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Inside / Volume 27 • Number 22

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Violinist and Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra Concert Master Philip Pan (above) joins singer-songwriter Lee Hunter, percussionist Charlotte Mabrey and poet Al Letson (not pictured) for “A Vision Awakening,” Sept. 8 at The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens in Riverside.

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Editor’s Note The Most Dangerous Man in America A. Philip Randolph changed laws, hearts and minds during decades of contributions

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ow many of the people who file into EverBank Field, Veterans Memorial Arena, the Baseball Grounds or the fairgrounds realize they’re walking on a proud piece of history?

For some, A. Philip Randolph Boulevard is just another street named after someone trapped in history books.

But Asa Philip Randolph was arguably the most influential person ever to come from Jacksonville.

It’s a short road, only 15 blocks, not nearly long enough to contain Randolph’s contributions. In 1995, this stretch of Florida Avenue between Bay and First streets was named after Randolph, who grew up just a block away on Jessie Street in the late 1800s.

Randolph was fighting for equal rights long before the well-known civil rights era poetically portrayed in “Lee Daniels’ The Butler.” He organized the small, all-black International Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, winning a key victory with the powerful Pullman Company that was not only a significant gain for the union members, but also for America’s black community.

And it was a career high point for the labor and civil rights leader President

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Randolph launched a civil disobedience campaign against the draft for segregated armed forces. On July 26, Truman signed Executive Order 9981, which never mentioned segregation but did ban it in the military.

Randolph helped organize the biggest demonstration ever by blacks, the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, which brought 250,000 people to the Lincoln Memorial on Aug. 28, 1963. President John F. Kennedy attempted to dissuade the leaders, but could not. The march achieved its main goal: passage of a civil rights bill the next year.

Randolph’s decades of work and hard-fought victories are overshadowed by the powerful and charismatic Martin Luther King Jr. But the march that helped broadcast King’s undeniable dream might never have happened without Randolph’s experience to pull together disparate groups.

We’ve witnessed so much progress since that march. Some milestones: Jacksonville elected a black sheriff and a black mayor, and

Randolph’s decades of work and hard-fought victories are overshadowed by the powerful, charismatic Martin Luther King Jr. Woodrow Wilson called the most dangerous man in America.

As editor and cofounder of The Messenger in 1915, Randolph lashed out at Wilson for reducing the number of federal jobs allotted to blacks and imposing segregation in Washington, D.C., government buildings. Randolph, a gifted orator with a booming baritone, took his message across the country. At a street corner rally, he was arrested by the Justice Department for treason for urging blacks not to fight in World War I. The charges were dropped.

He promised massive marches on Washington, and civil disobedience if three presidents — all extremely popular among blacks — did not take action on behalf of African-Americans.

In 1941, black leaders had little success in gaining jobs for African-Americans at defense plants. Randolph planned a massive march to force President Franklin D. Roosevelt to sign an executive order.

A Washington march was scheduled for July 1, 1941, causing fear of what could happen in what was still a Southern city. Roosevelt tried several indirect methods, but he eventually agreed to an in-person meeting on June 18.

On June 25, six days before the march, Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802 and named a Fair Employment Practices Committee to enforce it. It opened thousands of defense jobs to blacks and set a precedent that some state governments followed.

Randolph and other leaders informed President Harry S. Truman that they wanted him to ban military segregation. A March 22, 1948, meeting with Truman produced nothing.

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the country elected a black president — twice.

At the same time, we’re constantly reminded of how far we have to go. The Supreme Court dismantles protections in the Voting Rights Act of 1965. States like Florida suppress votes with purges of voter rolls, voter ID requirements, elimination of same-day registration and shortened early voting.

The shooting of a black 17-year-old boy by a white man over loud music opens racial wounds that are never really treated. A high school named after a Ku Klux Klan leader in 1959 — out of defiance for the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling to desegregate schools — still bears that name.

During a recent family vacation to Washington, D.C., we visited the National Museum of American History, where we viewed an exhibit called “Changing America: The Emancipation Proclamation, 1863 and the March on Washington, 1963.” We wandered through the exhibit and happened upon photos of The Big Six, the civil rights leaders who announced their coalition to organize a national march during a meeting the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City on July 2, 1963.

I overheard a football coach from a Virginia high school explaining who Randolph was to his students. I told him that Randolph was from Jacksonville, and he said he had been to a Jaguars game. When he learned that he had probably walked on A. Philip Randolph Boulevard while he was there, a smile crossed his face. He knew he was a part of that history.

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Mail ‘Incarceration Should Be About Rehabilitation’

Where’s ‘The City’?

The thing to remember about our county jails is that they serve two purposes: pre-trial detention of folks charged with crimes and post-trial incarceration of sentences not to exceed one year. Wes Denham’s column [“A Hard Jail Is Good to Find,” Aug. 14] focuses on the short-term effects of incarceration in a “hard” jail. I am not going to address the issue of treating someone who is only accused of a crime and doesn’t have the money to bond out, in such an inhumane manner.

But I am very curious as to why he thinks it is good for the inmates who are sentenced to this jail for some period of time to continue to be fed such a low-calorie diet and, even worse, to have no physical contact with their family members, which includes their children, and nothing to do. Incarceration should be about rehabilitation, particularly for the offender incarcerated for no more than a year. It does neither the inmates nor society any good to basically warehouse someone for a period of time with nothing to do.

As he says, “few classes, no jobs, no prison yard and no sun.” We should be working to improve the lives of people caught up as minor criminals, not warehousing them for a year, hardening their hearts and diminishing their work skills.

This is bad policy for society.

I admit that I usually keep my head down and my radical lefty, socialistic, antiestablishmentarian views to myself.

Because, well, look at where we live, amirite?

Not only that, but the NSA has already read this and sent a thermal imaging drone around to circle my house and tag possible heat-emitting targets. OK, maybe it was just a Coast Guard chopper on beach patrol, but whatever. I don’t make waves. I don’t sign petitions (very often). I stayed away from the pepper-spray fest that was Occupy Wall Street, even though I can think of a few bankers who could use some “correctional” time busting rocks. But look here, sometimes the outrage is just too egregious to let it go.

I am talking about the conspicuous absence of Derf ’s “The City” comic in the most recent issue [Aug. 21]. What gives? Isn’t the Toonpocalypse body count high enough already? Is Tom Tomorrow really going to be the last man standing in alternate editorial comicdom? And how long before he gets the axe, too? Truthfully, “The City” was always the first thing I would thumb through my new Folio Weekly to find. One tiny flicker of hope in an otherwise relentless march toward the inevitable fascist police state that America is becoming. Et tu, Folio Weekly?

Deborah Schroth Orange Park

David Burghardt Fernandina Beach

Editor’s note: “The City” was inadvertently left out of the Aug. 21 issue; it’s printed here. It’s back on schedule this week and the new one is on page 34.

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Lee Lockett voiced his desire to park at beach accesses in the debate among golf cart owners, opponents and Jacksonville Beach officials. Photo: Grace Stephenson

Parking Steps from the Sand

Golf cart owners won the right to park at beach accesses, but some say it’s unfair and unsafe

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omewhere in the evolution of transportation, golf carts left the golf course and became the vehicle of choice for short neighborhood trips. They’re not just for senior citizens tooling around exclusive enclosed communities. Some people are taking them to the beach.

Jason Lee uses his golf cart three to four times a week.

“A lot of people are getting into them,” Lee said. “It’s easier to jump in the golf cart, get kids to the beach and go to social gatherings.

It’s beach living.”

Last summer, tensions rose between golf cart owners and residents who did not want special parking for low-speed vehicles (LSVs) in South Jacksonville Beach.

Longtime Jacksonville Beach resident Thad Moseley led the opposition and gathered more than 200 signatures to keep the street ends as pedestrian beach accesses without motorized vehicle parking. The petition was labeled “For Everybody’s Enjoyment — Not Ocean Front Parking for the Few.” “Some of us sat down and discussed why it wasn’t a good idea,” Moseley said. The petition asked for no motorized vehicle parking at the 30th, 34th and 37th avenue accesses.

Moseley recalled two years ago when he saw a half-dozen golf carts parked by the access he uses most often at 34th Avenue South.

“That was a difference of one to none from the year before,” Moseley said. “They would park in no motorized vehicle parking zones.”

In March, Jacksonville Beach City Council approved the addition of an LSV pilot parking program in a 5-2 vote. The spaces were installed in April.

Darrell Griswold signed the petition; he’s a full-time caretaker of his son who is confined to a wheelchair. Griswold previously launched a petition that helped pave a walkway for his son at the 37th Avenue South beach access.

As a transplant from Washington, D.C., Griswold enjoys the beach only once in a while and knows the attraction it has. He said he wants everyone to enjoy the beach, but he has one major concern about LSV beach-access parking.

“The only thing I’m against is them parking on the walkway path so that handicap vehicles cannot get to the beach,” Griswold said.

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“Statistically, I don’t see how they are going to police it.”

Sgt. Thomas Crumley of the Jacksonville Beach Police Department said officers will keep an eye on the spaces in coordination with Citizens On Patrol.

“We are planning to monitor the LSV parking spaces throughout the summer by utilizing the C.O.P. unit to check these spaces each shift they are assigned,” Crumley said.

“Officers on duty will also be monitoring the spaces as well.”

JoDee Evans, one of Moseley’s neighbors, was against installing the spaces but said the city allowed the community to be heard.

“There were five to six meetings held by City Council,” Evans said. “Both sides, police and council members all had the opportunity to voice their opinion.”

The parking spaces were set by City Manager George Forbes after Moseley sent in his research for locations near the beach.

There are 21 parking spaces at eight locations: two each at Sixth Avenue North, 16th Avenue North and the Pier lot; three spaces at 16th Avenue South; five spaces each at First Avenue South and 12th Avenue South; and one space each at 32nd Avenue South and 36th Avenue South.

“George Forbes very smartly converted a couple of surplus spaces near the tennis courts at 16th Avenue South into LSV parking,” Moseley said. “The rest were all added.”

Each parking spot cost the city $100 to $160 for spacing, paint and labor. The spaces are within 50 feet or less of the accesses.

Lee Lockett participated in an email thread with Jacksonville Beach Mayor Charlie Latham to voice the point of view of golf cart owners.

“I’ve stayed in touch with their arguments,” Lockett said. “They have safety concerns with parking on the walkway, but I’m not aware of anyone being hit by the golf carts.”

The pilot program will run until November, when the city will decide whether to add more

spaces or keep the current number. Crumley said the spaces have not seen heavy amounts of use.

Latham took office last November, in the midst of the controversy that was being pushed by then-Mayor Fland Sharp.

While the mayor and his staff worked through resolving the issue, Jacksonville Beach Police Commander Steve Corbett offered his services as a mediator between the residents and his higher-ups.

“I met with both sides on the issue and discussed their concerns and wishes,” Corbett said. “I then provided this information to my chain of command.”

Corbett added that he has no opinion on the matter and that it is up to City Council to set the direction for the city.

With the issue resolved legally, the golf carting culture will be something to look for in the future.

Lockett said LSVs are a practical way to get around, and a better choice for the environment.

“It saves gas when you can use a golf cart,” Lockett said. “I don’t really understand the opposition.”

LSVs pose little inconvenience to cars when driving on First and Second streets — with the capability to go the same speed as actual cars, some are able to reach upwards of 40 mph.

Neptune Beach Mayor Harriet Pruette has seen no problems with LSVs. Atlantic Beach Mayor Mike Borno said he knows of no issues with LSV parking.

Moseley, who started the petition, said it’s a matter of fairness for everyone who wants to access the beach.

“I own a golf cart, but I’ve never thought about wanting to park it where no one else can,” Moseley said. “The priority was not to put them oceanfront, but to make it convenient for them.”

In the meantime, LSV owners will have to show that they are using the spaces and continue making a case for their desired parking.

“I’ve seen the spaces laid out at First and Second streets, but they’re not very useful,” Lockett said. “The real desire is to use the grassy areas where the beach accesses are.”

Andrew Nichols themail@folioweekly.com

NewsBuzz

Medical Marijuana Petition Signatures Hit 100,000 Mark Signatures on petitions to place the medical marijuana issue on a ballot for a statewide vote have hit the 100,000 mark since the drive was restarted a month ago. That figure allows it to be submitted to the Florida Supreme Court for a ballot language review. The drive will continue because organizers of United For Care still need 583,149 signatures to get it on the ballot, according to Ben Pollara, campaign manager. The petition and information about it are at unitedforcare.org.

General Counsel Rules Her Appointment Legal

St. Johns River Sensors

City of Jacksonville General Counsel Cindy Laquidara has issued an opinion that there was nothing improper about her appointment. Her Aug. 16 ruling was based on a resolution by City Councilman Matt Schellenberg questioning if her selection as the city’s top lawyer followed steps required by the city charter. Laquidara was initially appointed to a one-year term by Mayor John Peyton and reappointed in 2011 by Mayor Alvin Brown.

Read Folio Weekly’s story about Laquidara at bit.ly/LambastedLawyer.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded a grant to Jacksonville Maritime Transportation Exchange in the amount of $2.79 million, to install a network of sensors in the St. Johns River to improve maritime commerce and safety. The Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS), to be finished by December, will involve 23 sensors installed at the mouth of Buffalo Bluff and provide measurements of water depth, current, salinity, visibility and air-gap readings every six minutes.

Bouquets & Brickbats Bouquets to Lyn Pannone of Fernandina Beach for championing the fight to prevent the city to sell off land near the city’s golf course. The City Council voted 3-2 on Aug. 20 against a proposed referendum on the sale. Earlier, she led the effort to strengthen the city’s tree ordinance, after 30 oak trees were destroyed when a gas station was remodeled.

Brickbats to the JEA for its plan to offer discounted electric rates to companies that use lots of power. While the average consumer is told to conserve electricity, the city-owned utility is telling power hogs to move here and use lots of electricity and they’ll give discounts. John Winkler of Concerned Taxpayers of Duval County calls the plan “corporate welfare.”

Bouquets to Jacksonville pilot Joe Duke for his Haitian relief missions and winning a Gold Lindy Award at Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture 2013 in Oshkosh, Wis. He won the gold award for his seaplane, a restored Grumman Albatross. The EEA bestows the Lindy, considered the apex of all aircraft awards, for high achievement in aircraft construction or restoration. Duke piloted the seaplane on several flights carrying relief supplies to Haiti after the devastating 2010 earthquake.

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DEEMABLE TECH

THE SPECKTATOR

Q: I need a simple phone that I can use in Costa Rica.

I know very little about cellphones. The New York Times recommended the Nokia 2700 unlocked GSM quad band world phone, which I found at Myworldphone. com for $79. What other gear do I need, and – most important – how can I make sure before my trip that this phone will work?

A: Wait until you land in Costa Rica, and then buy a phone there. Generally, you can get a feature phone for much less money outside of the United States than you can stateside. However, if you’ve already bought the Nokia 2700, rest easy – it will work in Costa Rica. No matter what, however, you want to wait to buy a SIM card until you get to Costa Rica.

International roaming is always much more expensive than buying a local prepaid plan. Whatever you do, don’t buy a phone at the airport or even near the airport! You’re guaranteed to get ripped off. Once you hit the ground, find the closest reputable hostel.

The staff there should be able to tell you the best place to go for what you’ll need. For more travelers’ tech tips, check out folioweekly.com/deemable for this week’s blog.

Watching the little ones return to school this month, I can’t help but think back to when I was in grade school.

I loved almost everything about school with the exception of math, mainly because I’m terrible with numbers. To this day, I break out into a cold sweat at the thought of long division. I can’t do fractions. And I still don’t know why I ever owned a graphing calculator (I swear half those buttons were just for show). My favorite subject was spelling. For whatever reason, I’ve always had a knack for it, which is convenient when you choose writing as a career. There’s a downside to being an above-average speller, though: noticing misspellings. And I don’t mean words like “guetapens,” “appoggiatura” or “cymotrichous” that won the Scripps National Spelling Bee. I’m talking about common, everyday people, places and things – Matthews Bridge, Philips Highway, Jaxson de Ville and Lynryd Skynyrd – words every Northeast Floridian should know how to spell. Check my blog for the most cringe-worthy misspellings (some with photographic evidence) and see if you noticed two of the examples here are spelled wrong. And while we’re on the subject, it’s Specktator – with a “k.”

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Ray Hollister and co-host Tom Braun answer technology questions on their podcast (deemable.com). They also answer questions each week on their blog at folioweekly.com/deemable. Call 1-888-972-9868 or email questions@deemable.com.

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.

Wherever I May Roam

Eye Before ‘E’ Accept After Sea

Photo: Kelly White

A Sign to End ‘Circus Subsidies’ Two Folio Weekly readers alerted us to this amusing sign taped to a barricade over a pothole on Oak Street in Riverside Aug. 21. “I thought it was pretty funny, so I thought I would share,” wrote Kelly White, a senior account executive at The McCormick Agency. Her office is near the pothole. John Winkler, president of Concerned Taxpayers of Duval County, also emailed photos of the sign he happened to see. He said it was coincidental that First Coast News’ Ken Amaro showed up with a photojournalist at the same time. “It is the beginning of the great revolt to restore core services and end the circus subsidies – pitchforks and torches cannot be far behind,” he wrote. Read Folio Weekly’s cover story about the taxpayers’ investment in EverBank Field at bit.ly/StadiumStatistics.

New Riverside Condominiums Planned

Attorney Doesn’t Want a Deal

Hallmark Partners has announced plans for a 16-story luxury condominium tower on the St. Johns River in Riverside. Beacon Riverside will feature 55 exclusive residences for sale from $600,000 to $2 million. The homes, ranging in size from 2,200 to 4,000 square feet, will showcase 10-foot ceilings and terraces with views of the river, Downtown skyline or historic Riverside. A 7,500-squarefoot grand penthouse will occupy the top floor.

Construction is scheduled to begin the first quarter of 2014, with completion in the fourth quarter of 2015. The Beacon Riverside Sales Gallery, set to open after Labor Day, is right across the street from The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens. For more information, go to beaconriverside.com.

Jacksonville attorney Kelly Mathis says he is innocent and has no plans to take a plea deal, like others caught up in the Allied Veterans of the World scandal. Mathis appeared on several television shows and gave several other interviews, saying, “I did nothing but provide legal representation to a client. I am confident I will be found not guilty.” When Allied’s Internet cafés were raided in March, Mathis was described as the mastermind of the gaming centers scandal.

TEDx Announces Speakers Event Features Local and World-renowned Experts A mixture of local talent and world-renowned experts are scheduled to give talks at the TEDx Jacksonville Connecting Currents event, to be held Oct. 26 on WJCT’s sound stage.

Participants include Barbara Colaciello, Jacksonville Beach actor, playwright and storyteller; Hank Coxe, a Jacksonville attorney; Nancy Soderberg, UNF professor and former UN ambassador and White House advisor; Bruce Ganger, executive director of Second Harvest North Florida; Ben Warner, president and CEO of Jacksonville Community Council. Also, Matt Rutherford, the first person to complete nonstop single-handed voyages around North and South America; former U.S. Rep. Robert Inglis, with the distinction of being uninvited to the Tea Party; TEDGlobal Fellow Aman Mojadidi, an American Southerner born to Afghan parents; Chevara Orrin, a black Jewish mother, activist and survivor who will discuss simple human interaction; Lawanda Ravoira, an expert on challenges girls in the juvenile justice system face; and Patricia Siemen, a Dominican sister and attorney who will discuss the long-term ecological health of the Earth.

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‘Bark The Vote’ Seeks $25,000 Prize Voting has started for an online competition in which the Jacksonville Humane Society is trying to win a $25,000 award. To vote, go to jaxhumane. org and click on the “Bark the Vote” icon. Voters, who must have a Facebook account, can cast their ballot only once a day until Aug. 31. The Community Engagement Award is part of the ASPCA Rachael Ray $100k Challenge – 49 shelters nationwide are competing. To be considered for a $25,000 Community Engagement Award, a shelter must finish in the top three.

Crime City Bullyboys and Bad Guys

Stop-and-frisk would clean out worst crime areas in Jacksonville

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here’s something about whiskey, cocaine chloride and coitus that make young men, on a Saturday night, want to run out and fire their AKs into the skies. No doubt their young ladies are suitably delighted. Still, it’s a pain, at my advanced age, to interrupt readings of the classics of literature and history in order to plop my fanny and my shih tzu down on the floor tiles until those crazy jits (dope kids) run out of ammo.

The Zone I (Springfield and Panama Park) cops know all about this, of course.

They tell me that once gunfire erupts, they can’t get rolling before the cheerful hoodlums have scampered back to their party pads and slammed the door. So, between cops and shooters, it’s a stalemate.

It should be checkmate.

Florida has a stop-and-frisk law. It allows police to surge a high-crime area, frisk the bad boys and grab the guns, dope and cash, up close and personal. When concentrated on hot spots, this works. Using stop-andfrisk, New York City police helped transform Times Square from an XXX-rated pornhole into a dazzling center of commerce and entertainment that looks like Shanghai reimagined by Walt Disney.

Could stop-and-frisk work in Jacksonville? Possibly.

To stop and frisk, police will have to stop passively patrolling and responding to calls.

They’ll have to bounce out of their wheels and onto their shoes to hunt, stalk and cuff bad guys. Time-servers can’t do this job. It requires knuckleheads; i.e., real police.

This is extremely dangerous. You’re asking cops to tackle guys who will kill you for disturbing their hairstyle. At present, our officers are not properly equipped. They wear bullet-resistant vests, but those will only stop handgun rounds up to 9 mm. Big bullets, such as .50 caliber, and high-velocity rifle rounds, will go right through them. They need composite ceramic armor fore and aft to clean out hellholes like Moncrief, East Springfield and the Wild Westside.

These plates aren’t cheap, about one large bill per set at wholesale. Outfit a few hundred cops and you’re at half-a-million in a heartbeat.

Still, if you squeeze the JSO budget of $345 million, you can get some grease.

To be successful, stop-and-frisk requires preparation of the legal and political ground. This means countless meetings with community groups, church congregations and elected officials, so everyone understands that the purpose is to stop killers, not to hassle African-Americans and Hispanics. Our sheriff is nothing if not a deft politician, and community outreach is his specialty.

Yes, there will be lawsuits. So what?

Litigation is tolerable; murder is not.

Stop-and-frisk is constitutional, but it has to be done right. New York City police overreached. They made stops that were random rather than reasonable, and they’re

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being spanked by federal judges. Jacksonville can benefit from their mistakes.

There are concerns: Police will shoot or beat up innocent people. In Jacksonville, officers are welldisciplined in the use of force. I’ve interviewed many bleeding defendants over the years. Most of the time, the beatdown came not from the cops, but from former lovers, current creditors and those informal eviction specialists known as “the guys with the bats.”

Police will trample Fourth Amendment rights against warrantless search and seizure.

On occasion, they may. Mostly, they won’t, as long as they hammer hoodlums.

Cops are profiling. Of course they are. Law enforcement databases have become accessible from cruiser laptops. This means cops can target bad guys in bad places where the bullets fly. That’s what they’re supposed to do.

Cops are too dumb to follow the law. The statute requires, prior to the stop, a “founded suspicion” that the person of interest has committed, or is about to commit, a crime. A “mere suspicion” is not enough. Where do cops find a founded suspicion? On the database and on the clock. In high-crime neighborhoods, between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m., citizens sleep (or cower) indoors while bad guys bang and ball on the streets. Nearly everyone cops stop will have a criminal record or incident report.

The bad guys will just go elsewhere. No, they won’t. Crooks are territorial. If cops stop them and frisk them on a corner on Talleyrand, they can’t just motor up to Norwood and start slinging dope. Those spots are taken.

Cops will upset the pecking order, which causes more violence. Cops are supposed to upset things. Get enough illegal guns and gunners off the streets, and there will be more order and less pecking.

Readers will be astonished that the author of books that decry bullyboy police tactics, cop dirty tricks and mass arrests of petty offenders should advocate that the cops, heavily armored, charge into certain neighborhoods like rhinoceroses with a badge.

It’s a no-brainer.

I live on the edge of Springfield. One block west, heiresses muddle mojitos in lux, renovated homes. One block east, you can order Chinese-knockoff machine-guns for takeout, neatly wrapped in paper, like dead fish.

What some call hypocrisy, I call nuance.

Unsurprisingly, the closer you are to live bullets and dead bodies, the more nuanced you get, In Crime City.

Wes Denham Denham is the co-author of “Arrest-Proof Yourself” and author of “Arrested, What to Do When Your Loved One’s in Jail.” You can reach him at wesdenham.com.

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Sinners and Scrums

Women’s rugby team invites new members and promises to teach them the sport JACKSONVILLE WOMEN’S RUGBY CLUB Sept. 7, vs. FSU Oct. 12, vs. Miami Huffman Park, 2775 Huffman Blvd., Southside Beer Pong fundraiser, 2 p.m. Sept. 21, Lynch’s Irish Pub, 514 First St. N., Jacksonville Beach jaxwomensrugby.com

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ith summer’s heat finally beginning to abate, fall sports are on everyone’s mind.

