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What ADA Violations Does Jacksonville Face? p. 6

Who Is That JU Grad Cast in ‘Dreamgirls’? p. 30

Which Museum Café Grows Herbs on Its Roof? p. 35

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10 25 30 32 EDITOR’S NOTE We can’t wait for a law to stop us from the dangers of texting while driving. p. 4 NEWS ADA compliance violations make it difficult for Jacksonville’s disabled people to visit city-owned buildings. p. 6 BOUQUETS & BRICKBATS Librarians from the Jacksonville Public Library, the daughter of a fallen Clay County Sheriff’s Office detective, Mayor Alvin Brown and the Jacksonville City Council. p. 7 BUZZ Guns at Metropolitan Park, a pontoon at JU, grants in the One Spark District, newstalk on a rock station and an amphitheater in Riverside. p. 8 DEEMABLE TECH Where can my son learn how to make apps? p. 8 THE SPECKTATOR Scoping out the dapper dudes, good grub and plentiful parties at The Players. p. 8 ON THE COVER Meet trivia teams on a quest to be the best – or at least make a little drinking money. p. 10 OUR PICKS “The Apartment Exhibit,” Ryan Bingham, “Crowns,” “Future Retro: The Great Age of the American Automobile,” Jax Cash Mob and Twin Sister. p. 16 MOVIES “The Great Gatsby”: A boring narrator and painfully long pacing overshadow Leonardo DiCaprio’s mysterious self-made man. p. 18

MUSIC Fifty years later, Crosby, Stills & Nash still angelically speak for an American musical generation. p. 21

South Florida garage-rock trio Beach Day rides a wave of solid musicianship, historical tribute and hedonistic fun. p. 22 SPORTSTALK How well will picks fill the needs of Jaguars’ new leadership? p. 24 ARTS Former JU student and local actress returns in traveling production of “Dreamgirls.” p. 30 BITE-SIZED Café Nola’s menu is fit for a modern art museum. p. 35 BACKPAGE Should the city of Jacksonville continue to waive the principal on these Downtown residential properties? p. 47 MAIL p. 5 THE EYE p. 9 MOVIE LISTING p. 19 LIVE MUSIC LISTING p. 25 ARTS LISTING p. 31 HAPPENINGS p. 33 DINING GUIDE p. 36 CLASSIFIEDS p. 42 CROSSWORD p. 43 FREEWILL ASTROLOGY p. 44 I SAW U p. 45 NEWS OF THE WEIRD p. 46 Cover design by Paul Thomas Fenn Photo by Dennis Ho

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Editor’s Note Are You ‘Intexticated’?

We can’t wait for a law to stop us from the dangers of texting while driving

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y name is Denise, and I have texted while driving.

There, I said it. They say the first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem.

Apparently, a lot of us are “intexticated.”

We know it’s dangerous, but we still do it.

Although 81 percent of people think texting while driving is “a very serious threat to safety,” 35 percent had read a text and 27 percent had sent one while driving within the previous month, according to the AAA Foundation’s 2012 Traffic Safety Culture Index which surveyed 3,896 people of driving age.

Five seconds. That’s the minimum amount of time a driver’s attention is taken away from the road while texting. At 55 mph, that’s like driving the length of a football field without looking at the road.

Texting while driving makes a crash 23 times more likely, more than dialing (2.8 times), talking (1.3), listening (1.3) or reaching for a device (1.4), according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Several studies have been done that show driving while texting is just as dangerous — or more so — than driving while intoxicated.

Of Florida’s 256,443 reported crashes in 2012, 4,841 had a driver who had been texting or using an “electronic communication device” while driving, according to a preliminary report from the Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles.

The Florida Legislature approved a bill to ban typing or reading texts or emails on mobile devices or tablets while driving, though “ban” might be overstating it a bit.

Drivers are still allowed to text at stoplights and can use their devices’ talk-totext features. It’s a secondary offense, meaning police can only cite drivers for texting while driving if they’re first pulled over for another infraction, such as speeding. And the fine is only $30, an amount not large enough to dissuade many habitual texters. A subsequent violation within five years is $60 and adds three points to the driver’s license.

It took at least four years for the Legislature to pass this bill in the face of House Republican concerns of government intrusion into people’s lives. The House managed to include a last-minute amendment allowing police to use drivers’ mobile phone records against them only when texting causes a crash resulting in death or personal injury. The bill allows drivers to use phone records in defense against a ticket, but some phone companies’ records don’t differentiate between manual and talk-to-text messaging.

Thirty-nine states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands already have texting-whiledriving bans for all drivers; most of those are primary laws, meaning an officer can ticket a driver for the offense without any other traffic violation taking place. Ten states, D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands

prohibit all drivers from using handheld cellphones while driving; 36 states and D.C. ban all cellphone use by novice drivers, usually those younger than 18.

But even with all of those laws in place, a driver has little chance of being ticketed for texting, with some state agencies averaging fewer than one citation per day, according to a USA Today survey of state police agencies. Some tickets are written by local police, while others are written by state troopers or police. Many states don’t track texting-whiledriving citations.

How often are police writing texting citations? No one seems to really know. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety is in the middle of a major study to determine how many texting citations are issued annually.

“I think there’s a general perception that there isn’t [much enforcement],” AAA President and CEO Peter Kissinger told USA Today.

So, if we know texting while driving is dangerous, and the laws either don’t have enough teeth or enough enforcement to make a difference, what can we do?

It’s up to us. Only we can control our own behavior in any meaningful way.

I’ve known I shouldn’t be texting in the car for a long time. I made a promise to myself not to text while my daughter’s in the car, and I’ve kept it. Her life is too precious, and I don’t want to pass on my bad habit. But my fuzzy logic still allowed me to text when I’m alone in the car. It’s just as dangerous, not just for me — but for other drivers.

I’ve vowed to check my phone only at stoplights, but the lights inevitably change while I’m still typing the last few words. Not a good idea. It’s one of the biggest weaknesses of the recently passed bill.

I recently purchased some thumb bands that say “TXTNG KILLS” to keep in my car and put on when I’m driving (textingthumbbands.com). There’s a larger one that wraps around my phone that says “W8 2 TXT.” I also bought some for each of the drivers in my extended family.

There are several pledges you can take with your family and friends, such as ATT’s itcanwait.com or textinganddrivingsafety. com’s 1 million drivers campaign.

And here’s my new plan: Every time I get the urge to text while I’m in the car, I will ask myself if I want that to be the last thing I ever read or type. OMG, right?

By the way, if you’re driving a car while reading this, put down the device (or the magazine — reading print while driving is just as dangerous). And please wait to send me your email or tweet until after you’ve reached your destination.

Denise M. Reagan dreagan@folioweekly.com twitter.com/denisereagan

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More Discipline Ideas

In reading the excellent Backpage Editorial [“Focus on What We Can Control,” April 17] on regaining discipline in education, I saw that two other consequences should be added to Chris Guerrieri’s ideas.

1. If the parent or guardian does not respond to the suspension by arranging a school conference within two school days, there should be a civil penalty [for that parent or guardian] of $100 per additional school day where there is no response.

2. If the reason for the failure to set up a conference is that the student did not notify the parent or guardian of the suspension, the $100 per day civil penalty would be waived.

Instead, the student would be required to serve 20 hours of community service for each school day from the onset of the suspension that the parent or guardian is not notified.

Because many of these students come from households where their “caregivers” do not care if they receive an education, the only way to get the attention of some parents or guardians is to impose penalties for their failure to address their children’s behavior.

Off the issue of education, I wish to commend Denise Reagan on continuing to keep the community informed about JAX2025 [Editor’s Note, “Make 2025 Real Now,” April 17]. This is too important an issue to not be addressed on a regular basis. I only hope that those in city government will embrace the vision in each category and implement the related plans needed to reach each vision.

Every time in the past when a blueprint has been laid out, it has been ignored.

Bruce A. Fouraker Jacksonville

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Erica Turner, who uses a cane to get around, described the minefield encountered by a blind person when entering a public building, like the new Duval County Courthouse. Inset Photo: Dennis Ho

Access Denied

ADA compliance violations make it difficult for Jacksonville’s disabled people to visit city-owned buildings

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ow accessible are Jacksonville’s public buildings and sports venues for the blind, for those in wheelchairs and those with other physical and mental disabilities?

The city has reached a settlement with the Justice Department to fix an estimated 2,000 violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act, ranging from parking and inaccessibility problems to minor issues, such as a toilet paper holder in the wrong place.

For people, like J.T. Townsend, a quadriplegic since a 2004 football injury in high school, and Erica Turner, who has a blinding disease called retinitis pigmentosa, the ADA issues represent problems that can affect the quality of life.

“The ADA is a big deal,” said Carmen Townsend, the former athlete’s mother.

For Townsend, his mother said, the lack of handicapped parking is one of the biggest issues she faces trying to get him to buildings Downtown. That issue is among the complaints the city will have to address as it works to comply with the ADA violations over the next five years.

On a recent trip to the Main Library Downtown and the One Spark festival, handicapped parking was almost non-existent, Carmen Townsend said.

“Where do you let him out? In the middle of the street?,” she said.

Turner, who uses a cane to get around, described the minefield encountered by a blind person when entering a public building, like the new Duval County Courthouse. For her,

it was the steps and the area leading up to the steps that rattled her confidence.

“Even with the use of my white cane, I could not be confident in navigating the steps without my husband’s assistance,” she wrote in an email.

“This can be dangerous for someone who is visually impaired or totally blind, in that it could mean the difference between being confident in their cane skills to adequately navigate the stairs or becoming severely injured,” Turner wrote.

“Without braille, large print or accessible doorways for the disabled, business and government offices are hindering the independence of the disabled community.”

Many lavatories were cited for improper braille labeling of restrooms.

“Without braille, large print or accessible doorways for the disabled, business and government offices are hindering the independence of the disabled community,” she continued.

Not everyone has had problems getting into city buildings. Donnie Vann, who has been a wheelchair for 30 years since he broke his neck in a diving accident when he was 15,

News said he has not had any problems getting around EverBank Field or Bragan Field at the Baseball Grounds.

“For the most part, they’ve been very accessible,” he said, adding that he uses an oversized wheelchair.

While most of the construction and design issues did not occur on Mayor Alvin Brown’s watch, he has vowed to fix all the problems, at an estimated cost of $5.5 million.

“Together, we are taking significant steps to ensure accessibility by focusing on accountability and responsibility,” Brown said in a news release.

Beth Meyer, the city’s ADA coordinator, said most of the violations covered in the settlement are minor, including coat hooks that are too high or don’t exist, toilets that are too high, wheelchair ramps that are too steep, countertops that are too high and myriad other complaints.

“We’re in good shape, compared to some of the other cities,” she said. Jacksonville was one of 189 cities surveyed by the Justice

compliance and someone needs to use it, then it’s a problem.”

But in most cases, the violations are not a hardship for most people, he said.

Bishop, an architect, would not characterize the standards as too strict or picky.

“It is very nuanced. It’s very technical,” he said.

In the report, Jacksonville City Hall has 10 violations, starting with two in Council Chambers. The power door push button outside chambers is inaccessible — a plant box is in the way. If someone makes it in the door, the ramp is inaccessible because the handrails are not continuous.

“Why was that not done in 1997, when the building was built — who the heck knows?”

Bishop asked. “It doesn’t cost any more to build a continuous handrail.”

Often called the crown jewel of minor league parks, Bragan Field has a number of problems making it inaccessible to those with disabilities, starting with parking lot “P”

“Together, we are taking significant steps to ensure accessibility by focusing on accountability and responsibility.”

Department under Project Civic Access. Other Florida cities include Fort Myers, Port St. Lucie, Miami, Coral Gables and Fort Walton Beach, and Lafayette and Citrus counties.

The ADA report does not rank the cities, but Meyer said Jacksonville has its own ADA staff and a committed mayor.

“The biggest things we are working with are sidewalks and curb cuts,” she said. The city has five years to make those fixes.

“This is not a wholesale rebuild,” said David DeCamp, a mayoral spokesperson. He said most of the violations are minor and scheduled to be repaired over the next two to three years, according to the settlement agreement.

City Council President Bill Bishop agreed that most the items on the list are “small and incidental,” but should be handled as quickly as possible.

“I am not trying to minimize any of this,” he said. “If you have one bathroom out of

reserved for the handicapped.

According to the ADA report, it’s inaccessible because there are no access aisles — the extra spaces beside parking spots that allow for easier access — and a route to an elevator behind home plate is inaccessible because the ramp has a slope of 6.6 percent.

The acceptable slope percentage depends on several factors, but generally it’s 4.5 percent.

Key components to Mayor John Delaney’s Better Jacksonville Plan were improvements to the library system, including a new Downtown Main Library. But the library, which offers a number of services for disabled people, is not a friendly space for those who are in a wheelchair, are blind, or can’t operate heavy doors.

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Bouquets & Brickbats Bouquets to the 5-year-old daughter of David and Jennifer White for bravely leading a group of law enforcement officers on her little pink bicycle with training wheels, as they began a ride in honor of her father and other fallen officers. The little girl, whose name is being withheld for security reasons, is the daughter of Clay County Sheriff’s Office Det. David White, who was killed in February 2012 while trying to make an arrest at a meth house. Ten officers volunteered to participate in his honor as part of the annual ride that ends in Washington, D.C., during Police Memorial Week.

Brickbats to Mayor Alvin Brown and the Jacksonville City Council for allowing the Metropolitan Park noise issue to remain unresolved. Once again, residents across the river complained about loud, window-rattling music during the April 27-28 Welcome to Rockville music festival. They get all worked up about the problem, then – seemingly – let it slip back into oblivion until the next big concert. The city should invest in Metropolitan Park to reorient the stage, and find other ways to lessen the noise impact. And it should look into other venues, like the Cecil Commerce Center, where loud music wouldn’t cause a ruckus.

Bouquets to Senior Librarian Stephanie Miller and library associates Rebekah Mitchell and Marie Myers for their efforts to launch the new Traveling Tales Storytime Kits at the Jacksonville Public Library. The kits, which can be checked out at the library, are designed to promote early literacy. Right now, there are 30 kits with puppets, flannel boards, a manual of suggested songs, arts and crafts for children ages 2-5. For more information, call 630-2417.

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NewsBuzz Continued from page 7 Street entrance require six pounds of force to operate, while the interior door button requires 10 pounds of force. Five pounds is the accepted standard, Bishop said.

The information and security counters range from 38.5 inches to 43.5 inches, according to the ADA complaint — much too tall for a wheelchair-bound person.

One of the violations stated there was insufficient handicapped seating in the library’s 391-seat auditorium. Meyer said there are eight handicapped seating areas; the standard calls for a minimum of six.

Only two problems are documented at the Downtown Supervisor of Elections Office, including a curb ramp with a slope of 13.5 percent and a cross slope of 3.8 percent on the route from the parking area to the entrance.

In addition, Jerry Holland’s Office was told to ensure that all polling places are accessible.

All voter registration materials must be available in alternate formats, including braille, large print, audio and electronic. Poll workers must be trained on the rights of disabled voters.

Dozens of problems are noted concerning EverBank Field, and many deal with lavatories, drinking fountains protruding into walkways and lack of space for wheelchairs.

The Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens challenges handicapped visitors as soon as they park.

Inspectors found the lot was inaccessible because a golf cart was parked in one of the access aisles, and the route from the parking lot to the main entrance has a 9.9 percent slope with no ramp features.

Slopes throughout the zoo prevent wheelchair access. Similar problems exist at the entrance to Metropolitan Park, where no curb ramp is provided, the ADA report noted.

Meyer and other city officials agree that one of the biggest challenges to implementing the new settlement is the massive number of sidewalks and curb cuts needed around Jacksonville, which has more than 3,600 linear miles in roads, streets and highways. The city has five years to make those improvements.

One the largest problems has yet to come up on the radar of federal ADA officials because it wasn’t completed during the inspection period — the new Duval County Courthouse. Bishop called the year-old building “an ongoing problem child.”

“They [problems] are well-documented and may well end in litigation,” he said.

Mayor Brown has decided to spend $281,450 to add 98 automatic door openers at the courthouse. The large doors required too much effort for the handicapped to open. After months of trying to get the problem fixed by the contractor, the mayor decided to repair the doors so that handicapped folks would have access the building. His office is still trying to get the contractor to pay the bill.

The Mayor’s Disability Council, a group that advises the mayor on disability issues, reviewed the plans and endorsed the solution.

In a letter to the mayor, it praised Brown for “his unwavering commitment” to serve the disabled community.

“Our first priority in Mayor Brown’s administration is ensuring people have access to public facilities,” said Aleizha Batson, a spokesperson for the mayor’s office.

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THE SPECKTATOR

TPC = Tasty Grub, Pure Fun and Cute Boys

DEEMABLE TECH

Where Can My Son Learn How to Make Apps?

Q: My son wants to make computer games for iPhones and Android phones. He’s only 15, so college is still a few years off. Should he wait until college to get started?

A: If he’s interested now, he definitely doesn’t need to wait. Kids of all ages are learning how to “code” or write computer programs or mobile phone apps; 12 is about the perfect age to start coding. He should probably start with basic web programming, for a good foundation, but he doesn’t have to. There are tons of free resources online that can teach him how to code. Check out our blog at folioweekly.com/deemable, and we’ll give you a list and a breakdown of each one.

ASK DEEMABLE TECH A QUESTION Ray Hollister and Tom Braun answer technology questions on their blog at folioweekly.com/deemable, on their podcast at deemable.com and on WJCT 89.9 FM Thursdays during “Morning Edition.” Have a question for Deemable Tech? Call 888-972-9868 or email questions@deemable.com.

I assume you’re “supposed” to go to The Players Championship to witness the best golfers in the world do what they do best (which, as far as I can tell, is knocking a small ball into a hole using a metal stick).

I’m not going to dispute the athletic ability required to accomplish such a task (especially considering I was 13 the last time I played miniature golf), but I am going to suggest there are other – less obvious – motives for one to make the drive to TPC Sawgrass.

Hot guys: Not every player is, obviously, but suffice it to say, the grass should burst into flames beneath Adam Scott’s feet.

Distinctive grub: Event organizers are adding fare from local restaurants, including Indochine, Metro Diner and Pele’s Wood Fire, to the same old menu of burgers and grilled chicken sandwiches.

Parties galore: It may not be the “World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party,” but The Players comes pretty darned close. Besides the golf course itself being a grass-covered pub crawl, the post-play parties – especially The Cut Party (thecutparty.com) and Fancy Pants Party (fancypantsparty.com) – are where the fun factor is way above par, which, in this case, is a good thing. For more info on the food and festivities – and my cutest players picks – visit folioweekly.com/specktator.

You Don’t Have to Park Your Gun Those attending the World of Nations May 2-5 celebration at Metropolitan Park found a long list of things that were forbidden at the park when checking the Internet about the event. They were told not to bring food or beverages, camcorders, Frisbees, balls, “weapons or anything that could be construed as a weapon,” but were told it’s OK to bring a firearm. State law allows people with concealed carry permits to take their guns with them. In certain places, like EverBank Field, schools and government meeting places, guns are forbidden, but city parks aren’t exempt from the law. Cities and county governments aren’t allowed to add any exemptions not granted by the state. That’s against the law.

I’m on a Boat!

After six years of work, Jacksonville University’s Marine Science Research Institute will have a state-of-the-art river classroom for its students this fall. The 45-foot-by12-foot vessel and new dock, with a total value of about $500,000, will allow students and faculty to take to the water for research, classes and study. The pontoon vessel can accommodate up to 28 people. It will be delivered in July, and classes begin in September. A. Quinton White, executive director of MSRI, said he hopes to eventually have all marine science and biology classes spend time on the St. Johns River.

READ THE SPECKTATOR BLOG Kerry Speckman shares her unique perspective and observations on people, places and events around the First Coast and beyond. She’s also the 2012 winner of Jacksonville Dancing With the Stars, so she’s got that going for her. Contact her at thespecktator@aol.com

Another Spark Now that One Spark is over, the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville is announcing the Spark Grant Program. It’s an initiative to “spark” creative expression in the Spark District, an area in the heart of Downtown Jacksonville. The group will coordinate the placement of performance and visual art in Jacksonville’s urban core. Up to seven grants for arts and cultural programs will be awarded from a pool of $60,000. The application deadline is May 30. For more information, go to culturalcouncil.org.

The Day the Rock Music Died The big mystery is solved. Rock 105, which ended its rock programming on April 28, is becoming WOKV Newstalk 104.5 FM. For the time being, that places WOKV at three positions on the dial; it also broadcasts on 690 AM and 106.5 FM. Cox Radio, owner of all three stations, said a new format will eventually be announced for 106.5 FM. Cox changed the format of Rock 105 after its 33-year run as a hard rock station.

Amped for Amphitheater A new arts and entertainment plaza with a 2,000-seat amphitheater is being built on Riverside Avenue next to the 220 Riverside project. The 2.5-acre site, known as Unity Plaza, was donated by Hallmark Partners, which is building a mixed-use retail and housing project. Its new executive director, Jen Jones, told The Florida TimesUnion she plans to hold events at the site about 260 days of the year.

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For more photos from this and other events, check out the Pictures & Video link at folioweekly.com.

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veryone on the team stared at Tim Taggart.

The trivia question was right up his alley. On what album did the Led Zeppelin song with these lyrics appear? “I don’t know but I been told, a big-legged woman ain’t got no soul.” Linda Taggart passed the answer sheet and pencil to her husband with confidence. As the host announced the answer — 1971’s “Led Zeppelin IV” — the team clapped in acclamation as Tim Taggart beamed.

The Taggart family plays trivia Thursday nights at Hooters on Southside Boulevard.

They have moved around from restaurant to restaurant hunting for the perfect venue for their favorite family pastime. Some places are too loud; others simply have bad food.

The team’s youngest member — and literature and music specialist — is University of North Florida senior Lindsey Taggart.

“Trivia equals family time,” Lindsey said. “It’s the only way to get us all together to hangout.”

Science nerds, history buffs, sports gurus and pop culture pundits regularly gather at local restaurants or bars to test their trivia knowledge. Information that some, or even most, might find trifling, these players access in an effort to answer any question asked by their hosts. Some want to prove they are the smartest people in the room; others have their eye on cash prizes to cover their hefty bar tabs after hours of drinking.

Live trivia was introduced to the restaurant and bar scene in the United States in the late 1980s in Atlanta. According to Trivia Nation owner Steve Howard, by the ’90s, the trivia scene had made its way to Northeast Florida.

In 2004, Howard purchased a company now called Trivia Nation. With more 40 employees, Trivia Nation provides service to more than 100 locations in eight cities, spanning from Savannah to South Florida. Some clients include Mellow Mushroom franchises, Dick’s Wings locations and the Miller’s Ale Houses.

Howard said he doesn’t sell trivia to restaurants; he sells return on investment.

Restaurants and bars pay a fee to hold trivia at their locations, typically on slower business nights, and, in turn, trivia typically brings in players and boosts sales.

“The key to our success is the quality of the

player that we have,” Howard said. “Our player spends more and tips more than the average restaurant patron.”

“It brings in a lot of people,” said Randy Graf, manager at Gator’s Dockside in Baymeadows, which holds trivia on Thursdays. “We are full all night from 7 to 9 o’clock.”

Graf said that more than 100 people come in to play.

Gary Longmire has been hosting for Trivia Nation for a few years and has strong connections with his players.

“I’ll be out places around town and hear people say, ‘Hey, it’s Trivia Gary,’ ” Longmire said. “It’s crazy, I have run into my trivia players in Savannah, Ga., and even in the Bahamas.”

In addition to Trivia Nation, Greg Swim and his wife have been hosting trivia locally for their own business, Who Knows Trivia, for three years. They set up at two locations, Viva Mexican Restaurant on the Northside and Applebee’s on the Westside, and have regulars who play at both of them.

“I really enjoy hosting,” Swim said. “I go out there every week because I enjoy it. There are 20-something regular groups that come in every week to play that really make it fun. I’m

not currently looking to expand. I like doing what I am doing.”

Will Murphy and friends make up the trivia team “Bring Out the Gimp” that plays at Carmine’s Pie House on Monday nights.

“What I like about it is, it breaks up the monotony of the work week,” Murphy said.

“Obviously, there’s the competitiveness of it, but we are really just sitting down over some pizza and beers and catching up with everybody.”

Howard hopes to continue to expand his franchise and one day be nationwide.

“My goal is to be in 5,000 accounts in five years,” Howard said. “Obviously, that would be a national expansion. At this point, I’m figuring out the best way to do that.”

Howard is not trekking uncharted territory. The company Team Trivia began expansion in the mid-2000s and now has more than 300 locations, spanning from Wisconsin to Arizona to Central Florida. The company has no accounts in Northeast Florida.

“We want to provide a fun, friendly atmosphere,” Howard said. “The goal is to entertain guests, bringing in more players every time, and raising my clients’ sales in the process. With that, everyone wins.”

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Lindsey Taggart (from left), Linda Taggart, Tim Taggart, Chris Henry, Nikki Smith and Derek Reeves at Hooters on the South side.

Members: Tim Taggart specializes in questions regarding cartoons, comics and music. His wife, Linda Taggart, has expertise in spelling and TV questions. Lindsey Taggart is acquainted with plays, musicals and literature, while Chris Henry knows history and U.S. government. Teammate Traci Henry is good with movies and current music, and Nikki Smith knows state capitals, toys and games. Derek Reeves is an expert on current events and hodgepodge questions.

Origin of Name: The Taggart family changes their name weekly to fit current events/happenings.

How They Started: “We started because one of my friends asked us to play with him,” Lindsey Taggart said. “We have been playing ever since.”

Why: They view trivia time as family time when they can spend time together.

Playing Together: Three years.

Where: Wednesdays and Saturdays at Dick’s Wings in Lakewood, Thursdays at Hooters on Southside Boulevard and Sundays at Grotto Wine Bar in San Marco.

Results: Often finishes in the money (first, second or third place).

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Members: Nancy Borem is a science and geography buff. Jonathan Vaughan, originally from Hong Kong, was a two-time “Jeopardy” champion in 1987. Additionally, the team includes Blake Smith, wellversed in movies and sports; Glenn Holeves, the go-to guy for history; and Kathy and Tom Mills.

Tom Mills is a music fanatic, and Kathy Mills a television guru. “We have success because we all have our own area of specialty,” Mills said. “Between Glenn and me, we have never missed a government-related question.”

Origin of Name: The name is fitting, considering a number of the team members either graduated from or currently work for the University of North Florida, whose mascot is the ever-fierce Osprey.

How They Started: Borem gathered this group of friends and colleagues and put the team together.

How Often They Play: Weekly, sometimes twice a week.

Why: “We like coming up here and competing,” Tom Mills said. “It’s a nice place for us to get together and have a good time.”

Playing Together: Borem formed this star-studded team five years ago.

Where: Thursdays at Bogey Grill in Ponte Vedra Beach, and sometimes other area restaurants.

Results: Winning comes often for Bird Brains. A few years back, they pocketed $1,000 at a citywide trivia event. Bird Brains has left many opposing trivia teams in its wake, more often than not finishing in first or second place. Though few chinks can be found in Bird Brains’ armor, this team of middle-aged men and women is a tad weak in one area: pop culture. “Those are the questions that we usually miss or struggle with,” Tom Mills said.

Blake Smith (from left), Kathy Mills, Tom Mills, Steve Zawacki, Nancy Boerem, Jonathan Vaughan and Glenn Holeves at Bogey Grill.

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Also, festive aliases such as “How the Gimp Stole Christmas” and “Happy Thanksgimping.”

Members: Chris Folds’ best trivia subject is sports, particularly football and golf. He’s also well-informed on American history and knows his presidents. Peter Thomas is another history buff, who has a knack for correctly answering Civil War questions. When it comes to geography questions, the team relies on Mark Hulsey’s recall. “No one knows why,” Folds joked, “but Hulsey always gets the geography questions right.” Then there’s Mitch Nichols. A Kentucky basketball fanatic, Nichols’ best subjects are sports and television. Joe Daraskevich is the baseball historian; he’s also got a knack for knowing the answer to movie questions that no one else knows.

Origin of Name: “We got a team name from a rather infamous line from the movie ‘Pulp Fiction,’ ” Folds said.

“No other reason, except we like the movie and thought it would be funny for the trivia host to have to say that phrase.”

Where: Mondays at Carmine’s Pie House in Riverside.

How They Started: “We wandered in for dinner one night when trivia was going on,” Folds said. “We decided ‘what the hell,’ and the three of us played and won. We have been going ever since.”

Why: “Since we’ve been playing, there have been a lot of changes in our lives, but every Monday we know what we are doing,” Folds said. “It’s a constant and something we look forward to every week.”

How Often They Play: Weekly. In two years of playing together, this dedicated squad has missed just a few Mondays:

Results: Bring Out the Gimp often places in the top three and has won a total of seven times, not that they’re counting.

once for a team member’s bachelor party and twice to catch their beloved Jaguars’ Monday Night Football games.

Ty King (from left), Jack Mast, Chuck Coleman, Jack Csenge, John Halley, James Touhy, Chase Coleman and Brad Ginzig at Landshark Cafe at Jax Beach.

Members: Team member and Florida State alum Bradley “Newt” Ginzig specializes in politics, history and current events. Jack Mast is a music and pop culture buff. Ty King is the science buff. James Touhy is the team’s sports pundit. Chase Coleman is knowledgeable in ballet and musicals. Chuck Coleman is the go-to guy for business-related questions. John Halley is an economic guru. Aries Botas is a technology and hardware expert.

Origin of Name: Formerly known as “The Kids,” Rice’s Rampage likes to change their name each night, basing it on current events.

Where: Wednesdays at Culhane’s Irish Pub in Atlantic Beach and Thursdays at LandShark Café in Jacksonville Beach.

How They Started: The members played some in high school with various teams. They started playing again when asked by a trivia host at their favorite bar.

Why: “We don’t get together every week and play,” Ginzig said. “But when we have time to, it’s a great way to blow off some steam.”

How Long: On-and-off for about six years. More consistently over the past two years.

Results: Finishes in the top three every other time or so that they play.

How Often They Play: Every couple of weeks.

Will Murphy (from left), Chris Folds, Peter Thomas and Mitch Nichols at Carmine’s Pie House.

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Members: This Regency-area trivia team is made up of four friends: Ryan Heal, who specializes in a little bit of everything (“I like to say I know everything and nothing”); Bill Bovee, who is the team’s sports authority; Jacques Corneau, the history consultant; and Larry Brown, who’s said to be the team’s sage and the geography ace.

Origin of Name: Formerly known as Crusaders, the members of Hell, I Don’t Know change the team name from time to time based on their moods.

How They Started: The team started playing while out for Brown’s birthday. According to Corneau, trivia was being played, and they decided to give it a shot.

Playing Together: Two years.

Where: Wednesdays at Miller’s Ale House in Regency.

Why: “We play for the fun and for the laughs,” Corneau said.

Results: Hell, I Don’t Know has won once and placed in the money a few times.

How Often They Play: Weekly.

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Bill Bovee (from left), Larry Brown and Jacques Corneau at Ale House in Regency.

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MONDAYS

WEDNESDAYS

CARMINE’S PIE HOUSE, 2677 FORBES ST., RIVERSIDE, 387-1400, 7:30 P.M. DONOVAN’S IRISH PUB, 1 U.S. 1, ST. AUGUSTINE, 829-0000, 7 P.M. BILLY’S BOAT HOUSE, 2321 BEACH BLVD., JAX BEACH, 241-9771, 6:30 P.M. JP HENLEY’S, 10 MARINE ST., ST. AUGUSTINE, 829-3337, 7 P.M. LILLIAN’S SPORTS BAR & GRILL, 5393 ROOSEVELT BLVD., ORTEGA, 388-4220, 7 P.M. MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1018 THIRD ST. N., STE. 2, JAX BEACH, 241-5600, 7 P.M. MELLOW MUSHROOM, 9734 DEER LAKE COURT, STE. 1, TINSELTOWN, 997-1955, 7:30 P.M. MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1800 TOWN CENTER BLVD., FLEMING ISLAND, 541-1999, 7 P.M. REDFROG & MCTOAD’S GRUB-N-PUB, 5545 A1A S., ST. AUGUSTINE, 814-8430, 6:30 P.M.

APPLEBEE’S, 1803 EAST-WEST PARKWAY, FLEMING ISLAND, 215-0237, 7 P.M. BUFFALO WILD WINGS, 13230 CITY STATION DRIVE, NORTHSIDE, 757-5777, 7 P.M. BUFFALO WILD WINGS, 1940 WELLS ROAD, ORANGE PARK, 215-4969, 7:30 P.M. CULHANE’S IRISH PUB, 967 ATLANTIC BLVD., ATLANTIC BEACH, 249-9595, 7:30 P.M. DICK’S WINGS, 14286 BEACH BLVD., INTRACOASTAL WEST, 223-0115, 7 P.M. DICK’S WINGS, 1610 UNIVERSITY BLVD. W., LAKEWOOD, 448-2110, 7 P.M. GATOR’S DOCKSIDE, 6677 103RD ST., STE. 124, WESTSIDE, 777-7135, 7:30 P.M. HALFTIME SPORTS BAR, 320 S. EIGHTH ST., FERNANDINA BEACH, 321-0303, 7 P.M. HURRICANE GRILL & WINGS, 10920 BAYMEADOWS ROAD, BAYMEADOWS, 363-2503, 7 P.M. HURRICANE GRILL & WINGS, 1810 TOWN CENTER BLVD., FLEMING ISLAND, 644-7315, 7 P.M. LULU’S WATERFRONT GRILL, 301 ROSCOE BLVD. N., PALM VALLEY, 285-0139, 7 P.M. MILLER’S ALE HOUSE, 9541 REGENCY SQUARE BLVD., REGENCY, 720-0551, 8 P.M. MURRAY BROS. CADDYSHACK, 455 S. LEGACY TRAIL E106, WORLD GOLF VILLAGE, 940-3674, 7 P.M. THE PIG BBQ, 14985 OLD ST. AUGUSTINE ROAD, MANDARIN, 374-0393, 7 P.M. SALTY RIVER SPORTS BAR & GRILL, 9527 REGENCY SQUARE BLVD., REGENCY, 647-8544, 7 P.M. SCARLETT O’HARA’S, 70 HYPOLITA ST., ST. AUGUSTINE, 824-6535, 7:30 P.M. SHAUGHNESSY’S SPORTS GRILL, 4255 U.S. 1 S., ST. AUGUSTINE, 797-6111, 7:30 P.M. THREE BANANAS, 11 S. LAKE ST., PALATKA, (386) 698-2861, 6:30 P.M. TOM AND BETTY’S, 4409 ROOSEVELT BLVD., AVONDALE, 387-3311, 7 P.M. VIVA MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 3467 FAYE ROAD, NORTHSIDE, 527-1261, 7 P.M.

TUESDAYS PANAMA HATTIE’S, 361 A1A BEACH BLVD., ST. AUGUSTINE, 471-2192, 7 P.M. CRUISERS GRILL, 5613 SAN JOSE BLVD., LAKEWOOD, 737-2874, 7 P.M. DICK’S WINGS, 474313 S.R. 200, FERNANDINA BEACH, 491-3469, 7 P.M. FIONN MACCOOL’S, 2 INDEPENDENT DRIVE, THE JACKSONVILLE LANDING, DOWNTOWN, 374-1547, 8 P.M. HARPOON LOUIE’S, 4070 HERSCHEL ST., AVONDALE, 389-5631, 7 P.M. JERRY’S GRILL, 13170 ATLANTIC BLVD., INTRACOASTAL WEST, 220-6766, 7 P.M. HURRICANE GRILL & WINGS, 4255 A1A S., ST. AUGUSTINE, 471-7120, 7:30 P.M. MONKEY’S UNCLE, 1850 THIRD ST. S., JAX BEACH, 246-1070, 7:30 P.M. SEÑOR WINGS, 700 BLANDING BLVD., ORANGE PARK, 375-0746, 7:30 P.M. TAPS BAR & GRILL, 2220 C.R. 210, ST. JOHNS, 819-1554, 8 P.M. TILTED KILT PUB, 9720 DEER LAKE CT., TINSELTOWN, 379-8612, 7:30 P.M. WHISKY RIVER, 4850 BIG ISLAND DRIVE, ST. JOHNS TOWN CENTER, 645-5571, 8 P.M. WOODY’S BBQ, 135 JENKINS ST., ST. AUGUSTINE, 819-8880, 7 P.M.

THURSDAYS

APPLEBEE’S, 6251 103RD ST., WESTSIDE, 772-9020, 7 P.M. ANN O’MALLEY’S, 23 ORANGE ST., ST. AUGUSTINE, 825-4040, 7:30 P.M. BEEF O’BRADY’S, 201 N. FIRST ST., PALATKA,

(386) 325-2525, 6:30 P.M. BOGEY GRILL, 150 VALLEY CIRCLE, PONTE VEDRA, 285-5524, 7:30 P.M. CULHANE’S IRISH PUB, 967 ATLANTIC BLVD., ATLANTIC BEACH, 249-9595, 7:30 P.M. DICK’S WINGS, 9119 MERRILL ROAD, ARLINGTON, 745-9301, 7 P.M. DICK’S WINGS, 525 S.R. 16, ST. AUGUSTINE, 547-2669, 7:15 P.M. GATOR’S DOCKSIDE, 9680 ARGYLE FOREST BLVD., ARGYLE, 425-6466, 7:30 P.M. GATOR’S DOCKSIDE, 8650 BAYMEADOWS ROAD, BAYMEADOWS, 448-0500, 7 P.M. LANDSHARK CAFÉ, 1728 THIRD ST. N., JAX BEACH, 246-6024, 7:30 P.M. MUDVILLE GRILLE, 1301 MONUMENT ROAD, ARLINGTON, 722-0008, 7 P.M. THE OASIS, 4000 A1A S., ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH, 471-3424, 5 P.M. TONY’S PIZZA, 1425 SADLER ROAD, FERNANDINA BEACH, 277-7761, 7:30 P.M. VINO’S PIZZA & GRILL, 1430 SAN MARCO BLVD., SAN MARCO, 683-2444, 7:30 P.M. WOODY’S BBQ, 474323 S.R. 200, FERNANDINA BEACH, 206-4046, 7 P.M.

