett at 7 p.m. on Jan. 17 at Flagler College Auditorium, 14 Granada St., St. Augustine. Admission is free.

819-6400. flagler.edu COMMUNITY LECTURE SERIES The Flagler College Community Lecture Series “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Glory: An Interdisciplinary Evaluation of War” presents Dr. Brenda Kaufmann at 10 a.m. on Jan. 24 in the college’s Flagler Room, 74 King St., St. Augustine. Kaufmann discusses “The Effects of War on the Environment.” Tickets are $5. For reservations, call 819-6282. flagler.edu FLAGLER COLLEGE TOURS Historical tours of Flagler College’s Ponce de Leon Hotel are conducted at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. daily, departing from 74 King St., St. Augustine. Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for St. Augustine residents with a valid ID, and $1 for kids younger than 12. 823-3378.

COSMIC CONCERTS Lasermania at 5 p.m., LaseRetro at 6 p.m., Laser Vinyl at 7 p.m. and Laser Led Zeppelin at 8 p.m. on Jan. 20 in BryanGooding Planetarium, at Museum of Science & History, 1025 Museum Circle, Jacksonville. 396-7062. moshplanetarium.org FLORIDA WWII EXHIBIT “Victory Begins at Home: Florida During World War II” shows Floridians in service, military recruitment and training, the German U-boat threat and rationing, at Museum of Science & History, 1025 Museum Circle, Jacksonville, through July 8.

396-7062. themosh.org LINCOLNVILLE FARMERS’ MARKET The weekly market, held from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. every Sun. at 399 Riberia St., St. Augustine, offers local and organic produce, baked goods, coffees, cheeses, prepared foods, crafts and jewelry at the south end of Lincolnville in Eddie Vickers Park. There’s a community garden, too. lincolnvillefarmersmarket.com MATERIALS SCIENCE EXHIBIT The hands-on exhibit, “Strange Matter,” is presented through May 13 at Museum of Science & History, 1025 Museum Circle, Jacksonville. A blend of physics, chemistry and engineering, “materials science” is the field of research that studies how things are put together, how they could improved, or how they can change to create new materials.

From metals to crystals to magnets to glass, “Strange Matter” digs into the science behind everyday materials.

396-6674. themosh.org

POLITICS, BUSINESS & ACTIVISM

ARMA MEETING Association of Records Managers and Administrators meet at 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 17 at St. Johns Town Center, 5197 Big Island Drive, Jacksonville. Kevin McClure discusses data accuracy. Admission is $25 for members, $30 for nonmembers. 274-3341.

JAX CHAMBER ANNUAL MEETING The 127th annual meeting of the Chamber is held from 6-9 p.m. on Jan. 19 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., downtown. Tickets are $45 for members, $60 for nonmembers. myjaxchamber.com UNF SMALL BUSINESS CLASS The “GSA: Is it Right for You?” workshop is held from 9-11:30 a.m. on Jan. 18 at the Business Development Center at UNF, 12000 Alumni Dr., Jacksonville. Fee is $40. “QuickBooks for Small Business Owners” is held from 1-4 p.m. on Jan. 19; cost is $60. “How to S-T-A-R-T-U-P Your Own Business” runs from 6-9 p.m. on Jan. 19; cost is $40 in advance or $50 day of workshop. “Nonprofit Startup 101” runs from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on Jan. 20; cost is $40. “Tax Facts” is held from 6-9 p.m. on Jan. 24; cost is $40 in advance or $50 day of workshop. 620-2476. sbdc.unf.edu ETHICS COMMISSION VACANCY The Jacksonville Ethics Commission is accepting applications for an open position on the Commission. Submit a resume, a statement of why you wish to serve on the Ethics Commission and your qualifications to sstewart@coj.net by Wednesday, Jan. 18.

SOUTHSIDE BUSINESS MEN’S CLUB Mark Bergan is the featured speaker at noon on Jan. 18 at

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San Jose Country Club, 7529 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville.

Admission is $20. For reservations, call 396-5559.

CHAMBER AT NOON The Ponte Vedra Chamber of Commerce gets together at 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 18 at Sawgrass Country Club, 10034 Golf Club Drive, Ponte Vedra. The Wounded Warrior Project’s Dan Nevins is the featured speaker. Admission is $25 for members, $30 for non-members. 285-2004.

LIBRARIES, BOOKS & WRITING

CAREN UMBARGER Local author, musician and music director Umbarger discusses her book, “Coming To: A Midwestern Tale,” at 2 p.m. on Jan. 21 at Anastasia Island Library, 124 Seagrove Main St., St. Augustine Beach. 209-3730.

WRITERS CRITIQUE GROUP This group gathers from 6-8:30 p.m. on the first Tue. of the month at Mandarin Library, 3330 Kori Road, Jacksonville.

Admission is free. 428-4681. cdspublicity.com

COMEDY

TIM CONWAY & FRIENDS The “Dorf” comedian and six-time Emmy winner Tim Conway appears, along with Louise DuArt and Chuck McCann, at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 19 at Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts, 283 College Drive, St. Johns River State College, Orange Park.

Tickets start at $21. thcenter.org JULIAN MCCULLOUGH Comedy Zone Allstars appear at 8 p.m. on Jan. 17. Comedian Julian McCullough appears at 8 p.m. on Jan. 18, 19 and 20 and at 8 and 10 p.m. on Jan. 21 at The Comedy Zone, 3130 Hartley Road, Ramada Inn, Jacksonville. Tickets are $10-$17.

292-4242.

JACKIE KNIGHT’S COMEDY CLUB Tim Pulnik and Cris Matson appear at 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 20 and 21 at 3009 N. Ponce de Leon Blvd., St. Augustine. Tickets are $8 and $12. 461-8843.

LATITUDE 30 COMEDY Comedian Ian Gutoskie appears at 8 p.m. on Jan. 20 and 21 at Latitude 30, 10370 Philips Hwy., Jacksonville. Tickets are $13. 365-5555.

UPCOMING

RON WHITE: MORAL COMPASS TOUR Jan. 26, T-U Center’s Moran Theater TYLER PERRY’S “THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS” Feb. 1, T-U Moran Theater FIRST COAST FASHION WEEK Feb. 2-4, Jacksonville MICHAEL FELDMAN’S WHAD’YA KNOW? Feb. 4, The Florida Theatre SECOND CITY TOURING COMPANY Feb. 5, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall FOLIO WEEKLY’S BITE CLUB Feb. 7, Taverna Yamas JEFF DUNHAM CONTROLLED CHAOS Feb. 10, Veterans Memorial Arena LACROSSE CLASSIC Feb. 19, EverBank Field HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS March 2, Veterans Arena PRES. BILL CLINTON March 19, St. Augustine Amphitheatre THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP May 5-13, TPC Sawgrass

JACKSONVILLE BULLIES LACROSSE Tickets are now available for the inaugural season of this new local North American Lacrosse League team — the first game (against the Kentucky Stickhorses) is at 7 p.m. on Jan. 28 at Veterans Memorial Arena. Individual game tickets start at $10. For ticket info, call 379-2655 or go to jaxbullies.com ALUMNI FOOTBALL Teams from Jackson, Episcopal, Esprit de Corps, First Coast, First Coast Christian, and other area schools are forming now. Games are scheduled for March and April, but spots and game dates fill up fast. Go to gridironalumni.com to register.

(530) 410-6396.

ROWING The Jacksonville Rowing Club offers adult sweep classes in Jan.; eight sessions on Sat. and Sun. mornings. No experience or equipment is necessary. Adult memberships and youth programs are also available. 304-8500. jaxrow.org

KIDS

FREE LEGO BRICK CLUB More than 60 pounds of the popular bricks and pieces are waiting for kids to come play at 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 18 and 25 at Anastasia Island Library, 124 Seagrove Main St., St. Augustine Beach. 209-3730.

SCHOOL HOUSE ROCK LIVE! Based on the Emmy-winning cartoon series, this stage show is held at 10:15 a.m. on Jan. 23 at Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts, 283 College Drive, St. Johns River State College, Orange Park. Tickets are $8. “ARCATTACK!” is staged on Jan. 27. thcenter.org

COMMUNITY INTEREST

BREAKFAST LEARNING SERIES Public Defender Matt Shirk discusses “The Role of the Public Defender in the Criminal Justice System” from 9-10:30 a.m. on Jan. 24 at Family Support Services of North Florida Nassau, 87001 Professional Way, Yulee. Networking and continental breakfast at 8:30 a.m. Admission is free.

225-5347.

HAVEN HORSE RANCH BENEFIT A family dinner night out is held at 5 p.m. on Jan. 18 at The Purple Olive, Seaside Plaza, 4255 A1A S., Ste. 6, St. Augustine. The restaurant is donating 10 percent of each check to the Birdies for Charity therapy programs. 813-5710. havenhorseranch.org CALL FOR VENDORS Art & About, a fine art and music event to be held on April 14, 2012 at Orange Park Town Hall Park, seeks crafts and food vendors. To download vendor applications, go to

www.artguildoforangepark.com. For details, email info@ artguildoforangepark.com.

CLASSES & GROUPS

GROW YOUR OWN VEGETABLES A “Start Your Own Vegetables from Seed” lecture and handson activity is held from 10 a.m.-noon on Jan. 21 at Duval County Extension Office, 1010 N. McDuff Ave., Jacksonville.

Take home your own planted tray. Cost is $15. Preregistration and pre-payment is required; call 255-7450.

VISUAL EFFECTS CLASS The class “Visual Effects and Computer Generated Imagery for the Independent Filmmaker” is held from 1-5 p.m. on Jan. 20 at University of North Florida, University Center, 12000 Alumni Drive, Jacksonville. Admission is $99. 620-4808. creativeflorida.org PATIENT/CAREGIVER GROUP Northeast Florida Brain Tumor Patient/Caregiver Support Group gathers from 10-11:30 a.m. on Jan. 21 and every third Sat. of each month at FSCJ Deerwood Center, 9911 Old Baymeadows Road, Jacksonville. 273-8755.

DEPRESSION BIPOLAR SUPPORT GROUP The DBSA support group meets from 5:30-7 p.m. every Wed. at River Point Behavioral Health’s Outpatient Building, 6300 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. 343-6511 or 964-9743.

Q-GROUP ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS This free, open discussion is held at 5:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri. at Quality Life Center, 11265 Alumni Way, Jacksonville. alcoholicanonymous.org DEPRESSION AND BIPOLAR SUPPORT ALLIANCE This support group meets from 6-7:30 p.m. every Tue. at Baptist Medical Center, 800 Prudential Drive, Jacksonville.

For more information, call 616-6264 or 294-5720.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS Do you have a drug problem? Maybe they can help. 3586262, 723-5683. serenitycoastna.org, firstcoastna.org NICOTINE ANONYMOUS (NIC-A) Want to quit smoking or using other forms of nicotine? Nic-A is free, and you don’t have to quit to attend the meetings, held at 6:30 p.m. every Tue. at Quality Life Center, 11265 Alumni Way, Southside. 378-6849. nicotineanonymous.org NAR-A-NON This group meets at 8 p.m. every Tue. and Thur. at 4172 Shirley Ave., Avondale. 945-7168.

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NATURE, SPORTS & OUTDOORS

FIGHT FOR THE VETERANS First Coast Full Contact presents its second annual Fight for the Veterans, featuring bouts of Muay Thai, kickboxing and MMA, at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 21 at UNF Arena, 4567 St. Johns Bluff Rd. S., Jacksonville. Tickets are $20. Proceeds benefit Work Vessels for Veterans and Veterans Farm to support disabled combat veterans. (352) 217-1662. veteransfarm.com TALBOT ISLANDS’ ANIMAL SIGNS A park ranger leads a hike through different Florida ecosystems on a quest to characterize tracks left by an assortment of critters at 2 p.m. on Jan. 21, starting at Ribault Club, Fort George Island Cultural State Park, 11241 Ft. George Road. No reservations are necessary and the program is free.

251-2320. floridastateparks.org

Tim Conway appears, along with Louise DuArt and Chuck McCann, on Jan. 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts, 283 College Drive, St. Johns River State College, Orange Park. Six-time Emmy-winner Conway is perhaps best known for his funny turns on “McHale’s Navy,” “The Carol Burnett Show” and the popular “Dorf” videos. Tickets range from $21-$75. 276-6750. thcenter.org

DINING GUIDE KEY

AMELIA ISLAND, FERNANDINA BEACH, YULEE

(In Fernandina Beach unless otherwise noted.)

THE BEECH STREET GRILL Fine dining in a casual atmosphere. The menu includes fresh local seafood, steaks and pasta dishes created with a variety of ethnic influences.

Award-winning wine list. FB. L, Wed.-Fri.; D, nightly; Sun. brunch. 801 Beech St. 277-3662. $$$ BRETT’S WATERWAY CAFÉ F At the foot of Centre Street, the upscale restaurant overlooks the Harbor Marina. The menu includes daily specials, fresh Florida seafood and an extensive wine list. FB. L & D, daily. 1 S. Front St. 261-2660. $$$ BRIGHT MORNINGS The small café offers freshly baked goods. B & L daily. 105 S. Third St. 491-1771. $$ CAFÉ 4750 At the Italian kitchen and wine bar, Chef de Cuisine Garrett Gooch offers roasted sea bass, frutti di mare soup, clam linguini, panatela bruschetta and fresh gelatos. Dine indoors or on the terrace. FB. B, L & D, daily. The Ritz-Carlton, 4750 Amelia Island Pkwy., Amelia Island. 277-1100. $$$ CAFÉ KARIBO F Eclectic cuisine, served under the oaks in historic Fernandina, features sandwiches and chef’s specials.