In Northeast Florida, pro and college football take pride of place. But as Jacksonville becomes more cosmopolitan, we’re seeing other sports emerge — one of them being women’s rugby, courtesy of the Jacksonville Women’s Rugby Club.

Practices began Aug. 20 for the JWRC — whose team nickname is the Sinners — and this should be an exciting campaign for these lady ruggers. This season, they have coaches from South Africa who have 40 years of combined experience.

Team President Melissa Newkirk, who played college rugby at University of Central Florida, talked about the challenges of playing rugby on the club level in an email interview.

She said the squad has 20 players but would like to have 30 to 45.

“We do not have tryouts and take anyone who wants to play, so we will take on all that are willing!”

Players come from all backgrounds — some with intense rugby backgrounds, others without.

“About half of our players did play in college, but we get lots who have never played before, and we teach them the game,” Newkirk said. New players can learn the basics in about a month, but it takes three to six months to really feel confident, she said.

Newkirk played three years as an undergraduate — an experience that led directly to starting up this team.

“I started playing rugby in college. When I moved back home, there was not a team,” she said. “I loved playing and wanted to share my passion for the sport with others. We also have an amazing local men’s team that was and still is very supportive of our team; without their help, the women’s team would not have been possible.”

Many in our area might notice similarities with other more familiar sports; indeed, there

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are analogues to football and especially soccer.

“Rugby is a constantly moving game, like soccer; there are no downs or stoppage as in football,” Newkirk said. “The main similarity to football is that the field is the same size and we both tackle; after that, not much. The biggest rule in rugby that confuses most people is you can only pass the ball backwards. In rugby, you must pass backwards because blocking is not allowed, and you can only tackle the player with the ball. The ball must be passed backwards and run forward to gain ground.”

Another feature of rugby: the scrum. I’ve known male players who spoke quite graphically and frankly about the shortcuts people take in the formation. The Sinners likewise regard scrums with appropriate reverence.

“We take scrums very seriously,” Newkirk said. “They are an integral part of the game but can also cause injury if not done correctly. Our referees also take them very seriously; that is why we have laws in rugby, not rules! We make sure to [teach] all of our players the proper technique before they’re allowed to participate in a scrum.

To be in a scrum is tiring and rewarding; the feeling of eight girls bound together and moving as one unit is very exhilarating.”

That exhilaration has already begun for the Sinners, with practice underway even as they seek to recruit new talent. The fall season runs until Nov. 23, then starts again after the New Year for the spring season. Newkirk said the team has five games this season and wants to add one more.

One piece of advice: When you go to one of these games, get there early, as parking is at a premium.

“The Sept. 7 home game versus FSU is against the college team. Currently in Florida, there are only two solid women’s teams — Jacksonville and Fort Miami — with four new teams forming: Daytona, Orlando, Tampa and Miami. Due to the lack of women’s teams in the state, we do play college teams.”

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BUTT OUT Community efforts to restrict smoking at beaches, playgrounds and parks are hampered by state law Story by Ron Word Photo Illustration by Chad Smith

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tate Sen. Rob Bradley remembers the disgust he felt a few years ago when he took his three children to a public playground, only to have them encounter secondhand smoke and deal with cigarette butts littering the ground.

His children are older now, but he still remembers that experience, and in the last session of the Florida Legislature, he attempted to pass a bill that would allow cities and towns to restrict smoking at beaches, playgrounds, public parks and recreation areas to protect residents from outdoor secondhand smoke.

His bill appeared to be headed for passage in the Senate, but he said it was “a non-starter in the House” and it died in a Senate committee.

He heard complaints that his bill would make it illegal to enjoy a cigar on the beach.

“Some individuals viewed it as an encroachment of individual rights,” Bradley said.

Florida lags behind other states when it comes to snuffing out tobacco use in public places. According to an Aug. 8 Associated Press report, during the last five years, the number of parks and public recreation areas with tobacco bans has reached 2,600 nationwide. As Florida law now stands, it is perfectly OK to light up at parks, playgrounds and beaches, whether children are around or not.

“There is no risk-free level of contact with secondhand smoke, even brief exposure can be harmful to health,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention state. Tobacco smoke contains more than 7,000 chemicals, at least 69 of which are known carcinogens.

Sunil Joshi, an allergist with Family Allergy & Asthma Consultants in Jacksonville, said there are real dangers of secondhand smoke, indoors or outdoors. Of special concern are the effects on children whose lungs are still developing, and adults with heart and lung problems.

“Should we allow smoking in public places?

It would probably be healthier for our society if people outdoors were not smoking,” he said.

According to the CDC, secondhand smoke around children causes more frequent and more severe asthma attacks, respiratory problems, infections and a greater risk of sudden infant death syndrome. For children aged 18 months or younger, secondhand smoke exposure is responsible for an estimated 150,000 to 300,000 new cases of bronchitis and pneumonia each year.

Among adults who do not smoke, being exposed to secondhand smoke can increase the risk of heart attack. Nonsmokers exposed to secondhand smoke increase their risk of heart disease by 25 to 30 percent, according to the CDC, which estimates that secondhand smoke causes 46,000 heart-disease deaths and 3,400 lung-cancer deaths each year among nonsmokers.

“There can be serious consequences,” Joshi said.

A team of Stanford University researchers conducted a study in 2007 of secondhand tobacco smoke at sidewalk cafés and other outdoor settings, discovering some startling results.

“Our findings show that a person sitting or standing next to a person outdoors can breathe in wisps of smoke that are many times more concentrated than normal background air pollution levels,” said Neil Klepeis, a consulting assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford and lead author of the study. He added that that amount could have 50 times more toxic material than the surrounding unpolluted air.

“Walking quickly by a group of smokers is likely to involve only seconds’ worth of exposure. We measured short transient exposures that could exceed 1,000 micrograms

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per meter cubed,” Klepeis wrote in an email, noting that the EPA 24-hour standard for particle exposure is only 35 micrograms per meter cubed.

The researchers used a portable electronic monitor to make precise measurements of toxic airborne material emitted from cigarettes at 10 sites near the Stanford campus.

Klepeis said that the city of Santa Monica, Calif., has banned smoking from parks, beaches, ATM machine areas, theater lines and open-air restaurants.

Removing secondhand smoke from a playground, park or a beach in Florida is not as simple as passing a city or county ordinance, however. It is against the law for municipalities to do so. Only the state can regulate smoking because of preemption by Florida law.

Last December, a judge struck down Sarasota County’s five-year-old law prohibiting smoking at parks, youth sports fields, public libraries and beaches. She ruled that local governments are not permitted to ban outdoor smoking.

A 1985 law overturned the state’s existing local laws, and no community has been able to adopt a smoke-free law in 25 years.

In 2003, Florida approved a law for smoke-free restaurants and workplaces, but it still permits smoking in bars, music venues and other hospitality workplaces where less than 10 percent of gross revenue is from the sale of food.

Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill in June allowing school districts to designate their properties as tobacco-free.

Sen. Bradley expects to try to pass another outdoor smoking ban in next year’s session, but says he will probably narrow his focus.

“I am not sure at this time what form it’s going to take to make sure we can pass it in the House,” said Bradley, a Fleming

Island Republican.

“My sense is to craft a bill that will give the local government the power to regulate smoking at playgrounds,” he said.

Another issue resulting from outdoor smoking is rampant littering of cigarette butts. Drive on almost any road in Florida, and you can see thousands of them lining the gutters and the pavement at every stoplight — and you can grab handfuls in the sand at the beach.

According to the Ocean Conservancy, more than one million cigarette butts were picked up along U.S. beaches in just one day, as part of the 2009 International Coastal Cleanup.

Keep Jacksonville Beautiful participates in the coastal cleanup but doesn’t keep track of cigarettes collected at the beach. It has put out ashtrays around town in an attempt to keep cigarette litter off the streets, sidewalks and parks.

Most of the major sports stadiums and arenas in Florida ban smoking, except in designated areas. That holds true at EverBank Field and the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville. There are no restrictions preventing someone from lighting up in a city park during a kids’ Little League game or soccer match, however, local athletic associations, including the YMCA and Orange Park Athletic Association, can legally ban smoking on their premises.

In Florida, more than 20 colleges and universities, including the University of Florida and University of North Florida, Florida State

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CLEARING THE AIR

College at Jacksonville, Florida State University and Edward Waters College, have enacted campus-wide smoking bans. Flagler College has banned smoking in campus buildings; Jacksonville University does not have a campus-wide smoking ban and instead offers designated outdoor campus areas for smoking.

Edward Ariza and Stephen P. Leatherman, who argued in favor of a ban on beach tobacco use, addressed the issue of outdoor smoking at beaches in the January 2012 edition of the Journal of Coastal Research at Florida International University.

“Beaches are the most visited natural areas in the United States, and beachgoers want clean sand and clean water. If a beach is polluted with cigarette butts, beachgoers may look for other, cleaner beaches to go to.

Establishing a smoking ban on beaches will prove environmental, aesthetic, economic and health benefits,” they wrote.

Jan Johnson, Florida state coordinator of the Citizens Freedom Alliance, The Smoker’s Clubs, wrote in an email, “I think outdoor smoking bans are the height of insanity.”

“At worst, it is an attempt by society to demonize smoking and make it easier for society to shun them,” Johnson said.

“I just wish society would tell smokers the truth, the truth being that the people in public health would be much happier if smokers and smoking did not exist,” Johnson said.

Public health officials readily concede they are trying to eliminate smoking because of the effects on public health, but agree that smoking is still legal and to do so is an individual choice.

Ron Word rword@folioweekly.com

MORE INFORMATION The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: cdc.gov/tobacco Tobacco Free Florida: tobaccofreeflorida.com Tobacco Free Jacksonville Coalition: tobaccofreejacksonville.org Duval County Medical Society: dcmsonline.org The Smoker’s Club: smokersclubinc.com

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Our Picks Reasons to leave the house this week

REGGAE IRATION

The Hawaiian-bred indie reggae rockers get loud in Jacksonville Beach a month after their third LP “Automatic” dropped. The album, a mix of reggae, rock and pop, rose to No. 75 on the Billboard 200.

Lead singer Micah Pueschel told the Jamaica Observer they know they aren’t playing Jamaican reggae or roots reggae, but “we have an island vibe.” Iration hits the stage with support from Through The Roots, Fortunate Youth and Micah Brown. 7 p.m. Aug. 30, Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jacksonville Beach, $18, $80 VIP, 246-2473, freebirdlive.com.

ROCK BIG COUNTRY

The Scottish alt-rock band built a cult following after the release of the 1983 album “The Crossing.” Big Country reunited in 2007, six years after the death of lead singer Stuart Adamson.

“The Journey,” the band’s first album in 14 years and first with Mike Peters as lead vocalist, dropped in April. 7 p.m. Aug. 31, Brewster’s Roc Bar, 845 University Blvd. N., Arlington, $15-$40, 223-9850. Photo: Andy Labrow

FREESTYLE BATTLE DUVAL MIC SKILLZ

No doubt palms are sweaty as “Duval’s dopest” prepare for the summer freestyle battle, with Mr. Low at host. Wait to see if someone goes a cappella while chasing more than $1,000 in prizes – including $200 cash. Winners are determined by crowd response, with RAW (Askmeificare) and Mr. Al Pete (pictured) judging on tiebreakers.

9 p.m. Aug. 30, Burro Bar, 100 E. Adams St., Downtown, $10, 677-2977, info@duvalhiphop.com, duvalhiphop.com.

BASEBALL JACKSONVILLE SUNS

The Suns are in a tight race for the second-half title of the South Division with one homestand remaining. (If the boys of summer make the playoffs, they’ll host Games 3-5 of the first round, beginning Sept. 7.) First, though, the Suns and Adam Conley (pictured) conclude the regular season against the rival Mississippi Braves, Aug. 29-31 and Sept. 1-2 (first pitch for all games is 7:05 p.m., except the season finale at 1:05), Bragan Field, Baseball Grounds, 301 A. Philip Randolph Blvd., Downtown, $7.50-$22.50, 358-2846, jaxsuns.com.

Photo: Cliff Welch

OUTDOORS FUN PADDLING RACE

When organizers put “fun” in the official race name, we at Our Picks HQ feel their hearts are in the right place. The nonprofit Public Trust Environmental Legal Institute celebrates its third paddling guide with a 6-mile race, capped at the first 50 participants in kayaks, canoes and SUP. 9 a.m. Aug. 31, from St. Johns Marina, past Friendship Fountain, to Jacksonville University with the tide and current, 247-1972 ext. 420, publictrustlaw.org.

VISUAL ARTS KEPT TIME

Joseph D. Jachna’s exhibit examines “manifestations of time” and the evolution of photography during the second half of the 20th century. Jachna was a fine-art photographer who first embraced color in the 1970s. “Kept Time”, (piece pictured), is curated by UNF assistant professor of photography Christopher Luhar-Trice.

Artist lecture 2 p.m., reception 5-7 p.m. Sept.

4, exhibit through Oct. 11, UNF Gallery at the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, 333 N. Laura St., Downtown, 366-6911, mocajacksonville.com.

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FIRST WEDNESDAY ART WALK PET WALK

Artists unleash their best pet-themed pieces, and animal lovers keep a tight grip on their leashes at the eighth annual Pet Walk. The Florida Theatre offers information on pet adoption, health and safety. Grandpa’s Cough Medicine performs 7 p.m., and the official One Spark 2013 documentary premieres 7:40 p.m. in Hemming Plaza. Art walk, 5-9 p.m. Sept. 4, headquarters at Hemming Plaza, Downtown, 634-0303 ext. 225, downtownjacksonville.org/marketing, iloveartwalk.com.

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Inconsistent British comedy fails to live up to promising cast and director THE WORLD’S END **@@ Rated R

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emories have a funny way of venturing further from truth as we age. Bad memories get worse, good memories get better, exaggeration becomes fact and the “truth” changes accordingly. Of course, not everyone remembers the same event the same way. In “The World’s End,” a British comedy with great potential that never hits its stride, one man fondly recalls a pub crawl while his mates hold it in considerably less esteem.

It’s June 1990. In fictional Newtown Haven, Great Britain, five school chums embark on the “Golden Mile,” in which they attempt to down a pint of ale at each of the 12 pubs in a one-mile stretch of town. It’s an epic night, and the memories of it have gotten sweeter through the years for Gary King (Simon Pegg), who’s the only one who enjoyed himself on the crawl.

The problem for egocentric Gary — who

to see it to understand) have taken over the bodies of the townspeople. Upon discovery of this, Ollie’s sister Sam (Rosamund Pike) helps them plot their escape.

Certainly, this has the makings of a fun, raucous comedy, and in the hands of the men behind “Shaun of the Dead” (and, less successfully, “Hot Fuzz”), there’s reason for optimism. What’s more, you could not ask for a better cast of British comedians, and Frost’s direction is pointed and sharp.

And yet the movie just doesn’t click, for a variety of reasons. Gary is a difficult protagonist to like, given his dominant personality and clear disregard for his friends’ well-being. He’s leading the charge, and we can’t stand him. And the idea of “merging” with alien robots is decidedly non-threatening — a real attack, or at least some legitimate peril — is needed for us to really care about what’s happening.

Finally, and most important, w; it’s as if writers Pegg and Frost knew how to write jokes for drunk dudes at a bar, but are less

Finally, and most important, the comedy isn’t consistently funny.

We laugh at some jokes, but once the story breaks from reality, the comedy falters.

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calls himself “the king” — is that they hit only nine pubs while crawling, falling three short of the aptly named 12th and final pub, “The World’s End.” So Gary, who’s really a degenerate loser clinging to his youth, decides to reunite the gang and finish what they started 20 years earlier. Ollie (Martin Freeman), Pete (Eddie Marsan), Steve (Paddy Considine) and Andy (Nick Frost, who also directs), all now respectable, working adults, come to Newton Haven against their better judgment for reasons that are never quite made clear. Little do they know how dangerous this adventure will be.

Things in town aren’t the same as when they left. The- bartenders are less friendly, the people less jolly, and only a few locals remember them because alien robots (you have

comfortable/competent when it comes to alien invasion comedy.

This is the second end-of-the-world comedy of the summer, and it has less success than the Seth Rogen-led “This Is the End,” and that one-note movie was exhausting to watch.

“The World’s End” certainly isn’t one-note, but it is a tepid example of a reasonably fresh concept — it doesn’t deliver. It’s a shame when there’s reason for optimism and all you get is disappointment.

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‘Rom-dramedy’ offers rare story of real teens with real problems and relationship depth THE SPECTACULAR NOW ****

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ew films capture the experience of being a teenager with exquisite honesty and grace.

“The Spectacular Now” is one of the few.

Sutter and Aimee are not Hollywood teens.

They are not obsessed with image, hair, sports, popularity or whom they’re dating. They are — and this will come as a great shock to those accustomed to teen horror movies and crass comedies — real people with real problems, leading lives of hardship, awkwardness and angst.

They are flawed yet likable, understandable yet infuriating. They are teenagers.

It comes as a great surprise to everybody around them that they start dating. Sutter (Miles Teller), the popular guy everyone likes, has a drinking problem, an estranged father (Kyle Chandler) and a workaholic mother (Jennifer Jason Leigh) who doesn’t understand him. Aimee (Shailene Woodley) is a nerd with one friend. (To be more natural and real for the role, Woodley did not wear makeup.)

After a night of drinking, Sutter passes out on Aimee’s lawn. They meet cute when he wakes to her looking at him with an angelic backlight that foretells of her good soul. They bond. He insists to his friend Ricky (Masam Holden) that he doesn’t like-her like her, as men are wont to do, and that he will soon be back with his ex Cassidy (Brie Larson). Ricky sees right through the lie, and rightfully so.

Soon Sutter and Aimee start dating, grow close and make love, and we root for them because they’re innately good people who deserve to be happy. While Aimee tries to distance herself from a controlling mother, Sutter attempts to reunite with his father.

It’s as if director James Ponsoldt has tapped into the heartbeat of modern teen angst, deftly observing the issues that afflict 21st-century

teenagers and baring them, heart and soul, on the big screen. Credit also goes to writers Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber — working from a novel by Tim Tharp — for capturing the cadence and colloquialisms of young adult dialog which, along with the story, offer high school students plenty with which to identify.

Though it has many laudable virtues, the movie’s representation of the relationship will make the deepest impact. Love has a way of surfacing in unexpected places and, rest assured, no one’s more surprised to see Sutter and Aimee together than Sutter and Aimee. In Sutter, Aimee sees the popular guy at school who’s the first to show romantic interest in her, and subsequently is her first love. In Aimee, Sutter has a grounded, reliable stability he doesn’t think he deserves or wants. Unlike far too many romances, it makes sense for them to be together because we clearly see why they’re drawn to one another, and it’s not for purely physical reasons. Relationship depth in a high school movie is rarely seen and extremely welcome.

Older audiences will also notice this stark, undeniable truth about “The Spectacular Now”: Some people’s lives peak in high school. For Sutter, neither terribly smart nor ambitious, life probably won’t get much better. His “spectacular now” is now. Aimee, though, has a bright future. It’s ironic that one is on top of the world in high school and his life will be nothing more than average, while the other is a nobody in high school but will likely lead a rich (literally and figuratively), successful life.

“The Spectacular Now” is one of the best films of the year.

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Movies and Battle Guy (Clark Duke) dispatching justice. The bond is tested when Chris (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), aka Red Mist, takes on a new arch villain persona – The Motherfucker – and forms an injustice league to take down Kick-Ass.

The Kid (Selena Gomez, left), a hacker, and Brent Magna (Ethan Hawke) must follow the orders of a mysterious man (Jon Voight, not pictured), who can see him through car-mounted cameras in “Getaway,” directed by Courtney Solomon and Yaron Levy. Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures

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perfect, idyllic structure, made to look like the paradises of yesteryear. Max (Matt Damon) is planning to take down Elysium and bring equality to Earth in the dystopian sci-fi from director Neill Blomkamp (“District 9”).

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2 GUNS **G@ Rated R Marcus Stigman (Mark Wahlberg) and Bobby Trench (Denzel Washington) have been working for the government for more than a year to infiltrate a dangerous drug cartel.

Unwillingly, they’re forced to team up when their mission goes awry. Their respective government agencies deny their existence, so they strike back at the gangsters who want them dead. Directed by Baltasar Kormákur.

BLUE JASMINE ***@ Rated PG-13 Director Woody Allen elicits a stellar performance from Cate Blanchett in his drama showcasing characters bent on selfdestruction. Co-starring Alec Baldwin, Sally Hawkins and Andrew Dice Clay, who’s gotten some positive reviews for his turn in this much-ballyhooed film.

CHENNAI EXPRESS ***G Not Rated A young man wants to honor his grandfather, whose last wish was to have his ashes strewn in the waters of the holy city of Rameshwaram. The Bollywood hit stars Deepika Padukone and Shah Rukh Khan. In Hindi and Tamil.

THE CONJURING **G@ Rated R Lorraine (Vera Farmiga) and her husband Ed (Patrick Wilson) have investigated paranormal occurrences a long time, but when they get called to a farmhouse in the middle of nowhere, they encounter their most horrifying case. A family desperately needs help before violent ghosts destroy them.

DESPICABLE ME 2 **G@ Rated PG Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) is back as a heinous villain who becomes a spy. Gru morphs from villain to dad to raise three adopted daughters, hitting the dating scene to find a suitable mom. Three Minions (voiced by co-director Pierre Coffin) again steal the whole thing.

ELYSIUM ***@ Rated R The year is 2154, and Earth, where the 99 percenters live, is a mess. The air is polluted and garbage is everywhere.

Meanwhile, the aristocrats live on Elysium, a circular spaceship oasis just outside Earth’s atmosphere. It’s a

FRUITVALE STATION **** Rated R It’s the true story of Oscar Grant (Oscar-worthy Michael B. Jordan) who was killed in an altercation with police at Fruitvale, a BART stop in San Francisco’s Bay Area on New Year’s Eve 2008. Grant died just as he was making resolutions to turn his life around. Co-starring Octavia Spencer and Chad Michael Murray.

GETAWAY Rated PG-13 • Opens Aug. 30 Brent (Ethan Hawke), a former racecar driver, is forced into a mission to save his kidnapped wife. The Kid (Selena Gomez), a young hacker, is along for the ride while Brent must take orders from a mysterious man (Jon Voight), who is watching him through cameras mounted on the car.

GROWN UPS 2 G@@@ Rated PG-13 Lenny (Adam Sandler) learns crazy follows everywhere when he moves his family back to his hometown to be with friends Marcus (David Spade), Kurt (Chris Rock) and Eric (Kevin James). The four adults relive the last day of school through their kids’ experiences.

THE HEAT *G@@ Rated R Uptight FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn (Sandra Bullock) and foul-mouthed Boston cop Shannon Mullins (Melissa McCarthy) are thrown off a case involving a ruthless drug lord, the pair decides to go after him on their own – checking off one of many buddy-cop clichés.

JOBS **@@ Rated PG-13 The biopic examines how Steve Jobs (Ashton Kutcher), an entrepreneur and innovator way ahead of his time, built Apple into the most prolific company in the world.

Directed by Joshua Michael Stern, “Jobs” also stars Dermot Mulroney, Josh Gad (as Steve Wozniak), Lukas Haas, Matthew Modine and J.K. Simmons.

KICK-ASS 2 **@@ Rated R Having inspired other folks to dress like superheroes and fight crime, Dave/Kick-Ass (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) is bored.

Mindy/Hit-Girl (Chloë Grace Moretz) promises her guardian (Morris Chestnut) she’ll behave, so Dave’s on his own. He looks for a vigilante group to join. Born-again Christian Col. Stars & Stripes (Jim Carrey) is happy to have Kick-Ass, Dr. Gravity (Donald Faison), Night Bitch (Lindy Booth)

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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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LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER **@@ Rated PG-13 Forest Whitaker plays Cecil Gaines, the White House butler who served eight U.S. presidents over three decades, witnessing many of the 20th century’s biggest moments.

The all-star cast runs deep with James Marsden as John F. Kennedy, Minka Kelly as Jackie Kennedy, Alan Rickman as Ronald Reagan, Jane Fonda as Nancy Reagan, John Cusack as Richard Nixon and Robin Williams as Dwight Eisenhower.

Really? Ike is Robin Williams? Also starring Oprah Winfrey, Mariah Carey, Vanessa Redgrave, Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard and Liev Schreiber.

THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS: CITY OF BONES **@@ Rated PG-13 This fantasy-adventure film co-stars Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bower, Jemima West and Jonathan Rhys Meyers (aka Henry the Eighth).

ONCE UPON A TIME IN DUBAI: DOBAARA Not Rated This Bollywood thriller stars Akshay Kumar.

PACIFIC RIM ***@ Rated PG-13 With millions of lives lost and resources depleted, the war continues against giant monsters that rose from the seas. Two unlikely heroes run a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger, a massive robot that was a special weapon in the past. The action-adventure is directed by Guillermo del Toro.