FRIDAYS

PANAMA HATTIE’S, 361 A1A BEACH BLVD., ST. AUGUSTINE, 471-7939, 7 P.M. SPORTS PAGE, 450061 S.R. 200, CALLAHAN, 879-9464, 9 P.M.

SATURDAYS

DICK’S WINGS, 1610 UNIVERSITY BLVD. W., LAKEWOOD, 448-2110, 7 P.M. DICK’S WINGS, 10750 ATLANTIC BLVD. INTRACOASTAL WEST, 619-0954, 7 P.M. DICK’S WINGS, 14286 BEACH BLVD., INTRACOASTAL WEST, 233-0115, 7:30 P.M. DICK’S WINGS, 474313 S.R. 200, FERNANDINA BEACH, 491-3469, 7:30 P.M.

SUNDAYS

HURRICANE GRILL & WINGS, 10920 BAYMEADOWS ROAD, BAYMEADOWS, 363-2503, 7 P.M. THE GROTTO WINE BAR, 2012 SAN MARCO BLVD., SAN MARCO, 389-0726, 7:30 P.M.

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Our Picks Reasons to leave the house this week

ELECTRO POP TWIN SISTER

The Long Island quintet, formed in 2008, clearly doesn’t want its sound described as merely dream pop or chillwave. Twin Sister lead vocalist Andrea Estella told UCLA Radio in November, she likes to call it “fantasy and butterflies.” Whatever it’s called, Twin Sister’s studio album “In Heaven” got positive reviews; their song “Meet the Frownies” grabbed even more attention when Kendrick Lamar and Dr. Dre sampled it for their hit “The Recipe.” Twin Sister offers their best fantasy with support from Levek and The Dewars. 9 p.m. May 16 at The Standard, 200 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine, $10-$12, 342-2187, thestandardfl.com.

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VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS THE APARTMENT EXHIBITION

Inviting folks to an “Open House” unlike any other, artists Thony Aiuppy, Sterling Cox, Lily Kuonen and Edison William with curator Staci Bu Shea examine the idea and definitions of “home.” Works include paintings, drawings, photography, installation and performance May 10-June 2 – when the tenants’ lease is up. “Open House” reception 5-8 p.m.

May 10. “A Sunday Kind of Conversation” with Kuonen, 6 p.m. May 15. “Waffles” by Thony Aiuppy, 10 a.m. May 26 in a shared garage apartment (stairs pictured), 1854 Euclid St., Avondale, theapartmentexhibition.com.

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AMERICANA RYAN BINGHAM

From the rodeo to the radio to Grammy glory sounds like a pretty nice ride. Singer-songwriter Ryan Bingham, a former bullrider, scored a Grammy-Oscar-Golden Globe trifecta for the song “The Weary Kind” from the 2009 film “Crazy Heart.” The Texan saw his 2010 album “Junky Star” hit the top 20 on Billboard’s 200, then dropped “Tomorrowland,” a surprising mix of rock anthems and country, in 2012.

Bingham steps on stage with support from The Wild Feathers. Doors 7 p.m. May 15, Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach, $20, 246-2473, freebirdlive.com.

This friendly mob regularly supports local business. Now, organizer Mike Field and the mob set their sights on sprucing up neglected public art. Jax Cash Mob visits Reddi Arts in San Marco, with mobsters encouraged to spend $10-$20. Reddi Arts donates 15 percent of sales to Community Saturday, a new program begun to maintain and restore public art. The first Community Saturday focuses on the art installation “No Couch Potatoes Here” at Ed Austin Regional Park in Arlington. Mob meets 11 a.m. May 11 at Reddi Arts, 1037 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, 398-3161, reddiarts.com. Lunch and socializing at Hightide Burrito, 1538 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, 683-7396, facebook.com/jaxcashmob.

ART & WHEELS FUTURE RETRO

The Cummer Museum becomes a showroom. The beauty, style and ingenuity of American automobiles are on display in two and three dimensions in “Future Retro: The Great Age of the American Automobile.” In addition to drawings illustrating automotive design after World War II, the museum showcases six classic automobiles selected by Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance founder Bill Warner, including the Chrysler Turbine (pictured) and the Firebird III. “Future Retro” is on display May 14-Sept. 8 at the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, 829 Riverside Ave., Riverside. Regular admission: $10; free 4-9 p.m. every Tuesday; free every first Saturday, 356-6857, cummer.org.

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THEATER CROWNS

Any performance billed as a “stand-up-and-testify musical” deserves an “Amen” (forgive us; we had to go there). In this Stage Aurora Theatrical Company production of “Crowns,” Brooklynraised Yolanda is sent down South to live with her grandmother. There, she learns the rituals and fun Southern churchwomen have with their fussy, flamboyant crowns – that is, hats. 7 p.m. May 10, 2 and 6 p.m. May 11 and 3 p.m. May 12 at Stage Aurora Performance Hall (Gateway Town Center), 5188 Norwood Ave., Northside, 765-7372, stageaurora.org.

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Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire, from left) becomes friends with Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio) after learning they served in the same division in World War I. Nick eventually finds out Gatsby’s trying to rekindle a romance with Nick’s second cousin, the married Daisy Buchanan (Carey Mulligan), in “The Great Gatsby,” directed by Baz Luhrmann. Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures

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istory affords us the benefit of looking past an era’s ugly indiscretions and focusing on the higher points of a time gone by. The time period is then remembered with fond nostalgia rather than regret, which is a salient point to mention when discussing director Baz Luhrmann’s “The Great Gatsby,” as he features this preferential hindsight in his glossy adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s famed 1925 novel. However, this alone is not enough to make the movie a success.

The year is 1922, and the humble, naïve Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) is our narrator. A bond salesman in New York City, Nick lives on Long Island next door to the sprawling mansion of the ominous Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio).

Jay’s intentions for Nick are obvious: He wants to get close to Nick’s cousin Daisy (Carey Mulligan), whom Jay once loved but hasn’t seen in five years. Daisy is now married to Tom (Joel Edgerton), a philandering millionaire whose own affair with crazy golddigger Myrtle (Isla Fisher) is common knowledge.

The production design, costumes and brash visual style (side note: look away when you see a toy airplane, as the camera is about to plummet to the ground and give you vertigo, especially if you see it in 3D) all offer a bright, gaudy sheen of Roaring ’20s opulence. What Luhrmann intended was to capture the glee of affluence in a decade of overindulgence, highlighted by Jay’s overpopulated parties to which everyone who’s anyone is invited, but few even knew who he was. In this regard, mission accomplished.

The pacing, however, is another issue. At 143 minutes, it’s easily 20 minutes too long, and it’s also a flaw to have the boring Nick tell the story. He’s not a compelling character, his

DID YOU KNOW? “The Great Gatsby” was originally scheduled to open Christmas Day 2012. It was pushed back so Luhrmann could have more time to work on the 3D and, given that “Django Unchained” also opened on Christmas Day, so the studio could avoid two DiCaprio movies showing at the same time.

innocence offers little perspective of value, and Maguire is forced to play down Nick’s charisma because he knows the focus is on Daisy, Tom and Jay. The fact that Nick is the narrator in the book is irrelevant: The movie either works on its own terms or it doesn’t, and in this case it doesn’t.

This is a shame, too, because lost in the narrative ennui are fine performances from Edgerton, Mulligan and especially DiCaprio.

Jay is a complicated self-made man shrouded in mystery. We often don’t know what to believe about him, but we do always like him.

DiCaprio plays him as a dreamer, idealist and hopeless romantic, thereby showcasing positive features of a man whom we also know is a bit of a swindler. Jay is in many ways the epitome of the lavish, hedonistic 1920s: glistening and naughty on the outside, gravely flawed on the inside.

As he did in “Moulin Rouge,” Luhrmann includes covers of modern pop music hits, though in this case, the anachronisms don’t add much flair to the proceedings. Ironically, the most memorable musical sequence comes with the culmination of the first party, as George Gershwin’s 1924 composition “Rhapsody in Blue” accompanies a poolside fireworks celebration on a perfect summer evening in The Hamptons. The energy, editing and emotion of the moment are palpable and genuine, and “The Great Gatsby” would’ve benefitted from more of the same.

Unfortunately, the flaws of the film render the final verdict unkind.

Dan Hudak themail@folioweekly.com

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42 ***@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency, Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd., Regal River City Marketplace Jackie Robinson played baseball in a time in America when we were patting ourselves on the back for winning WWII (the big one) and being the good guys. The white man’s dream was becoming a reality, but blacks nationwide – not just in the South – were not gaining the equality, respect and the simple dignity they so richly deserved, not just for their service in the war, but simply because they’re human. Robinson, who wore No. 42 for the Brooklyn Dodgers, took us a long way toward recognizing that right of everyone to be equal. This film is beautifully acted by Chadwick Boseman as Jackie, Harrison Ford as Dodgers VIP Branch Rickey and Nichole Begarie as Jackie’s regal wife Rachel.

THE BIG WEDDING **G@ Rated R • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency, Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd., Regal River City Marketplace When Don (Robert De Niro) and Ellie (Diane Keaton) were married, they adopted a son. They’ve been kaput for ages, and now son Alejandro (Ben Barnes) is getting married. The unhappy couple pretend they’re still blissfully wed when Alejandro’s uptight biological mother attends his wedding.

THE COMPANY YOU KEEP **G@ Rated R • AMC Regency, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Regal Beach Blvd.

After a journalist (Shia LaBeouf) IDs him as a member of the radical ’60s Weather Underground, Jim Grant (Robert Redford) has to keep one step ahead of the law. Directed by Redford, the thriller’s all-star cast that includes Julie Christie, Susan Sarandon, Nick Nolte, Chris Cooper, Anna Kendrick, Terrence Howard, Stanley Tucci, Richard Jenkins, Stephen Root, Sam Elliott and Brendan Gleeson.

THE CROODS **G@ Rated PG • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency, Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd., Regal River City Marketplace A family of missing links (really!) is forced from their cave and into a whole new way of life – with fire, tools and shoes.

The animated comedy’s cast voices include Nicolas Cage, Catherine Keener, Cloris Leachman, Clark Duke, Emma Stone and Ryan Reynolds.

DISCONNECT ***@ Rated PG-13 • Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine The drama, directed by Henry Alex Rubin, examines the dangerous games users play on the Internet – from gambling online to affairs and identity theft to online pranks. The cast includes Jason Bateman, Hope Davis, Alexander Skarsgard, Michael Nyqvist and Paula Patton.

EVIL DEAD **@@ Rated R • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency In the remake of a 1981 horror film, five friends hole up in a remote cabin in the woods. They read the Necronomicon (Book of the Dead), calling forth demons – who just happen to be in the same woods – out to possess the kids. With Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez and Elizabeth Blackmore.

G.I. JOE: RETALIATION **@@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach, Regal River City Marketplace Despite the commanding presence of a charismatic Dwayne Johnson, this comic book takeoff is just too overwrought for its own good. Good action scenes, though, which should be seen in 3D. Co-starring eternal badass Bruce Willis and a gaggle of rugged he-men, especially Channing Tatum – yum!

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THE GREAT GATSBY **@@ Rated PG-13 • Opens May 10 Reviewed in this issue.

GREEKU VEERUDU Not Rated • Cinemark Tinseltown This Bollywood romance stars Nagarjuna Akkineni, Nayantara and Meera Chopra. In Telugu.

HOME RUN **@@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park Pro baseball player Cory Brand (Scott Elrod) is forced to return to his hometown to enter rehab for his alcoholism. With the help of his agent Helene (Vivica A. Fox), Brand gets a job coaching a youth baseball team, which paves the way for his transformation and redemption.

IRON MAN 3 ***@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency, Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Clay Theatre, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd., Regal River City Marketplace, Sun-Ray Cinema, WGV IMAX Theatre After saving the world in “The Avengers,” Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) suffers from anxiety. More villains are lining up to challenge him, including The Mandarin (Ben Kingsley), who seems to enjoy killing innocent people, and Aldrich Killian (Guy Pearce), a scientist Stark embarrassed in the past. Downey keeps the story grounded and the action soaring as Stark/Iron Man, a genius casting decision that’s carried four films.

AREA THEATERS

AMELIA ISLAND Carmike 7, 1132 S. 14th St., Fernanddina Beach, 261-9867 ARLINGTON & REGENCY AMC Regency 24, 9451 Regency Square Blvd., 264-3888 BAYMEADOWS & MANDARIN Regal Avenues 20, 9525 Philips Highway, 538-3889 BEACHES Regal Beach Blvd. 18, 14051 Beach Blvd., 992-4398 FIVE POINTS Sun-Ray Cinema@5Points, 1028 Park St., 359-0047 GREEN COVE SPRINGS Clay Theatre, 326 Walnut St., 284-9012 NORTHSIDE Regal River City 14, River City Marketplace, 12884 City Center Blvd., 757-9880

ORANGE PARK AMC Orange Park 24, 1910 Wells Road, (888) AMC-4FUN Carmike 12, 1820 Town Center Blvd., Fleming Island, 621-0221 SAN MARCO San Marco Theatre, 1996 San Marco Blvd., 396-4845 SOUTHSIDE Cinemark Tinseltown, 4535 Southside Blvd., 998-2122 ST. AUGUSTINE Epic Theatres, 112 Theatre Drive, 797-5757 IMAX Theater, World Golf Village, 940-IMAX Pot Belly’s, 36 Granada St., 829-3101

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Movies JURASSIC PARK 3D **** Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency, Cinemark Tinseltown, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd.

In 1993, Steven Spielberg transported us to a land where prehistoric man-eating – and plant-eating – beasts roamed free, thousands of years past their prime. Twenty years later, we’re invited back to “The Lost World” – in 3D! KING’S FAITH **@@ Rated PG-13 • Opens May 10 at AMC Regency This film tackles tough subjects: gangs, foster kids who “age out” of the system, and youth’s eternal struggle with fitting in. Brendan King (Crawford Wilson) is a gang member who embraces a new direction in life, but still has challenges. Costarring Kayla Compton, who was raised here in Jacksonville.

MUD **** Rated PG-13 • AMC Regency, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Regal Avenues Two 14-year-old Southern boys, Ellis and Neckbone (think Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn), discover a boat lodged in a tree and claim it as their own special hideaway on the Mississippi River banks. The boat, though, is the home of Mud (a brilliant Matthew McConaughey), a fugitive hiding out until he can meet up again with the love of his life, Juniper (an under-used Reese Witherspoon). Though Neckbone is suspicious of the worn-down, ragged man, Ellis feels immediate sympathy for Mud and agrees to help him get food and such – with the promise that the boys eventually get the boat.

OBLIVION ***@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency, Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark, Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd., Regal River City Marketplace Jack Harper (Tom Cruise), a veteran soldier, is sent to the distant planet Earth to salvage some of the last remaining resources. When he meets Beech (Morgan Freeman), the leader of an insurgency, Harper begins to question everything he thought he knew about his mission and the planet.

OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN **G@ Rated R • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd.

President Benjamin Asher (Aaron Eckhart) is held hostage in the White House during a terrorist attack. Lucky for him, former presidential guard Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) is also trapped in the building. With his inside knowledge of the layout of the place, badass Mike is Asher’s – and the nation’s – only hope of surviving.

OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL **G@ Rated PG • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd.

Sam Raimi directs this adventure to the Land of Oz to see how the Midwestern magician became the great wizard. Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a two-bit circus performer, is hurtled to a place where fortune and treasures abound. He meets Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and Glinda (Michelle Williams), witches of dubious morality.

PAIN & GAIN **@@ Rated R • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency, Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Clay Theatre, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd., Regal River City Marketplace Michael Bay directs this film based on a true story about three bodybuilders (dumbbells pumping dumbbells) in Florida, Daniel Lugo (Mark Wahlberg), Paul Doyle (Dwayne Johnson) and Anthony Mackie (Adrian Doorbal), who become involved in a crime gone wrong.

PEEPLES Rated PG-13 • Opens May 10 Wade Walker (Craig Robinson) arrives at the Peeples’ annual family reunion in The Hamptons, seeking permission to marry Grace (Kerry Washington). When Tyler Perry has a production credit, expect uproarious surprises. Writer and first-time director Tina Gordon Chism joins Perry to “present a laughout-loud look at the family ties that freak us out … but bind us together with love.” Isn’t that sweet?

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

Carny motorcycle stuntman Luke (Ryan Gosling) finds out

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he has a son and vows to provide for the child, only he robs banks instead of getting a real job. This gets the attention of Avery (Bradley Cooper), a good cop trying to survive in a dirty police department. Critics argue that Cooper and Gosling give the best performances of their careers.

SCARY MOVIE V *@@@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd., Regal River City Marketplace The latest installment of this franchise is about a couple who set up home surveillance when they find out a demon lives within (cue diabolic laughter). The movie parodies “Paranormal Activity,” “Black Swan” and “The Evil Dead,” among others, and features Charlie Sheen, Mike Tyson, Snoop Dogg/Lion, Ashley Tisdale and Lindsay Lohan.

SHOOTOUT AT WADALA **G@ Not Rated • AMC Regency Bollywood action crime drama, based on a true story, stars John Abraham, Manoj Bajpayee and Sophiya Chaudhary. In Hindi.

TEMPTATION *G@@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency, Regal River City Marketplace A marriage counselor gets restless in her relationship and becomes obsessive about another man, who just happens to be a billionaire. Tyler Perry’s film explores the intrigue and risks of infidelity. Co-starring Vanessa Williams, Jurnee Smollett-Bell and Lance Gross, who isn’t.

OTHER FILMS

PEE-WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE BIKE-IN Sun-Ray Cinema screens Paul Reubens’ comedic classic – has that phrase ever been written? – for a “Bike-In” at dusk May 11 in the parking lot behind the theater, 1028 Park St., Riverside, $3, 359-0047, sunraycinema.com.

FLORIDA WILDLIFE CORRIDOR EXHIBITION The North Florida Land Truck premieres “Florida Wildlife Corridor Exhibition on May 16 with a reception beginning at 6 p.m., screening at 7 p.m. and panel discussion at 8:15 p.m. at the Jacksonville Main Library Auditorium, 303 N. Laura St., Downtown, free, for reservations: 285-7020 or wildlifecorridorjax.eventbrite.com.

THE SOURCE FAMILY The 98-minute documentary, about Father Yod and his Source Family followers, who lived, loved and ate vegetarian in Los Angeles in the early 1970s, frames the excesses and intrigues of this radical social experiment in a positive light. Directed

by Maria Demopoulos and Jodi Wille, and starring Father Yod and the Source Family, the film is screened 9 p.m. May 20, Sun-Ray Cinema, 1028 Park St., $9 for adults; $7 for seniors/ students, 359-0047, sunraycinema.com.

WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME IMAX THEATRE “Iron Man 3: An IMAX 3D Experience” is screened along with “The Last Reef 3D,” “Flight of the Butterflies” and “To The Arctic 3D” at World Golf Hall of Fame Village IMAX Theatre, 1 World Golf Place, St. Augustine. “Star Trek Into Darkness: An IMAX 3D Experience” opens May 15 (two days before the film’s wide release), 940-IMAX, worldgolfimax.com.

POT BELLY’S CINEMA “Safe Haven,” “Amour” and “Searching for Sugar Man” are shown at Pot Belly’s, 36 Granada St., St. Augustine, 829-3101.

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JACK REACHER A gunman opens fire in a Midwestern city, killing five people.

Within hours, police follow an evidence trail to a former military sniper and make an arrest. Suspect James Barr (Joseph Sikora) doesn’t confess; instead, he asks for Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise). None of the individual action sequences is groundbreaking, but taken as a whole, the movie delivers a nice combination of action and humor.

MAMA After vanishing from a neighborhood, young sisters Victoria and Lilly are found alive in a rickety cabin five years later.

Annabel (Jessica Chastain) tries to help them live a normal life, but she feels an evil presence has followed the girls back.

SAFE HAVEN This romantic thriller is the story of Katie (Julianne Hough), a mysterious young woman who moves to a small North Carolina town. She gradually builds a relationship with Alex (Josh Duhamel), a widowed store owner with two children, but dark secrets arise to threaten her new life.

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David Crosby (The Byrds), Stephen Stills (Buffalo Springfield) and Graham Nash (The Hollies) created the first supergroup. Photo: Eleanor Stills

Three’s Company

Fifty years later, Crosby, Stills & Nash still angelically speak for an American musical generation CROSBY, STILLS & NASH 8 p.m. May 17 The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown Tickets: $61-$126 355-2787, floridatheatre.com

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n 2005, I saw David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash perform together in Northern California. The men’s crystalline vocal harmonies, 40 years into their career, showed no signs of diminishing, but the signature moment of the performance was when one of them announced, “The ladies always go crazy when we start playing this song” before launching into 1970 hit “Our House.” And sure enough, when Nash’s sparkling falsetto opened with perhaps the simplest, sweetest line in musical history — “I’ll light the fire/While you place the flowers in the vase that you bought today” — every female voice in the house cried out in clamoring unison.

What today’s universal regard for Crosby, Stills and Nash doesn’t reflect, however, is the risk these three men took when they formed their so-called folk supergroup in 1968. Crosby was perhaps most well-known as a founding member of The Byrds, but an acrimonious split from the band in late 1967 cast him as a rock pariah. Around the same time, Stills was emerging from the ashes of another popular American folk-rock act, Buffalo Springfield, while across the pond, Englishman Graham Nash was dissatisfied with the group he was in, British Invasion hitmakers The Hollies.

So, the three restless singer/songwriters drifted together in 1968, with Stills and Crosby first jamming together while sailing on Crosby’s boat in Florida waters. A few months later, at a Los Angeles party hosted by The Mamas & The Papas frontwoman Cass Elliot, Nash asked the duo to sing Stills’ “You Don’t Have To Cry.” After two run-throughs, Nash added his own

impromptu harmonization, and the angelic results went down as one of rock’s greatest “Aha!” moments: “It was, ‘Now we know what we’re going to be doing for the next few years,’ ” Crosby told Music Radar in 2012. “The way our voices blend, it’s who we really are, and we’ve been that way since the beginning.”

The trio quickly signed a deal with Atlantic Records, but also negotiated for each individual to cultivate his own solo career outside the band, an unprecedented move at the time.

Regardless, Crosby, Stills & Nash’s self-titled 1969 debut album was an immediate hit, injecting a folksy, rootsier element into rock ’n’ roll’s prevailing blues and psychedelic aesthetic.

The success of the album, however, blindsided its creators; amazingly, the trio had yet to perform live, and because Stills had handled nearly all of the album’s instrumental tracks, a full band was immediately compiled.

Enter Neil Young, then relatively unknown but soon to become a rock legend himself, just in time for the newly rechristened Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s first gig ever, a headlining spot at Woodstock. The band’s era-defining performance at that seminal music festival turned its 1970 sophomore masterpiece, “Déjà Vu,” into an American landmark. Stills once claimed that the album, eventually certified seven times platinum, took nearly 800 hours to record. “Our House” might be the finest representation of domestic bliss ever recorded, while the electric boogie of “Woodstock” and the countrified moral gravitas of “Teach Your Children” serve as clear-cut markers between the political radicalism of the 1960s and the apathetically individualistic attitude that went mainstream in the ’70s.

Less than two months after “Déjà Vu” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard charts, however, the Kent State shootings shook

America. That night, Young wrote the incendiary “Ohio,” which called Richard Nixon and his “tin soldiers” out by name — by far the brashest political move yet by an American rock band. But after that, with each man’s respective solo career taking flight, the Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young collective was doomed to fail. All four attempted various reunion permutations throughout the 1970s, but personal battles, egotistic squabbles and creative differences prevented the band from duplicating its brief but prolific early years.

In 1977, the original trio got back together to release “CSN,” which, along with 1974’s compilation album “So Far,” went multiplatinum. But the excesses of the era, most noticeably Crosby’s debilitating drug problem, dogged the band well into the ’80s and ’90s.

All three, however, eventually overcame their respective hurdles and are still going strong, both as solo artists, as CSN and, rarely, as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

A half-century later, with each member of the band as seasoned as an American rock musician can be, Crosby, Stills & Nash still put on an eminently enjoyable and technically impressive show that regularly sends both female and male fans into a frenzy. In that 2012 interview with Music Radar, Crosby described crowds going “batshit … literally out of their gourds” when the band played “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes” live in its seven-minute entirety for the first time in 20 years.

“The term ‘supergroup’ didn’t exist until we formed,” Crosby said. “We were the first second-generation band. … We had all been in successful bands before, but something like us had never happened. We set the precedent.

And for us to become even bigger than our previous bands was even more unique.”

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Kimmy Drake (from left), Nat Smallish and Skyler Black are Beach Day. Photo: Christina Mendenhall

Sun-kissed Success

South Florida garage-rock trio rides a wave of solid musicianship, historical tribute and hedonistic fun BEACH DAY with WET NURSE, QUEEN BEEF and THE LIFEFORMS 8 p.m. May 10 Burro Bar, 100 E. Adams St., Downtown Tickets: $7-$10 353-4686

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iven indie rock’s recent obsession with all things beach-related, South Florida trio Beach Day might seem like uninspired Johnnies- and Janies-come-lately. But Kimmy Drake, Nat Smallish and Skyler Black have a lot of real-deal authenticity going for them.

They actually live together near the beach in Hollywood (or “Hollyweird,” as they call it), immediately out-performing 99 percent of their mostly Brooklyn-based contemporaries.

They draw a direct line between themselves and Florida’s garage-rock pioneers, exhibiting an embrace of history not long on the 21st-century hipster set.

Most important, Beach Day’s music is legit: Drake’s powerful vocals shake with grown-up resonance and shimmer with girlish vulnerability; all three members’ instrumental arrangements are equal parts sharp and shaggy; and the band’s upcoming debut album, “Trip Trap Express,” rumbles and rocks with a raw, restlessly infectious sound that’s part ’60s girl-group pop, part ’70s punk, and part 2000s psychedelia revival.

Folio Weekly: Give us the backstory on your upcoming album, “Trip Trap Express,” which comes out on June 18.

Kimmy Drake: We recorded at a studio called The Dungeon in Miami with our friend Ryan Haft, and then had the whole thing mixed

by Jim Diamond in Detroit. Most notably, he did the first two White Stripes records, and he was amazing. We’re hopefully going to do everything — recording and mixing — with Jim next time.

F.W.: Your vocals are so powerful. Do you wield that power during the songwriting process?

K.D.: I mostly write the melodies and lyrics, but sometimes we’ll write from Skyler’s drumbeats — he starts playing, and I lay some guitar riffs over it. We’ve written a couple of songs like that. But for the most part, I write the melody and guitar, then bring it in so we can arrange it all together.

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F.W.: How did you, Skyler and Nat come together to form Beach Day? K.D.: We were in three separate bands, but all of our bands were playing on the same night, and when we met, the stars aligned. That’s the way I look at it. We found each other and left all of our other bands to start this one.

F.W.: Were any of you consciously trying to get away from those previous bands to start playing surf rock and ’60s girl-group pop?

K.D.: We weren’t trying to do that, but that’s the kind of music I’ve loved for the majority of my life, so when I found out that Skyler was totally into surf drums, I thought, “Wow, this could be really awesome!” Then it just … organically happened. The first song we wrote was “Beach Day,” and we named the band after it. It was completely unplanned in any way, shape, fashion or form.

F.W.: Do you think the expanding South Florida indie-rock scene inspired Beach Day? K.D.: The scene has really grown. It hasn’t exploded, but I think it can at some point. Look at Jacuzzi Boys from Miami. There are a ton of great garage bands from Florida and always have been, going all the way back to the ’60s.

It’s actually kind of a tradition, and I feel like we’re just carrying on that tradition in a way.

F.W.: None of those bands lucked into a record deal like Beach Day did, however. Tell us how that happened.

K.D.: We just sent Kanine Records an email with a link to stream a couple of our songs, even though on their website it says, “Don’t send anything. We don’t want it!” But I was like, “Let’s just do it anyway — whatever.” We did, and we actually got a response back from Lio [Kanine], the owner, about an hour later with 20 questions for us. We were, like, “Oh my God, awesome!”

F.W.: So is Beach Day paying the bills now?

I understand all three of you used to work together at a Smoothie Palace.

K.D.: We’re gone so much that Beach Day has to be full-time. But we do still work at the Smoothie Palace when we go home. We try to pick up shifts whenever we can.

F.W.: Do you feel like you’re changing the perception that most people have of Hollywood and South Florida in general?

K.D.: We’re just the new generation coming up here. It’s not all retirement communities in Hollywood, and we exist to bother them.

F.W.: How big do you, Nat and Skyler hope the band becomes?

K.D.: Personally, my life motto is, “If it’s not fun, it’s not worth it.” Which is sometimes not good. [Laughs.] But that’s how I like to live my life. So what ever happens, I just want to always have fun and go on adventures wherever we end up.

Nick McGregor themail@folioweekly.com

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How well will picks fill the needs of Jaguars’ new leadership?

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’ve analyzed Jaguars’ drafts in Folio Weekly for the previous decade, and for the better part of that decade as a fan, so I have plenty of opinions.

Along the way, I’ve learned an important lesson: Nothing is ever as it seems on draft day.

It all seems simple in late April. Some teams draft the best available player (BAP) more often than not, knowing that attrition and injury will require that potential to find its way onto the field. Other teams draft for need — a philosophy decried by some as too reactive, as if the so-called BAP is a sure thing or a known quantity. Still others emulate Bill Belichick and trade down, under the assumption that diversifying the portfolio and putting more bodies in camp is the smartest play — sort of like what Rumsfeld said about Iraq: “There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. … there are things that we know we don’t know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we don’t know we don’t know.”

There’s something there that applies to more than Mesopotamia. We never truly know the outcome of a situation going in.

Despite the ruminations of self-styled purists, all teams basically use a hybrid of those draft philosophies: sometimes need, sometimes best player, sometimes an aggregation of picks. The three philosophies were at work in General Manager David Caldwell’s first draft, and the results are more promising than they’ve in years.

The first pick, offensive tackle Luke Joeckel, graded out as the best tackle — indeed the best player — in many pre-draft projections, and if you saw him keep the heat off Johnny Manziel at Texas A&M last season in the school’s first year in the SEC, you’d agree. The obvious comparison to Joeckel is Tony Boselli — and though those are big shoes to fill, one hopes he’ll be closer to that than the 2009 second-round bust pick Eben Britton, the discharged right tackle who talked a much bigger game than he played. Britton signed with the Bears last month.

With Joeckel and Eugene Monroe, the Jaguars hope they have bookend tackles who can give Blaine Gabbert the protection he needs to build on connections established with wide receivers Justin Blackmon and Cecil

Shorts. No coincidence that the Jaguars’ only period of sustained success was during the 1996-’99 Boselli/Leon Searcy era, when Mark Brunell had enough time and weapons to do what had to be done. Last week, lots of folks were clamoring for the Jaguars to pick an available quarterback, but those who actually watched games last year know the issues with Gabbert’s game boiled down to poor blocking and a head coach constitutionally opposed to making halftime adjustments.

Past the first round, it’s hard to quibble with the picks. Second-round safety Jonathan Cyprien of Florida International might have played for a small school, but he’s the kind of big hitter we haven’t seen around here since Donovin Darius’ heyday. Cyprien has the “juice” that head coach Gus Bradley said he wanted out of this roster and this draft.

“I don’t know if this is a good word or a bad word, but these guys all have juice and that is a big trait for me as a head coach,” Bradley said April 27 after the draft. “I want to be able feel this team out there. I want to feel their personality.”

Unlike a previous regime, the Jaguars actually avoided drafting a punter in the third round. Kudos! Later on, the team addressed its need for speed. Fourth-rounder Ace Sanders has a proven ability to run away from first-rate players, and he’ll likely find a home in the slot and as a punt returner. Fifth-rounder Denard Robinson — the former Michigan quarterback — presents a lot of intriguing possibilities as a third-down back and wherever else they want him to go. Robinson is most definitely a project, one who may work out better than Matt Jones, who never matched expectations grafted onto him when he was drafted, in part because the coaching staff — much like the Jets with Tim Tebow — didn’t seem to have a clue how to use him.

The draft fills the needs of a rebuilding team, and fills fans with hope. The 2013 draft accomplished both goals. It’ll be interesting to see how these guys look on the field.

AG Gancarski themail@folioweekly.com twitter.com/aggancarski

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RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET: Cathedral Arts Project, Underhill Rose, Rebecca Day & Jennifer Day-Thompson Northeast Florida favorites, May 11, River Stage, 715 Riverside Ave., free, 554-6865.

GOAT WHORE Nawlins death metal band, 7 p.m. May 12, Brewster’s Roc Bar, 845 University Blvd., Arlington, free, 223-9850.

NORTHE, CITY OF THE WEAK, RADAGUN, THE SUMMIT Indie bands, 8 p.m. May 13, Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, $8, 398-7496.

LAUREN MANN & THE FAIRLY ODD FOLK Quirky folk music, 8 p.m. May 15, Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, $8, 398-7496.

JIMBO MATHUS & THE TRI-STATE COALITION Blues-rock, 8 p.m. May 15, Underbelly, 113 E. Bay St., Downtown, $10, 353-6067.

RYAN BINGHAM, THE WILD FEATHERS Folk-rock, 7 p.m. May 15, Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach, $20, 246-2473.

ANA POPOVIC Blues rocker from Memphis, 9 p.m. May 15, Mojo Kitchen, 1500 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach, 247-6636.

SPADE McQUADE Local Irish rocker, 9 p.m. May 15, KC Crave, 1161 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach, 595-5660.

CONCERTS THIS WEEK

TERA MELOS, THIS TOWN NEEDS GUNS Experimental rock, 8 p.m. May 8, Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, $9, 398-7496.

BLACK FRANCIS (aka FRANK BLACK), REID PALEY Pixies frontman, 8 p.m. May 8, Underbelly, 113 E. Bay St., Downtown, $25, 353-6067.

B.E.R.T. QUARTET Jazz quartet, 7:30 p.m. May 9, European Street CafĂŠ, 1704 San Marco Blvd., San Marco, $10, 399-1740.

FEAR FACTORY Metal band from L.A., 7 p.m. May 9, Brewster’s Roc Bar, 845 University Blvd., Arlington, free, 223-9850.

AMERICAN AQUARIUM, GHOST LIGHT ROAD Country-rock, 8 p.m. May 9, Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, $8, 398-7496.

WALTER PARKS, ARVID SMITH Guitarist (Swamp Cabbage, Richie Havens, The Nudes,) 8 p.m.

May 9, Underbelly, 113 E. Bay St., Downtown, $10, 353-6067.

DIERKS BENTLEY Country star performs for Players Championship’s Military Appreciation Ceremony, 5:30 p.m. May 8 at TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course, Ponte Vedra, tournament ticket required.

BROWN BAG SPECIAL Jacksonville jam band, 9:30 p.m. May 9, Dog Star Tavern, 10 N. Second St., Fernandina Beach, free, 277-8010.

SAN AGUSTIN SOL Latin Jazz Festival: Eddie Palmieri, Claudia Villela, Nachito Herrera (Cuban National Symphony Orchestra) 7:30 p.m. May 9-10, St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340 A1A S., $35-$100, 209-0367.

COLLIE BUDDZ, CRIS CAB, NEW KINGSTON Reggae artist from Bermuda, 8 p.m. May 10, Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach, $17.50, 246-2473.

BEACH DAY, THE LIFEFORMS, QUEEN BEEF, WET NURSE Surf-rock, 8 p.m. May 10, Burro Bar, 100 E. Adams St., Downtown, $10, 677-2977.

AFTER NATIONS, TREE OF LIFE, TOMMY HARRISON GROUP, EDENFIELD, THE AIDS Progressive rock, 8 p.m. May 10, 1904 Music Hall, 19 N. Ocean St., Downtown, $10.

THE WISECRACKERS Valdosta blues band, 9:30 p.m. May 10, Dog Star Tavern, 10 N. Second St., Fernandina Beach, $5, 277-8010.

7TH STREET BAND Local rock, 10 p.m. May 10, Mojo No. 4, 3572 St. Johns Ave., Avondale, 381-6670.

TYLER DUNCAN DUO Jazz duo, 8 p.m. May 10, Murray Hill Theatre, 932 Edgewood Ave. S., Murray Hill, free, 388-7807.

CONRAD OBERG CD Release Local blues-rock guitarist, 10 p.m. May 10, Mojo Kitchen, 1500 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach, $12, 247-6636.

LAWLESS HEARTS, WHISKEYFACE, TREES SETTING FIRES Jacksonville rock band, 8 p.m. May 10, Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, $8, 398-7496.

PURPLE HATTER’S BALL: Lettuce, The New Mastersounds, Quantic, Dubconscious, The Malah, Nigel Hall & Roosevelt Collier’s Sunday Gospel Surprise, Greenhouse Lounge, Catfish Alliance, Trial by Stone, Sir Charles, Chroma, Profit, Stone Street, Lucky Costello, Antique Animals, Flt Rsk, Major Shed, Cherry Royale, Scott Campbell & Avis Berry Band May 10-12, Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park, 3076 95th Dr., Live Oak, $30-$90.