Alfresco dining. FB. L & D, Tue.-Sat.; L, Sun. & Mon. 27 N. Third St. 277-5269. $$ CHEZ LEZAN BAKERY F European-style breads, pastries, croissants, muffins and pies baked daily. 1014 Atlantic Ave. 491-4663. $ EIGHT Contemporary sports lounge offers burgers, sandwiches, wings and nachos. FB. D, Mon.-Fri.; L & D, Fri. & Sat. The Ritz-Carlton, 4750 Amelia Island Pkwy., Amelia Island.

277-1100. $$ FERNANDELI F Classics with a Southern touch, like a onethird-pound devil dog, Reubens and pulled pork. Sandwiches and wraps built to order from fresh cold cuts, tuna, egg and turkey salads. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 17B S. Eighth St. 261-0008. $ GENNARO’S RISTORANTE ITALIANO F Southern Italian cuisine: pasta, gourmet ravioli, hand-tossed pizzas. Specialties are margharita pizza and shrimp feast. Bread is baked on-site.

CM, BW. L & D, daily. 5 S. Second St., 261-9400. 5472 First Coast Highway, Amelia Island, 491-1999. $$ HALFTIME SPORTS BAR & GRILL F Sports bar fare includes onion rings, spring rolls, burgers, wraps and wings. Plenty of TVs show nearly every sport imaginable. L & D, daily. BW. 320 S. Eighth St. 321-0303. $ HAPPY TOMATO COURTYARD CAFE & BBQ Pulled pork sandwich, chicken salad and walnut chocolate chunk cookie, served in a laid-back atmosphere. BW. CM. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 7 S. Third St. 321-0707. $$ JACK & DIANE’S F Casual cafe offers steak & eggs, pancakes, Cajun scampi, etouffée, curry pizza, vegan black bean cakes, shrimp & grits, hand-carved steaks. FB. B, L & D, daily. 708 Centre St. 321-1444. $$ JOE’S 2ND STREET BISTRO Elegant island atmosphere. NY strip steak with sauces, Maine crab cakes, seafood fricassee and roast chicken penne pasta. BW. CM. D, nightly. 14 S. Second St. 321-2558. $$$ KABUKI JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE & SUSHI BAR F Teppanyaki masters create your meal; plus a 37-item sushi bar. BW. D, Tue.-Sun. Amelia Plaza. 277-8782. $$ KELLEY’S COURTYARD CAFE F She crab soup, salads, fried green tomatoes, sandwiches and wraps are served indoors or out on the patio. Vegetarian dishes are also offered. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 19 S. Third St. 432-8213. $ LULU’S AT THE THOMPSON HOUSE F An innovative lunch menu includes po’boys and seafood “little plates” served in a historic house. Dinner features fresh local seafood. Nightly specials. BW. L & D, Tue.-Sat., brunch on Sun. Reservations recommended. 11 S. Seventh St. 432-8394. $$ MONTEGO BAY COFFEE CAFE Locally owned and operated, with specialty coffees, fruit smoothies. Dine in or hit the drivethru. B & L, Mon.-Sat. 463363 S.R. 200, Yulee. 225-3600. $ MOON RIVER PIZZA F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Northernstyle pizza by the pie or the slice. Choose from more than 20 toppings. Owner-selected wines and a large beer selection.

BW. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 925 S. 14th St. 321-3400. $ THE MUSTARD SEED CAFE Organic eatery, juice bar. Extensive menu features vegetarian, vegan items. Daily specials: local seafood, free-range chicken, fresh organic produce. CM. B & L, Mon.-Sat. 833 TJ Courson Rd. 277-3141. $$ O’KANE’S IRISH PUB F Rustic, genuine Irish pub up front, eatery in back, featuring daily specials, fish-n-chips, and soups served in a sourdough bread bowl. FB. L & D, Mon.-Sun. 318 Centre St. 261-1000. $$ PEPPER’S MEXICAN GRILL & CANTINA F The family restaurant offers authentic Mexican cuisine. BW, CM. L & D, daily. 520 Centre St. 272-2011. $$ PICANTE GRILL ROTISSERIE BAR F Flavors of Peru and Latin America, served in a modern atmosphere. Authentic

Walter Coker

Average Entrée Cost: $ = Less than $8 $$ = $8-$14 $$$ = $15-$22 $$$$ = $23 & up BW = Beer, Wine FB = Full Bar CM = Children’s Menu TO = Take Out B = Breakfast L = Lunch D = Dinner F = Folio Weekly distribution point Send changes to mdryden@folioweekly.com

Peruvian cebiche and homestyle empanadas. BW, CM, TO. B, L & D daily.

464073 S.R. 200, Ste. 2, Yulee. 3109222. $$ PLAE In Omni Amelia Island Plantation’s Spa & Shops, the cozy venue offers an innovative and PLAEful dining experience. L, Tue.-Sat.; D, nightly. 2772132. $$$ SALT, THE GRILL Best of Jax 2011 winner. Elegant dining featuring local seafood and produce, served in a contemporary coastal setting. FB. D, Tue.-Sat. The Ritz-Carlton, 4750 Amelia Island Pkwy., Amelia Island. 491-6746. $$$$ SANDOLLAR RESTAURANT & MARINA F Dine inside or on the deck. Snow crab legs, fresh fish, shellfish dishes. FB. L & D, daily. 9716 Heckscher Dr., Ft. George Island. 251-2449. $$ SLIDERS SEASIDE GRILL F Oceanfront dining; local seafood, shrimp, crab cakes, outdoor beachfront tiki & raw bar, covered deck and kids’ playground. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 1998 S. Fletcher Ave. 277-6652. $$ THE SURF F Dine inside or on the large oceanview deck. Steaks, fresh fish, shrimp and nightly specials. Late-night menu. FB. L & D, daily. 3199 S. Fletcher Ave. 261-5711. $$ TASTY’S FRESH BURGERS & FRIES F The name pretty much says it all. Tastty’s offers burgers (Angus beef, turkey or veggie) and fries (like cheese fries, sweet Cafe Karibo serves up eclectic cuisine, featuring a variety of ethnic-inspired chef specials, and microbrews from next door at Karibrew Brew Pub & Grub, on North Third Street in downtown Fernandina Beach. potato fries), along with dogs, shakes, floats and soup. L & D, Mon.-Sat. CM, BW. 710 Centre St. 321-0409. $ THE FOX RESTAURANT F The Fox has been a Jacksonville Creek), 737-7740; 8616 Baymeadows Rd. 739-2498.

T-RAY’S BURGER STATION F A favorite local spot; Best landmark for 50-plus years. Owners Ian & Mary Chase serve larryssubs.com $ of Jax 2011 winner. Grilled or blackened fish sandwiches, classic diner-style fare, homemade desserts. B & L daily. 3580 LEMONGRASS F Upscale Thai cuisine in a metropolitan homemade burgers. BW, TO. B & L, Mon.-Sat. 202 S. Eighth St. St. Johns Ave. 387-2669. $ atmosphere. Chef Aphayasane’s innovative creations include 261-6310. $ GREEN MAN GOURMET Organic and natural products, spices, roast duckling and fried snapper. BW. R. L, Mon.-Fri.; D, Mon.29 SOUTH EATS F Part of historic Fernandina Beach’s teas, salts, BW. Open daily. 3543 St. Johns Ave. 384-0002. $ Sat. 9846 Old Baymeadows Rd. 645-9911. $$ downtown scene. Award-winning Chef Scotty serves MOJO NO. 4 F Best of Jax 2011 winner. See Beaches. 3572 MANDALOUN MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE F The Lebanese traditional world cuisine with a modern twist. L, Tue.-Sat.; D, St. Johns Ave. 381-6670. $$ restaurant offers authentic cuisine: lahm meshwe, kafta Mon.-Sat.; Sun. brunch. 29 S. Third St. 277-7919. $$ ORSAY Best of Jax 2011 winner. The French/American bistro khoshkhas and baked filet of red snapper. CM, FB. L & D, daily. focuses on craftsmanship and service. FB. D, Tues.-Sat.; 9862 Old Baymeadows Rd. 646-1881. $$ Brunch & D, Sun. 3630 Park St. 381-0909. $$$ NATIVE SUN NATURAL FOODS MARKET F Best of Jax EAST COAST BUFFET F A 160+ item Chinese, Japanese, TOM & BETTY’S F A Jacksonville tradition for more than 30 2011 winner. The organic supermarket offers a full deli and a American and Italian buffet. Dine in, take out. FB. L & D, Mon.years, Tom & Betty’s serves hefty sandwiches with classic car hot bar with fresh soups, quesadillas, rotisserie chicken and Sat.; Sun. brunch. 9569 Regency Sq. Blvd. N. 726-9888. $$ themes, along with homemade-style dishes. CM, FB. L & D, vegan sushi, as well as a fresh juice and smoothie bar. 11030 KABUTO JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE & SUSHI BAR Steak & Mon.-Sat. 4409 Roosevelt Blvd. 387-3311. $$ Baymeadows Rd. 260-2791. $ shrimp, filet mignon & lobster, shrimp & scallops, a sushi bar, ’town F Owner Meghan Purcell and Executive Chef Scott OMAHA STEAKHOUSE Center-cut beef, seafood, sandwiches teppanyaki grill and traditional Japanese cuisine. CM, FB. L & Ostrander bring farm-to-table to Northeast Florida, offering served in an English tavern atmosphere. The signature dish D, daily. 10055 Atlantic Blvd. 724-8883. $$$ American fare with an emphasis on sustainability. FB. L & D, is a 16-ounce bone-in ribeye. Desserts include crème brûlée.

LA NOPALERA Best of Jax 2011 winner. See Intracoastal.

Mon.-Sat. 3611 St. Johns Ave. 345-2596. $$ FB. L & D, daily. 9300 Baymeadows Rd., Embassy Suites Hotel.

8818 Atlantic Blvd. 720-0106. $$ 739-6633. $$ MEEHAN’S TAVERN F The Irish pub and restaurant serves ORANGE TREE HOT DOGS F Hot dogs with slaw, chili beef and Guinness stew, Philly cheesesteak sandwiches, cheese, sauerkraut; and small pizzas. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 8380 AL’S PIZZA F Best of Jax 2011 winner. See Beaches. 8060 traditional lamb stew, jalapeño poppers, in a comfy place. BW. Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 4. 733-0588. orangetreehotdogs.com $ Philips Hwy. 731-4300. $ L & D, Wed.-Sun. 9119 Merrill Rd., Ste. 5. 551-7076. $$ PATTAYA THAI GRILLE F Traditional Thai and vegetarian BROADWAY RISTORANTE & PIZZERIA F Family-ownedNERO’S CAFE F Traditional Italian fare, including seafood, items and a 40-plus item vegetarian menu served in a veal, beef, chicken and pasta dishes. Weekly specials are &-operated New York-style pizzeria serves hand-tossed, contemporary atmosphere. B/W. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 9551 lasagna, 2-for-1 pizza and AYCE spaghetti. CM, FB. L, Sun.; D, brick-oven-baked pizza, traditional Italian dinners, wings, subs.

Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 1. 646-9506. $$ daily. 3607 University Blvd. N. 743-3141. $$ Delivery. CM, BW. L & D, daily. 10920 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 3.

PIZZA PALACE F See San Marco. 3928 Baymeadows Rd. REGENCY ALE HOUSE & RAW BAR Generous portions and 519-8000. $$ 527-8649. $$ friendly service in a nautical atmosphere. Fresh fish, specialty CAFE CONFLUENCE F The European coffeehouse serves STICKY FINGERS F Memphis-style rib house specializes in pastas, fresh oysters and clams. BW. L & D, daily. 9541 Italian specialty coffees and smoothies, along with paninis, barbecue ribs served several ways. FB. L & D, daily. 8129 Point Regency Square Blvd. S. 720-0551. $$ salads and European chocolates. Outdoor dining. BW. L & D, Meadows Way. 493-7427. $$ TREY’S DELI & GRILL F Fresh food served in a relaxed Tue.-Sun. 8612 Baymeadows Rd. 733-7840. $ UDIPI CAFE Authentic South Indian vegetarian cuisine. L & D, CHA-CHA’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT F Owner Celso atmosphere. Burgers, Trey’s Reuben, deli sandwiches, pork, Tue.-Fri. 8642 Baymeadows Rd. 402-8084. $ Alvarado offers authentic Mexican fare with 26 combo dinners steaks, seafood, pies. Prime rib specials every Fri. night. CM, VINO’S PIZZA F See Julington. L & D, daily. 9910 Old and specialty dishes including chalupas, enchiladas, burritos.

BW. L & D, Mon.-Fri. 2044 Rogero Rd. 744-3690. $$ Baymeadows Rd. 641-7171. $ FB. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 9551 Baymeadows Rd. 737-9903. $$ UNIVERSITY DINER F The popular diner serves familiar CHICAGO PIZZA & SPORTS GRILLE F Chicago-style deepbreakfast fare and lunch like meatloaf, burgers, sandwiches: dish pizzas, hot dogs, Italian beef dishes from the Comastro wraps, BLTs, clubs, melts. Daily specials. BW. B & L, Sat. & (In Jax Beach unless otherwise noted.) family, serving authentic Windy City favorites for 25+ years.