PARANOIA *G@@ Rated PG-13 Corporate espionage, jillion-dollar deals and high-tech geniuses abound in this tepid thriller co-starring Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Liam Hemsworth and Amber Heard.

PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS **@@ Rated PG The sequel opens with Percy (Logan Lerman), Annabeth (Alexandra Daddario) and Grover (Brandon T. Jackson) at Camp Half-Blood, the only place where demigods can live in peace. Or so they think. They’re forced to recover the Golden Fleece, which is located in – you guessed it – the Sea of Monsters (aka the Bermuda Triangle).

PLANES **@@ Rated PG Watching this Disney movie, you quickly realize you liked it better the first and second times you saw it when it was called “Cars,” then “Cars 2.” “Planes” was made by DisneyToon Studios, which ordinarily works on straight-tovideo sequels such as “Tarzan II” and “Cinderella III: A Twist in Time.” The film, only moderately and occasionally funny, does offer a nice message of believing you can do more than what you think you’re capable of, but “Planes” sputters when it needs to soar.

RED 2 ***@ Rated PG-13 Frank Moses (Bruce Willis) is retired from being a black-ops CIA operative, but he’s getting the old gang together one more time. Marvin (John Malkovich) and Sarah (Mary-Louise Parker) are up against hired killers, terrorists and government honchos as they try to keep a purloined nuclear device from falling into the wrong hands. With Catherine Zeta-Jones, Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren.

R.I.P.D. *G@@ Rated PG-13 Hot shot detective Nick Walker (Ryan Reynolds) was killed in the line of duty, so he’s eligible to join the Rest in Peace Department. New partner Roy (Jeff Bridges) is a veteran sheriff with a knack for spotting a fugitive soul in disguise.

SAVANNAH **@@ Rated PG-13 Despite the notable cast (Jim Caviezel, Sam Shepard,

Jack McBrayer, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Hal Holbrook), this drama based on real-life events sinks.

SMURFS 2 *G@@ Rated PG At it again, the Smurfs enter the humans’ world to help Smurfette (Katy Perry) escape Gargamel (Hank Azaria).

Gargamel created the Naughties to help him harness the Smurf-essence, but he learns the only way to get it is with a spell only Smurfette knows.

THE SPECTACULAR NOW **** Rated R • Opens Aug. 28 Reviewed in this issue.

TURBO **@@ Rated PG Theo, a garden snail (voiced by Ryan Reynolds) suffers a freak accident that turns fortunate – he might now be so fast, he could win the Indy 500. Co-starring Samuel L. Jackson, Bill Hader, Snoop Lion and Maya Rudolph.

THE WAY, WAY BACK ***G Rated PG-13 Duncan (Liam James) is a 14-year-old too awkward to fit in until he meets a few adults who bring him into adulthood.

After his mom drags him away from home to live at her boyfriend’s beach house for the summer, he begins working at a waterpark. Here Duncan meets some folks who help him be less of an outcast during the roughest teenage years and transform him into a man.

WE’RE THE MILLERS ***@ Rated R Small-time drug dealer David (Jason Sudeikis) uses the “perfect family” façade after he’s offered $100,000 to bring back “a little bit” of weed from Mexico. The perfect family includes stripper Rose (Jennifer Aniston), likable latchkey teenager Kenny (Will Poulter) and homeless teen Casey (Emma Roberts). Sudeikis delivers great one-liners and Aniston unfurls another edgy/sexy/funny performance in the same vein as her role in “Horrible Bosses.”

THE WOLVERINE ***@ Rated PG-13 Logan (Hugh Jackman) learns that being a warrior without a cause isn’t what it’s cracked up to be. When he gets called to Japan, he begins a journey to face his own mortality.

THE WORLD’S END **@@ Rated R Reviewed in this issue.

WORLD WAR Z **@@ Rated PG-13 Aggressive zombies are multiplying fast. Former U.N. investigator Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt), wife Karen (Mireille Enos) and daughters (Sterling Jarins, Abigail Hargrove) get special government attention in the crisis.

YOU’RE NEXT ***G Rated R A happy family reunion becomes a violent crime and then a case of serious counterattack in this thriller, directed by Adam Wingard.

OTHER FILMS SUMMER MOVIE CLASSICS The annual series concludes with “Singin’ in the Rain,” starring Debbie Reynolds and Gene Kelly, screened 2 p.m. Sept. 1 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, 355-2787. Tickets are $7.50; $45 for a movie card. floridatheatre.com WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME IMAX THEATRE “Great White Shark 3D” and “Tornado Alley 3D” are screened along with “The Last Reef 3D” and “Flight of the Butterflies 3D” at World Golf Hall of Fame Village IMAX Theatre, 1 World Golf Place, St. Augustine, 940-IMAX, worldgolfimax.com. “The Wizard of Oz” gets the IMAX treatment opening Sept. 20.

LATITUDE CINEGRILLE “Man of Steel” is showing at Latitude 30 CineGrille, 10370 Philips Highway, Southside, 365-5555.

Gregory AMoore (from left), Greg Ginn, Ron Reyes and Dave Klein are Black Flag. Photo: Robert Kenney

Punk Pilgrimage

Black Flag returns with a new lineup, but still pushes original ethic BLACK FLAG with GOOD FOR YOU 6 p.m. Sept. 6 Brewster’s Roc Bar, 845 University Blvd. N., Arlington Tickets: $22-$50 223-9850, brewstersmegaplex.com

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t wasn’t even a year ago that Greg Ginn declared his intent to reanimate the band he founded and whose demise was presumed permanent for a quarter-century. Black Flag emerged from Hermosa Beach, Calif., in the late 1970s, and the effect was incendiary from the start. In eight years, they recorded three live albums, six studio albums and eight EPs, leaving their mark both aurally and aesthetically, while helping to craft a business model that remains highly influential to this day.

The arrival of a new version of Black Flag in Jacksonville, some 35 years after their debut, is not so much a performance as a pilgrimage for a generation of artists, musicians and whatnot who’ve been part of one of the more rabid fan bases in modern music. (You can still find unopened copies of Black Flag records around town, if the money is right.)

“They had a big influence on me,” wrote political consultant and radio host Scott Gaillard in an email interview. “When I started playing guitar, Black Flag was THE U.S. punk band. … ['Six Pack'] was probably my favorite song, when I first heard it. The slowly building intensity and the blast-off point inspired many a punk fan to join the fold. [Henry] Rollins’ gravelsoaked lyrics fit perfectly with Ginn’s screeching feedback-tinged fills. Sure it was about silly beer drinking, but it was also a song about male bonding, aimless youthful energy and angst.”

“I'm influenced more by their ethic than their music,” said musician/producer Steve Barakat. “Their music was influenced by their ethic, too. It evolved quite a bit. … They didn’t ask for permission or help from anyone; they didn't care if anyone liked them either. They were the forefathers of DIY … but once their fans got complacent with their punk-rock formula (i.e.: ‘TV Party,’ ‘Six Pack,’ ‘Police Story’) and they were typecast as a ‘punk band,’ they recorded ‘The Process of Weeding Out’ and ‘Family Man,’ which were openly influenced by avant-garde jazz composer Ornette Coleman — because they specifically wanted to ‘weed out’ their closed-minded fans. My point is that Black Flag isn't about a ‘sound,’ it's about an ethic, a ‘punk rock’ ethic of pushing the envelope, not adhering to a punk ‘sound’ or ‘fashion.’ ” Ginn founded the band and the SST label, wrote most of the songs and is the only person to play in all of its many incarnations, each of which occupies a distinct place in the collective

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mythology of its fans.

The current group includes Ron “Chavo” Reyes, who succeeded Keith Morris as lead singer and recorded the “Jealous Again” EP before famously quitting mid-show in 1980, drummer Gregory Moore and Screeching Weasel bassist Dave Klein, who wasn’t even born when the first Black Flag EP dropped.

This version has already released “Down in the Dirt” and “The Chase” in May and “Wallow in Despair” in August, the first new Black Flag songs in more than 20 years.

While it will never be like 1984, when Black Flag released three albums and played 178 shows in a single year, Ginn (who turned 59 in June) is touring and performing with the vigor of a man half his age. The Brewster's gig comes midway through a run that will ultimately encompass at least 58 shows in 171 days, covering 24 states, six countries, three continents and Puerto Rico — not bad at all.

Consider, also, that Ginn is doing double duty on these gigs — he also plays guitar for the opening band, Good For You, a new group he started with singer/skateboarding legend Mike Vallely.

It’s not like these guys have been in hibernation: Various Black Flag alumni (there are at least 19) have all remained active in the music business. They can be found in the discographies of bands as varied as Dos, Danzig, Descendants, Circle Jerks, DOA, Rollins Band, Misfits, Redd Kross, Social Distortion and Run-DMC. (Former bassist Kira Roessler won two Emmys for sound editing at HBO — one for “John Adams,” the other for “Game Of Thrones.”)

Of course, it wouldn’t be a Black Flag — um, anything — without a healthy dose of controversy. Ginn’s historically contentious relationship with bandmates boiled over this year. A group called Flag is also touring now, comprising original singer Morris, original bassist Chuck Dukowski (who was also tour manager and co-owner of SST), longtime drummer Bill Stevenson and Descendants guitarist Stephen Egerton. Predictably, legal action ensued. Ginn sued his former bandmates earlier this month, accusing them of lying to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and committing “outrageous fraud,” according to the Hollywood Reporter.

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Donald Fagen (left) and Walter Beck are Steely Dan. Photo: Danny Clinch

Dan in Real Life

Fagen and Becker ‘keep threatening’ to finish old songs, but sometimes they just go fishing STEELY DAN 7 p.m. Sept. 8 St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340 A1A S., St. Augustine Tickets: $52.50-$99.50 209-0367, staugamphitheatre.com

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n the 1970s, Steely Dan became that decade’s ultimate studio band, having decided in 1973 to quit touring to concentrate on turning out studio albums like “Pretzel Logic” (1974), “The Royal Scam” (1976) and “Aja” (1977).

Donald Fagen and Walter Becker became famous for their meticulous approach to albummaking, casting a host of studio musicians to play specific parts on albums, sometimes recording upward of three dozen takes of certain performances in a quest to capture the exact qualities they wanted in their songs.

So it’s ironic to hear Steely Dan’s founding members Fagen and Becker say the greatest reward since reuniting in 1993 has been, of all things, playing live shows.

“It’s great fun to play with a really good band,” Becker said, as Fagen concurred. “That goes without saying, but I think that’s the essence of it right there for me.”

That much seems apparent, when one considers the studio output in the two eras of Steely Dan. From 1972 until 1980, when Fagen and Becker shelved Steely Dan after deciding they’d run out of creative fuel, they released seven albums.

Since reforming, they’ve made just two Steely Dan albums, “Two Against Nature” (2000) and “Everything Must Go” (2003). Meanwhile, Steely Dan has toured most every summer, including a 2009 run, during which, on different nights, the band performed the albums “The Royal Scam,” “Aja” or “Gaucho” in their entirety.

The only new music since “Everything Must Go” have been solo albums from Fagen (“Morph the Cat” in 2006 and “Sunken Condos,” 2012) and Becker (“Circus Money,” 2008).

Clearly, touring now is much more enjoyable and satisfying than it was in early 1970s. And the compromises that had to be made back then had a lot to do with the decision to concentrate solely on album-making.

Fagen and Becker were trading answers to reporters’ questions during a mid-July teleconference. The setting provided an opportunity to hear how the two interact. And as is fitting for a group that took its name from a strap-on sexual organ, it became obvious that Fagen and Becker share a sharp sense of humor and an ability to entertain each other.

Frequently answers would evolve — or dissolve — into the kind of humorous stories shared between best friends or in-jokes that

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probably hold more meaning for Fagen and Becker than the rest of the world.

One such example came when the pair was asked if any new Steely Dan music was in the works. Becker hinted that they might be getting that itch again.

“It’s just a smell now,” Becker said. “Next thing is, then you taste it, then you start to feel it. You know how this goes.”

“We do have some songs that I’m just remembering now,” Fagen said, recalling an aborted attempt to resume Steely Dan’s career.

“We have some songs that are really good ones that we only half-finished back in, like, 1984.

“We keep threatening to work on [those],” he said.

When it was suggested that the unreleased material must be good if it’s been saved, the conversation turned.

“I guess that’s true,” Fagen said. “At least we think it’s good stuff. It’s, like, every time we get together, we end up just going fishing. Maybe it has to do with our age.”

“Remember the time that you were chased in by those mullets?” Becker asked.

“Or by those blue fish. Jesus, that was bad,” Fagen recalled. “The weird thing is, I’ve only been fishing a few times, especially when I was a kid. The first time I went fishing, I caught a box turtle instead of a fish, and the second time, I caught a real ugly fish called a lamprey.”

“You caught a lamprey?” Becker asked.

“Yes, they have these big suckers on the front,” Fagen said.

“You caught a lamprey in New Jersey?”

Becker said in amazement.

“Yes, and after that I didn’t go fishing for years because I thought, like, every time I went fishing, I would catch these really ugly exotic [fish],” Fagen said.

Any fishing now will have to happen during free time on the road, as Fagen and Becker tour through Oct. 8 with an eight-member band supplemented by three vocalists.

On certain dates, Steely Dan will again play the whole album of “Aja,” “The Royal Scam” or “Gaucho” (plus select hits).

Either way, Becker noted, the shows won’t be all that different.

“If you look at the different kinds of shows that we supposedly have, the fact is that they’re more or less actually the same show,” Becker said. “We just put the songs in a different order.”

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CONCERTS THIS WEEK

DJ CARNAGE The EDM producer unleashes himself, 9 p.m. Aug. 28 at Pure Nightclub, 8206 Philips Hwy., Southside, $20, 694-1253.

MUSIC BY THE SEA: Big Lonesome Southern blues band performs 7-9 p.m. Aug. 28 at St. Augustine Beach Pier & Pavilion, 350 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach, free, 347-8007, Gypsy Cab Co. offers samples.

CONCERTS IN THE PLAZA: Lonesome Bert & Skinny Lizards Local folk trio, 7 p.m. Aug. 28 at Plaza de la ConstituciĂłn, 48 King St., St. Augustine, free.

BRIDGING THE MUSIC: FLORIDA SOLO ARTIST AWARDS Acoustic showcase with solo artists battling for awards and recognition, 6 p.m. Aug. 28 at 1904 Music Hall, 19 N. Ocean St., Downtown, $10.

TWIZTID, JELLY ROLL, LIL WYTE Rap and hip hop artists are on 6:30 p.m. Aug. 28 at Brewster’s Roc Bar, 845 University Blvd., Arlington, $20-$40, 223-9850.

SCOTT T, HERD OF WATTS “The Spoken & The Word� album release features Slam Duval’s poetry and local artist Brian Barnard painting live, 6 p.m. Aug. 28 at Underbelly, 113 E. Bay St., Downtown, $10, 353-6067.

MIKE DILLON BAND, STONE IRIS New Orleans punk rock band rolls in 9 p.m. Aug. 29 at 1904 Music Hall, 19 N. Ocean St., Downtown, $8.

BREATHE CARLOINA, T MILLS, THE READY SET Electronic rock duo performs 8 p.m. Aug. 29 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach, $15, 246-2473.

FANTASIA Grammy-winning R&B singer and “American Idol� contestant appears 8 p.m. Aug. 29 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, $45-$59, 355-2787.

THE HONEYCUTTERS Five-piece Americana band, 8 p.m. Aug. 29 at European Street CafĂŠ, 1704 San Marco Blvd., San Marco, $15, 398-9500.

THE DANGEROUS SUMMER, TOMMY & THE HIGH PILOTS, RARE MONK, BREAKING LACES, THINK HAPPY THOUGHTS The indie rock begins 7 p.m. Aug. 29 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, $12, 398-7496.

ASKMEIFICARE Local alternative rock, Aug. 29 at Shantytown Pub, 22 W. Sixth St., Downtown, 798-8222.

BALLYHOO!, KAYAVIBE, WAIT FOR GREEN The fusion of reggae, rock and punk begins 9 p.m. Aug. 29 at Original CafĂŠ Eleven, 501 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach, $12, 460-9311.

A FRAGILE TOMORROW, TODD BAKER Four-piece band keeps it all in the family, 8 p.m. Aug. 29 at Underbelly, 113 E. Bay St., Downtown, $5, 353-6067.

BLUES LIGHTNING Gainesville blues band visits Aug. 30 at Mojo Old City BBQ, 5 Cordova St., St. Augustine, 342-5264.

IRATION, THROUGH THE ROOTS, FORTUNATE YOUTH, MICAH BROWN Reggae and rock collide, 7 p.m. Aug. 30 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach, $18-$80, 246-2473.

WVRM FEST: Leprosy, Porter, Atrocitus, Violently High, Path to Death, Nisroch, I’m an Intestine, Panspermia, Glitterpiss, Vomikaust, Reapermanser, Atma, Ripper, Burnt Books, Gross Evolution, The Fuzzlers, Seattle Fucking Supersonics, Giggle Giver, Webcam Teens, Yama, Black Hole Kids 8 p.m. Aug. 30 and 7 p.m. Aug. 31 at Atticus Bar, 325 W. Forsyth St., Downtown; 2 p.m. Sept. 1 (after a cookout) at 818 Clay St., Downtown, $7 per day, $15 for three-day festival, 634-8813.

DUVAL MIC SKILLZ FREESTYLE BATTLE Local MCs battle it out for a recording contract and cash prizes, 9 p.m. Aug. 30 at Burro Bar, 100 E. Adams St., Downtown, $10, 677-2977.

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THE AUTOMATIC TOUR IRATION

THROUGH THE ROOTS/FORTUNATE YOUTH M I CA H B R OW N SATURDAY AUGUST 31

T3AM – Nate Passos (from left), Ellie Rodriguez and Alex Benson – join more than two dozen other dance music acts, including HeRobust, Malah, Bitfunk, Monozygotik, Corporate Slackrs, Durante, Trillucination and Vlad the Inhaler for the Crush Downtown Block Party, Sept. 1 at 1904 Music Hall and Underbelly in Downtown Jacksonville.

ADAM BENZ Singer-songwriter performs his “Blue Eye’d Soul� Aug. 30 at Underbelly, 113 E. Bay St., Downtown, 353-6067.

WRETCHED, ANTIBIOTIC, ALLEGAEON, DENIED TIL DEATH North Carolina death metal band, 8 p.m. Aug. 30 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, $10, 398-7496.

WE STILL DREAM Local pop punk band, 9 p.m. Aug. 30 at Burro Bar, 100 E. Adams St., Downtown, $5, 677-2977.

THE SH-BOOMS Eleven-piece band performs ‘60s inspired rock and soul, 9 p.m.

Aug. 30 at 1904 Music Hall, 19 N. Ocean St., Downtown, $6.

DOMINO EFFECT Savannah band plays groovy reggae funk 8 p.m. Aug. 30 at Dog Star Tavern, 10 N. Second St., Fernandina Beach, $5, 277-8010.

SMOKESTACK Local favorites, 10 p.m. Aug. 30 at Mojo No. 4, 3572 St. Johns Ave., Avondale, 381-6670.

THE DOG APOLLO, FLAGSHIP, WEEKEND ATLAS Indie rock, 8 p.m. Aug. 31 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach, $8, 246-2473.

ROOTZ UNDERGROUND, ROOT OF ALL, I-VIBES, AMELIA BLUZH, DJ RAGGAMUFFIN Jamaican reggae act, 8 p.m. Aug. 31 at The Standard, 200 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine, $12-$15, 342-2187.

MC CHRIS, DR. AWKWARD, JESSE DANGEROUSLY, TRIBE ONE Rap artist from Brooklyn headlines, 8 p.m. Aug. 31 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, $12, 398-7496.

CANARY IN THE COALMINE Local folk act performs Aug. 31 at Mojo No. 4, 3572 St. Johns Ave., Avondale, 381-6670.

CO-ALITION Local favorites work it, Aug. 31 at Dog Star Tavern, 10 N. Second St., Fernandina Beach, 277-8010.

PARKER URBAN BAND Groovy local band performs 9 p.m. Aug. 31 at The Parlour, 2000 San Marco Blvd., San Marco, 396-4456.

DOG APOLLO/FLAGSHIP R i ck o L u s / W E E K E N D AT L A S FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 6

THE HEAVY PETS

PARKER URBAN BAND/S.P.O.R.E. SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 7

EVICTION/PALM TREES & POWERLINES STATE OF MIND/NOCTURNAL STATE OF MIND FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 13

GEORGE PORTER JR & THE RUNNIN PARDNERS SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 14

ORANGE AIR

CRASH THE SATELLITES/CIVIL BRUTE TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 17

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ASKMEIFICARE/LEGIT SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 21

WAKE THE LIVING THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 26

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JOHN CARVER BAND CD RELEASE FJORD EXPLORER UPCOMING 10-2: Greensky Bluegrass 10-4: SimpleNatural EP release 10-10: Frightened Rabbit 10-11: Mayday Parade/Man Overboard 10-18: They Might Be Giants 10-25: Built to Spill 10-26: Robert Randolph & the Family Band 11-2: The Green 11-5: Less Than Jake/Anti-Flag 11-6: EOTO, Etc!Etc! 11-7: Michael Franti & Spearhead 11-8: Passafire/Ballyhoo/Sidereal 11-10: Badfish (Sublime Tribute)

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North Carolina’s Wretched (pictured) – that’s death metal if you couldn’t tell – unleashes its sound with support from Antibiotic, Allegaeon and Denied Til Death Aug. 30 at Jack Rabbits in San Marco.

BIG COUNTRY Scottish rock band is on 7 p.m. Aug. 31 at Brewster’s Roc Bar, 845 University Blvd., Arlington, $15-$40, 223-9850.

THOMAS WYNN & THE BELIEVERS Orlando based soulful southern rock band, 8 p.m. Aug. 31 at Underbelly, 113 E. Bay St., downtown, $8, 353-6067.

ON GUARD, ORANGE AIR, NORTHE, DR. SIRBROTHER Local rock band’s CD release show, 8 p.m. Aug. 31 at 1904 Music Hall, 19 N. Ocean St., Downtown, $5.

JACOB ACOSTA, JAMEYEL, EDENFIELD, NORTHE The indie rock begins 8 p.m. Aug. 31 at Burro Bar, 100 E. Adams St., Downtown, $5, 677-2977.

IVAN NEVILLE’S DUMPSTAPHUNK Funky New Orleans jazz band celebrates 10 years performing, 8 p.m. Sept. 1 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, $15, 398-7496.

CRUSH DOWNTOWN BLOCK PARTY: Herobust, Malah, Bitfunk, Monozygotik, Corporate Slackrs, Durante, Trillucination, Vlad the Inhaler, T3AM, Leginge, Chayo Nash, Mason Masters, S.P.O.R.E, ISHI, Ellofunk, Bit Deff YNG VZO, Navigaeur, Supreme Beings, Eskimo Bros, Sweet Lu, Goerge Stevens, Beach Mob, Trap Nasty, Panay, DJ Chef Rocc, Bobby Newport Dance music favorites, doors and kickoff cookout, 4 p.m.-2 a.m.-Sept. 1 at 1904 Music Hall, 19 N. Ocean St., Downtown, and Underbelly, 113 E. Bay St., Downtown, $25 for general admission, $50 for VIP, 353-6067.

MITCH KUHMAN BAND Miley on Meth’s front man returns 7 p.m. Sept. 1 at Sangria’s, 35 Hypolita St., St. Augustine, 827-1947.

ROAD LESS TRAVELED Local acoustic duo plays Sept. 1 at Slider’s Seafood Grille, 218 First St., Neptune Beach, 246-0881.

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JAPANTHER, TOUGH JUNKIE, GLITTERPISS, ASCETIC Brooklyn performance art and punk to stage, 9 p.m. Sept. 1 at Burro Bar, 100 E. Adams St., Downtown, $5, 677-2977.

MUSIC BY THE SEA: ET Swing Sept. 4 at St. Augustine Beach Pier & Pavilion, 350 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach, free, 347-8007.

THE INDEPENDENTS, POWERBALL, SELF EMPLOYED 8 p.m. Sept. 4 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, $8, 398-7496.

UPCOMING CONCERTS

TREES SETTING FIRES, I LIKE I LIKE, ATHREYT Sept. 5, Brewster’s Pit NEUROTIC NOVEMBER Sept. 5, Jack Rabbits GRACE PETTIS Sept. 5, European Street San Marco ROADKILL GHOST CHOIR, ANTIQUE ANIMALS Sept. 6, Underbelly DARKHORSE SALOON Sept. 6, Jack Rabbits PARKER URBAN BAND, THE HEAVY PETS, S.P.O.R.E. Sept.