IMAGINE DRAGONS, PAPER ROUTE Pop-rock, 7:30 p.m. May 11, St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340 A1A S., St. Augustine, $25-$38.50, 209-0367.

CRASH THE SATELLITES, THE DOG APOLLO, FRIENDS OF BLAKE Northeast Florida rock band, 8 p.m. May 11, Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, $8, 398-7496.

Collie Buddz, a reggae artist born in New Orleans and raised in Bermuda, performs with Cris Cab and New Kingston May 10 at Freebird Live in Jacksonville Beach.

MOORS & McCUMBER Folk-rock group, 8 p.m. May 11, Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach, $12, 246-2473.

TIM AND MYLES THOMPSON Father-son folk duo, 7:30 p.m.

May 11, European Street CafĂŠ, 5500 Beach Blvd., Southside, $12, 399-1740.

RICKY NELSON REMEMBERED Ricky Nelson tribute band featuring his sons, twins Gunnar and Matthew, 7:30 p.m.

May 11, Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts, 283 College Dr., Orange Park, $15, 276-6750.

BOUNDARY MUSIC FESTIVAL: Johnny Cakes, Grandpa’s Cough Medicine, The Embraced, Black Drum, Tom Bennett Band, JacksonVegas, DJ Chef Rocc Local groups, May 11,

UPCOMING CONCERTS

LARRY MITCHELL May 16, Mojo Kitchen JOSHUA BOWLUS TRIO May 16, European Street San Marco TWIN SISTER May 16, The Standard RAT BASTARD May 16, Burro Bar CROSBY, STILLS & NASH May 17, The Florida Theatre THE MOHAWK LODGE, THE FIGHT May 17, Burro Bar ON GUARD May 17, Jack Rabbits NAPPY ROOTS, AL PETE, MR. LOW, WES PIPES May 17, 1904 Music Hall BRET MICHAELS May 17, Whisky River THE STEREOFIDELICS May 17, Dog Star Tavern U2 BY UV (U2 tribute), STONE BONE May 17, Freebird Live THE WAILERS, SOULO LYON & DA BEAT, DE LIONS OF JAH, IVIBES May 17, The Standard

FRIDAY MAY 10

COLLIE BUDDZ

CRIS CAB/NEW KINGSTON SATURDAY MAY 11

MOORS & McCUMBER

BRIGGS & THE STEREOFIDELICS WEDNESDAY MAY 15

RYAN BINGHAM

THE WILD FEATHERS FRIDAY MAY 17

U2 BY UV (U2 TRIBUTE) STONE BONE SATURDAY MAY 18

DOWN HOME BAND FRIDAY MAY 24

FIRST HIT THURSDAY MAY 30

THE HEAVY PETS CHROMA/S.P.O.R.E. SATURDAY JUNE 1

FACE TO FACE

TEENAGE BOTTLE ROCKET

BLACKLIST ROYALS

JOSHUA BLACK WILLIAMS WEDNESDAY JUNE 5

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Men’s Night Out Beer Pong 9pm Free Pool DJ BG ALL U CAN EAT CRABLEGS Texas Hold ’Em STARTS AT 7 P.M. HAPPY HOUR ALL NIGHT BAR BINGO, TRIVIA 6PM KIDS EAT FREE FROM 5 P.M. TO 9 P.M. BUY 10 WINGS GET 10 WINGS FREE 1/2 PRICED APPETIZERS (BAR ONLY) 5 P.M.-CLOSE WORKIN’ MAN’S BASS TOURNAMENT OPEN MIC NITE 9PM 1/2 PRICED DRINKS 10 P.M-12. A.M. THE RIDE 9:30pm 1/2 PRICE APPS-FRI (BAR ONLY) 4-7PM DECK MUSIC 5 P.M.-9 P.M.

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D O PA P O D D R . FA M E U S SATURDAY JUNE 8

CORBITT BROTHERS RUSTY SHINE MONDAY JUNE 10

AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT LEAGUES THURSDAY JUNE 13

DONAVON FRANKENREITER UPCOMINGS 6-14: 6-21: 6-22: 6-23: 6-26: 7-5: 7-10: 7-14: 7-19:

Shot Down in Flames Anberlin Papadosio The Dirty Heads/Expendables Mike Pinto/Natty Vibes/3LF Alter Eagles Authority Zero/Ballyhoo The Maine/Rocket to the Moon Andrew McMahon

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ALAN JACKSON, GLORIANA May 17, St. Augustine Amphitheatre LITTLE MIKE & THE TORNADOES May 18, Dog Star Tavern ASKMEIFICARE, PINEMOUNT KINGS, PRANAYAM, SIMPLENATURAL May 18, Jack Rabbits DOWN HOME BAND May 18, Freebird Live RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET: UNF Percussionists, Lauren Fincham & Mike Pearson, Pine Forest School of the Arts May 18, River Stage FREDDY ROSARIO May 18, Murray Hill Theatre ZOSO: THE ULTIMATE LED ZEPPLIN EXPERIENCE May 18, The Standard SCARFACE, TOO SHORT May 18, Brewster’s Roc Bar GRANDPA’S COUGH MEDICINE May 18, Mojo No. 4 NATURAL CHILD, RIVERNECKS, QUEEN BEEF, DJ DOTS May 19, Nobby’s WHOLE WHEAT BREAD, ILLFX, ATOMS ALIKE May 19, Jack Rabbits SEAN RENNER May 22, Dog Star Tavern Florida Folk Festival Kickoff: DEL SUGGS May 23, European Street Café San Marco SPACE CAPONE, JASON LAMAR & THE RIG May 23, 1904 Music Hall DYLAN FEST: Robert Lester Folsom, Mama Blue, Arvid Smith, The Dewars, Jesse Montoya, New Strangers, Pretty to Think So, Laura Minor, Real Job, The Shylights, The Idiots, The Michelles, Kate Grace Helow May 23, Underbelly STILL RISE, XHONORX May 23, Brewster’s Pit JACKSONVILLE JAZZ FESTIVAL: BWB (Rick Braun, Kirk Whalum, Norman Brown), Euge Groove, Gerald Albright, Gregory Porter, Poncho Sanchez, Yellowjackets, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy May 23-26, Downtown Jacksonville FLORIDA FOLK FESTIVAL: The Bellamy Brothers, Ben Prestage, Frank Thomas, Ed Cotton, Bing Futch, Jubal’s Kin, Passerine, Moors & McCumber, Doug Gauss, The Currys, Rachel Carrick, Mindy Simmons & the Hot Pockets, Billy Dean May 24-26, Stephen Foster State Park SEVENDUST, POP EVIL May 24, Brewster’s Roc Bar SOUL GRAVY May 24, Dog Star Tavern BLACK CAT BONES May 24, Mojo No. 4 JJF OFF JAZZ: BRIAN McKNIGHT, AVANT May 24, The Florida Theatre MUDTOWN, COON DOGGIN OUTLAWS, IN REAL LIFE, JD COOK May 24, Shantytown Pub

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MAMA’S LOVE May 25-26, Dog Star Tavern RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET: Dixie Rodeo, Red Afternoon, SideTrack May 25, River Stage CRONIN May 25, Jack Rabbits WRECKFEST II May 25, Brewster’s Roc Bar STEVE MARTIN & THE STEEP CANYON RANGERS, EDIE BRICKELL May 26, St. Augustine Amphitheatre DROWNING POOL, EYE EMPIRE May 26, Brewster’s Roc Bar BRYAN STARS, DEEFIZZY May 27, Jack Rabbits ROCK ON THE RIVER: Coheed & Cambria, New Politics, RDGLDGRN, The Virginmarys, The Features, Iamdynamite, Breaking Through May 27, The Jacksonville Landing JB SCOTT’S SWINGIN’ ALLSTARS May 30, European Street Café San Marco HANNAH ALDRIDGE May 30, The Original Café Eleven OLD YOU May 30, Dog Star Tavern ROSANNE CASH, JOHN LEVENTHAL May 31, Florida Theatre LOT 44, THE LIGHT WITHIN May 31, Jack Rabbits SPADE McQUADE May 31, Mojo No. 4 BANANA CREAM DREAM, QUEEN BEEF, WET NURSE May 31, Nobby’s BOUKOU GROOVE May 31 & June 1, Dog Star Tavern FRAMPTON’S GUITAR CIRCUS: Peter Frampton, Robert Cray June 1, St. Augustine Amphitheatre FACE TO FACE, TEENAGE BOTTLEROCKET, BLACKLIST ROYALS, JOSHUA BLACK WILKINS June 1, Freebird Live SUB X June 2, Jack Rabbits OURS, LUNA ARCADE, FLAGSHIP ROMANCE June 3, Jack Rabbits BATTLE FOR MAYHEM FEST June 3, Brewster’s Roc Bar DIRTY NAMES June 4, Burro Bar JOHNATHON SCALES FOURCHESTRA, ALEX VANS & THE HIDE AWAY, JACKSONVEGAS June 4, 1904 Music Hall TAJ MAHAL June 4, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall PETER BROTZMANN, JOE McPHEE June 4, Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum AS I LAY DYING, MISS MAY I, AFFIANCE June 5, Freebird Live GOO GOO DOLLS June 5, The Florida Theatre BIG BOI & KILLER MIKE June 6, Brewster’s Roc Bar TOOTS LORRAINE & THE TRAFFIC June 7, Mojo No. 4 SOUNDS ON CENTRE: Beech Street Blues Band June 7, Centre Street, Fernandina Beach KINGS OF THE MIC TOUR: LL Cool J, Ice Cube, Public Enemy, De La Soul June 7, St. Augustine Amphitheatre

DOPAPOD, DR. FAMEUS June 7, Freebird Live CORBITT BROTHERS June 8, Freebird Live SUNCHASE DRIVE, THE PULSE June 8, Maharlika Hall & Sports Grill THE AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT June 10, Freebird Live BILLY IDOL June 12, St. Augustine Amphitheatre NIGHT BEDS, JENNY O. June 12, Jack Rabbits DONAVON FRANKENREITER June 13, Freebird Live THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH June 13, Original Café Eleven 7TH STREET BAND June 14, Mojo No. 4 DAVID WAX MUSEUM June 14, Underbelly BREAD & BUTTER June 15, Mojo No. 4 THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, 1975 June 15, Jack Rabbits CAT POWER June 16, The Florida Theatre DRAGONETTE June 17, Jack Rabbits SHANA FALANA June 17, Burro Bar TWO GALLANTS June 18, The Original Café Eleven KENDRICK LAMAR June 19, St. Augustine Amphitheatre CAPITAL CITIES June 19, Jack Rabbits GRANDCHILDREN June 20, Jack Rabbits EARTH, WIND & FIRE June 21, St. Augustine Amphitheatre GRANDPA’S COUGH MEDICINE June 21, Dog Star Tavern ANBERLIN, STARS IN STEREO, CAMPFIRE OK June 21, Freebird Live BLACK CAT BONES June 21, Mojo No. 4 LESS THAN JAKE, HOSTAGE CALM, PENTIMENTO June 21, The Standard ULTIMATE ELVIS TRIBUTE June 22, Morocco Shrine Auditorium THE REND COLLECTIVE EXPERIMENT June 22, Murray Hill Theatre GRANDPA’S COUGH MEDICINE June 22, Mojo No. 4 GUTTERMOUTH, PINHOLE June 22, Jack Rabbits THE DIRTY HEADS, THE EXPENDABLES June 23, Freebird Live MIKE PINTO, NATURAL VIBRATIONS, THREE LEGGED FOX June 26, Freebird Live GENERATIONALS June 27, Underbelly JACUZZI BOYS, QUEEN BEEF June 27, Nobby’s CANON, DJ WILL June 27, Murray Hill Theatre SCREAM OUT LOUD, LOST YEARS June 27, Jack Rabbits OVID’S WITHERING, SIRENS June 29, Burro Bar THE RICH HANDS July 3, Nobby’s TOOTS LORRAINE & THE TRAFFIC July 5, Mojo No. 4 ALTER EAGLES (Eagles tribute band) July 5, Freebird Live KATIE & THE LICHEN, OK VANCOUVER OK July 6, Burro Bar BIG TIME RUSH July 6, St. Augustine Amphitheatre MRS. SKANNOTTO July 7, Jack Rabbits AUTHORITY ZERO, BALLYHOO, VERSUS THE WORLD, IMPLANTS July 10, Freebird Live MATT POND July 10, Jack Rabbits 7TH STREET BAND July 12, Mojo No. 4 WE STILL DREAM, ON MY HONOR, ENGRAVED, VICES, WINTER WAVE, DEAD LEAVES July 12, The Standard BREAD & BUTTER July 13, Mojo No. 4 GRAVITY A, FORMER CHAMPIONS July 13, 1904 Music Hall THE MAINE, A ROCKET TO THE MOON, THIS CENTURY July 14, Freebird Live GRANDPA’S COUGH MEDICINE July 19, Mojo No. 4 ANDREW McMAHON July 19, Freebird Live SUBLIME with ROME, PENNYWISE July 20, St. Augustine Amphitheatre THE ARISTOCRATS July 21, 1904 Music Hall THE MONKEES July 26, St. Augustine Amphitheatre SOUNDS ON CENTRE: Boukou Groove Aug. 2, Centre Street, Fernandina Beach JUSTIN BIEBER Aug. 7, Veterans Memorial Arena LOUDERPALOOZA 2 Aug. 8, Burro Bar ALABAMA Aug. 9, St. Augustine Amphitheatre BLUE SUEDE SHOES: THE ULTIMATE ELVIS BASH Aug. 10, The Florida Theatre

Live Music BEACHES

(All venues in Jax Beach unless otherwise noted)

VICTORIA JUSTICE Aug. 16, St. Augustine Amphitheatre SLIGHTLY STOOPID, ATMOSPHERE, THE BUDOS BAND, THE GROUCH & ELIGH, TRIBAL SEEDS Aug. 22, St. Augustine Amphitheatre STEELY DAN Sept. 8, St. Augustine Amphitheatre SOUNDS ON CENTRE: Albert Castiglia Sept. 13, Centre Street, Fernandina Beach THE CHOP TOPS Sept. 24, Jack Rabbits COLIN HAY Sept. 26, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall CITY AND COLOUR Oct. 4, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall SOUNDS ON CENTRE: Ben Prestage Oct. 4, Centre Street, Fernandina Beach AARON CARTER Oct. 14, Jack Rabbits THE PIANO GUYS Nov. 7, The Florida Theatre

CLUBS AMELIA ISLAND, FERNANDINA BEACH

CAFE KARIBO, 27 N. Third St., 277-5269 Live music in the courtyard 6 p.m. every Fri. & Sat., 5 p.m. every Sun. DOG STAR TAVERN, 10 N. Second St., 277-8010 Brown Bag Special 9:30 p.m. May 9. The Wisecrackers 9:30 p.m.

May 10. Working Class Stiff with real vinyl 8 p.m. every Tue. GENNARO’S ITALIANO SOUTH, 5472 First Coast Hwy., 491-1999 Live jazz 7:30-9:30 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. GREEN TURTLE TAVERN, 14 S. Third St., 321-2324 Dan Voll 7-10 p.m. every Fri. Live music every weekend HAMMERHEAD BEACH BAR, 2045 S. Fletcher Rd., 491-7783 Buck Smith & Jim Barcaro every Thur.

MERMAID BAR, Florida House Inn, 22 S. Third St., 491-3322 Open mic, 7:30-10:30 p.m. every Thur.

O’KANE’S IRISH PUB, 318 Centre St., 261-1000 Dan Voll 7:30 every Wed. Turner London Band 8:30 every Thur.-Sat. THE PALACE SALOON, 117 Centre St., 491-3332 Wes Cobb 9:30 p.m. every Wed. DJs every Fri. & Sat. Schnockered 9:30 p.m. every Sun. Buck Smith Project Band 9 p.m. every Tue. PLAE, 80 Amelia Circle, Amelia Island Plantation, 277-2132 Gary Ross 7-11 p.m. every Thur.-Sat. THE SURF, 3199 S. Fletcher Ave., 261-5711 Live music May 10 & 11

Wednesday Pat Rose Thursday Christopher Dean Band Friday & Saturday Cloud 9 Sunday Smith & Dixon

ARLINGTON, REGENCY

AJ’S BAR & GRILLE, 10244 Atlantic Blvd., 805-9060 DJ Sheryl every Thur., Fri. & Sat. DJ Mike every Tue. & Wed. Karaoke every Thur.

BREWSTER’S MEGAPLEX/PIT/ROC BAR/THE EDGE, 845 University Blvd. N., 223-9850 Fear Factory 7 p.m. May 9.

Goat Whore 7 p.m. May 12. Live music every Wed.-Sat. MVP’S SPORTS GRILLE, 12777 Atlantic Blvd., 221-1090 Live music 9 p.m. every Fri. & Sat.

AVONDALE, ORTEGA

BRICK RESTAURANT, 3585 St. Johns Ave., 387-0606 Bush Doctors every first Fri. & Sat. Jazz every Fri. & Sat. THE CASBAH CAFE, 3628 St. Johns Ave., 981-9966 Goliath Flores every Wed. 3rd Bass every Sun. Live music every Mon. ECLIPSE, 4219 St. Johns Ave., 387-3582 Professor Whiskey’s Traveling Bizarre Bazaar 10:30 p.m. May 10. DJ Keith spins Karaoke every Tue. DJ Free spins vintage every Fri. DJs SuZi-Rok, LowKill & Mowgli spin for Chillwave Madness every Mon. ELEVATED AVONDALE, 3551 St. Johns Ave., 387-0700 Piano bar with various musicians 9:30 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. MOJO NO. 4, 3572 St. Johns Ave., 381-6670 7th Street Band 10 p.m. May 10. Live music every Fri. & Sat. TOM & BETTY’S, 4409 Roosevelt Blvd., 387-3311 Beau Knott & the Burners 8 p.m. May 10. Live music every Fri. Karaoke every Sat.

BAYMEADOWS

COFFEE GRINDER, 9834 Old Baymeadows Rd., 642-7600 DJ Albert Adkins spins every Fri. DJs Adrian Sky, Alberto Diaz & Chris Zachrich spin every Tue. DJ Michael Stumbaugh spins every Sat. GATORS DOCKSIDE, 8650 Baymeadows Rd., 448-0500 Karaoke 9 p.m.-mid. every Tue. MY PLACE, 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, Mike Bend spin every Feel Good Fri.

BURRO

As strange as they claim to be, Lauren Mann & The Fairly Odd Folk pursue folk-pop melodies May 15 at Jack Rabbits in San Marco.

BILLY’S BOATHOUSE GRILL 2321 Beach Blvd., 241-9771 Open mic May 8. Jimi Graves May 9. Ghost Radio 6 p.m. May 10. Billy Bowers 1 p.m., Fish Out of Water 6 p.m. May 11.

Kurt Lanham noon, Upper Limit 4:45 p.m. May 12. Live music Wed.-Sun. BLUE WATER ISLAND GRILL, 200 First St. N., 249-0083 Rachael Warfield and Charlie Walker May 11. Uncommon Legends May 12 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. CASA MARINA, 691 First St. N., 270-0025 Charlie Walker 7 p.m. May 8. Barrett Jockers 7 p.m. May 9. DJ Hydro 10 p.m.

May 10. DJ Infader 10 p.m. May 11. Be Easy 2 p.m. May 12.

Cody Nixx 7 p.m. May 15. Jazz 6 p.m. every Tue. CULHANE’S IRISH PUB, 967 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 249-9595 Karaoke with Hal 8 p.m. May 10. JK Wayne 6:30 p.m. May 12. Karaoke with Hal 8 p.m. every Sat. John Thomas Group Jazz 6-8 p.m. every first Tue. ENGINE 15 BREWING COMPANY, 1500 Beach Blvd., Ste. 217, 249-2337 Live music every Thur.

EVA’S GRILL & BAR, 610 S. Third St., 372-9484 Don Miniard May 10. Evans Duo May 11. Live music every Fri. & Sat. FLY’S TIE IRISH PUB, 177 E. Sailfish Dr., Atlantic Beach, 246-4293 Songwriters every Tue. Ryan Campbell every Wed. Wes Cobb Thur. Charlie Walker every Mon. FREEBIRD LIVE, 200 N. First St., 246-2473 Collie Buddz, Cris Cab, New Kingston 8 p.m. May 10. Moors & McCumber, Briggs 8 p.m. May 11. Ryan Bingham, The Wild Feathers 7 p.m. May 15. Live music every weekend GREEN ROOM BREWING, 228 N. Third St., 201-9283 DiCarlo Thompson May 11. Live music every Fri. & Sat. ISLAND GIRL CIGAR BAR, 108 First St., Neptune Beach, 372-0943 Brenna Vick May 8. Mark O’Quinn May 9. Ron Rodriguez May 10. John Austill May 11. Live music every Wed.-Sat. KC CRAVE, 1161 Beach Blvd., 595-5660 Spade McQuade 8-11 p.m. May 8 & 15. Trevor Tanner May 10. Billy Buchanan May 11. Live music every Wed., Fri. & Sat. LILLIE’S COFFEE BAR, 200 First St., Neptune Beach, 249-2922 Live music 7 p.m. May 11

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LYNCH’S IRISH PUB, 514 N. First St., 249-5181 Kickin’ Lassie 9 p.m. May 10 & 11. Dirty Pete May 12. Uncommon Legends every Wed. Ryan Campbell every Thur. Be Easy every Mon. Split Tone 10:30 p.m. every Tue. MAYPORT TAVERN, 2775 Old Mayport Rd., Atlantic Beach, 270-0801 Karaoke every Fri. & Sat. MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1018 N. Third St., Ste. 2, 246-1500 Catfish Alliance May 9. Wes Cobb May 10. Paul Lundgren May 11. Bradley Clampitt Duo May 15. Live music every Wed.-Sun. MEZZA LUNA, 110 First St., Neptune Beach, 249-5573 Neil Dixon 6 p.m. every Tue. Gypsies Ginger 6 p.m. every Wed. Mike Shackelford & Rick Johnson 6 p.m. every Thur.

MOJO KITCHEN, 1500 Beach Blvd., 247-6636 Conrad Oberg CD release party 10 p.m. May 10. Ana Popovic 9 p.m. May 15.

Larry Mitchell 10 p.m. May 16.

MONKEY’S UNCLE TAVERN, 1850 S. Third St., 246-1070 Wes Cobb 10 p.m. every Tue. DJ Austin Williams Karaoke 9 p.m. every Wed., Sat. & Sun. DJ Papa Sugar 9 p.m. every Mon., Thur. & Fri. NIPPERS BEACH GRILLE, 2309 Beach Blvd., 247-3300 Live music May 10 & 11. Reggae every Thur.

NORTH BEACH BISTRO, 725 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 6, Atlantic Beach, 372-4105 Chelsea Saddler 7 p.m. May 9. Billy Bowers 7:30 p.m. May 10. Gary Lee Wingard 7 p.m. May 11. Live music Thur.-Sat. OCEAN 60, 60 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 247-0060 Katie Fair every Wed. Javier Perez every Thur. Live music every Fri. & Sat. POE’S TAVERN, 363 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 241-7637 Be Easy every Sat. RAGTIME TAVERN, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 241-7877 Live music every Thur.-Sun. THE WINE BAR, 320 N. First St., 372-0211 Open mic with Derek Maines May 8. D-Lo Thompson May 10. Chad & Sarah May 11. Open mic with Paul Haftel May 15

DOWNTOWN

1904 MUSIC HALL, 19 Ocean St., 1904jax.com After Nations, Tree of Life, Tommy Harrison Group, Edenfield, The Aids 8 p.m. May 10. Rat Bastard May 16. Open mic every Tue. BURRO BAR, 100 E. Adams St., 677-2977 Beach Day, The

Imagine Dragons – Ben McKee (from left), Dan Reynolds, Wayne Sermon and Dan Platzman – conjure pop-rock with support from Paper Route May 11 at St. Augustine Amphitheatre. Photo: Reid Rolls Lifeforms, Queen Beef, Wet Nurse 8 p.m. May 10. Rat Bastard 8 p.m. May 16. Live music every Fri. & Sat. DOS GATOS, 123 E. Forsyth, 354-0666 DJ Synsonic spins every Tue. & Fri. DJ NickFresh every Sat. DJ Randall Karaoke every Mon. FIONN MacCOOL’S, Jax Landing, 2 Independent Dr., Ste. 176, 374-1247 Tuatha Dae 8 p.m. May 9. Braxton Adamson 5-8 p.m., The Gootch 8:30 p.m. May 10. Brax & Dom 8 p.m.

May 11. Live music Fri. & Sat. JACKSONVILLE LANDING, 2 Independent Dr., 353-1188 Rick Arcusa Band 6 p.m. May 9. Hipp Street 8 p.m. May 10 MARK’S DOWNTOWN, 315 E. Bay St., 355-5099 DJ Roy Luis spins house, gospel, deep, acid, hip-hop, Latin, tribal, Afrobeat, tech/electronic, disco, rarities 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. every Wed. DJ Vinn spins Top 40 every Thur. DJ 007 spins ultra house & top 40 dance every Fri. DJ Shotgun every Sat. MAVERICKS, Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Dr., 356-1110 Bobby Laredo spins every Thur. & Sat. DJs Bryan & Q45 spin every Fri. NORTHSTAR THE PIZZA BAR, 119 E. Bay St., 860-5451 Open mic night every Wed. DJ SwitchGear every Thur.

PHOENIX TAPROOM, 325 W. Forsyth St., 798-8222 Live music every Fri. & Sat. UNDERBELLY, 113 E. Bay St., 353-6067 Black Francis (aka Frank Black), Reid Paley 8 p.m. May 8. Walter Parks, Arvid Smith 8 p.m. May 9. Boundary Music Festival: Johnny Cakes, Grandpa’s Cough Medicine, The Embraced, Black Drum, JacksonVegas, Tom Bennett Band, DJ Chef Rocc 5 p.m. May 11. Jimbo Mathus & the Tri-State Coalition 8 p.m. May 15. Old Time Jam 7 p.m. every Tue. Fjord Explorer & Screamin’ Eagle every Ritual ReUnion Thur.

ZODIAC GRILL, 120 W. Adams St., 354-8283 Live music every Fri. & Sat.

FLEMING ISLAND

MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1800 Town Center Blvd., 541-1999 Jay Decosta May 10. DJ BG May 11. Live music Wed.-Sat. MERCURY MOON, 2015 C.R. 220, 215-8999 Bad Assets 10 p.m. May 10. DJ Ty spins every Thur. Buck Smith Project every Mon. Blistur unplugged every Wed.

WHITEY’S FISH CAMP, 2032 C.R. 220, 269-4198 DJ BG May 9. Ace Winn May 11. Confluent 5 p.m. May 12. Deck music 5 p.m. every Fri. & Sat., 4 p.m. every Sun.

INTRACOASTAL WEST

BRUCCI’S PIZZA, 13500 Beach Blvd., Ste. 36, 223-6913 Mike Shackelford 6:30 p.m. every Sat. & Mon. CLIFF’S BAR & GRILL, 3033 Monument Rd., 645-5162 Live music May 8. Rosco Caine 9 p.m. May 10 & 11.

Karaoke every Thur. & Sun. Top 40 every Mon. & Tue. JERRY’S SPORTS GRILLE & STEAKHOUSE, 13170 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 22, 220-6766 Karaoke Dude every Wed. Live music every Fri. & Sat. SALSA’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 13500 Beach Blvd., Ste. 46, 992-8402 Live guitar music 6-9 p.m. every Tue. & Sat.

MANDARIN, JULINGTON

APPLEBEE’S, 14560 St. Augustine Rd., 262-7605 Michael C 9:30 p.m. every Sat. AW SHUCKS OYSTER BAR, 9743 Old St. Augustine Rd., 240-0368 Open mic with Diamond Dave every Wed. Live music every Sat. CHEERS BAR & GRILL, 11475 San Jose Blvd., 262-4337 Karaoke 9:30 p.m. every Wed. HARMONIOUS MONKS, 10550 Old St. Augustine Rd., 880-3040 Jazz 7-9 pm., Karaoke 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Mon.-Thur.

Dennis Klee & the World’s Most Talented Waitstaff Fri. & Sat. RACK EM UP, 4268 Oldfield Crossing Dr., Ste. 205, 262-4030 Live music, DJs, Karaoke and open mic

ORANGE PARK, MIDDLEBURG

BLACK HORSE WINERY, 420 Kingsley Ave., 644-8480 Live music 6-9 p.m. every Fri., 2-6 p.m. every Sat. CHEERS BAR & GRILL, 1580 Wells Rd., 269-4855 Karaoke 9:30 p.m. every Wed. & Sat. THE HILLTOP, 2030 Wells Rd., 272-5959 John Michael every Wed.-Sat. LIVE BAR & LOUNGE, 2223 C.R. 220, 290-1733 Open mic with Ernie & Debi Evans 7 p.m. every Tue. POMPEII COAL-FIRED PIZZA, 2134 Park Ave., 264-6116 Live music 7:30 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. THE ROADHOUSE, 231 Blanding Blvd., 264-0611 Driven 10 p.m. May 10 & 11. Schnockered May 13. Live music 9 p.m. every Thur.-Sat.

PALATKA

DOWNTOWN BLUES BAR & GRILLE, 714 St. Johns Ave., (386) 325-5454 Country music every Fri. Acoustic Circle 2 p.m. every Sat. Blues jam 5 p.m. every Sun.

PONTE VEDRA, PALM VALLEY

ISLAND GIRL CIGAR BAR, 820 A1A N., Ste. E-18, 834-2492 D-Lo Thompson May 8. Clayton Bush May 9.

Lance Neely May 10. Matt Collins May 11. Live music every Wed.-Sat. LULU’S, 301 N. Roscoe Blvd., 285-0139 The Monster Fool 6 p.m. May 11. Mike Shackelford & Rick Johnson 7-10 p.m. every Fri. Tony Novelly 6 p.m. every Mon., 11:30 a.m. Sun.

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Live Music PUSSER’S CARIBBEAN GRILLE, 816 A1A N., Ste. 100, 280-7766 Live music 8 p.m. May 10 & 11. SoundStage on the upper deck every Sun. SUN DOG BREWING CO., 822 A1A N., Ste. 105, 686-1852 Billy Bowers 7 p.m. May 9. Live music every Wed.-Sat.

RIVERSIDE, WESTSIDE

HAPPY HOURS, 952 Lane Ave. N., 683-0065 Karaoke 4 p.m. every Sun. HJ’S BAR & GRILL, 8540 Argyle Forest Blvd., 317-2783 Karaoke with DJ Ron 8:30 p.m. every Tue. & DJ Richie every Fri. Live music every Sat. Open mic 8 p.m. every Wed. INTUITION ALE WORKS, 720 King St., 683-7720 Live music every Taproom Tuesday KICKBACKS, 910 King St., 388-9551 Ray & Taylor 9:30 p.m. every Thur. Robby Shenk every Sun. THE LOFT, 925 King St., loftthursdays.com DJs Wes Reed and Josh Kemp spin for PBR Party every Thur.

METRO/RAINBOW ROOM Piano Bar, 859 Willowbranch Ave., 388-8719 Karaoke Rob spins 10 p.m. Sun.-Wed. DJ Zeke Smith spins Fri. DJ Michael Murphy spins 10 p.m. Sat. MURRAY HILL THEATRE, 932 Edgewood Ave. S., 388-7807 Tyler Duncan 8 p.m. May 10. 16th Annual Citywide Prom 7 p.m. May 11. Ascension Worship’s Untitled Tour 7 p.m. May 17. Live music Fri. & Sat. RASCALS, 3960 Confederate Point Rd., 772-7335 Karaoke 8 p.m. every Thur.

RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET, 715 Riverside Ave., 554-6865 Cathedral Arts Project 10:30 a.m., Underhill Rose 12:45 p.m., Rebecca Day 2:30 p.m. May 11, River Stage YESTERDAY’S, 3638 Park St., 223-3822 Southern Feather Band 8 p.m. May 18

ST. AUGUSTINE

A1A ALE WORKS, 1 King St., 829-2977 Live music May 9, 10 & 11. Live music every Thur.-Sat. ANN O’MALLEY’S, 23 Orange St., 825-4040 Adam Lee 6:30 p.m. May 8. Got Get Gone 8:30 p.m. May 10. Smokin’ Joe May 11. Colton McKenna 3 p.m. May 12. Open mic with Smokin’ Joe 7 p.m. every Tue. CELLAR UPSTAIRS, San Sebastian Winery, 157 King St., 826-1594 Oh No! 7 p.m. May 10. Kenny & Tony 2 p.m., The Falling Bones 7-11 p.m. May 11. Vinny Jacobs 2 p.m. May 12 CRUISERS GRILL, 3 St. George St., 824-6993 Live music every Fri. & Sat. Chelsea Saddler every Sun. DOS COFFEE, 300 San Marco Ave., 342-2421 Taylor Roberts & Co. every Fri. The Residents spin every Sat. HARRY’S, 46 Avenida Menendez, 824-7765 Billy Bowers 6 p.m. May 8. Live music every Fri. MARDI GRAS SPORTS BAR, 123 San Marco, 823-8806 Open jam night, house band 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 every Mon., Tue. & Thur. Elizabeth Roth 11 a.m. every Sun. MILL TOP TAVERN & LISTENING ROOM, 19 1/2 St. George St., 829-2329 Kevin Danzig & Kene Kellar 9 p.m. May 10 & 11. Colton McKenna 1 p.m. May 12. Todd & Molly Jones every Wed. Aaron Esposito every Thur. Go Get Gone 9 p.m. every Mon. Vinny Jacobs 9 p.m. every Tue. MOJO BBQ OLD CITY, 5 Cordova St., 342-5264 Live music every Fri. & Sat. PIZZALLEY’S CHIANTI ROOM, 60 Charlotte St., 825-4100 Dennis Fermin Spanish Guitar 3-6 p.m. every Mon. SCARLETT O’HARA’S, 70 Hypolita St., 824-6535 Oh No! 9 p.m. May 9. Joe Moody 4 p.m., The Mix 9 p.m. May 10.

Ken McAnlis noon, Mark McHose 4 p.m., Be Easy 9 p.m.

May 11. Gary Campbell noon, Amy Vickery 7 p.m. May 12.

Jeremy Austin 8 p.m. May 14. Chase Rideman 9 p.m. every Wed. Karaoke every Mon. THE STANDARD, 200 Anastasia Blvd., 342-2187 Twin Sister 8 p.m. May 16. Country every Thur. Reggae Sun. Indie, dance, electro Tue. TAPS BAR & GRILL, 2220 C.R. 210 W., 819-1554 Live music every Fri. THE TASTING ROOM, 25 Cuna St., 810-2400 Dennis Fermin Spanish Guitar Band 7:30-11:30 p.m. every Sat. Bossa Nova with Monica da Silva, Chad Alger 5-8 p.m. every Sun. TRADEWINDS, 124 Charlotte St., 829-9336 Those Guys May 10 & 11. Mark Hart every Mon.-Wed. Open mic every Thur.

Mark Hart & Jim Carrick 5 p.m. every Fri. Elizabeth Roth 1 p.m., Mark Hart 5 p.m. every Sat. Keith Godwin 1 p.m., Wade 5 p.m. every Sun. Matanzas Band 9 p.m. Sun.-Thur.

101, 928-0515 Live jazz every Tue. Beer house rock every Wed. Live music Thur. Will Hurley every Fri. Bill Rice every Sat. BAHAMA BREEZE, 10205 River Coast Dr., 646-1031 Live music every Tue.-Sun. BLACKFINN AMERICAN GRILLE, 4840 Big Island Dr., 345-3466 Live music 5 p.m. every Wed., 9 p.m. Thur.-Sat. JOHNNY ANGELS, 3546 St. Johns Bluff Rd. S., Ste. 120, 997-9850 Harry & Sally 7 p.m. every Wed. Karaoke every Sat. MELLOW MUSHROOM, 9734 Deer Lake Court, Ste. 1, 997-1955 Charlie Walker May 9. Brian Ernst May 10. CoAlition May 11. Live music every Fri. & Sat. Open mic every Sun. SEVEN BRIDGES, 9735 Gate Pkwy. N., 997-1999 Chuck Nash every Thur. Live music 10 p.m. every Fri. WHISKY RIVER, 4850 Big Island Drive, 645-5571 Love & Theft 9 p.m. May 9. A DJ spins every Fri. & Sat. WILD WING CAFE, 4555 Southside Blvd., 998-9464 Shotgun Redd 9 p.m. May 10. Lyons Reggae SWAT Party May 11. DJ Frazetta every Thur. David Luthra 5 p.m. every Fri. Live music Fri. & Sat.

SAN MARCO, SOUTHBANK

ENDO EXO, 1224 Kings Ave., 396-7733 DJ Manus spins top 40, dance every Sat. Open mic King Ron & T-Roy every Mon. EUROPEAN STREET, 1704 San Marco Blvd., 399-1740 B.E.R.T. Quartet 7:30 p.m. May 9. Jazz 8 p.m. every second Tue. HAVANA-JAX CUBA LIBRE, 2578 Atlantic Blvd., 399-0609 MVP Band 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 Tera Melos, This Town Needs Guns 8 p.m. May 8. American Aquarium, Ghost Light Road 8 p.m. May 9. Lawless Hearts, Whiskeyface, Trees Setting Fires 8 p.m. May 10. Crash the Satellites, The Dog Apollo, Friends of Blake 8 p.m. May 11. Northe, City of the Weak, Radagun, The Summit 8 p.m. May 13. Lauren Mann & The Fairly Odd Folk May 15. Live music Fri. & Sat. MATTHEW’S, 2107 Hendricks Ave., 396-9922 Patrick Evan & Bert Mingea or Mark O’Quinn every Thur.