Sun.; B, L & D, Mon.-Fri. 5959 Merrill Rd. 762-3433. $ A LA CARTE Authentic New England fare like Maine lobster CM, FB. L & D, daily. 8206 Philips Hwy. 731-9797. $$ rolls, fried Ipswich clams, crab or clam cake sandwich, fried DEERWOOD DELI & DINER F The ’50s-style diner serves shrimp basket, haddock sandwich, clam chowdah, birch beer malts, shakes, Reubens, Cubans, burgers, and traditional BISCOTTIS F Mozzarella bruschetta, Avondale pizza, and blueberry soda. Dine inside or on the deck. TO. L, Fri.-Tue. breakfast items. CM. B & L, daily. 9934 Old Baymeadows Rd. sandwiches, espresso, cappuccino. Revolving daily specials. B, 331 First Ave. N. 241-2005. $$ 641-4877. $$ Tue.-Sun.; L & D, daily. 3556 St. Johns Ave. 387-2060. $$$ AL’S PIZZA F Serving hand-tossed gourmet pizzas, calzones THE FIFTH ELEMENT F Authentic Indian, South Indian and THE BLUE FISH RESTAURANT & OYSTER BAR Fresh seafood, and Italian entrees for more than 21 years. Voted Best Pizza by Indochinese dishes made with artistic flair. Lunch buffet steaks and more are served in a casual atmosphere. HalfFolio Weekly readers from 1996-2011. BW. L & D, daily. 303 includes lamb, goat, chicken, tandoori and biryani items. CM. L portions are available. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 3551 St. Johns Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach. 249-0002. $ & D, daily. 9485 Baymeadows Rd. 448-8265. $$ ANGIE’S SUBS F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Subs are madeAve., Shoppes of Avondale. 387-0700. $$$ GATOR’S DOCKSIDE F See Orange Park. 8650 Baymeadows to-order fresh. Serious casual. Wicked good iced tea. 1436 BRICK RESTAURANT F Creative all-American fare like tuna Rd. 448-0500. $$ Beach Blvd. 246-2519. $ tartare, seaweed salad and Kobe burger. Outside dining. FB. L INDIA RESTAURANT F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Extensive BEACH BUDS CHICKEN F The family-owned place serves & D, daily. 3585 St. Johns Ave. 387-0606. $$$ menu of entrées, clay-oven grilled Tandoori specialties and marinated fried or baked chicken: family meals (kids like THE CASBAH F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Middle Eastern chicken tandoor, fish, seafood and korma. L, Mon.-Sat., D, Peruvian nuggets), box lunches, gizzards, livers, 15 sides and cuisine is served in a friendly atmosphere. BW. L & D, daily. daily. 9802 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 8. 620-0777. $$ fried or blackened shrimp, fish, conch fritters, deviled crabs.

3628 St. Johns Ave. 981-9966. $$ LARRY’S GIANT SUBS F With locations all over Northeast TO. L & D, daily. 1289 Penman Road. 247-2828. $ ESPETO BRAZILIAN STEAK HOUSE F Gauchos carve the Florida, Larry’s piles subs up with fresh fixins and serves ’em BEACHSIDE SEAFOOD RESTAURANT & MARKET F The meat onto your plate from serving tables. FB. D, Tue.-Sun., fast. Some Larry’s Subs offer B & W and/or serve breakfast. full fresh seafood market serves seafood baskets, fish tacos, closed Mon. 4000 St. Johns Ave., Ste. 40. 388-4884. $$$ CM. L & D, daily. 3928 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 9 (Goodby’s

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GRILL ME! A WEEKLY Q&A WITH PEOPLE IN THE RESTAURANT BIZ

NAME: Chen RESTAURANT: Sake Sushi, 8206 Philips Highway, Ste. 31, Southside BIRTHPLACE: Changle, China

Walter Coker

YEARS IN THE BUSINESS: 8 FAVORITE RESTAURANT (other than my own): Mizu, Jacksonville FAVORITE COOKING STYLE: Japanese and suhsi.

FAVORITE INGREDIENTS: Salmon, avocado and shrimp.

IDEAL MEAL: Sushi roll, hibachi grill, sushi and sashami, tempura ice cream.

WOULDN’T EAT IF YOU PAID ME: Subs.

INSIDER’S SECRET: Have a great chef!

CELEBRITY SIGHTING AT SAKE SUSHI: No one yet.

CULINARY GUILTY PLEASURE: Sake Sushi’s sexy jalapeño appetizer.

oyster baskets, Philly cheesesteaks. Dine indoors or outside.

Beach delivery. CM, BW. L & D, daily. 120 S. Third St. 4448862. $$ BONGIORNO’S PHILLY STEAK SHOP F South Philly’s Bongiorno clan imports Amoroso rolls for Real Deal cheesesteak, Original Gobbler, clubs, wraps, burgers, dogs. BW, CM. L & D, daily. 2294 Mayport Rd., Atlantic Beach. 246-3278. $$ BONO’S PIT BAR-B-Q F Baby back ribs, fried corn, sweet potatoes. BW. L & D, daily. 1307 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach.

270-2666. 1266 S. Third St. 249-8704. bonosbarbq.com $ BUDDHA’S BELLY F Authentic Thai dishes made with fresh ingredients using tried-and-true recipes. FB, TO. L & D, daily.

301 10th Ave. N. 372-9149. $$ BURRITO GALLERY EXPRESS F Best of Jax 2011 winner.

The Gallery’s kid sister at the beach each is mostly take-out; same great chow, fast service. 1333 Third St. N. 242-8226. $ CAMPECHE BAY CANTINA F Homemade-style Mexican items are fajitas, enchiladas and fried ice cream, plus margaritas. FB. D, nightly. 127 First Ave. N. 249-3322. $$ CASA MARIA F Best of Jax 2011 winner. See Springfield.

2429 S. 3rd St. 372-9000. $ CHICAGO PIZZA & SPORTS GRILLE F See Baymeadows. 320 N. First St. 270-8565. $$ COPPER TOP SOUTHERN AMERICAN CUISINE F (Formerly The Homestead) The menu features Southern favorites like fried chicken, collards, biscuits and cornbread, as well as fresh seafood, steaks, burgers and chops, served in a family atmosphere inside a cozy log cabin. CM, FB. Sunday brunch; L & D, Tue.-Sun. 1712 Beach Blvd. 249-4776. $$ CRAB CAKE FACTORY JAX F Chef Khan Vongdara presents an innovative menu of seafood dishes and seasonal favorites.

FB. L & D daily. 1396 Beach Blvd., Beach Plaza. 247-9880. $$ CRUISERS GRILL F Best of Jax 2011 winner, serving burgers, sandwiches, nachos, tacos, quesadillas and cheese fries. 319 23rd Ave. S. 270-0356. $ CULHANE’S IRISH PUB Four Culhane sisters own and operate the authentic Irish pub, with faves Guinness stew, lamb sliders and fish pie. L, Fri.-Sun.; D, Tue.-Sun.; weekend brunch. FB, CM. 967 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach. 249-9595. $$ CYCLONES TEX-MEX CANTINA F The place has freshly made Tex-Mex favorites, including fajitas, enchiladas, tacos, burritos, tamales and taco salad. Lunch combos include Mexican rice and beans. FB. L & D, daily. 1222 Third St. S. 694-0488. $$ DICK’S WINGS F The NASCAR-themed place serves 365 varieties of wings. The menu also features half-pound burgers, ribs and salads. BW, TO. L & D daily. 2434 Mayport Road, Atlantic Beach, 372-0298. 311 N. Third St., 853-5004. $ DWIGHT’S The Mediterranean-style bistro features fresh local seafood, filet mignon, mixed grill and an extensive wine list. D, Tue.-Sat. 1527 Penman Rd. 241-4496. $$$$ ENGINE 15 BREWING COMPANY F Best of Jax 2011 winner. The Jax Beach restaurant serves gastropub fare like soups, salads, flatbreads and specialty sandwiches, including BarBe-Cuban and beer dip. Daily specials, too. CM, BW. L & D, Tue.-Sun. 1500 Beach Blvd., Ste. 217. 249-2337. $ EUROPEAN STREET F Best of Jax 2011 winner. See San Marco. 992 Beach Blvd. 249-3001. $ FIONN MACCOOL’S IRISH PUB & RESTAURANT Casual dining with uptown Irish flair, including fish and chips, Guinness beef stew and black-and-tan brownies. FB, CM. L & D, daily. 333 N. First St. 242-9499. $$ THE FISH COMPANY F Fresh, local seafood is served, including Mayport shrimp, fish baskets, grilled tuna and an oyster bar. L & D, daily. CM, FB. 725 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 12, Atlantic Beach. 246-0123. $$ HALA SANDWICH SHOP & BAKERY Authentic Middle Eastern favorites include gyros, shwarma, pita bread, made fresh daily.

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BW. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 1451 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach.

249-2212. $$ HOT DOG HUT F Best of Jax 2011 winner. All-beef hot dogs, sausages, hamburgers, crab cakes, beer-battered onion rings and French fries. B. L, daily. 1439 Third St. S. 247-8886. $ ICHIBAN F Three dining areas: teppan or hibachi tables (watch a chef prepare your food), a sushi bar and Westernstyle seating offering tempura and teriyaki. FB, Japanese plum wine. L & D, daily. 675 N. Third St. 247-4688. $$ LYNCH’S IRISH PUB The full-service restaurant offers corned beef and cabbage, Shepherd’s pie and fish-n-chips. 30+ beers on tap. FB. L, Sat. & Sun., D, daily. 514 N. First St. 249-5181. $$ MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA BAKERS F Best of Jax 2011 winner. See St. Johns Town Center. 1080 Third St. N. 2415600. $ MEZZA LUNA F A Beaches tradition for 20-plus years.

Great food, from gourmet wood-fired pizzas to contemporary American cuisine. Inside or patio dining. Extensive wine list.

CM, FB. D, Mon.-Sat. 110 First St., Neptune Beach.

249-5573. $$$ MOJO KITCHEN BBQ PIT & BLUES BAR F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Traditional slow-cooked Southern barbecue served in a blues bar atmosphere. Favorites are pulled pork, Texas brisket and slow-cooked ribs. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 1500 Beach Blvd.

247-6636. $$ MONKEY’S UNCLE TAVERN F For 25-plus years, Monkey’s has served pub grub, burgers, sandwiches, seafood and wings.

Dine inside or out on the patio. FB. L & D, daily. 1850 S. Third St. 246-1070. $ NIPPERS BEACH GRILLE F Best of Jax 2011 winner.

Executive Chef Kenny Gilbert’s cuisine features local fare and innovative dishes, served in an island atmosphere. Dine inside or out on the tiki deck. FB. L & D, Wed.-Sun.; D, nightly. 2309 Beach Blvd. 247-3300. $$ NORTH BEACH BISTRO Casual dining with an elegant touch, like slow-cooked veal osso buco; calypso crusted mahi mahi with spiced plantain chips. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 725 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 6, Atlantic Beach. 372-4105. $$$ OCEAN 60 A prix fixe menu is offered. Continental cuisine, with fresh seafood, nightly specials and a changing seasonal menu.

Dine in a formal dining room or casual Martini Room. D, Mon.Sat. 60 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach. 247-0060. $$$ PACO’S MEXICAN GRILL Serving Baja-style Mexican cuisine, featuring carne asada, tacos, burritos, fish tacos and shrimp burritos. CM, FB. B, L & D, daily. 333 First St. N. 208-5097. $ PARSONS SEAFOOD RESTAURANT F The family-style restaurant has an outdoor patio and an extensive menu, including the mariner’s platter and the Original Dreamboat.

CM, FB. L & D, daily. 904 Sixth Ave. S. 249-0608. $$ THE PIER RESTAURANT F Best of Jax 2011 winner. The oceanfront restaurant offers fresh, local fare served on two floors — upstairs, it’s Chef’s Menu, with stuffed flounder, pork tenderloin, appetizers. Downstairs bar and patio offer casual items, daily drink specials. CM, FB. D, daily; L & D, weekends; brunch, Sun. 412 First St. N. 246-6454. $$ PHILLY’S FINEST F Authentic Philly-style cheesesteaks made with imported Amorosa rolls. Hoagies, wings and pizza ... cold beer, too. FB. L & D, daily. 1527 N. Third St. 241-7188. $$ RAGTIME TAVERN SEAFOOD GRILL F Best of Jax 2011 winner. The Beaches landmark serves grilled seafood with a Cajun/Creole accent. Hand-crafted cold beer. FB. L & D, daily.

207 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach. 241-7877. $$ SALT LIFE FOOD SHACK F Best of Jax 2011 winner. An array of specialty menu items, including signature tuna poke bowl, fresh rolled sushi, Ensenada tacos and local fried shrimp, in a casual, trendy open-air space. FB, TO, CM. L & D, daily. 1018 Third St. N. 372-4456. $$

SNEAKERS SPORTS GRILLE F Best of Jax 2011 winner. 111 Beach Blvd. 482-1000. $$ SUN DOG STEAK & SEAFOOD F Eclectic American fare, art deco décor with an authentic diner feel. FB. L & D, daily; Sun. brunch. 207 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach. 241-8221. $$ TACOLU BAJA MEXICANA F Fresh, Baja-style Mexican fare, with a focus on fish tacos and tequila, as well as fried cheese, bangin’ shrimp and verde chicken tacos. Valet parking. L & D, Tue.-Sun. 1183 Beach Blvd. 249-8226. $$ TROPICAL SMOOTHIE F Best of Jax 2011 winner. With 12 locations in Northeast Florida, Tropical Smoothie’s got us covered. Serving breakfast, wraps, sandwiches, flatbreads and smoothies — lowfat, fruity, coffees, supplements. CM. Open daily. 1230 Beach Blvd., 242-4940. 251 Third St., Neptune Beach, 247-8323. $ THE WINE BAR The casual neighborhood place has a tapasstyle menu, fire-baked flatbreads and a wine selection. Tue.Sun. 320 N. First St. 372-0211. $$

DOWNTOWN

(The Jacksonville Landing venues are at 2 Independent Drive) ADAMS STREET DELI & GRILL The lunch spot serves wraps, including grilled chicken, and salads, including Greek salad. L, Mon.-Fri. 126 W. Adams St. 475-1400. $$ BURRITO GALLERY & BAR F Best of Jax 2011 winner.