6, Freebird Live LOCASH BOYS, ROSS COPELY Sept. 6, Mavericks DUNE DOG’S BAND Sept. 6, Culhane’s Irish Pub COON DOGGIN’ OUTLAWS, MUDTOWN, THE RACKATEERS Sept. 6, Burro Bar THE 3 Sept. 6, Dog Star Tavern BLACK FLAG, GOOD FOR YOU Sept. 6, Brewster’s Megaplex THE REMAINS Sept. 7, Jack Rabbits EVICTION, PALM TREES & POWERLINES, STATE OF MIND, NOCTURNAL STATE OF MIND Sept. 7, Freebird Live VAGABOND SWING Sept. 7, Dog Star Tavern DUVAL SPIT Sept. 7, Burro Bar

Live Music JULIE DURDEN Sept. 7, European Street CafĂŠ ERIC WENDORF, AL POINDEXTER & RIVER RISE, MONDO MIKE & THE PO BOYS, SHONI Sept. 7, Riverside Arts Market’s River Stage PRANAYAM Sept. 7, Jack Rabbits ST. AUGUSTINE BATTLE OF THE BANDS Sept. 7, St. Augustine High School STEELY DAN Sept. 8, St. Augustine Amphitheatre RED Sept. 8, Murray Hill Theatre SOOKEE Sept. 9, Underbelly BETSY BADWATER, IZZY COX, NICKELS AND DIMES Sept. 9, Jack Rabbits COLD CAVE Sept. 10, Jack Rabbits CHRISTOPHER BELL Sept. 10, Burro Bar TRITONAL, TOPHER JONES Sept. 11, Pure DECEPTION OF A GHOST, INTO THE FLOOD Sept. 11, Jack Rabbits GHOST MICE, GARRETT WALTERS, MEMPHIBIANS, JOSHUA TISON, DYLAN TIETZE Sept. 11, Burro Bar MUSIC BY THE SEA: Top Secret Band Sept. 11, St. Augustine Beach Pier & Pavilion HAILER Sept. 12, Underbelly LAWRENCE JUBER Sept. 12, European Street San Marco JOSH THOMPSON Sept. 12, Mavericks at the Landing SUNSET ROCK: Terry Sylvester, The Rubies Sept. 12, St. Johns County Pier Park JACK INGRAM Sept. 12 & 13, TPC Sawgrass Clubhouse AUSTIN LUCAS Sept. 13, Rain Dogs MICHAEL ALLMAN Sept. 13, Dog Star Tavern RADICAL SOMETHING Sept. 13, Jack Rabbits GEORGE PORTER JR. & THE RUNNIN PARDNERS Sept. 13, Freebird Live FULL OF HELL, FRAMEWORKS Sept. 13, Atticus Bar AMB, ANYBODY KILLA Sept. 13, Brewster’s Roc Bar GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD: Mumford & Sons, fun., Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, The Walkmen, Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, Willy Mason, Yacht Club DJS, The Vaccines, Justin Townes Earle, Half Moon Run, Those Darlins, Bear’s Den Sept. 13-14, Francis Field St. Augustine AMELIA ISLAND BLUES FESTIVAL: Mud Morganfield, Ana Popovic, Zac Harmon, John Nemeth, Albert Castiglia, Ben Prestage, Roger “Hurricaneâ€? Wilson & Shuffle Junkies, Josh Miller Band, Karl Davis Band, Blues in School Band Sept. 13-14, Centre Street & Harbor Front TROPIC THUNDER Sept. 14, Dog Star Tavern PARKER URBAN BAND, HERD OF WATTS Sept. 14, Jack’s BBQ LIS AND LON WILLIAMSON, TIME SAWYER, SAVANNA LEIGH BASSETT Sept. 14, Riverside Arts Market’s River Stage ORANGE AIR, CRASH THE SATTELITES, CIVIL BRUTE Sept.

14, Freebird Live LAUREN ELISE, KATHERINE KINCAID Sept. 14, European Street HOMEBOY SANDMAN, MEGA RAN, WILLIE EVANS JR., PATEN LOCKE, BIG BUCK$ CREW Sept. 14, 1904 Music Hall TIME SAWYER Sept. 14, Underbelly J.COLE, WALE Sept. 14, Times-Union Center PANSPERMIA Sept. 14, Burro Bar WILD CHILD, WHISKEY SHIVERS Sept. 15, Jack Rabbits BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME Sept. 16, Brewster’s Megaplex OUTLAW NATION, D.O.B., FADED, PROPAGANJA, RISE AND SHINE, PART ONE TRIBE Sept. 16, Jack Rabbits DANIEL AMEDEE, GOLD BENEATH THE HIGHWAY Sept. 16, Burro Bar DUBLIN CITY RAMBLERS Sept. 17, Culhane’s Irish Pub CLUTCH, THE SWORD, CROBOT Sept. 17, Freebird Live TITLE FIGHT, BALANCE AND COMPOSURE, CRUEL HAND Sept. 18, Brewster’s Roc Bar DEFINITELY A FIRST, THE APPREHENDED, EVERY HAND REVEALED Sept. 18, Burro Bar MUSIC BY THE SEA: Beach Street A Go-Go Sept. 18, St. Augustine Beach Pier & Pavilion TWIN FORKS, MATRIMONY Sept. 18, Jack Rabbits

BAM MARGERA as F*CKFACE UNSTOPPABLE, HED PE, KISSING CANDICE Sept. 19, Freebird Live WOLVES IN DC Sept. 19, Burro Bar FLAGSHIP ROMANCE Sept. 19, European Street San Marco YOU VANDAL, ON GUARD, A WAY WITHOUT, R-DENT Sept.

20, Burro Bar BREAD AND BUTTER Sept. 20, Dog Star Tavern SAUL CONRAD Sept. 20, Nobby’s MITCH KUHMAN BAND Sept. 20, World of Beer GUILTY CONSCIENCE, MARION CRANE, KALIYL Sept. 20, Jack Rabbits BOOGIE FREAKS Sept. 20, Culhane’s Irish Pub GETO BOYS Sept. 20, Brewster’s Megaplex THE GARAGE: DOC LINK, LIL BILL, DORIAN THE PERCUSSIONIST Sept. 21, 1904 Music Hall WHY?, ASTRONAUTALIS Sept. 21, Jack Rabbits TOMMY WOMACK & BEN REEL Sept. 21, Underbelly WHAT’S EATING GILBERT? Sept. 21, Burro Bar LARRY MANGUM Sept. 21, European Street CafÊ SAUL CONRAD Sept. 21, Shantytown PARKER URBAN BAND Sept. 21, White Lion Pub BACK FROM THE BRINK Sept. 21, Dog Star Tavern REBELUTION, COLLIE BUDDZ, ZION-I Sept. 22, St. Augustine Amphitheatre BROWNBIRD RUDY RELIC, MUDTOWN, LONEWOLF OMB Sept. 22, Burro Bar SOMO Sept. 22, Jack Rabbits ILL NINO Sept. 24, Brewster’s Roc Bar THE CHOP TOPS Sept. 24, Jack Rabbits BURN BURN BURN Sept. 24, Burro Bar O’BROTHER, NATIVE, DAYLIGHT, R-DENT Sept. 25, Brewster’s Megaplex MUSIC BY THE SEA: Navy Dixieland Jazz Sept. 25, St. Augustine Beach Pier & Pavilion JACUZZI BOYS, QUEEN BEEF Sept. 25, Nobby’s PRETTY RECKLESS Sept. 25, Jack Rabbits THE MOBROS Sept. 25, Burro Bar COLIN HAY Sept. 26, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall RICK SPRINGFIELD, GARRETT ON ACOUSTIC Sept. 26, The Florida Theatre BLACKBERRY SMOKE Sept. 26, Mavericks STRFKR, CHROME SPARKS Sept. 26, Jack Rabbits GRAMATIK Sept. 26, Freebird Live THE PEOPLE’S BLUES OF RICHMOND Sept. 26, Burro Bar CLAUDE BOURBON Sept. 26, European Street San Marco

DEREK MINOR Sept. 27, Murray Hill Theatre IAMDYNAMITE Sept. 27, Jack Rabbits RALPHIE & THE JAMMERS Sept. 27, Culhane’s Irish Pub LITTLE MIKE & THE TORNADOES Sept. 28, Dog Star Tavern LAUREN FINCHAM, MIKE PEARSON, FOUR FAMILIES Sept.

28, Riverside Arts Market’s River Stage MITCH KUHMAN BAND Sept. 28, Sangria’s MAJA GITANA Sept. 28, European Street CafÊ NAIA KETE, NATE ENGEL, JENNI REID Sept. 29, Jack Rabbits SICK PUPPIES, RED LIGHT KING, CHARMING LIARS Sept.

30, Freebird Live PSYCHO ADORABLE Oct. 1, Burro Bar GREENSKY BLUEGRASS, FRUITION Oct. 2, Freebird Live THE MANTRAS Oct. 2, 1904 Music Hall REHAB Oct. 2, Original CafĂŠ Eleven BRIAN WILSON, JEFF BECK, AL JARDINE, DAVID MARKS Oct. 3, St. Augustine Amphitheatre BASTARD SONS Oct. 3, Jack Rabbits END OF SUMMER BEACH BASH: PARKER URBAN BAND Oct. 3, Hampton Inn Oceanfront WILLY PORTER Oct. 3, Original CafĂŠ Eleven ELLEN JEWELL Oct. 4, Underbelly HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL Oct. 4, Burro Bar BEN PRESTAGE Oct. 4, Dog Star Tavern CITY & COLOUR Oct. 4, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall SOUNDS ON CENTRE: Ben Prestage Oct. 4, Centre Street, Fernandina Beach THE BLACK CROWES Oct. 5, St. Augustine Amphitheatre ALOHA RADIO Oct. 5, Burro Bar THE LEE BOYS, PARKER URBAN BAND, SPRED THE DUB Oct. 5, Buccaneer Field at Central Park CONNOR BLACKLEY, BLUE MUSE JAZZ, TEDDY WASHINGTON, TAMBOR, UNF JAZZ ENSEMBLE III Oct. 5, Riverside Arts Market River Stage TAPROOT, RIGHTEOUS VENDETTA Oct. 5, Jack Rabbits PARKER URBAN BAND Oct. 5, Dog Star Tavern JACKSONVILLE ORIGINAL MUSIC FESTIVAL Oct. 5, The Landing, 1904 Music Hall, Underbelly JAAP BLONK, JEB BISHOP Oct. 7, Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville FRIGHTENED RABBIT, AUGUSTINES Oct. 10, Freebird Live TWITCHING TOUNGES, TURNSTILE, DOWNPRESSER Oct. 10, Atticus Bar LAUREN MANN & the FAIRLY ODD FOLK Oct. 10, Jack Rabbits

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MAYDAY PARADE Oct. 11, Freebird Live JONNY CRAIG, KYLE LUCAS, HEARTS & HANDS Oct. 11, Jack Rabbits BONNIE BLUE Oct. 11, Dog Star Tavern MOUNT KIMBIE Oct. 12, Jack Rabbits RUSKO, TONN PIPER, RONI SIZE, DYNAMITE MC Oct. 12, Brewster’s Megaplex BATHS Oct. 13, Original Café Eleven AARON CARTER Oct. 14, Jack Rabbits GIVING UP Oct. 14, Burro Bar INDIA.ARIE Oct. 17, The Florida Theatre DIZZY WRIGHT, EMILIO ROJAS, MARCUS MOODY Oct. 18, Jack Rabbits THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS Oct. 18, Freebird Live TOWER OF POWER Oct. 18, The Florida Theatre JOSH MILLER’S BLUES REVUE Oct. 18, Dog Star Tavern THE LUMINEERS, DR. DOG, NATHANIEL RATELIFF Oct. 18, St. Augustine Amphitheatre GASLIGHT STREET Oct. 19, Dog Star Tavern REVEREND HORTON HEAT, WAYNE “THE TRAIN” HANCOCK Oct. 24, Jack Rabbits SWITCHFOOT Oct. 24, The Florida Theatre WE CAME AS ROMANS Oct. 24, Brewster’s Megaplex THE MAIN SQUEEZE Oct. 25, 1904 Music Hall NEKO CASE Oct. 25, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall PEACH KELLI POP, COLLEEN GREEN, THE MEMORIES, WHITE FANG, GUANTANAMO BAYWATCH, QUEEN BEEF, THE MOLD, THE PREMADONNASAURS Oct. 25, Nobby’s BUILT TO SPILL Oct. 25, Freebird Live MIKE STUD Oct. 26, 1904 Music Hall JOHN FOGERTY Oct. 26, St. Augustine Amphitheatre ROBERT RANDOLPH & the FAMILY BAND Oct. 26, Freebird Live CROCODILES Oct. 26, Jack Rabbits FREEDY JOHNSTON Oct. 26, Underbelly TENT CITY Oct. 26, Dog Star Tavern SALIVA Oct. 26, Brewster’s Roc Bar OTEP, NEW YEAR’S DAY, STOLEN BABIES Oct. 27, Brewster’s WEEK OF WONDERS, ASCETIC, GLITTERPISS Oct. 27, Burro Bar MELISSA FERRICK Oct. 27, Original Café Eleven THE WORLD IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE, DAYLIGHT Oct. 28, Burro Bar LARRY AND HIS FLASK, ONWARD Oct. 28, Jack Rabbits MICHAEL BUBLE Oct. 29, Veterans Memorial Arena

ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL Oct. 29, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall ALICE COOPER Oct. 29, The Florida Theatre THE JOINT CHIEFS OF MATH, 1994! Oct. 30, Burro Bar KURT VILE & THE VIOLATORS, BEACH FOSSILS Oct. 31, Jack Rabbits GIANT PANDA GUERILLA DUB SQUAD Oct. 31, Original Café Eleven SENSES FAIL Oct. 31, Brewster’s Roc Bar STRONG CITY Oct. 31, Burro Bar AND SO I WATCH YOU FROM AFAR, THIS TOWN NEEDS GUNS, MYLETS Nov. 1, Jack Rabbits PARKER URBAN BAND Nov. 1, Dog Star Tavern BARENAKED LADIES Nov. 2, St. Augustine Amphitheatre EIGHT STORIES HIGH Nov. 2, Dog Star Tavern HUGH LAURIE & THE COPPER BOTTOM BAND Nov. 2, The Florida Theatre PAINT FUMES Nov. 4, Burro Bar THE OARSMEN Nov. 5, Burro Bar IN THIS MOMENT, MOTIONLESS IN WHITE Nov. 5, Brewster’s WIDESPREAD PANIC Nov. 6, Times-Union Center CURSE Nov. 6, Burro Bar EOTO Nov. 6, Freebird Live THE DIGITAL AGE, BELLARIVE Nov. 6, Murray Hill Theatre LEA BERTUCCI Nov. 6, Karpeles Manuscript Museum FRANK TURNER & SLEEPING SOULS Nov. 6, Jack Rabbits TATSUYA NAKATANI, EUGENE CHADBOURNE Nov. 7, Sun-Ray Cinema MICHAEL FRANTI, SPEARHEAD Nov. 7, Freebird Live THE PIANO GUYS Nov. 7, The Florida Theatre THREE DOG NIGHT Nov. 8, The Florida Theatre CHRIS KNIGHT Nov. 8, Jack Rabbits CARAVAN OF THIEVES Nov. 8, Original Café Eleven GRANDPA’S COUGH MEDICINE Nov. 8, Dog Star Tavern VANNA, ALPHA & OMEGA, BETRAYAL, THE GREENERY Nov. 8, Brewster’s Roc Bar PASSION PIT, THE TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB, THE JOY FORMIDABLE, ST. LUCIA Nov. 8, St. Augustine Amphitheatre MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER, MARTINA McBRIDE Nov. 9, Veterans Memorial Arena BUFFALO RODEO Nov. 9, Burro Bar OLD CITY MUSIC FEST: Kansas, Uncle Kracker, John Anderson, Morgan Frazier, Bush Hawg Nov. 10, St.

Five-piece Charlotte rock band Flagship (pictured) shares the stage with local favorites The Dog Apollo and Weekend Atlas Aug. 31 at Freebird Live in Jacksonville Beach.

Augustine Flea Market BADFISH Nov. 10, Freebird Live KEVIN DEVINE & THE GODDAMN BAND, NOW NOW, HARRISON HUDSON Nov. 11, Jack Rabbits JOHN VANDERSLICE Nov. 11, Original Café Eleven GUNGOR Nov. 12, Murray Hill Theatre GOITSE BAND Nov. 12, Culhane’s Irish Pub BEAR CREEK MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL: Break Science, Cope, Jans Ingber, Space Capone, Lettuce, The Werks, Pee Wee Ellis, Natalie Cressman, Ivan neville’s Dumpstaphunk Nov. 13, Suwannee Music Park THE CHARIOT, GLASSCLOUD, BIRDS IN A ROW, TO THE WIND, REBUKER Nov. 13, Jack Rabbits AMERICAN AQUARIUM Nov. 14, Jack Rabbits CLASSIC ALBUMS LIVE: FLEETWOOD MAC’S RUMOURS Nov. 15, Thrasher-Horne Center For the Arts SPYRO GYRA Nov. 15, The Florida Theatre PETE DONNELLY, JUSTON STENS Nov. 15, Underbelly THE STORY SO FAR, STICK TO YOUR GUNS, SUCH GOLD, ROTTING OUT Nov. 15, Brewster’s Roc Bar O.A.R. Nov. 16, St. Augustine Amphitheatre TOBYMAC Nov. 17, Veterans Memorial Arena BAAUER Nov. 17, Freebird Live JOHN DENVER: A Rocky Mountain High Concert Nov. 19, The Florida Theatre TWENTY ONE PILOTS, ROBERT DELONG, SIRAH Nov. 19, Freebird Live STRAIGHT NO CHASER Nov. 20, The Florida Theatre RING OF FIRE: Music of Johnny Cash Nov. 22, Florida Theatre CONNOR CHRISTIAN & SOUTHERN GOTHIC Nov. 22, Jack Rabbits MAN ON EARTH Nov. 23, Jack Rabbits HONKY SUCKLE Nov. 23, Dog Star Tavern JOHNNY MARR Nov. 24, Freebird Live BONNIE RAITT Nov. 29, The Florida Theatre OF FORTUME & FAME, THE TRADITIONAL Nov. 30, Burro Bar THE IRISH TENORS: FINBAR WRIGHT, ANTHONY KEARNS, RONAN TYNAN Dec. 1, The Florida Theatre NATE WOOLEY, CHRIS CORSANO Dec. 4, Karpeles Manuscript Museum AUGUST BURNS RED, BLESS THE FALL, DEFEATER, BEARTOOTH Dec. 5, Brewster’s Roc Bar CHEAP TRICK Dec. 6, The Florida Theatre SHEMEKIA COPELAND Dec. 8, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall MERCY GIRL Dec. 14, Murray Hill Theatre NEW DAY, THE SENSES, JUG OR NOT, APPALACHIAN DEATH TRAP Dec. 14, Jack Rabbits MICHAEL McDONALD: This Christmas Dec. 17, Florida Theatre PETER WHITE CHRISTMAS with RICK BRAUN, MINDI

ABAIR Dec. 18, The Florida Theatre ANDREW ALTMAN CHRISTMAS JAM Dec. 21, Dog Star Tavern GRANDPA’S COUGH MEDICINE, CORBITT BROTHERS BAND Dec. 31, Freebird Live PARKER URBAN BAND Dec. 31, Dog Star Tavern NATALIE MERCHANT Jan. 11, The Florida Theatre ABBA THE CONCERT Jan. 16, The Florida Theatre MARCIA BALL & HER BAND Jan. 18, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK Jan. 21, The Florida Theatre SHAWN COLVIN Jan. 24, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall MERLE HAGGARD Feb. 1, The Florida Theatre DARLENE LOVE Feb. 13, The Florida Theatre KENNY LOGGINS Feb. 14, The Florida Theatre THE IRISH ROVERS Feb. 15, The Florida Theatre TIM DAISY, MIKOAJ TRZASKA Feb. 17, Karpeles Museum THE TEMPTATIONS, THE FOUR TOPS Feb. 20, Florida Theatre FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS March 5, T-U Center MICHAEL BOLTON March 14, The Florida Theatre THE BAND PERRY March 21, St. Augustine Amphitheatre LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO March 22, Florida Theatre GET THE LED OUT March 27, The Florida Theatre THE BRONX WANDERERS March 28, Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts

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 Ultra Face Melt Aug. 29. Domino Effect 9:30 p.m. Aug. 30. Co-Alition 9:30 p.m. Aug. 31. Dad Horse Experience Sept. 4. Working Class Stiff with real vinyl 8 p.m. every Tue. GREEN TURTLE TAVERN, 14 S. Third St., 321-2324 Dan Voll 7-10 p.m. every Fri. Live music every weekend HAMMERHEAD, 2045 S. Fletcher Rd., 491-7783 Buck Smith, Jim Barcaro every Thur.

DAVID’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE, 802 Ash St., 310-6049 John Springer every Tue.-Wed. Aaron Bing every Fri.-Sat. 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 p.m. every Wed. Turner London Band every Thur.-Sat. THE PALACE SALOON, 117 Centre St., 491-3332 Schnockered 9:30 p.m. Aug. 29. Wes Cobb every Wed. Schnockered every Sun. Buck Smith Project Band 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 every weekend

ARLINGTON, REGENCY

BREWSTER’S MEGAPLEX/PIT/ROC BAR/THE EDGE, 845 University Blvd. N., 223-9850 Twizted, Jelly Roll, Lil Wyte 6:30 p.m. Aug. 28. Big Country, October Glory 7 p.m. Aug. 31 MVP’S SPORTS GRILLE, 12777 Atlantic Blvd., 221-1090 Live music 9 p.m. every Fri. & Sat.

AVONDALE, ORTEGA

BLUE FISH, 3551 St. Johns Ave., 387-0700 Paul Haftel 8 p.m. Aug. 30 and every other Fri. upstairs in Elevated Avondale BRICK RESTAURANT, 3585 St. Johns Ave., 387-0606 Bush Doctors every first Fri. & Sat. Jazz every Fri. & Sat. 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 DJ Keith Karaoke every Tue. DJ Free every Fri. DJ SuZi-Rok every Mon. MOJO NO. 4, 3572 St. Johns Ave., 381-6670 Smokestack 10 p.m. Aug. 30. Canary in the Coalmine 10 p.m. Aug. 31 TOM & BETTY’S, 4409 Roosevelt Blvd., 387-3311 Pop Muzik Aug. 30. Live music every Fri. Karaoke every Sat.

BAYMEADOWS

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COFFEE GRINDER, 9834 Old Baymeadows Rd., 642-7600 DJ Albert Adkins spins every Fri. DJs Adrian Sky, Alberto Diaz

Live Music & Chris Zachrich every Tue. DJ Michael Stumbaugh every Sat.

BEACHES

(All venues in Jax Beach unless otherwise noted) BILLY’S BOATHOUSE GRILL, 2321 Beach Blvd., 241-9771 Incognito Aug. 28. Dune Dogs Aug. 30. 4Play Aug. 31 BLUE WATER ISLAND GRILL, 200 First St. N., 249-0083 Charlie Walker 9:30 p.m. Aug. 31 CULHANE’S IRISH PUB, 967 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 249-9595 Yankee Slickers Aug. 30. DJ Vito every Thur.

Karaoke with Hal 8 p.m. every Sat. ENGINE 15 BREWING COMPANY, 1500 Beach Blvd., Ste. 217, 249-2337 Live music 7 p.m. every Thur.

FLY’S TIE IRISH PUB, 177 E. Sailfish Dr., Atlantic Beach, 246-4293 Firewater Tent Revival Aug. 31. Songwriters every Tue. Ryan Campbell every Wed. Wes Cobb every Thur. Charlie Walker 10:30 p.m. every Mon. FREEBIRD LIVE, 200 N. First St., 246-2473 Breathe Carolina, T Mills, The Ready Set, Parkridge 8 p.m. Aug. 29.

Iration, Through the Roots, Fortunate Youth, Micah Brown 7 p.m. Aug. 30. The Dog Apollo, Flagship, Rickolus, Weekend Atlas 8 p.m. Aug. 31 ISLAND GIRL CIGAR BAR, 108 First St., Neptune Beach, 372-0943 Aaron Kyle Aug. 29. Tony Paul Neal Aug. 30. John Austill Aug. 31 KC CRAVE, 1161 Beach Blvd., 595-5660 Live music Aug. 30-31 LANDSHARK CAFE, 1728 Third St. N., 246-6024 The Reachers, Status Faux 9 p.m. Aug. 30. Open mic every Wed. Matt Still every Thur.

LILLIE’S COFFEE BAR, 200 First St., Neptune Beach, 249-2922 Incognito Aug. 30. Tropic of Cancer Aug. 31 LYNCH’S IRISH PUB, 514 N. First St., 249-5181 Retro Katz Aug. 30-31. Uncommon Legends every Wed. Ryan Campbell every Thur. Be Easy every Mon. MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1018 N. Third St., 246-1500 DiCarlo Thompson 10 p.m. Aug. 28. Firewater Tent Revival Aug. 29.

Barrett Jockers Aug. 30 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.