PIZZA PALACE, 1959 San Marco Blvd., 399-8815 Jennifer Chase 7:30 p.m. every Sat. RIVER CITY BREWING COMPANY, 835 Museum Cir., 398-2299 Live music every Fri. SQUARE ONE, 1974 San Marco Blvd., 306-9004 Soul on the Square with MVP Band & Special Formula 8 p.m.; DJ Dr. Doom

every Mon. DJs Wes Reed & Josh Kemp spin underground dance 9 p.m. every Are Friends Electric Wed. DJ Hal spins Karaoke every Thur. Mitch Kuhman & Friends of Blake every other Fri. DJs Rogue & Mickey Shadow spin every Factory Sat.

SOUTHSIDE

BOMBA’S, 8560 Beach Blvd., 997-2291 Open mic: The Foxes 8 p.m. every Tue., George every Thur. Live music every Fri. DAVE & BUSTER’S, 7025 Salisbury Rd. S., 296-1525 A DJ spins every Fri. EUROPEAN STREET CAFE, 5500 Beach Blvd., 399-1740 Tim and Myles Thompson 7:30 p.m. May 11. Live music every Sat. ISLAND GIRL CIGAR BAR, 7860 Gate Pkwy., Ste. 115, 854-6060 Jay DeCosta May 8. Job Meiller May 9. Kevin Ski May 10. Evan Michael May 11. Live music Thur.-Sat. TAVERNA YAMAS, 9753 Deer Lake Court, 854-0426 A DJ spins 8:30 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. YAMAS HOOKAH, 9753-B Deer Lake Court, 389-2077 Live music 8:30-10:30 p.m. every Thur.

SPRINGFIELD, NORTHSIDE

SANDOLLAR RESTAURANT, 9716 Heckscher Dr., 251-2449 Live music Sat. & Sun. SKYLINE SPORTSBAR, 5611 Norwood Ave., 517-6973 Bigga Rankin, Cool Running DJs every Tue. & first Sun. Fusion Band & DJ every Thur. DJ Scar spins every Sun. THREE LAYERS CAFE, 1602 Walnut St., 355-9791 Al Poindexter for open mic 7 p.m. May 9. Doug Vanderlaan 8 p.m. May 10. Lauren Fincham 8 p.m. May 11 3 LIONS SPORTS PUB & GRILL, 2467 Faye Rd., 647-8625 Open mic every Thur. Woodie & Wyatt C. every Fri. Live music every Sat. TUCKERS HWY. 17 TAVERN, 850532 U.S. 17, Yulee, 225-9211 Black Creek Rizin’ May 12. Live music every Fri. & Sat. Get your band or solo act listed: send band name, time, date, venue, street address, city, admission price, and a contact number we can print, to A&E Editor David Johnson, Folio Weekly, 9456 Philips Hwy., Ste. 11, Jacksonville FL 32256 or email events@folioweekly.com. Deadline is 4 p.m. Tuesday eight days before publication.

ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH

AMICI ITALIAN RESTAURANT, 1915 A1A S., 461-0102 Piano bar with Kenyon Dye 5-9:30 p.m. every Sun. JACK’S BARBECUE, 691 A1A Beach Blvd., 460-8100 Jim Essery 4 p.m. every Sat. Live music every Thur.-Sat.

ST. JOHNS TOWN CENTER

AROMAS CIGARS & WINE BAR, 4372 Southside Blvd., Ste.

Los Angeles metalheads Fear Factory manufacture terror May 9 at Brewster’s Roc Bar in Arlington. Photo: Kevin Estrada

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Former Jacksonville University student Renée Veronica Freeman (inset), who performed in productions for Players by the Sea and Alhambra Theatre & Dining, returns to Jacksonville as a Stepp Sister and as the understudy for lead character Deena Jones in “Dreamgirls.” Photos: Courtesy of Levi Walker and Renée Veronica Freeman

City Girl with a Dream

Former JU student and local actress returns in traveling production DREAMGIRLS 7:30 p.m. May 21 Times-Union Center for Performing Arts’ Moran Theater, 300 Water St., Downtown Tickets: $42-$72 442-2929, artistseriesjax.org

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efore Jennifer Hudson stole hearts as Effie White in the 2006 film “Dreamgirls” (for which she won an Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress), a Broadway musical of the same name opened in 1981.

The Tony Award-winning musical, set in the ’60s and ’70s, follows The Dreamettes, a hopeful all-girl singing group from Chicago, as they enter a talent competition at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. The three songstresses are reportedly based on real-life performers Diana Ross, Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson of The Supremes.

The plot thickens when The Dreamettes lose the talent contest, but they are quickly approached backstage by Curtis Taylor Jr., a used-car salesman who becomes the girls’ manager. The next two decades are filled with backstabbing, catfights and the triumphs and tribulations that come with fame and fortune.

There’s plenty of music, too.

Later this month, a new production of “Dreamgirls” makes its way to Jacksonville for a one-night performance at the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts’ Moran Theater.

Hometown girl Renée Veronica Freeman is along for the ride.

Freeman, a 25-year-old Jacksonville University graduate and Players by the Sea alumna, performs in the musical ensemble as a featured Stepp Sister and is the understudy for lead character Deena Jones, who she called “a fabulous woman and a diva who was manipulated to take on a role that she may not have been ready for.”

Born in Monrovia, Liberia, Freeman and her family fled West Africa in 1990 and emigrated to Long Island, where she spent most of her youth until moving to Atlanta as a teenager. While in high school, Freeman, a budding singer, actor and dancer, received a flier in the mail for JU. “I looked into it and liked Florida. I was offered a scholarship for the music theater

program, auditioned, got in, and started school in the fall of 2005,” Freeman said.

During her time in Jacksonville, the aspiring actor took every opportunity to improve her craft, including performing in six college musicals and a host of community productions.

“The community is where I found my confidence,” Freeman said. “The people in Jacksonville believed in me and gave me the audacity to dream.”

While at JU, Freeman played the lead role of Sadie Pettway in Players by the Sea’s rendition of “Gee’s Bend” and Ronny in the theater’s production of “Hair.” Freeman also portrayed Taylor McKessie in the Alhambra Theatre & Dining’s “High School Musical.”

“The first week after graduating from JU with a BFA in music theater, I started a twoand-a-half month run as Taylor in ‘High School Musical,’ ” Freeman said. “This role helped me build my confidence, get my bearings and really find out who I am.”

When the play was over, Freeman did what many aspiring performers do: She moved to the New York and New Jersey area to live on her brother’s pullout couch for six months and see if she could make it in the big city. It worked.

Freeman’s been a professional singer, actor and dancer for the past three years.

“It’s been kind of a string of events,” she said. “It’s been about seizing an opportunity and really going for it.”

Freeman has toured with the United Service Organization (USO) as a Liberty Bell — bringing cheer and uplifting spirits to servicemen and women around the country.

She considers this “one of the most rewarding performance jobs I’ve ever done” and despite her new role in “Dreamgirls,” she remains a part-time performer with the organization.

As a featured ensemble performer and understudy for the lead character in “Dreamgirls,” Freeman looks back at her time in Jacksonville fondly.

“For me, theater has always been an escape,” she said. “I’m excited for the people in the community who helped mold me as an actor — college professors and friends — to see me perform.”

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Arts PERFORMANCE

MURDER AMONG FRIENDS Loretta Swit of “M*A*S*H” fame stars as Angela Forrester in the comedy murder mystery, staged with doors opening 6 p.m. May 8-12, 14-18, 21-25, 28-31, June 1-2 and 4-9.

Matinee shows – doors at 11 a.m. or noon – are May 11-12, 18-19, 23, 25-26, June 1-2 and 8-9 at Alhambra Theatre & Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd., Southside, $38-$59, 641-1212, alhambrajax.com.

AMATEUR NIGHT AUDITIONS Auditions for Amateur Night are held 5-6:15 p.m.

May 9 at the Ritz Theatre & Museum, 829 N. Davis St., Downtown, 632-5555, ritzjacksonville.com.

THE THREE MRS. FLAGLERS The dinner theater show, celebrating the 125th anniversary of Hotel Casa Monica, is staged 6:30 p.m. May 9 and June 13 at the hotel, 95 Cordova St., St. Augustine, $49 (reservations required), 827-1888, casamonica.com. ’TIL BETH DO US PART The comedy by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten is presented 7:30 p.m. May 9-12 and 2 p.m. May 12 on Limelight Theatre’s Matuza Main Stage, 11 Old Mission Ave., St. Augustine, $25, 825-1164, limelight-theatre.org.

LOVE, LOSS AND WHAT I WORE The comedy, written by Nora and Delia Ephron, is staged 8 p.m. May 9-11 and 2 p.m. May 11-12 at Amelia Community Theatre’s Studio 209 Stage, 209 Cedar St., Fernandina Beach, $15, 261-6749, ameliacommunitytheatre.org.

DA ON BROADWAY Douglas Anderson’s Musical Theatre Showcase is staged 6 and 7:30 p.m. May 10 at the School of the Arts’ Black Box Theatre, 2445 San Diego Road, San Marco, $8, 346-5620 ext. 122, tickets@datheatreboosters.com.

CROWNS Stage Aurora Theatrical Company presents the story of Southern churchwomen, staged 7 p.m. May 10, 2 and 6 p.m.

May 11 and 3 p.m. May 12 at Stage Aurora Performance Hall (in Gateway Town Center), 5188 Norwood Ave., Northside, 765-7372, stageaurora.org.

A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre stages Tennessee Williams’ drama, 8 p.m. May 10-11, 17-18 and 24-25 and 2 p.m. May 19 and 26 at Adele Grage Cultural Center, 716 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, $15, 249-7177, abettheatre.com.

PROFESSOR WHISKEY’S TRAVELING BIZARRE BAZAAR The professor’s troupe of burlesque performers presents “Oz!” – covering books, movies and musicals – 10:30 p.m. May 11 at Eclipse Nightclub, 4219 St. Johns Ave., Jacksonville, $10, professorwhiskey.com.

RED John Logan’s play, on the relationship between an artist and his creations, is staged 7:30 p.m. May 11, 14, 16-18 and 2:30 p.m. May 12 at Fernandina Little Theatre, 1014 Beech St., Fernandina Beach, $15, ameliaflt.org.

THE LIVES AND WIVES OF HENRY FLAGLER The dinner theater performance is staged with dinner at 6 p.m. and the performance at 7 p.m. May 14, as part of the Romanza Festivale, at Raintree Restaurant, 102 San Marco Ave., St. Augustine, $40, 824-7211.

AMERICAN IDIOT The Broadway hit and 2010 Tony nominee for Best Musical, billed as “emotionally charged” by The New York Times, is staged 7:30 p.m. May 14-15 at the T-U Center’s Moran Theater, $27-$102, 442-2929, artistseriesjax.org.

DREAMGIRLS The Tony Award-winning musical, about a fictional ’60s and ’70s girl group, is staged 7:30 p.m. May 21 at the T-U Center’s Moran Theater, $42-$72, 442-2929, artistseriesjax.org.

ACTING WORKSHOPS Adult actors at all experience levels may sign up for Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre workshops held until May 19 at Adele Grage Cultural Center, 716 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, $160, 316-7153, abettheatre.com.

CALL FOR OUTSIDE/IN EXHIBIT The Art Center Premiere Gallery and Art Guild of Orange Park present a collaborative juried exhibit, “Outside/In.” Submission deadline is May 23. The exhibit runs May 30-July 11 at Art Center Premiere Gallery, Bank of America Tower, 50 N. Laura St., Downtown, 355-1757, tacjacksonville.org/premier.html.

YOUTH ORCHESTRA AUDITIONS Auditions for the Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra are held May 28-31 and June 1-2 at Florida State College at Jacksonville’s South Campus. Musicians are placed into ensembles based on talent and ability, not age. Each ensemble rehearses once a week, either Sunday or Monday.

Dues are $300-$475, depending on placement. Scholarship assistance is available, based on financial need. FSCJ South Campus, Bldg. M2, large ensemble room, first floor, 11901 Beach Blvd., Southside, 354-5479 ext. 221. Audition guidelines and timelines: jaxyouthorchestra.com/auditions.

SPARK GRANT PROGRAM The Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville invites artists in Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns counties to apply for the Spark Grant Program. As many as seven grants for arts and cultural projects in any discipline planned for the Spark District – spanning the riverfront north to Duval Street with east/west borders of Liberty and Hogan streets – from a pool of $60,000 in year one. The deadline for applications, which must be submitted online, is May 30. Funded projects must be executed from Oct. 1, 2013-Sept. 30, 2014, culturalcouncil.org.

CALL TO ARTISTS Artists may submit works to show on Clear Channel Outdoor Jacksonville Digital Billboards. At least one and up to four works will be available at Florida Mining Gallery from July 19-Sept. 20. The deadline for all submissions is 5 p.m. June 19, 268-4681, ccornelius@harbingersign.com.

ART CONTEST An art contest for the best design of race T-shirts for Anastasia State Park’s 10th annual Endless Summer 10K is open to all ages; design size limited to 8-inch-by-10inch paper and four colors. The deadline is June 30; free, Anastasia State Park, 1340A A1A S., St. Augustine, 461-2033, floridastateparks.org.

FREE DANCE CLASS FOR KIDS Dance classes for children, ages 7-11, are held 4:30-5:15 p.m. every Wed. at Dance Trance, 214 Orange St., Neptune Beach, free, 246-4600, dancetrancefitness.com/dtkidz.

BEGINNERS’ DANCE CLASSES These classes are held 5:45-6:45 p.m. every Wed. and Mon. at Dance Trance, 214 Orange St., Neptune Beach, first class is free, 246-4600, dancetrancefitness.com.

BELLY DANCING Belly Dance with Margarita 4 p.m. every Thur. and 10:30 a.m. every Sat. at Boleros Dance Center, 10131 Atlantic Blvd., Arlington, 721-3399.

K.A.R.M.A. CLASS A Kindling Auras & Radiating Musical Awareness group vocal session, focusing on mental clarity, visualization, harmonizing and blending, breath and energy control, is held 6-7 p.m. every Fri. at The Performers Academy, 3674 Beach Blvd., Spring Park. Registration is requested, but not required, 322-7672, elementsofonelove@gmail.com.

JAX CONTRA DANCE A live band and caller lead folk dancing at 8 and 11 p.m. every third Fri. of the month at Riverside Avenue Christian Church, 2841 Riverside Ave., $7, 396-1997.

CALLS & WORKSHOPS

THROUGH OUR EYES ART CLASS An art class is offered 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. May 11 at the Ritz Theatre & Museum, 829 N. Davis St., Downtown, 632-5555, ritzjacksonville.com.

AUDITIONS FOR DROOD Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre holds auditions 2 p.m. May 11, with roles for 10 men and three women, plus townspeople, at Adele Grage Cultural Center, 716 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 249-7177, abettheatre.com.

COMMUNITY HU SONG These Community Hu Songs last 30 minutes, 11 a.m.

May 12 at Eckankar Center, 6636 Arlington Road, Arlington, 725-7760, and 7 p.m. May 29 at Ponte Vedra Library, 101 Library Blvd., Ponte Vedra Beach, 472-4272.

POETIC VOICES OF JACKSONVILLE Local poets share original work – submitted to this poetry showcase – then discuss their work with scholars, 3 p.m.

May 19 at Jacksonville Main Library, Hicks Auditorium, 303 Laura St. N., Downtown, free.

MAYSE-TURNER FESTIVAL FOR ANGLICAN HYMNODY The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd presents the third annual festival led by organist Bruce Neswick, 6 p.m. May 19 at the church, 1100 Stockton St., Riverside, free, 387-5691.

Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre stages Tennessee Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire” with Joe Walz and Kelby Siddons as Stanley and Stella Kowalski, on May 10-11, 17-19 and 24-26 in Atlantic Beach.

“Melonie’s Birds” is one of Susan Henderson’s oil paintings on display in May, with an opening reception held May 11 at Seventh Street Gallery in Fernandina Beach.

ART THERAPY CLASSES Art classes are held 6-9 p.m. every Tue. at Diversions, 210 N. Laura St., Downtown, $30 includes supplies, 586-2088, email daniel@diversionsjax.com.

ST. AUGUSTINE CHORUS AUDITIONS Auditions for singers for “On Broadway! Act II” are held 6:50-9 p.m. every Tue. at Trinity Episcopal Church, 215 St. George St., St. Augustine. Music distributed during the first few weeks of rehearsals at 6:30 p.m., membership fee: $25, 808-1904, staugustinecommunitychorus.org.

JAZZ, DANCE AND TECHNIQUE The classes continue every Tue. at Dance Trance, 1515 San Marco Blvd., 390-0939, dancetrancefitness.com.

DANCE CLASSES The Dance Shack offers several styles of dance classes for all ages and skill levels every Mon.-Fri. at 3837 Southside Blvd., Southside, 527-8694, thedanceshack.com.

DRAMATIC ARTS AT THE BEACHES Classes and workshops in theatrical performance for all ages and skill levels are held Mon.-Fri. at Players by the Sea, 106 N. Sixth St., Jax Beach, fees vary, 249-0289.

THEATRICAL ARTS Classes in theatrical performance, including song and dance, are held Mon.-Fri. at The Performers Academy, 3674 Beach Blvd., Spring Park, fees vary, 322-7672, theperformersacademy.com.

MIXED MEDIA ART CLASSES Energetic art classes are held weekly at Studio 121, 121 W. Forsyth St., Downtown, at a fee of $20 per class or $100 for six weeks, 568-2146, teresemuller.com.

MURRAY HILL ART CLASSES Six-week art classes are offered at Murray Hill Art Center, 4327 Kerle St., Murray Hill; adult fee is $80; $50 for kids, 677-2787, artsjax.org.

JAZZ MUSICIANS The Jazzland Café seeks musicians who play piano, bass or drums, for a new ensemble being formed. For details, email info@jazzlandcafe.com.

CLASSICAL & JAZZ

FEEL THE VIBE JAZZ Comedian Shay Clemons emcees a show featuring jazz saxophonist Dayve Stewart and The Vibe 8 p.m. May 9 and 23 at Ultra Lounge, 7707 Arlington Expressway, Arlington, $10, (347) 762-6368.

SCHOLARSHIP LAUREATES IN CONCERT The up-and-coming musicians perform 7:30 p.m. May 10 at Friday Musicale, 645 Oak St., Riverside, free, 355-7584, fridaymusicale.com.

JOHN WILLIAMS SPECTACULAR The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra performs the music of John Williams, including scores from “Jaws,” “Star Wars” and the “Harry Potter” films, 11 a.m. May 10 and 8 p.m. May 1011 at the T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown, $16-$70, 354-5547, jaxsymphony.org.

AMELIA ISLAND CHAMBER FESTIVAL OPENER The festival opens with the free concert Dixieland in the Park, 4 p.m. May 11 at Amelia Park Concert Pavilion, 1564 Park Lane, Fernandina Beach, 261-1779, aicmf.com.

TWO MAESTROS The Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival continues with Two Maestros, 7 p.m. May 12 at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 2600 Atlantic Ave., Fernandina Beach, $25, 261-1779, aicmf.com.

BACH CELLO SUITES Zuill Bailey Plays the Bach Cello Suites is part of the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival, 4:30 p.m. May 13, at The Ritz-Carlton, 4750 Amelia Island Parkway, Amelia Island, $50.

LINDEN STRING QUARTET The quartet performs for the AICMF, 7 p.m. May 15 at St.

Peter’s Episcopal Church, 801 Atlantic Ave., Fernandina Beach, $40 (includes post-concert courtyard reception), 261-1779, aicmf.com.

BETH NEWDOME FELLOWSHIP ARTISTS SHOWCASE The showcase is part of the AICMF, 1 p.m. May 16 at Savannah Grand of Amelia Island, 1900 Amelia Trace Court, Fernandina Beach, free, 261-1779, aicmf.com.

ROBERT MCDUFFIE & FRIENDS Robert McDuffie & Friends is part of the AICMF, 7 p.m. May 17 at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 2600 Atlantic Ave., Fernandina Beach, $50, 261-1779, aicmf.com.

CHORAL SPECTACULAR The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra performs with the symphony chorus and the Jacksonville Children’s Chorus, 8 p.m. May 17-18 at the T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown, $25-$70, 354-5547, jaxsymphony.org.

MCDUFFIE CENTER SHOWCASE The showcase is part of the AICMF, 11 a.m. May 18 at Historic Nassau County Courthouse, 416 Centre St., Fernandina Beach, free, 261-1779, aicmf.com.

JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA The youth orchestra performs a spring concert, 5 p.m. May 19 at the T-U Center, 300 W. Water St., Downtown, $5-$10, 354-5547, jaxsymphony.org.

ROMANTIC VIRTUOSI Beer & G Strings: Romantic Virtuosi is part of the AICMF, 7 p.m. May 19 at Palace Saloon, 117 Centre St., Fernandina Beach, $50, 261-1779, aicmf.com.

HAND BELL CHOIR The Orange Park United Methodist Church Hand Bell Choir performs a spring concert 6:30 p.m. May 20 at Clay County Headquarters Library, 1895 Town Center Blvd., Fleming Island, free, 278-3722.

CHRISTIANIA TRIO Christiania Trio with a Licorice Stick is part of the AICMF, 1 p.m. May 21 at Café Karibo, 27 N. Third St., Fernandina Beach, $25, 261-1779, aicmf.com.

TIME FOR THREE Time For Three is part of the AICMF, 7 p.m. May 22 at Walker’s Landing, Omni Amelia Island Plantation, Amelia Island, $40, 261-1779, aicmf.com.

TIME FOR THREE FAMILY CONCERT Time for Three family concert is part of the AICMF, 4 p.m.

May 23 at The Boys & Girls Club, 907 S. 11th St., Fernandina Beach, free, 261-1779, aicmf.com.

LET FREEDOM RING The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra performs the annual Memorial Day weekend event, 7 p.m. May 23 at First Baptist Church, 1600 S. 8th St., Fernandina Beach, $20, 261-0105, jaxsymphony.org.

JACKSONVILLE JAZZ FESTIVAL The lineup for the jazz festival includes Poncho Sanchez, Najee, Yellowjackets, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, BWB featuring Rick Braun, Kirk Whalum and Norman Brown as well as the John Ricci Quartet, Linda Cole & the Joshua Bowlus Quartet and more than 20 other acts, May 23-26 on four stages at The Florida Theatre (May 23), the Swingin’ Stage (Monroe Street, between Main and Ocean streets), the Groovin’ Stage at Hemming Plaza and the Breezin’ Stage at The Jacksonville Landing, Downtown.

General admission is free; VIP passes: $70-$80 for one day; $175-$240 for four-day festival. ’ROUND MIDNIGHT JAZZ JAM SESSION The Kelly/Scott Quintet, Lisa Kelly, JB Scott, Joshua Bowlus, Dennis Marks and Danny Gottlieb perform at this open jam session, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. May 25 at The Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Dr., Downtown Jacksonville.

CONCERT ON THE GREEN The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra presents the 26th annual event, 8 p.m. May 26 at Magnolia Point Golf & Country Club, 3670 Clubhouse Dr., Green Cove Springs, 354-5547, concertonthegreen.com.

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Arts JAZZ JAMM Saxophonist Walter Beasley performs twice for Jazz Jamm, 7 and 10 p.m. June 1 at the Ritz Theatre & Museum, 829 N. Davis St., Downtown, 632-5555, ritzjacksonville.com.

DANCING FIDDLE The Beer & G Strings III Hoedown: Dancing Fiddle is part of the AICMF, 7 p.m. June 2 at Omni Amelia Island Plantation Resort, 6800 First Coast Highway, Amelia Island, $35, 261-1779, aicmf.com.

JAZZ IN ST. AUGUSTINE Live jazz is featured nightly at Rhett’s Piano Bar & Brasserie, 66 Hypolita St., St. Augustine, 825-0502.

JAZZ IN RIVERSIDE Trumpeter Ray Callendar and guitarist Taylor Roberts are featured 9:30 p.m. every Thur. at Kickbacks Gastropub, 910 King St., Riverside, 388-9551.

JAZZ IN MANDARIN Boril Ivanov Trio plays 7 p.m. every Thur. and pianist David Gum plays 7 p.m. every Fri. at Tree Steakhouse, 11362 San Jose Blvd., Mandarin, 262-0006.

DINO SALIBA Tonino’s Trattoria hosts saxophonist Saliba 6 p.m. every Sat. at 7001 Merrill Road, Arlington, 743-3848.

JAZZ IN ST. AUGUSTINE The House Cats play 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. every Sat. at Stogies Club & Listening Room, 36 Charlotte St., St. Augustine, 826-4008.

JAZZ IN ARLINGTON Jazzland features live music 6-9 p.m. every Tue. and 8 p.m. every Fri. and Sat. at 1324 University Blvd. N., Arlington, 240-1009, jazzlandcafe.com.

ART WALKS, FESTIVALS & MARKETS

VSA FESTIVAL The 18th annual VSA Festival invites more than 2,000 students, parents and teachers from Northeast Florida’s Exceptional Education and Student Services to tour 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. May 8-10 at the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens. The tour includes the galleries, gardens, studios and Art Connections with an opportunity to create hands-on art projects at the museum, 829 Riverside Ave., Riverside, 356-6857, cummer.org.

MID-WEEK MARKET Arts and crafts, local produce and live music are featured 3-6 p.m. May 8 and every Wed. at Bull Memorial Park, corner of East Coast Drive and Seventh Street, Atlantic Beach, 247-5800.

DOWNTOWN FRIDAY MARKET Arts and crafts and local produce are offered 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

May 10 and every Fri. at The Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Dr., Downtown, 353-1188.

NORTH BEACHES ART WALK Galleries of Atlantic and Neptune beaches are open late, 5-9 p.m. May 16 and every third Thur. of the 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.

FIRST WEDNESDAY ART WALK An art walk, featuring 30-40 galleries, museums and businesses and spanning 15 blocks, is held June 5 and the first Wed. of every month in Downtown Jacksonville.

For an events map, go to downtownjacksonville.org/ marketing; iloveartwalk.com.

FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK The tour of Art Galleries of St. Augustine is held June 7 and the first Fri. of every month, with more than 15 galleries participating, 829-0065.

MUSEUMS

AMELIA ISLAND MUSEUM OF HISTORY 233 S. Third St., Fernandina Beach, 261-7378, ameliamuseum.org. “Shrimp Festival: 50 Years and Counting,” an exhibit celebrating the local festival held since 1964, is on display through June. The children’s exhibit, “Discovery Ship,” allows kids to pilot the ship, hoist flags and learn about the history of Fernandina’s harbor.

CAMP BLANDING MUSEUM 5629 S.R. 16 W., Camp Blanding, Starke, 682-3196, campblanding-museum.org. Artwork, weapons, uniforms and other artifacts from the activities of Camp Blanding during World War II are displayed along with outdoor displays of vehicles from WWII, Vietnam and Desert Storm.

CRISP-ELLERT ART MUSEUM Flagler College, 48 Sevilla St., St. Augustine, 826-8530, flagler. edu/crispellert. “Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring,” an exhibit of works by Daniel Heyman, is on display through June 14.

CUMMER MUSEUM OF ART & GARDENS 829 Riverside Ave., Riverside, 356-6857, cummer.org.

“Future Retro: The Great Age of the American Automobile” – an exhibit of drawings from the collection of Jean S. and Frederick A. Sharf in collaboration with the Museum of Fine

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Arts, Boston – is on display May 14-Sept. 8. Featured along with these two-dimensional works are classic automobiles, organized by Bill Warner, founder and chairman of Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. Artist Michael Viafora appears 5-7 p.m. May 14. “La Florida,” presenting native and Spanish colonial artifacts celebrating 500 years of Florida art, runs through Oct. 6.

JACKSONVILLE MARITIME HERITAGE CENTER 2 Independent Drive, Ste. 162, Downtown, 355-1101, jacksonvillemaritimeheritagecenter.org. The museum’s permanent collection includes steamboats, various nauticalthemed art, books, documents and artifacts.

KARPELES MANUSCRIPT MUSEUM 101 W. First St., Springfield, 356-2992, rain.org/~karpeles/ jaxfrm.html. Local artist Helen Hoffman’s exhibit of oils, pastels and giclees is displayed through June 28, helenhoffmangallery.com. The permanent collection includes rare manuscripts.

LIGHTNER MUSEUM 75 King St., St. Augustine, 824-2874, lightnermuseum.org.

The permanent collection features relics from America’s Gilded Age exhibited on three floors.

MANDARIN MUSEUM & HISTORICAL SOCIETY 11964 Mandarin Road, Mandarin, 268-0784, mandarinmuseum.net. Exhibits regarding Harriet Beecher Stowe and the Civil War vessel Maple Leaf are on display, as well as works by Mandarin artists.

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART JACKSONVILLE 333 N. Laura St., Downtown, 366-6911, mocajacksonville. com. “Traces: Recent Work by Lari Gibbons” runs through Aug. 18 at MOCA’s UNF Gallery of Art. A reception is held 6-8 p.m. May 23; Gibbons discusses her work 7 p.m. in the museum’s theater. “Inside/Out” – an exhibit of selected works from MOCA’s Permanent Collection, including Alexander Calder’s mobile “Red Triangles” and “Polygons” and Melanie Pullen’s “Full Prada” – is on display through Aug. 25. Sarah Emerson’s mural, based on her imaginary interpretation of Aokigahara, Japan’s suicide forest, concludes the second season of Project Atrium and is on display through July 7.

RITZ THEATRE & MUSEUM 829 N. Davis St., Downtown, 632-5555, ritzjacksonville.com.

“Through Our Eyes” celebrates 20 years of African-American art with the exhibit “20/20 Perfect Vision,” featuring works of 20 artists, through June 30.

GALLERIES

ABSOLUTE AMERICANA ART GALLERY 77 Bridge St., St. Augustine, 824-5545, absoluteamericana. com. Romero Britto’s sculptures and limited-edition prints are featured.

THE APARTMENT EXHIBITION 1854 Euclid St., Avondale, theapartmentexhibition.com.

Artists Thony Aiuppy, Sterling Cox, Lily Kuonen and Edison William explore transparency, ownership and security while showcasing visual and performance art in a shared space in “The Apartment Exhibition,” curated by Staci Bu Shea. The “Open House” reception is held 5-8 p.m. May 10; the exhibit is on display through June 2 at the garage apartment in Avondale. Other events include “Sunday Kind of Conversation” by Lily Kuonen, 6 p.m. May 15; “Waffles” by Thony Aiuppy, 10 a.m. May 26.

THE ART CENTER PREMIERE GALLERY Bank of America Tower, 50 N. Laura St., Downtown, 3551757, tacjacksonville.org/premier.html. The juried exhibit “Landscapes: A Panoramic View” continues through May 29. “Outside/In,” a collaborative juried exhibit of works by members of the Art Center and the Art Guild of Orange Park, is on display May 30-July 11.

CLAY & CANVAS STUDIO 2642 Rosselle St., Ste. 6, Riverside, 501-766-1266. Works by artists Tiffany Whitfield Leach, Lily Kuonen and Rachel Evans may be viewed by appointment.

THE CLOSET 51 Cordova St., Ste. E, St. Augustine, 810-5699. “Iconic Expressions,” an exhibit of works by artist Kari Marquardt, runs through May. CORK ARTS DISTRICT 2689 Rosselle St., Riverside, corkartsdistrict.tumblr. com. Nadine Kalachnikoff exhibits her spring collection “Butterflies,” on display through May 17.

CORSE GALLERY & ATELIER 4144 Herschel St., Riverside, 388-8205, corsegalleryatelier. com. Permanent works on display feature artists Kevin Beilfuss, Eileen Corse, Miro Sinovcic, Maggie Siner, Alice Williams and Luana Luconi Winner.

DOUGLAS ANDERSON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS 2445 San Diego Road, San Marco, davisualarts.com. “Senior Show,” an exhibit of works by the school’s visual arts seniors, is on display through May 10.

ETHAN ALLEN DESIGN CENTER 4939 Big Island Dr., St. Johns Town Center, 292-1700. The Northeast Florida Sculptors’ juried exhibition “in situ” is on display through June 7.

FLORIDA MINING GALLERY 5300 Shad Road, Southside, 425-2845,

“American Idiot,” a 2010 Tony nominee for Best Musical, is staged May 14-15 at the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts in Downtown Jacksonville. floridamininggallery.com. The exhibit “Post,” featuring works by street artist Swoon and the art collaborative MILAGROS that include pieces made from materials mined and repurposed from Harbinger recycling bins, continues through May 31.

GALLERY725 725 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 5, Atlantic Beach, 345-9320, gallery725.com. “The Elements: eARTh,” an exhibit featuring works by 14 artists including Gary Mack, Tonsenia Yonn, Linda Olsen, Sid Earley and Matthew Winghart, is displayed through May 10.

THE GALLERY AT HOUSE OF STEREO 8780 Perimeter Park Ct., Ste. 100, Southside, 642-6677, houseofstereo.com. The gallery features painting, art glass, photography, wood crafts, pottery and sculpture.

GEORGIA NICK GALLERY 11A Aviles St., St. Augustine, 806-3348, georgianickgallery. com. The artist-owned studio displays Nick’s sea and landscape photography, along with local work by oil painters, a mosaic artist, potter, photographer and author.

HASKELL GALLERY AND DISPLAY CASES Jax International Airport, 14201 Pecan Park Rd., Northside, 741-3546. Laird’s “Cphace Series” – infrared captures printed on archival metallic paper – are on display through June 30 in Haskell Gallery. Hiromi Moneyhun’s threedimensional paper-cut art is on display in the connector display cases (before security).

HIGHWAY GALLERY floridamininggallery.com/exhibitions/the-highway-gallery.

Christie Thompson Holechek’s work is featured through May on the Highway Gallery, a public art project on digital billboards throughout the city. The campaign is a collaboration among Harbinger, Florida Mining Gallery, Clear Channel Outdoor and Clearly Jacksonville.

LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES 4615 Philips Highway, Southside, 730-8235, lssjax.org. The photography and mixed-media exhibit, “America: Visions of My New Country,” works by children attending the Summertime Express youth refugee camp, is displayed yearround in the main lobby.

PALENCIA FINE ARTS ACADEMY 701 Market St., Ste. 107A, St. Augustine, 819-1584, palenciafineartsacademy.com. The academy, a gallery and educational institution, showcases students’ creative processes, as well as exhibits. Stacie Hernandez’s works are on display.

PLUM GALLERY 9 Aviles St., St. Augustine, 825-0069, plumartgallery.com.

Works by Claire J. Kendrick (“Botanical Series” oil paintings), Mary L. Gibson, Thomas Brock and Tony Gill are on display for the spring theme exhibit, through June 30.

PRIME OSBORN CONVENTION CENTER 1000 Water St., Downtown, 630-4000, jaxevents.com/ venues/prime-f-osborn-iii-convention-center. A preview of the exhibit “PhotoVoice Project” is on display in the Haskell Building 6-7:30 p.m. May 16 and 9-11 a.m. May 18.

THE CULTURAL CENTER AT PONTE VEDRA BEACH 50 Executive Way, Ponte Vedra Beach, 280-0614, ccpvb.org.

“Chosen Pathways,” an exhibit of works by Sherrie Pettigrew and John Tilton, is displayed through May 24.

REDDI ARTS 1037 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, 398-3161, reddiarts.com.

The Members Show, an exhibit of paintings by local and regional pastel artists from the First Coast Pastel Society, runs through June 28.

REMBRANDTZ GALLERY 131 King St., St. Augustine, 829-0065, rembrandtz.com. The award-winning art gallery displays Murjani Grace jewelry, original art, glass and pottery. Open late for First Fridays.

ROTUNDA GALLERY St. Johns County Administration Building, 500 San Sebastian

View, St. Augustine, 808-7330, stjohnsculture.com. “Water Lines,” an exhibit of Dan Famiglietti’s works inspired by coastal waters, runs through July 2.

SEVENTH STREET GALLERY 14 S. Seventh St., Fernandina Beach, 432-8330, seventhstgallery.com. Susan Henderson’s paintings are on display through May. The exhibit’s opening reception is held 5-8 p.m. May 11.

SIMPLE GESTURES GALLERY 4 E. White St., St. Augustine, 827-9997. Eclectic works by Steve Marrazzo are featured.

SOUTHLIGHT GALLERY 6 E. Bay St., Downtown, 553-6361, southlightgallery.com.

Works in painting, photography and other media by 29 local artists and photographers are featured.

SPACE:EIGHT GALLERY 228 W. King St., St. Augustine, 829-2838, spaceeight.com.

Artist Chip Southworth’s exhibit “Deeper: New Art Works to Benefit Rikki” is on display through May 24. Sarah Emerson is the featured artist June 7-July 31.

ST. AUGUSTINE ART ASSOCIATION 22 Marine St., St. Augustine, 824-2310, staaa.org. “American Glass Now: 2013,” a juried exhibit featuring works by stained-glass artists, is displayed through May 29. “Canvas, Clay, Collage & Cutting Edge” is a juried art exhibition, on display through June 2. “Ancient City Mosaic,” a juried exhibit of 450 pieces depicting impressions of St. Augustine, is featured at all six St. Johns County Public Libraries through June 4. After June 4, the pieces will be strung together and hung in grid format, displayed June 15-Aug. 10 at the St. Augustine Association. The permanent collection features 16th-century artifacts detailing Sir Francis Drake’s 1586 burning of St. Augustine.