Southwest cuisine, traditional American salads. Burritos and more burritos. Onsite art gallery. FB. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 21 E. Adams St. 598-2922. $ CAFÉ NOLA AT MOCA JAX On the first floor of Museum of Contemporary Art, Cafe Nola serves shrimp and grits, gourmet sandwiches, fresh fish tacos, homemade desserts. FB. L, Mon.-Fri.; D, Thur. 333 N. Laura St. 366-6911 ext. 231. $$ CHICAGO PIZZA & SPORTS GRILLE F See Baymeadows. The Jacksonville Landing. 354-7747. $$$ CITY HALL PUB A sports bar vibe: 16 big-screen HDTVs. Angus burgers, dogs, sandwiches, AYCE wings buffet. FB. Free downtown area lunch delivery. L & D, daily. 234 Randolph Blvd.

356-6750. $$ DE REAL TING CAFE F The popular restaurant offers a Caribbean lunch buffet Tue.-Fri. FB. L & D, Tue.-Sun. 128 W. Adams St. 633-9738. $ FIONN MACCOOL’S IRISH PUB & RESTAURANT Brand new location. See Beaches. FB, CM. L & D, daily. The Jacksonville Landing, Ste. 176. 374-1247. $$ INDOCHINE Best of Jax 2011 winner. Serving Thai and Southeast Asian cuisine in the core of downtown. Signature dishes include favorites like chicken Satay, soft shell crab, and mango and sticky rice for dessert. BW, FB, TO. L, Mon.-Fri., D, Tue.-Sat. 21 E. Adams St. 598-5303. $$ JENKINS QUALITY BARBECUE Family-owned-and-operated.

Jenkins offers beef, pork, chicken, homemade desserts. L & D, daily. 830 N. Pearl St. 353-6388. $ TRELLISES HYATT REGENCY This American cuisine restaurant offers a breakfast buffet with made-to-order omelet station and a la carte items. Signature lunch and dinner entrees include grouper salad, Angus burgers, Reubens, French onion grilled cheese, seafood and steaks. Wed. night Pastabilities.

CM, FB. B, L & D, daily. 225 East Coastline Dr. 634-4540. $$$ KOJA SUSHI F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Sushi, Japanese, Asian and Korean cuisine. Indoor and outdoor dining and bar.

FB. L & D, daily. The Jacksonville Landing. 350-9911. $$ NORTHSTAR SUBSTATION F This place features brick-ovenbaked pizzas, grinders, wings, Philly cheesesteaks, custom sandwiches and fries served in a laid-back setting. FB, 27 beers on draft. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 119 E. Bay St. 860-5451. $ OLIO MARKET F Freshly prepared sandwiches, salads, soups and entrées. In the Churchwell Lofts building, Olio partners eclectic tastes with Old World ambiance in a casual renovated space. L, Mon.-Fri.; late Art Walk. 301 E. Bay St. 356-7100. $$ THE SKYLINE DINING & CONFERENCE CENTER Weekday lunch includes salad bar, hot meals and a carving station. L, Mon.-Fri.; L, Sun. upon request. FB. 50 N. Laura St., Ste. 3550.

791-9797. $$ VITO’S ITALIAN CAFE F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Authentic Italian oven-baked pasta dishes, pizza, veal, chicken and seafood items made with fresh ingredients. CM, FB. L & D, daily. The Jacksonville Landing, Ste. 174. 355-0064. $$ ZODIAC GRILL F Serving Mediterranean cuisine and American favorites, with a popular lunch buffet. FB. L & D, daily. 120 W. Adams St. 354-8283. $

FLEMING ISLAND

CHICAGO PIZZA & SPORTS GRILLE F See Baymeadows. 406 Old Hard Road, Ste. 106. 213-7779. $$ GRASSROOTS NATURAL MARKET F See Riverside. B, L & D, Mon.-Sat.; L, Sun. 1915 East West Pkwy., 541-0009. $ HONEY B’S CAFE Breakfast includes omelets, pancakes, French toast. Lunch offers entrée salads, quiches, build-yourown burgers. Peanut butter pie is a favorite. Tea parties every Sat. B & L, daily. 3535 U.S. 17, Ste. 8. 264-7325. $$ LA NOPALERA F Best of Jax 2011 winner. See Intracoastal.

1571 C.R. 220, Ste. 100. 215-2223. $ MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA BAKERS F Best of Jax 2011 winner. See St. Johns Town Center. 1800 Town Center Pkwy.

541-1999. $ MOJO SMOKEHOUSE F Best of Jax 2011 winner. FB. L & D,

daily. 1810 Town Ctr. Blvd. 264-0636. $$ WHITEY’S FISH CAMP F Best of Jax 2011 winner.

The renowned seafood place, family-owned since 1963, specializes in AYCE freshwater catfish. Also steaks, pastas.

Outdoor waterfront dining. Come by car, boat or bike. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 2032 C.R. 220. 269-4198. $

INTRACOASTAL

AL’S PIZZA F Best of Jax 2011 winner. See Beaches. 14286 Beach Blvd. (at San Pablo Rd.) 223-0991. $ BIG DAWG’S SPORTS RESTAURANT F The family-friendly casual sports restaurant offers wings, burgers, sandwiches, wraps and specialty salads. Kids can choose from the Puppy Chow menu. BW, CM. L & D, daily. 12630 Beach Blvd., Ste. 4.

551-3059. $$ BRUCCI’S PIZZA, PASTA, PANINIS F Brucci’s offers authentic New York-style pizza, Italian pastas and desserts in a family atmosphere. CM, BW. L & D, daily. 13500 Beach Blvd., Ste. 36. 223-6913. $ CLIFF’S ROCKIN’ BAR-N-GRILL F Cliff’s features 8-ounce burgers, wings, steak, seafood, homemade pizza and daily specials. FB. L & D, daily. Smoking permitted. 3033 Monument Rd., Ste. 2, Cobblestone Plaza. 645-5162. $$ ISTANBUL MEDITERRANEAN & ITALIAN CUISINE F A varied menu offers European cuisine including lamb, beef and chicken dishes, as well as pizza and wraps. BW. L & D, daily.

13170 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 26. 220-9192. $$ JERRY’S SPORTS GRILLE & STEAKHOUSE F The menu includes wings, hamburgers, Ahi tuna and handcut steaks. CM, FB. Daily. 13170 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 22. 220-6766. $ LA NOPALERA F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Family-ownedand-operated, serving authentic Mexican cuisine, like tamales, fajitas, pork tacos, in a casual family atmosphere. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 14333 Beach Blvd. 992-1666. $ MILANO’S RESTAURANT & PIZZERIA Homemade Italian cuisine, breads, pizzas, calzones and specialty dishes. BW, CM. L & D, daily. 12620 Beach Blvd., Ste. 4. 646-9119. $$ THAI ORCHID F The restaurant serves authentic Thai cuisine made with fresh ingredients, including pad Thai, Thai curry dishes and rice dishes. BW. L & D, daily. 12620 Beach Blvd., Ste. 4. 683-1286. $$ TIME OUT SPORTS GRILL F Wings, gourmet pizza, fresh seafood and specialty wraps. FB. D, Mon.-Fri.; L & D, Sat. & Sun. 13799 Beach Blvd., Ste. 5. 223-6999. $$

JULINGTON, NW ST. JOHNS

BLACKSTONE GRILLE The menu blends flavors from a variety of cultures and influences for modern American fusion cuisine, served in a bistro-style setting. FB. L & D, Mon.-Fri., D, Sat.; Sun. brunch. 112 Bartram Oaks Walk, Ste. 102. 287-0766. $$$ BRUCCI’S PIZZA F See Intracoastal. 540 S.R. 13, Ste. 10, Fruit Cove. 287-8317. $$ HAPPY OURS SPORTS GRILLE F Wings, big salads, burgers, wraps and sandwiches. Sports events on HDTVs. CM, FB. 116 Bartram Oaks Walk, Ste. 101. 683-1964. $ PIZZA PALACE F See San Marco. 116 Bartram Oaks Walk.

230-2171. $ VINO’S PIZZA Vino’s Pizza – with four Jacksonville locations – makes all their Italian and American dishes with fresh ingredients. L & D, daily. 605 S.R. 13, Ste. 103. 230-6966. $ WAKAME JAPANESE & THAI CUISINE F The fine dining restaurant offers authentic Japanese and Thai cuisine, including a full sushi menu, curries and pad dishes. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 104 Bartram Oaks Walk, Ste. 108. 230-6688. $$

MANDARIN

AL’S PIZZA F Best of Jax 2011 winner. See Beaches. 11190 San Jose Blvd. 260-4115. $ AW SHUCKS F The seafood place features an oyster bar, steaks, seafood, wings and pasta. Favorites are ahi tuna, shrimp & grits, oysters Rockefeller, pitas and kabobs. Sweet potato puffs are the signature side. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 9743 Old St. Augustine Rd. 240-0368. $$ THE BLUE CRAB CRABHOUSE F A Maryland-style crabhouse featuring fresh blue crabs, garlic crabs, and king, snow and Dungeness crab legs. FB, CM. D, Tue.-Sat.; L & D, Sun. 3057 Julington Creek Rd. 260-2722. $$ BROOKLYN PIZZA F The traditional pizzeria serves New Yorkstyle pizza, specialty pies, and subs, strombolis and calzones.

BW. L & D, daily. 11406 San Jose Blvd. 288-9211. 13820 St. Augustine Rd. 880-0020. $ CASA MARIA F Best of Jax 2011 winner. See Springfield. L & D, daily. 14965 Old St. Augustine Rd. 619-8186. $$ CLARK’S FISH CAMP F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Clark’s has steak, ribs, AYCE catfish dinners, 3-pound prime rib. Dine in, out or in a creek-view glass-enclosed room. FB. D, Mon.-Fri.; L & D, Sat. & Sun. 12903 Hood Landing Rd. 268-3474. $$ DON JUAN’S RESTAURANT F Authentic Mexican dishes prepared daily from scratch, served in a casual atmosphere.

FB, CM. L & D, daily. 12373 San Jose Blvd. 268-8722. $$ GIGI’S RESTAURANT Breakfast buffet daily, lunch buffet weekdays. The Comedy Zone (Best of Jax 2011 winner) has an appetizer menu. FB. B, L & D, daily. I-295 & San Jose Blvd.

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11470 San Jose Blvd. 886-9699. $$ HALA CAFE & BAKERY F See Southside. 9735 Old St. Augustine Rd. 288-8890. $$ HARMONIOUS MONKS The American-style steakhouse features a 9-oz. choice Angus center-cut filet topped with gorgonzola shiitake mushroom cream sauce, 8-oz. gourmet burgers, fall-off-the-bone ribs, wraps, sandwiches. FB. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 10550 Old St. Augustine Rd., Ste. 30. 880-3040. $$ KOBE JAPANESE RESTAURANT The fusion-style sushi restaurant offers oyster shooters, kobe beef shabu-shabu, Chilean sea bass and filet mignon. BW & sake. L & D, daily.

11362 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 8. 288-7999. $$ MAMA FU’S ASIAN HOUSE MSG-free pan-Asian cuisine prepared to order in woks using fresh ingredients. Authentic Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese and Thai dishes. BW, CM. L & D, daily. 11105 San Jose Blvd. 260-1727. $$ MANDARIN ALE HOUSE Laid-back atmosphere; 30-plus beers on tap. FB. L & D, daily. 11112 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 19.

292-0003. $$ METRO DINER F Best of Jax 2011 winner. See San Marco.

12807 San Jose Blvd. 638-6185. $$ NATIVE SUN NATURAL FOODS MARKET F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Organic supermarket with full deli and salad bar serving wraps, quesadillas, chopped salads, vegetarian dishes.

Fresh juice and smoothie bar. Indoor and outdoor seating.

Mon.-Sat. 10000 San Jose Blvd. 260-6950. $ PICASSO’S PIZZERIA F Specializes in hand-tossed gourmet pizza, calzones, homemade New York-style cheesecake and handmade pasta. Fresh local seafood and steaks. BW, CM, TO. L & D daily. 10503 San Jose Blvd. 880-0811. $$ SIMPLE FAIRE F Breakfast and lunch favorites, featuring Boar’s Head meats and cheeses served on fresh bread. Daily specials. B & L, Mon.-Fri. 3020 Hartley Rd. 683-2542. $$ TANK’S FAMILY BAR-B-Q Owned and operated by the Tankersley family, the barbecue place offers made-fromscratch Southern-style fare, featuring their own sauces. CM, BW. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 11701 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 23. 351-8265. $$ VINO’S PIZZA F See Julington. L & D, daily. 4268 Oldfield Crossing Dr. 268-6660. $ WHOLE FOODS MARKET F 100+ prepared items at a fullservice and self-service hot bar, soup bar, dessert bar. Madeto-order Italian specialties from a brick oven pizza hearth. L & D, daily. 10601 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 22. 288-1100. $$

ORANGE PARK

ARON’S PIZZA F The family-owned restaurant offers eggplant dishes, manicotti and New York-style pizza. BW, CM, TO. L & D daily. 650 Park Ave. 269-1007. $$ GATOR’S DOCKSIDE F For 18-plus years, the sports-themed family restaurant has served wings, ribs, entrees, sandwiches.