MONKEY’S UNCLE TAVERN, 1850 S. Third St., 246-1070 Wes Cobb 10 p.m. every Tue. DJ Austin Williams Karaoke 9 p.m. Wed., Sat. & Sun. DJ Papa Sugar every Mon., Thur. & Fri. NORTH BEACH BISTRO, 725 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 6, Atlantic Beach, 372-4105 Terry Whitehead 7 p.m. Aug. 29. Billy Bowers 7:30 p.m. Aug. 30. Mickey Mouth 7:30 p.m. Aug. 31 OCEAN 60, 60 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 247-0060 Javier Perez every Thur.

PIER CANTINA, 412 N. First St., 246-6454 Charlie Walker Aug. 30. Charlie Walker 3:30 p.m., Split Tone 8 p.m. Aug. 31 POE’S TAVERN, 363 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 241-7637 Be Easy every Sat. RAGTIME TAVERN, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 241-7877 Billy Bowers 7 p.m. Aug. 28. Lyons Aug. 29.

Boogie Freaks Aug. 30-31. Bread & Butter Sept. 1. Live music Thur.-Sun. SLIDERS SEAFOOD GRILLE & OYSTER BAR, 218 First St., Neptune Beach, 246-0881 Road Less Traveled Sept. 1 THE TAVERN ON 1ST, 401 N. First St., 435-4124 Live music 10 p.m. every Thur.

THE WINE BAR, 320 N. First St., 372-0211 Live music every Fri. & Sat. WIPEOUTS GRILL, 1585 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 247-4508 Live music Thur.-Sat.

DOWNTOWN

1904 MUSIC HALL, 19 Ocean St., 1904jax.com Acoustic show 6 p.m. Aug. 28. Mike Dillon Band, Stone Iris 7 p.m. Aug. 29. The Sh-Booms 9 p.m. Aug. 30. On Guard, Orange Air, Northe, Dr. Sirbrother 8 p.m. Aug. 31. Open mic every Tue. ATTICUS BAR, 325 W. Forsyth St., 634-8813 Leprosy, Porter, Atrocitus, Violently High, Nisroch, I’m an Intestine 7 p.m.

Aug. 30. Panspermia, Path to Death, Glitterpiss, Vomikaust, Reapermanser, Atma, Ripper, Burnt Books 7 p.m. Aug. 31.

Live music every Fri. & Sat. BURRO BAR, 100 E. Adams St., 677-2977 Brandon Reeves Aug. 29. We Still Dream 9 p.m. Aug. 30. Jacob Acosta, Jameyel, Edenfield, Northe 8 p.m. Aug. 31. Japanther, Tough Junkie, Glitterpiss, Ascetic 9p.m. Sept. 1. The Racatees Sept. 2 DOS GATOS, 123 E. Forsyth, 354-0666 DJ Synsonic spins every Tue. & Fri. DJ NickFresh every Sat. DJ Randall Karaoke Mon. FIONN MacCOOL’S, Jax Landing, 2 Independent Dr., Ste. 176, 374-1247 Braxton Adamson 5-8 p.m. and “AA” Duo 8:30 p.m. Aug. 30. Brett Foster Duo 8:30 p.m. Aug. 31 THE JACKSONVILLE LANDING, 2 Independent Dr., 353-1188 Sun Jammer 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Aug. 30. Palmetto Catz 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Aug. 31 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.

SHANTYTOWN, 22 W. Sixth St., 798-8222 Askmeificare Aug. 29

UNDERBELLY, 113 E. Bay St., 353-6067 Scott T, Herd of Watts 6 p.m. Aug. 28. A Fragile Tomorrow, Todd baker 8 p.m.

Aug. 29. Adam Benz Aug. 30. Thomas Wynn & the Believers 8 p.m. Aug. 31. Fjord Explorer & Screamin’ Eagle every Thur.

FLEMING ISLAND

MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1800 Town Center Blvd., 541-1999 Megan Dimond 10 p.m. Aug. 29. 7 Street Band 10 p.m. Aug. 30. Wes Cobb 10 p.m. Aug. 31. Live music Wed.-Sat. MERCURY MOON, 2015 C.R. 220, 215-8999 DJ Ty every Thur.

Buck Smith Project every Mon. Blistur unplugged every Wed. WHITEY’S FISH CAMP, 2032 C.R. 220, 269-4198 Open mic 9 p.m. Aug. 29. Ace Winn 5 p.m. Aug. 30. Southern Ruckus 9:30 p.m. Aug. 30-31. Deck music 5 p.m. every Fri. & Sat., 4:30 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 XHale 9 p.m. Aug. 28. Live music every Wed. 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

AW SHUCKS OYSTER BAR, 9743 Old St. Augustine Rd., 240-0368 Open mic with Diamond Dave every Wed. 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 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 XHale Aug. 31. Karaoke with DJ Randall every Sun. & Wed. DJ BG every Tue. Live music every Sat.

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, 1138 Park Ave., 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 Live music 9 p.m. Thur.-Sat.

PONTE VEDRA, PALM VALLEY

ALICE & PETE’S PUB, 1000 PGA Tour Blvd., 285-7777 Live music 5 p.m. every Wed., 8 p.m. every Sat. ISLAND GIRL CIGAR BAR, 820 A1A N., Ste. E-18, 834-2492 Lance Neely Aug. 30. Matt Collins Aug. 31 PUSSER’S CARIBBEAN GRILLE, 816 A1A N., 280-7766 Jason Ivey 6 p.m. Aug. 29. Mark O’Quinn 8 p.m. Aug. 30. Josh Dyer 8 p.m. Aug. 31. SoundStage on the deck 4 p.m. every Sun. SAUCY TACO, 450 S.R. 13, Ste. 113, 287-7226 Live music Thur.-Sat. TABLE 1, 330 A1A N., Ste. 208, 280-5515 Deron Baker 7:30 p.m. Aug. 28. Gary Starling Group 7:30 p.m. Aug. 29. Paxton Stark & Mike Ireland 7:30 p.m. Aug. 30. The Rubies 7:30 p.m.

Aug. 31. Live music Wed.-Sat.

RIVERSIDE, WESTSIDE

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. KICKBACKS, 910 King St., 388-9551 Ray & Taylor 8:30 p.m. every Thur. Robby Shenk every Sun. 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 Young Noah, God’Speed, DJ Will 8 p.m. Aug. 30 RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET, 715 Riverside Ave., 554-6865 JesseCarole Montoya 10:30 a.m., Wade Williams 11:30 a.m., John Carver Band 1:15 p.m., Brent Byrd 2:45 p.m. Aug. 30

ST. AUGUSTINE

95 CORDOVA, CASA MONICA, 95 Cordova St., 810-6810 Lisa Kelly Jazz Collective, Jeff Phillips, Ian Goodman, 8 p.m.

Aug. 31 A1A ALE WORKS, 1 King St., 829-2977 Live music every Thur.-Sat. ANN O’MALLEY’S, 23 Orange St., 825-4040 Elizabeth Roth 8:30 p.m. Aug. 28. Austin Miller 8:30 p.m. Aug. 30 CELLAR UPSTAIRS, San Sebastian Winery, 826-1594 Mid Life Crisis 7-11 p.m. Aug. 30. Buffalo Rose 2-5 p.m., Beautiful Bobby 7-11 p.m. Aug. 31. Vinny Jacobs 2-5 p.m. Sept. 1 CONCH HOUSE, 57 Comares Ave., 829-8646 Go Get Gone 8 p.m. Aug. 30. 418 Band 3 p.m. Aug. 31 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. Aug. 28. Live music every Fri. 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 Todd & Molly Jones every Wed. Aaron Esposito every Thur. Go Get Gone every Mon. Donny Brazile every Tue. MOJO OLD CITY BBQ, 5 Cordova St., 342-5264 Blues Lightning 10 p.m. Aug. 30.

ORIGINAL CAFE ELEVEN, 501 A1A Beach Blvd., 460-9311 Ballyhoo!, Kayavibe, Wait For Green 9 p.m. Aug. 29 PIZZALLEY’S CHIANTI ROOM, 60 Charlotte St., 825-4100 Dennis Fermin Spanish Guitar 3-6 p.m. every Mon. SANGRIA’S, 35 Hypolita St., 827-1947 Mitch Kuhman Band 7 p.m. Sept. 1 SCARLETT O’HARA’S, 70 Hypolita St., 824-6535 Chillula Aug. 29. Jeremy Austin, One Hit Wonder Aug. 30. Katherine Archer, Kaylee Rose, Lockett Aug. 31. Karaoke every Mon. Jeremy Austin every Tue. Chase Rideman every Wed. THE STANDARD, 200 Anastasia Blvd., 342-2187 Rootz Underground, Root of All, I-Vibes 8 p.m. Aug. 31. Country every Thur. Reggae Sun. Indie, dance, electro Tue. THE TASTING ROOM, 25 Cuna St., 810-2400 Dennis Fermin Spanish Guitar Band 7:30-11:30 p.m. every Sat. Monica da Silva, Chad Alger 5-8 p.m. every Sun. TRADEWINDS, 124 Charlotte St., 829-9336 Blistur 9 p.m.

Aug. 30-31. Matanzas 9 p.m. Sun.-Thur. Open mic 5 p.m. every Thur. Elizabeth Roth 1 p.m. every Sat.

ST. JOHNS TOWN CENTER

BAHAMA BREEZE, 10205 River Coast Dr., 646-1031 Live music every Tue.-Sun. BLACKFINN AMERICAN GRILLE, 4840 Big Island Dr., 345-3466 DiCarlo Thompson Aug. 30. Live music 5 p.m. every Wed., 9 p.m. Thur.-Sat. WHISKY RIVER, 4850 Big Island Dr., 645-5571 A DJ spins every Fri. & Sat.

SAN MARCO, SOUTHBANK

EUROPEAN STREET, 1704 San Marco Blvd., 399-1740 The Honeycutters 8 p.m. Aug. 29. Jazz 8 p.m. every second Tue. JACK RABBITS, 1528 Hendricks Ave., 398-7496 The Dangerous Summer, Tommy & the High Pilots, Rare Monk, Breaking Laces, Think Happy Thoughts 8 p.m. Aug. 29.

Wretched, Antibiotics, Allegaeon, Denied Til Death 8 p.m.

Aug. 30. MC Chris, Dr. Awkward, Jesse Dangerously, Tribe One Aug. 31. Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk 8 p.m. Sept. 1.

Independents, Powerball, Self-Employed 8 p.m. Sept. 4 MATTHEW’S M LOUNGE, 2107 Hendricks Ave., 396-9922 John Schaffer Aug. 29. Pam Affronti Aug. 31 MUDVILLE GRILLE, 3105 Beach Blvd., 635-4167 Michael Peter Smith 6:30 p.m. Aug. 30 RIVER CITY BREWING CO., 835 Museum Cir., 398-2299 Shotgun Redd 8 p.m. Aug. 31. DJs spin every Thur. Live music every Fri.

SOUTHSIDE

AROMAS CIGARS & WINE BAR, 4372 Southside Blvd., Ste. 101, 928-0515 Beer house rock every Wed. Live music Thur.

Will Hurley every Fri. Bill Rice every Sat. BOMBA’S, 8560 Beach Blvd., 997-2291 Open mic Michael C Tue. Open mic Bonnie & Clyde Thur. Live music every Fri. EUROPEAN STREET, 5500 Beach Blvd., 399-1740 Live music every Sat. ISLAND GIRL, 7860 Gate Pkwy., Ste. 115, 854-6060 Ledbedder Aug. 29. Clayton Bush Aug. 30. Kevin Ski Aug. 31.

Live music every Thur.-Sat. JOHNNY ANGELS, 3546 St. Johns Bluff Rd. S., 997-9850 Harry & Sally 7 p.m. every Wed. Karaoke every Sat. LATITUDE 30, 10370 Philips Hwy., 365-5555 VJ Didactic 9 p.m. Aug. 29. Frequency 9 p.m. Aug. 30-31 MELLOW MUSHROOM, 9734 Deer Lake Ct., Ste. 1, 997-1955 Charlie Walker Aug. 29. Cajam 8 p.m. Aug. 30 PURE NIGHTCLUB, 8206 Philips Hwy., 800-694-1253 DJ Carnage, Corporate Slackrs 7 p.m. Aug. 28 SEVEN BRIDGES, 9735 Gate Pkwy. N., 997-1999 Chuck Nash every Thur. Live music 10 p.m. every Fri. TAVERNA YAMAS, 9753 Deer Lake Ct., 854-0426 A DJ spins every Fri. & Sat. WILD WING CAFE, 4555 Southside Blvd., 998-9464 Schnockered 9 p.m. Aug. 30. Live music Fri. & Sat. YAMAS HOOKAH, 9753-B Deer Lake Ct., 389-2077 Live music 8:30-10:30 p.m. every Thur.

SPRINGFIELD, NORTHSIDE

DAMES POINT MARINA, 4542 Irving Rd., 751-3043 Mr. Natural Aug. 31 SANDOLLAR, 9716 Heckscher Dr., 251-2449 Live music every Sun. THREE LAYERS CAFE, 1602 Walnut St., 355-9791 Al Poindexter open mic Aug. 29.

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Violinist and Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Philip Pan (left), singer-songwriter Lee Hunter (center) and percussionist Charlotte Mabrey (not pictured) planned “A Vision Awakening,” then invited local radio host and poet Al Letson (right) to participate. Photos: Courtesy of the performers

Listen to the Gardens

Three musicians and a poet pay tribute to The Cummer’s beautific setting A VISION AWAKENING: A CELEBRATION OF THE CUMMER GARDENS 2 p.m. Sept. 8 The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, 829 Riverside Ave., Riverside Tickets: $30 for nonmembers; $20 for members 899-6038, cummer.org

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here are more than one-and-a-half acres of historic gardens at The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens. Set against the backdrop of the St. Johns River, the gardens, which are listed in the National Register of Historic Places, are certainly among the most serene and beautiful places to visit in Northeast Florida.

That’s the premise of “A Vision Awakening: A Celebration of The Cummer Gardens” at the museum’s Terry Gallery. The event, the first of its kind at the Cummer, is a collaborative effort by singer-songwriter Lee Hunter of the band Tammerlin, percussionist Charlotte Mabrey and violinist and Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Philip Pan. The trio then invited actor, poet and radio host Al Letson to join them. “We knew we needed a narrator of some kind, and Al was the obvious choice,” Hunter said. “Al is someone I’ve always admired but haven’t had the chance to work with.”

The Cummers were one of Jacksonville’s most prominent families, settling here in the early 1900s. Brothers Arthur and Waldo Cummer came from a long line of Michigan lumber barons and built their homes on either side of the home of their parents, Ada and Wellington Cummer, on the banks of the St. Johns River.

The brothers headed the Cummer Lumber Company while their wives, Ninah Cummer and Clara Cummer, masterminded the gardens surrounding the homes.

“A Vision Awakening” has been in the works for nearly a year. Hunter, Mabrey and Pan began by researching the archives of The Cummer and digging through the letters and diaries of Ninah Cummer, wife of Arthur and the driving force behind the 1910 English garden, designed for the couple, which provided the basis for later ornamental gardens.

“My main contribution will be a diverse selection of violin excerpts designed to complement or help dramatize entries read by Al from Ninah Cummer’s garden journal,” Pan said. “I discovered this journal in the Cummer’s archives and was immediately struck by the story it told of the garden’s initial creation, in Ninah’s own voice.”

The Cummer Gardens have been growing for more than a century, comprising the Lower

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Olmsted Garden, Italian Garden, English Garden, Tea Garden and Upper Olmsted Garden. Typical flora found within the various growths includes dwarf oleander, gloriosa lily, Victoria blue sage, scarlet sage and hundreds of azalea blooms amid mature live oak trees.

Reflecting pools, fountains, arbors, antique ornaments and sculptures also adorn the property.

During the past 100 years, some of the biggest names in landscape design and horticulture — Ossian Cole Simonds, Ellen Biddle Shipman, Thomas Meehan & Sons, and the Olmsted firm — have worked on the gardens. These prominent experts boosted the gardens’ national importance, ensuring inclusion on the National Register.

The Cummer finished renovation of the Olmsted Garden in April; the Riverside Avenue renovation will conclude next month, with the opening of the Sculpture Garden to the community on Sept. 21, according to museum officials.

The renovations were another reason, Hunter said, that the group decided now was a good time for a celebration.

“The Cummer Gardens are a living, changing entity that both complements the museum and stands on its own as an art form,” Pan said. “It is also special in exemplifying an aesthetic unique to this locale’s climate and way of life. Even more than the great works of art displayed indoors, it requires an intimacy of human interaction, plus nature’s magic that can be seen, smelled and touched.”

In addition to Pan’s violin excerpts, “A Vision Awakening” will feature music and spoken word with text from Ninah Cummer’s speeches, garden journals and other writings; Letson will perform the spoken word.

Other features include a marimba solo by Mabrey, a piano and vibraphone piece by Arvo Pärt performed by Mabrey and Hunter and an original song — “St. Johns River Dream” — written by Hunter, with improvisation by Letson.

“A lot of what we have put together for the performance comes from that sense of place,” Hunter said, “the sense of The Cummer and a celebration of its beauty as well as insight into who Ninah Cummer was and what she brought to our city.”

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Arts PERFORMANCE

THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE The amusing story of six adolescents in a spelling championship is staged 8 p.m. Aug. 28-31 at Amelia Community Theatre, 209 Cedar St., Fernandina, 261-6749, ameliacommunitytheatre.org.

THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB The comedy, about five Southern women, runs through Sept. 15 (6 p.m. Tue.-Sun., 11 a.m. Sat., noon and 6 p.m. Sun.) at Alhambra Theatre & Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd., Southside, $38-$59, 641-1212, alhambrajax.com.

THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB – A DECADE WITH DONNA A special performance of “The Dixie Swim Club” is held for “A Decade with Donna,” celebrating The Donna Foundation’s 10th anniversary, which raised more than $2 million, assisting more than 6,500 women. Dinner, show and a reception with Donna Deegan are featured; 6 p.m. Aug. 29 at 12000 Beach Blvd., Southside, $75, 641-1212, alhambrajax.com.

AS YOU LIKE IT Shakespeare’s comedy is staged 8 p.m. Aug. 30-31 and Sept. 6-7; 2 p.m. Sept. 1; and 7:30 p.m. Aug. 29 and Sept. 5 at Theatre Jacksonville, 2032 San Marco Blvd., San Marco, $20-$25, 396-4425, theatrejax.com.

THE 39 STEPS: A LIVE RADIO PLAY Based on Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller, the radio play is performed 7:30 p.m. Aug. 31 and Sept. 6-7 and 4:30 p.m. Sept. 1 at Fernandina Little Theatre, 1014 Beech St., Fernandina Beach, $8, ameliaflt.org.

SPOKEN WORD Local poets and wordsmiths sound off 7 p.m.

Sept. 5 and every first Thur. at The Ritz Theatre & Museum, 829 N. Davis St., Downtown, 632-5555, ritzjacksonville.com.

BREAKING BOUNDARIES Jacksonville Dance Theatre and Braided Light Dance Project present a shared concert of contemporary and modern dance, 7:30-9 p.m. Sept. 6-7 at Jacksonville University’s Swisher Theater, 2800 University Blvd. N., Arlington, $15, jacksonvilledancetheatre.org.

THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre presents Rupert Holmes’ Tony-winning musical, based on Charles Dickens’ unfinished work, 8 p.m. Sept. 6-7, 12-14 and 20-21; 2 p.m. Sept. 15 and 22 at Adele Grage Center, 716 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, $20, 249-7177, abettheatre.com.

A VISION AWAKENING Singer-songwriter Lee Hunter of Tammerlin, percussionist Charlotte Mabrey, and violinist and Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Phillip Pan join actor, poet and radio host Al Letson for “A Vision Awakening: A Celebration of the Cummer Gardens.” The performance of music and spoken word features text from Ninah Cummer’s letters, diaries, speeches and writings, 2 p.m. Sept. 8 at The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, 829 Riverside Ave., Riverside, $30, 356-6857, cummer.org.

9/11: WE WILL (NEVER) FORGET The one-man show – written, produced and performed by Alhambra Stage Manager Jason Nettle – portrays 17 New Yorkers affected that memorable day. One performance, 8 p.m. Sept. 9 at Alhambra Theatre & Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd., Southside, $38-$59, 641-1212, alhambrajax.com.

CALLS & WORKSHOPS

DISCOVER DOWNTOWN Photographers Kevin Caster and Zachary Gragg, designer Tiffany Palazzini and Fourteen Eleven Designs with artists Yvonne C. Lozano, Annelies M. Dykgraaf, Samuel Ronquillo, Steve Miller, Meleese Scott, Jennifer Mims and Monica Toups, live music by Kenneth Seabrook, Matty Welch and Deejay Crave, 6-10 p.m. Aug. 31 at The Art Center Cooperative, 229 N. Hogan St., Downtown, tacjacksonville.org.

SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre auditions singers for two male roles and two females roles for “Songs for a New World,” 2 p.m. Sept. 7 at Adele Grage Cultural Center, 716 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 249-7177, abettheatre.com.

HOP ART CALL Local Artists Coming Together is calling artists on craft-beer themed work for “Hop Art: Craft Beer through the Eyes of Local Artists,” a pop-up gallery. Submissions accepted through 4 p.m. Sept. 8, the day of the exhibit at Aardwolf Brewery, 1461 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, artistscomingtogether.com. To schedule a time to drop off art, email info@artistscomingtogether.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, including song and dance, are held Mon.-Fri. at The Performers Academy, 3674 Beach Blvd., Spring Park, fees vary, 322-7672, theperformersacademy.com.

CLASSICAL & JAZZ

LISA KELLY JAZZ COLLECTIVE Kelly performs with Jeff Phillips and Ian Goodman 8 p.m. Aug. 31 at 95 Cordova Lounge, Casa Monica Hotel, 95 Cordova St., St. Augustine, 810-6810.

JAZZ FOR HEART WALK FUNDRAISER Proceeds benefit the third annual Good Hearts Heart Walk as jazz band John Thomas Group performs 4-6 p.m. Sept. 1 at Culhane’s Irish Pub, 967 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, free admission, 249-9595.

LIVE JAZZ The Eric Riehm Trio plays 9 p.m. Sept. 14 at The Grotto, 2012 San Marco Blvd., San Marco, 398-0726.

JAZZ IN PONTE VEDRA The Gary Starling Group, with Carol Sheehan, Billy Thornton and Peter Miles, performs 7:30-10:30 p.m. every Thur. at Table 1, 330 A1A N., Ponte Vedra, 280-5515.

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 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.

JAX BEACH JAZZ Live jazz 6-9 p.m. every Fri. at Landshark Café, 1728 Third St. N., Jax Beach, 246-6024.

JAZZ Live jazz 7:30-9:30 p.m. every Sat. at Lillie’s Coffee Bar, 200 First St., Neptune Beach, 249-2922.

JAZZ The House Cats 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. every Sat. at Stogies Club, 36 Charlotte St., St. Augustine, 826-4008.

JAZZ 8 p.m. every Sat., 6-9 p.m. every Tue. at Jazzland, 1324 University Blvd. N., Arlington, 240-1009, jazzlandcafe.com.

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

ART WALKS, FESTIVALS & MARKETS

MID-WEEK MARKET Arts and crafts, local produce and live music, 3-6 p.m. Aug. 28 and every Wed. at Bull Memorial Park, East Coast Drive and Seventh Street, Atlantic Beach, 247-5800.

DOWNTOWN FRIDAY MARKET Arts and crafts and local produce, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 30 and every Fri. at The Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Dr., Downtown, 353-1188.

RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET Local and regional artists, strolling performers, bands and a farmers market , 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Aug. 31 and every Sat. at 715 Riverside Ave., Riverside, 554-6865, 389-2449, riversideartsmarket.com.

UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT The self-guided tour features galleries, antique stores and shops, 5-9 p.m. Aug. 31 and every last Sat. in St. Augustine’s San Marco District, 824-3152.

FIRST WEDNESDAY ART WALK 30-40 galleries, museums and businesses and spanning 15 blocks, 5-9 p.m. Sept.

4 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 Sept. 6, with more than 15 galleries participating, 829-0065.

JAX BEACH ART WALK More than 30 local artists and 15 local businesses participate, 5-9 p.m. Sept. 10 and every second Tue., First Street between Beach Boulevard and Fifth Avenue North, Jax Beach. betterjaxbeach.com/jax-beach-art-walk.html.

SECOND SATURDAY ARTREAGOUS ART WALK Downtown Fernandina Beach galleries open for self-guided tours, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 14, 277-0717, ameliaisland.com.

NORTH BEACHES ART WALK Galleries of Atlantic and Neptune beaches are open, 5-9 p.m. Sept. 20, at various venues from Sailfish Drive in Atlantic Beach to Neptune Beach and Town Center. For a participating gallery list, call 249-2222.