ST. AUGUSTINE VISITOR CENTER 10 S. Castillo Dr., St. Augustine, 825-1000. “Picasso Art & Arena,” an exhibit showcasing 39 pieces of Pablo Picasso’s work from the Fundación Picasso Museo Casa Natal in Málaga, Spain, is on display through Aug. 11. “Hanging with Picasso” features select works of St. Johns County students hanging alongside Picasso’s work through May 11.

STUDIO 121 121 W. Forsyth St., Ste. 100, Downtown, 561-2146. The permanent collection features works by members Jim Smith, Mary Atwood, Joyce Gabiou, Terese Muller, Matthew Patterson, Charles Payne, Mary St. Germain, Mark S. Williamson and Mark Zimmerman.

UNF GALLERY OF ART 1 UNF Drive, Bldg. 2, Ste. 1001, Southside, unf.edu/gallery.

“Florida-Twenty Seven: Two Decades of Watching” – an exhibition of Florida photography by Bob Willis – is on display May 14-July 2; a reception is held 5-7 p.m. May 16.

“Commute” – an exhibit of recent work by UNF graduate and realist painter Scott Bell – is on display June 3-July 3; a reception is held 5-7 p.m. June 6.

WATERWHEEL ART GALLERY 819 S. Eighth St., Fernandina Beach, 261-2535, waterwheelartandframing.com. Works by local artists Henry Von Genk III, John Tassey, Dante De Florio, Sergei Orgunov, Millie Martin and Shawn Meharg are displayed.

WHITE PEONY 216 Charlotte St., St. Augustine, 819-9770, whitepeonyboutique.com. This gallery boutique features a variety of handcrafted jewelry, wearable art and recycled/ upcycled items.

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 David Johnson, 9456 Philips Hwy., Ste. 11, Jacksonville FL 32256 or email events@folioweekly.com. The deadline is 4 p.m.

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Happenings

The best golfers in the world take aim, chasing a $9.5 million purse at The Players Championship, with competitive rounds held May 9-12 at TPC Sawgrass Players Stadium Course in Ponte Vedra Beach. Photo: Courtesy PGA Tour

EVENTS

THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP The pro golf event is held May 8-12 at TPC Sawgrass, 110 Championship Way, Ponte Vedra Beach. Daily grounds tickets (Thur.-Sun.) are $58 per day. Practice round tickets are $25 (Military Appreciation Day and Dierks Bentley in concert). Weekly grounds tickets are $150. Parking passes for Thur.-Sun. are $25 per day for general lot, $45 per day for preferred parking near Nicklaus Gate. For a full schedule and to purchase tickets, check out pgatour.com/theplayers.

285-3700.

CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH DAY Jacksonville Youth Council and Youth MOVE Jacksonville host a free gala reception 5:30 p.m. May 9 at The Museum, 4160 Boulevard Center Drive, Jacksonville. Youth performances, artwork, a silent auction and visual artwork are featured.

Proceeds benefit local youth. youthmovejax.org MOMS’ NITE OUT St. Vincent’s HealthCare presents this event for busy mothers May 9 at The Avenues, 10300 Southside Blvd., Southside.

Refreshments, entertainment, fashion and beauty services are featured. The Avenues and St. Johns Town Center launch the Expectant Mother’s Parking amenity – 10 spaces at The Avenues, 26 at Town Center – May 12. Check simon.com or with each mall management for details.

GREAT DECISIONS Myanmar and Southeast Asia are discussed 6:30 p.m. May 9 at Southeast Branch Library, 10599 Deerwood Park Blvd., Southside. 630-4655.

PLAID PARTY The 12th annual event is held 8 p.m.-2 a.m. May 10 at Nippers Beach Grill, 2309 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach.

Complimentary cocktails and beer, and a silent auction are featured. Split Tone performs, DJ Rock City spins. Tickets are $40 in advance; $50 at the door. Proceeds benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. 733-3560. cff.org STAMP OUT HUNGER FOOD DRIVE The National Association of Letter Carriers holds this drive on May 11; local donations are distributed to Second Harvest North Florida. Leave nonperishable food items out for your letter carrier to collect, including canned goods: vegetables, fruit, meats, beans, soup, pasta, rice, breakfast cereals, granola bars and peanut butter and jelly. No glass containers. wenourishhope.org MS SEMINAR A free Multiple Sclerosis educational program is held 9:45 a.m. May 11 at Southpoint Marriott, 4670 Salisbury Rd., Southside. A raffle and complimentary lunch are featured.

Victor Maquera, MD, Tina Butterfield, RN., and Connie Easterling, MSN, ARNP, discuss “Treatment Strategies, Symptom Management, MS Relapse, MRI, and info for the newly diagnosed,” followed by a Q&A. Registration is required; go to events.msvn.org or call (203) 550-7703.

ANTIQUES APPRAISAL FAIR A team of recognized specialists assess old treasures noon4 p.m. May 11 at Rivertown Community Amenity Center, 39 Riverwalk Blvd., St. Johns. Donation is $5 per item; limit three items per person. Proceeds benefit Bartram Trail Scenic & Historic Highway. 287-5577. rivertownflorida.com RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET National Pet Week features a parade, costume contest and splash pools. All sociable dogs are welcome. Cathedral Arts Project 10:30-11:15 a.m., Underhill Rose 12:45-2:15 p.m., Rebecca Day 2:30-3:30 p.m. May 11 at the market, 2623 Herschel St., Riverside. Local and regional art and a farmers market are also featured 10 a.m.-4 p.m. every Sat. Free.

389-2449 . riversideartsmarket.com DIVAS DAY OUT This event is held 10 a.m.-4 p.m. May 11 at Atlantic Rec Center Auditorium, 2500 Atlantic Ave., Fernandina Beach.

Beauty treatments, a fashion show, fitness demos, prize drawings, Diva Dress Up booth, women’s self-defense demos, fitness demos, Lisa Allen’s Dance Works students and cupcake decorating are featured. Cost is $3; kids 6 and

younger are admitted free. Proceeds benefit Girl Power 2 Cure, helping to find a cure for Rett Syndrome, a debilitating neurological disorder. girlpower2cure.org GOING GREEN DAY Checker Yellow Cab has converted the fuel systems of all vans, taxis and black cars to propane. Mayor Brown is the featured speaker at the celebration 11 a.m. May 14 at 9850 Interstate Center Dr., Northside. For reservations, call 345-3333.

FERNANDINA BEACH MARKETPLACE Fresh baked goods, organic vegetables and jellies, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. every Sat. at North Seventh Street, Fernandina Beach, 557-8229, fernandinabeachmarketplace.com AMELIA FARMERS MARKET Farm-direct fruits and vegetables 9 a.m.-1 p.m. every Sat. at The Shops of Omni Amelia Island Plantation, 6800 First Coast Highway, Amelia Island, 491-4872, ameliafarmersmarket.com.

ST. JOHNS RIVER FARMERS MARKET Local produce, arts and crafts 10 a.m.-2 p.m. every Sat. at Alpine Groves Park, 2060 S.R. 13, Switzerland. 347-8900.

FARMERS MARKET OF SAN MARCO Fresh local and regional produce, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. every Sat. at 1620 Naldo Ave., Swaim Memorial United Methodist Church parking lot, San Marco. Family fun day is the third Sat. 607-9935.

ANCIENT OAKS ARTS & FARMERS MARKET An open-air farmers market, held noon-4 p.m. every other Sun. at Mandarin Community Club, 12447 Mandarin Rd. 607-9935.

POLITICS, ACTIVISM & BUSINESS

DEMOCRATIC WOMEN’S CLUB The group gathers 11:30 a.m. May 8 at Amici’s, St. Augustine. Florida DWC President Janet Goen and first vice president Dr. Maureen McKenna are the featured speakers.

471-1716.

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS The Jacksonville First Coast League of Women Voters gathers 11:30 a.m. May 8 at University Club, 1301 Riverplace Blvd., 27th Floor, Southbank. Public Affairs Manager, North Florida Transportation Planning Organization Marci Larson discusses “Future Transportation Planning.” A 50/50 raffle is also featured. Admission is $20 for members and students; $30 for nonmembers. 613-9480.

JACKSONVILLE YOUNG DEMOCRATS The politically engaged young professional and student group meets 7 p.m. May 22 and every fourth Wed. at Northstar Substation, 119 E. Bay St., Downtown. facebook.com/ jaxyoungdems PONTE VEDRA DEMOCRATIC CLUB The club meets at 6:30 p.m. every first Wed. of the month at the library, 101 Library Blvd., Ponte Vedra. 473-5479. pvdemocraticlub@aol.com JACKSONVILLE JOURNEY The oversight committee of this crime-fighting initiative meets at 4 p.m. May 16 in the Eighth Floor Conference Room 851, Ball Building, 214 N. Hogan St., Jacksonville.

630-7306. coj.net

BOOKS & WRITING

JOHN LESCROART New York Times bestselling mystery author Lescroart discusses and sign copies of his new book, “The Ophelia Cut,” 7 p.m. May 9 at The BookMark, 220 First St., Neptune Beach. 241-9026.

ADULT BOOK DISCUSSION The discussion about Maria Semple’s book, “Where’d You Go, Bernadette,” (presumably focusing on a lack of proper punctuation) is held 10 a.m.-noon May 11 at Clay County headquarters Library, 1895 Town Center Blvd., Fleming Island. 278-3722.

FIRST COAST ROMANCE WRITERS A half-day workshop with New York Times bestselling author Alyssa Day is held 10:15 a.m. May 11 at West Regional Library, 1425 Chaffee Rd. S., Jacksonville. 693-1448.

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Happenings COMEDY

JOHN WITHERSPOON Comedy Showcase is 8 p.m. May 8-9. Witherspoon appears 8 and 10 p.m. May 10-11 at The Comedy Zone, 3130 Hartley Road (in Ramada Inn), Mandarin. Tickets are $20 and $25.

292-4242. comedyzone.com COMEDY CLUB OF JACKSONVILLE Cash Levy appears 8:34 p.m. May 9, 8:04 p.m. May 10 (Provost Guard benefit) and 8:04 and 10:18 p.m. May 11 at the new club, 11000 Beach Blvd., Ste. 8, Southside. Danny Johnson is also featured. Tickets range from $6-$25. 6464277. jacksonvillecomedy.com THE GYPSY COMEDY CLUB Bear and Gwen Templeton appear 8:30 p.m. May 10-11 at 828 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine. Tickets are $10 and $12.

461-8843.

MAD COWFORD Mad Cowford Improv performs 8:15 p.m. every Fri. and Sat. at Northstar Substation, 119 E. Bay St., Downtown.

Admission is $5. 860-5451.

THREE LAYERS COFFEEHOUSE Brian Foley hosts various comedians 7-8 p.m. every Sun. at Three Layers Café, 1602 Walnut St., Springfield. 355-9791.

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NATURE, SPORTS, OUTDOORS

TALBOT ISLANDS VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT DAY Sales Rep cj Help preserve, interpret and restore Florida’s natural and cultural resources. Talbot Islands State Parks asks residents of Duval and Nassau counties to find out about the diverse volunteer opportunities 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

May 12 at North Beach pavilions, Little Talbot Island State Park, 12157 Heckscher Drive, Jacksonville. For information, call Park Volunteer Coordinator Brian Stinson or Park Services Specialist Allison Conboy at 251-2320. floridastateparks.org/littletalbotisland JACKSONVILLE UNITED FC PRO SOCCER The local National Premier Soccer League pro soccer team takes on the Myrtle Beach Mutiny FC 8 p.m.

May 11 at Patton Park, 2850 Hodges Blvd., Southside.

A season pass is $20 for adults; $10 for kids 5-10. jacksonvilleunited.com TALBOT ISLANDS A park ranger discusses shark teeth, 2 p.m. May 11 at Ribault Club, Ft. George Island Cultural State Park, 11241 Ft. George Road. Free. 251-2320. floridastateparks.org/ littletalbotisland BOWL BASH The eighth annual Bowl Bash is held noon May 11 at Oceanside Rotary Skate Park, 800 Seminole Rd., Atlantic Beach, in Russell Park. Registration for younger skaters, beginning at 11 a.m., is $25. A pro exhibition is featured.

Spectators are admitted free. 247-5828. coab.us JACKSONVILLE SHARKS The successful hometown football team takes on the San Jose Sabre Cats at 7 p.m.

May 18 (Military Appreciation Night) at Veterans Memorial Arena, 300 Randolph Blvd., Jacksonville. Tickets range from $11-$133. 630-3900.

EVENING NATURE PROGRAM Park rangers or volunteers present programs on various topics ranging from sea turtles to star gazing; the next one is held May 11. Programs, included in regular admission of $8 per vehicle, are held at open-air pavilions at Anastasia State Park, 1340A A1A S., St. Augustine.

Times vary. 461-2035. floridastateparks.org/anastasia SECOND SATURDAY TRAIL HIKE GTM Research Reserve volunteers lead a 1.5 mile trail walk 8:30-10:30 a.m. May 11 at 9741 Ocean Shore Blvd., St. Augustine. Wear closed-toe shoes. Meet at Trailhead Pavilion west of Guana Dam. $3 parking fee. 823-4500. gtmnerr2ndtrailhike.eventbrite.com “More Than You Wanted to Know About …” is held 11 a.m. May 11 at GTM Research Reserve’s Environmental Education Center, 505 Guana River Rd., South Ponte Vedra. This month’s topic is plant and animal life in estuarine habitats. 823-4500. gtmnerrwantedtoknow. eventbrite.com JACKSONVILLE SUNS The Suns continue a homestand against the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, 1:05 p.m. May 8 (Businessperson’s Special), at newly renamed Bragan Field, 301 Randolph Blvd., Jacksonville. Games continue 7:05 p.m. May 9 (Nurses Night, Thursday Throwdown), 7:05 p.m. May 10 (Blood Drive, Fireworks) and 7:05 p.m. May 11 (Scout Campout).

Come on out and cheer for your hometown team! Tickets are $7.50-$25.50. 358-2846. jaxsuns.com GUIDED TRAIL WALK A guided hike in Flagler County’s River to Sea Preserve is held 9 a.m. May 15, on a mile-and-a-half trail through wooded coastal hammock to Matanzas River. Meet in River to Sea Preserve parking lot; wear comfy, closed toe shoes. 823-4500. gtmnerrmarinelandtrail.eventbrite.com DINOTREK AND TIGERS New exhibits are open at Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens,

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370 Zoo Parkway. Lifelike animatronic “dinosaur” creatures are featured. Admission is $3 for members, $3.50 for nonmembers, plus Zoo admission. Zoo hours are extended until 6 p.m. weekends and holidays through Labor Day. Check out the new Land of the Tigers, too!

757-4463. jacksonvillezoo.org

UPCOMING

ST. JOHNS SUP RUSH June 8, Rudder Club of Jacksonville KEVIN JAMES June 9, The Florida Theatre DREW CAREY July 12-13, The Comedy Zone

KIDS

STREET DANCE CLASS Kids’ street dance classes are offered 4:30-5:15 p.m. every Wed. at Dance Trance, 214 Orange St., Neptune Beach.

246-4600. dancetrancefitness.com ICE SKATING CAMPS Kids of all skill levels learn to skate or work on ice-skating skills at Jacksonville Ice & Sportsplex Skating Academy, 3605 Philips Highway, Southside. On and off ice skating instruction, age-appropriate activities, a lunch program, and extended care available. Campers receive a swag bag. Camp themes are Movie Madness June 3-9; ToonTown, June 1014; Star Wars Celebration, June 17-21; Disney Magic, June 24-28; Motown Mania, July 15-19; Princess & Super Heroes, July 22-26; Divalicious, July 29-Aug. 2 and Music Explosion, Aug. 12-16. 399-3223. jaxiceandsportsplex.com KUMON ACADEMIC CAMP Kumon offers academic enrichment programs to help children move beyond grade levels. 2039 Park St., Riverside, 381-1200; 9978 Old Baymeadows Road, Ste. 2, Baymeadows, 642-9566; 11362 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 18, Mandarin, 268-8861; 280 Solana Road, Ponte Vedra Beach, 285-7775; 13475 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 27, Arlington, 744-2445. kumon.com

COMMUNITY EVENTS

FRIDAY NIGHT DRUM CIRCLE A drum circle is held 5:30 p.m. every Friday all summer at 18th Avenue North, Jax Beach, on the beach. meetup.com/ jaxdrumcircle LGBT WORSHIP SERVICES Services are held 10:30 a.m. every Sun. at First Coast Metropolitan Community Church, 2915 C.R. 214, St. Augustine. 824-2802.

GEARS FOR YEARS Keep It Together Florida Inc. and St Johns County present this program, which collects bicycles for kids in need. They need donations – children’s bikes, spare parts, tire tubes, chains seats, handle bar grips, bike locks and new helmets – and volunteers to help refurbish bikes and help at the June giveaway. gearsforyears.org OLD TIME JAM Mountain-type folk music is played 7 p.m. every Tue. at Underbelly, 113 E. Bay St., Downtown. Open to players of all skill levels. Admission is free. facebook.com/ JacksonvilleOldTimeJam LGBT WORSHIP SERVICES Services are held 10 a.m. every Sun., Chatnchew Bible study 6:30 p.m. every Thur., at Living Witness Family Worship Center, 8716 Lone Star Rd., Arlington. 348-0721.

CLASSES & GROUPS

NAACP MEETING The group gathers 7 p.m. May 9 at 1725 Oakhurst Ave., Jacksonville. 764-7578.

PHILOSOPHY DISCUSSION Joque H. Soskis discusses Ray Kurzweil’s thesis (The Singularity is Near, How to Create a Mind) 7 p.m. May 14 at Mandarin Library, 3330 Kori Rd., Mandarin. Free. 262-5124.

BEACH FITNESS The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Anastasia State Park and Friends of Anastasia offer a Beach Fitness Workshop 8-9:30 a.m. every Sat. through May 25 at Anastasia State Park, 1340A A1A S., St. Augustine. Fee is $60. To register, call 461-2035. floridastateparks.org SENIORS DANCE Seniors dance to a 3-piece band 7:30 p.m. every Mon. at Orange Park Senior Citizens Center, 414 Stowe Ave., Orange Park. $5 donation. 260-8061.

YOUNG SURVIVORS Young Survivors Group (those diagnosed with cancer at a young age) meets 7-8:30 p.m. on the first and third Mon. each month at the Women’s Center of Jacksonville, 5644 Colcord Ave. 722-3000 ext. 224 or email mail@ womenscenterofjax.org To have events or club meetings listed, email time, date, location (street address, city), admission price and contact number to print to events@folioweekly.com or click the link in our Happenings section at folioweekly.com. Deadline is 4 p.m. Wednesday for the next Wednesday publication.

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A generous heap of thinly cut, crispy sweet potato chips is topped with a creamy, rich bleu cheese sauce, sliced scallions, salty applewood-smoked bacon and sweet and tangy balsamic reduction. Photo: Caron Streibich

Artsy Eatery

A menu fit for a modern art museum CAFÉ NOLA 333 N. Laura St., Downtown 224-0113, mocajacksonville.org/cafe

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ucked right inside the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, Café Nola is a delightful modern bistro situated next to the Main Library and across the street from Hemming Plaza.

Executive Chef Kathy Collins takes great pride in sourcing fresh ingredients — even using herbs grown on the building’s rooftop garden.

Café Nola, outfitted in clean white and green hues, boasts an open kitchen and a modern interior with extra high ceilings and natural light. I suggest snagging a seat by the windows facing Hemming Plaza.

On a recent dinner visit during the One Spark festival, we started with sweet potato nachos, which proved to be a unique twist on traditional nachos. The base was a generous heap of thinly cut, crispy sweet potato chips topped with a creamy and rich bleu cheese sauce, sliced scallions, salty applewood-smoked bacon and sweet and tangy balsamic reduction.

I stopped short of licking the plate.

The spring lobster gnocchi was lighter than I would have imagined, but still filling.

The homemade potato gnocchi were soft and delicate, paired with crisp sautéed haricot verts and halved grape tomatoes, steamed Maine lobster pieces swimming peacefully together in a corn jus — a perfect spring dish.

The varied menu includes popular entrées such as a mac ’n’ cheese with black truffle shavings, goat cheese, wild mushrooms and roasted chicken — served in a cast-iron pan.

Another favorite, shrimp and grits, features plump shrimp in a creamy white wine and mushroom sauce with applewood bacon atop firm smoked cheddar grit cakes. It’s served with a sun-dried tomato crostini, but I’m always too full to indulge.

For lighter fare, try one of the flavorful salads. There’s a Caesar with a black truffle butter-basted local fried egg (say that three times fast); a Cobb with fresh steamed Maine lobster, asparagus and blueberries; and a warm calamari and artichoke salad with roasted pepper vinaigrette over fresh baby spinach.

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Perhaps my favorite thing about Café Nola is the plate of complimentary yeast rolls (though they seem to be more of a muffin consistency).

These slightly sweet, warm carbs arrive at your table accompanied by a side of flavored fruit butter. Butter flavors change daily, and my first question upon sitting down is always, “What’s today’s flavor?” My three favorites are pear, grapefruit and orange-banana.

Bring your veg-loving company for the jerk wrap with Artie’s tempeh (out of Gainesville) and cilantro rice and a vegetarian BBQ roll with smoked Artie’s tempeh, creamy pimento cheese and a boiled peanut slaw on a toasted pretzel bun. There’s also a spicy black bean burger with homemade pepper jelly, creamy melted brie and peppery arugula on a toasted ciabatta roll.

Those of you with a sweet tooth must ask about the daily dessert selection. The best afterdinner offering I’ve experienced was the warm sticky fig pudding. Toffee and fresh fig slices were a match made in heaven.

Café Nola is only open for lunch Monday through Friday and for dinner only on Thursdays and every first Wednesday of the month for Art Walk. Parking is available on the street or in one of several nearby garages. Dress is casual, though Café Nola would make a nice date night or special occasion destination.

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Karina Moreno, Shylow Sheffield and Barbara Brennock present a Chicago-style deep dish pizza and nachos at Izzy’s Pizza in Baymeadows. Photo: Dennis Ho

DINING GUIDE KEY

Average EntrÊe Cost: $ = Less than $8 $$ = $8-$14 $$$ = $15-$22 $$$$ = $23 & up = Beer, Wine = Full Bar � = Children’s Menu = Take Out B = Breakfast R = Brunch L = Lunch D = Dinner *Bite Club Certified! = Restaurant hosted a free Folio Weekly Bite Club tasting. Join at fwbiteclub.com 2012 Best of Jax winner F = FW distribution spot

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29 SOUTH EATS 29 S. Third St., 277-7919. F In historic district, Chef Scotty Schwartz serves traditional world cuisine with a modern twist. $$ L Tue.-Sat.; D Mon.-Sat.; R Sun. BARBERITO’S 1519 Sadler Rd., 277-2505; 463867 S.R. 200, Ste. 5, Yulee, 321-2240. Southwestern fare, made-to-order burritos, tacos, quesadillas, nachos. $ � L D Daily BRETT’S WATERWAY CAFÉ 1 S. Front St., 261-2660. F Upscale on the water in historic area. Southern hospitality; daily specials, fresh local seafood, aged beef. $$$ L D Daily BRIGHT MORNINGS 105 S. Third St., 491-1771. Small cafÊ behind Amelia SanJon Gallery. $$ B R L Thur.-Tue. CAFE KARIBO 27 N. Third St., 277-5269. F In a historic building, family-owned spot serves homemade veggie burgers, fresh seafood, made-from-scratch desserts. Karibrew Pub. $$ � L D Tue.-Sat.; L Daily CHEZ LEZAN BAKERY COMPANY 1014 Atlantic Ave., 491-4663.

F European-style breads, pastries, croissants, muffins, pies; most breads without fat or sugar. $ B R L Daily DAVID’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE 802 Ash St., 310-6049.

Fine-dining place serves New York strip, ribeye, Dover sole, Chilean sea bass. $$$ D Nightly HALFTIME SPORTS BAR & GRILL Owner Jon Walker 320 S. Eighth St., 321-0303. Sports bar fare: onion rings, spring rolls, burgers, wraps and wings. $ L D Daily THE HAPPY TOMATO COURTYARD CAFE & BBQ 7 S. Third St., 321-0707. F Historic district spot has sandwiches, pulled pork, smoked turkey, ribs. $ � L Mon.-Sat. JACK & DIANE’S 708 Centre St., 321-1444. F In a renovated 1887 shotgun home. Jambalaya, French toast, mac-n-cheese, vegan and vegetarian selections. $$ � B L D Daily KABUKI JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE & SUSHI BAR 1147 Amelia Plaza, 277-8782. Certified Angus steaks and fresh seafood all MSG-free. Sushi bar, teppanyaki grill. $$ D Tue.-Sun. KELLEY’S COURTYARD CAFÉ 19 S. Third St., 432-8213.

In historic district, family-owned-and-operated spot serves sandwiches, wraps, soups, vegetarian options and down-home favorites, like fried green tomatoes. $ � L D Mon.-Sat. LULU’S AT THE THOMPSON HOUSE 11 S. Seventh St.,

432-8394. F Po’boys, seafood little plates served in a historic house. Fresh local seafood, Fernandina shrimp. Reservations recommended. $$ R Sun.; L D Tue.-Sat. MOON RIVER PIZZA 925 S. 14th St., 321-3400. F See Riverside. 2012 BOJ winner. $ L D Mon.-Sat. MURRAY’S GRILLE 463852 E. S.R. 200/A1A, Yulee, 261-2727.

Seafood, pastas and barbecue; hand-cut steaks, grouper Elizabeth and homemade Key lime pie. $ L D Daily THE MUSTARD SEED CAFÉ 833 TJ Courson Rd., 277-3141.

Snail of Approval winner; casual organic eatery and juice bar in Nassau Health Foods has all-natural, organic items, smoothies, veggie juices, coffees and herbal teas. $$ B L Mon.-Sat. PEPPER’S MEXICAN GRILL CANTINA 530 Centre St., 277-2011; 96096 Lofton Square Court, Yulee, 491-6955. F This casual, family-friendly restaurant features daily specials. $$ � L D Daily PLAE 80 Amelia Village Circle, Amelia Island, 277-2132. Bite Club certified. In the Spa & Shops at Omni Amelia Island Plantation, the bistro style venue offers whole fried fish and duck breast, artistic dÊcor. $$$ D Nightly SALT, THE GRILL 4750 Amelia Island Pkwy., Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, 491-6746. 2012 BOJ winner. Chef de Cuisine Richard Laughlin offers cuisine made with simple elements from the earth and sea in a contemporary coastal setting. $$$$ D Tue.-Sat. SALTY PELICAN BAR & GRILL 12 N. Front St., 277-3811. ICW view from second-story outdoor bar. Owners T.J. and Al offer local seafood, Mayport shrimp, fish tacos, po’boys and the original broiled cheese oysters. $$ L D Daily SLIDERS SEASIDE GRILL 1998 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-6652.

F Oceanfront, Caribbean-style spot serves handmade crab cakes, fresh seafood, fried pickles. Kids’ beachfront area, openair second floor and balcony. $$ � L D Daily THE SURF RESTAURANT & BAR 3199 S. Fletcher Ave., 261-5711. F Oceanview dining, inside or out on the deck.

Steaks, fresh fish, nightly specials; Sunday lobster special. $$ B Sat. & Sun.; L D Daily TASTY’S FRESH BURGERS & FRIES 710 Centre St., 321-0409. F In historic district. Fresh meat, hand-cut fries, homemade sauces and soups and hand-spun shakes. $ � L D Daily TIMOTI’S FRY SHAK 21 N. Third St., 310-6550. F Casual seafood place features fresh, local wild-caught shrimp, fish, oysters, blackboard specials. $ � L D Daily T-RAY’S BURGER STATION 202 S. Eighth St., 261-6310. F 2012 BOJ winner. This spot in an old gas station is known for its blue plate specials. $ B L Mon.-Sat.

ARLINGTON, REGENCY

AJ’S BAR & GRILL 10244 Atlantic Blvd., 805-9060. Burgers, wings. $$ L D Daily CLEOTA’S SOUTHERN AMERICAN CUISINE 2111 University Blvd. N., 800-2102. F Locally owned and operated. Southern fare in a family spot: fried green tomatoes, fried chicken, shrimp & grits, mac & cheese, gourmet desserts. $ L D Tue.-Sun. COTTEN’S BAR-B-QUE 2048 Rogero Rd., 743-1233. Fred Cotten Jr. has been making pit-cooked barbecue for 25+ years. $ � L D Daily GRINDERS CAFE 10230 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 8 & 9, 725-2712.

20+ years of homestyle veggies, burgers, meatloaf, pork chops, seafood and desserts. $ � B L Daily THE HOT DOG SPOT & MORE 2771 Monument Rd., Ste. 32, Regency, 646-0050. Sausages, all-beef hot dogs, wings, Philly cheesesteaks, burgers, all cooked to order. $ � L Daily KABUTO JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE & SUSHI BAR 10055 Atlantic Blvd., 724-8883. Steak, filet mignon, lobster, shrimp, sushi, teppanyaki, traditional dishes. $$$ � L D Daily LARRY’S GIANT SUBS 1301 Monument Rd., 724-5802. See Baymeadows. BOJ winner. $ � B L D Daily MILLER’S ALE HOUSE & RAW BAR 9541 Regency Square Blvd. S., 720-0551. Fresh fish, specialty pastas, oysters, clams. $$ � L D Daily THE MUDVILLE GRILLE 1301 Monument Rd., Ste. 1, 722-0008.

Dining Friendy family sports spot serves steaks, wings, burgers. $ L D Daily NERO’S CAFÉ 3607 University Blvd. N., 743-3141. F Traditional Italian-style fare, nightly dinner specials, veal, seafood, pasta, New York-style pizzas. $$ � D Nightly RACK ’EM UP BILLIARDS 1825 University Blvd. N., 745-0335.

Cigar and hookah lounge has a full kitchen. $ D Nightly THE STEAKHOUSE AT GOLD CLUB 320 Gen. Doolittle Dr., 645-5500. F 2012 BOJ winner. Daily lunch and dinner specials, free happy hour buffet Thur. & Fri. $$$ L D Daily UNIVERSITY DINER 5959 Merrill Rd., 762-3433. Breakfast and lunch: meatloaf, burgers, sandwiches, wraps, BLTs, clubs, melts. Daily specials. $$ B L Daily

AVONDALE, ORTEGA

BAGEL LOVE 4114 Herschel St., 634-7253. F Bagels, sandwiches, subs, bakery items. $ B R L Daily BISCOTTIS 3556 St. Johns Ave., 387-2060. F 2012 BOJ winner. Innovative pizzas, dessert selection. $$$ B R L D Daily THE BLUE FISH RESTAURANT & OYSTER BAR 3551 St. Johns Ave., 387-0700. F Fresh seafood, steaks, chops, small plates in a casual place. Gluten-free entrÊes, oyster bar. Reservations recommended. $$ � R Sun.; L Mon.-Sat., D Nightly BRICK RESTAURANT 3585 St. Johns Ave., 387-0606. F Soups, sandwiches, burgers, lamb chops, seafood entrees, veggie burger, desserts. $$$ L D Daily THE CASBAH CAFE 3628 St. Johns Ave., 981-9966. F 2012 BOJ winner. Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisine on the patio or in hookah lounge. $$ L D Daily ESPETO BRAZILIAN STEAK HOUSE 4000 St. Johns Ave., Ste. 40, 388-4884. F Celebrating five years, the churrascaria features gauchos who carve the meat to your plate from serving tables. $$$ D Tue.-Sun. FLORIDA CREAMERY 3566 St. Johns Ave., 619-5386. Premium ice cream, waffle cones, milkshakes, sundaes, Nathan’s hot dogs. Low-fat, sugar-free items. $ � L D Daily THE FOX RESTAURANT 3580 St. Johns Ave., 387-2669. F Owners Ian and Mary Chase offer fresh diner fare, homemade desserts. Breakfast all day; burgers, meatloaf, fried green tomatoes. $$ � L D Daily THE FRINGE EATERY 934 Edgewood Ave. S., 402-6446.

Steampunk gallery and performance space serves soups, wraps, coffees and teas. $$ Tue.-Sun. GREEN MAN GOURMET 3543 St. Johns Ave., 384-0002. F Organic, natural products, spices, teas, salts. $ Daily MOJO NO. 4 URBAN BBQ & WHISKEY BAR 3572 St. Johns Ave., 381-6670. F 2012 BOJ winner. Southern blues kitchen has pulled pork, Carolina barbecue, chicken-fried steak, Delta fried catfish, shrimp & grits. $$ � B L D Daily ORSAY 3630 Park St., 381-0909. 2012 BOJ winner. French/ American bistro serves steak frites, mussels, Alsatian pork chops; local organic ingredients. $$$ R D Mon.-Sat. SAKE HOUSE #5 JAPANESE GRILL SUSHI BAR 3620 St. Johns Ave., 388-5688. See Riverside. $$ L D Daily TERRA 4260 Herschel St., 388-9124. Comfy spot serves local, sustainable and world cuisine in a simple, creative style. Small plates include chorizo stuffed mushrooms, pork belly skewers; entrÊs include lamb chops, seared tuna and ribeye. Lunch menu features sandwiches. Craft beers. $$ L D Mon.-Sat. TOM & BETTY’S 4409 Roosevelt Blvd., 387-3311. F 40+ years; the car-themed menu has sandwiches, burgers, pot roast. $ � L D Tue.-Sat.

BAYMEADOWS

AL’S PIZZA 8060 Philips Hwy., Ste. 105, 731-4300. F See Intracoastal. $ � L D Daily ANCIENT CITY SUBS 8060 Philips Hwy., Ste. 207, 446-9988.

F Owned-and-operated by Andy and Rhonna Rockwell, St. Augustine-themed shop serves gourmet subs toasted, pressed or cold. $ � L D Mon.-Sat. BOWL OF PHO 9902 Old Baymeadows Rd., 646-4455. Fresh Thai, Vietnamese dishes, authentic ingredients; egg rolls, grilled pork, chicken, lotus root salad, fried rice. Boba. $$ L D Daily BROADWAY RISTORANTE & PIZZERIA 10920 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 3, 519-8000. F Family-owned-and-operated Italian place serves calzones, stromboli, brick-oven-baked pizza, subs, desserts. $$ � L D Daily DEERWOOD DELI & DINER 9934 Old Baymeadows Rd., 641-4877. F ’50s-style diner serves burgers, Reubens, shakes, Coke floats. $ � B L Daily IZZY’S PIZZERIA & SPORTS BAR Owner Javier Roldan 8206 Philips Hwy., 731-9797.

Chicago-style deep-dish pizzas, hot dogs and a variety of Italian dishes. $$ đ?–˘ L D Daily THE FIFTH ELEMENT 9485 Baymeadows Rd., 448-8265. F Authentic Indian, South Indian and Indochinese fare, lunch buffet of lamb, goat, chicken dishes, tandoori, biryani items. $$ đ?–˘ L D Daily GATORS DOCKSIDE 8650 Baymeadows Rd., 448-0500.

Sports-themed family restaurant serves grilled wings, ribs, sandwiches. $$ � L D Daily INDIA’S RESTAURANT 9802 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 8, 620-0777. F 2012 BOJ winner. Authentic Indian cuisine,

lunch buffet. Curry and vegetable dishes, lamb, chicken, shrimp, fish tandoori. $$ L Mon.-Sat.; D Nightly LARRY’S GIANT SUBS 3928 Baymeadows Rd., 737-7740; 8616 Baymeadows Rd., 739-2498. F 2012 BOJ winner.

They pile ’em high and serve ’em fast. $ � B L D Daily LEMONGRASS 9846 Old Baymeadows Rd., 645-9911. F Thai cuisine; Chef Aphayasane’s creations include crispy whole fish with pineapple curry reduction, and The Amazing. $$ L Mon.-Fri.; D Mon.-Sat. MANDALOUN MEDITERRANEAN LEBANESE CUISINE 9862 Old Baymeadows Rd., 646-1881. F Bite Club certified.

Owner Pierre Barakat offers authentic Lebanese cuisine, charcoal-grilled lamb kebab. $$ L D Tue.-Sun. MEDITERRANIA RESTAURANT 3877 Baymeadows Rd., 731-2898. Family-owned-and-operated Greek/Italian place.

Fresh seafood, veal, lamb. $$ L Mon.-Fri.; D Mon.-Sat. NATIVE SUN NATURAL FOODS MARKET & DELI 11030 Baymeadows Rd., 260-2791. F 2012 BOJ winner. Fresh, organic; vegetarian, vegan, raw food, gluten-free, sandwiches, deli, hot bar dishes, chopped salad bar, wraps, baked goods.