FB. L & D, daily. 9680 Argyle Forest Blvd. 425-6466. $$ THE HILLTOP CLUB She-crab soup, scallops, prime beef, wagyu beef, chicken Florentine, stuffed grouper. Chef Nick’s salmon is a favorite. FB. D, Tue.-Sat. 2030 Wells Rd. 272-5959. $$ JOEY MOZARELLAS The Italian restaurant’s specialty is a 24-slice pizza: 18”x26” of fresh ingredients and sauces made daily. CM, TO. L & D, daily. 930 Blanding Blvd. 579-4748. $$ PASTA MARKET & CLAM BAR F Family-owned-andoperated. Gourmet pizza, veal, chicken, mussels, shrimp, grouper. The pastas: spaghetti, fettuccine, lasagna, calzones, linguini, ravioli, made with fresh ingredients, homemade-style.

Daily specials. CM, BW, sangria. 1930 Kingsley Ave. 276-9551.

D, nightly. $$ POMPEII COAL-FIRED PIZZA F Pizzas are baked in coal-fired ovens. Popular pizzas include Health Choice and Mozzarella.

Coal-fired sandwiches and wings, too. BW. L & D, daily. 2134 Park Ave. 264-6116. $$ THE ROADHOUSE F Burgers, wings, deli sandwiches and popular lunches are served. FB. L & D, daily. 231 Blanding Blvd. 264-0611. $ THAI GARDEN F Traditional Thai cuisine made with fresh ingredients, served in a relaxed atmosphere. Curry dishes and specialty selections with authentic Thai flavors. BW. L, Mon.Fri.; D, nightly. 10 Blanding Blvd., Ste. A. 272-8434. $$

PONTE VEDRA, NE ST. JOHNS

AL’S PIZZA F See Beaches. BW. L & D, daily. 635 A1A. 543-1494. $ AQUA GRILL Upscale cuisine includes fresh seafood, Angus steaks, Maine lobster, vegetarian dishes. Outdoor patio seating. FB. L, Mon.-Sat.; D, nightly. 950 Sawgrass Village Dr. 285-3017. $$$ BRUCCI’S PIZZA F Authentic New York-style pizza, Italian pastas, paninis, desserts. Family atmosphere. CM. L & D, daily.

880 A1A, Ste. 8. 280-7677. $$ CAFFE ANDIAMO Traditional Italian cuisine features fresh seafood, veal, homemade pastas and wood-fired pizza prepared in a copper clad oven. An extensive wine list is offered in a cosmopolitan atmosphere. Dine indoors or Out on the terrace. L & D, daily. 500 Sawgrass Village. 280-2299. $$$ LULU’S WATERFRONT GRILLE F On the Intracoastal Waterway, LuLu’s can be reached by car or by boat. Seafood, steaks and pasta dishes with a sophisticated flair. FB. L & D,

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daily; Sun. brunch. 301 N. Roscoe Blvd. 285-0139. $$ NINETEEN AT TPC SAWGRASS In Sawgrass’ Tournament Players Club, Nineteen features more than 230 wines and freshly prepared American and Continental cuisine, including local seafood, served inside or al fresco on the verandah.

L& promise of benefit D, daily. 110 Championship Way. 273-3235. $$$ PUSSER’S BAR & GRILLE F Freshly prepared Caribbean cuisine, including red snapper Ponte Vedra Jamaican grilled pork ribs and barbecued salmon tower. Tropical rum drinks feature Pusser’s Painkiller. FB. L & D, daily. 816 A1A N., Ste. 100. 280-7766. L, $$; D, $$ RESTAURANT MEDURE Chef Matthew Medure offers eclectic cuisine featuring local and imported seafood with Southern and Asian influences. F/B. D, Mon.-Sat. 818 A1A N. 543-3797. $$$ RUTH’S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE Best of Jax 2011 winner. See San Marco. 8141 A1A. 285-0014. $$$$ 619 OCEAN VIEW Dining with a Mediterranean touch, featuring fresh seafood, steaks and nightly specials. FB, CM. D, Wed.-Sun. 619 Ponte Vedra Blvd., Cabana Beach Club.

285-6198. $$$ URBAN FLATS See St. Johns Town Center. FB. L & D, daily.

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AJ’S ON PARK STREET F AJ’s is a casual barbecue spot serving smoked St. Louis-style ribs, pulled pork, smoked brisket, seafood and dishes made with a Latin touch. L & D, Mon.-Fri. 630 Park St. 359-0035. $$ ALPHADOG GRILL F This brand-new fun place in Riverside features gourmet hot dogs — like Ragin’ Cajun (andouille sausage covered in jambalaya) and The Hippie (veggie dog) — and sausages, grilled chicken wraps, soups, salads, appetizers and wings. L & D, daily. BW. 2782 Park St. 374-8715. $ AL’S PIZZA F Best of Jax 2011 winner. See Beaches. 1620 Margaret St. 388-8384. $ promise of benefit BAKERY MODERNE F The neighborhood bakery offers classic pastries, artisanal breads, seasonal favorites, all made from scratch, including popular petit fours and custom cakes.

B & L, daily. 869 Stockton St., Ste. 6, Riverside. 389-7117. $ CARMINE’S PIE HOUSE F The Italian eatery serves pizza by the slice, gourmet pizzas, appetizers, classic Italian dishes — calzone, stromboli, subs, panini — wings, and microbrews in a casual atmosphere. BW, CM, TO. 2677 Forbes St. 387-1400. $$ COOL MOOSE F Classic sandwiches, eclectic wraps and desserts. An extensive gourmet coffee menu with Green Mountain coffees and frozen coffee drinks. B & L, daily.

Brunch, Sun. 2708 Park St. 381-4242. $ CROSS CREEK See Springfield. 850 S. Lane Ave. 783-9579. $$ EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ F Best of Jax 2011 winner. See San Marco. 2753 Park St. 384-9999. $ GATOR’S DOCKSIDE F See Orange Park. 6677 103rd St., Westside, 777-6135. $$ GRASSROOTS NATURAL MARKET F A deli, organic and natural grocery, and juice & smoothie bar offers teas, coffees, gourmet cheeses; natural, organic and raw items. Grab-andgo sandwiches, salads and sides. Craft beers, organic wines.

B, L & D, Mon.-Sat.; L, Sun. 2007 Park St. 384-4474. $ HJ’S BAR & GRILL Traditional American fare: burgers, sandwiches, wraps and platters of ribs, shrimp and fish. CM, FB. L & D, Sat. & Sun., D, Mon.-Fri. 8540 Argyle Forest Blvd., Ste. 1. 317-2783. $$ HOVAN MEDITERRANEAN GOURMET F Dine inside or on the patio. Mediterranean entrées include lamb, and beef gyros. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 2005-1 Park St. 381-9394. $ JOHNNY’S DELI & GRILL F A Riverside tradition, serving 60+ fresh deli and grill items, including hot sandwiches. L, Mon.Fri. 474 Riverside Ave. 356-8055. $ KICKBACKS GASTROPUB F Best of Jax 2011 winner. The neighborhood hot spot serves pub favorites 20 hours a day, every day. The full bar has over 655 bottled beers, 84 on tap.

Outdoor seating. CM. 910 King St. 388-9551. $$ MONROE’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ Smoked meats include wings, pulled pork, brisket, turkey and ribs. Homemade-style sides include green beans, baked beans, red cole slaw, collards. BW, CM. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 4838 Highway Ave., 389-5551. $$ MOON RIVER PIZZA F Best of Jax 2011 winner. See Amelia Island. 1176 Edgewood Ave. S. 389-4442. $ MOSSFIRE GRILL F Southwestern menu with ahi tuna tacos, goat cheese enchiladas and gouda quesadillas. Dine inside or on the patio. FB. L & D, daily. 1537 Margaret St. 355-4434. $$ O’BROTHERS IRISH PUB F Innovative Irish fare and traditional faves are offered, like lambburger with Stilton crust, Guinness mac & cheese, Shepherd’s pie and fish-n-chips — plus 18 beers on tap. L, daily except Mon.; D, daily. CM, FB. 1521 Margaret St. 854-9300. $$ PERARD’S PIZZA & ITALIAN CUISINE F Traditional Italian fare is prepared with fresh sauces and dough made from scratch daily, along with a large selection of gourmet pizza toppings. CM, BW. L & D, daily. 11043 Crystal Springs Rd., Ste. 2. 378-8131. $ PERFECT RACK BILLIARDS F Upscale billiards hall has burgers, steak, deli sandwiches, wings. Family-friendly,

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The exotic flavors and ambiance of Southeast Asia permeate Best of Jax winner Indochine, located on East Adams Street in downtown Jacksonville. non-smoking. BW, CM. L & D, daily. 1186 Edgewood Ave. S., Murray Hill. 738-7645. $ PIZZA PALACE ON PARK F See San Marco. Outdoor seating.

920 Margaret St., 5 Points. 598-1212. $$ SAKE HOUSE F Japanese grill and sushi bar features sushi, sashimi, katsu, tempura, hibachi and specialty rolls. CM, BW, sake. L & D, daily. 824 Lomax St. 301-1188. $$ SUMO SUSHI F Authentic Japanese fare, traditional to entrees and sushi rolls, spicy sashimi salad, gyoza (pork dumpling), tobiko (flying fish roe), Rainbow roll (tuna, salmon, yellowtail, Calif. roll). BW, CM. L & D, daily. 2726 Park St. 388-8838. $$ SUSHI CAFÉ The café in Riverside Publix Plaza features a variety of sushi, including the popular Monster Roll and the Jimmy Smith Roll, along with faves like Rock-n-Roll and Dynamite Roll. Sushi Café also offers hibachi, tempura, katsu and teriyaki. BW. Dine indoors or on the patio. L & D, daily.

2025 Riverside Ave. 384-2888. $$ TASTI D-LITE Health-conscious desserts include smoothies, shakes, sundaes, cakes and pies, made with fresh ingredients with fewer calories and less fat. More than 100 flavors. Open daily. 1024 Park St. 900-3040. $ 13 GYPSIES F Best of Jax 2011 winner. The neighborhood eatery is intimate and casual, serving tapas, shrimp dishes, salads and pressed sandwiches made from scratch. BW. L & D, Tue.-Sat. 887 Stockton St. 389-0330. $$ TWO DOORS DOWN F Former Tad’s owner offers traditional faves: hotcakes, omelets, burgers, pork chops, liver & onions, fried chicken, sides and desserts. CM, TO. B & L, Mon.-Fri. 436 Park St. 598-0032. $ WALKERS The nightspot has a tapas menu plus a wide variety of wines, served in a rustic, intimate atmosphere. BW. Tue.Sat. 2692 Post St. 894-7465. $ WASABI JAPANESE BUFFET F AYCE buffet. Sushi bar, sashimi, hibachi, teriyaki, tempura, steak, seafood. BW. L & D, daily. 1014 Margaret St., Ste. 1, 5 Points. 301-1199. $$

ST. AUGUSTINE

A1A ALE WORKS F The Ancient City’s only brew pub taps seven hand-crafted ales and lagers. A1A specializes in innovative New World cuisine. FB. L & D, daily. 1 King St. 829-2977. $$ AMICI ITALIAN RESTAURANT F A family-owned-andoperated Italian restaurant offers traditional pasta, veal, steak and seafood dishes. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 1915B A1A S., St. Augustine Beach. 461-0102. $$ ANN O’MALLEY’S F Fresh handmade sandwiches, soups, salads and perfectly poured Guinness. Favorites include Reubens and chicken salad. CM, BW, Irish beers on tap. L & D, daily. 23 Orange St. 825-4040. $$ BARNACLE BILL’S F For 30 years, the family restaurant has served seafood, oysters, gator tail, steak and fried shrimp. FB, CM, TO. L & D daily; 14 Castillo Drive, 824-3663. $$ THE BLACK MOLLY BAR & GRILL Fresh, local seafood, steaks and pasta dishes in a casual atmosphere. FB, CM. L & D daily.

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547-2723. $$ BORRILLO’S PIZZA & SUBS F Specialty pizzas are Borrillo’s Supreme (extra cheese, pepperoni, sausage), white and vegetarian pizzas. Subs and pasta dinners. L & D, daily. 88 San Marco Ave. 829-1133. $ CAFÉ ATLANTICO Traditional and new Italian dishes served

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in an intimate space. Master Chef Paolo Pece prepares risotto alla pescatora, with shrimp, scallops and seasonal shellfish, in a parmesan cheese basket. BW. D, nightly. 647 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach. 471-7332. $$$ CAFÉ ELEVEN F Serving eclectic cuisine like feta spinach egg croissant, apple turkey sandwich, pear-berry salad. Daily chef creations. BW. B, L & D, daily. 501 A1A Beach Blvd. 4609311. B, $; L & D, $$ CAP’S ON THE WATER F The Vilano Beach mainstay offers coastal cuisine – tapas platters, cioppino, fresh local shrimp, raw oyster bar – indoors or on an oak-shaded deck. Boat access. FB. L, Fri.-Sun., D, nightly. 4325 Myrtle St., Vilano Beach. 824-8794. $$ CARMELO’S PIZZERIA F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Authentic New York style brick-oven-baked pizza, fresh baked sub rolls, Boars Head meats and cheeses, fresh salads, calzones, strombolis and sliced pizza specials. BW. L & D, daily. 146 King St. 494-6658. $$ CELLAR 6 ART GALLERY & WINE BAR Wolfgang Puck coffees, handmade desserts and light bistro-style fare amid local art.