MUSEUMS

AMELIA ISLAND MUSEUM OF HISTORY 233 S. Third St., Fernandina Beach, 261-7378, ameliamuseum.org. “My Feet, Our Path” is displayed through September.

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 Arts, Boston, displays through Sept.

8. “La Florida,” presenting native and Spanish colonial artifacts celebrating 500 years of Florida art, through Oct. 6.

KARPELES MANUSCRIPT MUSEUM 101 W. First St., Springfield, 356-2992, rain.org/~karpeles/jaxfrm.html. “Better Left Unsaid,” an exhibit of sculpture and steampunk art by Jim Smith and black-and-white photography by Mary Atwood, is on display Sept. 3-Nov. 1; a reception is 5:30 p.m. Sept. 6.

LIGHTNER MUSEUM 75 King St., St. Augustine, 824-2874, lightnermuseum.org. Curator Barry Myers hosts a tour, starting on the second floor, 10 a.m. Sept. 4.

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART JACKSONVILLE 333 N. Laura St., Downtown, 366-6911, mocajacksonville.com. ”Chalk It Up,” co-curated by Gallery Spaces and Contemporary Society class students, runs through Aug. 30. “Kept Time: Photographs by Joseph D. Jachna” is on display through Oct. 20 with a meet-the-artist reception, 5-7 p.m. Sept. 4 during First Wednesday Art Walk at MOCA’s UNF Gallery. “Crush,” an exhibit of Heather Cox’s works, explores the distillation of the human figure through Oct. 27 as part of Project Atrium.

MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & HISTORY 1025 Museum Circle, Southbank, 396-6674, themosh.org. “Be the Dinosaur: Life in the Cretaceous,” an interactive exhibit using video-game technology, runs through Sept. 3. “Jacksonville by Design: AIA Celebrates 100 Years of Architecture,” guest-curated

by AIA Jacksonville, illustrates Jacksonville’s architectural transformation over the past 100 years; through Sept. 22.

GALLERIES

ADELE GRAGE CULTURAL CENTER 716 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 247-5828. Jennifer Beville’s hanging pottery art and Pam Pahl’s marine watercolor paintings, through Aug. 30.

AMIRO ART & FOUND GALLERY 9C Aviles St., St. Augustine, 824-8460, amiroartandfound.com. Works by Ginny Bullard, Estella Fransbergen, Deane Kellogg, Wendy Mandel McDaniel, Jan Tomlinson Master and Marcia Myrick Siany are featured.

Guest artists Steve Lohman, Hiromi Moneyhun and Alexander Wilds display their works through Aug. 31.

THE ART CENTER PREMIERE GALLERY Bank of America

Photographer Ken Daga’s “Architecture” series is among the pieces on display in “Free for All,” a multimedia exhibit of the works of six member artists, including Janice Eve Dale, “Flew” (Frank Lewis), Kelly Meagher, Matthew Winghart and Tonsenia Yonn, on display through September at Gallery725 in Atlantic Beach.

Tower, 50 N. Laura St., Ste. 150, Downtown, 355-1757, tacjacksonville.org/premier.html. “Concepts,” a juried exhibit of abstract art, is on display through Oct. 1.

AVONLEA ANTIQUE MALL 8101 Philips Hwy., Southside, 636-8785. Florida landscape painters and Florida Highwaymen artists James Gibson, Issac Knight and Mary Ann Carroll exhibit their work 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 28.

CORK ARTS DISTRICT 2689 Rosselle St., Riverside, corkartsdistrict.tumblr.com. “Out of Nowhere,” an exhibit of new works by Mark, Phillip and Shannon Estlund, may be seen by appointment through August. Daniel Newman’s artist-inresidence exhibit is held Sept. 13.

CULTURAL CENTER AT PONTE VEDRA BEACH 50 Executive Way, Ponte Vedra, 280-0614. “Raw Umber,” an exhibit of works

by Lucy Clark and Karlene McConnell, runs through August.

CYPRESS VILLAGE ART LEAGUE 4600 Middleton Park Circle, Southside, 223-6100. “Coastal Atlantic,” an exhibit of Gordon Russell’s landscape paintings, is on display through Oct. 17.

DOS COFFEE & WINE GALLERY 300 San Marco Ave., St. Augustine, 342-2421. “Je Ne Regrette Rien” is on display 5-9 p.m. Aug. 31. The show, organized by The Red Sable art store, features speaker Michele Perry; proceeds benefit Yei Children’s Village in South Sudan.

FIRST STREET GALLERY 216-B First St., Neptune Beach, 241-6928. New work by Melinda Bradshaw is on display through Oct. 15.

FLORIDA MINING GALLERY 5300 Shad Road, Southside, 425-2845, floridamininggallery.com. Highway Gallery juried exhibit through Sept. 18. Selected artists are featured on Clear Channel Outdoor digital billboards through August 2014 throughout Jacksonville.

GALLERY725 725 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 5, Atlantic Beach, 345-9320, gallery725.com. Six member artists – Ken Daga, Janice Eve Dale, “Flew” (Frank Lewis), Kelly Meagher, Matthew Winghart and Tonsenia Yonn – showcase unique themes in “The Artists Free for All,” on display through September.

GALLERY 1037 Reddi-Arts, 1037 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, 398-3161, reddiarts.com/gallery.html. Works of Glenda Cason, Rose Threatte and Beth Robison are displayed through August.

JAXPORT HEADQUARTERS GALLERY 2831 Talleyrand Ave., Jacksonville, 357-3052. The Art Guild of Orange Park’s exhibit, celebrating the discovery of Florida by Spain, is on display; a closing reception is held 5-7 p.m. Aug. 30.

REMAX COAST 2 COAST 93 King St., St. Augustine, 886-9077. “Eclectic Collection,” an exhibit of works by Laura

Dagnillo, opens with a reception 6-9 p.m. Sept. 6, during First Friday Art Walk, and continues through September.

ROTUNDA GALLERY St. Johns County Administration Building, 500 San Sebastian View, St. Augustine, 808-7330, stjohnsculture.com. Roger Bansemer’s “La Florida,” featuring vanishing Florida landscapes, continues through Oct. 24.

SOUTH GALLERY FSCJ’s South Campus, 11901 Beach Blvd., Southside, 646-2023. “Recent Abstractions on Paper,” more than 30 paintings on paper by Larry Jon Davis, a retired FSCJ professor, through Sept. 20; reception 5-7:30 p.m. Sept. 12.

SOUTHLIGHT GALLERY 6 E. Bay St., Downtown, 553-6361, southlightgallery.com. The gallery, which includes the UNF Artspace, features works by more than 25 local artists – Jane Shirek, Mactruque, Tayloe McDonald, Pablo Rivera and Grant Ward. The 5 & Dime Theater Company performs for First Wednesday Art Walk; the gallery introduces new member McDonald with his exhibit “Sky Glitch,” 5-10 p.m. Sept. 4.

SPACE:EIGHT 228 W. King St., St. Augustine, 829-2838, spaceeight.com. “Ignorance Is a Choice,” an exhibit of works by LA artist Donny Miller, is on display through Sept. 27.

ST. AUGUSTINE ART ASSOCIATION 22 Marine St., 824-2310, staaa.org. The fourth annual “Nature & Wildlife” exhibit includes mixed-media pieces depicting landscapes, flora and fauna, marine life and birds, on display through August.

VANDROFF GALLERY Jewish Community Alliance, 8505 San Jose Blvd., Mandarin, jcajax.org. Ponte Vedra-based photographer Lloyd Roberts’ work is on display; a reception is held 2-5 p.m. Sept. 1; the exhibit runs through Oct. 2.

VILLAGE ART GALLERY 1520 Sawgrass Village Dr., Ponte Vedra Beach, 273-4925. “Wildlife,” an exhibit of oil paintings

by Laurel Dagnillo, is displayed through September.

WELLS FARGO LOBBY GALLERY 1 Independent Dr., Downtown, 880-9595, michaelnye.org/hunger. “About Hunger & Resilience,” a photo and audio exhibit presented by photographer Michael Nye and Second Harvest North Florida, is on display through Sept. 26 (Mon.-Fri.). The exhibit aims to bring awareness to September as Hunger Action Month.

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. Monday, nine days before publication.

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Comedian Andrew Norelli, who’s appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson,” goes for big laughs, Aug. 29-31 at the Comedy Club of Jacksonville on the Southside.

EVENTS

SENIOR EXPO The inaugural Senior Expo, featuring entertainment, speakers, health screenings, Karaoke, Zumba, prizes and exhibits, is held 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Aug. 28 at Thrasher-Horne Conference Center, 283 College Drive, Orange Park, free admission, 415-0062.

BIG BOOK WAREHOUSE SALE Friends of the Jacksonville Public Library continue the sale 4-7 p.m. Aug. 29 and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 31 ($10© for 2013 bag of books), at FJPL Book Warehouse, University Park Library, 3435 University Blvd.

N., Jacksonville. Proceeds supplement Library budget. FJPL asks shoppers who are registered voters to sign petitions supporting a straw vote to establish a special tax district for the library. 630-2304, fjpl.org.

EAT UP DOWNTOWN The dining promotion has been extended through Sept. 1, offering three-course dinner menus at $15, $25 or $35 at 13 Downtown restaurants, eatupdowntown.com.

FINE WINE TASTING This wine tasting, to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, is held 8-10 p.m.

Aug. 29 at The Fresh Market, 840 A1A N., Ponte Vedra, $25, 739-2101, jdrf.org.

THE DEPRESSION ERA IN FLORIDA The Amelia Island Museum of History presents Dr. Joe Knestch, who discusses “Florida in the Great Depression: Desperation and Defiance,” which he coauthored with Nick Wynn, 6 p.m. Aug. 30 at the museum’s Baker Hall, 233 S. Third St., Fernandina Beach, 261-7378 ext. 102, ameliamuseum.org.

COSMIC CONCERTS Laser Mania 7 p.m., Laser Retro 8 p.m., Laser Motown 9 p.m., Laser Country 10 p.m. Aug. 30; online tickets $5, Bryan Gooding Planetarium, Museum of Science & History, 1025 Museum Circle, Southbank, 396-7062, moshplanetarium.org.

RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET JesseCarole Montoya, Wade Williams, John Carver Band and Brent Byrd Aug. 31. Local and regional art and a farmers market are featured 10 a.m.-4 p.m. every Sat., 715 Riverside Ave., free, 389-2449, riversideartsmarket.com.

HEART WALK BENEFIT This fundraising benefit is held 4-6 p.m. Sept. 1 at Culhane’s Irish Pub, 967 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 249-9595. A $10 (or more) donation entitles you to a specialty drink or $5 off a $20 order, food or drink. The John Thomas Group performs. Proceeds benefit the American Heart Association’s Heart Walk, held 9 a.m. Sept. 21 at Metropolitan Park, Downtown.

PONTE VEDRA PADDLE FOR H.E.A.L. The Great Ponte Vedra Paddle starts with an 8 a.m. registration, Sept. 2, at Mickler’s Landing, A1A S., Ponte Vedra. Proceeds benefit the Healing Every Autistic Life Foundation programs. Music, bounce houses, food and prizes follow the standup paddle. greatpvpaddle.org.

PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB Michael Straley discusses “High Dynamic Range and Panoramic Photography,” 6-8 p.m.

Sept. 3 at Beaches Library, 600 Third St., Neptune Beach, free, 240-8835, beachesphotographyclub.org.

SQUARE DANCE HOEDOWN Folks from 9 to 90 can enjoy Florida’s official state folk dance, 7 p.m. Sept. 3 at Sandalwood High School, 2750 John Prom Blvd., Southside.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LUNCHEON Florida Secretary of Commerce Gray Swoope is the featured speaker at Clay County Economic Development Council’s quarterly luncheon, 11:30 a.m. Sept. 4 at Thrasher-Horne Conference Center,

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283 College Drive, Orange Park, $35 in advance, $40 day of, 264-2651, claychamber.com.

BOOKS & WRITING

C.L. ROMAN Local author Roman reads and signs copies of her new novel, “Descent (Book One of the Rephaim Series),” 2 p.m. Aug. 31 at Bartram Trail Branch Library, 60 Davis Pond Blvd., Fruit Cove. A Q&A with the author follows. 827-6960.

COMEDY

COMEDY CLUB OF JACKSONVILLE Andrew Norelli appears 8:04 p.m. Aug. 29, 8:34 p.m. Aug. 30 and 8:04 p.m. and 10:10 p.m. Aug. 31 at 11000 Beach Blvd., Ste. 8, Southside.

Tickets are $6-$50; 646-4277, jacksonvillecomedy.com.

CHARLIE MURPHY Talented comedian Murphy appears 8 p.m. Aug. 29 and 8 and 10 p.m. Aug. 30-31 at The Comedy Zone, Ramada Inn, 3130 Hartley Rd., Mandarin. Tickets are $20-$30, 292-4242, comedyzone.com.

HOT POTATO STANDUP COMEDY HOUR Open mic comedy 8 p.m. every Wed. at The Norm, 2952 Roosevelt Blvd., Riverside. Admission is free, northfloridacomedy.com.

STEVE NETTA The comic is on 8 p.m. Aug. 30-31 at Latitude 30, 10370 Philips Hwy., Southside, $10, 365-5555, latthirty.com.

MIND, BODY & SOUL

TAOIST TAI CHI New Beginner classes start 6:30 p.m. Aug. 28 at Jacksonville Heights Elementary School, 7750 Tempest St., Westside, and Sept. 5 at the Elks Club, 1855 West Rd., Southside, 733-8180, jacksonville.fl@taoist.org.

PRACTICE WORLD PEACE Brenda Star Walker leads this group 11 a.m.-noon on the first Sun. of each month at Memorial Park, 1620 Riverside Ave., Riverside. Bring a ground cover. Practice suitable for all ages and abilities.

ESTATIC DANCE CHURCH A free-form spiritual dance experience with Kristi Lee Schatz, MA, is held 10 a.m.-noon every Sun. at Peaceful Living Center, 1250 McDuff Ave. S., Avondale, $5 donation, (707) 616-1864, peacefulproductions.org.

YOGA PROGRAMS Vinyasa Flow, Power Hour, Bliss Flow, Shine & Flow, Blended Flow and Reggae Flow are among the classes offered at Bella Vida Yoga, 510 Shetter Ave., Jax Beach, 654-9216, bellavidayoga.com. Proceeds from some classes benefit the Surfers For Autism program.

LGBT WORSHIP Services 10 a.m. every Sun.; Bible study 6:30 p.m. every Thur. at Living Witness Family Worship Center, 8716 Lone Star Road, Arlington, 348-0721.

WEIGHT WATCHERS, SMOKING CESSATION, TAI CHI, YOGA Several classes and info sessions are held 10 a.m.-8 p.m.

Mon.-Sat., Florida Blue Center, 4855 Town Center Parkway, St. Johns Town Center, 482-0189, 877-352-5830, floridablue.com.

ALATEEN MEETINGS Alateen, for kids bothered by someone else’s drinking, gathers in Orange Park, Westside, Amelia Island and the Beaches; for when and where, call 350-0600.

NATURE, SPORTS & OUTDOORS

JACKSONVILLE SUNS The Suns wrap up the regular season with a homestand against the Mississippi Braves, 7:05 p.m. Aug. 29 (Thursday Night Throwdown) at Bragan Field, Baseball Grounds, 301 A. Philip Randolph Blvd., Downtown.

Games continue 7:05 p.m. Aug. 30 (Bragan Field Replicas Giveaway), 7:05 p.m. Aug. 31 (Suns Cap Giveaway, European Street wieners & sandwiches, AYCD draft beer, soda, water), 7:05 p.m. Sept. 1 (Team Picture Giveaway, Fan Appreciation) and 1:05 p.m. Sept. 2 (Kids Run the Bases). Tickets are $7.50-$25.50. 358-2846. jaxsuns.com.

TALBOT ISLANDS SPIDERS A park ranger discusses the cuddly eight-legged creatures 2 p.m. Aug. 31 at Ribault Club, Fort George Island Cultural State Park, 11241 Ft. George Road; free, 251-2320.

MARINELAND BEACH WALK GTMRR volunteers lead a free interpretive Beach Walk at River to Sea Preserve Oceanside 8:30-10 a.m. Aug. 28. Meet at GTMRR Marineland field office, 9741 Ocean Shore Blvd., Marineland. To RSVP, call 823-4500 or go to gtmnerrmarinelandbeach.eventbrite.com.

POLITICS, ACTIVISM & BUSINESS

SOUTHSIDE BUSINESS MEN’S CLUB FSCJ’s Sarah Roy and Cindy Depadua are the featured speakers at noon Aug. 28 at San Jose Country Club, 7529 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville. Admission is $20. For reservations, call 396-5559.

SMALL BUSINESS WORKSHOP Get Your Business Noticed with Blogging! noon-1 p.m.

Aug. 28 at Beaver Street Enterprise Center, 1225 W. Beaver St., Westside; $10; laptop not required, 620-2476, sbdc.unf.edu.

JACKSONVILLE JOURNEY The oversight committee of this crime-fighting initiative meets 4 p.m. Sept. 19, Eighth Floor Conference Room 851, Ball Building, 214 N. Hogan St., Downtown, 630-7306, coj.net.

UPCOMING EVENTS

JAGUARS VS. CHIEFS Sept. 8, EverBank Field SOUTHERN WOMEN’S SHOW Oct. 17-20, Prime Osborn Convention Center CRAIG FERGUSON Nov. 17, The Florida Theatre ST. JOHNS RIVERKEEPER OYSTER ROAST Nov. 22, Garden Club of Jacksonville.

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Jacksonville led 17-10 during the second quarter then 24-16 going into the fourth, before giving up 15 unanswered points.

Jaxson de Ville introduced mini-me friend JJ as Elton John’s “Circle of Life” played. What many expected to be a rainy night turned out to be dry, with an official attendance of 59,149.

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1. John Smith, Arthur Jones, Gabriel Keith, Mike Brown 2. Running back Maurice Jones-Drew comes out of the tunnel during the team introduction 3. Constance and MIke Duffy 4. Joe Stolp, Ketan Deshmuk, Greg Szkotniki, grill master John Regan, Jesse Moss, Sara Earthman and Kerry Soltis 5. Sam Clay, Andy Ronnekamp, Josh Day, Donnie Worrell, Shawn Thomas, Reece Shihata 6. Alexa and Logan Brooks 7. Jaxson de Ville and his new buddy JJ watch the flyover during the National Anthem 8. Tommy and Bellita Welch, Candice Daniel, Charles Lamb 9. Grillmaster Charles Petronella

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Owner and chef Howard Kirk, who grew up in Spain, ensures that his Spanish dishes are created from scratch with quality ingredients. All of the bread is made in-house each morning. While items may be slightly pricey, it’s worth the splurge for date night or a small dinner with friends. You’ve been warned: Popular menu items sell out. Share a carafe of fruity red wine sangria or unwind by ordering a glass of vino from the wine list.

If you order just one item (and you’ll want to order several, trust me!), the risotto of the day is always a must. Made from short-grain Arborio rice, it’s thick, creamy and perfectly cooked. On a recent visit, I all but licked our plate of pork shoulder risotto clean.

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Relatively new to the menu are the savory crêpes. With five to choose from, it’s hard to go wrong. We enjoyed the ham and cheese — creamy flavorful Alfredo-like cheese and pieces of Black Forest ham rolled up in a delicate crêpe.

Save room for traditional Spanish desserts like flan or the tres leches cake made by pastry chef Toni “Mama” Kirk. The spongy tres leches, soaked with a trio of milks, is a luscious way to end your tapas feast.

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BARBERITOS, 1519 Sadler Rd., 277-2505. 463867 S.R. 200, Ste. 5, Yulee, 321-2240. F Specializing in Southwestern made-to-order fresh favorites, including burritos, tacos, quesadillas, nachos, salads. The salsa’s handcrafted with fresh tomatoes, cilantro, onions, peppers. $$ C L D Daily BRETT’S WATERWAY CAFÉ, 1 S. Front St., 261-2660.

F On the water at historic Centre Street’s end, it’s Southern hospitality in an upscale atmosphere; daily specials, fresh local seafood, aged beef. $$$ C L D Daily CAFÉ KARIBO, 27 N. Third St., 277-5269. F Housed in a historic building, family-owned Café Karibo serves eclectic cuisine: homemade veggie burgers, fresh seafood, salads, made-from-scratch desserts. Dine inside or under an oakshaded patio. Karibrew Pub has beer brewed onsite. $$ C L D Tue.-Sat.; L Daily HALFTIME SPORTS BAR & GRILL, 320 S. Eighth St., 321-0303. Sports bar fare: onion rings, spring rolls, burgers, wraps, wings. $ L D Daily JACK & DIANE’S, 708 Centre St., 321-1444. F In a renovated 1887 shotgun home, the café serves favorites: jambalaya, French toast, mac-n-cheese, vegan and vegetarian selections. Dine inside or out on the porch. $$ C B L D Daily LULU’S AT THE THOMPSON HOUSE, 11 S. Seventh St., 432-8394. F Innovative lunch menu: po’boys, salads and seafood little plates served in a historic house. Dinner features fresh local seafood, Fernandina shrimp. Reservations recommended. $$$ C 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. THE MUSTARD SEED CAFE, 833 TJ Courson Road, 277-3141. Awarded Slow Food First Coast’s Snail of Approval, the casual organic eatery and juice bar, in Nassau Health Foods, offers all-natural, organic items, smoothies, juices, coffees, herbal teas. $$ B L Mon.-Sat. PLAE, 80 Amelia Village Circle, Amelia Island, 277-2132. Bite Club certified. In Omni Amelia Island Plantation’s Spa & Shops, the bistro-style venue has an innovative menu: whole fried fish and duck breast. Outdoor dining. $$$ D Mon.-Sat. THE SALTY PELICAN BAR & GRILL, 12 N. Front St., 277-3811. F Killer sunset view over the ICW from secondstory outdoor bar. Owners T.J. and Al offer local seafood, Mayport shrimp, fish tacos, po’boys and the original broiled cheese oysters. $$ C L D Daily SLIDERS SEASIDE GRILL, 1998 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-6652.

F Oceanfront restaurant serves award-winning handmade crab cakes, fresh seafood, fried pickles. Outdoor dining, open-air second floor and balcony. $$ C L D Daily THE SURF, 3199 S. Fletcher Ave., 261-5711. F Oceanview dining, inside or on the deck. Steaks, fresh fish, nightly specials, Sunday lobster special. $$ B Sat.-Sun.; L D Daily TIMOTI’S FRY SHAK, 21 N. Third St., 310-6550.

F Casual seafood spot has fresh, local wild-caught shrimp, fish, oysters, blackboard specials, seafood baskets. $ C 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, burgers, biscuits & gravy, shrimp. $ B L Mon.-Sat.

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LA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 8818 Atlantic Blvd., 720-0106. F See San Marco. 2012 BOJ winner. $$ C L D Daily

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THE CASBAH CAFÉ, 3628 St. Johns Ave., 981-9966.

F 2012 BOJ winner. Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisine on the patio or in a hookah lounge. Wi-Fi, belly dancers, hookah pipes. $$ L D Daily ESPETO BRAZILIAN STEAK HOUSE, 4000 St. Johns Ave., Ste. 40, 388-4884. F Celebrating five years, this churrascaria has gauchos who carve the meat onto your plate from their serving tables. $$$ D Tue.-Sun. FLORIDA CREAMERY, 3566 St. Johns Ave., 619-5386.

Premium ice cream, fresh waffle cones, milkshakes, sundaes and Nathan’s grilled hot dogs, served in Floridacentric décor. Low-fat and sugar-free choices. $ C L Mon.-Sat. THE FOX RESTAURANT, 3580 St. Johns Ave., 387-2669.

F Owners Ian and Mary Chase offer fresh diner fare and homemade desserts. Breakfast all day. Signature items: burgers, meatloaf, fried green tomatoes. A Jacksonville landmark for more than 50 years. $$ C L D Daily GREEN MAN GOURMET, 3543 St. Johns Ave., 384-0002.

F This market features organic and natural products, spices, teas and salts. $ Daily LA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 4530 St. Johns Ave., 388-8828. F See San Marco. 2012 BOJ winner. $$ C L D Daily LET THEM EAT CAKE! 3604 St. Johns Ave., Ste. 2, 389-2122. This artisan bakery serves coffee, croissants, muffins, cupcakes (The Fat Elvis!), pastries, individual desserts. Whole cakes made-to-order. $ Tue.-Sat. MOJO NO. 4 URBAN BBQ & WHISKEY BAR, 3572 St. Johns Ave., 381-6670. F 2012 BOJ winner. Funky Southern blues kitchen offers pulled pork, Carolinastyle barbecue, chicken-fried steak, Delta fried catfish, hummus, shrimp and grits, specialty cocktails. $$ C B L D Daily SAKE HOUSE #5 JAPANESE GRILL SUSHI BAR, 3620 St. Johns Ave., 388-5688. F See Riverside. $$ L D Daily SIMPLY SARA’S, 2902 Corinthian Ave., Ortega, 387-1000. F Down-home cooking from scratch like Grandma’s: eggplant fries, pimento cheese, fried chicken, fruit cobblers, chicken & dumplings. BYOB. $$ C L D Mon.-Sat. TERRA, 4260 Herschel St., 388-9124. Owner Michael Thomas’ comfy spot serves local, sustainable and world cuisine in a simple, creative style. Small plates include chorizo stuffed mushrooms, pork belly skewers; entrées include lamb chops, seared tuna and ribeye. Lunch menu features sandwiches. Craft beers. Onsite organic garden. $$ D Mon.-Sat.