Juice, smoothie & coffee bar. $ � B L D Daily OMAHA STEAKHOUSE 9300 Baymeadows Rd., 739-6633. Bite Club certified. English tavern in Embassy Suites Hotel; centercut beef, fresh seafood, sandwiches, signature 16-ounce bone-in ribeye. $$ L D Daily ORANGE TREE HOT DOGS 8380 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 4, 733-0588. 2012 BOJ winner. Hot dogs w/ slaw, chili, cheese, onion sauce, sauerkraut; pizzas. $ L D Mon.-Sat. PATTAYA THAI GRILLE 9551 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 1, 646-9506. F Traditional Thai, vegetarian, new-Thai, curries, seafood, noodles and soups. $$ L D Tue.-Sun. PIZZA PALACE 3928 Baymeadows Rd., 527-8649. F See San Marco. $$ L D Daily SNEAKERS SPORTS GRILLE 8133 Point Meadows Dr., 519-0509. F 2012 BOJ winner. Sports bar fare; 20+ beers on tap. $ � L D Daily STICKY FINGERS 8129 Point Meadows Way, 493-7427. F Memphis-style rib house smokes ribs, barbecue, rotisserie chicken over aged hickory wood. $$ L D Daily STONEWOOD GRILL TAVERN 3832 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 3, 739-7206. See Beaches. $$ L D Daily THREE F(X) ICE CREAM & WAFFLES 9802 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 6, 928-9559. Ice cream made-to-order. Milk: whole, soy, almond; toppings; in taiyaki Asian waffles. $ � B R L Daily TONY D’S NY PIZZA & RESTAURANT 8358 Point Meadows Dr., 322-7051. Authentic New York pizza, pasta. $ � L D Daily VITO’S PIZZA & ITALIAN RESTAURANT 3825 Baymeadows Rd., 737-9236. 2012 BOJ winner. Family-owned. Grouper Francesco, New York and Chicago style pizzas, surf-and-turf, rack of lamb. Tiramisu, cannoli. $$ L D Tue.-Sun.

BEACHES

(Venues are in Jax Beach unless otherwise noted.)

1ST OCEAN GRILLE 333 First St. N., 595-5965. F Modern American fare features seafood, steaks. $$$ B Sat. & Sun.; L D Daily A LA CARTE 331 First Ave. N., 241-2005. Authentic New England fare: Maine lobster rolls, fried Ipswich clams, crab cake sandwich, shrimp basket, clam chowdah. $$ L Thur.-Tue. AL’S PIZZA 303 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 249-0002. F See Intracoastal. $ � L D Daily ANGIE’S SUBS 1436 Beach Blvd., 246-2519. F Home of the original baked sub, hot or cold subs, fresh ingredients, for 25+ years; blue-ribbon iced tea. $ L D Daily BAGEL WORLD 2202 Third St. S., 246-9988. F 2012 BOJ winner. Cozy place has a breakfast special (eggs, ham and cheese), coffees and juices. $ B L Daily BEACH HUT CAFÉ 1281 Third St. S., 249-3516. F 25+ years.

Breakfast all day; hot plate specials. $ đ?–˘ B R L Daily BEACHSIDE SEAFOOD RESTAURANT & MARKET 120 Third St. S., 444-8862. F Full fresh seafood market serves seafood baskets, fish tacos, daily fish specials and Philly cheesesteaks.

Open-air upstairs deck. $$ � L D Daily BLUE WATER ISLAND GRILL 205 First St. N., 249-0083. This casual spot features American fare with a Caribbean soul. $$ � L D Tue.-Sun. BONO’S PIT BAR-B-Q 1266 Third St. S., 249-8704; 1307 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 270-2666. F See San Marco. $ � L D Daily BREEZY COFFEE SHOP CAFE 235 Eighth Ave. S., 241-2211. F Casual spot has baked goods, espressos, coffees; vegan and gluten-free options. $ � B R L Daily BUDDHA THAI BISTRO 301 10th Ave. N., 712-4444. F The proprietors are from Thailand, every dish is made with fresh ingredients from tried-and-true recipes. $$ L D Daily BURRITO GALLERY EXPRESS 1333 Third St. N., 242-8226. F 2012 BOJ winner. See Downtown. $ L D Daily CAMPECHE BAY CANTINA 127 First Ave. N., 249-3322.F 2012 BOJ winner. Chili rellenos, tamales, fajitas, enchiladas, fish tacos, fried ice cream. $$ � D Nightly CASA MARIA 2429 Third St. S., 372-9000. F See Springfield.

2012 BOJ winner. $ đ?–˘ L D Daily CASA MARINA RESTAURANT 691 First St. N., 270-0025. Tapas, crab cakes, Kobe sliders, burgers, tacos. Penthouse Lounge.

Verandah. oceanfront courtyard. $$$ R Tue.-Fri.; D Nightly CINOTTI’S BAKERY, DELI & BOUTIQUE 1523 Penman Rd., 246-1728. Since 1964. Cakes, pies, breads, desserts, bagels,

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chicken salad, sandwiches. $ � B R L Tue.-Sat. CRUISERS GRILL 319 23rd Ave. S., 270-0356. F 2012 BOJ winner. Locally owned & operated 15+ years. Half-pound burgers, fish sandwiches, award-winning cheddar fries. $ � L D Daily CULHANE’S IRISH PUBLIC HOUSE 967 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 249-9595. Bite Club certified. Upscale Irish gastropub.

Shepherd’s pie, corned beef. $$ � R S/S; D Tue.-Sun. D&LP SUBS 1409 Third St. S., 247-4700. Subs, gourmet salads, wings, pizza, pasta. $ � L D Daily DAVINCI’S PIZZA 469 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 241-2001.

Family-owned-and-operated. $$ L D Tue.-Sun. DICK’S WINGS & GRILL 2434 Mayport Rd., Atlantic Beach, 372-0298. NASCAR-themed place has 365 varieties of wings, half-pound burgers, ribs, salads. $ � L D Daily DIRTY REDS 1451 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 372-9438.

F This new spot serves casual Cajun/Creole/Southern fare: shrimp & grits, po’boys, smoked ribs & brisket, red beans & rice. Sides include mac-n-cheese, collards, corn maque choux, candied yams, smoked baked beans. $$ � D Tue.-Sun. DWIGHT’S MEDITERRANEAN BISTRO 1527 Penman Rd., 241-4496. Hand-rolled pasta, grilled vegetables. Owner/ Chef Dwight DeLude uses an exhibition kitchen. Reservations suggested. $$$$ D Tue.-Sat. EL POTRO 1553 Third St. N., 241-6910. Everything’s fresh and made-to-order. Daily specials, buffet. $ L D Daily ELEVEN SOUTH 216 11th Ave. S., 241-1112. New American eclectic cuisine, a mesquite grill and courtyard dining. $$$ L Tue.-Fri.; D Daily ELLEN’S KITCHEN 1824 S. Third St., Pablo Plaza, 246-1572.

F Since 1962. Breakfast all day; sandwiches. $ B L Daily ENGINE 15 BREWING COMPANY 1500 Beach Blvd., Ste. 217, 249-2337. F Gastropub fare: soups, flatbreads, specialty sandwiches. $ � L Tue.-Sun.; D Nightly EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ 922 Beach Blvd., 249-3001. F 130+ imported beers, 20 on tap. Classic Reuben, sandwiches. $ � L D Daily EVA’S GRILL BAR 610 Third St. S., 372-9484. F Eva’s blends Greek and Italian, with American influences, served in a friendly atmosphere. $$ � L D Tue.-Sat. THE FISH COMPANY RESTAURANT 725 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 12, Atlantic Beach, 246-0123. F Bite Club certified. Oyster bar.

Fresh local seafood, Mayport shrimp, oysters, crabs, lobster.

Oyster Nights Tue. & Wed. $$ đ?–˘ L D Daily THE HALF MOON RAW BAR 1289 Penman Rd., 372-0549.

Oysters, shrimp, clams, crawfish, daily chef’s specials. And they open your oysters. $$ � L D Sat. & Sun.; D Tue.-Fri. HOT DOG HUT 1439 Third St. S., 247-3641. F Dogs, sausages, burgers, beer-battered onion rings, fries. $ B L Daily ICHIBAN JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE 675 Third St. N., 247-4688.

F Three areas: teppan or hibachi tables, sushi bar; Westernstyle seating. Tempura, teriyaki. Plum wine. $$ D Nightly JOSEPH’S PIZZA & ITALIAN RESTAURANT 30 Ocean Blvd., Beaches Town Center, Atlantic Beach, 270-1122. F Familyowned-and-operated. Pasta, gourmet pizzas, veal. $$ L D Daily LANDSHARK CAFE 1728 Third St. N., 246-6024. F Locally owned and operated. Fresh, right-off-the-boat local seafood, fish tacos, houseground burgers, wings, handcut fries and tater tots; daily specials. $$ � L D Daily; R Sun. LILLIE’S COFFEE BAR 200 First St., Beaches Town Center, Neptune Beach, 249-2922. F Locally roasted coffee, eggs, bagels, flatbreads, desserts. $$ B L D Daily KC CRAVE 1161 Beach Blvd., 595-5660. Chris Jones and Andy Viola offer American fusion: shareable fine fare expertly served in a polished-casual atmosphere. Buzzworthy bar, specialty drinks. $$ R Sun.; D Tue.-Sat. LYNCH’S IRISH PUB 514 N. First St., 249-5181. F Corned beef & cabbage, shepherd’s pie, fish & chips. $$ L D Daily MARIO’S AT THE BEACH 1830 Third St. N., 246-0005. Familyfriendly spot has New York-style pizzas, stromboli, pasta, , veal, shrimp, vegetarian dishes. $$$ L Mon.-Sat.; D Nightly MARLIN MOON GRILLE 1183 Beach Blvd., 372-4438. F In the old TacoLu. Fresh crab cakes – owner Gary Beach’s from the Eastern Shore – and fresh-cut fries. $$ � D Wed.-Mon. MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA BAKERS 1018 Third St. N., Ste. 2, 241-5600. F Bite Club certified. 2012 BOJ winner. Gourmet pizzas, hoagies. Mighty Meaty pizza to vegetarian Kosmic Karma. $ � L D Daily METRO DINER 1534 Third St. N., 853-6817. F 2012 BOJ winner. The upscale diner serves breakfast, plus meatloaf, chicken pot pie and homemade soups. $$ R B L Daily MEZZA LUNA PIZZERIA RISTORANTE 110 First St., Neptune Beach, 249-5573. F Near-the-ocean eatery. 20+ years.

Casual bistro fare: gourmet wood-fired pizzas, nightly specials. $$$ � D Mon.-Sat. MOJO KITCHEN BBQ PIT & BLUES BAR 1500 Beach Blvd., 247-6636. See Avondale. F 2012 BOJ winner. $$ � B L D Daily MONKEY’S UNCLE TAVERN 1850 S. Third St., 246-1070. F Burgers, sandwiches, seafood, wings. $ L D Daily M SHACK 299 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 241-2599. F Burgers, hot dogs, fries, shakes. $$ L D Daily NIPPERS BEACH GRILLE 2309 Beach Blvd., 247-3300. 2012 BOJ winner. Dishes with a Caribbean flavor, overlooking the ICW. Tiki deck. $$ � L D Wed.-Sun.; D Mon. & Tue. NORTH BEACH BISTRO 725 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 6, Atlantic Beach, 372-4105. Bite Club certified. Casual neighborhood

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regional dishes, buffet, breakfast. $$$ đ?–˘ B L Daily ZODIAC GRILL 120 W. Adams St., 354-8283. F American and Mediterranean favorites in a casual spot; panini, vegetarian.

Daily lunch buffet. Espressos, hookahs. $ L Mon.-Fri.

FLEMING ISLAND

Joseph Alim serves a Vietnamese blend of pho: shrimp, basil, bean sprouts, peppers and cilantro, with shrimp and pork spring rolls, at iPho in the Intracoastal West area. Photo: Dennis Ho eatery serves hand-cut steaks, fresh seafood, tapas menu. $$$ đ?–˘ R Sun.; L D Daily NORTH BEACH FISH CAMP 100 First St., Neptune Beach, 249-3474. Oceanview roof-top bar. Creative Southern fare, fresh seafood and bread pudding. $$ L Wed.-Sun.; D Nightly OCEAN 60 RESTAURANT, WINE BAR & MARTINI ROOM 60 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 247-0060. 2012 BOJ winner.

Continental cuisine, fresh seafood, dinner specials, seasonal menu. $$ D Mon.-Sat. THE PIER CANTINA & SANDBAR 412 N. First St., 246-6454.

Casual oceanfront place has a Mexican-influenced menu.

Downstairs Sandbar. $$$ L D Daily POE’S TAVERN 363 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 241-7637.

F American gastropub. 50+ beers. Gourmet burgers, handcut French fries, fish tacos, Edgar’s Drunken Chili, daily fish sandwich special. $$ � L D Daily RAGTIME TAVERN & SEAFOOD GRILL 207 Atlantic Blvd., Beaches Town Center, Atlantic Beach, 241-7877. F 25+ years.Blackened snapper, sesame tuna, Ragtime shrimp. $$ L D Daily RENNA’S PIZZA 592 Marsh Landing Pkwy., 273-3113.

F Casual New York-style pizzeria has calzones, antipasto, parmigiana. By the slice or full pie. $$ đ?–˘ L D Daily ROYAL PALM VILLAGE WINE & TAPAS 296 Royal Palms Dr., Atlantic Beach, 372-0052. F Locally owned and operated.

1,200+ fine wine, 200 bottled beers, 15 microbrewed drafts pair with tapas. $$ D Mon.-Sat. SALT LIFE FOOD SHACK 1018 Third St. N., 372-4456.

F 2012 BOJ winner. Signature tuna poke bowl, sushi, tacos, local fried shrimp, in an open-air space. $$ � L D Daily SEAFOOD KITCHEN 31 Royal Palms Dr., Atlantic Beach, 241-8470. 20+ years, no-frills atmosphere. Fresh local seafood. $ L D Daily SINGLETON’S SEAFOOD SHACK 4728 Ocean St., Mayport Village, 246-4442. F Casual spot by the Mayport ferry since the ’60s. Fried shrimp, blackened or grilled fish. Enclosed riverfront porch. $ � L D Daily SLIDERS SEAFOOD GRILLE 218 First St., Beaches Town Center, Neptune Beach, 246-0881. F Beach-casual. Fresh fish, fish tacos, gumbo, Key lime pie, ice cream sandwiches. $$ � D Nightly SMASHBURGER 630 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 241-2666.

Do-it-yourself burgers and chicken sandwiches, hot dogs, sides and fries. $ � L D Daily SNEAKERS SPORTS GRILLE 111 Beach Blvd., 482-1000. F 2012 BOJ winner. Sportsbar fare, 20+ beers on tap. $ � L D Daily SOUP’S ON JACKSONVILLE 645 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 387-9394. BOJ winner. Soups, sandwiches, seafood, vegetarian/vegan items. $ L D Daily STONEWOOD GRILL TAVERN 950 Marsh Landing Pkwy., 285-2311. Classic American menu. $$ L D Daily SUN DELI 1011 S. Third St., 270-1040. F 2012 BOJ winner.

Reubens, corned beef, salami, liverwurst. Radical Side (tuna salad, egg salad, cheese) or 9.0 (Philly steak, cheese, chopped bacon, pepperoni, blackened seasoning). $ L D Mon.-Sat. TACOLU BAJA MEXICANA 1712 Beach Blvd., 249-8226. F 2012 BOJ winner. In the old Homestead, Baja-style. Mexican fare: fish tacos, Bangin Shrimp, verde chicken tacos and fried cheese that isn’t fried. $$ � R Sat. & Sun.; L D Tue.-Fri. 3RD STREET DINER 223 Ninth Ave. S., 270-0080. F Greek/ American fare served Yankee style for 11+ years. A variety of quality, homestyle dishes: gyros, ribs, lamb, liver & onions. $ � B L D Daily TOMO JAPANESE RESTAURANT 1253 Penman Rd., 372-4369. F Fresh, authentic, upscale, Japanese-owned.

Handmade sushi, hibachi grill items, homemade-style dishes. $ đ?–˘ D Nightly WIPEOUTS GRILL 1585 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 247-4508. F Casual, beachy sports spot serves burgers, wings, fish tacos. $ đ?–˘ L D Daily ZETA 131 First Ave. N., 372-0727. Brand-new place features

tapas and sharing plates, flats, salads, sandwiches and burgers. Late-night upscale urban fusion. $$ L Sat. & Sun.; D Tue.-Sun.

DOWNTOWN

(Jacksonville Landing venues are at 2 Independent Drive)

BENNY’S SANDWICH SHOP 121 W. Forsyth St., 634-1525. For 27 years, Benny’s – in an old bank vault – has made everything from scratch. Favorites: taco salad, creamy potato soup. $ B L Mon.-Fri. BENNY’S STEAK & SEAFOOD Ste. 175, Jacksonville Landing, 301-1014. Continental cuisine. Signature dish: Filet Christian. $$$ � L D Daily BIG PETE’S OLD STYLE PIZZERIA 118 N. Julia St., 356-2680.

All from scratch: pizza, calzones, baked ziti, wraps. Barbecue. $$ L D Mon.-Fri. BRAZILIAN CORNER 100 E. Forsyth St., 633-9028. Authentic fare: churrasco misto (steak & sausage), muqueca de peixe (fish in coconut milk), plus burgers, subs, paninis, sandwiches.

Brazilian coffee. $ L Mon.-Fri.; D Mon.-Sat. BURRITO GALLERY & BAR 21 E. Adams St., 598-2922. F 2012 BOJ winner. Southwestern cuisine. Burritos: ginger teriyaki tofu and blackened mahi. $ L D Mon.-Sat. CAFÉ NOLA 333 N. Laura St., 366-6911. Museum of Contemporary Art. Shrimp & grits, gourmet sandwiches, fresh fish tacos, desserts. $$ L Mon.-Fri.; D Thur. & ArtWalk CASA DORA 108 E. Forsyth St., 356-8282. F Owner/chef Sam Hamidi has served Italian fare for 35+ years: veal, seafood, pizza. Homemade salad dressing. $$ � L D Mon.-Sat. CHOMP CHOMP 106 E. Adams St., 762-4667. F This spot has eats at moderate prices – most under $10. Chef-inspired street food: panko-crusted chicken, burgers, chinois tacos, bahn mi, barbecue. $ L Tue.-Sat.; D Fri. & Sat. CURRENTS LOUNGE 225 E. Coastline Dr., Hyatt Regency, 634-4043. Apps, cafÊ fare, desserts. $$ B L D Daily DE REAL TING CAFÉ 128 W. Adams St., 633-9738. F Caribbean place features jerk or curried chicken, conch fritters, curried goat and oxtail. $ L Tue.-Fri.; D Fri. & Sat. EINSTEIN BROS. BAGELS 225 E. Coastline Dr., 634-4579. See Arlington. $ B L Daily FIONN MACCOOL’S IRISH PUB/RESTAURANT Ste. 176, Jacksonville Landing, 374-1547. 2012 BOJ winner. Casual fare in an uptown Irish atmosphere: fish and chips, Guinness lamb stew, black-and-tan brownies. $$ � L D Daily INDOCHINE 21 E. Adams St., Ste. 200, 598-5303. 2012 BOJ winner. Thai and Southeast Asian cuisine; signature dishes are chicken Satay, soft shell crab, sticky rice. $$ L D Mon.-Fri.; D Mon.-Sat. JENKINS QUALITY BARBECUE 830 N. Pearl St., 353-6388. For 56+ years, family-owned Jenkins Barbecue has served downhome barbecue. Drive-thru. $ L D Daily KOJA SUSHI Jacksonville Landing, 350-9911. F 2012 BOJ winner. Sushi, sashimi; Japanese, Asian and Korean cuisine; hard-to-find items like baby octopus salad. $$ L D Daily LE SHEA’S HOMESTYLE EATERY 119 W. Adams St., 354-5685.

Southern and soul food: meat loaf, fried chicken, burgers, spaghetti, sides. $ L Mon.-Fri. NORTHSTAR PIZZA BAR & SUBSTATION 119 E. Bay St., 860-5451. Brick-oven-baked pizza, grinders, wings, cheesesteaks, sandwiches. 27 beers on tap. $ L D Mon.-Sat. OLIO MARKET 301 E. Bay St., 356-7100. F Made-fromscratch soups, sandwiches; they cure their own bacon and pickle their own pickles. $$ B R L Mon.-Fri. PHO A NOODLE BAR 117 W. Adams St., 353-0320. Authentic Vietnamese and Thai dishes: egg rolls, potstickers. Pho bowls: standard, vegan, pho tom yum, sukiyaki, kelp noodle substitute.

Boba, teas, coffee. $ L Mon.-Fri. D Wed.-Sat. THE SKYLINE DINING & CONFERENCE CENTER 50 N. Laura St., Ste. 4200, 791-9533, ext. 241. On Bank of America’s 42nd floor, this cafe offers a riverview. $$ L Mon.-Fri. TRELLISES RESTAURANT 225 E. Coastline Dr., Hyatt, 634-4540. American à la carte dining: original fresh seafood,

KANKI JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE/SUSHI BAR 2009 East-West Pkwy., 269-3003. Teppanyaki tables, sushi tables, sushi bar.

Steaks and seafood. $$ đ?–˘ D Nightly MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA BAKERS 1800 Town Center Blvd., 541-1999. F See Beaches. Bite Club certified.

2012 BOJ winner. $ � L D Daily MERCURY MOON GRILL BAR 2015 C.R. 220, 215-8999. F Wings, signature sandwiches, Philly cheesesteak, fried fish sandwich, half-pound Moon burger. $ D Nightly MOJO SMOKEHOUSE 1810 Town Center Blvd., Ste. 8, 264-0636. F See Avondale. 2012 BOJ winner. $$ � B L D Daily TAPS BAR & GRILL 1605 C.R. 220, 278-9421. F Burgers, sandwiches and entrees. $$ � L D Daily WHITEY’S FISH CAMP 2032 C.R. 220, 269-4198. F Gator tail, freshwater catfish, daily specials, on Swimming Pen Creek. Tiki bar. $ � L D Tue.-Sun.; D Mon. YOUR PIE 1545 C.R. 220, Ste. 125, 379-9771. F Owner Mike Sims’ concept: Choose from three doughs, nine sauces, seven cheeses and 40+ toppings and make your own pizza pie. $$ � L D Daily

INTRACOASTAL WEST

ABE’S PIZZA GRILL 12192 Beach Blvd., 425-3983. Italian dishes, lasagna, parmigiana, pizza, subs, pasta, wings. $$ � L D Daily AL’S PIZZA 14286 Beach Blvd., Ste. 31, 223-0991. F Celebrating 20+ years and seven locations, Al’s offers a selection of New York-style and gourmet pizzas, salads. $ � L D Daily AROY THAI FUSION Owner/Chef Vithoon Khamchareon 13475 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 40, 374-0161. Authentic Thai cuisine, pad Thai, Thai fried rice and traditional curry dishes. $$ L D Mon.-Fri.; D Nightly BITTER SWEET BAKERY & EATERY 14286 Beach Blvd., Ste. 29, 223-0457. Desserts, sandwiches, breakfast to-go. $$ B L Tue.-Sun. BONO’S PIT BAR-B-Q 3303 San Pablo Rd. S., 223-1391. F See San Marco. $ � L D Daily BRUCCI’S PIZZA, PASTA, PANINIS 13500 Beach Blvd., Ste. 36, 223-6913. F Authentic New York-style pizza, Italian pastas, desserts, family spot. $ � L Mon.-Sat.; D Nightly CASTILLO DE MEXICO 12620 Beach Blvd., Ste. 19, 998-7006.

F An extensive menu served in authentic Mexican dĂŠcor.

Weekday lunch buffet. $$ L D Daily CLIFF’S ROCKIN BAR-N-GRILL 3033 Monument Rd., Ste. 2, 645-5162. F Burgers, wings, seafood, pizza, daily specials, handcut 12-ounce New York strip. $$ L D daily DICK’S WINGS & GRILL 14286 Beach Blvd., 223-0115. See Beaches. $ � L D Daily EL RANCHITO 14333 Beach Blvd., Ste. 22, 992-4607. F Latin American cuisine: dishes from Colombia, Cuba and Mexico. $$ � L D Daily FIRST WATCH 13470 Beach Blvd., 223-0909. French toast, eggs, pancakes, crepes, waffles, sandwiches. $ � B L Daily FUJI SUSHI 13740 Beach Blvd., 992-8998. Fuji Sushi offers dine-in and take-out Japanese fare. $ L D Daily iPHO 13799 Beach Blvd., Ste. 1, 330-0309. New, familyowned spot has curry dishes, noodle bowls, rare beef salad.

Everything’s homemade-style. $ L D Tue.-Thur.

JERRY’S SPORTS GRILLE 13170 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 22, 220-6766. F Hand-cut steaks, wings, burgers. $ � B Sat. & Sun.; L D Daily LA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT 14333 Beach Blvd., Ste. 39, 992-1666. F See San Marco. 2012 BOJ winner. $$ � L D Daily LARRY’S GIANT SUBS 10750 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 14, 642-6980.

F See Baymeadows. BOJ winner. $ � B L D Daily MAHARLIKA HALL & SPORTS GRILL 14255 Beach Blvd., Ste. E, 699-0759. This new Filipino-American restaurant and market features popular items like pancit bami, lumpia, turon strudle and halo halo with ice cream. $-$$ � R L D Daily MAMA MIA’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT & PIZZERIA 12220 Atlantic Blvd., 221-1122. Lunch specials. Veal, seafood, New York-style and Sicilian-style pizzas. $ L D Tue.-Sun. MAMBOS CUBAN CAFE & PIZZERIA 13770 Beach Blvd., Ste. 9, 374-2046. 2012 BOJ winner. Authentic ropa vieja, bistec, pollo, picadillo, lechon asada. $$ � R L D daily MARKER 32 14549 Beach Blvd., 223-1534. ICW view. American eclectic: fresh, local seafood, shrimp & Andouille fettuccini, broiled oysters, yellow fin tuna poke. $$$ � D Mon.-Sat. MILANO’S RESTAURANT & PIZZERIA 12620 Beach Blvd., Ste. 21, 646-9119. Casual, family-owned. Homestyle Italian fare, New York-style pizzas, veal, baked dishes. $$ � L D Daily MILLER’S ALE HOUSE & RAW BAR 3238 Hodges Blvd., 821-5687. See Arlington. $$ � L D Daily

Dining GRILL ME!

A WEEKLY Q&A WITH PEOPLE IN THE FOOD BIZ

NAME: Wenn Castillo RESTAURANT: Maharlika Hall & Sports Grill, 14255 Beach Blvd., Ste. E, Intracoastal West BIRTHPLACE: Angeles City, Philippines YEARS IN THE BIZ: 10 FAVORITE RESTAURANT (other than mine): Just Maharlika FAVORITE COOKING STYLE: Authentic Filipino Asian fusion FAVORITE INGREDIENTS: Pacific Islander spices and ingredients IDEAL MEAL: Pancit bami, lumpianitas, sizzling pork sisig and rice WON’T EAT IF YOU PAY ME: Dog meat MEMORABLE DINING EXPERIENCE: None yet!

INSIDER’S SECRET: Garlic and some lovin’ CULINARY GUILTY PLEASURE: Adding too much wine in my recipes.

MVP’S SPORTS GRILLE 12777 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 5, 221-1090. F Wings, burgers in a sporty atmosphere. $ L D Daily PEPPER’S MEXICAN GRILL CANTINA 13475 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 1, 221-2300. F Casual, family-friendly place features daily specials. $$ � L D Daily SALSAS MEXICAN RESTAURANT 13500 Beach Blvd., Ste. 46, 992-8402. F Authentic, fresh Mexican fare made from scratch. Daily specials. $$$ � L D Daily SHANE’S RIB SHACK 13546 Beach Blvd., Ste. 1, 992-0130.

Burgers, pork, ribs, chicken tenders, wings, beans, fried okra, corn, collards, Brunswick stew. $$ � L D Daily SIENA’S AUTHENTIC ITALIAN CUISINE 13170 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 26, 220-9192. Italian cuisine: lasagna, calzones, stuffed shells, pizza and wraps. $$ L D Daily THAI ORCHID 12620 Beach Blvd., Ste. 4, 683-1286. Authentic Thai cuisine made with fresh ingredients; pad Thai, Thai curry dishes and rice dishes. $$ L D Daily TIME OUT SPORTS GRILL 13799 Beach Blvd., Ste. 5, 223-6999. F Locally-owned-and-operated. Hand-tossed pizzas, wings, specialty wraps. $$ L D Tue.-Sun.; D Sun. & Mon. VINO’S PIZZA & GRILL 3546 St. Johns Bluff Rd., 647-6575.

See Julington. $ đ?–˘ L D Daily XTREME WINGS 12220 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 108, 220-9464. F Family sports grill has wings, burgers, sandwiches and wraps. $ đ?–˘ L D Daily

JULINGTON, NW ST. JOHNS

BENITO’S ITALIAN CAFE & PIZZERIA 155 Hampton Pt. Dr., 230-8292. Family spot. Authentic Italian cuisine, veal, seafood entrÊes, pasta, specialty pizzas. $$ � L D Daily BLACKSTONE GRILLE 112 Bartram Oaks Walk, Ste. 102, 287-0766. Modern American fusion cuisine, served in a bistrostyle setting. $$$ L Mon.-Fri.; D Mon.-Sat. BONO’S PIT BAR-B-Q 100 Bartram Oaks Walk, Fruit Cove, 287-7710. See San Marco. $ � L D Daily BRUCCI’S PIZZA, PASTA, PANINIS 540 S.R. 13, Ste. 10, Fruit Cove, 287-8317. F Authentic New York-style pizza, Italian pastas and desserts in a family atmosphere. $ � L Mon.-Sat.; D Nightly CLARK’S FISH CAMP 12903 Hood Landing Rd., 268-3474.

F Gator, turtle, steak, ribs and daily all-you can-eat catfish dinners. Dine indoors, outdoors, or in a glass-enclosed room. $$ � L D Daily JENK’S PIZZA 2245 C.R. 210 W., Ste. 112, 826-1555. Familyowned-and-operated. Subs, New York-style pizzas, calzones, Italian dishes. $ � L D Daily THE NEW ORLEANS CAFÉ 12760 San Jose Blvd., Julington Creek, 880-5155. Creole-style cafe. French bread po’boys, muffalattas. On Julington Creek. $ � L D Tue.-Sun. PIZZA PALACE 116 Bartram Oaks Walk, 230-2171. F See San Marco. $$ L D Daily TAPS BAR & GRILL 2220 C.R. 210 W., Ste. 314, 819-1554. F 50+ premium domestic, import beers on tap. Starters, burgers, sandwiches, entrees. $$ � L D Daily VINO’S PIZZA & GRILL 605 S.R. 13, Ste. 103, 230-6966. F Hand-tossed New York- and Sicilian-style pizzas. Baked dishes, subs, stromboli, wings, wraps. $ � L D Daily WAKAME JAPANESE & THAI CUISINE 104 Bartram Oaks Walk, Ste. 108, 230-6688. F Fine dining; authentic cuisine, full sushi menu, curries, pad dishes. $ � L D Daily

MANDARIN

AL’S PIZZA 11190 San Jose Blvd., 260-4115. F See Intracoastal. $ � L D Daily ATHENS CAFÉ 6271 St. Augustine Rd., Ste. 7, 733-1199.

Dolmades (stuffed grape leaves), baby shoes (stuffed eggplant), favorites, Greek beers. $$ L Mon.-Fri.; D Mon.-Sat. AW SHUCKS 9743 Old St. Augustine Rd., 240-0368. F

Seafood place has an oyster bar, steaks, seafood, wings, pasta.

Favorites: ahi tuna, shrimp & grits, oysters Rockefeller, pitas, kabobs. $$ � L D Daily THE BLUE CRAB CRABHOUSE 3057 Julington Creek Rd., 260-2722. F Fresh Maryland-style steamed blue crabs, crab legs, steamed or fried oysters. Covered deck; daily specials. $$ � L D Tue.-Sat. BONO’S PIT BAR-B-Q 12620 Bartram Park Blvd., 652-2989; 9820 San Jose Blvd., 268-2666. F See San Marco. $ � L D Daily BRAZILIAN JAX CAFE 9825 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 20, 880-3313. F Authentic dishes: steaks, sausages, chicken, fish, burgers, hot sandwiches. $$ B L D Mon.-Sat. BROOKLYN PIZZA 11406 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 3, 288-9211; 13820 St. Augustine Rd., Bartram Park, 880-0020.

F Brooklyn Special is a favorite; calzones, white pizza, homestyle lasagna. $ L D Daily DON JUAN’S RESTAURANT 12373 San Jose Blvd., 268-8722. F Friendly, family-oriented service, with a touch of Old Mexico. $ � L D Daily ENZA’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT 10601 San Jose Blvd., Mandarin Landing, 268-4458. Family-owned place offers casual fine dining, Italian cuisine, veal, seafood. Daily specials. $$$ � D Tue.-Sun. FIRST WATCH 11111 San Jose Blvd., 268-8331. See Intracoastal. $ � B L Daily GIGI’S RESTAURANT 3130 Hartley Rd., 694-4300. In the Ramada; prime rib and crab leg buffet Fri. and Sat., blue-jean brunch on Sun., daily breakfast buffet, lunch and dinner buffets. $$$ B R L D Daily HARMONIOUS MONKS 10550 Old St. Augustine Rd., Ste. 30, 880-3040. F American steakhouse features a 9-ounce choice Angus center-cut filet with gorgonzola shiitake mushroom cream sauce, 8-ounce burgers, ribs, wraps, sandwiches. $$ � L D Mon.-Sat. KANKI JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE/SUSHI BAR 11154 San Jose Blvd., 292-2400. Teppanyaki and sushi tables, sushi bar, steaks and seafood. $$ D Nightly KOBE JAPANESE RESTAURANT 11362 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 8, 288-7999. Fusion-style sushi place has oyster shooters, kobe beef shabu-shabu, Chilean sea bass. Sake. $$ L D Daily LA NOPALERA MEXICAN 11700 San Jose Blvd., 288-0175. F See San Marco. BOJ winner. $$ � L D Daily LARRY’S GIANT SUBS 11362 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 3, 674-2945. See Baymeadows. 2012 BOJ winner. $ � B L D Daily LET’S NOSH 10950 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 36, 683-8346.

Authentic Jewish deli has a full-service deli counter, Vienna Beef meats. Real New York water bagels, bread baked onsite, desserts. $ � B L D Thur.-Sat.; B L Daily MAMA FU’S ASIAN HOUSE 11105 San Jose Blvd., 260-1727.

MSG-free pan-Asian cuisine made to order in woks using fresh ingredients. Authentic Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai dishes. $$ � L D Daily METRO DINER 12807 San Jose Blvd., 638-6185. F 2012 BOJ winner. In a historic 1930s building, the upscale diner serves meatloaf, chicken pot pie, homemade soups. $$ R B L Daily MILLER’S ALE HOUSE & RAW BAR 11112 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 19, 292-0003. See Arlington. $$ � L D Daily MONKEY’S UNCLE TAVERN 10503 San Jose Blvd., 260-1349.

F See Beaches. $ L D Daily NATIVE SUN NATURAL FOODS MARKET & DELI 10000 San Jose Blvd., 260-6950. F 2012 BOJ winner. Fresh, organic ingredients in vegetarian, vegan, raw food and gluten-free options, gourmet artisan sandwiches, deli and hot bar dishes, chopped salad bar, gluten-free baked goods. Juice, smoothie and coffee bar. $ � L D Mon.-Sat. PICASSO’S PIZZERIA 10503 Blvd., 880-0811. F Hand-tossed gourmet pizza, calzones, New York-style cheesecake, pasta.

Fresh local seafood, steaks. $$ đ?–˘ L D Daily POMPEII COAL-FIRED PIZZA 9825 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 24,

503-2230. See Orange Park. $$ L D Daily RACK EM UP BILLIARDS 4268 Oldfield Crossing Dr., Ste. 205, 262-4030. This cigar and hookah lounge has a full kitchen, subs. 200+ imported, domestic beers. $ D Nightly THE RED ELEPHANT PIZZA & GRILL 10131 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 12, 683-3773. F Casual, family-friendly eatery serves pizzas, sandwiches, grill specials, pasta dishes. $$$ � L D Daily RENNA’S PIZZA 11111 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 12, 292-2300.

F See Beaches. $$ � L D Daily SONNY’S REAL PIT BAR-B-Q 12485 San Jose Blvd., 288-7928. F See Riverside. $ � L D Daily TANK’S FAMILY BAR-B-Q 11701 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 23, 351-8265. F Owned and operated by the Tankersleys.

Made-from-scratch Southern-style fare. $$ đ?–˘ B L D Tue.-Sat. TIJUANA FLATS 13820 Old St. Augustine Rd., 262-0484.

See Baymeadows. $ � L D Daily VINO’S PIZZA & GRILL 4268 Oldfield Crossing Dr., 268-6660. F See Julington. $ � L D Daily WHOLE FOODS MARKET 10601 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 22, 288-1100. F Prepared-food department offers 80+ items; full-service and self-service hot bar, salad bar, soup bar, dessert bar; pizza, sushi and sandwich stations. $$ L D Daily WOODY’S BAR-B-Q 9825 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 46, 262-3955. F See Orange Park. $ � L D Daily

ORANGE PARK, MIDDLEBURG (Venues are in Orange Park unless otherwise noted.)

ARON’S PIZZA 650 Park Ave., 269-1007. F Family-owned restaurant has eggplant dishes, manicotti and New York-style pizza. $$ � L D Daily BONO’S PIT BAR-B-Q 1765 Town Center Blvd., Eagle Harbor, 269-8870. See San Marco. $ � L D Daily BUFFALO WILD WINGS GRILL BAR 1940 Wells Rd., 215-4969. F Buffalo-style wings, 14 sauces (mild to better-be-ready blazin’), wraps, burgers, ribs. $$ � L D Daily CAMICAKES 1910 Wells Rd., 541-1099. Gourmet cupcakes: sweet potato, red velvet, mint chocolate and The Elvis, banana, peanut butter, chocolate frosting. $$ Daily DICK’S WINGS & GRILL 1540 Wells Rd., 269-2122. F See Beaches. $ � L D Daily GATORS DOCKSIDE 9680 Argyle Forest Blvd., 425-6466.