BW. Mon.-Sat. 6 Aviles St. 827-9055. $$ CREEKSIDE DINERY Creekside serves beef, chicken and seafood, with an emphasis on low-country cooking. Outdoor deck with a fire pit. FB. D, nightly. 160 Nix Boatyard Rd. 829-6113. $$ CRUISERS GRILL F Best of Jax 2011 winner. See Beaches. 3 St. George St. 824-6993. $ THE FLORIDIAN The downtown restaurant serves innovative Southern fare, made with local farmers’ local food. Signature items: fried green tomato bruschetta, ’N’grits with shrimp, fish or tofu. L & D, Wed.-Mon. 39 Cordova St. 829-0655. $$ GYPSY CAB COMPANY F Best of Jax 2011 winner.

International menu features large portions, reasonable prices.

FB. L & D, daily. 828 Anastasia Blvd. 824-8244. $$ HARRY’S SEAFOOD BAR & GRILLE F In a historic, two-story house, the New Orleans-style eatery has fresh seafood, steaks, jambalaya, etouffée and shrimp. FB. L & D, daily. 46 Avenida Menendez. 824-7765. $$ KINGFISH GRILL At Vilano Bridge’s west end, Kingfish Grill offers casual waterside dining indoors and on the deck, featuring fresh daily catch, house specialties and sushi. FB, CM. L & D, daily. 252 Yacht Club Drive. 824-2111. $$ KINGS HEAD BRITISH PUB F Authentic Brit pub serves fish & chips, Cornish pastie and steak & kidney pie. Tap beers are Guinness, Newcastle and Bass. BW. L & D, Wed.-Sun. 6460 U.S. 1 (4 miles N. of St. Augustine Airport.) 823-9787. $$ THE MANATEE CAFÉ F Serving healthful cuisine using organically grown fruits, vegetables, grains and legumes. B & L, daily. 525 S.R. 16, Ste. 106, Westgate Plaza. 826-0210. $ MANGO MANGO’S BEACHSIDE BAR & GRILL F Caribbean kitchen has comfort food with a tropical twist: coconut shrimp and fried plantains. BW, CM. Outdoor dining. 700 A1A Beach Blvd., (A Street access) St. Augustine Beach. 461-1077. $$ MILL TOP TAVERN F A St. Auggie institution housed in an 1884 building, serving nachos, soups, sandwiches and daily specials. Dine inside or on open-air decks. At the big mill wheel. FB. L & D, daily. 19 1/2 St. George St. 829-2329. $$ OASIS RESTAURANT & DECK F Just a block from the ocean, with a tropical atmosphere and open-air deck. Steamed oysters, crab legs, burgers. CM, FB. B, L & D, daily. 4000 A1A & Ocean Trace Rd., St. Augustine Beach. 471-3424. $ THE PRESENT MOMENT CAFÉ Best of Jax 2011 winner. The cozy café serves organic, vegan and vegetarian dishes, pizza,

pastas, hummus and milkshakes — all prepared without meat, dairy, wheat or an oven. Organic BW. TO. B, L & D, Mon.Sat. 224 W. King St. 827-4499. $ PURPLE OLIVE INTERNATIONAL BISTRO F Family-ownedand-operated, offering specials, fresh artisan breads. Soups, salad dressings and desserts made from scratch. BW. D, Tue.Sat. 4255 A1A S., Ste. 6, St. Augustine Beach. 461-1250. $$ RAINTREE Located in a Victorian home, Raintree offers a menu with contemporary and traditional international influences. Extensive wine list. FB. D, daily. 102 San Marco Ave. 824-7211. $$$ THE REEF RESTAURANT F Casual oceanfront place with a view from every table. Fresh local seafood, steak, pasta dishes and daily chef specials. Outdoor dining. FB, CM, TO. L & D daily. 4100 Coastal Hwy. A1A, Vilano Beach. 824-8008. $$ SOUTH BEACH GRILL Located off A1A, south of the S.R. 206 bridge, the two-story beachy destination offers casual oceanfront dining and fresh local seafood. Dine indoors or out on a beachfront deck. FB. B, L & D daily. 45 Cubbedge Road, Crescent Beach. 471-8700. $ SPY GLOBAL CUISINE & LOUNGE In the historic district, Spy features James Bond-themed sushi and Mediterraneaninfluenced global cuisine on the seasonal menu, including fresh — never frozen — Hawaiian seafood. Dine indoors or out on the patio. Upstairs lounge, too. Great selection of chilled sakes. BW, CM. D, nightly. 21 Hypolita St. 819-5637. $$$ SUNSET GRILLE Casual Key West style, seafood-heavy menu — it’s a consistent Great Chowder Debate winner. Specialties include baby back ribs, lobster ravioli, coconut shrimp and datil pepper wings with bleu cheese dressing. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 421 A1A Beach Blvd. 471-5555. $$$ THE TASTING ROOM, WINE & TAPAS Owned by Michael Lugo, the upscale contemporary Spanish restaurant fuses innovative tapas with an extensive wine list. L, Wed.-Sun.; D, nightly. 25 Cuna St. 810-2400. $$

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BLACKFINN AMERICAN GRILLE With four dining rooms, BlackFinn offers classic American fare: beef, seafood, pasta, chicken, flatbread sandwiches. Dine indoors or on the patio.

CM, FB. L & D, daily. 4840 Big Island Dr. 345-3466. $$ CORNER BISTRO & WINE BAR F Casual fine dining.

The menu blends modern American favorites served with international flair. FB. L & D, Tue.-Sun. 9823 Tapestry Park Circle, Ste. 1. 619-1931. $$$ CRUISERS GRILL F Best of Jax 2011 winner. See Beaches.

9734 Deer Lake Ct., Ste. 11. 646-2874. $ FIVE GUYS BURGERS & FRIES Best of Jax 2011 winner.

13249 City Square Dr., 751-9711. 9039 Southside Blvd., 5389100. 4413 Town Center Pkwy., Ste. 401, 996-6900. $ THE FLAME BROILER Serving food with no transfat, MSG, frying, or skin on meat. Fresh veggies, steamed brown or white rice along with grilled beef, chicken and Korean short ribs are featured. CM, TO. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 9822 Tapestry Park Circle, Ste. 103. 619-2786. $ ISLAND GIRL WINE & CIGAR BAR F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Upscale tropical vibe. Walk-in humidor, pairing apps and desserts with 25 wines, ports by the glass. 220+ wines by the bottle; draft, bottled beer. L & D, daily. 7860 Gate Pkwy., Ste. 115. 854-6060. $$ JOHNNY ANGELS F The menu reflects its ’50s-style décor, including Blueberry Hill pancakes, Fats Domino omelet, Elvis special combo platter. Shakes, malts. B, L & D, daily. 3546 St. Johns Bluff Rd. S., Ste. 120. 997-9850. $ LIBRETTO’S PIZZERIA & ITALIAN KITCHEN F Authentic NYC pizzeria serves Big Apple crust, cheese and sauce, along with third-generation family-style Italian classics, fresh-from-theoven calzones, and desserts in a casual, comfy setting. L & D, daily. 4880 Big Island Dr., Ste. 1. 402-8888. $$ LIME LEAF F Authentic Thai cuisine: fresh papaya salad, pad Thai, mango sweet rice. BW. L, Mon.-Fri.; D, Mon.-Sat. 9822 Tapestry Park Cir., Stes. 108 & 109. 645-8568. $$ MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA BAKERS F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Tossed spring water dough, lean meats, veggies and vegetarian choices make up specialty pizzas, hoagies and calzones. FB. L & D, daily. 9734 Deer Lake Court (at Tinseltown). 997-1955. mellowmushroom.com $ MITCHELL’S FISH MARKET F A changing menu of more than 180 items includes cedar-roasted Atlantic salmon and seared salt-and-pepper tuna. FB, CM. L & D, daily. 5205 Big Island Dr., St. Johns Town Ctr. 645-3474. $$$ MOCHI FROZEN YOGURT Best of Jax 2011 winner. Non-fat, low-calorie, cholesterol-free frozen yogurt is served in flavors that change weekly. Toppings include a variety of fruit and nuts. 4860 Big Island Dr. 807-9292. $ THE ORIGINAL PANCAKE HOUSE F The recipes, unique to the Pancake House, call for only the freshest ingredients. CM. B, L & D, daily. 10208 Buckhead Branch Dr. 997-6088. $$ OTAKI JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE F Family-owned with an open sushi bar, hibachi grill tables and an open kitchen. Dine indoor or out. FB, CM, TO. L, Mon.-Fri.; D, nightly. 7860 Gate Parkway, Stes. 119-122. 854-0485. $$$ RENNA’S PIZZA F Renna’s serves up New York-style pizza, calzones, subs and lasagna made from authentic Italian recipes. Delivery, CM, BW. 4624 Town Crossing Dr., Ste. 125, St. Johns Town Center. 565-1299. rennaspizza.com $$ SEVEN BRIDGES GRILLE & BREWERY F Innovative menu

of fresh local grilled seafood, sesame tuna, grouper Oscar, chicken, steak and pizza. Microbrewed ales and lagers. FB. L & D, daily. 9735 Gate Pkwy. N. 997-1999. $$ SOUTHSIDE ALE HOUSE F Steaks, seafood, sandwiches. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 9711 Deer Lake Court. 565-2882. $$ STEAMERS CAFE F Steamers’ menu has all-natural and organic items, including wraps, sandwiches, subs, soups, steamer bowls, smoothies and fresh juices. Daily lunch specials. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 4320 Deerwood Lake Parkway, Ste. 106. 646-4527. $ SUITE Best of Jax 2011 winner. St. Johns Town Center premium lounge and restaurant offer chef-driven small plates and an extensive list of specialty cocktails, served in a sophisticated atmosphere. FB. D & late-nite, nightly. 4880 Big Island Dr., Ste. 1. 493-9305. $$ TAVERNA YAMAS The Greek restaurant serves char-broiled kabobs, seafood and traditional Greek wines and desserts. FB. L & D daily. 9753 Deer Lake Court. 854-0426. $$ URBAN FLATS F Ancient world-style flatbread is paired with fresh regional and seasonal ingredients in wraps, flatwiches and entrées, served in a casual, urban atmosphere. An international wine list is offered. CM. FB. L & D, daily. 9726 Touchton Road. 642-1488. $$ WASABI JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE & SUSHI BAR F Authentic Japanese cuisine, teppanyaki shows and a full sushi menu.

CM. L & D, daily. 10206 River Coast Dr. 997-6528. $$ WHISKY RIVER F Best of Jax 2011 winner. At St. Johns Town Center’s Plaza, Whisky River features wings, pizza, wraps, sandwiches and burgers served in a lively car racing-themed atmosphere (Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s the owner). FB. CM. L & D, daily. 4850 Big Island Drive. 645-5571. $$ WILD WING CAFÉ F Serving up 33 flavors of wings, as well as soups, sandwiches, wraps, ribs, platters and burgers. FB. 4555 Southside Blvd. 998-9464. $$ YUMMY SUSHI F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Teriyaki, tempura, hibachi-style dinners, sushi & sashimi. Sushi lunch roll special.

BW, sake. L & D, daily. 4372 Southside Blvd. 998-8806. $$

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ATHENS CAFÉ F Serving authentic Greek cuisine: lamb, seafood, veal and pasta dishes. BW. L & D, daily. 6271 St. Augustine Rd., Ste. 7. 733-1199. $$ CRUISERS GRILL F Best of Jax 2011 winner. See Beaches.

5613 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 1. 737-2874. $ DICK’S WINGS F NASCAR-themed family style sports place serves wings, buffalo tenders, burgers and chicken sandwiches. CM. BW. L & D, daily. 1610 University Blvd. W. 448-2110. dickswingsandgrill.com $ MOJO BAR-B-QUE F Best of Jax 2011 winner. The Southern Blues kitchen serves pulled pork, brisket and North Carolinastyle barbecue. TO, BW. L & D, daily. 1607 University Blvd. W. 732-7200. $$

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BASIL THAI & SUSHI F Offering Thai cuisine, including pad Thai and curry dishes, and sushi in a relaxing atmosphere. L & D, Mon.-Sat. BW. 1004 Hendricks Ave. 674-0190. $$ b.b.’s F Best of Jax 2011 winner. A bistro menu is served in an upscale atmosphere, featuring almond-crusted calamari, tuna tartare and wild mushroom pizza. FB. L & D, Mon.-Fri.; brunch & D, Sat. 1019 Hendricks Ave. 306-0100. $$$ BISTRO AIX F French, Mediterranean-inspired fare, awardwinning wines, wood-fired pizzas, house-made pastas, steaks, seafood. Indoor, outdoor dining. FB. L, Mon.-Fri.; D, nightly. 1440 San Marco Blvd. 398-1949. $$$ CHECKER BBQ & SEAFOOD F Chef Art Jennette serves barbecue, seafood and comfort food, including pulled-pork, fried white shrimp and fried green tomatoes. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 3566 St. Augustine Rd. 398-9206. $ EUROPEAN STREET F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Big sandwiches, soups, desserts and more than 100 bottled and on-tap beers. BW. L & D, daily. 1704 San Marco Blvd.