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AL’S PIZZA, 8060 Philips Highway, 731-4300. F See Beaches. $ C L D Daily BROADWAY RISTORANTE & PIZZERIA, 10920 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 3, 519-8000. F Family-ownedand-operated Italian pizzeria serves calzones, strombolis, wings, brick-oven-baked pizza, subs, desserts. Delivery. $$ C L D Daily INDIA’S RESTAURANT, 9802 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 8, 620-0777. F 2012 BOJ winner. Authentic Indian cuisine, lunch buffet. Curry and vegetable dishes, lamb, chicken, shrimp, fish tandoori. $$ L Mon.-Sat.; D Nightly LA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 8206 Philips Highway, 732-9433. F See San Marco. 2012 BOJ winner. $$ C L D Daily LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 3928 Baymeadows Rd., 737-7740. 8616 Baymeadows Rd., 739-2498. F 2012 BOJ winner. With locations all over Northeast Florida, Larry’s piles subs high and serves ’em fast. Natural meats and cheeses are hormone-, antibiotic- and gluten-free; the sub rolls are gluten-free, too. $ C B L D Daily MANDALOUN MEDITERRANEAN LEBANESE CUISINE, 9862 Old Baymeadows Rd., 646-1881. F Bite Club certified. Owner Pierre Barakat offers authentic Lebanese cuisine, charcoal-grilled lamb kebab. Belly dancing Fri.Sat. Monthly dinner parties. Outdoor seating. $$ L D Tue.-Sun. PATTAYA THAI GRILLE, 9551 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 1, 646-9506. F The area’s original authentic Thai restaurant has an extensive menu of traditional Thai, vegetarian and new-Thai, including curries, seafood, noodles, soups. In business since 1990, family-owned place has low-sodium and gluten-free dishes, too. $$$ L D Tue.-Sun. PIZZA PALACE, 3928 Baymeadows Rd., 527-8649.

F See San Marco. $$ C L D Daily STICKY FINGERS, 8129 Point Meadows Way, 493-7427.

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AL’S PIZZA, 303 Atlantic Blvd., Beaches Town Center, Atlantic Beach, 249-0002. F Celebrating more than 20 years and seven locations, Al’s offers a selection of New York-style and gourmet pizzas. $ C L D Daily BUDDHA THAI BISTRO, 301 10th Ave. N., 712-4444.

F The proprietors here are from Thailand, and every dish is made with fresh ingredients from tried-and-true recipes, beautifully presented. $$ 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, homemade margaritas. $$ C D Nightly CASA MARIA, 2429 S. Third St., 372-9000. F See Springfield. 2012 BOJ winner. $ C L D Daily CULHANE’S IRISH PUBLIC HOUSE, 967 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 249-9595. Bite Club certified. Upscale Irish pub and restaurant owned and managed by four sisters from County Limerick. Shepherd’s pie, corned beef; gastro pub menu soars to culinary heights. $$ C R Sat. & Sun.; D Tue.-Sun. ENGINE 15 BREWING CO., 1500 Beach Blvd., Ste. 217, 249-2337. F Gastropub fare: soups, salads, flatbreads, specialty sandwiches, including BarBe-Cuban and beer dip. Craft beers. $ C L D Daily GREGORY PAUL’S, 215 Fourth Ave. S., 372-4367. Greg Rider offers freshly prepared meals and experienced catering services. Delivery. $$ Mon.-Fri. 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, tater tots; daily specials. $$ C L D Daily; R Sun. LA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 1222 Third St. S., 372-4495. F See San Marco. 2012 BOJ winner. $$ C L D Daily LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 657 N. Third St., 247-9620.

F See Baymeadows. 2012 BOJ winner. $ C B L D Daily LILLIE’S COFFEE BAR, 200 First St., Beaches Town Center, Neptune Beach, 249-2922. F Beaches landmark. Locally roasted coffee, eggs and bagels, flatbreads, sandwiches, salads and desserts. Dine indoors or out; patio and courtyard seating. $$ B L D Daily M SHACK, 299 Atlantic Blvd., Beaches Town Center, Atlantic Beach, 241-2599. F Brothers David and Matthew Medure are flippin’ burgers, hot dogs, fries, shakes and familiar fare at moderate prices. Dine indoors or out. $$ L D Daily MARLIN MOON GRILLE, 1183 Beach Blvd., 372-4438.

F This sportfishing-themed casual restaurant features fresh crab cakes – owner Gary Beach’s from Maryland’s Eastern Shore – and burgers, daily specials, craft beers, Orange Crushes, fresh-cut fries. $$ C R Sun.; D Wed.-Mon. MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA BAKERS, 1018 Third St. N., Ste. 2, 241-5600. F Bite Club certified. 2012 BOJ winner. The psychedelic spot serves gourmet pizzas, hoagies, salads. Pies range from Mighty Meaty to vegetarian like Kosmic Karma. $ C L D Daily MEZZA LUNA PIZZERIA RISTORANTE, 110 First St., Beaches Town Center, Neptune Beach, 249-5573.

F Near-the-ocean eatery has been serving casual bistro fare (for more than 20 years) like gourmet wood-fired pizzas, herb-crusted mahi mahi. Dine indoors or on the patio. $$$ C D Mon.-Sat. MOJO KITCHEN BBQ PIT & BLUES BAR, 1500 Beach Blvd., 247-6636. F 2012 BOJ winner. Funky Southern blues kitchen offers pulled pork and Carolina-style barbecue, chicken-fried steak, Delta fried catfish. $$ C B L D Daily POE’S TAVERN, 363 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 241-7637. F Named for Edgar Allan Poe, American gastropub offers gourmet hamburgers, ground in-house and cooked to order, hand-cut French fries, fish tacos, entree-size salads, Edgar’s Drunken Chili, daily fish sandwich special. $$ C L D Daily RAGTIME TAVERN & SEAFOOD GRILL, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Beaches Town Center, Atlantic Beach, 241-7877 F For 30 years, the popular seafood place has nabbed lots of awards in our Best of Jax readers poll.

Blackened snapper, sesame tuna, Ragtime shrimp. $$ L D Daily RENNA’S PIZZA, 592 Marsh Landing Parkway, 273-3113. F See Mandarin. $$ C L D Daily SALT LIFE FOOD SHACK, 1018 Third St. N., 3724456. F 2012 BOJ winner. Wide array of specialty menu items, signature tuna poke bowl, fresh rolled sushi, Ensenada tacos, local fried shrimp, served in a contemporary open-air space. $$ C L D Daily

SHIM SHAM ROOM, 333 First St. N., Ste. 150, 372-0781. F New joint offers a seasonal menu of “cheap eats”: bar bites, chicken and waffles, badass fries, tacos. $$ D Nightly WIPEOUTS GRILL, 1585 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 247-4508. F Casual, beachy sports place serves burgers, wings, fish tacos in a chill atmosphere. $ C L D Daily

DOWNTOWN

CAFÉ NOLA AT MOCAJAX, 333 N. Laura St., 366-6911. On the first fl oor of the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville Café. Shrimp and grits, gourmet sandwiches, fresh fish tacos, homemade desserts. $$ L Mon.-Fri.; D Thur. & ArtWalk CASA DORA, 108 E. Forsyth St., 356-8282. F Owner/chef Sam Hamidi has been serving genuine Italian fare 35-plus years: veal, seafood, pizza. Homemade salad dressing is a specialty. $$ C 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. DE REAL TING CAFÉ, 128 W. Adams St., 633-9738.

F Caribbean spot features jerk or curried chicken, conch fritters, curried goat, oxtail. $ L Tue.-Fri.; D Fri.-Sat. FIONN MACCOOL’S IRISH PUB & RESTAURANT, Ste. 176, The Jacksonville Landing, 374-1547. F 2012 BOJ winner. Casual dining with an uptown Irish atmosphere.

Fish & chips, Guinness lamb stew, black-and-tan brownies. $$ C L D Daily ZODIAC GRILL, 120 W. Adams St., 354-8283. F Mediterranean cuisine and American favorites in a casual atmosphere. Panini, vegetarian dishes, daily lunch buffet.

Espressos, hookahs. $ L Mon.-Fri.

FLEMING ISLAND

BRICK OVEN PIZZERIA & GASTROPUB, 1811 Town Center Blvd., 278-1770. F New family-owned-andoperated spot offers freshly made brick-oven pizzas, specialty burgers, melts, wraps, craft beers. Gluten-free items. $$ C L D Daily LA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 1571 C.R. 220, Ste. 100, 215-2223. F See San Marco. 2012 BOJ winner. $$ C L D Daily MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA BAKERS, 1800 Town Center Blvd., 541-1999. F See Beaches. Bite Club certified. 2012 BOJ winner. $ C L D Daily MOJO SMOKEHOUSE, 1810 Town Center Blvd., Ste. 8, 264-0636. F 2012 BOJ winner. Funky Southern blues kitchen offers pulled pork, Carolina-style barbecue, chicken-fried steak, Delta fried catfish. $$ C B L D Daily WHITEY’S FISH CAMP, 2032 C.R. 220, 269-4198.

F Authentic fish camp serves gator tail, fresh-water river catfish, traditional meals, daily specials on the banks of Swimming Pen Creek. Outdoor Tiki bar. Come by boat, motorcycle or car. $ C L Tue.-Sun.; D Nightly YOUR PIE, 1545 C.R. 220, Ste. 125, 379-9771. F Owner Mike Sims has a fast, casual pizza concept: Choose from three doughs, nine sauces, seven cheeses and 40-plus toppings and create your own pizza pie. Subs, sandwiches, gelato. $$ C L D Daily

INTRACOASTAL WEST

AL’S PIZZA, 14286 Beach Blvd., Ste. 31, 223-0991.

F See Beaches. $ C L D Daily CASTILLO DE MEXICO, 12620 Beach Blvd., Ste. 19, 998-7006. F This spot, in business for 15-plus years, has an extensive menu served in authentic Mexican décor.

Weekday lunch buffet. $$ L D Daily EPIK BURGER, 12740 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 105, 374-7326.

F More than 34 kinds of burgers made from grass-fed beef, ahi tuna, all-natural chicken and vegan items created with innovative recipes; gluten-free options. $ L D Mon.-Sat. LA NOPALERA MEXICAN, 14333 Beach Blvd., 992-1666. F See San Marco. BOJ winner. $$ C L D Daily LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 10750 Atlantic Blvd., 642-6980.

F See Baymeadows. BOJ winner. $ C B L D Daily MAHARLIKA HALL & SPORTS GRILL, 14255 Beach Blvd., Ste. E, 699-0759. Filipino-American restaurant and market features pancit bami, lumpia, turon strudle, halo halo with ice cream. $-$$ C R L D Daily MY MOCHI FROZEN YOGURT, 13546 Beach Blvd., Ste. 1A, 821-9880. See St. Johns Town Center. $ Daily TIME OUT SPORTS GRILL, 13799 Beach Blvd., Ste. 5, 223-6999. F Locally-owned-and-operated grill serves hand-tossed pizzas, wings, specialty wraps in a clean, sporty atmosphere. Late-night menu. $$ L Tue.-Sun.; D Nightly

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Richard East (left) and Jason Farr present two of the popular craft beers brewed onsite at Ragtime Tavern & Seafood Grill at Beaches Town Center in Atlantic Beach, serving locals and tourists alike since 1999. Photo: Dennis Ho

JULINGTON CREEK

PIZZA PALACE, 116 Bartram Oaks Walk, 230-2171. F See San Marco. $$ C L D Daily SAUCY TACO, 450 S.R. 13 N., Ste. 113, 287-8226. F The menu here is light Mexican with American influences – and there are 40 beers on draft. $$ C B, Sat.-Sun.; L D Daily

MANDARIN

AL’S PIZZA, 11190 San Jose Blvd., 260-4115. F See Beaches. $ C L D Daily ATHENS CAFÉ, 6271 St. Augustine Rd., Ste. 7, 733-1199. Dolmades (stuffed grape leaves), baby shoes (stuffed eggplant), all the favorites. Greek beers. $$ L Mon.-Fri.; D Mon.-Sat. BRAZILIAN JAX CAFE, 9825 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 20, 880-3313. F Authentic dishes: steaks, sausages, chicken, fish, burgers, hot sandwiches prepared with fresh ingredients. Traditional feijoada – black beans and pork stew served with rice, collards, orange salad and toasted yucca fl our with bacon – every Sat. $$ B L D Mon.-Sat. BROOKLYN PIZZA, 11406 San Jose Blvd., 288-9211.

13820 St. Augustine Rd., Bartram Park, 880-0020.

F The Brooklyn Special Pizza is a customer favorite.

Also calzones, white pizza, homestyle lasagna. $$ L D Daily GIGI’S RESTAURANT, 3130 Hartley Rd. (Ramada Inn), 694-4300. F Prime rib and crab leg buffet Fri.-Sat., blue-jean brunch Sun., daily breakfast buffet and lunch and dinner buffets. $$$ B R L D Daily LA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 11700 San Jose Blvd., 288-0175. F See San Marco. 2012 BOJ winner. $$ C L D Daily LARRY’S, 11365 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 3, 674-2945.

F See Baymeadows. 2012 BOJ winner. $ C B L D Daily RACK ’EM UP BILLIARDS, 4268 Oldfield Crossing Dr., 262-4030. See Arlington. $ R Sat.-Sun.; D Nightly RENNA’S PIZZA, 11111 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 12, 292-2300. F Casual New York-style pizzeria serves calzones, antipasto, parmigiana, homemade breads. Buy by the slice – they’re humongous – or full pie. Delivery. $$ C L D Daily

ORANGE PARK, MIDDLEBURG

ARON’S PIZZA, 650 Park Ave., 269-1007. F Familyowned restaurant has eggplant dishes, manicotti, New York-style pizza. $$ C L D Daily THE HILLTOP, 2030 Wells Rd., 272-5959. Specialties at this upscale restaurant include New Orleans shrimp, certified Black Angus prime rib, she-crab soup. Homemade desserts. $$$ D Tue.-Sat. LA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 1930 Kingsley Ave., 276-2776. F See San Marco. 2012 BOJ winner. $$ C L D Daily LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 700 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 15, 272-3553. 1545 C.R. 220, 278-2827. 1330 Blanding Blvd., 276-7370. 1404 S. Orange Ave., Green Cove Springs, 284-7789. F See Baymeadows. 2012 BOJ winner. $ C B L D Daily PREVATT’S SPORTS BAR & GRILL, 2620 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 17, Middleburg, 282-1564. F What a neighborhood sportsbar should be: Familiar fare, all the spirits you’d want. $$ C L D Daily RENNA’S PIZZA, 6001 Argyle Forest Blvd., Ste. 16, 771-7677. F See Mandarin. $$ C L D Daily TED’S MONTANA GRILL, 8635 Blanding Blvd., 771-1964.

See St. Johns Town Center. $$$ C L D Daily THAI GARDEN, 10 Blanding Blvd., Ste. B, 272-8434.

Traditional Thai: pad kraw powh with roasted duck, kaeng kari (yellow curry with potatoes and a choice of meat). Fine wines, imported, domestic beers. $$ L Mon.-Fri.; D Nightly

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, NW ST. JOHNS

ALICE & PETE’S PUB, 1000 PGA Tour Blvd., Sawgrass Marriott, 285-7777. Inspired by TPC Sawgrass course designers Alice and Pete Dye, the new pub serves Northeast Florida flavors along with Alice & Pete’s favorites: Dominican black bean soup, Pete’s Designer club sandwich. Outside dining. $$$ L D Daily AL’S PIZZA, 635 A1A, 543-1494. F See Beaches. $ C L D Daily JJ’S LIBERTY BISTRO, 330 A1A N., Ste. 209, 273-7980.

Traditional French cuisine: escargot, brie, paté, steak frites, crêpes. Daily specials, specialty pastries; French wines. $$ L D Mon.-Sat.

Dining Directory GRILL ME!

A WEEKLY Q&A WITH PEOPLE IN THE FOOD BIZ

MOJO BAR-B-QUE, 1607 University Blvd. W., San Jose, 732-7200. F 2012 BOJ winner. Funky Southern blues kitchen offers pulled pork, Carolina-style barbecue, chickenfried steak, Delta fried catfish. $$ C B L D Daily URBAN ORGANICS, 5325 Fairmont St., Spring Park, 398-8012. Weekly coop every Monday that offers local, fresh fruits and vegetables in bags of 10, 20 or 30 pounds.

NAME: Chef Jean Pierre Roberts RESTAURANT: Buca di Beppo, 10334 Southside Blvd., Southside BIRTHPLACE: Manila, Philippines YEARS IN THE BIZ: 20 FAVORITE RESTAURANT (other than mine): Any dim sum restaurant in New York City FAVORITE COOKING STYLE: Chinese/fusion FAVORITE INGREDIENTS: Ginger and soy sauce IDEAL MEAL: Extra-crispy hot wings, waffle fries and a side of shrimp dumpling WOULDN’T EAT IF YOU PAID ME: Applebee’s INSIDER’S SECRET: Respect your brigade.

CULINARY GUILTY PLEASURE: Hot wings and dim sum!

LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 830 A1A N., Ste. 6, 273-3993. F See Baymeadows. 2012 BOJ winner. $ C B L D Daily RESTAURANT MEDURE, 818 A1A N., 543-3797. Chef David Medure creates dishes with international flavors. The lounge offers small plates, creative drinks. $$$ D Mon.-Sat. TABLE 1, 330 A1A N., Ste. 208, 280-5515. Upscale, casual restaurant offers appetizers, salads, sandwiches, flatbreads, burgers, entrées. Extensive wine list. $$$ L D Daily

RIVERSIDE, 5 POINTS, WESTSIDE

AL’S PIZZA, 1620 Margaret St., Ste. 201, 388-8384.

F See Beaches. $ C L D Daily BOLD BEAN COFFEE ROASTERS, 869 Stockton St., Stes.

1-2, 855-1181. F 2012 BOJ winner. Bold Bean brings a small-batch, artisanal approach to roasting coffee. Organic and fair trade coffees. $ B L Daily GRASSROOTS NATURAL MARKET Deli Supervisor Daniel Dillingham 2007 Park St., 384-4474.

F Juice bar uses certified organic fruits and vegetables. The store has three dozen artisanal cheeses, 300-plus craft and imported beers, 50 organic wines, organic produce, meats, vitamins, herbs.

Organic wraps, sides, sandwiches, salads to go; raw, vegan items. $ B L D Daily LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 1509 Margaret St., 674-2794.

7859 Normandy Blvd., 781-7600. 5733 Roosevelt Blvd., 446-9500. 8102 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 1, 779-1933. F See Baymeadows. 2012 BOJ winner. $ C B L D Daily MOON RIVER PIZZA, 1176 Edgewood Ave. S., Murray Hill, 389-4442. F 2012 BOJ winner. Northern-style pizzas, more than 20 toppings, by the pie or the slice. $ L D Mon.-Sat.

THE MOSSFIRE GRILL 1537 Margaret St., Riverside, 355-4434. Southwestern menu with ahi tuna tacos, goat cheese enchiladas, gouda quesadillas, chicken enchiladas. Indoor or patio dining. $$ C L D Daily

O’BROTHERS IRISH PUB, 1521 Margaret St., 854-9300.

F Traditional Irish fare: shepherd’s pie with Stilton crust, Guinness mac-n-cheese, fish-n-chips. Outdoor patio dining. $$ C L D Daily SAKE HOUSE #1 JAPANESE GRILL SUSHI BAR, 824 Lomax St., Five Points, 301-1188. F Traditional Japanese cuisine, fresh sushi, sashimi, kiatsu, teriyaki, hibachi in an authentic atmosphere. Sake. A bonafide tatami room, with outside seating. $$ L D Daily SUN-RAY CINEMA, 1028 Park St., 359-0049. F Beer (Bold City, Intuition Ale Works), wine, pizza, hot dogs, hummus, sandwiches, popcorn, nachos, brownies. $$ Daily SUSHI CAFÉ, 2025 Riverside Ave., Ste. 204, 384-2888.

F Sushi: popular Monster Roll, Jimmy Smith Roll, Rock-nRoll and Dynamite Roll. Hibachi, tempura, katsu, teriyaki.

Dine indoors or on the patio. $$ L D Daily

ST. AUGUSTINE

AL’S PIZZA, 1 St. George St., 824-4383. F See Beaches. $ C L D Daily BACK 40 URBAN CAFÉ, 40 S. Dixie Highway, 824-0227.

F Owner Brian Harmon serves Caribbean-flavored items – wraps, upside-down chicken potpie, fresh, local seafood – in an 1896 building. Wi-Fi. $ C L Sun.; L D Mon.-Sat. CARMELO’S MARKETPLACE & PIZZERIA, 146 King St., 494-6658. F 2012 BOJ winner. New York-style brickoven-baked pizza, freshly baked sub rolls, Boar’s Head meats and cheeses, stromboli, garlic herb wings. Outdoor seating, Wi-Fi. $$ L D Daily THE FLORIDIAN, 39 Cordova St., 829-0655. Updated Southern fare, with fresh, local ingredients from area farms.

SAN MARCO, SOUTHBANK, ST. NICHOLAS

Vegetarian, gluten-free options. Signature items: fried green tomato bruschetta, blackened fish, cornbread stack, grits with shrimp, fish or tofu. $$$ C L D Wed.-Mon. GYPSY CAB COMPANY, 828 Anastasia Blvd., Anastasia Island, 824-8244. F 2012 BOJ winner. A mainstay for a quarter-century; menu changes daily. Signature dish is Gypsy chicken. Seafood, tofu, duck, veal. $$ R Sun.; L D Daily THE HYPPO, 15 Hypolita St., 217-7853 (popsicles only).

1765 Tree Blvd., Ste. 5, 342-7816. F Popsicles of unique flavors, of premium ingredients. Coffee pour-overs, coldbrew coffees. Handcrafted sandwiches, salads. $ Daily MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA BAKERS, 410 Anastasia Blvd., 826-4040. F See Beaches. Bite Club certified.

2012 BOJ winner. $ C L D Daily MOJO OLD CITY BBQ, 5 Cordova St., 342-5264. F 2012 BOJ winner. Funky Southern blues kitchen offers pulled pork, Carolina-style barbecue, chicken-fried steak, Delta fried catfish. $$ C B L D Daily THE ORIGINAL CAFÉ ELEVEN, 501 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach, 460-9311. F Coffee drinks, vegetarian meals, meaty Southern comfort dishes. Just a block from the beach. $ B L D Daily

ST. JOHNS TOWN CENTER

BLACKFINN AMERICAN GRILLE, 4840 Big Island Drive, 345-3466. Classic American fare: beef, seafood, pasta, flatbread sandwiches. Dine indoors or on the patio. $$$ C R L D Daily BRIO TUSCAN GRILLE, 4910 Big Island Drive, 807-9960.

Upscale Northern Italian restaurant offers wood-grilled, ovenroasted steaks, chops, seafood. Dine indoors or al fresco on the terrace. $$$ C R Sat. & Sun.; L D Daily MY MOCHI FROZEN YOGURT, 4860 Big Island Drive, Ste. 2, 807-9292. Non-fat, low-calorie, cholesterol-free frozen yogurts. More than 40 toppings. $ Daily OVINTE, 10208 Buckhead Branch Drive, 900-7730. New comfortable, chic place features tapas, small plates of Spanish and Italian flavors: ceviche fresco, pappardelle bolognese, lobster ravioli. 240-bottle wine list, 75 by the glass; craft spirits. Outdoor dining. $$ R, Sun.; D Nightly RENNA’S PIZZA, 4624 Town Crossing Drive, Ste. 125, 565-1299. F See Mandarin. $$ C L D Daily SAKE HOUSE #3 JAPANESE GRILL SUSHI BAR, 10281 Midtown Parkway, 996-2288. F See Riverside. $$ L D Daily SEASONS OF JAPAN, 4413 Town Center Parkway, 329-1067. Casual-style restaurant serves Japanese and hibachi-style fare, sushi, quick-as-a-wink. $$ C L D Daily TED’S MONTANA GRILL, 10281 Midtown Pkwy., 998-0010.