F Sports-themed family restaurant has grilled wings, ribs, sandwiches. $$ � L D Daily THE HILLTOP 2030 Wells Rd., 272-5959. New Orleans shrimp, certified Black Angus prime rib, she-crab soup. Homemade desserts. $$$ D Tue.-Sat. HOOTERS 1749 Wells Rd., 215-5858. F Wings, steamed shrimp, oysters, burgers, seafood, sandwiches. $$ L D Daily HURRICANE GRILL WINGS 1810 Town Center Blvd., Ste. 1, 644-7315. See Avondale. $ � L D Daily JERSEY MIKE’S SUBS 410 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 9, 272-0037.

Wraps, subs, sandwiches. $ � L D Daily JOEY MOZZARELLA’S 930 Blanding Blvd., Ste. D, 579-4748.

F Calzones, stromboli and lasagna are customer favorites; pizza pies available stuffed. BYOB. $$ � L D Daily LA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT 9734 Crosshill Blvd., Argyle, 908-4250; 2024 Kingsley Ave., 276-2776; 1571 C.R. 220, Ste. 100, 215-2223. See San Marco. 2012 BOJ winner. $$ � L D Daily LARRY’S GIANT SUBS 1330 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 165, 276-7370; 1545 C.R. 220, 278-2827; 700 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 15, 272-3553; 1404 S. Orange Ave., Green Cove Springs, 284-7789. F See Baymeadows. 2012 BOJ winner. $ � B L D Daily MILLER’S ALE HOUSE & RAW BAR 1756 Wells Rd., Ste. A, 278-4600. See Arlington. $$ � L D Daily NEW YORK BRICK OVEN PIZZA 2225-B C.R. 220, Middleburg, 278-1770. Hand-tossed pizza by the slice, stromboli, baked dinners. Homemade desserts; lunch specials. $$ L D Daily NIRVANA CAFÉ 1910 Wells Rd., 278-5880. F Sandwiches, homemade-style paninis, European specialties and freshsqueezed juices. $$ B L D Daily PASTA MARKET & CLAM BAR 1930 Kingsley Ave., 276-9551. Family-owned-and-operated place has gourmet pizzas, veal, chicken, mussels, shrimp, grouper. Pastas: spaghetti, fettuccine, lasagna, ziti, calzone, linguini, ravioli. $$ � D Nightly POMPEII COAL-FIRED PIZZA 2134 Park Ave., 264-6116.

Family-owned-and-operated; pizzas made in coal-fired ovens.

Espresso, cappuccino. $$ L D Daily RENNA’S PIZZA 6001 Argyle Forest Blvd., Ste. 16, 771-7677.

F See Beaches. $$ � L D Daily THE ROADHOUSE 231 Blanding Blvd., 264-0611. F Sandwiches, wings, burgers, quesadillas. 75+ import beers. $ L D Daily SONNY’S REAL PIT BAR-B-Q 1976 Kingsley Ave., 272-4606.

F See Riverside. $ đ?–˘ L D Daily SWEET TOMATOES 1625 Wells Rd., 269-6116. Salad bar has four tossed salads, vegetables and deli items, pasta salads, dressings, soups, pizza and desserts. $ L D Daily TEXAS ROADHOUSE 550 Blanding Blvd., 213-1000. F Steaks,

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ribs, seafood and chops. Daily specials. $ L D Daily WOODY’S BAR-B-Q 950 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 1, 272-1419.

F Barbecue plates, barbecue salads and pulled pork sandwiches. All-you-can-eat specials. $ đ?–˘ L D Daily

PONTE VEDRA, NE ST. JOHNS

619 OCEAN VIEW 619 Ponte Vedra Blvd., 285-6198. Fresh seafood, steaks, nightly specials. $$$ � D Wed.-Sun. AL’S PIZZA 635 A1A N., 543-1494. F See Intracoastal. $ � L D Daily AQUA GRILL 950 Sawgrass Village Dr., 285-3017. Fresh local seafood, aged prime steaks, vegetarian entrÊes. Climatecontrolled lakefront patio seating. $$$ L D Daily THE AUGUSTINE GRILLE 1000 PGA Tour Blvd., 285-7777. Bite Club certified. Steaks, New York strip, lamb, lobster Napoleon, Hawaiian tuna. $$$ � D Nightly BOGEY GRILLE 150 Valley Circle, Ponte Vedra, 285-5524.

Wings, quesadillas, chicken, burgers. $$ � L D Daily BRUCCI’S PIZZA, PASTA, PANINIS 880 A1A, Ste. 8, 280-7677. F Authentic New York-style pizza, Italian pastas and desserts. $ � L Mon.-Sat.; D Nightly CAFFE ANDIAMO 500 Sawgrass Village Dr., 280-2299. Fresh seafood, veal, steak and pizza made in a copper wood-burning oven; daily specials. $$ L D Daily FOX’S PIZZA DEN 4360 Palm Valley Rd., 285-1292. F Familyowned-and-operated. The Wedgie sandwich on a pizza crust, and sandwiches, pizzas, stromboli. $$ L D Mon.-Sat. JJ’S LIBERTY BISTRO 330 A1A N., Ste. 209, 273-7980.

Authentic French cuisine. The scratch kitchen has fresh soups, stocks, sauces and pastries. $$ � L D Mon.-Sat. LARRY’S GIANT SUBS 830 A1A N., Ste. 6, Ponte Vedra, 273-3993. F See Baymeadows. 2012 BOJ winner. $ � B L D Daily LULU’S WATERFRONT GRILLE 301 N. Roscoe Blvd., Palm Valley, 285-0139. F On the ICW, get there by land or water.

Fresh seafood, hand-cut steaks, burgers. Screened waterfront porch. $$ � L D daily MULLIGAN’S PUB 43 PGA Tour Blvd., 285-1506. F At Hilton Garden Inn. Favorites and Irish dishes. $$ D Nightly NINETEEN AT TPC SAWGRASS 110 Championship Way, 273-3235. American, Continental fare, local seafood. $$$ L D Daily PALM VALLEY FISH CAMP 229 N. Roscoe Blvd., Palm Valley, 285-3200. F The Groshell family serves dishes made with fresh ingredients; daily specials. $$$ � L D Tue.-Sun. PUSSERS BAR & GRILLE 816 A1A N., Ste. 100, 280-7766.

Bite Club certified. Caribbean cuisine and regional favorites: Jamaican grilled pork ribs, Trinidad smoked duck, lobster macaroni & cheese dinner. $$ � L D Daily RESTAURANT MEDURE 818 A1A N., 543-3797. Chef David Medure creates dishes and small plates. $$$ D Mon.-Sat. RUTH’S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE 814 A1A N., Ste. 103, 285-0014.

BOJ winner. Midwestern custom-aged U.S. prime beef, fresh seafood, live Maine lobster. Reservations,. $$$$ D Nightly SUN DOG BREWING CO. 822 A1A N., Ste. 105, 686-1852.

F Lobster dip, turkey-bacon-and-brie sandwich, chargrilled meatloaf sandwich. $$-$$$ đ?–˘ R Sun.; L D Wed.-Sun. TABLE 1 330 A1A N., Ste. 208, 280-5515. Upscale, casual restaurant offers appetizers, entrĂŠes. $$$ L D Daily WOK N ROLL 3791 Palm Valley Rd., Ste. 203, 543-7666.

Authentic Chinese cuisine. $ L D Daily WOODY’S BAR-B-Q 226 Solana Rd., Ste. 1, 280-1110. F See Orange Park. $ � L D Daily

RIVERSIDE, 5 POINTS, WESTSIDE (Venues are in Riverside unless otherwise noted.)

13 GYPSIES 887 Stockton St., 389-0330. 2012 BOJ winner.

Mediterranean peasant cuisine updated for American tastes: tapas, blackened octopus, coconut mango curry chicken. $$ L D Tue.-Sat. AL’S PIZZA 1620 Margaret St., Ste. 201, Five Points, 388-8384. F See Intracoastal. $ � L D Daily BLACK SHEEP RESTAURANT 1534 Oak St., 355-3793.

American favorites with a Southern twist, locally sourced ingredients. Rooftop bar. $$$ R Sat. & Sun.; L Daily; D Mon.-Sat. BOLD BEAN COFFEE ROASTERS Chief Coffee Guru & Operations Manager Zack Burnett 869 Stockton Street, Stes. 1 & 2, 855-1181. F 2012 BOJ winner.

Bold Bean features organic and fair trade coffees. $ B L Daily BONO’S BAR-B-Q 5229 Jammes Rd., 772-0050; 705 S. Lane Ave., 783-1404. F See San Marco.

CARMINE’S PIE HOUSE 2677 Forbes St., 387-1400. F Pizza by the slice, classic Italian dishes – calzone, stromboli, subs, panini. Craft beers, microbrews. $$ � B L D Daily COOL MOOSE CAFE & BISTRO 2708 Park St., 381-4242. F New England-style cafÊ. Full breakfast, classic sandwiches, wraps and soups. Gourmet coffee. $$ R L D Tue.-Sun. COZY TEA CAFE 1023 Park St., 5 Points, 329-3964. Afternoon tea: scones, soups, teas. Indian nights Fri., Sat. $ L Mon.-Sat.

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CRAZY EGG 954 Edgewood Ave. S., Murray Hill, 524-8711.

Burgers, sandwiches, steaks, prime rib, pork chops, shrimp & grits, specials; of fresh, local, organic ingredients. $ B L D Wed.-Fri.; B L Sat.-Tue. DERBY ON PARK 1068 Park St., 379-3343. Michael Williams and Zack Nettles offer burgers, sandwiches, steaks, fish & chips, meatloaf. $$-$$$ L D Tue.-Sun., R Sat. & Sun. DICK’S WINGS 5972 San Juan Ave., Westside, 693-9258. See Beaches. $ � L D Daily DOMO CREPES ETC. 813 Lomax St., 619-2540. Cappuccino, crepes, soups and flatbreads. $$ B L D Daily GRASSROOTS NATURAL MARKET Deli Supervisor Nicole Gurgiolo 2007 Park St., 384-4474. F The juice bar uses certified organic fruits and vegetables. Artisanal cheeses, craft and imported beers, organic wines, organic produce, meats, vitamins and herbs, wraps, sides, sandwiches, and raw, vegan items. $ B L D Daily EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ 2753 Park St., 384-9999. F See Beaches. $ � L D Daily GATORS BBQ 8083 Baymar St., Westside, 683-4941. F Award-winning barbecue pork, chicken, ribs, turkey and sausage. $ � L D Mon.-Sat. GATORS DOCKSIDE 6677 103rd St., Westside, 777-6135.

F Sports-themed family place serves grilled wings, ribs, sandwiches. $$ � L D Daily HOVAN MEDITERRANEAN GOURMET 2005 Park St., Ste. 1, 381-9394. F Traditional Mediterranean fare: fresh hummus, baba ghannoush, gyros. Hookahs. $ L D Mon.-Sat. JERSEY MIKE’S SUBS 1615 Hendricks Ave., Riverside, 399-5006. See Orange Park. $ � L D Daily JOHNNY’S DELI 474 Riverside Ave., 356-8055. F Breakfast; grilled wraps, gyros, grilled chicken salad. $ B L Mon.-Sat. KICKBACKS GASTROPUB 910 King St., 388-9551. F 2012 BOJ winner. Breakfast, lunch and dinner 20 hours a day; more than 655 bottled beers, 84 on tap. $$ � B L D Daily LARRY’S GIANT SUBS 1509 Margaret St., 674-2794; 7859 Normandy, 781-7600; 5733 Roosevelt, 446-9500; 8102 Blanding, 779-1933; 6331 Roosevelt, Ste. 6, NAS Jax, 854-0057. F See Baymeadows. 2012 BOJ winner. $ � B L D Daily MONROE’S SMOKEHOUSE BAR-B-Q 4838 Hwy. Ave., Westside, 389-5551. Wings, pulled pork, brisket, turkey, ribs. Homestyle sides: green beans, baked beans, mac-n-cheese and collards. $$ � L Mon.-Sat.; D Thur. & Fri. MOON RIVER PIZZA 1176 Edgewood Ave. S., Murray Hill, 389-4442. F 2012 BOJ winner. Northern-style pizzas, 20+ toppings, served by the pie or the slice. $ L D Mon.-Sat. THE MOSSFIRE GRILL 1537 Margaret St., 355-4434.

F Southwestern dishes: fresh fish tacos and chicken enchiladas. $$ � L D Daily O’BROTHERS IRISH PUB 1521 Margaret St., 854-9300. F Traditional Irish fare in a casual pub: shepherd’s pie with Stilton crust, Guinness mac-n-cheese and fish-n-chips. $$ � L D Daily PELE’S WOOD FIRE 2665 Park St., 232-8545. Chef Micah Windham uses a wood-fired oven to create traditional, authentic Italian fare with an inventive, modern twist. $$ � R L D Daily PERARD’S PIZZA & ITALIAN CUISINE 11043 Crystal Springs Rd., Ste. 2, Westside, 378-8131. Family-owned.

Traditional fare, homemade sauces, lasagna, desserts. $ � L D Daily SAKE HOUSE #1 JAPANESE GRILL SUSHI BAR 824 Lomax St., 301-1188. F Traditional Japanese cuisine, fresh sushi, sashimi, kiatsu, teriyaki and hibachi. $$ L D Daily THE SALTY FIG 901 King St., 337-0146. Gastropub’s New American Southern fare: shrimp & grits, bourbon fig glazed quail, made with locally sourced produce, meats, seafood. $$ L D Daily SONNY’S REAL PIT BAR-B-Q 1923 S. Lane Ave., 786-0081; 4434 Blanding Blvd., 777-0730. Beef, pork, chicken, ribs cooked in a wood-fired pit; Vidalia onion rings, corn nuggets, beans, slaw. AYCE specials daily. $ � L D Daily SOUP’S ON JACKSONVILLE 1526 King St., 387-9394. F See Beaches. 2012 BOJ winner. $ L D Daily SUMO SUSHI 2726 Park St., 388-8838. F Authentic Japanese dishes: entrees, sushi rolls, sashimi salad, gyoza (pork dumplings), tobiko (flying fish roe). $$ � L D Daily SUSHI CAFE 2025 Riverside Ave., Ste. 204, 384-2888.

F Sushi: Monster Roll, Jimmy Smith Roll, Rock-n-Roll, Dynamite Roll; hibachi, tempura, katsu, teriyaki. $$ L D Daily SWEET THEORY BAKING CO. 1243 King St., 387-1001.

Small batch, all-natural, organic, allergy-friendly items made with no egg, dairy, soy or peanuts. Gluten-free options. $ Tue.-Sat. TAPA THAT 820 Lomax St., Five Points, 376-9911. Locally, organically grown ingredients; duck confit spring rolls, Cuban rice & beans cake. $$ đ?–˘ L D Tue.-Sat. TASTI D-LITE 1024 Park St., 900-3040. A gazillion flavors, in

cones, cups, shakes and smoothies. $ Daily TREECUP CAFE 829 Riverside Ave., Cummer Museum, 3566857. Lunch items, locally roasted coffee, espresso drinks.$ L Tue.-Sun. TRES LECHES Owner/GM Eddie Sweda 869 Stockton St., 551-4375. F Quiches, empanadas, arepas, bocadillos, sandwiches, soups and baked goods; chocolate marquesa, Caribbean lime pie and tres leches. $$ B L D Mon.-Sat. TWO DOORS DOWN 436 Park St., 598-0032. F Hotcakes, omelets, burgers, sandwiches, chops, liver & onions, Southern fried chicken, desserts. $$ đ?–˘ B L Mon.-Fri.

ST. AUGUSTINE

95 CORDOVA 95 Cordova St., 810-6810. In Casa Monica Hotel.

The cuisine blends Moroccan, Asian, Mediterranean, Caribbean and European influences. $$$ R Sun.; B L D Daily A1A ALE WORKS 1 King St., 829-2977. F Two-story brew pub, Bridge of Lions view, has six kinds of beer and serves New World cuisine, inside or on the balcony. $$ L D Daily A1A BURRITO WORKS TACO SHOP 114 St. George St., 823-1229. Baja-style tacos, vegetarian bean burritos, fish tacos, hormone-free meats, homemade guacamole. $ L D Daily AL’S PIZZA 1 St. George St., 824-4383. F See Intracoastal. $ � L D Daily ANN O’MALLEY’S PUB 23 Orange St., 825-4040. F Soups, sandwiches. Porch dining. Irish beers on tap. $$ � L D Daily AVILES RESTAURANT & LOUNGE 32 Avenida Menendez, 829-9727. Hilton Bayfront Hotel. Progressive global cuisine. $$$ � B L D Daily BACK 40 URBAN CAFÉ 40 S. Dixie Hwy., 824-0227.

Caribbean-style wraps, upside-down chicken potpie, fresh, local seafood, in an 1896 building. $ � L Sun.; L D Mon.-Sat. BARLEY REPUBLIC IRISH PUBLIC HOUSE 48 Spanish St., 547-2023. Historic downtown pub has burgers, sandwiches, shepherd’s pie, bangers and mash. $$ � L D Daily BARNACLE BILL’S 14 Castillo Dr., 824-3663. F Family spot has seafood, gator tail, steak, shrimp. $$ � D Nightly THE BLACK MOLLY BAR & GRILL 504 Geoffrey St., 547-2723.

Fresh, local seafood, steaks, pasta. $$ � L D Daily BONO’S PIT BAR-B-Q 2420 U.S. 1 S., 794-9424. See San Marco. $ � L D Daily BORRILLO’S PIZZA & SUBS 88 San Marco Ave., 829-1133. F John Zappa’s New York-style spot serves subs, pasta dishes, and pizzas by the pie or slice. $ � L D daily CARMELO’S MARKETPLACE & PIZZERIA 146 King St., 494-6658. F 2012 BOJ winner. New York-style brick-ovenbaked pizza, fresh baked sub rolls, Boar’s Head meats and cheeses, stromboli, garlic herb wings. $$ L D Daily CASA MAYA 17 Hypolita St., 217-3039. Mayan fare, vegetarian and meat. Juice bar, daily specials. $$ B L D Wed.-Sun. CELLAR 6 ART GALLERY & WINE BAR 6 Aviles St., 827-9055.

Bite Club certified. Wolfgang Puck coffees, handmade desserts, light fare. $$ Daily CONCH HOUSE RESTAURANT 57 Comares Ave., 829-8646.

Signature dishes: Cracker combo platter, St. Augustine fried shrimp. Tiki huts over Salt Run. $$$ � D Nightly CREEKSIDE DINERY 160 Nix Boatyard Rd., 829-6113. Beef, chicken, seafood, low-country cooking. Outdoor deck, fire pit. $$ � D Nightly CRUISERS GRILL 3 St. George St., 824-6993. F 2012 BOJ winner. See Beaches. $ � L D Daily DICK’S WINGS & GRILL 4010 U.S. 1 S., 547-2669. See Beaches. $ � L D Daily DOS COFFEE & WINE 300 San Marco Ave., 342-2421. F Handcrafted pourovers, Convive Roastery beans. A variety of pressed sandwiches, build-your-own cheese boards. $$ B L Daily FLAVORS EATERY 125-C King St., 824-4221. Quesadillas, pizza, smoothies. Indoor/outdoor dining. $ L D Mon.-Sat. FLORIDA CRACKER CAFÉ 81 St. George St., 829-0397.

Scallops, shrimp, gator tail. $$ � L D Daily THE FLORIDIAN 39 Cordova St., 829-0655. Southern fare, with fresh ingredients from area farms: fried green tomato bruschetta, blackened fish cornbread stack, grits with shrimp, fish or tofu. Vegetarian options. $$$ � L D Daily GAS FULL SERVICE RESTAURANT 9 Anastasia Blvd., Ste. C, 217-0326. F Fresh, local and homemade casual fare: meatloaf, veggie, traditional burgers, seafood, steaks, daily specials, desserts. $$ � L D Tue.-Sat. GYPSY CAB COMPANY 828 Anastasia Blvd., 824-8244. F 2012 BOJ winner. Local favorite spot. Signature dish: Gypsy chicken; also seafood, tofu, duck and veal dishes. $$ R Sun.; L D Daily HARRY’S SEAFOOD BAR & GRILLE 46 Avenida Menendez, 824-7765. F New Orleans-style fresh seafood, steaks, jambalaya, etouffÊe, shrimp. $$ � L D Daily HOT SHOT BAKERY & CAFE 8 Granada St., 824-7898. F Freshly baked items, coffees, sandwiches, Datil B. Good hot sauces and pepper products. $ B L Daily

THE KING’S HEAD BRITISH PUB 6460 U.S. 1 N., 823-9787.

F Ann Dyke serves British draught beers and ciders in 20-ounce Imperial pints, plus Cornish pasties, fish & chips. $$ � L D Daily LA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT 155 Hampton Point Dr., 230-7879. See San Marco. 2012 BOJ winner. $$ � L D Daily THE MANATEE CAFÉ 525 S.R. 16, Ste. 106, 826-0210. F Organic, vegetarian meals. Chef Cheryl Crosley has omelets, tofu Reubens, miso, hummus, tabouli. $ B L Mon.-Sat. MEEHAN’S IRISH PUB SEAFOOD HOUSE 20 Avenida Menendez, 810-1923. F Burgers, seafood, raw bar, steak O’Shay’s, Dubliner chicken, Irish Benedict. $$$ � Daily THE MILLTOP TAVERN 19 1/2 St. George St., 829-2329. F Homemade soups, sandwiches, daily specials. Dine under trees on two-story porch. $ L D Daily MOJO OLD CITY BBQ 5 Cordova St., 342-5264. F See Avondale. 2012 BOJ winner. $$ � B L D Daily MOJO’S TACOS 551 Anastasia Blvd., Anastasia Island, 829-1665. F Family-owned spot offers double-decker-style tacos, burritos. $ L D Daily NALU’S TROPICAL TAKE-OUT 926 Santa Maria Blvd., 794-0405; 1020 Anastasia Blvd., 501-9592. F Fresh islandstyle beef, chicken, fish, vegetarian tacos, burritos. $ L D Daily NED’S SOUTHSIDE KITCHEN 2450 U.S. 1 S., 794-2088. F Casual islandy spot has Mediterranean dishes, tacos, shrimp & grits, vegetarian options. Drive-thru. $ L D Mon.-Sat. OUTBACK CRABSHACK 8155 C.R. 13 N., 522-0500. Crabs, shrimp, gator tail, conch fritters, steaks. $$ L D Daily PACIFIC ASIAN BISTRO 159 Palencia Village Dr., Ste. 111, 808-1818. F 2012 BOJ winner. Chef Mas Liu creates authentic sushi: Crazy Girl (shrimp tempura, asparagus, salmon); Mango Tango (salmon, crab, tuna, flying fish egg, mango sauce). Sake, sashimi. $$-$$$ L D Daily PIZZALLEY’S 117 St. George St., 825-2627. F 2012 BOJ winner. Wings, pizza. $$ L D Daily PIZZALLEY’S CHIANTI ROOM 60 Charlotte St., 825-4100.

Homemade Italian ristorante fare. $$ L D Daily THE PRESENT MOMENT CAFÉ 224 W. King St., 827-4499. F 2012 BOJ winner. Organic, vegan, vegetarian dishes, pizza, pastas, hummus, milkshakes; made without meat, dairy, wheat or an oven. $$ B L D Mon.-Sat. RAINTREE RESTAURANT 102 San Marco Ave., 824-7211.

Steak and seafood. Reservations accepted. $$ D Nightly RHETT’S PIANO BAR & BRASSERIE 166 Hypolita St., 825-0502. Freshly made-to-order items include American espresso-rubbed filet, pistachio-crusted lamb chops. A petite menu is also offered. $$$$ D Tue.-Sun. SONNY’S REAL PIT BAR-B-Q 1720 U.S. 1 S., 824-3220; 2720 S.R. 16, 824-3315. See Riverside. $ � L D Daily THE TASTING ROOM, WINE & TAPAS 25 Cuna St., 810-2400.

Upscale contemporary Spanish place pairs tapas with wines. $$$ Daily WOODY’S BAR-B-Q 135 Jenkins St., Ste. 106, 819-8880. See Orange Park. $ � L D Daily YOGURT MOTION 163 Palencia Village, Ste. 102, 610-2220.

Non-dairy frozen yogurt (with no table sugar, lactose, chemicals or preservatives) in a variety of flavors. $ Daily

ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH

(Venues are in St. Augustine Beach unless otherwise noted.)

A1A BURRITO WORKS TACO SHOP 671 A1A Beach Blvd., 217-7451. F See St. Augustine. $ L D Daily AMICI 1915B A1A S., 461-0102. F Family-owned-andoperated. Pasta, veal, steak, seafood. $$ � L D Daily CAFE ATLANTICO 647 A1A Beach Blvd., 471-7332. Traditional, new dishes. Chef Paolo offers risotto alla pescatora: shrimp, scallops, shellfish in a cheese basket. $$$ D Nightly CAP’S ON THE WATER 4325 Myrtle St., Vilano Beach, 824-8794. F Coastal cuisine: fresh local shrimp, raw oyster bar. Boat access. $$ � L D Daily FA CAFÉ 303 A1A Beach Blvd., 471-2006. F Daily specials: jerk fish and mango wrap. $ � L D Tue.-Sun. THE GROOVE CAFE 134 Sea Grove Main St., 547-2740. Steaks, fresh local seafood. $ � L D Tue.-Sun. HURRICANE GRILL WINGS 4225 S. A1A, Ste. 13, 471-7120.

See Avondale. $ � L D Daily JACK’S BBQ 691 A1A Beach Blvd., 460-8100. Old-fashioned pit barbecue. Tiki bar, deck. $ � L D Daily MANGO MANGOS 700 A1A Beach Blvd., 461-1077. Caribbean kitchen has comfort food with a tropical twist: coconut shrimp, fried plantains. Outdoor seating. $$ � L D Daily THE ORIGINAL CAFE ELEVEN 501 A1A Beach Blvd., 460-9311. F Coffee drinks, vegetarian meals, Southern comfort dishes. $ B L D Daily PURPLE OLIVE INTERNATIONAL BISTRO 4255 A1A S., Ste. 6, 461-1250. F Family-owned-and-operated. Local seafood, prime beef, lamb, pork, vegetarian. Artisan breads. $$ D Tue.-Sat. THE REEF 4100 Coastal Hwy., Vilano Beach, 824-8008. F Casual oceanfront place has fresh local seafood, steak, pasta dishes and chef specials. $$$ � R Sun.; L D Daily SOUTH BEACH GRILL 45 Cubbedge Rd., Crescent Beach, 471-8700. Two-story beachy spot has casual oceanfront dining and fresh local seafood. $ B L D Daily STEPHEN’S SOUL FOOD 101 A1A S., Crescent Beach,

Dining 471-7000. Slow food made with fresh, local ingredients: fried perch with grits and fresh tomato. $ B L Tue.-Sat. SUNSET GRILLE 421 A1A Beach Blvd., 471-5555. Key Weststyle place serves fresh local seafood, steaks and sandwiches.

Open-air counters. $$$ đ?–˘ L D Daily

ST. JOHNS TOWN CENTER

BAHAMA BREEZE 10205 River Coast Dr., 646-1031.

Caribbean-inspired: lobster quesadillas, beef patties, Creole baked goat cheese, tropical drinks. $$$ � L D Daily BLACKFINN AMERICAN GRILLE 4840 Big Island Dr., 345-3466. Classic American fare: beef, seafood, pasta and flatbread sandwiches. $$$ � R L D Daily CANTINA LAREDO 10282 Bistro Dr., 997-6110. Authentic Mexican dishes, daily fish specials, grilled chicken and steaks. $$ � R L D Daily THE CAPITAL GRILLE 5197 Big Island Dr., 997-9233. Dryaged, hand-carved steaks, fresh seafood, with local, seasonal ingredients. 350 wines. $$ L Mon.-Fri.; D Nightly LIBRETTO’S PIZZERIA & ITALIAN KITCHEN 4880 Big Island Dr., Ste. 1, 402-8888. F Authentic NYC pizzeria has Big Apple crust, cheese and sauce; classics, calzone, desserts. $$ L D Daily MAGGIANO’S LITTLE ITALY 10367 Midtown Pkwy., 380-4360. Italian-American fare, pasta, steaks, seafood, chef’s specials, desserts made in a scratch kitchen. $$$ � L D Daily MIMI’S CAFE 10209 River Coast Dr., 620-0660. Signature quiches, salads, sandwiches, chicken pot pie, beef bourguignon and roasted turkey breast are served in a French cottage-themed spot. $ � B L D Daily MITCHELL’S FISH MARKET 5205 Big Island Dr., 645-3474. The changing menu has 180+ fresh items: cedar-roasted Atlantic salmon, kung pao calamari and seared rare salt-and-pepper tuna. $$$ � L D Daily P.F. CHANG’S 10281 Midtown Pkwy., Ste. 137, 641-3392.

2012 BOJ winner. Traditional chicken, duck, pork, beef, lamb dishes, vegetarian plates, gluten-free items. $$ đ?–˘ L D Daily THE PITA PIT 1810 Town Center Blvd., Ste. 5, 579-4930.

See Beaches. $ B L D Daily RENNA’S PIZZA 4624 Town Crossing Dr., Ste. 125, 565-1299. F See Beaches. $$ � L D Daily SAKE HOUSE #3 JAPANESE GRILL SUSHI BAR 10281 Midtown Pkwy., Ste. 119, 996-2288. F See Riverside. $$ L D Daily SEASONS 52 5096 Big Island Dr., 645-5252. Grill and wine bar has a seasonally changing menu. $$ � L D Daily SEASONS OF JAPAN 4413 Town Center Pkwy., 329-1067.

Japanese and hibachi-style fare, sushi. $$ đ?–˘ L D Daily WASABI JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE & SUSHI BAR 10206 River Coast Dr., 997-6528. Authentic Japanese cuisine, teppanyaki shows, sushi. $ đ?–˘ L D Daily WHISKY RIVER 4850 Big Island Dr., Ste. 3, 645-5571. F 2012 BOJ winner. Southern hospitality centers on burgers, hot wings, pizzas and pulled pork. $ đ?–˘ L D Daily

SAN JOSE, LAKEWOOD, UNIVERSITY WEST

CRUISERS GRILL 5613 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 1, 737-2874. F See Beaches. 2012 BOJ winner. $ � L D Daily DICK’S WINGS & GRILL 1610 University Blvd. W., 448-2110.

F See Beaches. $ � L D Daily EMPEROR’S GENTLEMEN’S CLUB Chef Jonathan Reap 4923 University Blvd. W., 739-6966. The upscale steakhouse features steaks, burgers, seafood and wings. $$ L D Daily FUSION SUSHI 1550 University Blvd. W., 636-8688. F Brand-new upscale sushi spot serves a wide variety of fresh sushi, sashimi, hibachi, teriyaki and kisatsu. $$ � L D Daily JENKINS QUALITY BARBECUE 2025 Emerson St., 346-3770. Family-owned place serves down-home barbecue, smoky chicken, crinkle-cut French fries. Drivethru. $ L D Daily MOJO BAR-B-QUE 1607 University Blvd. W., 732-7200.

F See Avondale. 2012 BOJ winner. $$ � B L D Daily SONNY’S REAL PIT BAR-B-Q 5097 University Blvd. W., 737-4906. See Riverside. $ � L D Daily STEAMIN’ 9703 San Jose Blvd., 493-2020. Classic diner serves steam burgers, fat dogs and chili, more than 50 craft beers. $ B Sat. & Sun.; L D Daily

SAN MARCO, SOUTHBANK, ST. NICHOLAS

BASIL THAI & SUSHI 1004 Hendricks Ave., 674-0190.

F 2012 BOJ winner. Sushi, Thai cuisine, ginger-infused salad, Pad Thai, curry dishes, ebi roll, sashimi, daily specials. $$ L D Mon.-Sat.

bb’s 1019 Hendricks Ave., 306-0100. F Changing selection of fine cheeses, espresso martinis. $$$ R L D Mon.-Sat. BEACH ROAD CHICKEN DINNERS 4132 Atlantic Blvd., St. Nicholas, 398-7980. Since 1939. Fried chicken, okra, sweet corn nuggets, country-fried steak, gizzards and livers, peas, slaw, biscuits, cobbler, fish, shrimp. $ � L D Tue.-Sun. BISTRO AIX 1440 San Marco Blvd., 398-1949. F French- and Mediterranean-inspired fare in an urban-chic atmosphere. The menu changes seasonally. $$$ L D Daily BONO’S PIT BAR-B-Q 4907 Beach Blvd., 398-4248. F Slowcooked meats, sauces, for 60+ years. Baby back ribs, barbecue salad and chicken breast sandwiches. $ � L D Daily CHART HOUSE 1501 River Place Blvd., Southbank, 398-3353.

Fresh fish, seafood and prime rib. $$$$ D Nightly CHECKER BBQ & SEAFOOD 3566 St. Augustine Rd., 398-9206.

F Chef Art Jennette serves barbecue, seafood, comfort food: Trailer Trash Special is a pulled-pork sandwich, 15 fried shrimp, fries and fried green tomatoes. $ đ?–˘ L D Mon.-Sat. CURRENTS RIVERVIEW BISTRO 841 Prudential Dr., 306-9512.

Breakfast, sandwiches, pizza, soups, quesadillas, burgers, cheesesteaks, daily hot entrÊe specials. $ B L Mon.-Fri. EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ 1704 San Marco Blvd., 398-9500.

F See Beaches. $ � L D Daily FIRST COAST DELI & GRILL 6082 St. Augustine Rd., 737-7477. Diner fare: pancakes, sandwiches, burgers. $ � B L Daily THE GROTTO WINE & TAPAS BAR 2012 San Marco Blvd., 398-0726. 2012 BOJ winner. Tapas, cheese plates, empanadas, bruschettas, cheesecake. 60+ wines by the glass. $$$ Tue.-Sun. HAVANA-JAX CAFE/CUBA LIBRE BAR 2578 Atlantic Blvd., St. Nicholas, 399-0609. F Bite Club certified. Cuban sandwiches in a clean, bright cafÊ. Black beans and rice, plantains, steaks, seafood, chicken and rice, roast pork.$ � L D Daily HIGHTIDE BURRITO COMPANY 1538 Hendricks Ave., 683-7396. F Locally-owned-and-operated. Salsas, marinades, tortillas, beef, pork, fish, burritos, tacos, tortas. $ � L D Daily LA NOPALERA 1631 Hendricks Ave., 399-1768. F 2012 BOJ winner. Tamales, fajitas, pork tacos. $$ � L D Daily MAPLE STREET BISCUIT COMPANY 2004 San Marco Blvd., 398-1004. Pulled pork, fried chicken, bacon; goat cheese, dill pickles, pepper jelly, collards, fried eggs, on a fresh biscuit, sauces, gravies, dressings. $ B L Mon.-Sat.; D Fri. & Sat. MATTHEW’S 2107 Hendricks Ave., 396-9922. Chef Matthew Medure’s flagship restaurant offers fine dining in a refined, European-style atmosphere. Artfully presented cuisine, small plates. Reservations recommended. $$$$ D Mon.-Sat. METRO DINER 3302 Hendricks Ave., 398-3701. F 2012 BOJ winner. Upscale diner serves meatloaf, chicken pot pie and homemade soups. $$ B R L Daily THE MUDVILLE GRILLE 3105 Beach Blvd., St. Nicholas Plaza, 398-4326. Family sports place; steaks, wings. $ L D Daily THE OLIVE TREE MEDITERRANEAN GRILL 1705 Hendricks Ave., 396-2250. F Homestyle plates, hummus, tabouleh, grape leaves, gyros, potato salad, Greek salad. $$ L D Mon.-Fri. PIZZA PALACE GM Hala Demetree 1959 San Marco Blvd., 399-8815.

F The family-owned restaurant serves homestyle cuisine: spinach pizza, chicken spinach calzones, ravioli, lasagna, parmigiana. Outside dining. $$ L D Daily PULP 1962 San Marco Blvd., 396-9222. The juice bar has fresh juices, frozen yogurt, teas, coffees, smoothies with flavored soy milks, organic frozen yogurts and granola. $ B L D Daily RUTH’S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE 1201 Riverplace Blvd., Crowne Plaza, Southbank, 396-6200. 2012 BOJ winner. Midwestern custom-aged U.S. prime beef, fresh seafood and live Maine lobster. Reservations suggested. $$$$ D Nightly SAKE HOUSE #2 JAPANESE GRILL SUSHI BAR 1478 Riverplace Blvd., Ste. 101, 306-2188. F See Riverside. $$ L D Daily SAN MARCO DELI 1965 San Marco Blvd., 399-1306. F 2012 BOJ winner. Independently owned and operated. Grilled fish, turkey burgers, vegetarian options. $ B L Mon.-Sat. THE SOUTHERN GRILL 800 Flagler Ave., Southbank, 858-9800. Veggie platters, sandwiches, melts, wraps, omelets, egg combos and pancakes. $$$ B L Mon.-Sat. TAVERNA 1986 San Marco Blvd., 398-3005. European cuisine influenced by the flavors of Italy and Spain. Tapas, small-plate items, Neapolitan-style wood-fired pizzas, home-style pastas, entrÊes. $$$ D Sat. & Sun.; L D Tue.-Sun. VINO’S PIZZA & GRILL 1430 San Marco Blvd., 683-2444. F See Julington. $ � Daily

SOUTHSIDE

BAYARD CAFE 12525 Philips Hwy., Ste. 201, 551-3026.