398-9500. $ THE GROTTO F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Wine by the glass. Tapas-style menu offers a cheese plate, empanadas bruschetta, chocolate fondue. BW. 2012 San Marco Blvd.

398-0726. $$ HAVANA-JAX CAFÉ/CUBA LIBRE BAR LOUNGE F Authentic Latin American fine dining: picadillo, ropa vieja, churrasco tenderloin steak, Cuban sandwiches. L & D, Mon.-Sat. CM, FB. 2578 Atlantic Blvd. 399-0609. $ LAYLA’S OF SAN MARCO Fine dining in the heart of San Marco. Traditional Middle Eastern cuisine, served inside or outside on the hookah and cigar patio. BW. L & D, Mon.-Sat.; D, Sun. 2016 Hendricks Ave. 398-4610. $$ MATTHEW’S Chef’s tasting menu or seasonal à la carte menu featuring an eclectic mix of Mediterranean ingredients. Dress is business casual, jackets optional. FB. D, Mon.-Sat. 2107 Hendricks Ave. 396-9922. $$$$ METRO DINER F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Historic 1930s diner offers award-winning breakfast and lunch. Fresh seafood and Southern cooking. Bring your own wine. B & L, daily. 3302 Hendricks Ave. 398-3701. $$ MORTON’S, THE STEAKHOUSE Morton’s specializes in generous portions of USDA prime aged beef as well as fresh fish and lobster. The tableside menu presentation features every item described by the server. FB, TO. D, nightly. 1510 Riverplace Blvd. 399-3933. $$$

Advertising proof THE OLIVE TREE MEDITERRANEAN GRILLE F Mediterranean homestyle healthy plates: hummus, tebouleh, grape leaves, gyros, potato salad, kibbeh, spinach pie, Greek salad, daily specials. L & D, Mon.-Fri. 1705 Hendricks Ave. 396-2250. $$ PIZZA PALACE F All homemade from Mama’s awardwinning recipes: spinach pizza and chicken-spinach calzones.

BW. L & D, daily. 1959 San Marco Blvd. 399-8815. $$ PULP F The juice bar offers fresh juices, frozen yogurt, teas, coffees; 30 kinds of smoothies, with flavored soy milks, organic frozen yogurt, granola. Daily. 1962 San Marco Blvd.

396-9222. $ RUTH’S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE Consistent Best of Jax winner.

Midwestern prime beef, fresh seafood, upscale atmosphere.

FB. D, daily. 1201 Riverplace Blvd. 396-6200. $$$$ SAKE HOUSE See Riverside. 1478 Riverplace Blvd.

306-2188. $$ SAN MARCO DELI F Independently owned & operated classic diner serves grilled fish, turkey burgers. Vegetarian options. Mon.-Sat. 1965 San Marco Blvd. 399-1306. $ TAVERNA Tapas, small-plate items, Neapolitan-style woodfired pizzas and entrées are served in a rustic yet upscale interior. BW, TO. L & D, Tue.-Sat. 1986 San Marco Blvd.

398-3005. $$$ VINO’S PIZZA F See Julington. This location offers a lunch buffet. L & D, daily. 1430 San Marco Blvd. 683-2444. $

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AROMAS BEER HOUSE Offers customer favorites like ahi tuna with a sweet soy sauce reduction, backyard burger, triple-meat French dip. FB. L & D, daily. 4372 Southside Blvd.

928-0515. $$ BISTRO 41° F Casual dining features fresh, homemade breakfast and lunch dishes in a relaxing atmosphere. TO. B & L, Mon.-Fri. 3563 Philips Hwy., Ste. 104. 446-9738. $ BLUE BAMBOO Contemporary Asian-inspired cuisine includes rice-flour calamari, seared Ahi tuna, pad Thai. Street eats: barbecue duck, wonton crisps. BW. L, Mon.-Fri.; D, Mon.-Sat. 3820 Southside Blvd. 646-1478. $$ BOMBA’S SOUTHERN HOME COOKING F Featuring Southern homestyle fare, featuring fresh veggies. Outside dining is available. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 8560 Beach Blvd.

997-2291. $$ BUCA DI BEPPO Italian dishes served family-style in an eclectic, vintage setting. Half-pound meatballs are a specialty.

CM, FB. L & D, daily. 10334 Southside Blvd. 363-9090. $$$ EL POTRO F Family-friendly, casual, El Potro cooks it fresh, made-to-order – fast, hot, simple. Daily specials and buffet at most locations. BW. L & D, daily. 5871 University Blvd. W., 733-0844. 11380 Beach Blvd., 564-9977. elpotrorestaurant.com $ EUROPEAN STREET F Best of Jax 2011 winner. See San Marco. 5500 Beach Blvd. 398-1717. $ GENE’S SEAFOOD F Serving fresh Mayport shrimp, fish, oysters, scallops, gator tail, steaks and combos. L & D, daily.

11702 Beach Blvd. 997-9738. $$ HALA CAFE & BAKERY F A local institution since 1975 serving house-baked pita bread, kabobs, falafel and daily lunch buffet. TO, BW. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 4323 University Blvd.

S. 733-5141. $$ JENKINS QUALITY BARBECUE See Downtown. 2025 Emerson St. 346-3770. $ LA NOPALERA F Best of Jax 2011 winner. See Intracoastal.

8206 Philips Hwy. 732-9433. $ SAKE SUSHI F The new restaurant offers sushi, hibachi, teriyaki, tempura, katsu, donburi and noodle soups. Popular

rolls include Fuji Yama, Ocean Blue and Fat Boy. FB, CM. L & D, daily. 8206 Philips Hwy., Ste. 31. 647-6000. $$ SPECKLED HEN TAVERN & GRILLE F The stylish gastropub has Southern-style cuisine made with a modern twist: Dishes are paired with international wines and beers, including a large selection of craft and IPA brews. FB. L & D, daily. 9475 Philips Hwy., Ste. 16. 538-0811. $$ SUNSET 30 TAVERN & GRILL F Best of Jax of 2011benefit winner. promise Located in Latitude 30, Sunset 30 serves familiar favorites, including seafood, steaks, sandwiches, burgers, chicken, pasta and pizza. Dine inside or on the patio. FB. L & D, daily.

10370 Philips Hwy. 365-5555. $$ THE THIRSTY IGUANA CANTINA TAQUERIA Classic Mexican fare includes quesadillas, tacos, burritos, chimichangas, enchiladas and fajitas, as well as some killer nacho choices, made with fresh ingredients. L & D, daily. TO, FB, CM. 7605 Beach Blvd. 647-7947. $$ TOMMY’S BRICK OVEN PIZZA F Premium New York-style pizza from a brick-oven — the area’s original gluten-free pizzeria. Plus calzones, soups and salads; Thumann’s no-MSG meats, Grande cheeses and Boylan soda. BW. L & D, Mon.Sat. 4160 Southside Blvd., Ste. 2. 565-1999. $$ URBAN ORGANICS The local produce co-op offers seasonal fresh organic vegetables and fruit. Open Mon.-Sat. 5325 Fairmont St. 398-8012.

WASABI JAPANESE BUFFET F AYCE sushi and two teppanyaki grill items are included in buffet price. FB. L & D, daily. 9041 Southside Blvd., Ste. 138C. 363-9888. $$

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7316 N. Main St. 765-0335. $$ MILLHOUSE STEAKHOUSE F A locally-owned-and-operated steakhouse with choice steaks from the signature broiler, and seafood, pasta, Millhouse gorgonzola, homemade desserts.

CM, FB. D, nightly. 1341 Airport Rd. 741-8722. $$ RIVERCITY ISLAND GRILL & CHILL F Casual fare: seafood, wings, burgers. 10 hi-def TVs, drink specials, club nights. L & D, daily. 13141 City Station Dr. 696-0802. $$ SALSARITA’S FRESH CANTINA F Southwest cuisine made from scratch; family atmosphere. CM, BW. L & D, daily. 840 Nautica Dr., Ste. 131, River City Marketplace.

696-4001. $ THREE LAYERS CAFE F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Lunch, bagels, desserts, and the adjacent Cellar serves fine wines.

Inside and courtyard dining. BW. B, L & D, daily. 1602 Walnut St., Springfield. 355-9791. $ 3 LIONS SPORTS PUB & GRILL F Salads, sandwiches, pizza, fine European cuisine. Nightly specials. 2467 Faye Rd., Northside. 647-8625. $$ UPTOWN MARKET F In the 1300 Building at the corner of Third & Main, Uptown Market serves fresh fare made with the same élan that rules Burrito Gallery. Innovative breakfast, lunch and deli selections. BW, TO. 1303 Main St. N. 355-0734. $$

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Government Inaction: India’s legendarily plodding government bureaucracy had long stymied snake charmer Hakkul (a villager in Uttar Pradesh state), who’d sought a snakeconservation permit, authorized at one level but delayed locally. In November, exasperated, Hakkul went to the land revenue office in the town of Harraiya with sacks of snakes (including cobras) and turned them loose, sending clerks and visitors climbing furniture or fleeing. Recent news accounts report “almost all” the snakes had been rounded up.

A December news release from U.S. Centers for Disease Control warned of the dangers of Campylobacter jejuni bacteria infections on a sheep ranch, but apparently only among workers who used an old-style (19th-century) method of castrating the animals. CDC strongly urged workers to stop biting off the sheep’s genitals and use modern tools instead.

From U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn’s periodic list of the most “unnecessary, duplicative and low-priority projects” the federal government currently funds (announced in December): $75,000 to promote awareness of the role Michigan plays in producing Christmas trees and poinsettias; $48,700 for promoting the Hawaii Chocolate Festival; $113,227 for a video game preservation center in New York; and $764,825 to study something surely already done adequately by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs: how college students use mobile devices for social networking. Also on Sen. Coburn’s list: $15.3 million in continuing expenses for the famous Alaskan “bridge to nowhere,” widely ridiculed in 2005 but apparently refusing to die.

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Convicted serial rapist Steven Phillips was exonerated in ’08, one of a continuing string of wrongly convicted Dallas-area “criminals” proved innocent by DNA testing, and under a formula by state law, he was awarded about

$4 million, tax-free, for his 25 years behind bars. Recently, Phillips’ ex-wife filed a court petition demanding a portion, even though they were divorced for the last 17 years of his incarceration, and she’d remarried and had a child. The ex-wife claims it was Phillips who originated the divorce and she’d given up on him only because he’d revealed a “disgusting” history as a “peeping tom” and flasher.

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Dan D’Amato, 45, partying in an Orlando motel room in December, was accidentally shot by a stranger arguing with a partygoer. Later, as his wounded hip was treated at a hospital, doctors discovered and removed two “huge” tumors in D’Amato’s abdomen that had gone unnoticed.

The tumors weren’t cancerous but had they not been found, they would’ve soon disabled him.

At a home in Taylorsville, Utah, last month, one housemate pursuing a mouse in the kitchen accidentally shot another housemate. As police investigated, they found a 13-year-old girl hiding in a closet. A third housemate, Paul Kunzler, 28, was arrested, charged with carrying on a months-long sexual relationship with her.

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John Whittle, 52, was charged in December with robbing a Wells Fargo Bank in Port Richey, Fla. Police say Whittle ordered a beer at Hayloft Bar just after 1 p.m., then excused himself. A few minutes later, he returned to finish his beer. In the interim, police said later, Whittle walked down the street and robbed the bank.

In December, Russell Mace, 55, was caught soon after robbing a Union Savings Bank in New Milford, Conn. A bank employee saw Mace acting “suspicious” in the parking lot, and indeed, he said, Mace entered, robbed the bank of about $3,000, and fled to a waiting car.

Police, however, identified the car, which they’d noted from Mace’s recent arrest for shoplifting.

The “suspicious” behavior the bank employee noticed, he told police, was Mace, pants down, defecating, in plain view among parked cars.

Undignified Deaths

A 77-year-old man was killed by a sheriff ’s deputy in December while standing beside his own engraved tombstone in a Gardnerville, Nev., cemetery. The victim was holding a shotgun, distraught over his wife’s death.

A 20-year-old man died of an apparent cocaine overdose in North Charleston, S.C., in December as a result of trying to help his older brother. The two had been arrested and put in a police cruiser when the older brother convinced the younger one to swallow the ounce of cocaine Big Bro was carrying.

According to a police report, the cocaine had been stored in the older man’s “backside.”

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Rookie Mistake: Tyechia Rembert, 33, was arrested and charged with robbing a Burger King drive-thru cashier in York, Pa., in December but only after making police officers’ job easier. After her clean getaway, she called the restaurant to reassure herself that none of the witnesses had seen her car’s license plate number. None had, but using cellphone records, police traced that call to Rembert.

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WORLD’S BEST/ CUTEST DISHWASHER You had a dark blonde mohawk hidden under a black hat. You came out to bus tables and retreated back to your dish-pit disco. I tried to get a final look at your adorable mug and caught you making a soap beard. You rule; let’s drink beer and listen to Leatherface. When: Dec. 9, 2011. Where: Dishpit at The Floridian. #1231-1220

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): The Macy’s newspaper ad I saw had a blaring headline: “Find Your Magic 2.0.” The items being touted to help us discover our upgraded, more deluxe sense of magic were luxurious diamond rings. The cheapest was $2,150.