Modern classic comfort food featuring finest cuts of bison, including signature steaks and award-winning gourmet burgers, served with timeless, genuine hospitality. Crab cakes, cedar-plank salmon, fresh vegetables, signature desserts and private label Bison Ridge wines complete the unique menu. $$$ C L D Daily

THE GROTTO WINE & TAPAS BAR, 2012 San Marco Blvd., 398-0726. 2012 BOJ winner. Varied tapas menu of artisanal cheese plates, empanadas, bruschettas, homestyle cheesecake. More than 60 wines by the glass. $$$ Tue.-Sun. LA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 1631 Hendricks Ave., 399-1768. F 2012 BOJ winner. Tamales, fajitas and pork tacos are customer favorites. Some La Nops offer a full bar. $$ C L D Daily 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, extensive martini and wine lists.

Reservations recommended. $$$$ D Mon.-Sat. PIZZA PALACE GM Hala Demetree 1959 San Marco Blvd., 399-8815.

F Relaxed, family-owned place serves homestyle cuisine: spinach pizza, chicken spinach calzones.

Ravioli, lasagna, parmigiana.

Outside dining. $$ C L D Daily PULP, 1962 San Marco Blvd., 396-9222. Juice bar offers fresh juices, frozen yogurt, teas, coffees made one cup at a time. 30 kinds of smoothies, some blended with flavored soy milks, organic frozen yogurts, granola. $ B L D Daily SAKE HOUSE #2 JAPANESE GRILL SUSHI BAR, 1478 Riverplace Blvd., 306-2188. F See Riverside. $$ L D Daily

SOUTHSIDE

360° GRILLE, 10370 Philips Highway, 365-5555. F In Latitude 30. Familiar sportsbar favorites: seafood, steaks, sandwiches, burgers, chicken, pasta, pizza. Dine inside or on the patio. $$ L D Daily ALHAMBRA THEATRE & DINING, 12000 Beach Blvd., 641-1212. America’s longest continuously running dinner theater features Executive Chef DeJuan Roy’s menus coordinated with stage productions. Reservations suggested. $$ D Tue.-Sun. BUCA DI BEPPO, 10334 Southside Blvd., 363-9090.

Popular chain restaurant has fresh Italian cooking: lasagna, garlic mashed potatoes; three portion sizes (halfpound meatballs!) served family-style. $$$ C L D Daily CASA MARIA, 14965 Old St. Augustine Rd., 619-8186.

F See Springfield. 2012 BOJ winner. $ C L D Daily FARAH’S PITA STOP CAFÉ, 3980 Southside Blvd., Ste. 201, 928-4322. Middle Eastern cuisine: fresh sandwiches, soups, entrées, desserts, pastries and mazas (appetizers). $ C B L D Mon.-Sat.

THE FLAME BROILER THE RICE BOWL KING, 9822 Tapestry Park Circle, Ste. 103, 619-2786. 7159 Philips Highway, Ste. 104, 337-0007. F West Coast fave has healthy, inexpensive fast food with no transfats, MSG, frying, or skin on meat. Fresh veggies, steamed brown or white rice, grilled beef, chicken, Korean short ribs. $ C L D Mon.-Sat. JJ’S BISTRO DE PARIS, 7643 Gate Parkway, Ste. 105, 996-7557. Authentic French cuisine served in a comfortable, charming setting. The scratch kitchen has fresh soups, stocks, sauces, pastries. $$ C L D Mon.-Sat. LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 3611 St. Johns Bluff Road S., 641-6499. 4479 Deerwood Lake Parkway, 425-4060.

F See Baymeadows. 2012 BOJ winner. $ C B L D Daily MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA BAKERS, 9734 Deer Lake Court, Ste. 1, Tinseltown, 997-1955. F See Beaches.

Bite Club certified. 2012 BOJ winner. $ C L D Daily OISHII, 4375 Southside Blvd., Ste. 4, 928-3223.

Manhattan-style Japanese fusion cuisine: fresh, high-grade sushi, a variety of lunch specials, hibachi items. $$ C L D Daily SEVEN BRIDGES GRILLE & BREWERY, 9735 Gate Parkway N., Tinseltown, 997-1999. F Grill and brewery features local seafood, steaks, pizzas, award-winning freshly brewed ales and lagers. Dine indoors or outdoors. $$ L D Daily TAVERNA YAMAS, 9753 Deer Lake Court, 854-0426.

Bite Club certified. 2012 BOJ winner. Greek restaurant serves char-broiled kabobs, seafood, traditional Greek wines and desserts. Nightly belly dancing. $$ C L D Daily TOMMY’S BRICK OVEN PIZZA, 4160 Southside Blvd., Ste. 2, 565-1999. F New York-style thin crust, brickoven-cooked pizzas – gluten-free – as well as calzones, salads, sandwiches made fresh to order, using Thumann’s no-MSG meats, Grande cheeses. Boylan’s soda. Curbside pick-up. $$ L D Mon.-Sat.

SPRINGFIELD, NORTHSIDE

CASA MARIA, 12961 N. Main St., Ste. 104, 757-6411.

F 2012 BOJ winner. Family-owned-and-operated restaurant offers authentic Mexican food: fajitas, seafood dishes, a variety of hot sauces made in-house. Specialty is tacos de asada. $ C L D Daily LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 12001 Lem Turner Rd., 764-9999.

F See Baymeadows. 2012 BOJ winner. $ C B L D Daily RENNA’S PIZZA, 840 Nautica Drive, Ste. 117, River City Marketplace, 714-9210. F See Mandarin. $$ C L D Daily SAVANNAH BISTRO, 14670 Duval Rd., 741-4404. F Low Country Southern fare, with a twist of Mediterranean and French, in a relaxing atmosphere at Crowne Plaza Airport. Crab cakes, New York strip, she crab soup, mahi mahi. Rainforest Lounge. $$$ C B L D Daily STICKY FINGERS, 13150 City Station Drive, River City Marketplace, 309-7427. F See Baymeadows. $$ C L D Daily

FOOD TRUCKS

DRIFTWOOD BBQ, 412-4559, driftwoodbbq.com, facebook.com/DriftwoodBBQ Southern soul barbecue, sandwiches, subs at Pitmaster Patrick O’Grady’s truck.

Pudding, pulled pork, sides, sliders, chicken. $ L D

SAN JOSE, LAKEWOOD, UNIV. BLVD. W.

EMPEROR’S GENTLEMAN’S CLUB Chef Jonathan Reap 4923 University Blvd. W., Lakewood, 739-6966.

Upscale steakhouse features steaks, burgers, seafood and wings. $$ L D Daily FUSION SUSHI, 1550 University Blvd. W., Lakewood, 636-8688.

F New upscale sushi spot serves fresh sushi, sashimi, hibachi, teriyaki, kiatsu. $$ C L D Daily

Jason Blake, Taylor McDaniel and Julie Harris display Paul’s extreme nachos, quesadillas and a wet steak burrito with jalapeños, on the menu at Burrito Gallery in Downtown. Photo: Dennis Ho

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Exorbitant Agua

In August, the upscale restaurant at Los Angeles County Museum of Art announced it would soon add a 20-item selection of waters from around the world, priced from $8 to $16 a bottle (except for a $12 “tasting menu”). General manager of Ray’s & Stark Bar Martin Riese, who’s also a renowned water gourmet, will sell his own California-made 9OH2O, available in “limited editions of 10,000 individually numbered glass bottles” at $14 each. “[M]any people don’t know water is just as important to the entire dining experience [as, say, a good wine],” Riese said.

He’s been certified as a water sommelier by the German Mineral Water Association.

Technical Toilet Trouble

A security lab, delivering a report to the makers of software for a luxury Japanese toilet, warned that a flaw in their Android program renders the toilet hackable – even while a user sits on it. The Satis (which retails for about $5,600) includes automatic flushing, bidet spray, fragrancespritzing and music, according to an August BBC News report. It’s controllable by a “My Satis” cellphone app. But the PIN to operate the app is unalterably “0000,” which means that a prankster with the app could create some uncomfortable mischief in a public restroom.

Unsatisfying Sex Substitutes

The CEO of Christian Schools Australia told the Australian Associated Press in June that Queensland’s Caloundra Christian College teaches a range of creative sexual health messages and offered the school’s recent student pamphlet, “101 Things to Do Instead of Doing It,” as

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evidence. Recommended substitutes: “Pretend you’re 6 again,” “Have a water fight,” “Blow bubbles in the park” and “Have a burping contest.”

Tube, Interrupted

Andy Hill was enjoying a leisurely inner-tube ride on the Clark Fork River near Missoula, Mont., in July — when a man landed on top of him, sending Hill to the hospital with broken bones and torn ligaments. The man, who wasn’t seriously hurt, had playfully jumped from a bridge without looking below.

Hawkmoths Send Confusing Signals

According to their study in July in the Royal Society of Biology Letters, researchers from the University of Florida and Boise State somehow have learned the hawkmoth evolved to avoid predator bats by jamming bats’ signature radar-like hunting technique called echolocation. A co-author told ScienceRecorder.com the hawkmoth “confuses” the bats by emitting sonic pulses from its genitals.

Stuck and Pooped Burglar

Sheriff ’s deputies in Apopka, Fla., charged Chad Winslow with burglary after finding him stuck in a grease vent (facing outward) on the roof of Sam’s Discount Food Store in June. According to a deputy, Winslow’s first words were, “I’m stuck, and I have to take a poop.”

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RUN DATE: 0814 PROMISE OF BENEFIT ARIES (March 21-April 19): You seem primed to act like a ram, the astrological creature associated with your sign. You have that look in your eyes: a steely gaze that says you’re about to take a direct approach to smashing obstacles. I’ve not always approved. You’ve sometimes done more damage to yourself than to the obstruction, but this is one time when the head-first approach may work. The job at hand requires a battering ram. What does your intuition tell you?

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” is a raucous love song by Scottish band The Proclaimers. In the chorus, the singer declares, “I would walk 500 miles / And I would walk 500 more / Just to be the man who walked 1,000 miles / To fall down at your door.” In 2011, a Chinese woman, Ling Hsueh, told her boyfriend Lie Peiwen she’d marry him if he took those lyrics to heart. So Lie embarked on a 1,000-mile hike to the distant city where she lived. His walk seemed to expedite a deepening of their relationship; they’re now wed. In accordance with your astrological omens, consider being a romantic fool like Liu Peiwen.

What playfully heroic or richly symbolic deed are you willing to do for the sake of love?

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Mystic poets are able to find the divine presence everywhere.

The wind carries God’s love, bestowing tender caresses. The scent of a lily is an intimate message from the Holy Beloved, provoking bliss. Even a bowl of oatmeal has the essence of the Creator; to eat it is to receive an ecstatic blessing. Those of us who aren’t mystic poets aren’t necessarily attuned to all this sweetness. We may refuse to be receptive to ceaseless offerings. To mystic poets, we’re like sponges floating in the ocean, trying hard not to get wet. Don’t do that this week. Be like a sponge floating in the ocean allowing yourself to be totally soaked.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “The works must be conceived with fire in the soul but executed with clinical coolness,” said artist Joan Miró, describing his process. I recommend a similar approach in the weeks ahead. Identify what excites you the most and will continue to inspire and energize. Activate your imagination’s wild parts as you dream and scheme how to get as much excitement as you can stand. Get to work, with methodical self-discipline, to make it happen.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Well-known actor James Caan has appeared in more than 80 movies, including notables like “The Godfather,” “A Bridge Too Far” and “Elf.” He’s also turned down major roles in some blockbusters: “Star Wars,” “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” “Kramer vs. Kramer,” “Blade Runner” and “Apocalypse Now.” His odd choices are a cautionary tale in the weeks ahead. Don’t sell yourself short. Don’t shrink from challenges. Even if you’ve accomplished a lot already, an invitation to a more complete form of success may be extended.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): My vision of you next week involves you being more instinctual, natural and primal than usual. I picture you climbing trees, rolling in the grass and letting the wind mess up your hair. You’re gazing at the sky a lot, dancing spontaneous moves for no reason other than it feels good, and serenading the sun, clouds and hills with favorite songs. I see you eating with your fingers and touching things you’ve never touched. You’re speaking wild truths that have been bottled up for months. And sex? You know what to do.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “What a terrible mistake to let go of something wonderful for something real,” says a character in a Miranda July short story. I offer similar advice. The “something real” you’d get by sacrificing “something wonderful” may seem to be a more practical, useful option, but maybe not in the long run. Sticking with “something wonderful” will inspire breakthroughs to boost your ability to meet real-world challenges.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The Japanese word senzuri refers to a sexual act of self-love performed by a man. Its literal meaning is “a hundred rubs.” The corresponding female version is shiko shiko manzuri, or “ten thousand rubs.” Judging from astrological omens, your applicable metaphor in the days ahead is shiko shiko manzuri rather than senzuri.

Whatever your gender, you’re wise to slooow waaaay down, take your time, not just in pleasure pursuit, but most everything. The best rewards and biggest blessings come from being deliberate, gradual, thorough and leisurely.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “There is more truth in our erotic zones than in the whole of religions and mathematics,” wrote English artist Austin O. Spare. I think he was being melodramatic. Who can say for sure if such an extreme statement is accurate? It’s at least a worthy hypothesis to entertain in the weeks ahead. The new wisdom you could stir up through an exploration of eros is extensive and intensive. Your research may go more briskly if you have a loving collaborator who enjoys playing, but it’s not absolutely necessary.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “A beginning is the time for taking the most delicate care that the balances are correct,” wrote sci-fi author Frank Herbert. Take heed. According to my astrological omen analysis, you oversee the germination of several new trends in the weeks ahead. Future possibilities reveal themselves. You’re motivated to gather ingredients and formulate plans to make sure those trends and possibilities actually happen. One critical task to focus on: Ensure balances are righteous right from the start.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last,” says a character in Oscar Wilde’s popular play “The Importance of Being Earnest.” I have a vision of you speaking those words sometime quite soon. Plain old drama may creep in the direction of passionate stimulation.

High adventure may beckon and entertaining stories might erupt. You could feel tingly all over, which may be so oddly pleasant you don’t want it to end. With the right attitude – a willingness to steep yourself in lyrical ambiguity – your soul feeds off educational suspense for quite a while.

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REDHEAD W/ RED BIRTHMARK Strutting down the beach shirtless, all tatted up. From a man’s point of view, he was stunning! Love to meet you anywhere. You can sleep on my couch with me any time. Only thing I know: You have a spider tattoo on your neck, a collarbone tattoo that says “Ten ton hammer.” When: Aug. 2. Where: The beach. #1279-0828 DRUNKEN BEE STING Me: Cute tiny brunette. You: Gorgeous bearded man. A bee stung your lip as you drank Coors Light trying to look suave, leading to drunken skinny-dipping night. You broke my hand after I dropped it like it was hot. Love at fi rst sight. At O’Bros every night waiting for you. When: Aug. 21, 2011. Where: Villas on St. Johns. #1278-0828 BLONDE BEETHOVEN BEAUTY! You: Beautiful blonde shimmering in sunlight reading a book. Me: Picnicking with my daughter, teaching her how to ride a bike. I was impressed; you were reading Beethoven autobiography.

We had great conversation. I regret not telling you how I really feel. Oh the music we could make together ... When: July 2013. Where: Memorial Park Riverside. #1277-0828 THE VOODOO THAT YOU DO I saw you at the Tattoo Convention. We discussed the website ToySoldiersUnite and shared our interests. Maybe even meeting at Comic-Con. You were wearing a Voodoo Doll shirt. I was wearing yellow and black. Let’s get back together and build a Utopian playground. When: Sept. 14, 2012. Where: Jacksonville Tattoo Convention. #1276-0821 YOU LEFT SUN DELI SMILING Me: Hot mess brunette, pink/white dress. You: Brown beard, black Titleist hat, going golfing? Table by the wall by mine, with Jags fan friend. You smiled at me as you left; I couldn’t smile back with a mouthful! Par for the course. Tee time for two? A hole in one? When: Aug. 10. Where: Sun Deli. #1275-0821 PULL OVER THAT LAND ROVER! You: Cruising downtown, a hot hip hop mess. Pulled over at Burro yelling about a Strawberita; I lost you. Me: Twerk Team Captain. I’ll break this down so you can roll it up, blue eyes. Let’s have 10 dates, elope and Steve Harvey covers our nasty divorce on his show. When: Aug. 12. Where: The Elbow. #1274-0821 OUTBACK BAYMEADOWS/9A SUNDAY You: Gray/black outfit in a booth. Me: In a coral shirt catching mutual glimpses from the bar. Couldn’t tell the nature of your relationship, but you were clearly disinterested. We shared a brief “hi” that made us both smile. Let me know when you’re ready to be excited again. When: Aug. 4. Where: Outback @ Baymeadows & 9A. #1273-0814 STOPPED ME AT BRIX Me: At Brix in all black, with two girlfriends; glasses. You: Tall, handsome; stopped me at the bar, said it was your birthday; with friend in PR moving to Atlanta. You make commercials. I left when my guy friends wanted to leave. I regret not getting your name and number. When: July 26. Where: The Brix. #1272-0807 WELCOME FOODS FLAME PRINCESS I see you every day and can’t wait to see you again the next day. You: Redheaded, with a serious adventure time addiction. Let me be your Finn and make our own adventure. You can even bring your dog. I’m sure he’s magic anyway. When: July 24.

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Where: Welcome Foods Wilson. #1271-0731 NAUTI DARK HAIRED BEAUTY You: Stunningly beautiful.

Long dark ponytail, WELL-fitted black “nauti girl” tank, white shorts. Me: Just another face in the crowd admiring your beauty and amazing energy. Would love to sail off with you or just get the chance to swim in your aura. When: July 21.

Where: Billy’s Boat House. #1270-0731 A SHY SMILE IN FLORAL I saw you; beautiful in your floral blouse, radiant smile. Me, disheveled just off work. We made eye contact in produce and again outside. Kicking myself for not stopping. I hope you see this. I want to see that smile again. When: July 17. Where: Winn-Dixie @ Hwy. 17. #1269-0724 MR. PERSONALITY You: Bald and oh-so-attractive, leaving in a Yukon. Me: Leaving with my two kids. You caught me off guard with the flirting and I blanked! I promise to get my act together next time?! When: July 18. Where: Southeast Library. #1267-0724 KANSAS COWGIRL Me: Louisiana Cowboy. We talked, danced. Been back several times hoping to see you, to let you know, you walked through my dreams again last night.

I know it wasn’t right, but I held you oh so tight. Hear the rest of the song July 26 @ The Landing. Sitting, watching, waiting, hoping. My hat doesn’t leave home without me.

When: July 3. Where: Jacksonville Landing. #1267-0724 MAC STORE TIGRESS You: Long legs in torn nets leading to hot black dress, topped with a beautiful face. You: Cleaning mirrors looking fit, brutally sexy. Me: Afflicted with the thought of you. I am tired, Beloved, of chafing my heart against the want of you; of squeezing it into little ink drops, and post it. When: July 13. Where: MAC Cosmetics. #1266-0724 UR THE BEAUTIFUL BLONDE @ COFFEE You: Beautiful blonde at Starbucks. You were so mesmerizing, I couldn’t keep my eyes off you. I’ve never seen such a striking middle-aged woman before. I was afraid it would creep you out, but you turned and smiled. Was that a connection?

When: July 12. Where: Starbucks. #1265-0717 LOOKING LOVELY AT LOLA’S Lola’s after work happy hour.

You: Posing for photos with your drink. Me: Across the ailse, only got to say ‘goodbye.’ See you next Friday? I’ll say ‘Hi!’ this time. When: July 12. Where: Lola’s Burrito Joint. #1264-0717 SAW YOU AT STOP LIGHT You in a dark Lexus or Acura, me in dark blue Camaro SS. The brief eye contact was amazing.

Would love to give you a ride and grab a drink sometime.

When: July 7. Where: Racetrack Road. #1263-0717 TALL, BLONDE, LONG-HAIRED AW MAN You said hi to brown-skin, shorter, me on Laura as I passed, but fear kept me from coming closer and keeping it going. Love the longer hair than mine. Just a woman who thinks you look interesting and handsome. When: July 3. Where: Downtown Artwalk. #1262-0717 PARKING YOUR UHAUL AT MELLOW You: Parking your UHaul at Mellow Mushroom’s Bar. Me: Interested in your ability to prepare. Sat next to you at Mellow. Even if you live on a cot in your UHaul, we can still talk. You live here, so see you again? When: July 5. Where: Mellow Mushroom @ Jax Beach. #1261-0710

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A Better Home Needed for Andrew Jackson

The statue was created to honor the man, but it has become a traffic stop

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lark Mills was a major metal-caster in the mid-19th century, known primarily for the capstone on the United States Capitol, the Statue of Freedom. He also cast and sculpted the statue of Lt. Gen. George Washington on his horse, located in Washington, D.C., and he cast and sculpted the initial Andrew Jackson statue, made of melted-down British cannon from the War of 1812, standing in Lafayette Square at the front entrance of the White House.

In Jacksonville, there’s a duplicate of this famous statue which is currently being used as a traffic stop, in the middle of a roundabout at the end of Laura Street in Downtown, facing north.

Similar statues stand on the east side of the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville and in Jackson Square in New Orleans. Both were duplicates of the original and were placed at their locations in the 19th Century. All are considered works of art and are treated as such. All were designed with a sense of the places where they are located in mind. All were placed on pedestals appropriate to the sites and are parallel to the buildings in front of which they stand. All are well-maintained and have easy access for the public to view, and they honor Andrew Jackson’s relationship to the geographic area. In New Orleans and Washington, D.C., the squares in which the Jackson statues are located are accessible to the public. Many people have their pictures taken with the statues as a background.

Although this is less true in Nashville, even there, the public has access to the statue. In Jacksonville, because the statue is used as a traffic stop, there’s no access for the public, no sense of space and no sense of honor accorded to the statue.

Jacksonville, named for Andrew Jackson by city fathers when he was Florida’s provisional governor, didn’t have any representations of him, except for one portrait in City Hall and images of the Washington statue on the city seal and flag.

The City Hall image, painted in 1967, was lent to Players by the Sea for a promotion for a play based partially on the life of Jackson.

In the 1980s, responding to urging from various citizens of Jacksonville, Rep. Charles Bennett requested that the National Park Service make a molding of the statue in Lafayette Square, which was done at a cost of $90,000. The statue was paid for

by Bennett and contributed to the city of Jacksonville, and was placed, with his input, on the west side of The Jacksonville Landing.

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It was Bennett’s gift to the city to honor the city’s namesake and to thank the citizens for allowing him to provide many years of service. Bennett, as we know, had a welldeveloped sense of history, especially the history of this area.

At the time of the placement of the statue, which followed discussion with the mayor’s office on the best place to locate it, text was placed on the front of the statue, reading “Andrew Jackson, After Whom Jacksonville Was Named, 1822.” Text on the back of the statue read, “Andrew Jackson, First Governor of Florida Under the United States Flag, 1821.” Following relocation of the statue to its new location, about which there was little public discussion, there has been minimal maintenance of the statue.

The current location of the statue is designed not to honor the namesake of our community, but to slow traffic coming down Laura Street. Instead of running parallel to the building in front of which it sits, it runs perpendicular and is not spatially compatible with the buildings on three sides of it. In short, in contrast to the other three statues of Jackson, this one is not used to honor him. In Jacksonville, the city that is named after him, Jackson has become an object to slow traffic.

The current location could also be considered an insult to Bennett, who made the effort to ensure Jacksonville had a statue of the man for whom the city is named.

Currently, the bronze of the statue needs polishing and cleaning, and repairs to the bridle and the chain on Jackson’s saber are needed. Recently, through volunteer efforts, some attempts have been made at landscaping and beautification of this “mini” traffic circle.

The statue of Andrew Jackson, for whom this city is named, should be relocated. The greensward in front of the new Duval County Courthouse, which is currently without landscaping, would be an alternative place for the relocation, as part of the continued beautification of that area. The center of the

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Rotunda of the new courthouse is another.

Another good location would be at a renewed Hemming Park. There are other places also that would honor the city, Jackson and Bennett, who brought this sculpture to Jacksonville.

For the greater part of the life of the city of Jacksonville, statues or other public art were never priorities. Bennett was concerned that there were few markers or monuments honoring Jacksonville’s past. The current city public arts ordinance did not come into being until more than 10 years after Bennett honored the city with this piece of public art.

In fact, since Jacksonville was named after Jackson, there have been no pieces of public art in the form of likeness sculptures, and certainly none cast by the man who also cast the capstone of Freedom on the U.S. Capitol.

With the advent of the new courthouse, we have a suggested location for this statue of Andrew Jackson in a place of honor, recognizing that the city is named for him, as well as recognizing and honoring the effort of Bennett in bringing this statue, one of only four, to our city. Other places may also be appropriate. A sculpture that is nationally recognized and taken from the original cast created in the 19th century certainly shouldn’t be a traffic stop.

At a time in the history of this city when the goal is to become a first-tier city and hailed for being progressive, using a statue of its namesake as a traffic stop is an insult and an obstacle to achieving the greatness to which it aspires.

Richard Bowers

Bowers, an amateur Southern historian, was an appointed official for three mayors and a governor. He cohosts “Saltair” with Dick Brown, noon-1 p.m. Thursdays on 1600 AM WZNZ.

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