Casual, family-owned spot has breakfast all day, soups, daily specials, desserts, lattes, espressos. $ � B L Daily BISTRO 41° 3563 Philips Hwy., Ste. 104, 446-9738. F

Breakfast and lunch in a relaxing spot. $ B L Mon.-Fri. BLUE BAMBOO RESTAURANT & WINE BAR 3820 Southside Blvd., 646-1478. Southern specialties, Asian comfort food by owner/chef Dennis Chan. Red curry shrimp & grits, Singapore street noodles. Saketinis. $$ L Mon.-Fri.; D Mon.-Sat. BONO’S PIT BAR-B-Q 10065 Skinner Lake Dr., JTB Gate Pkwy., 998-1997; 10645 Philips Hwy., 886-2801; 5711 Bowden Rd., 448-5395. F See San Marco. $ � L D Daily BUCA DI BEPPO 10334 Southside Blvd., 363-9090. Fresh Italian fare in three generous sizes served family-style in an old-Italy setting. $$$ � L D Daily THE CORNER BISTRO & WINE BAR 9823 Tapestry Park Circle, 619-1931. F Casual fine dining blends modern American favorites with international flair. $ L D Daily EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ 5500 Beach Blvd., 398-1717. F See Beaches. $ � L D Daily THE FLAME BROILER 9822 Tapestry Park Circle, Ste. 103, 619-2786; 7159 Philips Hwy., 337-0007. F Healthy, inexpensive fast food with no transfats, MSG, frying, or skin on meat. Fresh veggies, beef, chicken, short ribs. $ � L D Mon.-Sat. GREEK ISLES CAFE 7860 Gate Pkwy., Ste. 116, 564-2290.

Authentic cuisine, breads, desserts, Italian dishes, seafood. $ đ?–˘ B L D Mon.-Sat. III FORKS PRIME STEAKHOUSE 9822 Tapestry Park Circle, Ste. 111, 928-9277. Classic steakhouse, with a savvy menu of USDA prime beef, seafood, local favorites. $$$$ đ?–˘ D Mon.-Sat. JOEY BROOKLYN FAMOUS PIZZERIA 7860 Gate Pkwy., Ste. 107, 683-8737. Fresh dough , cheeses, meatsc toppings.

Wings, Italian dishes. $$ B L D Daily JOHNNY ANGEL’S 3546 St. Johns Bluff Rd. S., Ste. 120, 997-9850. F ’50s-style dÊcor. Blueberry Hill pancakes, Fats Domino omelet, Elvis special combo platter, burgers and handdipped shakes. $ � B L D Daily LIME LEAF 9822 Tapestry Park Cir., Stes. 108 & 109, 645-8568. F Thai cuisine: fresh papaya salad, pad Thai, seared ahi tuna, crispy duck, mango sweet rice. $$ L Mon.-Sat.; D Nightly MANGIA ITALIAN BISTRO & BAR 3210 St. Johns Bluff Rd. S., 551-3061. F Chef/owner Tonino DiBella offers authentic fine Italian dining: seafood, chicken, veal, steaks, pasta, New Yorkstyle pizza, desserts. $$$ � L D Mon.-Sat. MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA BAKERS 9734 Deer Lake Court, Ste. 1, 997-1955. F See Beaches. Bite Club certified. 2012 BOJ winner. $ � L D Daily MONROE’S SMOKEHOUSE BAR-B-Q 10771 Beach Blvd., 996-7900. F Smoked meats: wings, pulled pork, brisket, turkey and ribs. Homestyle sides: green beans, baked beans, mac-n-cheese and collards. $$ � L D Daily NEWK’S EXPRESS CAFE 9047 Southside Blvd., Ste. 1, 527-2402. F Sandwiches, salads, homemade-style dressings, California-style pizzas, desserts. $ � L D Daily OTAKI JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE 7860 Gate Pkwy., Stes. 119122, 854-0485. F Sushi bar, hibachi grill tables and an open kitchen. $$$ � L D Daily SAKE SUSHI 8206 Philips Hwy., 647-6000. F Sushi, hibachi, teriyaki, tempura, katsu, donburi, noodle soups. Popular rolls: Fuji Yama, Ocean Blue and Fat Boy. $$ � L D Mon.-Sat. SEVEN BRIDGES GRILLE & BREWERY 9735 Gate Pkwy. N., 997-1999. F Local seafood, steaks, pizzas and award-winning ales and lagers. $$ L D Daily SPECKLED HEN TAVERN & GRILLE 9475 Philips Hwy., Ste. 16, 538-0811. F Gastropub pairs dishes with international wines, beers, craft, IPA brews. $$ L D Daily TASTE FOOD STUDIO 9726 Touchton Rd., 415-2992. High-end, high quality, scratch-made upscale dishes with a new twist on global cuisine, American favorites. $$$ � L D Daily TAVERNA YAMAS 9753 Deer Lake Ct., 854-0426. Bite Club certified. 2012 BOJ winner. Char-broiled meats, seafood and traditional Greek specialties, desserts. $$ � L D Daily

TILTED KILT PUB EATERY 9720 Deer Lake Court, 379-8612.

Pub fare, wings, salmon and shepherd’s pie. $$ L D Daily TOMBO’S BACKPORCH BARBECUE 8929 Philips Hwy., 363-0990. F Southern comfort items, barbecue salad, full breakfast menu. $ B L Mon.-Sat. TOMMY’S BRICK OVEN PIZZA 4160 Southside Blvd., Ste. 2, 565-1999. F New York-style, brick-oven-cooked gluten-free pizzas, calzones, sandwiches made to order, with Thumanns no-MSG meats and Grande cheeses. $ L D Mon.-Sat. TOSSGREEN 4375 Southside Blvd., Ste. 12, 619-4356.

F Custom salads, burritos, burrito bowls of fresh fruits, vegetables, 100% natural chicken breast, sirloin, shrimp, tofu, nuts, cheeses, dressings, sauces, salsas. Frozen yogurt. $$ � L D Daily WATAMI ASIAN FUSION 9041 Southside Blvd., Ste. 138C, 363-9888. F Buffet: all-you can-eat sushi, 2 teppanyaki items. Jaguar, dynamite, lobster and soft-shell crab rolls. $ � L D Daily WHICH WICH? 4352 Southside Blvd., Ste. 4, 527-1999. 51 sandwiches, vegetarian, Weight-Watchers, buffalo chicken, grinder, gyro and black bean patty. $ � B R L Daily WILD WING CAFÉ 4555 Southside Blvd., 998-9464. F 33 wings, soups, sandwiches, wraps, ribs, burgers. $$ L D Daily YUMMY SUSHI 4372 Southside Blvd., 998-8806. F Teriyaki, tempura and hibachi-style dinners, sushi and sashimi, 30+ specialty rolls. Lunch roll specials Mon.-Fri. Sake. $ L D Daily

SPRINGFIELD, NORTHSIDE

BOSTON’S RESTAURANT & SPORTSBAR 13070 City Station Dr., River City Marketplace, 751-7499. F Bite Club certified. Pizzas, pasta, wings, burgers and steak. $$ � L D Daily CASA MARIA 12961 N. Main St., Ste. 104, 757-6411. F 2012 BOJ winner. Family-owned-and-operated. Authentic Mexican fare: fajitas, seafood dishes, hot sauces. $ � L D Daily JENKINS QUALITY BARBECUE 5945 New Kings Rd., 765-8515. For 56+ years, family-owned Jenkins has served barbecue. Drive-thru. $ L D Daily JOSEPH’S PIZZA & ITALIAN RESTAURANT 7316 N. Main St., 765-0335. F Family-owned-and-operated for 57 years. Pasta, gourmet pizzas and veal entrÊes. $$ L D Tue.-Sun. LARRY’S GIANT SUBS 12001 Lem Turner Rd., 764-9999. F See Baymeadows. 2012 BOJ winner. $ � B L D Daily MILLHOUSE STEAKHOUSE 1341 Airport Rd., 741-8722. F Locally-owned-and-operated. Choice steaks from the signature broiler, seafood, pasta dishes and Millhouse gorgonzola, homemade desserts. $$ � D Nightly RENNA’S PIZZA 840 Nautica Dr., Ste. 117, 714-9210. F See Beaches. $$ � L D Daily SALSARITA’S FRESH CANTINA 840 Nautica Dr., Ste. 131, River City Marketplace, 696-4001. F Southwest fare made from scratch daily. $ � L D Daily SANDOLLAR RESTAURANT 9716 Heckscher Dr., 251-2449.

On the St. Johns. Seafood, steaks, chicken and pasta. Deck.

Seafood buffet every Wed. $$ R Sun.; L D Daily SAVANNAH BISTRO 14670 Duval Rd., 741-4404. F Low Country Southern fare, with a twist of Mediterranean and French inspiration, crab cakes, New York strip, she crab soup and mahi mahi. At Crowne Plaza Airport. $$$ đ?–˘ B L D Daily STICKY FINGERS 13150 City Station Dr., River City Marketplace, 309-7427. F Memphis-style rib house, ribs, barbecue and rotisserie-smoked chicken. $$ L D Daily THREE LAYERS CAFE 1602 Walnut St., 355-9791. F Desserts, pastries, light lunches, bistro salads. $ B L D Daily UPTOWN MARKET 1303 Main St. N., 355-0734. F Bite Club certified. Innovative breakfast and lunch dishes, deli selections. $$ B L Daily

WINE TASTINGS ANJO LIQUORS 5 p.m. every Thur. 9928 Old Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 1, 646-2656 AROMAS CIGAR & WINE BAR Call for schedule.

4372 Southside Blvd., 928-0515 BLACK HORSE WINERY 3-7 p.m. Mon.-Thur., 2-10 p.m. Fri. & Sat., 2-6 p.m. Sun. 420 Kingsley Ave., Orange Park, 644-8480 BLUE BAMBOO 5:30 p.m. every first Thur. 3820 Southside Blvd., 646-1478 THE GIFTED CORK Daily. 64 Hypolita St., St. Augustine, 810-1083 THE GROTTO 6 p.m. every Thur. 2012 San Marco Blvd., 398-0726 MONKEY’S UNCLE LIQUORS 5 p.m. every Fri. 1850 S. Third St., Jax Beach, 246-1070 OCEAN 60 6 p.m. every Mon. 60 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 247-0060 RIVERSIDE LIQUORS 5 p.m. every Fri. 1035 Park St., Five Points, 356-4517 ROYAL PALM VILLAGE WINES & TAPAS 5 p.m. every Mon., Wed. & Fri. 296 Royal Palms Drive, Atlantic Beach, 372-0052

THE TASTING ROOM 6 p.m. every first Tue. 25 Cuna St., St. Augustine, 810-2400 TASTE OF WINE Daily. 363 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 9, Atlantic Beach, 246-5080 TIM’S WINE MARKET 5-7 p.m. every Fri., noon-5 every Sat. 278 Solana Rd., Ponte Vedra, 686-1741 128 Seagrove Main St., St. Augustine Beach, 461-0060 III FORKS PRIME STEAKHOUSE 5-7 p.m. every Winedown Wed. 9822 Tapestry Circle, Ste. 111, SJTC, 928-9277 TOTAL WINE & MORE Noon-6 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. 4413 Town Center Pkwy., Ste. 300, 998-1740 WINE WAREHOUSE 4 p.m. every Fri. 665 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 246-6450 4434 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, 448-6782 W90+ 5 p.m. every Fri. 1112 Third St. S., Jax Beach, 413-0027 9210 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 4, Mandarin, 503-2348 3548 St. Johns Ave., Avondale, 413-0025

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): The Tarahumara Indians of northwestern Mexico are renowned for their ability to run long distances. The best runners can cover 200 miles in two days. The paths they travel aren’t paved or smooth, but rough canyon trails between settlements. They’re your inspirational role models next week. Be as tough and tenacious.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You may have only a dim idea how your smartphone and computer work, but that doesn’t stop you from using their features. While swimming, you know almost nothing about physiological processes active inside you, yet you have no problem making the necessary movements. You can grasp the deep inner meaning of events unfolding next week. Complete understanding isn’t necessary. Trust your intuition to lead you to what’s interesting and educational.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “I need not sell my soul to buy bliss,” says a character in Charlotte Bronte’s 19th-century novel “Jane Eye.” “I have an inward treasure born with me, which can keep me alive if all extraneous delights should be withheld, or offered only at a price I cannot afford to give.” This is a great speech to memorize and recite in the mirror at least once a day to remind you how amazingly resourceful you are. Resist the temptation to seek gifts from those who can’t or won’t give them.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): What’s the big adventure you’ve been postponing because it hasn’t been convenient? How about an intriguing possibility you’ve always wanted to try? Or what about a nagging mystery you wish you had the time and energy to solve? Wouldn’t your life change for the better if you finally tried? Give yourself permission to pursue something like these.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You’re a majestic, mysterious mess of raw power, a fresh, flaming fountain of pure charisma.

Irresistible! Unstoppable! Impossible to fool, immune to false charms of heartfelt mediocrity!

2012 In your current condition, no one can keep you from seeing the naked truth about the big picture.

Victory will soon be yours. You overcome your allies’ fuzziness, adversaries’ bad vibes and your own inertia.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A character in Herman Hesse’s novel “Demian” says, “I live in my dreams. Other people live in dreams, but not in their own.” In whose dreams do you live? Are the fantasies dominating your imagination authentic outpourings of your soul, or did they start with your parents and teachers? Did they sneak in from movies, songs and books you love? Are they the skewed result of emotional wounds you endured or limitations you’re used to? Find out how close you are to living in your dreams.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Charles Ives (1874-1954) was a renowned American composer. His experimental, idiosyncratic music took a long time to find appreciation. When he was 73, he won a Pulitzer Prize for a symphony 44 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | MAY 8-14, 2013

he wrote when he was 30. In the near future, you may be the beneficiary of a similar mojo. A good deed you did or a smart move you made finally gets some recognition.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “There are no right answers to wrong questions,” says scifi writer Ursula K. Le Guin. Be conscientious about asking the best questions. All your efforts to hunt solutions are for naught unless you frame your problems elegantly and accurately. Your skill at asking pertinent questions is peaking. Crisply define three questions important to address in the next seven months.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Charlie Parker was a great jazz saxophonist, composer and innovator with an expensive heroin addiction that interfered with his ability to achieve financial stability. There’s a famous story about him showing a bystander two veins on his arm as he prepared to shoot up. “This one’s my Cadillac,” he confessed. “And this one’s my house.” Are you doing anything remotely like The Bird, pouring time, energy and money into a lower form of pleasure or a trivial distraction undermining your ability to reach higher goals? Fix it.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “I hate a song that makes you think you’re not any good,” said iconic songwriter Woody Guthrie.

“I hate a song that makes you think you’re just born to lose. Because you’re too old or too young or too fat or too slim, too ugly or too this or too that. Songs that run you down or poke fun at you. I’m out to sing songs that will prove to you that this is your world.” Have a similar attitude toward all you put out and take in next week. For now, reject all words, ideas and actions that demoralize and destroy. Treat yourself to relentless positivity.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “I know not what my past still has in store for me,” said Indian spiritual poet Tukaram. The events that happened to us once upon a time come to have different meanings in light of the ever-new experiences we have. What seemed like a setback when it first occurred may reveal itself to have been the seed of a blessing. A wish fulfilled at a certain point in our history might come back to haunt us later. You’re primed to reinterpret your past.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): According to legend, Jennifer Lopez’s butt is insured for $300 million. Bruce Springsteen has supposedly insured his voice for $31 million, and wine expert Angela Mount is said to have insured her taste buds for $16 million. Consider insuring your imagination. I don’t anticipate you’ll have occasion to collect any settlement. Nothing bad will happen, but taking this step could be a fun ritual that might drive home how important your imagination will be in the weeks ahead. Your power to make pictures in your mind will either make you crazy with unfounded fantasies and fearful delusions, or help you visualize situations you want to create in the future.

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“GETTING IN THE WAY” OF MY DERBY DAY You: At Derby Park wearing turquoise, serving. Get in my way one more time and I’ll have to ask you your name. When: May 4. Where: Derby Park. #1233-0508 BEAUTIFUL BLOND ISU sitting at the end of the bar reading Folio Weekly’s ISUs. I was with my daughter and son-in-law. When you got ready to leave, you stopped by me and whispered in my ear “You’re hot!” I felt the same way toward you and would love to get together and have some fun. Look forward to hearing from you. I’m sure we could. When: March 16. Where: Landshark Cafe. #1232-0508 BACONALIA MAN You: Green T-shirt and ripped pants, excited about eating bacon, dropping it on your shirt which left a stain. Me: Watching you and smiling about your carefree style. I loved you from the minute I saw you. Can picture us growing old, enjoying our breakfasts for dinner while reading the newspaper together. When: April 24. Where: Denny’s @ Atlantic Blvd. #1231-0508 UPS DRIVER You used to deliver packages to my place of work but then got transferred to a different area in JAX. We never really talked (just smiled and waved) but then saw each other at Jimmy Johns where we did. I have no idea if you are single but if you are and interested, I hope you reply. When: April 1, 2013. Where: Jimmy Johns @ Riverside. #1230-0501 THAT MOMENT CAN LAST A LIFETIME I like pizza, I love beer and wine, good company, the love of my familyand the love of my friends the look in my children eyes, and the way my grandchildren call me, I love to travel and good restaurants or really good food, a good book, hiphop and the look in your eyes that will last me lifetimes I’ll see you in my dreams. Love is freedom. When: April 1, 2013.

Where: At a fair. #1229-0501 AUBURN WOODWIND CUTIE You said they wouldn’t allow your kind, but you can add jazz to my symphony any time. You: red hair, clarinet. Me: blonde fuzz, red bull buzz. I just couldn’t ask then. When: April 20, 2013. Where: JCA of Jacksonville. #1228-0501 LITERATE IGGY POP Pushing poems downtown, you’re more fun than the boneshaker and twice as interesting. Happy to have met you. When: April 18, 2013. Where: One Spark. #1227-0501 WHITE TRUCK & SUSPENDERS You: some sort of tall cowboy/ 1960s BABE wearing a white t-shirt, khakis and suspenders. Me: awestruck, mildly homeless looking girl in an extremely large wool sweater and glasses. I saw you early this morning at my friends’ rainy garage sale. If you come back, you can take all of this shit to the Goodwill for us! Sexy! When: April 20, 2013.

Where: Davis St. @ Neptune Beach. #1226-0501

WE TALKED AND SIGNED You: Blonde, glasses, buying roses for your daughter. Me: Long, blonde hair, chatty. Wrote my number on a scrap of paper, easy to lose. Would still like a drink with you while talking about Florida School for Deaf and Blind, or tell me that you’re involved? When: March 27. Where: Publix @ Roosevelt. #1222-0417 GORGEOUS UNDER A LIGHT Although upset, the light shined on your radiant skin illuminating a sight the world will never see again. I’m offering peace, love, assurance and protection. Signed: I Only See You. When: April 10. Where: The Guest Bedroom. #1221-0417 LIMPING AT THE DOG PARK I Saw U limping into the dog park, with unparalleled grace and beauty. In your hand a pink leash with the most noble and elegant dog I’ve ever seen. After the dog park, I encountered several “Bad Habits” with you. Since that fateful day I cannot get you off my mind. When: March 9.

Where: Dogwood Park. #1220-0410 HANDSOME SMILE MADE MY DAY You: Medium height, dark hair, brown/tan shirt and shorts.

Me: Long dark brown/auburn hair, blue top and jeans.

Exchanged smiles in passing, at checkout and glances in the parking lot. Maybe next we can exchange hellos. When: April 6. Where: Orange Park Walmart. #1219-0410 SUBWAY BEAUTY You: Beautiful blonde bombshell, wearing your military uniform and with a friend. Me: Black slacks, black shoes, orange T-shirt. I really would like to go back and give you my number. Tell me what your friend was wearing and what branch of the service you’re in and we can go from there.

When: March 29. Where: Oakleaf Subway. #1218-0410 BEHIND YOU CHECKING OUT Watched you check out at the register about 6 p.m. You paid half cash with a few single bills and used your card for the balance, then you made a joke with the cashier (what was the name on that card). Wish I would have asked your name. Me: bald and wearing a black shirt and a big smile.

When: March 25. Where: Winn-Dixie. #1217-0403 HAIL TO THE CHIEF You: Standing with all your friends at the I Hope You’re a Doctor show. You were wearing a throwback Jacksonville Bulls shirt and some faded blue jeans. I see your face every time I hear Miami Tree on the radio. XOXO. When: Dec. 2012. Where: Riverside. #1216-0403 SEXY MOTORCYCLE MAN I can remember the roar of your bike as you crossed my line

of sight. It’s so stuck in my head, can’t wait till next time we rendezvous! Happy birthday xoxo. When: March 24.

Where: San Pablo. #1215-0403 17 We met at Jax Beach, after a brief tour of Beach Blvd. You: Blue eyes, beautiful hair, genuine smile, wearing black with a bird on your arm and your heart on your sleeve. I fell for you instantly. Me: Curvy, long untamed hair, also in all black, a kindred spirit. I’m in love with you. Let’s take another tour.

When: Sept. 17, 2012. Where: Jax Beach. #1213-0327 SUN AND STARS OF APOLLO You tried to engage me at the bar but I shied away from the sun. Kitties are drawn to the light, though, even if you sing like a Creep. You had me at linguistics. I hope to be the moon of your life, shekh ma shierak anni. Will you accept a new TittyTat to play with? When: Feb. 22. Where: European Street San Marco. #1212-0327 YOU CAN BACK MY BAR Sexy bar back at Miranda Lambert concert. Delicious shaved red head with spider tattoo on neck. I was wearing cowboy boots, in pigtails, looking for a country boy. I want to ride on your big red tractor. When: March 16. Where: City Hall Pub. #1211-0327 LIKE A MILLION DOLLARS I saw you a few years ago, ready to ship out. Saw you again this weekend, wearing a glorious pink rag of a suit; guess you made it! :) Take me for a drive in your yellow car sometime? I’ll make you a mint julep after. ;) When: Feb. 24.

Where: Mezza Luna Restaurant. #1210-0320 DIAMOND IN THE SKY I saw you and knew I could wait this lifetime and the next to be with you. You’re worth the wait. Your smile, your touch, were created for me. You: Unforgettable. Me: A sincere first mate. When: March 10. Where: Museum. #1209-0320 EGYPTIAN PRINCESS ISU Natural Life Festival. You sat on the grass in front while Martin Sexton played. Slender, red patterned dress, straight raven black hair, a female friend with long blonde hair and a male friend sat to your left. Wanted to talk to you but had to leave early. Please tell me who you are! When: March 10.

Where: Metro Park. #1208-0320 BEAUTIFUL SOUL You: Prettiest woman in the building. Me: Wearing an American flag vest. When I hear your laugh, I know heaven’s key. I want you to want me. I’ll even buy you a Hannah Montana Skateboard. Be my lady luck? When: March 5.

Where: Dwight Yoakam concert @ The Florida Theatre. #1207-0320

I HELPED YOU AT RAM I’m the person in the knit dress who put a flyer in your backpack for you. I wanted to tell you how beautiful you are, but I was too shy. I hope you see this eventually. See you at next RAM? When: March 7. Where: Riverside Arts Market. #1206-0320 GASLIGHT ANTHEM SHOW You: Cute, dark hair, glasses, sweater. You stood by me during Gaslight’s set. Think I overheard you’re from Jax? Hope so! <3 Me: Leather jacket, black hair/bangs, red lipstick. Drunk girl by us kept flipping her hair, we laughed. Unfortunately, you left before we could talk after show. When: March 7. Where: The Masquerade, Atlanta. #1205-0320 HANDSOME COOK AT BG You: Tall, thin, gorgeous, bearded man with glasses, a sword tattoo on wrist. Me: Short, thin, brunette with sleeves tattooed on both arms, facial piercings. I saw your Bayside shirt, then caught your beautiful eyes as you walked from back, around corner. You smiled at me. Single? I hope. When: Feb. 23. Where: Burrito Gallery. #1204-0313 LIFEGUARD WITH SPARK You: Tall, sweaty, dirty blonde, fit man weightlifting in ocean rescue shirt, blue shoes. Me: Tall, tan, shy man doing pullups nearby. ISU, hard at work in gym. So cute when you lift, need a spotter? You’re a lifeguard; I’d drown to have you save me with big arms, tight glutes. Eye contacts; I felt a spark. Work on bodies together? Where: LA Fitness Atlantic Beach. When: Jan. 2013. #1203-0313 BREEZY BUM Me: Long, dark hair, black bikini. You: Shaggy hair, beach bum skateboarded up lookin sexy. We reached for same coffee, hands touched, we laughed! I like my men like I like my coffee: dark, rich, BOLD. I’ll ride your skateboard anytime. Pick up at Breezy any Saturday; I go at 11 a.m. ;) When: Mar. 2. Where: Breezy Coffee Shop. #1202-0313 GOING HOME You: Beautiful brunette. Me: Helping mate find lost item.

You left me speechless. Chatted w/ you and your girl while holding up traffic, tried to loop around and get a number, damn. Tell me what type of vehicle we were in, and maybe the item we were looking for and I’ll describe what you were wearing. go go go! When: Feb. 24. Where: Lemon Street Atlantic Beach. #1201-0306 LOOKING FOR SOMETHING? MAYBE MY LOVE? ISU waiting for the bus, wearing a red hat, holding a baseball glove, tall with brown hair, looking around intensely. Me: Blonde, sunny disposition. Would love to tell you something true ;) When: Feb. 15. Where: Neptune Beach Library bus stop. #1200-0306

MUFFIN FOR THE MUFFIN TOP You bought bagels and laughed at my muffin top comment, and we talked about “Eat Pray Love.” You in jeans and flipflops with great personality and wildly handsome. Me blonde with orange shirt & jeans and unforgettable laugh.

You drive a Silver Mazda. Don’t know why I didn’t give you my card - I was captivated! I know we’d have big fun! When: April 19, 2013. Where: Panera @ South Beach. #1225-0501 DRIVING ME WILD ISU driving others around in a golf cart. I’d like to give you a ride you’ll never forget. Your bearded face has been doing donuts in my mind all day! If I made your heart race like you made mine, let’s take a joyride sometime soon! When: April 13. Where: St. Johns Town Center. #1224-0424 YOU WERE MY CASHIER I have a reddish-blonde ponytail and I wore a visor, tank top and bermuda shorts. We talked about Bob Dylan on “The Voice,” “American Idol” singing, the theater, California, and the importance of family. If you are single, maybe we could get together. When: April 9. Where: Marshall’s @ Jax Beach. #1223-0424

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NewsNews of theof the Weird Weird 70-year-old Twin Prostitutes Retire

In March, twin sisters Louise and Martine Fokkens, 70, announced their joint retirement after more than 50 years each on the job as Amsterdam prostitutes. In February, the minimum age for prostitutes in the Netherlands was raised to 21; there’s no maximum. The twins guess they had 355,000 client-visits between them, and Martine noted she still has one devoted regular whom she’ll have to disappoint. Louise, though, seems happier to hang up her mattress for good; she has arthritis. The sisters complained about the 2000 legalization of brothels, with East European women and pimps out-hustling the more genteel Dutch and ensuing taxation, which required them to take on more clients.

Well-paid Wailer

“Traditional Taiwanese funerals [combine] somber mourning with louder, up-tempo entertainment to fire up grieving spirits,” reported BBC News in February. So they’re tailor-made for Ms. Liu Jun-Lin, 30, and her Filial Daughters Band, with acrobatic dance routines, because Liu has a rep as Taiwan’s most famous professional mourner. After musical festivities, Liu dons a white robe and crawls on her hands and knees to the coffin, where she “performs her signature wail.”

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Norwegians Love Wood

A 12-hour TV miniseries shown last winter on Norway’s government channel NRK, “National Firewood Night,” was conceived as a full series, then cut to “only” 12 hours, eight of which focused entirely on a live fireplace. Nearly a million people tuned in; at one point, 60 texts came in complaining about the wood in the fireplace — bark up or bark down? “[F]irewood,” said the show’s host, “is the foundation of our lives.” A New York Times item noted that a bestselling book, “Solid Wood,” sold almost as many copies in Norway, proportional to the population, as a book’s selling 10 million copies in the U.S.

Youthful Glow

China’s newest beauty-treatment rage, according to Chinese media quoted on Inquisitr.com in March, is a “fire facial.” Alcohol and a “secret elixir” are daubed on the face and set ablaze for a few seconds, then extinguished. According to “ancient Chinese medicine,” this burns off “dull” skin, alleviates the common cold and reduces obesity.

Incest App

Most of Iceland’s 320,000 inhabitants are at least distantly related to each other, leading the country to compile a “Book of Icelanders” database of family connections dating back 1,200 years. “Accidental” incest is a genuine problem, so software engineers recently created a mobile phone app that lets strangers “bump” phones and know, instantly, if they’re closely related. In its first few days of release in April, developers said it’d already been used almost 4,000 times.

Pagan Politician

New York City Councilmember Dan Halloran was charged in April with aiding state Sen. Malcolm Smith’s alleged bribery scheme to run for mayor, bringing Halloran’s extraordinary backstory to light as the first “open” pagan to be elected in the U.S. Halloran converted in the 1980s to medieval Theodish, whose outfits and ceremonies resemble scenes from “Dungeons

& Dragons” — horns, sacrifices, feasts, spear duels and public floggings. In 2011, the Village Voice reported Halloran was the “First Atheling” of his own Theodish tribe of 100 called New Normandy, but Halloran said in April that he’s now merely an “elder.”

It’s the Great Shiva, Charlie Brown

In March, a vegetable wholesaler in India’s Jharkland state decided a pumpkin he bought was so enormous (about 190 pounds), it must be a reincarnation of the god Shiva — and he began worshipping it. A priest advised him to continue his fealty until the next Sunday, a holiday; after that, he should carve it into pieces for devotees.

Holy Kitty

In Buri Ram, Thailand, in March, a woman sliced open a sausage to find the distinctive body of a very small kitten, which she took to be a symbol, deserving to be placed on an altar. Neighbors gathered to pray to it also; some said they’d thought the woman so lucky, they played her age (52) in a local lottery and won.

Stupid Stunt Man

An unnamed man was hospitalized in April in Tucson, Ariz., after firefighters, finding him unconscious at 3 a.m. pinned under an SUV in his driveway, lifted the vehicle and dragged him to safety. A police spokesperson learned the man was trying “a stunt in which he was going to put the SUV in reverse, jump out and lay on the ground behind it, have the vehicle [roll] over him, and then get up and [get back into] the SUV in time to stop it before it collided with anything.”

The Best Citizenship Money Can Buy

While “comprehensive immigration reform” winds through the U.S. political process, a few countries (including the United States) have already severely bent nationalistic standards supposedly regulating entry of foreigners.

The U.S., Britain, Canada and Austria let rich investors, who pass background checks, qualify for an express lane to residence or citizenship. The line’s even less onerous in the Caribbean nations of Dominica and St. Kitts & Nevis, which offer quick citizenship for investments of $100,000 and $250,000, respectively — the latter especially valuable, giving access to 139 countries including all of Europe. The U.S. minimum is $1 million, or half that for investment in an “economically depressed” area, but the reward is only a “green card,” with citizenship still five years away.

Cover Pot Smell with Poop

The Narcotics Task Force of Jackson County, Miss., arrested Henry Ha Nguyen, 41, in April as operator of a large marijuana grow house — a facility that would usually reek of the distinctive pot odor. Nguyen tried to mask the smell, but chose an alternative scent from buckets full of what appeared to be human feces.

Ferret Fraud

A vendor at Buenos Aires’ largest bazaar has recently been selling knockoff “toy poodles” — actually artistically groomed ferrets raised on steroids. A news item from June 2012 suggested the report might be an “urban legend,” but a Buenos Aires TV investigation exposed the scam in March, revealing two victims, one of whom paid about $150 for his “pure-bred.”

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Backpage Editorial

The Carling and 11 East Forsyth are visible from the Southbank. Photo: Mary T. Fouraker

Paying for the Past

Should the city of Jacksonville continue to waive the principal on these Downtown residential properties?

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estcor Properties has 35 complexes listed under its development company; two other properties, The Carling and 11 East Forsyth, are listed under its management company.

Why does it make a difference that Vestcor does these as separate listings? The answer lies in the need for tax increment financing (TIF) funds to cover the principal payments on the Downtown properties.

It would appear that for fiscal year 2012’13, a total of approximately $3.424 million is budgeted toward paying principal on the Vestcor projects. This actually causes a deficit of $2.326 million for the Northbank TIF. This deficit requires transferring the full surplus from the Southbank TIF and then moving money from the general fund. This is money from the TIFs that could go to other Downtown projects and money from the general fund that could go to critical needs.

Is it necessary to continue to fund Vestcor’s principal payments on the city’s loans?

In the Financial News & Daily Record issue of March 11, 2010, Max Marbut reported that Vestcor was requesting modification of low interest loans on the buildings that the city entered into in 2003. The loans, of $17.8 million for 11 East Forsyth and $16.5 million for The Carling, were converted to interest-only loans. The article lists the total investment in the projects as exceeding $59 million.

The article adds that The Carling has 100 units and 11 East Forsyth has 127 units. Based on the information provided and some simple math, the cost of renovating both buildings came to $260,000 per unit. The annual interest cost from the city’s 1.4 percent loan of $34.3 million is $480,000.

We already know that the principal being deferred as shown in the Northbank TIF spreadsheet is $3.424 million per year. If funded only with rents, the total combined principal and interest cost per unit is $1,411 per month. This is before one dime is spent on operating expenses. Based on current apartment prices, it will be decades before inflation allows the rents to cover the expenses.

This is not including Vestcor’s private investment in the buildings.

Using the rental rates on the Vestcor website and assuming the unit prices are spread fairly evenly, the average rent per unit at The Carling is $1,008 and the average rent at 11 East Forsyth is $1,038. With the current occupancy rate Downtown, the total combined revenue for

both buildings should be $220,995 per month.

Who did the math before the renovations were done? Should the city be responsible for deferring the principal payments for years into the future? It appears the city and Vestcor both went forward with the low interest loan and the decision to spend $59 million to complete the renovation. Based on unit size and cost of other larger apartments and condominiums Downtown, both parties should have realized the market would not support the cost of the renovations.

The combined debt service for the buildings is $304,282 per month or $3.651 million per year. Unless something is done to reduce the debt service, the city will be paying $3.424 million per year in deferred principal payments “forever.” Using the valuation formula of multiplying the rental income times eight, the combined value of both buildings is $21.215 million. This would not be enough equity for a private loan of $34.3 million to pay off the principal held by the city.

One option is for the city to issue Housing Finance Authority or Industrial Development Bonds to pay for the buildings. To issue the bonds for the required principal amount plus the discount rate would require $35.360 million in debt. The AA bonds should mature in 30 years, have an interest rate of about 3.5 percent and be callable (able to be bought back and reissued at a new interest rate). If the bonds were issued and paid by Vestcor, their annual cost would be $2.065 million.

Based on annual revenue from the buildings of $2.652 million, the debt service could be paid, leaving a monthly operating fund of $48,971. It would not be possible to cover all of the expenses with this amount. This is where Vestcor’s responsibility in this financial mistake comes into play. With 35 complexes in addition to these two, the company could take slightly less profit overall and cover the expenses of running The Carling and 11 East Forsyth.

How would this change in financing affect the Northbank and Southbank TIFs? Instead of deficits in both TIFs, there would be a total surplus of $2.384 million available for Downtown Investment Authority (DIA) projects.

The first priority might be a rapid transit bus route on Riverplace Drive in the Southbank TIF. The residents of the three towers in the area are now expressing safety concerns. To address these, a separation of the bus lanes and bicycle lanes is needed. This will decrease the

width of the median and eliminate the ability to provide turn lanes.

These changes will require two roundabouts; the first at the Wyndham entrance and the second between Riverplace Tower and its parking garage. Jacksonville Transportation Authority estimates that the cost to make these changes will be between $1 and $2 million. The TIF monies could be used to implement these improvements.

The second project might be to start changing Downtown core streets from oneway to two-way and design them similarly to Laura Street (but without the roundabout). The estimated cost of this project is about $600,000 per one block section of street. The Northbank TIF surplus would increase to about $2.5 million in FY 2013-’14, allowing for four blocks per year to be upgraded. The total cost for these street projects in the core area would be about $96 million, so only the critical blocks would be completed first.

In addition, the $34.3 million paid to the city from the bonds could be dedicated to this project.

This would allow the DIA to revamp 50 blocks and then spend $4.3 million on other projects.

The conversion of streets from one-way to two-way slows down traffic, the wider sidewalks that accompany them are more pedestrian-friendly, and drivers are more likely to stop in the area and visit local businesses.

The idea is to make Downtown more peoplefriendly and encourage shoppers to visit businesses in the core area.

It’s hoped that additional funds would be found to upgrade all the core area streets and begin many of the public projects needed to redevelop Downtown. In the meantime, changing the financing terms and methods of The Carling and 11 East Forsyth would free up millions of dollars to start the public projects on the DIA’s to-do list.

When Vestcor, the Jacksonville Economic Development Council (JEDC), the City Council and former Mayor John Peyton were trying to bring housing Downtown, they didn’t intentionally create a bad deal for the taxpayers.

However intended, the deal negatively impacts taxpayers and the availability of funds for other Downtown projects; therefore, the loan from the city should be redone.

Bruce A. Fouraker

Fouraker previously was a paralegal at law firm specializing in municipal law. He has been in banking for the past 20 years.

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