I’m going to steer you in another direction in your quest to get in touch with Magic 2.0. I believe you’re in an excellent position to do just that, but only if you take a decidedly non-materialistic approach. What does your intuition say about how to hook up with a higher, wilder version of the primal mojo?

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The U.S. Constitution has survived 222 years, longer than the constitution of any other nation on Earth.

But one of America’s founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson, might have had a problem with that. He believed our constitution should be revised every 19 years. I share Jefferson’s view. And I’d apply that same principle of regular reinvention to all of us — though I think it should be far more often than every 19 years. How long has it been since you’ve amended or overhauled your rules to live by? Judging by astrological omens, I suspect it’s high time.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “It is respectable to have no illusions — and safe — and profitable and dull,” wrote author Joseph Conrad. Taking a cue from his liberating derision, I say we protest the dullness of having no illusions. Let’s decry the blah gray sterility that comes from entertaining no fantastic fantasies and unreasonable dreams. How boring it is to have such machine-like mental hygiene! For this one week, I urge you to celebrate your crazy ideas. Treasure and adore wacky beliefs. Study all those irrational, insane urges running around your mind to see what you can learn about your deep, dark unconsciousness. (P.S.: I’m not saying to act on any of those phantasms, at least not now. Just be amused.)

CANCER (June 21-July 22): If you’d been a medieval knight going into battle in a full suit of armor, the advantage you had from the metal’s protection was offset by the extra energy it took to haul around the extra weight. In fact, historians say that’s one reason a modest force of English soldiers defeated a much larger French army at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. The Frenchmen’s armor was much bulkier, and by the time they slogged through muddy fields to the enemy, they were too tired to fight at peak intensity. The moral of the story?

To win a great victory in the weeks ahead, shed as many defense mechanisms and emotional baggage as possible.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): One way or another, you’ll be more famous in the months ahead than ever before. It may mean you’ll become better known or more popular … or it could take a different turn.

To tease out the nuances, let’s draw on Naomi Shihab Nye’s poem “Famous.” “The river is famous to the fish. / The loud voice is famous to silence, / which knew it would inherit the earth / before anybody said so. / The cat sleeping on the fence is famous to the birds / watching him from the birdhouse. / The tear is famous, briefly, to the cheek. / The idea you carry close to your bosom / is famous to your bosom.” (Read the whole poem at bit.ly/ FamousToWhom.)

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Three famous actresses formed the British Anti-Cosmetic Surgery League last year. Rachel Wiesz, Kate Winslet and Emma Thompson say they believe people should be happy with the physical appearance nature gave them. Is it rude of me to note that unlike most of the rest of us, those three women were born gorgeous? It’s easy for them to promise not to mess with their looks. Do you do that? Urge others to do what’s natural for you but a challenge for them? I recommend against that this week; 40 | FOLIO WEEKLY | JANUARY 17-23, 2012

like, if you want to influence someone to change, be willing to alter something about you that’s hard to change.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I predict major breakthroughs in your relationship to intimacy and togetherness in 2012 — if, that is, you keep in mind this counsel from psychologist Dr. Neil Clark Warren: “Attraction and chemistry are easily mistaken for love, but they are far from the same thing. Being attracted to someone is immediate and largely subconscious.

Staying deeply in love with someone happens gradually and requires conscious decisions, made over and over again.” (Read more by Warren at tinyurl.com/WiseChoices.)

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Purslane is a plant also known colloquially as pigweed. It’s hearty, prolific and spreads fast. In a short time, it can grow out-of-control, covering a large area with a thick carpet. On the other hand, it’s a tasty salad green and has a long history as a cooked vegetable. As a medicinal herb, it’s also quite useful, being rich in omega-3 fatty acids as well as a number of vitamins and minerals. Moral of the story: Keep pigweed contained — don’t let it grow out of control — and it’ll be your friend. Does anything in your life fit that description?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): As he approaches his 70th birthday, retiree and Michigan resident Michael Nicholson is still hard at work adding to his education. He’s got 27 college degrees so far, including 12 master’s degrees and a doctorate. Though he’s not an “A” student, he loves learning for its own sake. I nominate him to be your role model for the weeks ahead. Your opportunities for absorbing new lessons is at a peak; take full advantage of all the teachings available.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The Bible addresses the subjects of money and possessions in about 2,000 verses, but devotes only 500 verses to prayer and 500 to faith. As you know, my horoscopes usually tend to have the opposite emphasis: I concentrate more on spiritual matters than materialistic concerns. But this time, to acknowledge specific cosmic influences ahead, I’m going to be more like the Bible. Proceed on the assumption that you have a mandate to think extra deeply and super creatively about money and possessions. And feel free to pray for financial guidance; meditate on increasing your cash flow.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Here’s one of my favorite quotes from American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson: “I hate quotations. Tell me what you think.” Current astrological omens suggest this is an excellent message to heed. It’s crucial to know your own mind and speak your own thoughts. It’s smart to trust your instincts and draw on hard-won epiphanies. For best results, don’t be skeptical of just conventional wisdom, be cautious about giving too much credence to every source of sagacity and expertise. Define your own positions instead of relying on theories you’ve read and opinions you’ve heard.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Why did Mark Gibbons strap a washing machine to his back and climb to the top of Mount Snowdown in Wales? To raise charity money for the Kenyan Orphan Project. If, in the weeks ahead, you try anything as crazy as that, make sure it’s for an equally worthy cause. Don’t take on a big challenge just to make folks feel sorry for you or to show what a first-class martyr you can be. On the other hand, I’m happy to say you could stir up lots of good mojo by wandering into previously off-limits zones. Push past limitations people expect you to honor.

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Thanksgiving 102 See 99 Across activity?

106 “Nova” subj.

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Big Top Brawl

Ringling Bros. Circus’ visit to Jacksonville sparks protests over elephant abuse

H

ey, kids: The circus is coming to town! I bet you can’t wait, right? Sure — we’ve have all had some type of fascination with circuses at some time in our lives. The visual spectacle of exotic animals and aerial artistry makes a profound impact on kids’ minds, often the first truly huge, overwhelmingly awesome event of their lives. For some of us, the allure is a childhood relic soon displaced in our minds by visions of comely contortionists, chicken geekery and other Jim Rose-style freaky. Still, some are instantly hooked, and remain so forever.

Either way, the circus facilitates our collective introduction into the carny arts and ignites a creative spark that never really goes away. The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus is the gold standard of such operations, and it rarely fails to draw rapturous crowds, packing every venue it hits on the road.

A business that began in rickety canvas tents, waterproofed with highly flammable chemicals, now commands top dollar in some of America’s biggest, most-prestigious arenas, from Madison Square Garden on down. Fans come from miles around for acrobats and clowns, but what really masses the marks are the animal acts — specifically, the lions, tigers and elephants. It is this, the most popular aspect of their operation, that has proven the most controversial, and a local organization is working to make sure their latest visit to Northeast Florida does not come off without a hitch.

JaxProtest takes a narrow, specific focus on what it characterizes as the maltreatment of elephants trained to perform under the Big Top. The website (jaxprotest.com) is replete with relevant data, as well as pictures that speak for themselves. “For animals in circuses,” its members write, “there is no such thing as ‘positive reinforcement’ — only varying degrees of punishment and deprivation. To force them to perform these meaningless and physically uncomfortable tricks, trainers use whips, tight collars, muzzles, electric prods, bullhooks and other painful tools of the trade. In the Ringling Bros. circus, elephants are beaten, hit, prodded and jabbed with sharp hooks, sometimes until bloody. Ringling breaks the spirit of elephants when they’re vulnerable babies who should still be with their mothers.” Brutal stuff, all of which Ringling denies, of course.

The group denounces Ringling not only for the harshness of training methods, but also for the conditions in which the animals are forced to live, work and travel: “Constant travel means that animals are confined to boxcars, trailers or trucks for days at a time in extremely hot and cold weather … Elephants, big cats, bears and primates are confined to cramped and filthy cages in which they eat, drink, sleep, defecate and urinate — all in the same place. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus boasts that its two units travel more than 25,000 miles as the circus tours the country for 11 months each

year. Ringling’s own documents reveal that on average, elephants are chained for more than 26 hours straight … sometimes continually chained for as many as 60 to 100 hours.”

JaxProtest members are volunteers who self-define as “teachers, MMA fighters, web designers, stay at home mothers, retired military, students and everyone in between.”

The group plans to protest all seven of Ringling Bros.’ planned performances scheduled at downtown Jacksonville’s Veterans Memorial Arena, spread out over four days, Jan. 19, 20, 21 and 22. To this end, JaxProtest has partnered with like-minded organizations including The Girls Gone Green (thegirlsgonegreen.com), Animal Rights Foundation and OccupyJax. The martial arts center Headhunter Muai Thai also supports the protest; the fact that some of its members train there makes for a nice counterpoint to the widespread perception of animal-rights activists as, well, geeks. It also makes sense, given the elephant’s prominent positioning within Thai culture. Another collaborator, the Lotus Elephant Sanctuary, has gone so far as to begin preparations to establish its own wild elephant preserve in Laos.

I’m not much of a circus fan (though I do try to catch the all-black Universoul Circus on its yearly swing through the area). While the animal-rights aspect of the argument is plenty compelling, for me the issue pivots on the question of children’s rights — specifically, the right to not be traumatized by these periodic animal freak-out sessions that have, on occasion, been precipitated by the mistreatment of animals. If an animal ran amok in the crowd or maimed its handler in the presence of kids, that outfit should be banned from that city forever, and investigations should immediately begin into any possible causalities. Ringling has a responsibility to lead on this issue, so that smaller circuses cannot use any laxity up-top as an excuse for failure down below.

Ringling has so far been able to avoid the disgusting, depraved moral and ethical lapses of SeaWorld, whose executives are some of the biggest pieces of scumbag trash anywhere in the United States today — and if you know any of them, please tell them I said so. The Tilikum debacle should’ve been enough to shut the whole place down. Instead, they were able to a) basically bury the negligent homicide of their own employee by claiming the victim got herself killed through her own incompetence, then b) allow a killer whale known to be lethally dangerous to its own species and to people (including its closest human companion) to continue performing for the public, whose children will almost certainly be forced to watch that thing kill again, on their dime.

Ringling Brothers should be mindful of the piss-poor example set by SeaWorld (not to be confused with “Sea World”, an entirely unrelated Australian company that does much

The lions, tigers and elephants are the most popular aspect of circus operations, and the most controversial. One local organization is working to make sure their latest visit to Northeast Florida does not come off without a hitch. the exact same thing, but better and safer — they like to make that clear). Tilikum was born in the wild, abducted at age two, separated from his family and forced to live with older, non-related orcas that physically abused him on a regular basis. He was trained at Sealand in Canada, using methods that included deliberate starvation, and perhaps worse.

It was there where he killed a 20-yearold female trainer in 1991; it was deemed an accident — he didn’t do it, he just helped others do it — and they kept him working.

Like a pedophile priest, he was transferred — appropriately enough, to Florida, a state that openly, gleefully encourages the presence of all violent predatory animals, even those that aren’t human. Whether his history raised any red flags, or if his new handlers were even informed of that history, isn’t clear, but since this is Florida, we can presume they did know and just didn’t care. Well, obviously, they don’t care and never did. We have the public record to tell us that.

They found a man’s naked body in Tilikum’s tank in 1999. SeaWorld said the guy sneaked in, drunk, which implies they kept a known killer under such lax protection, a person could get in the tank when the park was closed, even if they were drunk and naked. Luckily, it was not some intrepid pipsqueak trying to get a closer look at the lovely orca, or a terrorist hoping to channel Tilikum’s insane killing power for jihad.

His third killing, in ’10, fit the modus operandi of the first: grabbed by the aquatic mammal and thrown around the pool until dead. Dawn Brancheau was a 16-year veteran who knew this beast better than anyone, so she didn’t die quickly, unfortunately for her; her jaw, ribs and neck were broken and her spinal cord severed before she drowned, paralyzed, at the bottom.

At least a dozen people had to watch that woman die, but were powerless to save her. It was SeaWorld’s job to keep her safe, and they neglected that duty so profoundly, the park’s continued existence is a disgrace. Brancheau should be a martyr for workplace safety, and the video of her death should be made public, so Americans will understand the pressing need to put these people out of business. Instead, OSHA issued a whitewashed report, a bullshit $75,000 fine, and Tilikum was back entertaining the masses a year later. As the kids say, “OMG!” Suffice to say, SeaWorld is so depraved, even Tommy Lee has voiced concerns.

Among the dozens of serious attacks on humans by killer whales, only one has happened in the wild, in 1972. Either the captivity contributes to the aggression, or humans have somehow successfully captured only the most violent specimens. One should note that Tilikum, who’s spent 28 of his 30 years captive, is himself implicated in 75 percent of all documented human deaths related to orcas, which makes a compelling case for causality.

In this increasingly unstable economy, all it takes is one unfortunate incident to torpedo a company, even one as big, as rich and as historic as the Greatest Show On Earth. Just one more elephant, or a single overly aggressive lion, could do to the entire circus industry what fires, economic depression, two world wars and brutal train-wrecks could not: Kill business forever. So, it’s probably best not to beat them, right? Sure. We’ll see how that works out.

Shelton Hull Hull is a longtime contributor to Folio Weekly and the author of the column “Money Jungle.”

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